Hey, bizchicks. This week, the bizchicks podcast reached 2.5 million downloads. And I'm popping on here to say

thank you. Thank you so much for listening and sharing the show. I literally can't comprehend

the number of people who have listened and the number of hours

you have listened. It has been an honor and privilege to be in your ear and it's not something

that I take for granted. I never could have imagined when I started this show in my master

bedroom closet surrounded by clothes how much I would

be personally changed and impacted. The Bizchicks podcast has spread worldwide and been heard

in 195 countries and counting. And that number just blows my mind. I want to give a special shout

out to my listeners in the top 10 countries with the highest downloads. So thank you to the

United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, New Zealand, South Africa,

the Netherlands, and Mexico. Thank you so much for those of you

listening no matter where you are. And I'm sure some of you listened as you traveled.

So thank you so much. I am just blown away when I look at all of the countries listed and how we come from so many

different places and origins and cultures that it's just really incredible that we can come

together around business and growing as business owners. If you've been listening for a while, you know that somewhere along the way I found my voice

and learned that you didn't want me to just interview other women entrepreneurs, but that you

wanted to learn from me.

Your encouragement early on as I stumble through sharing my thoughts on how to grow and scale a small business

have led me to the confident coach and teacher I am today. To those of you that have been

listening since I started in 2014 and who sent me emails of encouragement, left reviews on your

podcast app or tagged me in a photo of you listening, I wouldn't have

continued this podcast without you. There were times I absolutely consider quitting when I wondered

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