The Get Paid Podcast: The Stark Reality of Entrepreneurship and Being Your Own Boss

Ever wonder why your launches start strong… then flatline? I just wrapped up our latest Get Paid Marketing launch, and the biggest lesson I learned hit harder than any number could. This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: The real reason great offers still miss the mark What most business owners forget between launches How to keep your "jelly bean jar" full all year long Three fresh, low-effort ways to...

This month, we're sharing a private training pulled straight from our Get Paid Marketing program. Follow along with Part 4 of our 4-episode mindset series. This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: How to choose a specific, measurable result for your offer What to do when you're afraid to promise results The mindset shift that changes how you build and deliver your program Mentioned in this episode: Diel...

This month, we're sharing a private training pulled straight from our Get Paid Marketing program. Follow along with Part 3 of our 4-episode mindset series. This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: How to stop letting other people's opinions rock your confidence A mindset shift that helps you stay grounded when feedback hurts Why compassion beats people-pleasing every time Mentioned in this episode: Broo...

This month, we're sharing a private training pulled straight from our Get Paid Marketing program. Follow along with Part 2 of our 4-episode mindset series. This Week on the Get Paid Podcast How to create beliefs that move your business forward The 20-minute practice that builds evidence for any thought Why "healthy delusion" can help you sell with confidence How to use bridge thoughts when belief...

This month, we're sharing a private training pulled straight from our Get Paid Marketing program. Follow along with Part 1 of our 4-episode mindset series. This Week on the Get Paid Podcast A simple practice to reveal what's really driving your results How to map what you think to what you do—without overthinking A subtle shift that helps you get moving again Want more? Join the Get Paid Marketing...

Tess Masters thought she was wasting her investment in Get Paid Marketing. She couldn't run ads for an entire year, barely made our middle-of-the-night calls from Australia, and called herself our "worst client." Then she renewed anyway—and everything changed. Not because she attended more calls, but because of one conversation that gave her permission to believe something that transformed her sel...

What happens when your meditation podcast suddenly explodes overnight? Kelly Smith found out during the pandemic—and the aftermath wasn't what she expected. Kelly shares her journey from opening a yoga studio in a "one-bar, one-Walmart town" in Missouri to creating location-independent teacher training while raising two young kids. We dig into the money mindset blocks that plague the spiritual com...

What if there were one number that could take you from hoping your marketing works to knowing exactly what's going to happen? While everyone else is obsessing over vanity metrics, there's a single piece of data that changes everything about how you scale. Once you know this number, you stop guessing and start making decisions like someone who actually controls their business growth. This Week on t...

What if your biggest hesitation about creating a bonus is actually the exact reason you should offer it? My Get Paid Marketing client was convinced she couldn't teach something to her students—until I showed her she was already 100 steps ahead of them. We dig into why expertise isn't about being perfect, and I push her toward a bonus idea that made her nervous for all the wrong reasons. This Week...

What happens when your dog knocks the same agility bar every single competition? You might think it's a training problem, but Hélène Lawler discovered something completely different – and it changed everything about how she coaches dog sport competitors. After leaving academia with a story you won't believe, Hélène built a thriving business helping dog handlers manage their mental game and their d...

Cindy Wagman helps experienced non-profit fundraisers create a business model to achieve six-figures and enjoy a lot more autonomy. Before joining Get Paid Marketing, Cindy was doing pretty well with her nonprofit consulting programs, but her marketing game was a bit hit-or-miss. She knew her stuff but needed a tighter strategy and clearer messaging to really make her launches pop and consistently...

They called me "pelican" in fifth grade. The mean girl in 10th grade? She shouted I was ugly in front of the whole class. For years, those moments dictated how I showed up in my business… until one messy, totally unplanned ad flipped my beliefs about visibility on their head. Today, I'm sharing what I learned about running ads when you hate being visible—and why your ideas about looking "professio...

Mike Pacchione heard "power of story" but wrote down "tower of story." That mistake somehow led to a Nike speaking gig, which led to a coveted role in Silicon Valley, which led to helping Pat Flynn unlock over a million dollars from speaking. Today Mike charges up high ticket rates for one-on-one coaching and fills his group programs with just a couple emails. No complicated funnels. No big team....

