Sophia Syed

Boss It Podcast

Business EN ↓ 117 episodes

Hi All! All my name is Sophia! The aim of the podcast is to provide tangible advice for women entrepreneurs in areas of business, health and self-help. Each episode will have a few action items that the listener can apply if the episode resonated with them - hence the tag line "Make a plan, take action" . I'll give you my background in a nutshell: I am a registered physiotherapist in Canada but moved into leadership at a local hospital. Then went part-time as a manager at a publicly funded medical clinic, so I could grow my product based startup. This brand new biz landed into Walmart Canada l...

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Author

Sophia Syed

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.bossitclub.com

Latest episode

Apr 16, 2025

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Episodes

Episode 90 | I Am Enough with Gina 14.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail Time to talk with Gina regarding all things business and dive into her mantra “I am enough. I have enough and I am doing enough”.  She helps women leaders “lead unconventionally” and lead their own leadership practices. She is the proud founder of Inside-Out Incubator and she is also an executive coach. Success is personal and it’s best to follow your instincts to guide your path....

Episode 89 | Don’t Do It All With Sarah Peck 07.06.2022

Send us Fan Mail Who says you need to do it all? Sarah Peck is on our show and she has some hard truths for us all to hear! With her mantra, “We don’t need to do things the way they have always been done”, and philosophy that we don’t need to do it all, Sarah is guiding fellow parents and entrepreneurs to gain more balance as they progress with their goals. Her company Startup Parent “helps tired...

Episode 88 | How to Save More Money with Laura Hargrave 17.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail Time To Save some MONEY!  In this episode, we’re in for a special treat as we have Laura returning back to the show after a long hiatus! Not only do we catch up with Laura, but she is giving US All practical tips to save more money! Check Your Subscriptions - don’t be paying for redundant services   Negotiate your Contracts , such as insurance and cell phones   Take advantage of p...

Episode 87 | Action Conquers Fear with Shaleen 10.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail Action Conquers Fear! This is the mantra that keeps our guest, Shaleen, going on her entrepreneur journey! Fear is what stops us from reaching greater heights. We have been so used to blaming fear for our failures or our inability to start working on our goals. If this can greatly affect us, why don’t we use its effect positively? Instead of just letting it hinder us, why don’t we...

Episode 86 | How to Build a Brand and Not ONLY a Business 03.05.2022

Send us Fan Mail Why create a business? In episode 85, why spoke about WHY , and today we will speak about HOW to create a brand! Now, let’s speak about  HOW  we will create a brand and not just a business. Here are the four tips on HOW to create a Brand!  Learn as much as you can about who is the Ideal Customer Avatar - also known as - ICA or avatar - who is your business meant to serve? - great...

Episode 85 | Why Build a Brand and Not ONLY a Business 19.04.2022

Send us Fan Mail Time to speak pretty openly about why building a brand and not only a business is the best strategy to ensure longevity! Yes, it will take more energy and time upfront but it is well worth it!  Reduce your customer acquisition cost - building a brand will help to increase customer loyalty and will result in referring others customers. This will reduce acquisition costs plus expand...

Episode 84 | Why Hire a Virtual Assistant? 12.04.2022

Send us Fan Mail Why hire a virtual assistant (VA)? This is a great question and it’s more than just taking items off your to-do list! Let me break it down so you can start considering the option of hiring a VA as you start and scale your business!  Learning the art of delegation! - Delegation is a key skill you will need to master! You not only will learn how to delegate but also more about yours...

Episode 83 | 4 Tips on How to Understand Your Anxiety in Business 05.04.2022

Send us Fan Mail Time to start talking about your mental health, specifically anxiety and how it shows up in your business! I want to provide you 4 tips on how to understand your anxiety and how it might be showing up in your business and how you then need to manage it!  Tip 1: Acknowledge the anxiety. Ensure you understand that experiencing anxiety is completely normal and it is required for surv...

Episode 82 | 4 Foundations That Helped Me in Business 29.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail Staring your entrepreneurial journey and maintaining momentum is difficult and today I want to share with you 4 foundations that helped me. We have taken the best clips and tips from past episodes and placed them here as a great way to not only remind yourself of these foundations but also head back to these episodes and relisten, as we all need a refresher on how to reframe our p...

Episode 81 | How to Start Over Again in Business 22.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail How to start again in business?  It can be so difficult if things don’t work out the first time in business, or if you need to take a pause in business and you now need to “start again”. I want to share with you 3 tips on how to start over again in business so it’s easier to hit “ restart ” or “ unpause ”. 1. Change your perspective of your business and look at it as an experiment...

Episode 80 | 5 Tips on How to Use Social Media Optimally and Prevent Doomscrolling 15.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail Time to talk about a nasty habit that many of us have scummed to… Doomscrolling … a common habit of scrolling on social media, which could contribute to unintentionally looking for negativity. In this episode, we speak about how to avoid this nasty phenomenon and ways to use social media constructively for our businesses!  1. Contribute by posting on social media before you scroll...

Episode 79 | Tips on How to Transition into a New Career or Business 08.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail Let’s talk all about transitions and how to manage transitions like a boss!  In this episode, I give you a little update on my current career transition as I move into an executive director role. To help me manage this transition , I am using specific strategies and I want to share these with you!  I also want to give you the “real- lay of the land”, as you transition from a full-...

