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Inner RebelErin Saxton: The Courage to Stick Your Neck Out — and Dive Into Your CrapSend us a textIn this wildly honest and unexpectedly hilarious episode, we sit down with four-time Emmy-nominated TV producer, PR strategist, and professional truth-teller Erin Saxton — a woman whose inner rebel is not “inner” at all.What begins as a conversation about career, reinvention, and authenticity quickly turns into a masterclass on self-awareness, courage, and the messy, tender, deeply human work of becoming yourself. Erin shares the story behind her 100-pound weight loss, the inner voices she had to meet along the way, and the surprising rituals (including alarms in the pantry and si...
2025-11-1955 min
Inner RebelJessica Rose: Human Design & The Genius Beneath the Bullsh*tSend us a textThis isn’t another Human Design 101. In this profound and provocative conversation, Melissa flips the mic toward Jessica Rose—Inner Rebel co-host, Human Design expert, and Deconditioning Coach—to explore beyond the buzzwords of Human Design and into the transformative—and often confronting—work of living it. What follows is a deep excavation of identity and illusion: how deconditioning means confronting the stories you’ve believed about who you are.From the stories we tell ourselves to the ones shaping the world, Jess and Melissa explore how deconditioning isn’t just personal work—...
2025-11-051h 02
Inner RebelCarrie Montgomery: How to Be SuperhumanSend us a textWhat if performance, health, and leadership all come down to one thing: safety in your body? In this transformative episode, nervous system specialist and founder of Lumera Leadership Lab Carrie Montgomery breaks down how regulation—not force—is the true foundation of resilience and power. We explore how trauma imprints affect our capacity, why nervous system work is the missing link in healing and business, and how you can start rewiring your system with simple, science-backed practices. Carrie’s story of surviving medical trauma and rebuilding her life from the inside out is a powe...
2025-10-2247 min
Exposing the Hidden RealityFind Your Fireflies | Find Safe Spaces & Practice VulnerabilityIn this episode, we speak with Melissa Bauknight, founder of The Nova Global, to talk about rewiring how ambitious women and non-binary folks gather, lead, and work. Melissa shares her path from a high-performing corporate career to building spaces where people feel safe to be seen, practice vulnerability, and bring their personal, professional, and spiritual selves to the same table.We dig into imposter syndrome, why masking keeps us small, how intentional community changes our nervous system, and what happens when we trade the old networking script for experiential, values-driven connection. Think fewer gatekeepers, more fireflies lighting the...
2025-10-1949 min
Inner RebelLynya Floyd: Stepping into Your SpotlightSend us a textWhat happens when the person who's spent decades getting everyone else ready for the spotlight finally steps into it herself?In this powerful and tender conversation, we sit down with journalist, bestselling ghostwriter, and media coach Linya Floyd—who’s spent decades helping other people shine—to talk about what happens when it’s finally your turn to take the stage.From a behind-the-scenes media career to a long-delayed pitch that changed everything, Linya shares her story of becoming visible in a whole new way—while caregiving, grieving, growing, and learni...
2025-10-0844 min
Inner RebelSue Van Raes: What You're Really Hungry ForSend us a textWhat does your relationship with food reveal about your relationship with yourself? We sit down with functional nutritionist and food psychology specialist Sue Van Raes to explore the powerful intersection of nourishment, identity, and self-trust. We talk about emotional eating, the cultural narratives around control and discipline, and how reclaiming pleasure and intuition in how we eat can ripple into every other area of our lives. Whether you’ve struggled with food or are simply ready for a more integrated and joyful relationship with your body, this episode offers both insight and real pe...
2025-09-2451 min
Inner RebelJeff Salzenstein: Performance, Trauma, and the Edges of TransformationSend us a textIn this rare and deeply honest conversation, we sit down with Jeff Salzenstein — former top-100 tennis player turned executive performance coach — for a soulful exploration of identity, grief, resilience, and the emotional reckoning that comes when success is no longer the point.Jeff opens up about the moment he knew it was time to leave tennis, the trauma that called him into coaching, and the recent experiences that are humbling him back into his body — and back into his heart. Together, we unpack what it means to be truly seen, the edges...
