Podcast appearances and mentions of lauren golden

You started your business for freedom… but what happens when the thing that once lit you up starts to feel heavy?   In this week's episode, I'm joined by Lauren Golden, founder of The Free Mama Movement, for a raw and honest convo about what it really looks like to evolve as a business owner—and what to do when you've outgrown the business you once loved.   Lauren built a 7-figure business and checked all the boxes of “success.”    But deep down, she knew something wasn't right.    In this episode, she shares how she got honest with herself, made some tough calls, and fell back in love with her business again.   Whether you're feeling stuck, burnt out, or simply questioning what's next… you're going to want to hear this.   About Lauren: Lauren Golden is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, author, coach, and leader of the Free Mama Movement community where she inspires tens of thousands of women to take small, consistent steps toward living the life of their dreams by transforming self-doubt into self-trust through grit, courage, and unconditional love.   Want more from Lauren? Be sure to join Lauren's The Free Mama Movement Community and connect with her on Instagram, Facebook & LinkedIn.   Connect with me outside the podcast!  Continue the conversation in the Market Like a Boss Facebook group.  Give me 30 minutes and I'll show you how to add $5K–$10K/month…without adding a single hour to your schedule. Book your free Stability Audit now.   Listen + Subscribe on ITUNES or STITCHER I'd greatly appreciate a podcast rating and review so that this podcast can reach more women!  Search for the podcast in your podcast app (Market Like a Boss) Scroll down and click 5 stars Tap “Write a Review” & enter a brief review Press send  

Swing It & Ding It 206- Joined by Lauren Golden from the LPGA Foundation on the growth of the Women's Game. Also, Ryan Gano from All Access GTE stops by to talk Golf Travel.  Nico wins the Zozo and some of the greats play well. D spills some Tea on PGA Tour changes. The Penn! Preview and we See The Line Draftkings Sportsbook for The Zozo Championship.  Gambling problem? Call one eight hundred Gambler. In New York, call eight seven seven eight HOPENY or text HOPENY (four six seven three six nine). In Connecticut, Help is available for problem gambling call eight eight eight seven eight nine seven seven seven seven or visit ccpg dot org. Please play responsibly. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (Kansas). Twenty-one plus age and eligibility varies by jurisdiction. Void in Ontario. Bonus bets expire one hundred sixty eight hours after issuance. For additional terms and responsible gaming resources, see D K N G dot C O slash F T ball.

Have you ever felt trapped in the 9 to 5 grind, dreaming of financial and location freedom? In this episode of the Communication Queens podcast, host Kimberly Spencer interviews Lauren Golden, founder of The Free Mama and the Lauren Golden brand. Lauren shares her transformative journey from seeking job freedom to achieving personal and financial independence. She candidly discusses the challenges of balancing family and business, leading to a strategic simplification of her offerings. Lauren's story is one of courage and authenticity, as she embraces the "messy middle" of brand evolution, with aspirations to grow beyond her current ventures, delve into public speaking, and author more books. Her entrepreneurial mindset and commitment to intentional living shine through, inspiring listeners with her dedication to choice and extreme ownership in shaping her life and career.

Dear Mama Monologues are special clips we pull from each episode, filled with an encouraging message from our guest to you. They are released as a bonus mini-sode each week so you have a place you can quickly access words to get you through those tough motherhood moments.Listen to my full conversation with Lauren in Episode 16 of Moms of the Night PodcastLauren Golden is an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author, speaker and coach whose mission is to help one million women take their next step of courageous action. From overwhelmed mom with loads of personal debt to multi-million-dollar lifestyle entrepreneur, Lauren's own transparency and resilience has inspired women worldwide and helped them pursue a totally awesome life, one step at a time.As founder and CEO of The Free Mama, Lauren has developed programs that have transformed the lives of tens of thousands of women in dozens of countries across 5 continents, and altered the trajectory of how moms balance family and work. She is a dynamic and sought-after speaker who shares her strategies to make big, bold shifts in life and business, making her a popular choice for events, sharing the stage with the likes of Tony Robbins, Russell Brunson, and Trent Shelton.Laurengolden.com

Get ready to be inspired, Mamas! On today's episode, I chat with Lauren Golden,  an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author, speaker, and coach whose mission is to help  women take their next step of courageous action. By discussing her personal journey of creating the life she once desired, Lauren shares wisdom and encouragement in this episode that I think will resonate with every mama; like how to pursue a career that makes you happy, how to prioritize goals that are important to you, and how to take that leap of faith for your family! As founder and CEO of The Free Mama, Lauren has developed programs that have transformed the lives of tens of thousands of women and altered the trajectory of how moms balance family and work.  Within the episode, we discuss how to make your dreams a reality and the work that needs to be done to get there. We chat about what that life looks like for us, and Lauren dives into the importance of finding time for the things that bring us pease and that make us "us" outside of motherhood—even if it's just watching the sunset each night. Connect with Lauren: Laurengolden.comhttps://www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama/https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenGoldenfreemamahttps://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama/https://www.pinterest.comlaurengoldenfreemama//https://tiktok.com/@laurengoldenfreemama LET'S CONNECT: Join our Moms of the Night community on Instagram: @momsofthenightpodcastAnd if you're loving the podcast, be sure to drop a 5 star rating and give us a review - it helps us greatly with reaching moms who also need to hear these words! 

In today's episode of the Powerful Parenting Journey podcast, Stephanie is joined by Lauren Golden, the visionary behind the Free Mama Movement, as she shares her profound journey blending entrepreneurship with motherhood. Lauren opens up about embracing imperfections and mistakes in both parenting and business, emphasizing the beauty in learning and growing from these experiences. Her story takes an adventurous turn as she discusses her family's leap into RV living, detailing the joys, challenges, and lessons learned from homeschooling on the road and instilling core values in her children. This episode shines a light on the importance of flexibility, financial literacy, and the pursuit of a life filled with freedom, flexibility, and fulfillment.Stephanie and Lauren explore the power of apologizing to our children, the impact of embracing our human flaws, and the transformative journey of self-discovery and improvement for the sake of our families. Through their dialogue, you're invited to reflect on your own parenting approaches and the significance of being real and present with your children.This episode is a treasure trove of practical tips, heartfelt stories, and empowering insights for anyone navigating the intricate balance between work, life, and parenting. Lauren's incredible story and the dynamic discussion with Stephanie serve as a beacon of hope and inspiration, encouraging parents to live authentically and create a life that resonates with their deepest values. Whether you're an entrepreneur, a parent, or simply someone in search of a more fulfilling life, this episode offers valuable lessons on resilience, love, and the art of being a free mama.Enjoy!What You'll Learn in this Show:How acknowledging and learning from mistakes and imperfections in both parenting and entrepreneurship can lead to growth and resilience.How Lauren has navigated the challenges and joys of integrating her professional ambitions with her role as a mother.Lauren's family's journey into full-time RV living, including the decision-making process, the lifestyle changes involved, and how they manage homeschooling on the road.The methods and philosophies behind teaching children core values, financial literacy, as well as the importance of family time, and how these lessons are incorporated into daily life.The impact of admitting mistakes and demonstrating humility in front of your children, fostering a healthy, open, and trusting relationship.How parenting can serve as a catalyst for personal development, and how parents can confront and grow through their own flaws and insecurities.And much more...Resources:The Free Mama

Hey! In this episode, I share how to build a strong corner of people in your life who encourage you to pursue your dreams, as well as share 4 entrepreneurs you should check out! https://herownmagic.com/dmm Affiliate links: Jenny Hall: https://www.jenny-hall.com/etsy-accelerator?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jenny-hall.com%2Fa%2F2147486456%2FxAZvuzLw Liz Wilcox: https://lizwilcox.thrivecart.com/email-marketing-membership/?affiliate=herownmagic Stephanie Gass: https://herownmagic--stefaniegass.thrivecart.com/podcastprouniversity/ Jenny Hansen Lanes YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JennyHansenLane ALSO: If you want to be a stay at home mom and want to be a Virtual Assistant, check out Lauren Golden's Program here: https://thefreemamamovement.com/23?affiliate=herownmagic --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digitalmagic/message

Today's episode delves into the theme of "Bold Shifts: Navigating Success, Sacrifice, and Self-Discovery." Join me and our incredible guest, Lauren [Last Name], as we unravel the untold stories behind success, touching on mental health challenges, tough decisions, and the true cost of achievement. Get ready for a candid exploration of what it takes to make intentional, bold shifts toward a guilt-free, fulfilling life. You know that I'd love to hear what you thought about this episode! Come chat with me on Instagram OR leave a review.  Looking to take more action, but aren't sure where to start? Sounds like group coaching could be a great fit! To find out more about my GROUP COACHING or to sign up go here To find out more about our guest today go to https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/  Living Golden YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/@livinggoldenwiththegoldens?app=desktop   

Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Lauren Golden, a remarkable author, devoted mother, and thriving entrepreneur. Explore the inspiring journey of a woman who balances the art of writing bestsellers, nurturing her family, and building a successful business. Discover the secrets to her success, her insights on achieving the perfect work-life blend, and the powerful stories that drive her passion. Tune in for empowering discussions, life-changing tips, and a glimpse into the life of a true 'Free Mama'. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elite-publishing/support

As we continue to reflect on our incredible season, we take another listen to a phenomenal guest, Lauren Golden. She is an international bestselling author and award-winning CEO of The Free Mama, a global movement committed to helping 1 million women lead the awesome, guilt-free lives they deserve. She serves inspiration on the daily with her dynamic energy and megawatt smile, challenging the notion that moms should ever have to choose between family and finance. And is living proof that despite what anyone says, it really is possible to have it all.For more with Lauren Golden, check out our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/EHSzXmvoDY8Website: https://laurengolden.com/book-club Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenGolden Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurenmartygolden

Jenn Foster and Melanie Johnson co-owners of Elite Online Publishing, interview Lauren Golden about identifying your unique skillset, finding the low-hanging fruit of freelance opportunities, and building a thriving freelance business from the ground up. What You'll Learn In This Episode: How to leverage AI. How to identify your strengths. How to freelance and be a Mom. Quotes: "Robots aren't humans. They don't have the emotional intelligence that a human can bring to the table, however, you can actually train AI to understand your client's voice." (11:56) "Confidence isn't what you need. You need courage. You are gonna feel afraid. I feel afraid all the time. I've just now got eight years of getting my reps in, and doing it anyway." (12:47) "Take that first courageous step. I promise you everybody who's already gone before you probably was scared too." (13:41) About Lauren Golden: Lauren Golden loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don't have to choose between family and financial stability. Hundreds of families today are happier and more fulfilled thanks to Lauren and her online programs. Whether you're a single mom, a military mom, or a mom in a two-parent family who doesn't want to sacrifice your time with your babies in order to provide for them, Lauren wants you to know that you don't have to. Today, as the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of tens of thousands of women, Lauren is passionate about showing other moms how to start and run a successful freelancing business from home. In The Free Mama: How To Work From Home, Control Your Schedule and Make More Money, she shares her own story - along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home.In addition to her self-paced program, Lauren also works one-on-one with motivated mamas who want to get their businesses up and running fast. Her talks on freelancing, building a business and making over your mindset, and other relevant topics resonate with women around the world. Learn More Here

Join us in this empowering episode of "Grow Your Impact, Income, and Influence" as your host, Steve Werner, welcomes the inspiring Lauren Golden, founder of the Free Mama movement and bestselling author of "The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control Your Schedule, and Make More Money." This conversation is tailored specifically for stay-at-home moms, but everyone will find valuable insights. Steve and Lauren delve into the essence of the Free Mama movement. Discover how Lauren has helped countless women achieve work-from-home success and take charge of their lives. If you're looking to find balance, freedom, and financial independence, this episode is a must-listen. Tune in now and be inspired by the journey of a true trailblazer in empowering women to thrive professionally and personally. looking to launch (or grow ) your story based webinar that converts? grab your free course here: https://www.deathtobadwebinars.com/start-here planning a live event and what to know how to fill the room? Grab your free "Fill Your Event Fast" Blueprint here: http://www.fillyoureventfast.com

To get results you've never had, you have to challenge yourself to something you've never done. So when Lauren Golden was confronted with the overwhelm of being a young, working mom, she took unprecedented action to find her freedom. It was a courageous first step that altered the trajectory of her life, and in turn, those of tens of thousands of women around the world, fast-tracking her ascent from savvy businesswoman to an entrepreneurial icon. Lauren Golden is an international bestselling author and award-winning CEO of The Free Mama, a global movement committed to helping 1 million women lead the awesome, guilt-free lives they deserve. She serves inspiration daily with her dynamic energy and megawatt smile, challenging the notion that moms should never have to choose between family and finance. She is living proof that despite what anyone says, it really is possible to have it all.For extra innings with Lauren please visit: https://youtu.be/EHSzXmvoDY8Website: https://laurengolden.com/book-club Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenGolden Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurenmartygolden

Hey Friend,Have you wondered if you can make an income from home, as a homeschool mom? But- it seems impossible?Have you wanted to come home from your 9 to 5 permanently, but are afraid it won't work out?Do you long for financial peace?In this episode of the podcast, we'll be discussing how to gain confidence in pursuing your passions and starting an online business, even as a busy mother. If you have ever wondered if it's possible to become an entrepreneur, this episode will encourage and inform you!Lauren will be sharing her story of juggling family life while seeking to leave her full time job to become a work-at-home mom (WAHM). She also opens the door to her journey of overcoming perfectionism, which will warm your heart.In our conversation we provide quick wins, such as looking in the mirror and giving genuine compliments about one's self-worth or accomplishments that day, and discuss how to overcome the feeling of intimidation when starting something new.Grab a warm cup of Chai, and pop in your earbuds... for this inspirational conversation on taking action and having confidence in making your dreams a reality!XOXO,KatieNeed UNITY and PEACE at home?Sign up for a mentorship session:Generationally Minded, LLC., Coaching-Or-TESTIMONIALS, and a message from Katie here:Her Heart & Home - Coaching Need more ENERGY?Secrets for Loving Motherhood - Link-in-bio More Info (plus RESEARCH) :Explore The Possibilities | Biohack and Activate Need SUPPORT and Community? Join our FB group!Creating Peace with Holistic Living for Homeschooling Christian... Want Your Question Considered For The Podcast? Leave me a message!Send a voice message to KatieK Lauren's Free Class:Free Training | The Free Mama Lauren's Quiz:quiz.thefreemama.com

Hey Friend,On this episode of the podcast, we'll be discussing how to take action and have confidence in making your dreams a reality. Starting something new can be intimidating, but with consistent effort and an open mind, confidence will follow.We'll discuss the resources available to moms who are seeking to transition into a new lifestyle, such as working from home or staying at home.We'll hear from our guest, Lauren, about her own journey of overcoming perfectionism and celebrating wins.We'll explore how being vulnerable in conversations and sharing the stories BEHIND the photos on social media can promote healing and self-worth.Lastly, we'll look at tips for parents on modeling for their children what it means to pursue passions without shame or guilt - including accepting failure and celebrating successes along the way.Tune in for an inspiring conversation about taking action towards making your dreams come true!XOXO,KatieNeed PEACE and UNITY at home?Sign up for a mentorship session:Generationally Minded, LLC., Coaching-Or-TESTIMONIALS, and a message from Katie here:Her Heart & Home - CoachingBetter ENERGY?Secrets for Loving Motherhood - Link-in-bioMore Health Info (plus RESEARCH) : Explore The Possibilities | Biohack and ActivateNeed Community or SUPPORT? Join our FB group!Creating Peace with Holistic Living for Homeschooling Christian...Want Your Question Considered For The Podcast? Leave me a message!Send a voice message to KatieKLauren's Free Class:Free Training | The Free MamaLauren's Quiz:quiz.thefreemama.com

