This episode of Yes, And! is one of a kind. For the first time, Bunny brings on a DEFY member into the studio to talk about the growth she’s experienced since joining Bunny’s signature program.

What you’ll hear in this episode is more than just a before-and-after story.

Sarah Sturm started her growth journey with Money Magic May (a challenge we’ll be hosting this May again), and she shares how it helped shift her mindset and business to a place where ideal clients were coming into her world with ease.

You’ll hear what shifted for Sarah in her relationship with sales, and how everything started to fall into place when she stopped trying to sell and started serving.

There’s also a deeper layer in this conversation. About support. About being seen. About what happens when you stop doing everything alone and let yourself be in the room, even when it feels uncomfortable.

So this episode is for you if you’ve been in that space where you know you’re capable of more, but something keeps holding you back. This conversation will feel familiar. And maybe, like Sarah, it will show you that the shift isn’t as far away as it seems.

If you want to experience a breakthrough moment for you and your business this May, where you have your easiest, most consistent revenue month yet, join us in Money Magic May.

This is a 30 day, $33 experience designed to make money feel simple, sales feel natural, and your calendar fill with hell yes clients while you keep your life.

You’ll get one clear move a day. Short, focused, and designed to build momentum without overwhelm.

You’ll also get:

• Daily voice notes on Telegram with one money-moving action you can take in under 10 minutes.
• Four live Zoom coaching calls to go deeper and stay in motion.
• Simple prompts and scripts you can actually use.
• And support that keeps you consistent through the month.

It starts May 1

💸 Join now for $33: https://www.abetterplaceconsulting.com/moneymagicmay

Timestamps:

00:00 Yes, And! Podcast w. Bunny Young

02:00 Introduction and why this episode is different

05:00 Feeling behind in business, and where Sarah started

10:00 Money Magic May and the first shifts in mindset

15:00 What changed in Sarah’s relationship with sales

20:00 From forcing to serving and attracting ideal clients

25:00 The role of consistency in building momentum

30:00 Being supported and letting yourself be seen

35:00 What actually creates sustainable growth in business

40:00 Final reflections and what’s possible for you

Most entrepreneurs start businesses with one goal: freedom.

But somewhere along the way, those companies end up completely depending on them. And the result is a business that can't scale without the founder, and therefore, a business that can't be sold.

In this episode of the Yes, And! Podcast, Bunny talks with investment banker and The Silicon Valley Podcast host Shawn Flynn to talk about what it actually takes to build a company that can be sold.

Drawing from years in mergers and acquisitions, venture ecosystems, and startup incubation, Shawn shares why founders should start thinking about their exit from day one.

Together, in this episode, they cover:

• Why every founder should build their business with a potential exit in mind

• What makes a company attractive to buyers

• The difference between businesses that scale and businesses that trap their owners

• How intellectual property, systems, and revenue streams impact valuation

• The biggest mistake coaches and consultants make when trying to sell their companies

Bunny also shares stories from her own entrepreneurial journey, including selling business assets, structuring deals, and why she learned the hard way that becoming an employee after selling a company isn’t always the dream exit founders imagine.

If you’re an entrepreneur, founder, or consultant who wants to build something valuable and eventually walk away from it, this conversation will change the way you think about your business.

Timestamps:

00:00 Yes, and! Introduction

00:30 why entrepreneurs should think about selling their business

02:10 Building companies that run without you

04:00 Why processes and scalability increase company value

05:30 Acquiring businesses to solve growth problems

07:20 The hidden value of intellectual property and business models

10:30 Why many founders misunderstand IP valuation

11:15 Shawn’s experience living and working in China

15:40 What types of companies receive the highest valuations

18:20 Why SaaS and subscription models dominate acquisitions

20:40 The biggest mistake coaches and consultants make when scaling

22:00 Turning personal brands into scalable companies

23:30 Deal structures, earn-outs, and founder involvement after acquisition

24:30 Why founders should plan their exit before selling

26:00 Final advice for entrepreneurs considering selling their business

Connect with your host, Bunny Young:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bunnysumneryoung/

Website: https://www.abetterplaceconsulting.com/

Instagram: @thebunnyyoung

Connect with Shawn Flynn:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/

Burnout might not be what you think it is.

In this episode of the Yes, And Podcast, Bunny invites Executive Coach and Author Shannon Weber, for what feels like a behind-the-scenes conversation about imposter syndrome, leadership, and community.

What starts as a conversation about burnout quickly shifts into something deeper. Shannon introduces a powerful reframe: what if burnout isn’t an individual failure, but a systemic issue? What if we’ve been putting the responsibility on ourselves when the structure itself needs to change?

From there, they explore:

• Why “burnout” might actually be moral injury

• How self-care has been commercialized and what real resilience investments look like

• The connection between presence and imposter syndrome

• Why exhaustion and busyness are not the same thing

• How small systemic tweaks can create real organizational change

• The power of modeling self-love for the next generation

This episode moves between leadership, mental health, motherhood, identity, and generational healing. There’s honesty. There’s laughter. There’s a pink vibrator story. And there’s a reminder that loving yourself is foundational.