2025-09-1057 min
Extraordinary Women RadioWhy Community is the Future of Business Growth with Melissa BauknightHave you ever felt, deep in your bones, that the version of success you were chasing was no longer yours to carry? Melissa Bauknight had that moment twice. On the outside, she was a top-ranked corporate sales leader, but inside, it all cracked open. Her body. Her identity. Her carefully curated life. That breaking open became her becoming.
In this episode, Kami Guildner and Melissa Bauknight talk about the power of community for women entrepreneurs, the courage it takes to step into your truth, and how women are reshaping business and leadership by leading with authenticity, purpose, and connection.
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2025-08-2800 minLeadership Archives - Kami GuildnerWhy Community is the Future of Business Growth with Melissa Bauknight
Have you ever felt, deep in your bones, that the version of success you were chasing was no longer yours to carry? Melissa Bauknight had that moment twice. On the outside, she was a top-ranked corporate sales leader, but inside, it all cracked open. Her body. Her identity. Her carefully curated life. That breaking open became her becoming.
In this episode, Kami Guildner and Melissa Bauknight talk about the power of community for women entrepreneurs, the courage it takes to step into your truth, and how women are reshaping business and leadership by leading with authenticity, purpose...
2025-08-2800 min
Inner RebelMelissa Bauknight: The Power of Being SeenSend us a textIn this special episode, we turn the mic toward Inner Rebel co-host Melissa Bauknight — and what unfolds is a deeply honest, powerful conversation about identity, expansion, and the kind of community that changes everything.Melissa shares the story of her becoming — from high-achieving corporate sales leader silently battling imposter syndrome, to spiritual seeker, coach, and ultimately the founder of The Nova, a global women’s collective redefining leadership, belonging, and power. Through her lived experience, she offers a grounded and generous roadmap for what it really takes to come home to yourse...
2025-08-271h 01
Inner RebelRuthie Lindsey: How to Not Be a Basic BitchSend us a textAt 17, Ruthie Lindsey was hit by an ambulance and given a 1% chance of survival. What followed was decades of physical and emotional pain, masked by perfectionism and a desperate need to be liked. In this bold and tender episode, Ruthie shares how she slowly dismantled her pain story, abandoned the “basic bitch” mask she used to wear, and began reclaiming joy, creativity, and weirdness on her own terms. We talk about trauma, truth-telling, the deep grief that followed fame, and learning to live in your body again. This one is for anyone who has...
2025-08-1349 min
Radiate with Janna FackrellEpisode 7 || Authenticity, Connection & the Collective Rise with Melissa BauknightIn this heartfelt conversation, Janna is joined by Melissa Bauknight, a former corporate powerhouse turned soulful business mentor and community builder. Melissa shares her inspiring journey of leaving the conventional path to align with a deeper sense of purpose—and how that shift ignited her mission to help women rise together.
They explore what it means to awaken to your inner calling, the messy and beautiful process of personal transformation, and how powerful coaching and community support can be during pivotal transitions. Melissa speaks to the importance of authentic leadership, the magic found in stillness, and the co...
2025-08-0147 min
Look What She Built by Jaime FosterEP 139: From Top Sales Rep to Soul-Led Visionary: Melissa Bauknight on Building Movements, Not Just BusinessesWhat would make a top sales rep walk away from a $250k career to chase a whisper she couldn’t ignore?In this episode of Look What She Built, I sit down with the incomparable Melissa Bauknight, former corporate sales leader turned sacred business catalyst and founder of The Nova Global, a growing constellation of communities for soul-led women who are rewriting the rules of leadership and success.We explore Melissa’s decade-long journey from closing deals in corporate boardrooms to co-creating sacred business circles in Tulum. What started as a nudge of curiosity became a fu...
