Kenzie Elizabeth Gets Real About Money, Team-Building, and Building a Needlepoint Empire

Gabrielle sits down with longtime friend and content creator Kenzie Elizabeth (host of The House Guest Podcast) for a catch-up that turns into an unexpectedly deep dive on money. They cover her engagement, her rebrand from I Love You So Much to Houseguest, and how she built her needlepoint and home brand. But the real heart of the episode is a candid conversation about the business behind the content: revenue models, limiting beliefs around money, self-funding vs. investors, and what her team actually looks like. If you're a female founder, a bride-to-be, or curious about the difference between content-based and product-based business models, this one's for you. In this episode: Kenzie's journey from a 16-year-old YouTuber to "the Gen Z Martha Stewart," and why she feels more like her childhood self now than ever The difference between content creation revenue and product-based business revenue Why she's never taken outside investors, and how she self-funded her needlepoint line Needlepoint sales up 760% since January - and why almost no one, including Kenzie, saw that coming Working through limiting beliefs and shame around money, and why female founders need to talk about it more openly What her team actually looks like: creative director, EA, wholesale/ops, freelancers, and a financial planner keeping her on track Hiring her first W-2 employees - and why it got easier each time Working with her fiancé, Charlie, and what makes their partnership work Wedding planning as a "type B bride" with a "type A groom," and the one piece of advice she swears by for staying connected on the big day Guest Kenzie Elizabeth — content creator and host of Houseguest, founder of her needlepoint and home brand Find her: @KenzieElizabeth Free Resource Download Scout's Agency's free pitch template — the exact guest pitch template used to book over 6,000 podcast episodes, including the pitch used to book Gabrielle on 7 podcasts in 3 weeks. Get it at scoutsagency.com/pitch-template Host Gabrielle Scout — @gabriellescoutmaio Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Get full access to REVUE at revuewoman.substack.com/subscribe