Beyond the balance

Beyond The balance is your no-BS, heart-forward podcast for working and entrepreneurial moms who are tired of burnout, guilt, and feeling torn between career, family, and self. Hosted like a conversation with your business bestie, this show delivers honest stories, tough-love truths, and actionable takeaways to help you reclaim confidence, set boundaries, and design a life that actually works for you. From imposter syndrome to redefining success on your own terms, every episode reminds you that you’re not alone - and that your dreams still matter. This is a place where purpose, passion and podcasting come together. Subscribe, exhale, and get ready to pursue purpose, courage, and zero apologies.

Beyond the balance is a business podcast hosted by Jessica Perez, with 27 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Jessica Perez hosts Beyond the balance, a business show with 27 episodes published.

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  Episode #28

  Beyond the balance- Maryam Houston

  Sep 29, 20261h 6m

  In This Episode We Talk About What does it actually look like to build a serious career and a full family life without burning yourself to the ground? Maryam Houston joins Jessica to talk about the parts of working motherhood nobody puts on a highlight reel: the decision fatigue, the “defend for yourself” dinner nights, the outsourcing that saved her sanity, and the boundaries she wishes she had set a decade sooner. It is equal parts strategy session and reality check, with a few tools you will want to steal before the episode ends. Key Takeaways ✨ Boundaries are not selfish. They protect the version of you that can go the distance. ✨ Outsourcing is a strategy, not a splurge. Hand off what drains you and buy back your capacity. ✨ AI is a mom tool, not just a work tool. From dinner to journaling, it can carry real weight. ✨ Your ADHD brain is pointing at something. Follow the pull toward your zone of excellence. ✨ Sometimes you have to leave the room to become who you are meant to be. Who This Episode Is For This episode is for the mom who is good at everything and quietly running on empty. For the one who says yes before she checks her own capacity, who carries the invisible load, and who is ready to stop giving herself away and start setting boundaries that stick. Connect with Jessica Perez Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessicaperez1123 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jessica-perez-consulting Connect with Maryam Houston LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryam-houston/ Follow & Support the Podcast ⭐ Follow the show ⭐ Leave a 5-star review ⭐ Share this episode with a mom who needs it #Beyondthebalance

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  Episode #27

  Beyond the balance- Maddison Koper

  Sep 22, 202654 min

  In This Episode We Talk About: This week I'm sitting down with Maddison Koper, ESQ. the attorney and founder of Sunshine Law Firm who decided she'd be a lawyer at 13 and never looked back. We get into the legal groundwork most new business owners skip, the exact steps she tells every client to take before they build a website or spend a single dollar on branding, and why waiting to protect your name can cost you everything you've made. Then the conversation turns personal. Maddison opens up about the year business went quiet: a new baby, a body running on no sleep, and the sudden loss of the family dog, all colliding at once. This is a conversation about building something the right way the first time, and about what happens when life forces you to stop chasing and start attracting instead. Key Takeaways: ✨ Your business name means nothing legally until you've searched it and filed it with the USPTO ✨ A newborn and grief will slow your business down, and that is not the same thing as failing ✨ You don't chase the right clients or the right season, you attract them by staying vibrant Who This Episode Is For This episode is for: → The mom building a business on the side who keeps telling herself the LLC and trademark can wait → The woman whose business went quiet after a hard season and thinks that means she's falling behind → Anyone who has ever felt like being multi-passionate meant she couldn't be taken seriously Connect with Jessica Perez Instagram https://instagram.com/jessicaperez1123 LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/in/jessica-perez-consulting Connect with Maddison Koper & Sunshine Law Firm Instagram https://instagram.com/sunshinelawfirm LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddison-koper-esq-a1085b129 Website https://sunshinelawfirm.net Follow & Support the Podcast ⭐ Follow the show ⭐ Leave a 5-star review ⭐ Share this episode with a mom who needs it #Beyondthebalance

