The Grit Reapers

Send us a text and share your feedback! Ready to build your first website? Hold up! Before you dive headfirst into choosing between Wix, WordPress, or Kajabi, we’re here to flip the script on how you should actually approach website building. In this episode, we're serving up some observations about why most entrepreneurs are doing this backwards.  What You'll Learn: 💀 Why starting with...

Send us a text and share your feedback! Ugh, sales calls. Just the thought makes you want to hide under your desk, right? If you're one of those entrepreneurs who'd rather do literally anything else than ask for the sale, this episode is your wake-up call (in the best possible way). We're chatting with Nancy Zare, the brilliant mind behind the AlikeAbility System, who's here to...

Send us a text and share your feedback! What the Heck is Kajabi? (And Why We're Secretly Obsessed) Ever wondered how online entrepreneurs make everything look so seamless? You sign up for something and BAM - instant email, perfect login, everything just... works? Well, wonder no more! This episode, we’re spilling the tea on our not-so-secret love affair with Kajabi - the all-in-one platform t...

Send us a text and share your feedback! You know that sinking feeling when you hit "post" on what you thought was your most brilliant piece of content, only to watch it land with a thud? Or when someone says “I see all your stuff online, but what exactly do you do?" Yeah, we've all been there. The truth is, most of us are walking around thinking we're crystal clear communi...

Send us a text and share your feedback! "I got burned from a candle when I was 11 months old. My mom lifted me up from the bed and my right hand literally stayed behind. From 11 months until 15 years, I had a total of 104 surgeries just to fix me up. I tried to commit suicide three times because I felt like I didn't belong here. But then in 2007, I met God, and He told me: 'You have...

Send us a text and share your feedback! Ever wonder what separates the genuine success stories from the empty hype in your feed? Welcome back to "Trash or Treasure" - where Gail and Candice dig through the noise to find the real gems worth your attention. This week, we struck gold with a post that had us both saying "TREASURE!" from the get-go. But what made this one so differe...

Send us a text and share your feedback! "My perfect, chatty little boy was on his way. Little did we know that three weeks of high fever would strip away his words, his eye contact, his recognition of his baby brother - everything that made him 'him.' The doctors missed it. I knew something was catastrophically wrong, but no one would listen. By the time we got answers, my verbal, m...

Send us a text and share your feedback! We're kicking things off with a topic that's absolutely everywhere right now - AI research tools. And who better to cut through all the AI hype than our resident tech wizard, Gail? If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the idea of competitor analysis, spent hours scrolling through websites trying to figure out what your ideal clients actually wan...

Send us a text and share your feedback! You know that feeling when you're running at full speed in your business, juggling client work, trying to create content, and somehow keep all the plates spinning - but deep down you know something's not quite right? Maybe your messaging doesn't match what you actually do anymore, or your "systems" are basically just you frantically...

Send us a text and share your feedback! Ever dreamed of waking up to a flood of "Congratulations, you have a new student!" notifications? In this episode, Gail shares her recent breakthrough experience with an AI image generation workshop that sold out almost instantly gaining over 30 paying members when she'd hoped for just 15! We dive into what makes an offer irresistible, explori...

Send us a text and share your feedback! Ever found yourself drowning in a sea of software options, wondering which creative tools are actually worth your time (and money)? In this week's episode, we're pulling back the curtain on the exact tools we use every single day in our online businesses. No fancy endorsements, no affiliate pressure – just honest reviews of the creative platforms t...

Send us a text and share your feedback! If you’ve ever found yourself questioning whether you really understand  the term "sales funnel" and all the complex diagrams that come with it, this episode is for you! In this episode, we’re talking all things funnels, in plain, no-nonsense language that makes sense for your online business journey. In this episode we get into:  💀 What a sales f...

Send us a text and share your feedback! "How do you actually make money online?" It's the million-dollar question everyone asks, but few answer honestly. Tired of the flashy promises and "get-rich-quick" schemes that leave you more confused than confident? In this no-nonsense episode, we cut through the fluff and reveal what REALLY makes the difference between struggling o...

