She built the business. She built the influence. She built the brand. But before God expanded her impact, He had to heal her identity.

In this episode, we’re sharing a powerful conversation from Emily’s guesting on The Inspire Effect Podcast with Phil Valdez. While many people know Emily as an entrepreneur, speaker, and personal branding expert, this episode reveals the deeper story of how God healed her identity and redefined her understanding of influence and purpose.

From growing up without a father to building a nine-figure sales organization, Emily opens up about the wounds success couldn’t heal, the relationships she almost sabotaged, and the encounter with Jesus that transformed her life from the inside out. She shares how faith reshaped her approach to business, personal branding, marriage, leadership, and purpose, and why true confidence isn't found in what you build, but in knowing who God says you are.

Whether you're building a business, leading a family, or simply seeking clarity in your next season, this conversation is a reminder that before God expands your impact, He often heals your heart. And sometimes the breakthrough you've been praying for begins with allowing Him to restore the person behind the brand.

• The hidden reason success still feels empty for so many high performers
• The personal branding lesson God had to teach Emily before expanding her influence
• Why influence can never outrun identity
• What it means to find your confidence in Christ instead of your accomplishments
• The role discernment plays in making life-changing business decisions

(03:52) - How Childhood Wounds Shape Your Adult Life (06:13) - Seeing Yourself the Way God Does (09:58) - What Happens When You Finally Surrender to God (19:01) - How One Person’s Belief Can Change Your Life (22:03) - What Joseph’s Story Teaches Us About Finding Our Purpose (25:23) - The Personal Branding Lesson Most People Miss (27:47) - Authenticity in Personal Branding (33:37) - Why Success Is Built in the Seasons No One Sees (37:18) - Why Discernment Is More Valuable Than Strategy (41:58) - What Happens When You Put God First in Business (49:12) - Why Success Without Faith Will Always Feel Empty

• Website | https://meetemilyford.com
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily
• Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD
• Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com

You can have the perfect offer, the best strategy, and most polished brand. But why does it feel like something isn’t landing? Like people are listening, but not buying. They’re leaning in, but never fully committing.

In this episode, Emily unpacks the uncomfortable truth behind influence and leadership - why people respond the way they do, and how your internal state is shaping outcomes far more than people are willing to admit. She also introduces a 5-step framework that opens up a different way of seeing what’s been driving your results all along, and what begins to shift when you finally become aware of it.

This is a conversation about your spirit, your presence, and the invisible signals you’re sending every single day. If you’re ready to stop chasing outcomes and start becoming someone people are naturally drawn to, this episode will meet you there.

• The difference between striving in your own strength vs operating in obedience
• The neuroscience behind “energy” and emotional contagion
• What it means to steward your spirit before trying to grow your platform
• The 5-Step Framework to shift your presence, influence, and leadership
• What separates people who build momentum from those who stay stuck

(02:28) - What “Energy” in Business Really Means (05:37) - Obedience Over Hustle (09:19) - The Science of Emotional Contagion (18:51) - The Daily Audit That Changes Everything (21:37) - How What You Consume Shapes How You Lead (26:39) - Setting the Tone Before You Show Up (28:20) - Speaking Life, Not Survival (30:00) - Are You Pouring Into People or Draining Them? (31:31) - Becoming the Woman You Are Called to Be

• Website | https://meetemilyford.com
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily
• Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD
• Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/
• FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/

Most people think clutter comes from being too busy or not organized enough. But what if the real reason your space keeps filling back up is that you’re holding onto things that are tied to a version of you God is asking you to release?

In this episode, Emily breaks down why clutter keeps coming back and why it has nothing to do with discipline. She unpacks the seven types of clutter that are quietly revealing what you’re still carrying, and helps you see how your space is often mirroring the version of you that no longer fits the season you’re stepping into.

