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Have you ever had an idea for the Business Made Simple podcast? We want to hear from you! We're always dreaming up ways to make this podcast more valuable for our listeners, so we want to hear what you've loved and what you want to hear more of so we can make future episodes even better! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Survey to help us make the podcast even better! If you take this quick survey before Friday, September 15, you'll be entered to win a $50 Amazon gift card. Take the survey today at BusinessMadeSimple.com/Survey. *See terms and conditions at businessmadesimple.com/terms. -- Many business professionals are bored with their careers and sick of hitting pay ceilings. They wonder if they could turn their skills into their own consulting business, but aren't sure how to get started. In this episode, you'll hear how three business professionals built a successful consulting business by becoming a Business Made Simple Certified Coach and tapping into the plethora of resources available to help them grow their business. In today's episode, the Director of Stories at Business Made Simple, James Sweeting, guest-hosts the show and interviews Deanna Cotten, Paul Kuthe, and Susan Trumpler. These three coaches share the struggles they had when starting and growing their consulting business and how the Business Made Simple Coaching Certification removed those roadblocks. If you're looking to start or grow a consulting business, tune in now to learn how becoming a Business Made Simple Certified Coach can allow you to do what you love every single day with unlimited income potential! Apply to become a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at BusinessMadeSimple.com/BecomeACoach and you'll also get immediate access to the How To Build a Thriving Coaching Business Seven-Step Checklist. -- FIND OUT WHAT NEXT STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO SELL YOUR SMALL BUSINESS: SellYourSmallBusiness.com. IF YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT IMPLEMENTING A PLAN TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS AND REVENUE, FLIGHT SCHOOL IS FOR YOU! JOIN NOW: SmallBusinessFlightSchool.com. ORDER DON'S NEW BOOK "HOW TO GROW YOUR SMALL BUSINESS": GrowYourSmallBusiness.com SUBMIT FOR YOUR CHANCE TO GET COACHED ON THE PODCAST: BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast FIND AND FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Instagram.com/BusinessMadeSimple
CLARIFY YOUR ALL OF YOUR MARKETING AND MESSAGING IN ONLY TWO DAYS! REGISTER NOW FOR THE UPCOMING STORYBRAND MARKETING WORKSHOP HAPPENING JULY 18 & 19, 2023: StoryBrand.com/LIVE -- Have you been avoiding TikTok because it seems overwhelming? We get it. Many marketers and business owners feel like TikTok is just too much. It seems a massive thing to add to your to-do list and you wonder if the investment will even be worth it. But what if TikTok isn't as complicated as it seems and could actually help your business make a lot more money? In today's episode, J.J. and April talk with StoryBrand Certified Guide and Business Made Simple Certified Coach, Eric Williams about how to use TikTok to market your business. Eric personally uses TikTok to reach new customers and shares 3 insider tips that help demystify what it takes to market on TikTok effectively. Tune in now and discover how TikTok is much more than Gen Z's favorite new app – it's where your ideal customers are hanging out and can be a money-making machine for your business. You can also contact StoryBrand Certified Guide Eric Williams directly at MarketingMadeSimple.com/EricWilliams. Follow Eric on TikTok and watch the videos he and J.J. discussed in this episode: https://www.tiktok.com/@businesscoacheric -- HELP US DELIVER EVEN MORE VALUE EACH WEEK BY COMPLETING OUR HERO MAKER SURVEY: StoryBrand.com/Survey HIRE A STORYBRAND CERTIFIED GUIDE TO HELP CREATE THE MARKETING AND MESSAGING YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS TO GROW: MarketingMadeSimple.com START CLARIFYING YOUR MARKETING NOW AND CREATE YOUR FREE BRANDSCRIPT: Storybrand.com/sb7 STORYBRAND INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/StoryBrand
Meet Ken Tucker Ken works with clients to define and implement effective digital strategies to grow and improve their businesses. Whether it's Social Media, Search Engine Optimization, Content Marketing, or Online Branding, Ken has experience. Ken taught one of the first Social Media Marketing Classes for college credit in the US at the St. Charles Community College. Background: BA in Philosophy, MPA in Public Administration Changescape Web has developed Marketing solutions for Painter Digital Marketing, Roofer Digital Marketing, and Restaurant Marketing. Changescape Web has been selected as a Top Website Agency and a Top SEO Agency by UpCity for the last several years and is one of the top 10 largest website design firms in St. Louis. StoryBrand Certified Guide, Business Made Simple Certified Coach, Master Duct Tape Marketing Certified Consultant, Duct Tape Marketing Professional, Amazon Best Seller, and podcast host - local leads.me/guidespod Virginia and Ken talk about The power of Story Brand Marketing Mistakes we make when creating messaging How to get your marketing right Why you need a digital presence The BEST way to produce content How to make your website more effective? What digital strategies are ideal for solo entrepreneurs Key Takeaways You need a clear message Make your client the hero of your marketing Social proof is huge! Video is the next best thing to meeting someone in person Marketing is about transformation How do your customers Think about what you do? Connect with Ken: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/changescape Website: Changescapeweb.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/changescape_2 Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/changescape Ken would like to meet: Ivan Misner
