Small Business Straight Talk

I slide into the holiday spirit and unwrap many of the delightful and unexpected gifts of 2020, from trimming your financial fat to reuniting with the great outdoors. Sure, 2020 has been a shit show and I'm not trying to make light of the struggles and pain you've faced, but with the right mindset and attitude of gratitude, you can soar into 2021 using the gifts of 2020 as assets for you and your...

I share some specific stories of when I felt my time was disrespected and the actions I took to ensure my time was not disrespected by those same people again.  These sorts of experiences likely ring true for you also, so I hope my remedies will help you become a better steward of your own time by empowering you to clearly communicate your boundaries surrounding your most precious resource. What Y...

I sit down with the co-owner of Window Works and host of A Well-Designed Business podcast, LuAnn Nigara, for an entrepreneurial case study. We take a deep dive into how she serves people by successfully connecting them with the people they truly need and drums up sales for her own business in the process. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How LuAnn Created A Business She Could Step Away From...

I sit down with leadership and hiring consultant, Eileen Hahn, to discuss her multifaceted selection process for hiring which she uses to help companies find and retain exceptional people with the right skillsets to fill the gaps in their businesses. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Eileen's Multifaceted Selection Process For Hiring Exceptional People ✔ Best And Worst Practices For Hiring ✔...

I sit down around the virtual Thanksgiving table with some of my closest small business owner friends - Amanda Berlin, Carol Cox, Hilary Hendershot, Jamie Lieberman, Jaclyn Mellone, and Jessica Rodriguez, to talk all things business. This Friendsgiving special is jam-packed with hilarious anecdotes, shared lessons, valuable business advice, and a whole lot of love. I have so much gratitude for the...

I walk you through making your business boundaries successful by clearly identifying them, lovingly and clearly communicating them, and holding them so you can achieve your goals quicker while preserving your sanity. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Numerous Benefits Of Establishing Boundaries ✔ My 3-Step Framework To Making Business Boundaries Successful ✔ The Missteps Small Business O...

I sit down with the co-owner of Kickstart Accounting, Inc, Danielle Hayden, to discuss how your business finances are telling an important story and you need to be paying attention so you can stay organized, make smart decisions, and maximize profits. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What A P&L Is And Why You Should Befriend It ✔ The Repercussions Of Not Knowing Your Numbers ✔ The Importanc...

I sit down with the owners of Tree Amigos Growers, organic farmers Jason Long and Santiago Arroyo, to get an inside look at how they are embracing adaptability and overcoming obstacles such as a love of chaos, conflicting projects, and a global pandemic to operate a thriving working organic farm. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Their Journey From Roommates To Successful Business Partners ✔...

I sit down with two members of my curated Trusted Advisory Council, Amanda Berlin and Jamie Lieberman, to discuss the importance of collaborations, alliances, and sisterhood, and the power they can bring when you choose to do life and business with the right people. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why I Choose To Do Life And Business With These Women ✔ How We Designed Our Mastermind To Gre...

I dive into the topic of embracing empowering leadership methods so you can learn how to reclaim time and mental bandwidth by effectively delegating tasks, activities, and projects, knowing they'll be executed successfully by others. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The First Thing You Need To Do After Making A New Hire ✔ My 5-Step Process Of Training, Coaching, And Onboarding ✔ Strategies...

All work and no play makes for a low-energy, boring workday. I sit down with international play speaker, Jeff Harry, to discuss how infusing play into your workday can revitalize your spirit and add joy to running your business while also positively impacting your productivity. Win-win! What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Play Can Boost Your Energy And Get You Into Your Flow ✔ Tips For Add...

I dive in and review the popular app ClickUp - which I personally use to run my business - so you can get a grasp on its awesome features and determine if it's an app you want to invest in to streamline your project and task management. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why I Jumped Ship From Outlook And Trello ✔ The Magic Of Views, Boards, And Features ✔ What Kind Of Businesses ClickUp Is G...

