The Goal Digger Podcast

Jenna Kutcher

  • 51 minutes 8 seconds
    940: 10 Marketing Predictions for 2026 (That Won't Make You Want to Quit)

    When you read the title of this episode, you may have thought that I’m here to tell you about the next app you need to download or the algorithm hack you're already late to. But no… Goal Digger, I'm here to tell you what I'm seeing beneath the surface. The shifts that are happening whether we talk about them or not. The moves the sanest, smartest women I know are already making quietly.

    This isn't about keeping up. It's about seeing what's coming and deciding—on your terms—what you want to build toward.

    The future doesn't belong to the loudest or the busiest. It belongs to the women who built something they can actually sustain. Who chose presence over performance. Who said no to the parts of this that were slowly killing them.

    So let's talk about where we're headed. Not so you can add ten more things to your to-do list. But so you can exhale. So you can see what you've been feeling is not just you… It's the beginning of something new.

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    17 December 2025, 9:30 am
  • 55 minutes 17 seconds
    939: A Conversation With My Mom About Time, Motherhood, and What Gets Passed Down

    Every time my mom comes on the show, you ask me to bring her back. You want her wisdom and her perspective, the way she sees straight through to what actually matters… and today, we’re giving the people what they want!

    My mom, Sue Shelerud, is intelligent, fierce, persuasive, empathetic, and deeply respected. Over the years, she built her impact face to face in classrooms and living rooms and hospital hallways. She shaped people and held space and asked the hard questions that made them think differently. 

    I realized that as I've gotten older, we need collectively to learn from women like her, the ones who led in different ways than we do, the ones whose platform looked different, but whose influence was undeniable. The ones who remind us that impact isn't about how loud you are, it's about how deeply you show up. 

    So today we're talking about motherhood and identity, about the differences between her generation and mine, about what it means to be a safe space for people, about what gets passed down when you lead with presence and not performance. This powerful conversation is for me, it's for my daughters, it's for anyone trying to learn from the women who came before us, the ones who did things differently, and the ones whose power showed up in ways we're only now learning to name.

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    15 December 2025, 9:30 am
  • 47 minutes 46 seconds
    938: The Mic That Made Me: The Lessons I Never Expected to Learn from Podcasting

    When I started this show, I was working from home, building a business in isolation, and I felt like an imposter in every room I tried to enter. I thought maybe a podcast could help me feel less alone. Maybe it could help me prove I had something worth saying.

    And here's the part I never saw coming: I didn't think I could do solo episodes! I truly believed I needed a guest, a co-host, someone else to carry the conversation. But hundreds of episodes later, I can talk to a wall forever. I can hold space for an idea, unpack a framework, and connect with you, even though you're not responding in real time.

    That shift didn't happen overnight. It happened because I kept showing up. And along the way, this mic taught me more than any business course, any mentor, or any strategy ever could.

    Today, I want to share what I wish someone had told me about what's really possible when you start speaking your truth. Not the surface-level lessons about audio quality or interview techniques, but the deep, transformative shifts that happen when you give yourself permission to grow in public.

    Maybe you've felt that tug to use your voice, or you've been wondering if podcasting could be the thing that finally changes everything: I want you to understand what you're really signing up for… And why it might be the most important thing you ever do.

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    10 December 2025, 9:30 am
  • 53 minutes 58 seconds
    937: Tired, Foggy, and Bloated? Your Body Isn't Broken: Here's What It's Telling You

    What if the fatigue, brain fog, or stubborn symptoms you’ve been brushing off are actually your body’s way of waving a red flag—one that could completely change your health if you knew how to read it?

    That’s exactly what happened to me a few years ago. I was stuck in a cycle of stress, exhaustion, and mystery symptoms I couldn’t quite name—until today’s guest stepped in. Check out The Being Collective here: http://jennakutcher.com/being 

    Brigid Titgemeier is a Functional Medicine Registered Dietitian and founder of BeingBrigid Functional Nutrition. She and her team have helped more than 25,000 people—everyone from Fortune 500 CEOs to busy moms—lower inflammation, balance hormones, improve gut health, and actually reclaim energy through evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle strategies. 