Beyond that, she walks you through a simple, faith-led framework to help you shift not just your space but your spirit. This isn’t just about having a perfect home. It’s about a woman who lives in alignment. Because the truth is, what you keep is shaping who you remain, but what you release determines what God can do next.

• Why your clutter keeps coming back (and why it’s not a willpower problem)
• The 7 types of clutter and what they reveal about your past and identity
• The hidden emotional and spiritual weight behind the items you struggle to let go of
• How to break free from scarcity, shame, and “old versions” of yourself
• The CROWN Method to create a lasting order that you can actually sustain

(01:23) - Why Your Clutter Is Not About Your House (06:27) - Nesting, Identity, and God Preparing You for More (10:38) - The 7 Types of Clutter That Are Secretly Running Your Life (12:30) - Why “I Might Need This One Day” Is a Scarcity Mindset (16:15) - Aspirational Clutter and The Woman You Think You Should Be (18:58) - The Hidden Cost of Cheap Buys and “Just in Case” Thinking (21:44) - Buyer’s Remorse, Shame, and Letting Go (26:39) - Why Your Clutter Keeps Coming Back (The 4 Tendencies) (36:08) - The CROWN Method That Changes Everything (45:25) - Faithfulness in Small Things (47:43) - Decluttering as a Lifelong Practice

• The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin | https://a.co/d/0avQPbva
• The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin | https://a.co/d/02IUtgwQ
• Outer Order, Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin | https://a.co/d/0hpCG5W3

• Website | https://meetemilyford.com
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily
• Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD
• Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/
• FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/

She survived childhood trauma. Beat lupus into remission. Brought the world’s first cauliflower pizza crust to market when grocery aisles only sold the head. And exited her company at the top 1% of women founders to ever do an 8-figure deal.

Amy Lacey didn’t just build a business. She’s a woman whose life is marked by resilience, faith, and transformation. After years of striving, she made a defining decision: “God is my CEO.” Everything changed from that moment. Today, she helps others heal from the inside out, build meaningful businesses, and step fully into who they’re called to be.

In this episode, Emily sits down with Amy to go beyond the success and into the deeper story - the trauma she carried, how it showed up in her body, and the moment she chose forgiveness. Together, they unpack what it really looks to heal, surrender, and allow God to rebuild parts of your life that felt broken. This episode is going to stir something in you and remind you that no matter what you’ve walked through, you can be faithfully found.

• What changes when you stop hiding your story and use it to serve others
• How serving the person you once were brings clarity to what you’re meant to build
• Why balancing motherhood and ambition isn’t about perfection
• Why forgiveness is a decision and healing is a process
• What it truly means to make God your CEO

(02:33) - The Hidden Trauma That Shaped Amy’s Body, Mind, And Business (03:17) - The Cauliflower Pizza Story (10:36) - The Prayer That Changed Everything (14:22) - How Storytelling Beats Strategy in Building Anything That Lasts (17:01) - What Amy Learned About Motherhood, Ambition, and Presence in Every Season (27:03) - Finding Healing Through Serving Others (28:30) - What The Messy Middle Teaches You About Timing and Growth (31:33) - Why Building for Profit Alone Eventually Stops Feeling Enough (33:44) - Forgiveness Is a Decision, but Healing Is a Process (39:10) - Why Rejection Isn’t the End (It’s Just the Next Opportunity) (41:16) - Why Most People Quit Before They Break Through (42:53) - Amy’s 5 P’s for Business Success (48:06) - Building A Personal Brand Around Your Story (54:32) - Attracting What You Become, Not What You Want

• Website | https://heyamylacey.com/
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/heyamylacey/
• Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/amy.lacey.313
• TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@heyamylacey

• Website | https://meetemilyford.com
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily
• Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD
• Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/
• FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/

She was born in a cave in Mexico. Today, she has been integral to more than two billion dollars in real estate transactions. But that’s not the story she wants told.

