Small Business Straight Talk

I sit down with the Founder and CEO of Perfectly Kept Books, Misa Bacon, to dive into ways to take charge of your bookkeeping so you can make it less daunting, more approachable, and really build a strong financial foundation for your success. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Is Normal When It Comes To Small Business Bookkeeping ✔ The Point Of Bookkeeping Besides Paying Taxes ✔ 2 Reaso...

I dive into the sabotaging tendency to compare and despair, breakdown how that mindset can be harmful to your success, and tell you what to do about it. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Compare & Despair Really Is ✔ The Feelings It Can Elicit ✔ How It Can Sabotage Your Success ✔ Why Your Backend Might Be A Mess ✔ What To Do About It Moving Forward ✔ So Much More! To access resources an...

I sit down with the Founder of Cultivize, Jason Kramer, to dive into how effective lead nurturing and customer relationship management (CRM) can help you convert prospective buyers into customers. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What A CRM Really Is ✔ The 4 Components of A CRM ✔ Strategies For Lead Nurturing ✔ The Importance Of Connectivity To Your Website ✔ What Type Of ROI A Business Own...

I dive into my Daily RAP framework so you can use it to stop letting your day conquer you AND instead… plan and conquer each and every day, thus laying the groundwork for long-term success. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Truth About Planning Your Day ✔ The Importance Of A Daily RAP ✔ When To Execute It ✔ My Daily RAP Framework Explained ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links fr...

I sit down with Joseph Michelli, an organizational consultant with a focus on customer experience, to dive into his knowledge of exceptional business practices that help leaders and their teams deliver an extraordinary customer experience that prioritizes people. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What The Customer Experience Is ✔ Ways To Use People, Processes, & Technology To Maximize The Cu...

I dive into the best practices you can rely on to help you run efficient and effective project management meetings so you can take back control, lead your team, and elevate your client experience. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Best Practices For Running Effective Project Management Meetings ✔ What Outcomes You Can Expect When You Do ✔ My Proposed Agenda For Supercharging Your Meetings ✔...

In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with Business Coach & Sales Expert, Sarah Walton, to dive into business owners' relationship with money. We discuss how it can transform into a growth mindset that plugs in to money, abundance, and success, and uses it to serve others and do amazing things What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Your Relationship With Mone...

I dive into my hit list of 20 ways you can reallocate the time and energy you now have so you can create a more solid foundation in your business and prepare to move ahead full throttle when business is booming again. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What To Evaluate & Organize During Slow Periods ✔ What & Who To Invest In During Slow Periods ✔ What To Update & Restart During Slow Periods ✔...

Imagine going into 2025… 🌟 Having Confidence to take on any challenge because you have laid the groundwork for a successful year in your business 🌟 Being Excited because you have a clear plan on how to achieve your goals and know exactly what steps to take in what order 🌟 With Complete Clarity  knowing the precise resources (time, money, people, technology, skills, support) you will need to acc...

I sit down with the founder of Clara CFO Group, CPA Hannah Smolinski to discuss the financial support options available to business owners and break down ways to gain a better understanding of your business' financial health so you can make the right strategic decisions to grow your business and increase your profitability. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Financial Support Options Avai...

I dive into getting out of denial and getting clear on what you actually CAN accomplish in three months loaded with holiday activities, so you can finish the year strong AND enjoy the season! What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Ways Living In Denial Shows Up In Your Business ✔ The Truth About Overwhelm ✔ How To Make Your 4th Quarter Less Stressful  ✔ Ways To Bring More Balance & Joy To Your 4t...

I sit down with the Founder of Grow A Small Business, Troy Trewin, to dive into marketing principles and strategies small business owners can use to grow their business and increase their profits with a bit of persistence. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Troy Divides His Time & Energy Among His 7 Businesses ✔ The Main Challenges Troy's Overcome With Marketing Those Businesses ✔ 3 Key M...

I dive into the topic of theme days and how to implement them so you can take advantage of the awesome benefits gained from taking your time blocking from good to better to batch! What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Time Blocking Is & Its Benefits ✔ What Theme Days Are & How To Use Them ✔ How I Got Started Theming My Days ✔ What Batching Is & Its Benefits ✔ What Tasks You Could Batch For...

