Simplify to Scale Show

Well, first of all… Happy New Year! How time flies! A new year has just begun and a new podcast journey for us. A heartfelt thank you to all of you for being part of our journey and we look forward to your support in 2023.   If you're passionate and ready to grow your brand, create authority-building content, and be on the big stage this episode is made for you!   In today’s episode, we're going t...

In today’s episode, we are going to dive into an amazing conversation with Angela Santi. She is Italian by birth and Cosmopolitan by vocation, and she is the one-of-a-kind Dolce Vita leadership and lifestyle designer for elite entrepreneurs, business owners and experts. La Dolce Vita is a philosophy that we need to incorporate into our business and into our lives. It is the signature Italian lifes...

How does your energy play an important role in the success and growth of your business? Successful business growth is directly proportional to the amount of clear and positive energy that is flowing in you. When your energy levels are clear and positive, you are more likely to have the mental clarity, attention, and drive needed for business breakthroughs. In this episode of the Lean Out Your Busi...

Did you know that women entrepreneurs, who frequently juggle both home and business, have the biggest risk of burnout? Entrepreneurial burnout does not occur overnight. It develops over time as a result of a succession of recurring strains and little harmless occurrences that all cause your mind and body to shut down. And as women entrepreneurs, it is imperative that we understand how to deal with...

Today’s episode is super special! This is our 100th episode and it feels like I've been doing this podcast for years at this point. So, thank you all for being with me for these 100 episodes.   What better way to celebrate our 100th episode than bring back on the show the absolutely brilliant Annie P. Ruggles who was the very first podcast guest back on episode seven? Annie P. Ruggles is the Found...

In today’s episode, we are diving into all things Ingagement and leadership with Evan Hackel. He is an experienced business leader, author, entrepreneur, and creator of Ingaged Leadership. Evan’s focus is creating a culture of partnership with a common purpose, in order to help employees dramatically improve their performance. He has helped hundreds of organizations make major system-wide changes...

As we all know, our social media feeds are filling up with video content. And videos generate an enormous amount of engagement among target users, which means more and more people are consuming video content on different social media channels right now. So how can we bring impact to our business and the world using video content? Rebecca Saunders has the answer to this! And I am very delighted to...

Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Or sometimes feel like there is too much on your plate? Being an entrepreneur makes it easy to feel overwhelmed. Events for networking, partnership opportunities, training sessions, company ideas, new projects, innovative activities, and many more… That is why knowing how to say no and what to say no to is essential to our business success. We have to remember that yo...

Do your numbers sometimes feel like a mystery to you?  It is critical as a business owner that we know our numbers so we can make the best decisions, but unless numbers are a natural strength or we have a financial background, our numbers can often feel a bit overwhelming to understand.  In episode 96 of the Lean Out Your Business Podcast, we discuss how to turn financial mystery into mastery with...

We know the importance of copywriting in our business, but how do you write copy that doesn't sound like everyone else and that stands out from the noise? In episode 95 of the Lean Out Your Business Podcast, I'm joined by Crystal Adair-Benning. Crystal is best known for being not known at all. She is a secret weapon amongst successful entrepreneurs who covet her Quantum Copy Method - which combine...

Are you planning to do any holiday promos for your business? I find that many coaching, consulting, and service-based business either skip holiday promos entirely, thinking that they are only for product-based businesses, or they immediately default to discounting their programs and services. The holiday buying season presents a great opportunity to bring in additional revenue in your business so...

We all know the importance of avoiding burnout as the founders and CEOs of our businesses but have you ever thought about how to help your team members avoid burnout as well? In episode 93 of the Lean Out Your Business Podcast, I am joined by Marquis Murray who is on a mission to eliminate team burnout. Marquis is the CEO & Founder of Ditto where he and his team implement standard operating proced...