Shannon also shares the heart behind her global Love Note Project, inspired by the loss of her brother, and how small, tangible expressions of love can shift culture one note at a time.

Timestamps

00:00 Yes, and! Introduction

00:30 Welcome to the bougie hotel lobby conversation

02:00 Burnout vs. moral injury: shifting the narrative

05:30 Why systemic problems can’t be solved with individual self-care

09:00 Resilience investments instead of reactive self-care

11:00 The “massage barometer” and what presence really looks like

13:00 Imposter syndrome thrives in the shadows

17:00 Making friends with the parts of yourself you’ve avoided

21:00 The Love Note Project and writing love while we’re alive

24:00 Modeling self-love for your children

27:00 What a “Yes, And” life means to Shannon

Connect with Bunny Young:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bunnysumneryoung/

Website: https://www.abetterplaceconsulting.com/

Instagram: @thebunnyyoung

Connect with Shannon Weber:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonweber/

Instagram: @xoshannonweber

Love Note Project + downloadable notes: https://www.loveyou2.org/

TED Talk: https://www.loveyou2.org/about-me

What if your most valuable asset isn’t your title, your resume, or even your income… but your relationships?

In this episode, Bunny connects with Jordan Hoffner, C-Suit level executive, to talk about all things networking, leadership, mental health in the workplace, and what happens after 50 when the traditional career path stops feeling secure.

Jordan brings decades of C-suite experience to a conversation that feels surprisingly personal. They talk about why transactional networking fails, why your network and your net worth are deeply connected, and how real opportunity rarely comes from cold job applications.

The conversation moves into psychological safety at work, empathy in leadership, and why mental health can’t just be a corporate training checkbox.

They also explore the financial and identity crisis many professionals face over 50. If we live to 85 but stop working at 65, what then? Jordan reframes this stage as becoming the CEO of your own life portfolio.

Timestamps

00:00 Yes, and! Introduction

00:30 Why networking still matters in 2024

02:27 Transactional vs relational networking

05:11 Rebuilding your network the right way

09:46 Mental health and psychological safety at work

13:12 Leadership evolution and leading with empathy

14:35 The financial and identity crisis after 50

16:24 Becoming the CEO of your own life portfolio

18:27 Money, happiness, and the illusion of the “number”

20:42 What if it doesn’t take trauma to wake up?

22:39 Fulfillment: private equity or walking the earth?

24:42 Relationships as mergers and acquisitions

30:15 Why The Bear is required viewing for entrepreneurs

36:58 Jordan’s definition of a Yes, And lifestyle

Connect with Bunny Young:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bunnysumneryoung/

Website: https://www.abetterplaceconsulting.com/

Instagram: @thebunnyyoung

Connect with Jordan Hoffner

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-hoffner/

This episode is equal parts entrepreneurship, motherhood, marriage, and courage.

Bunny chats with Sarah DeLeon to talk about what it actually looks like to stop waiting for the “right time” and start building the life you’ve been talking about for years.

Sarah shares her journey from commuting hours a day in corporate retail to finally launching her own company in 2022, after a decade of saying she would “one day.” The peculiarity is that the turning point wasn’t just burnout. It was her daughter asking why she hadn’t done it yet.

Together they explore:

• Leaving the safety of a steady paycheck

• Being the primary breadwinner and carrying that pressure

• Raising daughters who see entrepreneurship as normal

• The delicate balance between CEO energy and wife energy

• Building a business rooted in sustainability and purpose

• Why manifesting is not magic, it’s clarity plus action

They also talk about thriving versus surviving, celebrating wins out loud, asking for help, and sharing the dream before it feels fully formed.

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to start, this might be it.

Timestamps

00:00 Yes, and! Introduction00:30 Meet Sarah and the teenage-morning reality

02:22 What our kids think we actually do

04:00 Commute burnout and the breaking point

09:21 The birthday decision to finally start

12:18 Launching a sustainable retail company

16:19 “Your tone changes when you talk about your company”

19:09 Raising daughters who see entrepreneurship as normal

25:42 Manifesting vs actually doing the work

28:28 Sharing the dream out loud

30:18 Vibrating out the wrong energy

35:25 Surviving vs thriving

38:50 Funding, fear, and investor courage

41:16 Celebrating wins and building relationship currency

42:06 Why sharing your dream matters

Connect with your host, Bunny Young:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bunnysumneryoung/

Website: https://www.abetterplaceconsulting.com/

Instagram: @thebunnyyoung

What does it actually take to build a business when your life moves every two years?

In this episode of the Yes, And! Podcast, our host Bunny Young interviews Kate Fosson, co-founder of Brand Pollinators, to talk about what it really looks like to create a company as a military spouse, and why playing small is not the assignment.

This is not a conversation about “cute side hustles.” It’s about building real businesses. It’s about navigating skepticism, imposter syndrome, and the assumptions that come with being a woman, a military spouse, and in many cases, the breadwinner.

