145. When your intuition screams “Don’t” and you do it anyway with Lisa Pagotto

145. When your intuition screams “Don’t” and you do it anyway with Lisa Pagotto

February 25, 2026 · 59 min · Season 1 · Episode 145

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In this episode, Kim Payne and Lisa Pagotto discuss the consequences of ignoring intuition and the courage needed to rebuild after mistakes.

What happens when your intuition screams “don’t do it”… and you do it anyway? In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, I sit down with travel entrepreneur and keynote speaker Lisa Pagotto , founder of Crooked Compass, to unpack the kind of courage that isn’t glamorous, polished, or predictable. From pitching on Shark Tank at 29, to discovering via an accidental email that a life-changing deal had fallen through…Lisa shares one of the most defining lessons of her career—the exact moment her business nearly collapsed, just weeks before she was due to become a mother. We explore what intuition really feels like in your body, how ego can quietly disguise itself as ambition, and what alignment looks like after you’ve learned the hard way. This episode is about backing yourself even after you’ve made a costly mistake. It’s about the price of ignoring your gut, no matter how loudly it screams. And it’s about the extraordinary power of one small, courageous action that can change everything. If you’ve ever overridden your instincts or needed to rebuild your confidence after getting it wrong…this conversation is for you. Key takeaways: o How your intuition tries to warn you, and…

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