Overview
Brianna was born in New York and raised by a single mom of 5 kids. Through her struggles with self-worth and battling an eating disorder for over a decade, Brianna found herself packing everything in her Honda Civic and moving 3,000 miles to California where she knew no one, to chase an entrepreneur dream.
She found her passion, voice, and used her scrappiness and hardships to achieve something no one ever thought she could; creating a multi-million dollar company, which she sold. But then she found herself in the middle of her own divorce leaving her a single mom of 3. Now, remarried, Brianna lives in Austin with her husband and four children, as she continues to build companies and empower women to see they are enough.
So, what is a Badass Basic Bitch? It all started at an event, in a deep debate when another woman called Brianna a “basic bitch”. Quick off the mark, she replied with, “I’m a badass basic bitch”. We are often quick to judge and quicker to jump to our own conclusions. This woman knew very little about me. She judged me simply on our few interactions with each other. She coined me how she felt I fit into her view.
These Baddie Bs are everywhere. They’re our neighbors, women at church, soccer moms, or single women at the bar. These women are all of different religions and races, they are poor and rich, married, divorced or single. But they all have one thing in common; they are ordinary women doing extraordinary things. And now, it’s time their stories are told.
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208 Episodes
In this episode of Badass Basic Bitch, Brianna sits down with Amanda Kuda, an alcohol-free lifestyle expert, holistic life coach, speaker, and author of Unbottled Potential: Break Up With Alcohol And Break Through To Your Best Life. Amanda shares how her own alcohol-free journey began not because of addiction or rock bottom, but because she felt disconnected from her full potential. Despite having a successful career, active social life, and doing all the “right” personal development work, sh...
Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2026
In this episode of Badass Basic Bitch, Brianna sits down with Kate Saint Clair, a Human Intuition Expert, Psychic Medium, and Intuitive Advocate who has been teaching intuition as a practical, embodied skill since 2007. Kate shares how intuition has shaped her life since childhood — from sensing things she couldn’t explain, to suppressing her gifts, to eventually learning how to trust and teach them. Through her grounded and validating approach, Kate helps normalize intuition as something ev...
Transcribed - Published: 19 May 2026
In this episode of Badass Basic Bitch, Brianna sits down with journalist and author Stefanie O’Connell to unpack the hidden double standards women still face in the workplace — despite decades of “girl power” messaging. Stefanie shares insights from her new book, The Ambition Penalty: How Corporate Culture Tells Women to Step Up — and Then Pushes Them Down, exploring how women are often encouraged to be ambitious, confident, assertive, and outspoken… only to face backlash the moment they act...
Transcribed - Published: 12 May 2026
In one of the most raw and inspiring episodes to date, we sit down with Connie, a travel entrepreneur and suicide survivor, who shares her powerful journey from corporate burnout and emotional rock bottom to a life of global freedom and thriving purpose. Connie opens up about the moment everything changed—the turning point that took her from suicidal ideation in a high-pressure corporate environment to building a life by design rooted in travel, healing, and empowerment. If you’ve ever felt s...
Transcribed - Published: 14 April 2026
On this week’s episode we have Tina Anderson, who is the CEO and co-founder of Just Thrive, a wellness brand that empowers you to control your health, live your best life, and feel amazing. Today we are going to hear about Tina’s journey that led her to launching Just Thrive and take a deep dive into understanding our gut health and digestion and the role of probiotics in our overall health and wellness. We unpack the difference between probiotics and prebiotics, uncover myths and misconcepti...
Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2026
On this week’s episode we have Eliana Goldstein, a career coach who helps women who are feeling unfulfilled in their current roles find a career that gives them purpose. Eliana shares her strategies and tips for how to pivot your career, return to work after a period of time off, and find clarity in your career path. If you are unsure of where you want your career to take you, you want to switch career paths and jump into a new industry, return to work after a period of time off, or simply ...
Transcribed - Published: 10 March 2026
Allison Baggerly is a writer, podcaster, money coach, and founder of Inspired Budget. As a former teacher, Allison blends her talents for teaching with her passion for personal finances to help others learn how to start budgeting and build a life they love. Allison and her husband paid off over $111,000 of debt on 2 teacher salaries while growing their family. During the process, she learned how to take back control of her money, stay consistent with paying off debt, and stop emotional spendi...
Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2026
On this week's episode, we are joined by founder of the Black Mom Diaries, Patricia Griggs. Listen in as we unpack Patricia's upbringing, her experiences in the education and healthcare systems, portrayals of Black people in the media, and navigating conversations with her children. Patricia Griggs is a lover of God, a wife, a boy mom, and a girl mom. She received a bachelor's degree in social work from the University of Texas and has spent many years hopping from one thing to another in pur...
