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

Dr. Ramez "Mez" Antoun, PT, DPT, OMT, shares the process behind growing his online course business from "should I shut this down?" to "this one launch made more than my entire last year."   You'll hear how working with Claire and Sarah Lucille in Get Paid Marketing helped him leverage paid ads, rebuild his messaging, and see exactly how to scale sustainably.   If you've wondered whether your niche...

This is part two of a two part series with Taylor Sparks, sex educator and founder of OrganicLoven.com, one of the largest BIPOC run sex toy companies in the U.S.  The work Taylor put in before COVID set her up for a staggering 700% growth! She goes into what went into setting up relationships with multiple distributors, hiring a PR agent, and implementing affiliate marketing. We also get into the...

This is part one of a two part series with Taylor Sparks, sex educator and founder of OrganicLoven.com, one of the largest BIPOC run sex toy companies in the U.S.  Taylor tells us how she went from a corporate trainer to launching a holistic sexual wellness brand that offers organic body products, body-safe sex toys, educational resources, and adults-only luxury vacations. She became a global rese...

Annie Schuessler, a friend, a previous guest on the Get Paid Podcast, and also a client of mine, takes the reins for the interview today. Annie hosts The Rebel Therapist Podcast and helps therapists create their first online group program. She had me on her podcast to talk about a very specific family dynamic that changed between my husband and me that affected our entire family. And, it had a HUG...

Today's a solo episode where I'm sharing with you what brought me to completely overhaul my signature course, Absolute FB Ads.  This program has been on the market for over 10 years now - receiving regular updates every year. However, we took a radically different approach to making changes this time around.  I'm going to go over the thought process with you today, exactly what changed, and why I...

Today, learn how Layne Booth built a $1M+ business teaching consultants to sell $5K+ dashboards.  In this episode, Layne breaks down how she went from a corporate engineering job to running a 7-figure business.    Layne gets specific about the marketing, sales, and pricing strategies for selling a higher ticket offer with Facebook ads.     This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: How Layne's clients rou...

Today, learn how Layne Booth built a $1M+ business teaching consultants to sell $5K+ dashboards. In this episode, Layne breaks down how she went from a corporate engineering job to running a 7-figure business.  Layne gets specific about the marketing, sales, and pricing strategies for selling a higher ticket offer with Facebook ads.   This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: How Layne's clients routinel...

Today I'm back on the podcast to reflect on my recent maternity leave, the challenges of balancing work and family, and really key lessons from the entire experience.    If you're considering taking time away from your business, or want a future where you could realistically step back for even a few months, then this episode is for you.    This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: How I prepared my busin...

Today's guest episode is from Kirsten Roldan's podcast, Business Without Burnout.    Kirsten teaches unique email marketing, team, systems, and mindset strategies to help you reach peaceful 7-figure years in your business. In other words, you don't have to burnout to get where you want to go.    Today's topic is on knowing when and how to let go of team members who are good but not exactly great....

Stop apologizing for selling. Stop pleasing people! This past year I realized I had a lot of breakthroughs I needed to experience, specifically with my mindset toward my own business. The moment I was able to name a really precise belief aloud (which I'm still working on), it made a world of difference in my bank account and confidence in my offering. Absolute transparency here, I had an unhealthy...

Sarah Lucille, the Copy and Messaging Coach in GPM, is taking over the podcast today to discuss a really important topic right now:   What does it take to actually be bold in your copy and messaging?    When writing and communicating, there's a difference between trying to write boldly vs knowing how to bring out your inner power so you more easily convert new leads into happy buyers.   It's time...

Steph Crowder takes over the podcast today with her business predictions for 2025. Steph has a decade of experience helping over a thousand online business owners and has seen it all.  She is direct and clear. This is the kind of short episode where you'll want to take notes and catch every single point.  And, if you take her seriously and implement even just one point, you WILL avoid huge mistake...

