Podcasts about breaking down your business

What do you get when you mix a multi-passionate person with a bit of boredom? Coach, speaker, and businesswoman Jill Salzman. The founder of Founding Moms likes a challenge: “Can I make money from something that sounds nuts?” Jill shares with Jeanne why trusting yourself is important; why telling everyone your mistakes helps you grow; why slowing down can reap multi-faceted rewards; how she ended up starting, growing, and selling three seemingly unrelated businesses; and why you don't always need an “expert” for your business. Jill Salzman turns the mundane into inspiration and transforms the impossible into the achievable. Through defying expectations and breaking the rules, she succeeds in inspiring entrepreneurs to figure out what works for them by using meaningful action to create positive results. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (*According To My Mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs. She's shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu among others, and professed her love of Eddie Vedder in her TEDx talk on 11/11/11. She hosted the top-rated entertaining business podcasts, Breaking Down Your Business, and then Why Are We Shouting?, a question she asks herself daily.CNNMoney called her a “mogul.” MSN Live said she's a “Cool Entrepreneur We Love.” Forbes rated her a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and voted her third business, The Founding Moms, one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. When she's not speaking to audiences in patterned leggings or podcasting from her basement, she fruitlessly tries to convince her daughters that cassette tapes actually existed.Website: https://jillsalzman.comLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jillll

Having a clear business plan and strategy in place so that you know the direction you want your business to go is one step in the process of reaching your goals as a business owner.  When you take these strategies and develop milestones for each of them, you will be crystal clear on your next steps to success.  Creating your business milestones will help you deepen your understanding of the process to reach and take action on each of the strategies in your business plan.  Every milestone you complete brings you forward to accomplishing your overall progress of implementing your strategies in your business.  Knowing the exact path and actions you need to take to reach and move on to the next milestone helps you stay the course of your overall business strategies.  By reviewing and monitoring your business strategies and milestones, you'll know if changes need to be made or if additional milestones are needed.  Your milestones, like many other areas of your business, are not set in stone and may need to be altered throughout your business which allows you to quickly see any changes that may need to be done in your business and create the flexibility to pivot whenever necessary while keeping your overall strategy in place.  In today's podcast episode, I'm helping you with processes to create these milestones and decide when you should be reviewing them as well as how to make changes so that your business can reach success in the most efficient and fastest way possible.  It doesn't matter if you are a self-employed individual, a solopreneur, entrepreneur, mompreneur, freelancer, small business owner, a remote, virtual, online, or in-house bookkeeper, or a virtual assistant or VA, listen in to today's podcast episode so that you know exactly where you should be adding milestones in your business.  These tips are essential whether you are using a computerized software system like QuickBooks, Xero, Wave, or FreshBooks for your business finances; or doing your bookkeeping manually with an Excel spreadsheet or even a Google Document… Find out how you can work with me by either scheduling a free consultation or signing up for the BALANCE Life Coaching program, where you can get private one-on-one coaching every week.  Find out where you'd like to see yourself and your business in the future.  We'll create a laser-focused plan, including which action steps you need to take to get started on the path to success: https://www.financialadventure.com/work-with-me Accountants, CPAs, Bookkeepers, Tax Preparers & Financial Professionals, sign up here to get updates on upcoming opportunities & grab the Audit Of Your Well-Being & Balance Guide here: https://www.financialadventure.com/accountant Ready to set up your business?  I have a program I'm creating to help you get your business set up so that you can start making money.  Sign up for this program here: https://www.financialadventure.com/start Are you ready to try coaching?  Schedule an Introductory Coaching Session today.  You'll have the opportunity to dip your toes in and see how you like coaching with an Introductory Coaching Session.  I'll spend the whole time coaching you on anything you'd like coaching on in your business or your personal life: https://www.financialadventure.com/intro Join us in the Mastering Your Small Business Finances PROFIT LAB if you are ready to take control of your business finances and create the profitable business you are striving for.  Are you ready to generate revenues and increase the profit in your business: https://www.financialadventure.com/profit If You Are Ready To Choose, Start Or Grow Your Side Hustle, Get Your Free Checklist And Assessment Here: https://www.financialadventure.com/sidehustle Grab Your FREE guide:  5 Essential Strategies For Stress-Free Bookkeeping: https://www.financialadventure.com/5essentials Your FREE Online Virtual Bookkeeping Business Starter Guide & Success Path Is Waiting For You: https://www.financialadventure.com/starterguide Join Our Facebook Community:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenbusinessownersultimatediybookkeepingboutique The Strategic Bookkeeping Academy, including Bookkeeping Basics, is open for registration!  You can learn more and sign up here: https://www.financialadventure.com/sba Looking for a payroll solution for your business?  You can get an exclusive 15% discount on your payroll services when you sign up here: https://www.financialadventure.com/adp QuickBooks Online - Save 30% Your First 6 Months: https://www.financialadventure.com/quickbooks Sign up for a virtual coffee chat to see if starting a Bookkeeping Business is right for you: https://www.financialadventure.com/discovery Show Notes:  https://www.financialadventure.com This podcast is sponsored by Financial Adventure, LLC ~ visit https://www.financialadventure.com for additional information and free resources.

Automating Your Way to Success: How Breaking Down Your Business into 3-Month Intervals Can Help You Scale Faster In this episode of the Create, Automate & Scale Podcast, we will discuss the benefits of automating your business three months at a time. As entrepreneurs, managing multiple tasks can be overwhelming, but automation can simplify workflows, save time, and allow for better focus on growth. If you don't know me, hi, I am happy you ended up in my little corner of the world.  I am an automation nerd. I'm a building obsess, I'm your go-to experts in terms of summits, collaboration, events and launches. And I'm the co-founder and CEO of the VIP hub, which is an all-in-one marketing platform. (www.theviphub.ca)Let's Go!