Are you afraid of taking risks in your business? It can be scary to take risks, especially in your business. However, sometimes calculated risks are exactly what you need to break free of your comfort zone and reach your full potential. In this episode of Serve Scale Soar®, I sat down with Lauren Golden to talk about how you can start taking calculated risks in your business. Lauren Golden is an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author, speaker, and coach whose mission is to help one million women take their next step of courageous action. From overwhelmed mom with loads of personal debt to a multi-million-dollar lifestyle entrepreneur, Lauren's own transparency and resilience has inspired women worldwide and helped them pursue a totally awesome life, one step at a time. As founder and CEO of The Free Mama, Lauren has developed programs that have transformed the lives of tens of thousands of women in dozens of countries across 5 continents, and altered the trajectory of how moms balance family and work. She is a dynamic and sought-after speaker who shares her strategies to make big, bold shifts in life and business, making her a popular choice for events, sharing the stage with the likes of Tony Robbins, Russell Brunson, and Trent Shelton. Lauren has so much amazing advice to share on this topic. Make sure to tune in to learn more about the benefits of being a risk-taker, why you have to take risks if you want to reach your potential, and how to get started taking calculated risks. Find the full show notes at www.brandimowles.com/171Resources Mentioned:Visit Lauren's website: https://www.laurengolden.com/Follow Lauren on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama/Join Lauren's Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/Follow Lauren on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenGoldenfreemamaFollow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/Connect with Lauren on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama/Listen to Laura's episode: www.brandimowles.com/152Additional Resources:Ready to scale to consistent 10k months without growing a team, hiring contractors or creating a course? Then it's time for you to Scale with Simplicity®.  Find out more >> https://brandimowles.com/join-serve-scale-soarFollow the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/serve-scale-soar/id1477998650Follow Brandi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandimowlesFollow Brandi on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brandiandcompany

Today, our guest, Lauren Golden, shares her story of how she freed herself from the 9-5 grind, and went on to teach thousands of women to do the same. We start our conversation with making money from home, and we end with how one single step of courageous action can change your life. If you are ready to make "Big, Bold Shifts" get on Lauren's waitlist here: https://www.laurengolden.com/ Also check out The Free Mama at: https://thefreemama.com/ Join The Free Mama Movement Facebook Group with over 42,000 women in it: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement and follow her on Instagram at: @laurengoldenfreemama For more information on She Is unstoppable or Small Business Moms: www.lauramcleanandco.com

Boss Moms do a lot, but so many of us still feel inadequate when it comes to our careers, kids and relationships. These feelings are totally normal, and the more we talk about these struggles with each other, the less judged and alone we feel in them.   How does being vulnerable help us connect with other people? How can sharing stories help us work through difficulties?   In this episode, I am joined by the CEO and Founder of the Free Mama movement, Lauren Golden, who discusses the impact of sharing stories, what it takes to make courageous moves and making an impact on other women.    Women have such a road ahead of them when it comes to shifting who they are, what they're about, what they care about and re-finding themselves. -Dana Malstaff   3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode Why communication is so powerfulSharing stories is one of the oldest forms of communication, but people are still afraid to speak about what they are going through. How does sharing stories help us with what we are facing? How to move toward our goalsHow do we make courageous steps towards living the life we want to live? The importance of the people who surround usWhy is it important to have a community that keeps us in momentum?    Guest Bio Lauren Golden loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don't have to choose between family and financial stability. She is also a Speaker, Author and YouTuber. She has published two books, The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control Your Schedule, and Make More Money and The Free Mama, the Daily Five: Productivity Planner, Get More Done in Less Time. Find Lauren on Instagram @laurengoldenfreemama Visit  https://thefreemamamovement.com/social

What if you didn't have to work a typical 9-5 job? What if you could set your own schedule and make the money you want? My guest, and mom of three, did just that! I'm so pleased to welcome Lauren Golden, the mastermind behind the Free Mama Movement. In this episode, we talk about what lead her to re-examine her home and work life, how she started, and how she teaches others to live a life where they can have a business they love and the time for their family they want! Lauren has created a program that will help you find your talent and create a business from the ground up! We touch on topics like: What kind of freelancing you could do - because everyone has a talent! (see the checklist in the Parent Toolbox!). How to make the transition from a “typical job” to being an entrepreneur Embracing “uncomfortable” Being a mom and business owner For Lauren's 99 Skills Checklist, you can download it from the Parent Toolbox. www.parent-toolbox.com About Lauren Golden Lauren Golden is the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of over 38 thousand people. Her mission is simple: to ensure that no mother ever has to choose between family and financial freedom. Lauren is also a #1 International Bestselling Author (The Free Mama: How to Work From Home, Control Your Schedule, and Make More Money) and an Award-Winning business owner of a multi-million-dollar company, whose multitude of experience has made her a popular choice for guest speaking events. She has spoken in front of thousands of people, sharing the stage with the likes of Tony Robbins and Russell Brunson. If you are interested in learning more about her mission for all mothers to live a totally awesome and guilt-free life, visit thefreemama.com Contact information: Email: lauren@thefreemama.com Social Media: Website: https://thefreemamamovement.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/ https://www.instagram.com/thefreemama/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LaurenGolden?lang=en Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCgiDyOm-SnuJIzIEXoRZpw Thanks for listening! For more on Robbin, her work and free resources, keep reading! READY FOR YOUR FAMILY CHECK UP CALL? If you're feeling burnt out by bad behavior, worn down from constant battles and bickering and you've struggled to get the cooperation, respect and obedience you want from your kids, I've been there too. It might be time to learn new tools (that you've never been taught) to help you get your kids to listen to you, build teamwork, and grow the harmony in your home. FREE GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF STRONG-WILLED KIDS: “How to Turn a NO into Cooperation” go to www.strongwilledkids.com It means so much to me that you listened to my podcast! If you resonate with my message and would like my personal help in your parenting journey, I'd love to talk to you. Please visit my website to book a call with me where we can talk about your parenting frustrations and I'll share how I can help you. www.parentingforconnection.com The intention for my show is to build a community of parents that can have open and honest conversations about parenting without judgement or criticism. We all deserve access to help and support when we need it most.   I honour each parent and their path towards becoming the best parent they can be. My hope is to inspire more parents to consider the practice of Peaceful Parenting. If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section...

For many sellers, there's too much to do in too little time. So how can we find the extra time in our day to accomplish everything we want? In today's episode of The Sales Evangelist, Donald is joined by author, speaker, and the founder of The Free Mama, Lauren Golden, to understand how we can implement time management strategies to get more done in less time. Productivity is only so much of time management; busy work is a significant problem. Being “busy” doesn't always mean you're “producing.” There are many ways to feel busy without actually doing anything beneficial. Preparing for your next day at the end of the current day is a great way to ensure you stay on track and focused on what moves your bottom line. Never begin work before understanding what needs to be done. Implementing the Daily Five: It's not about doing everything on your to-do list; it's about accomplishing the major, most needle-moving activity you can. For sales professionals, the needle-moving business is closing deals, especially if the contact is a latter-stage sales prospect. Self-sabotaging is a frequent element at play in prioritizing. Often, the most challenging task is the one that will make you the most productive. Be clear on your goal; if you aren't sure of your goal, you won't know how to prioritize. Don't fall victim to others' priorities: Put your needs first. Consider blocking time for self-care, errands, and family time, so you don't allow other people to schedule time with you at those intervals.  Discover what you're currently doing that can be cut or approached differently to create more time in your day. Lauren's advice for people looking to adopt a more time-managemental mindset:  There's always more work to be done, so create boundaries that prevent you from pushing all the time. It doesn't require special tools to take control of your time, but it requires a level of discipline that will only grow through practice. For more content from Lauren, connect with her and The Free Mama on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Tik Tok. Visit her website, www.thefreemama.com, to access the free downloadable worksheet to help you discover your own Daily five. This episode is brought to you in part by Skipio. Are you sick of crickets? As a salesperson, the pain of reaching out with phone calls or emails and not receiving a response is real. But all text messaging is not created equal. 85% of people prefer text over email and phone calls because they want to engage in a conversation, not listen to bots. Be more like people and start having conversations that end in the conversions you want. Try Skipio at www.Skipio.com. This episode is brought to you in part by Scratchpad. Are you tired of a digital workspace cluttered with notes, folders, files, and half-filled spreadsheets? (Not that we're speaking from personal experience.) Luckily, we've found the solution. Scratchpad is the first Revenue Team Workspace specifically designed to adapt to each salesperson's workflow, so you don't have to change your habits. Scratchpad creates a streamlined workflow that allows everyone to be a little more productive each day without the hassle of updating a database with whatever info you can find. Get Scratchpad free at Scratchpad.com.  As one of our podcast listeners, we value your opinion and always want to improve the quality of our show. Complete our two-minute survey here: thesalesevangelist.com/survey. We'd love for you to join us for our next episodes by tuning in on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Stitcher, or Spotify. Audio provided by Free SFX, Soundstripe, and Bensound. Other songs used in the episodes are The Organ Grinder written by Bradley Jay Hill, performed by Bright Seed, and Produced by Brightseed and Hill.

What does it really take to become a millionaire? In today's episode, we talk about what it takes to hit 7 figures in business and our guest is brilliant at breaking it down. Lauren Golden is the founder of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of tens of thousands of women. Her mission is simple: to ensure that no mother ever has to choose between family and financial stability. Lauren is also a #1 International Bestselling Author and a 2 Comma Club Award Winner, whose business and life experience has made her a popular choice for guest speaking events, sharing the stage with the likes of Tony Robbins and Russell Brunson. She's most passionate about helping people get comfortable with the uncomfortable in pursuit of living a totally awesome, guilt-free life.   Favourite Quotes We Discussed:   “Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.” - Henry Ford   “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” - Mother Teresa   “The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.” — Omar N. Bradley   How to connect with Lauren: Learn more about Lauren: https://thefreemama.com/ The Free Mama Movement FB Group Free Mama TV The 70 Skills Check List How to Start your own virtual assistant business workshop The Free Mama Freedom Framework  Lauren's FB Page Lauren's IG Lauren's Pinterest Links to check out: McCall Jones: https://charismahacking.com/ 

Do you want true freedom? If you're tired of the 9-5 grind and feeling like you're stuck in a rut, this episode is for you. We'll explore what it takes to become a business coach and how you can use your skills to create a business that gives you the financial freedom and the ability to stay home with your kids. "Take the first step and try something new, even if you are scared." - Lauren GoldenThis is Lauren Golden's story...Lauren Golden is a leader of the Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of tens of thousands of women. Her mission is simple to ensure that no mother has to choose between family and financial stability. Lauren is also a number one international best selling author and a two comma Club Award winner whose business and life experience has made her a popular choice for guest speaking events. Sharing the stage with likes of Tony Robbins and Russell Brunson, Lauren is most passionate about helping people get comfortable with the uncomfortable in pursuit of living a totally awesome, guilt free life. Lauren got her start in the online world as a social media manager. She then got introduced to coaching and realized that she could help people more by teaching them what she knew.In this episode, you will learn the following:1. How to create true freedom in your life2. What it takes to be a successful coach3. How to overcome the fear of being vulnerableResources:THE FREE MAMA GUIDETHE FREE MAMA MOVEMENTWebinar Registration PageLauren's InstagramThe Free Mama Movement Facebook GroupTo learn more about me and to stay connected, visit the links below:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicapodcastpro/Website: https://www.avirtualteam.com/Ready to start your own podcast? Schedule your Free Call with me to learn more: https://calendly.com/avirtualteam/podcasting-information-callAre you interested in becoming a podcast manager or editor? Schedule your free consultation and let's talk:  https://calendly.com/avirtualteam/podcasting-information-callLoved this episode? Leave us a review and rating below!

If you're feeling stuck in a job you hate with no prospects for growth or freedom, then this episode is for you! You will learn the difference between a virtual assistant and an online business manager."When you have all of your systems organized and set up in a way that is not fully reliant on you, then it really becomes sexy."Ashley Weigl is a Certified OBM certified Dubsado Specialist, and Clickup Extraordinaire if you don't think systems are sexy. No worries. Ashley's abnormal love for systems and organization takes the pain out of your pain points. She thrives with working business owners who love diving on their vision but can't make heads or tails of how to stay organized on the back end. When the back end shines, your business will soar above the rest.This is Ashley Weigl's story...Ashley Weigl is a Certified Online Business Manager. She helps business owners get organized and streamline their processes so they can focus on their vision and grow their businesses. She discovered her love for systems and organization when she was nine years old and her dad put her in charge of planning the family road trips. She realized that not everyone thinks the way she do, and that this is a special skill that she has.  She went into business for herself when she moved abroad and started teaching English online. She quickly realized that this wasn't the right fit for her, but she found Lauren Golden's community, the Free Mama Movement, and that's when she realized that she could have a legitimate business that she could take anywhere in the world..In this episode, you will learn the following:1. The difference between a VA and an OBM2. The steps needed to become an OBM3. The benefits of working online from anywhereResources:Website: https://gpvirtualservices.com/Ashley's InstagramAshley's FacebookTo learn more about me and to stay connected, visit the links below:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicapodcastpro/Website: https://www.avirtualteam.com/Ready to start your own podcast? Schedule your Free Call with me to learn more: https://calendly.com/avirtualteam/podcasting-information-callAre you interested in becoming a podcast manager or editor? Schedule your free consultation and let's talk:  https://calendly.com/avirtualteam/podcasting-information-callLoved this episode? Leave us a review and rating below!

What is the difference between creating a community and creating a movement?Creating fanatic fans, people who love what you do and will come to defend you if someone is opposing you!This kind of deep-rooted community, this movement is exemplified by Lauren Golden and her Free Momma Movement Lauren launched the movement in order to show working moms that they don't have to choose between financial security and family. She's built a massive online community where other people come together and rally behind that core belief.If you want to learn what it takes to build a movement, then press play on today's episode!In today's episode, we talk about:Finding flexibility & freedomHow to cultivate a movementThe importance of drawing lines in the sandResources:For show notes and free resources: www.businesssavvyshow.comFollow:www.instagram.com/hellosavvycowww.facebook.com/hellosavvycoConnect With Lauren:https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenGoldenfreemamaHelloSavvy is a new freelancer marketplace that is changing the way hiring happens online. HelloSavvy helps you find freelancers that will align with your company's mission and vision. You can even filter freelancers by personality type and the specific tools you use in your business! Ready to scale your business by hiring the right people? Head over to Hellosavvy.com to learn more.

Welcome to the SMART Business Show! Today I am happy to invite you to meet a very, very special guest that I met in Russell Brunson's Inner Circle years ago and we've had the ability to reconnect! This is such a pleasure because Lauren Golden is just a human sparkler that lights up the room wherever she goes… She's the CEO of Free Mama Movement, which is a thriving community of 10s of 1000s of women. Her mission is simple: to ensure that no mother ever has to choose between family and financial stability. Lauren is also a number one international best-selling author, and a Two Comma Club Award winner, whose business and life experience has made her a popular choice for guest speaking events, sharing the stages with the likes of Tony Robbins and Russell Brunson. Lauren is sharing her wisdom, methods, experiences, perspective, and just such an inspiring story that other people can follow…Everyone listening who loved Lauren, go ahead and send her a DM on Instagram (@laurengoldenfreemama) and show her some love! Let her know that you listened to this episode, and if you have any questions for her, she'll be happy to lead you to some other resources to continue your journey to be a movement maker!