Downtime replenishes the brain's stores of attention and motivation, encourages productivity and creativity, and is essential to both achieve our highest levels of performance and simply form stable memories in everyday life. Yet, as leaders we often have the misperception of taking time away from work as negative. In this episode we're going to explore the benefits of taking a periodic pause to recharge , What you'll learn about in this episodeHow to plan one, and ideas to maximize effectivenessThe benefits of a retreat and the importance of priority and structuring time around the goal of resetting your mindset.The importance of a culture of trust both in the organization and in the recipe for a recharge retreatThe benefits of health, mental health and mindset.Guest: Don Worthington PRMIThe mission for our team is ..... create such an amazing experience for our customers they'd interrupt a stranger to recommend us. I believe the customer experience is they key to a lasting business model.I find fulfilment in creating wealth for those that work with me, as we solve problems created by an archaic and confused Real Estate and Mortgage world. As a result I work with some amazing people who I love dearly.I'm a wiz at all things Solar / Renewable energy, Real Estate, and Mortgage. Where those circles intersect is where I thrive.My mission is to change the way people buy homes. There's a smarter way to do it than most realize. We can reduce the cost of homeownership, turn any home into a smart efficient home, and add cleaner renewable energy.I'm a Business Made Simple Certified Coach.I love what I do.More important than work, I'm a husband to my beautiful wife and a dad to our 4 daughters. We have a lot of fun and always enjoy an adventure together. When it is time to relax you'll find my family and I outside, enjoying, Fly Fishing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, and golf.Resources:Website: https://www.prmihome.comLinkedIn Personal:https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-worthington-12992a5/Email: dworthington@primeres.comCompany LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primary-residential-mortgage/Additional ResourcesBig Rocks Stephen Covey
Erin Fults is a strategist, coach, implementer, and the founder of Acorn Studio, a business coaching and marketing consultancy. Erin passionately believes that healthy, sustainable small businesses can change the world, and she helps owners implement simple frameworks that maximize revenue and productivity so they can confidently grow the business they love. Erin is a Storybrand Certified Guide and a Business Made Simple Certified Coach. The results for her clients are consistent leads, clear marketing strategies, and confident business owners. A right-and-left brainer, Erin's background includes more than a decade of experience growing a professional photography studio and five years organizing and co-hosting an annual conference that attracted small business owners from around the world. In this episode, we discuss: Developing a clear brand and marketing message Taking the risk of following your passions to become successful The creativity needed to get clients through your door Making sure your marketing has a return on your investment Using narratives to position your business as the sought-after problem solver The power of experience to demonstrate your ability to provide value The three questions the homepage of your website should answer I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Erin was so generous to share her better business practices regarding getting a return on investment with your marketing. Please let me know your thoughts! Connect with Erin Fults: email: erin@theacornteam.com website: https://theacornteam.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinfults/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acornstudioms/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/erinfults/?hl=en Connect with Steve Eschbach Websites: https://www.tworld.com/locations/naperville/ https://eschbachassoc.com/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqgICqaSI8xE2GRYY1HWJA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speschbach/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveeschbach/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/steveeschbach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Featured in this week's episode of The Productive Designer, host Crystal Collinson chats with the host of the Simplifying Entrepreneurship podcast, and a Business Made Simple Certified coach, Peter Mohr.Peter is a serial entrepreneur, owning several businesses, he is also a business broker helping people buy and sell businesses. Peter uses his entrepreneur background by helping other business owners create turn-key businesses so that they can enjoy the entrepreneur freedom and have the majority of their time working "on" their businesses, not "in" it.Crystal & Peter discuss in order to have a successful business and enjoy entrepreneur freedom, you need the four P's of business, Product, Process, People, and Profit. Stating how important it is to understand the problem you're solving and by showing your customer how life will be “after” your product or service. As a Business Made Simple Certified Coach, a framework Peter developed. He has simplified entrepreneurship. Depending on where you are and what you need, he can best suggest the best framework to help you in your business. So, join Crystal and Peter as they chat about Peter's coaching business and how to gain entrepreneur freedom in your business. Check out Peter's website for a free business assessment test which will take 15-20 minutes to complete. However, you will get a very detailed 50-60 page PDF document. Outlining what you're doing really well with your business and what you need to work on. So, “Do something today that your future self will thank you for” and take Peter's assessment test.How to reach Peter:Website: simplifyingentrepreneurship.comLinkedIn: petermohr I Facebook: SimplifyingEntrepreneurshipRecommended podcast: Huberman Lab, Genius NetworkRecommended books: Business Made Simple by Donald MillerResources mentioned: Assessment Test
How can you build your business when you have nothing? Nothing in the bank, nothing left in your fuel tank and nothing much to work with. Believe it or not, there's a way. That's why we invited Mignon Francois, founder and CEO of The Cupcake Collection, to share her story of how she started a business at one of the lowest points in her life and grew it into a $15 million empire! If you're feeling like there's no way you could ever succeed in your business, Mignon's story of resilience and reinvention will give you some much needed inspiration. P.S. If you're feeling bored with life and are ready to start living with meaning and purpose, just like Mignon, pre-order Donald Miller's new book, Hero On A Mission (available January 11, 2022). In this book, Donald Miller offers you practical steps you can follow to experience a deep sense of meaning every single day of your life. If you're tired of living life on autopilot and are ready to make a serious change in your own story, pre-order Hero on a Mission on Amazon or wherever you buy books. Did you know The Cupcake Collection offers nationwide shipping on all cupcakes? Oh yeah! Now you can enjoy Mignon's world famous sweet treats from anywhere in the US! Go to TheCupcakeCollection.com and order today! -- If you need help assessing what's wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what's wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what's wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.
Pete Mohr is a Business Made Simple Certified Coach and that's something we as business owners are always striving toward. We talked about The 4 Ps of Business (Product, Process, People, Profit) How to turn Frustrations into Freedoms How to maintain momentum in your business Pete promised his One Page Prop and you can get it here: https://simplifyingentrepreneurship.c... Go to Pete's website at https://mohr.coach and click "Take the Assessment" to do a free assessment about the health of your business --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coachdinamarais/message
With the holidays just around the corner, is your business ready to make the most of it? In this week's conversation, Joshua DuBois, co-founder and CEO of Gauge.ai, returns, packing a powerful punch with his top three predictions for quarter 4. He'll coach you on how to best position your business so it's ready to take on your customer's problems head-on into the new year! Find out more about Joshua DuBois and how he and his team can help your business get ahead at Gauge.ai. -- If you need help assessing what's wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what's wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what's wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.
Are your employees always busy, but your business still doesn't seem to move forward? Do you feel like you're always stuck micromanaging? Without a management and execution system, this is the arena you can expect to play in. But if you want employees who are focused, productive, and happy in their jobs, then today's conversation is for you! Donald Miller and Tim Schurrer, Vice President of Talent Management and Culture at Business Made Simple, coach you through the simple but effective management and execution framework you need to empower your employees, stay out of the weeds and leave you feeling confident as a leader knowing your team is tracking toward your big goals. Get access to the upcoming Business Made Simple Live Coaching event: Management & Execution: Master a Simple System to Manage Any Team on Thursday, October 21 at 10a (CT). Just go to BusinessMadeSimple.com and register now! After signing up you'll also get access to all of our on-demand business courses as well as our other monthly live coaching events. If you know you need to get serious about management and execution but aren't sure where to start, this live coaching event is for you. Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com and register now! -- If you need help assessing what's wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what's wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what's wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.
