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Gratitude Geek is the podcast for Gen X women solopreneurs who've faced major life challenges like cancer, divorce, or loss—and are rebuilding their businesses and lives with strategy, systems, and gratitude as a powerful business tool.

Host Kandas Rodarte—a Gen X metastatic breast cancer thriver, growth coach, and digital marketing pioneer with 30+ years of expertise—interviews inspirational Gen X women entrepreneurs who've transformed adversity into wisdom and business growth.

Each week, you'll discover practical strategies for marketing, productivity, building genuine client connections, and creating a business that fits your life. Whether you're starting over after a difficult season or simply ready to grow your business with more authenticity and less hustle, this podcast will help you learn, grow, and foster the connections that matter most.

Join the Gratitude Geek community and turn gratitude into your competitive advantage.

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148: Susanna Dussling on Resilience & Regret
Susanna Dussling is a deaf bilateral cochlear implant wearer living a meaningful and purposeful life with resilience and no regrets.   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, & share! Follow us on social and join the conversation! YouTube: ...
50 min
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147: Ladder of Ascension featuring Michelle Ne...
International bestselling author, Michelle Nedelec is an expert in entrepreneurialism and the founder of Awareness Strategies.  She’s run her own series of companies for over 22 years and for over 15 years has been helping Sales reps,...
48 min
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146: Growth and Gratitude
Host Kandas Rodarte shares her thoughts on the Colorado Springs LGBTQ club shooting, reads a story about growth and gratitude and gives a brief health update.
19 min
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145: Client Testimonials featuring Erin Ollila ...
34 min
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144: The Next Right Thing featuring Erin Ollila
Conversion copywriter. Copy Coach. Wing Woman. Word slinger. No matter what you call her, Erin Ollila believes in the power of words and how a message can inform—and even transform—its intended audience. When she’s not working with big brands...
42 min
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143: Becoming Better Humans featuring Kevin Pal...
Kevin Palmieri is the founder and co-host of the Next Level University podcast.
53 min
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142: Lessons from the Other Side featuring Glen...
In September of 2013, I launched a YouTube talk show called Coffee, Cards and Conversations.  Each week, I'd met with a guest at locally-owned coffee shop in Conroe, Texas to have a honest conversation about gratitude and marketing.  My very...
34 min
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141: It's Not Who You Know - Networking Secrets...
Dr. Ivan Misner, founder of BNI with 290,000+ members, reveals why how well you know each other is the real networking secret. Learn the VCP framework, why networking is farming not hunting, and how to build referrals without cold calling.
59 min
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140: Building Profitable Online Courses That Ac...
A practical conversation on turning your expertise into profitable online courses and programs without losing your sanity or your style.
56 min
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139: Put Your Best Face Forward with Detroit he...
Deb Davis is Detroit’s premier headshot specialist.  Her goal as your photographer is to connect and engage with you in order to bring out your very best, so you can showcase your personality and skill.
59 min
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138: Going Rogue with Your Money Mindset featur...
Melissa Myers, CFP® is a heart-centered, female financial planner, #1 best-selling author, speaker, owner of multiple financial services businesses and she is Going Rogue! Conventional wisdom about personal finance has a place, yet it isn’t always...
50 min
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137: Radical Self-Care for Caregivers featurin...
Susanne White was blessed with the opportunity to care for her parents and ventured out on a caregiving journey that would change her life. She blogs about this journey on her website, caregiverwarrior.com and shares her experience, strength and hope...
48 min
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136: Create 3-Months of Social Media Content in...
Hannah Acosta shares a practical system for planning and batching three months of social media content in a single day, using stories, testimonials, and intentional messaging to make marketing easier and more consistent.
54 min
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135: Making a Difference featuring Sales Traine...
Jeff Clatterbaugh is vice president, mortgage sales manager. Been in business for 25years as a residential mortgage professional. He has a business degree from Central Michigan University and began his career as a portfolio (solution based financing)...
48 min
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134: Find, Keep and Enjoy the Right Relationsh...
Michelle is a 2x International Bestselling Author, Speaker & Relationship coach helping you find the confidence to live and love life as you dream it can be through The Art of Relationshipping.
50 min
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133: Social Media Mindset featuring Nicole Port...
Chocolatier turned award-winning digital marketer, Nicole Porter, helps small businesses navigate the large and overwhelming world of social media by focusing on authenticity. She has a specific interest in working with small businesses and...
51 min
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132: Surprising Marketing Lessons Learned whil...
This is a rebroadcast of first released January 26, 2021.
37 min
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131: Changing Self-Limiting Beliefs featuring J...
Judy Kane, founder of Aligned Consciousness, helps people identify and release subconscious beliefs that keep them repeating unhealthy, stressful patterns. The shifts her clients experience result in them finally achieving what they’ve longed...
49 min
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130: Super Niching Your Podcast featuring The ...
Shereese and Andrea are the hosts of The TNG Podcast and founders of the Sci-Fi Matters Club on Clubhouse. They’ve been teaching the next generation for over 10 years, and now they’re sharing their love for all things geek with other sci-fi...
54 min
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From Book to Video Game: Inside the Business of...
A conversation with dark fantasy author J.V. Hilliard
58 min
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128: How to Sleep Better for Peak Performance |...
Sleep consultant Riley Jarvis shares science-based strategies to fall asleep faster, sleep deeper, and wake up energized—so you can build your business with peak performance instead of exhaustion.
48 min
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All You Need is Love featuring Hibby Bartlett
Hibby Bartlett is energized, committed, and passionate about leading wellness conversations around life balance, mental wellness, self-care, self-realization, and whole life wellness. Her joy is seeing individuals build healthy communication and...
59 min
198
Oodles about Google featuring Brandon Leibowitz
Brandon runs and operates SEO Optimizers, a digital marketing company helping small and medium-sized businesses rank in Google for hyper-competitive keywords, increasing sales and generating new business. He has over 14 years of digital marketing...
36 min
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Cybersecurity for Solopreneurs featuring Ryan O...
Ryan O’Hara is an entrepreneur, cybersecurity expert and founder of Sphinx Cybersecurity, an IT and Cybersecurity service provider in Dearborn, Michigan. Ryan founded Sphinx in 2009, after working for several years in corporate IT, to bring...
49 min
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124: What the Heck Is Backlinking with Harrison...
Backlinks, meta descriptions, and why guest podcasting boosts SEO
53 min