The Seed: Growing Your Business
Welcome to The Seed: Growing Your Business, brought to you by Dandelion Inc. I’m your host, Lisa Resnick, and this podcast is all about connecting, developing, and supporting women in business. Join me as we explore tips and insights on leadership, business development, and social media strategies that can help you thrive. We’ll also hear from amazing guests who share their stories and experiences, offering inspiration and practical advice for your entrepreneurial journey. So, tune in, download, like, and subscribe. And remember, if you love what you hear, share the love with others. Together, let’s cultivate growth and empower women in business.
Episodes
July 15, 2025 • 9 mins
Lead Beyond What You Sell: How Civic Engagement Transforms Your Business and Your Life
This is my last writing from Poland, in between teaching leadership and civic engagement to a powerhouse group of women who are ready to lead in business, in their communities, and in their everyday lives. And as I sit with these conversations and experiences, one thing keeps coming up again and again—not just here, but in every room I’ve ever en...
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July 8, 2025 • 12 mins
Build While You’re Away: 5 Low-Lift Ways to Diversify Your Income
Right now, I’m sitting in Poland—still in awe of the powerful women I’ve met while teaching leadership and civic engagement across the region. It’s been energizing, eye-opening, and humbling all at once.
But even in the midst of this incredible work, I’m reminded that back home… my business is still running.
Not because I’m glued to my laptop.
Not because I’ve clon...
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July 1, 2025 • 7 mins
Butterflies Mean Go: What Teaching in Poland Is Really Teaching Me
Five days into this whirlwind experience, and I still can't quite believe it. I’m in Poland, teaching leadership and civic engagement to women who are ready to make real change in their communities—and in themselves.
It sounds glamorous. And yes, it’s incredible. But it’s also real life. While I’m over here helping women grow, I’m also checking in on my boys’ lacros...
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June 25, 2025 • 11 mins
You Don’t Need to Be a Social Media Zombie to Grow Your Business
If you’ve ever found yourself staring blankly at your phone thinking, “Do I really have to post again today?” — you’re not alone.
Lisa Resnick
Hey, it’s Lisa — and I want to talk about something a lot of us feel but rarely say out loud:Social media burnout is real, and it’s okay if showing up online 24/7 isn’t how you want to grow your business.
We’ve been fed this ...
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June 17, 2025 • 38 mins
Making Work Work for Everyone: Why Real DEI Is More Than a Buzzword
This week on The Seed, I welcomed back someone I deeply admire—Stacey Gordon. She’s not just a global leadership strategist and DEI expert… she’s a truth-teller, a disruptor, and someone who has been doing this work long before it became a corporate checkbox.
Bringing Stacey back on wasn’t just a catch-up. It was necessary.
With everything going on right now—from...
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June 10, 2025 • 27 mins
Life, Unfiltered: A Conversation on Regeneration with Iris
This week’s podcast episode with Iris was one of those conversations that stayed with me long after we hit stop.
Before you even press play, I want to give you a little heads-up: you're going to hear background sounds. Some birds, some people, a bit of real life happening in real time. And honestly? I wouldn’t change a thing. Because that is the heartbeat of this episode—r...
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June 3, 2025 • 7 mins
Already In It: Stop Waiting to Arrive
There’s this narrative out there that if you don’t have a massive following, your business isn’t legitimate. That unless you’ve hit 10K+ on Instagram, have a flood of email subscribers, or go viral at least once a month, you’re somehow behind.
Let me call that out for what it is: complete BS.
Founder and CEO of Dandelion-Inc
Here’s the truth I wish more entrepreneurs knew from the start:You d...
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May 27, 2025 • 32 mins
Sales Without the Ick: Real Talk with the Sales Maven
There’s this word that makes a lot of entrepreneurs—especially women—tense up just hearing it:Sales.
We’ve been conditioned to believe that selling has to feel pushy or performative. That if we’re not following a slick script or mastering every objection, we’re doing it wrong.
But what if I told you it doesn’t have to be that way?
This week on The Seed, I sat down with the incre...
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May 20, 2025 • 16 mins
How to Lead and Grow a Community While Growing Yourself
Let me tell you something I’ve learned the long, messy, beautiful way: you do not need to have it all figured out before you start building something that matters.
We tend to think that in order to lead, we need to be 10 steps ahead. That to create a business, a network, a movement, or even a support group, we need to have the credentials, the perfect plan, and all the confide...
