Welcome to Soaring Stories: hear from business owners who inspire you, because creative entrepreneurship is more fun when we do it together.
Host Anna from @soaring.together started an Etsy shop when she was 12, which led to endless hours making greeting cards, hosting an online business event for 250 teens, and even giving a TEDx talk! Every month, she brings you behind the scenes to hear the untold stories of small business owners… the challenges, mistakes, and not-so-overnight successes.
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Food enthusiast Lauren Hodgen of Citrus Diaries Studio discusses her wellness journey through food, brand packaging design, website design, and recipe development in an interview with Anna Made.
27 Mar 2025
Landing Your First Internship Through a Cold Email with Copywriter Sara Noel
Sara Noel is a Website Copywriter + Marketing Mentor for business owners who want to craft compelling narratives and build better connections with their ideal clients and customers. Through copywriting, marketing strategy, and mentorship, she helps creative brands, founder-first businesses, and freelancers create, tell, and sustain their success stories—and have a whole lot of fun while doing it. In this episode, Sara goes deep into landing an internship, how she runs her six-figure copywriting studio, and her client processes.
✨ We talk about:
What was Sara like in high school?
Cold-emailing + how Sara got her first internship
How Sara learned to set up the process for her copywriting clients
Why Sara decided not to build an agency and instead focus on individual clients and courses
What a week in the life looks like for Sara
Sara’s top procrastination tips!
✨ Connect:
Sara on Instagram: @btlcopy (https://www.instagram.com/btlcopy/)
Sara’s Newsletter: Tattoo Story on Table of Contents (https://btlcopy.substack.com/p/toc-119-so-we-got-tattoos-together)
Sara on TikTok: @sara__noel (https://www.tiktok.com/@sara__noel)
Sara’s (free) Cold Pitch Guide (https://view.flodesk.com/pages/602f31030f39bbe6c85e7c4a)
Sara’s Website: betweenthelinescopy.com (https://betweenthelinescopy.com/)
Sara’s Email: sara@betweenthelinescopy.com (mailto:sara@betweenthelinescopy.com)
Anna’s website: annamadeblog.com (https://www.annamadeblog.com/)
Business email: hello@annamadeblog.com (mailto:hello@annamadeblog.com)
1 Mar 2025
Jesslyn Rollins: From Acting + Theater To Becoming the CEO of BIOLYTE, Sold in 15,000 Locations
Jesslyn Rollins is the CEO of BIOLYTE, the IV in a bottle. She started selling BIOLYTE from the back of her Toyota Highlander to high school football teams, but over the course of eight years has transformed a product into a brand now featured in 15,000 retail locations, including QuikTrip and Circle K. Jesslyn embodies an infectious energy, igniting a spark in others to pursue their goals with confidence and relentless dedication.
✨ We talk about:
Why Jesslyn’s family created BIOLYTE
Taking action vs planning when running a company
How Jesslyn sold BIOLYTE to high school football teams
Expanding from high school sports programs to college sports programs
Sweat, sport, or sick: who BIOLYTE is for
The sports drink industry and new sports drinks
How Jesslyn landed her product in Kroger
The connection between theater, improv, and sales
Preparing for a big sales meeting + what goes into that
Getting feedback on her pitch deck
✨ Connect:
BIOLYTE on Instagram: @drinkbiolyte (https://www.instagram.com/drinkbiolyte/)
BIOLYTE’s website: drinkbiolyte.com (https://drinkbiolyte.com/)
Anna’s website: annamadeblog.com (https://www.annamadeblog.com/)
Business email: hello@annamadeblog.com (mailto:hello@annamadeblog.com)
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
210,195,371
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
12 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
6 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100
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49
Social presence
0
YouTube
93
Engagement
71
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