In this episode, Emily sits down with entrepreneur, investor, and author Ruth Fernandez for a conversation that will deeply challenge almost everything you’ve been taught about money, success, and purpose. Ruth unpacks the Biblical principles behind wealth creation, why so many believers stay financially stuck, and how obedience unlocks provision.

This episode goes far deeper than money. Together, Emily and Ruth expose the spiritual roots of fear, laziness, ego, hustle culture, and what it actually means to carry Kingdom wealth as a daughter of God. Whether you’re in a season of breaking cycles or building something new, this conversation is your invitation to stop begging for an inheritance that’s already yours and start walking in it.

• Why many people unknowingly partner with poverty
• The spiritual difference between being broke and being poor
• How obedience unlocks provision and supernatural opportunities
• Why isolation, pruning, and lonely seasons are necessary for growth
• What true Kingdom wealth was always meant to look like

(03:45) - Raised in a Cave in Mexico to Billions in Real Estate (12:11) - Why Christians Misunderstand Wealth (16:59) - The Spiritual Meaning of Tithing and Provision (20:42) - “I Was Broke, But Never Poor” (25:02) - Why Mindset Changes Only Through Action (27:51) - The Greatest Form of Worship (32:45) - How to Build True Intimacy with God (45:34) - Where to Start Reading the Bible (Without Feeling Overwhelmed) (48:40) - Why Some Seasons Require Letting Everything Go (53:42) - The Lonely Process of Becoming Better (57:12) - Why Feelings Keep People Financially Stuck (01:06:56) - Message to the Woman Who Feels Financially Defeated

• Kingdom Wealth Is Not Luck, It's Your Birthright | https://a.co/d/02U2Bdqy
• Prosperity Is Not Luck, It's Your Birthright | https://a.co/d/0597w9PE

• Website | https://itsyourbirthright.org/
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/ruthfernandez5/

• Website | https://meetemilyford.com
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily
• Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD
• Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/
• FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/

She dropped out of law school without knowing what was next. Became an internationally recognized wedding photographer without owning a camera. Bootstrapped and an 8-figure tech company, knowing nothing about tech. And built a Top 1% podcast from the floor of her closet.

Jasmine Star didn’t wait for permission. She built anyway.

She’s the CEO of Social Curator, host of The Jasmin Star Show, and a sought-after keynote speaker and coach to more than 35,000 entrepreneurs worldwide. But behind the success is a far less polished truth: years of self-doubt, identity battles, and moments where quitting felt easier than continuing.

In this episode, Emily and Jasmine go beyond the highlight reel into the reality of what it takes to bet on yourself when nothing is guaranteed. They talk about identity, burnout, obedience, motherhood, and faith, and why most people stay stuck, not because they lack opportunity, but because they haven’t fully committed to who they’re becoming.

• The “permission” problem - why women are still asking, still waiting, and still talking themselves down
• Navigating the messy middle: burnout, obedience, and identity
• Why the most powerful brands are built through repetition
• How to turn everyday content into long-term positioning and authority
• Faith as an anchor in seasons of pressure

(03:42) - Permission vs Partnership: The Hidden Block Keeping Women Stuck (09:47) - Building a Life on Intentional Alignment (15:33) - Betting on Yourself Before You’re Ready (19:10) - Authenticity As the New Currency (31:00) - The Hidden Cost of Building a Business No One Talks About (35:00) - Why The Real Deals Are Built in the DMs, Not on the Feed (38:16) - Why Social Media Will Never Stay the Same and Why You Have to Adapt (42:52) - High-Trust Yap Videos That Actually Convert (44:27) - How-To and BTS Content That Builds Trust Faster Than Polished Posts (47:23) - Your Personal Brand as Your Business Moat (49:54) - Content Burnout and the Discipline of Consistency (56:29) - Motherhood, Faith, and Redefining Success (01:05:18) - Faith as the Strength That Heals What Confidence Can’t

• Website | https://jasminestar.com/
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/jasminestar
• Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/JasmineStar
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@officialjasminestar
• Podcast | https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/the-jasmine-star-show/id1479619320

• Website | https://meetemilyford.com
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily
• Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD
• Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/
• FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/

Most people don’t struggle with sales because they lack skill. They struggle because something in them feels… off.

