Small Business Straight Talk

I explore the idea that you should say no to anything that's not serving you so you can free up your time and energy for the activities that do! What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Embracing Opportunities Can Be Detrimental To Your Pursuit Of Success ✔ How Overcommitting Outside Your Business Prevents You From Showing Up In It ✔ What Activities You Should Consider Saying No To ✔ So Much Mo...

I take a look at the close relationship between your comfort and productivity and how your output is affected. I walk you through steps you can take with little effort to eliminate your discomfort while working so you can more easily get in your zone, stay focused, and be productive. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ How Discomfort Affects Your Productivity ✔️ Why The Issue Of Comfortabilit...

I sit down with the Founder and CEO of ClickUp, Zeb Evans. ClickUp is my preferred time management software and after tuning in to this week's episode, it might be yours too. Zeb takes us through his journey of dropping out of college, entering the tech field not even knowing how to code, starting several software companies with over $100 million in revenue, and launching ClickUp because there was...

I lead you on a path of examining your relationship with time so you can determine how you're investing it, how that's affecting your business, and how you can improve your relationship with time so you can invest it more wisely and see significant returns in your business in and life. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ How Effective Time Management Starts With Your Mindset ✔️ Why You Must V...

In this episode, I sit down with lawyer and shareholder with the Nevada based law firm Holley, Driggs and the founder of the Center for Conscious Business Law, Glenn Meier. Glenn displays insight and perspective on how your business can transcend the sum of its parts by using tools to successfully navigate workplace conflict and having a great organizational structure. He offers tips on creating r...

I discuss how your self-limiting thoughts are holding you back from success and suggest ways you can challenge your thinking and reframe it with questions so there will be nothing holding you back from making monumental moves in your business. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ How To Identify Self-Limiting Statements ✔️ Ways To Use Questions To Reframe Negative Affirmations ✔️ How To Transi...

I sit down with self-proclaimed master bitmoji maker and the owner of Life Unscripted Counseling, Anna Osborn. She dismantles some myths around therapy for entrepreneurs, gets to the bottom of why having conversations about your business with your partner can be so frustrating, and offers real advice for transforming those tough conversations into healthy, productive ones where you leave feel hear...

The goal of this super #straighttalk episode is for you to realize how productivity has such a bigger impact on your business and life than you could ever have imagined. I get to the bottom of why I am so incredibly fired up about productivity and why you should be, too! What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ Why Being Productive Has Little To Do With Apps, Planners, And Task Lists ✔️ What One C...

I sit down with Studio Design Consultant, Owner of Emerald City Productions, and my Podcast Producer, Danny Ozment. We discuss how to make podcasting a powerful marketing tool for your business, how you can use it to build trust with your listeners, and what podcasting has the ability to do for your business and bottom line. We also dish out numerous tips for getting the most of your podcast, maki...

I unpack the relationship between productivity and profitability, introduce the three "buckets" you need to invest your time in in order to be profitable, and discuss the big problem with living in the "other bucket."  I also divulge why the proverb "Time is money" is not exactly true, the effects of failing to protect your mindset, and ways I keep my business in check for profitability that if im...

I lay out how many great opportunities are really just distractions in disguise. I name the main ones to watch out for and address ways to stop falling prey to such distractions, so you can stay focused on what really matters. I also discuss what you should be doing with your ideas, which opportunities to go after full-throttle, the next step to take when you're not getting anticipated traction, a...

I introduce a strategy I use every week like clockwork to clear my task list so I can have more focused time to invest in my highest value activities. I dive deep into how you can keep low-value tasks from inundating you and running your week, discuss the immediate, positive effects of completing your weekly Rapid Fire Power Hour, and walk through the three questions to ask to determine which task...

I dive deep into a) how to find, select, and execute on a contact relationship management (CRM) program if you don't have one and b) how to clean up and fully utilize your CRM if you do. Why? So you can make your database profitable by drumming up business for you. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ The Benefits Of A Contact Management Database ✔️ How To Select The Best One For Your Business...

