The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root
Are you ready to take bold action and live a life of brilliance? Join speaker, coach, author, and community builder Tracie Root on The Bold and Brilliant Podcast, where she shares solo insights and interviews with inspiring women entrepreneurs who’ve made daring decisions to shape their careers, lives, and businesses.
In each episode, Tracie dives deep into the transformative power of bold decisions—whether through her own reflections or candid conversations with her guests. Every interview features one core question: *“What is one bold decision that created the path of what was next?”* These stories of resilience, risk-taking, and transformation will inspire you to leap into challenges, step out of your comfort zone, and take bold action in your own life.
Whether you’re looking for motivation in your business, personal growth strategies, or just a dose of encouragement, The Bold and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root will spark the courage to dream big, act boldly, and live brilliantly.
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About Your Host
Tracie Root is a speaker, coach, author, and community builder who helps solopreneur women make bold, decisive actions to create the business and life they’ve always wanted. After a personal tragedy that left her a single mother of two toddlers during the 2008 housing crisis, Tracie rebuilt her life, ultimately leaving her corporate career behind for a journey of fulfillment, adventure, and joy.
As the founder of The Gather Community, she guides women entrepreneurs across the country in taking bold steps toward success. Tracie lives in Santa Cruz, CA, with her husband and two teenagers, balancing family life with her passion for empowering women.
Episodes
36 episodes
Reclaiming Your Voice & Showing Up Authentically with Elaine Williams
🎙️ Reclaiming Your Voice & Showing Up Authentically with Elaine WilliamsEpisode SummaryIn this episode of The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast, Tracie sits down with longtime friend and community member Elaine Williams...
Get Speaking Gigs Now: Turning Your Voice Into Clients with Leisa Reid
🎙️ Get Speaking Gigs Now: Turning Your Voice Into Clients with Leisa ReidEpisode SummaryIn this episode of The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast, Tracie sits down with Leisa Reid—speaker, author, and founder of Get Speaking...
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Get Seen, Trusted, and Paid: Stepping Into Your Expert Authority with Christine Blosdale
🎙️ Get Seen, Trusted, and Paid: Stepping Into Your Expert Authority with Christine BlosdaleEpisode SummaryIn this episode of The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast, Tracie sits down with Christine Blosdale—The Expert Authori...
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From Identity to Impact: Choosing Yourself with Urmi Hossain
🎙️ From Identity to Impact: Choosing Yourself with Urmi HossainEpisode SummaryIn this episode of The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast, Tracie sits down with Urmi Hossain—author, speaker, finance professional, and advocate ...
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The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root - S2E1 Your Business, Your Rules
🎙️ Welcome to Season Two: Your Business, Your RulesEpisode SummaryWelcome to Season Two of The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast! In this solo episode, Tracie Root sets the tone for the year ahead with a powerful reminder: ...
The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root - Gratitude for Season One!
🎧 Episode Summary:As we close out Season One of the Bold and Brilliant Podcast, host Tracie Root reflects on a year of courageous conversations, bold decisions, and real stories from real women. With 30 episodes released...
The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root, w/Guest Jen Vertanen
🎧 Episode Summary:In this powerful and deeply human episode of the Bold and Brilliant Podcast, host Tracie Root sits down with Jen Vertanen, Chief of Staff at a health-tech startup and founder of We The Unruly...
The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root, w/Guest Kat Mitchell
🎧 Episode Summary:What happens when life asks you to hold everything—a demanding career, caregiving, grief, big transitions—and you finally choose yourself? In this powerful episode, Tracie sits down with Kat Mitch...
The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root, w/Guest Diana Morgan
🎧 Episode Summary:What happens when a “recovered corporate misfit” merges her inner geek with her spiritual heart—and turns it into a movement? In this episode, Tracie sits down with Diana Concoff Morgan, Conscious Digital Imp...