2025-07-3143 min
Inner RebelBeth Clayton: F*ck the Good Girl RulesSend us a textWhat if the “good girl” in you isn’t your personality—it’s a nervous system survival strategy? In this rich and revealing episode, embodiment coach Beth Clayton breaks down the “good girl” protector archetypes and how they live in the body. We talk about how early conditioning around approval and belonging shapes our adult patterns of people-pleasing, achievement, and avoidance—and what it takes to begin reclaiming choice. This conversation is both tender and activating, especially for women who are ready to trade performance for presence and rewrite the rules of their own lives.
2025-07-3049 min
Inner RebelLee & Christina King: Assless Chaps, Spiritual Surrender, and a Life-Changing $5 BillSend us a textIn this deeply human and unforgettable episode, Christina Miglino King returns to the show—this time joined by her partner, award-winning drag king and trans non-binary activist Lee King (aka Phantom Nips). Together, they share the story of how they met, fell in love, and built a new kind of life—one rooted in truth, presence, and the kind of connection that only comes after burning it all down.We talk about the moments that change us: a devastating burnout, a $5 bill with a phone number, walking shirtless into the sun for...
2025-07-1654 min
Inner RebelShazia Imam: If Money Was Your BoyfriendSend us a textShazia Imam is back, and we’re going deep—again. Our first recurring guest brings her signature joy, wisdom, and grounded truth-telling to this long-overdue conversation about money. We explore the emotional reality behind wealth, the power of honesty in transforming financial shame, and why your nervous system might be the most important player in your bank account. From spreadsheet jokes to perimenopause truths, this episode is equal parts practical, hilarious, and healing. If money feels like the last frontier in your personal growth, this one is for you.Topics:
2025-07-0254 min
Inner RebelGena Chieco: Eat, Pray, Self-LoveSend us a textWhat happens when the life you worked tirelessly to build no longer fits?In this special bonus episode, Melissa sits down with Gena Chieco—former White House attorney turned soulful leadership coach—for a conversation that travels from burnout and breakdown to bold reinvention. Together, they trace Gena’s journey from prestigious public service and clean tech leadership to walking away from it all, taking a one-way flight to Paris, and rebuilding her life from the inside out.They talk about the moment when “success” stopped feeling like enough, the sacred...
2025-06-2542 min
Inner RebelSamantha Jo Harvey: Surrendering to Your Soul's Weird-Ass PlanSend us a textWhat if you didn’t have to choose between ambition and softness? Between motherhood and creative identity? In this rich and honest conversation, mindset coach and former Rockette Sam Harvey shares what it took to walk away from a picture-perfect marriage, grieve the life she thought she wanted, and begin again—on her own terms. We talk about the hidden layers of reinvention, the courage it takes to follow your truth before it makes sense, and the chosen grief that often precedes expansion.Now pregnant, newly relocated, and building a completely new...
2025-06-1847 min
Interrupted: Act 2 Reinventing Your Legacy111|The Nova Global with Melissa BauknightThis is where ambition meets authenticity. For the woman who’s done competing, self-sacrificing, or walking the path alone—and is ready to rise from her truth instead. You weren’t made to play by outdated rules. You’re here to rewrite them.
Melissa Bauknight is the founder of Nova Global!
We talk about women supporting women and what it means to be part of a community.
Hearing from women who have been there and done that!!!
Grab a cup of coffee and come hang out with us.
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2025-06-1631 min
Inner RebelLife on the Other Side: When Your Vision Births You InsteadSend us a textWe’re back!In this intimate season opener, Jess and Melissa reunite to reflect on what the past twelve months demanded of them—personally, professionally, and spiritually. What began as a short break after Season 1 turned into a deep reckoning: with ambition, burnout, the myth of “readiness,” and the humbling reality of what it takes to live your dream.Melissa shares the unfiltered journey of launching The Nova, a soul-centered community for women, and the hard-earned lessons of leadership that no business book prepares you for. Jess opens up about su...
