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Happy Italian American Heritage Month! In honor of that, I wanted to reair an incredible episode with my friend and Italian sister, December Rose aka Rosie! This episode is for anyone trying to heal generational trauma, find their voice and embrace the best parts of their roots. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for taking this trip down memory lane with me during my maternity leave. LOVE YOU! On The Guest:  Today's guest is December Rose aka Rosie. She's a singer/songwriter, Italian culture content creator, vocal coach, and founder of December Rose Studios. Some of Rosie's career highlights include studying at the Royal Conservatory of Music, winning a New Artist Spotlight award from Blastro.com and getting awarded New Music Weekly's Top 40 Artist of the Year on the same ballot as Billie Eilish and Shawn Mendes. I love how open Rosie is about everything: From how hard it is to stick with it as an artist when you don't feel successful, to calling out and putting a stop to unhealthy family dynamics…Rosie's just a really brave person and someone I am excited to share with you. From this conversation you'll learn:Why there are many ways to “make it” as a musicianHow to approach your artistry as a businessHow to reparent yourself and heal your inner childHow to write about your familyHow to TRULY have faithThe benefits in walking through open doorsAdvice for building self-love and self-trust

If your business is making decent revenue but you still feel like there's never enough money in the bank, you need to understand what's actually happening to your cash. In this episode of The Real Truth About Business podcast, I'm kicking off a new financial series designed to make intimidating money terms actually useful for service-based entrepreneurs and solopreneurs. We're breaking down cash flow, cash management, and profit strategy in normal-people language so you can understand how they affect your business growth, owner pay, investments, and profitability. After 9 years of experience running my consulting business, I've become increasingly focused on the intersection between financial strategy and business strategy because you cannot separate the two. You can have an incredible pricing strategy, lead generation system, and sales process, but if you don't understand when cash enters your business, where it goes, and how much you actually keep, you can still struggle financially. These aren't terms only your bookkeeper needs to understand. As CEO, you need to understand them too.What You'll Learn:What cash flow actually means and why revenue doesn't equal cash in the bankHow the timing of money coming in and going out can create cash flow problemsWhat cash management means and how to give every dollar entering your business a jobHow cash reserves can help you prepare for taxes, annual expenses, owner pay, and future obligationsWhat profit strategy looks like for a service-based businessHow cash flow, cash management, and profit strategy work together to create a financially stronger businessEpisode Highlights:[00:00] Introduction: A new financial terms series for solopreneurs[02:00] Cash flow: What's coming in, what's going out, and when[03:30] Why timing can create cash flow problems even in a profitable business[05:00] Mapping your incoming and outgoing cash[07:00] Cash management: Money hit your bank account, now what?[08:15] Why a $5,000 pay-in-full isn't automatically $5,000 available to spend[09:30] Using cash reserves for annual expenses and future obligations[11:00] Profit strategy: How to intentionally keep more of your money[13:00] Pricing, offers, capacity, expenses, and profitability[14:00] How cash flow, cash management, and profit strategy work together[15:30] Why successful businesses can still fail because of cash problems[17:30] Action steps: Audit the next 30 to 60 days of cash[19:00] The difference between bookkeeping and managing your cash[20:45] Wrap-up: Find the financial gap in your businessKey Takeaways:Cash Flow Is Simply Money In and Money OutLet's make cash flow significantly less intimidating.Cash flow is simply when money comes into your business and when money leaves your business.That's it.The timing matters because revenue doesn't necessarily mean cash is sitting in your bank account.Maybe most of your client payments hit your account after the 15th, but most of your software, subscriptions, and other expenses come out around the first.You could have a profitable business on paper and still feel constantly tight on cash because your money is leaving before your next wave of money arrives.That's a cash flow problem.Stop Looking at Revenue Booked and Start Looking at Cash in the BankOne of the simplest exercises you can do is map when your money actually arrives.Not when the invoice goes out.Not the total value of the contract.Not the revenue you've booked.When does the deposit actually hit your bank account?If you send an invoice on the first but your client normally pays around the fifth and the money doesn't reach your bank until the seventh, use the seventh when looking at your cash flow.The same applies to payment plans.If someone signs a $5,000 contract but they're paying you over six months, you don't have $5,000 in cash available today.Understanding the difference between booked revenue and actual cash helps you make significantly better financial decisions.Cash Management Answers: Now What?Once the cash hits your bank account, cash management answers the next question:Now what?Where does the money need to go?Some may need to become owner pay.Some may need to go toward taxes.Some might go toward debt.Some may need to sit in a cash reserve.And some may need to remain available for future expenses.For example, if a client pays $5,000 upfront for a six-month project, you may need to reserve some of that money because you're going to continue delivering the work for months without another payment coming in.The fact that $5,000 hit your bank account doesn't automatically mean you have $5,000 available to spend.Cash Reserves Help You Plan for Expenses Before They Become ProblemsI have annual software expenses that renew around the same time because I purchased several things during Black Friday.Those expenses aren't surprises.They happen every year.So I have a cash reserve specifically for annual renewals.That's cash management.Instead of seeing a larger bank balance and deciding I can give myself a bonus or make another investment, I already know some of that money has a future job.You can do the same thing for taxes, annual expenses, owner pay, future investments, debt payments, or other known obligations.The goal is to know what the money sitting in your account is actually there to do.Profit Strategy Is About Intentionally Keeping MoreProfit strategy is my baby.This is where we ask:How do we intentionally create a more profitable business?Maybe your pricing strategy needs to change because your margins are too low.Maybe your direct costs have increased.Maybe your offer requires too many delivery hours.Maybe you need a more scalable offer.Maybe you can delegate certain tasks and increase your capacity.Maybe unnecessary expenses need to go.Revenue tells you how much you're selling.Profit tells you how well the business is actually working for you.Inside my Focused Visionary Framework, we work on Pricing, Pipeline, and Sales because those three pillars help you generate revenue. Profit strategy asks what needs to happen so that more of that revenue actually stays in the business.These Three Financial Strategies Work TogetherCash flow, cash management, and profit strategy aren't three separate conversations.They work together.Cash flow: When is money moving into and out of the business?Cash management: Where should the money go once you have it?Profit strategy: How can we create more money to keep?A stronger profit strategy gives you more money to manage.Better cash management helps you navigate the timing of your cash flow.Understanding your cash flow helps you avoid situations where you continually rely on credit cards or debt simply because money leaves the business before the next deposits arrive.This is the intersection between business strategy and financial strategy that I want more solopreneurs to understand.Good Revenue Doesn't Protect You From Bad Cash ManagementYou can have a successful business and still run into serious financial problems.I've spoken with business owners who made money but didn't understand how to manage what was coming in. The money arrived. They spent it. More expenses came up. The cash wasn't available, so they relied on debt.Then more money came in and the cycle started over.That's why these aren't just nice-to-know financial terms.They're need-to-know business concepts.You don't need to become an accountant or CFO. But as CEO, you need enough financial understanding to recognize what's happening inside your own business.Business strategy can only take you so far if the financial strategy on the other side isn't working.Start With the Next 30 to 60 DaysYou don't need a complicated spreadsheet to start understanding your cash.Look at the next 30 to 60 days.First, identify exactly when cash is expected to hit your bank account.Then identify when money is scheduled to leave.Next, decide what jobs your incoming cash needs to have.Does it need to pay you?Does some need to go toward taxes?Do you need cash reserves for future expenses?Do you have annual renewals or other costs coming up?Then look at what's actually left after everything is paid.If there's a gap, that's information.Now you can start figuring out how to fill it through better cash management, stronger profitability, different timing, or another strategic change.Understanding Your Money Helps You Make Better CEO DecisionsA bookkeeper can provide financial reports and categorize what has already happened.But you still need to understand what those numbers mean for the decisions you're making next.Can you afford the investment?Can you pay yourself more?Why does the business generate good revenue but constantly feel tight on cash?Are your offers actually profitable?Where is your money going?This is why I'm bringing more financial strategy conversations to the podcast.You don't need to become a financial expert.But you do need to understand your money well enough to make informed decisions about your service-based...

Jack Rauch left politics for a niche Florida business no bank would finance. He's doubled revenue twice since.Register for the webinar: Sizing an SBA Loan to the Cash Flow - TOMORROW!! - https://bit.ly/4hrFwgeTopics in Jack's interview:From the White House to entrepreneurshipDiscovering an overlooked private provider nicheCustomers helped save the businessHow private inspections accelerate construction projectsExpanding beyond the seller's tiny territoryNavigating licensing requirements without industry experienceFinancing the deal without SBA backingRaising prices and finding unexpected growthDoubling revenue during each ownership yearJoining industry leadership to reduce regulatory riskReferences and how to contact Jack:LinkedInTew & TaylorThe ecosystem for serious acquisition entrepreneurs—education, capital, community, and post-close support to buy and grow a business:The Acquisition LabGet complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamGet a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):Book a call with Tim or hello@systemsix.com and mention Acquiring MindsConnect with Acquiring Minds:See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on TwitterEdited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron

Send us Fan MailIn the latest episode of the Exit Insights Podcast, Darryl Bates-Brownsword is joined by Dr Michael Filosi, an Australian dentist and former practice owner, to explore a challenge faced by many professional service business owners:How do you move from being the person who delivers the service to becoming the owner of a business that can operate, grow and eventually sell without you?Michael's story is particularly powerful because he didn't start with a polished, highly systemised business.He bought a small two-chair dental practice in Adelaide that needed significant improvement — a practice with possums in the walls and plenty of work to do. Ten years later, he had transformed it into a much larger operation with 10 dental chairs and 35 team members, while gradually removing himself from the technical work.The biggest transformation, however, wasn't physical growth.It was Michael's transition from dentist to business owner.He stopped being the person responsible for delivering the core service and instead focused on leadership, growth, systems, marketing, people and the enterprise itself.That shift ultimately helped him create a business that was far less dependent on him — and gave him the ability to sell it.Listen in as we discuss:

In this episode of Before the Tipping Point, Lourdes welcomes back Brian J. Esposito, CEO of DLMI and a leader working across AI, blockchain, tokenization, and business communities, for a conversation about the evolving relationship between technology, business, and community.Together, they explore Brian's “ABC” framework - AI, blockchain, and community - and how tokenization could create new ways for businesses and their customers to participate in growth. They discuss how small businesses, from local coffee shops to consumer brands, could potentially turn loyal customers into a stronger community around the business while creating new opportunities for growth capital.The conversation also examines the importance of regulation and education in the tokenization space, as well as the growing challenges around energy and water as AI and other technologies expand. Brian shares his perspective on how new energy infrastructure and community participation could play a role in addressing these challenges.Finally, they discuss a lesson that goes beyond technology: the importance of dropping your pride, being vulnerable, and allowing people to help. In an increasingly digital world, they reflect on why human connection and community remain essential.In this episode:AI, blockchain, and community—the “ABC” shaping the future of businessHow tokenization could help small businesses access growth capitalTurning customers into a community that participates in a business's growthWhy regulation, education, and responsible business practices matterTokenization opportunities for consumer products, hospitality, and the music industryThe growing energy and water demands of AI and technologyHow new energy infrastructure could help address these challengesWhy vulnerability, community, and human connection still matter in the age of AILearn more about Brian J. Esposito and his work through his social media channels.This episode is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial or investment advice.Support the show

Kyle Holmes spent 8 years running Quail Ridge for its investor owners. Then they asked if he wanted to buy it.Register for the webinars:Protect the Business: How to Diligence Insurance Pre-Close - TODAY!! - https://bit.ly/4xvNj2ESizing an SBA Loan to the Cash Flow - Tue, Sep 29 - https://bit.ly/4y1Xr4aTopics in Kyle's interview:Growing up in a golf family Running Quail Ridge before becoming an ownerBeing approached about buying the golf courseGolf's boom, recession, and post-COVID resurgenceMichigan's surprisingly strong golf marketRevenue from golf, dining, events, and driving rangeImproving Quail Ridge before buying the businessValuing land worth more than operationsNegotiating from $6.5 million to $7.3 millionFinancing with SBA, conventional, and seller debtReferences and how to contact Kyle:LinkedInQuail Ridge Golf ClubContact Jenny to learn how Engage can run people operations in your acquisition:Jenny Thear: jthear@engagepeo.comGet a free review of your books & financial ops from System Six (a $500 value):Book a call with Tim or hello@systemsix.com and mention Acquiring MindsGet a complimentary IT audit for acquisition diligence or post-close transition.Visit inzotechnologies.com/eta.Connect with Acquiring Minds:See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on TwitterEdited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron

Chereen Leong Schwarz is a founder, maker, outdoor adventurer, and rewilding guide. She's a former chef who started a knitwear brand and then moved into creative retreats — after a period of prolonged grief.In this conversation, we dive deep into what pivoting really feels like as we explore:Chereen's chef career from fine dining to farmsHow moving to Colorado spurred her love of knittingThe realities of turning a hobby into a side hustleSpecific ways to center your values in your businessHow multiple losses + a health crisis led Chereen through a transformative grief portalDifferent methods of building community in and around your businessHow to evolve when your work is wrapped up in your ego + identityThe grief the comes when your industry changes and it hurts your businessWhy Chereen & Amelia both took sabbaticals before deciding to close their companiesHow we grapple with public opinions + projection as we share our work online   RESOURCES + LINKS

You can't will your way into a full roster. In this episode, I break down why coaching skill alone was never going to be enough (for me or for you) and take you back to the exact moment Coach Michelle Lake was born: a stalled business, a kid headed to kindergarten, and a decision to finally learn the parts of running a coaching business nobody teaches you.In this episode:The real reason "just be a good coach" doesn't build a businessHow one conversation with my athlete Robin became the spark for a coach-mentorship accountThe four keys every profitable coaching business needs (and the one most coaches skip)Why an 80%+ renewal rate isn't luck, it's a systemHeads up: Spots in Dream to 6 are limited right now, two coaches are already closed, and the program may pause enrollment after October. If you've been sitting on this, this episode is your sign to stop waiting.

