Ingrid Thompson simplifies how we build a business.

So You Want to Start a Business with Ingrid Thompson

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Business has become overcomplicated. I aim to simplify it. In this podcast, I lead thoughtful and fun discussions with business owners, entrepreneurs and leaders who think big and who take action to create their own business success. As we celebrate their stories and learn the lessons from their lives this podcast offers business wisdom with tangible, tactical tools and tips. We debunk some of the common business myths supporting you to build and grow your own business. I'm your host Ingrid Thompson – renowned business educator & mentor with more than 30 years' experience and author of the boo...

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Ingrid Thompson simplifies how we build a business.

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Aug 22, 2023

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E135 What does it take to be The One Percent? part 2 Belief in your impact 14.09.2020

The One Percent is the Category of One where you stand out head and shoulders from the crowd Business is more than tactics and strategies, it's about who you are as a person, it's about your mindset and it's deeply personal. You are tuning in today because: you believe you can make a positive impact in the world, you believe that you can make generational change, you believe that the vision you ha...

E134 Don't Fake it till you make it says Profit First CPA Tatiana Tsoir 07.09.2020

Tatiana Tsoir is a numbers expert with over 15 years of experience helping entrepreneurs and business owners become the boss of their bottom line. Maybe you're dreaming about being your own boss and are holding yourself back because you're terrified of dealing with money, numbers, and taxes This is THE episode for you Listen in to how Tatiana helps you get to know your numbers so you can reduce yo...

E133 What does it take to be The One Percent? 31.08.2020

The One Percent is the Category of One where you stand out head and shoulders from the crowd Business is more than tactics and strategies, it's about who you are as a person, it's about your mindset and it's deeply personal. You are tuning in today because: you believe you can make a positive impact in the world, you believe that you can make generational change, you believe that the vision you ha...

E132 Sarah Wolfer; Founder Girl Boss Sports 24.08.2020

Did you know that 96% of C suite execs across the US played sport in their teenage years!?!􏰖􏰗􏰂􏰇 􏰘􏰆􏰙􏰙 􏰀􏰚􏰆􏰂􏰛􏰙􏰪 Sarah Wolfer is the Founder and CEO of Girl Boss Sports, a Seattle based start-up. She is working toward two very important goals: 1) Keeping girls in sports and 2) Increasing the number of women sports coaches. Sarah has been a soccer player and coach for most of her life including playing...

E131 "You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with" 17.08.2020

Come join us in this FB Group: Healthy Numbers Profit Lab This is the community for business owners and entrepreneurs who want to build and grow a profitable business.  https://bit.ly/HNProfitLabGroup This is one of the In between episodes and today I consider the questions: Are we our own algorithm? I'd been thinking about the Jim Rohn quote about the 5 people we spend most time with and especial...

E130 Charlotte Chipperfield is a Marketing Success Catalyst 10.08.2020

Come join us in this FB Group: Healthy Numbers Profit Lab This is the community for business owners and entrepreneurs who want to build and grow a profitable business.  https://bit.ly/HNProfitLabGroup E130: Charlotte Chipperfield updates us on where her business is at 3 years on from when we met her in episode 30 in 2017 A few of the key topics we discuss in this episode: The changing nature of fi...

E129 Are affirmations working for you? 04.08.2020

This is an in-between episodes. In between the Interviews! Today I talk about affirmations, what they mean to me, how I use them and why I believe they are more than just "believe it and you will see it" I first became aware of affirmations when I was in high school and they have remained part of my life since then. Repeating positive affirmations and expecting things to change doesn't work. This...

E128 Andrea Uvannj - Consulting for Growth 27.07.2020

It's been quite a journey for Andrea Uvanni and we are fortunate that she shares some of her experience with us here in this episode. If you are in an environment where you are the only one like you and everyone questions your skills and abilities – take heart from Andrea's story It has taken the past 10 years for her to find her way, to become someone whom her peers no longer question, and in fac...

E127 Have you ever thought about going into space? 20.07.2020

I'm trying something new this month and I'm keen to know from you if it's helpful? and will I keep doing it? Between the regular interviews I'm sharing my thoughts on a particular aspect of business that will help take you closer to business success and ultimately Financial Independence. Please let me know if this is a useful "in between" episode to our regular podcast interviews. We'll be back ne...

E126 Teneshia Jackson Warner; award-winning multicultural marketing expert 14.07.2020

Teneshia Jackson Warner is an award-winning multicultural marketing expert, purpose-driven entrepreneur and author. She is the founder, CEO and Chief Creative Officer of EGAMI Group , a leading multicultural marketing and communications firm in Manhattan with clients such as Procter & Gamble, Target, Verizon Wireless, My Black is Beautiful, U.S. Army, Hennessy, Major League Baseball and Toyota. In...

E125 Amy Foley; Taking the Crazy out of Agency life 29.06.2020

Amy Foley started her own business to have more time and more flexibility in her own life Irony, she does exactly this for her clients through providing a "plug and play" service.  She provides back-office support and team augmentation for digital agencies. This is not your traditional business startup story. Amy's life changed when she least expected - we can all relate to this in one way or anot...

E124 Jo Dodds is the consultants' consultant, the coaches' coach! 17.06.2020

After many years in the corporate world of Retail HR, Jo Dodds started her home based business in August 2005. In this episode of So You Want to Start a Business Jo tells us about that first business and the iterations to reach the business she runs today - Power to Live More Pricing is always one of the sticky/ tricky aspects for people in a service based business. Listen out as Jo explains the R...