Jill Salzman is currently growing her third entrepreneurial venture, The Founding Moms, where she helps mom entrepreneurs around the world build better businesses. She's the author of The Best Business Book In The World, newly released, she's a co-host of Inc. Magazine's top-rated entertaining business podcast, Breaking Down Your Business, she gave her own TED talk on 11/11/11, and Forbes' named The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. She's shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and in her spare time, Jill enjoys kloofing, baking, and erasing her daughters' crayon artwork from the kitchen walls. Website: foundingmoms.com/books Instagram: foundingmom LinkedIn: foundingmom Facebook: foundingmoms Episode Link: https://iamceo.co/2019/01/03/iam143-founder-and-author-empowering-moms-to-build-better-businesses-through-natural-and-fun-ways/

So what exactly do we mean when we talk about your business's communities—and how can we break them down so that we can make decisions based on them? That's what we will be discussing in this episode. Resources and links mentioned in this episode can be found on the show notes page at www.staceybrownrandall.com/203 

Jill Salzman is currently growing her third entrepreneurial venture, The Founding Moms, where she helps female entrepreneurs build better businesses. Previously, she started a music management firm and then launched and sold a baby jewelry company before creating her current venture. Jill is the author of The Best Business Book In The World* (according to my mom) and the Amazon best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs. She has shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, and Desmond Tutu, among others. Jill hosts the podcast, Why Are We Shouting? She is also a co-host of Inc. Magazine's business podcast, Breaking Down Your Business. Dubbed a “mommy mogul” by CNN Money, a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love” by MSN Live, Jill was recently named one of the Top 50 Women to Watch In Tech as well as a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer after Forbes' named The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs.

In this episode, Brandon collaborates with one of today's most successful entrepreneurs, Aaron Scott Young. Their collaboration topics include entrepreneurship, small business compliance, entity structure, and building strategy around tomorrow's goals instead of today's pain points.http://www.wellnessworksmp.com

In this episode of The Artist Business Plan we sit down with Mari Robeson, an artist, author and interior designer. We discuss how to find your perfect niche as an artist, and the ways to capitalize on your innate uniqueness! You need to be excited about what you're creating as the number one rule is, the energy you put into your work is paramount. We break down a successful business model: know, like, trust. Your buyers need to know you, like you, and trust you! That's how to build a client base. “If you do something that you’re really excited about, that’s unique to you, you can do that for the rest of your life.”- Mari Robeson Guest: Mari Robeson is an artist, author, interior & textile designer. For many years she designed for international brands such as Pottery Barn & Williams Sonoma as a textile and product designer. She’s designed homes for celebrities and diplomats, as well as beautiful restaurants and building her own homes. Mari also has her own podcast for artists, Love Lou Lou, started in memory of her sister. She writes and illustrates for a local shelter magazine and has also written and illustrated her own book, Charming & Pretty - The Art of Home. https://www.marirobesonhome.com/ (https://www.marirobesonhome.com/) For more information on applying to Superfine Art Fair as well as recordings of this and all of our past podcasts, just visit http://www.superfine.world/ (www.superfine.world ) IG: https://www.instagram.com/marirdesign/ (@marirdesign) IG: https://www.instagram.com/superfineartfair/?hl=en (@superfineartfair) Hosted and Executive Produced by James Miille and Alexander Mitow Executive Producer/Producer : Kelsey Susino Written by: Kelsey Susino, Alexander Mitow, and James Miille Audio Edited by: Federico Soler Fernandez

When it comes to marketing, we’re often so focused on the individual aspects that we overlook how all the pieces fit together to create a memorable customer experience.    By focusing on the whole customer experience, we can create joy, build loyalty, get repeat business, and build a strong connection with people.    Everything we do in marketing should be about showing value to our customers, and being authentic and personable so that they genuinely get to know, like, and trust us.    Why is email marketing so important in business right now? What parts of the customer journey can we change and improve? In today’s episode, I’m joined by sought-after speaker, author, entrepreneur, and the founder of The Founding Moms, Jill Salzman. She talks about the most important marketing elements business owners often ignore.   Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode  Why authenticity and vulnerability set us apart The foundation of marketing in 2021 is a personal relationship and connection. People want authenticity and realness from the people they do business with. If we want them to hire us, they have to be able to know, like, and trust us. This happens when we’re personable, engaging, and true to ourselves on social media.  The power of email Don’t underestimate the power of email and nurturing your mailing list. Email marketing has the power to change a lot of businesses. If we dial in the content, the frequency of our emails, and our efforts to grow the list, we can deepen our customer relationships.  How to gain insight into your customer’s journeyMany entrepreneurs don’t know their customers well enough or their customer’s personal journey, which keeps them from growing their business. Take yourself through your own customer experience from the first interaction to the final sale. It’s the only way to see if there’s anything missing or something we have to improve on.   Guest Bio-  Jill Salzman is a sought-after speaker, author, the founder of The Founding Moms, the world’s first and only global collective of offline masterminds and online resources for mom entrepreneurs. A graduate of Brown University and law school after that, she started Paperwork Media, a music management firm, and her first entrepreneurial venture. (Her parents still wonder why she opted for the music business over the seductive and alluring career of a bankruptcy attorney.) She went on to create The Bumble Brand LLC to sell Bumble Bells, audible ankle wear for the newest of human beings (she sold it in 2011.) Having built two successful companies, she launched The Founding Moms to connect mom entrepreneurs around the globe with one another and help them get down to business. Jill has been featured in national media outlets including the New York Times, CNN’s Headline News, People Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Daily Candy Kids, Business Matters, WGN TV, and WAHM Talk Radio. Her TED talk, Why Moms Make The Best Entrepreneurs, received rave reviews. She was named one of the Top 50 Women To Watch In Tech and a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer. Forbes called The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites for Women Entrepreneurs, CNNMoney calls Jill a “Mommy Mogul,” and she was dubbed a “ Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love” by MSN Live. She released her first book, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs, in 2012 through Piggott Press, and The Best Business Book In The World (according to my mom) in 2018. She co-hosts Forbes’ top-rated entertaining business podcast, Breaking Down Your Business and she’s launched a Tip Top Tips video series for entrepreneurs. For more information visit https://foundingmoms.com, send an email to jill@foundingmoms.com and follow @foundingmom on Instagram or connect on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/foundingmoms.

