LauraAura

12/08/2025

Overcome Overthinking + 500 Episodes w/ LauraAura💡 | HotSpark Show ep. 37

• How to overcome Overthinking!
• Why get gutsy??!
• How to create 500 episodes!

11/08/2025

It's been so much fun reliving the last 500 episodes of The Gutsy Podcast with you!

Milestones like this invite us to look back at how far we've come while celebrating all the times you kept going.

Those early days were MESSY yet I showed up, recorded in the most imperfect way (sometimes in the actual closet), and stayed true to WHY I was doing this in the first place...

to humanize the thoughts and feelings we're ALL experiencing so you know you're not alone and make sure you have the tools, support, and a swift kick in the mental ass to keep going.

Whether you're launching a podcast, starting a business, growing your company to the next level, changing careers, leaving a relationship, or navigating the messy middle of it all, please know this:

Honor where you are today because it's leading you to where you want to be tomorrow, one messy step at a time.

What's next?

500 episodes in, I've just warmed up my vocal chords 😉. There's plenty more coming your way.

Love you, thank you, and stay gutsy.
xo.LA

10/08/2025

Just a girl and her couch 🤣

There are two things that have remained the same throughout all of this...

My determination and The Green Couch 🤍.

This poor thing has been moved more times than I can count...

From different interview spots to new offices, in snow storms in the middle of the night to stages and back home. The Green Couch has ALWAYS been a staple on my speaking journey.

I'd like to think that when I do a book tour some day that she'll come along with me, although I can feel the wrath of my father-in-law's eyes looking at me now LOL.

Fun fact, this is where my signature chartreuse color comes from!

She still hangs out with me in my office every day, waiting for her next adventure.

✨ I shared the back story of WHERE this couch came from and the lengths my husband went to get it on episode 250 (the 500th episode)!

Any OG's remember the couch from way back in 2011??

09/08/2025

Fun throwback to all the cover photos we've ever had for The Gutsy Podcast over the last 6.5 years!

There may or may not be a fourth coming your way 👀

08/08/2025

We've hit some pretty awesome milestones with The Gutsy Podcast along the way...

130k downloads and growing
Featured in on Amazon Music
Global Top 1.5% Podcast
Apple Podcasts Top 100 Show

NONE of which would be possible without YOU as the listener!! THANK YOU for tuning in each week, appreciating my lovingly raw speaking style, and leaning into every ounce of your possibility.

We've also had some pretty awesome partners that helped us get here including Ideablossoms - Creative Virtual Services and Vocal Ink Production - Thank you!!

If you're not yet subscribed, here are some quick links:

🍎 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast-mindset-personal-development/id1445481970

💚 https://open.spotify.com/show/5Qxjd1Nx3IOO43l8Bq3wft?si=4EEFVX68TpyTP4lbwYV5Bw&nd=1&dlsi=e8dc033dd6ef4185

07/08/2025

I had no idea what I was doing when I launched The Gutsy Podcast in 2019.

But like everything else in entrepreneurship, I figured it out.

I purchased a $25 headset on Amazon and taught myself how to use Garageband by watching YouTube videos.

Those first few episodes are a little rough, lol.

SUPER scripted (because I thought I had to write out the entire script for EVERY episode). Each episode took 3-5 hours to make which was not sustainable.

It wasn't until I ditched the script and channeled into my own voice that things started to flow.

I've left every single episode up to honor those early days of starting messy. Without episode one Laura, there wouldn't be episode 500! She just had to find her way. 🤍

Now? Each episode takes approx. 2-3 hours to plan, record and publish.

This first image is that headset which worked allll the way up until I found out we were a Top 100 Show on Apple Podcasts, then it died and I upgraded to a big girl mic 😃.

06/08/2025

Where did the name of the podcast come from?

The original tagline for The Green Couch Project was "Spill Your Gutsy".

The word gutsy embodied everything it took to not just be an entrepreneur, but to take risks, go after what you want, be your fullest self, and use your voice to be seen and heard.

I wanted to do more and expand the mission, but the production costs of the project limited how far we could go.

So I thought - "What if I figured out how to host and run a podcast?"

The word Gutsy was a no brainer for the name of the show.

Here's a few graphics from WAAAYYY back in the day, just before the production turned into the podcast.

05/08/2025

I had the pleasure of interviewing 35+ entrepreneurs on The Green Couch.

We partnered with local groups like Unified, an organization that helps adults with disabilities gain independence, Kid-Preneurs who were dreaming up their first businesses, and Leadercast Women, a leadership conference for women.

They each filled out our Pinky Promise form making a promise to themselves and their dreams.

The form read:

I will not allow ____________
To stop me from ____________

What would your form say? Comment below!

05/08/2025

The Green Couch Project walked so The Gutsy Podcast could run.

Back when I ran the design agency, business owners often pulled me to the side after our branding meeting to have the REAL conversations...

Sharing their BIG ideas that no one else believed in

Asking for suggestions about a situation they felt stuck in

Venting about the challenges of entrepreneurship, often breaking down into tears

I thought... if THEY feel like this and I feel like this, I wonder if other business owners feel like this, too?

So in 2014 I started interviewing business owners on my couch, recording their stories and sharing them with the world in hopes to humanize and normalize the ups and downs of business ownership.

The mission: keep going.

This was our very first trailer for the show 🤍

://lauraaura.com LauraAura brings you the voice of risk takers following their authenticity, to inspire you to live yours with The Green C...

04/08/2025

🎉 The 500th Episode of The Gutsy Podcast airs this week!!

f-i-v-e 👏🏻 h-u-n-d-r-e-d 👏🏻 e-p-i-s-o-d-e-s

WHUT?

I thought it would be fun to share the back story of where the podcast originated, some fun facts and stats from the journey, and the evolution of the podcast throughout the years - so I'll be sharing these all week long!

And we can't forget about the 500th episode itself, airing Tuesday, August 5th!

Subscribe to get notified when it airs on your favorite podcast player

🍎 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast-mindset-personal-development/id1445481970

💚 https://open.spotify.com/show/5Qxjd1Nx3IOO43l8Bq3wft?si=4EEFVX68TpyTP4lbwYV5Bw&nd=1&dlsi=e8dc033dd6ef4185

03/08/2025

Tyler, The Creator was AWESOME.

Kandon and I got to see him in Baltimore a few weeks ago and it was amazing to witness this man's pure creative mind in action.

He does anything other than the expected.
He expresses himself in untraditional ways.
He creates music HE loves first, then shares it with all of us.

I think we can all take a few pages from his theoretical book.

Remember to live, friends. These moments are happening all around us.

xo.LA