Bunny shares openly about the risk of entrepreneurship in a military family, the frustration of being underestimated, and the layered skepticism that shows up when you don’t fit into a traditional box.

Kate opens up about starting her business out of necessity during military moves, building a remote career long before it was trendy, and making a purposeful decision to define success not only by revenue, but by freedom.

Together they talk about:

• The hidden risks and realities of entrepreneurship in military communities

• Why collaboration is non-negotiable for business growth

• The skepticism female breadwinners face

• The pressure to justify “non-traditional” businesses

• Redefining wealth beyond a paycheck

• Building a business that supports your life, not replaces it

If you’re a military spouse, an entrepreneur, a woman building something unconventional, or someone who has ever been told your business is “just a passion project,” this episode will hit home.

Because yes, you can move overseas.

Yes, you can raise babies.

Yes, you can build something meaningful.

And yes, you can do it without shrinking yourself.

Timestamps

00:00 Yes, and! Introduction

00:30 Welcome and Kate’s unexpected journey into entrepreneurship

03:30 Building a career that aligns with your values

05:40 The real risk of starting a business as a military spouse

08:57 Why collaboration is essential for entrepreneurs

11:19 How your environment shapes your definition of success

15:57 The MLM trap in military spouse communities

17:03 Being a military spouse, entrepreneur, and the breadwinner

22:05 The skepticism self-employed women face

23:19 Choosing freedom over pure income

24:16 How Kate defines success beyond dollars

29:56 What a Yes, And lifestyle really means

31:32 Moving overseas while keeping the business alive

Connect with Bunny Young:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bunnysumneryoung/

Website: https://www.abetterplaceconsulting.com/

Instagram: @thebunnyyoung

Connect with Kate Fosson:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katefosson/

Website: https://brandpollinators.com/

This conversation goes somewhere the Yes, And! Podcast doesn’t usually go, and that’s exactly why it matters.

In this episode, Bunny brings wellness practitioner Sheree Hannah onto the show to talk about health, not as a trend or a checklist, but as the foundation that everything else is built on.

Business, motherhood, creativity, energy, focus, and longevity all sit on top of what’s happening inside your body, whether we pay attention to it or not.

Sheree shares her lifelong journey with celiac disease, disordered eating, gut health, and holistic nutrition, and how those experiences shaped the work she does today. Together, they connect the dots between inflammation, fertility, hormones, sleep, mood, and the very real impact food and lifestyle choices have on how we show up in our lives and our businesses.

They talk about practical ways to start without overwhelm, why perfection isn’t required, and how simple habits like sunlight, hydration, protein, movement, and sleep regulation can create massive shifts over time.

Timestamps

00:00 Yes, and! Introduction

00:30 Why health belongs in business conversations

4:00 Sheree’s journey with celiac disease

07:30 Fertility, inflammation, and gut health

10:30 A holistic view of the body

13:30 How to start without overwhelm

17:30 Shopping and eating simply

20:30 Nature as medicine

23:30 Sleep, magnesium, and the sleepy girl mocktail

26:30 Morning routines for energy

29:30 Hydration and electrolytes

32:30 Gut-brain connection explained

35:30 Why health fuels everything

Connect with your host, Bunny Young:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bunnysumneryoung/

Website: abetterplaceconsulting.com/

Instagram: @thebunnyyoung

Connect with Sheree Hannah

Instagram: @shereehannahwellness

This episode feels like one of those conversations when you tell yourself: “Oh… it’s not just me".

In this interview from the Yes, And! Podcast, Bunny talks with April Palmer, a sales expert, about sales, confidence, and imposter syndrome in a way that’s honest, grounded, and so relatable.

April shares her unconventional path into sales, the self-doubt that never fully disappeared, and the practices that helped her keep showing up anyway, especially as a mother, a leader, and a woman navigating big decisions with a very loud inner critic.

They get into what confidence in sales actually looks like behind the scenes. Saying no to clients. Not discounting yourself out of fear. Letting curiosity lead instead of pressure. And learning how to sell in a way that feels aligned with who you are, even when your brain is telling you you’re not enough.

This conversation is funny, real, and deeply relatable. It touches ADHD, learning curves, motherhood, and the quiet moments where you decide to trust yourself just enough to take the next step.

If you’ve ever felt capable and uncertain at the same time, or confident on the outside while doubting yourself on the inside, this episode will feel like sitting down with a friend who gets.

Timestamps

00:00 Yes, and! Introduction00:30 Meeting April and real talk energy

05:00 An unconventional path into sales

09:30 Learning, curiosity, and self-trust

13:30 ADHD, overwhelm, and focus

17:00 Imposter syndrome and confidence

21:30 Masking and expectations

25:00 What confidence in sales really looks like

29:00 Saying no and not discounting yourself

33:00 Celebrating no’s and decision making

37:00 The “fuck it bucket” story

43:30 April’s definition of a Yes, And life

Connect with Bunny Young:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bunnysumneryoung/

Website: https://www.abetterplaceconsulting.com/

Instagram: @thebunnyyoung

Connect with April Palmer:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hotmessboss/

Instagram: @hotmessboss