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Women entrepreneurs, see if this feels familiar.
You've built the business.
It runs. It generates revenue.
It makes the impact you desire.
And now… you're asking a deeper question. Who am I becoming next?
In Episode 99 of Follow Your Joy, I'm joined by Luna Battalia — Leadership Mentor, Founder of Caru Creative, and creator of Animist Branding™ — a psychology-driven approach to branding rooted in intuition, intimacy, and feminine leadership.
Luna works with mature women at the intersection of personal evolution and professional legacy. Her clients are no longer chasing growth metrics — they are building bodies of work that matter.
Inside this episode, we explore:
• What happens when ambition softens into wonder
• Why scaling isn't always the answer
• How to relate to your business as a living entity — not just a revenue machine
• The psychology behind powerful brand messaging
• How to "listen between the lines" to uncover your true voice
• Why Luna retired a successful podcast — and what that decision unlocked
• The difference between identifying as your brand vs. tending to it
Luna shares her Business as Entity™ philosophy — a shift from controlling your business to being in relationship with it.
Because when your brand is treated as something living, breathing, evolving…
The pressure dissolves.
The clarity sharpens.
The message deepens.
This conversation is aligned beautifully with my La Vita e Bella brand for women entrepreneurs in their 40s, 50s and beyond who have built stability — and are now ready to lead from intuition, essence, and legacy.
Luna is offering Follow Your Joy listeners 10% savings on her Messenger | Master the Art of Being Heard program, a six-figure step-by-step messaging system rooted in her Animist Branding™ and buyer psychology to become a better storyteller, and get more sales.
Access her program link and savings inside the Portal of Joy www.marladiann.com/podcast/portal
If you're in a season of tending rather than chasing — this episode will meet you there.
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Resources + Links:
https://www.lunaloveleadership.com
https://www.facebook.com/lunaloveleadership
https://www.instagram.com/lunabattalia
https://www.linkedin.com/in/luna-battalia-352404248
Luna's gift: Access inside the Portal of Joy → www.marladiann.com/podcast/portal
Messenger | Master the Art of Being Heard (10% savings for FYJ listeners) a 6-figure step-by-step messaging system peeling back the curtain on the proprietary Animist Branding™ and buyer-psychology approach to confidently share your mission, become a better storyteller, and get more sales.
Inspired by the episode? Don't stop here, unlock the vetted tools, resources, and free downloads from Marla's podcast guests mentioned during episodes. Click here to access the portal of joy. https://marladiann.com/podcast/portal/
On the path of reinvention? New chapter? Done with pushing, hustling, living in overloaded, burnout mode too often as a mature woman entrepreneur? Fill out a form to be on a waiting list for the next 90-day Soul-Led Next Level Portal coming soon. https://tinyurl.com/soul-led-call
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