Pleasure and Profits with Rachel Anzalone

Pleasure and Profits with Rachel Anzalone

In a world where hustle is glamorized and burnout normalized, it's time to rewrite the rules and embrace satisfaction as the true measure of success. This podcast is for visionary entrepreneurs and business owners like you, who are ready to make an impact. Stop sacrificing your health, wellbeing, and happiness in pursuit of business growth at all costs. There’s a better way. How do I know? Because I’ve done it for myself and countless clients. I’m Rachel Anzalone—Advisor, Thought Partner, and Satisfaction Strategist™ to purpose driven entrepreneurs. Join me as I dive into the intersection of well-being and wealth, exploring practical strategies, inspiring stories, and expert interviews that unveil the secrets to creating a business that is both pleasurable and profitable. Together we will examine the return on investment (ROI) on pleasure and how purpose plus passion can equal a sustainable and profitable business strategy. As a seasoned entrepreneur and Satisfaction Strategist™, I've helped people just like you embrace authenticity, alignment, embodiment and pleasure as a way of being, all while creating massive impact and building thriving businesses. With Pleasure & Profits™, we will embark on a transformative journey together, dedicated to maximizing impact, profit and pleasure in business and life. Are you ready to create a life where pleasure and profit walk hand in hand? Subscribe to Pleasure & Profits™ now on your favorite podcast platform. Let's redefine success as satisfaction and empower you to live a life that's both financially prosperous and deeply fulfilling. We all deserve to experience the best of both worlds.

Episodes

April 2, 2024 55 mins
Join us for an inspiring episode with motivational icon Lisa Nichols. A seasoned entrepreneur and best-selling author, Lisa has influenced over 80 million lives through her business, Motivating the Masses. She shares wisdom on personal growth, strategic business-building, impact, learning, and legacy. She also talks about keeping a balance between work and home life, being real with people, and the strength found in being open and...
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In my recent series, Lessons From The Jungle (Episodes 10, 11 and 13), I shared a number of lessons learned on my most recent visit to Costa Rica. In a couple of those episodes I referenced an experience I had at a sacred waterfall, and how those experiences reminded me of another, strikingly different experience I had at a waterfall on my first visit to Costa Rica in 2016. I’ve written about my experience on that waterfall (yes ON...
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In this episode I share Part 3 of the lessons and reflections from my recent retreat in the Costa Rican rainforest. The retreat focused on the Art of Attention and a deep and reverent connection to nature. It was held at a location that is stewarded by a loving and thoughtful staff – a love that beautifully permeates everything. Over the course of my time in Costa Rica, including three days in San Jose, before flying home, I receiv...
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In this episode, I’m sitting down with Giovanni Marsico–the CEO and founder of Archangel, a global community of entrepreneurs on a mission to impact millions of people together. Giovanni is a 2x EMMY® award-winning producer, creating a new genre he calls 'real-life superhero movies' with films like DREAMER and HERO to inspire millions of people to dream bigger, unleash their gifts, and change the world.  In our time together, he sh...
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February 1, 2024 22 mins
In this episode I share Part 2 of the lessons and reflections from my recent retreat in the Costa Rican rainforest. The retreat focused on the Art of Attention and a deep and reverent connection to nature. It was held at a location that is stewarded by a loving and thoughtful staff – a love that beautifully permeates everything. Over the course of my time in Costa Rica, including three days in San Jose, before flying home, I recei...
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January 19, 2024 18 mins
In this episode, I share lessons and reflections from my recent retreat in the Costa Rican rainforest. The retreat focused on the Art of Attention and a deep and reverent connection to nature. It was held at a location that is stewarded by a loving and thoughtful staff – a love that beautifully permeates everything. Over the course of my time in Costa Rica, including three days in San Jose, before flying home, I received so many m...
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In this episode, I share a conversation with my friend and colleague Melissa Camilleri, co-founder of Stand for the And Education Company and the Prosper Network.  Melissa shares her journey from being a high school English teacher to starting her own jewelry business, and eventually pivoting to Stand for the And, where she and her business partner Angela Greaser help entrepreneurs build a legacy of impact & income with high-qualit...
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December 22, 2023 6 mins
This is not the episode I meant to record and not the day I meant to release it, because inspiration doesn't always come as expected, and sometimes we have to let go and trust that it will come when the timing is right. Inside I’m sharing the answer I received when I asked the questions:   “Why am I at such a standstill with this solstice episode…and with my work this week in general?”, and, “What do I and my listeners need to hear...
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In this episode we’re talking about this particular time period we’re in—this mid-holidays, almost-end-of-year, not-quite-the-new-year, limbo that is mid-December, what it means for us as entrepreneurs, what most people are doing in this season & how there's an more empowered way.  Instead of being all in—hustling till the bitter end—or all out—full shut down mode, there’s a third more powerful, more empowered way to approach this ...
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In this episode I’m thrilled to introduce you to a woman who has been pivotal in bringing this podcast to life— April Adams Pertuis, the CEO and Founder of LIGHTbeamers, where she helps mission-driven female entrepreneurs and business leaders use their story to amplify their impact and income by increasing their visibility on stages, in books, and digital media. April shares her insights on why taking your place in the spotlight is...
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If you’ve ever felt like, “I should be working harder,” or “I should be getting there faster,” or “This entrepreneur stuff is really freaking hard. Maybe I’m just not cut out for it,”...then this episode is for you.  Today I’m sharing my experiences in marathon training, transitioning to long distance cycling, the insights and mental challenges inherent in both disciplines, and how they translate to the world of entrepreneurship.  ...
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Rachel Anzalone here and today we’re talking about reciprocity in business.  If you haven’t listened to Episode 3 yet with Rochelle Sheik, I recommend you check it out. She has so much wisdom to share and we touch on the concept of reciprocity numerous times during the conversation.  Today we’re digging deeper into reciprocity–the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit–especially in the context of our business...
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This episode I get to talk to one of my favorite people on the planet, Rochelle Schieck. She’s the founder of Qoya Inspired Movement, and author of Qoya: A Compass for Navigating an Embodied Life that is Wise, Wild, and Free.” Rochelle shares her wisdom in the field of personal transformation and embodiment practices. Rochelle brings a deep connection to nature to her teachings. She has led over one hundred retreats and has a dedic...
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November 17, 2023 22 mins
Rachel Anzalone here and today, I’m talking about pleasure. “Pleasure is not a word that we often think about when we are thinking about business, when we’re thinking about entrepreneurship.” Most people running a business think about everything else before thinking of pleasure. And yet, there’s this feeling, or expectation that the pleasure is somewhere out there, just beyond the next goal or project. What I often see is a focu...
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November 17, 2023 23 mins
Thank you for checking out my podcast. In case we haven’t met, I’m Rachel Anzalone – Satisfaction Strategist. I’m super excited that you’re here. Are you a visionary entrepreneur searching for the perfect balance between pleasure and profits? That’s the conversation we’ll explore together. The intersection of well-being and wealth, sharing inspiring stories and expert insights. Why Pleasure and Profits? It’s been an idea for a re...
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November 14, 2023 3 mins
In a world where hustle is glamorized and burnout normalized, it's time to rewrite the rules and embrace satisfaction as the true measure of success.   This podcast is for visionary entrepreneurs and business owners like you, who are ready to make an impact. Stop sacrificing your health, wellbeing, and happiness in pursuit of business growth at all costs. There’s a better way.  How do I know? Because I’ve done it for myself and cou...
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