Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Welcome to the Business Breakthrough Podcast. I am Tara Wagner, an accredited small business consultant, and this show exists for one reason: to help solopreneurs and business owners with small teams get more breakthroughs, more profits, and more freedom without burning themselves down to get there.
This first episode is not just a welcome. It is the story I rarely tell in full: how I went from being a teen mom, a high school dropout, on welfare, coming out of an abusive relationship and a period of heavy drug use, to building a business I actually love. A business that gave me financial freedom, time freedom, and a life that works.
I also share the mistakes I made in my first business, the ones that nearly broke my body before I understood the difference between being good at what you do and being good at business. And I talk about the health diagnoses that tried to sideline me, including a doctor who told me I would be in a wheelchair within five years, and what I decided to do with that.
If you have ever felt like you started 10 feet behind the starting line, this episode is for you.
What we cover in this episode:
What this podcast is and exactly who it is built for
Tara's full origin story, the unfiltered version
Why being talented at your craft does not automatically make you good at business
The burnout that ended her first business and what she learned from it
How chronic illness became fuel instead of a ceiling
The five pillars every small business needs: strategy, skills, systems, success habits, and mindset
What a growth mindset actually looks like in practice, not just theory
Subscribe for new episodes and take the free Business Breakthrough A
Connect with Tara:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3XiVcDas3VhJ1ysgR4XAp1?si=V5FWxuJfQRyoRbHHr-5ejA
Website: xotara.us
Instagram: instagram.com/tarawagner
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/xotarawagner
Welcome to the Business Breakthrough Podcast. I am Tara Wagner, an accredited small business consultant, and this show exists for one reason: to help solopreneurs and business owners with small teams get more breakthroughs, more profits, and more freedom without burning themselves down to get there.
This first episode is not just a welcome. It is the story I rarely tell in full: how I went from being a teen mom, a high school dropout, on welfare, coming out of an abusive relationship and a period of heavy drug use, to building a business I actually love. A business that gave me financial freedom, time freedom, and a life that works.
I also share the mistakes I made in my first business, the ones that nearly broke my body before I understood the difference between being good at what you do and being good at business. And I talk about the health diagnoses that tried to sideline me, including a doctor who told me I would be in a wheelchair within five years, and what I decided to do with that.
If you have ever felt like you started 10 feet behind the starting line, this episode is for you.
What we cover in this episode:
What this podcast is and exactly who it is built for
Tara's full origin story, the unfiltered version
Why being talented at your craft does not automatically make you good at business
The burnout that ended her first business and what she learned from it
How chronic illness became fuel instead of a ceiling
The five pillars every small business needs: strategy, skills, systems, success habits, and mindset
What a growth mindset actually looks like in practice, not just theory
Subscribe for new episodes and take the free Business Breakthrough A
Connect with Tara:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3XiVcDas3VhJ1ysgR4XAp1?si=V5FWxuJfQRyoRbHHr-5ejA
Website: xotara.us
Instagram: instagram.com/tarawagner
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/xotarawagner
