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MAC Moments™ is where I share real conversations about building a business while you are in it.
This is not a scripted podcast, and it is not built for performance. These are the discussions that happen between meetings, after decisions are made, and in the moments where leadership actually requires something of you.
Each episode is designed for business owners and leaders who are actively building. The ones navigating growth, making decisions without perfect information, and carrying the weight that comes with it.
I am not here to motivate you. I am here to share perspective from the founder’s seat. What I am seeing, what I am learning, and how I am thinking through it in real time.
— Melissa
Hosted by Melissa A. Chavez, Founder and CEO of MAC Growth Partners™, MAC Moments™ reflects
a disciplined approach to building: structure, intention, and a clear understanding of what matters.
Episodes explore the vital intersections of leadership and strategy, including:
Growth does not get complicated because of a lack of information.
It gets complicated because of the weight of decisions.
MAC Moments™ exists to bring you into the conversations that happen in the middle of that weight. The ones that do not make it into presentations, highlight reels, or polished strategies.
This is where leadership is actually tested.
When the path is not clear, the timing is not perfect, and the decision still has to be made.
These conversations are not here to simplify business.
They are here to help you think through it with more clarity, structure, and intention.
There is no universal playbook for building a business.
What you will hear here are real decisions, real observations, and real-time thinking from inside the process.
Not everything will apply to you. It is not supposed to.
The value is not in copying the move.
It is in strengthening how you think about your next one.
Explore the latest episodes of MAC Moments™ below.
MAC Moments™ is a podcast for business owners who want clarity, focus, and confident leadership.
Conversations that respect your time, your intelligence, and where you are going. Real strategy and leadership for business owners who are building with purpose.
Built With Intention is not just the series name. It is how every episode is made.
Hosted by Melissa A. Chavez, Founder and CEO of MAC Growth Partners™ and MAC Global Promotions®, with 25+ years in marketing, business strategy, and leadership. Bailor™ Certified Coach.
Follow the show and visit www.macgrowthpartners.com to learn more.
Tonya Ross had the idea for Southern Kitchen & Home more than 20 years before she opened the doors.
The dream stayed with her through different careers, moves, raising children and major changes in her personal life. Then came the question: What’s next?
In this episode of MAC Moments™, Tonya joins Melissa Chavez to talk about finally starting the business she had imagined for decades and everything she has learned since.
They talk about learning the realities of business ownership, knowing your weaknesses, saying no to opportunities that do not fit your business, supporting other small businesses, finding the right community and showing up even when you are tired or unsure.
Tonya also shares one of the biggest lessons from her journey: if there is something you genuinely want to build, start. You are never guaranteed the perfect time.
Success does not have to happen on anyone else’s timeline.
It begins when you finally decide what success means to you.
MAC Growth Partners™:
www.macgrowthpartners.com
