The Power Table with Taylor Smith
Taylor Smith
The Power Table is the podcast for women entrepreneurs who are done playing small and ready to build visible, credible, and profitable brands.
Hosted by Taylor Smith, award-winning founder and “Queen of Community,” this show explores what it really takes to grow a business through relationships, personal branding, and proximity to the right rooms. You’ll hear real conversations about visibility, speaking, partnerships, content, monetization, leadership, and the mindset shifts required to move from building a business to becoming a recognized name in your ind
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Hosted by Taylor Smith, award-winning founder and “Queen of Community,” this show explores what it really takes to grow a business through relationships, personal branding, and proximity to the right rooms. You’ll hear real conversations about visibility, speaking, partnerships, content, monetization, leadership, and the mindset shifts required to move from building a business to becoming a recognized name in your ind
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Feb 5, 2026 • 10min
Virtual Coffee Chats + Following Up After Networking Events and Conferences
The ROI of events is in your follow up!In this episode of the Power Table podcast, Taylor discusses the importance of following up after networking events to build meaningful relationships. She shares practical strategies for maintaining connections, such as using social media for follow-ups, inviting contacts to virtual coffee chats, and being intentional about relationship-building efforts. Taylor emphasizes the need for genuine interactions and the importance of understanding when to make requests within these relationships. MORE:APPLY for The Power Table 100 Awards: https://thepowertable.co/the-power-table-100-awards/SAVE the date for our 2026 conference, The Power Table LIVE! It's April 22-23, 2026 in Destin, Florida. Get your ticket here: www.thepowertable.co/conferenceJoin The Power Table Mastermind: www.thepowertable.co/mastermindI love speaking on your podcast or your event! Details here: https://www.taylorsmithonline.com/speakingSend me a DM on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepowertable.co/Join our FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowertable
Feb 4, 2026 • 10min
Use These 6 Secret Networking Strategies at Events & Conferences to Be Remembered
Taylor shares her most effective in-person networking strategies, including some not so popular but highly effective tips on WHO to approach in the room (and it's not who you think).From wearing bright colors to starting conversations with compliments, Taylor provides actionable advice to help listeners navigate networking events successfully. She also discusses the significance of asking engaging questions, maximizing networking ROI, and utilizing digital connections over traditional business cards. The episode concludes with an invitation to the Power Table Live conference, encouraging listeners to apply these strategies for better networking outcomes.MORE:APPLY for The Power Table 100 Awards: https://thepowertable.co/the-power-table-100-awards/SAVE the date for our 2026 conference, The Power Table LIVE! It's April 22-23, 2026 in Destin, Florida. Get your ticket here: www.thepowertable.co/conferenceJoin The Power Table Mastermind: www.thepowertable.co/mastermindI love speaking on your podcast or your event! Details here: https://www.taylorsmithonline.com/speakingSend me a DM on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepowertable.co/Join our FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowertable
Feb 3, 2026 • 12min
How to Leverage the Awards You Win for Maximum Visibility
There's winning an award; then there's maximizing your visibility from it. Are you leveraging your awards properly?In this episode of the Power Table podcast, host Taylor Smith discusses the importance of leveraging awards and recognition in business. She shares strategies for maximizing visibility and credibility through storytelling, positioning, and creating omnipresence. Taylor emphasizes the need to integrate awards into marketing efforts and to stack them with other achievements to enhance business growth.MORE:APPLY for The Power Table 100 Awards: https://thepowertable.co/the-power-table-100-awards/SAVE the date for our 2026 conference, The Power Table LIVE! It's April 22-23, 2026 in Destin, Florida. Get your ticket here: www.thepowertable.co/conferenceJoin The Power Table Mastermind: www.thepowertable.co/mastermindI love speaking on your podcast or your event! Details here: https://www.taylorsmithonline.com/speakingSend me a DM on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepowertable.co/Join our FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowertable
Jan 29, 2026 • 12min
Behind the Scenes: Creating The Power Table 100 Awards
In this episode of the Power Table podcast, host Taylor Smith discusses the newly launched Power Table 100 Awards, emphasizing the unique approach taken to create a recognition program that values integrity, visibility, and the true impact of women in business. Taylor outlines the reasons behind rejecting traditional award structures, such as popularity contests and pay-to-play models, and highlights the importance of recognizing sustainable business practices. The episode also covers the significance of a transparent application process and the rationale behind implementing an application fee to ensure quality submissions.MORE:APPLY for The Power Table 100 Awards: https://thepowertable.co/the-power-table-100-awards/SAVE the date for our 2026 conference, The Power Table LIVE! It's April 22-23, 2026 in Destin, Florida. Get your ticket here: www.thepowertable.co/conferenceJoin The Power Table Mastermind: www.thepowertable.co/mastermindI love speaking on your podcast or your event! Details here: https://www.taylorsmithonline.com/speakingSend me a DM on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepowertable.co/Join our FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowertable
Jan 28, 2026 • 11min
Should You Apply for Entrepreneurial Awards for Visibility?
