ICONIK CEO®

Networking didn't come naturally to me. For years after becoming a stay-at-home mom, I isolated myself completely, running my business from behind closed doors and never stepping into a room to be seen.

I didn't know it at the time, but that isolation was the exact opposite of networking, and it was quietly killing my business.

In this episode, recorded on a walk instead of sitting isolated at my desk, I trace my own networking jour...

You're running on autopilot. Wake up, take off like a shot, push through the pressure, and call it discipline.

Mary Kate Santulli did that for years, until a lightning-bolt moment behind the wheel of her car forced her to stop and ask who she actually was underneath all the roles she was playing.

Nikisha King talks with Mary Kate, a clinical aromatherapist and Reiki master teacher based in Fanwood, New Jersey, about what it actually...

If you're a business owner in start-up mode and you hate the idea of networking, you're not alone, BUT you're also leaving money on the table.

In part two of this networking series, Nikisha King breaks down the three real reasons networking matters for service-based business owners who can't or won't pay for ads.

First, networking builds trust faster than any bidding directory or online lead form ever will. When someone remembers you...

Most women business owners walk into a networking room and leave with a stack of cards and no real leads. You know the scene.

Clusters of people talking, a plate of hors d'oeuvres, and that moment of deciding where to stand. You ask the question everyone asks, "what do you do," and you get a polite answer back. Nobody gets curious. Nobody remembers anybody. The cards end up in a drawer or lost in a contact list you never open again...

She's got the title, the income, the résumé that reads like she made it. And underneath, something still feels hollow.

Katie Pulsifer has spent 13 years sitting across from women exactly there, women who've done everything right and still feel like the floor isn't quite solid.

Katie's a Master Certified life coach and the creator of the Golden Coaching Certification. She spent 13 years training coaches, including Nikisha, and years b...

She built a multi-seven-figure branding agency, then found herself hiding vodka in a water bottle just to get through the day. Andrea Ingstrom's story doesn't start with a strategy. It starts with rock bottom, a husband who drew a line in the sand, and a decision to get sober three weeks before the world shut down.

Nine months later, she sold the agency. Then she started completely over, betting on herself with a $2,000 offer and no...

There's a folder you haven't opened. A login you have not checked in weeks. Somewhere in there is a number that could change how you price, how you plan, how you sleep, and part of you already knows that, which is exactly why you keep avoiding it.

Sarah Fisher knows that fear from both sides. She started Well Kept Bookkeeping as a side hustle in 2017 while going through a hard season, and grew it into a bookkeeping firm serving smal...

You started your business because you were good at the work. Two years in, you are the work.

Every client, every email, every decision runs through you, and the growth you wanted has quietly turned into burnout.

Jennifer Kaplan lived that. She built Evolve PR from a one-woman operation into a team of 28 serving more than 140 clients. In this episode, she walks through how the shift from solopreneur to CEO actually happens.

She gets ho...

Episode Description

You're working harder than ever. Still, something feels off behind the scenes.

In this episode, Nikisha sits down with Colleen Carswell, fractional COO and founder of Structured to Scale, to get honest about what's actually holding creative businesses back. Colleen's philosophy, Systems Before Sales, has been featured in Forbes, Success, Travel & Leisure, and USA Today. And she brings all of it here.

If you've ...

In this episode of the ICONIK CEO Podcast, we’re talking about something many entrepreneurs quietly struggle with:

You’re booking clients. You’re generating revenue. But you still feel a little uncertain, reactive, and unsure about your money.

If you’ve ever thought:

1. “I make money, but I don’t feel in control.”
2. “Where is all my money actua...

If you’ve ever felt like your business is growing faster than your backend can handle, this episode is for you.

So many women entrepreneurs want to scale. They want more clients, more revenue, more visibility.

But what they don’t realize is this: scaling without structure creates chaos, not freedom.

In this episode of the ICONIK CEO Podcast, Nikisha King sits down with professional organizer and systems expert Tracy Holt t...

If you feel inconsistent on Instagram or TikTok and don’t know why, this episode will shift everything.

It's not about motivation, it's not about discipline, it's a system issue.

When creating content from scratch every day, it's a struggle to be motivated and excited about your post.

In Episode 92 of the ICONIK CEO Podcast, we finish the RISE Framework with E: Elevate Through Systems and break down a simple, repeatable Instagr...

For many women creative entrepreneurs, visibility is not a strategy problem.

It’s a confidence problem.

If showing up online feels heavy and awkward, welcome to this week's episode.

Today's episode is about giving yourself permission to show up as you are.

In this episode of the ICONIK CEO Podcast, Nikisha King breaks down the S in the R.I.S.E. Framework, Show Up with Confidence. Confidence is not being perfect or outgoing. It&rs...

Many creative entrepreneurs are doing everything they’re told to do.

They’re posting on Instagram, showing up on LinkedIn, sending emails, networking, and still wondering why the results don’t match the effort.

In this episode of the ICONIK CEO Podcast, Nikisha King breaks down a truth most people skip over when it comes to lead generation: the problem often isn’t visibility, it’s who you’re talkin...

Many wedding and event professionals are doing all the “right” things, posting consistently, offering value, and showing up, yet their lead generation still feels slow, inconsistent, or nonexistent.

In this episode, Nikisha King explores a truth most people never talk about: lead generation issues are often rooted in self-judgment and visibility, not strategy.

When solopreneurs feel judged by others or by...

So many women entrepreneurs feel invisible, not just online, but in their lives, their work, and their stories.

For anyone who has ever wondered why their business isn’t getting the attention it deserves, why their voice feels muted, or why their presence seems overlooked, this episode offers clarity, resonance, and relief.

In this intimate conversation, Nikisha opens up about the invisible seasons of her life, the ch...

If you’ve ever looked at your life and thought, “Everybody thinks I’m successful… so why don’t I feel successful?” This conversation is going to hit home in the deepest way.

In this powerful episode of the ICONIK CEO™ Podcast, your host Nikisha King, sit down with Sara Vezensek, a former private chef on luxury yachts turned online business coach. Her story mirrors what so many...

If you’ve ever felt like no matter how hard you work, you still feel exhausted, stuck, or unmotivated — this episode will shift everything you thought you knew about burnout.

In this deeply grounding conversation, I, Nikisha King, sit down with Kathryn Spears, a Neurosomatic Intelligence Practitioner, to uncover what’s really happening beneath the surface of burnout — and why mindset alone isn&...

How often do you find yourself buried beneath expectations, clients pulling at your time, success pulling at your energy, and the world pulling at your identity?

In this powerful episode of The ICONIK CEO™ Podcast, I sit down with Martine Cohen, a transformative coach and author whose journey from corporate attorney to empowerment mentor reveals what’s possible when you choose authenticity over exhaustion.

After a devastat...