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  Episode #26

  Beyond the balance- Shannon Spotswood

  Sep 8, 20261h 5m

  In This Episode We Talk About Shannon Spotswood didn't climb a straight ladder to become CEO of RFG Advisory. She left investment banking and a hedge fund that grew to over thirty billion dollars, walked away from Wall Street entirely to build a luxury children's clothing brand out of a garage with a friend (the one Gwyneth Paltrow made famous), and then walked back into finance to help build one of the fastest growing RIA platforms in the country. This episode is a real look at the power of the pivot, what decisive leadership actually looks like under pressure, and how she has raised three kids while never once standing still. Key Takeaways ✨ The pivot is not a failure. It's a strategy. ✨ Decisiveness is a skill you build under pressure, not a personality trait you're born with. ✨ “Be where your feet are” beats chasing balance every single time. ✨ Flexibility isn't a perk you hand out. It's how you keep your best women in the room. Who This Episode Is For This episode is for the mom who thinks she has to pick one lane and stay in it forever. For the woman in the boardroom quietly wondering if she's allowed to want more than one career. For every working mom who has wondered if walking away from something great means she failed. Shannon is proof it means the opposite. Connect with Jessica Perez Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessicaperez1123 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jessica-perez-consulting Connect with Shannon Spotswood LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonspotswood/ Website: https://rfgadvisory.com Follow & Support the Podcast ⭐ Follow the show ⭐ Leave a 5-star review ⭐ Share this episode with a mom who needs it #Beyondthebalance

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  Episode #25

  Beyond the balance- Episode 25 (Torie Happe)

  Jul 28, 202645 min

  In This Episode We Talk About What happens when you build a family exactly the way you want it and the whole world has an opinion about it? I sat down with my friend Torie Happe, VP of Business Development at Jump, the AI operating system taking over financial services, for a conversation that goes way beyond the boardroom. Torie and I met on the conference circuit, and I have watched her move with the fastest-growing companies in our industry while raising her son on her own terms. In this episode we get into the one-and-done decision and the guilt strangers love to hand you, the day her water broke at 21 weeks (with a Chick-fil-A craving she still hasn't let go of), and the real systems she and her husband use to keep their marriage, their careers, and their kid all standing. If you have ever felt pressure to have more, be more, or perform perfect, this one is going to hit different. Key Takeaways ✨ The size of your family is nobody's business but yours. ✨ Send the email. The CEO might actually write you back and change your whole career. ✨ Spend, save, give. Teaching kids to earn beats handing them everything. ✨ You are doing better than you think. Some days winning is just, he woke up breathing. ✨ Be a villager if you want a village. Community is built, not found. Who This Episode Is For This episode is for the mom who chose one and is tired of defending it. For the woman who built a career she refuses to lose herself in. For anyone carrying the weight of the perfect Pinterest mom and ready to set it down. If you have ever let a stranger's opinion make you second-guess your own family, this one is for you. CONNECT WITH JESSICA PEREZ Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessicaperez1123 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jessica-perez-consulting CONNECT WITH TORIE HAPPE LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/torie-happe FOLLOW & SUPPORT THE PODCAST ⭐ Follow the show so you never miss an episode ⭐ Leave a 5-star review ⭐ Share this episode with a mom who needs it #BeyondtheBalance

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  Episode #24

  Beyond the balance- Episode 24 (Iyana Harris)

  Jul 21, 202656 min

  In This Episode We Talk About She rode the bus to college with her baby in a car seat. Twenty years later, she walked away from the firm that changed her life to build her own. In this episode I sit down with my girl Iyana Harris, Co-Founder of Catalyst, and we go deep on what it really takes to bet on yourself. Iyana grew up in Phoenix as a first generation American with a single mom, no car, and no roadmap. She became a mom at 19, earned her degree with her son sitting beside her in lecture halls, and spent 18 years climbing from a customer service desk to VP of Business Development before leaving corporate to co-found her own consulting firm. We talk about the false safety of a W2, the circle of trust every woman needs, why she plans from A all the way to Z, and the season she is in now: the one where she finally puts herself first. This one is honest, bold, and exactly the reality check you need if you have been sitting on a dream waiting for it to feel safe. It never will. Do it anyway. Key Takeaways ✨ The W2 paycheck is a false sense of security. Your loyalty has to be to you. ✨ Ask yourself: is this a five minute problem or a five year problem? Spend your stress accordingly. ✨ If you are in the room, you are supposed to be there. What is meant for you is meant for you. ✨ Betting on yourself does not mean being reckless. Iyana hired a coach, saved money, and planned from A to Z before she jumped. ✨ Everything you want is on the other side of fear. Ask for help. Vulnerability is earned wisdom, not weakness. Who This Episode Is For This episode is for the mom who has been carrying everyone else since she was young and is wondering when it gets to be her turn. For the woman with a steady paycheck and a restless spirit who knows she was built for more. And for every mama who needs to hear that starting over, starting late, or starting scared still counts as starting. Connect with Jessica Perez Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessicaperez1123 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jessica-perez-consulting Connect with Iyana Harris LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iyanaharris Website: https://startwithcatalyst.com Follow & Support the Podcast ⭐ Follow the show ⭐ Leave a 5 star review ⭐ Share this episode with a mom who needs it #BeyondtheBalance

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