Episode 78 | Taking Your Experience and Turning it into a Knowledge Business with Deborah Baldwin 01.03.2022

Send us Fan Mail Oh, you will love this episode. Deborah aka Deb offers us a wealth of knowledge and perspective during this episode. She also spills the beans on how she took years of experience and created a 6 figure/year knowledge business! During our candid chat, we speak about how working for yourself can actually be easier than working a traditional “job” even a respectable career as a teach...

Episode 77 | 4 Sustainable Tips for Better Self-Care 22.02.2022

Send us Fan Mail Time to share a few tips on how we manage self-care every day so we can continue to work and serve in our business and enjoy your time with family and friends.  Stand up more throughout your day! Look for a standing desk or ensure you are taking a standing break! Stay hydrated! I know many people are constantly dehydrated! Try different tricks to ensure you are drinking enough wat...

Episode 76 | Selling Success using Influencer Marketing with Samia Quddus 15.02.2022

Send us Fan Mail During this episode, we speak with Samia from Taqdeer Life about her experience with Influencer Marketing and how she has used this strategy to sell more in her business of faith-based journals. After enrolling in our program Influencer Marketing Made Easy (IMME) , Samia walked away feeling more confident and empowered to approach influencers and content creators to be a part of h...

Episode 75 | 3 Tips on How to Embrace Change and Challenges 08.02.2022

Send us Fan Mail We will always have challenges and change is constant!  In your business and personal life, change will constantly be a concept you will need to be able to navigate! In this episode, I provide 3 key strategies on how to manage change and make challenges into opportunities!   Setting the Stage with the expectation with yourself and others that “change is constant”. When you are fac...

Episode 74 | Being Good Enough with Kalilah 01.02.2022

Send us Fan Mail This is such a great episode! Today we are meeting Kalilah Hudson who is an advocate and agent for change, creating workshops on various topics that have included saving families' homes during the 2008 financial crisis, personal finance, healthcare, and parent engagement in the public school system over the past two decades. We had such a great chat with Kalilah regarding so...

Episode 73 | How to Achieve Your Goals in 2022! 25.01.2022

Send us Fan Mail I want to share with you three tips on how to achieve your goals a little easier this year! Here are the three big tips I use in my profession, business, and family life!  Here they are:  Make your goal specific and action-oriented with a set frequency.    Schedule your specific action-oriented goal. For example, use the strategy of time-blocking to ensure you have committed time...

Episode 72 | What did Tasmeea think of Influencer Marketing Made Easy? 18.01.2022

Send us Fan Mail Reaching more customers can be one of the most challenging aspects of business! And this challenge is not only for product-based businesses but also for service businesses! Finding your ideal client or ideal customer can seem like a very daunting task!  When I started Also Sophia LTD . I knew I was up against competition plus, I had no budget to put towards a large marketing budge...

Episode 71 | Dream, Vision & Action Board? What is the Difference? 11.01.2022

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a New Year! And if you’re catching this episode later on…welcome to a new day! In this episode, we speak about the difference between a Dream Board, Vision Board, and Action Board and why each one plays a role in keeping your momentum going! Each board has a specific role and helps you move into sustainable action.   My suggestion is to carve out some time this week and...

Episode 70 | How to Reach More Customers 21.12.2021

Send us Fan Mail Reaching more customers translates to more sales!  Yes…sales is a numbers game just as much as sales is a form of service.  This episode is an excerpt from our live recording that we completed on Instagram. We speak with Tahira from Nurshop regarding her experience with influencer marketing and what she gained from the program Influencer Marketing Made Easy! Tahira went from a bri...

Episode 69 | Should You Plan a Business Pause during the Holidays? 14.12.2021

Send us Fan Mail Planning a business pause as a Core Operational Practice is likely the best decision you can make when starting your business. Not only will pausing your business give you time to take a much-deserved break, but it will also give you an opportunity to look forward to something that is not related directly to work, but rather a vacation or a getaway.   Here are 3 tips you can use t...

Episode 68 | WHY Streamline Your Processes in Your Business? 07.12.2021

Send us Fan Mail Time to chat about streamlining your business processes and Standard Operating Practices (SOPs) so as your business grows you can easily delegate out tasks! The SOPs are very important, regardless of which industry you are in! Here are few tips to get you started on how to build a SOP for the most pressing daily processes!  Think about a common process and think strategically of e...

Episode 67 | 3 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started My Business 30.11.2021

Send us Fan Mail I want to share with you the 3 tips I wished I knew before starting my business. These tips and strategies have helped us grow our business consistently over the years and best for you to get started using these strategies so you can see consistent growth as well.  Use the power of social media to sell and market your product- our program I nfluencer Marketing Made Easy launches f...

Episode 66 | How to Improve Your Instagram Marketing & Website Conversions 23.11.2021

Send us Fan Mail Instagram is such a powerful free marketing tool! Let’s use it right!  Here are a few tips on how to start using Instagram to drive traffic to your website .   A. Collaborate with others and be a person behind the post:  Do Story Shout Outs !  Complete a giveaway with other brands Start meaningful conversations with others by leaving comments and not just a “like” B. What is your...

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