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Today's conversation is with a creative who has overcome obstacles to find her place in the world where she isn't afraid to be seen and heard. She helps others connect and engage, no matter how they have been “othered” by society, and she has learned how to effectively use her superpowers. Join us to learn more about making the world a brighter place for us all. Jen Sujin Yoon is a creative consultant, storyteller, people-connector, and future-builder. We met on TikTok and immediately vibed with each other's content. Jen is starting a new adventure as she launches The Dork Web Production Company. She lives in the Bushwick community of Brooklyn and loves this “cool hood” filled with passionate artists. Show Highlights: Why Jen is intensely passionate about connecting people and using The Dork Web as “a light corner of the web where people meet and are inspired to make the world a brighter place.” How Jen's personal brand of intensity involved her awareness of how “it all comes together” in her characteristics of being highly sensitive, neurodivergent, and 2E How Jen's intensity was always shut down as she grew up as a Korean-American having to live according to metrics and expectations; she turned to art, comics, fiction, and pop culture as forms of escapism In Jen's school experience, she was bookish and in the gifted program, but she never felt like she fit in or was good enough at school or at home Why toning down and tuning out was just how Jen learned to live, and she's only recently learned to own her space and put her voice and face out there to be heard and seen How Jen learned to make herself small to try to fit in and be a people-pleaser--these were her survival skills How Jen felt “othered” in many ways but wants people to feel like they belong How Jen's intensity becomes out of control in her moments of “Hulk-smash” crazy anger How Jen compares her ADHD to superpowers that make her loud and proud Why Jen views her past traumas as what has developed her into who she is today Why Jen wants to normalize ALL emotions How Jen uses her fire for good as she uses her interdisciplinary experience and embracing leadership to help promote others and their work that aligns with her values How Jen harnesses the power of her intensity as she watches her younger sister (whom she mothered) grow up and have awareness of the world's realities Why Jen explains her childhood narcissistic trauma as “death by a thousand paper-cuts” Jen's advice: “Even if you're a problem-solver and leader, you still have to take care of yourself and not be a martyr. No one is coming to save you---you have to save yourself.” Resources: Find The Dork Web on TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram. Website coming soon at The Dork Web

In Jen's words...https://utorwealth.com/ Utor means: to use, to employ and to enjoy in Latin - that's what we help people do with their money. In my words - contact this woman and ask her about speculums... ___________ About Erin: Female-identifying and want to be a guest? Book here! https://WearHappyConsult.as.me/conversationsaboutclosets Erin Keam is a stylist like no other, thanks to her unique The Happy Wardrobe Method which deeply explores your beloved possessions in your home to find your personal themes and create a one-of-a-kind Style Statement which is then taken to your wardrobe, business, career and life. Oh, and she helps you look and feel great, getting dressed easily and with confidence. Discover your style brand, your essence and get to your ideal closet faster! https://www.thehappywardrobe.com/ Click here to book a FREE Wear Happy Consult book here (she's on PST time) https://WearHappyConsult.as.me/FREE Or to talk about how you look on camera/find out about her FREE Zoom-Ready workshops, book here. https://WearHappyConsult.as.me/ZoomReady --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erin-keam/support

