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Gratitude Geek | Business Education for Gen X Women Solopreneurs

Gratitude Geek | Business Education for Gen X Women Solopreneurs

By: Kandas Rodarte | Business Growth Strategies for Women Over 40
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Summary
 Gratitude Geek is the podcast for Gen X women solopreneurs who've faced major life challenges like cancer, divorce, or loss—and are rebuilding their businesses and lives with strategy, systems, and gratitude as a powerful business tool. Host Kandas Rodarte—a Gen X metastatic breast cancer thriver, master connector, and digital marketing pioneer with 30+ years of expertise—interviews inspirational Gen X women entrepreneurs who've transformed adversity into wisdom and business growth. Each week, you'll discover practical strategies for marketing, productivity, building genuine client connections, and creating a business that fits your life. Whether you're starting over after a difficult season or simply ready to grow your business with more authenticity and less hustle, this podcast will help you learn, grow, and foster the connections that matter most. Join the Gratitude Geek community and turn gratitude into your competitive advantage.2013-2026 Kandas Rodarte. All Rights Reserved. Economics Leadership Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • Second-Act Business Goals for Women Over 50 | Liz Scully

    Second-Act Business Goals for Women Over 50 | Liz Scully
    3 Nov 2026

    Most of us set business goals that fit neatly into a spreadsheet. Liz Scully thinks women in midlife and beyond can do much more with the wisdom we’ve built, and she makes a strong case for dreaming bigger. This conversation covers second-act ambition, legacy planning, and the practical steps that protect your business and the people you love.

    That matters because many solopreneurs are the only person who knows where the passwords, accounts, and client details live. If something happens to you, your family inherits the mess. Planning for that now is one of the kindest things you can do, and it frees you up to think about what you want to build next.

    Liz is a good person to guide this talk. She spent 20 years on big Hollywood films, won an Emmy, and now works as a business strategist and Mastermind evangelist. She hosts The Biz Book Broadcast and helps entrepreneurs simplify their business models. She also went through a year of probate, bank hurdles, and UK inheritance taxes after her sister, a practicing attorney, died without a will.

    What You’ll Learn
    • Why a will, your device passcodes, and your bank directives should live together in one place
    • What to include in a business continuity plan for a one-person company
    • How to set second-act goals that make you glow, not just goals that hit an income target
    • Why a personal “Real Liz” email to new subscribers can beat automation alone
    • How to reverse-engineer a big legacy dream into small, doable stepping stones
    • What classic children’s books and cookbooks can teach you about your offers and opt-in culture
    Guest Links

    Liz Scully, Emmy-winning strategist, Mastermind evangelist, and host of The Biz Book Broadcast

    • Website: https://www.lizscully.com/
    • Special offer for Gratitude Geek listeners: http://www.rethinkcentral.com/gratitudegeek
    • The Biz Book Broadcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-biz-book-broadcast/id1726487329
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizpscully/
    • Liz chats provocative marketing on episode 159: https://kandasrodarte.com/159
    Related Listening

    For more on estate and succession planning, check out my solopreneur estate planning playlist, including my conversation with Nikki Smith. You’ll find more episodes at https://kandasrodarte.com/tag/succession-planning/.

    Gratitude Geek is the business education podcast for Gen X women solopreneurs who weave gratitude and appreciation into their business strategy. Hosted by metastatic breast cancer thriver, Kandas Rodarte, who co-creates spaces, opportunities, and conversations for women business owners.

    Subscribe to weekly emails: https://kandasrodarte.com/subscribe

    If you’re a woman creator looking for co-creation and collaboration opportunities in indie media, come to my free Creator Co-Lab Mixer. Register here https://kandasrodarte.com/mixer

    Gratitude Geek is a member of Marketing Podcasts Network. For network wide advertising options visit: https://marketingpodcasts.net/advertise

    Want to be a guest on Gratitude Geek? Send Kandas Rodarte a message on PodMatch here: https://kandasrodarte.com/podmatch


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    43 min
  • How to Restart Your Business After Breast Cancer

