The Small Business Mindset

How many times have you felt like everyone around you had all the answers?  If you are someone who wants to level up your influence, client base, and spot at the table, then this episode is for you.  We discuss: Imposter syndrome Building confidence How to prepare so you are ready to face those "smarter" people Developing questions to set yourself apart   Anyone can develop what it takes to make a...

April Roberts is the founder of Vixen Gathering , and as a high-achieving former attorney and financial advisor, with degrees from Vanderbilt and Notre Dame, April understand the societal pressures facing women that often lead to burnout.   She hosts the podcast Vixen Voice , where she shares stories of Gen X women that have shed the traditional definition of success to pursue their life's true pa...

I am pleased to share that I have just released a NEW online course!  The Commercial Real Estate Toolbox. If you are a licensed real estate agent, and intereseted in expanding your area of expertise into Commercial Real Estate, than this course is for you!  I own an operate a commercial real estate brokerage in a smaller market, and what I've found over my career, is that there is a lack of commer...

Sales is a factor in all business.  Whether we are slling a product or a service, to be able to make a profit, sales need to happen.  Listen in as Nikki Rausch , The Sales Maven, shares her strategies for transforming the misunderstood process of selling. As a special resource to listeners, download Nikki's FREE eBook: Closing The Sale through the link below: https://yoursalesmaven.com/sbmindset A...

The Small Business Mindset is celebrating with our 100th episode!  Since the launch in the fall of 2019, there have been LOTS of changes that have happened in our world and business.  Host Kirsten Flory shares her lessons learned from creating this podcast to changes in her life and business.  If you are ready to start a new venture, or launch a new idea, this episode is for you! buildingsuccess c...

CEO and Founder of Work On Your Game , Dre Baldwin joins us as a guest on this episode of The Small Business Mindset.  Dre was a professional athlete, and spent nine years playing basketball all over the world.  His career was a bit untraditional - in that he was a walk-on player at his Division III College, and had to utilize his non-athletic abilities to get noticed by recruiters.  It's somethin...

Starting a business can be very exciting.  Creating your own product or service to sell, deciding upon your own marketing strategy, and who to hire to help you achieve these goals is the dream of all business owners.  But what is your ultimate goal?   On this episode of The Small Business Mindset, we discuss all of the life cycles of a business - from starting up and being a solo-entrepreneur to n...

In our business and personal financial world, the areas where we generate income is something to watch and grow.  Your abilility to not only maxamize your primary income, but also create multiple lines of income will help you to grow your wealth and have financial stability throughout your life and career.  The three areas we discuss include: Primary Income Retirement Income Passive Income   Kirst...

We all have it.  That pesky "D" word in our lives.  What are we talking about?  Debt.   As business owners, Debt can be a way to achieve goals if managed correctly, or it can be debilitating and allow us to fail.  Let's get honest about the debt in both our personal lives and our business.   Jennifer Kirmse is a business advisor who works in the banking industry.  She has worked with businesses la...

As business owners, our eye is on how to grow our business through the income we generate.  More sales equals more income, right?  In this episode, we get granular on the three financial areas of your business (i.e. Income, Expenses and Profit) to get down to the real (and hard) question: Is your business profitable? Kirsten Flory is the President & CEO of Foundations Commercial Real Estate and ho...

Getting frustrated, and then solving a problem was how Frankie Elder-Reedy launched her new company WRAX .  Frankie loves to exercise, and when her curvy figure didn't allow for her to be comfortable doing that activity she loved, she wondered if other women were experiencing the same thing?  On this episode of The Small Business Mindset, we take a deep dive into how Frankie took an idea and took...

The success you are after is achieved by hard work, perserverance, and most importantly: solving BIG PROBLEMS.  Believe it or not, your ability to find solutions to problems (however big or small) sets you up to solve even bigger problems.  Not everyone is comfortable solivng problems, as their fear gets in the way.  To achieve BIG success, you need to get comfortable solving BIG problems.   On th...