Join Lauren and me as we talk about changing your relationship with failure and a few other golden things! https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/ https://www.facebook.com/laurenmartygolden https://thefreemamamovement.com/

Today, I have Kelly Harris, owner of Virtual Solutions, LLC. She is a copywriter, a content strategist who helps coaches create consistency and visibility. Connect with Kelly and she will articulate your greatness, increase your sales, and get your message to the world.How She Started Her BusinessKelly was a kindergarten teacher for 8 years. She loves teaching. She has always known since she went into teaching that she wanted to do it for 10 years. She never saw herself retiring because she knew early in her first years of teaching, she have met older teachers and all of them have medical problems. She then started researching work-from-home jobs where she could babysit while doing what she loves to do and helping people.She then came across the free mama movement of Lauren Golden, who teaches moms how to be virtual assistants. She thought that she can also do that because she checked emails all the time, she makes newsletters for parents, and do data all the time and so that's how she started.She built her virtual assistance business in December 2020. About February last year, she and her husband have some stuff to do with the boy scout, and they had to write something. His husband is just like he want something or he didn't know what to do. She just sat down and started writing the words she heard from her husband. And then, she handed down the notes to her husband with all the things he said. He then decided to use it as a ticket for wood badge. With a wood badge, to do leadership, you have to pick 5 goals and you have a year and a half to do them. And she literally wrote his ticket based on what he was talking about.That was a memorable moment for her because she realized that she loves to write. From that point in time, from being just a virtual assistant, she wants to pursue becoming a copywriter and content strategist. She also knew that her calling is to help people build a relationship.Just because you are scared, you do it anyway. Do it because you know it's the next right step.There are days that you'll feel that your move is scary. There are also days that what you did was a terrible plan. But you keep moving forward because that's what you CAN do.“Fail” means attempts and learnings. If you are learning something from it, then you really fail. As a business owner, fail faster. That's because you have to have the lessons before you can be successful. You need to have this experience to get through with it. Fail faster because that's one step closer to success.3 Tips to Improve Your Writing and Build Confidence1. Do a journal every day. She sets a 15-20 minute timer to write down things that are bothering her, things that she needs to get done, and things that she has questions about life. She also makes sure that every day, she lists down the top 5 things she is grateful for. This will help you focus on your goals.2. Outline. The process may work for others but not for you. You have to figure out the system that will work for you.3. Build confidence and confidence comes from taking enthusiasm. When you write, you can always go back to it to edit it later or fix the typo. Stop waiting until it's perfect because it's not going to be perfect. Perfect doesn't exist and so you just have to write it and if you get stuck into perfection, just let it go.Find topics that you absolutely love to write about. It's totally okay to write about them over and over again. Be okay if your message only reaches one person. If you serve one person every day, then you reach your goal. If you serve more people every day, then absolutely, do it!Support the show (http://www.thesavvyscribepodcast.com)

How can working moms utilize their skills and find freedom through freelancing?Listen to find out how freelancing can be such a rewarding career choice and how to rewire our mind for success.Our guest, Lauren Golden is the leader of The Free Mama Movement, a thriving community of women who don't want to choose between family and financial stability.Here's what you'll get out of this week's episode:How to have your own financial stability while still provide for your familyWhat job roles can you do as a freelancerWhat is the first step to get startedHere's where you can find Lauren after the show:https://thefreemamamovement.com/Instagram: @laurengoldenfreemama and @thefreemamaFacebook: The Free Mama Movement Group and @laurengoldenfreemamaYoutube: www.freemamatv.com And be sure to grab Lauren's Free Mama Guide here (complete with 99 Skills Checklist she mentions in our interview): https://thefreemamamovement.com/70skills Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review if you loved this episode!  ❤️

ClickFunnels' two-comma club member and founder of the Free Mama Movement, Lauren Golden, takes us through her framework to establishing freedom.Time Stamps: [1:10] About freelancing [4:05] F is for foundation [4:11] R is for relationships [4:25] E is for expertise [4:51] E is for exposure [5:47] D is for discipline [6:41] O is for overcoming obstacles [7:45] M is for momentum [8:32] FRE in more detail --Offers:Legal Templates from Not Your Father's LawyerWhat you track grows! Visit 90dayhabits.co and grow what matters in your business by grabbing a copy of the 90 Day Habits Journal today! Use code CITRO for 10% offConnect with Lauren:WebsiteFacebook PageFacebook GroupFree Mama TVInstagramLinkedInPinterestConnect with Alessia:Text me! 949.541.0951Instagram: @corporatedropoutofficial and @alessiacitro__TikTok: @alessiacitro__Show Support:If you enjoy this podcast please Rate, Review, Subscribe and SHARE this out on Apple Podcasts at The Corporate Dropout Podcast Big shout out to our team that makes this show possible!If you are looking to start your own podcast or join the network, hit up @upstarterpods on Instagram! 

An interview with Lauren Golden, Founder of The Free Mama Movement, on how she went from crying in the carpool line to being a self made-millionaire by teaching moms how to start freelance businesses.Time Stamps: [3:14] Lauren's background and "failure" right out of college [12:28] The lightbulb moment to quit her job and the difficulties of working in corporate as a mom [20:00] Weathering a season of survival  [25:24] Starting her business and worrying about what others would think [31:38] Burning the ships and choosing your hard [35:29] Getting over fear and "not-enoughness" [42:27] What are you meant to learn when things are hard? [45:59] Investing in yourself: If you ask the wrong questions, you get the wrong answers [51:44] Lauren's programs and Information vs. Implementation --Connect with Lauren:WebsiteFacebook PageFacebook GroupFree Mama TVInstagramLinkedInPinterestConnect with Alessia:Text me! 949.541.0951Instagram: @corporatedropoutofficial and @alessiacitro__TikTok: @alessiacitro__Offers:What you track grows! Visit 90dayhabits.co and grow what matters in your business by grabbing a copy of the 90 Day Habits Journal today! Use code CITRO for 10% offClaim your FREE coaching call with Alessia that's just for Corporate Dropout listeners! alessiacitro.com/dropoutShow Support:If you enjoy this podcast please Rate, Review, Subscribe and SHARE this out on Apple Podcasts at The Corporate Dropout Podcast Big shout out to our team that makes this show possible!If you are looking to start your own podcast or join the network, hit up @upstarterpods on Instagram! 

How have things in the digital workspace shifted over the last year or two? And how does that impact service providers like you?   As promised, we are going to jump back in today to the second part of the State of the Union for service providing professionals with this incredible panel!  We are back with part 2 of our interview panel with Lauren Golden, Jordan Gill, Sara Wiles, Micala Quinn, Tasha Booth, and Sarah Noked.  Full show notes available at theopsauthority.com/podcast/130.  

What is going on in the online space as we embark on 2022? How have things in the digital workspace shifted over the last year or two? And how does that impact service providers like you? Today I'm excited to speak with some legendary women, who I have gained inspiration from and who have truly helped me become the leader of The Ops Authority. They are dear friends who I share audiences with, and we are here to talk about the “State of The Union” for service providing professionals. On this panel we have Lauren Golden, Jordan Gill, Sara Wiles, Tasha Booth, Micala Quinn, and Sarah Noked, and I know you're going to love hearing the perspectives from each of us about where the service provider world is heading as we move into 2022. This is part 1 of 2, so be sure to come back next week for the second part of our conversation. For full show notes, visit theopsauthority.com/podcast/129.

Are you consistent in your business? Do you utilize data to see what is working and what isn't working?   There are many paths to success in business, and just because something doesn't seem to pay off immediately does not mean you should throw in the towel and do something else. You have to be consistent and curious in order to achieve the success you've been dreaming of.    Not everyone loves collecting and interpreting data, but it can be a huge factor in the success of your business. Sometimes you have to roll up your sleeves and get into the details of why things are working or why they aren't.    In today's episode of the Empowered Business podcast, I sat down with Lauren Golden to talk more about why you need to be all-in on your business if you want it to be successful.    Lauren Golden is the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of tens of thousands of women who don't want to choose between family and financial stability. Her mission is simple: Lauren wants to ensure that no mother ever has to sacrifice time with her babies in order to provide for them.    Lauren is also a 2 Comma Club Award winner and a #1 International Bestselling Author. In her book, The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule and Make More Money, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and live a totally awesome, guilt-free life.   Tune in to hear how Lauren grew her business exponentially, despite the pandemic, and how she continues to shift and grow as times change. You'll learn her tips and strategies that you can use to create the business you've always wanted.  Resources Mentioned:  Visit Lauren's website Follow The Free Mama on Facebook Join The Free Mama Movement Facebook group Check out The Free Mama on YouTube Follow Lauren on Instagram Connect with Lauren on LinkedIn Follow Lauren on Pinterest   I would love to connect on Facebook or Instagram! Show notes available at www.monicafroese.com/49

Following the crumbs in the chaos is a full-time job as a Productivity Coach. As a busy mom of three and the founder of Chaos N' Cookies, keeping moms from crumbling is my main objective. After gaining 10+ years of experience as a Director of Marketing helping build multiple 6 & 7-figure businesses for other women, I've created the Chaos Control System to equip moms to overcome their own objections so they can live the life they want to live and start the business they have always wanted. The Family Playbook, or standard operating procedure, is the tool every mama needs to save time and stress-less when chaos ensues at home. For the new business owners, I also help simplify systems on social media and other platforms to automate processes to get their business up and running quickly and efficiently with how-to tutorials and hands-on coaching. I have helped hundreds of women to be more productive and self-sufficient in their homes and businesses allowing them to reclaim control of the chaos. Go Grab Heather's Chaos Control System/Family Playbook Instagram Bootcamp   Chaos N' Cookies   Follow Heather on Instagram   Follow Chaos N' Cookies on Instagram   Find Heather on Facebook   Check out Chaos N' Cookies Podcast Hear Chaos N' Cookies episode with Lauren Golden! Don't forget to leave a review if you are loving the show!    Resources Mentioned: The Free Mama Movement The Free Mama Squad Free Mama TV Let's Connect:  Follow The Free Mama on Instagram Follow Lauren on Instagram  Follow The Free Mama on Facebook to catch these recordings live! Join The Free Mama Movement on Facebook   Show notes available at www.thefreemama.com/86

After bringing home two babies within two years Lauren Golden, founder of The Free Mama Movement, found that she wasn't showing up as the mom she wanted to be while working her traditional 9-5 job. She has taken her experiences and created a community and business where she helps other moms succeed at both motherhood and financial stability. About the Guest: Lauren Golden loves helping manas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don't have to choose between family and financial stability. Thousands of families are happier and more fulfilled thanks to Lauren and her online programs. Today, as the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of over 37,000 women, Lauren is passionate about showing other moms how to start and run successful freelancing businesses for home. In her #1 International bestselling book The Free Mama: How To Work From Home, Control Your Schedule, and Make More Money, she shares her own story - along with plenty of practical advice from anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home. In addition to her self-paced online program, Laurens also hosts live events with motivated mamas who want to get their business up and running fast. Her talks on freelancing, time management, and making over your mindset resonate with women all over the world. www.thefreemama.com/ www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama/ www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/ www.youtube.com/c/LaurenGoldenfreemama www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/ www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama/ www.pinterest.comlaurengoldenfreemama// Free Mama Radio The Free Mama Book About the Host: Following the crumbs in the chaos is a full time job. As a busy mom of three, a wife to a traveling hubby, and keeping it weird in Austin, Texas, it's safe to say that my life is never boring. In addition to running my coaching business as C'N'C's CEO, I'm a certified coach for a premier virtual fitness and nutrition program helping others feel better while sustaining a healthy lifestyle. My mom and dad are thrilled that I'm putting my Exercise Science degree to good use. Along with my experience training pro athletes, S.W.A.T. members, and a high school football team, I gained 10+ years experience as the Director of Marketing building multiple court reporting companies. Lastly, I am a published writer, Content Coordinator, and Account Executive for a publication by Best Version Media. They even gave me a monthly “How to” column where I teach others how to be more self-sufficient with common household tasks. Every woman should know how their home functions and what to do if something malfunctions, man or no man. With my husband on the road, searching “How To” on the internet has transformed me into a “Mommy MacGyver”. “I don't know how you have the time.” “You're like a Supermom!” These are common things that people say, but the truth is that life hasn't always been easy or pretty. Even with the bumps, I always try to find the humor in everything because laughter is good for the soul and you should never take life too seriously….where's the fun in that? www.chaosncookies.com https://www.instagram.com/heathersteinker https://www.facebook.com/heathersteinker https://linktr.ee/hsteinker https://chaosncookies.com/shop Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from...

It's one thing to become the best in your business/niche, but staying the best after reaching that level of success is quite another. Joining Dave to weigh in on the matter is Lauren Golden, international bestselling author and fearless leader of the thriving Fearless Mama Movement. So just how do you stay the best? Laura shares her personal experiences with finding success and discovering what course corrections she needed to make once she realized her complacency was not serving her community. When you really care about your customers, Laura insists, you really are the best. Find Lauren on Facebook at The Free Mama Movement! Join our Messenger Tribe! https://m.me/clickfunnels?ref=cfpodcast-join-CF-tribe

