Business on Top with Kaeli Lindholm

There's something about working hard that can bring so much gratification. It can even be addicting, and that's what I want to talk to you about in this episode. I'm interrupting my guest speaker series that's been going on for the past few weeks because this is an important message that can't wait. I'm kind of disappointed in our industry. We're supposed to be leading the way in health, wellness,...

Today I'm welcoming Van Nguyen to talk about her journey of going from sales rep to business leader, plus diving deep on what she's learned along the way. Van recently stepped into a leadership role with Revision Skincare, one of the most innovative companies in the industry. Van has been enjoying the shift in experiences since joining the team at Revision. She loves knowing the goals of her reps...

This week I'm thrilled to be kicking off a guest speaker series where, for the next several weeks, I'll be alongside some of my favorite industry leaders. Today it's Jessica Christy, Owner of Beauty Culture Med Spa and Training Academy in Bloomfield, Michigan. She has done some really incredible things in a very short amount of time in her business. Jessica worked as a physician assistant, which e...

This week we're going to talk about employee compensation plans. Before getting into it, I want you to know that many of the problems you may run into when having this conversation with employees likely originates from the hiring process. Still, developing comp plans can be tricky, often taking a few tries to get right. I'm going to clear up a few things in this episode to help you think about wha...

In today's bonus episode, I am re-sharing a show I recorded and released in February 2022. This episode looks at success, its subjectivity, and the common traits those who achieve success share. 15 years ago, I was fresh to the industry and saw leaders speaking on stage and admired them. How have they achieved their success? What makes others so attracted to them and their ideas? I would study the...

I want to tackle the subject of control in this episode. This can be one of the biggest issues to take on as a woman in business. How do you let go of what you can't control and embrace what you can? This week I have struggled to come to grips with something outside of my control. I had to say goodbye to my 2 pugs after 15 years of companionship. Of course, there is no way to control the timing an...

Today I want to talk about something that's been on my mind recently. It's important to understand what is important to you as a woman and an entrepreneur, so let's talk about learning what you value, need, and have. It's time to rewrite the rules of success. So often we are striving to meet business and life goals that we see others achieve, or that are taught to us as the ideals of success from...

I have an announcement to make in this episode. Also, I want to discuss how to go about creating a hiring plan and figuring out how you will grow. One thing I often talk about with my clients is hiring up, which means that every person you hire will elevate your existing team. We need to think about hiring those with passion and skills that will make the business and the team better, no matter wha...

In our first conversation together in 2023, I want to talk about the accomplishments and adversities myself and my team have faced over the last year. In doing so, we'll learn what to focus on in 2023. No matter the adversity, and no matter how insurmountable it feels at the time, nothing can match the feeling of overcoming an obstacle and making it through the other side. Struggle only serves to...

As 2022 comes to a close, I've been looking back at the year. We've made slow and steady changes in the business throughout the last 12 months, and that's what inspired me for this episode. Based on those changes, let's talk about how to step out of your comfort zone by ditching 5 habits in 2023. It can be hard to believe that things are possible for you and your business. It's easy to put things...

In today's bonus episode, I want to discuss what you truly value as a person and business owner, along with how to obtain it. What comes first for you: time or money? We always need more time, so how can you achieve that? It's taken a lot of time and work to get to where I am now, and my values have changed on the journey. Over the years I've started to value happiness, time, and relationships mor...

As we wrap up the year, I've been reflecting on my ambitions for the podcast, what I've accomplished with it, and how much work it takes to make. I want to share some of that journey with you in today's episode as well as give an updated take on how to create and understand KPI's. This year I have made 50 new solo episodes to help 100 women reach the next million-dollar mark in their business. I d...

For today's episode, I want to ask you about your approach to market communication. How do you find the gaps in your marketing strategy, and how do you speak the language of your client to build trust? People do business with people, and if you can't gain a client's trust, you won't gain their repeat business. I often speak to providers frustrated with the commoditization of our industry through s...

Let's talk about how you show up emotionally in your business and why it matters so much. The way you prioritize yourself and your needs will does ultimately influence not just you, but also your business, your team, and your clients. I recently had a POP Leadership Academy client share her story of a life-changing transformation in her business after shifting her focus with clients. She went from...

Today I want to talk about something near and dear to my heart: team building. After hosting dozens of masterclasses and speeches on this exact topic, I've come to recognize how elusive this endeavor is for so many business owners. Pushing yourself out of your team building comfort zone isn't easy, and that's why it's tempting to stay with your core hires or as a solopreneur forever. The hiring ma...

Today I want to talk about what to do to brace for an economic downturn. How can you prepare your business for a rocky road ahead, and set it up to thrive despite what the future does or doesn't hold? Right now, economic experts are almost all saying that a downturn is just ahead. Big banks, former officials, and prominent economic experts predict slow growth and a long period of recovery. But, it...

If you're anything like me, you're not a stranger to being stressed out. You're overwhelmed, exhausted, and stressed about what's next. After a crazy week and having to talk myself off a ledge, I figured I would talk to you today about managing entrepreneurial stress. Reaching burnout is always touted as a bad thing, but what if it could be good for you? What if burnout is the point that you need...

There are plenty of tactics we can teach that can help you grow your business. We can help you pull levers to attract more clients, to better market your services, to grow your exposure and visibility in the marketplace. But the reality is, 80% of businesses stagnate at a 1:1 service model (meaning the business owner remains the service provider whose delivery is the primary source of revenue) as...

Marketing is a BIG word. One that is widely adopted yet still often misunderstood at its core. One marketing strategy does not fit all. I have found through many years of practical experience that many solid marketing tactics will ultimately fail without a clear brand positioning strategy that speaks to only the most valuable consumer. And that's really where this idea of "elimination marketing" c...

Energy has become one of my favorite resources to measure since I became a business owner. We as founders need to be energetically healthy, end of story. But so often, especially as women, we take on more and more responsibility- and in result more and more ownership over things that ultimately should be delegated to someone much more capable, interested, and quite frankly eager to do the tasks th...

Hello leader, This week I am sharing a bonus episode, an episode I recorded earlier this year that really illustrates the key success traits that I've uncovered through my years of interviewing, working with, and observing top injectors in our industry.  And as I have been running three programs, yes three including our POP Aesthetic Leadership Academy, our Confidence to Scale 6 week business grow...

In this week's episode of The Fierce Factor podcast, I am sharing an unedited (insider) discussion among our POP leadership academy led by our practice management strategic growth advisor, Justyn Green. Quite often our clients come to us at KLC to leverage our team's experiences as an industry reps and managers and together we prep to guide them through the decision making process of bringing in n...

You're in for a treat today. I am going to talk with you about the immeasurable value of surrounding yourself with the mentorship, wisdom, and support of other high growth women like yourself. Here's the thing- business ownership can actually be lonely. It can feel isolating. I know when I talk with colleagues of mine they tell me that they feel misunderstood a lot of the time- and I think that's...

Have you ever had a moment where you've thought to yourself, "how in the world am I actually doing this"?  Or internally told yourself that your accomplishments were due to luck, or your network, resources , or parents?  Do you ever think that you are going to be discovered as a fraud? Do you feel like everyone else around you knows more than you? You could be one of the millions of Americans who...

In this week's episode of The Fierce Factor podcast we are going to have a conversation about putting the relationship we have with our business into perspective. In fact, as we are curating, planning, designing our roadmap for business growth, a female-owned business requires its founder to be hyper-aware of the relationship her business has with her life. Trust me, I know! I find we get to point...