Jill Salzman is on her third entrepreneurial adventure. She has already successfully sold two businesses, one in the music industry and one in baby jewelry. CNNMoney has called her a “mommy mogul,” she was named one of the Top 50 Women to Watch In Tech.  She's also an author, a podcast host for Inc. Magazine's top-rated entertaining business podcast, Breaking Down Your Business, and an international speaker. She's shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu. Jill is currently growing her third business, which is The Founding Moms, the world's first and only global collective of offline masterminds and online resources for mom entrepreneurs. In this show, she is sharing lessons learned from her own journey so that you can take the fast pass to success in yours. Enjoy!   What you'll discover: The impact of Jill's mom on her entrepreneurial journey. How Jill talked her way into a ‘Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Event' and why she thinks her ability not to overthink things has impacted her success. Why Jill ditched her job as a lawyer after 2 weeks. Why you should look at what's working in other industries to see if they can disrupt yours. Lessons from the music business you can apply to selling your stuff. The challenges Jill faced as a young Mum with two businesses and how her feelings led her to find her mission. Why the resourcefulness and adaptability you have to develop as a parent, is equally applicable to business.  How social norms and subconscious messaging lead women to undermine their value and abilities and how Founding Moms helps people overcome that. Jill's mission and how she wants to change the world.  How being part of a community is so valuable on the entrepreneurial journey. Why Jill believes ditching the ‘professional' image has been an important factor in growing her audience and business.  How speaking helps Jill's business and why it's not necessarily in the way you think. What ‘kloofing' is. Why you should raise your prices and how to manage the fear of doing that. Jill's three top tips for success.   All things Jill Salzman: Https://www.foundingmoms.com Jill@foundingmoms.com  Social Media: @foundingmoms   Books:  The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk Launch it by Jill Salzman The Best Business Book in the World According to My Mom by Jill Salzman   Resources: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thespeakingclub/ https://www.saraharcher.co.uk/challenge  https://www.facebook.com/SarahArcherSpeak/ https://www.saraharcher.co.uk https://www.standoutpitch.com Thanks for listening!   To share your thoughts:                                                       leave a comment below.     Share this show on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.  To help the show out:     Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and review really help get the word out and I read each one.     Subscribe on iTunes.

What’s In This Episode: Brad: Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business, episode 363. You can find the show notes for this episode on breakingdownyourbusiness.com/363. Brad: Hey there, Jill. Jill, you're on mute. The button on the lower left, the one that looks like a mike- Jill: Hello. Brad: There you go. There you go. Jill: Hello. Brad: There you go. Jill: Can you hear me? Brad: I can hear you now. Yeah. Jill: Oh my gosh. What is going on with technolgy? Brad: Is this the way we start every meeting now, six times a day I have this conversation.

What’s In This Episode: Brad: Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business episode 362. [crosstalk 00:00:03] You can find [inaudible 00:00:04] of this episode at breakingdownyourbusiness.com/362. Jill: That was me imitating you, but it didn't work. Brad: Hi Jill. Jill: Hi Brad. Brad: I'm Brad from Anchor Advisors. Jill: I am Jill from the Founding Moms and we still managed to talk over each other even [crosstalk 00:00:26] in the same studio. Brad: I am losing my cotton picking mind. Jill: Well, congratulations. It was gone a long time ago, you're just finally noticing.

What’s In This Episode: Brad: If you're sick and tired, and every time you think about your business it makes you go aah, that is a poor indicator of your business health. Brad: Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business, episode 357. Jill: No, no, no, no. No, no. No. Brad: You can find the show notes to this episode at breakingdownyourbusiness.com/357, beep, boop, bop, beep. Jill: What's happened to you? Don't make me shout it. Nobody's going to know who we are. Oh, gross. Brad: Jill. It's April. We're talking about numbers. So I thought that- Jill: So, that immediately means robot voice. Brad: Yes, exactly. Robot voice for the numbers. Jill: Of course. Totally makes sense.

What’s In This Episode: Brad: Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business episode [inaudible 00:00:04] and we're back. You can find the show notes for this episode at breakingdownyourbusiness.com/359. Jill: Yes. Brad: I am Brad Farris from Anchor Advisors. Jill: You're so shouty today. I'm Jill from the Founding Moms. Brad: I'm always shouty, Jill. Jill: Are you though? Brad: I am. Jill: I didn't know if it'd be different. I didn't know if it'd be different. Brad: Today we're going to talk about how to sell during a pandemic.

