Calm The Hell Down
Calm The Hell Down is a podcast that explores how we can cultivate a sense of calm in a world that is anything but. In Season 1, we talked with experts who shared unexpected ways that we can lead calmer and more joyful lives.
In Season 2, host Laura Maurer, a business coach for startups and marketing consultant, explores how to build a thriving business while staying calm and grounded. She shares the strategies she uses to support her clients everyday and interviews experts and entrepreneurs who share invaluable tips on staying cool, calm, and collected as you build a business - and a life- that you love.
Episodes
42 episodes
From Corporate Hierarchy to Self-Leadership and Empowerment with Siiri Musten
In this episode, Laura talks with Siiri Musten, the founder and CEO of the Future of Work consulting start-up Elewus, and an Impact Investor based in Switzerland. After a corporate career in consulting and HR, she is now following her purpose t...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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28:34
Unleash Your Intuition and Creativity: How Ditching Alcohol Enhances Business & Personal Development with Karolina Rzadkowolska
In this episode, we delve into the multifaceted topic of alcohol and its impact on our lives. Laura chats with Karolina Rzadkowolska, a coach, speaker, and author of the bestselling book, Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol and Gain a Happier, More Confide...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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35:47
Friendship, Business, and Finding Your Tribe with Alex Alexander
In this episode, we chat with Alex Alexander, founder, speaker, podcaster, and soon-to-be published author whose work focuses on exploring the dynamics of community and friendship in our daily lives. We discuss:How societal expectat...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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28:31
The Power Of A Business Pivot: Lessons in Trusting Your Intuition and Leveraging LinkedIn with Molly Godfrey
In this episode, we’re talking about the winding path of entrepreneurship, choosing a business partner, and how to leverage LinkedIn for massive success. Molly Godfrey, a two time entrepreneur, viral content creator, and co-founder of Build Imp...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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30:36
Breathing Your Way to Well-Being: A Deep Dive into Breathwork with Lucia Oliveira
In this episode, we have an inspiring conversation with Lucia Oliveira, a breathwork facilitator and pediatric sleep coach. Lucia shares her journey of how she found her calling in helping moms find well-being and navigate motherhood through pe...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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27:20
From Executive to Entrepreneur: Planning for a Career Transition and Taking the Leap with Renèe Baker
In this episode, we speak with Renèe Baker, the founder and CEO of the RBI Group, whose aim is to transform the landscape of wealth management and create a future where everyone has the keys to unlock financial success. In this episode we discu...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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34:36
Navigating Doubt & Negative Feedback While Building A Successful Business With Melissa Ottstadt
In this episode, we have Melissa Ottstadt, a self-taught quarantine era candle maker who transitioned from a career in corporate to entrepreneurship during COVID and established a sustainable and earth-friendly candle brand, The Lys Collective....
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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27:18
The Art Of Non-Skeezy Networking For New Business Owners
In this episode, Laura talks about the power of networking for new business owners as a way to build valuable connections and create new opportunities. She shares how impactful networking has been for her own business and discusses:...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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16:19
Embracing Impostor Syndrome & Charging What You’re Worth with Claire Smith
In this episode, we have Claire Smith, a photographer, photography educator, and business owner who shares her journey from starting a kid's clothing line to discovering her passion for photography. Claire discusses:How to embrace I...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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34:00
Debunking the Myth That It's Safer To Stay In Corporate Than Start Your Own Business
In this episode, I’m going on a bit of a rant about the idea that it’s safer to stay in a corporate job than to start your own business. Based on my personal experience, and the experience of my clients, I share my thoughts on:
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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13:14
How to Build a Calm and Thriving 6-Figure Business with Money Mentor Katy Almstrom
In this episode, Laura Maurer, a business coach and marketing consultant, interviews Katy Almstrom, a money mentor and financial coach. Together, they delve into the world of entrepreneurship, discuss financial freedom, and talk through practic...
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Season 2
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Episode 31
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38:38
The 5 Biggest Roadblocks New Service-Based Business Owners Face (and How To Navigate Them)
Welcome to Season Two of "Calm the Hell Down"! In this season, we're taking a business-focused approach, providing tools and insights for service-based startups to build and scale their businesses while maintaining calm. In the first episode, w...