2025-06-0449 min
Inner RebelChristine Michelle Hayes: The Universe is Your Sugar DaddySend us a textWhat if the Universe isn’t punishing you—it just wants to spoil you? In this vibrant, high-frequency conversation, manifestation coach and quantum embodiment guide Christine Michelle Hayes shares the bold, joy-filled practices that transformed her relationship with money, time, and possibility. She shares her signature “Aligned Soul” process for collapsing timelines, embodying your future self, and attracting abundance from a place of love—not lack. From shimmying your way into overflow to singing your affirmations out loud, Christine reminds us that playfulness is power—and life wants to blow your mind, if you let it.
2025-06-0454 min
Mom-Me22. Melissa Bauknight | From Corporate to Community: Building Support for Ambitious WomenTune in for an inspiring and empowering conversation on the latest episode of our podcast, featuring Melissa Bauknight, founder and chief visionary of the Nova Global Community. In this must-listen episode, we dive deep into the power of community, the journey of motherhood, and the bold reinvention of identity. Melissa shares her experiences as a high-achieving corporate leader turned entrepreneur, the challenges of balancing business and family, and the transformative role of support networks. If you're looking for motivation, real talk, and actionable insights on building a thriving life on your terms, this episode is for you! Don't miss...
2025-03-2435 min
Chats from the Blog Cabin397 Chatting about Empowering Women Through Collaboration with Melissa BauknightIn this episode of the Chats from the Blog Cabin podcast, Melissa Vera engages in a deep conversation with another Melissa about the importance of collaboration over competition among women in the workplace. They discuss the need for women to embrace their authentic selves, the challenges they face in traditional work environments, and the significance of creating safe spaces for open dialogue. The conversation also highlights the mindset shifts necessary for women to thrive in their careers, the success stories emerging from the Nova Global community, and the non-traditional approaches being taken to foster a supportive network. The episode...
2025-03-1651 min
Hot Flash HealthWhy Playing by the Rules is Overrated – Melissa Bauknight on Redefining Success for Women!🎉 Meet Our Fabulous Guest: Melissa BauknightToday we are joined by the powerhouse Melissa Bauknight, the visionary behind The Nova, a global movement empowering women to break free from societal conditioning and create success on their own terms. With over 20 years of experience in corporate sales, leading high-performing teams, and coaching women to step into their fullest potential, Melissa is on a mission to help women rewrite the rules and build supportive communities where they can show up as their authentic selves.Get ready for a deep, inspiring, and unfiltered conversation about personal growth, leadership, and...
2025-03-1339 min
Shedding the Corporate BitchCreating Safe Spaces and Empowering Voices with Melissa BauknightWhat does it truly mean to create safe spaces at work? Are you aligning your personal values with your professional life?Melissa Bachnight joins us to unpack the layers of psychological safety and empowerment in today’s workplaces. Learn from Melissa as she shares insightful strategies for leaders to embrace their authentic selves, leading with empathy, resilience, and a genuine commitment to aligning personal and professional lives with core values. We'll explore the idea of being a "manifesting generator" and the powerful role of intuition in pursuing multiple passions.Challenges Di...
2024-11-1241 min
The Tony DUrso Show - Journey to Success!Building Conscious Community! Melissa Bauknight & Tony DUrso | Entrepreneur #community #socialmedia #success #motivationMelissa Bauknight is a dynamic adventurer, mother, wife, Business Alignment Coach, and founder of The Nova Global — a transformative community dedicated to uniting conscious professional women on their personal, professional, and spiritual journeys. With a passion for making a difference, Melissa guides her clients to unlock their full soul potential and achieve success their way. Combining her 18 years of expertise in sales and business development with her dedication to personal growth, she helps individuals design a business and life that aligns with their authentic selves. Melissa is committed to breaking free from societal conditioning and creating abundance in...