Today's guest, Erin Fults, is a strategist, coach, implementer, and the founder of Acorn Studio, a business coaching and marketing consultancy. Erin passionately believes that healthy, sustainable small businesses can change the world. She helps business owners figure out the next right step to move their business forward and implement simple frameworks that maximize revenue and productivity. As a Storybrand Certified Guide and a Business Made Simple Certified Coach, Erin draws on her background in photography, design, and entrepreneurship to help business owners confidently grow a business they love. Listen to our first episode 'Marketing With The End In Mind' here and today we pick up where we left off. Do you know why most marketing is a waste of money? Are you using a narrative story to position your company as the solution to a problem? Are you honoring the natural stages of a relationship in your marketing? Today Erin will share: Using narrative story to position your company as the solution to a problemHow to know what to focus on next to grow your small business.How to effectively lead yourself as a small business owner and in turn lead your team so you maximize productivity. Find Erin Fults on the web: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook
Creating and nurturing customer relationships is key to growing your business. You must know where they are in their journey to buying your product so you can easily guide them to the sale. But managing it all can be overwhelming and exhausting which is exactly why you need a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. Speaking from experience, implementing a CRM system helped grow StoryBrand and Business Made Simple to over $15 million! Today we are joined by Clate Mask who is co-founder and CEO of Keap, a leading CRM platform. Clate will coach you on how to easily integrate a CRM to help manage all of your customer relationships, automate email follow-ups and grow your business. Want to start growing your business with a CRM? Go to Keap.com/BMS to access a limited offer exclusively available to our Business Made Simple listening community. -- If you need help assessing what's wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what's wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what's wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.
Over 95% of Americans are considering quitting their jobs right now. Are you one of them? This week, we're continuing our deep dive into how you can escape feeling redlined at work and follow your true passion instead. We talk with Cathy Heller, host of the Don't Keep Your Day Job podcast, who coaches you through how to get out of your own way and become delusionally optimistic about paving your own path forward. -- Join Cathy Heller's Quitter's Club at CathyHeller.com/Quitters, and find out how to ditch your day job, be a quitter and turn your passion into profit. If you need help assessing what's wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what's wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what's wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.
Erin Fults, Founder & CEO, Acorn Studio Erin Fults is a strategist, coach, implementer, and the founder of Acorn Studio, a business coaching and marketing consultancy. Erin passionately believes that healthy, sustainable small businesses can change the world, and she helps owners implement simple frameworks that maximize revenue and productivity so they can confidently grow the business they love. Erin is a Storybrand Certified Guide and a Business Made Simple Certified Coach. The results for her clients are consistent leads, clear marketing strategies, and confident business owners. A right-and-left brainer, Erin's background includes more than a decade of experience growing a professional photography studio and five years organizing and co-hosting an annual conference that attracted small business owners from around the world. When she isn't obsessing over her clients' success, Erin and her husband, Jon, along with their three children, love hosting friends and family at their home in Mississippi. Most afternoons there are as many as 12 neighbor kids playing in her yard after school. When she can catch a few moments to herself, Erin enjoys cycling and reading. The verdict is still out on whether or not consuming stacks of marketing and business strategy books actually constitutes a hobby. https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinfults/ https://www.instagram.com/acornstudioms/ https://www.instagram.com/erinfults/ Skype: erinfults Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Close to 11 million people, almost 10% of the U.S. workforce, have recently quit their jobs in search for greater purpose. Some have coined this moment the "Great Resignation". If you're one of those people, feeling stuck in a job and going through the motions, then you need to listen to today's conversation with Tanya Dalton! Tanya is a productivity expert and author of the new book On Purpose, and will help you escape the merry-go-round, follow your passion and find your "soulmate client." -- Order Tanya Dalton's new book, On Purpose, and access exclusive content at TanyaDalton.com/elb. If you need help assessing what's wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what's wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what's wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.
