The Kristen Boss Podcast

There’s a laundry list of reasons to begin your journey into social selling. For many, it’s often the promise of freedom to spend more time with your loved ones or the enticement of a better work/life balance (and let’s not forget the unlimited earning potential!!). If you’ve been in the network marketing arena for any length of time, you know that success can quickly lead to feelings of overwhelm...

In network marketing, you set goals all the time. Monthly goals, recruitment goals, sales goals, the list goes on. But what happens as the weeks pass by and you start struggling to meet those goals? The enthusiasm you had has disappeared and you’re left feeling mentally exhausted and needing a break. You don’t see the harm in taking a day off from social media, or renegotiating to a simpler goal....

Kristen is back again this week with three more amazing members of the Purpose and Profit 6 Figure Earner Mastermind. Welcome Stephanie, Lesley, and Sara, as they talk about their experiences with hustle culture, and how unplugging from that mentality led to the work/life balance they had struggled to find.   Join Kristen as she discusses the fear of slowing down, and how learning to lead effectiv...

This week on the podcast, join Kristen as she welcomes three students from the Purpose and Profit 6 Figure Earner Mastermind. Ali, Kaitlin, and Brittany all came to network marketing around the same time. And while they all traveled different paths to reach success, they had one thing in common. Not feeling confident in their roles as leaders.   Listen in as they talk candidly with Kristen about t...

In today’s episode, Kristen sheds some light on an underrated sales technique that not only makes selling feel less slimy, but can also motivate your customers from the time they purchase until they meet their end goal. It’s not some big, crazy trade secret, but it is something top network marketers use everyday. It’s called selling intangibles . Join us today where Kristen talks about:   How to d...

Kristen’s sharing a special episode today that will address all of the thoughts you may be having about joining the Social Selling Academy. As you may have heard, the price is going up on July 1st and she’s noticed more questions about what to expect once you join.    She recently offered a live Q&A to people who were considering joining the Academy and she’s sharing that today so that you can lea...

If you’ve been in a social selling business for any length of time, you’ve probably felt like quitting at some point. You won’t hear any judgement from Kristen as having this thought is totally normal. She’s getting real about what it means when you or someone on your team wants to ‘take a step back’ or hit the ‘pause’ button in their business:   What to do when you feel like quitting Why you shou...

Do you work your business when you’re not feeling motivated or positive/high vibes? Or do you run/shut down the minute you feel discomfort or frustration? You can learn the skill of harnessing the power of your emotions to create more success in your business--with positive AND negative emotion. Today Kristen’s covering:   Why motivation is a fair weather emotion and why it typically leads to inte...

In today’s special bonus episode, Kristen talks with her business ‘bestie’ Samantha Siffring all about cultivating adult friendships and why it’s important to have business friendships as an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship can feel lonely and having someone by your side who understands the ups and downs of growing a business is key.   Why having people on your side who ‘get’ what you’re going throu...

Are you living to your fullest potential or are you shrinking yourself to fit other people’s expectations of you? Many times we live in fear of what other people--typically the people closest to us--will think of us. We fear their judgment. But really, they’re misunderstanding our actions. Kristen’s sharing why people misunderstand us and what to do about it!   Why we feel rejected when people mis...

Numbers, metrics, data--whatever you call it, typically create some sort of drama in our lives because of what we make those numbers mean. Kristen hears it all the time: social sellers who never even look at their numbers because they cause so much anxiety, shame, fear, and doubt. But the numbers don’t create those feelings.    Listen in as Kristen shares how we’re approaching the data in our live...

How many times have you worked hard on a social media post and have been disappointed when you didn’t get new followers, comments, or DMs because you expected something in return? This is called ‘success entitlement.’   It’s not realistic to think every action should have an equal return--especially when you’re first starting out.    Listen for more on how to shift out of this mindset:   The diffe...

We all have a money story. And usually there is some sort of shame, guilt, or worry about judgement that comes up when we have a ‘money trigger.’ Kristen is sharing how this showed up for her recently around a designer purse purchase and what it taught her about her business and how she worked through the surprising shame that came up around it.   Why success doesn’t stop our negative thoughts and...

How many of you have all of the perfect to-do lists and/or pretty planners and you still get “nothing” done? If you’re constantly asking yourself “where did all of my time go?” Kristen’s breaking down why this is so common and how to combat it so that you can start to harness your time instead of letting it slip through your fingers:   Common harmful things people say about time Why you’re feeling...

Kristen is interviewing her client and friend, Rachael Rogers, an enneagram 7 who hit a ‘business depression’ after hustling and making it to the top of her company in record time. Soon after, her business came to a halt, she felt no joy in her work, and she realized that her current approach was not sustainable.    Listen for her lessons from a year of working with Kristen when she really dug dee...

NEW 3 day LIVE EVENT RECRUIT REBOOT Register here:  https://kristenboss.mykajabi.com/Recruit-Reboot Without question, the number one struggle I see in the social selling industry is RECRUITMENT.  I see so many people who are frustrated, confused, stuck, and in despair because they feel clueless when it comes to recruitment. This isn’t about getting warm bodies to join your organization- this is ab...

Are you all over the place in your business with lots of starts and stops based on your feelings from day to day? Do you want to learn how to become more consistent?    Kristen believes that becoming consistent comes from one specific emotion--she’s talking about how to cultivate and access it on a regular basis so that you keep you showing up in your social selling business.    The main reasons y...

On the show today is author, entrepreneur, activist, and all around powerhouse Liz Forkin Bohannon. A few years after founding her company, Sseko, an ethical fashion brand which creates education and employment opportunities for East African women, she recognized that Sseko could have an equal impact on women in the US by transitioning it from a wholesale structure to a network marketing, communit...

Does your partner support you and your social selling business? Today I’m sharing with you the reasons many spouses and/or partners don’t appear to be supportive of your social selling business and my best tips to getting your them on board.   How to know if your spouse doesn’t support your business (or if that’s your interpretation of his behavior) Why your partner might not be a fan of your busi...

This week Kristen interviews long time friend, client, and self-declared Enneagram 9, Kelsey Hansen, on her success and how she did things differently to build her business. Kelsey is a six figure earner with her company and is known as the “Sourdough Mentor” on Instagram. Yes, she provides value and creates content around sourdough bread AND has a successful business that is completely unrelated...

Kristen is sharing more about her experience with extreme burnout--along with the subtle burnout signs you may not notice and what you can do once you realize you’re burned out.    People in the social selling industry are taught to hustle their way to business success and they almost always have some form of burnout along the way. And so many don’t know any other way to run their business.    Kri...

Double Book bonus is for The Confident Copy book and The Purposeful Organic Marketing book. Both are printed and mailed to you when you join the academy 3/26-3/29 Social Selling Academy: https://www.thesocialsellingacademy.com/the-social-selling-academy-ssa  

Have you had some success in your social selling business, but you’ve realized that you can’t sustain the hustle for yourself or your team? What about coming to the industry with entrepreneurial success, and you tried to do things the way your social selling company (or so-called ‘guru’s’ were teaching) and with no traction?    Kristen’s interviewing two members of The Social Selling Academy with...

Get ready for some real-time inspiration! Today Kristen interviews two students in The Social Selling Academy as they share about the simple changes they made after they joined The Academy and how they quickly created BIG results in their businesses.   Melissa McGill has been in the social selling space for three years and was one of the founding members of The Social Selling Academy. She shares h...

Many people are stuck in the hustle of growing their business and trying to reach their next goal to the point that they can’t take a break or rest without being plagued with an impulse to respond to messages, write another post, or message another person. They think that drive is what is motivating them to hit the next goal, but it’s likely high-functioning anxiety.   Kristen shares her experienc...