Hosted by Richelle Fredson · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 150 episodes
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An Intimate and Unfiltered Conversation on Books, Brands and Business. Each week Richelle dives into an unabashedly truthful conversation with authors, publishers and thought leaders to reveal a behind-the-scenes look at the business of books and what it means to be an author today.
Richelle Fredson hosts Bound & Determined, a arts show with 150 episodes published.
In a world where we're overly connected to technology, which should, in theory, make community stronger, we are actually the loneliest we've ever been. Dr. Sylvia was a Book Proposal Blueprint student of mine several yea
What if the path to ease and freedom is not scaling up, but scaling down? Fewer clients. No costly employees. No content treadmill. This is the conversation I'm having with Pia Silva this week on Bound & Determined. She'
The world is changing all around us at rapid pace. We have to think on our feet now more than ever. And for those of you reading this, alongside that rollercoaster life is also a creative passion. A project you want to b
Mid-podcast interview with Courtney Townley, my guest this week, a comment she said stopped me in my tracks. "I moved from discipline to devotion." She was talking to me about how she reframed the times she showed up to
After a wonderful lunch with a former client last week, sharing stories and delicious Italian food, I was reminded how damaging comparison can be in the creative process. What does it look like to move through your creat
This week on Bound & Determined, we're breaking down the process of book and brand creation and how you can write a book even if you don't deem yourself a writer. My favorite quote from the episode, and a concept we dive
Have you ever been working on a big project that spawns lots of little project ideas? This recently happened to me while looking for a new bed for my son. It turned into an entire room remodel and started giving me ideas
This week on Bound + Determined, I'm beyond thrilled to introduce you to my editor and book collaborator, Hannah Robinson. She has been an integral part in helping me make Do the Thing all that I want it to be for you. I
You know that ol' Salt-N-Pepa classic "Let's Talk About Sex"? It begs the question…have we, ever? Do we really understand our own sexuality? This week on Bound + Determined, I'm chatting with esteemed "sexpert" Dr. Julia
What happens when you put two Leo Queens in a room–well, this week's podcast for one. But mostly, you get a lot of laughs, massive helpings of honesty, and loads of hard-earned wisdom. This week on Bound + Determined, I'
When it comes to publishing, I like to explain the process as a little bit of science and a little bit of magic. We can do ALL THE THINGS, and follow all the "rules", and still have to hand that work over to someone to a
This week on Bound + Determined, we're chatting pelvic floor health with Dr. Sara Reardon, aka The Vagina Whisperer! This episode is full of laughs AND love–because when it comes to peeing when you sneeze, or understandi
You know that feeling when you meet a new friend and it's an instant love match? Friendship love at first sight? That's how I felt when I met Stacy Ennis. A few years ag0, we met at Farnoosh Torabi's book launch for A He
This week on Bound and Determined, I'm sharing how my own book deal came to be, the process of getting it to the right idea that lit me up, and all that I'm learning about myself along the way. This is the first installm
This week on Bound + Determined, Sam Vander Wielen joins me and we dig into what business owners may be missing, what's working right now, and how to really build a business that sustains you through life's hardest momen
Life is made up of billions of tiny decisions. The poor decisions can lead to a lifetime of laughter. Maybe it's the bad perm you got as a teenager, or the tattoo of a dolphin eating a cheeseburger. Maybe it was the horr
This week on the Bound + Determined pod, I'm sitting down with Suzanne to discuss her book The Good Death: A Guide for Supporting Your Loved One Through the End of Life, which includes incredible education around having
In this week's episode of Bound + Determined, I'm chatting with Courtney about what felt different about creating her third book, how the idea of Gentle came to her (you may relate!), and how chronic illness impacted her
In this episode of Bound and Determined, I'm diving deeper into a conversation that really resonated with last week's newsletter—how I'm balancing social media alongside other platform channels amidst ongoing shifts in t
This week, we have our first new Bound + Determined episode of 2025, and it's not to be missed! I sat down with literary agent Cherise Fisher to unpack this incredible and sometimes maddening process of bringing a book t
Dr Sylvia Kalicinski
therapist, speaker, storyteller, author
2 appearances on this show
Pia Silva
author, TEDx speaker, NoBS Mastery founder · Worstofall Design
1 appearance on this show
Courtney Townley
author of The Consistency Code and midlife wellness expert · Co-Movement Gym
1 appearance on this show
Mike Kim
personal branding expert, Wall Street Journal bestselling author
1 appearance on this show
Hannah Robinson
professional boxer · Box Butte Development Corporation
4 appearances on this show
Dr. Juliana Hauser
licensed couples and family therapist · Kentucky's sex therapists
1 appearance on this show
Beatriz Victoria Albina
Family Nurse Practitioner, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, Master Certified Somatic Life Coach, author of End Emotional Outsourcing
1 appearance on this show
Lucinda Halpern
Get Signed! How to Pitch to an Agent
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Sara Reardon
board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist · The Vagina Whisperer
1 appearance on this show
Stacy Ennis
best-selling author, coach, and speaker · Growing Influence
2 appearances on this show
Sam Vander Wielen
entrepreneur, author, founder of a legal education business
1 appearance on this show
Abby Davisson
Money and Love Institute
1 appearance on this show
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