Kitchen Island HQ: Smart Systems & Sustainable Business for Creative Entrepreneurs

About Kitchen Island HQ: Smart Systems & Sustainable Business for Creative Entrepreneurs

Kitchen Island HQ is where business and real life meet. This podcast is for service-based entrepreneurs building sustainable businesses while raising little humans. Hosted by Kelly McCracken, this podcast brings honest conversations around, practical strategies, smart systems, work-life balance, and what it really looks like to grow a business in the in-between moments: at the kitchen island in the middle of everyday life. From constantly switching between entrepreneurship and motherhood, this is the place where ambitious women go when they want success that still feels like theirs. This podcast explores conversations about client experience, CRMs, mindset, and even scaling without burnout. Let this podcast be your reminder that you can build a sustainable business that supports your life, not take it over. Connect with Kelly Website: https://kellymccracken.co/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellymccracken.co/

Publisher

Kelly McCracken

Category

business · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 May 2026

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   20: Why Women Struggle to Find the Support They Need with Olivia Gregorian of The List

   Finding help shouldn't feel like another full-time job. But when you're already carrying the mental load of motherhood, your health, your family, your home, and everything else, even figuring out who to ask for help can become one more thing on an endless to-do list. In this episode of The Kitchen Island, I’m sitting down with Olivia, founder of The List, a curated platform helping women and families find trusted providers and businesses across health, wellness, motherhood, and everyday life....

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   19: Hosting Events, Mom Guilt, and New Connections - September Recap

   September was full of good things, but it was also... a lot. Between a brand photoshoot, my daughter starting a new preschool, business conferences, and launching Made for Mothers Boston, I found myself navigating the excitement of growing my business alongside the guilt of being away from my family. In this solo episode of The Kitchen Island, I’m sharing an honest look at what that month felt like, what I learned, and the decisions I made when my calendar stretched beyond my capacity. We’re ...

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   18: How to Market Your Business without Social Media with Polly Pollock

   If marketing your business feels like a never-ending cycle of posting, creating, engaging, and trying to keep up with the algorithm, this episode is for you. I’m joined by marketing mentor Polly Pollock to talk about what happened when they stopped relying on social media to grow their business and started building a marketing strategy around relationships, trust, and high-leverage visibility instead. Polly shares why stepping away from the content treadmill actually helped their business gro...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

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