I sit down with Jamie Lieberman, the Owner & Founder of Hashtag Legal. A trailblazer of virtual law and having 15 years' experience as a lawyer, Jamie knows a thing or two about negotiating. We discuss smart strategies to bring your A game to the negotiating table and walk away with what you wanted. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ What You Need To Do Before Any Negotiation       ✔️ How To...

I explore the connection between the small choices you make and the results you see in your business. I go on to guide you through numerous ways to cultivate self-discipline so you can make all that time and labor you put into your business generate greater revenue. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ What Being Self-Disciplined Entails ✔️ How It Affects Your Productivity And Overall Success...

I sit down with Mary Baird-Wilcock who runs a team of virtual assistants from three countries as a division of her event management business. We discuss best practices for finding and hiring reliable and competent virtual assistants who will help up-level your business. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ What To Outsource To Your V.A.s ✔️ Why You Need To See Your V.A.s As Partners, Not Emplo...

Too many entrepreneurs over-complicate, over-organize, and over-create in their business which creates overwhelm and decreases efficiency. I discuss a few ways you should keep it stupid simple so you can run your business with a clearer head, feel less overwhelmed, and be productive. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ Where You Might Be Stumbling When It Comes To Your Systems ✔️ Simple But E...

I sit down with Facebook ad and Instagram strategist Brandi Mowles for an entrepreneurial case study in which we get a behind-the-scenes look at the innerworkings of her successful business. While only a year into being a business owner, Brandi is consistently having $10,000 months and helping her clients do the same. Her secret? Keeping her blinders on and going where the money is. What You'll Di...

I encourage you to acknowledge we're halfway through 2019 and you may not be on track to hit your goals this year. I lead you through the decision-making process of what to do next – whether that's recommit to your goals, recreate your strategy, and refocus your efforts or reset your goals and create a strategy to attain them. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ The Goals You Should Doubledow...

I sit down with real estate broker Shelley Tappin for a one-on-one strategy session. We work through Shelley's tendency to continue tweaking and tweaking projects which stalls them from generating revenue and prevents her from marking tasks off her growing to-do list. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ The Downsides Of Tweaking ✔️ How To Know When Good, Is Good Enough ✔️ My Golden Rules For...

This episode is totally atypical as I step outside my comfort zone and move to the other side of the mic for an in-depth interview with my assistant Krystle. She asks personal questions about my upbringing, my college years, my family life, and strives to get to the bottom of who I really am. It's an all access pass behind the curtains of my life and I was nervous! I was also really glad with how...

I walk you through five simple ways to master your task list so you can plow through your tasks with ease and efficiency, and prevent tasks from falling through the cracks. Put these tips to work and you'll gain more control over your time, business growth, and life. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ Smart Ways To Dominate Your To-Do's ✔️ The Benefits Of Going Digital With Your Task List ✔️...

I sit down with my very own sales coach, Sales Maven Nikki Rausch. Nikki walks you through the structure of her Selling Staircase which you can use to easily, seamlessly, and naturally move your clients to the place where you exchange products or services for dollars (i.e., make sales!). What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ Strategies To Make Networking Events Profitable ✔️ The Unexpected Plac...

I walk my biggest skeleton right out of my super organized, color-coordinated closet and reveal my dirty little secret. You'll get the juicy, embarrassing details but also grasp the same valuable lessons I learned from revealing it and cleaning up the mess - without all the effort and power struggles I faced. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ ️ My Embarrassing Secret Only 3 People Know About...

I sit down with the host and creator of The Mompreneur Mastermind Show Podcast and Podcast Pro University, Stefanie Gass. A mastermind at Instagram, Stefanie walks us through her best tips and strategies for using the power platform to gain visibility and increase profits while setting smart boundaries. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔️ Tips For Navigating The Black Hole Of Social Media ✔️...