What happens when the backup plan quietly disappears? Susan and Mika talk about layoffs, fear, identity shifts, and the weird moment where “figuring it out” stops being optional.

This episode starts with upcoming events and podcast plans, then turns into a much bigger conversation about what happens after corporate life stops fitting. Susan and Mika talk honestly about layoffs, rebuilding confidence, owning your time, and the emotional whiplash of trying to build something before you feel fully ready.

They also share thoughts around their upcoming AMA workshop, a “readiness scorecard” for people considering starting their own thing, and the reality that entrepreneurship doesn’t magically make self-doubt disappear.

• Going “all in” changes your mindset in ways you don’t fully understand until you’re there
• Building your own thing sounds freeing until you realize you also have to build structure, discipline, and confidence
• A lot more people are quietly questioning corporate life right now than anyone admits out loud

• AMA Richmond Workshop: Lessons Learned Year One
• You Good, Girl? Readiness Scorecard (mentioned in episode)
• Podcast Website: YouGoodGirlPodcast.com

In this episode, Susan Jensen and Mika-Tashé St. Fleur officially introduce You Good, Girl? — Solopreneur Life, Unpolished and the story behind how it came to life (including the lost “episode zero”… still in mourning).

They share the real behind-the-scenes of going all in on their businesses—unexpected layoffs, starting from scratch, years of side hustle evolution, and the messy middle of figuring out what you actually want to be known for.

This conversation sets the tone for the podcast: unfiltered, honest check-ins on the highs, lows, and everything in between when you’re building a business and a life at the same time.

At its core, this episode is about community, clarity (or lack of it), and giving yourself permission to figure it out as you go.

• The origin of You Good, Girl? (and how one offhand comment turned into a brand)
• The lost “episode zero” and why it oddly validates the whole unpolished concept
• Why both Susan and Mika went all in on solopreneurship—just maybe not on their own timelines
• The reality of layoffs, reinvention, and starting over later in your career“Marketing stuff” and the early-stage identity crisis every business owner goes through
• Why clarity takes time—and only comes after you start moving
• The pressure (and freedom) of being your own brand
• Mika’s journey from side hustle to 10-year business evolution—and narrowing her focus
• Why doing too many things well can actually hold you back
• The importance of community, especially when you don’t know what you’re doing (which is… often)
• Creative outlets as survival tools (rearranging furniture counts)
• The emotional side of entrepreneurship—grief, burnout, and those “you good?” days
• Why this podcast exists: to normalize the messy, not just the highlight reel