What’s In This Episode: Brad: Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business! Jill: There he is! Brad: Episode 358. Jill: So exciting! Brad: You can find the show notes of this episode of BreakingDownYourBusiness.com/358. Jill: All the numbers correct in the numbers episode. Brad: Yes! We're talking about numbers for the month of April.

What’s In This Episode: Brad: Welcome to episode 357 of Breaking Down Your Business. Jill: Hello everybody. Brad: There's Jill. Jill: Hey. I- Brad: I'm Brad. Jill: ... Already miss you, Brad. I'm Jill and you're Brad. Brad: It's true. Jill: And it's really, really difficult to do this right now. Do you want to tell the people why? Brad: Well, so the last couple of episodes were recorded before the coronavirus overtook the United States. And so they were recorded in the studio at the beginning of March and we wanted to rush back into the studio and do like a coronavirus update for you. But- Jill: We couldn't. Brad: ... that didn't work out. Jill: It did not. Brad: Because Jill has been struck with the coronavirus.

What’s In This Episode: Brad: I think a lot of people spend time with that sort of good fit. And they just think that's what business is, it's hard, you have to go out and scratch and claw and dig things up. And they're trying lots of things but nothing's really sticking. Jill: Yep, yep. Brad: And so I just don't want people to live in that territory for a long time. Brad: Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business, episode 356. You can find some of the show notes for this episode at breakindownyourbusiness.com/356.

What’s In This Episode: Jill: In my industry there are a lot of assumptions and stereotypes like moms love to drink wine. I'll tell you right now, this mom does not. Brad: Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business episode 354, no, 355. It's 355. Jill: You can't read numbers now. Brad: No, I just can't remember numbers. Jill: This is fun. This is a good start Brad. Brad: If you want the show notes for this episode, go to breakingdownyourbusiness.com/355. Jill: I can't believe he's checking his notes for two numbers. Unreal, unreal.

What’s In This Episode: Jill: When you talk about online networking, it sounds like we're relieving you of actual traditional face-to-face networking, which I think there's almost nothing more important. Brad: Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business, episode 354. Jill: You are welcome. Brad: Welcome. You can find the show notes for this episode at breakingdownyourbusiness.com/354. Jill: Well you're welcome. Welcome, Brad. Brad: Top of the morning to you, Jill. Jill: Oh dear God, this is Brad from Anchor Advisors. Brad: Okay, we don't need a British accent. It's St. Patrick's Day. Jill: Oh it is? Brad: So we need an Irish accent.

What’s In This Episode: Brad: Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business, episode 352. You can find the show notes for this episode at breakingdownyourbusiness.com/352. Jill: I haven't complained about the volume in a long time. Brad: But when you do complain and then I do it softly, you complain about that too. Jill: Yes. Brad: So there's just no way to make you happy. Jill: That's correct.

What’s In This Episode: Brad: I'm a big fan of podcasting. Jill: Same. Brad: I think podcasting is a great way to demonstrate expertise. Jill: Agreed. Brad: However, it is a long tail process. Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business, episode 352. You can find the show notes for this episode of breakingdownyourbusiness.com/352. Jill: So glad [inaudible 00:00:28]. Brad: That exciting, thrilling energy field voice, that's Jill from the Founding Moms doing her Ethel impression. Jill: I don't know why I wanted to look like this. This is Brad from Anchor Advisors. If you've never listened to the show, I don't actually sound like this.

What’s In This Episode: Jill: If you want to play to my heartstrings, like every good story, like every good book or movie, I need you to move me emotionally. Brad: Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business, episode 351. You can find the show notes for this episode at breakingdownyourbusiness.com/351. Jill: 351. Brad: When you go there, you might notice that we have a fresh coat of paint. Jill: We do. New website, re-hauled, overhauled- Brad: Nobody cares. Nobody cares. Jill: ... over-site, over-web, website overhaul. We do. Brad: That word salad there, that's Jill from The Founding Moms. Jill: It is, and I believe we're listening to Brad from Anchor Advisors.

What’s In This Episode: Brad: I think a lot of people know things. There's a difference between knowing something and being able to articulate it in a way that someone else will understand. Brad: Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business Episode 350. You can find the show notes and stuff at BreakingDownYourBusiness.com/350. Jill: I'm so proud of you. You pronounced everything correctly. Well, then you just hit your hand on the computer. Brad: I am my solved wacked today. Jill: Hey, everybody! Brad: So I am Brad from Anchor Advisors. Jill: And I am Jill from the Founding Moms. Brad: Are you? Jill: Well, I'm also from the Breaking Down Your Business platform. Brad: That's true.

Brad Farris: When you're aiming at the center of the target, how often do you hit the center of the target? Jill Salzman: Every single time. Brad Farris: You do? That's amazing. Jill Salzman: Sure, yeah. Brad Farris: I think you lie. Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business, episode 349. Jill Salzman: Good [inaudible 00:00:14]. Brad Farris: You can find the show notes from this episode at breakingdownyourbusiness.com/349 Jill Salzman: You'd think I've done this before. Brad Farris: ... slash three, four, nine. Jill Salzman: 349 episodes. Can't ever get used to that. Brad Farris: I just want to point something out to you, Jill, that might not have occurred to you. Jill Salzman: Probably hasn't. Brad Farris: No one else gets scared, because they pushed play. They know what's coming.

