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LITerally
Hosted by Lacey Sites · EN
LITerally is a podcast that shares the raw, unscripted experience of building an online business. Hosted by Lacey Sites, business mentor and success coach, this podcast literally takes you through the entire process of building a successful business and creating a lit up life. Each episode is a recording of actual coaching sessions between Lacey and one of her clients over the course of six months, giving you the "reality tv view" (minus the sleaze) of building an online business. LITerally will completely transform how you look at business and give you a much-needed dose of inspiration and permission to do things your way.
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Finding Your Voice (Even With AI) (Session 6 with Sari)
1w ago00:51:45Tap to summarizeThis session is such a real look at what happens when you receive honest feedback especially when you care deeply about your work. We talk about voice, ownership, and where tools like AI can support versus where they can't replace you. We also dig into what it actually means to help the right clients, why empowerment changes everything, and how scaling always comes back to one core question. In this episode, you'll hear: • My feedback on using ChatGPT for sales pages • What it means to find your own voice in an AI era • What part of business is actually hard, and what part is so much easier than we make it out to be • How to use AI as a tool without outsourcing your emotional connection • The #1 goal of your work as a coach that massively moves the needle for clients • Why scaling always comes back to one single question Episode Links Join my Facebook group Connect with Sari on Instagram Learn more about Sari on her website If you're enjoying the coaching you're hearing, check out my Ultimate Mini Course to Maximizing Results in 1:1 Coaching to learn the proven strategies & foundational tools for creating an in-demand container that gets your clients real results
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Being Seen Trying (Session 5 with Sari)
2w ago00:54:39Tap to summarizeThis session is such a good reminder of how different building your platform and business can feel when you're willing to be seen in the process. Sari and I talk about selling, social, and the discomfort that so many women carry around being visible and fully leaning into making offers. We dig into what it looks like to pitch, why experimenting matters, and how sometimes the most useful thing in coaching is slowing down enough to figure out what problem we're actually solving. This episode will give you a totally new perspective on what "trying" means and the unlock it can be for your growth. In this episode, you'll hear: • A big milestone celebration for Sari • What it means to be seen trying • The thing people are craving the most right now on social • How to manage the very real cringe that can come with selling • The one thing you want to do during a training if you want selling after to feel more natural • How to actually support a client in getting the result they most want Episode Links Join my Facebook group Connect with Sari on Instagram Learn more about Sari on her website If you're enjoying the coaching you're hearing, check out my Ultimate Mini Course to Maximizing Results in 1:1 Coaching to learn the proven strategies & foundational tools for creating an in-demand container that gets your clients real results
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What Actually Moves People to Buy (Session 4 with Sari)
3w ago00:50:15Tap to summarizeThis session is such a good example of how easy it is to get pulled toward the wrong focus in business. Sari and I talk about messaging, sales pages, social growth, and the reality that progress often shows up in ways we're quick to dismiss. From hooks and ManyChat testing to the psychology of validation and momentum, this episode is about staying grounded in what actually works instead of overcomplicating the process. In this episode, you'll hear: • Why sales pages need to sell, not just inform • How to speak to pain points without "preying" on them • Why gaining 200–300 followers a week is actually a huge deal • How to test whether tools like ManyChat are still worth using • Why breaking social into smaller pieces can make content creation easier • How to approach hooks without overthinking them Episode Links Join my Facebook group Connect with Sari on Instagram Learn more about Sari on her website If you're enjoying the coaching you're hearing, check out my Ultimate Mini Course to Maximizing Results in 1:1 Coaching to learn the proven strategies & foundational tools for creating an in-demand container that gets your clients real results
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Why Social Feels Harder Right Now (and How to Shift It) (Close-Up with Lacey)
May 600:22:00Tap to summarizeIn this solo episode, I break down why social might feel heavier right now and more importantly, how to respond. We have to be willing to treat social like a skill we can actually master instead of a mystery you're either "good at" or not. This is about getting intentional so social feels easier, not because it doesn't take effort but because the effort actually pays off. In this episode, you'll hear: • How this impacts you no matter your stage of business • My own experience with social feeling "harder" and what that's looked like for me • The thing that makes content creation dramatically easier • Why focusing on the right metrics changes everything • What happens when you actually study your best-performing content • Something you already have that will make your growth so much faster Episode Links Join my Facebook group Connect with Sari on Instagram Learn more about Sari on her website If you're enjoying the coaching you're hearing, check out my Ultimate Mini Course to Maximizing Results in 1:1 Coaching to learn the proven strategies & foundational tools for creating an in-demand container that gets your clients real results
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You Can't Fast Forward the Basics (Session 3 with Sari)
Apr 2900:49:22Tap to summarizeIn this session, Sari and I talk about what shifts when clarity increases and why so much of growth is about committing to the basics instead of trying to skip ahead. We dig into metrics, prioritization, client journey, and what actually moves the needle. This conversation is about discernment, knowing what matters most right now, being willing to study what's not working, and remembering that no one gets to fast-forward foundational skills. In this episode, you'll hear: • The thing that makes social feel dramatically easier • Why followers might not be the most important metric anymore • The CEO skill you need to be building NOW • The art of studying underperforming content • How to think about client journey and lifetime value related to pricing • The type of product that I think massively supports growth Episode Links Join my Facebook group Connect with Sari on Instagram Learn more about Sari on her website If you're enjoying the coaching you're hearing, check out my Ultimate Mini Course to Maximizing Results in 1:1 Coaching to learn the proven strategies & foundational tools for creating an in-demand container that gets your clients real results