    How to Restart Your Business After Breast Cancer
    27 Oct 2026
    Seven breast cancer survivors share how to restart your business after breast cancer, from setting boundaries and rewriting limiting beliefs to building a support team that lets you step back from running everything yourself. Host Kandas Rodarte, who has lived with metastatic breast cancer since 2014, explains why gratitude and community are practical business strategies for women rebuilding after a major life disruption.This episode contains some strong language.If you’re a woman solopreneur trying to restart your business after breast cancer, this episode gives you practical ideas from women who’ve done it. They talk about who’s really in charge of your journey, how to say no without guilt, why your body is your best teacher, and how to protect your time and energy while you rebuild.This matters because most business advice assumes you have unlimited energy and a clear calendar. These guests built or rebuilt their businesses around treatment, recovery, and real life, and each one brings something you can use this week. Several of them also have strong views on why nobody should rebuild alone.What You'll Hear:You’re the person in charge of your journey. Get opinions from your doctors, skip Dr. Google, and give the people around you grace when they react in unexpected ways.Beliefs you inherited aren’t more true than the ones you choose now. Merit Kahn shows how to look at the beliefs running your business and decide which ones stay.“No” is a complete sentence. Say it without guilt, listen to what your body tells you, and put rest and the things you love on your calendar.Time blocking protects your energy. Pick your interview days, your no-meeting days, and your treatment days, then build your business around them instead of squeezing your health in around it.Nobody should rebuild alone. Hiring a number two, leaning on a home team and a work team, and finding your own community can make the business better, not just survivable.Meet the guestsDeb Krier is the founder of Wise Women Communications, host of The Business Power Hour, and creator of TryingNotToDie.LIVE.Merit Kahn is a keynote speaker, stand-up comedian, and BRCA1 previvor who tours her one-woman show, Optimistic Personality Disorder.Deb Davis is a commercial photographer, founder of Detroit City Headshots, and author of The Faces of Transparency.Jenny C. Cohen is an award-winning belly dancer, somatic movement coach, and host of the Dance to Heal Podcast.Dr. Leah Sherman is a board-certified naturopathic oncology doctor, adaptive yoga teacher, and host of The Cancer Pod.Natasha Golinsky is a trauma-informed somatic business coach for female founders and host of the Never Launch on a Friday podcast.Erica Neubert Campbell is the author of The Mastectomy I Always Wanted and founder of the Horseshoe Breasties peer-support community.Merit also mentions Fletcher Ellingson’s episode on rewriting fear stories, which is episode 275 of Gratitude Geek. Catch all the episodes mentioned in today's episode: https://kandasrodarte.com/rebootaftercancerSponsorThis episode is sponsored by Heartbeat, the platform for building a community people will pay for. Try it free for 14 days at https://go.heartbeat.chat/gratitude and use the code GRATITUDEGEEK for 20% off your first three months. Heartbeat is this episode’s sponsor, and I may earn a commission if you sign up through my link. Gratitude Geek is the business education podcast for Gen X women solopreneurs who weave gratitude and appreciation into their business strategy. Hosted by metastatic breast cancer thriver, Kandas Rodarte, who co-creates spaces, opportunities, and conversations for women business owners.Subscribe to weekly emails: https://kandasrodarte.com/subscribeIf you’re a woman creator looking for co-creation and collaboration opportunities in indie media, come to my free Creator Co-Lab Mixer. Register here https://kandasrodarte.com/mixerGratitude Geek is a member of Marketing Podcasts Network. For network wide advertising options visit: https://marketingpodcasts.net/advertiseWant to be a guest on Gratitude Geek? Send Kandas Rodarte a message on PodMatch here: https://kandasrodarte.com/podmatch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    24 min
  • Surviving Triple-Negative Breast Cancer | Natasha Golinksky

    Surviving Triple-Negative Breast Cancer | Natasha Golinksky
    20 Oct 2026
    In this Breast Cancer Awareness Month episode, trauma-informed business coach Natasha Golinsky shares her raw, unfiltered story of surviving stage 2 triple-negative breast cancer. Her mammogram came back negative even though she had a lump you could see and feel. Dense breast tissue hid it, so she had to push hard to get the ultrasound and biopsy that found the cancer.That matters because false-negative mammograms are more common than most women realize, and self-advocacy can be the difference between catching cancer early and missing it. It also matters for women running businesses, because a health crisis changes how you work, who you trust, and what you let go of.Natasha is the right person to talk to about this. She lived through it while running a web development agency for over a decade. She’s now a somatic business coach who helps female founders feel safe taking up space. Kandas Rodarte, a metastatic breast cancer thriver herself, joins her for a conversation that’s honest about the physical realities of treatment and just as honest about the freedom that comes after.In this episodeHow false-negative mammograms happen with dense breast tissue (Type C and D), and why pushing for an ultrasound and biopsy can save your lifeThe physical realities of chemotherapy, surgical reconstruction, capsular contracture, and medical menopauseThe “eat the cheesecake” mindset, which means letting go of perfectionist health rules and post-cancer guilt in favor of choosing joyHow a diagnosis pushed Natasha to hire a #2 to run her agency, and how she now helps women feel safe being visibleAbout Natasha GolinskyNatasha Golinsky is a trauma-informed somatic business coach, female founder, and host of the Never Launch on a Friday podcast. She spent over a decade running a web development agency. Today she helps female entrepreneurs heal the internal blocks that keep them from showing up, being visible, and taking up space in their businesses.Connect with Natasha:LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/natashagolinsky/ Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/neverlaunchonafriday/ (@NeverLaunchOnAFriday)Resources and links mentioned“15 Ways My Life Is Better Since Having Cancer,” a LinkedIn post by Natasha Golinsky: https://lnkd.in/p/eEEX89fp Creator Co-Lab Mixer, co-hosted by Kandas Rodarte and Amy Stone. Register free at https://kandasrodarte.com/mixerHerceptin research funded by Revlon: https://www.curetoday.com/view/web-exclusive-qanda-with-dr-dennis-slamon Podcast theme music by Rev Brock and Soul LilyChapters:0:00 – Welcome Natasha Golinsky 3:13 – Natasha’s Diagnosis & Treatment Choices 11:41 – Breast Density, Types & Shared Journeys 20:05 – Life, Relationships & Perspective After Cancer 27:37 – Reconstruction & Recovery Realities 35:29 – Helping Women Take Up Space & Overcome Fear 42:25 – Web Strategy & AI with Natasha Golinsky 46:09 – Moments of Gratitude & Closing Credits Gratitude Geek is the business education podcast for Gen X women solopreneurs who weave gratitude and appreciation into their business strategy. Hosted by metastatic breast cancer thriver, Kandas Rodarte, who co-creates spaces, opportunities, and conversations for women business owners. Subscribe to weekly emails: https://kandasrodarte.com/subscribe If you’re a woman creator looking for co-creation and collaboration opportunities in indie media, come to my free Creator Co-Lab Mixer. Register here https://kandasrodarte.com/mixer Gratitude Geek is a member of Marketing Podcasts Network. For network wide advertising options visit: https://marketingpodcasts.net/advertise Want to be a guest on Gratitude Geek? Send Kandas Rodarte a message on PodMatch here: https://kandasrodarte.com/podmatch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    47 min
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