    In this conversation, we’re going to talk about the five biggest lessons from my own health journey with Brigid, what’s changed in the science of hormone health and nutrition since she was last here, and the exact steps you can take to support your body through stress, perimenopause, detoxification, and more.

    If you’ve been feeling tired, foggy, bloated, or depleted and you’re tired of trying “healthy” things that don’t actually make you feel better, this is for you. Brigid’s membership, The Being Collective, gives you the structure, strategy, and support to stop chasing symptoms and finally feel like yourself again. You can learn more and join the next cohort at http://jennakutcher.com/being!

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    8 December 2025, 9:30 am
  • 53 minutes 12 seconds
    936: I Thought I Was Building a Business: What I Was Really Building All Along

    For nearly a decade, I've sat behind this microphone teaching strategies, sharing systems, and talking about how to grow a business that lasts. But beneath all of that has always been something deeper, and it has taken me years to find the words for what this work has really been about.

    When I look back, I can see a through line running through every story, every season, and every shift—a consistent truth that connects everything, the invisible thread that makes sense of all the seemingly separate pieces.

    It's the reason I started this show from a small town in Wisconsin, the same reason I launched a photography business with a $300 Craigslist camera and a heart full of hope. It's the same reason I kept showing up here as I’ve grown and evolved and pivoted a bunch of times. 

    I thought I was building a business. What I was really building was a life that felt like mine. This episode is about the truth underneath every strategy, the heartbeat behind every framework, and the through line that has quietly guided it all.

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    Goal Digger Show Notes: https://jennakutcherblog.com/building-a-business-vs-building-a-life 

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    3 December 2025, 9:30 am
  • 55 minutes 9 seconds
    935: Your Intuition Was Never Wrong, You Just Weren't Taught How to Read It

    Have you ever had a gut feeling that you ignored, only to realize months later you should have listened? Or maybe you're sitting in a decision right now, paralyzed, because you don't know if you can trust yourself anymore?

    Sheetal Story is a Psychic Medium, Spiritual Grief Support Counselor, and Professional Astrologer, but she's also grounded and business-savvy with a Master's in Coaching and a Business Degree from the University of Alberta. She works with entrepreneurs who are stuck, burned out, or in major life transitions to help them break through the blocks keeping them from their next level.

    In this conversation, we're talking about the hard stuff. How to know when to pivot versus when to push through. How to stop manifesting the same painful patterns. How to release the guilt of wanting something different than what you built. And how to start listening to your intuition again after years of being told you're wrong.

    If you've been second-guessing every decision, if you're craving permission to trust yourself, or if you're in a season of transition and you just need someone to tell you it's going to be okay, click play!

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    1 December 2025, 9:30 am
  • 48 minutes 13 seconds
    934: The Email Advantage: The Marketing Strategy That Gets Stronger Over Time

    In this episode, I'm giving you everything I know about email marketing: the timeless principles that have built my multi-seven-figure business, plus the emerging trends that will keep you ahead through 2026 and beyond.

    Even though I’ve talked about the importance of email marketing for the last decade of podcasting, I've never done THIS. A true masterclass; a soup-to-nuts, start-to-finish guide covering why email still works in 2025, how to actually start and grow your list, the emerging trends that are changing everything, and the exact strategies you need to stay ahead.

    Whether you're at zero subscribers wondering where to even start, or you've got a list but it feels stale and you're not sure what to do with it, or you're doing well but want to level up for what's coming, this episode is for you.

    And if you want to see how all of this applies specifically to your business type, I'm hosting a FREE live webinar called From Zero Subscribers to an Engaged List of Buyers. Grab your spot now at https://www.growanemaillist.com!

