Starting & Growing a Podcast as a Yoga Instructor and Finding Abundance as a Yoga Entrepreneur with Kelly Smith

I sat down with Kelly Smith to talk about releasing the starving artist mentality, starting a podcast that changed her life and watching the podcasting industry blossom, diversifying your offerings, creating business abundance, and BTS of Kelly’s story.  Kelly is the founder of Yoga for You and a Yoga Instructor, host of the top 0.1% ranked podcast, Mindful in Minutes Meditation, with over 500,000 monthly downloads. She is a yoga and meditation instructor who has hosted global retreats, published books, trained thousands of students, and been featured in various publications, from big names like Forbes to local news stations. IF YOU ENJOYED THIS EPISODE WITH KELLY, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND DROP ME A RATING. Thank you!! <3 Find Kelly on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaforyouonline  Kelly’s website: https://www.yogaforyouonline.com/  Kelly’s podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7s1ydwJkcWeJD1TngMN9Rk?si=4807a754e97d41d9  Find me on instagram: @shawnakru Join the Leadership and Yoga Fam: https://www.shawnakru.com/  Time stamps: 00:00 Introduction to Kelly Smith and Her Journey 02:32 The Evolution of Kelly's Yoga Practice 06:48 The Decision to Teach Yoga 10:06 Building a Yoga Business from Scratch 14:50 Starting a Podcast 19:12 Podcasting Growth  22:08 Lessons Learned from Podcasting 24:21 The Importance of Community in Podcasting 31:48 Setting Boundaries and Personal Privacy 37:57 Consistency in Content Creation 41:49 Writing and Publishing Books 46:19 Mindfulness and Family Dynamics 47:36 From Starving Artist to Abundance 56:26 Diversifying Income Streams 01:07:49 Scaling Your Offerings 01:20:34 Qualities of Exceptional Leadership 01:22:12 The Billboard Message