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Did you know that going small can help you grow big? This is an absolutely counterintuitive concept. But it works. Going small can help you grow big. One of the concepts I teach the most is the power of specializing and how it actually makes your business easier and more profitable. But some of you ask, can a niche be too small? How do I know? Today we're talking about micro-niches and I am thrill...

I believe every woman, including you, has an important story to share with the world. Your stories help others see what is unique about you. It makes you memorable.  But how do you get your stories out there?  How do you know what will resonate with others and how do you get the media interested?  In this episode, you will get answers to those questions and so much more as I am joined by Public Re...

Lydia Paasch discovered her passion for personal finance after she read her first Dave Ramsey book. After a career with one of the nation's top accounting firms and experience as an Advanced Certified QuickBooks Pro-Advisor, she now helps small businesses keep their books in order.  In this on-air coaching call, I help Lydia figure out the best next step for her growing bookkeeping business. She h...

One of the most important things we can work on right now as entrepreneurs is maintaining a positive mindset. Easier said than done, right? If you are trapped in fear and in a loop of procrastination, then how are you going to attract your right fit client? Our guest today, Allison Jordan, is an expert on the connection between our gut, brain and nervous system and she joins me to discuss the biol...

Think back to the story of Goldilocks. Remember how she tries Mama and Papa Bear's porridge? One is too hot, the other too cold and then, she settles on Baby Bear's, which is just right. I'm going to share my own entrepreneurial Goldilocks story of trial and error. It took me a long time to get to " just right ." Join the BizChix Community Books, Tools or Events Mentioned: RESET Your Mindset Other...

Devy Baseley has a successful business in Australia teaching French. While she wants to maintain her local business, she sees a lot of opportunities to take her business online and reach a global audience, especially clients in North America. Devy has started to learn about online business. She has implemented a few strategies and is savvy already with social media. We dig into how she can use Fac...

Why do we make the buying decisions we do? What leads us to say yes, when we might not have been planning to? What are the barriers to a potential client saying yes to you? How should we share testimonials? In this episode, you will get answers to those questions and so much more as I am joined with Behavioral Economics Expert and Host of the Brainy Business Podcast, Melina Palmer. Join the BizChi...

Gena Lester has a successful local service-based business, but she is at capacity. She wants to grow and there are a few options she can pursue. In this on-air coaching call, we discuss ways to increase prices, ways to package her services differently, whether or not she should hire another provider, and how she could immediately get more time back with an executive assistant who helps both in the...

We are experiencing an unprecedented time in our world and it is having a direct and immediate impact on our economy, our communities and potentially our businesses. I have buckets of ideas for you on how to pivot if necessary during this uncertain time and STAY in business. Guess what? People are still going to purchase products and services during a pandemic. YES, our behavior is very much chang...

What happens after you hire someone? This is a phase of having a team that is not often talked about. Luckily, we have an expert right here on the BizChix team and I am delighted to have our team and leadership coach, Shelli Warren, join me on the podcast today. Shelli reveals the things you need to think about in terms of planning for someone's first day, training them in their new role, and how...

When I started thinking about the impact of the Coronavirus on our clients and community members who are women who primarily own local service-based businesses, online businesses, or some hybrid of the two, I wanted to have a conversation with someone who could see things from a 10,000-foot view. The person that immediately came to mind was Dr. Amy Zalman, a Professor of Foresight at Georgetown Un...

April's business is stalled. She has invested a lot of time and money in multiple courses and coaches. But she STILL needs more clients! April wants to know how to find more of her right-fit clients – clients who are willing to pay for her services. We talk about all of this and more on this on-air coaching episode…and my advice may surprise you. Join the BizChix Community Connect With April Caldw...

What happens when you've been in business for 10 years and you're ready to work less, but make more? And, how can you accomplish this goal if you don't have an audience outside of your past clients? On this on-air coaching call, I strategize with Beth Haselhorst on how to grow the instruction design and video training business she owns with her husband without taking time away from raising their s...

In this episode, you'll find out the key to discovering your blue ocean superpower. It's a combination of deep thought over the last several years from reading books like Blue Ocean Strategy, The Big Leap, Atomic Habits, and Built to Sell along with my boots on the ground experience coaching hundreds of women entrepreneurs! Join the BizChix Community Books, Tools or Events Mentioned: Blue Ocean St...

Want to know a secret? There is something that all of us who see under the hood of small businesses know… everyone is a hot mess behind the scenes! No matter what your business, there is always a part of it that needs a good clean-up, including us here at BizChix. Our backend systems got so out of control that we brought in Operations Consultant, Jordan Gill, to help us out and she joins us on thi...

Life is full of highs and lows, including mine. Last year was an especially tough year and yet, I was able to survive and thrive because of the support I had around me. In commemoration of completing my 6th year of podcasting, please join me as I open up in what feels a very vulnerable way on the highs and lows of 2019. Join the BizChix Community Anniversary BizChix Episodes: 152: Podcasting Lesso...

Do you ever feel pulled in lots of different directions and struggle with where to focus? In this on-air coaching call, I help speaker, facilitator, and educator, Lindsay Recknell, figure out what to keep doing and what to let go of. She is currently juggling three businesses, one of which pays the bills, another she wants to keep until she gets her investment back, and the third is her passion an...

Do you want to know how to get more time and profit in your business? Jena is riding a huge growth wave in her business, but she has built her business by doing a lot of 1:1 work and now has several different ways she might grow. This episode covers a lot of options and we dig into podcasting strategies too. She's a gem and I think you will love this on-air coaching call. Join the BizChix Communit...

Happy New Year BizChix. To launch this year and hey, this new DECADE, I am sharing my best coaching advice for small businesses. These are things I would say to help you in 2020 if we were sitting across the table having a cup of coffee, going for a walk together or catching up on the phone. These are not old strategies or what I think might work, these are strategies and tactics I see working wit...

Have you ever felt the pull to launch a group coaching program? Brand Designer and Strategist, Kelly Wittman, provides design, strategy and marketing services for purposeful small businesses through her company, Witt and Company . She's been in business for two years and she wants to know how she can create a group coaching program and also create more consistent revenue in her business. In this o...

I bet you can relate to my guest today. She has so many ways she can help clients that it is tough for her to narrow down her offerings. The biggest problem is she has too many superpowers! She already has a multi-six figure business working with a corporate client and their dealers, but she wants to diversify and work with entrepreneurs. In this on-air coaching call, I help Kim find the superpowe...

If you are human, then you can likely benefit from learning more about radical forgiveness. Why are we talking about forgiveness on a business podcast? Well, over the last six years, I have had the honor of working one on one or in group programs with hundreds of female entrepreneurs, and what I have learned is that our personal issues bleed into our business and vice versa. The holiday season is...

Today we dig into the qualities of High Performing women that I curated while working with 100's of clients 1/1 over the last 5 years and interviewing 100's of women for the podcast since 2014 including the most recent eleven in this series. The truth is that anyone can be a high performer, but not everyone currently is. I hope you find one thing that you want to work on as you grow as a leader an...

Could you step away from your business and have it run just as smoothly without you? Tera Marie Pupa experienced this when she was forced to take a break from her business for a year while she battled cancer. Her remarkable team not only kept the business running but actually grew the business. As a result of their hard work and dedication, Tera Marie was able to continue taking her full salary du...

Have you ever felt like you're in the wrong career? When work feels like a drag and you can't silence the nagging voice in your head telling you to go in a different direction, it could be time to stop and listen. Transitioning from a corporate background to entrepreneurship isn't easy, but it is possible and in this special episode of our High Performing Women series, Private Investigator, Anna S...