This week's guest episode is with Organizing Coach, Tracy Hoth. Do you find yourself struggling with time management?  Not following through on your calendar? Forgetting to do important tasks that will grow your business? In Organized Coach Academy, Tracy helps coaches know exactly what they need to do to get clients, fill their programs, and market their coaching businesses with better systems an...

Guest host Braden Drake interviews Dr. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, about her journey from physical therapist to online business strategist for health and fitness professionals.    Dr. Shanté shares her unconventional approaches to webinars, personal branding, and creating profitable online businesses. Not everything is one-size-fits all when it comes to launching your program - she t...

Today's guest episode is with Laura Conley, Founder of Yummy Mummy.   Today, Laura is talking about the TWO things you need to break up with if you want to finally feel great in your body and balance those hormones that can get in the way of your focus.    She knows when you feel good in your body, you make bank. When you feel amazing in your skin, you get so much more done.   Who here boredom eat...

In today's guest episode, Eman Ismail shares her journey from earning £10-15 per hour to running a six-figure business as a highly paid email strategist and copywriter.  She walks you through the five strategies that led to her charging a whole lot more and becoming a highly-paid and sought after service provider. This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: Why you should think about raising your rates fre...

Today's guest episode is with Founder of Rebel Therapist, Annie Schuessler.    If you're thinking of creating and launching a program right now, she has some important wisdom to share first.    Annie is a former member of Get Paid Marketing and runs a program called "Create Your Program" where she helps therapists take their expertise and put together high quality, high touch, niched programs. The...

This week is a special guest episode from Goli Kalkhoran's podcast, "Lessons from a Quitter."    Goli is a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur who helps people ditch unfulfilling careers and build lives they love instead. She dives into her specific approach to achieving significant shifts in career within five years, rather than in a rush.    Surprise: the right kind of change doesn't happen overnight, an...

Guest episode from Amy Lippmann!  If your business is starting to feel like a toxic 9-5 job… with constant pressure and demands, this is an episode to shift and reconnect to your original spark that drives you.  Rather than talking about trimming down your to-do list or adding more responsibilities to your plate, such as getting in a tizzy around delegation, there are some better options. Things c...

It's tough growing a business in today's economy! With the cost of living through the roof in 2024, now is an awful time to be setting up a profitable business… right? Well, not exactly. In fact, just because Fortune 500 businesses are struggling, that doesn't mean small businesses have to suffer too. Entrepreneurship is actually booming in today's climate – and if you want your business to be in...

Working for himself pretty much since seventh grade, Tanner Bell gives us the full story on how he went from freelancing and blogging to $3m in annual revenue.  Tanner Bell got his start with recurring revenue in the craft industry with the business, Makers Gonna Learn in 2017. Together with his wife, Courtney, they dreamed up Less Hustle More Profit, an all encompassing way to walk with other bus...

Jon Loomer shares his story of pivoting from traditional online marketing content strategies to a posting over 500 videos in a year.  Jon Loomer is a Facebook and Meta advertising expert with over a decade of experience. After being laid off twice, he built a successful business teaching entrepreneurs how to use Facebook ads effectively.  Known for his educational content and video marketing, Jon...

In this episode, Liz Wilcox tells us how she turned a simple $9/month membership into a whopping $500k business. A self-taught email marketing expert and a high action taking entrepreneur, Liz started her journey with a unique book, an RV travel blog and has since built low cost membership that gets small businesses to actually email their list.  Hear how Liz has successfully leveraged her tenacit...

Today, Get Paid Marketing client Tracy Hoth takes over the podcast to interview our Copywriting and Messaging Coach, Sarah Lucille.   You're getting an inside look at the origin of GPM, what it's really like for my team to work with me, and how we combine my approach to ads and strategy with Sarah Lucille's powerful take on copy and messaging.   Hear all about the evolution of GPM—what's worked, w...

The coaching industry has changed and clients are looking for a whole lot more than a course with a bunch of modules they have to do on their own. Is your coaching business ready?  Today, I got to talk with my mentor, Dielle Charon, about getting really specific about how we as coaches talk about and help our clients get results.  And I'm not talking about making grandiose claims nobody can keep....