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The Nothing Exists Radio Hour
The Nothing Exists Radio Hour S3E28: Sherry Heenan (Pelvic Physiotherapy)

The Nothing Exists Radio Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 50:21


We talk about:– What pelvic physiotherapy is and who can benefit– How Sherry got interested in pelvic health– Sex after birth– How pelvic physiotherapy can benefit people of all genders– C-sections and pelvic health– incontinence– What it means to empower women– What “moving well” and “birthing well” mean– What a first pelvic physiotherapy appointment is likeand more!Sherry's website.Sherry's Facebook.Sherry's Instagram.Nurturing Health website.

Her CEO Journey
Scale Your Company With One Powerful Tool: Empathy - The Journey of Sherry Deutschmann

Her CEO Journey

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 47:20


Building a successful company can’t be done alone. It doesn’t matter how brilliant your idea is or how determined you are as a founder—to scale sustainably, you need a passionate, driven team. But how do you get your team to invest in your company’s growth? It all comes down to one often overlooked factor: empathy. Empathy is what Sherry Stewart Deutschmann used to build her $40 million company, LetterLogic Inc. In our conversation today, we dive into Sherry’s background, leadership philosophy, and unique take on profit sharing. You’ll pick up tips for hiring smarter, engaging employees, and learning how to evaluate your business finances and progress. About my guest:Sherry Stewart Deutschmann is a serial entrepreneur and author of the bestselling book, “Lunch with Lucy: How to Maximize Profits by Investing in Your People.” Sherry was also the CEO of LetterLogic Inc., a company she founded and grew to $40 million as a result of her revolutionary approach to leadership and profit-sharing. Now, Sherry advocates for other women entrepreneurs with her company, BrainTrust. In this episode we talk about:➤ How Sherry got started in entrepreneurship (4:46)➤ How she began building Lateral Logic (7:51)➤ Sherry’s profit-sharing strategy (10:05)➤ Why she does monthly financial discussions with employees (14:06)➤ Sherry’s advice for implementing a profit-sharing system (19:05)➤ Why criticism is crucial to growth (22:00)➤ How to build an effective leadership team (27:27)➤ The biggest business mistake Sherry made (30:47)➤ What surprised Sherry about business finance (34:30)➤ How sexism pervades the venture capital system (39:34)➤ Sherry’s advice for women entrepreneurs (43:04)Keep ListeningCurious to learn more about financing your growing business? Check out the crowdfunding podcast series talking about equity crowdfunding and reward-based crowdfunding. Contact MeI’d love to hear from you and answer your business financial questions. Record your question here or email me at christina@christinasjahli.com and I’ll answer in a bonus episode. Ready to master the skill of storytelling using your finances? Schedule a chat with me at any time.Connect with Sherry➤ Website➤ Facebook➤ Instagram➤ LinkedIn➤ Twitter

The Design Business Show
The Design Business Show 108: Personalized Service + Handcrafted Design and Marketing with Sherry Holub

