Don't Wait For Perfection to Start Your Podcast with Fernanda Bertrand: Finding Your Voice, Staying Consistent, and Letting It Flow

Hayleigh Hayhurst
Oct 20
1 min read

Do you feel like everything needs to be perfect before you launch your podcast?

In this episode of Podcast Café, I’m joined by Fernanda Bertrand—life coach, speaker, and host of The Highest Self Project—for a conversation that will encourage you to stop overthinking and just start.Fernanda shares how she launched her podcast from her car with a $20 mic, and why letting go of perfectionism helped her stay consistent for over 40 weeks and counting. Her story is the perfect example of how starting scrappy is totally okay—as long as you actually start.

As a podcast producer, I help clients bring structure, strategy, and polish to their shows—but I also know that showing up with your voice matters more than having a studio setup on day one. This episode is your reminder that there’s room for both growth and grace in podcasting.

In this episode:

Why Fernanda finally stopped waiting and started recording

How podcasting became a personal growth tool and creative outlet

The simple (but intentional) systems she uses to stay consistent

Her thoughts on launching without video, tracking metrics, or heavy production

What it really means to “fail forward” and evolve your voice over time

How scripting with AI saves her time and energy each week

Connect with Fernanda:

Listen to The Highest Self Project: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-highest-self-project/id1752578207?i=1000710239971

Follow Fernanda on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fernanda.bertrand/

Connect with me, Hayleigh Hayhurst:

Apply to work with us: https://hello.dubsado.com/public/form/view/6521a4cc8fdeed003a859a44