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    26 November 2025, 9:30 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    933: How to Build Your AI Dream Team (Without Losing the Human Touch)

    Picture this: you're scaling your business without burning out. Actually, let me be more specific—you're scaling with the help of a team that never sleeps, never needs a vacation, and costs you almost nothing. Sound impossible? It's not. And today's guest is here to show you exactly how.

    Natalie MacNeil is an Emmy Award-winning media entrepreneur, a futurist, and a visionary when it comes to AI and entrepreneurship. She's actively reshaping how we build businesses with her AI Dream Team™, a system of 40+ custom GPTs designed to support every core function of a business.

    If you've been drowning in the day-to-day, if you're tired of being the bottleneck in your own business, or if you're curious about how to use AI with integrity and strategy, this conversation is going to change how you work.

    Curious about having an AI Dream Team of your own? Check out https://www.jennakutcher.com/AI! If you embrace your AI partnership, and follow Natalie’s proven framework, it will amplify your reach and multiply your impact as a transformational leader. And the more of us using AI ethically and for good, the brighter our collective future will be! Visit https://www.jennakutcher.com/AI to learn more.

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    24 November 2025, 9:30 am
  • 49 minutes 7 seconds
    932: The Systems That Set Me Free: Building a Business That Runs with Ease

    When you started your business, you probably thought it was going to give you freedom. More time. More flexibility. The ability to be present in your life, not just busy in your business.

    But somewhere along the way, it started to feel like the opposite. Like you're always on. Always behind. Always wondering if you're doing enough, posting enough, showing up enough just to stay relevant. You thought entrepreneurship would give your life back. But instead, it feels like it's taking more and more of it.

    I get it, because I've been there, but eventually I said enough was enough. Eventually, I figured out how to build a business that didn't run me. A business that could grow, serve people, and make an impact, without requiring me to be glued to my phone or constantly creating just to stay afloat.

    And that's what I'm going to walk you through in this episode. Not some fluffy promise of work less, make more, but the actual systems I put in place that gave me my time, my energy, and my life back. These are the same systems that have kept my business consistent, predictable, and low-stress for the last seven years, and can set you free too!

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    19 November 2025, 9:30 am
  • 56 minutes 37 seconds
    931: Small Changes, Big Shifts: My Evolution Happening Behind the Scenes

    What happens when the person who usually asks the questions… becomes the guest? Today’s episode is a little different, because the tables are turning on me. My right-hand, our VP of Operations, and truly the co-strategist who’s been in the trenches with me for years, Marisa, is taking over the interviewer’s chair.

    If you’ve been following along on this show, you know that evolution is part of my DNA—I’m never afraid to pivot, shift, and reimagine what business and life can look like. But some of the biggest shifts happening behind the scenes lately might surprise even my longtime listeners. 

    From unexpected lessons in leadership and team changes, to the ways my relationship with YOU has evolved, this conversation is a candid look at the past, present, and future of my brand.

    You’ll hear the real stories behind what’s stretched me, the concepts that have stopped me in my tracks, and yes… a few Easter eggs about what’s to come. We’re not spilling it all just yet, but if you’ve ever wondered what it’s really like to build, bend, and evolve a business while keeping alignment at the center, click play!

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    17 November 2025, 9:30 am
  • 47 minutes 31 seconds
    930: The Platform That Outlasted the Algorithm: Why Pinterest Still Wins

    I'm going to say something that might sound crazy: I spend less than an hour a week on one platform, and it drives over 20,000 visitors to my business every single month. No dancing. No trending audio. No desperate posting three times a day hoping someone sees it.

    While everyone else is exhausted trying to outsmart the algorithm, I've been quietly winning with a platform where the algorithm actually works with you, not against you.

    In this episode, we're talking about the platform that outlasted the algorithm, and why Pinterest is still the smartest move you're not making! 

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    Goal Digger Show Notes: https://jennakutcherblog.com/how-to-get-traffic-from-pinterest 

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    12 November 2025, 9:30 am
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