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Send us Fan Mail Sales people gets a pretty bad rap (think used car salesman stereotype) and how however you think about "sales" is affecting your revenue in your business. I can give you strategies all day long (as Danny and I are doing in the Up Level Workshop ), but it's at least as important to also change your mindset around sales and become a great sales person.  In today&apos...

Send us Fan Mail Becoming a badass CEO with a successful business doesn't happen overnight (I wish!). Instead, one day you wake up different after weeks, months and even years of stringing together small decisions and actions that are a vote for the person you want to be. A badass is someone who follows through on what (and when) he or she says it will be done, takes action even when it feels...

Send us Fan Mail Danny and I love farmers markets as one of the first places for brands to go, but did you know that many brands continue with the market sales channel because it makes really good business sense? And it doesn't mean you have to do them all! Danny of Peak State Coffee is doing just this and using markets to fund his business while also taking 2 months off last summer! In today...

Send us Fan Mail It's one thing to make something delicious, but then you have to spend even more time finding the customers to buy your products. I'm joined today by Castiron founder, Mark Josephson, who is changing the way brands find customers and making it so much easier! If you want to check out Castiron and be a part of their new marketplace so you can focus on what you do best - m...

Send us Fan Mail Are you a good boss to yourself? Probably not...most traditional bosses aren't that great (only about 30% are) and entrepreneurs are even worse! In today's podcast I am sharing my presentation I did for Castiron's Flour Power event called How To Be The Boss You Deserve.  I LOVE teaching this concept and I go into more detail in Chapter 9 of Key Ingredients . It&apos...

Send us Fan Mail When you think about "networking" you probably make this face 😩 or this 🤢, but it doesn't have to be that way! If I could learn to love it 🤩, you definitely can too! In fact, I would credit much of my success and ability to help you to the relationships I have curated over the past 10 years. My guest today is the amazing Julie Nirvelli, founder of Winking Girl Sa...

Send us Fan Mail There's asking for feedback and then there's the receiving of the feedback. This is hard to do well! I love Adam Grant's concept of the second score and I share some tips on how to be a better feedback receiver so that you can get better or make your business better. I also share some of the feedback I received from the survey you may have taken in November of 2023...

Send us Fan Mail In the four years Jessica, founder of Fireworks Butters,  and I have worked together we have never recorded a podcast together...that changes today!  Hear her 8-year journey of starting her business and keeping it going with a busy household of three kids and husband and then COVID.  Each year she has made significant growth, but "it isn't for the faint of heart", a...

Send us Fan Mail Are you worried about making money mistakes or making the wrong investments in your business? Danny Walsh and I have a frank conversation about making investments in an early stage business. He shares what investments he made into his business, Peak State Coffee, early on and what mistakes he made along the way so you can avoid the pitfalls. We both believe in a lean business and...

Send us Fan Mail We are often told in school and work to try to fix our weaknesses and spend energy there attempting to overcome them. That's the hardest and least fun way to go about being an entrepreneurs on my guest today, Dr. Lee Koles, shares with you the Clifton Strengths tools and why it's important to actually lean into your strengths and not focus so much on your weaknesses. She...

Send us Fan Mail How's that New Year's resolution coming along? If you find that it has petered out, it's probably because the set up was wrong from the start and it was set up as a results goal versus an identity shift process. In today's episode I share with you what the difference is and one of my identity shifts I am making this year as part of our 30 day discipline challen...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder if you logo or other visuals make a difference in sales and customer loyalty? My guest is Christopher McLaughlin of Tenfold and he is my long-time partner in graphic design for many client projects. We discuss why it is so important to get that brand out of your head to communicate with your designer and your customers. Get his amazing workshop here and use code FUEL20...

Send us Fan Mail When setting your new year's goals, it's so easy to just add more and more to the list as a way to get you there. Studies show that most of us never even consider doing LESS and subtracting activities.  In today's podcast I share with you insights from the book Subtract by Leidy Klotz  and how you can apply it to your bigger goals and also in your daily business act...