Transcribed - Published: 24 February 2026
Taneshia Johnson is an associate clinical social worker, self-care coach, and first-time author of the book entitled When Depression And Anxiety Have A Voice. She specializes in emotional self-care as well as codependency. Taneshia believes self-awareness can help everyone define who they are and what they need in life in order to have joy and peace. Taneshia has helped hundreds of men and women through one on one coaching sessions as well as her self-care workshops. Codependency ...
Transcribed - Published: 17 February 2026
Meet Susy Markoe Schieffelin. A sound healer, Kundalini yoga teacher, Karuna Usui/Holy Fire III Reiki master, sobriety coach, and the founder of The Sound Healer’s Academy. After years of suffering from anxiety, alcoholism, and addiction, she experienced an incredible transformation that released her from darkness and led her to a radiant, abundant, and joyful life. And now, she wants to share this path towards the light with you.
Transcribed - Published: 10 February 2026
Before opening Michelle Tangeman Behavioral Health as a child and family therapist, she served as a Clinical Manager for STAR of CA where she oversaw a clinical team providing children’s behavioral treatment programs. Michelle has extensive experience in individualized behavior intervention, Functional Behavior Assessments, school-based services, family-focused intervention, early start services, and social skills training and has provided these services to families across Ventura and Los Ang...
Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2026
Over the last decade, Elizabeth Earnshaw (LMFT) has become one of today's most trusted relationship teachers. Elizabeth is a renowned Gottman therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Clinical Fellow of The American Association of Marriage & Family Therapy (MA), an influential Instagram therapist who has helped transform countless relationships. She is the Head Therapist at Actually, where she works to make relational wellness mainstream and accessible. She also own...
Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2026
On part 3 of the Enneagram Series with Jenn Whitmer, we dive into the heart triad, 2-3-4s, and the head triad, 5-6-7s and discuss how they show up in relationships and approach conflict. Jenn Whitmer helps teams and leaders solve conflict, cultivate communication, and create empowered teams. Keynote and TEDx speaker and consultant, she talks about hard topics with infectious joy. Through working with Jenn, people improve communication, work through conflict, and build self-awareness with the...
Transcribed - Published: 20 January 2026
On part 2 of the Enneagram Series with Jenn Whitmer, we discuss the three centers of intelligence and conflict resolution styles of each Enneagram number. Then, we take a deeper dive into the 8-9-1 triad and discuss how they show up in relationships and approach conflict. Jenn Whitmer helps teams and leaders solve conflict, cultivate communication, and create empowered teams. Keynote and TEDx speaker and consultant, she talks about hard topics with infectious joy. Through working with Jenn, ...
Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2026
Don’t we want to know why we do what we do? People’s personalities are endlessly fascinating, but I also know it seems hard to get a handle on how we use personality knowledge to improve our lives. The Enneagram is a powerful personality framework that shows us why we feel, think, behave the way we do. Not just what we do, but the deep motivations of our personality. This week on the podcast, we are joined by Enneagram expert, Jenn Whitmer for a 3-part series all about the Enneagram, starting...
Transcribed - Published: 6 January 2026
On this week's episode we have the honor of hearing the story of Army veteran and Paralympic champion, Melissa Stockwell. She takes us through her journey serving in the Army, losing her leg during deployment, starting a family, running a non-profit, writing a book, qualifying and competing in the Paralympics, and what it has meant to represent the USA in a different uniform. Melissa likes to say she was born a patriot. She joined ROTC in college and was commissioned as an Army. In early 20...
Transcribed - Published: 30 December 2025
On this week's episode, we are joined by Suzanne Vita Battinelli, founder and CEO of The U, a full-service, virtual health and wellness provider. We dive into the relationship between fitness and mindset, finding motivation within ourselves, pushing through discomfort, and setting realistic fitness goals. In motion more often than not, Suzanne Vita is a leader, change maker and coach whose philosophy is heavily rooted in the concept of mind over matter. She’s guided by her belief that both t...
Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2025
On this week's episode we breakdown feminine burnout, how it affects our sex lives, and what we can do about it with Dr. Jordin Wiggins. Dr. Jordin is a Naturopathic Doctor and Feminine Burnout & Intimacy Coach. She is the CEO of the Pleasure Collective, a coaching community for CEOs and founders who want to be as badass in the bedroom as they are in the boardroom. She is the author of The Pink Canary, an investigation into the hidden secret to optimal women’s wellness and podcast ...