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Season 2
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Episode 30
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16:12
Navigating Layoffs & Career Changes (and how to use AI to uplevel your skills) with The Change Agents
In this episode, Laura chats with Fanni Gabor and Tiffany Tagle of The Change Agents, about the state of the job market, how to approach AI thoughtfully, and ways to best position yourself for new opportunities. They discuss how to maintain a p...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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30:56
A Natural Approach To Skin Health (and how deep breathing can transform our skin) with Jen Steen
In this episode, Laura chats with holistic esthetician and founder of Sacred Elements Skincare, Jen Steen, about all things beautiful skin. Jen shares how her own struggles with acne led her to change careers after 15 years in the fashion indus...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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28:09
Healing Ourselves With Psychedelics (and how to engage respectfully with plant medicine) with Amánda Argot
How can psychedelics be used as an alternative to traditional mental health care? What questions should we ask before engaging with these substances? And how can psychedelics boost neuroplasticity in the brain? In this episode, Laura ch...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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36:27
A Manifestation Deep Dive (and how to reset our energy in the new year) with Nicole Villani
The fact that this episode is coming out on 1/11 is only sort of a coincidence. Today Laura chats with Manifestation & Mindset Coach Nicole Villani about how the smallest tweaks can make the biggest difference, how to control and filter the...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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31:21
Understanding Psychological Safety (and why it will make you a better leader) with Alexander Schaper
What is psychological safety? How can it make us more creative and more engaged at work? And how can we cultivate it in our personal and professional lives? In this episode, Laura talks with Alexander Schaper, a Principal Director at Accenture'...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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33:56
The Power Of Vulnerability (and why we should rethink our accomplishments) with Jake Fishbein
What is vulnerability? Is it sharing your deepest, darkest secrets? Maybe sometimes. But it can also be something smaller like trying a new restaurant or asking for help at the grocery store. In this episode, Laura talks with Executive & Pe...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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21:12
Aligning Energetically With Animals (and how Reiki helped her follow her dream) with Brianna Scarborough
This episode is a must-listen for dog owners and lovers! Laura chats with dog trainer and owner of Kapooch, Brianna Scarborough, about all things energy and animals. She shares all about how our energy impacts our dogs (and vice versa), how to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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26:13
Productivity, Priorities, & Purpose (and why we should rethink them) with Jake Kahana
How do we improve our relationship to work? How can we create environments to help us overcome “distraction spirals”? And what are the three insidious forces that shape how we approach work? In this episode, Laura chats with Jake Kahana, one of...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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29:44
Changing How We Approach Food (and thinking more critically about who is trying to sell you stuff) with Paola Atlason
What diet is best for you? How do you compose the ideal plate? And what’s the deal with intermittent fasting? In this episode, Laura chats with Paola Atlason, who left a successful career as a fashion designer at 39 to become a Certified Health...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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37:55
Envisioning the Future We Want (and how heartbreaks lead to breakthroughs) with Amer Jandali
In this episode Laura chats with Amer Jandali, the CEO and Founder of Future Meets Present, a social design studio based on a vision of a net zero future, and we covered a lot. How can you give your imagination the scaffolding it needs...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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39:12
Following Our Intuition + Healing Ourselves (and not dating for 2 years) with Leslie Cottle
What does your heart really desire? How can you learn (or relearn) to follow your intuition? And how can we become an energetic match for what we want to create? In this episode, Laura talks with Transformation Coach and meditation teacher Lesl...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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32:01
Understanding AI Ethics (and a discussion with a humanoid robot) with Marisa Zalabak
Anyone else kind of freaked out about the possibility of robots taking over the earth? 🙋 This week, we chat with Marisa Zalabak, an Educational Psychologist, AI Ethicist, and consultant for Adaptive Leadership and Organizational Culture. She he...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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45:54
An Update On Our Move (and getting comfortable trusting the process) with Marina Hansen
This week we’re doing things differently. A lot of people were asking for an update on our plans in Ecuador, but instead of doing a solo episode, I asked my best friend to interview me on our next steps and how I’m feeling about them.Fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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13:48