Many ask me how and when to raise prices. In this episode, you'll learn how NOT to. The story I am going to tell in this episode is real and happened recently. I am protecting the identity of the solo cleaner by calling them "Jen". Thankfully, this story ends well. Take heart and do NOT copy Jen's mistake!What did Jen do and why? I teach a proven strategy for how to raise prices in my ISO Model. I've been using this strategy since 2006. It's smart. It's battle-tested. It's strategic. And it's for optimizers ONLY! Jen is not an optimizer yet. Jen has a solid stabilizer business with around 20 clients. She loves her business and has amazing, loyal clients that will stay with her long-term. All she has to do is continue to serve them. These clients will absolutely pay more per visit over time as every business raises prices as the cost of doing business increases year-to-year. Jen got a call from a commercial property manager. She heard about Jen and wanted her do electrostatic disinfecting in multiple buildings. It was a huge opportunity for Jen and the promises sounded like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. At the same time, Jen was in an emotional state as a close family member was in an accident and required a lot of Jen's TLC. Jen really needed to make more money and have more time. In Jen's excitement at the prospect of the commercial disinfecting, she hastily sent price increase letters by email to half of her reliable, recurring house cleaning clients. Jen thought that some would not say yes and others would not. It would earn her more money per house that stayed and clear up enough time to do the disinfecting work. It was a perfect plan in Jen's mind. But was it?Here's what happened next. One client fired her. One grilled her for 3 hours during the next cleaning and found out that increases were only sent to half of her clients. One prepared to fire her. She had not heard back from the others yet and decided it was a good idea to reach out to me. As she explained her actions, I panicked with her as I heard so many missteps. Jen could literally lose half of her business in 1 week!Read the rest of this article at the Solo Cleaning School website!

In this episode, Mike talks to Jen Johnson, Sales Director of Mars Foods.Jen's pathway has straddled sales and category and she's made a number of decisions to take roles that have taken her off the obvious path. In Jen's words, it's important to make the big, bold, and sometimes crazy decisions to challenge yourself and gather new experiences.In a perfect example of a leader who juggles work and life, Jen is the first in our series who brought one of her kids to the live session…Ollie gets a few mentions but sits quietly throughout critiquing his Mum's excellent interview!

With Jen Coffel, CEO of Engaging Speakers, business coach, Best-Selling Author, and Philanthropist who has helped over one thousand entrepreneurs build their businesses, many reaching over 6 and 7 figures in revenue. Join us for this conversation on motherhood, endurance, grief, philanthropy and business. We discuss the impact that one small change can have on our lives and businesses, the importance of systems, of being open to feedback and solutions and having a solution-oriented mindset. We also walk through Jen's blueprint that she's used to build four separate businesses each to over 6 figures all under a year, and it is the blueprint she now uses for helping others build successful six and seven figure businesses. Be sure to visit the shownotes at www.legalwebsitewarrior.com/podcast to take advantage of Jen's gift, The Instant Belief Builder. In Jen's previous career, she developed the largest team in Illinois for a billion-dollar direct sales company, personally generating over $25 million in sales and raising over $1 million in donations for non-profits. But she is most proud of founding her own international non-profit “Handing Hope” which brings comfort and smiles to children battling cancer in 12 states and 3 countries around the world. Jen has been mentored by speaking icons like Jack Canfield, Nick Vujicic, and Sandra Yancey, and has spoken on stage to over 10,000 people. She has been featured on Inc.com, ABC News, and the Chicago Tribune.