Brad: Especially for those of you that are struggling to get leads, that there's not enough people who are calling you up looking for your business or filling out the form on your website or whatever it is. If you can get this right, you can get people to call you up. Brad: Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business, episode 348 [crosstalk 00:00:18] Jill: Welcome, welcome, welcome. Brad: You can find the show notes for this episode on breakingdownyourbusiness.com/348. Jill: 348. Brad: 348. Jill: 348. Brad: 348. Jill: 348. Brad: I'm Brad for Anchor Advisors. Jill: I'm Jill from the Founding Moms. Brad: This month, we're talking about the messages and promises that you make to your prospects. We don't want to hear any more mealy mouth claims, anymore, "I'm going to make your business better. You're going to be happier, blah, blah crap." So we've got some tough love for you this month. You ready, Jill? Jill: Are we talking directly to LinkedIn spammers? Brad: I wasn't, but what do you... Tell me about that LinkedIn spammers. [crosstalk 00:01:00] Jill: The way you just described it all was basically the message I just got right before we started talking.

Brad: There are definitely days when I lose a deal and I'm like, I'm never going to work again. No one's ever going to hire me. I just don't need someone to say, "Fred, you had three bad deals in a row." Brad: Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business episode 346. Jill: It really does scare me every time. Every time. Brad: You can find the show notes for this episode at BreakingDownYourBusiness.com/346. Jill: 346. That's a lot of episodes. Brad: I'm Brad from Anchor Advisors. Jill: I'm Jill from The Founding Moms. Brad: Jill, what are we talking about today? Jill: I don't know, but I'm feeling very military today. I don't know why. Brad: This month we've been talking about accountability.

Jill: I like to put myself in my customer and client's shoes- Brad: Exactly. Jill: ...in the way of, "What would I be interested in reading? Oh wait, something really short." Brad: Right. Brad: Welcome to Breaking Down Your Business episode 344. Jill: Brad, we're talking to you. Brad: It's a new year. Jill: Is this a new year, new you? Brad: It's a new me, yes. Jill: [crosstalk 00:00:19] Already. Brad: You can find something if you go to breakingdownyourbusiness.com/344. There's something there. Jill: 344? Happy New Year. Brad: To you too.

Brad: One of the things that I think is a difference between charging by the hour and charging by the project is that, when we charge by the project, we're charging for a result. Brad: (singing) Brad: Welcome to Episode 342 of Breaking Down Your Business. Jill: Woo. Brad: You can find the show notes for this episode at breakingdownyourbusiness.com/342. Jill: We're going on tour, I think. The voice is hurting me a lot right now. This is Bruce, another Bruce, and we're happy to be here. Brad: I'm Bruce from Anchor Advisors. Jill: I just was going to say we're happy to hear ourselves. That's so embarrassing. I'm Jill from The Founding Moms.

Thanks to Jill Salzman's search of a better way to connect with other mompreneurs in 2010, she created Founding Moms -- which, today, is a global organization of offline meetups and online resources for more than 12,000 mom entrepreneurs to build better businesses. Her weekly masterminds take place in 60+ cities and she has online resources that include video courses, forums, weekly Q&A, business coaching, and more to help moms get down to business. Jill was named one of the Top 50 Women To Watch In Tech, a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer and CNNMoney calls her a “Mommy Mogul," while Forbes called The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites for Women Entrepreneurs. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Jill -- who also co-hosts the Breaking Down Your Business podcast -- breaks down the three reasons that mommies make the best entrepreneurs, the most common mistakes mompreneurs make and why she says, "Isolation, bad. Support, sexy." We couldn't have said it better ourselves! Learn more at supportissexy.com!

Do you struggle with creating a vision for your life and business? Setting goals and breaking them down into easy to digest steps? Are you constantly setting big goals but failing at the follow through to achieve them? In this episode of the Business Wind Up Zara Ashby goes through a coaching call with Spyros on figuring out what his top goals are for creating a Studio Photography Business and helps break down the big goal, as well as the big number into small, doable steps. Zara takes you through the process of evaluating where you are in your business, creating a vision of where you want to be and understanding why you want to be there. Next she takes you through setting your big goals and working backwards to figure out what you need to do NOW to be achieving your goals in no time at all. Get Some Merch And Support The Show Join our facebook group Join the livestream of the show every Wednesday at 11pm UTC in our facebook group!

In this episode of Lean the F*ck Out, we talk with Jill Salzman about her company The Founding Moms. Jill is an expert in building a business and making it work as a mom. We talk about how you can become a badass founding mom and chat about what it takes to be a mom entrepreneur. Badass Founding Moms Episode Highlights: Systemizing makes everything feel less crazy. Two universal truths about moms: 1. Moms carry guilt about being a working mom and having a kid; and 2. they all carry fear that they will fail. No entrepreneur has it all and knows all of what she’s doing. If you think you understand your target market you don’t. You can’t assume anything about anyone. You have to survey, survey, survey; ask, ask, ask. Use your intuition. Don’t let data fuel your fears. Do the thing you want to do. Dive right in. Don’t let anything be the hurdle to you trying it. Ask people. The worst you could hear is no, which is also helpful. Jill Salzman Jill Salzman is currently growing her third entrepreneurial venture, The Founding Moms, where she helps mom entrepreneurs build better businesses. A graduate of Brown University and law school, she started a music management firm and then launched and sold a baby jewelry company before creating her current venture. She’s the author of  The Best Business Book In The World and the best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs. Jill is a co-host of Inc. Magazine’s top-rated entertaining business podcast, Breaking Down Your Business, gave her own TED talk on 11/11/11, was dubbed a “mommy mogul” by CNNMoney, a “ Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love” by MSN Live, and she was recently named one of the Top 50 Women to Watch In Tech as well as a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer after Forbes’ named The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu and she regularly appears on ABC7’s Windy City Live TV show. In her spare time, Jill enjoys kloofing, baking, and erasing her daughters’ crayon artwork from the kitchen walls. You can find Jill online at: Website - foundingmoms.com Podcast - Breaking Down Your Business Download the FREE Lean the F*ck Out Launch Kit If you are thinking about starting a business or side hustle, check out our Lean the F*ck Out Launch Kit. The kit gives you tools and inspiration to start thinking like a fempreneur and start designing the life you want! You’ll receive a guided meditation to help you figure out your vision, a budget worksheet to see what you need financially to make a go of it, daily practices including printable worksheets and daily affirmations to help you keep your head up when your confidence is waning. Again, it’s free and it’s available at leanthef-ckout.com/launchkit. Music: Sunshine by The Icicles

