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Seed & Society.
For service-based business owners everywhere who want to know how A.I., automations, systems, and agents make them more money, time, and options.
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- Episode 25June 4, 202621 min
The One Thing A.I. Can't Replace
A.I. made production nearly free, and that changes what your real competitive edge is. In this episode, I make the case that connection is the one thing A.I. can't replace, explain why that's structural and not just temporary, and show you exactly where to point automation so you...
- Episode 24June 2, 202615 min
A.I., Agents, and Automations: What I Mean By Each One
I built this episode because the words A.I., automations, and agents were creating confusion that was making smart service business owners freeze. I break down what each one actually means, how they overlap, and what each one buys you in terms of money, time, and options. You lea...
- Episode 23May 29, 202616 min
How I Built a Podcast in Five Languages on an Hour a Month
I publish fifteen podcast episodes a week across five languages from one script, and my hands-on time is close to an hour a month. In this episode I walk you through the full pipeline, why a podcast builds the kind of trust that turns strangers into clients, and how AI has made a...
- Episode 22May 27, 202622 min
The $20,000 Website I Built for Almost Nothing
Makeda shares how she rebuilt her entire business website on a single flight for almost nothing after spending years and thousands of dollars on tools and designers that never felt right. She walks through the exact shift from expensive, complicated setups to owned infrastructure...
- Episode 21May 25, 202616 min
The Stack: How Service Businesses Are Building Toward Seven Figures
Your service business has a revenue ceiling, and this episode gives you the full stack to build past it. I walk through every layer, from A.I.-integrated services to productized expertise, non-dilutive capital, content revenue, and authority building, with realistic numbers and h...
- Episode 20May 22, 20269 min
The Content Engine That Runs Itself
I walk you through the content engine architecture that turns five minutes of your voice into a full week of structured, distributed content. You'll get the exact input, conversion, and output layers, plus the asset library that makes your content compound instead of disappear. B...
- Episode 19May 20, 202619 min
Vibe Coding: How Service-Based Business Owners Are Building Software Without Engineers
I break down vibe coding, the emerging category of A.I. tools that lets you describe a software idea in plain language and get a working app back, no engineers required. I walk through the platforms worth knowing, including Lovable, Cursor, and MindStudio Remy, and the five speci...
- Episode 18May 18, 20269 min
A.I. Doesn't Care Where You Started
I've watched service-based business owners build infrastructure that outperforms peers with every structural advantage, because they understood early that A.I. doesn't check your zip code, your credentials, or your network. In this episode I break down why A.I. is a fundamentally...
- Episode 17May 15, 202613 min
Speaking Is a Revenue Stream. Are You Treating It Like One?
I'm breaking down exactly how to turn speaking into a real revenue line in your service business, not something that happens once a year when a friend asks you to fill in. I cover the full paid speaking market, the three friction points that keep most experts off stages, and how ...
- Episode 16May 13, 202615 min
Why Your First A.I. Agent Should Be for You
Building an A.I. agent for yourself first isn't a detour, it's the fastest path to actual competence. I walk you through four agents any service business owner can build this weekend, share what I'm learning in real time from developing Everfreely for other users, and cover the f...
- Episode 15May 11, 202631 min
What Your A.I. Tools Actually Cost (Beyond the Subscription)
I use A.I. every day to build my business and teach others to do the same, and this episode is me giving you the full picture of what those tools actually cost beyond the monthly subscription. We go through the real infrastructure footprint of xAI, Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic, ho...
- Episode 14May 8, 202619 min
How to Get Found in 2026 (When the Search Box Is Now an A.I.)
Search behavior has shifted and A.I. tools are now the first place your potential clients look for expert recommendations. I walk through the three search games running right now, the five priorities that get your service business found in all of them, and the specific A.I. short...
- Episode 13May 6, 202617 min
Build Your Business Brain Once, Use It Anywhere
I'm walking you through the five documents that make up a Business Brain, a portable context system you build once and load into any A.I. tool so it already knows your voice, your services, your audience, and your operations before you type a word. I cover exactly what goes insid...
- Episode 12May 4, 202617 min
The New A-to-Z
I'm walking you through the shift from the old A-to-Z delivery model to a compressed, automated version that lets you say yes to clients you've been turning away. You'll hear the exact approach I'd use to take a sales call transcript, drop it into an A.I. tool, and come back with...
- Episode 11May 1, 202616 min
The Money You're Not Applying For
I walk you through the category of funding most service-based business owners completely ignore, why it goes unclaimed, and how to build a system using AI that finds opportunities and adapts your existing material into polished applications in a fraction of the time. You'll leave...
- Episode 10April 27, 202616 min
Why You Need to Own Your Audience
I'm breaking down the single most important infrastructure decision in your business: who actually owns your audience. Email converts at more than seven times the rate of social media, podcast listeners are the most loyal and highest-converting audience available right now, and I...