Here is the exciting wrap up of the final two days of this year's Funnel Hacking Live event! Hit me up on IG! @russellbrunson Text Me! 208-231-3797 Join my newsletter at marketingsecrets.com ClubHouseWithRussell.com ---Transcript--- What's up everybody, this is Russell. Welcome back to the Marketing Secrets Podcast. All right, I'm going to break down day number three and day number four of Funnel Hacking Live for you. All right, so day three is where we start transitioning into... For me, if I go in very funnel specific, I like taking people through on this day, the bottom of the value ladder, moving up, and just showing a lot of different ways to build funnels, because there's so many different ways to do it. You can have book funnels, and challenge funnels, and webinar funnels, and high ticket funnels, and a million other things in between, summit funnels. Yeah, there's a lot of stuff, and so on day three I started going into this. And the very first person that we had speak in the morning was Kiana Danial, and she's someone who has been on every news channel a million times, Fox news, CNBC, all the business stuff, talking about investing and things like that. And she thought that was going to make her a bunch of money, but it didn't. And she ended up joining our Two Comma Club Coaching Program a couple of years ago, and we got her focusing on driving all that traffic to a funnel, and in no time she became a Two Comma Club winner. And so it was cool having her tell that story, just showing all these things that she thought meant it was going to be money like, "I thought I'd be on TV on all these shows all the time. I thought these things were going to be the things that made me money, but it wasn't. It wasn't until I actually had a funnel, I had a way to convert people into customer, that I started making money. And so it was really cool hearing her presentation. And then after that, we started moving up the value ladder. So next was Pedro Adao, and Pedro has become infamous for challenge funnels, not like challenge funnels like The One Funnel Away, which is a paid challenge funnel, but doing free challenge funnels. And Pedro talked about that, and he was awesome, he was on fire people went crazy. This is actually important, the one reason I had Pedro in here is because inside the new Two Comma Club Coaching Program, if somebody chooses the expert route, the first eight weeks we focus on them all doing a challenge, and so it's fun for them, they'll see through Pedro what these challenge funnels look like. And then later in the pitch, we would come back and say, "Oh, that thing that Pedro did, we're going to be doing that." And Pedro is going to be one of the coaches helping on that, which is really cool. So Pedro talked about free challenge funnels. After he was done, then Peng Joon, he's one of my favorite speakers, but he was stuck in Malaysia. We almost didn't know if he was going to come, he's like... Anyway, it was a big deal to get him here, and luckily he made it to the States. And what was cool is he showed how you can basically take a 30 minute presentation and turn a 30 minute presentation into an entire business, and he showed how he did it. With last time we spoke at Funnel Hacking Live, he took his presentation, he made it a book, and from there he had an upsell of the audio book, and the episode, the done for you version, and the done with you version, and he showed the whole process, how you can take one 30 minute presentation and turn it into entire business, and lead with the book funnel, and that was really cool to see that. I think it's something that most people could do pretty simply and pretty easily. After Peng Joon, then we started moving up the value ladder a little higher to Lauren Golden, and Lauren, she's built her empire, and she won multiple Two Comma Club awards, primarily through webinar funnels. So she talked about webinar funnels, showed her process there, and then she talked about other bunch of the cool things that she was really excited talking about as well, but it was the next phase of the value ladder, is like, "Hey, here's a webinar funnel." After Lauren was done, then Sarah Petty had been doing live event funnels and crushing it, and doing huge volume. The market she serves are photographers. A lot of times people think, "Well, there's not much money in photography. Photographers aren't going to pay for high ticket things." But Sarah does these virtual live events and gets photographers on them, and then from there sells a really expensive high-end coaching, and they're killing with it. And it's just really cool to see cause they do a lot of just things that I don't think through. I don't know if it's like feminine masculine, or maybe she's just more creative than me, probably that one. Anyway, but all these cool things where when someone signs up for a virtual event, they get this box, and the box has them unlocked like, "Open this thing first, this thing second, this thing third." Takes them through this whole journey, but that's what Sarah talked about, which was amazing. And then, after that, then Eileen Wilder spoke about high ticket sales, and her presentation was really fun for me because she quoted a lot of the old time personal development people who I'm studying right now, and so it was fun for me because I was like, "I'm reading about these people right now." And she's quoting them, and she's talking about them, and her presentation was awesome. That got my wife all fired up. Collette was like, "Eileen got me on fire. I got so excited about everything." And so hers was awesome. And the whole morning, it was just power-packed, and fun, and exciting, and everybody ran over on time, so there was all the stress for me and everyone on our team, but man, it turned out awesome. That morning was great. So after that, then we went and we broke to lunch. Now a couple of things we did, is we broke to lunch, and we had a special lunch for anybody who'd won a Two Comma Club award in the past. And that was for a couple of reasons, number one, to give them a free lunch, but then also, some of you guys know that I've recently reopened my inner circle, and one of the qualifications to be in the inner circle is to have won a Two Comma Club award. So we had all the Two Comma Club winners at lunch, and then we told them about the inner circle and invited them to join if they wanted to, and we end up signing up a lot of people into the new inner circle, which was awesome. It was really a soft pitch, I just said, "This is what it is, if you're interested, go sign up, and then go back and have some lunch." And so it wasn't a hard pitch, it was just letting them know there's an opportunity and that's what's happening. So we had lunch, after lunch we got back, and I was excited because over the last year... So I become really good friends with a dude named Nick. I'm going to probably mispronounce the last name. He's got the hardest last name ever, so I apologize in advance Nick, if I mess up, but Nick Santonastasso. Oh, man. Anyway, if you guys know Nick, he was born with one arm and no legs. Two arms, one arm was really small though, and the other one has got one finger on it, stuff like that. I connect to him a while ago, and he was the wrestler too, which was really fun. In fact, he came to my house and I wrestled him, and we got video of us wrestling, but just someone who's such a cool dude, I just love him. And he gave a presentation called Play The Hand That You're Dealt With, and showing people that like, "Man, life is tough. You've got a lot of hard things." But he's like, "Look at the hand I was dealt yet." Yeah, because even with this stuff he's become a bodybuilder, and he's become a coach, and he's become a speaker, and all these amazing things. He was a wrestler. Just because he was born with something that would have made life harder, he has a strong mind, and he was able to do such amazing things. So it was awesome, Nick there speaking. And then when Nick got done, it was time for me to do my presentation, to let people know about our coaching program. And every year this is hard for me, because those who had studied my stuff, they know how I sell, and so I tend to start selling, they're like, "Oh, here it comes, Russell is trying to sell something." And so this presentation was a little different than a traditional perfect webinar. The elements were all there, but it was wrapped differently. But this was one where I was actually talking about personal development, which is something I haven't talked a lot about, but I've been geeking out recently. I'm working on a book, and so I just have a lot of stuff top of mind right now. Yes, I do that presentation about that kind of stuff, and then after the presentation was towards the end, then we talked to people about success inside of our coaching program. Every year we redesign Two Comma Club X. We make it a little different, we get feedback and make tweaks and changes. And one of the biggest things that we're noticing now is that half our audience are people who want to be experts, and half our audience are people who are selling physical products. And our coaching is always steered more so towards people who are experts, because that's what I'm better at, right? And so this year we decided to partner with Alison Prince, who is someone who I just have so much love and respect for, and we decided to break it down into two tracks. There's one track that's the e-comm track, and one track that's the expert track, and people will get to pick which one they want. And Alison also helped us line up momentum coaches, and a whole bunch of other amazing things, and just really tweak the program in a powerful, powerful way. And when I did the presentation, I got to bring Alison out to talk about it as well. And people hadn't met Alison yet, so it was a weird thing to figure out how to do the presentation, to get people weaved in to get to know her in a short period of time. And then, also from there do our pitch, a new coaching program. And so what's cool with Alison, she, I don't know, she made 40 or $50 million on physical products, it's crazy. But when I met her, she was trying to learn how to become an expert. And so it's fun because I was able to tell her story about... Or excuse me, I told the story, but she told it as well, like, "I wanted to learn how to be an expert, and so I came to Russell, and he taught me these things, we did the webinar together, and boom, and I built this whole thing where Alison's won two Comma Club Awards, two Comma Club X, and this year she won two Heart Awards , which means they gave over a million dollars to charity. And she was like, "I was able to do that because of the expert business that Russel taught me. And then we were able to flip the tables and be like, "Now, Alison sends out physical product stuff. In fact, two weeks ago, I decided I wanted to see how well her stuff worked to see how much we could do, so we followed her process and put together an e-comm product, and we launched it, and we ended up doing, I think it was 15 or 16 grand in two weeks off of just following Alison's process. And I'm like, "This stuff actually works, this is so cool." And so we had both those case studies and like, "These are the two paths. Who here wants to be experts who wants to be e-comm?" It was a 50/50 split. I'm like, "Okay. Cool thing is that you can pick whatever you want in the program." And then from there we sold the Two Comma Club X Coaching Program. And then after people signed up, Todd and I got pictures of all the buyers. So they have a picture of me and them and Todd up on stage they can look at as they're trying to work towards winning Two Comma Club award. And so that went really, really well. Sales crushed it, Alison is so good. And after dinner, then we had Alison come back and do a whole hour long workshop, teaching her process and how it works, and showing all the things. And so she did her presentation after dinner, which was really, really cool. And then we soft pitched TCCC again before we went to bed that night. That's what happened at day number two, and so it was amazing. We got to go through the entire value ladder doing funnels. We had a chance to hear Nick just motivate the heck out of you, and you get excited about what's possible. And then I got to do my personal development stuff, and then Alison, and Alison got to come in and talk about physical products. So that was the end of day number three, and at day number four, and I'm just going to go directly to day four, because three and four weave together. Day number four is where I came out in the morning, I did a presentation called Bootstrapped, which is how we built our business, we bootstrapped it. And I actually announced a new award called the Bootstrapped Entrepreneur of the Year Award. I talked about that, and then my twins were here at Funnel Hacking Live this year. So I brought them on stage, helped me show the new awards, which are insanely cool. And I did a presentation showing how we bootstrapped ClickFunnels, and ups and the downs, and told that story. And then we did what's called the re-pitch, which is basically like, "This is the last time, it's time for the coaching program, go and do it now." And we took a break, and people signed up, and that was the end of the selling part of Funnel Hacking Live. And then from there on out, it's usually for me, I get to relax and just enjoy the rest of the day, which is awesome. And so the next presentation after the break was Garrett J White. and those who know Garrett, Garrett spoke at every Funnel Hacking Live in the past. He's usually, traditionally, the one I have to go and warn everybody that he's going to curse a lot, and if they need to, they can leave. And every year I get people who complain because of Garrett, but I also get people who tell me it's the thing that changed life the most. And so I didn't know what to expect with Garrett, as I don't normally know. And this year he came out all in white with a choir, and it was an interesting presentation. He's recently found Christ, which is amazing. And so he came and he did his presentation, where weaving business principles in with God and with Christ, and they had choirs singing, and it was powerful. But at the same time I had people who were offended about that. And anyway, I don't know, I love Garrett, he gets people to move. It doesn't matter which side, him dropping the F-bomb from stage, him talking about God from stage, either way I get complaints. But at the same time, people don't complain, all are just like, "That was the most amazing thing ever." Anyway, so it's always this weird thing. Not a weird thing, it's always an amazing thing, but it's always just this tension for me of just like, "What's going to happen? What's he going to say? How's he going to say it?" Anyway, that was Garrett. And then from there, we broke to lunch, and we had a big welcome lunch for everyone who was a Two Comma Club Member who signed up, which was really, really cool. And then, after lunch we had Tim Ballard who flew out, which was cool, and so we had him to come and say hi to everybody and talk about the Save a Child Challenge that we launched on day number one, and how much money we had raised, and Tim thanked everybody, which was really cool. I hadn't seen him in a while, it was a really good seeing Tim, and him and his team are just... They're amazing, all the things that they're doing. And there's a whole bunch of people talking negative about them online, there's things that are not true. People have asked me, "Is this true? Is this true?" I'm like, "No, this is not true. These people are lying. They're horrible people who literally are trying to get in the way of saving children." It's the most demonic, evil thing in the world, but Tim and his people have such good hearts. They're there saving people from Afghanistan. Tim's running the Nazarene Fund for Glen Beck, which is saving thousands of kids, and plus he's running the whole O.U.R thing, and it's heavy. And you could feel the weight on his back and his shoulders, carrying this mantle. And anyway, I was grateful to be able to have him there, and hopefully give him a little rest, and show him that people love him, and they're grateful for the work he's doing. So that was cool. And then after that, then Tony came and spoke. And Tony, every year, we never really know how long he's going to talk for. Anyway, this year our contract was three hours, but I think it's the first time Tony's been on stage in front of a whole huge group of people as well, and so he went and he did his presentation for three hours, and then he kept talking, and had it going for six hours on stage, which was crazy and super awesome. So we had Tony talk for six hours. Yeah, he's kept going and going, and he just loved it. He asked me, "What time do you think I need to stop?" Like, "Dude, just keep going. People are here, they're happy, don't stop." So Tony went on for six hours, which was awesome." And then when he got done, we got on stage Todd and I, and wrapped the event up, and that was it. And that was Funnel Hacking Live 2021. And every year we're putting things together, it's just like an insurmountable task like, "How do we sell the tickets? How do we get people to show up?" And this year is even bigger because of COVID, and the restrictions, and the problems, and just all the things that come with that. But man, after going through the whole process and I see how many people's lives were changed, people that have their big aha's, the big things they were hoping for, people who were stuck, who got unstuck, people who were able to go to the next step with us to the higher coaching, people who are so excited about ClickFunnels 2.0. Just all the things, and then getting all of our funnel hackers together, and having people together to... The whole thing, it was amazing and magical, and I'm grateful for all of you guys who came and participated. If you didn't come this year, make sure to be here next year. Next year, hopefully, there'll be less chaos in the world. There may be more, I don't know, but regardless, the party's happening, it's going to be in Orlando. And hopefully you can be there. So you can get your tickets at funnelhackinglive.com. But that's some of the behind the scenes. Hopefully helps you guys to see some of the detail people talked about, but even more so, how we structure these things for a maximum sales, maximum impact, all those things. So hope it helps. I appreciate you all, thanks for listening, and we'll talk to you guys all again soon. Bye, everybody.

Welcome back to another episode of key takeaways from Funnel Hacking Live. Yesterday, I shared the most impactful points from Day 2, focused on using funnels to scale our businesses.  On Day 3 of Funnel Hacking, speakers Nick Santonastasso, Pedro Adao, Peng Joon, Lauren Golden, Sarah Petty, Eileen Wilder, and Kiana Danial shared their secrets to gain traffic into our funnels and turn our leads into customers. Here are my key takeaways from the event.  Read more at: https://monetizationnation.com/blog/funnel-hacking-live-2021-day-3-key-takeaways/

In today's episode, we talk waffles (like high-class non-wafflehouse waffles), our favorite style of coffee, and some of our favorite ways of setting goals (personally and business) to help us not only crush it for our customers and clients, but also for the family, as well. Our 2 favorites: THE DAILY 5 (

Lauren Golden of The Free Mama is extremely passionate about helping Mamas start their businesses through freelance work. Today she is talking with Craig Cannon of Freelance U about how to find your niche. What are the BEST Freelance niches to pursue right now? Well, we have some answers for you! I am hosting a FREE Masterclass with Craig from Freelance University titled, “Seven Profitable Pathways to Freelance Success in 2021” scheduled for Tuesday, August 3rd. This webinar is the perfect way to jump start your success in the last half of 2021. Grab your FREE seat today! Register for the Masterclass Resources Mentioned: The Free Mama Movement The Free Mama Squad   Let's Connect:  Follow Me on Instagram  Join The Free Mama Movement on Facebook   Show notes available at www.thefreemama.com/67

In today's episode, we focus on the word “momentum.” How do you keep moving forward in your freelance or VA business when you feel stuck, or you feel like you've plateaued and you can't grow any further? Join us as Lauren Golden shares some simple strategies for gaining serious forward momentum in your business and celebrating how far you've come!   Podcast Outline: [0:43] Introduction to Lauren Golden and the topic of gaining momentum in your business when you feel like you're stuck [2:18] Lauren's story - how she discovered the passion of serving women and moms, helping them build their businesses. Lauren also shares her word of the year that balances momentum.  [6:41] How a freelance business can be personal - the benefits of raising a family while working from home. [8:20] How the Free Mama group and company has experienced tremendous growth over the past year - how challenges caused by the pandemic gave people permission to pursue entrepreneurship and remote work. [10:49] What is momentum and how it differs from motivation - Lauren shares some vivid examples that illustrate momentum and how it applies to your business.   Three Traps That Might Stop Momentum When Starting or Growing a Business [12:44] #1 Starting and stopping - how lack of consistent networking practices can cause feast or famine in a freelance business. [14:08] #2 Hustling - how it can lead to burnout because it isn't sustainable. Lauren shares some strategies for building momentum and making your business sustainable. [16:11] #3 Not addressing internal challenges (i.e. mindset) - how these challenges can stop your momentum. [17:08] How mindset and confidence are a challenge - the benefit of communities that encourage and nurture the “contagious entrepreneur.” [18:05] The importance of working smarter, not harder - how it's still hard work, but involves being intentional with time and focused on goals. [20:44] How confidence can't be taught - the importance of action and self-awareness. Lauren and Craig discuss how confidence is a process you need to go through. [26:11] How you can make mistakes and still be successful - Lauren explains how leaving mistakes in her videos shows a more human side and gives people permission to be imperfect and authentic.    Tips for Building Forward Momentum This Year in Your Business [28:54] #1 Recalibrate on your goals - how to manage your expectations and start with what you have to do. [29:57] #2 Celebrate many mini wins - how honoring these wins keeps momentum going. [30:54] #3 Invest in healthier habits - how to become healthier physically and emotionally. [31:53] #4 Use the F.A.N. framework if “stuff hits the fan” - how to find the lesson, assume ownership, and figure out your next steps. [33:22] #5 Don't be afraid to take pen to paper - how this strategy can help you feel better. [34:54] The importance of celebrating many mini wins - how this can help your mindset, confidence, and momentum. [36:54] How to find the Free Mama Movement and get to know Lauren   Resources and tools discussed in this episode: Learn more about Lauren Golden: TheFreeMama.com https://thefreemama.com/  The Free Mama Movement Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/  Lauren's book - The Free Mama: How to Work From Home, Control Your Schedule, and Make More Money https://www.thefreemamamovement.com/book  How-to tutorials on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCgiDyOm-SnuJIzIEXoRZpw    Google https://www.google.com/  LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/  Upwork https://www.upwork.com/  WordPress https://wordpress.org/  Asana https://asana.com/  Bullet Journal https://bulletjournal.com/  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/  Facebook Groups https://www.facebook.com/groups/

I am SO excited to have Lauren Golden on the podcast! Lauren is the leader of the Free Mama Movement and she has changed so many lives. During this episode we talk about Lauren’s journey, what it means to be a Free Mama, and why so many women resist freedom in their businesses.   We also discussed:   Emotional challenges many women face in business (hormones are partly to blame) The shame and guilt many moms face about wanting to make money in their business The real challenges Lauren is struggling with now as she moves to new levels in her business (she holds nothing back)   Want more from Lauren? Join her and 34,000+ other Free Mamas over in the The Free Mama Movement group! Connect with Market Like a Boss!    Download our free guide to get your first (or next) 100 dream clients into your group. Continue the conversation in Michelle’s Facebook Group.  Book a free marketing audit with my team today to figure out what’s holding you back from getting consistent clients and come up with custom strategies to help you. Listen + Subscribe on ITUNES or STITCHER I’d greatly appreciate a podcast rating and review so that this podcast can reach more women!  Search for the podcast in your podcast app (Market Like a Boss) Scroll down and click 5 stars Tap “Write a Review” & enter a brief review Press send

