Here's What I Learned

About Here's What I Learned

Welcome to Here’s What I Learned — the podcast for progressive entrepreneurs who want to grow their businesses without sacrificing their values, creativity, or capacity. I’m Jacki Hayes: systems strategist, unapologetic smutty romantasy fan, and D&D geek. Around here, we get real about what it actually takes to build a business that fits your life. Every episode offers something to take with you — sometimes through conversations with values-driven founders, sometimes through solo episodes where I dig into the lessons I’m learning inside my own business. We explore the choices we’re testing, the questions that create clarity, the experiments that move us forward, and the systems that stay simple on purpose. If you value integrity, curiosity, and time freedom—and you’re looking for inspiration that’s as practical as it is empowering—you’ve found your people. Hit play, and let’s rewrite the rules together.

Publisher

Jacki Hayes

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Feb 2022

Latest episode

19 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

111 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Feb 2026

   And That's a Wrap

   Send a text Five years. 109 episodes. More conversations than I ever imagined when I hit record for the first time back in 2021. This is the final episode of Here's What I Learned... and honestly, it feels exactly right. This season was built around experiments -- intentional engagement, time tracking, group onboarding, image title SEO, and defining what "enough" actually looks like. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, I started feeling the closing of a chapter. This episode is me honor...

2. 

   17 Feb 2026

   The Enough Experiment: Deconditioning from Capitalism's "More" Mindset

   Send a text What if the answer to burnout isn't doing more... but defining enough? In this episode, I sit down with Becky Mollenkamp—feminist business coach, author, and liberation advocate—for a conversation that challenges everything we've been conditioned to believe about success, productivity, and money. Becky assigns me a 30-day experiment designed to decondition my brain from capitalism's relentless "more, more, more" and help me discover what enough actually looks like. This isn't abou...

3. 

   10 Feb 2026

   Intentional Engagement Experiment: The Halfway Mark

   Send a text Six weeks into the 90 day Intentional Engagement Experiment, I have a surprising update: Instagram is the hardest platform for me to consistently have real conversations on right now. Between ads, suggested content, and the “either I only see my favorites or I see Unstable Unicorns ads” problem, it is tougher to stay focused on the people I actually want to build relationships with. In this halfway mark check-in, I share what is working better (hi, LinkedIn and Threads), how I am ...

Who has been a guest on Here's What I Learned

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Chelsey Newmyer
• Bev Feldman
• Taina Brown

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

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Quality

78

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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