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Your Brand Amplified

Part Two: Amanda Foley's Journey to Soul-Centered Entrepreneurship

Your Brand Amplified

Bleav + Anika Jackson

Management, Entrepreneur, Public Relations, Entrepreneurship, Small Business, Marketing, Marketing Trends, Business Trends, Ai, Women-owned, Business, Sales Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Sales, Social Media, Branding, Podcast, Communications

5.0132 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

After spending ten years directly with major pharmaceutical companies followed by years in corporate consulting, Amanda Foley found herself climbing the ladder of success while feeling increasingly disconnected from her true purpose. The turning point came during a period of intense burnout when she was billing sixty hours a week managing a significant client account, only to experience relief when that client was acquired by a larger pharmaceutical company. Rather than immediately pursuing another demanding project, Amanda made the courageous decision to take nine months away from the relentless pace of corporate life, a choice her mind initially resisted but her soul desperately needed.

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0:00.0

an aligned show that's smaller can be way more valuable than a huge show that is not reaching

0:06.8

like a specific audience, right? Because I always, I think of podcasts as the big Ben diagram.

0:11.8

So you could have shows that cover multiple different topics, right, within one show.

0:18.3

But if the audience that you're really trying to reach and that you know you can move

0:21.7

the needle with is like this tiny little piece of the pie, even if they're reaching 100,000

0:27.0

people an episode or whatever it may be, like you're getting a percentage. Review of a show

0:31.6

that's 10% that size, but it is all your audience. There's, to me, it's just more efficient.

0:40.1

Step into the world of success with your brand amplified, the ultimate podcast designed to

0:45.9

unravel the intricacies of thriving businesses. I'm your host, Onika Jackson, and I'm on a mission

0:51.7

to uncover the stories, strategies, and secrets that have

0:55.3

propelled entrepreneurs and business leaders to success.

1:01.3

So let's talk a little bit about, we've talked about traditional PR a little bit and

1:06.4

podcasting. What is it that excites you about the podcast opportunity and what makes you think

1:12.7

it's different and it is the opportunity people should lean into. Yeah. And so when I started doing

1:17.6

PR for Emma, you know, she had a podcast, which is really successful. And I love working with clients

1:23.1

that have their own podcast because I think that we can talk about that too. I think it creates

1:26.4

so much opportunity. I mean, I've seen some really cool things happen just from them having the ability

1:32.1

to connect with people via like their guest format and what that can lead to. But podcasts to me were

1:37.5

so transformational during that time. And it's not like they were super new, but they're not,

1:41.6

I feel like the election really kind of shot the independent

1:44.9

media really into the forefront. So it was still like, it was a platform that people were using,

1:50.0

but I don't think PR people were thinking about it quite as much would be. I mean, I can't say that

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