Send us a text and share your feedback! "I need to start an online business... but WHERE do I actually build it?!" If you've ever stared at your laptop wondering which platform will host your videos, collect payments, and not make you want to throw your computer out the window – this episode is your digital lifeline. Say goodbye to cobbling together a dozen different tools and hello...

Send us a text and share your feedback! Ever wondered what it really takes to push through when everything seems to be working against you?. In this week's episode, Gail brings on a special guest who knows a thing or two about true grit - her brother David Ogg, team doctor for the UAE cycling team (yes, those Tour de France guys!). We're not talking about digging deep with a cute Instagr...

Send us a text and share your feedback! One day you're riding high on that pink cloud of entrepreneurial bliss, and the next you're ready to burn it all down and start walking dogs for a living. Sound familiar? In this episode we tackle the emotional whiplash that comes with building an online business - especially during those painfully quiet periods. So if you've ever found yourse...

Send us a text and share your feedback! HOW TO CREATE A POWERFUL ONLINE PRESENCE: Your Business Is Not About You (But YOU Are Your Business) Featuring Kasia Rutkowiak  Ever felt that knot in your stomach before hitting "post" or hesitated to show your face online? I mean, who hasn’t? In this week's episode, we're joined by the powerhouse confidence coach Kasia Rutkowiak who cut...

Send us a text and share your feedback! "In the desert there are no campsites and not much water, so no such thing as a shower. The wind was really howling... When we camped, everything just blew away. Very quickly a stomach bug started going through the group, and when that happens, you just know your turn is coming up... But when you set yourself a goal, yes, it is going to be tough, but it...

Send us a text and share your feedback! Ever find yourself trapped in a late-night scroll session where every other post promises the secret to going viral or making six figures while you sleep?  Welcome to "Trash or Treasure" – where Gail and Candice rescue you from the endless parade of outrageous claims by putting them to the test.  In this episode we get into:  💀 Why those viral gro...

Send us a text and share your feedback! "I was the fittest and strongest I've ever been in my life... Then on Monday, I collapsed. By Tuesday morning, my heart unexpectedly gave in. My blood pressure was non-existent, and I started to swell until I was almost unrecognizable. As they wheeled me in for surgery, they told me I might wake up on a ventilator and dialysis. I remember clearly t...

Send us a text and share your feedback! "Ever feel like your online business is repeatedly testing just how resilient you really are? Like that launch that flopped, those emails that nobody opened, or that social post that got zero engagement was actually a test to see how far you can go before you break?  In this week's eye-opening episode, we're joined by resilience expert and cli...

Send us a text and share your feedback! Are you creating landing pages, tweaking color palettes, and writing endless email sequences... but somehow never actually launching your offer? Yup - we’ve been there! In this week's episode, we dive into the phenomenon of "productive procrastination" – that sneaky habit of staying busy with everything EXCEPT the one thing that would actually...

Send us a text and share your feedback! Ever looked at the word "funnel" and thought "What the FU...seriously, what IS that?" You're not alone! In this no-BS episode, we're demystifying one of the most confusing (and often overcomplicated) parts of online business. Get ready for real talk about what funnels actually are, minus the tech jargon and bro-marketing nonsens...

Send us a text and share your feedback! Do you ever feel like you're so focused on the "next big goal" that you forget to celebrate how far you've come? Or maybe you're drowning in a sea of offers, courses, and "should-dos" wondering why your successful offline business isn't translating to online success? In this week's episode, we sit down with Jen Ed...

Send us a text and share your feedback! "Seven kilometers from the finish line of the world's ultimate human race, everything went dark. I woke up days later in ICU, having survived multiple cerebral seizures and organ failure. They told me I hadn't finished Comrades - the race that nearly took my life. But from the first step I took out of that hospital, there was a fire burning in...