Make Marketing Suck Less for Expertise-Driven Solo Businesses

Can we have a serious chat about being visible? About sticking to your message and sharing it consistently? Because one of the things that I have noticed is that it is hard. It is so difficult for so many of you. I've seen that in the Rebel Messaging Audits that I've been doing for business owners and speakers who want to be thought leaders and influencers. I've noticed consistently is that they'r...

Have you ever sat down and thought about what your message does for your business? I mean, really think about what the words on your website or the post you share on social media do for you and your business 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Those words bring new people to your community, bring you clients and bring you more opportunities to share that message. Your message does a ton for you and...

It's time to talk about sales because one of the core principles of the rebel rising podcast is sufficiency. I want you to make money so that you can focus on doing good work in the world. To do that, you must be good at sales. More than that, you've got to be confident and freakishly excited about what you're selling. There's no better person that I can think of to talk to you about sales and bei...

Businesses who make the greatest impact, who influence thousands, if not millions of people and make a great income, have one thing figured out. It's the one thing that is associated with their name and how they serve the world. Without it, it is difficult to rise up, make the impact that you want to make, and be that influencer or thought leader (or as I like to think of you, that Rebel Riser who...

When you think about having a mission and vision for your business? Do you think of something like this: “We interactively communicate scalable alignments in order that we may progressively create multimedia-based potentialities while promoting personal employee growth.” Y-U-C-K! The companies I worked for would spend hours and hours developing vision and mission statements just like this. They wo...

I am excited to announce to you the beginning of a new era: The Rebel Rising podcast. Last week, I said goodbye to the Rebel Speaker podcast because I have changed. My business is evolving and the impact that I want to make in this world had changed. Finally, I am owning my why that communication changes the world. When you and I take a stand and create a vision for a different, better future that...

Change is inevitable for business owners and speakers. We are bound to change as we learn more about ourselves, more about our clients and more about how we best serve. The business you built one day may no longer work for you. You changed who you are and there isn't anything wrong with that. Now it's about telling people. Things have been changing for me and for the Rebel Speaker podcast. Let's t...

You want to get paid to speak, right? Yet the thought of pricing and negotiating your speaking fees makes you feel uneasy. You’re not sure what to charge. You don’t know how to negotiate or what to negotiate for. You think “we don’t have a budget” means that you’re not going to get paid at all. If this is you, you’re going to love our first guest expert interview on The Rebel Speaker. Our guest ex...

Let's talk about what it means to step into leadership and own your power with our guest today, Lena West. Lena knows what it means to lead and to be a powerhouse in your field. She shows women entrepreneurs how to discover their inner CEO and leverage that knowledge to build a business that loves them back. I kind of love that. Yay. On the show today. we are talking about leadership and owning yo...

If you have ever been on the verge of pushing the send button on an important email pitch - the one for the gig on a stage you have always dreamed of being and suddenly you hear a voice. " Who do you think you are to be pitching for that speaking gig? You don't have enough experience, maybe if you had a Ph. D. then you could pitch for that speaking gig. And what if you get it? What if you get it?...

When I realized the number one thing holding me back in my business was me, I realized that I didn't need another course or tactic or more business coaching. I needed to get out of my own damn way. I was stopping me from success. I was stopping me from the difference that I wanted to make. I was stopping me from leading my own rebellion. I was stopping me from making the money that I wanted to mak...

In today's three word rebellion spotlight, we have Devon Smiley. Devon is an absolute expert in a skill that each of you, including me, 1000% need for our businesses and our speaking business: she is a negotiation consultant and speaker and has 15 years of experience with Forbes' finest and small businesses alike. In today's episode, we talk about: How Devon got into the business of negotiation Wh...

I really don't like telling my story. Part of the reason why is that I consider myself a fairly private person. And while I'll share whatever with my nearest and dearest people sharing with you - the person listening to this podcast right now -  makes me rather uncomfortable. Because I wonder if you really would care if I talked more about myself. I've sat through too many speeches, podcasts, inte...

Being seen. We speakers crave it. And yet, at the same time, we are a bit terrified by it as well. If we get on stage, Facebook Live, a webinar, or a podcast and tell our story and share our expertise, we wonder what will they think? Then we worry that they won't show up to hear us speak anyway, and if they do, they will criticize us for sharing our truth. Sharing what we're deeply passionate abou...

Share your soul stirring story. Your story? It's your legacy. You must share it on the stage. You are doing your audience a huge disservice if you don't share your story. Heck, the whole world wants to hear your story. Or, do they? Telling your story is very popular public speaking advice. However, a friend of mine did an informal poll on Facebook asking, "What breaks your trust with a speaker?" T...

Time. There's never enough of it, right? If you are feeling time starved, like there's not enough hours in the day to do the work that you want to do, I 100 percent feel you right now. I am spending my days working with my clients, who I love, talking with potential clients, working on business development, writing the three word rebellion book, working with my coach and recording this podcast - s...

What's next? When I finished working with a client, I always want them to leave with a plan for what's next. They have done the creative work with me to find their three word rebellion, craft those talking points, write a speech or create a workshop or Webinar to launch their message into the world. When they leave, I want to make sure that they have an action plan for getting visibility on their...

That "I'm not ready" feeling.   It creeps in every time you want to expand, to get bigger with your message. And your 3 Word Rebellion? Well that requires you to get bigger. (If you don't know what a 3 Word Rebellion is, go to threewordrebellion.com and check it out) That 3 Word Rebellion requires you to take up more space, to speak its truth every day of the week. When you and I see that requirem...

I know you shouldn’t have a favorite episode. It’s a bit like having a favorite child or favorite cat. It just shouldn’t be done. This interview is my favorite interview I’ve ever done for the Rebel Speaker Podcast. Jennie Nash is a book coach who helped yours truly develop and put words around the 3 Word Rebellion framework. When Jennie asked if she could come on the pod, and talk through her own...

What kind of weirdo wants to start a movement? I mean seriously! Starting a business or being a speaker is crazy making enough. And a movement -- wow that’s a whole other ball of complexity. Lucky for you and me, we are not alone in our quest to create something that is bigger than our business. Nikki Groom, the host of the Movement Makers podcast, is on a mission to support aspiring Change Makers...

There’s such a focus on scaling your business to 6-figure, 7-figures, a gazillion figures in the business world. I’ve always found that emphasis on money meaningless (not that I don’t love money and the freedom that it brings...it’s just a hollow goal to chase). The business owners that I have been talking to lately have been focused on creating something bigger than their business. They want to m...

You've done the work, you've discovered your 3 Word Rebellion and you're super excited about it (even if you haven't discovered yours yet, don't worry, I'll tell you how to get help with that). But now that you have your 3 Word Rebellion, you may be wondering, now what? How do I get this message out there? What do I DO with my 3 Word Rebellion A 3 Word Rebellion doesn't do you or the world any goo...

The number one question I am asked about the 3 Word Rebellion is, “can you give me some examples of great 3 Word Rebellions?” Of course I can. 3 word Rebellions are all around us. All you need to do is look for them. On this episode of the rebel Speaker Podcast, I'll talk about what makes a 3 Word Rebellion compelling. I'll give you three case studies of 3 Word Rebellions that I think are awesome...

We are CELEBRATING the 100th episode of the Rebel Speaker Podcast. Woo-hoo!! Pop the champagne. Throw the confetti. Strike up the band. We are having a party. We’ve got a very special episode of the podcast. Maggie Patterson of Small Business Boss, flips the mic on me and asks me questions. As one of my business besties, she knows where all the bodies are buried all my secrets. I rant. I rave. You...

We are kicking off a new series on the Rebel Speaker podcast called, The Movement Makers Spotlight. A movement maker is a catalyst who uses their message to change the world for the better. Using the three-word rebellion framework, we dive deep into the change these movement makers want to create. Plus, it gives you an insight on how others crafted their own 3 Word Rebellion. I am so excited becau...