I sit down with my dear friend and the Founder of Hendershott Wealth Management, Hilary Hendershott, to discuss how important it is to be paying yourself for all the hard work you do, not just reinvesting your profits back into your business. Otherwise, your sabotaging your personal net worth, your sanity, and the future of your business because guess what? If you're not bringing home the bacon, y...

I dive into the topic of which character traits you look for when bringing someone new onto your team – character traits like dependable, drama-free, accountable, and self-disciplined. Then I offer up a big dose of tough love, asking you to examine if you consistently show up with those traits for your business or if you deserve to be fired instead. This episode could be a bit of a punch to your e...

I sit down with certified nutrition coach and host of the Grace & Grit podcast, Courtney Townley. We discuss how your productivity improves when you take time to honor your body, mind, and soul (not just your business!), how a healthy business requires healthy leadership, and the fact that health is a PRACTICE of self-leadership. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Mind-Body-Soul-Business...

In addition to walking you through my 5 Daily Planning Pavers that will help you pave your way to a successful day every day, I discuss why your well-intentioned plans are not coming to fruition, what happens when you let your feelings dictate your day, and how I utilize mind sweeping and triggers to aid in my daily review. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Planning Your Day Is Essential...

I sit down with the Co-Owner of Window Works, LuAnn Nigara, for a very special episode in which I am the one being interviewed. We discuss what it is really like to be coached on productivity but not in the way you might think… We don't talk about the features of coaching but instead, the raw process of confronting different challenges, navigating the breaking of long-held, self-limiting beliefs,...

I dive into the topic of time management and talk about how far too often, business owners aim to be productive all day even though that line of thinking is actually counterproductive to being productive. I go on to discuss what you should aim to do instead to maximize your days and streamline achieving your business goals. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Aiming To Be Productive All Da...

I dive into ten ways you might be letting time leak out of your days and therefore money leak out of your pockets. These may seem like simple things but they add up to big time wasters that dramatically affect your productivity. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Time Leaks Could Be Sabotaging Your Productivity ✔ Strategies To Best Plug Those Holes ✔ How Doing So Will Give You More Time...

I sit down with the founder and CEO of The Heartful Parent, Christy Keating, for a one-on-one strategy session in which we take a look behind the scenes at her business. We work through Christy's challenges with planning her weeks that mainly exist because her business demands that her schedule from week to week will never be the same. We focus on several areas for improvement to walk Christy towa...

I sit down with Vita Vygovska, the owner of window treatment company Vitalia, Inc. We take an in-depth look at how she went from being a corporate dropout to a successful small business owner on track to make $1 million in revenue. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Non-Negotiables For Business Owners ✔The Challenges Vita Faced Building Her Team ✔ How Business Owners Should Emulate Athlet...

In part two of my two-part series on goal achievement, I dive into how you can utilize good, better, and best goals to surpass what you thought was possible with achieving your goals. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Benefits Of Setting Good, Better, And Best Goals ✔ Tips For Staying On Track To Those Goals ✔ Why Specificity Matters So Much ✔ How This Strategy Has Impacted The Results O...

In part one of my two-part series on goal achievement, I dive into the topic of breaking your big goals down into smaller, attainable milestones that you can actually wrap your mind around. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How To Make Big Goals Less Intimidating ✔ A Simple Way To Increase The Odds Of Attaining Your Goals ✔ The #1 Goal That Should Trumps All Others ✔ Why Using Tracking Metri...

I sit down with the Founder and CEO of the VA agency, The Launch Guild, Tasha Booth. We discuss strategies for getting on the same page and communicating effectively with your VAs so they can best support you and your business! What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How A VA Can Support You And Your Business ✔ Best Practices For Communicating With Your VA ✔ How You Being A Visionary Could Sabotag...

I dive into the topic of getting your mindset on board with continuing to look for your next hire even when it's freakin' hard so you can find your talented diamond in the rough who's going to fill that empty role in a way that best supports you and your business. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Recent Hiring Trends My Clients Are Dealing With ✔ Some Behind The Scenes Of My Hiring Difficul...