Starting & Growing a Podcast as a Yoga Instructor and Finding Abundance as a Yoga Entrepreneur with Kelly Smith

I sat down with Kelly Smith to talk about releasing the starving artist mentality, starting a podcast that changed her life and watching the podcasting industry blossom, diversifying your offerings, creating business abundance, and BTS of Kelly’s story. 

Kelly is the founder of Yoga for You and a Yoga Instructor, host of the top 0.1% ranked podcast, Mindful in Minutes Meditation, with over 500,000 monthly downloads. She is a yoga and meditation instructor who has hosted global retreats, published books, trained thousands of students, and been featured in various publications, from big names like Forbes to local news stations.

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https://www.instagram.com/yogaforyouonline 

Kelly’s website:

https://www.yogaforyouonline.com/ 

Kelly’s podcast:

https://open.spotify.com/show/7s1ydwJkcWeJD1TngMN9Rk?si=4807a754e97d41d9 

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@shawnakru

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Time stamps:

00:00 Introduction to Kelly Smith and Her Journey

02:32 The Evolution of Kelly's Yoga Practice

06:48 The Decision to Teach Yoga

10:06 Building a Yoga Business from Scratch

14:50 Starting a Podcast

19:12 Podcasting Growth 

22:08 Lessons Learned from Podcasting

24:21 The Importance of Community in Podcasting

31:48 Setting Boundaries and Personal Privacy

37:57 Consistency in Content Creation

41:49 Writing and Publishing Books

46:19 Mindfulness and Family Dynamics

47:36 From Starving Artist to Abundance

56:26 Diversifying Income Streams

01:07:49 Scaling Your Offerings

01:20:34 Qualities of Exceptional Leadership

01:22:12 The Billboard Message