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May 13, 2025 • 36 mins
From Bikini Dreams to Saks Shelves: Isabel De Sousa’s Journey with Akalia
What if you stopped waiting for everything to be perfect… and just started?
That’s exactly what Isabel De Sousa did.
This week on The Seed: Building Your Business, I had the absolute joy of sitting down with Isabel, founder of the luxury fashion brand Akalia—a line that’s gone from college side hustle to being featured in high-end boutiques and major retailer...
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May 6, 2025 • 14 mins
Stop Overthinking Business Development: Start with What You Already Have
Let’s be honest—“business development” can sound intimidating. Like you need a massive marketing budget, a viral social media strategy, or a team of experts just to move the needle.
But here’s the truth: Business development isn’t about doing everything. It’s about doing the right small things—again and again.
This week on The Seed, I shared not just tips and ...
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April 29, 2025 • 34 mins
This Is Your Brain on Marketing
Have you ever wondered why you fall for ads you know are too good to be true?Why you feel a twinge of FOMO after scrolling social media?Or why sometimes your brain says “yes” before you even know what’s happening?
You’re not broken. You’re human.And today on The Seed, we dive deep into why that happens — and what it means for you, your business, and your mental health.
I’m so excited because I had th...
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April 22, 2025 • 21 mins
You Don’t Have to Do It All Alone
Let me set the scene: I’m hopping on a Zoom, and somehow I’ve magically become “Patty.” No idea how. Tech gremlins? Maybe. But after a quick identity swap and a good laugh, I got to have one of the most insightful, refreshing conversations with Molly Rose Speed—and I knew immediately this one needed to be shared.
Molly is the founder of Virtual Assistant Management and the brains behind a certified...
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April 15, 2025 • 9 mins
Push or Plateau: Which Path Are You On?
Have you ever hit a point in your business where you’re busy — working, checking things off — but deep down, you know you’re not really growing?
You’re stuck in what I call the actively waiting space.
It feels like progress because you’re moving... but in reality, you’re staying right where you are.
And you know what?
It happens to all of us. Myself included.
In fact, it’s completely norma...
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April 8, 2025 • 38 mins
Growth Doesn’t Happen in a Silo: Lessons from Linda McKissack
If there’s one thing I will keep shouting from the rooftops, it’s this: connections don't happen when you stay hidden away. Growth — real, transformational growth — requires courage. It requires stepping outside your comfortable circle and putting yourself out there, even when it feels a little scary.
And this week on The Seed, I had the absolute joy of interviewing ...
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April 1, 2025 • 10 mins
One Small Shift That Can Change Everything in Your Business This Week
Let's just get straight to the point. What Are You Actually Doing to Move the Needle?
I had a moment this week. I was staring at my color-coded calendar (yes, I love my color coding) and realized… it was packed. But I couldn’t help but think—what in all of this is actually moving my business forward? Not just checking off boxes or staying busy. I mean the rea...
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March 25, 2025 • 36 mins
How to Build a Lean Marketing Engine with Sarah Noel Block of Tiny Marketing
We’re rolling into 2025 with powerhouse guests on The Seed, and this week is no exception. I had the pleasure of sitting down with one of my top five favorite podcast hosts of all time—Sarah Noel Block of Tiny Marketing. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed trying to "do it all" when it comes to marketing, this episode is your breath of fresh air.
Sarah break...
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March 18, 2025 • 12 mins
Your Hidden Superpower (And a Fun Quiz to Prove It!)
You have a superpower.
No, I don’t mean in a cape-flying, laser-vision kind of way (though, if you do have that, call me immediately because I have so many questions). I mean that thing you do so effortlessly, so naturally, that you don’t even see it as special.
But guess what? It is.
We Normalize Our GiftsWe brush off compliments. We assume everyone thinks, acts, or moves throug...
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March 11, 2025 • 51 mins
How to Track What’s Really Working in Your Marketing (and Stop Wasting Money)
Marketing your business can feel like throwing spaghetti at the wall and hoping something sticks. You’re posting, advertising, and investing in strategies, but how do you really know what’s working? If you’re not tracking your marketing data correctly, you might be wasting money without even realizing it.
In a recent episode of The Seed, I sat down with J...
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March 4, 2025 • 33 mins
How to Get Your Business Featured in the Media: PR Strategy with Christina Daves
If PR isn’t part of your business strategy yet, it should be.
In this episode of The Seed podcast, I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Christina Daves, an award-winning PR expert and entrepreneur, to dive deep into the power of public relations, visibility, and media exposure.
Christina didn’t start out as a PR pro—she built her expertise ...
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