On this episode of the Mastery Unleashed Podcast, host Christie Ruffino welcomes business strategist and author Steve Feld. Steve shares his entrepreneurial journey—from hustling as a kid to owning seven businesses and turning around four struggling ones. He opens up about the highs (including a million-dollar business sale) and the lows (like the tech bubble crash that wiped out his entire client list in three days).

Steve dives into the importance of messaging clarity, niching down, and building a real business versus just an income stream. He emphasizes why most entrepreneurs struggle: they’re experts in their craft, but not in running a business. The conversation centers on how to make money with your message, attract the right clients, and build sustainability using the “right steps in the right order.”

Steve also discusses the power of coaching and how hiring the right mentor completely transformed his business. He’s now passionate about helping others avoid common mistakes and scale smarter.

Biz Coach Steve Feld, MBA is a Certified Business Coach, TEDx presenter, Author, Professional Speaker, award-winning Business Executive, Black Belt in Karate, and Coffee Enthusiast. Businesses have turned to Steve for his expertise in gaining clarity, implementing strategic plans, and driving significant growth, author of 20 books.

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Mastery Unleashed is a podcast for success-driven women who want to empower their thoughts, design their dream businesses, and build beautiful lives that are aligned with their destinies—hosted by Bestselling Author and Business Strategist Christie Ruffino.

Each episode features today’s top influencers and entrepreneurs on the rise as they share empowering stories and ninja tips meant to become the FUEL that will ignite a positive change in YOUR life and the lives of others.

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On this inspiring Mastery Unleashed episode, host Christie Ruffino interviews Wendy Vaughan, sales strategist and business mentor, about the hidden gifts within adversity and how it shapes six- and seven-figure entrepreneurs. Wendy shares her personal evolution—from aspiring symphony trumpeter to building a million-dollar business by age 30—revealing how embracing life’s detours opened doors to greater purpose, fulfillment, and prosperity.

Wendy’s story is filled with real-life business pivots, including launching a music booking agency, rising to top sales performer in corporate America, and ultimately building a coaching practice that empowers heart-centered entrepreneurs to succeed without pushy sales tactics.

Her key message? Success starts with clarity of vision and aligned energy. Rather than focusing on daily hustle, Wendy urges entrepreneurs to visualize the outcome they desire and operate from a place of passion, ease, and belief.

Wendy Vaughan is a heart-centered Business Success Coach with 29 years of business development experience. She's passionate about helping life coaches and energy workers to build thriving, Six Figure businesses that fuel their passion.

Wendy made her first Million by the age of 30 and is most proud of having helped others generate over $14.8 Million. With a blend of intuition, skills, and strategy, Wendy empowers her clients to serve in the most fulfilling way, make their impact, and create lives they love.

Wendy currently lives in Hawaii, actively living her dream alongside her devoted husband of 30 years.

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Mastery Unleashed is a podcast for success-driven women who want to empower their thoughts, design their dream businesses, and build beautiful lives that are aligned with their destinies—hosted by Bestselling Author and Business Strategist Christie Ruffino.

Each episode features today’s top influencers and entrepreneurs on the rise as they share empowering stories and ninja tips meant to become the FUEL that will ignite a positive change in YOUR life and the lives of others.

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On this powerful episode of the Mastery Unleashed Podcast, Christie Ruffino interviews high-ticket sales expert Russ Ruffino, founder of Clients on Demand. Russ shares his journey from struggling bartender and aspiring actor to building a $100M+ coaching empire by flipping the traditional low-ticket ascension model on its head. He dives deep into the difference between selling information vs. delivering transformation, emphasizing the value of authentic client results, screening and qualifying leads, and building a scalable business machine.

Russ reveals how high-ticket programs (starting at $5K) outperform low-ticket offers by attracting committed clients, creating real transformations, and generating predictable revenue. His simple 3-step model—paid ads → masterclass → sales call—remains the fastest, most effective way to convert strangers into premium buyers. He also shares insights on pricing, operations, team-building, and overcoming mindset blocks, including the “$100K/month freakout” many new high earners experience.

Listeners are encouraged to ditch pitchy sales tactics, stop over-optimizing broken models, and instead build lean, client-focused coaching offers. Russ also shares free access to his Clients on Demand Training Vault, loaded with tools to help entrepreneurs master high-ticket enrollment.

Russ is the founder and CEO of Clients on Demand. They help coaches, experts and speakers turn their expertise into high-ticket online workshops that sell for $5,000 - $15,000 or more. Russ has personally done over $100M in high ticket coaching sales, and his clients have collectively used his strategies to close well over a billion dollars in high-ticket sales. If you’re looking to maximize your income, freedom and your impact, Russ Ruffino is the one to follow.

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Mastery Unleashed is a podcast for success-driven women who want to empower their thoughts, design their dream businesses, and build beautiful lives that are aligned with their destinies—hosted by Bestselling Author and Business Strategist Christie Ruffino.

Each episode features today’s top influencers and entrepreneurs on the rise as they share empowering stories and ninja tips meant to become the FUEL that will ignite a positive change in YOUR life and the lives of others.

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