Business Blasphemy

Send me a direct message! On this off the cuff episode, I answer listener-submitted questions about a variety of different things: Topics this week include: How I started my journey in the online business space How to keep your passion alive when people just wanna squash your enthusiasm What advice I'd give my 15-year-old self now with hindsight Strategy advice I'd give to newer entrepre...

Send me a direct message! This week I talk about the fear of being visible in the online business space and the struggles for business owners who think and act differently from mainstream beliefs. From gatekeeping to censorship, the struggle is REAL, and that's why being crystal clear about your beliefs and values goes a long way to helping you overcome the fear of visibility.  I also get a l...

Send me a direct message! This week, Sarah welcomes Amber Dancy to discuss how business owners can increase their capacity without defaulting to common strategies like scaling their business or adding more time to their day -- the more common advice entrepreneurs are given when they start feeling overwhelm. They explore the importance of separating personal capacity from business capacity and how...

Send me a direct message! This week Sarah discusses the many challenges inherent in managing people and delegating tasks as an entrepreneur (or managing people, period), and why overwhelm shouldn't necessarily be the reason you hire in the first place. Love what you heard? Let’s stay connected! Subscribe to my newsletter for bold insights on leadership, strategy, and building your legacy — st...

Send me a direct message! I've got a question for you: If your business was a corporate gig, would you stick around?  Buckle up, because in this episode, we're talking making the biz enticing enough want to commute for. What it boils down to is 3 things:  - Capacity - Values - Boundaries That may seem dull, but you're wrong. These 3 things are the secret sauce to a tasty business ex...

Send me a direct message! Summer is coming. (Shout out to GoT fans everywhere!) Summer is on its way and that means the kids will be home for the next few months. That can absolutely throw a wrench into any business-related plans you may or may not have had. Not to mention all the rhetoric you're about to hear about the sales cycle, powering through, not losing momentum, and more. So -- how d...

Send me a direct message! I thought I had everything figured out with my branding and offers, but my it was my brother's tough love truth that made me realize I was missing a crucial piece of the puzzle: actually talking about my damn business. This week, I'm sharing some hard-learned lessons that can help transform a struggling business into a thriving one. Mentioned in this episode: Th...

Send me a direct message! Erika Tebbens and Jennifer Battle join me this week in discussing the importance of creating inclusive and welcoming spaces -- something business owners talk a lot about but struggle to truly make real. In this episode we talk about what we should really be asking marginalized humans about how to make business spaces "safer" and more inclusive. Through this beau...

Send me a direct message! When Sarah invites her daughter along for this special episode, things take an unexpected turn. Uncovering her daughter's interests alongside her own, Sarah admits a special kinship with dragons and a love for morally ambiguous characters. The whole episode is a sneak peak into their relationship and how you can learn a lot about yourself from pop culture. Topics hit...

Send me a direct message! From pouring my heart into creating a group program to the unexpected truth I found in my reflection, I discovered the courage to follow my heart and be true to my desires - even if it meant going against the grain of conventional wisdom. What had I unknowingly unlocked? In this episode, I touch on: Embracing the philosophy of corporate rehab by addressing unhealthy &quot...

Send me a direct message! Summary: In this episode, Becky Brunner, Value-Driven Team Culture & Connection Coach, shares her approach to leading and building strong teams. We talk about ways to engage with team members and connect as humans, the importance of creating a ripple effect of praise across the team, how creating a strong culture improves productivity and profits, and suggestions for...

Send me a direct message! Summary: There's a lot of business advice out there, particularly when we first start a business, that simply isn't true. My guest, Business Growth Strategist & Mentor and fellow BS-buster, Teresa Cleveland is joining me to unpack popular business “truths” that aren’t always effective. We talk about why it’s important to trust ourselves and not this week&apo...

Send me a direct message! Summary: In December, I committed to offering 47 free business consult calls to my community and oof, did I learn a LOT. In this episode, I’m sharing the three common business challenges that kept popping up and how I coached these amazing women to define their own success, be more intentional when it came to their content, and how to honor their capacity. Bullet Points:...

