Bold with Brooke by Brooke Summer

Full shownotes: http://boldwithbrooke.com/100 Have you ever worked with someone and could tell that they just weren't super jazzed about what they were doing? Maybe it was a teacher that wasn't really present in class, or someone that came to fix your furnace and you could tell they would rather be doing literally ANYTHING else. Being fully aligned with your business and having proper boundaries w...

Full shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/099 I have been talking with several business owners lately, and I feel like I'm repeating myself over and over again so I wanted to create an episode ALL about this. Reality check: when you reach your goals, your life is NOT complete. In today's episode, we are going to talk all about what the finish line REALLY looks like. Plus, an update on what's comi...

Full Shownotes: https://www.boldwithbrooke.com/098 A little more tough love in this final episode in this series: You will never outperform your identity. Today's episode is Part 8 in the 8 part series Must Have Skills for Success in Business - and I saved the best for last. Okay, maybe not the best, but definitely one of the most important. Today we are going to chat all about MINDSET. What does...

Full Shownotes: https://www.boldwithbrooke.com/097 Tough love time: YOU WILL FAIL. And that's okay. Welcome to part 7 of this series on Must Have Skills for success in business! We are going to talk about something that hurts my little recovering perfectionist heart sometimes - failure. Because the reality is that you WILL fail if you go into business - and that's okay. It's not the end of the wor...

Full Shownotes: https://www.boldwithbrooke.com/096 Do you all ever prepare something that you THINK is going to be short and sweet, and then you realize it's a lot bigger than you planned? Today's episode is going to be one that people may not like, it might ruffle some feathers, but this is part 6 in the series of must have skills for success in business. If you haven't listened to parts 1-5, don...

Full Shownotes: https://www.boldwithbrooke.com/095 Welcome back amazing business owners - to another episode of Business Straight Up - which will soon be changing by the way. Today's episode is part 5 in the 8 part series of MUST have skills for success in business - and we are going to chat about something that strikes fear into the heart of SO many sales people: sales. Far too many business owne...

Full Shownotes: https://www.boldwithbrooke.com/094 Here we are - part four - and this is one of my most favorite things to work on - MARKETING! So many people think they can just start a business and announce it once, and they're done, people will be flocking to them like crazy to pay them for what they do. The reality is that it just doesn't work that way. Here's my little truth bomb of glitter:...

Full shownotes: https://www.boldwithbrooke.com/093 Bottom line - running a business is never EASY. If it was easy, everyone would do it, and yet we live in a culture that, while change is coming, is still made up primarily of employees. It takes courage to step out from what you know to start a business. And it takes even more courage to keep going when you reach a point where you feel like giving...

Full shownotes at https://www.boldwithbrooke.com/092 I have watched SO many people say that marketing strategies "don't work." Guess what - there are so many strategies that DO work, and people wouldn't share them if they weren't seeing some success with them. BUT - there are some things to consider when implementing a marketing strategy. Today's QUICKIE episode is all about 4 things to consider b...

Full Shownotes: https://www.boldwithbrooke.com/091 Relationships are non-negotiable in building a business, but what does that look like? What type of relationships are worth spending your time on, and what do you need to let go of? What do you do when your family doesn't support your business? How can you make your clients really feel special? ALL of these things matter, and we are going to cover...

Full shownotes: https://www.boldwithbrooke.com/090 Must Have Skills for Success in Business Part 1- Stay Teachable This is part 1 of 7 - although if I'm being completely transparent, it might end up being more than 7. When I was writing down these skills, I started with 6, and more kept coming. There are a few things that business owners have mastered - and it's not necessarily what you think. YES...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/089 A seasonal update, plus - there is a new series coming! This is a quickie episode with an update for this upcoming season, and some details for the new series that I've been working on that will be a total of 7 episodes.

