What if your job finally supported the life you actually want?

In this episode, Monique sits down with remote-work expert, entrepreneur, and founder of Remote Rebellion, Michelle Coulson, to unpack what freedom really looks like beyond the office, beyond expectations, and beyond the 9–5.

Michelle has helped hundreds of people land remote roles that align with their values. Originally from the UK, she spent seven years in recruitment before the pandemic pushed her into the remote world. Instead of staying in London, she boarded a flight to Bali and never looked back. When her company demanded a return to the office, she refused, quit, and built Remote Rebellion from the ground up.

Today, Michelle teaches people how to design careers defined by freedom, flexibility, and clarity — not burnout or outdated workplace rules.

This conversation blends career strategy, mindset, personal branding, and real talk about remote work. If you’re craving flexibility, curious about remote work, or imagining a different kind of life, this episode is your permission slip.

What You’ll Learn:
→ Why remote work is not just working from home→ What “freedom” really means (and why it looks different for everyone)→ The mindset trap that kills most job searches→ How to stand out in a competitive remote market→ What successful job seekers do differently→ How structure can create more freedom→ How to build connection without an office→ Why personalization is your superpower→ How to clearly communicate your value→ The #1 first step if you’re remote-curious→ Michelle’s best (and worst) career advice

Timestamps
00:00 The Dream of Remote Work02:46 The Birth of Remote Rebellion05:53 Entrepreneurship Challenges08:39 Defining Freedom11:27 Structure & Flexibility14:19 Remote Work Myths17:09 Building Community22:01 Mindset Barriers27:47 Personal Branding30:30 Remote Job Strategy34:28 First Steps35:44 Career Advice37:27 A Message to Your Younger Self

If you’re navigating change, craving flexibility, or dreaming of remote work… this episode is for you.
Your next chapter starts with one decision.

Don’t just work for your life — design it.

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About Our Guest
Michelle Coulson is the CEO & Founder of Remote Rebellion, a global career platform helping people design careers around their lives. After seven years in recruitment, the 2020 lockdown changed everything. She relocated to Bali, embraced remote life, and later turned down a mandatory return-to-office mandate to create something better.

Since then, she’s helped professionals worldwide land remote roles and partnered with remote-first companies to connect them with top talent. Her mission is simple: help people work for their lives — not the other way around.

Connect with Michelle & Remote Rebellion
Instagram: @remoterebellionLinkedIn: Michelle CoulsonWebsite: remoterebellion.com

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If you listened to Part 1, you know how Jodi Scott-Lyons built four wellness brands from a kitchen table into a national presence. What you do not know yet is what happened when that entire world was turned upside down overnight.

In Part 2, Jodi takes us behind the scenes into a chapter most founders never talk about. The chapter where everything falls apart. The chapter where you question your identity, your purpose, your leadership and your future. The chapter where resilience is not a concept but a lifeline.

This is the story of losing everything and finding a way back.

We talk about

→ what happens when the company you sold unravels overnight

→ the human cost of laying off your entire team, including your own family

→ the financial free fall and what it took just to stay afloat

→ the mindset shift and small daily practices that pulled her out of paralysis

→ how she ultimately negotiated the buyback and rebuilt on her terms

→ why presence, not perfection, is the real superpower in reinvention

If you are navigating a transition or rebuilding after a setback, this episode will stay with you long after you finish listening.

About Our Guest:

Jodi Scott-Lyons is the Co-Founder and CEO of Green Goo, a purpose-driven natural products company known for its plant-based first aid, body care, and wellness innovations made by hand with heart. A lifelong advocate for holistic health, Jodi blends science, soul, and storytelling to build brands that help people feel better, do better, and live more connected to the present.

Under her leadership, Green Goo has grown from a family kitchen project into a nationally distributed brand found in thousands of stores across the U.S. She and her family have since expanded their wellness ecosystem to include Southern Butter, a clean intimate body care line; Ova Moon, a women’s supplement brand designed for every hormonal stage; and FAM Botanicals, a luxury plant-based skincare line.

After surviving a devastating acquisition that nearly cost her everything — including her home — Jodi reclaimed her company and rebuilt from the ground up. Today, she’s a passionate voice for mindful leadership, resilience, and self-care, reminding women in leadership that success and wellbeing must coexist.

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What happens when a purpose-driven founder refuses to follow the rules AND builds not one but four wellness brands straight from her kitchen table?...

You get Jodi Scott-Lyons, CEO, creator, innovator, Renaissance woman, and the definition of “mission with a heartbeat.”

In Part 1 of this powerful two-part conversation, Jodi walks us through how she, her mother, and her sister bootstrapped Green Goo from a backyard herbal project into a nationally recognized brand carried in thousands of stores. She breaks down the real startup journey: the messy middle, the garage production lines, the skepticism from manufacturers, and the moment when the military literally became one of their biggest unexpected ambassadors.

We dig into:

→ How Green Goo, Southern Butter, Ova Moon, and FAM Botanicals were born and why each one meets a different phase of a woman’s life

→ The surprising origin story behind a sexual wellness line that started because customers… got creative

→ Why the OTC aisle was overdue for disruption

→ What it takes to scale without compromising integrity

→ How to lead when your team expects you to know everything and you’re still figuring it out yourself

→ What it means to actually build culture (not just talk about it) in a family business

This episode is packed with entrepreneurial real talk, leadership gold, and life-changing lessons about purpose, innovation, and showing up even when you’re in over your head.

Plus: Jodi shares a limited-time code MONIQUE16 for 16% off at GreenGoo.com.

If you’ve ever dreamed of starting something meaningful, or you’re in the thick of building your legacy, this interview will hit you right in the gut (in the best way).

Listen now… and don’t forget: Part 2 is where the plot twist happens.

About Our Guest:

Jodi Scott-Lyons is the Co-Founder and CEO of Green Goo, a purpose-driven natural products company known for its plant-based first aid, body care, and wellness innovations made by hand with heart. A lifelong advocate for holistic health, Jodi blends science, soul, and storytelling to build brands that help people feel better, do better, and live more connected to the present.

Under her leadership, Green Goo has grown from a family kitchen project into a nationally distributed brand found in thousands of stores across the U.S. She and her family have since expanded their wellness ecosystem to include Southern Butter, a clean intimate body care line; Ova Moon, a women’s supplement brand designed for every hormonal stage; and FAM Botanicals, a luxury plant-based skincare line.

After surviving a devastating acquisition that nearly cost her everything — including her home — Jodi reclaimed her company and rebuilt from the ground up. Today, she’s a passionate voice for mindful leadership, resilience, and self-care, reminding women in leadership that success and wellbeing must coexist.

Follow Monique for More Possibilities:

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Book Monique as a speaker for your next event: https://www.moniquedemaio.com/contact

Grab her award-winning, bestselling book The 7 Secrets to Creating a Life You Love: A Practical Guide for Women in Leadership:https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Creating-Life-You-Love/dp/B0CLHV526G