Hustled Up

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 In this episode, Laura and Holly chat with Kathy Merchant, owner of Calico Cleaning and a certified Cleaning Business Fundamentals coach. Kathy can truly do it all - she started her cleaning business in the trunk of her car and has since grown it to a $1.2 million company. She has stepped away from the daily operations of her cleaning business to pursu...

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 In this episode, Laura and Holly discuss the importance of delegating tasks in order to avoid burnout and grow your business. They share their own experiences with delegating and highlight the benefits it has brought to their company. Additionally, they emphasize the need to let go of control, despite the difficulty in doing it, and trust others to han...

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 In today's episode, Holly and Laura interview Sherry Andrew, a financial coach who specializes in helping female entrepreneurs with ADHD! They discuss the importance of budgeting and managing finances, especially for individuals with ADHD tendencies. Sherry shares strategies for creating a budget, separating money into different accounts, and addin...

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 In today's episode, Holly and Laura discuss the importance of keeping track of numbers in your business! They emphasize the need to track a multitude of metrics, such as leads, conversions, attrition, revenue, and even social media numbers. By tracking these numbers, entrepreneurs can identify what is working and what needs improvement, set realist...

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 In this episode, Laura and Holly interview Alexis Neve, a portrait photographer and personal branding expert. They discuss the importance of personal branding and how photography can help establish a brand. Alexis explains that personal branding is about curating your reputation and being proactive in how you want to be known. She emphasizes the import...

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 In this episode, Laura and Holly discuss the importance of always hiring in a service-based business. They emphasize the importance of having a training system in place, as well as the importance of continuously interviewing potential candidates (even when you are fully staffed, seriously). They share the (kind of terrifying) statistic that 52% of curr...

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 In this episode, Holly and Laura interview Rayna Rokicki, a podcast growth coach, about all things (you guessed it) podcasting! Together, they dive into the nitty gritty of developing a successful podcast, including the importance of consistency, the optimal length and release time for episodes, and even the different ways to monetize a podcast. Rayna...

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 Well, the inevitable happened. Holly & Laura's business received its first one-star review, & it stung. Today, the two are discussing how it felt in the moment, how they coped, and how they shifted their mindsets to accept it & move past it. If you've ever received a negative review, or if you're a fellow business owner, this ep...

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 Holly and Laura are joined by the queen of recruiting herself, Libby DeLucien! Together, they dive into the world of recruiting and company culture A serial entrepreneur & dedicated family woman, there is truly nothing Libby can't do! As the founder of WootRecruit, she has guided over 750 service business owners, helping them scale their busine...

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 Holly and Laura are so excited to chat with the amazing Samantha Mancuso, also known as "The Crazy Cleaning Lady" on TikTok! Sam runs a cleaning business all on her own & provides a unique perspective to remaining on your own in business. She discusses the importance of simply keeping it real - her authenticity has helped her cultivate a...

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 Laura is tackling this episode solo today, and she discusses all things sales! There are SO many things to consider when trying to close a sale, and to be honest - it can be a bit overwhelming. So today Laura brings it back to the basics and breaks down three simple tips to help nail and close the sale. If you handle any part of the sales process in yo...

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 Be honest: are you guilty of nurturing a client throughout your sales process and then kind of ghosting them once they're booked & in your calendar? The communication should not stop once the sale is made - in fact, that's only the beginning! Holly and Laura have spent years developing & perfecting their client onboarding process, and t...

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 Big things are happening for Hustled Up! Welcome to Season 3, where you can enjoy most episodes in VIDEO format as well as audio! You can find future video episodes on YouTube and Spotify, but don't worry - you can still access every episode's audio from your favorite streaming platforms. Tune in for some fun updates & for what you can expe...

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 Holly & Laura are back from their business trip! Similarly to last year, they learned so much & are sharing their biggest takeaways - including their major need for delegation, the impact that negative thoughts have on people & their businesses, and so much more. They also chat about some of their favorite memories from the trip. Grab your...

♥ Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! ♥ Laura is taking this episode on solo, and she’s discussing the first half of the book “Radical Candor” by Kim Scott! This book is all about, as the book cover says, being a “kick-ass boss without loosing your humanity.” If you’re a fellow business owner or any kind of manager, give this episode a listen! Show notes, guest application & more: https://www....

♥ Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! ♥ To put it bluntly: Holly and Laura are tired. Their motivation has been depleting, & they're starting to feel that good ol' fashioned burnout. Today, they're having a conversation about the things they can try to help combat these feelings. Things like establishing a better morning routine, exercising & practicing self care make the t...

♥ Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! ♥ If you’re a business owner or manager & you work with others, this episode is for you! Today, Holly and Laura are talking all things staff meetings - why, how & when! They detail the way their meetings are structured & have a discussion on why it’s so important to meet with your team consistently. Pop in your earbuds & grab a notebook - you don’t want to...

🩷 Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! 🩷 This is such a fun and educational episode! Today, Holly is talking all about making money by utilizing TikTok shop! She has made semi-passive income and others have made thousands (and even hundreds of thousands) of dollars in one day with one successful TikTok video! She goes over the pros of having a TikTok Shop for Creator account, how to choose pr...

♥ Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! ♥ Holly and Laura are talking about how making positive changes to their health is also making positive changes in their business. They started a macro-counting program and have seen amazing results in only six weeks - including a major confidence boost, more productivity & so much more. If you've been feeling down on yourself, give this episode a...

♥ Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! ♥ Today, Holly and Laura dive into a taboo topic - firing your clients. It's not fun, nor is it easy - but it is extremely important to know when we work relationship isn't, well, working. Whether it's a mild situation or something extreme, it is essential to cut ties when a client is affecting you, your employees or your business in a negative...

♥ Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! ♥ This episode is for the fellow cleaning company owners! Building a cleaning business from scratch is difficult - especially when you're trying to juggle all of the tasks as your company's owner AND the actual cleaning. This is why it's so important to go "mop free!" So today, Holly and Laura are talking about finally putting down th...

♥ Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! ♥ To kick off the New Year on the right foot, Holly and Laura are gettin' real educational with an episode on the importance of implementing policies and procedures in your business. To give you some ideas, they go over some of their own policies, which are all outlined in their Terms of Service packet and sent to every new client. It's never too e...

♥ Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! ♥ It's the start of a brand new year, which means it's ✨planner season✨. Holly and Laura are giving you the ultimate guide to planning: reasons to plan, the scoop on digital versus paper planning, and allllll the different things you can plan! They also reveal their planner lineups - or what planners they'll be using in 2024, and their favori...

♥ Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! ♥ Happy New Year! In typical "new-year-new-me" fashion, Holly and Laura take some time to dive into their 2024 goals. They discuss their personal and professional goals, and really unpack them as well. They talk about what they need to do in order to achieve their goals and why they set each goal. Show notes, guest application & more: https:/...

♥ Welcome back to the Hustled Up podcast! ♥ Did you know?! Holly's birthday is tomorrow! So Laura is asking Holly 21 questions - about life AND business - so that you can get to know the co-host better! Show notes, guest application & more: https://www.hustleduppodcast.com/ FREEBIE: https://www.hustleduppodcast.com/p/freebie.html(How to get your cleaning company to stand out on Instagram)...