As an Online Business Manager and Mental Wellness Advocate for mompreneurs, my mission is to empower, encourage and equip you with the strategies to help you overcome your challenges in life and business. One way that I do that is by interviewing other mompreneurs and sharing their stories of how they overcame their own challenges. I hope you enjoy Part 2 of this episode where we continue talking with Lauren Golden of The Free Mama Movement and hear the rest of her journey to overcoming the challenges she's faced as a mompreneur. We'll hear how she realized her business niche was right for her and how sometimes it takes someone outside of yourself to point out your gifts, for you to realize what you are capable of doing, and how taking messy action can get you past "analysis paralysis" so you don't get stuck. We'll learn why it's important to push yourself to your next goal in an intentional and mindful way - because there is no "impossible" - and the things that you once thought were impossible, can be made possible, when you start taking action. Even though she has attained awards and accolades, she shows us why she has a deeper awareness of what she really wants - it's not about the awards, it's what the award represents that's important! She gives us the courage to start small and set those "many mini goals" because those lead to "many mini wins" and THAT'S where your success comes from! WANT TO CONNECT WITH LAUREN GOLDEN AND THE FREE MAMA MOVEMENT? Website: https://www.thefreemama.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama/ The Free Mama Movement Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenGoldenfreemama Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.comlaurengoldenfreemama// WANT TO CONNECT WITH DERRIKA? REACH OUT AND LET'S TALK! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derrikamorgan/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derrikamorgan/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derrikamorgan/ Email: hello@derr

As an Online Business Manager and Mental Wellness Advocate for mompreneurs, my mission is to empower, encourage and equip you with the strategies to help you overcome your challenges in life and business. One way that I do that is by interviewing other mompreneurs and sharing their stories of how they overcame their own challenges. I hope you enjoy Part 1 of this episode where we talk with Lauren Golden of The Free Mama Movement and hear her journey to overcoming the challenges she's faced as a mompreneur. We'll see how she went from breaking free from her 9-5, to leveraging her skills to become self employed. She'll tell us all about what drove her back then, and how you can use "Your Why" to drive you, and spoiler alert - it can never be as superficial as money. She'll show us how breaking down your belief systems and having the courage to get started can help you overcome your own challenges to building your busines. Using her as an example, we can all see how getting on the logical side of fear can give you the perspective you need to push through to accomplish your goals. After all, like she says "It's not about not having fears. It's about learning to take courageous intentional action steps in spite of those fears" that makes the difference. Want to connect with Lauren Golden and The Free Mama Movement? Website: https://www.thefreemama.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama/ The Free Mama Movement Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenGoldenfreemama Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.comlaurengoldenfreemama// WANT TO CONNECT WITH DERRIKA? REACH OUT AND LET'S TALK! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derrikamorgan/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derrikamorgan/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derrikamorgan/ Email: hello@derrikamorgan.com LIKE THIS EPISODE?? Please RATE, leave a REVIEW and FOLLOW the show! Music credits: Audionautix.com Song: Feels Good to Be

Lauren Golden is on a mission to help free all the mamas out there. She has some great tips for leaving your 9-5 and creating a life and business you love. I love a quote she mentioned in the interview "You can't have it all by doing it all." We talk all about outsourcing and growing a freeing virtual business. Take a listen... Lauren Golden is the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of tens of thousands of women who don’t want to choose between family and financial stability. Her mission is simple: Lauren wants to ensure that no mother ever has to sacrifice time with her babies in order to provide for them. Lauren is also a 2 Comma Club Award winner and a #1 International Bestselling Author. In her book, The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule and Make More Money, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home. In this episode you will learn: ✨How to leverage the skills you have to make the life you want ✨How to ditch the 9-5 and run a business from home ✨Overcoming mom guilt by taking it into your own hands ✨How effective time management is crucial to working from home ✨How to diversify your business and maintain stability Interested in how you can grow your business with social media? I am giving you my small business social media guide FOR FREE! Download it here: https://bit.ly/FFsocialmedia --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/selfishthepodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/selfishthepodcast/support

Lauren Golden is the founder of The Free Mama Movement and loves helping mamas free themselves from the nine-to-five grind. As the CEO of her company, Lauren recognizes how critical workplace culture will be for your success. A toxic work environment has emotional and physical effects on individuals. After leaving her job and discovering freelancing, Lauren understood that her company would grow into something massive. Later, Lauren gives tips on navigating perfectionism and the best ways to manage your time. As an entrepreneur, Lauren had to overcome her perfectionistic mindset. She had to learn how to wing things and put things out there because once you get stuck in your perfectionistic mindset, you won’t start. Tune in as we talk about overcoming isolation while you Work-At-Home.

Today I'm chatting with my dear friend, Lauren Golden. She is a wife, mama of 3 kids and the leader of the Free Mama Movement. She helps moms ditch the 9-5, make money from home and live a totally awesome, guilt-free life. In this interview, we talk about where she started, how she changed her beliefs and knew she was ready to make a million dollars and what juggling marriage, family life and her business actually looks like. If you are looking to start or grow your business in 2021, you need to listen to this episode with a pen in hand. You can find out more about all things Free Mama on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement or learn more about freelancing at https://www.thefreemamamovement.com. Get this full, uncut video interview inside the OTBS VIP Vault here: https://www.onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/thevault

2 Comma Club award winner and #1 International Bestselling Author, Lauren Golden is the guest on this episode.  She leads The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of tens of thousands of women who don’t want to choose between family and financial stability.  Her mission is simple: Lauren wants to ensure that no mother ever has to sacrifice time with her babies in order to provide for them.  In her book, The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule and Make More Money, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home.  Lauren and Dave review the ways to find balance between being a mom, wife and career and that you don’t have to choose between family and financial stability.   Check out thefreemama.com for more information. And follow here: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/ https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenGoldenfreemama https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama/ https://www.pinterest.comlaurengoldenfreemama// Join our Messenger Tribe! https://m.me/clickfunnels?ref=cfpodcast-join-CF-tribe

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Our featured guest Lauren Golden joins FemCity Founder + CEO Violette de Ayala and shares her founding story and her why behind The Free Mama Movement and how it’s become her purpose! Listen in for some inspiration. About Lauren Golden // Lauren Golden is the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of tens of thousands of women who don’t want to choose between family and financial stability. Her mission is simple: Lauren wants to ensure that no mother ever has to sacrifice time with her babies in order to provide for them. Lauren is also a 2 Comma Club Award winner and a #1 International Bestselling Author. In her book, The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule and Make More Money, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home.  Check out thefreemama.com for more information. About FemCity //  FemCity offers a Free 30-Day Trial Membership and Memberships start at only $9.99. You can also learn more about launching a FemCity Chapter in your community. FemCity has been seen in Gilt, Vogue, AP News, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and MarieClaire. Learn why FemCity is more than just a women’s networking group at www.femcity.com and on all social platforms @FemCity. About Violette de Ayala // Violette de Ayala is the Founder and CEO of FemCity, a women's networking organization that infuses gratitude, positivity, purpose and soul through local gatherings, virtual networking and online connectivity. Violette is a spiritual self-help international best seller and the author of "The Self-Guided Guru, Life Lessons for the Everyday Human". She is also a motivational speaker, business advisor, investor and entrepreneur. Violette's been quoted in Forbes, Success, Entrepreneur, Fast Company and CNBC as a business expert. She has been seen in Parade, US News and World Reports, MarieClaire, BareMinerals "Women we love", People and InStyle publications and campaigns. FemCity has been seen in AP, Vogue, Gilt, Fast Company.  Connect with her on IG, FB, Twitter : @violettedeayala

Thank you Kathryn Jones!She put us in contact with Lauren and we couldn’t be more excited to share her story. If you are a mom, you have probably heard about her.Hmm, let’s be real...you have probably heard about her whether you are a mom, dad, uncle...you name it. SHE. IS. AWESOME!Lauren started an INCREDIBLE movement to free moms from their 9 to 5s while helping them make money from home AND have time with their family.Just so you get an idea...her Facebook group has over 30,000 members...hmm, she must be doing something right!Pss just wait to hear this! She is a best-selling author, two comma club award winner, AAAND spends a lot of time with her beautiful family..3 kids and one amazing husband...while making a 6-figure salary and working part-time hours. Yeap, every mom should meet today’s guest!!We talked about:Her love for work!The importance of determination.The very effective way to tackle risk.Competence VS Courage, and what should you do.Enjoy!Get your Minimum Viable Content Cheat Sheet for FREE:www.contentisprofit.comConnect with BIZBROS: https://www.facebook.com/BIZBROSCOhttps://www.instagram.com/bizbroscoConnect with FONZI:https://www.instagram.com/luiscamejov/Connect with LUISDA:https://www.instagram.com/luisdacamejo/Connect with Lauren:Facebook Group: thefreemamamovement.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/laurenmartygolden/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/ Podcast: Free Mama Radio Website: https://thefreemama.com/ Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, or anywhere you listen to your podcasts.You can find this episode plus all previous episodes here.If this episode was helpful, please don’t forget to leave us a review by clicking here, and share it with a friend. You can go here to see the full list of episodes: https://bit.ly/ContentIsProfitPodcast

Are you struggling to find a balance between financial stability and family? Lauren Golden loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don’t have to choose between family and financial stability. In addition to her self-paced program, Lauren also works one-on-one with motivated mamas who want to get their businesses up and running fast. Her talks on freelancing, building a business, and making over your mindset, and other relevant topics resonate with women around the world. In this episode, Lauren says that motherhood can be the moment that wakes you up and makes you realize your profound truth. Lauren is passionate about showing other moms how to start and run a successful freelancing business from home. Lauren explains how you can go from feeling stuck to leaving the nine to five grinds behind and making a real living from home. If you’re worried about what other people think, ask yourself: who is paying your bills? Those people aren’t paying your bills, you are. Instead, take action on the things that bring you joy. Stay tuned as we talk about the stories we make up about ourselves, permitting ourselves to evolve, and changing your life, NOW. In this Episode: [ 1:40 ] All about today’s guest, Lauren Golden   [ 8:45 ] How Lauren found her true calling  [ 16:10 ] Advice for someone who is feeling stuck   [ 22:20 ] If you’re going to make up a story, then make up a good one [ 29:30 ] Looking at our life as a journey   Joy Filling Quotes:  “Don’t get stuck because you’re surrounded by stuck people.” “Get uncomfortable so you can find joy.” “No one else is paying my bills.” “Would you tell your child the things that you tell yourself?” “It doesn’t take a lifetime to change your life.” Resources: Awaken: www.rebelsforjoy.com/awaken Website: www.rebelsforjoy.com 5 Day Triple Your Joy Challenge: www.rebelsforjoy.com/free IG: www.instagram.com/rebelsforjoy IG Personals: @Bonniekelly.me & @JillianBolanz Facebook Group www.facebook.com/groups/rebelsforjoy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/rebelsforjoy Lauren Golden on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama/ Lauren Golden on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama Listen to The Free Mama Podcast: https://thefreemama.com/podcast/ The Free Mama: https://thefreemama.com The Free Mama Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/

Lauren Golden is a mom of 3 (ages 8, 6, and 3) and has been working from home for the last 4 years! She is the founder of The Free Mama Movement and loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don’t have to choose between family and financial stability.Hundreds of families today are happier and more fulfilled thanks to Lauren and her online programs. Whether you’re a single mom, a military mom, or a mom in a two-parent family who doesn’t want to sacrifice your time with your babies in order to provide for them, Lauren wants you to know that you don’t have to.Today, as the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of tens of thousands of women, Lauren is passionate about showing other moms how to start and run a successful freelancing business from home. In her #1 international bestselling book, The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule and Make More Money she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home.In addition to her self-paced program, Lauren also works one-on-one with motivated mamas who want to get their businesses up and running fast. Her talks on freelancing, building a business and making over your mindset, and other relevant topics resonate with women around the world.Lauren also runs The Free Mama Matchmaker Service, where she connects graduates of her elite online program with entrepreneurs who need their specialized skills.To find out more about Lauren Golden visit any of the following:https://www.thefreemama.com/https://www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama/https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenGoldenfreemamahttps://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama/https://www.pinterest.comlaurengoldenfreemama//As always thank you for listening! 

Lauren Golden is a mom of 3 (ages 8, 6, and 3) and has been working from home for the last 4 years! She is the founder of The Free Mama Movement and loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don’t have to choose between family and financial stability.This episode is just a sneak peek at the value this amazing woman always brings to the table. If you loved this episode you will not want to miss episode 38 the full-length exclusive interview... IT IS SOOOO GOOD! To find out more about Lauren Golden visit any of the following:https://www.thefreemama.com/https://www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama/https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenGoldenfreemamahttps://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama/https://www.pinterest.comlaurengoldenfreemama//As always thank you for listening! 

In the last few weeks, I’ve been listening to my favorite DJ, D-Nice, on his weekly Club Quarantine via Instagram Live for some good throwback homeschool jams.  My kids aren’t quite as enthralled with my taste in music as I had hoped, but at ages six and seven, I figure that they still have time to become indoctrinated with high hip-hop royalty.    Which leads me into the idea of being a parent and a business owner and a homeschooler and a fill-in-the-blank during this crazy time. All, while letting go of the guilt around not being enough.    Is there a how-to-guide available for this?   Fortunately for us, Lauren Golden, Founder and CEO of The Free Mama and The Free Mama Movement, started her company just a few years ago with the mission of helping moms build their own home-based businesses and living guilt-free lives.   In this episode, Lauren shares how she:   Built a movement on the idea that 9-5 jobs are preventing women from winning at work and being fully present mom at home.   Scaled her own business to seven figures in just 18 months while reassessing her own mission of scaling with FREEDOM at each level.   Is the majority shareholder in both her life and business   If you're  looking for motivation or a sign that you should focus on working on your OWN business and personal goals during your own personal club quarantine, this episode is perfect for you!   Make sure to check out her website here: https://thefreemama.com or follow her on Instagram @laurengoldenfreemama!   Are you ready to up level in your business? If you've already had massive success in your company and you're just ready for that next iteration, check out my free masterclass at www.scalewithjoy.com. In this short but very powerful training, I share exactly how to break through to that next level of exponential growth in your business and spoiler alert, it is not another program or formula. It is a custom approach for you based on your business and the very same strategies that I've used over and over with my own private consulting clients and national brands.    Visit https://laurameyer.consulting/podcast for full show notes.

In this episode, Lauren emphasizes her belief that no mother has to choose between family and financial stability. This belief led her to create The Free Mama Movement including a community of thousands of women who agree. Lauren also speaks on how to get your group to build its own momentum.Lauren Golden's mission is simple: She wants to ensure that no mother ever has to sacrifice time with her babies in order to provide for them. Lauren is also a 2 Comma Club Award winner and a #1 International Bestselling Author. In her book, The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule and Make More Money, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home.Check out Lauren's website: https://www.thefreemama.com/ Connect On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama/ Join The Free Mama FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/ Watch Lauren  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenGoldenfreemama Connect on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/ Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama/ Check out on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/laurengoldenfreemama/THANKS FOR TUNING INTO THE MARKETING MATRIX PODCAST!This podcast has been an amazing success because of YOU listening!To get access to the FREE Resource provided by this guest and all the marketing resources provided by The Marketing Matrix Podcast Guests, access The Marketing Matrix Toolbox! We add new resources each week to help you market your business successfully. Access the toolbox for FREE here: https://toolbox.themarketingmatrixpodcast.com/toolboxFor more marketing strategies, tactics, and traffic tricks of the trade, check out The Facebook Ads for Coaches, Course Creators, and Lifestyle Brands Facebook Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbadninjasYou can also follow Lisanne on the socials:Instagram: @lisannemurphyhqFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisanne.murphy.3See you next week on The Marketing Matrix!