Welcome to Episode 19, Surfriding to a Cleaner, More Plastic Free Environment. In this episode we share more about impacts of plastics seen in remote places 20 or so years ago and then we meet up with Liz, the Volunteer Coordinator of the Olympia Surfrider Chapter, discuss a little background of Surfrider and their programs, the impacts of plastic bans on plastics in environment, and opportunities for you to connect and volunteer!Although we had planned on going right into part two of our spotlight on plastics this month, after we interviewed Liz with the Surfrider Foundation, we decided we had enough juicy bits for a whole episode, which is Surfrider focused, but we still talk a lot about plastic pollution! We learned a lot from Liz and Amy learned that Jen has a problem saying, “Can you tell us more about your volunteer programs,” which is almost as difficult as Amy saying synthetic. Amy laugh cried as Jen struggled for a good five minutes of the interview and I’m sure we both impressed Liz with our verbal agility. In Jen’s defense, we were having a real life echo created from our long distance recording with three mics. But you’ll just have to wait for that amazing blooper reel, cause it also got edited out…one day.Next month we are planning on focusing on Long Live the Kings so we can remind you all about Survive the Sound, which has their sign-up in April with the actual “competition” in May. Then in May we will finally get to part two of our plastic spotlight, getting deep into plastics and their impacts on environmental and human health.There is no GIS segment this month, but hopefully that will pay off big time with a sweet Jen designed map in the future.Last month we shared some background on plastics, how plastic recycling isn’t working, the plastic ban from China, oh and a bunch of depressing plastic facts. So, if you haven’t listened to that episode and want a little more background before we delve into this episode check out Episode 18 first.We shared a correction to Episode 17: The State of the Sound. We do make mistakes and we want to share corrected information when we become aware of those mistakes...because that’s how science do. If you catch a mistake we’ve made, please let us know so we can correct it! You will get all of the gold stars!!!Before we get to our fun interview, Amy brings us down, yet again, with some stories of plastic and beach trash ruining some of her vacations 20 years ago (you know, before she was born…because she’s so young now). Most of the pictures accompanying this blog post were taken by Amy the Poop Detective on Sunset Beach, near Trujillo, Honduras in 2004. The problem has been around for a long time, even though plastic has only been mass produced for less than 60 years.Interview Time!You’ll have to listen to the episode to get all of the juicy, laughter inducing details, but below are some of the sweet resources we that were referenced from Liz. Thanks Liz!Olympia Surfrider:Check out the Olympia Surfrider Chapter Website for more about who they are and what they do!Beach cleanups, butt pickups, meetings, movie nights and more are posted on the Events calendar.Events and other relevant information are also on their Facebook page and Instagram @OlySurfrider.Want to be more involved?Sign up for for the Surfrider Newsletter (scroll to the bottom) for a monthly email about upcoming events, legislative updates, and other local Surfrider news.Come to a chapter meeting, the last Wednesday of every month, 7:00-8:30 p.m, see their website for the location (rotates every month, but usually at an Ocean Friendly Restaurant).Eat at one of our local Ocean Friendly Restaurants and tell them why you're there and how much you appreciate their efforts to reduce our use of disposable plastics. Or encourage one of your favorite establishments to become Ocean Friendly!Become a Surfrider member and support their work locally and nationally.Attend a cleanup, help them table an event, or join our Executive Committee and help Oly Surfrider continue to grow and improve our coastlines - email OlySurfrider@gmail.com for more information!Call your legislators and tell them to support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act.Join the Blue Water Task Force and help collect samples to monitor local water quality .Marine debris resourcesBeachapedia is a Surfrider Foundation-produced online resource collection house of coastal environmental topics from experts and activists. It’s full of great information and a great place to get lost for a while.Surfrider’s Cleanup Tool - we count and weigh everything we pick up at our cleanup events and enter it into this database. Check out the real-time results of Surfrider efforts worldwide.Ocean Conservancy’s Clean Swell app - allows you to easily track your own cleanup efforts and contributes to the worlds largest marine debris database. Jen and Amy definitely plan to check this out!Surfrider's 2019 State of the Beach Report - annual Surfrider report evaluating beaches nationwide on criteria like sedimentation, armoring, Sea Level Rise, and developmentJoin the Marine Debris listserv, moderated by Open Communications for the Ocean (OCTO), which provides several marine science focused services. They also host a great webinar series, and the next one is Fighting Marine Debris on the US West Coast – Effective Actions and ToolsIf you live on the coast and love seabirds, the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) uses community scientists to conduct trash surveys on beaches (with transect lines and quadrants) in addition to their seabird work.Thanks for joining us!Please don’t forget to rate, review (we’d really love and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts (like Tune In, Castbox Himalaya, iheartradio, etc). Please let us know what you think in the comments below or at facebook.com/WillWeMakeItOutAlive. Also, if you are more visually inclined, check out our YouTube page!

Meet Jen Rao, new online business builder, Canadian nomad, one of my students AND my virtual assistant!I recently asked my listeners what they wanted to hear more of on Courage and Clarity. Many of you requested more episodes that feature business builders who were still in their early stages. There’s something so comforting and inspiring to hear stories from women maybe only one or two steps ahead from where you are.Jen is right there with you, as she only launched her blog in April of this year. The story we share on this episode is how a piece of her writing went viral. Guys, she literally went from blogging to crickets to having an audience. You’re going to love to hear the before and after numbers!In Jen’s courage episode you’ll hear: Why she decided to sell her home and most of her possesions to travel full-time How she finances her life and travel without putting undue pressure on her growing online business Why getting clear on how you want to feel in life can be the catalyst to make real change How she got clear on her business idea after months of “procrasti-learning” and too many ideasIn her clarity episode we dive into: The lead up to one of her posts being featured on a big player in her niche’s site How she made sure she was ready for an influx of traffic to her site Why it’s so important to keep showing up, even when you’re not sure when, where or how your next or first big break is going to happenThis episode is for any listeners out there discouraged that they aren’t seeing their work gain any traction. You never know when those magic moments are going to happen, and it’s up to us to keep showing up and putting in the work.

Jen Du Plessis is a highly sought after speaker, author, consultant, trainer, and coach. She is the author of of “LAUNCH! How to Take your Business to New Heights” & founder/host of the Mortgage Lending Mastery Podcast. In Jen’s workshops and training sessions she shares strategies she has applied in reaching her annual goals, while still maintaining a commanding lifestyle. Jen advises and guides her personal coaching clients through systems, structure, implementation and goal setting based on her own experience. Jen began her mortgage career in 1983, after studying Architectural Design & Construction Engineering at Colorado State University. Jennifer has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post; and is a regular contributor to Mortgage Executive Magazine and Mortgage Women Magazine. She has been on Good Morning America, Sirius/XM Radio and Federal News Radio. Jennifer has been an adjunct Professor with several Universities in the Mid-Atlantic area. She has been named in the Top 1% and Top 200 Loan Originators in the US.