The Design Business Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 47:10


Sherry Holub has over 20 years of experience eliminating stress and worry for small business clients and becoming a trusted partner for their website, design and marketing needs. She's an advocate for education, a member of prestigious design organizations, and has judged design competitions such as the Webby Awards. Here's what we covered on the episode: Sherry talks about when the internet first became a thing and how it's crazy she has a job that didn't even exist while growing up  In 1995 Sherry was asked to make a website and agreed because she had background with graphic design and photography   Sherry attended the UCLA School of Art and had some graphic design background in the music industry creating cover designs and merch design for DJs in LA  Sherry shares the story of her first client and how they are still a client today  How in the beginning it was just Sherry but she started bringing more people in, like her husband in 1999  Why Sherry expanded her business with only a few employees and why she's always wanted to keep her business small  When Sherry was young her dad ran a business from their home and her mom worked retail so from a young age she was thinking about wanting to be her own boss  Sherry explains that design is not all she's ever done and shares some past jobs she's had but how in 1995 she went all in with making design work  How Sherry's dad would give her business advice when she first started out like, how to deal with customers, making contracts and taking money upfront   When Sherry first started it was just her running the whole operation out of the bedroom of her apartment  After about two years in, Sherry started bringing more people in as independent contractors because she was receiving bigger jobs, or projects that weren't in her particular area of expertise  How Sherry's business model has stayed the same as far as hiring independent contractors and how they have a small home-based office with three employees and three contractors Sherry shares the story of how she hired her husband before they were married after knowing him from school and how they formed a corporation after he was hired  How Sherry hired two programmers that didn't work out so she searched online and found someone to test out for a couple projects which worked out and how she still works with them today  Services Shelly offers include, website design, graphic design and support services and says they like to be a one stop shop for design  With website design it's all custom and they code their own WordPress for them but every now and then they do a small HTML website  Sherry explains that most clients who come to them are small businesses and explains they don't have a niche market of clients so they can stay inclusive   Sherry noticed overtime that clients weren't logging into their WordPress site so she decided to make Worry-free Maintenance and support as an offer  Sherry launched Worry-free Maintenance for a monthly fee, where clients can call anytime for an update or anything else they need, like stickers or brochures for an event in addition to the maintenance  Sherry explains that marketing is built into the design, like figuring out who the audience is, figuring out buyer personas and focusing on what the main goals of the company are Why Sherry is good about working with other marketers on projects because if they don't communicate, the marketing won't be as successful or you won't get the conversions that you want  Sherry tells the story of when they had a client hire a startup SEO company and how she uncovered their spammy backlinks  How Sherry is very flexible when it comes to working with others because she's all about anything that will help her clients Sherry explains how they work with other companies to get clients through referrals or outsourcing How pricing can work where clients pay separately for the design and programming work between the two companies or when working with another company on a project, one company is paid and then pays the other  Another way Sherry gets business is from referral bases where a company refers them to a project and then the company will ask for a certain percentage off the top  Sherry is all about making it easy for the client and typically wants them to only have to pay one person and shares examples of how they've worked out prices and payment in past projects  Sherry shares that on a custom program project where she's doing the project management and they bring in a more advanced programmer sometimes the markup can be 25% - 100%  Sherry says the best way to test the waters with a bigger company is to work on a small project with them so you can see the personality or dynamic behind the company and then build the relationship as you go One thing sherry hates seeing is designers ragging on clients and projects because she believes it's your job to help them understand and guide them through this process   Sherry's E-book she wrote on how to work with designers that's written from the perspective of a client who may have never worked with a designer before  One thing Sherry has learned is when you're working with small businesses is they're paying you with hard earned so it's a concern for them that they're going to get their money's worth How you should have a conversation right from the start with your clients about who their customer is because that's who you're really designing for  Sherry's advice when it comes to offering multiple proposals to a client who may only want to do a small portion and how to explain to them that their best chance of success is with what's outlined in the proposal Sherry shares a way to get more comfortable presenting proposals is to practice with a friend  Connect with Sherry on Twitter, LinkedIn or on her website Links mentioned: Connect with Sherry on Twitter   Connect with Sherry on LinkedIn   Sherry's Website- JV Media Design Like what you heard?  Click here to subscribe + leave a review on iTunes. Click here to download my Sales Page Trello Board Let's connect on Instagram!

