Kelsey Reidl | Business & Marketing Coach
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Rain or Shine isn't just a cute motto you slap on a coffee mug. This is your new operating system. Rain or Shine has been my personal guiding phrase for over a decade, and it acknowledges that there are going to be rainy days.. For all of us, in all seasons. So instead of wallowing in them, why not plant some seeds. Splash in puddles. Know that the sunshine is on its way. Rain or shine also means, lacing up for that 6am run you promised yourself, even when it's pouring and your bed feels like a warm hug. It's...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
Rain or Shine makes entrepreneurship legible through marketing decisions, business model tradeoffs, and candid operator conversations.
Rain or Shine belongs on the operator side of Business & Finance, where money comes through marketing choices, client funnels, business models, and the stamina it takes to keep a business moving.
You get the business sermon, then someone asks what your funnel is actually doing.
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Ambition and motherhood are treated as a practical business conversation, not a soft side note.
Kelsey Riedel starts with a family trip to Belize, which gives the conversation a grounded opening before it settles into business. Laura traces This Mother Means BUSINESS from a 2023 podcast into retreats, an event, an online membership community, and a wider brand.
Marketing here is treated as a way to become known to the right people, with testing and adjustment doing most of the work.
This episode follows Daniela Furtado and the way she built Findable Digital Marketing in Toronto. It stays grounded in the work itself: experiments, systems, and the fact that marketing does not come with a guarantee.
A practical fertility discussion that connects reproductive health with everyday habits and environment.
The episode treats fertility, menstrual cycles, and conception as lived health issues rather than abstract medical talk. Kelsey Riedel and Dr.
A warm marketing and habits conversation that turns self-trust into practical momentum.
This episode lands in the overlap of marketing, entrepreneurship, and personal development, but it keeps its feet on the ground. Kelsey Riedel and Melanie Killens spend most of the conversation on the less polished work behind momentum: self-trust, micro habits, journaling,…
Self-doubt matters less once the work starts producing proof.
Kate Levitt, a mental performance coach, talks through building Mind With Matter, trying out a concussion-support offer with other practitioners, and eventually landing a Canada Games contract for Team BC. Those concrete steps give the story its weight.
A grounded look at turning scattered writing into a workable book structure.
On the Visionary Life Podcast, Kelsey Riedel talks with Michael, founder of Folio Custom Publishing, about taking scattered writing and content and shaping it into a book. The strongest part is Michael's focus on patterns, thesis, and repeatable structure.
Clear positioning matters more when search and social channels are all part of discovery.
This episode centers on a focused marketing argument: search, personal branding, and clear positioning all depend on a business being easy to recognize and trust.
A plainspoken reminder that visibility comes from consistency, volume, and a cohesive brand.
This episode treats marketing and visibility like a numbers game, but it also keeps coming back to the need for a brand that hangs together. Melissa Dlugolecki's points about consistency, longevity, and dropping perfectionism give the discussion its most useful edge.
Rob Walling on bootstrapped SaaS growth, plateaus, and exits — with founders who lived them.
Abbey Ashley's playbook for turning your job skills into a virtual assistant business.
Naval Ravikant on epistemology, startups, and crypto, from David Deutsch to Vitalik Buterin.
Alex Theuma interviews SaaS founders and investors on scaling to $10M-plus ARR.
Guy Raz traces founders' origin stories and fields live advice-line calls from entrepreneurs.
Alex Blumberg interviews guests like Megan Phelps-Roper and Shane McAnally about failure and reinvention.
Kelsey Riedel opens with a warm welcome for Dr.
Kelsey Riedel opens the conversation with a warm, high-energy frame about vision, entrepreneurship, and learning from other people's winding paths.
Kelsey Riedel opens with her rain-or-shine framing and welcomes Melanie into an easygoing conversation.
Visionary Life Podcast sits down with fertility-focused naturopath Dr.
Kelsey opens with a lively reminder to stay steady through the rainy parts of business.
Kelsey opens with her rain-or-shine philosophy and a push toward a live Wave Business Secrets Review mini mastermind in Waterloo.
Kelsey opens the conversation with a broken microphone and turns it into a reminder to show up anyway.
Kelsey Riedel opens Rain or Shine by framing the show as an operating system for rainy days.
Kelsey opens with a warm, personal intro and brings on a friend and past client, Kate Levitt.