Kim and Dave McPherson are the owners of McP Insurance Solutions, and specialize in health insurance for you and your business.  Kim was a small business owner working in the healthcare field as an occupational therapist.  She worked with patients one on one to create healthier lifestyles, as well as working on the administrative side through insurance claim filing and benefits.  Dave is a mechani...

Kathi Reuter was an elementary school teacher.  When her children were born, she looked forward to being a stay at home mom.  A few years later, Kathi and her husband realized that one income was not enough to support their growing family.  Kathi needed to go back to work. Listen in to hear how Kathi leveraged a passion for fitness with an at home business idea to create an income to not only pay...

Meet DreWill, owner of DreWill Productions .  On this episode, we dive into this Small Business CEO's journey to find out how he used his skills, and his network, to break into the Hollywood film industry.  DreWill's entrepreneurial journey started a little later in life.  He took a hobby and went back to school to develop the specific skills needed, and then launched a production company through...

It is that magical time of the year when the weather cools down, you plan and attend holiday parties and celebrate the past year.  It is also a time to get ready to launch your goals for the coming year!  On this episode, we break down how to really get focused and take those tangible items that you have been thinking about and put them into action.  It's more than just making a list...it's about...

Sam Porritt had a thriving career in corporate America.  He was on the team that created multiple slogans, brand campaigns, and had national level clients and international reach.  He had achieved success in career and life.  While vacationing in Italy on a once-in-a-lifetime trip, his life changed dramatically.   Listen in to hear how Sam took this would be tragedy and turned it into his life's w...

Growing your profits and business doesn't have to stay within the physical market that you serve.  How can we think creatively, use our network, and open up profit streams to maxamize our time, talents and resources?  This episode of The Small Business Mindset provides you with tools to break out of your industry's boundaries and develop an infinite pie.  The pie of your available business isn't o...

We would like to all create more time within our day, and create more revenue by doing so!  Megan Robinson is a Certified Online Business Manager and master of systems.  She helps service based entrepreneurs make more money in less time by simplifying, automating and streamlining their business.  Our discussion centers around how we can be more efficient with our time, and what systems to tap into...

When we focus on our goals, the end game is to see results.  Have you ever asked yourself: what results YOU actually want?  Our motivations for getting results may be differerent from others.  Ask yourself: what comes naturally to you? What comes naturally with your time, energy and efforts?  Listen in to this episode of The Small Business Mindset to learn some easy ideas to start doing now to get...

As human beings, we want to be liked by everyone.  It is our nature to want positivity, support and friendliness to come our way.  So what do we do when it doesn't, and how can we create an invisible sheild to protect ourselves from getting brought down by negativity?   On this episode of The Small Business Mindset, we discuss how to develop a thicker skin by implementing some daily practices so y...

Monique Allen is the founder and creative director of the Garden Continuum , and has used her knowledge as a lifelong gardner, business developer and educator to bridge the gap between landscaping and business building.  With that experience she launched her coaching career as The Lifescape Coach.  Our conversation takes us through the 3 most important things to consider when it comes to Life-Scap...

Why do we as business owners seek out the opinions of others of what we are doing?  Asking permission of others shouldn't dictate how we move forward with our lives and business.  Join in on this conversation about what are good ideas to gain feedback on, and how you can give permission to yourself to take on new challenges. Kirsten Flory is the Presdient & CEO of Foundations Commercial Real Estat...

Kirsten Flory was a guest on The Smartr Podcast, hosted and produced ty Cooper Curtin and Ryan Simonson, who are students at the University of Kansas School of Business. Join in as they discuss how to get started in business, what hurdles to overcome, and building up the courage to try out different lanes of business until you find the right fit.   Kirsten Flory is the President & CEO of Foundatio...

Erika Dvorske is the Chief Operating Officer at SS&C CPA's and Advisors where she provides strategic planning, facilitation and nonprofit developmement, with an eye to strengthening the trajectory of any organization.  Erika also has a background serving in the Executive Director roles for non profit organizations.  Our conversation is to understand the nonprofit business model, and how your busin...