Send me a direct message! Summary: You know the kind of business practices that make you go “Hmmm…?” yet everyone’s doing them, so you convince yourself it’s ok? In the online business space, unethical behavior can get normalized quickly because so many of us are just trying to figure it out as we go. There isn’t a lot of oversight or accountability. But we have a responsibility to call out crapta...

Send me a direct message! We've made it to episode 10, and your treat is hearing from the genius that Eliya Finkelstein -- marketing expert and one half of the Data Driven Rebel duo. In this episode, Sarah and Eliya talk about so much good stuff, and get to the heart of what is right and wrong with the way marketing is done in the online business space. If you're craving a different pers...

Send me a direct message! Let's take a break from the "teachin' and the preachin'" and have some fun! Sarah shares 5 of the weirdest consults she's had (there's likely more than 5 but these are top of mind). Listen in as she tells the story of 5 unique experiences she's had in her corporate career and as a consultant, and the lessons she learned from them th...

Send me a direct message! Mindset is a squidzillion dollar industry -- and it's easy pickings for people who want a quick-start business idea. Because it's also a ridiculously unregulated industry. And there are a lot of mindset coaches doing more harm than good. This is NOT an indictment of the industry. Mindset is REAL... AND, there are times when mindset is NOT the issue. In this week...

Send me a direct message! Dr. Lee Cordell, CEO and Founder of the Institute for Trauma and Psychological Safety, joins Sarah this week to talk about what trauma is, what it isn't, and how it can show up in business. With the topic of trauma on the rise in the online business space, with terms like "trauma-informed", "trauma-aware", and "trauma-sensitive" being th...

Send me a direct message! This one may ruffle a few feathers but that's sometimes a good thing. No, this isn't throwing shade at coaches (I mean, Sarah's a coach, right?) Instead, Sarah invites you to consider something that in the online business space is considered downright sacrilegious -- going coach-free for a period of time. Why on EARTH would she recommend NOT having a coach?...

Send me a direct message! In this episode, Sarah hosts her very first guest, the connection wizard Jennifer Nagel. Join the conversation as they cover everything from what people get wrong when connecting with each other, the importance of collective success, the 3 different types of community in the online biz space, how to make coffee chats your bitch, and they wrap it all up with some House of...

Send me a direct message! This week Sarah gets a little personal -- what made her finally leave her job and take on the mantle of reluctant entrepreneur? 20 years of nonsense coming to a head after an accident with a toddler's jagged nail left her with a corneal abrasion. Trust us, it'll make sense once you hear the story. She also shares the top 3 beliefs she had to work on overcoming i...

Send me a direct message! You hear it a lot -- feeling overwhelmed? Hire! Outsource! Not in an of itself a bad idea -- but not always the best FIRST idea. On this week's episode, Sarah talks about the 2 main causes of overwhelm and the 3 things you should be focusing on to help kick it to the curb (do people still say that?). The 3 C's of Success, as she calls them, are a big piece of th...

Send me a direct message! In this premiere episode, Sarah talks about why entrepreneurship feels overwhelming and frenetic -- in short, why it feels broken. It's a State of the Union of Entrepreneurship, uncomfortable but necessary. It all started because of a contractor role asking for the moon and stars -- for a price you wouldn't believe. Give it a listen and then be sure to weigh in...

Send me a direct message! How would you like to make a million dollars? In this episode, Sarah breaks down what it would take to actually justify a high priced offer based on the advice of some pretty well known coaches. Leaning on her experience as both an operator and a former bespoke event professional, Sarah dishes on what conversations about high ticket offers leave out, and what you should r...

Send me a direct message! Welcome to the podcast, friend! In this premiere episode, Sarah talks about why the podcast exists and how it came to be. This short and sweet episode will really give you an insight into the mission of Business Blasphemy and the truth-speaking space we aspire it to be. Go follow the podcast on your preferred pod listening site, and make sure to leave a review if you are...