REWARD: The Podcast of The Trust®
Welcome to REWARD – The show for women entrepreneurs who want to build businesses into the multimillion-dollar revenues and beyond. Hosted by renowned business mentor Ali Brown, this podcast features exclusive interviews with diverse female leaders from a variety of industries who are unwilling to settle for the status quo. Get ready for authentic conversations about what it really takes to build a business into the 7-, 8-, and even 9-figure levels! Subscribe now and then go to JoinTheTrust.org to learn more about our modern community for 7+8 figure women entrepreneurs.
REWARD: The Podcast of The Trust®
Welcome to REWARD – The show for women entrepreneurs who want to build businesses into the multimillion-dollar revenues and beyond.
Hosted by renowned business mentor Ali Brown, this podcast features exclusive interviews with diverse female leaders from a variety of industries who are unwilling to settle for the status quo.
Get ready for authentic conversations about what it really takes to build a business into the 7-, 8-, and even 9-figure levels!
Recent Episodes
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May 28, 2026
“The Exhaustion of Holding onto Your Past Identity” with Ali Brown – Reward Podcast Episode 51
What happens when the very identity that created your success begins to slowly deplete you?In this deeply personal solo episode, Ali Brown explores the hidden emotional realities many ambitious women experience when they begin outgrowing the version of themselves that once worked so well. From the pressure of staying relevant… to the fear of ‘losing your place in line’… to the grief that comes with evolving beyond an old identity. This is an honest conversation about reinvention, alignment,
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May 14, 2026
‘24 Out of 25’ with Elizabeth Burrows – Reward Podcast Episode 50
She sat by the ocean and wrote down 25 non-negotiables for the sale of her company. And just six months ago, she sealed the deal with 24 out of 25. That’s what happens when a leader knows exactly what she’s built… and what it’s worth.Elizabeth Burrows started her consulting firm at age 26 with a passion for healthcare access… and a firsthand understanding of what it means to live without it. Over the next decade, she quietly built one of the most specialized healthcare grant writing firms in
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April 30, 2026
‘Filling the Gaps… to Lead’ with Michelle Jones – Reward Podcast Episode 49
She wanted to be a civil rights attorney. Then her perfect math scores came back, the engineers came calling, and everything changed.Michelle Jones didn’t just pivot — she built a 30-year environmental consulting firm from scratch, cold-called her way to her first client at 50 calls a day, and won contracts with some of the largest transit agencies in the country. All while everyone she walked into a room to meet expected someone else. And today she’s working on a new model to help other lea
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April 16, 2026
'The Other Side of Fear' with Kris Murray – Reward Podcast Episode 48
Kris Murray built a thriving childcare coaching empire and became the go-to name in her industry. And the whole time? Fear was still there. She was just really, really good at hiding it. (Most high-achieving women are.)But what changes everything isn't when the fear disappears... It's when you stop letting it drive from the back seat. We’ve had Kris on the show before, but you HAVE NOT heard what she’s about to share!Kris’s new book “The Antidote to Fear” is her most personal work yet —
March 27, 2026
‘The Dream That Waited’ with Susanne Mariga - Reward Podcast Episode 47
Sitting on a boat going to the Statue of Liberty, staring at a stranger’s beautifully worn cognac leather bag, something cracked open in Susanne Mariga that she hadn’t felt since she was 20. A dream she set aside because it felt too risky, too impractical, too heartfelt back then.After an incredibly successful career building her own firm and recognition as a CPA and coauthor of the book Profit First for Minority Business Enterprises, she sold her practice in 2022. What came next? The most u
March 13, 2026
‘Become the Playbook’ with Cathy Savage - Reward Podcast Episode 46
When you realize an entire industry is quietly teaching women to shrink… you decide to build something bigger. For Cathy Savage, a decades-long career in fitness re vealed a troubling pattern: strong women were being encouraged to shrink their bodies, soften their voices, and limit their ambitions.Watching this play out year after year became the spark for a very different mission — helping women build brands, businesses, and healthier lives designed to last.Cathy began using her marketi