Send us Fan Mail Social Media Marketing Manager Kayla King seems to have cracked the code on growing a social media following and going "viral" on Instagram and she is sharing some of her secrets on the podcast today! We love to celebrate and use Fuel Member, Chennelle of GoodLove Foods, as an example who recently had a reel go viral with over 1.6M views, tripled her followers and blew u...

Send us Fan Mail Think about when you have gotten stuck in comparison or competition with another brand or founder. It probably feels terrible and as Seneca says, "comparison is the thief of joy".  But, there is one type of comparison that can be useful and help you go 10X. Find out on today's podcast.  Launch & Grow is hot out of the oven with a full update for 2026 and it&apos...

Send us Fan Mail Danny has had some amazing growth over the past three years since launching Peak State Coffee in the spring of 2020 and he is getting ready to have another huge 10X growth period. Danny and I talk about what it means to him to go 10X and why he loves this concept, how Master Your Business has helped him and can help founders set up your business to run without you always there and...

Send us Fan Mail Yes, it's that time of year when everyone is talking about goals...blah, blah, blah. I am so over the traditional way to setting goals because they just leave me feeling like a failure. Until I found the 10X method of setting goals! In today's episode I share with you why a 10X goal (making the goal HUGE and nearly impossible) is scientifically backed the best way to get...

Send us Fan Mail There are so many strategies to get more people to try your product and become raving fans from ads to events. One of my favorites is influencer marketing because it's pretty easy to get started even on a low budget and there are some great fringe benefits that come with collaborating with others. On today's podcast I interview Yash Chavan, creator of Saral, who is my go...

Send us Fan Mail Gratitude is generally a positive emotion, but sometimes I see how people use gratitude to try to tamper down their desires and not go after their dream. On today's podcast, I share with you what this looks like and then give you three very useful ways to use gratitude to fuel you into action even when you feel fear.  The new Fuel Gift Boxes are here! Support 15 Fuel member m...

Send us Fan Mail Don't skip over this one! I know you may not love to do this planning CEO-type work, but at this time of year it is the difference between celebrating huge wins or possibly giving up next year.  I share with you the basics of creating a strategic plan and what it means to do scenario planning. At the end of this type of planning you will know exactly what you need to do, what...

Send us Fan Mail Do you shy away from asking for feedback about your business or even yourself as a founder and entrepreneur? It makes sense that we would be afraid of the answers, because then we might have to change something or we might take things personally.  I share with you a new way to ask for feedback based on Adam Grant's latest book Hidden Potential . In the spirit of asking for fe...

Send us Fan Mail I hear this so often and I am over it! Your time is not FREE - it is actually the MOST valuable resource you have and so many of you are trading hours for dollars and this is the OPPOSITE of how you create a profitable, successful business. Listen in to get the strategy and mindset a true entrepreneur needs to adopt to create the freedom, fun and wealth you desire. Get everything...

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel like your body and mind are working against what you say you really want: a successful business?  On today's podcast I talk with Kendra Seone, a somatic weight loss coach who helps entrepreneurs end emotional eating struggles.  You don't have to struggle with your weight to fall prey to emotional eating, drinking or any other habits that help you escape...

Send us Fan Mail Hope is not a strategy, but it is a crucial foundation of your business. High hope people go after bigger goals and take bigger risks. Entrepreneurs have to have high hopes and fortunately, it can be learned. In today's podcast I give you a fourth quarter pep talk to help you build up your hopefulness.  Launch & Grow is hot out of the oven with a full update for 2026 and...

Send us Fan Mail This is part two featuring two members on our bonus mindset call inside Fuel. Charles and I discuss how to work with that first wholesale account especially when you aren't sure if it is a good fit. Kirati shares with us how life presented her with some unplanned obstacles that are slowing down her business and causing her anxiety. I offer coaching to help her release the pre...