Photofocus Podcast
Beyond Technique: Sherry Hagerman Discusses the Importance of Education

Photofocus Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 35:28


Welcome to Beyond Technique, the podcast that empowers photographers to bring their businesses to the next level!  Today, we chat with wedding photographer and ClickCon creator Sherry Hagerman. She discusses the important role that education plays in every photographer's career, as well as exciting new educational opportunities! Be sure to check out Platypod®, the world’s most compact tripod!  In particular, we cover: How Sherry got started in the wedding and portrait photography industry How the ClickCon conference had benefited photographers Exciting news about the upcoming ClickCon Nation The benefits of education Learning trends, and what photographers struggle with today Advice for photographers just starting out, and how they can stay inspired Sherry can be found at: ClickCon.us AllusionPhotography.com Be sure to let us know if you have any thoughts or questions in the comments section. We do our best to answer all questions in a timely manner. You can be the next guest on our podcast Do you have an idea for a topic or want to hear from your favorite photographer or influencer in our industry? Send an email to skip@mei500.com or chamira@photofocus.com, with the subject line BEYOND TECHNIQUE IDEA. Then write a brief description of your topic or idea. If you are recommending someone, please include their name, contact information and state if you would like to be a guest host. Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to share this episode with your friends. You can also listen on iTunes; we’d love it if you could post a review!

Spiritual Entrepreneur
EP 219: The Love Practice with Sherry Richert Belul

Spiritual Entrepreneur

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 48:25


In this episode, Devi chats with Sherry Richert Bulel about “The Love Practice”.  Sherry Richert Belul helps people find creative, intentional and impactful ways to celebrate life and to express love for family and friends. As a certified high performance coach, Sherry supports people in living their best lives, full of joy, success, engagement, and meaningful relationships. She is the author of “Say it Now: 33 Creative Ways to Say I Love You to the Most Important People in Your Life.” Devi and Sherry discuss: A really special acknowledgment practice that Sherry has The different ways that people receive love and the power of appreciation How to send an audio message of appreciation to someone special Tuning in to who someone is for you The powerful impact of Sherry’s 30-year meditation practice How Sherry came to what she does now Sherry’s early struggle with “being here” on the planet Sherry’s first breath of “no pain” that opened up her world Gravitating towards the light through “Pinpricks of Light” Devi’s “State Changer” list The importance of the “moments” to take us down a different path “The Love Practice” with ourselves and “The Love Practice” that we have with others The “first recipient” of love given Making a “Love List” Living Namaste Expanding the Container of Love Expanding in the “Right and Wrong” about who and how we are expected to love  Finding safety in Love, rather than fear How Love is a Practice Volunteering to “Be Love” How to bring Love into your business as a Spiritual Entrepreneur Our connection as humans The “We” that is created when you bring two of us together Giving love without the expectation of “getting back” “Receiving gifts” that have taken years to truly receive The Golden Key Making time to be quiet and listen within Trusting ourselves and everything that moves through us and more… Connect with Sherry on her website @ simplycelebrate.net/love

StaR Coach Show
168: Create an Unforgettable Learning Experience: Dr. Sherry Yellin

StaR Coach Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 41:37


Today’s show is an unforgettable episode filled with incredible learning. I hope you are always thinking about how you can creatively expand your coaching offerings and your impact. We all want to bring our message to our ideal audience and wow them with it, which is precisely how today’s guest operates. Join us to learn more. Dr. Sherry Yellin has over 20 years’ experience in designing, creating, and delivering learning and coaching solutions to leaders in many industries. Her gift is helping others understand how to do what she does. Sherry helps us identify the right need and the right solution delivered in the right way. You might remember Sherry from Episode 60 when she shared her CRANIUM learning principles with us. Show Highlights: ●    How today’s interview shares a different perspective than Sherry’s Episode 60 appearance ●    Why the #1 key to impact your coaching is to focus on the right solution for the right need ●    How to identify your client’s right need ●    Simple strategies to identify the real need, beginning with staying in questioning mode ●    How Sherry uses her discovery with clients to identify their need ●    How Sherry customizes her coaching to ask deeper questions: ○    Write down the names of those who can be your ideal clients ○    Email them and “pick their brains” ○    Ask them who else you need to reach ●    How these invested people will start participating in your program because they know you’re meeting their needs ●    Questions to ask in finding the right solution: ○    How can you integrate several solutions to meet the need? ○    What can you do prior to the learning event? ○    How can you follow up with reinforcement? ●    The right way: How to design the solution the way the brain works best to eliminate problems and frustrations ●    An overview of Sherry’s CRANIUM principles: ○    C--Challenge ○    R--Relevance ○    A--Action ○    N--Novelty ○    I--Interaction ○    U--Using emotion ○    M-Multiple intelligences ●    Sherry’s book (2019): Unforgettable Leadership: 7 Principles for Leading, Learning, & Living ●    Sherry’s online Fb community: Unforgettable Design ●    How you can download Sherry’s ebook, Don’t Be Boring ●    Sherry’s parting advice on delivering your message and being unforgettable Resources: Episode 60: Design for Transformation with Dr. Sherry Yellin (http://www.starcoachshow.com/60-design-for-transformation-with-sherry-yellin-phd/) Download Sherry's Free Tips on Presenting: (https://afocusonresults.coachesconsole.com/star-coaches-resource-download---sherry-yellin.html) Sherry’s book: by Sherry Yellin (https://www.amazon.com/Unforgettable-Leadership-Principles-Leading-Learning/dp/1733502009) Sherry’s Facebook Group: Unforgettable Design (https://www.facebook.com/groups/UnforgettableDesign/) Sherry’s website (www.sherryyellin.com )