The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root, w/Guest Tina Spoletini
🎧 Episode Summary:What happens when your kids drive away… and you suddenly realize your entire identity just shifted? In this heart-opening episode, confidence coach and Confidence in Bloom podcast host Tina Spolet...
The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root, w/Guest Donya Fahmy
🎧 Episode Summary:In this powerful conversation, Tracie sits down with Donya Fahmy, Alchemist-in-Chief at Sustainable Health Solutions and creator of Dropwise Essentials. Donya shares her long, bumpy “healing jou...
The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root, w/Guest Sharda Ryan
🎧 Episode Summary:What happens when a single mom in “hustle + survival mode” gets asked one simple question—“What would happen to your daughter if something happened to you?” In this episode, Tracie sits down with Sharda ...
The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root, with guest Clara Minor
🎧 Episode Summary:In this powerful episode of the Bold and Brilliant Podcast, Tracie Root sits down with Santa Cruz community icon Clara Minor of Minorsan Self-Defense & Fitness. Clara shares her origin sto...
The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root, w/Guest Mary Lummerding
🎧 Episode SummaryIn this feel-good (and wildly practical) conversation, Tracie sits down with Mary Lummerding—Chef Mary + cooking coach—to talk about the real reason so many people avoid the kitchen… and how to change that without...
The BOLD and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root, w/Guest Lia Allen
🎧 Episode Summary:In this energizing conversation, Tracie sits down with Lia Allen—entrepreneur, community builder, and networking powerhouse—to talk about the bold decisions that reshaped her life and business. Lia shares her...
The Bold and Brilliant Podcast w/ Guest Elle Ballard
🎧 Episode Summary: What does it take to uproot your life, step into the unknown, and create a thriving global community of women entrepreneurs? In this episode of the Bold and Brilliant Podcast, Tracie sits down with Elle...
The Bold and Brilliant podcast w/ Guest Suszi McFadden
🎧 Episode Summary: What happens when you trade the safety of corporate life for the creativity of entrepreneurship? In this inspiring conversation, award-winning portrait photographer Suszi McFadden shares how she transformed ...
The Bold and Brilliant Podcast with guest Julie Marty-Pearson
🎧 Episode Summary:In this inspiring episode of The Bold and Brilliant Podcast, Tracie is joined by Julie Marty-Pearson—podcaster, coach, storyteller, and founder of the Podcast Your Story Podcaster community. Julie shares...
The Bold and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root - The Truth About Motivation
🎧 Episode Summary: In this solo episode, Tracie peels back the curtain on one of the biggest myths holding people back — motivation. Spoiler alert: motivation isn’t something you wait for — it’s something you create...
The Bold and Brilliant Podcast with guest Carrie Helms
🎧 Episode Summary: In this soulful and deeply inspiring episode of The Bold and Brilliant Podcast, host Tracie Root welcomes the radiant Carrie Asuncion Helms, intuitive coach, human design guide, and Queen of Your De...
The Bold and Brilliant Podcast with guest Elisabeth Stitt (upd)
🎧 Episode Summary: In this heartwarming and eye-opening episode of the Bold and Brilliant Podcast, host Tracie Root is joined by parenting expert and coach Elisabeth Stitt, founder of Joyful Parenting Coaching....
The Bold and Brilliant Podcast with guest Carolyn Pistone
In this episode of the Bold and Brilliant Podcast, host Tracie Root dives into a dynamic and meaningful conversation with sustainability-driven business leader Carolyn Pistone. As the founder of Clear Blue Commercial—a certified B Corp...
The BOLD and Brilliant podcast with guest Michelle Walters
🎙️ Episode Title: A Bold Decision from the Heart with Michelle Walters🎙️ Episode Summary: In this episode of the Bold and Brilliant Podcast, host Tracie Root sits down with Michelle Walters, marke...
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The Bold and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie Root, With guest Jana Lane
🎙️ The Bold and Brilliant Podcast with Tracie RootFinding Your True North with Life Coach Jana Lane✨ Episode DescriptionHave you ever felt like you were going through the motions, living a life that looked great on paper but...
