Success Beyond Strategy
Success Beyond Strategy
Catherine Roten

Success Beyond Strategy

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Success Beyond Strategy is the podcast for founders and leaders building businesses that reflect who they are, not just what they do. Hosted by Cat Roten, each episode blends practical tools with intuitive insight to help you reconnect to your vision, energy, and truth. You’ll hear solo episodes, honest conversations, and transformational insights that weave together strategy, self-trust, nervous system awareness, and energetic alignment. It’s not about working harder. It’s about leading differently, by honoring your capacity, trusting your timing, and choosing purpose over pressure.
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A Season of Intentionality: Protecting Your Peace and Saying No with Purpose
10 October 2025

A Season of Intentionality: Protecting Your Peace and Saying No with Purpose

In this episode, I’m coming to you with a full heart… and to be honest, a very tired body. I’m in what I’ve been calling my “season of intentionality.” Every decision I make right now—whether it’s saying yes to a new client, attending an event, or spending time with friends—has to come from a place of intention and alignment.I share openly about how I’ve had to step back, say no to opportunities...
When I Realized It Didn’t Have to Be So Hard
03 October 2025

When I Realized It Didn’t Have to Be So Hard

Last week I shared about growth and momentum in my business, and this week I’m diving even deeper into a realization that stopped me in my tracks: it can be easy.After weeks of excitement, overwhelm, and big opportunities, I sat down with my mentors and uncovered a belief I didn’t even know I was carrying… the idea that success has to be hard. Long hours, constant hustle, and nonstop “doing” had...
My Best Clients Don’t Come from Social Media (Let’s Talk About It)
26 September 2025

My Best Clients Don’t Come from Social Media (Let’s Talk About It)

In this episode, I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes of my biggest business growth yet and the surprising shift that made it possible.After months of social media burnout and endless emails, I decided to stop forcing daily posts and start showing up where I naturally thrive… in person. From coffee chats to local entrepreneur events, I discovered that word-of-mouth marketing isn’t just old-school,...
Tapping Into Your Creativity
19 September 2025

Tapping Into Your Creativity

In this episode of Success Beyond Strategy, I’m sharing my personal journey of reconnecting with creativity and giving myself permission to play. With my coffee in hand on a quiet morning, I talk about how I’ve been leaning into practices that spark joy—like dancing around my house, getting lost in fiction books, and exploring what fun really looks like for me as an adult.I dive into my...
Redefining Leadership & A Life Update
12 September 2025

Redefining Leadership & A Life Update

This episode is part life update, part soul share. and one I recorded while sitting in the middle of some big shifts.I’ve been talking a lot about the Power of Choice, and this feels like a natural extension of that. Because lately, I’ve been choosing to slow down and listen more deeply. Not just to what the business needs, but to what I need as a leader, partner, friend, and human.In this...
Power of Choice Series: The Hardest and Most POWERFUL Choice Yet
05 September 2025

Power of Choice Series: The Hardest and Most POWERFUL Choice Yet

To close out the Power of Choice series, I’m sharing the one choice that has asked the most of me… and given me the most in return:The choice to lead with love.Even when it’s easier to be frustrated, stressed, or shut down.In this episode, I talk about:What it actually looks like to choose love in real-time (not just in theory)How this shows up in personal relationships, business, and...
Powerhouse 2025 Recap: When You Realize… Things Are Actually Good
29 August 2025

Powerhouse 2025 Recap: When You Realize… Things Are Actually Good

This episode is a reflection straight from the heart days after returning from Powerhouse Women 2025.I walked into that weekend thinking I needed to fix something. That there was something missing. That I had to do more to be worthy of the next level.But what I found? Peace. Ease. Support. And a full-body realization that… maybe things are already good.In this episode, I’m sharing:Why being...
Power of Choice Series: Building Community Near & Far
21 August 2025

Power of Choice Series: Building Community Near & Far

Community has looked a lot of different ways for me over the years including packed online networking calls to quiet in-person walks or coffee meet-ups with just one other person.And if I'm honest, I used to believe that bigger meant better. That community needed to be every day, every moment, sharing about each other constantly on social, etc. to be powerful. But this past year has shown me that...
Power of Choice Series: Choosing My Own Spiritual Path
01 August 2025

Power of Choice Series: Choosing My Own Spiritual Path

This week on the Power of Choice series, I’m opening up about a part of my story I’ve never fully shared before: what it’s been like to step out of the “shoulds” I grew up with and start choosing my own spiritual path as an adult.For most of my life, my spiritual path was chosen for me. Church on Sundays, Children’s choir (which I did love!), the beliefs and rhythms my family lived by. It all...
Power of Choice Series: Boundaries That Align with You & As You Grow
25 July 2025

Power of Choice Series: Boundaries That Align with You & As You Grow

In this episode of the Power of Choice series, I’m getting honest about how I’ve had to rework my relationship with boundaries. Not just in business, but in friendships, daily rhythms, and emotional energy. Some of the hardest boundaries I’ve had to set were the ones that no one else could see.In this conversation, I share:The difference between internal and external boundaries (and why that...