Property Management Brainstorm
Episode 29: The Landlord Verification Process, Featuring Sherry McKillop of LandLord Verification Online

Property Management Brainstorm

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 37:59


Because the landlord verification process is so cumbersome, a surprising number of landlords and property managers take it lightly—or don’t bother with it at all! But what if there was a quick and easy way to verify a prospective tenant’s rental history?Sherry McKillop is the Chief Operating Officer at LandLord Verification Online. Today, she joins Bob to explain why it’s crucial to complete a thorough landlord verification and walk us through the process of using her team’s service.Listen in to understand what’s included in LandLord Verification Online’s 14-item questionnaire for past landlords, how the team addresses Fair Housing concerns, and what insights a receiving landlord can glean from the LLVO report.Topics Covered[2:26] How Sherry’s experience with poor tenants inspired LandLord Verification Online[5:16] The turnaround time for landlord responses with Sherry’s service[6:05] The process of using LandLord Verification Online[8:30] The 14 fact-based questions landlords answer + how they certify that the information is accurate[11:25] The turnaround time for landlord verification the old-fashioned way[13:19] Why so many landlords and property managers don’t complete a thorough landlord verification[14:33] How revealing landlord verification can be in learning about an applicant[17:35] How to avoid Fair Housing concerns in the landlord verification process[18:34] How LLVO handles unresponsive landlords[21:10] What LLVO does to ensure that landlord references are legitimate[24:38] How Sherry’s team generated the 14-item questionnaire [27:13] How LLVO is available to individual landlords and property management companies[28:50] The correlation between verification reports and the tenant experience[30:18] Why it’s risky to rely solely on a prospective tenant’s credit score[31:36] Sherry’s personal story about her dad and Dictionary Safari[34:27] The benefits of using LandLord Verification OnlineConnect with SherryLandLord Verification OnlineLandLord Verification FAQsConnect with Bob North County Property GroupEmail info@ncpropertygroup.comResources Episode TranscriptSponsorsPlanning a residential property move? Get Free Shipping on affordable Moving Kits from BoxEngine by following this link: Boxengine Show Notes Link (click on link).Power your business with Square to accept credit cards through a free point-of-sale app and much more. Get $1,000 in credit card transactions processed free when you sign up at Square Show Notes Link (click on link).This episode is always available for listening, sharing, or download at Property Management Brainstorm. Subscribe to Property Management Brainstorm on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and YouTube.