On today's episode, I interview Jill Salzman, founder of The Founding Moms, where she helps mom entrepreneurs build better businesses. She's a two-time author, co-host of Inc. Magazine’s top-rated entertaining business podcast, Breaking Down Your Business, TED speaker, and serial entrepreneur. We discuss how to take a topic you speak and write about and turn it into a scalable business that is bigger than you. I also discuss how I've done the same thing with my business, Speaker Sisterhood. We go over how we came to the conclusion that what we were talking about could be more than a speech, how we discovered our business models, how we got started, what we've learned about licensing (the good, bad and ugly), and advice for others wanting to start a scalable business.  This episode is sponsored by Told Video: Original, thoughtful storytelling for your brand. Here to help you with your next step in marketing: a meaningful video. Let your story out into the world - get it Told. Contact Rebecca through June 1 to receive a pack of four 15-second social media videos along with your full video. Reach out for a free phone consultation and quote, and to find out more at Toldvideo.com. Learn more about Jill: https://foundingmoms.com/ Find her books: The Best Business Book In The World Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs Listen to her podcast: https://breakingdownyourbusiness.com/ Want to recommend a topic or guest? Email me!

Jill Salzman is currently growing her third entrepreneurial venture, The Founding Moms, where she helps mom entrepreneurs around the world build better businesses. She's the author of The Best Business Book In The World, newly released, she's a co-host of Inc. Magazine's top-rated entertaining business podcast, Breaking Down Your Business, she gave her own TED talk on 11/11/11, and Forbes' named The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. She's shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and in her spare time, Jill enjoys kloofing, baking, and erasing her daughters' crayon artwork from the kitchen walls. Website: https://foundingmoms.com/books/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/foundingmom LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/foundingmom Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/foundingmoms  

What’s In This Episode: "How much does it cost to work with you?" is a question Brad hears a lot. Jill and Brad discuss this and why you can't have just one price (and what to do instead) on this episode. "I bought a book for $200." - Brad Brad discusses a mysterious book which he purchased for $200. Think that's crazy? Because of it, he made $60K. Is it still crazy, or a great investment? When you give people price options, you'd be surprised at how many will choose the highest option because of the value they get from it. Listening and understanding what the customer needs allows you to create options that actually work for them. And when you create a connection with your customers, it pays off in the long run. "You are taking the time to learn me, to get to know me." - Jill Do you have questions about pricing or do you think Brad is insane? Let us know!  Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Netblaze, LLC. Do you need help with your digital marketing? If you want to get more customers from the internet but don't know who to trust or what to do, check out Netblaze - a digital CMO for your company. Netblaze watches over your entire online presence, detects any issues you're having, and displays content on how to get rid of those issues fast. Breaking Down Your Business listeners can try it for FREE.

What’s In This Episode: Jill is hiring! What's your top-notch process for hiring the best people? Jill and Brad talk about how to hire the best people (and why it's hard) in this episode. "Good hiring is hard. Bad hiring is easy." - Brad The Founding Moms is looking for a Host Director to facilitate all the host meetings and coordinate all the offline community. Jill knows what a successful person in this role would look like, but may need some help in setting up the systems for the position. They talk about ways to make the hiring process easier, including casting a wider net of applicants, asking the same questions, and tips for screening your interviewees. How do you make decisions when hiring? If you have questions about hiring, let us know!  Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Netblaze, LLC. Do you need help with your digital marketing? If you want to get more customers from the internet but don't know who to trust or what to do, check out Netblaze - a digital CMO for your company. Netblaze watches over your entire online presence, detects any issues you're having, and displays content on how to get rid of those issues fast. Breaking Down Your Business listeners can try it for FREE.

What’s In This Episode: Does public speaking terrify you? Jill learned to speak in public thanks to the Wizard of Oz. But she's relatively comfortable in front of a crowd. Brad was in speech and debate in high school and had a lot of practice. It's important to remember that professionals don't "wing it" even though it looks like that. When someone's good at speaking, it's because they've practiced like crazy.  "If you're not scared, you're not taking it seriously. The stakes aren't high enough." - Brad Stylist Suze Solari helps people change the world one outfit at a time. She helps people evaluate what pieces of clothing actually serve them. She has a speaking opportunity and wants to maximize it, but needs a better call-to-action to get people to sign up for her newsletter. Jill and Brad advise her to think about her ideal client and the benefit they'll get and the CTA will write itself. "I practice a lot with the audience in mind." - Jill How do you feel about public speaking? Do you have any tips?  Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Netblaze, LLC. Do you need help with your digital marketing? If you want to get more customers from the internet but don't know who to trust or what to do, check out Netblaze - a digital CMO for your company. Netblaze watches over your entire online presence, detects any issues you're having, and displays content on how to get rid of those issues fast. Breaking Down Your Business listeners can try it for FREE.

