Episode 30

Ep. 30. Your New Season Isn’t a Setback, It’s a Strategy (Lessons From Hawaii & Black Friday) | Heart-led CEO | EmpowerHER Wave

In this deeply grounding episode of the Heart-Led CEO podcast, host Anacani Walters opens up about navigating one of the messiest seasons of her life, from an international move back to Hawaiʻi, to living without household goods, to running a full Black Friday promotion while rebuilding her routines and capacity as a mom, wife, and women’s wellness entrepreneur.

Instead of fighting the chaos, Anacani shares how she learned to alchemize it, finding clarity, realignment, and a completely refreshed direction for her business. She reveals why strategy never works without clarity, what Black Friday taught her about consistency, and how Meta AI unexpectedly sparked a new wave of creativity.

If you’re in a season of transition, overwhelm, or reinvention… this episode will feel like a warm hug, a truth-bomb, and a grounding reset all in one.

Inside the episode:

  • The power in accepting life’s chaotic seasons rather than resisting them
  • How a massive move to Hawaiʻi reshaped Anacani’s whole business model
  • Why she simplified her offers down to three aligned pathways
  • What posting 83 times during Black Friday revealed about real consistency
  • How Meta AI sparked fresh content ideas (and what this means for you)
  • How to assess your real capacity as you plan for 2026
  • The three clarity questions every Heart-Led CEO needs this month
  • A simple CEO homework prompt to guide your next steps

Timestamps

00:00 — Introduction: Embracing Chaos for Clarity

00:48 — Welcome to Heart-Led CEO

01:50 — Life in Hawaiʻi: Adjusting and Reflecting

03:26 — Business Evolution: Simplifying and Rebuilding

07:24 — Black Friday Insights and Strategies

11:35 — Exploring Meta AI + Content Creativity

15:00 — Offer Ecosystem Reset

18:40 — Final Thoughts + CEO Homework

22:15 — Community + Closing Remarks

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Anacani Walters

Anacani Walters is a heart-led entrepreneur, podcast host, and founder of EmpowerHER Wave Agency. Her journey began in nursing, where she cultivated a deep sense of service and care. After stepping into entrepreneurship, she built multiple businesses — including My Yoga Magic, a prenatal and postnatal yoga practice, and PHAT Mermaids, a stand-up paddleboard brand in Japan. Both ventures now serve as case studies in her work, showcasing how her systems and the Alchemized Content Method™ can be applied to any business model to create visibility, consistency, and sustainable growth.

Through her podcast, Heart-Led CEO, Anacani shares practical tools and soulful strategies for women in wellness and entrepreneurship. She blends AI, automation, and marketing with mindset shifts, teaching CEOs how to scale smarter, simplify content creation, and protect their mental health while growing their income.

At EmpowerHER Wave Agency, she mentors women to build businesses that align with their purpose, create space for family and self-care, and redefine success on their own terms. Her mission is simple yet radical: to prove that scaling can be soulful, profitable, and duplicatable — whether you’re teaching yoga, running retreats, or launching your own wellness brand.