Wickedly Smart Women
Lead with Emotional Intelligence & Drive Results—with Sheryl Dutra - EP10

Wickedly Smart Women

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 27:40


There is no one path to becoming a great leader. But if you want to engage and inspire the people you work with, it is important to get to know them as individuals. How can we develop the emotional intelligence to really understand our team member’s strengths and values? And leverage that understanding to drive team performance and results? Executive Coach and Facilitator Sheryl Dutra is the founder of Dutra Associates, a management training and development practice that supports corporate leaders in small to midsize businesses. She leverages proven strategies to help clients accelerate business growth and team performance, navigate their own career path, and transition to retirement with ease. Sherry has 25 years of corporate experience, and she is both a graduate of and faculty member for the iPEC Professional Coach Training program. On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Sherry joins Emerald to explain what called her to a leadership role in the realm of management training and development. She shares her approach to offering clients a solution with the greatest possible ROI and discusses the value in crafting a plan for life after retirement. Listen in to understand the relationship between emotional intelligence and effective leadership and learn how Sherry’s direct, compassionate style served her in navigating a male-dominated corporate environment. What You Will Learn What called Sherry to leadership in management training + development Sherry’s take on the emotional intelligence required to be a true leader Sherry’s business vision to work directly with leaders and their teams How Sherry’s directness + compassion served her in the corporate world Sherry’s insight on generating cashflow by way of referral business Sherry’s approach to offering businesses a solution with the greatest ROI How Sherry supports leaders in crafting a plan for life after retirement Sherry’s intention to expand her business and impact many more people Connect with Sheryl Dutra Dutra Associates Connect with Emerald GreenForest Creative Age Consulting Group Emerald’s Website Emerald on LinkedIn Emerald on Twitter Emerald on Instagram Email listeners@wickedlysmartwomen.com

Tulsa Talks: A TulsaPeople Podcast
2.11: Don’t Hold Back — Sherry Gamble Smith

Tulsa Talks: A TulsaPeople Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2019 40:04


Today, a conversation with Sherry Gamble Smith on Tulsa’s Juneteenth celebration, and how we as a city can continue to move toward reconciliation.Then, editor Anne Brockman offers her top picnic tips for that perfect summer meal.This episode of Tulsa Talks is brought to you by the Tulsa Regional Chamber.So let’s talk, Tulsa.Topics in this episodeJuneteenth: its significance/history nationally and here in Tulsa. How Sherry and her committee helped reinvent Tulsa Juneteenth. What Tulsans can look forward to at the 2019 festival June 13-16 on Greenwood Avenue.Her 2018 reinvention of Tulsa’s black Chamber, called the Black Wall Street Chamber.That’s the voice of Sherry Gamble Smith, president and CEO of the Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce, a group she and other community organizers created in 2018 to educate, create and inspire economic vitality in Tulsa’s African-American community. Founding the Black Wall Street Chamber was a reinvention for Sherry, who had formerly served as executive director of another group, the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce. Beyond helping African-American businesses and professionals, the Black Wall Street Chamber advocates for other important changes identified by the black community.Summer is in full swing, and Tulsans will soon be planning Fourth of July cookouts and fireworks shows. But before that holiday, there's another Independence Day to be celebrated.Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that the abolition of slavery was announced in Texas, the last U.S. state to free its slaves — nearly three years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.Juneteenth celebrations take place in many cities across the nation, including here in Tulsa for more than 20 years. This year’s celebration is June 13th-16th in the historic Greenwood District. The festival is a multi-arts experience that recognizes and celebrates the rich heritage of African Americans.Sherry Gamble Smith discusses the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. This month marks the 98th anniversary of the horrific event that likely killed hundreds and decimated Tulsa’s Black Wall Street on Greenwood Avenue.For more information on the Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce, visit bwschamber.com. And for a full schedule of Tulsa Juneteenth activities, go to tulsajuneteenth.org.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, @TulsaPeople, or head to our home on the web, TulsaPeople.com/podcast. There, you’ll find show notes and more info about our guests and topics. Every episode, we play you out with some local music. Here is Desi and Cody's new single, "Dandelion Wine."For more music by the Tulsa folk duo, visit desiandcody.com.

