<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Being Yourself is the Strategy Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Tired of networking calls that never get past the small talk? Me too.</p><p></p><p>I'm an AuDHD entrepreneur who skips the polished highlight reels and talks with real founders figuring it out as they go.</p><p></p><p>Because…Being Yourself is the Strategy.</p>]]></description><link>www.unbuttonedbrands.com</link><generator>Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:40:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.riverside.com/hosting/3sRZ7whO.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Emily Lauren Dick]]></author><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:34:41 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[2026 Emily Lauren Dick]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><category><![CDATA[Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category><itunes:author>Emily Lauren Dick</itunes:author><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Tired of networking calls that never get past the small talk? Me too.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&apos;m an AuDHD entrepreneur who skips the polished highlight reels and talks with real founders figuring it out as they go.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because…Being Yourself is the Strategy.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Emily Lauren Dick</itunes:name><itunes:email>emily@unbuttonedbrands.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Business"><itunes:category text="Entrepreneurship"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/9a77705d-4d95-4838-9104-8320af82c47c/logos/6b9c1c74-e52b-47db-821c-bc15b3209b10.png"/><item><title><![CDATA[Alexandra Hughes on Feminine Leadership and Building a Business That Refuses to Hustle]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Founder of Conectada, Alexandra Raquel Hughes, joins host Emily Lauren Dick for an honest conversation about ancestral healing, feminine leadership, and what it really takes to build a soul-led business. Alexandra opens up about the season she tried to be a business coach and felt completely hollow, her complicated relationship with imposter syndrome as a white-presenting woman with Indigenous roots, why she refuses the hustle-and-grind model, and how ceremony, sister circles, and her ancestors keep her grounded when entrepreneurship gets hard.</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">93682bb9-3bec-4cd4-8e8b-f337e3a108c2</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Lauren Dick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/3f6eb0aa7bbf3e9b8a6cc6d8eb8d80db5ff8b0339895880631d44b27018878f2/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI5MzY4MmJiOS0zYmVjLTRjZDQtOGU4Yi1mMzM3ZTNhMTA4YzIiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI5YTc3NzA1ZC00ZDk1LTQ4MzgtOTEwNC04MzIwYWY4MmM0N2MiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OWE3NTBhYzE0NDk2ZjNkNGJlMmU4OTgiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmExNzM2MTZmMWFkMzRlOWE3YWI1M2I1L2JlaW5nLXlvdXJzZWxmLWlzLXRoZS1zdHJhdGVneS1wb2RjYXN0LXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTUtMjdfXzIwLTIxLTEwLm1wMyJ9.mp3" length="95144376" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Founder of Conectada, Alexandra Raquel Hughes, joins host Emily Lauren Dick for an honest conversation about ancestral healing, feminine leadership, and what it really takes to build a soul-led business. Alexandra opens up about the season she tried to be a business coach and felt completely hollow, her complicated relationship with imposter syndrome as a white-presenting woman with Indigenous roots, why she refuses the hustle-and-grind model, and how ceremony, sister circles, and her ancestors keep her grounded when entrepreneurship gets hard.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:49:33</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/9a77705d-4d95-4838-9104-8320af82c47c/logos/6b9c1c74-e52b-47db-821c-bc15b3209b10.png"/><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:title>Alexandra Hughes on Feminine Leadership and Building a Business That Refuses to Hustle</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emily Lauren Dick on Building a Business on Your Own Terms]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Meet the host of Being Yourself Is the Strategy. In this solo introduction, Emily Lauren Dick — brand strategist, two-times published author, and late-diagnosed AuDHDer — answers the same questions she asks every entrepreneur on the show. She gets candid about why she's building a business around slow marketing and anti-hustle values, and how being unapologetically herself became her most powerful brand strategy.</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">402a7c89-af86-4b7b-aa2c-7a9e7c20367b</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Lauren Dick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:55:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/01baed5447b6edcf6c697ab4438d778d8ae3686ed6ed5fe6acbec9b24a05f0df/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI0MDJhN2M4OS1hZjg2LTRiN2ItYWEyYy03YTllN2MyMDM2N2IiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI5YTc3NzA1ZC00ZDk1LTQ4MzgtOTEwNC04MzIwYWY4MmM0N2MiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OWE3NTBhYzE0NDk2ZjNkNGJlMmU4OTgiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmEwZGRkZmNhNjExZTczZDc5ZjcyYjQ4L2JlaW5nLXlvdXJzZWxmLWlzLXRoZS1zdHJhdGVneS1wb2RjYXN0LXN0dWRpby1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTUtMjBfXzE4LTE0LTUyLm1wMyJ9.mp3" length="56597672" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/9a77705d-4d95-4838-9104-8320af82c47c/episodes/402a7c89-af86-4b7b-aa2c-7a9e7c20367b/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Meet the host of Being Yourself Is the Strategy. In this solo introduction, Emily Lauren Dick — brand strategist, two-times published author, and late-diagnosed AuDHDer — answers the same questions she asks every entrepreneur on the show. She gets candid about why she&apos;s building a business around slow marketing and anti-hustle values, and how being unapologetically herself became her most powerful brand strategy.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:29:29</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/9a77705d-4d95-4838-9104-8320af82c47c/logos/6b9c1c74-e52b-47db-821c-bc15b3209b10.png"/><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:title>Emily Lauren Dick on Building a Business on Your Own Terms</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>