Lauren Golden emphasizes her belief that no mother has to choose between family and financial stability. This belief led her to create The Free Mama Movement including a community of thousands of women who agree. Lauren also speaks on how to get your group to build its own momentum. The mission is simple: She wants to ensure that no mother ever has to sacrifice time with her babies in order to provide for them. Lauren is also a 2 Comma Club Award winner and a #1 International Bestselling Author. In her book, The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule and Make More Money, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home.Check out Lauren's website: https://www.thefreemama.com/ Connect On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama/ Join The Free Mama FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/ Watch Lauren  on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenGoldenfreemama Connect on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/ Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama/ Check out on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/laurengoldenfreemama/THANKS FOR TUNING INTO THE MARKETING MATRIX PODCAST!This podcast has been an amazing success because of YOU listening!To get access to the FREE Resource provided by this guest and all the marketing resources provided by The Marketing Matrix Podcast Guests, access The Marketing Matrix Toolbox! We add new resources each week to help you market your business successfully. Access the toolbox for FREE here: https://toolbox.themarketingmatrixpodcast.com/toolboxFor more marketing strategies, tactics, and traffic tricks of the trade, check out The Facebook Ads for Coaches, Course Creators, and Lifestyle Brands Facebook Group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/fbadninjasYou can also follow Lisanne on the socials:Instagram: @lisannemurphyhqFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisanne.murphy.3See you next week on The Marketing Matrix!

Lauren Golden is the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of tens of thousands of women who don't want to choose between family and financial stability. Her mission is simple: Lauren wants to ensure that no mother ever has to sacrifice time with her babies in order to provide for them. Register today for the Become Influential Virtual Summit where 40+ experts will be covering a variety of topics and sharing actionable tips that you can implement in your business (and life) right away! The best part? It's FREE! Grab your free ticket at becomeinfluentiual.com Learn more about the FamilyPreneur Business Accelerator and join today at »familypreneur.co« I'm committed to building an inclusive and anti-racist business. I support LGBTQIA+ rights and the rights of all intersectional identities. I believe that business should be a force for dismantling systems of oppression and actively invest in my own learning to fulfill this role. »Read My Full DEI Statement HERE« Would you like to deliver your own private podcast feed to your audience? Sign up for a free trial today at Hello Audio.

Lauren Golden is the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of tens of thousands of women who don’t want to choose between family and financial stability. Her mission is simple: Lauren wants to ensure that no mother ever has to sacrifice time with her babies in order to provide for them. Register today for the Become Influential Virtual Summit where 40+ experts will be covering a variety of topics and sharing actionable tips that you can implement in your business (and life) right away! The best part? It’s FREE! Grab your free ticket at becomeinfluentiual.com

Lauren Golden did "all the right things".She got good grades, went to college, and "followed the rules"...Only to find out that life wasn't anything she wanted.After waking up pregnant at 26, she knew something had to changed.She started freelancing and soon realized that this was not only the thing that allowed her to change her life, but it was the thing that would set so many other women (Mamas) free.And thus began "The Free Mama Movement".From Freelancer to Millionaire, Lauren Golden shares her story.FOLLOW LAUREN GOLDEN:Website: https://thefreemama.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/504120056647050/FREE RESOURCES:FREE MINDSET GUIDE: www.thinkdifferenttheory.com/playbookFREE SALES GUIDE: www.salesandmindset.com/freesalesguideAUDIENCE HACKING WAITLIST: http://www.thinkdifferenttheory.com/audiencehackingJOIN MY FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thinkdifferenttheory/FOLLOW JOSH:Facebook: www.facebook.com/thinkdifferenttheoryInstagram: www.instagram.com/joshforti 

On the 87th episode of the Seattle Foodie Podcast, we interview the dynamic duo who run @lv.eats on Instagram, Lauren Golden and Vu Le. If you're not familiar with @lv.eats, make sure you follow them as they are one of the best food photographers in Seattle. Listen in as we chat with Lauren and Vu on how they're keeping up with sheltering at home the last couple months and where they have been getting takeout around Seattle. Also, tune in as they tell you what places they're excited to go to when restaurants re-open for customers. In addition, Monica and Nelson recap a week where they each got a whole Fried Chicken delivered from a new company, CFC Menu. There are currently three locations in Bellevue, Shoreline, and UW and they are currently doing delivery, so order via cfcmenu.com. Finally, as we always do, we tell you what we ate this past week. Nelson had to slow down at the end of the week, but Monica did the heavy lifting for both of us checking out businesses like Meat & Bread, Spark Pizza, Nutty Squirrel Gelato, Sisi Kay Thai, Morsel, KuKuRuZa, and Chebogz. Thank you so much for listening and we hope you enjoy the latest episode of the Seattle Foodie Podcast!

Stacy Tuschl is a speaker, business coach, and the owner of The Academy of Performing Arts in Wisconsin. She is the author of the book “Is Your Business Worth Saving?” where she reveals proven strategies for pulling entrepreneurs out of a rut and launching them toward business success. Welcome back to another episode of the Foot Traffic podcast!! I am so excited to introduce to you Lauren Golden.  Lauren is the creator of the Free Mama Movement for mamas who want to work from home but aren’t interested in selling to friends and family, recruiting team members, blogging for years on end, or worse — getting scammed by the evil people out there preying on desperate women.  She helps women control their schedule and have time for all the things they want to do, and make sure they always know where their next check is coming from. In today's episode we are talking about: How she grew up her Facebook group to tens of thousands of women Where to get started as a freelancer What she did to hit the 2 comma club (7 figure funnel) --> Want to work with the Foot Traffic Team and skyrocket your business during a recession? Here is a quick overview of the Foot Traffic Formula program: For the next 12 months, we are building out your marketing plan, systems, helping you increase your revenue so you can start to hire and remove some of the stress and pressure going on right now. You'll Get: 12 months of on-going strategy, systems, and support Weekly laser coaching sessions with me Weekly office hours and trainings with Team Foot Traffic to learn likes copywriting, paid IG and FB ads, funnel implementation and more Private on-boarding call to get you started on the right foot A Dedicated Community Manager that is in the FB group every weekday answering your questions A Dedicated Accountability Coach to work with every month for 25 minutes PRIVATELY. We want to help hold you accountable to hit your goals. Your investment is just $497/month and you can started with just a 30 day paid trial. Click here to learn more about the program. This is it! If you're ready, I can't wait to welcome you into the program.

If you’ve ever Googled “how to make money from home?” you’re in the right place. Welcome to Free Mama Radio, where we answer all of your questions about how to find a legitimate work from home career, how to balance your work and your family without all of the overwhelm, how to get paid to do something you really love, and how to earn more while working less in the process. We believe you can have it all, and this podcast will show you how! As with all things, there’s a smart way and a not-so-smart way to start your own business. Free Mama Radio is packed with current and practical advice for anyone who is ready to take control of their financial situation while making an impact in the world, starting in your own home. Each week you’ll discover how to build your dream business, makeover your mindset, work from home with kids, and MORE. You are in for a treat because our guests include some of the best in the industry! Your host, Lauren Golden, is on a mission to help moms ditch the 9-5 and live a totally awesome, guilt-free life! After suffering a miscarriage that changed everything, she built a full-time income as a part-time freelancer and now she is on a mission to help other mamas do the same. In the process, she’s grown a million-dollar brand, written a best-selling book, and retired her husband while raising their three young children. Are you ready to work from home and spend more time with your family? Awesome! It’s YOUR time, Mama! So get inspired, learn from the experts, and most importantly, take action! Because we believe that no mother should have to choose between family and finances.

Today I had the pleasure of talking with Lauren Golden. Lauren is the founder of the Free Mama Movement, enabling moms to be successful while still having free time for the things that are important for them. In this episode, she discusses how she found her calling, finding her way of doing things, and knowing that getting one million dollars is not the main goal. By the end of this episode, you will explore ways to evolve, find different roads that may be less travelled, and treat success differently – a sign of growth rather than wealth. Enjoy!   Connect with Lauren on LinkedIn -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama Subscribe to Lauren on YouTube -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCgiDyOm-SnuJIzIEXoRZpw Catch Lauren on her website -- https://www.thefreemamamovement.com/ Get Lauren’s book The Free Mama: How to Work From Home, Control Your Schedule, and Make More Money --https://www.amazon.com/Free-Mama-Control-Schedule-Money-ebook/dp/B07L7GFVSV   “One of the things I love about my business and my life is that I have structured it the exact opposite way.” – Lauren Golden   Want to learn how to start your own podcast? I created a free training to get you started Inside My Facebook Group! --> www.joinpodcasting101.com     Want to figure out the secret to a perfect podcast launch? Download my FREE Podcast Profit Playbook --> www.podcastprofitplaybook.com   Shoot me a message on Instagram and I’ll give you a shoutout --> www.Instagram.com/jamieatkinson   P.S Don't forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review if you enjoyed the show!     Episode Summary:   In this episode, we will know: Why Lauren did things differently How she evolved in front of the camera Her different mindset when getting the 2 Comma Club award Lauren’s process for getting over stagnation That our perception of people’s opinion of us shouldn’t stop us   Timestamps:   01:05 – Lauren’s story and the Free Mama Movement 04:15 – The history of the Free Mama Movement 08:30 – What Lauren loves about her business 12:20 – Never saying never and allowing yourself to evolve 15:35 – Not putting the focus on one million dollars 18:55 – How Lauren got over stagnation and getting off track 22:55 – Getting back to what you really want and doing it your way 26:23 – Changing things up and hitting the road 28:50 – Reinventing yourself and not caring about what people think 32:15 – What Lauren’s husband does every morning

Family and Finances are two of the most important things in our lives and often times we feel like we have to choose. You either have to be a stay at home mom and start living pay check to pay check off one salary or go back to work, even if you don't want to.Ladies, you don't have to choose!In Episode 8 of The Forward In Faith Podcast I’ll be talking with my new friend, Lauren Golden.  She is the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of tens of thousands of women who don’t want to choose between family and financial stability. Her mission is simple: Lauren wants to ensure that no mother ever has to sacrifice time with her babies in order to provide for them. Lauren is also a 2 Comma Club Award winner and a #1 International Bestselling Author. In her book, The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule and Make More Money, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home.In this episode we discuss a heartbreaking loss that changed her life and made her quickly quit her job, her belief that you CAN actually have it all, how she went about crafting the lifestyle she really wanted, freelancing opportunities, community over comparison and so much more!  I know you’re going to love this conversation and feel motivated and inspired after listening!  PLEASE be sure to screen shot the episode and share it to your stories!  Don’t forget to tag us…@kristinkotzebue and @laurengoldenfreemamaNow let’s move forward in faith together… because you my friend, are capable of so much more than you think you are! XOXOKristin KotzebueShow Notes: https://pinkclaysocial.com/family-and-finances:-becoming-a-free-mama-with-lauren-golden/