- Episode 9April 24, 202612 min
Agents, Chatbots, and the Difference That Matters
A.I. agents and chatbots are not the same thing, and understanding the difference is what separates business owners who are building leverage right now from everyone else. In this episode, I break down exactly what agents can do that chatbots cannot, walk through four specific ag...
- Episode 8April 20, 20267 min
The Fastest Path to Your First Million
If you're a service-based business owner, your biggest growth constraint isn't your expertise or the market. It's the time-for-money model you're operating inside. I break down exactly how A.I. removes that ceiling through capacity multiplication, productized services, and recurr...
- Episode 7April 17, 202611 min
AI Models Decoded for Business Owners
I break down what AI models actually are, why so many exist, and how to choose the right one for your business without overpaying or overcomplicating it. You'll learn how model tiers work, what context windows mean for your daily workflows, and how to use Claude projects to hold ...
- Episode 6April 13, 202617 min
All About Claude: Chat, Co-work, and Code for Business Owners
I use Claude more than any other tool in my business, every single day, and this episode is my full breakdown of how it works. I cover the three products in the Claude ecosystem, Chat, co-work, and Code, and walk through exactly how service-based business owners can use each one ...
- Episode 5April 13, 202620 min
Hire Your First AI Employee (The Exact Playbook)
I'm breaking down the four A.I. employees every service-based business owner should build first, and giving you the exact use cases, tools, and starting point for each one. You'll see how to hand off research, content production, client onboarding, and lead follow-up to systems t...
- Episode 4April 13, 202615 min
Build It Once, Run It Forever (The Asset-Based Business Model)
If your income stops when you stop working, you have a job, not a business. In this episode, I walk through the five principles of building an asset-based business in the A.I. age, from owning your tools and clarifying your values before you prompt, to building perennial revenue ...
- Episode 3April 13, 202616 min
Why Non-Technical People Are Winning at AI (And How to Join Them)
I've built A.I. systems, automations, and a content engine without writing code, and in this episode I break down exactly why non-technical service business owners are positioned to win with these tools, not in spite of their background but because of it. I cover five reasons you...
- Episode 2April 13, 202617 min
The New AI Playbook for Service-Based Business Owners
I'm breaking down the four core systems every service-based business owner needs to automate right now: research and strategy, content production, client onboarding, and revenue operations. You'll get specific workflows and real examples showing how solo practitioners are deliver...
- Episode 1April 13, 202614 min
AI Is Moving at the Speed of Daily
I've been inside these tools every single day for over a year, and what feels like common sense to me is completely foreign to service business owners who haven't made that same investment. This episode breaks down why the A.I. advantage window is open right now, who it's open fo...
- Episode 36November 9, 202544 min
How to Make $5K+ Months Online as a Busy Parent (Without Quitting Your Day Job)
In this episode, Makeda talks with Sasha Eburn, a former hospitality executive who transitioned from corporate burnout to building a successful virtual assistant and coaching business after being impacted by COVID-19. Sasha shares how she went from working long corporate hours to...
- Episode 35November 3, 202548 min
The 3-Question Test for Any Major Purchase
Host Makeda Boehm shares the three-question framework she used to evaluate her vehicle purchase after her Kia required $8,000 in repairs, demonstrating how to turn financial setbacks into evidence-based decisions. She explains why she chose to finance a new Chevy Silverado despit...
- Episode 34October 27, 202553 min
Create More Time and Build Confidence
Host Makeda Boehm explains why busy professionals and parents don't have a time problem but a systems problem, revealing how she reclaimed 15 hours per week by using AI tools and automation to handle repetitive tasks like meal planning, email drafting, and mental load management....
- Episode 33October 20, 20251 hr 0 min
Stop Choosing Between Work and Family
Host Makeda Boehm speaks with Jake Isaacs, cofounder of Gathering the Kings, about his role as a "serial integrator" who helps entrepreneurs turn their visions into reality by building systems and scaling operations. They discuss the importance of being the person behind the scen...
- Episode 32October 13, 20251 hr 16 min
Bucket List Acceleration & Asset-Based Wealth: Building An Authentic Life
Makeda and financial consultant Lisa Sakai discuss bucket list acceleration and how to achieve financial freedom by making authentic choices aligned with personal values rather than societal expectations. They explore how conscious financial decisions and asset-based wealth build...
- Episode 31October 5, 202550 min
Why Traditional Investing Keeps You Broke (And What Actually Works)
Makeda Boehm talks with Jaden Sterling, founder and CEO of Sterling Stock Picker, about why traditional diversification strategies often underperform and how he built wealth by concentrating investments in individual stocks rather than mutual funds. Jaden shares his journey from ...