In this episode of the Power Table podcast, host Taylor Smith discusses the significance of applying for awards as a strategic visibility tool for women entrepreneurs. She emphasizes that awards are not merely for ego but serve to position women in their industries, build authority, and close the recognition gap that often leaves women underrepresented. Taylor introduces The Power Table 100 Award, designed to spotlight sustainable business models and leadership among women entrepreneurs, encouraging listeners to embrace recognition as a means to elevate both themselves and their communities.MORE:APPLY for The Power Table 100 Awards: https://thepowertable.co/the-power-table-100-awards/SAVE the date for our 2026 conference, The Power Table LIVE! It's April 22-23, 2026 in Destin, Florida. Get your ticket here: www.thepowertable.co/conferenceJoin The Power Table Mastermind: www.thepowertable.co/mastermindI love speaking on your podcast or your event! Details here: https://www.taylorsmithonline.com/speakingSend me a DM on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepowertable.co/Join our FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowertable
Jan 27, 2026 • 48min
Growing Your Podcast in 2026: Podfest Recap with Kristina Bartold
In this episode, host Taylor Smith and special guest Kristina Bartold share their insights from PodFest, discussing key takeaways on podcasting, AI, SEO, community building, and monetization strategies. They emphasize the importance of credibility, networking, and consistency in achieving podcast success, while also exploring innovative growth techniques and the role of analytics in understanding audience engagement.MORE:SAVE the date for our 2026 conference, The Power Table LIVE! It's April 22-23, 2026 in Destin, Florida. Get your ticket here: www.thepowertable.co/conferenceJoin The Power Table Mastermind: www.thepowertable.co/mastermindI love speaking on your podcast or your event! Details here: https://www.taylorsmithonline.com/speakingSend me a DM on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepowertable.co/Join our FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowertableCONNECT WITH KRISTINA:Connect with Kristina Bartold on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristina.bartold/Learn more about The Social Snippet:https://www.thesocialsnippet.com/Come to High Vibe Women with me in March in Canada: https://www.highvibewomen.ca/ Listen to Community with Kristina Bartold, her podcast:https://www.thesocialsnippet.com/community-podcast
Jan 13, 2026 • 17min
Your 15-Minute Visibility Plan for 2026
Start with the end and work backwards— and create your 2026 visibility strategy in just 15 minutes. In this episode of The Power Table Podcast, Taylor unpacks how to stop spinning your wheels with random content and start getting strategic with what actually moves the needle: your offers.Instead of guessing what to post, we’re building your visibility around what you’re selling. You’ll learn how to reverse-engineer your marketing plan by aligning your content with your quarterly sales goals, warming up your audience before you ever launch, and using the right visibility vehicles for each offer. What You’ll LearnHow to map your 2026 offers by quarter and set clear revenue goalsWhy visibility without direction is just noise—and how to fix itThe 3-phase visibility runway you must build before you sellWhich visibility strategies such as speaking, social media content, or lead magnets actually work depending on your offerHow to choose one visibility focus per quarter and stay out of overwhelmMORE:SAVE the date for our 2026 conference, The Power Table LIVE! It's April 22-23, 2026 in Destin, Florida. Get your ticket here: www.thepowertable.co/conferenceJoin The Power Table Mastermind: www.thepowertable.co/mastermindI love speaking on your podcast or your event! Details here: https://www.taylorsmithonline.com/speakingSend me a DM on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepowertable.co/Join our FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowertable
Dec 16, 2025 • 6min
Holiday Series Part 3: Build Out Your 2026 Speaking or Teaching Topics