I sit down with the CEO and founder of Disrupt PR, Marin Richardson, to dive into the best PR tactics to attract the right clients and enable you to charge more for your services. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What PR Really Is & How To Get It ✔ How To Track The ROI On PR ✔ What An Ideal PR Client Looks Like ✔ The Time Commitment Necessary To Do PR Right ✔ The Best PR Tactics For Small B...

I dive into the challenge of being the only problem solver in your business so you can step down from that demanding role, effectively empower your team, and create a business full of competent and capable problem solvers. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Area You Might Not Realize You Need Support In ✔ Why You're Currently The Only Problem Solver In Your Business ✔ How To Create A Busi...

I sit down with small business attorney Elissa D. Hecker to dive into the role a small business attorney takes when hired to give you legal advice, protect your assets, and provide support. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Legal Matters Elissa Helps Small Business Owners With ✔ The Action You Must Take After Creating A Trademark ✔ Reasons Business Owners Are Hesitant Bring An Attorney...

I dive into the many ways you can stop being the only hero in your story and get the support you need to grow your business, increase profits, and reduce the stress of running your business. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Common Reasons Business Owners Don't Get The Support They Need ✔ Why It's Important To Stop Being The Only Hero In Your Story ✔ The Roles You're Fulfilling But Don't Nec...

I sit down with Fractional COO and The Online Integrator, Raquel Castillo, to dive into the role of a Fractional COO, what an Entrepreneurial Operating System is, and how both can support you in running your business. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What A Fractional C-Suite Executive Is ✔ Why & How Raquel Became A Fractional COO ✔ What Her Role Entails & What Her Day-To-Day Looks Like ✔ W...

I dive into making smarter client scheduling decisions so you can prevent the negative costs poor client scheduling has on your business. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Poor Client Scheduling Looks Like ✔ Amber's Scheduling Story That Ended Badly ✔ Krystle's Scheduling Story That Ended Well ✔ How Those Business Owners Both Failed & Succeeded In Their Communication ✔ The Hidden Costs...

I sit down with John McClain, the CEO & Creative Director of John McClain Design, to dive into creating systems and processes for your business so you can gain peace of mind knowing that every project will run like a well-designed machine and attain greater success. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Not Having Systems Almost Cost John His Business ✔ What Version 1.0 Of His Processes Look...

I dive into the heavy mental load business owners carry and discuss four specific activities worth making time for to help you reduce stress, improve your productivity, and better manage your mental load. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What A Mental Load Is ✔ How It Impacts Business Owners ✔ What You Should Be Focusing Your Time On ✔ The Activities That Are Causing Undue Stress ✔ What To...

I sit down with income growth strategist Marion Wagner to dive into the major lead generation mistakes many business owners are making and discuss what to do instead to generate leads that convert!  What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Lead Generation Mistakes To Stop Making Today ✔ What Hole You Shouldn't Allow Yourself To Get Stuck In ✔ When You Should Consider Using Paid Ads For Your Off...

I dive into the specific time management strategies, skills, and policies you can implement in your business immediately to get the most of your team members' time without overwhelming them. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Your #1 Job As A Leader Is ✔ What Skill You Must Train Your Team Members On ✔ My 12 TimeMaximizers To Help Your Team Implement  ✔ Ways You Can Encourage Your Team B...

I sit down with business mentor and health coach Molly Asplin to dive into the importance of living in alignment with your personal priorities and not just your business goals, so you can feel more in balance and find fulfillment beyond traditional measures of success! What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Molly's Definition Of Success ✔ The Powerful Castle-Moat Analogy ✔ The Benefits Of Setting...

I dive into how you can take action to respect and value your own time because if you don't, no one else will and your business will suffer because of it. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Ways Others Might Be Disrespecting Your Time ✔ What Not Valuing Your Own Time Looks Like ✔ Which Adjustments Will Have The Greatest Impact ✔ The Steps To Valuing Your Own Time ✔ So Much More! To access res...