- Episode 30September 28, 202550 min
Building a Business From What You Know
Makeda Boehm interviews Audrey "The Tech Diva" Wiggins, founder of All Together Marketing, about how she built a 30-year marketing career from skills she naturally developed doing church publicity and fashion show programs, eventually turning those side activities into a full-tim...
- Episode 29September 22, 202540 min
Why Hustle Alone Isn’t Enough For Success
In this episode, Makeda interviews Alan Lazarus, founder and CEO of Next Level University, a global top 100 self-improvement podcast, who shares his journey from early family tragedy and financial instability to building a successful company after years of investing in a vision w...
- Episode 28September 14, 202552 min
Why Making More Money Doesn’t Fix Stress (The 4-Step Financial Thermostat Reset)
Pericles Relles, a money mindset expert with over 25 years of experience, explains why earning more money doesn't automatically reduce financial stress and introduces his concept of the "financial thermostat" that regulates how much money we can earn, keep, and how we feel about ...
- Episode 27September 7, 20251 hr 5 min
Brand vs Business: CEO Brand Explained w/ The Brand Hustler Shanelle Q.
In this episode, host Makeda Boehm interviews Shanelle Q., The Brand Hustler, about the difference between building a brand versus building a business, and how entrepreneurs can create profitable product-based businesses through clarity, content, and conversion. Shanelle explains...
- Episode 26September 1, 202532 min
How To Win In Life: The Action Advantage
In this episode, Makeda introduces the Connector Method, a framework built on the principle that confidence comes from action, not before it, and shares how taking imperfect action led to nearly $10 million in closed deals and over a million in income. She explains how she applie...
- Episode 25August 24, 202548 min
What No One Tells You About Conflict with Leah Brown
In this episode, Makeda speaks with Leah Brown, an accredited mediator and former corporate lawyer, about navigating conflict in organizational settings and the importance of clear communication in resolving disputes. Leah shares insights from her work with boards and executive t...
- Episode 24August 18, 202547 min
How To Monetize What You Know with Bart Merrell
In this episode, Makeda interviews Bart Merrell, an international entrepreneur who has never had a traditional corporate job and calls himself "the side hustle samurai." Bart shares how growing up on his father's pig farm surrounded by multiple agricultural business ventures shap...
- Episode 23August 9, 202548 min
Money, Prepping and Massive Bank Accounts with Paris Cluff
In this episode, host Makeda Boehm interviews Paris Cluff, a licensed financial services agent with over 20 years of experience who helps people build their "Massive Bank Account" through financial coaching and education. They discuss why Americans still struggle financially desp...
- Episode 22August 3, 202526 min
What’s Your Money Type and Why It Matters w/ Linda Grizely
In this episode, Makeda speaks with certified financial planner Linda Grizely about understanding your personal relationship with money and how childhood experiences and ingrained beliefs create financial blocks. Linda explains her approach to financial education that combines pr...
- Episode 21July 27, 202533 min
What Homesteaders, Preppers, and Land Hackers Know That You Don’t
In this episode, host Mikada interviews Jack Alweil about his journey from being an actuary to becoming a land flipper and real estate investor after losing his job in 2016. Jack shares how that setback led him to discover house hacking, creative financing strategies, and eventua...
- Episode 20July 19, 202552 min
Designing for Regeneration: Wealth, Land and the Garden of Your Dreams w/ Matthieu Mehuys
In this episode, Makeda interviews award-winning landscape architect and author Matthieu Mehuys about his journey from growing up on a family farm to traveling the world studying regenerative agriculture, permaculture, and sustainable design. Matthieu shares how he transformed ro...
- Episode 19July 14, 202515 min
Opting Back Into My Life
In this episode, Makeda reflects on how homesteading has helped her opt back into her own life by rejecting hustle culture and finding grace through being present in nature. She shares how building a homestead while working her tech job has improved her relationships, mental clar...
- Episode 18July 13, 202515 min
Why I'm Building The Connectors Market
In this episode, Makeda explains why she's building the Connectors Market, a curated collection of tools and systems for building wealth online and offline. She shares how her superpower is connecting people with the right resources at the right time, testing everything across he...
- Episode 17July 12, 20257 min
The Garden is Growing and So Am I
In this episode, Makeda records from her homestead garden while planting tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and other crops, reflecting on how building a sustainable life requires patience and delayed gratification rather than instant results. She discusses the value of knowing exactl...
- Episode 16July 7, 202514 min
Money Is a Tool. You’re the Architect.
In part three of her conversation with certified financial planner Monica Kaufman, Makeda explores how taking ownership of financial tools and building mental systems leads to true freedom, drawing parallels between teaching children independence through Montessori principles and...