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It's rare that I find someone else whose advice on freelancing I really trust. But that's not the case for my guest today. Because it's very easy to take and trust her advice. My guest today is Abbi Perets. She wants moms to know you don’t have to choose between kids and career. She's the coach and mentor moms turn to when they're looking to break into freelance writing and earn great money from home on their own terms. She combines nearly 20 years of experience freelancing for some of the world's biggest companies with first hand knowledge, having five kids of her own, including one with special needs. She understands the unique challenges moms face every day and has created programs specifically tailored to meet those challenges and empower moms all over the world to have it all. And importantly, we talk in this episode all about how to send great pitches, some of the mistakes that people make when pitching, and how you can avoid those mistakes. Welcome back, everyone to another episode of the Advanced Freelancing Podcast. My guest today is one of the few people that I would trust with giving you freelance advice. The list of people I do not trust is way longer. But I am so excited to have Abbi here on the show because she really knows what she's doing. She gives authentic advice. And she's helped a lot of other freelancers, specifically writers, grow their business. I often feel like people ask me, “Oh, have you worked with so and so? What do you think about this person's courses?” And I feel like all too often I'm saying run away. It's so nice to have a couple of people that I actually do trust. So if somebody asked me advice, I'm happy to be like, “Oh, yeah, you need to go learn email sequences from this person.” It's so awesome to be able to have you on the show. We have a lot in common. We think the same with a lot about business stuff, but I'd love for you to give us a brief introduction, who you are, and what you do right now. All About Abbi She runs Successful Freelance Mom. And she is a mom of five kids, including one with special needs. She has worked as a freelance writer for 20 plus years. And today, she still does freelance writing work. And that's something that's really important to her. She still does the work with clients. So she’s not talking about theory that she learned in that work 20 years ago. Today, she teaches moms how to get started in freelance writing. And she has a couple of courses that are very general on how to get started in freelance writing. Then some of that are very specific and geared towards doing a specific offering a specific service, email sequences to course creators, and she loves it. She loves every second of it. Abbi hit on something that's one of my pet peeves too.  And that is somebody who freelanced once 10 years ago or sold one project on Upwork. It's not that they don't have valuable information to share. But I do question whether that's relevant.  We could like just make this like 30 minutes on what we don't like about other people. But I hate to seem that negative, but it's true.  Because what happens is, and Abbi probably sees this with a lot of her core students, by the time someone comes to you, they might have already looked at or purchased something from someone else and been disappointed and it they’re jaded. It crushes me because they're very concerned about working with anyone else again. They have these beliefs or ideas about how things should be or have to be because they heard it from somebody else.  And then it didn't work for them. So there's such a mindset thing, especially when you start about all the confidence that it takes and fake it till you make it and being damaged by one person. My advice...keep looking. I guess my advice on that would just be that you purchased a product a software worked with somebody, bought their course, bought their ebook, and didn't love it, so keep looking. That person is not the only authority. I would even say that if you bought something of mine and it didn't resonate with you, go find somebody else who teaches that might be able to help you. I just think it's so important that listeners know that because that's always been one of my big things, too. I don't feel like I can authentically talk about what it means to freelance today, if I'm not at least doing that. I have several clients, right. It's so cool that Abbi has it set up the same way. And I definitely want to talk about email sequences. But what we're hoping to focus on in this episode is pitching. I'm sure Abbi has seen it. I've seen it. Our clients have seen it. So many pitches are terrible and awful. The sad thing is you can avoid almost all of this. So I asked Abbi to talk about a top two or three things that she sees people doing over and over again that are just wrong. We’re talking wrong on the level of, “Yeah, don't even send the pitch. If you're doing this, just wait until you've got it refined.” “Hi. I’m a freelance writer.” Abbi thinks that a thing that someone teaches on the internet that is wrong, is do not start your pitch with “Hi, I'm Abbi and I'm a freelance writer.”  Because guess what, we know who you are. Because it's 2020, she has email, and it says your name right up there! And you probably say in your subject line something about whatever it is that they're looking for in a writer. You don't need to waste anyone’s time.  She thinks that a lot of people don't realize how much email some of these editors get in an hour, forget about a day. Literally hundreds of emails. They don't have that eight seconds that you've stolen it from them. And in pure resentment, they're just going to click “Delete”. That's it. Exactly. And especially if you're pitching on a platform like Upwork, where the client is soliciting a writer or a graphic designer, it's obvious that if you're replying to the post, you do that thing. So you don't need to recap it. “I’m really good at it.” The other one that drives me crazy is when people say, “I'm a good freelance writer. I'm really good at it.”   I would hope so. Because you shouldn't be in business if you're mediocre or bad. People still put it in there. You should only say things like, “I've been doing this for five years.” if there's some specific reason that the five years really matters.  Because it's not enough! Abbi is right about people having such a limited attention span. And if you put the good stuff about you at the bottom of the email, they’re never gonna get there. They're just going to delete it right away and you lost your chance with that editor or with that potential client. So that's definitely a good one. I totally agree with that. Track your email. Then this is a little admin thing surrounding the pitching, but Abbi always tells her students to track the email that they're sending. And she does this. She did this with everything. First of all, if she’s sending an email to her husband, she wants to know that he opened it and read it so that he can't tell her late, “Oh, I know I was supposed to do that.” Yeah, you did. Because you read the email, cookie. So I saw you open it six times at work. Track everything you sent. Because if you see that people are opening your email and you're never getting response, something about your pitch is not resonating with them. They're not giving you a chance. On the other hand, if you see that it's being opened multiple times, and especially in different locations, then you can tell a pitch is being forwarded around the office, being discussed, maybe in working meetings, that kind of thing. That's a great time to follow up and say, “Are there any Additional questions I can answer for you?” So just an admin thing around emails. It gives you a sense of how your pitch is being received. And if it's being opened at all, if it's being open and never read again, or if it's being open multiple times. Track your email. Getting flagged as spam. That's so good!  Because there's so much information you can get from that. And you don't want to wait until you've sent 40 or 50 pitches and aren't getting any responses. Because I've even seen freelancers who are sending pitches, and for whatever reason, there's something about their email address that's getting them flagged as spam. So it's not that the pitch is bad, but seeing that in the tracking that no one is even opening it. That tells you that there's something wrong there. Maybe your email address doesn't seem professional enough, or it's reading like a solicitation and the spam filter is catching it. So there's a chance to fix some stuff there. Email Tracking Software I know that HubSpot allows you to track up to 200 notifications. So I think that's every time someone opens an email per month for free. I know about mail track as another tracking tool. What do you recommend that freelancers use for tracking? Abbi has been using Streak which is a free Google Chrome extension. It works with Gmail. And so Streak has a paid version. You don't need the paid version. The paid version is for really a team of people who are doing multiple project management type tasks. The free version is unlimited in how many emails you can track per month and whatever. And it is robust! So for Abbi, it works exceptionally well.  She uses it herself. And she recommends it to her students.  She loves it.  And there's nothing like Mailtrack. She thinks it puts those little track my mail check at the bottom of every message. So Streak has nothing like that. It's not infallible, but nothing is and it's really, really good for what you need. I can't think of any use case for a freelance writer where  this wouldn't be a good fit. That makes a lot of sense because I agree. I installed Mailtrack to try it and it drove me crazy. I felt like it was buggy and it put at the bottom of every email that it was being tracked.  Sometimes you don't necessarily want your prospective clients or current clients knowing that you're tracking your email or their email. It's nice to have that as a secret tool in your arsenal to be like, “Hey, John Smith opened my email 21 times. This is the perfect time for me to write a custom follow up because obviously, there's something about it that got his attention.” But you don't really want to show all your cards with that. So I love that idea. It's so simple to do. It probably does not add any more than a handful of minutes to your pitching process. A basic misconception. I think another misconception that people have and we'll talk about this later is that it's as simple as sending a pitch and a client opens your email, reads it, writes back, and goes, “Sure send me the contract. Let's do thousands of dollars of work together.” A lot of the business is in the follow up.  You're setting yourself up for success with that. Follow up from day one by tracking it just makes it so much easier for you. I see people have these complicated spreadsheets that show when they contacted people. You don't need all that. Use the free version of Streak, get all the benefits of it, and don't add more stuff on your plate. So that's great. Abbi would also say, if you're not using Gmail, there's so many great tools built right in. They've even got this new, little nudge feature. If you sent an email a couple of days ago, and you haven't had a reply, it'll pop it back into your inbox and say, “Hey, you didn't get a reply to this. Do you want to do anything with that?” So I wouldn't necessarily take Google's advice every single time and immediately send a follow up three days later, but I do love the snooze feature, for example. So she will often snooze that and say, “Hey, remind me again 10 days from now.” Because that's the point where she does want to follow up and she does want to take a look. Is your email address unprofessional? So again, on the admin side, we talked about your email address might be coming off as unprofessional or getting flagged as spam. If it's an AOL.com address, It's definitely getting flagged as spam. If it's a hotmail.com address, it's 100% getting flagged as spam. It is 2020, get your own domain name and get a personal email address. It's not that expensive. I feel like Google charges $6 a month for that. I know I just put one of my websites on the year long plan with Squarespace. And it was one of the bonuses that came with that. A year of professional email. So at the bare minimum, you should be using something @gmail. com, you can probably get away with that if you don't want to deal with the hassle yet or not ready to invest. But it's such a small and easy thing to do to get that yourname@yourname.com or yourname@yourbusiness.com. Even if you don't have the full website setup yet, you can still leverage that email address.  It comes across a lot more professional because we've all received those annoying emails. Usually it's from SEO services. At least that's who targets me. And it's so obvious that it's a poorly written pitch. I mean, it starts with Dear Sir every time. Which I'm just like, “No, that's not accurate.” But you don't want to come across like those people. You don't want to be the fly by night, template pitch that has no rationalization to it. So try to stand out! Little things like your email address can make a big difference. They really, really can. And that's going to bring Abbi to her next point.  I mentioned these things that feel like templated pitches. So she’s all in favor of templates and systems and processes that save you time. But they shouldn't ever feel like templates and processes and systems that you created to make your life easier and to not really care about your clients. So she has a couple of  rules for business or rules for life or just things that she lives by core values. Don't lie. Don't send an email you'd be embarrassed to show people in your real life. These are basic things to Abbi, but a lot of people don't bother to follow them. So if you are a person who follows them, you will stand out. One of the things that she thinks about a lot and that she talks about a lot is that you should genuinely care about your clients and the people who you work with. You should really care about them. And you should think of them in a sense, as your friends. Yes, you want to have a professional relationship with them, but you should think of them as people whose well being you care about, whose time you want to protect. So don't send them crap that you'd be embarrassed to show people in your real life when you're emailing someone.  Put some effort into it. Even if it's a pitch, and even if you are using a template, put some effort and thought into it. She uses, for example, a tool called a TextExpander tool. There are different versions of this. The one that she uses is literally a $4.99 one time fee app. And it makes her life so much better because she can say of all of these templated responses that she can call up with just a keystroke or two, but then she always goes in and personalizes them. So the part that doesn't change is the service that she offers. Every single client who she works with gets the same offer, because that's the service that she offers. So it's an email sequence, it costs this much, and if you want a sales page, it's this much. But what she’s pitching to them, why she’s reaching out to this particular client, that's going to be the part where she’s going to put in that personalization. Be honest. And she finds that it's most effective, again, if you're honest. If you actually looked at their website, and there was something about it that spoke to you and made you say, “Wow, I want to work with this person.” Or if you're on Upwork, or a site like that, and you see a posting, what made you apply to that posting? And please don't tell me it's that they're offering a lot of money. That's not a good reason. There should be something beyond that that is pushing you to reach out to this specific client and not that one. So talk about that. And don't be afraid to let some of that passion come through. She thinks it makes pitching much more enjoyable for you as the person who's writing the pitch. And it certainly makes the person who opens it and reads it feel much more engaged with you if you're starting off by saying, “Wow, I looked at your website and your involvement with this organization, or the way you're approaching this, or the people you're serving…” Whatever it is, talk about the pizza thing that jumped out at you and got you excited. Absolutely. There's way too much generalization in some pitches. And it always surprises me, especially when I see that in responses to an Upwork gig. Because you're competing against other people there. If you're cold pitching somebody, they might have other freelancers that are cold pitching them, but most likely not at the same time as you sent your message on LinkedIn or your email. Use personalization. But when you're on Upwork, it's essential to have some level of personalization and a lot of times people will say, “Well, how do I know what that is? I can't see the client’s name. They didn't include their link or Upwork won’t allow them to do it.” Look for the clues that the client has left you in the job description if they are hiring a virtual assistant and it says, “I'm looking for someone who's super organized and a great communicator.” That's the personalization you put into the pitch. Not saying, “I'm a great virtual assistant.” Lead with, what it is about your communication.  Is it a feedback comment from a previous client that said you were the best communicator they'd ever interacted with? Is it the fact that your organization spills over into your personal life and your friends are envious of your closet? Share things that speak to that level of personalization even when you don't have a ton of information. I think it is an important sticking point that comes up a lot with beginners as well. It's easy for more experienced freelancers to pitch. They've got all of this background, past clients, testimonials, and referrals. If I knew, what the heck do I say in my pitch so that it's honest, like you mentioned, but not making promises that aren't true or not giving away necessarily, “Hey, you might be the first client I'm ever going to work with. How do you get a that in a pitch? Confidence is key. Abbi is definitely a huge fan of honesty. So she would never say you should claim to have experience that you don't have. But she also doesn’t think that you need to open with, “I've never done this before.” So you want to strike a balance.  One of the sentences that she loves, and she wants to give credit where it's due, her friend Lauren Golden uses this sentence and teaches this sentence, and that's, “I'm confident that I can do this for you. I'm confident that I can do this thing that you need for you.” Tell them the process. If you make your pitch about the outcome, that you're going to deliver the results that you're going to give your client, then you're driving that conversation. So it's not going to be about samples, clips, and experience. It's going to be about what you are going to do for them. Sometimes it can be very helpful to talk about the process you're going to follow to get the work done. You might say something like: “Hey, if we work together, we're going to start off with a kickoff call. That'll be about 45 minutes. Here's what I'm going to ask you on that call. Here's the information, I'm going to need to see from you. After that, it'll be about a 10 day turnaround time for me to do the work. During that time, I'll update you every other day by email, or I'll work in a shared google doc.” Whatever it is, talk about your process that makes you sound like you know what you're talking about. You have a process, you're laying it out for them, and you're making it really easy for them. Your clients don't necessarily know how this project is going to run. Because just like it might be the first time you're doing it, it might also be the first time they're outsourcing like this. So if you step up, and you say, “Hey, this is how this will work.” You take a lot of pressure off them. Think about it like this. If you're going to renovate your kitchen and you hire a contractor to come and renovate your kitchen, you’ve probably never renovated the kitchen before. So hopefully you hire a contractor who's perhaps done this once or twice, but every contractor has to start somewhere. So maybe this is that. But if he tells you, “Hey, okay, on Tuesday, we're going to come and we're going to demo. You're not going to have cabinets or counters or whatever. It's going to take two weeks after we measure for the things to be built and made. Two weeks later, you're going to have wood boxes in your kitchen. And then I'm going to come three days after that and do the countertop.” At least you have some sense of what's happening. Even if he's never done this before, and it's his first time and it's your first time, you feel a little bit more confidence in the process. Abbi thinks it's also okay to say to a client, again she wouldn't open with this, but she thinks it's okay to in your discussion, say, “Hey, I'm still nailing down my process on this, which is why I'm going to slightly discount this project or, which is why I'm doing this for x amount of money, when in the future, I plan to charge this much.” I think that that's an okay thing to say, when you're starting out if you really want the work, you really want this particular client, and you feel like this is your end. Telling the client the process adds accountability. I love all of those ideas. And I especially like explaining what the process is going to be like for the client. Because the other thing that's great about that, if you're just starting out, you've kind of set up your own loose accountability there by saying, “”Okay, we're going to start with the kickoff call.” So if I get this project, I need to be organized for that kickoff call. How am I going to block my schedule for that 10 day delivery period to make sure that I meet the deadline and the process that I've already presented to the client? I think clarity helps a lot. And clients want to be thinking about that end process of where you can take them. I love the idea of saying that I'm confident I can do this. Talk about your experience. Another one that I recommend is saying, especially if you have past experience, even if not freelance related, “I rely on my blah, blah, blah degree in web design to help my freelance clients.” or “I rely on my five years of experience working as a nonprofit to now serve in a consultant role.” So that's absolutely true. If it's accurate for you because you are relying on that experience. That's the passion and the interest in the background that potentially brought you to the type of freelance work you're doing today. So I completely agree. Do not lie. Do not say these are the kinds of results I get for my clients if you don't have any results yet. You don't need to say things like that. Of course, when you get to the more experienced freelancer point, you absolutely want to start adding those things into your pitches. Great comments and feedback from clients, amazing results, big name clients you've worked with. But please don't feel as a beginner like you have no chance if those things are missing from your pitch. Because I think you're just relying on a little bit different approach. But that doesn't mean it's not valid. And you have to think about the fact every freelancer started with no experience. So many people have found a way to break in and they are just a couple of steps ahead of you. That's really important to keep in mind. So two things... One is you might be new to freelancing, but you have a lot of other experience. Abbi said she can't tell you how many students she’s had who come to her and say, “I have two doctorates, and I've been the president of Uganda for seven years. Do you think I'm qualified?” She said she’s like, “Yeah, I feel like you can probably handle writing. Yes, I feel like you will be okay.” So don't discount the 10 years of corporate experience that you have in any writing work or freelance work that you've done.   Anything that you've done in your past that relates to what you're trying to do now, counts.  It matters. It's real experience. Every Freelancer starts somewhere right? Everybody has a first project. She loves to tell her students it's not only does every freelancer have a first project, every brain surgeon in the entire world has to at some point, picked up a scalpel and sliced into someone's brain for the first time. And she feels like not to belittle what we do by any means. But she feels like brain surgery is just a little more complex than most freelance writing projects. My goodness, Abbi just gave me a flashback. In my husband's third or fourth year of medical school, he rotated with a surgeon.  And the guy was more than ready to throw him into gastric surgeries with no experience.   My husband was like, “Yes, I've been trained to do this. I understand the theory of it. I know what that process should be. “ But he's like that first time that he goes, “Okay, you tie this up.  You close this out and you do the sutures.”  Everybody gets over that hurdle, no matter what your line of business or your passion is.  So keep that in mind.  Continuing to push yourself and get over those hurdles, especially as you expand your business too.   Me and Abbi have both had the first time we coaced somebody, the first course we created, which by the way, mine sucked.   So it’s going to be okay. However, if the first thing you create, the first thing you do, the first pitch you write, is maybe not a home run, that's okay. Because sometimes I think it's about that confidence of sending it out. Sometimes I hear especially from freelance writers that they're like, ”I'm going to take the next five to six months to write.“ And I'm like, “No, you're good. Like you don't need to spend six months workshopping this.” Sometimes it's just about maybe you don't send that first pitch to your dream client. But getting over that hurdle is so, so important. Following up. So let's talk about following up because this is really where your pitch can go from an email that happened to get read to now we're talking about potentially closing a deal. A lot of freelancers often ask me and I give them the answer that they hate, which is it depends if there is a specific formula for following up. I think there are loose guidelines around when and how you follow up.  So I was curious about Abbi’s thoughts on “you've sent the pitch, we tracked it, we see it's being opened, it's possibly being forwarded around” what now?  Abbi says follow up is so critically important. She follows Ilise Benun of Marketing Mentor. got it. And she did a podcast episode or an email or something about how somebody was trying to get on her podcast. Abbi had emailed her multiple times. And she said, “I feel like she probably thinks she's bothering me, but I happen to know I'm really busy and every time she emails I'm like, Yes, I meant to go and look up her stuff and I haven't had time yet. If she keeps following up, she's going to get booked in that slot.” So we write all these stories in our heads about how they must have hated it or they would have replied, but the reality is people are busy. They're spending far less time thinking about you than you think they are. No one cares about you very much. So the act of following up is really important in and of itself. How and when do you follow up? So how and when Abbi typically advises to follow up is if after two weeks if you've seen that that email has been opened multiple times, it's a good time to follow up. But how do you follow up? Abbi doesn’t forward the old email. Don't do that. To her, that's weird. She would do a new email with a new subject.  You can even say following up, put a dsah, and then your original subject line. And that's something that she likes to do personally. And then, “Hey, I wanted to follow up with you. I'm sure you're busy. Here's how I can help you…” Hit the high points. Here's how I can help you be less busy. And here's how I can take some of this load off of you. I want you to think for a second about the one behind the one. There's the thing that business owners say like, “I need social media management, right”. But what they mean is “I need more clients. I need more money.” That's what they actually want. So speak to that want behind what they actually want to get from this relationship. I can help you grow your business, I can help you whatever it is that you're offering to do for them. Hit the high points and make it super easy for them to get back to you. It's not, “Hey, you can call me at this number.” Nobody wants to pick up the phone anymore. Put a calendar link right in there and make it super easy for them, click here, book a time with me, I will be happy to take care of everything for you and give you all the answers you need. Take this project off your hands, get it done, and get it delivered. You can even say something like, “I'm currently booking work for whatever next week, two months from now…” Whatever it is that you're trying to project in your business that can sometimes push people into that response. If your email hasn’t even been opened. Abbi thinks that if you've seen that an email hasn't even been opened and it's been two weeks, then she would definitely send it with a completely different subject line because it wasn't ever opened. So ignore that first subject line.  It either wasn't interesting enough to them or it never made it to the inbox or they have a lot of email and things get lost. Whatever. forget about it. Come up with a new subject line, something that you feel might hook them in and get them to open your email. You can use the same text of the email if you want to, although I would read it over to make sure that there's nothing in there that's getting it filtered into spam. Just give it a once over. And if you see that something was opened once and then never opened again, it still could be worth a single follow up. In that case, I would kind of make a note to yourself that this is the last chance for this guy because you feel like he's not interested.  And it’s fine that not everybody is going to be interested in you. And that's okay, too. Make the follow up different than your original email. I love all of that. And one of the things that I really want to hone in on, which is what you talked about, is this idea of making the follow up be a little bit different than your original email.  Not forwarding the same email and not saying, “Hey, again, here's my website with my samples.”  Remember, these people are busy. If they didn't look at your samples from the first time around, or even if they did, they don't want to see that again. So you're getting into the psychology of it all right? Who is this person?  They're busy, but obviously there's a need and a want here because they opened my email five times. So how can I hit home with that?  Another place where people get stuck a lot is the multiple follow ups. And I think that's important to do. Because sometimes you will hear from clients that you haven't heard from in weeks, months, sometimes even years.  And they will appear out of nowhere. Even if you've never worked with them. There was someone that I wrote a proposal for, that they didn't accept, but they forwarded my name to somebody else who contacted me out of the blue. Because I had kept following up on the proposal that they never signed and went for. So I like to think of it as you're opening all these doors, then leave them open for as long as it makes sense. Don't do the follow up of like, “Hey, just following up on this.” That's appropriate if they have a proposal or a contract that is pending a signature. Then you can be that directive, like, “Hey, I just want to make sure my invoice gets paid, that you saw this contract and scope before you agree with it.”  But make it more personal. When you're still at the pitch level or you're trying to get them on a call or something like that. I think a lot of people kind of miss that. Creeper status. Now, after the first couple outreach efforts, I get a little bit of creeper status going so I will start googling the company and the person I'm emailing. I will look for articles or new studies that came out that were relevant to their business. And I will say something like, “Hey, I came across this article on email marketing, and how the ROI on it is, blah, blah, blah, dollars for every blah, blah, blah dollar you spend. I instantly thought of you because I know I've sent you previous information about email marketing and I really feel like for your audience segment. It could be key.” If the CEO was recently received an award or was featured in an article, use that as your follow up like, “Hey, I saw this. This is super cool. It's part of why I'm so pumped to potentially work with you.” So make it a little more personal. I think that every client and potential client hates when people say, “Hey, following up.” or  “Hey, checking in on this.” over and over and over again.  Because you're making it all too easy for them to just say, “No, not right now.” There's no incentive for them to take any action based on those kinds of statements. So you want to prompt them. This is what you're missing if you don't work with me, “Hey, I'm really passionate about your company or you or your industry.” Something that's personal that makes them go, “Man, if we are gonna outsource it, it's gonna be to this freelancer because their follow up game is solid.” Abbi shared that if you want to go an extra step, send a video pitch.  This is something a lot of people are going to hear this and be like, “I'm not doing that.” But Abbi encourages you to think about it. She has students who have had an enormous amount of success with video pitches. They will literally use Loom, again free Google Chrome extension that’s super easy to use. Even if you've never used it, you can be up and running in 45 seconds, because you're a human with a brain. You go to their website and you can talk about them and like, “Oh, my gosh, I love this stuff about you.” Or you could take that article and say, “I'm reading this article, and I'm just thinking about you. This line in particular really speaks to me and reminds me of your company, because XYZ.” Number one, not everybody is sending video pitches. Number two, it is clear that you made this effort specifically for that client. It catches their attention.  And Loom loads things so nicely with this preview right in the email. People are like, “Huh, what's that?” And they click and you don't want to go on for 17 minutes. But if you do like a two- three minute video, that's something that has a real impact. And you get a notification when they've watched it. So another nice tool for “Oh, hey, they watch this.” You know you are going to stand out in their mind. We're writers, because we're introverts and whatever. Get over it. They're not looking at it to judge your makeup or whatever. They care much more about themselves. So take the time, make this little video pitch because it makes such a difference. I can't even tell you how many clients I've landed, or at least opened the lines of communication, because I sent a one or two second video.  It's really your chance to show that you're a human too. You're not just a taskmaster who does projects and turns them in. You're a human being. And you have a personality. You care about their business. I also worked with an online business manager for about two years. And it was from an Upwork pitch. But she went one step beyond to Google my name and made me the two minute video that says, “Hey, I went and looked at your website and as your OBM here, the three things that I would change that I don't think are working as well as they could.” No one else even spent the five minutes today to check out who I was and where I probably needed the most help. And so that led to a two year contract for her. Make it personal. So anytime I can do something that's a little bit personal like the video, going that little one step beyond the follow up.  Another one of my favorite follow ups is pitch the person then connect with them on LinkedIn. I did this yesterday.  And I was pitching a speaking gig. I wrote the custom pitch to the conference organizer. Five minutes after sending it, I sent a connection request on LinkedIn. And said, I like to add a note section connecting I said, “Hi there, I'd love to connect with you because blah, blah, blah.” But then I put at the end, “Also, I just sent you an email on 2029 friends. Looking forward to connecting.” And because people still tend to check their LinkedIn, which might not always be 100% true on email, that's another great way to follow up or keep that conversation going or ground somebody whose email inbox is bogged down to go searching for your name. Add a note to connection requests. Abbi loves that I sent a personal message with my LinkedIn request. Because sometimes you can get dozens if not hundreds a day. And when they don't have a personal message, she’s not necessarily going to bother to approve them. Because she doesn’t know who you are. She doesn't know anything about you. And she doesn’t know if you're a good connection for her.  She’s very selective with her LinkedIn connections. Because when she puts out content on LinkedIn, she wants it to be showing to people who actually may engage with that content. So if it's somebody who has taken the time to write her something personal, she will almost always accept them even if they're outside of that immediate market. She thinks, “Okay, this person made the effort and told me why they wanted to connect with me. Sure.” But if you don't bother to do that, then you are missing out on a chance to connect with people. I leave my connections for the longest time in purgatory on LinkedIn if I can't figure out who they are and what they do.  This is especially true if you don't send the note. Also, your tagline on LinkedIn is extremely big.  Someone the other day tried to connect with me and their tagline was “Making dreams come true.” And I thought, what does that mean?  And what industry are you in? Some of the people that I connect with, not just connects with, but gets right back to them immediately, are those who are like, “Hey, I saw your TEDx talk.  I loved Episode 90 of your podcast.” It's like, “Oh, yeah, this person actually knows who I am. They're not just randomly clicking people you might know and adding connections for whatever reason.” So if we think like that, I guarantee you marketing managers and busy entrepreneurs think like that, too. So it doesn't even have to be related to the service that you pitch. It may be you saw them deliver an amazing keynote and you comment on like, “Hey, you really killed it on that stage. You did an amazing job.” You're much more likely to open that line of conversation and communication. So I think that's so important and underutilized. Abbi has also had students of her who will sign up for her free email course, they'll like her Facebook page, they'll join her group, and then on LinkedIn, the message will be something like, “I swear, I'm not a stalker.” So you know, it took five seconds to write that. It made her laugh. And she gets it. She knows you want to follow her in these spaces. That's totally cool with her. She is there for it. She’ll even reply to something like that like, “Haha, I don't think you're a stalker. It's awesome. So glad to connect.  Let me know if you're finding everything you need.” And now we have a conversation going so. So there are definitely ways that you can do that and it's such an easy way to stand out from the crowd. Just give them a nudge. So to close things out, because I feel like we could talk for hours, say you're in the process of following up, you've suggested the call, and they haven't taken it. Do you have any tips for how to nudge that person into getting them on the phone? Because I feel like that's where so much business is done. How do you nudge that person without being annoying? How could it be most effective at sort of prompting them into that action step of the phone call? Abbi would definitely start with her calendar link. And if that hasn't been clicked on, if that hasn't resulted in the follow up, then she might, in her next follow up, propose two times. She would say, “Hey, I'd love to get this on the calendar. Would Tuesday at 3:00 or Wednesday at 10:00 be better for you?” Then if one of those works, then she'll send that calendar invite. There is no foolproof system. It is a little bit tricky there. She doesn’t have a great foolproof system. And she doesn’t think there is a foolproof system for every situation. For example, her calendar link is linked to a zoom call. Which is a great little setup, but some people may be intimidated by the calendar link in general and by the idea of Zoom. So maybe make it a little bit easier. “Would it be easier for you if I called you at 10am on Wednesday?” Think about the person.  If you're speaking to someone of a certain age, they may be less comfortable with some of the technology. And if you're speaking to someone who's not in a technology field, they may not be comfortable. Another thing that she ran into was some corporate clients can't access some of those zoom things on a corporate network. So be cognizant of that and say, “How can I do this? How can I make this easier for you?” I love that and giving them a reason to take the phone call, even if it doesn't end up going further with business. Maybe there's a question they have around content marketing, or maybe you have a couple of recommendations that aren't giving away the farm, but allow you to get some of your insight in there, and really get them to see you as an expert. So when people are busy, there has to be a reason for the phone call. Your link cannot be a 45 minute thing that you're scheduling. Keep it to 15 to 20 minutes if they're definitely interested. And they've written back saying, “Yeah, we really need someone to help with XYZ service.” You can expand it to 30 minutes. But you want to watch your time too so that you're not giving away too much and it's not leading to business. But definitely give them a reason for that phone call to make sense. Get them thinking. Right now we're in q1, a lot of companies have met and decided their budgets for the year. That might be a good opportunity to be like, “Hey, I'd love to hear about your content marketing and traffic goals or email newsletter goals to close out quarter one and kickoff q2 strong.” That gets them thinking about it. And If you've hit the right employee or that's on their list of things to achieve, there's more of a chance that they're at least willing to talk to you, especially if it makes them look good if you're going to give them a tip or if you're going to propose an easy solution. You may say, “Hey, your email newsletter is not converting, I know because I'm a customer and these were the problems I encountered with it.” They're much more likely to hire you. And you also can make that employee look good when they go to their boss and say, “Hey, I've got some excellent feedback on how we can improve this. And I found the professional who can help us to accomplish that and knock it out and start seeing better numbers.”  More Abbi later. I love it. This is not the last Abbi will hear of me because I have so many things to pick her brain about. We're definitely going to try to have her come to a live training in my facebook group specifically about email sequences.  Iit is kind of in the freelance writing world like writing emails for other people. Abbi’s Facebook Group is amazing.  Another one of my pet peeves with the online world is Facebook groups where, especially writers, love to pile on each other or critique other people's rates or be negative or write comments like “You'll never achieve your dreams.” Abbi’s Facebook group is not like that. I also strive for that to not be my Facebook either. But I would if you're a writer, even if you're experienced, I would strongly recommend joining her facebook group because it's a very supportive community and people write actionable tips in response to questions.  They don’t write supervague, like, “Hey, I can offer you a phone call.” You're going to get good answers to your questions. Thanks for tuning in for another episode of the advanced freelancing podcast. For more freelance advice, get a copy of my book Start Your Own Freelance Writing Business—available now! Buy it from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, and more. Connect with Abbi: Website: com Instagram: @AbbiPerets Facebook: Successful Freelance Writing Moms