NOW is a great time to build out your expert topics for speaking on stages, being a podcast guest, or teaching guest workshops in communities, masterminds, and virtual summits so you can go into 2026 with clarity.In this episode of the Power Table podcast, Taylor discusses how to effectively prepare for speaking engagements in 2026 during the slower holiday season. She emphasizes the importance of brainstorming signature topics, establishing proof of expertise, and crafting standout topics that resonate with audiences. The episode provides actionable steps for listeners to enhance their speaking profiles and prepare for future opportunities.MORE:SAVE the date for our 2026 conference, The Power Table LIVE! It's April 22-23, 2026 in Destin, Florida. Get on the waitlist for attending here: https://taylor-renee-consulting.kit.com/waitlistJoin The Power Table Mastermind: https://stan.store/taylorsmithonline/p/join-the-mastermind-rvok9dps I love speaking on your podcast or your event! Details here: https://www.taylorsmithonline.com/speakingSend me a DM on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepowertable.co/Join our FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowertable
Dec 9, 2025 • 6min
Holiday Series Part 2: Nurturing Relationships
The end of the year is the PERFECT time to follow up with people in your network, collect testimonials from past clients, and nurture relationships with people already in your network in just 10-15 minutes a day with these easy strategies and ideas.In this episode, Taylor emphasizes the importance of nurturing relationships during the holiday season to fuel business growth. She discusses how opportunities arise from connections rather than strategies and shares actionable strategies for building meaningful relationships. The conversation highlights the compounding effect of small gestures and the significance of viewing relationships as the real return on investment (ROI) for business success.MORE:SAVE the date for our 2026 conference, The Power Table LIVE! It's April 22-23, 2026 in Destin, Florida. Get on the waitlist for attending here: https://taylor-renee-consulting.kit.com/waitlistJoin The Power Table Mastermind: https://stan.store/taylorsmithonline/p/join-the-mastermind-rvok9dps I love speaking on your podcast or your event! Details here: https://www.taylorsmithonline.com/speakingSend me a DM on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepowertable.co/Join our FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowertable
Dec 2, 2025 • 7min
Holiday Series Part 1: What to Do in Business Slow Seasons
Grab your hot cocoa and cozy up on the sofa with your laptop and lay the foundations for a successful New Year with these easy project ideas for your business that will help you with planning, client retention, social proof, content creation, and building your personal brand! Pick one or all of the ideas shared in this episode on what to do during the holidays or in any slower season of your business.In this episode of The Power Table Podcast, Taylor discusses how to effectively utilize the slow season in business, particularly during the holidays. She emphasizes the importance of working on your business rather than just in it, suggesting actionable strategies such as building systems, batching content, and nurturing relationships. Taylor encourages listeners to take advantage of this time to set a strong foundation for the upcoming year, while also highlighting the value of community and collaboration among female entrepreneurs.MORE:SAVE the date for our 2026 conference, The Power Table LIVE! It's April 22-23, 2026 in Destin, Florida. Get on the waitlist for attending here: https://taylor-renee-consulting.kit.com/waitlistJoin The Power Table Mastermind: https://stan.store/taylorsmithonline/p/join-the-mastermind-rvok9dps I love speaking on your podcast or your event! Details here: https://www.taylorsmithonline.com/speakingSend me a DM on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepowertable.co/Join our FREE Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thepowertable