More clients. More followers. More content. More offers. When your business isn't working quite how you want it to, it's very easy to assume the answer is more. But before you blame Instagram, the algorithm, the economy or convince yourself you need a much bigger audience, there's somewhere else I want you to look first: your business model. Because sometimes what looks like a marketing problem is actually a structural problem underneath it.In this episode, I'm taking you backstage into the seven biggest cracks I see when I'm reviewing business models for service providers. We're talking weak positioning, offers that aren't pulling their weight, doing far too much bespoke work and having a collection of services that don't actually lead anywhere. These are the things that can make attracting clients and generating revenue feel unnecessarily difficult, even when you're doing plenty of marketing.We're also getting into the money and capacity side of your model, because a business that makes money while leaving you exhausted isn't exactly the dream either. Your pricing needs to support the income you actually need, your workload needs to respect your energy and your offers need to give you enough repeatability that you're not reinventing the wheel with every new client. There's a sweet spot between what you want to earn, the work you want to do and the life you want the business to fit around.And importantly, there isn't one perfect business model that every service provider should copy. Yours might be designed around working 20 hours a week, staying deliberately small or scaling one main offer. The point is to build it intentionally. You want a model that attracts the right people, supports consistent paychecks, gives you work you actually enjoy and can hold your business up for years, rather than something built around whatever everyone else happens to be doing right now.What You'll Learn in This EpisodeThe seven biggest cracks I see in service provider business modelsWhy a marketing problem might actually be a business model problemHow weak positioning affects everything from your offers to your pricingWhy you need a strong Headliner offer at the centre of your businessHow too much bespoke work can keep you stuck on the freelancer roller coasterWhy your offers need a clear buyer journey rather than simply existing alongside each otherHow to balance pricing, capacity, energy and the income you needWhy a healthier business model usually requires less, not more“The clarity in your offers and how they land begins with your business model.”Mentioned in this episode:Join DreamiumIf your offers don't quite make sense together or feel aligned with where your business is heading, you probably need an offer ecosystem. Go back to school on your offers this September inside my offer design school, Dreamium. Just five places available for right-fit students. Apply today at ceelslockley.co/dreamium for your dreamy offer plus a back-to-school bonus: two 30-minute private lessons with me.Dreamium

Manolo Diaz Corrada came home to Puerto Rico to build for decades and keep the wealth from leaving the island.Register for the webinars: Working Capital: What Buyers Need to Know Before Closing - TOMORROW!! - https://bit.ly/4yJUdSXProtect the Business: How to Diligence Insurance Pre-Close - Thu, Sep 24 - https://bit.ly/4rlZei3Topics in Manolo's interview:Building a career across engineering, business, and lawFighting Puerto Rico's brain drainLaunching a self-funded search in a tiny marketWhy traditional search fund investor passed on Puerto RicoFinding an acquisition through family connectionsNavigating SBA financing challenges in Puerto RicoUsing reputation as a due diligence toolBetting on Puerto Rico's infrastructure boomUsing backlog to underwrite acquisition riskStructuring a deal with seller financingReferences and how to contact Manolo:LinkedInBonneville GroupGet complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamWork with an SBA loan team focused exclusively on helping entrepreneurs buy businesses:Pioneer Capital AdvisoryThe ecosystem for serious acquisition entrepreneurs—education, capital, community, and post-close support to buy and grow a business:The Acquisition LabConnect with Acquiring Minds:See past + future interviews on the YouTube channelConnect with host Will Smith on LinkedInFollow Will on TwitterEdited by Anton Rohozov and produced by Pam Cameron

Thank you for tuning in to The Prosperous Woman Podcast!In this week's encore episode, Claire speaks with multi-hyphenate creative entrepreneur Christine Chitis about how to turn a diverse portfolio of skills and products into a single business. As an author, photographer, coach, book proposal consultant, and more, Christine shares how she has explored her varied interests to create multiple income streams in her businessInside this episode:Why knowing your audience intimately helps you figure out the best way to launch in your businessHow running a business without strong boundaries leads to burnoutWhat anyone interested in travel writing or other editorial work needs to knowReady for more?Follow Claire Sellers on ⁠Instagram⁠For the woman ready to start a business - join Claire's 4-month business birthing program ⁠The Dream Accelerator⁠ ⁠For the woman scaling to multiple 6 figures - Join ⁠The Opulence Mastermind⁠ Connect with today's guest:Get on the waitlist for the next round of ⁠The Creative Launchpad⁠Read Christine's ⁠editorial work⁠Visit Portugal with Christine

What if the biggest thing holding your auto repair shop back isn't your building, your bay count, or even your pricing—but the way you serve the customer?In this episode of the LIFT Your Shop Podcast, Kelsey sits down with Charlie Zlatkos of Pleasant Car Care and Auto Hospitality Group to talk about how a hospitality-first approach has helped transform the way his shops operate and grow. Charlie shares his journey from working in gas station repair shops to building a highly successful automotive business—and the processes that helped him get there. They dive into what it really means to create an exceptional customer experience, including why Charlie believes in “saying yes,” how his team walks customers through repairs without overwhelming them, why transparency builds trust, and how better systems can dramatically increase what a shop is capable of producing.In this episode, you'll hear about:Charlie's journey from Greece to building his own auto repair businessHow a small shop can produce surprisingly big numbersWhy inspecting every vehicle is so importantThe “Moneyball” approach to presenting repairs and maintenanceWhy overwhelming customers with a huge estimate can backfireHow shop tours and transparency help build customer trustWhy great service can support higher pricingCharlie's philosophy of “Yes is the answer. What is the question?”How staffing, processes, and technology make saying yes possibleWhy AI should create more time for human interaction, not replace itThe importance of clean, organized shops and a strong customer experienceWhy discipline and consistency matter just as much as having the right processCharlie also shares real examples from his shops—including how one small location reached a $460,000 month and how another location grew from roughly $135,000 per month to approaching $900,000 in a month while operating from essentially the same footprint. Whether you're trying to increase revenue, improve your customer experience, strengthen your processes, or simply understand how much potential your existing shop may have, this conversation offers a different way to think about growth.Learn more about LIFT Auto Repair Marketing:https://liftautorepairmarketing.com/Learn more about Charlie's approach and Auto Shop Answers:https://autoshopanswers.com/If you enjoyed this episode, like, subscribe, and follow the LIFT Your Shop Podcast for more conversations with leaders across the automotive industry.

Nobody wakes up and decides to have a flat year.But plenty of creatives get to December with the same revenue, the same pricing and the same empty calendar they had last January, and no real explanation for it.In 2021, Joey put on a shirt and realized he was 20 pounds heavier than the year before. He was playing sports, going to the gym, and eating tacos three or four times a week. He never decided to gain the weight. He just never decided not to. That's drift, and it works exactly the same way in a creative business.Here's the part that makes it dangerous: drift only ever moves in one direction. It never takes you toward better clients, better pricing or a fuller calendar. It takes you away from all of it, quietly, over about twelve months.In this episode, Joey breaks down where drift hides in a creative business and what actually pulls you out of it. Not more hustle. A narrow focus on the real problem, and then building the thing that solves it.Why "something will come through" is the most expensive plan in your businessHow to spot drift in your lead gen, your pricing and your money before it costs you a yearTurning one-time clients into recurring work so next month isn't a guessGiving every dollar a job before it lands, so six figures doesn't feel like nothingThe build, book and deliver audit for finding exactly where you've driftedTwelve months from now, your business will reflect either a direction you picked or a direction that picked you. This episode is your reminder that it's still early enough to pick.P.S. Drift ends when you stop guessing and start building with people who hold you to it. That's exactly what we do inside the Creativ Rise Mastermind - a 12-month program where Joey and Christy work with 10 creatives per cohort to build a six-figure business. Applications for the October cohort are open now at www.creativrise.com.FREE TOOLS & TRAININGS→ Pricing Calculator: https://www.creativrise.com/pricingcalculator→ Pitching Masterclass Course: https://www.creativrise.com/pitchingmasterclass→ Sales Call Formula Course: https://www.creativrise.com/offers/RM2ZPtZx/checkout→ Productivity Course: https://www.creativrise.com/productivity→ Money Management Training: https://www.creativrise.com/moneytraining→ Fix Your Inquiry Form: https://www.creativrise.com/inquiryformLISTEN & SUBSCRIBE→ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/creativrise→ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/creativriseFOLLOW ALONG→ Instagram: @creativrise | @joeyspeers | @christyjspeers

Welcome to a super informative episode of The Profitable Photographer with Luci Dumas!This week, I'm joined by longtime friends, industry icons, and master photographers Bert and Cindy Behnke — and oh, what a fun and insightful conversation we had!Bert and Cindy ran a 68-year-old, three-generation portrait business in the Chicago suburbs until they passed the torch in 2024. Specializing in fine portraiture and corporate work (with a big love for photographing families and women!), they've impacted countless lives — not just through their lens, but through their warmth, wisdom, and connection.Now they're jet-setting across the globe, leading international photo workshops in dreamy destinations like Italy, Scotland, Ireland, Mexico, and Croatia. And you can join them!In this episode, we dive into:The power of connection and relationship-building in portrait photographyWhy making clients feel seen, heard, and truly cared for is at the core of a thriving businessHow asking the right questions unlocks emotional impact and deeper client engagementA reminder that craftsmanship matters — solid skills + solid relationships = magicAnd so much more!There is so much value in listening to photographers with decades of success. And this episode is a big, beautiful reminder that our greatest success comes when people know, like, and trust us. I know you are going to feel this way about Bert and CindyMore about Bert & Cindy BehnkeWebsite: behnkephoto.comThanks for tuning in, beautiful humans! Your support means the world to me. Until next time, sending you a big heart full of love — and as always, keep doing what you love, loving what you do, and making this world a better place one portrait at a time.With gratitude,Luci DumasConnect with Photography Business Coach Luci Dumas: Website Email: luci@lucidumas.comInstagram FacebookYouTubeNew episodes drop every week — make sure to subscribe so you never miss an inspiring guest or a powerful solo episode designed to help you grow your photography business.

