Stacked & Steady
Welcome to STACKED & STEADY with Daire Paddy, the show for chaotically creative entrepreneurs ready to channel all those genius ideas into recurring revenue without living on your phone. Hit subscribe if you're ready to create an unshakeable business that pays you *generously* using strategies that play to your strengths and pass your personal vibe check. This podcast offers a blend of strategic bold moves and energetic upgrades, as well as the messy, real-life growth moments of a creative "mad genius" business coach who has made making daily sales "out of nowhere" her default setting.
Episodes
THE CONTENT YOUR AUDIENCE IS *REALLY* CRAVING
As much as you might love the ego boost of having everything look and feel polished, it’s not your highlight reel kind of content that stops people mid-scroll, floods your DMs, and draws in exactly the right clients. In this episode, we’re getting into: Why the most polished, aspirational content is often the least effective at actually converting. What your audience is genuinely craving from you
🧀⌛THE Q4 PROMO PLAN THAT CREATES MORE MONEY + LESS WORK
Welcome back to the Cheeseboard Countdown - the mini-series documenting exactly what’s going into taking three whole weeks off over the holidays, guilt-free and without a dip in sales.In this installment, we’re getting into:How to map out your Q4 calendar so your downtime is protected before anything else goes inWhich seasonal sales events are worth your energy (and which ones aren’t)How to identi
THE VERY UNSEXY UPGRADE(S) I MADE THIS WEEK
When your business grows faster than your systems, something’s got to give… and usually it’s you!In this episode of Stacked & Steady, we’re digging into:How to audit the friction points in your business without spiraling into overwhelm.Why the systems that carried you through one season might be working against you in the next. The small, unsexy tweaks that can make a surprisingly fast differe
🧀⌛HOW I CREATED + LAUNCHED THE MOST UNHINGED HIGH-TICKET OFFER
Welcome to the first episode of what I’m calling The Cheeseboard Countdown, a behind-the-scenes mini-series on exactly what I’m doing to stack my income so I can take 3 weeks off for the holidays completely guilt-free… without seeing a dip in cash flow or slowing my momentum.In this installment, we’re digging into:How to structure a high-ticket offer that doesn’t just “make sense” but actually fee
HILARY DUFF HEALED MY SOUL
Let's talk about the power of nostalgia as a healing modality.
CHASING NOVELTY IS NOT THE CREATIVE FLEX YOU THINK IT IS!
Chasing novelty = expecting something shiny and new to be the thing that keeps you interested in your businessBeing an innovator = creating your own magic and being brave enough to evolve it over timeWhen you lock in your unfair advantage, you stop seeking that spark outside of yourself, and THAT is when you turn your business from "present day dalliance" to "career that stands the test of time".Y
THE END-OF-YEAR LOCK-IN
Do you know what I love more than anything?A few guilt-free weeks off over the holidays with abundant cheeseboards, a stack of new books, and ZERO panic about taking time away from my business.And I know I'm not the only one.In this episode, I've outlined the micro moves that - if you do them on repeat from now until December 1st - will help YOU build the kind of momentum that has your bus
THE BIGGEST LESSONS YOU CAN STEAL FROM MY IN-PERSON MASTERMIND DAY
In this episode, get the tea on:How to structure a productive mastermind day with your own biz bestiesSome of the most important lessons and reminders from mine Your unfair advantage is the edge that makes you a whole lot less f/cking boring and a whole lot more of an easy yes to clients you would actually want to work with.But you are not going to find it on a market research call or in an infuri
PLAYING SMALL IS *ANNOYING* (MOSTLY FOR YOU)
If you know, deep in your bones, that you have been holding yourself back (and you're sick of it), consider this your call to arms.Join The Unfair Advantage challenge here and get ready for the ride of your life.
IT'S TIME TO MEET THE WIZARD
Welcome to the final installment of Your Witchy, Bitchy, Abundance Reset.(If you haven't caught the previous episodes in this series yet, go do that now!)Also: I've just opened up a handful of 1:1 spots. If you're feeling called to work with me in close proximity, DM me the star emoji, and we'll have a chat.
YOUR TOLERANCE IS SABOTAGING YOUR CASHFLOW
It's time for part 3 of the witchy, bitchy, abundance reset, and this week we're diving into the biggest mistake kneecapping your recurring revenue.Spoiler alert: it has NOTHING to do with how your offer is structured, how consistently you post, or whose launch framework you're dabbling with.