Transcribed - Published: 16 December 2025
On this week's episode we have Ashley Feinstein Gerstley, trusted money expert and author of Financial Adulting. This finance episode is all about financial equity, what it means, and how it affects us and our past, current, and future money experiences. Ashley Feinstein Gerstley is the author of Financial Adulting, a guide that breaks down everything you need to be a financially confident and conscious adult. She is also a money coach, author of The 30-Day Money Cleanse, and the Founder of ...
Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2025
On this week’s episode we have certified sex educator, best selling author, and keynote speaker, Dr. Lexx Brown-James. She is passionate about helping others build, maintain, and perpetuate true relationship intimacy with #shamefreesexed. Brianna and Dr. Lexx discuss female pleasure, sexual shame and how to heal from it, and navigating intimacy and female pleasure in relationships. Dr. Lexx is a phenomenal sex therapist, educator, and media consultant. The #CouplesClinician runs The Institute...
Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2025
On this week’s episode we have Christy Parisi, who is a single mom, special education teacher, blogger, and part-time singer in an emo pop-punk band. As a long time listener of the Badass Basic Bitch podcast, it's Christy's turn to share her personal story of navigating divorce, mental health, recovering from a toxic environment in childhood, being a single mom, setting boundaries, and finding a community of people she trusts. After separating from her ex, Christy moved from a giant four-bed...
Transcribed - Published: 25 November 2025
On this week’s episode we have Davinia Tomlinson, financial expert and founder and CEO of rainchq, an organization that helps women build sustainable long-term wealth and live life entirely on their own terms. She is the author of Cash is Queen, a book that empowers teens and young adults to learn about finance. During this episode, Davinia and Brianna discuss how we can support the next generation of young women and children by equipping them with the right tools to build financial literacy ...
Transcribed - Published: 18 November 2025
On this week's episode we have the pleasure of hearing the inspirational life journey of Courtney Runyon, a motivational speaker, author, and coach who focuses on positive thinking, mental peace, and emotional resilience. We hear about Courtney’s life before, during, and after her autoimmune disorder diagnosis and discuss what it truly means to be positive and choosing to be happy in times of adversity. Courtney Runyon is a motivational speaker, international best-selling author, and Positiv...
Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2025
Kendra Allen is a breakup coach, host of the Heal Your Heartbreak Podcast, author of The Breakup Workbook, and founder of Break Up Bestie. After going through a series of painful breakups, Kendra realized there was a huge gap online for practical and healthy heartbreak advice and she set out to fill it. She first launched the @yourbreakupbestie Instagram account in 2017. Since then, Kendra has helped millions of people recover from heartbreak through her blog, social media, coaching, and podc...
Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2025
On this week's episode we're joined by registered dietitian and co-founder of NutriSense, Kara Collier. We discuss Kara's frustrations while working in the healthcare system and how those frustrations led her to co-founding NutriSense. This episode breaks down the basics of glucose monitoring and how it helps us understand our bodies as well as the challenges and lessons of co-founding a start-up company. Kara Collier is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Nutrition Support Cl...
Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2025
In this transformative episode, we welcome Keisha Blair—economist, bestselling author, and trailblazing founder of the Holistic Wealth movement. Dubbed the Mother of Holistic Wealth, Keisha is the author of the acclaimed Holistic Wealth book series, including the expanded and updated edition with a foreword by Kelly Rutherford, star of Gossip Girl. After enduring the sudden loss of her husband at just 31 years old, Keisha embarked on a deeply personal journey of healing, self-reinvention, and...
Transcribed - Published: 23 September 2025
In this refreshingly unique episode, we sit down with Abby Beale, lifelong learner, certified classical homeopath, and unapologetic enthusiast of all things unconventional. Abby has carved out not just one—but two careers most people don’t even know exist: speed reading and homeopathy. Abby takes us on a journey through her fascinating career path—from mastering the art of speed reading to helping thousands through the healing power of homeopathy. She recently released her beginner-friendly b...
Transcribed - Published: 9 September 2025
In this financially empowering episode, we sit down with Audrey Faust—a strategic CFO, business growth consultant, and Money Mindset Authority—who has helped countless entrepreneurs transform the way they approach wealth. With a unique blend of financial strategy and mindset coaching, Audrey helps CEOs and founders not just manage their money—but master it. Whether you’re stuck in financial survival mode or simply want to break through to your next level of abundance, Audrey shares tools that...