Systems, Boundaries & VIP Days with Jordan Gill {Ep 088} Full shownotes: https://www.boldwithbrooke.com/088 As a service based business owner, we are inextricably tied to our businesses. Even when we have help in the form of a team, we are still tied to providing a service in order to be paid. Jordan Gill helps doers, service providers and CEO's to add another revenue stream with VIP Days. Jordan...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/087 Do you actively protect your time and energy? Not just in your business, but in your LIFE. Do you listen to those little nudges, and your intuition as a business owner? I have been in business technically for 16 years now and I can tell you with 100% honesty - I'm JUST learning this y'all. Our time and energy are SO valuable and yet we waste them cons...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/086 What if you could share ALL of you, and have people love you even MORE, and watch your business take off? I want to offer that maybe that's the KEY to the growth that you're looking for! Today's guest is the ever amazing Kira Hug: a personality-driven conversion copywriter, co-founder of The Copywriter Club and co-host of The Copywriter Club Podcast....

Full shownotes: https://www.boldwithbrooke.com/085 Part two of two in this series on how to run a successful business with ADHD! I'm sure there will be more in the future as I'm getting a LOT of questions, but let's finish up this series! This part even includes a free tracking sheet so that you can measure the things you need to look at regularly in your business - WHAAAAT?! Yep, completely free...

Full shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/084 What does it look like to run a business - successfully - with ADHD? Why do people who have ADHD often start their own businesses? How the heck can I get myself to focus long enough to see the success I want in my business? In this episode we are going to go through ALL of this, plus more. I share a little of my own background in dealing with my own f...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/083 Today's bonus episode is a quickie! Yep, I went there. This is a quick update about the podcast, updated content, and MORE, listen in!

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/082 Confession - I've been holding onto this episode for far too long. This is an episode that touched on so many subjects that are near and dear to my heart, with an amazing guest - the incomparable Jen Rozenbaum. Jen is an amazing boudoir photographer, speaker and author who has not only built an amazing boudoir business, but has taken her message and i...

Full shownotes:  https://boldwithbrooke.com/081 Here we are, another January, another month of new years resolutions that we hope don't flop, right? WRONG. I want to talk to you about more than just goals, but really DESIGNING your life, and then setting business goals to get there. What do you REALLY want? If I asked you that and you have NO IDEA how to answer that, you're not alone. There are so...

Full Shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/080 Leadership isn't just a term for the billionaires and politicians in the world - I believe every single business owner is a leader in some way, because stepping outside of the norm in our culture of getting a job is, at its core, rebellious. We ARE leaders. And doing so means taking responsibility for our actions - or LACK of actions. How many courses...

Shownotes COMING SOON (Brooke is traveling!) at https://boldwithbrooke.com/079 Day 3 of my New York City adventures! This one was inspired by the first half of my day, sitting on the rooftop terrace and enjoying the view while eating my bagel, while knowing in the back of my head that I had traveled to another state and SHOULD be going to see the sites somewhere. What are you telling yourself you...

Shownotes COMING SOON (Brooke is traveling!) at https://boldwithbrooke.com/078 Day 2 of my New York City adventures, inspired by my first trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. WOW - I did almost the entire museum, I only missed one wing, and being around all of the amazing work was a reminder of the importance of sharing our work, our art, our creations. One piece in particular inspired me, it w...

Shownotes COMING SOON (Brooke is traveling!) at https://boldwithbrooke.com/077 I'm in New York City! This city is so inspiring and chaotic all at the same time, and I have some things that were on my heart that I wanted to share about business and collaborating with your clients. About saying YES to clients, even when it may not necessarily be 100% what you're used to doing all the time. About the...

Full shownotes: https://boldwithbrooke.com/076 Today's topic is one that doesn't necessarily affect me personally, but I know that so many of my students are introverts and have asked me questions specific to this! Marketing for introverts is something that comes up quite a bit when I'm doing videos or mentoring sessions. While I do have some introverted tendencies, I would typically consider myse...