Today, my BFF Steph and I dive into the raw, unfiltered debrief of her Sold Out Group Programs mastermind launch—including the moment she realized she was "doing everything" but actually wasn't, and how changing one thought on her sales calls converted every single person after that. This is what happens when you stop reading the metrics and start trusting launch magic. This Week on the Get Paid P...

Today's episode features a powerful mindset coaching segment from inside Get Paid Marketing (GPM), where we tackle one of the most common patterns that keeps course creators stuck: the feast or famine cycle. Listen in as I coach a GPM client through her pattern of "taking her foot off the gas" every time she has enough money in her bank account to cover the next month's expenses. Sound familiar? S...

I have a philosophy that has made a HUGE difference in my life and business - and it has nothing to do with strategy, funnels, or ads. Today I'm sharing one of my "mottos" that saved my mental health, made my launches more profitable, and helped me show up better for my clients. Plus, the one thing you should outsource before anything else. This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: The unexpected philoso...

I just wrapped up the best launch in my business history for Get Paid Marketing. And the wild part? It happened when everyone's talking about recession and how "high ticket is dead." Today I'm pulling back the curtain on exactly what worked (and what didn't) in this launch, including the mindset shifts that changed everything and why I stopped caring about webinar numbers. This is the raw, unfilte...

Do you know if your business can afford your next investment or are you hoping it all works itself out? Today, Steph Crowder and I break down how to create a financial safety net in your business using nothing more than a spreadsheet. This is how you can relax a bit more and know you're making pretty smart, grounded investment decisions. (No buyer's remorse afterwards!) This is how Steph went from...

🎯 Want to join Get Paid Marketing? Watch the full workshop replay and learn more here: clairepells.com/getpaid Already know you're in? Skip straight to the application: https://airtable.com/appzUYw2yLS4Ysmi9/shrZMHZk3fOFCJfV3 Doors close Friday, May 23 —don't wait. 🎥 Prefer to watch the full Open House replay with the live walkthrough? https://vimeo.com/1086496180/1db0b15ce5?share=copy  

Allison Boyle, Founder of She Dreams of Alpine, shares how she went from spreadsheets and engineering to empowering women through backpacking programs and courses. We get into the details of living the van life, launching her first digital course, and the highs and lows of running ads and what led her to Get Paid Marketing.  If you've ever wondered what it looks like to scale with Facebook ads, tr...

In her fourth appearance on the Get Paid Podcast, Dielle takes us through the funnel she implemented that took her from loathing the Ads Manager to skillfully running profitable evergreen webinars every other week.  Because of ads, she started seeing results like $50K+ in her bank from just $18K in ad spend. After avoiding ads for years due to neurodivergence, even with millions in earnings, Diell...

Jennie Nash, Founder of Author Accelerator, went from being a traditionally published author and book coach to forming the company that trains and officially certifies other book coaches.  In this episode, she opens up about the struggles and turning points in her entrepreneurial journey from a major partnership change to a dramatic price increase in her program.  In Get Paid Marketing, she took o...

After a really tough 2024, Charlotte Ellis Maldari joined GPM and completely shifted niches, created a whole new offer, and built up the confidence to put herself out there in a very different way. Today she shares what it all looked like behind the scenes and how it felt to finally turn cold traffic into actual sales.  This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: The details of her brutal year in business...

Ever caught yourself saying, "I'll get to ads… later, when I'm really ready" ? Claire hears that line all the time. And honestly? That "ready" moment rarely shows up. But while you're waiting for the stars to align, you're missing out on what Claire calls the "stock market effect" of running ads: long-term, compounding growth that happens when your ads quietly work in the background, building your...

Today's episode is about how Get Paid Marketing helped Amy Fedele turn a small, side product ("Great at Procreate" course for landscape designers) into a $50K+ evergreen revenue stream. Amy Fedele is the Founder of Pretty Purple Door, where she teaches everyday homeowners and landscape designers how to design their own gardens and tackle landscape design through her digital courses and guides.  Le...