What’s In This Episode: Why do you subscribe to an email list? What makes you stay? Jill and Brad let you in on a little secret to a highly engaged email list.  "I don't love email, but I enjoy really good email lists." - Jill Recommendations are HUGE when it comes to subscribing to an email list, and Jill will often sign up if she's heard a particular email list is awesome. Of course, sometimes she subscribes because of the freebie she'll get by doing so (with plans to unsubscribe later). Brad might hear someone on a podcast and want to know more so he'll subscribe to hear more from that person. But then, why stay? There are so many emails out there that are bad, that if they're actually good, it's GREAT. Jill says she looks forward to the content and she learns from them - how to write better herself. (Check out Betches.) "Know your audience really well." - Brad Brad's a fan of Verne Harnish because he curates a really good list of resources and respects people's time. He thinks the personal connection is important. When Jill decided to write a daily newsletter, she was terrified. She was worried everyone would unsubscribe (they didn't). By doing so, she learned what worked. And people respond way more now than they did when she was sending out an email every two weeks.   What email lists are your favorite and why? Let us know! Listen in!» Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Netblaze, LLC. Do you need help with your digital marketing? If you want to get more customers from the internet but don't know who to trust or what to do, check out Netblaze - a digital CMO for your company. Netblaze watches over your entire online presence, detects any issues you're having, and displays content on how to get rid of those issues fast. Breaking Down Your Business listeners can try it for FREE.

Butterflies of Wisdom is a podcast where we want to share your story. We want to share your knowledge if you have a small business if you are an author or a Doctor, or whatever you are. With a disability or not, we want to share your story to inspire others. To learn more about Butterflies of Wisdom visit http://butterfliesofwisdom.weebly.com/ Be sure to FOLLOW this program https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wins-women-of-wisdom/id1060801905. To find out more about Challenge Aspen go to https://challengeaspen.org. To see how Win walk and about Ekso go to http://www.bridgingbionics.org/ or email Amanda Boxtel at amanda@bridgingbionics.org.   On Butterflies of Wisdom today, Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Jill Salzman. Jill is currently growing her third entrepreneurial venture, The Founding Moms, the world’s first and only collective of offline meetups and online resources for mom entrepreneurs that was named a Top 100 Website for Entrepreneurs in 2015 by Forbes. A graduate of Brown University and law school, she started a music management firm and then launched a baby jewelry company before creating her current venture. She’s the author of Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs, a co-host of Inc. Magazine’s top-rated entertaining business podcast, Breaking Down Your Business, host of the Tip Top Tips for Entrepreneurs video series, gave her TED talk on 11/11/11, was dubbed a “mommy mogul” by CNNMoney, a “ Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love” by MSN Live, and she was recently named one of the Top 50 Women to Watch In Tech as well as a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer. In her spare time, Jill enjoys kloofing, baking, and erasing her d aughters’ crayon artwork from the kitchen walls. To learn more about Jill visithttps://foundingmoms.com/. To find out more about Win Kelly Charles visithttps://wincharles.wix.com/win-charles. To follow Win on Twitter go to @winkellycharles. To support Win on Instagram go to winkcharles. To assist win on Snapchat go to Wcharles422. Please send feedback to Win by email her at winwwow@gmail.com, or go to http://survey.libsyn.com/winwisdom and http://survey.libsyn.com/thebutterfly. To be on the show, please fill out the intake at http://bit.ly/bow2017. Butterflies of Wisdom sponsored by Brought to you by Dr. Kelly, aka The FitShrink, who offers 1-on-1 and group wellness coaching for people of all abilities. She makes the psychology of wellness easy! You can learn more about her at fitshrink.com. Butterflies of Wisdom is also sponsored by Kittr a new social media tool that is bringing about new ways of posting on Twitter. It's fun, full of free content you can use, helps you schedule at the best times, is easy to use, and it will help you get more followers. Visit Kittr at gokittr.com. This is a 20% off code forwww.gracedbygrit.com. The code will be XOBUTTERFLIES. If you would like to support Butterflies of Wisdom go to https://www.patreon.com/wcharles. To learn about the magic of Siri go to https://www.udemy.com/writing-a-book-using-siri/?utm_campaign=email&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email. If you want to donate Butterflies of Wisdom, please send a PayPal donation to aspenrosearts@gmail.com oraspenwin@gmail.com. Please donate to Challenge Aspen or the Bridging Bionics Foundation. Please send a check in the mail so 100% goes to Bridging Bionics Foundation.    In the Memo section have people write: In honor of Win Charles. Please donate to the charity of your choice thank you in advance, Win.   Send to:   Challenge Aspen PO Box 6639 Snowmass Village, CO 81615 Or donate online at https://challengeaspen.org.   Bridging Bionics Foundation  PO Box 3767 Basalt, CO 81621   Thank you Win

Todd and Cathy talk with entrepreneur Jill Salzman about Founding Moms, a collective of offline meetups and online resources (based all over the world) where mom entrepreneurs can exchange, connect and learn from one another. Jill shares her authentic take on work and mothering and how women are changing the workplace and supporting each other. Check out Foundingmoms.com and listen to Jill's podcast, Breaking Down Your Business for more.

Todd and Cathy talk with entrepreneur Jill Salzman about Founding Moms, a collective of offline meetups and online resources (based all over the world) where mom entrepreneurs can exchange, connect and learn from one another. Jill shares her authentic take on work and mothering and how women are changing the workplace and supporting each other. Check out Foundingmoms.com and listen to Jill’s podcast, Breaking Down Your Business for more.

