Small Business Straight Talk

I dive into delegation strategies to free up your time, empower your team, and ultimately transform your business. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Common Barriers To Delegating  ✔ The Benefits Of Delegating ✔ How To Create A Culture Of Accountability ✔ Effective Delegation Strategies To Try ✔ The 4 Simple Steps To Delegating ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episo...

I sit down with the Founder of the Digital Organizer, Shawn Lemon, to dive into smart digital organization strategies to help you organize your files, passwords, and emails so you can be more efficient, effective, and productive. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Positive Impacts Of Digital Organization ✔ Where To Get Started With It ✔ Best Practices For Digital Files, Email, & Passwords...

I dive into how doing a two-hour subscription audit saved me  $5,129 and how you can also trim the fat and save big money in your business by doing a subscription audit. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The 2 Simple Steps In My Subscription Auditing Process ✔ The Key Questions To Ask Yourself ✔ How Those Questions Gave Me Specific Wins ✔ Lessons Learned & Pro Tips ✔ How To Take Action On Wh...

I dive into how taking time to gain clarity on what hasn't been working in your business this year and cleaning the slate of that baggage this month can help you start fresh in the new year.  What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ An Easy Way To Reclaim A Lot Of Time & Energy ✔ 3 Powerful Questions To Ask To Gain Clarity  ✔ What You Need To Leave In 2024 ✔ Ideas For How You Can Start Fresh in 202...

I sit down with the Co-Founder of Integrate-Up, Laura Couvillon, to dive into the wisdom, strategy, and negotiation skills it takes to successfully recruit high-performers and hire A-players to your dream team who actually fit your culture. What You'll Discover In This Episode ✔ Why A Buzzword Hire Is Not For You ✔ Hiring Myths Not To Be Ignored ✔ Common Hiring Mistakes Business Owners Make ✔ PHow...

I dive into creating a Vision Board and choosing a Word of the Year so you can keep your goals at the front of your mind, take intentional actions toward achieving them, and ultimately shape your business success in the year ahead. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What A Vision Board Is & Its Purpose ✔ Why It Works So Well ✔ Steps To Create A Vision Board for Your Business ✔ What A Word Of...

I sit down with business growth strategist Madison Paige to dive into the seven different types of content marketing and how to best experiment with them, so you can be true to yourself, stand out in the market, reach your target audience, and build your brand! What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How To Know Which Ones Will Work Best For You ✔ Ways To Determine A No-For-You Vs. A New-For-You ✔...

I dive into my framework that has specific instructions to help you reflect on this year in your business and analyze it so you can create a solid strategic plan and leap forward in the new year.  What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What My Insight Feedback Loop Is ✔ The Two Reflective Questions To Ask Yourself ✔ Which Areas Of Your Business To Analyze ✔ When & How To Do Your Yearly Insight Fe...

I sit down with the Founder and CEO of Perfectly Kept Books, Misa Bacon, to dive into ways to take charge of your bookkeeping so you can make it less daunting, more approachable, and really build a strong financial foundation for your success. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Is Normal When It Comes To Small Business Bookkeeping ✔ The Point Of Bookkeeping Besides Paying Taxes ✔ 2 Reaso...

I dive into the sabotaging tendency to compare and despair, breakdown how that mindset can be harmful to your success, and tell you what to do about it. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Compare & Despair Really Is ✔ The Feelings It Can Elicit ✔ How It Can Sabotage Your Success ✔ Why Your Backend Might Be A Mess ✔ What To Do About It Moving Forward ✔ So Much More! To access resources an...

I sit down with the Founder of Cultivize, Jason Kramer, to dive into how effective lead nurturing and customer relationship management (CRM) can help you convert prospective buyers into customers. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What A CRM Really Is ✔ The 4 Components of A CRM ✔ Strategies For Lead Nurturing ✔ The Importance Of Connectivity To Your Website ✔ What Type Of ROI A Business Own...

I dive into my Daily RAP framework so you can use it to stop letting your day conquer you AND instead… plan and conquer each and every day, thus laying the groundwork for long-term success. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Truth About Planning Your Day ✔ The Importance Of A Daily RAP ✔ When To Execute It ✔ My Daily RAP Framework Explained ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links fr...