E123 Chandler Walker is creating a Culture of Care 10.06.2020

What happens when a doctor finds that dishing out medication is not really the reason he got into medicine?   What he really wants to do is create a Culture of Care and that is exactly what he did!! This is Chandler and here is what he did: He started his own blog, he does the research and shares the information. This generated an organic following that today has become Chans Logic This is a brick...

E122 Allie Gerrie; Founder The Savvy Admin 09.06.2020

Allie built a career in a variety of roles and industries, mostly in small companies where she was not just the administrator but also operations manager, technology whiz, and marketing guru. She thrives in an environment where no two workdays are exactly the same! ​And doesn't THAT sound like being in a business of your own!! She has an extensive background in administration and client care, and...

E121 Bonnie Kelly; helping people "de-weed their minds of unhelpful emotions so they can become emotionally resilient" 08.06.2020

Emotional intelligence expert, speaker and author Bonnie Kelly teaches people how to de-weed their minds of unhelpful emotions and become emotionally resilient by recognizing and weeding out Negative Core Beliefs—hurtful subconscious power statements we believe to be true about ourselves, such as: "I'm not good enough," I don't deserve to be loved" or "I can't do anything right." In this high ener...

E120 Delia Folk and Alison Bruhn; helping women live a stylish and fearless life! 07.06.2020

Founded by mother-daughter duo Alison Bruhn and Delia Folk, The Style That Binds Us is the original next-generation women's media company and community, exploring the cross section of style and culture.  The brand encompasses The Style That Binds Us YouTube channel, podcast, blog & VIP shopping experiences, with a mission to support women by taking the stress out of getting dressed or going shoppi...

E119 Emily Soccorsy and Justin Foster; Co-Founders Root and River 14.04.2020

Come join us in this FB Group: Healthy Numbers Profit Lab This is the community for business owners and entrepreneurs who want to build and grow a profitable business.  https://bit.ly/HNProfitLabGroup Emily Soccorsy [So-KOR-SEE] and Justin Foster are co-founders of Root + River, an intrinsic branding practice. They believe that the 20th century approach to manufacturing brands is over - where bran...

E118 Megan Lyons; Personal Health Coach, Founder and Owner of The Lyons' Share Wellness 30.03.2020

Megan Lyons is founder and owner of The Lyons' Share Wellness , she's deeply passionate about inspiring others to feel their healthiest and happiest.  Megan is the author of " Start Here: 7 Easy, Diet-Free Steps to Achieve Your Ultimate Health and Happiness ," a Top 10 Amazon Bestseller in Nutrition.  Her Lyons' Share Coaching Academy helps aspiring coaches streamline their business and skyrocket...

E117 Jason Wright, Digital Agency 16.03.2020

Jason Wright, the founder of Intentionally Inspirational - a digital agency that offers sales funnel strategy, design, and management. The platforms that we specialize in are ActiveCampaign, ClickFunnels and of course, Facebook.  "To put all of that more simply, we help companies get more emails, engagement, and sales and we work hard to demystify all of that lingo for you." he says In this interv...

E116: Linda Patten; Founder Dare 2 Lead with Linda 02.03.2020

Linda Patten is founder of Dare2Lead with Linda.  She is the author of The Art of Herding Cats: Leading Teams of Leaders and that alone was a terrific reason for us to meet! Any long term listeners know what a cat person I am! and yes, herding cats is certainly a challenge! Her life's work is challenging women to dare to lead: whether it is for navigating the often-daunting entrepreneurial world,...

E115 Karthika Gupta is a Story Teller and a Photographer, 24.02.2020

CulturallyOurs is a way to collectively explore, showcase and celebrate lifestyle, food, art, travel and culture from around the world. This is done through audio and visual media.   Their mission is to Share personal narratives and stories through the podcast Create thought provoking and informative visuals and articles through through the journal, and Offer immersive cultural experiences through...

E114 Carrie Hill; Founder Annex Coworking, female coworking community 17.02.2020

Carrie Hill moved to San Antonio in April of 2018. She needed a business space and needed to meet local business people. She created Annex Coworking - an all female co-working space. Carrie is in fact her own client. Annex Co-working is a female co-working community and event space in northwest San Antonio, TX. Through Annex Co-working she is keen to create an encouraging, beautiful, fun place for...

E113 Jill Valdez; somewhat accidental Business Consultant 10.02.2020

Jill Valdez could be described as an "accidental entrepreneur" or business owner. This is an episode for everyone because Jill works with companies to help them grow and improve their business without spending anything extra on marketing! She has a strong focus on people development and how to motivate employees. When a corporate restructure caused her to jump from not-for-profit to the for-profit...

E112 Jamar Jones; Bitcoin and Crypto Currency 03.02.2020

Jamar Jones is the Digital Currency Guy and he is on a mission to bring understanding of Bitcoin and the Digital Currency world to more people. He started out trading in the stock market and then moved into digital currency Now he teaches and coaches others about crypto currency and more. He is all about making things simple and his explanation of how Bitcoin works is one of the easiest to underst...

E111 Chris Meade Founder of CROSSNET 27.01.2020

Putting Woodstock, Connecticut on the map. It's not every day that a new sport is created - but that's exactly what happened when three friends from a small town in Connecticut combined an old game called four square and volleyball. Growing up together in the "Quiet Corner" of CT, brothers Greg and Chris Meade constantly sought new sports and activities to keep them busy with their childhood frien...

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