Send us Fan MailHow do you scale a business without losing control of quality, culture, or accountability?Brad Coleman knows the problem firsthand.A former NASCAR driver and longtime entrepreneur, Brad bought the driving school where he learned to drive and helped turn it into a growing franchise system. Today, Safeway Driving has expanded across multiple locations while keeping its focus on the mission that started it all: safety first.In this episode of Scaling with People, Brad shares the systems, leadership principles, and guardrails that helped him grow without sacrificing what made the business successful in the first place.We talk about what founders need to build before they scale—and why growing faster isn't always the goal.In this episode, you'll learn:Why quality can matter more than growth when you're scaling a businessHow to turn a founder's expertise into a repeatable playbookWhy documenting your systems is essential before expandingHow Brad uses lessons from NASCAR and high-performance teams to lead his businessThe difference between guardrails and micromanagementHow to give people autonomy without sacrificing consistencyWhy the right franchisees and employees need to be aligned with your mission—not just capable of doing the jobHow founders can recognize when they have become the bottleneckWhy delegating responsibility can improve both business performance and founder well-beingHow to decide whether a business is ready to move from one location to a scalable franchise modelWhy Brad deliberately chooses quality over speed when expandingA key lesson for foundersYou don't scale by making yourself responsible for more.You scale by building systems that other people can execute—and giving capable people enough responsibility to use their strengths.Brad's approach is simple: establish the non-negotiables, build the playbook, train people well, and then give them room to operate inside the guardrails.Because scaling isn't just about adding locations, employees, or revenue.It's about making sure the business can perform consistently without everything depending on the founder.About Brad ColemanBrad Coleman is the CEO of Safeway Driving, a Texas-based driving school and franchise business. A former NASCAR driver, Brad brings lessons from high-performance racing teams into business leadership, franchise operations, training, and organizational growth.Chapters00:00 — Welcome to Scaling with People01:26 — From Safeway student to owner03:05 — What NASCAR teaches us about team execution06:25 — Why franchising fit the mission08:14 — Building the playbook before scaling10:57 — Why quality comes before growth12:49 — When the founder becomes the bottleneck15:36 — Creating guardrails for autonomy and consistency18:37 — Choosing the right franchisees and instructors20:38 — Looking back on the franchise decision21:48 — What businesses should consider before franchising23:07 — Safety first: the leadership lesson25:20 — Closing thoughts and next stepsListen, follow, and shareIf you're building a company and trying to scale without losing the people, systems, and quality that made it successful, follow Scaling with People for weekly conversations with founders and experts who've been in the trenches.If this episode gave you an idea you can use in your business, share it with another founder who is trying to scale without losing control.Scaling with People is brought to you by Guide2HR—helping high-growth companies scale smart with people strategies and AI-powered systems.Support the show

Human Design in Real Life: How a Quad Right Manifesting Generator Builds Multiple BusinessesWhat does it actually look like to use Human Design when you're making a major business decision - not merely talking about it in theory?In this special Behind the Mic episode of Unjaded, the tables are turned. Leadership coach, facilitator and fellow Emotional Manifesting Generator Cat Matson interviews Human Design Business Strategist and serial entrepreneur Vickie Dickson about opening Blue Sparrow, her new bricks-and-mortar resale store.Vickie shares why she chose to open a physical retail business when she already had an established online Human Design and business-strategy practice—and why the decision made very little sense on paper.This isn't a polished story about receiving perfect clarity and never doubting yourself again. Vickie talks candidly about Emotional Authority, the fear that can remain after a decision, and the subtle moment when she becomes unattached enough to either outcome to recognize her clarity.She also explains how being a Quad Right, 2/4 Emotional Manifesting Generator affects the way she processes information, recognizes business problems, manages multiple interests and knows when she needs to withdraw from the world for a while.Cat and Vickie explore Manifesting Generator energy, unconventional forms of rest, the pressure to prove you've done “enough,” and the difference between being depleted from doing too much and being depleted from doing the wrong things.They also examine the invisible thread connecting Vickie's businesses. On the surface, Human Design business strategy and a sustainable clothing store may appear unrelated. Underneath, both are about helping women remove conditioning, express who they are and create lives that feel like their own.This conversation goes beyond Human Design labels to explore what it really takes to build a business around your energy, values, family and desired life—without using your design as an excuse to sit on the sidelines.In This EpisodeVickie and Cat discuss:Why Vickie decided to open Blue Sparrow after initially planning an online-only resale businessHow an Emotional Manifesting Generator makes a major business decisionWhy Emotional Authority does not eliminate fear, doubt or uncertaintyThe moment of non-attachment Vickie recognizes as emotional clarityHow Vickie continues checking in with her Sacral Authority after making an emotional decisionThe difference between a genuine response and a distracting “shiny object”Why the question was never whether Blue Sparrow would work—but what it might cost Vickie in time and freedomHow Vickie protects time with her six grandchildren while building another businessWhat Manifesting Generator energy feels like in everyday lifeWhy some Manifesting Generators become exhausted from doing too little or doing work that doesn't engage their sacral energyWhy Vickie needs short periods of complete withdrawal rather than constant low-level restHow her 2/4 profile and second-line need to hermit affect her energyWhat Quad Right means in the way Vickie thinks, processes information and coachesWhy traditional preparation can interfere with Vickie's receptive Quad Right intelligenceHow the right question can pull information and insight out of a Quad Right personWhy Blue Sparrow has become a creative expression and a practical use of Vickie's Markets EnvironmentThe connection between personal style, messaging, voice, deconditioning and self-expressionWhy building several seemingly different businesses can still be part of one greater purposeThe role Vickie's husband, Pete, has played in supporting her entrepreneurial decisionsWhy Human Design should never become an excuse for avoiding the realities of businessHow Vickie uses astrology as guidance without allowing it to override practical realityThe conditioning that taught Vickie it was safest to be perfect, invisible and silentWhy visibility can still feel unsafe even when your design calls you to go firstThe hidden genius of the second line in Human DesignWhy Vickie has no desire to build a passive business that runs entirely without herHow her definition of success continues to centre time, family and freedomWhy your business should support your full life instead of becoming a separate thing you endure to earn oneQuestions Answered in This EpisodeHow does Emotional Authority work when making a business decision?Vickie describes Emotional Authority as waiting through the emotional energy surrounding a decision until she reaches a brief moment of neutrality. For her, clarity does not mean never experiencing fear or hearing an internal “no.” It means becoming unattached enough to either outcome to recognize what she knows in her body.Does emotional clarity remove doubt?No. Vickie has experienced fear and middle-of-the-night doubt even after becoming clear about opening Blue Sparrow. She believes doubt is part of the human condition. Human Design gives her a reliable way to return to herself; it does not make every decision emotionally comfortable.What is Quad Right in Human Design?Quad Right means that all four Variable arrows in a person's Human Design chart point to the right. Vickie experiences this as an open, receptive way of taking in information. Rather than retrieving knowledge through a rigid or strategic process, the right person, conversation or question pulls forward what she has absorbed.How does being Quad Right affect business?Vickie does her best business thinking in response to another person. When someone presents a business problem, the information she has gathered throughout her life begins connecting rapidly. This allows her to identify what is wrong and see potential solutions quickly, even when she could not have consciously prepared the answer in advance.Can Manifesting Generators successfully run multiple businesses?For some Manifesting Generators, having several satisfying projects can increase rather than drain their energy. Vickie feels better when her days are full of work that engages her Sacral response. The important question is not simply, “Am I doing too much?” but, “Am I doing the right things for me?”How do Manifesting Generators rest?Rest does not look the same for everyone. Vickie describes needing short, complete periods of withdrawal in nature, at her cottage or occasionally in a hotel. Her second-line hermit needs space to return to herself. She also protects her bedtime because pushing past it can cost her the entire following day.Should Human Design determine what kind of business you build?Vickie's position is clear: your Human Design does not tell you what you can or cannot do. It helps you understand how to do what you choose in a way that works with your energy. Business still requires action, responsibility and practical foundations, regardless of Type, Authority or Profile.Key TakeawaysClarity and fear can exist at the same time.Emotional Authority is not about waiting until every part of you agrees.Human Design is a decision-making and self-understanding tool—not permission to avoid action.Doing more than one thing is not automatically a lack of focus.Seemingly unrelated businesses can be connected by the same purpose.Rest must be designed around the individual rather than prescribed according to generic wellness advice.Your most natural gifts may be the ones you have the greatest difficulty recognizing.A business does not have to run without you to be valid, scalable or successful.Success is not simply about money. It is also about what that money makes possible.The goal is not to copy someone else's version of aligned business. It is to build the business that supports the life you want to live.Memorable Quotes“Your Human Design doesn't tell you what you do. It tells you how you do what you do.” Vickie Dickson“There's always a no. If I waited until there was never a no, I would never do anything in my life.” Vickie Dickson“The more I do, the more energy I have—when I'm doing the right things.” Vickie Dickson“I don't see dead people. I see business.” Cat Matson“I can nurture you and hold you until the cows come home. I'd prefer if your feet were moving while I'm doing it.” Vickie Dickson“Living your design is both the easiest and the hardest thing you can do.” Vickie Dickson“There is great joy in building the business you were made for and the business that supports the life you want to live.” Vickie DicksonAbout Cat MatsonCat Matson is a leadership coach, facilitator and 6/2 Emotional Manifesting Generator based in Australia. She facilitates workshops within government agencies, serves as an entrepreneur-in-residence at Western Sydney University and supports people in becoming more effective, confident communicators and leaders.In this Behind the Mic episode, Cat steps into the host's chair to explore how Vickie applies Human Design to her businesses, relationships, energy and everyday decisions.About Vickie DicksonVickie Dickson is a Human Design Business Strategist, copywriter, author, podcast host and serial entrepreneur who has built five six-figure businesses across five different industries.As a 2/4...

Special thanks to HoneyBook for sponsoring this episode of the My Daily Business Podcast. HoneyBook is an all-in-one client management platform designed to help independent businesses manage enquiries, contracts, invoices, payments, scheduling and client communication in one place.HoneyBook has now launched in Australia. Find out more using this link and code FIONA to receive 30% off until the end of September 2026.Have you ever let something slide in your business and then convinced yourself it's been too long to go back? Maybe it's your newsletter, social media, pitching, reaching out to past clients or something else you once did consistently.In this quick tip episode, Fiona talks about the all-or-nothing trap and why the gap between stopping something and starting again is usually much smaller than it feels.You'll learn:Why your audience probably isn't keeping score the way you think they areWhy taking a break doesn't mean you've lost everything you built beforehandHow the rules you create for your business can sometimes keep you stuckWhy you're allowed to change your mind about how you run your businessHow guilt and avoidance can take more energy than simply starting againWhy you don't need a big comeback, explanation or apologyHow to choose one small thing this week and simply begin againYou can go back. You can change your mind. You can do things differently this time. Your business is allowed to evolve as you do.Need help with your own business strategy, impact, visibility or personal brand ? Get in touch: hello@mydailybusiness.com Resources mentioned:My Daily Business courses - mydailybusiness.com/courses Special thanks to HoneyBook for sponsoring this podcast. HoneyBook helps independent businesses manage everything from enquiries and contracts to invoices and payments, all in one place. Use this link and code FIONA to receive 30% off until the end of September 2026. Want to get your #smallbusiness sorted in 2026/ 27? Check out our 1:1 business coaching packages from a one-off session to 6-months of coaching. Want to know more about AI and how to harness it for your small businesS? Join our new monthly AI chat for small business owners. You can join anytime at www.mydailybusiness.com/AIchat Try out my fave AI tool, Poppy AI here and use discount code FIONA. We also love Descript. Connect and get in touch with My Daily Business via our shop, freebies, award-winning books, Instagram and Tik Tok.