In this episode of the Lean Out Your Business Podcast, we have the pleasure of talking with Adrienne Grace. She is a Mindset and High-Performance Coach, Consultant & Speaker. If you are feeling burned out, or unfulfilled, Adrienne will help you overcome the mental blocks that are holding you back from living your life on your terms.   She enjoyed her career in finance but was always plagued by fee...

This is part four of our four-part series on what it takes to sustainably scale your business. We've been breaking down and reviewing the strategy, planning, systems, and team that it takes for simple sustainable scaling!    In today’s episode of the Lean Out Yout Business Podcast, we're going to pull everything together. And we're going to talk about the strategy piece of this, which helps you to...

Today, I am so excited to introduce you to Kami Guildner. She is an exceptional entrepreneur who leads an extraordinary women's movement! She has so much exciting stuff happening in her community, which is a lot of what we're going to dive into today.    Her passion is building these amazing communities where there's so much connection and engagement! So in this episode, she is going to share all...

Hello and welcome to part three of our four-part series on what it takes to sustainably scale your business!   In today’s episode of the Lean Out Yout Business Podcast, I'm going to walk you through our Lean Strategic Planning System for Small Businesses. Because while strategic planning is important, the reality is that most planning systems out there are not really designed for a small business....

Do you want to scale your business, generate new qualified leads, and amplify your message but aren't sure the best strategies to focus on? Are you feeling hesitant to invest much in paid advertising given all of the recent changes?  Michelle Fernandez has all the right answers for you! She is a Facebook & Instagram Ads Strategist, a Funnel Expert, and Speaker. She loves the strategizing process t...

Do you want to have a simple, sustainable, and scalable business? Do you want to create systems that will help you scale your business and remove yourself from everything that depends on you? Then this episode is for you!   In today's episode of the Lean Out Your Business Podcast, we'll dive into the different layers of systems that your business needs to scale sustainably. A lot of times people s...

In today’s episode, we are going to analyze how to increase your visibility, through marketing, branding, and PR! We are going to explain what makes a brand really successful and what are the most common mistakes of entrepreneurs, when it comes to branding.   So today, I have the pleasure to be joined by an expert on that topic, Hannah Nieves. She is one of the amazing thought leaders and entrepre...

Having the right team in place is a critical component of leading a self-run and self-scaling company where everything is no longer dependent on you. But you don’t want just any team, you want a lean dream team.   There is an art and science to building a high-performing lean dream team who can take your big bold vision and help make it a reality while providing a solid ROI instead of feeling like...

Are you a company owner and want to scale up your business? Are you a solopreneur and want to create a successful team? Then, Danielle Mulvey is the right person for you!  She is a former flight attendant-turned-entrepreneur who has cracked the code on recruiting and retaining what she refers to as “5-Star Employees”. Danielle has scaled her several companies to over $50 million in annual revenue,...

Do you find yourself sacrificing what's important to you today for a better tomorrow? We skip the vacation, skip the walk, skip journaling, or skip even just taking a few moments to breathe and check in with ourselves. It can feel like we need to give up so many things now for the promise of a bright future of tomorrow and we end up putting our life on hold until we hit the next business milestone...

Success Coach, Nicola Wilkes, works with women in the creative and design industry, showing them how to take their business from good to great. With a design career spanning two decades working for designer furniture retailers, writing for global interiors magazines such as Elle Decoration and creating, running and successfully selling her own interiors brand and lifestyle store, House Envy - whic...

As an entrepreneur you most likely have no shortage of ideas. In fact your natural tendency to create and innovate is what sent you on the entrepreneurial journey in the first place. This creativity and innovation makes you great at getting things started but it’s often the exact same reason why projects don’t get finished and why team members can often get overwhelmed or frustrated. In the end, y...

Amber Hawley is a licensed therapist and lifestyle strategist who works with entrepreneurial individuals and couples with the emotional side of business. She is the owner of a therapy practice in Silicon Valley, host of The Easily Distracted Entrepreneur and Couples Fix podcasts, wife, mom of three kids, and Marvel movie super fan. Amber originally worked in the tech industry but her love for peop...