2024-10-181h 02
COURAGE UNLOCKED24. Self-Trust & Bold Authenticity with Melissa Bauknight, founder of The Nova GlobalMelissa Bauknight is a dynamic adventurer, mother, wife, Business Alignment Coach, and founder of The Nova Global —a transformative community dedicated to uniting conscious professional women on their personal, professional, and spiritual journeys. With a passion for making a difference, Melissa guides her clients to unlock their full soul potential and achieve success their way. Combining her 20 years of expertise in sales and business development with her dedication to personal growth, she helps individuals design a business and life that aligns with their authentic selves. Melissa is committed to breaking free from s...
2024-09-131h 08
STiLL32. Trusting Community, Part 2 with Melissa BauknightHosts Stacè and Jill continue the conversation with Melissa Bauknight, the heart and soul behind The Nova Global. In this episode, Trusting Community, Melissa unveils her personal journey of self-discovery, showing us that it's through community we find our true selves.Melissa shares her own story of finding belonging, a journey filled with deep introspection and the realization that seeing others succeed can inspire us to carve out our own paths. She talks about the often uncomfortable process of changing identities and the patience it takes to fully accept and embrace who we are.
2024-03-1128 min
STiLL31. Community Power, Part 1 with Melissa BauknightIn this episode of STiLL, hosts Stacè and Jill welcome Melissa Bauknight, founder of The Nova Global- a transformative community dedicated to uniting conscious professional women on their personal, professional, and spiritual journey. Melissa shares her journey of overcoming anxiety through the power of community and self-trust.She recounts attending unfamiliar events, engaging with others despite fear, and the gradual growth of her self-trust. Melissa delves into how to find a supportive community and persistently show up, even when it feels difficult.This episode is a testament to the transformative power of community a...
2024-03-0429 min
Full Out with Samantha Jo Harvey: Inspiring Women’s Empowerment, Confidence and PowerBuilding Community and Connection for Women with Melissa BauknightIn this week's episode, Sam interviews founder and chief visionary of the Nova Global, Melissa Bauknight for a conversation around building communities, the importance of connection, healing the sister wound, and feminine leadership.
Topics Include:
-Why Community is so Important
-How to Not Feel Weird Meeting New People
-Advice For Creating Community For New Mom's
-The Power of Open-Ended Questions
-Why You Should Join Professional Organizations
-Supporting Women in Leadership
-Healing the Sister Wound
-The Nova Global
2024-01-3152 min
Elevate Denver PodcastEP #18 - Meet Melissa Bauknight Founder of The NovaThe Nova is a vibrant and empowering community that uplifts visionary women in their journey towards authenticity, purpose, and holistic growth. Rooted in a deep commitment to helping women break free from societal norms, The Nova provides a safe space for women to embrace their unique selves and prioritize well-being. Through curated events, workshops, and a wealth of resources, The Nova nurtures personal and professional development, encouraging women to create lasting, meaningful connections with like-minded peers. Our mission is to empower women to stand confidently in their authentic selves and build a dynamic and supportive community that celebrates individuality...
2023-11-0320 min
Inner RebelSeason One Reflections: Birthing Dreams, Relationship Dynamics, and Coming Out of HidingSend us a textSeason 1 is a wrap! And we are so excited to celebrate with the launch of Melissa’s soul baby, The Nova — an innovative membership community designed for conscious corporate women, visionary entrepreneurs, and budding change-makers. As we reflect on this season and key takeaways from our guests, we also dive deep into the nitty-gritty, behind-the-scenes of Melissa’s journey of finally bringing her vision to life. We talk through navigating fear, surrendering control, the courage it takes to speak our dreams out loud, and navigating the tricky terrain of personal growth with (or withou...
