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The Strategy Hour Podcast
with abagail pumphrey
Recognized by INC and Forbes as one of the best podcasts for entrepreneurs, join our twice-weekly show as we share business strategies, interviews, and actionable advice for building an online business your way.
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How I’m Prepping My Business to Run Without Me (For 7 Days)
Last August, I joined a leadership course, and now we’re all going to the UK together. I’ve known for almost a year now that I am going to be gone for a week, and while I wanted to spend a ton of time preparing my business, I’m 10 days out and realizing that I need to get it together!
I think we all enter a time in our business where we are excited about stepping away but don’t want to drop the ball. So I’m going to share how I’m (realistically) making it happen for myself and how you can too.
Part 4 - The Exit Ramp to Your Scaleable Offer Suite™
In the final installment of The Accelerator Series, we talk through the Sustainability Stack a practical, repeatable system for building a business that generates income without burning you out. If you’ve been craving structure, alignment, and breathing room in your business, this episode is your exit ramp from the hustle-fueled Cycle of Doom™. You’ll learn how to align your strategy, sales, and systems so your business can scale without sacrificing your peace, energy, or priorities.
Learn how to grow without giving up your health or freedom
Map out a scalable offer suite using our 3-stage model
Discover how systems create time, margin, and repeatable results
Get clear on what to tweak, automate, or toss entirely
Part 3 - How I Stopped Being the Product
In Part 3 of The Accelerator Series, we unpack the most powerful shift a business owner can make: detaching their identity from their work and finally stopping being the product. If your business relies on you to function, deliver, and earn then this episode will help you reclaim your time, redefine your value, and restructure your offers. Learn the 3 critical mindset and operational shifts you must make to stop trading time for money and start building scalable systems that deliver transformation without burning you out.
Shift from service provider to strategist
Build a business that works without your constant presence
Detach your self-worth from client results and revenue
Learn the psychology-backed process to systematize your expertise
Part 2 - What If You’re Building the Wrong Business?
In Part 2 of The Accelerator Series, we reveal the Clarity Filter™, the exact method to help entrepreneurs make decisions from alignment, not pressure. If you’ve ever felt stuck, burnt out, or tempted to burn it all down, this episode is your lifeline. Learn how to evaluate your offers, set sustainable boundaries, and build a business that actually works for you. No more guessing. No more overcommitting. Just simple, aligned, strategic growth.
Learn to protect your time, energy, and values
Make confident business decisions without second-guessing
Get unstuck and unlock momentum
Part 1-Why Working Harder Isn’t Working
In this raw and honest episode, Abagail Pumphrey pulls back the curtain on the hidden costs of hustle culture and why the “do more to earn more” mindset is breaking your business (and your body). If you’re stuck in the Cycle of Doom, constantly launching, grinding, and barely keeping up this is your wake-up call. Learn why burnout isn’t your fault, how the current business model wasn’t built for your life, and what sustainable success actually looks like. This is part one of our powerful new series inside the Co-op Accelerator designed to help you simplify your offers, increase your income, and finally breathe again.
What No One Told My Husband About Marrying an Ambitious Woman
In this candid and heartfelt episode of The Strategy Hour Podcast, I’m joined by my husband, Jared, for an honest conversation about marriage, gender roles, and what it’s really like to work together as spouses in a growing online business. We explore what happens when traditional expectations are flipped and the wife is the breadwinner and the husband leaves a corporate career to work behind the scenes. Jared opens up about his identity shift, family reactions, and the challenges of balancing love, feedback, and entrepreneurship under one roof.
If you’re navigating work-life integration, redefining masculinity, or building a business with your partner, this episode is packed with vulnerable insights and real talk about marriage, ambition, and modern roles.
Build for Your Bandwidth
In this episode of the Strategy Hour Podcast, we challenge the relentless pursuit of “more” and explore what it really means to build a business that matches your current season of life. Discover why scaling down can be a powerful strategy, how to define your own version of enough, and why sustainability beats hustle. If you're craving a business model rooted in rest, flexibility, and long-term alignment, this conversation is your permission slip to design with your bandwidth in mind.
Crop Top Confidence: How to Get Out of a Business Funk
Abagail Pumphrey gets radically honest about what it feels like to be in a business funk and how to finally break free. If you’ve been battling burnout, feeling uninspired, or questioning your purpose, this episode delivers the practical mindset shifts and tactical steps you’ve been craving.
Learn why reconnecting to your “why” matters more than ever, how to stop spiraling and start studying what’s working, and what a simple wardrobe moment taught Abagail about reclaiming confidence in life and business. This isn’t just a pep talk. It’s your new framework for rebooting your momentum, rediscovering your creative spark, and showing up with crop-top confidence.
Topics include:
• Getting out of a business rut
• Mindset tips for entrepreneurs
• Letting go of self-judgment
• Resetting your routine and environment
• Finding purpose in your offers and messaging
• Building confidence from the inside out
Friendships in Your 30s and 40s: Loving, Losing, and Letting Be
I don’t know a single person in their 30s and 40s who doesn’t want deeper and more meaningful friendships. The last place I expected to get friendship advice was from Mel Robbins’ new book, The Let Them Theory, but today, I want to share the unexpected ways this book shifted how I think about making, retaining, and even releasing friendships, especially in the complicated season of adulthood that is your 30s and 40s.
How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World with Anne-Laure Le Cunff
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by traditional goal-setting, stuck chasing someone else’s version of success, or paralyzed by the fear of getting it wrong, this conversation will feel like a breath of fresh air. Joining me is Anne-Laure Le Cunff, an award-winning neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and the founder of Ness Labs, where her insights on lifelong learning, curiosity, and adaptability reach more than 100 000 curious minds every week.
Creating Without Guilt: The Middle Ground Between Hustle & Balance
We've been conditioned to believe that work falls into one of two extremes: either you're grinding non-stop, pushing yourself to exhaustion, or you've mastered the elusive work-life balance. But what if that’s a false choice? As a creator, I’ve realized that some of my work doesn’t feel like work at all. It can be play, it can be art, and it can feel deeply satisfying.
False Narratives: Those That Can’t Do, Teach
Your knowledge is your currency! For years I feared that what I was doing wasn’t real business and I felt like I had to prove myself. I think we feel strange about this because it’s unfamiliar, not because it’s wrong. The world of traditional business is rapidly changing and you are building an online business at the beginning of the new digital frontier. Of course it’s hard to feel like an expert when everything is just beginning.
meet your host
I don’t believe there’s one right way to build a business.
I’m your host, Abagail Pumphrey. And I’m dedicated to supporting online businesses.
I’m here to help you build business your way: one that supports not only the life you have but the life you want. I’m on a personal mission to help you become financially free.
I’m talking about all the lessons learned as I turned a layoff into a 7-figure online business. I’m here to help you prioritize your life every step of the way, whether you’re creating your first digital product, growing an email list, or scaling an already profitable business.
I want to hear your hot takes, your biggest takeaways, or the genius ideas that pop in your head as you’re listening to the show.
My DMs are always open on Instagram, so head over and introduce yourself so I can get to know you!
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Build your list and grow your revenue at the same time!
I’ve kept these details to myself for far too long. I’m ready to spill everything and give you the exact steps that’ve helped me generate tens of thousands of qualified leads and MILLIONS in low-ticket digital product sales. I won’t just show you what I did, I’ll teach you how you can do it too.
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