The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth8 Nov 2022

Episode 115: Finding Your Why with Mariah Danielsen

Hey listener! Welcome to another episode of the Found podcast. I'm so excited to bring Mariah of Wander Design Co to the podcast. (Although, why has it taken this long!?) Mariah and I go back a ways to when we were put together in a breakout group at the Empower Her Summit. She's a great friend and a highly recommended Instagram follow. It MIGHT seem like I stalk her feed, but it's just so good! You'll see why she's awesome in our chat today. I'm so inspired by her Why and grateful for the wisdom, spark, and energy she shared in the episode. Key Takeaways

Mariah Danielsen got her start in graphic design and has grown to offer branding, website design, mentoring for creative women, and why discover through her business Wander Design Co
Mariah studied graphic design and marketing and worked her way up to leading a graphic design team for a company. Meanwhile, she started blogging about vintage and indie weddings, which lead to exposure on bigger blogs and speaking engagements. She got a sinking feeling that corporate wasn't where she wanted to be and quit to pursue her own interests ten years ago.
She was doing graphic design, blogging, offering vintage wedding rentals, wedding planning, and running an antique shop when she had her second child and realized it was A LOT. She narrowed her focus back to graphic design.
"Everything builds on top of each other and the more you can make these conscious decisions in the right direction, there's no telling what your life can end up becoming."
Mariah had the opportunity to travel to New York to attend Marie Forleo's B School in 2011. She met Simon Sinek and learned about Start With Why.
What is our Why? This is our purpose and how we operate at our natural best. What are we striving for? How do we want to impact other? Your Why statement is your overarching theme for life.
"If you could wake up and be the absolute best version of yourself, what contribution would you make to the world and what impact would it have on other people in the best way possible"
"Your why is only as strong as you can share it with others"
"It's a waste to spend your time working on projects that drain you and are going to put you in a bad mood for your family when you get home, or if you feel like you have to work on the weekend so you can finish this project that you don't enjoy anyway, it's just not worth it."
Mariah says setting long term goals is more difficult now, but it's due to her confidence in her Why: "I know I am on a path and as long as I can build other people up so they can confidently put themselves forward, I'm happy."
Mariah's is a big fan of the Showit design tool for Wordpress sites (me too!) and recently had her work published in their anthology, Spark.

Connect with Mariah You've got to follow Mariah on Instagram. You can learn more about services on her website. Follow for More Follow me, Molly Knuth on Instagram and Facebook.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(276)

253: Stop Tying Your Worth to What You Do: Brooke Fitzgerald on the Path to Enough, Imposter Syndrome & What's Next

This is Brooke's third time on The Found Podcast. Every time she comes back, she brings something that stops me mid-conversation and makes me reach for my notebook. Brooke Fitzgerald is the Energy Bui...

20 Mai 40min

252: Stop Waiting to Feel Ready: How to Navigate Career Transitions, Burnout, and What's Next with Life Coach Katrina Klooster

Have you ever stood in the middle of a life that looks really good on paper and still felt like something was off? Like a quiet voice whispering, this isn't it anymore...and you didn't know what to do...

13 Mai 47min

251: The People Side of Business with Sarah Hermanson

In this episode of The Found Podcast, Molly sits down with Sarah Hermanson, founder of One Above HR, pumpkin farmer, and people-first leadership expert. With over 30 years of experience in human resou...

6 Mai 53min

250: The Stories That Shaped Us — A Look Back at The Found Podcast

This one feels really special. Back in 2020, The Found Podcast started with a simple idea: to share what I was learning about building a business, becoming a person, and navigating all the in-between ...

29 Apr 44min

249: The Leadership Gap We're Not Talking About (And How to Fix It) with Melissa Reade of Leader Valley

There's a leadership gap in our communities...and it's not what you think. It's not about titles. It's not about experience. And it's definitely not about a lack of talent. In this episode of The Foun...

22 Apr 44min

248: The Secret Sauce of Small Town Success: Leadership, Community, and Showing Up with Liesl Seabert

What actually makes a small town thrive? Hint: it's not population size, location, or luck. It's leadership. In this episode of The Found Podcast, Molly sits down with Liesel Seabert of the University...

15 Apr 56min

247: Why Wellness Isn't Another To-Do List with Dominique Farrar

What if wellness wasn't another thing to optimize… but something you actually got to experience? In this episode, Molly sits down with Dominique Farrar, founder of Well in France — a Paris-based commu...

8 Apr 48min

246: THIS was Killing My Leadership...and It's Not What You Think

What if the biggest shift in your leadership didn't come from doing more… but from understanding yourself better? In this solo episode, Molly shares a behind-the-scenes look at a pivotal leadership mo...

1 Apr 44min