2023-10-0643 min
Inner RebelKaeley Pruitt-Hamm: Believe Your Dreams - Intuition, Inconvenient Truths, and the Rebellion of Our BodiesSend us a text"If your body is rejecting this world, if your body is rejecting the way society is treating the earth, that's a compliment. It's a compliment to be a canary. It's a compliment to be sensitive. It's a compliment to be sick in a toxic world." In our last interview of the season (whaa) we sit down with one of Jessica's dearest friends and biggest inspirations, Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm of KPH & The Canary Collective. From the heart of D.C., nonprofit activism to shaking up systems from the confines of bed, Kaeley’s jou...
2023-09-221h 27
Inner RebelShazia Imam: From Rock Bottom to Sky High — How Adversity Fuels Radical Self-DiscoverySend us a textWhat if hitting rock bottom was the best thing that ever happened to you? What would you do if you lost everything that supposedly 'defined' you? Today we're chatting with the ever-inspiring Shazia Imam: Award-Winning Speaker, ICF Certified Professional Coach, and host of the Top 12 Podcast - Feminine & Fulfilled. After facing devastating personal losses, Shazia shares how she learned to surrender to the divine push leading her to live her REAL life. She provides a riveting account of the pressure to maintain the "perfect-on-paper" persona, the hidden power of letting go, an...
2023-09-151h 04
Inner RebelFabienne Jacquet: Idea Orgies, Feminine Wisdom, and the Future of InnovationSend us a textIn a world where conformity reigns supreme, how can we harness our inner rebel to make lasting change? We sit down with the dynamic Fabienne Jacquet, a scientist, innovator, and author, with a flair for challenging the status quo. As the founder of Founder and CEO of Innoveve, and author of Venus Genius: The Feminine Prescription for Innovation, Fabienne provides us with a new paradigm for redefining innovation by harmonizing both feminine and masculine energies to achieve groundbreaking results (wait... is she innovating innvovation?!)This episode is a deep dive into the...
2023-09-0846 min
Inner RebelAtarah Valentine: Overcoming Conditioning, Disrupting Patterns, and Conscious TransformationSend us a textHow do we unlearn what we've been taught? Want to ditch your limiting beliefs and be the conscious creator of your own reality? In this must-listen episode, we're honored to sit down with the one and only Atarah Valentine, a certified hypnotherapist and mindset coach with specialized training in inner child healing, trauma recovery, neurolinguistic programming, and more. Atarah shares transformational insights on how to uncover and rewrite limiting beliefs that keep us from reaching our fullest potential. Drawing from neurolinguistic programming and other cutting-edge techniques, he lays out a new framework for...
2023-09-011h 10
Inner RebelKarna Liv Nau: The Courage to Be Seen — Values, Visibility, and HealingSend us a textWe have a deep and thought-provoking conversation with Alignment Marketing & Business Strategist, Karna Liv Nau, as she leads an exploration into the realms of trauma, healing, authenticity, and the transformative power of vulnerability in today's digital age. Karna's flipping the script on marketing, daring us to see it as a way to connect for real, embrace our power, chase down our dreams, and lay ourselves bare -- no sales pitch needed. Whether you're hustling as an entrepreneur, expressing your art, or just long to share who you are, Karna throws this question out...
2023-08-2544 min
Inner RebelDouglas Scherer: The Space Where All Possibilities Can Be — The Power of Defying the Status Quo and Embracing DiscomfortSend us a textLeading isn't just about guiding others; it's also about steering our own lives, driven by purpose and passion. In this captivating episode, we have the pleasure of sitting down with the extraordinary Douglas Scherer -- workshop facilitator, keynote speaker, and the bestselling author of F.O.R.G.E.D: Six Practices of Great Leaders in Volatile Times. With his unique blend of mindfulness and leadership expertise, Douglas helps us explore the symbiotic relationship between rebellion and leadership -- two forces that seem to be intrinsically intertwined.Both leaders and rebels r...
2023-08-1143 min