Building a personal brand and a business with no backup plan sounds terrifying, and for some women it’s exactly what moves them forward.

In this episode, I sit down with Robyn Flynn, podcast producer and owner of Le Studio Quinze in Montreal, to talk about pivoting from a dream career in radio, becoming a mom after a long fertility journey, and building a business where failure simply isn’t on the table.

We’re talking about:
✨ What it takes to create a welcoming space for women in a male-dominated industry
✨ Robyn’s path from childhood Habs fan to play-by-play broadcaster to studio owner
✨ How motherhood and a three-year fertility journey reshaped her priorities and her career
✨ Turning the skills and relationships you already have into a business, even without a traditional plan
✨ A simple way to set boundaries by deciding in advance what you’re willing to sacrifice
✨ Saying yes before you feel ready, and how every stage fright moment becomes proof of your confidence
✨ The case for diving in without a safety net when your business is your livelihood
✨ Daily rituals, reflection, and trusting that you’re being guided
✨ What it means to be a warrior who keeps getting back up

If you’ve been waiting to feel ready before you go all in, Robyn’s story is your permission to start now.

Connect with Robyn:

📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/robynlisaflynn

👤 Threads: https:/threads.com/robynlisaflynn

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robyn-flynn-25a3a0125/

🌐 https://lestudioquinze.ca

CHAPTERS
00:00 – Failure is not an option
00:39 – Welcome to The Brand Bridge, meet Robyn Flynn
01:19 – Building a podcast studio where women feel safe to share their story
04:04 – How a journalism background shapes great storytelling
05:10 – From Habs fan to the first woman calling play-by-play
06:45 – Becoming a mom and rethinking a career in radio
07:11 – Three years of fertility treatments and the lessons in tenacity
08:04 – Pivoting overnight by using the skills and network you already have
12:35 – Building a business without the traditional checklist
14:51 – Boundaries: choosing what you will and won’t sacrifice
15:50 – Saying yes first, then figuring it out (her first interview was Sidney Crosby)
17:29 – Theatre school and conquering that pit-of-your-stomach fear
19:15 – Why a safety net can hold your business back
22:13 – Breaking up with clients and launches that got zero buys
23:55 – Spirituality, daily rituals and trusting a higher power
27:48 – What being a warrior means to Robyn
28:52 – Where to find Robyn and Le Studio Quinze

🌐 Website: https://themelissamaughn.com
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💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/themelissamaughn/
🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themelissamaughn

If fear has been quietly shaping your choices in business and in life, this conversation is for you. My beautiful sister Miruna joins me for one of the most personal episodes I’ve ever recorded.

We talk about hearing God’s voice, learning to tell the ego from the soul, and what it looks like to stop performing and simply be who you were created to be. Our stories are almost identical, and you can feel that in every part of this conversation.

We’re talking about:

• Miruna’s encounter with Jesus in her kitchen, and the journey of becoming that followed
• How to tell the difference between your ego and your soul
• Three dreams, a pandemic leap of faith, and trusting a path your mind can’t see yet
• What it means to be at the centre of your own mission, with grace for yourself along the way
• Spiritual ego, perfectionism, and the exhaustion of performing a version of yourself
• Why who you are is more important than what you do
• Fear as the opposite of love, and a gentle way to meet it in your body
• The 90-second emotional flush and the power of saying “there is fear in me”
• Taking up space as a soft-spoken woman of faith
• Living as a beam of light, and what it means to be a warrior

Everything you walk through shapes your life and your work. This episode is an invitation to meet all of it with love, starting with how you see yourself.

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🎥 Miruna’s video on emotions:

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KEYWORDS

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Thinking about starting a podcast to build your personal brand but worried you need perfect tech, a polished voice, or a big audience first?

This is episode 52, which means one full year of weekly episodes of The Brand Bridge, and I’m celebrating by sharing the three biggest lessons I learned from starting, sticking with it, and growing a podcast from the ground up.

We’re talking about:
✨ The advice that freed me to stop watching the numbers and focus on what my listeners needed
✨ Why waiting for the right equipment or the perfect plan keeps so many purpose-driven entrepreneurs from starting
✨ How hearing your own voice again and again builds the confidence to be fully yourself on camera
✨ What Steven Bartlett’s long-term mindset taught me about building a brand you’ll enjoy for decades
✨ The moment I almost questioned whether to keep going, and what made me stay
✨ Speaking from structure and conviction instead of a script, so the right people can find you

Your podcast, your brand, and your business are a long game. Make sure the journey is one you love.

CHAPTER

00:00 – Celebrating one year and 52 episodes of The Brand Bridge
00:57 – How my energy and voice have changed since episode one
01:33 – The best advice I got: ignore the numbers
02:36 – My top three lessons from a year of podcasting
02:49 – Lesson 1: Start before you have the perfect tech
04:09 – Lesson 2: Be true to who you are, no “podcast voice” needed
04:39 – Getting comfortable with your own voice and face on camera
06:07 – Lesson 3: Have fun, because this is a long game
06:47 – Steven Bartlett and thinking about your brand for 50 years
08:01 – Structure, systems, and changing the intro and music
09:10 – The moment I wondered if I should keep going
10:06 – Why most podcasters stop early, and staying consistent
10:38 – Speaking from the heart with structure instead of scripts
11:10 – Recap: start, be yourself, and enjoy the journey
12:31 – What’s coming in year two
12:50 – Thank you and some goodies

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