What can Costco hot dogs and Hermès handbags teach interior designers about running a high-end design business? Quite a lot, apparently. Rebecca and Shaun dig into the wildly different business models behind Costco and Hermès and uncover surprising lessons about luxury, value, trust, vendor relationships, pricing, craftsmanship, and creating a brand clients believe in.They also catch up on some big personal and business changes, including Shaun's decision to leave his studio and reduce overhead, Rebecca's adventures in home renovation and color drenching, and the importance of making strategic business decisions with trusted advisors. From cost-plus pricing and designer discounts to vintage sourcing and what actually defines a luxury client, this episode explores how interior designers can create more profitable businesses while delivering an experience that feels truly high-end.In this episode they discuss:Why Shaun decided to give up his office space, reduce overhead, and make aggressive financial moves for the next chapter of his interior design businessHow working with a CPA and financial advisor can help designers make smarter decisions about expenses, profitability, retirement, and long-term business goalsRebecca's spontaneous color-drenched hallway and the design concept of “compression and release” inspired by Frank Lloyd WrightWhat the Acquired podcast's deep dive into Costco reveals about limited product selection, strong supplier relationships, customer trust, and delivering exceptional valueHow designers can build deeper vendor relationships and use purchasing power to create better pricing without making a luxury design service feel “cheap”Whether a cost-plus pricing model can work for high-end interior design, especially when sourcing custom furniture, vintage pieces, and products from preferred vendorsWhat Hermès teaches us about craftsmanship, consistency, exclusivity, brand identity, and creating luxury products that clients desire beyond pure functionalityThe difference between offering a luxury design service and working with a truly luxury client who values trust, access, one-of-a-kind pieces, expertise, and the finished result over price shoppingOur links:Subscribe and leave a review - Apple PodcastsLike, Comment, & Follow - Hot Young Designers Club InstagramRebecca's InstagramShaun's InstagramFor more information - Check out the websiteBecome a “Loyal Hottie” - Support us on PatreonDesign Resources - Check out our shop

You can work in an office with 300 other Realtors, spend your entire day talking to clients, attending meetings, texting people, networking and being surrounded by people... and still feel completely alone.That's one of the strange realities of running your own business.When the deals aren't happening, the pipeline looks thin, money gets tight or your confidence takes a hit, you're the one lying in bed thinking about it. And when tomorrow morning comes, nobody is showing up at your house to tell you what you need to do next. In Episode 402 of The MindShare Podcast, David Greenspan gets into a side of entrepreneurship and real estate that doesn't get talked about enough: the loneliness that can come with being responsible for your own business.He explores why being surrounded by people isn't the same as having a genuine business support system, why comparing your full reality to everybody else's highlight reel can make isolation even worse, and why having somebody you can actually tell the truth to matters.David also breaks down the role of an accountability partner, the difference between accountability and coaching, and how to build what he calls your business bench - people who can challenge you, give you perspective, share experience, hold you accountable and help you figure out what comes next. And for Realtors considering changing brokerages because their friends work somewhere else, there's an important reminder:Don't confuse having buddies at the office with having a business strategy.You may be running your own business.You don't need to run it alone.What You'll LearnWhy running your own business can feel lonely even when you're surrounded by peopleWhy real estate looks like a team sport but often operates like an individual oneThe difference between having friends in the industry and having an actual business support systemWhy everybody saying they're “busy” can make struggling Realtors feel even more isolatedHow social media distorts your perception of how everybody else is really doingWhy spending too much time alone inside your own head can turn small problems into much bigger storiesWhy good support sometimes means having somebody willing to tell you you're full of shitWhat makes a good accountability partnerHow to structure a simple accountability check-in without turning it into another three-hour meetingWhy accountability and coaching serve different purposesHow a coach can help determine whether you're executing the right activities, not simply whether you're executingWhy outside perspective matters when you're emotionally attached to your own businessHow to build your own business benchWhy your business bench doesn't need to cost a fortuneWhat Realtors should actually consider before changing brokeragesWhy putting more people around you doesn't necessarily solve lonelinessHow to ask for support without giving away responsibility for your own results00:00 – “This Business Feels Lonely”A comment during the MindShare Collective sparks a conversation about how somebody can be surrounded by people all day and still feel completely alone running their business. 03:00 – Real Estate Looks Like a Team SportBrokerages, managers, training, events and hundreds of agents may create the appearance of a team, but most Realtors are still individually responsible for their own pipeline, clients, income and results. 05:45 – “How's Business?” … “Good! Busy!”Why people rarely admit they're struggling, and how believing everybody else is crushing it can make an already difficult market feel even lonelier. 07:45 – Social Media Makes It WorseJust listed. Just sold. Awards. Closings. Giant fucking keys. The danger of comparing the full reality of your business to the tiny piece of somebody else's business they decided to show you. 10:15 – You Need Someone Who Will Tell You the TruthSupport isn't always reassurance. Sometimes you need somebody who understands you well enough to recognize when you're struggling - and when you're simply making excuses. 12:00 – Find an Accountability PartnerWhat an accountability partner actually does, why they don't need to know more than you, and how a ten-minute check-in can make it much harder to quietly move your own goalposts. 17:30 – Accountability Partner vs. Business CoachAn accountability partner asks whether you did the thing. A good coach should also be asking whether it's the right thing - because you can be incredibly consistent in the wrong direction. 21:00 – Coaching Should Lead to ActionWhy a useful coaching conversation shouldn't simply make you feel better; it should help turn fear, frustration, uncertainty and overwhelm into decisions about what you're doing next. 23:00 – Build Your Business BenchThe people you need around you: someone you can be honest with, someone who holds you accountable, people with experience you can learn from, and someone who can help you see your business from the outside. 26:00 – Your Support System Doesn't Have to Cost a FortuneManagers, other agents, industry groups, mentors and fellow business owners may already provide resources and perspective you aren't using. 28:00 – Don't Switch Brokerages Just Because Your Friends Are ThereCulture and environment matter, but your friends aren't prospecting for you, paying your mortgage or magically delivering listings because you moved offices. Make the decision based on what your business actually needs. 31:00 – You Still Have to Lift the WeightYour support system can help carry the weight, but nobody on your bench can execute your business for you. 33:00 – Who's On Your Business Bench?The closing exercise: identify who you can tell the truth to, who holds you accountable, who has experience you can learn from, and who helps you make better decisions. Being responsible for your business doesn't mean you need to carry the entire thing alone.There's a difference between being around people and having the right people around you.You need people you can tell the truth to. People who will challenge you. Someone who knows what you said you were going to do and asks whether you actually did it. People with experience you can learn from. And sometimes you need somebody outside the business whose job is to help you simplify the noise, identify the gap and determine what comes next.None of those people can execute for you.Your coach isn't going to prospect for you. Your accountability partner isn't walking into the listing appointment. Your manager isn't magically depositing commission into your bank account.The support system helps you carry the weight. You still have to lift.Related Episodes:Ep401 | Stuck in Traffic? Get Your Fall Market MovingEp397 | Why We Quit Before We Even BeginEp393 | Why People Don't Get Shit Done

In this episode of The Feminine Frequency Podcast, host Amy Natalie sits down with entrepreneur, author, and CEO Kelly Ehlers to celebrate the release of her transformative book, Nice Girls Win. Kelly shares her remarkable journey of rising from rock bottom—navigating a sudden job loss while five months pregnant during the 2010 recession—to building a thriving, 100% referral-based digital marketing agency. Together, Amy and Kelly dive deep into dismantling the hustle-culture myth that kindness is weak, illuminating how leading with high emotional intelligence, soft boundaries, and radical self-worth creates authentic success. Kelly also reveals the exact mindset and neuroplasticity practices she used to awaken her inner power, stop self-abandoning through "invisible contracts," and step fully into her high-vibrational feminine frequency.Themes:Rising from Rock Bottom to Authentic Success Kelly reflects on being fired while five months pregnant during a recession and how choosing courage over collapse propelled her to pioneer a social media consultancy when the industry was completely unproven.Redefining Kindness as a Business Superpower A breakdown of why society mistakenly equates niceness with weakness, and how combining genuine warmth with data, strategic boundaries, and high emotional intelligence creates an unstoppable leadership style.Tearing Up "Invisible Contracts" & Ending Self-Abandonment Amy and Kelly explore the unspoken obligations women take on in their relationships, homes, and workplaces—and how practicing the "soft no" reclaims vital energy.Shifting from Unworthiness to "I Deserve It" The powerful mindset shift required to move past subconscious self-sabotage and how to step into the identity of the woman who already embodies her dreams.Rewiring the Brain Through Manifestation & Daily Intentionality Kelly shares her exact six-month journaling practice in the park that helped rewire her neural pathways, awaken her life purpose, and channel her book in record time.Embodying the Feminine Frequency in Business How operating from a flow state, radical self-confidence, and unapologetic alignment led to doubling company revenue and calling in major milestones without burnout.

The Back-to-School Business Reset: Why September Changes Everything | Success September (Part 1) September is basically January with better weather and pumpkin spice.

Thank you for tuning in to The Prosperous Woman Podcast!In today's episode, Claire introduces her unique product suite creation system that centers simplicity and freedom. Work through the steps alongside her to start simplifying your existing product suite into a renewed set of offerings that will grow your business to $20K months and beyond.Inside this episode:Why too many offers actually reduce your earnings in your businessHow to create a set of offerings that meet your clients where they are every step of the wayHow the right product suite for your business allows you to earn more while working lessReady for more?Follow Claire Sellers on ⁠Instagram⁠For the woman ready to start a business - join Claire's 4-month business birthing program ⁠The Dream Accelerator⁠ ⁠For the woman scaling to multiple 6 figures - Join ⁠The Opulence Mastermind⁠ 

Send us Fan MailIn the latest episode of the Exit Insights Podcast, Darryl Bates-Brownsword is joined by Henna Patel, a business owner who successfully planned, grew and eventually sold her business, to explore one of the most important questions every owner should be asking long before they are ready to exit:Can your business continue to perform when you are no longer running it?Many business owners focus on growing revenue, increasing profits and building a successful company.But building a valuable business is about more than financial performance.It's about creating something that is transferable, scalable and attractive to someone else.Henna's own experience provides a powerful case study.She acquired an English tuition business that was largely built around a database of clients, with limited tangible assets and significant customer-retention risk.Rather than simply maintaining the business, she systematically transformed it.She strengthened the systems, developed the team, improved the customer experience, invested in the infrastructure and deliberately reduced her own dependence on the day-to-day operation.Eventually, she was able to sell the business with a structured transition that allowed the new owner to gradually take over.The result?The customers barely noticed the change in ownership.Listen in as Darryl and Henna discuss:

Ever drive on Highway 401, switch lanes because the one beside you looks faster... and somehow end up beside the exact same beige Corolla fifteen minutes later?Welcome to Toronto.And come to think of it... welcome to running a business.In Episode 401 of The MindShare Podcast, David Greenspan uses one of Toronto's favourite sources of frustration - Highway 401 - to talk about what happens when business slows down, we start watching everybody else's lane, changing direction, getting distracted and wondering whether somebody else knows something we don't. September is here, and Realtors everywhere are talking about the Fall Market. But September showing up on the calendar doesn't automatically mean you're mentally or operationally ready to take advantage of it.David walks through how to get yourself back into rhythm after summer, identify what slipped, reconnect your daily activities to the goals that actually matter, and protect the revenue-producing work that keeps getting buried underneath email, administration, social media and everything else competing for your attention. He also digs into what to do when the market feels slow, why you shouldn't abandon a strategy because of a few bad conversations, how to use your own numbers to decide when to adjust, and why September should be about creating movement rather than expecting every conversation to immediately turn into a transaction. The road is in front of you.Figure out where you're going, stop changing lanes every time somebody beside you moves a little faster, and get yourself moving.What You'll LearnWhy the Highway 401 traffic analogy is a lot like running a businessHow watching what everyone else is doing can interrupt your own momentumWhy September arriving doesn't automatically mean you're ready for the Fall MarketHow to identify what slipped during the summer and decide what actually needs to come backWhy trying to restart seventeen habits at once usually makes things worseHow to reconnect prospecting, follow-up and other business activities to goals you actually care aboutWhy your destination should determine your business decisions instead of whatever lane looks fastest todayHow to identify the one thing you're avoiding even though you know it needs to get doneWhy you can work ten hours and still avoid the activities that create businessWhich revenue-producing activities deserve protection in your scheduleHow to evaluate activity based on numbers and conversations rather than how the market feelsWhy life events continue creating real estate opportunities even in difficult marketsHow to define a successful September using things you can actually influenceWhy getting your rhythm back may be more valuable than expecting immediate transactionsHow to “recalculate” when your original plan, market or goals changeWhy there is still plenty of year left to create meaningful business momentum00:00 – Welcome to Highway 401The traffic story, the beige Corolla, switching lanes and why running a business can feel exactly the same. 04:00 – The Fall Market Is Here. Are You Actually Ready?September has arrived, but the calendar changing doesn't mean your habits, routines and business are automatically ready to go. 06:30 – What Slipped During the Summer?Database cleanup, follow-up, prospecting, content, planning and the routines that may have loosened up while you enjoyed summer. 09:15 – Stop Changing LanesWhy constantly copying what other Realtors are doing can disrupt your own momentum, and why your destination should determine your strategy. 10:55 – Commercial Break13:05 – What Are You Avoiding?The one thing you already know you should be doing over the next couple of weeks - and the real reasons you keep putting it off. 15:05 – Protect the Activities That Create BusinessWhy email, admin and social media will happily consume your entire day unless you deliberately protect conversations, follow-up, appointments and relationships. 18:10 – What Would a Good September Actually Look Like?Moving away from unrealistic transaction goals and focusing instead on reconnecting with people, building pipeline, booking appointments and getting your rhythm back. 20:50 – RecalculateWhat your GPS can teach you about adjusting when the market, your goals or your original plan changes - without having an existential crisis about it. 22:25 – Stop Preparing to PrepareWhy you don't need the perfect Fall Market plan before making the call, cleaning up the pipeline or creating something useful today. 24:45 – Your September Action PlanFive questions to identify what slipped, what matters, what's stealing your attention and where you want your business to be by September 30.The Fall Market isn't going to magically fix your business because the calendar says September.Your job is to get yourself moving again.Figure out what slipped over the summer, reconnect your daily activities to something you actually care about, protect the work that creates revenue and stop changing direction every time somebody else's lane looks faster.And when something genuinely isn't working?Recalculate.You don't need to spend September staring in the rear-view mirror at what you should have done earlier this year. There are still almost four months left, and that's a lot of time to create movement when you're focused on the right things.Related Episodes:Ep400 | Too Much Shit to Do? Here's How to Get the Right Shit DoneEp397 | Why We Quit Before We Even BeginEp393 | Why People Don't Get Shit Done

