The Women Who Built the Industry: Amy Porterfield, Adley Kinsman, Stacy Tuschl, Leanne Lopez Mosley & Ashley Brock on Influence, Identity & What It Costs

In a first-ever Woman of Influence Table Talk, I gather five powerhouse women in one room for a no-holds-barred conversation about what it really takes to build, hold, and protect true influence. I'm joined by Amy Porterfield, Stacy Tuschl, Leanne Lopez Mosley, Adley Kinsman, and Ashley Brock five women who have collectively built multi-million dollar businesses, generated billions of views, scaled iconic brands, and earned their elevation by doing the work most women aren't willing to do. We open the conversation with the question every woman in business needs to sit with: when did you first realize you had cultivated real influence, and what did it cost you? This is a raw and grounding conversation about being misunderstood, raising your standard when it's the most inconvenient, the people-pleasing patterns that quietly cap your influence, and why you cannot have any form of real influence and still chase universal approval. We talk about Amy's decision to retire a $60 million program and the public backlash that followed, Stacy's framework of "$100 million CEO" thinking, Adley's concept of Cringe Mountain, Leanne's evolution into Rich Queen and Soft Girl Millions, and Ashley's identity-shifting realization that she was a thought repeater, not a thought leader. If you've ever felt the tension between being liked and being free, this episode is your invitation to choose the latter and stay tuned for Part 2. Liked this episode? Make sure to subscribe to our podcast and leave a review with your takeaways, this helps us create the exact content you want!  KEY POINTS:  00:00 Welcome and Mission 00:49 Table Talk Introductions 01:34 The Cost of Influence 03:08 In Person Impact 05:02 Worthiness and Rebrands 07:01 Growth Collective Offer 08:44 Audience Expectations and Responsibility 11:10 Amy’s Big Pivot Backlash 14:09 Stop Blaming the Tools 16:17 Earning Your Elevation 24:42 Standards and Boundaries 25:56 Team Growth and Tough Goodbyes 30:22 Marriage and Leveling Up 33:06 Capacity and Raising Standards 37:58 Highest Self Decision Filter 38:58 Cringe Mountain Mindset 39:40 Inner Light And Alignment 41:24 Cringe Content And Attention 43:20 Data Over Opinions 44:36 Trust Your Gut More 46:45 Define Woman Of Influence 51:30 Stop Taking All Advice 53:16 Ask What You Want 56:51 Thought Leader Not Repeater 59:20 Authenticity Amplifies Results 01:01:36 Get Good Then Scale 01:02:24 Chickens And Being Yourself 01:04:01 Create Don't Consume 01:04:56 Break And Wrap Up QUOTABLES: "I learned that you cannot be a people pleaser and have any form of real influence." - Adley Kinsman "I cannot be judged by somebody else if I'm not judging myself. I cannot be misunderstood by somebody else if I am not misunderstanding who I am." - Leanne Lopez Mosley "I believe in this idea of earning your elevation, meaning doing the reps, staying in your lane, changing lives, being responsible for what you're doing. And at a certain point, you grow and you change, and you earn your elevation to do something different." - Amy Porterfield "When I'm in a bind or it's not convenient, I go, 'What would $100 million Stacey do?'" - Stacy Tuschl "I realized I was a thought repeater, not a thought leader." - Ashley Brock "Influence is very holy. This is where I get godly. It comes from the stars. It is a spiritual evolution and process of trusting that inner knowing and that inner guidance." - Julie Solomon RESOURCES: CONTENT THAT SELLS Without posting more, performing more, or sounding like everyone else. A free 90-minute live training with Julie Solomon on how to write content that brings in the buyer who’s already ready. Not the fan. Not the freebie-seeker. The buyer. SAVE YOUR SEAT [UNSCRIPTED RETREAT 2027] Where your voice, your message, and your identity become one. February 3–5, 2027 • Nashville, Tennessee Apply here [THE REVENUE ACCELERATOR] Book a strategy call to explore whether The Revenue Accelerator is the right next step for your business and leadership. Apply and schedule your call today. [ORDER] my book or Audible, Get What You Want: How to Go From Unseen to Unstoppable so you can leverage the power of your own influence. Follow Julie on Instagram! MUST HAVES THIS MONTH: [RUN YOUR BUSINESS MORE EFFICIENTLY] From product uploads to marketing, this platform gives you all the tools you need to streamline your business processes. Learn more here.