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Nobody Tells You There's No Finish Line

July 13, 2026 · 35:30 read

Category: Business & Economy

Show: You Good, Girl?

What if the biggest surprise about building a business is realizing you never actually "arrive?" Six months into the year, Susan and Mika look back at what they've built and why success feels a lot me

What if the biggest surprise about building a business is realizing you never actually "arrive?"

Six months into the year, Susan and Mika look back at what they've built and why success feels a lot messier than they expected.

From AI writing and content strategy to business pivots, Google Business Profiles, and the pressure to constantly keep building, this conversation explores what it's really like to grow something before you feel ready.

In this episode

* Why AI works better as a thinking partner than a shortcut

* The trap of always chasing the next thing

* What six months of building taught us about success

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About the Pod:

You Good, Girl? Solopreneur Life, Unpolished. is a monthly, one-take, unscripted podcast hosted by Mika-Taché St. Fleur and Susan Jensen — two marketing professionals and independent business owners who decided to stop performing certainty and start having the real conversation instead.

About the hosts:

Mika-Taché St. Fleur is the founder and creative director of Saint MGMT, a Black woman-led creative and brand management agency based in Richmond, Virginia. With 15+ years across marketing, media, brand strategy, creative production, fashion, music, regional media, and state government, she committed to Saint MGMT full-time in 2025 after nearly a decade of building it on the side. She holds an Interior Decorating certification from the University of Richmond.

Susan Jensen is a fractional CMO and strategic marketing consultant based in Richmond, Virginia. Founder of Susan Jensen Marketing and creator of Your Home Only Better — a home and interior design blog with 10+ years of audience building behind it. She left corporate marketing in 2025 to build her consulting practice from scratch. MBA, Capital University; B.S., Ohio State University.

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Cast: hosted by Mika-Taché St. Fleur and Susan Jensen — two marketing professionals and independent business owners who decided to stop performing certainty and start having the real conversation instead.