Simplified Success The Podcast
Simplified Success The Podcast is your weekly dose of marketing, leadership, and business growth wisdom. Hosted by Lindsay Reynolds & Krystal Blackard, each episode delivers actionable insights to help you grow without burnout.
Simplified Success The Podcast
Small Habits. Strong Systems. The Real Formula Behind Jennifer McKinney’s 8-Million Dollar Movement & 156lbs Lost. S2 EP 13
In this episode of Simplified Success, Krystal Blackard and Lindsay Reynolds sit down with Jennifer McKinney for a raw conversation about what actually creates lasting success.
Jennifer’s story isn’t built on hype or shortcuts—it’s built on small habits, strong systems, and principles that compound over time. From losing 156 pounds and keeping it off, to earning over $8 million in social selling, Jennifer breaks down the framework behind sustainable transformation in health, leadership, faith, and income.
This episode explores why most people don’t fail from lack of desire, but from lack of structure. If you’re walking into 2026 wanting real momentum instead of another reset, this conversation will reshape how you think about habits, systems, and success.
In This Episode, We Cover:
• Why motivation fails—and systems win
• How small, daily habits compound into massive results
• Success that outgrows you vs. leadership that can sustain it
• Losing 156 lbs through structure, not willpower
• How systems eliminate decision fatigue
• Accountability, tracking, and long-term consistency
• Authenticity over posture
• How fear quietly sabotages growth
• Turning principles into scalable tools
• Building movements without sacrificing integrity or faith
Key Takeaways
• You don’t rise to the level of your goals—you fall to the level of your systems
• Clarity follows structure
• Sustainable success is consistent and repeatable
• Fear is often just a story rehearsed too long
• Leadership starts with self-leadership
About the Guest: Jennifer McKinney
Jennifer McKinney is an entrepreneur, thought leader, and network marketing veteran who has earned over $8 million building relationship-first teams rooted in integrity and faith. Her journey includes losing and maintaining 156 pounds and creating practical systems that help people achieve sustainable change in health, leadership, and income.
Featured Resources & Links
Jennifer McKinney Resources: HPE (High Performance Eating)
Krystal & Lindsay's Resources:
Get the Untangled Journal A guided framework for identifying patterns, releasing internal resistance, and rebuilding clarity from the inside out.
Aligned Life Operating System A practical operating system for aligning faith, family, health, and business through intentional rhythms and execution.
The Simplified Sales Audit™ (Previously Released Resource) Identify exactly where your systems, messaging, and conversions are leaking—and what to fix first.
Exclusive Backstage Pass (TBA Members Only)
After the episode, Krystal and Lindsay went deeper with Jennifer in a private Backstage Pass conversation, available exclusively inside TBA.
This rapid-fire session includes:
•Leadership decisions Jennifer rarely shares publicly
•Mindset shifts behind her 2.0 season
•How she discerns when to speak, stand, or stay silent
•What she would do differently if starting over today