Kelsey Riedel turns Rain or Shine episode 398 into a Monday-to-Wednesday day-in-the-life of running a marketing business while parenting a two-year-old named Freddie.
Kelsey Riedel opens with a warm, energetic take on entrepreneurship and learning from people building real businesses.
Kelsey Riedel opens with a warm catch-up and sets a reflective tone for Rain or Shine.
Kelsey Riedel opens the episode of Visionary Life by welcoming Michael, founder of Folio Custom Publishing.
Kelsey Riedel opens with an energetic intro and frames Coach JVB as a guest with experience in business and fitness.
Kelsey Riedel opens with the show’s familiar visionary framing and brings Daniela Furtado on to talk about how she built her agency business, Findable Digital Marketing, out of Toronto.
Kelsey Riedel uses this episode of Rain or Shine to explain why she disappeared for about 2.5 months, why she is changing the show name from Visionary Life, and why she thinks “rain or shine” is her real operating system.
Rain or Shine | Marketing & Entrepreneurship Podcast episode 391 centers on Brittany Anderson, an accountability coach, mom of three, former realtor, and founder of Momentum Collective.
Kelsey Riedel opens this Visionary Life Podcast solo episode with a personal complaint about a missed TD banking appointment and uses it to explain why she plans her days tightly.
Kelsey Riedel uses a canceled podcast recording, a lost dream job at Vega, and a move from Toronto to a small town to argue that business setbacks often require a fast redirect.
Kelsey Riedel uses the eight-year anniversary of Rain or Shine to explain why consistency matters more than waiting for creative moods.
Kelsey Riedel says Rain or Shine | Marketing & Entrepreneurship Podcast is heading toward a rebrand after 7.5 years, with a new title, cover art, and theme planned in about six weeks.
Instagram’s search update is the clearest business shift Kelsey Riedel describes, because she says a post like “here’s how to marinate a pork tenderloin” can surface ahead of a 40,000-word blog article.
Host Kelsey Riedel introduces the podcast's philosophy and recaps a business conference she attended, emphasizing the importance of networking for entrepreneurs.
Networking gets personal here.
Kelsey Riedel starts with a post-Belize reset and a reminder that travel can loosen up fresh creative energy.
Rain or Shine host Kelsey Riedel speaks with Adam Daramo, co-founder of Awake Chocolate, a Canadian caffeinated chocolate brand that recently closed an $8 million funding round.
Host Kelsey Riedel addresses the common 'summer slump' in entrepreneurship, offering practical strategies to maintain motivation and productivity when others are on vacation.
Kelsey Riedel opens Visionary Life Podcast episode 380 with a direct question: how do you bounce back when confidence is shattered and motivation dries up.
Host Kelsey Riedel makes a passionate case for why entrepreneurs must track their business numbers, arguing that data—not just intuition—is essential for growth.
Host Kelsey Riedel shares a vulnerable story from early in her career about receiving brutally harsh feedback after her first corporate training session, which labeled her voice as 'annoying' and 'valley girl.' She reflects on how this painful moment ultimately became a catalyst for growth, teaching her to discern between constructive and non-constructive criticism and to protect her energy as an entrepreneur.
The host introduces the podcast's mission to share wisdom from visionary entrepreneurs and discusses using podcasts as a search engine to self-teach business skills.
The host shares her experience attending a business scaling workshop in Las Vegas, focusing on overcoming obstacles and growing her business.
Host Kelsey Riedel introduces the Visionary Life Podcast, featuring conversations with visionary entrepreneurs and creatives, and previews an interview with Lindsay Simsek from the Almost 30 podcast.
Host Kelsey Riedel interviews Sandrine Sommé, co-founder of Nile Coffee, about her entrepreneurial journey, business strategies, and staying inspired.
The host introduces the Visionary Life Podcast and discusses how entrepreneurs can overcome funks and stay motivated.
Host Kelsey Riedel introduces her podcast about visionary entrepreneurs and offers private marketing coaching to help business owners with strategy.
Host Kelsey Riedel introduces a conversation with two business besties about their entrepreneurial journeys and business strategies.
Host Kelsey Riedel introduces a re-air episode of top interviews while she takes maternity leave, focusing on entrepreneurial wisdom and marketing insights.
Host Kelsey Riedel introduces the Visionary Life Podcast, focusing on conversations with visionary entrepreneurs and promoting local meetups for female business owners in Southwestern Ontario.