Technology For Mindfulness
42: Dr. Sherry Walling - Clinical Psychologist Behind Zen Founder

Technology For Mindfulness

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 39:45


In today's digital age, entrepreneurs and online businesses are on the rise. What happens as a result of this is that entrepreneurs more than anyone else can suffer the effects of burnout, anxiety and restlessness. This week's guest, Dr Sherry Walling who is a clinical psychologist and leader of Zen Founder where she helps entrepreneurs to tackle the challenges of founding and running companies so they can be more effective and productive. She's one of the first professionals to combine yoga with psychotherapy. In this episode you will learn:How Sherry came into her work [5:40]Why busy is a metric of success for entrepreneurs [7:00]Alternative metrics to personal value systems [9:45]Valuing happiness isn't soft [10:53]When burnout happens [12:21]How to allocate time to what's valuable to you [13:52]The health costs of stress and anxiety [15:03]Pro long stressed impairs your brain and capacity to deal with stress [17:09]The concept of burn out and what it exactly is [19:19]About her book on keeping it together [24:01]Tension between highly individualistic and working with a team [27:31]Maintaining personal relationships [29:52]Suggestion for entrepreneurs and their partner's date nights [32:36]Connect with Sherry Walling:https://twitter.com/zenfounderhttp://www.facebook.com/zenfounderpodcast/https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherry-walling-phd-03695514b/http://sherrywalling.com/On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at TechnologyForMindfulness.com/. Come back often & feel free to subscribe in iTunes or add the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast to your favorite podcast application.Follow us on:https://Twitter.com/TechForMindfulhttps://Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessSubscribe to the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast via:iTunes: https://apple.co/2opAqpnStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulnessTuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQRSS: https://feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessMusic courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release]youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0www.7obu.com@7obuwww.facebook.com/tobuofficialwww.twitter.com/tobuofficialwww.youtube.com/tobuofficial See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Healthcare Change Makers
Sherry Janzen, CEO, Salem Home and the value of listening and learning to “read the air” in an organization

Healthcare Change Makers

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2018 21:15


Today, your host Ellen Gardner, Communications and Marketing at HIROC, speaks with Sherry Janzen, CEO of Salem Home in Winkler, Manitoba. Salem Home sits in a rural part of Manitoba but their innovative Relationship-Centred Model of Care has attracted international attention. Sherry discovered her affinity for older people early in her career and at the urging of her father, studied gerontology at Wichita State University. A defining characteristic of Sherry’s leadership at Salem Home, where she has been CEO since 2004, is coaxing staff to ask why things are done a certain way and to give new approaches a chance. A key priority for Sherry and her leadership team is ensuring staff receive specialized training in managing the home’s high numbers of residents living with dementia and Alzheimer’s. It’s been ten years since Salem implemented the Relationship-Centred Model of Care and as it continues to evolve, Sherry is proud of the fact at this point they don’t just talk about the culture, they live it.   Key Takeaways: [:48] How Sherry got her start in healthcare [2:11] What made Sherry question traditional approaches to providing care in a nursing home [4:33] How changes in the mission, vision and model of care at Salem have resulted in fewer falls, a drop in medication usage, and happier residents. [6:48] How Salem Home ensures that staff are able to interact with and manage the high numbers of residents with responsive behaviours [8:13] What kind of adjustments were made to the physical environment as part of the adoption of DementiAbility: The Montessori Way™. [10:30] How Relationship-Centred Care has evolved since it was introduced ten years ago [11:27] Why Salem Home went to decentralized dining in the mid-90s and adopted the SuzyQ Model of Meal Service [13:33] How growing up on a dairy and grain farm with supportive parents taught Sherry there were no limits to what a girl could accomplish [15:49] How 216 volunteers, churches, and community organizations play an active role in the delivery of services and programs at Salem [18:26] Salem encourages a culture of mentoring because it takes people a long time to really understand the Relationship-Centred Model of Care [19:11] Sherry’s advice for new grads   Mentioned in this Episode: DementiAbility Methods: The Montessori Way Salem Home SuzyQ Model of Meal Service   Listen to more interviews with Healthcare Leaders at HIROC.com Follow us on Twitter, and listen on iTunes. Email us at Communications@HIROC.com.