- Episode 15July 6, 202514 min
They Learn What They Live: Money, Parenting, and Breaking the Cycle
In this continuation of the conversation with certified financial planner Monica Kaufman, Makeda and Monica explore how parents' financial behaviors and money shame directly shape their children's relationship with wealth, emphasizing that children learn what they live and discus...
- Episode 14July 5, 202514 min
Wealth Beyond Income: A Financial Perspective w/ Monica Kaufman (Part 1)
In this episode, Makeda welcomes certified financial planner Monica Kaufman to discuss why wealth is about more than just income, exploring how personal crises with her husband's depression and working with clients who built significant assets on modest incomes through discipline...
- Episode 13June 30, 202515 min
Why We Grow Our Food and Homeschool Our Kids
In this episode, Makeda explains why she grows her own food and homeschools her children, arguing that conventional food is engineered with harmful ingredients and that traditional schooling conditions kids to follow authority rather than think critically. She shares her belief t...
- Episode 12June 29, 202513 min
AI Integration for Running My Business, Homestead, and Real Life
Makeda explains how service-based business owners are leaving thousands of dollars in non-dilutive funding (grants, fellowships, pitch competitions) on the table because they lack a system to find and apply for opportunities, and she shares how to build an AI-powered profile syst...
- Episode 10June 22, 202513 min
How Building a Homestead Made Me a Better Seller + Strategist
In this episode, Makeda explains how building a homestead actually made her better at tech sales and strategic thinking by teaching her four key principles: the difference between rich and wealthy (owner thinking vs. consumer thinking), how to manage multiple timelines simultaneo...
- Episode 9June 21, 202514 min
Sunk Cost vs. Smart Strategy: When to Walk Away From a Bad Decision
Host Makeda Boehm shares how she walked away from a doctorate program after one semester despite a 4.0 GPA, using the sunk cost fallacy concept to recognize when past investments shouldn't dictate future decisions. She breaks down how this mental trap shows up in tech sales, home...
- Episode 8June 20, 202512 min
The Promotion Trap: Why Leveling Up Could Be Locking You In
In this episode, Makeda explains why she pursued her MBA and MS in Data Science not to climb the corporate ladder, but to build a bridge out of employment dependency, sharing her "freedom versus dependency test" framework for evaluating whether skills increase market value and op...
- Episode 7June 15, 202512 min
Digital Freedom Starts Offline: With Water and Soil
In this episode, Makeda argues that true freedom requires physical foundations like land ownership, water security, and food production before digital tools can effectively amplify wealth and independence. She shares her framework of investing in physical security first ($90,000+...
- Episode 6June 14, 202513 min
Stop Waiting for Familiar Faces to Understand Your Next Move
Makeda explains why validating your business idea with friends and family is backwards, and shares her five-step framework for testing whether strangers will actually pay for your expertise by finding your target market online, creating content that resonates, and tracking real b...
- Episode 5June 10, 20259 min
You're Already Selling. Here's How to Do It On Purpose
In this episode, Makeda reframes selling as ethical persuasion and leadership, arguing that everyone is already selling in daily life whether they realize it or not. She shares lessons from her decade-long sales career generating over $7 million in recurring revenue and offers th...
- Episode 4June 7, 20259 min
Where to Start When You Want to Change Everything
Makeda breaks down the three core system types (land, digital, and rhythm) and helps you identify which one to build first based on your current capacity, biggest drain, and what would make everything else easier. She shares a simple diagnostic to stop trying to build everything ...
- Episode 3June 4, 202512 min
"Someday" is not a Strategy
In this episode, Makeda challenges the idea that "waiting for the right time" is a plan, arguing that real wealth building requires intentional systems and strategic action today rather than perfect conditions tomorrow. She introduces the Seed & Society framework, sharing how she...
- Episode 2June 2, 202512 min
Burnout Isn’t a Time Problem. It’s a System Problem
After losing her mother while caught in hustle culture, Makeda explains why burnout isn't solved by better time management but by redesigning the underlying systems in your life, from food and income to family rhythms, so your money and energy create freedom instead of just scali...
- #60May 27, 20250 min
Trailer – What Is Seed & Society?
Welcome to Seed & Society—a podcast for high earners, purpose-driven parents, and future builders who want to turn income into ownership. I’m Makeda Boehm, a tech sales exec who used nearly $1M in commissions to buy our home on 10 acres mortgage-free in a rural town with no stopl...
- Episode 1May 27, 202515 min
How I Turned $1M in Tech Sales Into a Mortgage-Free 10-Acre Homestead
Makeda Boehm shares how she went from being pregnant, uninsured, and underpaid in 2019 to earning nearly $500K in tech sales by 2024, then used that income to buy a mortgage-free 10-acre homestead in rural Tennessee and build passive income streams instead of falling into lifesty...