I sit down with Joseph Michelli, an organizational consultant with a focus on customer experience, to dive into his knowledge of exceptional business practices that help leaders and their teams deliver an extraordinary customer experience that prioritizes people. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What The Customer Experience Is ✔ Ways To Use People, Processes, & Technology To Maximize The Cu...

I dive into the best practices you can rely on to help you run efficient and effective project management meetings so you can take back control, lead your team, and elevate your client experience. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Best Practices For Running Effective Project Management Meetings ✔ What Outcomes You Can Expect When You Do ✔ My Proposed Agenda For Supercharging Your Meetings ✔...

In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with Business Coach & Sales Expert, Sarah Walton, to dive into business owners' relationship with money. We discuss how it can transform into a growth mindset that plugs in to money, abundance, and success, and uses it to serve others and do amazing things What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Your Relationship With Mone...

I dive into my hit list of 20 ways you can reallocate the time and energy you now have so you can create a more solid foundation in your business and prepare to move ahead full throttle when business is booming again. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What To Evaluate & Organize During Slow Periods ✔ What & Who To Invest In During Slow Periods ✔ What To Update & Restart During Slow Periods ✔...

Imagine going into 2025… 🌟 Having Confidence to take on any challenge because you have laid the groundwork for a successful year in your business 🌟 Being Excited because you have a clear plan on how to achieve your goals and know exactly what steps to take in what order 🌟 With Complete Clarity  knowing the precise resources (time, money, people, technology, skills, support) you will need to acc...

I sit down with the founder of Clara CFO Group, CPA Hannah Smolinski to discuss the financial support options available to business owners and break down ways to gain a better understanding of your business' financial health so you can make the right strategic decisions to grow your business and increase your profitability. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Financial Support Options Avai...

I dive into getting out of denial and getting clear on what you actually CAN accomplish in three months loaded with holiday activities, so you can finish the year strong AND enjoy the season! What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Ways Living In Denial Shows Up In Your Business ✔ The Truth About Overwhelm ✔ How To Make Your 4th Quarter Less Stressful  ✔ Ways To Bring More Balance & Joy To Your 4t...

I sit down with the Founder of Grow A Small Business, Troy Trewin, to dive into marketing principles and strategies small business owners can use to grow their business and increase their profits with a bit of persistence. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Troy Divides His Time & Energy Among His 7 Businesses ✔ The Main Challenges Troy's Overcome With Marketing Those Businesses ✔ 3 Key M...

I dive into the topic of theme days and how to implement them so you can take advantage of the awesome benefits gained from taking your time blocking from good to better to batch! What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Time Blocking Is & Its Benefits ✔ What Theme Days Are & How To Use Them ✔ How I Got Started Theming My Days ✔ What Batching Is & Its Benefits ✔ What Tasks You Could Batch For...

I sit down with the CEO and founder of Disrupt PR, Marin Richardson, to dive into the best PR tactics to attract the right clients and enable you to charge more for your services. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What PR Really Is & How To Get It ✔ How To Track The ROI On PR ✔ What An Ideal PR Client Looks Like ✔ The Time Commitment Necessary To Do PR Right ✔ The Best PR Tactics For Small B...

I dive into the challenge of being the only problem solver in your business so you can step down from that demanding role, effectively empower your team, and create a business full of competent and capable problem solvers. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Area You Might Not Realize You Need Support In ✔ Why You're Currently The Only Problem Solver In Your Business ✔ How To Create A Busi...

I sit down with small business attorney Elissa D. Hecker to dive into the role a small business attorney takes when hired to give you legal advice, protect your assets, and provide support. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Legal Matters Elissa Helps Small Business Owners With ✔ The Action You Must Take After Creating A Trademark ✔ Reasons Business Owners Are Hesitant Bring An Attorney...

I dive into the many ways you can stop being the only hero in your story and get the support you need to grow your business, increase profits, and reduce the stress of running your business. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Common Reasons Business Owners Don't Get The Support They Need ✔ Why It's Important To Stop Being The Only Hero In Your Story ✔ The Roles You're Fulfilling But Don't Nec...