If you’ve ever felt icky about selling, if your DMs feel like a graveyard of unanswered pitches, or if you know you have something that can change people’s lives, but you can’t figure out how to talk about it without feeling like a used car salesman, this episode is your wake-up call.

Jake and Emily unpack what most people never get taught about sales: that the problem usually isn’t the offer, the price, or even the audience. It’s the internal disconnect between belief, communication, and conviction. They explore the difference between influence and manipulation, why marketing can silently make sales easier or harder, and how trust is actually built long before the “close” happens. By the end of this conversation, you’ll start to notice the small, overlooked patterns in how you communicate that may be making selling harder than it needs to be, and what shifts when you finally see them clearly.

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• Why feeling “icky” about selling is usually a signal of misalignment
• The difference between influence and manipulation
• How to close without feeling pushy or transactional
• Why your marketing might be making sales harder
• Follow-up strategies that actually convert

(03:09) - Why Selling Feels Uncomfortable (10:16) - The Real Reason People Aren’t Closing (11:04) - Influence vs Manipulation (12:45) - How to Know If You’re Being Transactional (18:16) - The “Mirror Before the Door” Principle (20:33) - Marketing vs Sales (27:58) - The Emotional Intelligence of Being Sold (29:56) - Why Congruence Beats Confidence in Sales (35:12) - The Power of Voice Notes and Personalization (42:55) - Follow-Up Strategies That Actually Work (54:34) - Message to the Woman Who Knows She’s Called, But Can’t Bring Herself to Sell

• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/jakehavron
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxG3bKqLK_M_HZpOgiVrtng

• Website | https://meetemilyford.com
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily
• Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD
• Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/
• FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/

If you’ve been following our journey, you know this season has been one for the books. We’re 29 weeks pregnant with our baby boy, running Fordivine at full speed, speaking on stages, and navigating what it means to build a life and legacy at the same time. And the truth is, this season is changing us more than the baby ever could.

In this episode, Jake and I sit down for a full, unfiltered update. We’re talking about the real stuff - how our marriage has deepened through this season, what God’s been teaching us about surrender, how our businesses have shifted, and the fears and excitement of becoming parents. We also open up about the behind-the-scenes conversations we’ve never shared publicly before.

Whether you’re in a season of waiting, building, expecting, or just trying to figure out what God is doing right now, this conversation is for you.

• How pregnancy quietly shifts identity, priorities, and emotional depth
• The conversations every couple needs before becoming parents
• The reality of preparing for a baby behind the scenes
• How we’re learning to integrate family, faith, and ambition
• What it takes to prepare for a child while still being refined in the process

(02:25) - When Pregnancy Changes More Than Your Body (06:02) - How This Season Is Deepening Our Faith (17:49) - Rewiring the Way We Think About Life, Work, and Family (23:15) - When Fatherhood Starts Changing How You Work, Lead, and Show Up (26:28) - The Conversations You Need Before Becoming Parents (30:32) - When Life Outgrows Your Plan (34:34) - The Truth About Baby Monitors No One Tells You (43:27) - Building Him a Strong Start Without Taking His Freedom (47:40) - The Moment Pregnancy Unlocked Her Feminine Strength (50:02) - Obedience Over Hustle: What Parenthood Reveals About Your Priorities (59:06) - Protecting Your Relationship While Everything Shifts (01:04:49) - Speaking Life Over Your Child

• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/jakehavron
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxG3bKqLK_M_HZpOgiVrtng

• Website | https://meetemilyford.com
• Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/itsemily
• Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/itsemilymethod
• YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/c/ITSEMILYFORD
• Called & Crowned Podcast | https://www.instagram.com/calledandcrowned/
• FORDIVINE | https://www.fordivine.com/