Transcribed - Published: 26 August 2025
In this compelling and thought-provoking episode, we sit down with Keren Eldad, known globally as Coach Keren—executive coach, speaker, and thought leader whose mission is to help high achievers break free from the exhausting loop of “more, more, more.” Coach Keren’s clients include Olympic athletes, Fortune 500 executives, startup founders, and even political leaders—but her message is universal: success without fulfillment is a trap. Her coaching philosophy centers on the idea that internal...
Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2025
In this enlightening episode, we sit down with Bridgitte Mallinson, MS, RDN—functional medicine dietitian, business mentor, and founder & CEO of GutPersonal. Bridgitte shares her personal journey of overcoming chronic gut issues and how it led her to create a personalized approach to gut health that has transformed the lives of thousands. We delve into the importance of gut health, its impact on overall well-being, and how personalized nutrition and supplementation can be game-chan...
Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2025
Can a global pandemic become the launchpad for your wildest dreams? For Jennifer Hartman, being laid off alongside her husband during COVID created the perfect "now or never" moment that transformed this shy, introverted mom into a bestselling romance author with 14 books in just four years. Jennifer pulls back the curtain on her meteoric rise in publishing, sharing how her fourth book "Still Beating" – a dark romance about two people chained together in a basement – unexpectedly caught fire...
Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2025
In this episode, we’re joined by Lavinia Rusanda, a dynamic content creator, host of the LoudTalk with Lavi podcast, chemical engineer, and business student. Lavinia brings her unique perspective on balancing multiple passions and responsibilities while maintaining self-confidence and motivation. We explore the journey to skin confidence, discussing the emotional and societal challenges that come with embracing your natural self. Lavinia shares how she stays motivated in her demanding life an...
Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2025
In this inspiring and no-fluff episode, we welcome Sigrun Gudjonsdottir—award-winning business coach, bestselling author, international speaker, and host of the top-rated Sigrun Show podcast. Sigrun’s mission is bold and deeply necessary: to accelerate gender equality through female entrepreneurship. After losing her job twice in two years and facing a seven-month health crisis, Sigrun pivoted from corporate leadership into online entrepreneurship. What followed? A multiple 7-figure business,...
Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2025
In this empowering episode, we’re joined by Kelsey—the CEO, Feminine Energetics Specialist, and founder of Become Your Own Dream Girl. Kelsey has made it her mission to help women heal their wounded feminine energy so they can reclaim their power, rewrite their stories, and become the women they were always meant to be. We dive deep into what feminine energetics really means, why so many women are disconnected from their inner power, and how healing your feminine wounds can completely transfo...
Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2025
In this powerful and insightful episode, we sit down with licensed therapist and mental health expert Jordanne Sculler, LMHC, who brings a bold, relational approach to therapy that blends compassion with candid introspection. Based in New York City, Jordanne specializes in helping individuals and couples uncover patterns, build self-awareness, and cultivate more authentic relationships—with others and themselves. Jordanne doesn’t believe in staying comfortable—she believes in doing the work. ...
Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2025
Atoya Burleson is an entrepreneur, podcast host and influencer whose impact expands multiple generations. As an accomplished educator, motivational speaker, athlete, coach, wife and mother of 3, Atoya encourages balance and empowerment. She’s appeared in top influencing events while continuing to run the successful podcast, insideLINES. The show provides insight from professional athletes' wife’s perspective, while shining a light on women climbing the corporate ladders, and celebrating women...
Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2025
Natalie Rose Allen is a Registered Psychotherapist, Certified Nutrition & Fitness Coach and has a Masters Degree in Clinical and Counselling Psychology. She created Wellness Workshops & Counselling Programs after recovering from 10+ Years of Disordered Eating. Based in Toronto, her goal and passion is to create a safe space for anyone in need; to help improve the relationships we have with food and our bodies.
Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2025
Sinead Sharkey-Steenson is The Career Elevator Coach at Generation Women where she helps women get the promotions and pay rises they deserve. Passionate about equality and seeing more women in leadership, Sinead blends practical strategies with simple mindset tools to achieve amazing results…with several getting over 100% pay rises and multiple promotions! To date, she’s helped close to 10,000 women take a step up. Sinead draws on over 20 years of corporate experience in HR, Leade...
Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025
Nadia Felsch is a Nutritionist who loves food and has a university degree in health science. She's a proud Intuitive Eating Counsellor and Health at Every Size® encompassing-Nutritionist. (Translation: no diet culture or weight loss diets here). In this episode, we reject the diet culture, make peace with food and honor your hunger.
Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025
Tracy Litt is a sought-after success mentor for visionary women leaders that are navigating huge paradigm shifts and elevating to the next level themselves, so they can seamlessly generate the next level of their impact, wealth, and holistic success. Tracy is a certified mindset coach, spiritual advisor, rapid transformational hypnotherapist, best-selling author, and TEDx speaker. She is the Founder of The Litt Factor, and creator of Mind Magic ®, a proven methodology that...
Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2025
Karen McMahon is a Certified Relationship and Divorce Coach and Founder of Journey Beyond Divorce. Karen leads a team of divorce coaches in supporting men and women around the world to become calm, clear, and confident as they navigate divorce. Karen began divorce coaching in 2010 after recognizing that the pain of her divorce led her on a transformational journey into an incredible new life. During her three-and-a-half-year tumultuous divorce, Karen had a laser focus on healing a...
Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2025
On this week's episode we have Klara, a people-pleasing expert and codependency recovery coach. She helps empaths and highly sensitive people (HSP) build confidence, set boundaries and recover their identity by shifting their focus from others back onto themselves. Listen in to hear Brianna and Klara discuss losing your identity, the motivation, signs, and indicators of people-pleasers and how to recover your identity. Klara's Instagram: @fittingrightin
Transcribed - Published: 25 March 2025
Victoria Perera is an influencer with over 100,000 followers, who let the World see her transgender transition story. Listen in to how she conquered her fears to live her truth.
Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2025
Listen in to today's episode with Ashlee Hoelck, a trauma coach. You will hear her story, life, journey, and how she entered and exited an abusive and toxic relationship. Ashlee helps women who are stuck living in the fear and anxiety of their trauma from abusive or toxic relationships. Hear how she lost her self-worth, value, and self-love but through practice, she regained a stronger and more powerful self. She shares her steps and experiences of progress, trials, errors, and why she now co...
Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2025
We asked our followers what they would want to know some a professional makeup artist and did a whole podcast around that. How do I start a beauty routine if I don't have one? What's the order for applying different products? How many times a day should I be washing my face? Should I pop my zits? What's the best sunscreen for my face? What's the best sunscreen for my body? Where should I be applying sunscreen? Can I wear foundation every day? How do I stop it from slipping off? How do ...
Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2025
Dr. Elizabeth Fedrick is a Licensed Professional Counselor and owns two group private practices in Arizona. Dr. Fedrick has a doctoral degree in Psychology, as well as a master’s degree in Professional Counseling from Grand Canyon University. She is trained in various therapeutic modalities and specializes in relationships, attachment, anxiety, depression, and trauma. In addition to providing therapeutic services, Dr. Fedrick teaches psychology courses for Grand Canyon University. She also ho...
Transcribed - Published: 18 February 2025
Heather is a Pacific Northwest native who has grown her career and family in the heartland. Heather is a single mom who holds an MBA with 20+ years of experience in technology sales and leadership. She is a cancer warrior, Killiamjaro climber, yogi, and dabbles in career coaching/mentoring in her spare time. Listen in as Brianna dives into Heather's journey and how her life experiences propelled her into taking back control of her own life.
Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2025
Sandra Chuma is an entrepreneur, speaker, coach, podcast host, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. She is the Founder & Chief Creative Officer of WORTHY, which is a platform focused on helping women stop procrastinating on their dreams, and take confident action towards creating a life they love without overwhelm. Raised in a tiny mud hut in Zimbabwe with no running water or electricity, Sandra has never been one to let circumstances define her. Through hard work, and support from h...
Transcribed - Published: 4 February 2025
After building a 7-figure business at the age of 19 where she helped clients find their external home in real estate, Stacy Bahrenfuss now guides women leaders to their internal home. Known as The Truth Teacher, and a visionary intuitive, Stacy is the Founder of The Truth Teachers and works privately consulting 7- and 8-figure women leaders and their teams, leading them to activate all of their power and accelerate their success personally and professionally. Stacy and her Truth Teachers are ...
Transcribed - Published: 28 January 2025
Jennie Mac is a rising TikTok beauty influencer, make-up artist, content creator, and mom of three. She was a paralegal for over 10 years, sold real estate, and did freelance work as a makeup artist for proms and weddings. While at home during COVID, she took to TikTok here and there in her free time as a way to express herself, creating dance videos and doing makeup tutorials. One day she decided to quit her job as a paralegal and try to make something of herself through her makeup videos. L...
Transcribed - Published: 21 January 2025
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