This is a deep dive episode of the Tech of Business podcast! Today we're showcasing a couple of key tech decisions I’ve made with my clients recently. The goal of today’s episode is to understand a bit more the role of software decisions in business. Last week, Sam and I were in Las Vegas on vacation since our girls were away at summer camp. While we were there, I went live on Facebook once from the pool deck… and this livestream was titled “Tech itself isn’t sexy… but what you can do with a great tech stack is…” And we’re continuing that conversation right now… In general, I’m tool agnostic... I’ll work with just about any software service that has come across my desk even if I believe that there is a better option out there. Everything that tech can do for businesses (and hobbyists and non-profits) is incredible… In isolation the tech itself is just not fun to explore and implement. It’s a chore and something that most folks would rather outsource and say “Just tell me the best option for xyz…” That’s really what I mean by tech being so “un-sexy.” When I come to you with the exact right piece of technology for the next phase of your business, the idea of new technology is sure to evoke some aspirations and optimism. And a second later, for most businesses, there is also a distinct dread or lack of emotion which comes from knowing that there will be a learning curve, immediate outflow of cash and likely integration issues when it comes to fully bringing this new tool into the fold. And, whether you’re a solo entrepreneur, have a small team, run an agency or are getting ready to franchise your operations… similar issues creep in. This is a time where I don’t believe the 80-20 rule applies. There is a distinct advantage to fully implementing the new tech rather than getting minimum viable functionality out of it. Because the sexy part comes in the last 20%. Let’s dig into a couple of recent clients of mine and how we made tech decisions that are right for their business now and to carry the required amount of weight into the next chapter of your business. Both the client stories are revolving around taking payments – because we all like to make it easy for our clients and customers to buy from us. My client Jen has a thriving Thinkific site. She has dozens of courses on the platform, is offering completion and continuing education certificates on some of the courses and has recently brought on additional instructors. She also has some of the courses available for affiliate promotions. Initially, the built-in payment system on Thinkific was all she needed. But as she built out the school, she felt that her needs may have outgrown the system and we began to look at additional payment portals and mechanisms for managing the greatest needs. Let’s break it down. Jen’s students need to be able to purchase her courses Jen needs to pay her instructors when each of their courses is purchased. This will be at one of two rates, depending on if the student purchased through the instructor link or not. Jen needs to identify affiliate-initiated transactions since compensation agreements are in place with influential parties in her industry. Jen needs to have split pay and recurring payment options available and where the student can manage their credit card on file Jen needs this to be easy since she doesn’t have a full-time accounting department Both Jen and I are familiar with ThriveCart which looked like a great option for providing the functionality that Jen was seeking… And I go crazy for setting up integrations and finding the best right solution, selfishly I wanted ThriveCart to be the right solution for Jen because it would mean a ton of the work that I love to do. But we cannot jump into tech blindly, so we weighed the benefits and drawbacks of the built in Thinkific payment system against ThriveCart with the specific lens on ease of use for Jen and her team.     I really wanted ThriveCart to be the right solution for her, because I imagined so many other things we could do – including upsells, downsells and add-ons. But when we put our heads to the problem that we were solving, the answer became apparent that using the built in Thinkific solution was a better option for selling the vast majority of her Thinkific courses. ThriveCart sounds sexy… it’s a great interface and creates an enjoyable payment experience but in truth it’s simply a mechanism for taking payments and managing affiliates. And when we looked at it, what we really needed was something that did that job without a lot of overhead for Jen and her team. Had we implemented ThriveCart fully, more work would be required for every new course, every new affiliate and every new instructor. So, we put ThriveCart on the shelf. And it’s a huge weight lifted off both of our shoulders. The upsides of ThriveCart do not outweigh the costs of implementing and maintaining it for Jen’s core business. In Jen’s case, the rationale for looking at ThriveCart was a bit of shiny object and possibly FOMO but as you’ll see with the next client story, the simple and straightforward payment processing inside Thinkific is no necessarily enough to fulfill the requirements. This next client is Stephanie. She and her company are in Canada and need to charge tax on top of course prices. We wanted to find a sexy solution that included a magic button to charge the exact right amount of tax and track it seamlessly. But there isn’t a magic button and the solution was totally not sexy – we cobbled together a solution that would help their team sell their courses and report tax right, every single time. The solution we came up with is to use Thinkific for course delivery with Zapier for student enrollment. Student purchases are done directly on their WordPress website using a custom plugin that I wrote. This plugin uses Stripe for payment processing and overlays Taxamo for tax calculation. And the Taxamo transaction became the Zapier trigger to enroll the student. Here is a diagram of the components and how they work together: It’s a lot of moving parts and while each component has a specific job, and this is what I mean when I say that tech isn’t sexy. Nobody likes to run or support a many step process unless there is no alternative. Just as with Jen, Stephanie and I didn’t come to this solution lightly. We evaluated Taxamo against other tax-charging tools and determined that for her needs, Taxamo was best. At the outset both Stephanie and I knew that we would be able to create a solution that would meet the goals and provide the desired purchase and enrollment experience. I had hoped it would take fewer hops across the web and far fewer hours to setup, but when we flipped the virtual switch and started processing live customer transactions, there was nothing better! There are a large number of software solutions that can work to help you with compliance, streamlining and automation. The key point that I hope you take away from today’s conversation is to clearly identify why you are looking to add a new piece of software to your tech stack and also understand how to determine if it is the next right choice for you and your business goals.   Are you looking at bringing in a new software or tool to your business? I invite you to book a tech strategy session with me. It’s at https://techofbusiness.com/strategy-session/ Together we’ll be able to determine how, when and if to add to your tech stack. Comment below and let me know if you'd like more episodes like this one, what tech decisions you're making and how I can help your business grow through software and technology.

Jen Wheeler picked up a camera in grade school, and proceeded to force her sisters to dress up and model for her "photo studio," which usually consisted of a piece of tagboard taped to a wall. After many years, and after a stint in corporate America, actual clients began to request her portrait services. She specialized in weddings for several years, while nurturing a passion for the one-on-one, fine art nature of boudoir photography.   In Jen's episode, we get into the reasons why women want to feel beautiful (for themselves vs for others). We talk about trusting yourself to do what comes naturally, and the winding journey that life can take.  If you want to stay up-to-date on future episodes or you want access to our Spotify Power Playlist, sign up at www.careerkindling.com