Empire Building

The cat’s out of the bag! In our episode on forming your own tribe, we promised we would share the secret format of our tribe retreats. So, now that you know how to go about forming your own tribe, we’re going to outline exactly how we structure, organize, and run our own retreats. Start with a leader to spearhead the planning Finding the right location Deciding on the timing Bringing the right su...

The relationship we have as co-hosts began long before the show ever did. We all come from a tribe of 11 women called The Dolls” — a group of like-minded women who are strong, fierce, loyal, positive, and unapologetically honest. By being in each other’s lives over the past five years, we’ve seen careers take off, lives improve, net worths skyrocket, and relationships flourish (or unhealthy relati...

Women make up 50.8% of the world’s population — but we make up only 5% of Fortune 500 CEOs. While we have made strides towards representation in business, we still have a long way to go. We’re going to cover the 6 things holding you back from building your empire—that men need to hear, too: You can’t do it all Mom guilt Not building your tribe Not acknowledging that sexism exists and that you need...

Here’s a sobering truth: one in three Americans have saved nothing for retirement and 56% of Americans have saved less than $10,000. Most of us want it all right now — and we’re not willing to give up the small pleasures today to have what we want in the future. Today, we’re going to talk about all the things every millionaire knows but the rest of us don’t really have a clue about. The Six Wealth...

This is Part 2 of our retention series, and we’re talking about what you can do in the first 90 days in order to retain your best talent. Last week, we talked about the importance of building a 30, 60, and 90-day plan for your new hires. But what do you do to create these plans? You want to break down into the operational tasks that you no longer want to be fulfilling in your business and give the...

Richard Branson famously said, “Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients.” So how do you create a business that employees love to work for? Employee retention is important for four key reasons: Cost, Momentum, Clients, and Culture. Today, we’re going to be discussing the importance of retention, what to do the first 90...

You’re sitting in your office. It’s a busy week at work and you’re preparing for an important meeting. You receive word that two of your team members just submitted their two week notice. Your phone rings. It’s a client panicking about their social media campaign. A few minutes later, the phone rings again. It’s the nurse from your kid’s school, who got hurt on the playground. You look at the cale...

Over the last two episodes, we’ve guided you through the first five steps of The Empire Building 8-Step Hiring Process. This week, we’re covering the last three phases of hiring, and as always, sharing stories about how we failed forward to become better versions of ourselves along the way. The Empire Building 8-Step Hiring Process: Step 1 - Job Fit Verification Step 2 - Thought Process Step 3 - L...

In the last episode, we shared the first three steps of the eight-step hiring process that has helped all four of us find the right people to grow our businesses. Today, we’re going to continue working through the process, sharing stories of our successes and, more importantly, failures along the way. The Empire Building 8-Step Hiring Process: Step 1 - Job Fit Verification Step 2 - Thought Process...

We know that, if you’re listening to this, you have big dreams for yourself and for your organization. And if we take Oprah’s advice — and why wouldn’t we? — “it’s only when you make the process your goal that the big dream can follow.” So, over the next three episodes, we’ll be diving into the how—the process—of hiring talent. We know that hiring is one of the most difficult parts of running a bu...

Regardless of your industry, regardless of the size of your company, there’s one thing that’s going to make or break your business: hiring and training talent. Who you’re in business with matters. It’s that simple. Unfortunately, this is also where we make the most mistakes! So, we share tactics and exercises that you can use to evaluate yourself as a leader, evaluate who is on your team, and adop...

How do you become the best version of yourself? A lot of people might say hard work discipline, and that’ll get you a good chunk of the way there — but, eventually, you’ll start to burn out and experience overwhelm. The answer is actually surprisingly simple, although it can be hard to make a practice of it: say NO! A lot of the time, it’s easier to say yes to something than to say no; saying no c...

In the last episode, we did a deep dive into the first step of the vision casting process: figuring out what you actually want. This week, we’ll be looking at how to build a business that helps you make this vision a reality. We will talk about questions you can ask to uncover your organizational mission, why vision is absolutely crucial in business, how to determine your mission as an organizatio...

When we talk about casting a vision of your future, we aren’t just talking about the future of your business — we want you to envision your absolute best and biggest life. You might wonder, “Why does this even matter? Isn’t this just a waste of time?” And the truth of the matter is that you can’t effectively work towards something until you can see it; you can’t create a plan for where to go next...

Brought to you from Family Reunion, Keller William's largest annual conference, this live recording features the first-ever panel of all-female rainmakers, with an income totaling $144 million. And emceeing this discussion is Gary Keller, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Keller Williams and bestselling author of several books, including “The Millionaire Real Estate Agent” and “The ONE Thing: T...

In the last episode, we started a conversation about what “your numbers” are and why you need to know them before you can build a bigger business and a better life. Today, we’re digging into what is the single most important number in your business, and the one that so few people really want to talk about. That’s right, we’re talking about the P word: Profit. Connect on Instagram: Seychelle Van Po...

Did you know that you have the power to predict the future? At least, you CAN have that power — if you learn about your numbers. In this and the next episode, we’re going to explain what exactly “your numbers” are and how you can use that knowledge to build a bigger business and a better life. And this is about more than just making the number in your bank account go up. If you want to create an i...

In this episode, you’re going to get to know two of your hosts a little better: Wendy Papasan and Seychelle Van Poole. If you haven’t already, go back and check out episode 4 to learn more about Sarah Reynolds and Vija Williams. This two-part series is really important to us because, when we started this project, we all knew that sharing the honest reality of our lives was important — the wins, th...

In this episode, you’re going to get to know two of your hosts a little better: Sarah Reynolds and Vija Williams. Yes, we’ve all built big businesses and even bigger lives. But we’re not going to lie or sugarcoat the stories of how we got here. It wasn’t easy for any of us, and if someone tells you that personal or professional growth IS easy, they’re probably up to something. So, we’re going to g...

Learning to lead during a crisis is sort of like keeping a spare tire in the back of your car — you don’t want to have to use it, but you really don’t want to need it and not have it. Right now, a lot of us are pulled over to the side of the road, changing the tires on our businesses and personal lives, and we want to help you get through this crisis in a way that supports you, your team, and your...

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that you can’t predict when your world (or the collective world) is going to fall apart — but when you have big dreams and a big vision of your future (or you’re working on a podcast), that can’t just get put on pause indefinitely when things start to go bad. So, today, we discuss how the health crisis affected our business and personal lives and what we’ve bee...

We’re kicking off the launch of Empire Builders with a week full of episodes so that we can introduce you to your four incredible hosts — Seychelle Van Pool, Vija Williams, Sarah Reynolds, and Wendy Papasan — and the foundational principles of empire building. This is also your invitation to join a community of people who will support each other in achieving everything: thriving businesses, happy...

If you strive to grow a bigger business, find a bigger purpose, foster bigger relationships, and lead a bigger life, you are an Empire Builder—and this show is for you! On this podcast, your hosts Seychelle Van Poole, Sarah Reynolds, Vija Williams, and Wendy Papasan will discuss how to start and expand multi-million dollar businesses; smash through ceilings and barriers to unlock your fullest pote...