Breaking free from a W-2 is not just a financial transition.It is a mental one.In this episode of The Level Up Podcast w/ Paul Alex, we break down how to stop thinking like an employee and start thinking like a business owner.Because if you launch a business with an hourly mindset, you can accidentally build yourself another job instead of building real freedom.Paul explains why the employee mindset is built around effort, hours, and guaranteed paychecks, while the founder mindset is built around leverage, capital allocation, delegation, and revenue generation.In this episode, you'll learn:Why working harder is not always the answer in businessHow the W-2 mindset keeps entrepreneurs stuck doing low-level tasksWhy buying speed can help you grow fasterHow to stop seeing time as cheap and start protecting it like an assetWhy revenue generation must become your new measure of securityThe truth is simple:You cannot build a scalable business while thinking like someone waiting for a lunch break.If you want to grow, you have to stop asking, “How can I do everything myself?”And start asking, “Who can help me move faster?”That is the shift from employee to entrepreneur.High-level founders do not just work harder.They manage resources.They delegate with intention.They buy back time.They allocate capital.And they focus their energy on the moves that actually grow the business.Detox from the W-2 mindset.Change how you see time, money, and leverage.Build the machine.And keep leveling up.Your Network is your NETWORTH!Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS:Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you:www.CashSwipe.comFREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com

What does it really take to become a better coach? It starts with being willing to do the work on yourself. When you learn to trust your own clarity and believe that you're capable of creating the growth you want—as a coach, in your relationship, or in any other area of your life— you can begin helping your clients do the same.In this episode, I'm joined by master certified coach Heidi Allsop, who shares how Master Coach Training helped her confidently build her coaching business and step fully into her purpose. You'll hear how the self-trust she cultivated in the program changed the way she approaches her work with moms raising teenage boys.We talk about what it really means to own your expertise as a coach and why being an expert doesn't mean having all the answers. Heidi shares how she learned to trust her clients' inner wisdom rather than feel responsible for telling them what to do. That's what becomes possible when you truly trust yourself as a coach: you can step into your expertise and help your clients uncover the answers that are already within them.Continuing education is an important part of any profession, and coaching is no different. Master Coach Training can help you deepen your coaching skills, strengthen your self-leadership, and expand your ability to support your clients. Whether you feel like something is missing or simply want to become the best coach you can be, there is always another level of growth available to you. When you choose to uplevel your skills, the benefits extend beyond your coaching. It can change your life, too. Let's dive in!What you'll learn:How developing your self-trust can help you become more confident in coaching and businessHow nervous system education can change the way you approach coaching conversationsWhy understanding grief can be especially important when coaching mothersHow continuing your education can reveal gaps in your skillset you didn't even know existedWhy coaching skills are important for anyone in a leadership position to haveYou can read the full show notes here.About Heidi AllsopHeidi Allsop is a Certified Life Coach, Social Worker, and proud Mom of five sons. Known as the Boy Mom Coach, Heidi specializes in empowering moms to strengthen their relationship with their sons, so they can truly enjoy him at every age. With nearly three decades of experience, Heidi understands the challenges of raising boys in today's world. Her Strong Moms, Strong Sons philosophy has transformed families, helping moms navigate the tumultuous years from middle school to manhood, fostering a lifelong bond with their boys.Website: https://www.heidiallsopcoaching.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heidiallsopcoaching/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heidiallsopcoaching/The ‘BoyMoms” Blueprint: https://heidiallsopcoaching.myflodesk.com/boymomblueprintConnect with Molly ClaireMaster Coach Training Application OpenGet the book: She Rises: Insights and Wisdom from the Women of The Masterful Coach CollectiveMolly's Website: MollyClaire.ComHave a question or thoughts about the podcast? Don't hesitate to contact Molly at:Instagram | Molly Claire Coaching IGmolly@mollyclaire.comFacebookMolly's book: The Happy Mom Mindset: mollyclaire.com/book Free resources:Learn the 4 fundamentals of Lasting ChangePlease help Molly reach even more like-minded individuals! Simply post a review of the podcast on your favorite platform (or two). It is so appreciated.Are you a leader, coach, or business owner who wants to inspire, influence, and cultivate lasting change in yourself or others? Unlock your full potential as a leader and coach with the 4 fundamentals of lasting change coach training program.

Thank you for tuning in to The Prosperous Woman Podcast!In today's episode, Claire chats with Audrey Johnson, the content and copywriting support coach inside of The Dream Accelerator. They discuss the common pitfalls women make when writing copy for their businesses, as well as how to talk to potential clients and describe your offers clearly in ways that make them want to buy immediately. Claire and Audrey also give a behind the scenes look into the unique support structure within The Dream Accelerator and how it provides a personalized blueprint for each member's success.Inside this episode:Why making potential clients feel seen and heard is the key to successful copy in your businessHow the two most important skills in business — copywriting and sales — are deeply connectedWhat moving quickly in your business does for your growthReady for more?Follow Claire Sellers on ⁠Instagram⁠For the woman ready to start a business - join Claire's business birthing program ⁠The Dream Accelerator⁠ ⁠For the woman scaling to multiple 6 figures - Join ⁠The Opulence Mastermind⁠ Connect with today's guest!Follow Audrey Johnson on Instagram

In this episode of the RevOps Champions Podcast, host Brendon Dennewill talks with Brittany Anderson, entrepreneur, business strategist, and co-founder of AlignPS, about why growth stalls are rarely a technology problem. Brittany helped scale a financial planning firm through years of expansion before its 2024 acquisition, and she argues that companies hit "ceilings of complexity" when leadership, communication, and structure stop keeping pace with the business itself, a theme she now helps founders and leadership teams work through every day.Brittany shares the early warning signs of a misaligned team, the risk of leaders who stay in a role too long, and why matching people to their true strengths matters more than promoting whoever performed best last quarter. She also connects these ideas to today's biggest leadership test: adopting AI with intention and empathy instead of fear. RevOps leaders, founders, executives, and franchise leadership teams navigating a growth transition will find a practical lens here for diagnosing whether their next bottleneck is really about people, not process or platform.What You'll LearnWhy growth stalls even with great products and strong demandThe "ceilings of complexity" that trip up every fast-growing businessHow to spot early warning signs of leadership misalignmentWhy staying in a role too long turns leaders into bottlenecksHow to match people to their true strengths, not just their titlesWhat "Who Not How" looks like inside a scaling organizationWhy leading through AI adoption starts with intention, not fearResources MentionedAlignPSThe TrailblazeHers "Who Not How" by Dan SullivanStrategic Coach: Business Coaching For EntrepreneursGenius Network® | Joe Polish's Elite Entrepreneur NetworkIs your business ready to scale? Take the Growth Readiness Score to find out. In 5 minutes, you'll see: Benchmark data showing how you stack up to other organizationsA clear view of your operational maturity Whether your business is ready to scale (and what to do next if it's not)Let's ConnectSubscribe to the RevOps Champions NewsletterLinkedInYouTubeExplore the show at revopschampions.com. Ready to unite your teams with RevOps strategies that eliminate costly silos and drive growth? Let's talk!

You can be excellent at what you do and still be running your business in a way you were never built to run.Your human design tells you how you're meant to work, make decisions, attract clients and build a team. Most women have never been shown how to read it, so they copy someone else's model and wonder why it takes so much out of them.Lily Eid joins me to break the whole thing down, and it goes far deeper than knowing your type.In this episode, you'll learn:Why two people can do identical work and only one of them burns out, and what burnout actually looks like for your energy typeThe three things to look at first on your chart, and what each one tells you about how to run your businessHow you're designed to initiate. Responding, informing, or waiting to be invited, and why using the wrong one is costing you clientsThe way you're meant to make decisions, and a simple exercise to tell whether you've been overriding your own authority for yearsThe engineering team where two people were labelled underperformers. It wasn't skill, and what Lily found instead will change how you hireGrab your free human design chart before you listen. You'll need your birth date, location and exact birth time. About Lily: Lily Eid is a Culture and Leadership Strategist with a background in organisational psychology and strategic HR, and the founder of Leid by Design. Her methodology, The Unique Human Operating System, maps three layers of how a person operates: behavioural wiring, productivity profile, and energetic map. Find her at leidbydesign.com.au or on Instagram @leidbydesign__Mentorship and Further Insights: Learn how to attract clients who pay without hesitation and increase your income for the work you're already doing, with Premium Client Attraction. 2027 EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: The Collective: A mentorship for women in business ready to expand into multi five figure and six figure months, attract premium clients and become known in the high-end space in their industry.Book the mini private 1:1 mentorship package here. Further Resources: Follow me on Instagram for the ongoing edit on building a high-end brand and living a premium life.

In this episode we'll talk about:Why the right decision can still feel like lossHow to separate an incredible opportunity from the terms attached to itWhy knowing what you own—and what isn't for sale—is essential in life and businessHow faith helps you say no without knowing whether another opportunity is comingWhy protecting your gifts today can create possibilities you can't possibly see yetAnd more… START HERE…→ Join The Niche Is You® — my Substack (22K+) — Weekly essays, the full workshop library, the private community + the Quarterly Challenges. → https://mattgottesman.substack.com/aboutNEW HERE…→ 6 Days to Clarity Workshop — clarity for your time, energy, money, creativity, work & play. → https://mattgottesman.com/reverse-engineer-your-life (FREE)CONNECT WITH ME…→ Instagram — @mattgottesman→ TikTok — @mattgottesman→ YouTube — @mattgottesmanRESOURCES…→ Write • Design • Build — my Content Creator Studio & OS masterclass (Included when you join my Substack) — Growing the niche of you, your audience, reach, voice, passion & income — CLICK HERE→ Recommended Book List — CLICK HERE→ Apparel — thenicheisyou.comOTHER RELATED EPISODES:Faith Isn't Knowing the Whole Path… It's Taking the Next Honest StepApple: https://apple.co/3MB62IuSpotify: https://bit.ly/4rZw3RN

In this episode, I'm joined by Takiya Arevalo, a self-made millionaire and creator of the Money Magnet Method.Tekaya shares the story of going from living on food stamps to building a multi-million-dollar business, and what she believes was the real turning point.We talk about:What it actually took to build a successful personal brandThe moment Tekaya realized that being more of herself was what truly changed her businessHow leaning into her identity as a mother of three became part of her brand rather than something she needed to hideThe power of allowing yourself to be fully seenWhy she stopped looking outside of herself for permission to create the life she wantedHow she realized she was the one in control of making anything happenHer journey from survival and scarcity to wealth, freedom and choiceWhat manifestation really looked like for her as she built her dream lifeThis is a conversation about money, manifestation, motherhood, personal branding, identity, and ultimately, what happens when you stop trying to become the woman you think you should be and start becoming more of who you already are.Follow Tekaya on Instagram:

In episode 313 of the IDEAS+LEADERS Podcast, I'm joined by Justin Goodbread, business strategist, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur who has grown and sold seven companies across multiple industries.We explore what it really takes to build a business that can scale beyond its founder. Justin shares why entrepreneurs should think beyond revenue and profit and focus on creating transferable business value, how owner-dependence can limit growth, and why many founders wait too long to prepare their companies for an eventual exit.In this episode, we discuss:The difference between building a profitable business and a valuable businessHow to recognize when the founder has become the biggest bottleneckHow to reduce owner-dependence and build a company that can operate without youThe leadership transition required as a company moves from seven to eight figuresWhat makes a company genuinely valuable and attractive to potential buyersTune in for a practical conversation about entrepreneurship, leadership, scaling, business value, and creating a company that gives you greater freedom rather than depending on you for everything.You can connect with Justin here: Home - Justin Goodbread Thank you for joining me on this episode of IDEAS+LEADERS. If you enjoyed this episode, please share, subscribe and review so that more people can enjoy the podcast on Apple https://apple.co/3fKv9IH or Spotify https://sptfy.com/Nrtq.

