Jennifer Gardella

Hot Mess To Great Success

Business EN ↓ 32 episodes

Entrepreneurs and business owners typically "build their plane as they fly it." While this is often unavoidable in the beginning, as you start to build it is a dangerous way to scale your endeavor. Join Jennifer Gardella, PhD for 20 minutes of Monday fun as she takes her business from a Hot Mess to Great Success as she cleans up the behind the scenes of her business operation. When Jennifer stepped off the Tedx stage she vowed to get her act together, and now she shares her journey and inspires you to take steps big and small yourself. Hear her goals for financial management, sales success, cl...

Author

Jennifer Gardella

Category

Business

Podcast website

hotmesstogreatsuccess.com

Latest episode

Sep 8, 2025

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Episodes

Episode 33: Maybe You Don’t Want to Fix the Problem; Conferences & Social Media; Domestic Violence (post separation abuse) Video 08.09.2025
Episode 32: Selfies are NOT a social media strategy, Your Social Media Hour is launched and let’s get your team ready for Domestic Violence Awareness Month Video 24.07.2025

In this next episode, we address three hot issues that have been brewing for some time: 1. Selfies Are NOT a Social Media Strategy Posting pictures from events with no real substance isn’t helping your business grow. Dr. Gardella shares how to replace "Look at me!" posts with content that actually: Highlights your expertise Explains what you learned Shows how you help your ideal clients 2. Your So...

Episode 31: Just Go For It! ~ Horrors of AI ~ Why Won’t She Just Leave Him? 10.06.2024

What the full episode here: Today's Topics:  He's Such a Jerk!  Why Doesn't She Just Leave Him? Stop Using AI In Your Content. Just GO FOR IT already! Sponsor: Your Social Media Hour, is a full-service blogging and social media course followed by daily support to help you build your digital footprint daily. Visit Your Social Media Hour today for more details!   #1:  JUST GO FOR IT ALREADY!!   1:14...

Episode 30: Who is at Your Table ~ Not Getting What You Want ~ Stop Posting Garbage on Social Media 02.01.2024

Welcome to Episode 30 of the podcast Hot Mess to Great Success!  Today's sponsor:  Your Social Media Hour www.yoursocialmediahour.com    which provides you and your team with ALL of the information you need to build a blog as well as a strategic. This podcast episode should come with a warning as I am DONE with accepting less than I deserve from others. We discuss three important topics today: Who...

Episode 28: Boundaries, ChatGPT, Overwhelm 17.10.2023
Episode 27: Domestic Violence Awareness – What October Means to Me 09.10.2023

https://youtu.be/W-ujFjTOSw0

Episode 26: Self-Publishing on Amazon ~ SEO ~ Losing Weight 29.09.2023

https://youtu.be/s_EW06LMzPc

25: My Book on Domestic Violence; Your Social Media Hour; 12 Week Year 08.09.2023
Episode 24: Levers, Mean Girls, Obnoxious Questions 26.07.2023

Today's Sponsor:  Your Social Media Hour. :    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jennifer Gardella discusses three main topics: 12 Levers: She talks about the concept of the "12 levers," which are habits or activities that can have a significant positive impact on one's personal life or business. These levers are like daily habits that can be pulled to make a difference, such as meditation and blogging...

Episode 23: Exluding 13.03.2023

Its bad enough when someone excludes you. But you sit around and realize that others stoked the fire of exclusion for their own gain.  Yes, even in families.

Episode 22: Facing Fear and Getting Connected 04.01.2023
Episode 21: Morning Pages, Meditation and a Little Instagram 15.12.2022

WELCOME BACK!!! Morning Pages:  Get the junk out of your head!  The Artist's Way .by Julia Cameron ..we can heal through writing...and boy did this help me heal.  Get all that muck out of your head first thingDo the brain dump of drama before you start your day! It's the artists way! Share on X Meditation:   Denise Walsh:  90-day U-turn My Favorite Chakra Clearing Meditation Dr. Dorothy Martin-Nev...

Episode 20: Book Review, Unique Brilliance, Good Things List 07.04.2021

This one was "in the can" from the pre-covid days.  As I start to rebuild I'm going with the "use what you got done."  Enjoy and I'll see ya next week.  Book Review:  Unf*uck Your Business by Tomas Keenan If you need a good kick in the ass I highly recommend reading his book and listening to his podcast both, can be found on his website.  He'll remind you about the importance of building your busi...

