Ambitious Entrepreneur Show

In today's ever-evolving business landscape, staying ahead of the competition requires a deep understanding of sales strategies, effective communication, and the ability to adapt to changing customer needs. Get ready to meet Peter Strohkorb , the mastermind behind the groundbreaking buyer-focused sales funnel that can turn your sales success around in just a few weeks. Peter will share real-world...

Annemarie Cross speaks with Philip Smith, an experienced and successful serial entrepreneur who shares his insights on lead generation, monetizing leads, and increasing profit for solopreneurs. He emphasizes the importance of collecting data from traffic generated by websites, monetizing the data, and implementing a strict sales process that requires potential customers to first watch a video befo...

Scaling your business from a small venture to a successful enterprise with multiple 6-7 figures is no easy feat. It requires a lot of hard work, dedication, and smart decision-making. However, it's not impossible, and with the right system and strategies, you can get there. If you're looking to grow your business and increase your revenue, you've come to the right place. Our expert guest, Marcus S...

Have you been pitching yourself to podcasts to share your expertise?  You know what you have to share is valuable, and you also know that getting on other people's podcasts is a great way to build your visibility and generate new leads. Yet, you haven't been able to secure a guest spot, and wonder what you are doing wrong?  Joining me today on the show is Melanie Benson.  Melanie - Profit Amplifie...

Years ago, in my career coaching practice I used to look up to colleagues who had much more experience that I had.   Sadly, I believed I needed to have more certifications to build my personal brand as a trusted authority, so I began to study more courses and attend more conferences. It became an obsession.    But here’s what I learned after hundreds of hours training, more certifications I can co...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #30.  This is the last of the ListenerIntoLead series – if you haven’t gone through all of them yet, I encourage you to do so. I share all of the things I wish someo...

Are you struggling to generate leads and clients for your coaching business? If you answered ‘Yes,’ you are not alone. In fact, according to various studies, businesses worldwide have confirmed that lead generation and getting new clients is within the top 10 challenges they continue to face.  So, in today’s episode, I want to introduce you to a tool that will help you gauge what you need to do in...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #29.  If you’ve accessed my Profitable and Purposeful Podcasting Masterclass, you would have heard me talk about the customer journey and how your podcast can play a...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #28.  On tip #7 of this ListenerIntoLead series you would have heard me share: Where do you start when it comes to your podcast? You start with the end in mind. But...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #27.  Today’s tip is about the importance of creating fans – NOT followers. Because fans will do business with you and will recommend you, whereas followers will not...

One of my client’s once asked me:  “How do you schedule your day? You seem to get so much done, and you are all-over social media. How do you do it all?”  A great question.  It has been a work in progress, and it continues to be a work in progress, as I know there is so much more I could be doing. So, in today’s episode I share a list of the things I do, which I know have enabled me to be as produ...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #26.  You’ve heard me say this before in this #ListenerIntoLead Series and I’ll say it again.  There are NO rules to podcasting other than the rules you set yourself...

My guest today says: “If you’re not on Google, then your competitors are taking away business from you. “  Joining me today is Brandon Leibowitz  Brandon Leibowitz runs and operate SEO Optimizers since 2007. They are a digital marketing company that focuses on helping small and medium-sized businesses get more online traffic, which in turn converts into clients, sales, leads, etc.  Here are three...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #25  Here’s another shout out to all of the multi-passionate #entrepreneurs who struggle with defining their ONE THING.    Because limiting yourself to just ONE THIN...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #24  Ever heard the saying ‘marketers ruin everything’? EVERY Tom, Dick and Harry (sorry to all of the Tom, Dick and Harry’s out there – no offence to you) however j...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #23.  If I was to ask you to define Personal Branding – or your Personal Brand – how would you respond? If you said your Personal Brand is your reputation – you'd be...

A number of years ago, I shocked people, when I announced, I was going to stop production of my award-winning podcast – The Ambitious Entrepreneur Show.   (What shocked me, was following my announcement I received several messages asking whether I’d be interested in selling it. I had no idea anyone would see that much value in what I had created and would even consider asking whether I would sell...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #22.  Today’s tip is something that many businesses who are starting a podcast get stuck focusing on. And, that is number of downloads. Just like number of followers...

When I first started my career coaching practice – the idea of helping people find a career they loved, was exciting. However, I soon learned what was less exciting, was everything leading up to the getting a client.   From marketing my business (which is even more complicated today for coaches due to the plethora of ways to market your business and many more coaches to compete with), having sales...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #21  In this tip, I want to introduce you to my Podcast Positioning Quadrant, which is a model I developed after observing what was happening with my podcasts, other...

According to recent feedback from various podcasting survey’s the greatest challenge many podcasters face is how to ensure their podcast can be discovered amongst millions of other podcasts, so they can successfully build their audience.   If this is a challenge you’re facing too with your coaching business podcast, or you’re planning to launch a podcast soon, and you want to make sure you have a...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #20  Want to find the right audience for your podcast? You’ve probably heard many marketers say you need to share more content, across more platforms, with more freq...

In this episode Annemarie pulls back the curtain to share what she’s been working on over the last several months – specifically the three key areas she’s been streamlining and simplifying and the difference it’s made in her business not just recently, but since she began her first Secretarial Practice and later her Career Coaching Practice.  Listen to find out:  What three key areas you’ll want t...

Hi, this is Annemarie, and welcome to another #ListenerIntoLead podcast tip for coaches and consultants who want to launch a podcast to nurture listeners into leads, get clients and build their business with their podcast. This is tip #19.  Today’s tip is about developing compelling communication techniques. I could spend an entire day on this topic, so for now I want to share in what areas do you...

Recently, I had conversations with three coaches who were experiencing different challenges that stemmed from the same core issue – a core issue that can keep many coaches stuck.   It’s something I struggled with for many years, which sent me off on a wild goose chase of more courses and training, different business focuses, and what felt like an exhausting treadmill of action taking, but never re...