The Graceful Founder with Kelly

#133: Are you interested in learning how to create an impactful yet profitable personal brand for your company? In today's world, it seems like there are so many gurus and experts out there telling us how to create or set up our personal brand so that we can make quick money. But that's not the point of a personal brand. Not only is our guest today a Wall Street Journal Best selling author of&nbsp...

#132: What does it mean to be a diversity and inclusion strategist? This is a question that our guest today gets quite often, considering such a position hasn't been around for that long. Yet, we have seen how this is such a hot and important topic, particularly over the last year. Additionally, she didn't follow the traditional route that most D&I strategists take, working in the world of cor...

#131: How would you define your role in your clients' customer journey? According to our guest today, regardless of the industry you are in, you are their guide . Not only should you be helping them solve their problem, but there are 2 things you also need to be doing to solve their problem at the root. Additionally, we discuss why there isn't a one size fits all formula for building a personal br...

#130: Are you struggling to convert leads on your website or attract the right clients in the first place? It seems simple enough, write on your website what problem you solve and how you solve it. Make it look nice and elegant and the customers should be flowing in, right? However as our guest today explains in this episode, we often forget that we also need to  reframe it from the customer'...

#129: Have you heard about movement marketing as a marketing strategy to promote your brand? If not, this is something you should check out! Not only is movement marketing listed as one of the  top branding strategies for 2021 , but it actually works! Why? Well as our guest today explains in this episode, it's about starting something that is  bigger than just your brand  which give...

#128: How would you describe your brand? How did you come up with your brand? Oftentimes, the first thing that pops into our heads when we think about brands is the logo, the colors and the overall feeling that we associate with that brand. But we forget that aesthetics isn't everything . Luckily for you, our guest today gives us more than a few tips and insights on why in order for our brands to...

#127: Are you struggling to connect with potential clients? You are most definitely not alone! Luckily for you, our guest today gives us more than a few tips and insights on why storytelling is a big part of business today, but why we've doing it wrong. Lisa McGuire is a business growth consultant, certified business coach, business storyteller, speaker, podcaster, and award-winning communicator....

#126: Are you struggling to close that sale? You are most definitely not alone! Luckily for you, our guest today gives us more than a few tips and insights on how we cannot rely on the old methods of selling and how game theory can teach us a thing or two about sales and closing that deal, while still serving your clients excellently.  DK Kim isn't just another sales consultant and trainer. H...

#125: Why did you start your business? Each single one of us has a different founder's story as to the particulars of why and how we started our respective business'. Usually we just write it up on the about pages of our websites and that's it. But are you trying to figure out how to connect with potential customers and not getting further? One of the best ways to connect is through stories and in...

#124: Are you struggling to figure out what to write on your sales page? You are most definitely not alone! Luckily for you, our guest today gives us more than a few tips and insights on how we can utilize different writing styles and knowledge of the customer journey to not just connect with potential clients, but close that sale in a genuine way ! Geoff Kullman isn't just another copywriter.&nbs...

#123: Are you struggling to figure out what to post on social media to get more engagement more for audience? You are most definitely not alone! Luckily for you, our guest today gives us more than a few tips and insights on how we can utilize social media and increase our influence through authentic personal branding.  Lauren V Davis  isn't just another marketing consultant. She has...

#122: Do you feel that you know your mission in life? One of the most regular google searches is about finding the meaning of life and  finding your calling in life. We hear it all the time that you should follow your passions and that way you will never work a day in your life. To some extent that is true! However, how do you find a way to make your passion a money maker for you? ...

#121: Easter Christian Business Series: Why It's Important To Have a Good Relationship with God with Danika and Tunji How close would you say your relationship with God is? While we may think that God and business are two different parts of our lives, they actually mix and intertwine a lot more than you would think! Our first guest is Tunji Olujimi and he was writing books and then people asked hi...

#120: Easter Christian Business Series: Why You Need to Trust God With Your Business with AJ and Traci Our guests on this episode can tell you how they dealt with their doubts when God prompted them to change careers. Our first guest is AJ Wilcox, you may have heard of him as the go to guy for Linkedin. However, how he got started is quite a story! As you will hear from this episode, he never thou...

#119: Easter Christian Business Series: How God Uses Your Experiences To Start Your Business Do you feel that you've spent a long time honing your skills and are scared to take the leap to start your own business? Our guests on this episode can tell you how they dealt with their doubts when God prompted them to change careers. Our first guest is Vaughn Fahie and he spent over 3 decades recording a...

#118: Easter Christian Business Series: How God Uses Us Regardless of Where We are Do you feel that you aren't able to serve God where you are now? Our first guest is Stacey Ansley and she spent 14 years working in Christian ministry, that alone sounds like the perfect place to serve God, right? However, God had different plans for Stacey and got her and her husband to to start a coaching business...

#117: Easter Christian Business Series: Why We Need to Be Vulnerable To Be Successful Do you try to do everything on your own? I think at one point or anther, we are all guilty of trying to handle more than we can actually do. We also forget that not only do we need to steward what our bodies can handle physically, but also mentally and emotionally, which can cause us to quickly spiral. Our first...

#116: Easter Christian Business Series: How to Find Your God Given Identity Do you have a hard time trying to figure out who you are and your identity? Our first guest is Regina and through her story, you will find that having all of the advice in the world from any number of marketing gurus and trying to follow all of the step by step programs to grow her audience, she was never able to grow expo...

#115: Easter Christian Business Series: How to Overcome the Doubts You Have with God How do you deal with your doubts? Our guests on this episode can tell you how they dealt with their doubts and overcome their challenges. Our first guest is El and through her story, you will realize that similar to what we see on social media, we can put up a front to show to the world that all is well and great....

#114: Easter Christian Business Series: How God Has Made Us Each Unique to Serve How do you deal with your doubts? Our guests on this episode can tell you how they dealt with their doubts and overcome their challenges. Our first guest is Amber and she overcame her challenges by knowing God's heart. As women, we go through so much, our hearts get broken, but when we have the Holy Spirit, He helps u...

#113: Easter Christian Business Series: How God Will Send You What You Need In The Marketplace How do you overcome the doubts that pop up when running your business? As our first guest can tell you it is helpful to go back and remind yourself of what God promised you. Craig Pickerill knows what it's like to have God interrupt his life and change his business around. Yet, as we all know, starting a...

#112: Easter Christian Business Series: Shining A Light For God In The Marketplace with Ian Anderson Gray and Michelle Mays Why are you running your business? Why did you start your business? There is no right or wrong reason, but for many new entrepreneurs, the why behind what they do, helps them get through those rough patches. Christian entrepreneurs in general are fairly afraid to be seen beca...

#111: Easter Christian Business Series: Building a Business and Letting Go of Insecurities with Kneisha Sanders Do you work in the corporate world and are curious about how to transition to being your own boss and an entrepreneur? Our guest on this episode, can tell you first-hand what it was like to do that! Kneisha Sanders had a business as a hobby, but realized in the last year that she was hol...

#110: Easter Christian Business Series: Unlocking Our Authentic Selves Through God's Grace with Dawn Trimble and Denise Walsh Are you living life as your authentic self? We hear so much nowadays about being authentic, that it seems like the word is overused. From social media influencers, to marketing ads, it seems like everywhere we go, we hear about it, but what does it really mean? Our first gu...

#109: Easter Christian Business Series: Asking God For Confirmation with Dr Richelle Whittaker and Hollis Moore Are you worried that you heard God wrong or that you're not certain it was Him talking to you? Both of our guests can reassure you that if it was God, He will confirm it many times over, through signs, messages, friends, etc as long as you are keeping an open mind and paying attention to...