Erin Fults, is a strategist, coach, implementer, and the founder of Acorn Studio, a business coaching and marketing consultancy. Erin passionately believes that healthy, sustainable small businesses can change the world. She helps business owners figure out the next right step to move their business forward and implement simple frameworks that maximize revenue and productivity. As a Storybrand Certified Guide and a Business Made Simple Certified Coach, Erin draws on her background in photography, design, and entrepreneurship to help business owners confidently grow a business they love. Click here for special information Erin has just for our listeners! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Marketing with the end in mind. You have to know what kind of business you're building before you decide on how to market it. Do you know why most marketing is a waste of money? Are you using a narrative story to position your company as the solution to a problem? Are you honoring the natural stages of a relationship in your marketing? My guest Erin Fults is a strategist, coach, implementer, and the founder of Acorn Studio, a business coaching and marketing consultancy. Erin passionately believes that healthy, sustainable small businesses can change the world, and she helps owners implement simple frameworks that maximize revenue and productivity so they can confidently grow the business they love. Erin is a Storybrand Certified Guide and a Business Made Simple Certified Coach. The results for her clients are consistent leads, clear marketing strategies, and confident business owners. A right-and-left brainer, Erin's background includes more than a decade of experience growing a professional photography studio and five years organizing and co-hosting an annual conference that attracted small business owners from around the world. Find Erin Fults on the web: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook
Some the biggest challenges you face growing your business are finding the right talent and managing to pay your people without overhead getting too high. That's why you need an internship program. And we don't mean some stereotypical program where college students complete mindless tasks. In today's conversation with expert Hala Taha, host of the Young and Profiting podcast and founder of YAP media, you'll learn how to build an internship program that makes it easy to find and train the talent you need to grow your business. -- Find out more about Hala's Young and Profiting podcast and YAP Media at YoungAndProfiting.com/Yap-Media. If you need help assessing what's wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what's wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what's wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.
Today's guest is a strategist coach, implementer, and founder of Acorn Studio, a business coaching and marketing consultancy. Erin passionately believes that healthy, sustainable small businesses can change the world. She helps companies develop a clear brand message that speaks to the heart of their customers and implement it into a marketing plan designed to reach the company's specific growth goals. As a Storybrand Certified Guide and a Business Made Simple Certified Coach, Erin draws on her background in photography, design and entrepreneurship to help business owners confidently grow a business they love.
Want to beat the competition every time, without having the lowest price in the market? First, make it unbelievably easy to buy from you. Second, surprise and delight customers by taking the extra step to show them you care. In this episode, Don is joined by Scott Jeffrey Miller, author of Marketing Mess to Brand Success. They'll coach you through how to make your marketing air tight so your customers not only have an effortless buying experience, but rave about your brand to everyone they know! -- Order Scott Jeffrey Miller's book, Marketing Mess To Brand Success, at MarketingMessBook.com If you need help assessing what's wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what's wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what's wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.
Some believe being a strong leader means having all the answers and ruling with an iron fist. But unfortunately for them, they don't last long. It's only when you lead with empathy and compromise that you build trust and buy-in within your organization. In this episode we talk with former Tennessee governor Bill Haslam, author of the book Faithful Presence, about how to lead, even in the most turbulent times, with an open mind and not by your emotions. -- Click here to order Bill Haslam's new book, Faithful Presence. You can also find it wherever buy books. If you need help assessing what's wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what's wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what's wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.
Erin Fults is a strategist, coach, implementer, and the founder of Acorn Studio, a business coaching, and marketing consultancy. Erin passionately believes that healthy, sustainable small businesses can change the world. She helps business owners figure out the next right step to move their business forward and implement simple frameworks that maximize revenue and productivity. As a Storybrand Certified Guide and a Business Made Simple Certified Coach, Erin draws on her background in photography, design, and entrepreneurship to help business owners confidently grow a business they love. When she isn't obsessing over her clients' success, Erin and her husband, Jon, along with their three children, love hosting friends and family at their home in Mississippi. Most afternoons there are as many as 12 neighbor kids playing in her yard after school. When she can catch a few moments to herself, Erin enjoys cycling and reading. The verdict is still out on whether or not consuming stacks of marketing and business strategy books actually constitutes a hobby. = = = = = The Team here at PYP has put together another uplifting, insightful, and inspiring show for you today. Our goal is to bring you timely, relevant, and useful conversations so that you can experience more success, energy, and LIFE as the leader of your business, career, side hustle, or passion. We always appreciate your 5-star rating and review of the show. Thank you for helping us get the word out about PYP! Here are a few ways I can help you: Share this episode with one person who could use a boost of inspiration and positivity today. Grab your copy of my leadership playbook that teaches you the 11 skills you can quickly master to become an exceptional leader. Buy one of my books on Amazon and leave me a 5-star review. How do you look and sound in words? Is what you write and say more "ho-hum" than "oh ya!" Let's work on making your writing work better for you. Book a free 15-minute discovery here!