What happens when you're great at what you do… but hate everything required to actually grow the business?That's exactly where Meech finds himself.In this episode of Next Chapter Conversations, I sit down with my brother and longtime friend, Meech, a photographer, videographer, storyteller, and entrepreneur behind Media By Meech.Meech has spent years developing his craft—from photography and videography to working in news and even at ESPN. He's also gone through his own incredible fitness transformation and committed himself to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.But there's a problem:He loves shooting. He doesn't love running the business.Invoices. Contracts. Scheduling. Marketing. Promotion. Following up with clients.Those are the things draining his energy and keeping him from doing more of the work he actually loves.So we start breaking down what it could look like to build Media By Meech around his strengths instead of forcing him to become someone he's not.We talk about:Going from 350+ pounds into a completely different lifeHow Jiu-Jitsu changed the way Meech thinksWhy he sees photography and videography like solving a puzzleThe pressure of perfectionism after working with major brandsWhy talented people often struggle to market themselvesThe difference between being a great operator and being a great business ownerWhat Meech would outsource if he had $10,000 to invest in his businessHow to build a business around the work you actually loveWhy combat sports could be the perfect niche for Media By MeechHow better marketing can help fighters, coaches, and gyms growAnd what it could take to turn Media By Meech into a much bigger brandThis conversation is bigger than photography or videography.It's about figuring out how to build a business that gives you more room to do the work you're actually called to do.If you're building a business and you've ever thought:"I love what I do. I just hate everything else that comes with it."You're going to relate to this one.FOLLOW MEECH:Instagram: @mediabymeechCONNECT WITH DREW:Subscribe to the channel and follow along as we have real conversations about business, life, transformation, and stepping into your next chapter.NEXT CHAPTER CONVERSATIONSEvery life has defining moments—moments that challenge us, change us, and ultimately shape who we become.Your story isn't over.The best chapters are still waiting to be written.#NextChapterConversations #Entrepreneurship #PhotographyBusiness #Videography #SmallBusiness #BusinessGrowth

Are you familiar with human design but not sure exactly how to use it to your advantage in business?Many of us in the spiritual space have a basic understanding of our human design, enough to know our type (generator, projector, reflector, etc) and maybe our strategy if we're lucky. This conversation takes it a whole layer deeper to uncover the part that actually changes how you run your business.In this episode of the Feminine Fire Podcast, I'm chatting with human design guide and business mentor, Nicole Towers.Nicole supports heart-led entrepreneurs to create sustainable success and work-life balance through human design-infused business strategy.In this chat, we take the conversations around human design in business a layer deeper – diving into why understanding your authority is one of the most practical tools you have for decision making, and how the parts of your chart you've never looked at twice might be exactly what you need to know to get unstuck.Things You'll Learn In This Episode of Feminine FireNicole's personal story discovering human design and how it changed her whole approach to life and businessHow to actually use your "strategy" and "authority" to make decisions, instead of intellectualising every choiceNicole's unique take on each of the five human design types, from manifestors as the "trailblazers" who light the spark to reflectors as the rare "mirrors" who reflect wisdom back, and where you sit if you're building, guiding or leadingWhy projectors are known as the "lighthouses" of human design, and what that means for how you show up and sell without burning outWhere to start if you're brand new to human design, from looking up your chart to understanding your type, strategy and authorityConnect with NicoleInstagram: @nicoletowers_Podcast: Magnetic By DesignDiscover Your Human Design Chart: nicoletowers.com/free-hd-chart Website: nicoletowers.comConnect with BecInstagram: @bec_cuzzilloSpiritual Business Mistressmind: Work with me in 2026Free Guide: Soulful Sales Scripts for Selling in the DMsWebsite: www.beccuzzillo.com 

You can buy attention. You can manufacture visibility. But can you build a reputation that creates real wealth, influence, and opportunity?Welcome back, Alpha Squad, to The Alpha Talks Show — the #1 business and success show in the region, where we don't chase hype… we build legacy.In this episode, Seif El Hakim sits down with Sashin Govender — entrepreneur, investor, author, and founder of Credibility X.Sashin has founded more than 20 companies, contributed to over $5 billion in revenue, authored three books, built businesses across media and reputation, and created a career around one of the most valuable assets in business:Credibility.But his story didn't start with influence.At 18 years old, wearing his school uniform, Sashin was rejected 145 times in his first 145 sales meetings.No credibility.No reputation.No track record.Years later, he had built significant wealth and success — only to watch one of his businesses go from around $250,000 a month to zero when COVID hit.He had to scale down, rebuild, control his ego, return to the fundamentals, and understand what actually survives when money, status, and momentum disappear.This conversation goes far beyond personal branding.Sashin breaks down:Why reputation is one of the most valuable currencies in businessThe difference between branding, marketing, influence, and credibilityWhy followers do not automatically mean you have a personal brandHow 145 consecutive rejections built his mindset for successWhy you sometimes have to sacrifice today to win the bigger gameWhat chess taught him about thinking 3–5 moves ahead in businessHow he responded when his income went from $250K a month to zeroWhy successful people must be prepared for failure — not only successThe biggest mistakes people make when building personal brandsWhy fake luxury, rented lifestyles, and manufactured influence eventually collapseHow to build a brand people trust when you're not in the roomWhere the ethical line should exist in reputation managementWhy real business should come before manufactured authorityHow AI could completely reshape branding, reputation, and influenceWhy humility often comes only after life tests youThe difference between people who consume success content and those who actually executeWhy keeping your word may be one of the strongest forms of personal credibilityThis is not a conversation about becoming famous.It's about becoming credible.Because attention may open the door — but your reputation determines whether you stay in the room.No shortcuts. No rented success. No manufactured authority.Just a raw conversation about business, reputation, resilience, influence, strategy, and what it really takes to build something that lasts.Watch till the end, comment your biggest takeaway, and subscribe to The Alpha Talks Show for more powerful conversations with the people building businesses, influence, and legacy.The Alpha Talks ShowBeyond titles. Beyond success.The Human Behind The Alpha. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you're paying yourself whatever is left after your software, contractors, taxes, and business investments are covered, you don't actually have an owner pay strategy. In this episode of The Real Truth About Business podcast, I'm breaking down how to think about paying yourself as a business owner, including how much you should pay yourself, how often you should get paid, and why your payment schedule needs to reflect how money actually flows into your business. After 9 years of experience working with service-based entrepreneurs, I see too many owners generating revenue while treating their own paycheck as optional. Your business strategy should support your life, and that means intentionally planning for owner pay instead of hoping there's money left over. We'll talk about personal income needs, cash flow, payment cadence, owner draws, and how to make investment decisions after accounting for your paycheck. Revenue growth matters, but financial strategy is what turns that revenue into a business that actually pays you.What You'll Learn:How to determine how much your business actually needs to pay youWhy “whatever is left” is not a sustainable owner pay strategyHow your business structure can affect the mechanics of paying yourselfHow to create a payment schedule based on when revenue enters your businessHow percentage-based owner pay and reserve accounts can create consistencyWhy investment decisions should account for your paycheck before you spend the moneyEpisode Highlights:[00:00] Introduction: How much are you actually paying yourself?[02:15] Why owner pay is part of your overall profit strategy[05:00] Why paying yourself last needs to stop[07:15] Owner draws, S Corps, and how business structure affects payment[09:30] Determining how much your personal life needs from the business[11:00] Matching your paycheck cadence to when your revenue comes in[13:30] Using percentages and reserve accounts to pay yourself consistently[16:00] How investments affect your paycheck and cash flow decisions[18:15] The two numbers every business owner needs to know[20:00] Wrap-up: Making owner pay a routine part of your businessKey Takeaways:Stop Paying Yourself Whatever Is LeftHere's what I hear constantly when I ask business owners how much they pay themselves:“I don't know. Whatever is left.”Or:“I take a draw when I need it.”Meanwhile, the business is paying for software, contractors, taxes, programs, marketing, and other investments. Then you look at the bank account and decide whether there's enough remaining to pay yourself.That is not a payment strategy.If we're building businesses that are supposed to support our lives, we cannot consistently treat ourselves as the last person who gets paid. Your business needs to have an intentional plan for paying you.Start With What Your Personal Life Actually RequiresBefore deciding how much to pay yourself, look at your personal expenses.What does your business need to provide for your life?If you need $3,000 per month to cover your personal expenses, that needs to become part of the financial plan. You shouldn't automatically drop your paycheck to $1,500 because you decided to spend another $1,500 somewhere else in the business.Think about it another way.If you were looking for a job tomorrow, what is the minimum salary you would accept?Most of us would never take a job without considering whether the salary could support our lives. Yet we become business owners and suddenly stop applying that same standard to ourselves.Your business may not be able to pay your ideal amount immediately, especially if it's newer. But you should at least know the number you're working toward.How You Pay Yourself Depends on Your Business StructureThe mechanics of paying yourself can depend on your business structure.For many single-member LLCs and sole proprietors, that may mean taking an owner's draw by transferring money from the business to yourself. As I explain in the episode, an owner's draw is not treated as a business expense on your profit and loss statement.An S Corporation works differently and generally involves paying the owner reasonable compensation through payroll.This is where I want to be very clear. I am not a CPA, tax strategist, or lawyer. Work with your own qualified tax professional to determine the appropriate structure and payment method for your specific business.Your Pay Schedule Should Match Your Cash FlowOne of the reasons business owners struggle to pay themselves consistently is that business revenue doesn't always arrive consistently.This is where understanding your cash flow becomes important.Look at how your clients actually pay you.Maybe most of your recurring payments arrive between the 15th and 25th. It may not make sense to take identical weekly paychecks when most of your revenue enters the business later in the month.You could instead take a larger monthly payment after that revenue arrives.If your income is project-based and comes in throughout the month, another option is deciding that a percentage of each payment goes toward owner pay.The goal is to build a cadence around how your business actually makes money.Create a System That Makes Paying Yourself RoutinePaying yourself shouldn't be something you remember to do after everybody else gets paid.It should become routine.One option I use is creating a separate reserve account specifically for owner pay. A predetermined percentage of deposits can automatically move into that account, creating a pool of money specifically designated for your paycheck.Then you're not looking at one big bank balance and mentally treating all of that money as available to spend.You've already identified what's yours.Inside the Focused Visionary Framework, we talk about Pricing, Pipeline, and Sales because those are what help generate the revenue. But financial strategy answers the next question: What happens to that money after it arrives?Make Investment Decisions After Accounting for Your PayPaying yourself first doesn't mean you can never invest in your business.It means you understand what the investment is actually costing you.If you want to invest in a new program, contractor, piece of software, or other opportunity, ask what that decision affects.Does it reduce your paycheck this month?Does it require debt?Could you wait until more revenue comes in?Would a payment plan make more sense?Could you create a cash injection offer to generate the additional money?There isn't one universal right answer. The important shift is making the decision from facts instead of spending the money first and discovering afterward that there isn't enough left to pay yourself.Know Two Things: How Much and How OftenThere are two key decisions I want you to make.First, how much do you need and want to pay yourself?Second, how and when are you going to pay yourself?Maybe that's a percentage of every dollar that comes in. Maybe it's one lump sum each month. Maybe you create a reserve account and pay yourself on a consistent schedule.Your exact system will depend on your revenue model and financial situation.What matters is that you have a system.Revenue Growth Is Only the BeginningBusiness strategy can help you generate more money.Financial strategy helps you decide what to do with it.That's the conversation I want us having more often because generating impressive revenue doesn't mean much if the business still isn't paying the person running it.So start with your numbers.Determine how much you need to pay yourself. Look at when money enters your business. Decide how you're going to create a consistent owner pay cadence.Then make your other financial decisions around that reality.You are the CEO. Your paycheck needs to be part of the plan.Resources MentionedGet your FREE Ceo Income PlanBook a CEO Strategy Call Learn more about The Missing Piece IntensiveLearn more about The Focused Visionary AcceleratorDownload the FREE Lead and Conversion TrackerSubscribe to the Sunday Morning Brew NewsletterAbout the Host:Michelle DeNio is a business strategist based in Sarasota, Florida, specializing in helping service-based entrepreneurs break through revenue plateaus using her Focused Visionary Framework. With over 300 podcast episodes and 9 years running her consulting business, she helps coaches, consultants, and service providers scale sustainably through strategic planning, pricing optimization, and sales process development.Connect with Michelle

