Legendary Leaders: For Female Business Leaders

Recently, we spent an entire Saturday working in the yard, around the house, inside the house, you name it we painted it, caulked it, trimmed it, or cleaned it.  During that weekend of work it struck me when you need a win, sometimes you need to look outside of your business.  You see, we set out to do the work around the house because we wanted to teach the kids how to do some of that w...

You have made it through to the very last episode in this mini-series, Episode 11 of 11, where we have been talking about the 10 most common mistakes we, as female business leaders make, that prevent our businesses from generating a million dollars plus in revenue a year.  This last mistake of the 10 most common mistakes is the personal growth mistake. Plain and simple, you have to invest in...

Welcome to episode number 10 of 11 in a mini-series where we have been talking about the 10 most common mistakes female business leaders make that prevent us from generating a revenue of over a million dollars in our businesses. Today we are going to focus on advertising, specifically the marketing mistake. We already know that this isn't like Field of Dreams "build it and they will come."  W...

This is episode number nine, in a mini-series of 11 where we're talking through the mistakes that female business leaders make that prevent us from taking our business to over a million dollars a year in revenue. These are some pretty fundamental things that we've been talking about. But at the same time, they are very impactful.  Today's topic is the inaction mistake. You see, business leade...

We are right in the thick of our mini-series focusing on why women make the mistakes we make that prevent us from making and creating a business that will earn over a million dollars in revenue annually. What in the heck is holding us back? We are now in episode number eight of this series and we are talking today about the cashflow mistake.  Picture this: you have just thought of an amazing...

This is episode number seven, in a mini-series of 11, focusing on the top mistakes that female business leaders make that prevent us from making $1 million-plus in our business.  Today we are talking about the financial knowledge mistake. You know, we absolutely can do this, we can absolutely push forward and move our businesses to the next level. But we have to understand the barriers that a...

We are continuing on with our mini-series focused on helping female business leaders avoid mistakes and take their businesses to over a million dollars a year in revenue. Today we are talking about the isolation mistake. What is the isolation mistake?  It's pretty simple, we simply decide that we've "got this" and so we don't ask for help, seek out a mentor, look for a coach, or in any capaci...

This is episode number five in a mini-series of 11, focusing on the mistakes women make that prevent us from generating $1 million-plus in annual revenue.  Today's focus is on the scalability mistake. We've talked about the fact that a business that's making less than a million dollars a year is still considered a startup.   That phase of business is the most cumbersome phase I woul...

This is episode number four in a series of 11, focusing on why we as women hold ourselves back and can't make millions of dollars in revenue when it comes to business.  Today's focus is the mindset mistake.  We've been talking about the fact that 40% of the US own businesses are owned by women. And yet only 1.2% of those businesses are earning over a million dollars a year.   E...

Welcome to episode number three in a series of 11, focusing on the mistakes we make as women that prevent us from making money and moving our businesses to over a million dollars a year in revenue. Yesterday, we talked about perfectionism. If you haven't checked it out, please go listen to it. Today's episode is focused on the sales automation mistake that is holding us back in our businesses.&nbs...

Welcome to episode number two in a series of 11, focusing on the mistakes we as female business leaders make that then prevent us from generating strong revenue.  Why can't we move our businesses over a million dollars in the world of business, especially in the United States, with 40% of those businesses being owned by women? Why is it that only 1.2% of those same businesses earn over a mill...

This is the very first episode in a series of 11, where we are going to walk through the top 10 mistakes preventing female business leaders from generating strong revenue, and when I say strong I mean a million dollars plus.  I know that sounds crazy. And I know it's baffling because we're all running a business in some capacity.  But I posted an article on several of my social media pag...

In business, we are constantly having to pivot.  From validating our offer to determining which areas we need to scale, to which pieces we need to solidify, to going through the entire process again as the business evolves.   Business is all about pivoting, and it can be exhausting. Today I'm going to challenge you: when you are tired of pivoting, pivot once more. Running a business...

You have worked hard to create your business and validate your niche.  You have some great customers who are loyal and support you.  But what happens when you get asked to do something outside of your wheelhouse?  How do you handle a request for a product outside of your niche? Let's go through an example.  You own local embroidery business.  You monogram, put names, image...

I think this is the last episode, at least the last one this week, focusing on the customer.  😁. The customer is why we do everything we do, right?   So you will find that I love talking about the customer.  Building trust and talking about the customer are my two favorite subjects.   So you know I had to combine them at some point!  I have talked about trust be...

So let's keep this topic going!  We are going to continue to talk about the customer today.  These are just basics, I know.  But sometimes we all have to get back to the basics in order to truly get our business off of the ground or take it to the next level.  Simple is truly where it's at.  So let's keep it simple.  Today let's answer the question: how do you connect...

Yesterday we talked about figuring out what our customer needs/wants.  We have to understand that in order to resolve their pain with our product.  Today, we need to answer the question: how do you find your customer?   What if you are just starting out,  you have an amazing idea, and you are trying to put together a business.  You think you know who your customer is, you...

What does your customer need/want?  Do you know?  Do you think you know. . . but maybe you really don't?  Do you confidently know?  This is what I want to dive into today during this episode. You know, our customer is everything to our businesses.  They are why we have created the services and products we sell; to make their lives better.  But in order to have a produ...

Yesterday, I talked about fear, and how fear can either paralyze you or propel you.   Today I want to take this a step further and talk about action. What action are you going to take? You see, we come up with ideas all of the time.  Business ideas.  Solutions to organizing our home.  Best routes to drive to and from, etc.  We have ideas every single day.  Some i...

We continue to talk about the ever-changing world that we are living in.  And even if we weren't in a pandemic environment, we would have fears.  We always have fears, both in our business and in our personal lives.  Fears will always be present. The question I have for you today is, what are you afraid of? You see, you can allow your fears to do one of two things. You can either al...

In this fifth and final episode in a series focusing on the different business phases, the attributes, and the focal points of each, today we are focusing on the phase I call evolution.  So let's dive into business phase 4--evolution, shall we? To get to this phase, you have had to go through the startup, growth, and mature phases. No doubt you have felt like you have personally evolved throu...

In this fourth episode of five, in a series focusing on understanding the phases of a business, we are going to talk about business phase 3--mature.  We have already talked about the startup and growth phases over the past few days.  If neither one of those phases sounded like your business, maybe your business is in the mature phase.  Want to find out for sure? Go to legendleaders....

In this third episode in a series of five, focusing on helping you figure out which phase of business you are in, we are going to talk about business phase 2--growth.  If you are unsure of which phase you are in, go to legendleaders.com/quiz and in less than 5 minutes you will know exactly where you are sitting. Let's dive into the growth phase.  So, as you know, if you just entered into...

In this second episode in a mini-series of five, we are talking about the 4 phases of business.  The key to moving yourself and your business forward is knowing which phase your business is in, so you then know what to focus on, what success looks like for you in that phase, etc.  Today we are talking about business phase 1--startup.   When you are in a startup, what are you doing,...

This episode is the first of five in a mini-series diving into the details regarding the four phases of a business.  Did you know that businesses have a life cycle just like a living being?  It's true.  And just like we all had to learn how to do different activities at different stages of our lives, and we have had different priorities throughout our lives, so do our businesses. &n...