Episode 19: Strength, Organization, and Quickbooks 09.11.2020

Whatever you struggle with today - someone is struggling right along with you... Being strong, but with soft edges, a critical piece of how I am organizing thoughts in my life Easy Way to Organize Quickbooks  

Episode 18: 08.03.2020

Welcome to Episode 18!! 1.  When an idol disappoints you Have you ever followed an idol into a program only to realize that their success and fame has led them to follow their rules rather than help you out?  I recently enrolled in a lower end course with a woman who I had long admired.  I was disappointed with the content right from the start - repurposed videos from a conference she ran  - I'm u...

Episode 17: Gratitude; Easy Blogging; Drama Be Gone! 03.03.2020

Today's episode: 1.  Gratitude 2.  Easy ways to blog 3.  Shutting off the drama beacon  If you feel a little lack, maybe you need to show a little gratitude?  Money - love - friendships - whatever it is that is not abundant, perhaps you can start to give thanks for what you do have in that area. Hear how Jen gives thanks every single day...in her own way.  How she learned to say thank you to ex's...

Episode 16: Values, Connecting and Delegating 24.02.2020

Welcome to Episode 16 of the podcast Hot Mess to Great Success. Today's topics: Values of your company. Connecting offline. How to delegate The Values of Your Company: Are you not attracting the right types of clients and employees?  Get a Grip,  Scaling Up, Unf*ck Your Business - all the experts are talking about the values of your company and then infuse them into everything:  day-to-day operati...

Episode #15: Zero to do with you – Google Changes – EOS 11.02.2020

Today's Topics: 1.  It has nothing to do with you 2.  Keeping up with Google's Changes 3.  How EOS is changing my business  IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU! As I have and will ALWAYS mention...the way others act has almost nothing to do with you.   It is as shocking as it is freeing to hear - and then finally accept - this nugget of wisdom.   I worked closely with The Possibility Coaches in Bu...

Episode 14: Unconditional Love, No Short Cuts, Fear of Success 10.02.2020

Welcome to Episode 14  Act unconditionally  No Shortcuts  Fear of Failure or Fear of Success    Act unconditionally:  As I have been feeling unappreciated by many people in my life, I have FINALLY learned to look at my actions as unconditional.  If you do things with unconditional love, then you just can not be disappointed when others do not appreciate or even acknowledge your efforts - brush it...

Episode 13: How do you Get a Ted Talk, Telling Your Story, Knowing Your Why 03.02.2020

Welcome back for Episode 13!!  Telling Your Story  How I got my Ted Talk  Getting clear on your Why Topic #1:  How I Got My Ted Talk I had a compelling story and a fantastic intro and I was not scared to share it. Share on X Here is the link to Safe Harbor The story I wanted to tell was about the peace I had with my ex-husband and how I now use that peace to honor his memory for our three daughter...

Episode 12: Reviews and Your Integrity 31.01.2020

A special thank you to Jared over at Podcast Movement who ran a challenge that got me thinking and moving.  If you are a podcaster or just wondering if what the steps are I would highly recommend contacting him about the challenge. Our three topics today are: When life gets in the way of your goals Reviews for your business Operating with Integrity Topic #1:  When life gets in the way. It is time...

Episode 11: CRM and Feeling Disconnected 26.11.2019

TOPIC #1:  Find a CRM system for your business.   They can be very expensive and very confusing.   I first signed up for Infusionsoft (now Keap) because all the big sharks used it.  It was way too big and very very confusing. The tech shut me down...sadly for years.   And I finally decided to look for something else - and I looked everywhere.   Convertkit - Freshsales - HubSpot - Zoho  And after a...

Episode 10: How to Balance Out Your Life 30.10.2019

Three Topics for Today: Content Ideas Steps for Success Miracle Mornings Top #1:  Writing Content What do I write about on my blog? Now I'm a social media and blogging consultant in my professional life. Everyone is always asking me for blogging ideas for their business - how do they build a body of content that highlights their expertise. An editorial calendar is the key to publishing high quali...

Episode 9: Let’s Focus on You… 28.06.2019

Sharpen Your Saw Do you need to sharpen your saw?  Falling behind on your field, technology, happenings in your company?  Set-up a system so that you NEVER fall behind again. 1.  Great a folder on your Google Drive Toolbar.  Put the links to the 10 best sources of information in your industry. 2.  Create a Google Drive doc for Expert notes so you have one place to jot down ideas. 3.  Attend a conf...

Episode 8 – Who is Kicking Your Ass? 15.05.2019

SHE'S BACK... Welcome back...I took a little hiatus....and in this episode, I discuss three topics Who has been kicking you in the ass? Who is your ideal client The 90/10 rule Topic 1:  Who is kicking you in the ass?   This one is going to straddle all areas of life:  business, parenting, personal.  You may be looking for divine intervention, but as Amy Harrill recently told me....you have to be y...

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