"The message that you will only see proper and consistent success if you have a crazy number of eyes on you is one of the biggest lies you've ever been told."If you're building a business right now and wondering why the strategies that used to work suddenly aren't working anymore, you're not imagining it. The game has changed but that doesn't mean it's over.In this chat, I'm breaking down one of the biggest lies entrepreneurs have been sold: that you need more followers, more views, more content, and more visibility to make more money. You don't.Social media can absolutely help grow your business, but it should be a way, not the way. Instead of chasing algorithms and constantly trying to get in front of more people, I'm sharing why your focus needs to shift back to the fundamentals that build sustainable businesses. Yes, we're talking sales, relationships, repeat customers, and knowing exactly how much money you actually need to make. Don't Miss This Chat On:Why more followers don't automatically mean more moneyHow to grow a business without relying on social mediaWhy sales skills matter more than learning the latest algorithmThe 1,000 True Fans strategy and what it means for your businessHow to calculate your true income goal and reverse engineer your salesWhy going deep with the audience you already have can beat constantly chasing more visibilityHow real relationships create a more sustainable businessYou do not need to go viral to build a business that works. You need the right people, a product you believe in, and the willingness to actually ask for the sale.It's not over yet. If you understand the game, you can stay in it.Connect with Nicole:Work with NicoleOn Substack: https://nicolewaltersofficial.substack.com/On Threads: https://threads.net/nicolewaltersOn YouTube: http://nicolewalters.com/youtubeEpisode Sponsors:Visit forhers.com/nicole to get personalized, affordable care that gets you.Use code NICOLE at checkout for 15% off your entire order at www.vionicshoes.com when you log into your account. 1 time use only.Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Should workforce transformation belong to HR? Bettina Dietsche, Group Chief People and Culture Officer at Allianz, doesn't think so. Bettina leads the people agenda for around 156,000 employees at Allianz. She came to HR after 25 years in IT and digital transformation, picking up the people function while serving as COO of Allianz Commercial during a company turnaround. That background shapes her view that HR's job is to challenge and push transformation onto the business agenda - not to own it.In this episode, David and Bettina discuss: Why she believes HR should challenge and nudge workforce transformation, while ownership sits with the businessHow 25 years leading IT and digital transformation, including a COO turnaround, shaped her approach to the CPO roleWhy she runs regular sessions with more than 60 CEOs across Allianz, and what that partnership actually looks like in practiceHer test for a healthy culture - what people do when no one's watching - and why she calls culture "the hardest currency"How Allianz builds daily AI habits into leadership, from "AI gem sessions" to asking each morning what AI can help with firstWhy she sees AI creating as many new early-career roles as it displaces, and how Allianz is reshaping graduate hiring around that This episode is sponsored by Valence. Nadia, Valence's AI coaching platform, connects talent strategy to the work employees are actually doing — offering coaching from the frontline to the boardroom, and surfacing organisational insights that weren't visible before.As the most widely deployed coach in the Fortune 500, Nadia is already helping global leaders like Nestlé, Delta, CVS, and Kraft Heinz transform talent at scale.Learn more at valence.co/insight222 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if the most expensive line item in your business isn't payroll — it's the conversation you keep avoiding?This episode exposes a hidden growth ceiling most founders don't recognize: avoided conversations. When leaders delay hard feedback, unclear expectations, or boundary-setting, they silently absorb the operational cost.Dawn breaks down why silence at the top creates decision bottlenecks, cultural avoidance, and unnecessary founder workload and how to use AI as a thinking partner to walk into tough conversations with clarity.If your business feels heavier as it grows, this episode explains why and what leadership shift unlocks scale.If your business still requires you in every decision, every approval, and every difficult conversation, that's not a team problem it's a leadership architecture problem. Inside CEO Clarity Consulting, we rebuild your decision structure, ownership model, and leadership role so the business can move without everything running through you.Key TakeawaysWhy avoided conversations quietly become the most expensive operational drag in your businessHow silence at the top shapes your company cultureWhy founder overload is often a leadership architecture problemThe leadership shift that removes the founder bottleneckHow to use AI to prepare for difficult leadership conversationsResources & LinksCEO Clarity Consulting Free Guide: 10 Ways AI Will Make You a Better LeaderRelated Episode:116 | How Female Founders Use AI to Stop Being December's Bottleneck (The August Delegation Fix)Send us Fan MailWant to increase revenue and impact? Listen to “She's That Founder” for insights on business strategy and female leadership to scale your business. Each episode offers advice on effective communication, team building, and management. Learn to master routines and systems to boost productivity and prevent burnout. Our delegation tips and business consulting will advance your executive leadership skills and presence.

Take the Sales Leak Scorecard HereEpisode Description"What's the going rate for a project like this?" Wrong question. In this episode, Tom breaks down why pricing off the going rate is the fastest way to price yourself into the gutter and what to ask instead. It's not about what everyone else charges. It's about your production rate, your real costs, and your number. If you're still shaving your price to "stay competitive," this one's for you.What You'll LearnWhy "going rate" pricing means you're averaging other contractors' blind spots into your own bidThe one question to ask instead of "what's the going rate"The three numbers you need to know cold before you price any jobThe blind-spot costs that never show up in a "going rate" conversationWhy revenue hides stupidity — and how a broken pricing model gets worse the more you scale itEpisode BreakdownOpen — The question that started this episode, and why it's the wrong one to askThe Going Rate Problem — Why market-average pricing means pricing off other people's guessworkThe Better Question — Production rate vs. going rate, and why one is math and the other is a rumorThe Cost of Guessing — How "going rate" pricing quietly scales a broken businessHow to Build Your Number — The three things to track: actual time, real costs, target marginThe Blind Spots — Access issues, waste, permits, travel — the stuff the going rate never accounts forThe Standard — What strong contractors do differentlyThe Fight This Week — Pull your last five jobs and build your real numberKey Quote"The going rate is the kiss of death for a contractor. It keeps you tied to the average. And average is not where you want to live."This Week's FightPull your last five jobs like the one you're about to bid. Look at actual hours, actual costs, actual outcome. Build your production rate... not the going rate.oduction rate — not your going rate.Links & ResourcesSales Leak ScorecardThe Contractor Fight Website: https://thecontractorfight.com

The Trust Formula: Why Clients Decide to Hire You Before They Ever Talk to You | Psychology of Selling Travel (Part 4) Why do some potential clients schedule a discovery call and book almost immediately, while others spend weeks asking questions and never move forward? The answer often isn't your pricing, your proposal, or even your sales skills. It's trust. In Part 4 of my Psychology of Selling Travel series, we're exploring one of the most powerful forces behind every buying decision: the psychology of trust. You'll learn why clients often decide whether they trust you long before they ever fill out your inquiry form, book a consultation, or request a quote. We'll dive into the five key trust-building principles—authority, social proof, familiarity, consistency, and reciprocity—and how you can intentionally incorporate them into your marketing, client experience, and travel business. If you've ever wondered whether your content is actually making a difference or how to stand out in a crowded travel industry, this episode will show you why trust is your greatest marketing asset. In this episode, you'll learn: Why trust is the foundation of every successful travel businessHow authority helps position you as the expert clients want to hireWhy social proof is one of the strongest influences on buying decisionsThe psychology behind familiarity and why consistency mattersHow providing value before asking for a sale builds long-term client relationshipsWhy educational content is one of the most effective marketing strategies for travel advisorsThe biggest trust killers that may be costing you bookingsHow authenticity helps clients connect with you on a deeper levelWhy marketing is about building relationships—not chasing salesPractical ways to strengthen trust throughout your client journey Whether you specialize in Disney destinations, cruises, luxury vacations, river cruises, all-inclusive resorts, or custom international travel, building trust is what transforms casual followers into loyal clients who book with confidence and refer their friends and family. Resources & Links ✨ Curious about becoming a travel advisor? I'd love to share more about joining my agency. ✨ Follow me for weekly travel advisor marketing strategies, business systems, and sales psychology tips. Website: https://www.lindsaydollinger.com and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindsay.dollinger Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaydollinger ✨ Subscribe to Passports, Profits & Pixie Dust so you never miss an episode in the Psychology of Selling Travel series. If this episode inspired you, please leave a review and share it with another travel advisor who needs the reminder that showing up consistently matters—even when you don't see immediate results. Because the truth is... People rarely hire the advisor with the biggest following. They hire the advisor they trust. And trust is built one conversation, one piece of content, and one act of service at a time. trust marketingtravel advisor marketingtravel advisor salespsychology of selling travelhow to build trust with clientstravel advisor brandingauthority marketingsocial proof marketingrelationship marketingcontent marketing for travel advisorstravel business coachingtravel advisor podcasthow to get more travel clientstravel advisor content strategymarketing psychology for travel advisors

What happens when you stop treating photography as an expensive hobby and start treating it as a business that can truly change lives?In this inspiring conversation, Julie Atlas of Julie Atlas Photography shares her journey from teacher to full-time photographer and how learning to value her work, understand her numbers, and create deeper client connections transformed her business.In this episode, Julie shares:Why beautiful photography alone isn't enough to build a profitable businessHow she learned to charge what her work is truly worthThe mindset shift that helped her stop undervaluing herselfWhy your clients should feel heard, respected, and seenHow a profitable photography business allows you to give back and make a bigger differenceWhy surrounding yourself with the right people can completely change your business trajectoryHow to build a photography business around joy, purpose, and profitIf you've ever struggled with pricing, confidence, or wondering how to build a business without losing the passion that brought you to photography in the first place, this conversation is for you.You can now join us for seven days for just $7 and see what the Inner Circle community is all about.JOIN FOR 7 DAYS FOR JUST $7

Your story matters—but your story alone won't make you valuable in the marketplace. In this episode, Kellan Fluckiger gets brutally honest about what it actually takes to turn your life experience, pain, failures, transformation, and hard-earned wisdom into income and impact. Nobody pays simply because you survived something extraordinary. They pay when you can use what you learned to help them create a transformation they desperately want.Kellan breaks down the difference between having a story and building a business from that story—and explains why clarity, movement, structure, relief, transformation, speed, trust, support, and results are what people actually pay for. He also explains why your first product shouldn't be the first question you ask, why the offer isn't the container, and why the real opportunity is to build the bridge from where someone is to where they want to go.Key Takeaways:Why nobody pays simply because you have a powerful storyWhy your story is the raw material, not the businessHow your story can become wisdom, a message, a book, framework, offer, and transformation pathThe difference between telling an inspiring story and creating actual valueThe eight things people pay for: clarity, movement, structure, relief, transformation, speed, trust, support, and resultsWhy “feel good” inspiration isn't the same as measurable transformationWhy people buy the future your offer promises—not the format of your course or coachingHow to identify the transformation your life experience prepares you to help createWhy you should identify the transformation before choosing the containerWays to monetize a story through books, coaching, courses, workshops, retreats, keynotes, consulting, communities, masterminds, memberships, licensing, and corporate trainingWhy your first paid transformation should be simple to build but powerful enough to matterWhy you don't build the empire first—you build the bridgeHow service turns lived experience into clean, meaningful incomeWhy the marketplace is not the enemy of meaningHow a personal story can become both impact and incomeThe importance of having a specific audience, problem, promise, path, and result

