The Road to Seven

2020 was a very tough year for most of us. A devastating year for others. Personally and professionally, we’ve all been trying to weather the storm. But 2020 has also presented us with a number of hidden gifts. For many of us, the pains of 2020 are still too fresh and it’s too soon to appreciate these silver linings — and that’s okay! For those of us who are ready, I’d love to look back on the way...

“The human side of your team and business can sometimes be the hardest to manage.” —  Shelagh Cummins Laura Tolhoek grew up in a family that owned a small business, so from an early age she was familiar with the tenacity, resilience, and hard work that go into growing a livelihood. After going to school for HR, she worked for large companies in hospitality and food service. She desired a healthier...

“I started Green at Home by accident. It was not something that I intentionally knew; that I was going to launch my own business.” —  Emma Rohmann When it comes to creating a life that will fulfill you, passion is everything. Running a business focused only on making money will eventually just feel like a job — it will be hard for you to show up, let alone show up as a leader. A business focused o...

“If you say that you want something and then you do nothing to get it, you do not want it. To me, it’s that simple.” —  Christen N. James Christen N. James never felt like she fit into corporate life. But she loved the work that she did. How did she create space for herself to follow her passion outside of the corporate world? Christen worked in a corporate management role for over 10 years, helpi...

Are you using gratitude the right way? There are some major misconceptions out there about how we should experience gratitude. Gratitude can be experienced in ways that can drive your business growth, but a lot of people approach gratitude in ways that can actually hinder growth, based on this misunderstanding. It’s easy to compare our lives to the lives of people less fortunate and feel as though...

“When you run your own business, not everything is going to be perfect … there’s going to be days when there are losses and you have to understand that, as a business person, that’s part of the risk that you take … that’s probably one of the biggest learning things — just trust the process and put your faith into it.” —  Sasha Senior Covid-19 has created an interesting era for business. While many...

 ‌“Unfinished business is in every facet of our lives. There are things that we want that we just keep not getting, for whatever reason.” —  Shelagh Cummins We all set goals, all the time. “I am going to lose 15 lbs.” “I am going to start meditating twice a day.” “I am going to launch my course this year.” “I am going to start writing my book.” Setting goals is so easy. But how often do we actuall...

 ‌“You can’t just put it out there and have a vision of it and not take action towards it. A lot of people forget or don’t know or haven’t been taught that the Law of Attraction goes hand-in-hand with the Law of Action.”  —  Kristine Kolzing What would your life look like if you were swimming in abundance? My guest for this episode, Kristine Kolzing, has built her business around helping her clien...

We all have our roles, whether it’s wisdom-sharer, or marcher, or healer. I was waiting for that healer part to be called forward.  - Asha Frost Are you rooted in the path you’re meant to be walking? This episode features an interview with a very special and powerful guest, Asha Frost, an Ojibwe healer, spiritual mentor, and businesswoman.  A sensitive and empathic child growing up, Asha soon real...

This episode is a little bit different. You know I like to shake things up and keep things fresh for you. I did a training inside my Women of Action Group as a response to what I was seeing was happening with my women. We've just come out of a crazy quarter. The last quarter of 2020 has just been mind-blowing. I don't think anybody could have predicted that the challenges that you faced...

Hello again and welcome back to the Road To Seven. It is an absolute honour to be sitting with you today. My guest today is an interview that you don't want to miss. Not only is she a powerhouse in business, but we got into the nitty-gritty of the inside work that has to happen in order to grow a successful business. Violette de Ayala is a Cuban American serial and social entrepreneur. She is...

Welcome back to The Road to Seven with Shelagh Cummins. It's an absolute honor to be spending some time with you today and to be sharing a really powerful story from a woman who I just adore. What I love about my conversation today with Nadine Woods is how real it is. Tune in as we discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of business growth, checking in with your mental health and so much more!

We cannot escape having an unhappy client. Especially when you're growing, the more people you serve, the more people who are buying from you, the more customers and clients that you have, the more of the likelihood that somebody is going to be unhappy, because we're dealing with people, and people are unpredictable. People have their own agendas and some people feel a lot of power behin...

It has not been an easy week. It has been a highly emotional week as I stop and pause and listen, and empathize and reflect on my history, my unconscious biases, my white privilege, and how I can do better, be better, and role model better for others. I am anti-racist, but I haven't been loud enough about it. And so, today I just want to talk through the process of how I'm coming to term...

In today's episode of The Road to Seven, I interview Mary Engel who is also known as The Management Coach and is the co-founder and CEO of esuite.com. Mary and I sit down and we talk about how you have to fall in love with marketing in order to grow your business. She shares some amazing pivot points in her journey that has allowed her to create a scaled and highly profitable coaching company...

In today's episode of Road to Seven, I sit down with Kim Ades. Kim has been someone I've idolized for a long time she's been able to do what many coaches have never figured out- she has scaled a strong, sustainable and profitable coaching company. Kim Ades is the president and founder of frame of mind coaching and journal engine software. author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach and mum...

This week on Road to Seven's #ThriveGuide, I have an incredibly special guest. This is a woman who I have been looking up to for years now as she's been building the SheEO brand and the SheEO Empire. I love what she stands for and love how she serves and today I am so thrilled to introduce you to Vicki Saunders the founder of SheEO. Tune in as we talk about how she's built up SheEO,...

Your market value has gone up since this pandemic has crushed our entire world, its economic and health systems. And we're facing challenges that we've never had to think about or look at before.  Today I have a very special episode of this podcast. I'm chatting with Stu McLaren who has been a mentor of mine for the last three years. He's the person I turned to, to think about...

COVID-19 has been declared a national pandemic that has many of us feeling like "business as unusual" where everything seems to. Today, we're moving from working on our mindset to shifting into action. Now is the time more than ever to share your value with others who are relying on you. Tune into this broadcast to learn how to shift, step-by-step, into action. You matter, your work...

COVID-19 has been declared a national pandemic that has many of us feeling stuck. If you're feeling the effects of staying home, balancing your work and personal life, or facing anxiety about the future - tune into this broadcast where we'll discuss three things to help you get back to making those PowerMoves. You matter, your work is important and you're not alone. I'm here wi...

On this episode of Road to Seven, Sharon Vinderine and I sit down and talk about how she has created multi-million dollar companies. She's part of the elusive 2% of women entrepreneurs who have successfully built a seven-figure business. And she hasn't just done it once, my friends, she's done it more than once. Tune in as she shares some of her secrets to building a seven-figure bu...

If you've ever wondered whether it's your marketing or your sales or how you handle conversations or what you put up on Instagram that's going to be the key to your success - then you need to listen to this episode.  I interviewed the five women who just graduated from Leverage, which is my highest level program designed for women that are building seven-figure businesses. And I ask...

Welcome to a brand new season of Road to Seven!  We're starting 2020 off with a VERY timely topic - procrastination and perfectionism. In fact, I actually have been procrastinating this very episode! I really wanted to get it right and so I kept pushing the deadline further and further away. Tune in to hear me get vulnerable, how to overcome procrastination, and how to deal with perfectionism...

From corporate to running your own business from scratch is a huge transition - especially when you’re starting out with a laptop, three clients and a lot of hustle.  In today’s episode, we’re chatting with Andrea Henry, owner of Henry Business Law about her unbelievable business growth journey over the last few years to help women protect the beautiful businesses that give them the freedom and ag...