Productive and Paid with Jamila Payne

Making six-figures is possible even if you're just in the first years of your business.   Women business owners are scared of looking at their numbers in their business but in reality, it's how you can know how to grow and scale your revenue.   You just need to learn to speak to your target audience, how to package your offers, and pricing for the value that you provide.   In this week's episode o...

Here's the truth: You don't want to be the only person wearing all the hats.   Having the right people on your team will not only support client delivery, but it will also give you the space to level up as the leader of your business.   You will start to think ahead and plan further out so you're not feeling overwhelmed managing clients and the daily operations.   My client, Jaimee, needed help wi...

I know you can feel it – Black Friday is just around the corner. You're thinking of offering your services but you're afraid of getting lost in the online noise during this season. Hosting a promotion as someone who sells services and doesn't have a product-based business is possible – you just need a streamlined promotion plan to excite your audience without devaluing your offer. For this week's...

Podcasting is tough but it's worth it.   There are some challenges in the way but ultimately, it's a very rewarding experience.   Like any other content creation, podcasting is a great way to connect with your audience. It will help you share more value on a deeper level.   If you're an avid listener of the podcast, someone who is interested in producing your own podcast, or already a seasoned pod...

As a Breadwinning Business Woman, your health is your wealth.   Your body is a vessel that you have to do the work you love and live the life you deserve so it's important for you to take care of it.   If you're going through a personal self-improvement journey right now, this episode is for you.   For this special Breadwinning Business Women episode, I wanted to share about my weight loss journey...

Should you brand as yourself or as a company? This is a common question from entrepreneurs at different stages of their business, so if you find yourself stuck in a decision, this episode is for you. Your brand needs to go along with your long-term vision for your business so it is important to be able to make a confident decision about it for yourself.  For this week's Breadwinning Business Women...

Are you an introvert who's ever felt like your personality is holding you back from business success?    It's time to flip that narrative.   You're the Breadwinner of your business so it's critical that you master the skill of selling so that you can attract ideal buyers to your business – even if you feel uncomfy putting yourself in front of other people.   If you're wondering how you can make sa...

It's happening, the start of Q4 is just around the corner. If you're like me, you're wondering where the hell did the year go.   The clock may be ticking, but there's still ample time for you to make this year your best one yet.   If you wondering how you can still make the most of the time that you have left in the year and bring in some additional revenue, this episode is for you.    For today's...

Specialists get paid more than generalists.   Women business owners need to learn how to determine their profitable niche.   That's why for this episode of Breadwinning Business Women, I talked about how choosing a niche will allow you to attract your ideal clients.    When you narrow your offers to focus on a specific niche market people will see you as an expert in your industry and that will en...

Have you ever had the experience of a potential clients trying to neogate your rates or picking over your services like they're at a buffet?   That's the challenge with proposals.    Instead of trying to sell yourself in a proposal, I want you to start considering offering packages.    For today's Breadwinning Business Women podcast, I talk about the differences between proposals and packaged pric...

This is why you have no room for winging it in your business anymore… If you want to take your business to the six to seven-figure level, you also need to show up on that same level too. For this week's Breadwinning Business Women, I want to talk about winging it in your business and what to do when you're pretty clear that it's not working for you anymore.  If the way you're operating is still un...

Telling your clients that you're raising your rates can be challenging. If you're at the place in your business where you know you need to raise your rates but you're worried if your current clients can no longer afford you, then this episode is for you. It's important to know that some people will be upset, some will leave, and others will watch you level up and do the same. So in today's Breadwi...

The lines between client delivery time and your own personal time should not be blurred. You need to build boundaries so that you can lead your clients on how to have the best working experience. It's critical that you are able to set up your business in a way that doesn't create a challenge for you or cross the lines of what is actually your work time or your personal time.  For today's Breadwinn...

Do you often find yourself worrying over cash flows?   Cash management is something that can often cause stress for business owners especially when cash is going out faster than it's coming in.   What I see happening for women businessowners is that you may be making good money but you're not receiving it as quickly as you earned.   For this week's Breadwinning Business Women episode, I want to ta...

For years, women were socialized to think that they get married so that they have someone that can take care of them. What I want you to know is being a breadwinning businesswoman means being able to provide for yourself.  In this episode, I'm going to talk about making money as a businesswoman in the context of traditional gender roles.  It's about creating financial freedom for yourself. Because...

We all have that one big goal that we're so afraid to say out loud. If you have the same big goal in your business, no matter how insane it seems, I tell you this – it's totally possible for you too. With the right mindset and steps at hand, aiming and making more revenue is something that can totally happen for you and your business. For this week's Breadwinning Business Women episode, I'll share...

What will it take to become a million-dollar earner?  I have been talking with a lot of my millionaire friends and mentors about the shifts they have made that helped them reach their goals. So for this week's episode of Breadwinning Business Women, I would like to share what I have learned from them and what I've been putting into practice with you so that no matter what you are earning, you can...

Who we have in our love life impacts a lot of areas in our lives, especially our business. For this week's Breadwinning Business Women episode, I'm going to take you behind the scenes to a retreat that we had for our mastermind members, where I invited my sweetheart to have a male perspective of what is it like dating a breadwinning businesswoman that is continuously trying to level up in her busi...

Can you believe it's already July? If you feel like the year isn't exactly going as you planned, then this episode is for you. I shared how you can accomplish a lot more before the year is over and make the next 6 months the way you want. For this week's Breadwinning Business Women, I'm going to give you the additional push of encouragement that you might need to hit your goals for the second half...

Let's get real: the women who have it all, don't do it all. If you're tired of trying to juggle all the things in your business, in this episode of Breadwinning Business Women podcast, I'm going to share how building your dream team can help you achieve more than you ever imagined for your business. When you build your dream team, you wouldn't just lighten your workload. You also become a badass B...

Have you been striving to get things done in your business this year but not making the progress that you want to see? In this episode of the podcast, I revealed a strategy that I've been teaching called productive procrastination. This can be the secret thing that's holding you back in your business. When you learn how to spend your time on the right activities and not delay in making decisions,...

In business, you get results based on what you spend your time working on. You try your best to stick to your tightly planned schedule and to-do lists, but between life and non-income generating tasks, sometimes it just seems impossible to complete everything. What you're spending your time on can not only have an immediate result, but it can also compound and create a recurring result. That's why...

If you take a second, right now and reflect on your life, where do you need to step it up and exhibit some Breadwinning behavior? Recently, in my neighborhood for the last several years, I was having a problem with my new neighbors because they liked walking their dogs around the lot beside my house even though I have asked countless times to my neighbors to stop walking their dogs there. I have c...

One of the main reasons why women business owners built their businesses is because they wanted more freedom.   You want to put in the work but don't grind yourself into the ground.    The key is that you should be running your business but your business shouldn't be running your life.   That's why self-care is important. You want to set up your business in a way that it gives you spaciousness and...

We need more Breadwinning Women in business, here's why …   We are used to the idea that being a Breadwinner means being the sole provider for your family.   Being a breadwinning woman means women earning enough money to support a family through a business.   It doesn't matter if you are the primary or secondary income earner. Being a breadwinner is having the ability to support yourself through t...