How much of what you're chasing right now do you actually want?The car. The house. The watch. The vacations. The team. The awards. The social media following. The recognition.And how much of it made its way onto your list because you keep watching everybody else?In Episode 399 of The MindShare Podcast, David Greenspan digs into what "keeping up with the Joneses" looks like in a world where social media puts hundreds of other people's lives, businesses and successes in front of us every single day.And Realtors... we're having a conversation about those videos too.One Realtor pours coffee in a listing video and suddenly everybody needs the coffee shot. Somebody sits at the kitchen island, now everyone's at the kitchen island. Somebody makes a funny video and half the industry decides they're comedians.And then there's the dancing.At a time when Realtors are fighting to demonstrate their value and professionalism to consumers, what are we actually communicating with some of the content we're putting online? But this episode goes much deeper than social media.David explores how comparison affects the businesses we build, the teams we think we need, the brokerages we join, the money we spend, the goals we chase and even how successful we believe we are.Because your situation can be perfectly fine until you see what somebody else has — and suddenly you start questioning something you weren't questioning five minutes ago. The challenge in this episode is to come back to your own Map.Figure out what you want personally, professionally and financially. Build your own scoreboard. Stay in your lane. Stop spending so much time watching what everybody else is doing.And go get your shit done.What You'll LearnHow social media has put "keeping up with the Joneses" on steroidsWhy comparison can completely change how you feel about a life or business you were happy with minutes earlierWhere healthy competition ends and damaging comparison beginsWhy Realtors copying the same content makes it harder to differentiate themselvesWhat your online content communicates about your professionalism and valueWhy your marketing should amplify who you actually areThe difference between wanting a particular business model and liking what it looks like from the outsideWhy seeing another agent build a team, start farming, launch a podcast or change brokerages doesn't mean you shouldHow the pressure to look successful can influence financial decisionsWhy your personal definition of success needs to belong to youHow David's Mapping process helps you evaluate what actually belongs in your life and businessWhy there will always be somebody with more — more money, more followers, a nicer car or a bigger businessHow comparison can quietly become another form of procrastinationWhy staying in your lane gives you more time and energy to actually get shit done00:00 — How Much of What You're Chasing Do You Actually Want?The car, house, vacations, business goals, team, awards and recognition — and how much of it actually belongs to you versus what you've picked up from watching everyone else.02:50 — Keeping Up With The Joneses in 2026Why social media has amplified comparison at a time when people are already questioning their finances, careers, businesses and success.The Question Everyone Keeps Asking: "How Are Things Out There?"Why people are looking around to determine where they stand and how quickly somebody else's highlight reel can make your own life feel inadequate.Realtors... What Are We Doing?The coffee shots. The kitchen islands. The identical listing videos. The comedians. And, of course, the dancing Realtors.Professionalism, Content and Your Value as a RealtorIf the industry wants consumers to better understand the value of Realtors, agents need to think seriously about what their content is communicating.Trying to Stand Out While Copying Everybody ElseWhy your experience, personality, communication style and actual strengths should drive your marketing instead of whatever another Realtor happened to make popular online.15:37 — Commercial Break17:27 — Keeping Up With The Joneses in Your BusinessTeams, farming, podcasts, brokerage changes and the danger of building a business because you like what somebody else's looks like from the outside.Looking Wealthy vs. Actually Being WealthyCars, homes, vacations and the social pressure — especially in sales — to project an image of success.What Are You Trying to Prove — And To Whom?A question worth asking before deciding whether the things you're chasing actually matter to you.Mapping: Come Back to What YOU WantUsing personal, professional and financial goals to create your own Map and evaluate whether the decisions you're making actually move you toward it. Your Scoreboard Needs to Belong to YouWhy somebody will always have more — right up until you finally buy the Ferrari and some asshole flies over you in his private jet.Comparison Has Become ProcrastinationWatching, scrolling, studying, saving, screenshotting and consuming everybody else's strategies while the calls, follow-ups and work in your own plan remain undone. Stay in Your LaneLearn from other people, pay attention to what's working, then come back to your Map and ask: What am I building?Your Action StepAudit the things you're chasing. Ask why you want them. Then do the same with your business and marketing to determine what actually belongs in your plan.You can learn from other people. You can be competitive. You can want the car, the house, the business, the money, the vacations and all of it.Just make sure the life you're working so hard to build is actually your life.Because there will always be someone with more. The Joneses keep changing, and now the algorithm can introduce you to a brand-new one every thirty seconds. Your scoreboard needs to belong to you.Know what you want. Come back to your Map. Stay in your lane.Then go get your shit done.

Success rarely comes from doing extraordinary things.More often, it comes from doing the ordinary things extraordinarily well.In this episode, Jay Doran sits down with Todd Bitter, National Sales Director at NEXA Lending, to unpack the principles that have guided his remarkable career in the mortgage industry. From surviving the 2008 housing crisis to helping thousands of families achieve homeownership, Todd shares why communication, consistency, and relentless service continue to outperform shortcuts and trends. Todd reflects on rebuilding his business from nearly nothing after the housing collapse, the unconventional survey that transformed his career, and the philosophy behind his well-known mantra: "Answer Your Damn Phone." What began as a commitment to returning calls evolved into a broader lesson about showing up, creating trust, and being available when people need you most. In this episode, you'll discover:How the 2008 housing crisis forced Todd to reinvent his business from the ground upWhy relationships—not transactions—create lasting successThe creative strategy that helped him build partnerships with real estate agentsWhy communication is still the greatest competitive advantage in businessHow optimism and personal accountability create resilience during difficult seasonsThe deeper meaning behind "Answer Your Damn Phone"Why homeownership remains one of the strongest long-term wealth-building tools availableHow successful professionals stay focused on opportunity instead of market headlinesThe daily habits that separate top performers from everyone elseThroughout the conversation, Todd shares deeply personal stories—from rolling quarters to buy groceries during one of the lowest points of his career to keeping those same quarters in his desk decades later as a reminder to stay humble, disciplined, and grateful. His journey is a powerful example of what can happen when determination meets consistency. The biggest lesson isn't about mortgages.It's about showing up.Showing up when it's inconvenient.Showing up when others don't.Showing up long before success arrives.Because opportunities don't always announce themselves.Sometimes they simply call.The question is...Will you answer? 

#Lockboss Show: Free Locksmith Business Software — PJ Does a Live Trello Demo for Scheduling, Tracking and OrganizationYou do not need to spend a lot of money to run an organized locksmith business. You just need the right tools.In this episode of the #Lockboss Show & Giveaway, PJ does a live demo of Trello, a free software tool locksmiths can use to schedule jobs, track work, and keep their operation organized without paying for expensive business management software. PJ builds a board live from scratch, walks through real day to day workflows, and takes questions from viewers throughout.We break down:What Trello is and how it applies to running a locksmith businessHow to build and set up a board from the ground upUsing Trello to schedule jobs and track work in progressDay to day workflows that keep your business running efficientlyHow free tools like Trello stack up against paid business softwareLive viewer questions answered in real timeIf you want a simpler, smarter way to manage your locksmith business without the overhead, start here.

Send us Fan MailWhat if AI could help you do more than write social media posts? What if it could actually help you reduce your mental load, reclaim your time, make better decisions, and become a stronger CEO?In this episode of The Good Enough Mompreneur Podcast, Angela sits down with Dawn Andrews, founder and CEO of Free Range Thinking, business strategist, executive leadership coach, speaker, and host of the She's That Founder podcast.Dawn has spent more than two decades working with high-performing leaders who are exceptional at what they do—but often exhausted by how they're doing it. Today, she helps female founders and leaders stop being the bottleneck in their businesses and create systems that allow them to grow without sacrificing themselves in the process.And increasingly, AI is becoming part of that solution.This conversation goes far beyond finding the perfect AI prompt. Angela and Dawn explore how busy mom entrepreneurs can use AI as a thought partner, strategic resource, and support system to take some of the invisible mental weight of entrepreneurship off their shoulders.What You'll LearnWhy highly capable women often become the bottleneck in their own businessesSigns you've exceeded your capacity—even when you're still getting everything doneWhy constantly expanding your capacity isn't the same as creating sustainable growthHow to shift from doing everything yourself to thinking and leading like a CEOWhy marketing is one of the first areas Dawn recommends systemizingHow motherhood may have already given you valuable CEO and leadership skillsPractical ways to use AI to reduce mental load and reclaim your timeHow to use AI as a thought partner instead of simply a content generatorWhy you don't need the "perfect prompt" to start benefiting from AIA simple way to begin building an AI marketing assistant for your businessHow to use AI without losing your voice, authenticity, or human connectionThe belief Dawn wants more women to retire: "It's just easier if I do it myself."Whether you're already using AI every day or you've been hesitant to begin, this episode will help you think differently about what AI can make possible—not so you can squeeze more work into your day, but so you can create more space for leadership, creativity, family, and the life you wanted your business to support in the first place.Connect with Dawn AndrewsGet Dawn's Free 100 AI Use Cases:https://hellodawn.live/norobotsFrom simple ways to save time today to systems that can help your business operate with less dependence on you, this is a great place to start if you're wondering how AI could actually fit into your business.Dawn Andrews / Free Range Thinking:https://dawnandrews.comConnect with Dawn on LinkedIn:Search for Dawn Andrews on LinkedIn.Listen to She's That Founder:Learn more about Dawn's podcast and her work through her website above.Connect with AngelaWant to keep the conversation going with Angela?Visit The Mom Business Coach:https://mombusinesscoach.comConnect with Angela for more conversations and resources around building your confidence, growing a sustainable business, navigating changing seasons of motherhood and entrepreneurship, and creating a business that actually works for your life.And be sure to **follow or subscribe to **The Good Enough Mompreneur Podcast so you don't miss upcoming conversations about AI, leadership, confidence, sustainable growth, and building a business without doing it all yourself.Reflection QuestionWhere are you still doing something the hard way simply because you believe you should be able to do it yourself?What could change if you allowed yourself to get support, create a system, delegate—or let AI help carry some of the load?You don't have to do it all to be enough. 

What if running your business came down to just 5 repeatable steps? In this episode of Business Your Way, I pull back the curtain on the exact operating system I use when coaching entrepreneurs, life coaches, and small business owners.I break down my signature 5-step framework: See, Decide, Move, Learn, and Adjust, and describe how to apply it to the 5 core areas of any coaching business: lead generation, nurturing, sales, client delivery, and resell/upsell. This episode may just change how you look at and interact with your business – and it's only 11 minutes long. Such a win!Learn more about The Advisor Circle at caryngillen.com/advisors-circleIn this episode:The 5-step business operating system: See, Decide, Move, Learn, AdjustThe 5 core areas of every coaching businessHow to assess your business data without self-judgmentWhy "the next best step" beats a perfect long-term planA real client story: from consistent posting to a qualified leadWhy quitting what doesn't work is a superpower, not a failuretags: business operating system, coaching business framework, life coach business tips, small business strategy, entrepreneur mindset

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Learn how to manage your finances before starting a business. Plus: what's next for the rapidly growing prediction markets. What should you have in place financially before leaving your job to start a business? Hosts Sean Pyles, CFP®, and Elizabeth Ayoola bring on small business Nerd Rosalie Murphy to answer a question from listener Blake, who is 27 and on the verge of walking away from a steady paycheck to launch their own company. Together, they examine how much cash you really need before going months without income, what to do about existing high-interest debt before you launch, how to handle taxes when your employer is no longer withholding them for you, which retirement accounts could make sense when you're self-employed, and how separating your business and personal finances from day one could protect your personal assets if things go wrong. Then, what are prediction markets, and what happens when billions of dollars start trading on election outcomes? Senior news writer Anna Helhoski interviews Aaron Klein, a senior fellow at the Center on Regulation and Markets at the Brookings Institution, about the booming prediction market industry. They discuss how platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket differ from both stock trading and gambling, whether the legal distinction between a "swap" and a "wager" actually matters for everyday users, how these platforms are navigating state gambling laws, and what it could mean when millions of dollars are wagered on whether a political party wins control of Congress. Resources discussed in this episode: Best Business Checking Accounts of August 2026 Best Business Credit Cards of August 2026 How to Open a Business Bank Account How to Incorporate a Business How to Get Business Insurance: What You Need, Where to Buy It Subscribe to our podcast's free email newsletter for bonus content and more from our hosts at https://smartmoney-nerdwallet.beehiiv.com/  Want us to review your budget? Fill out this form — completely anonymously if you want — and we might feature your budget in a future segment! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScK53yAufsc4v5UpghhVfxtk2MoyooHzlSIRBnRxUPl3hKBig/viewform?usp=header Smart Money's YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@nerdwalletsmartmoney To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email podcast@nerdwallet.com. Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend. *The show notes were created with the assistance of AI. They have been reviewed by our editorial team for accuracy and quality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices