In this episode of the Quotable Podcast, Alessandra sits down with Kristin Smith, Founder and CEO of Well Supported Family, to talk about something that doesn't get talked about enough in entrepreneurship - support.

Kristin shares how her personal experience as a young mother without a support system led her to build a newborn care agency that now supports families across multiple states. From overnight care to education and emotional support, her work is centered around helping parents not just survive early parenthood, but truly feel supported through it.

Together, they dive into what it really looks like to build a "modern village," why planning for postpartum matters just as much as planning for birth, and how entrepreneurs especially need to rethink how they approach support during this season of life.

HIGHLIGHTS

• From Personal Need to Business: How Kristin's experience as a young mom without support led her to build Well Supported Family.

• Building a Modern Village: Why support doesn't always come from family - and how to intentionally create it.

• Postpartum for Entrepreneurs: Why business owners can't fully switch off and need deeper support systems.

• You Can't Have Too Much Help: Why no parent regrets getting support - only not having enough.

• Plan for Postpartum Like a Wedding: Why we should invest time, energy, and money into support systems ahead of time.

• Support Beyond Sleep: How postpartum care includes education, emotional support, and helping parents understand their baby.

• Letting Go as a CEO: Kristin shares what it took to step out of daily operations and lead a growing, multi-state team.
  

RESOURCES + LINKS

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Connect with Kristin Smith:

Website: wellsupportedfamily.com

Get Support: Visit the website and click "Get Support" to connect with the team

Email: Kristin@wellsupportedfamily.com

Social:
Instagram - @wellsupportedfamily

If you want support thinking intentionally about your visibility this year, I'm opening up free 30-minute visibility strategy calls.
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In this episode of the Quotable Podcast, Alessandra sits down with Becky Pierson Davidson, founder of Affinity Collective, to talk about building businesses rooted in community, intuition, and aligned growth.

Becky shares her journey of navigating a challenging season where she stopped trusting her own instincts and gave away too much decision-making power in her business. After struggling with her mental health, she realized she needed to reclaim her intuition and leadership — and when she did, everything in her business began to shift.

Together, they explore how trusting yourself as a founder can change the trajectory of your business and why community-driven growth is becoming more powerful than ever.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Reclaiming Founder Intuition: How Becky realized she had stopped trusting herself and how reclaiming that inner authority changed her business.

• The Mental Health Side of Entrepreneurship: Why burnout and decision fatigue often happen when founders give away too much control.

• Taking Back Your Power: The turning point that helped Becky reset her mindset and leadership.

• Community-Led Business Models: Why building meaningful communities around your work is becoming one of the most powerful growth strategies.

• Growth Through Alignment: How trusting your instincts can create more momentum than constantly following outside advice.

RESOURCES + LINKS

If you have any other tips or ideas leave a comment or shoot me a DM on Instagram.

Connect with Becky Pierson Davidson:

Website: https://www.affinitycollective.co/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildwbecky/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckypierson/

Join EvolveHER, hosted by Erykah Chanel of Life of E's on March 27th in Watertown, a powerful evening celebrating women in business, creativity, and leadership. Tickets at www.erykahchanel.com

If you want support thinking intentionally about your visibility this year, I'm opening up free 30-minute visibility strategy calls.
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I'm also opening doors to the Elevate & Amplify Visibility Collective - a high-touch, mastermind-style experience for founders who want to approach visibility in a holistic, sustainable way throughout 2026.
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Quotable: A Female Entrepreneur Podcast is the podcast by and for female entrepreneurs and business owners. For any show ideas, to submit a guest to the podcast, or if you have any questions, please visit quotablemediaco.com/podcast.

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In this episode of the Quotable Podcast, Alessandra sits down with Sarah Noel Block, founder of Tiny Marketing, to talk about something every service-based founder needs but few systemize well: predictable lead generation.

Sarah shares how losing tens of thousands of dollars in contracts - twice - forced her to build a trackable, repeatable sales system that now consistently books her out. From niche Slack communities to gateway offers and "consensual selling," this conversation dives into practical strategies for building a steady pipeline without feeling salesy or burned out.

If you've ever scrambled for clients after a busy season, this episode will completely shift how you think about referrals, visibility, and sustainable growth.

HIGHLIGHTS

• From $60K Lost to $94K Closed in 30 Days: How Sarah tracked every sales action in Airtable to identify what actually worked.

• The Power of Niche Communities: Why Slack groups outperform broad social media platforms for high-converting conversations.

• Consensual Selling: How to create value-first conversations that naturally lead to clients raising their hand.

• Gateway Offers That Convert (87% Upgrade Rate): Why a short-term, strategic entry offer leads seamlessly into higher-level work.

• Reverse-Engineering Revenue: How to track numbers so you know exactly how many warm conversations you need to hit your goals.

• Strategic Visibility Over Spray-and-Pray Marketing: Why small rooms and relationship building win over mass posting.

RESOURCES + LINKS

If you have any other tips or ideas leave a comment or shoot me a DM on Instagram.

Connect with Sarah:

Website: https://www.sarahnoelblock.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahnoelblock/

Gateway Offer Challenge: https://tinymarketing.myflodesk.com/challenge [Code: ALESSANDRA100]

If you want support thinking intentionally about your visibility this year, I'm opening up free 30-minute visibility strategy calls.
👉 Book here: https://calendly.com/quotablemediaco/visibility-strategy-call

I'm also opening doors to the Elevate & Amplify Visibility Collective - a high-touch, mastermind-style experience for founders who want to approach visibility in a holistic, sustainable way throughout 2026.
👉 Learn more: https://quotablemediaco.com/collective

FOLLOW US

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Quotable: A Female Entrepreneur Podcast is the podcast by and for female entrepreneurs and business owners. For any show ideas, to submit a guest to the podcast, or if you have any questions, please visit quotablemediaco.com/podcast.

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