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Priorities, Perspective, and the Bigger Picture (Session 2 with Sari)
Apr 2200:49:35Tap to summarizeThere's something powerful about the beginning of coaching, especially when you let yourself get it all out. In this session, Sari and I start by clearing the noise, because sometimes the most important thing isn't solving the problem immediately, it's making space for what's sitting in your brain and body. We talk about how often the "big problem" isn't what we think it is, why social media can feel heavier than we admit, and how priorities have to be considered in context. From client journey timelines to identity work, this episode is about zooming out far enough to see what truly gets you the results you want. In this episode, you'll hear: • The question that reveals if you're solving the right problem • How business challenges are often more nuanced than they first appear • The cost of relying entirely on social as your marketing channel • How to evaluate every "yes" against your bigger priorities • How client journey timelines shape marketing and incentives • Why stepping into the identity of a business owner is deeper work than we think Episode Links Join my Facebook group Connect with Sari on Instagram Learn more about Sari on her website If you're enjoying the coaching you're hearing, check out my Ultimate Mini Course to Maximizing Results in 1:1 Coaching to learn the proven strategies & foundational tools for creating an in-demand container that gets your clients real results
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Separating Your Marketing From Your Work (Session 1 with Sari)
Apr 1500:50:06Tap to summarizeThis session is such an important reminder that knowing your work and struggling with your message are two very different things. So many brilliant business owners deeply understand what they do, but get tangled in how to talk about it. And that's what this episode is about. In this episode, you'll hear: • Why knowing your work but struggling with your message is actually the easier problem to solve • How "yeah, but…" thinking can quietly sabotage your messaging • Why the real message comes first and strategy comes second (and what this actually looks like) • What it means to separate marketing from the actual work you deliver • How to use your feed vs. your stories • The #1 piece of advice I'd give any business owner who is struggling with their marketing Episode Links Join my Facebook group Connect with Sari on Instagram Learn more about Sari on her website If you're enjoying the coaching you're hearing, check out my Ultimate Mini Course to Maximizing Results in 1:1 Coaching to learn the proven strategies & foundational tools for creating an in-demand container that gets your clients real results
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Meet Our Season 13 Coachee (Introduction with Sari)
Apr 1500:39:58Tap to summarizeIn this introduction episode, you get to meet our newest podcast coachee, Sari. From the very beginning of our conversation, she brings so much honesty and openness about where she is in her business, what she's navigating, and why she said yes to doing this work publicly. We talk about Sari's background, what drives her work, and what this season is really about for her. I have a feeling many of you are going to see yourselves in Sari and the questions she's asking as we begin this process together. In this episode, you'll hear: • Sari's background and what led her to the work she's doing now • What her business looks like right now and the stage she's in • Why she said yes to coaching on the podcast • The challenges she's currently navigating in her business • The goals and growth she's hoping to create this year • What Sari is most excited about and what feels the most vulnerable about doing this publicly Episode Links Join my Facebook group Connect with Sari on Instagram Learn more about Sari on her website If you're enjoying the coaching you're hearing, check out my Ultimate Mini Course to Maximizing Results in 1:1 Coaching to learn the proven strategies & foundational tools for creating an in-demand container that gets your clients real results
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Profit, Support, and A Big Business (Wrap Up Session with Molly)
Mar 1100:31:30Tap to summarizeIn this session with Molly, we are talking all about what her experience on the podcast was like as well as the lessons and breakthroughs she had during this time. She's sharing what being coached publicly felt like, what she's taking into the next iteration of her business and our coaching. In this episode, you'll hear: • The episode Molly loved most that's shifted a lot for her • How setting profit goals is so meaningful and the huge win that's given Molly this year • The thing that surprised Molly most about being on the podcast • What she thought coaching would be vs. what it actually was • A conversation around support and what it looks like to get support in a way that actually fits you • The biggest takeaway Molly had and what she wants y'all to know Episode Links Join my Facebook group Connect with Molly on Instagram Learn more about Molly on her website If you're enjoying the coaching you're hearing, check out my Ultimate Mini Course to Maximizing Results in 1:1 Coaching to learn the proven strategies & foundational tools for creating an in-demand container that gets your clients real results
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Intentionality, Profit, and Planning (Session 18 with Molly)
Mar 400:46:54Tap to summarizeThis session starts with celebrating a huge goal Molly achieved that you're definitely going to want to hear more about. We then get into intentionality in how you use your time, structure your weeks, interact with clients, pace your business, and more. From testing ideas before turning them into offers, to reducing decision fatigue, to teaching people how to treat you, this episode is about building a business that works because you're deliberate, not in spite of it. In this episode, you'll hear: • What it really means to hit (and exceed) a net profit goal • Why intentionality requires planning not just "flow" • How to approach client visits for mutual benefit • The way to treat new ideas that will make them so much more likely to be successful • Why pacing your business teaches people how to interact with you • How to optimize for long-term opportunities, not just one-off wins Episode Links Join my Facebook group Connect with Molly on Instagram Learn more about Molly on her website If you're enjoying the coaching you're hearing, check out my Ultimate Mini Course to Maximizing Results in 1:1 Coaching to learn the proven strategies & foundational tools for creating an in-demand container that gets your clients real results
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