THE (SALES) PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE
Welcome back to Your Witchy, Bitchy, Abundance Reset (the mini-series I'm doing here on the pod).In this episode, we're diving into:The one thing that actually gives you the freedom to play, experiment, and figure things out (spoiler alert: it's money)3 low-lift ways to make more sales over the summer and beyondTune back in next week for Part 3!
HOW YOU DO ANYTHING IS HOW YOU DO EVERYTHING
Welcome to a new mini series here on Stacked & Steady:Your witchy, bitchy abundance resetIn this first installment, I'm breaking down what to prioritise first when you feel like you keep hitting a ceiling in your business.Enjoy!
WHEN YOU NO LONGER WANT TO SELL THE THING
What happens when you've put your all into building, branding, and promoting an offer and... you just feel done with it?In this episode, I'm sharing how to handle changing your mind even when you've been talking about the thing publicly.(Along with a real-time example)
THE VULNERABILITY OF VISIBILITY
This week, I'm baring my battle scars.I'm taking you behind the scenes of the one most extraordinarily unhelpful beliefs that kept my business small for way longer than necessary...As well as a couple of the most surprising things that helped me heal.I know a lot of you creative, weirdo, misfit types will relate to this one.If you're ready for your next stretch, come join us for Rise,
THIS WAS JUST THE WARM UP
We have officially reached the midpoint of the year, and that can bring up a lot for people.I haven’t done everything I’d planned...I should have my shit together by now...I should be further ahead...In this episode, I'm sharing my favourite reframe to get you out of this mid-year slump (plus an exercise to get you moving again).To get access to the free Bold Moves broadcast (and binge all our
"BALANCE" IS NOT THE GOAL
"Balance" implies you can spend equal amounts of time on your business and your personal life... which is entirely unrealistic. Our needs fluctuate and so does what it takes to attend to them.BUT that doesn't mean that you have to go through life feeling completely out of whack...In this episode, I'm breaking down why feeling steady is a worthier goal than work/life balance... an
THE BIG MISTAKE(S) SCREWING YOUR SUMMER CASHFLOW
There's this myth that people just "don't buy" over the summer...And I call bullshit.People still invest. People still show up for themselves.If you're noticing sales slow down, there are 5 reasons for that, all of which I'm breaking down in this episode.When you're ready to see sales every damn day (without needing to be "on" or sacrifice your fun summer pl
LET'S MAKE YOUR SUMMER BUCKET LIST!
Your business is here to create the lifestyle you want to live, it's not here to consume every waking minute...In this week's episode, I'm sharing the little ritual I've been doing for almost 3 decades (!) - making a summer bucket list to GUARANTEE I have a great time.So grab a fresh notebook and your favourite coloured pens and let's get to it!Solid for the Summer is the 12-we
BESTIE, YOU ARE NOT AN "ALL OR NOTHING" PERSON
When you're passionate, and creative, and have unpredictable energy, it's way too easy to dismiss yourself as an "all or nothing" person.But that is not an identity, it's a pattern of behaviour, and one that makes it near-on impossible to build a business that stands the test of time, and pays you well consistently.In this episode, I'm walking you through how to break fre
STOP PUNCHING DOWN IN YOUR MESSAGING (I BEG YOU)
There's no denying the rise in mean girl marketing, and honestly... in the year of 2026, we all should be doing better.If you can't sell yourself or your offers without preying on people's insecurities, talking down to your audience, or crapping all over someone else's body of work in the process...You have far more than a content problem.In this episode of STACKED & STEADY, I&
MAKING SALES "OUT OF NOWHERE" = THE NEW NORM
There's a special kind of freedom that comes from making seemingly random sales outside of whatever you're posting about in your content...In this episode, I'm breaking down how you can start making more spontaneous sales the standard...And when you're ready to take it even further and have every day be a day you wake up to new payments you weren't expecting, sign up for my new
THE VILLAIN ORIGIN STORY [PART 2]
Welcome back to STACKED & STEADY!In this episode, I'm sharing some of the most high-impact growth moments that took me from hot mess express to grounded and gettin' paid.GIVEAWAY TIME:I'm offering a bundle of 3 incredible prizes to early listeners of the show. To be in with a chance of winning:Access to the Chaos to Cashflow challengeAn invite to our next Unshakeable Business Academy hotseat c
THE VILLAIN ORIGIN STORY [PART 1]
Welcome to Stacked & Steady!My name is Daire (pronounced Dara) and I'm your new favourite business coach...My "thing" is helping the mad creative geniuses with endless ideas floating around the Notes app to become grounded CEOs with solid recurring revenue... without ever sacrificing that creative spark that makes them so iconic!In this episode, I'm sharing my story. The ups, the downs, the me
