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Can leading with desire be the key to business success for women entrepreneurs—without the burnout? In this episode of The Women’s Vibrancy Code, Maraya Brown sits down with Marla Diann—former entertainment publicist turned transformational coach—to explore how intuition and strategy can coexist in entrepreneurship. Marla shares her powerful story of reinvention, revealing how burnout led her to reclaim joy, creativity, and purpose in both her personal and professional life. From her leap into coaching in 2008 to her transformational journey through Italy in 2017, Marla unpacks how honoring your feminine desires, while taking aligned action, can unlock deep fulfillment and lasting success. She offers a roadmap for women to balance play and structure, passion and productivity. If you’re a purpose-driven woman ready to build a business without burning out, this episode will show you how to lead with desire—and win. Also in this episode: Embracing and balancing creativity with structured business strategies can lead to profound personal and professional transformations. Regular reinvention and dedication to self-growth are crucial for evolving as an entrepreneur and aligning life with one's desires. Prioritizing desires while setting structured goals can prevent burnout and lead to more joyful, successful outcomes. About Marla Diann: Marla Diann, owner of Marla Diann Mentoring International since 2008, creator of Creative Achievement Formula™ is a keynote speaker, life designer, intuitive business strategist and podcast host of Follow Your Joy. Her creative entrepreneur clients are ready to take their ability to increase revenues, evolve their consciousness, visibility, and attract more of their right clients without all the distractions of overwhelm using her Creative Achievement Formula and innovative manifesting technique. She helps her clients transform their relationship with money as they shorten the timeframe of achieving their one-year desires & goals in three-months or less. Through her life design coaching, Marla serves women 40+ by guiding them how to listen to and use their intuition as a reliable and essential source helping them design their next life chapter and create a renewed belief in their dreams. Celebrating 29 years as a creative entrepreneur of two businesses since 1996, Marla is a proud Mom of her 33-year-old son who has his own successful real estate investing business. She lives in Palos Verdes Estates, CA, with her adorable dog Ruby and loves all things Italian, Disney, creative, romance, spiritual, inspirational, humanitarian, nature and outdoors. Website: www.marladiann.com Facebook: Marla Diann Dennis IG Handle: Marla_diann Resources: Check in on where your money relationship could be preventing you from higher earning power by reading, “What if applying these 4 daily money habits changes everything in your finances?” https://marladiann.com/4-daily-money-habits/ Prioritizing Your Desires: A Catalyst for Lasting Transformation - https://marladiann.com/prioritizing-desires/ Consider ordering Marla’s Starter Video & Workbook Training, Transform your Money Relationship. It will open you up to a whole new truth about money and help you redefine your money story. It’s a simple beginning step to truly connect all the dots as to why money, as it ebbs and flows, has been a mystery to you in keeping more of it. 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