Brittany Maggs

Episode 14: You Are Who You Surround Yourself With

I love Love LOVE how Brittany Maggs backs herself and never EVER apologises for asking for what she wants and needs.

We first met in Sydney, when we were thrown together for a songwriting session. We spent over an hour getting to know eachother and sharing our stories of work, career and relationships and found that, even though we live really different lives, there are so many parallels in our experiences of music and life.

One of the big things that stood out to me was how strong, confident and ambitious Brittany is, and how there have been many people in her life that had a problem with that (that’s actually what we ended up writing a song about…. it’s a banger). Learning to let go of those people and only surround herself with supportive loving relationships has means that Brittany’s circle has become smaller… but so much stronger.

This really resonated with me …. the pain and guilt of walking away from people that don’t support - or simply don’t align - has been very real in my life. There’s an idea that it’s selfish to be yourself and expect the people around you to love and support that ….. WHAT? That is actually SO ludicrous…… So why do we buy into that narrative?

Brittany expects the people in her life and the people on her team to show up 100% for her (and is very vocal about that expectation). For that, she is my hero.

We talked about defining success for yourself and how it’s not about what you have, but how you feel….. and it’s DEFINITELY not about money or fame. We talked about holding people accountable, the concept of writing a “hit”, backing your own work and finding an audience for it.

Brittany has built her YouTube following to over 200k subscribers by knowing what works for her, staying authentic and true to who she is, and connecting with her audience in a real way. She’s persistent, stubborn, and has no back up plan. Do you ask lawyers, doctors, teachers and builders what their backup plan is? NO YOU DON’T.

We actually talked so much in this chat that I had to edit out a whole chunk of the conversation (because I’ve had feedback from y’all that episodes over 1 hour get a little bit tricky to listen to. Thankyou 🙏). But I left in the very very best of the chat - wise words from a woman who is crystal clear about who she is, what she wants, and who she needs to be to achieve it. Brittany will show up and give 100% to achieve her dreams …. and if you sign up to be part of her life or her business, get on board or get out of the way.