**🎶 "Be my Guest, be my guest put your leadership to the test on Don’t Come Here For Sugar." 🎶**

(do you hear the Beauty and the Beast song too?)

Real conversations for founders, leaders, and entrepreneurs with hard-earned wisdom, honest stories, something meaningful to share and willingness to have some fun too.

Got a truth you’ve had to earn? A story forged by fire?
Apply below and let’s see if this conversation is meant to happen.

🧭 Real Conversations

No polished masks. No performative bullshit. Just honest conversations that go beneath the surface.

Share the hard-earned truths, scars, lessons, and wisdom that only lived experience can teach.

💬 Real Connection

Build real relationships through conversation, not networking theater.

Open the door to opportunities, referrals, partnerships, and the kind of connection that actually means something.

🌊 Real Impact

Use your story to help someone think deeper, lead better, or come back to themselves.

Be part of conversations that challenge the usual, tell the truth, and create real impact.

Meet Kate and her story

I started in fire. Literally. (No I didn’t start a fire and I am not a pyromaniac)

I was a firefighter and paramedic at 17 and I learned early what pressure does to people. What crisis reveals. What survival looks like. When it is done well and when it is absolutely isn't.

And in many ways… I’ve been studying that ever since.

Over the last 20+ years as a psychotherapist, executive transformational coach, founder, entrepreneur, speaker, certified divorce mediator, trauma-informed practitioner… and somehow still a positive potato (ask me about that later). I’ve worked with people at the edge of burnout, breakdown, reinvention, and the return back to what lights them up again. Meeting them at the points in their lives where they stacked so much stuff on the backburner that they burned it all to the ground.

But this work isn’t just professional. It’s personal.

I’ve come through burnout.

Entrepreneurial trauma.

A relationship that blew up in my face when I came home to an empty house.

And seasons where I could have burned it all to the ground. And damn it I wanted to.

And yet I didn’t.

Or at least… not completely.

Because somewhere in all of that, I kept finding my way back to me and transitioning into something better.

That’s what this work is about.

I help leaders come back to their core so they don’t set their lives on fire trying to hold everything together.

Because I know what it looks like when high-capacity people are carrying too much, performing too hard, and quietly coming apart underneath it.

And I know there’s another way.

Don’t Come Here For Sugar was born from that.

This podcast is for honest conversations about pressure, purpose, identity, relationships, reinvention… and the stuff most people avoid talking about.

The stuff that keeps people up at night.

I’m not interested in polished masks.

I’m interested in truth.

I want people to feel seen here. Understood here. Free to be authentic as fuck here.

No judgment.

Sometimes a message of hope. Sometimes a whole foot in your ass. Usually both.

If you’ve been forged by fire and you’re trying to find your way back to yourself…You’re in the right place.

What kind of guests are you looking for?

I’m looking for founders, leaders, and entrepreneurs with lived experience, hard-earned wisdom, and something honest to say. This isn’t about polished expertise. It’s about real stories, real truth, and meaningful conversation.

What kinds of topics do you cover on the podcast?

We talk about the stuff most people avoid — pressure, purpose, burnout, broken places, reinvention, and the truths that live beneath the surface.

How do I know if I’m a fit for the show?

If you’ve been forged by fire, learned something the hard way, and carry a truth worth sharing… you may be in the right place. Complete the application and let’s see if there’s a fit.

What happens after I apply?

I review every application myself, looking for people aligned with the mission and the kind of real, deeper conversations this show is built for. If it feels like a fit, I’ll be in touch.

Apply to Be a Guest on Don’t Come Here For Sugar

Have a story forged by fire? Carry a truth you’ve had to earn? Let’s have a real conversation.

Welcome to Don’t Come Here For Sugar

This is not a surface-level podcast. We don’t do polished masks or performative conversations here.

We talk Truth,Leadership, Identity, Burnout, Relationships, Purpose and The stuff beneath the stuff.

If you have lived something, built something, or learned something worth sharing; apply below.

I’d love to meet you and have a chat.

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Phone *

Are you an established founder, leader, or entrepreneur with a story, perspective, or truth that could serve others through this conversation? *

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Tell us about you and your business. What do you do, who do you help, how long have you been in business, and what kind of impact or results have you created so far? Please also share: Your current revenue range, Team size, What you’re responsible for leading day-to-day. *

This podcast is for established founders, leaders, and business owners with real experience, proven success, and honest lessons worth sharing.

Why does being part of this conversation matter to you? (It’s useful to know what drew you to be a guest) *

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What challenge, failure, or turning point has had the biggest impact on you as a leader, business owner, or human being? We ask this because the deepest business struggles are often personal too. The more honest and real you are here, the more meaningful the conversation can be. Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs start with the thing that’s hardest to talk about. *

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What challenge are you navigating right now in leadership, business, relationships, or life? The real challenges people face behind the scenes are often the most important conversations to have. Be honest here. Sometimes the thing you’re struggling with most is also the thing that unlocks the next level of growth, clarity, or success. *

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What’s something you’ve built a strong public identity around that, privately, hasn’t felt fully true or aligned for you? We ask this because the most powerful conversations come from honesty, not performance. The people who get the most from this experience are usually willing to talk about the gap between how things look on the outside and what’s actually been happening underneath. *

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Why now and what part of your story have you not fully shared openly before? *

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What’s something that nearly broke you and what story did you tell yourself at the time so you didn’t have to fully face how hard it really was? We ask this because the stories we tell ourselves during hard seasons often reveal the patterns, fears, and beliefs that shape how we lead, cope, and grow. *

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What’s the conversation you know you need to have with a partner, co-founder, team member, or even yourself that you’ve been avoiding? We ask this because avoided conversations often point directly at the tension, fear, or decision that’s holding someone back from the next level of growth. *

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What’s a lesson you’re still actively learning right now as a leader or human being? *

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Thank you for applying and for sharing your story.

I personally review every application to make sure there’s strong alignment with the mission of Don’t Come Here For Sugar and the kind of honest, meaningful conversations we’re here to create.

If it feels like the right fit, I’ll be in touch with next steps soon.

And if you know other founders, leaders, or business owners who would be a great fit for these conversations, please share their details below. We’re always looking for thoughtful people with real stories, lived wisdom, and something meaningful to say.

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🎶 "Be my Guest, be my guest put your leadership to the test on Don’t Come Here For Sugar." 🎶

(do you hear the Beauty and the Beast song too?)

Real conversations for founders, leaders, and entrepreneurs with hard-earned wisdom, honest stories, something meaningful to share and willingness to have some fun too.

Got a truth you’ve had to earn? A story forged by fire?Apply below and let’s see if this conversation is meant to happen.

Meet Kate and her story

What kind of guests are you looking for?

What kinds of topics do you cover on the podcast?

How do I know if I’m a fit for the show?

What happens after I apply?

Apply to Be a Guest on Don’t Come Here For Sugar

Have a story forged by fire? Carry a truth you’ve had to earn? Let’s have a real conversation.

Welcome to Don’t Come Here For Sugar

This is not a surface-level podcast. We don’t do polished masks or performative conversations here.

We talk Truth,Leadership, Identity, Burnout, Relationships, Purpose and The stuff beneath the stuff.

If you have lived something, built something, or learned something worth sharing; apply below.

I’d love to meet you and have a chat.

**🎶 "Be my Guest, be my guest put your leadership to the test on Don’t Come Here For Sugar." 🎶**

Got a truth you’ve had to earn? A story forged by fire?
Apply below and let’s see if this conversation is meant to happen.