Life After Business
Employees Are What Make a Company Valuable

Life After Business

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2018


My guest today is Sherry Deutschmann, the founder of LetterLogic and currently Sunset Ventures. Sherry began LetterLogic in direct response to her previous employer’s lack of interest in improving business practices. She built her own business doing the exact same service, but with one key difference, she implemented an employee-first business model. The model changed how her business grew, including creating a unique culture. Sherry’s intimate business model made her business desirable to clients and buyers alike. LetterLogic was included on the Inc 5000 list eleven years in a row! Today, Sherry shares what lead to her decision to sell LetterLogic and what she would have done differently in hindsight. Employee-first companies are a  rare business model, but the results can be shockingly impressive. Sherry makes a good argument for the business model and also warns against the downside of selling a business built on the employee-first mindset. You will learn about: Sherry’s business background and how LetterLogic began. How Sherry pivoted from outsourcing to moving her services to in-house. Sherry’s initial goals for the business. Why she decided on an employee-first business model. How profit sharing changed Sherry’s company culture. The customer reactions to Sherry’s way of doing business. How an expensive mistake drove Sherry to sell the business. The way Sherry’s mindset changed once the due diligence started. Why Sherry hired the business broker she did. The types of buyers that were interested in LetterLogic. The must-haves Sherry had to sell her business. The 15% profit share of the sale Sherry gave her employees. Why Sherry wasn’t satisfied with being on the company board. The ways the company changed after the sale. What Sherry would have done differently. Transitioning into an angel investment firm. Sherry’s upcoming book. Do you know the full value of company culture? It may surprise you to learn just how much value you, as an entrepreneur and business owner, can get out of establishing an employee-first culture. Sherry Deutschmann talks real numbers and how her company profited under this business model. Employee Centric Business Model One of the values near and dear to Sherry’s heart is paying it forward. As most entrepreneurs do, she established her business after discovering a severe lack in her industry for client care and company culture—she found herself endlessly apologizing to her clients on behalf of the cold culture at the company she worked for.  Enter her first entrepreneurial step: selling everything to better fulfill this very niche market service gap. She started her business in her basement and refused to compromise on her values. As she worked to grow her company, she made sure that her employees had as much buy-in to what she was doing as she did. How did she make that happen? She started doing some research into how to make her employees more invested in the business. What she came up with as unique approach to the market which included raising her minimum wage to more than double the state average and even employing profit sharing. And she found that neither of this things negatively impacted profit;

How to Decorate
Ep. 4 with Designer Sherry Hart

How to Decorate

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2016 56:04


On this episode of the podcast, we sat down with interior designer and blogger Sherry Hart. She’s a master of styling bookshelves, can make a neutral room feel fresh and modern, and is going through her own bedroom makeover. She gave us the whole rundown of how she turned her home renovation into a successful interior designer business, what her husband thinks of her constant decor updates, and how to make your home look cohesive. WHAT YOU'LL HEAR ON THE SHOW Karen’s latest progress on the guest room she’s redecorating The baby shower Karen recently hosted where the food was baby-themed How Sherry caught the decorating bug and her first published space How her style has changed over the course of her career Why she loves decorating with white Her biggest decorating pet peeve Bad advice for decorating when there’s someone else in the mix Her approach to styling bookshelves In every episode, we answer decorating dilemmas from listeners, and with the help of our guest, give them ways to solve their problem. In this episode, we answer a question from Jennifer about how to take your room from 'average to amazing,' Monica's question about how to pull off a his and hers office, and Janet's question about maintaining practicality when creating a pretty room.