Jill Salzman, creator of The Founding Moms, joins us to discuss global networking and the inception of the world's first and only online and offline meet-up and resource network for mothers. Real Women Making a Difference When asked why membership community building is so important, Jill replies that it's a matter of identifying the need in a community and attempting to fill it. While Founding Moms' meetings began in person with just a few participants, the demand was so great that Jill has expanded to both offline and online group meetings, providing the opportunity for participants to pool resources, network, and offer advice as they build their businesses. As the creator of the only networking community that invites members to bring their children as they learn more about optimizing their business, Jill has built an accessible, loved, and trusted brand. Tune in to hear her customer service advice, network design, brand story, and how to juggle life as an entrepreneur. Jill Salzman: "Helping Moms Get Down to Business" In addition to connecting mom entrepreneurs from all over the globe, Jill has also started a music management firm, founded a jewelry company, and authored a book titled, "Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs." Jill earned her undergraduate degree from Brown University and after that attended law school. She co-hosts the podcast Breaking Down Your Business, and she hosts a video series called Tip Top Tips For Entrepreneurs. Nicknamed "Mommy Mogul" by CNN Money, "One of Ten Cool Mom Entrepreneurs We Love" by MSN Live, and the creator of one of Forbes' "Top Ten Business Websites," Jill also has a TED Talk, loves to bake, and rocks out in a band.  Connect with Jill LinkedIn Twitter www.foundingmoms.com www.foundingmoms.com/fmc Related Content "Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs" Breaking Down Your Business Tip Top Tips For Entrepreneurs Jill's TED Talk www.foundingmoms.com/fmc Sponsor Message  Be Your Customer’s Hero: Real-World Tips and Techniques for the Service Front Lines is a one-stop training guide for anyone who works with customers. Be Your Customers Hero covers customer service from beginning to end. In HERO, you will learn some of Adam’s favorite tips and tricks for winning the mental game of service, for communicating in ways that set you up for success, and of course, for working with difficult customers. Get a copy for yourself or for your whole team. Bulk discounts are available. Learn more here.                  Take care of yourself and take care of your customers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad Farris is the principal advisor of Anchor Advisors, a Chicago area firm that specializes in helping small companies grow their businesses. Brad is also the founder of EnMast.com, a small business owner community. There he's published multiple e-books, how-to guides and small business tools and templates for small business owners. He is also the co-host of the amazing Breaking Down Your Business podcast with Jill Salzman. Talking about networking at events, taking relationships from online to offline, and entrepreneurship. NBN 30 Show Notes Join the NBN Club today, price increases on October 1. Listen to episode 30 in iTunes or Stitcher. Support the show by checking out Contactually a web-based CRM tool that will help maximize your network ROI, get more referrals and gain more repeat business. Thanks to Clark Buckner for his great networking tip. Record your audio comment or networking tip here. See if you can remember the names of these faces. Please pick up a copy of my book, New Business Networking: How to Effectively Grow Your Business Network Using Online and Offline Methods. Breaking Down Your Business podcast. Move from the online world to the offline world. Take it to the meet space. Common mistakes people make in small businesses. Doing too much. Everything good comes out of focus. Take it to the meet space. You need to decide to do one thing and not to do 100 other things. You're not moving forward if you're getting the wrong things done. Tips to avoiding business owner burnout. Work less. Set limits to when you work. The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth: Entrepreneurship for Weirdos, Misfits, and World Dominators by Chris Brogan. Setting office hours. Who told us we have to reply to every email? When you do, they reply back. Stop the madness! :) Will you read it later? We don't allow the phone to interrupt us anymore. How Brad built his team from networking. Brad's networking evaluation tool. Download it here. Evaluate the value you get from the events you attend. Bring value by connecting people to problem solvers in your network. Brad tags members of his network with their area of expertise, so he can refer them easily. He uses Highrise as his CRM. His email list is by far his lowest cost, highest return marketing effort. Email newsletter growth tips. The more what you're writing about connects with the people reading it the better. Answer common questions. Look at common replies you write in your outbox for ideas to blog about. Ten ideas to blog about. Why podcasting is a great networking tool. App Recommendation: Drafts. Book Recommendation: The Trusted Advisor by David H. Maister, Charles H. Green and Robert M. Galford. Contact Brad:  Brad at enmast dotcom, or call him (he left his phone number). Click HERE to subscribe in iTunes Click HERE to subscribe in Stitcher  

Jill Salzman is currently growing her third entrepreneurial venture, The Founding Moms, the world’s first and only kid-friendly collective of offline meetups and online resources for mom entrepreneurs that was just named a Top 10 Website for Women Entrepreneurs in 2013 by Forbes. (She also just launched her fourth, The Founding Kit which helps startups get started.)  A graduate of Brown University and law school, she started a music management firm and then launched a baby jewelry company before creating her current venture. Jill has been featured in national media outlets including People Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Daily Candy Kids, NBC5 and WGN TV. She is the author of Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs, one of the Best Chicago Marketing Speakers in 2014 (according to Orbit Media Studios,) a co-host of the entertaining business podcast, Breaking Down Your Business, a columnist for NBC Chicago,  and she gave her own TED talk on 11/11/11. In her spare time, Jill enjoys kloofing, baking, and erasing her daughters’ crayon artwork from the kitchen walls.

Having some fun Laci and I decided to take a few questions that people have submitted regarding their business or product. Make sure you listen to episode 55 if you have not already to get caught up on who Laci is otherwise enjoy the show!