Lauren Golden is the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of tens of thousands of women who don’t want to choose between family and financial stability. Her mission is simple: Lauren wants to ensure that no mother ever has to sacrifice time with her babies in order to provide for them. Lauren is also a 2 Comma Club Award winner and a #1 International Bestselling Author. In her book, The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule and Make More Money, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home.  Check out thefreemamamovement.com for more information.

Lauren Golden and I discuss controlling your schedule to make more money.So if you want to maximize your time, connect with your spouse and children, and be financially stable so you can control your schedule and make more money all from home, then tune in now!By tuning in, you'll discover:A peek into Lauren Golden's background with balancing home and work (and how it holds the key to your success with controling your schedule to make more money. )A VERY cool TRICK Lauren Golden figured out and discovered with balancing home and work life that will revolutionize the way mamas succeed with controlling your schedule to make more money.Where Mamas are wasting a lot of time in "busy" (and the one activity you MUST prioritize above all others)About UsLauren Golden is a mompreneur expert in balancing home and work whose accomplishments include:The fearless leader of the Free Mama Movement (A thriving community of women who don't want to choose between family and financial stability.)A 2 comma club award winner.#1 international bestselling author of: "The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule, and Make More Money."More InformationLearn more about how you can improve your results with balancing home and work with https://www.thefreemama.com/, https://www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/ https://www.youtube.com/c/LaurenGoldenfreemama https://www.instagram.com/laurengoldenfreemama/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurengoldenfreemama/Free Book + Shipping:https://www.thefreemamamovement.com/bookThanks for listening in!

Lauren Golden was my FIRST business coach, guys! She has also built an empire teaching women how to build a freelance business that allows them to provide for their families AND raise their kids. Lauren and I dig into her journey as a freelancer, the most important part of SALES, and the value of investing in yourself and your business! Lauren Golden is the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of tens of thousands of women who don’t want to choose between family and financial stability. Her mission is simple: Lauren wants to ensure that no mother ever has to sacrifice time with her babies in order to provide for them. Lauren is also a #1 International Bestselling Author. In her upcoming book, The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule and Make More Money, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home. @laurengolden on insta and fb fb.com/groups/thefreemamamovement thefreemama.com

Today's guest,  Lauren Golden,(The Free Mamma) is passionate about showing other moms how to start and run a successful freelancing business from home, so they can create the freedom to pursue their career and motherhood, without having sacrificing their soul.  And we talk about what it would look like to free some daddys too. Lauren Golden loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don't have to choose between family and financial stability. Hundreds of families today are happier and more fulfilled thanks to Lauren and her online programs. Whether you're a single mom, a military mom, or a mom in a two-parent family who doesn't want to sacrifice your time with your babies in order to provide for them, Lauren wants you to know that you don't have to. Today, as the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of over 13,000 women, Lauren is passionate about showing other moms how to start and run a successful freelancing business from home. In her #1 International Bestselling book The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule and Make More Money she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home. In addition to her self-paced program, Lauren also works one-on-one with motivated mamas who want to get their businesses up and running fast. Her talks on freelancing, building a business, and making over your mindset, and other relevant topics resonate with women around the world. You can find Lauren here: https://www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/ https://www.instagram.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCgiDyOm-SnuJIzIEXoRZpw http://thefreemama.com/ http://thefreemamamovement.com/

Episode 7: In this episode, we get to chat with Lauren Golden! She is the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of tens of thousands of women who don’t want to choose between family and financial stability. Her mission is simple: Lauren wants to ensure that no mother ever has to sacrifice time with her babies in order to provide for them. Lauren is also a #1 International Bestselling Author. In her book, The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule and Make More Money, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home.  Check out thefreemamamovement.com for more information. Some takeaways from this weeks episode: Lauren says, "If you want something, you have to do something about it. Where there’s a will, there’s a way, if you want to do it, you will find a way to make it work." Lauren talks about her 3 big pivot points in her life and how it effected her motherhood and business. Lauren hopes mom takeaway from listening that "You are not alone. Whatever keeps you up at night...someone else is experiencing the exact same thing. If you can find a community...this motherhood life is going to feel a lot less hard." To get your free Daily 5 Planner download, CLICK HERE. Find out more about the Free Mama Program by clicking HERE Find Lauren on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram Check out Lauren's YouTube Channel   To find out more about THIS is Legit Motherhood Podcast please follow me on Instagram. If you would like to inquire about the new coaching program, please email me at hello@hailimurch.com     

Jenn Foster & Melanie Johnson speak with Lauren Golden about her book Free Mama. Lauren Golden loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don’t have to choose between family and financial stability. Hundreds of families today are happier and more fulfilled thanks to Lauren and her online programs. Whether you’re a single mom, a military mom, or a mom in a two-parent family who doesn’t want to sacrifice your time with your babies in order to provide for them, Lauren wants you to know that you don’t have to.  

Hunter talks to Lauren Golden about Create Work-Life Balance. It feels like women are being pulled between two polarizing points. First, we’re told to “lean in” and put our all our energy into work to get ahead. Then, we’re guilted for not being the perfect stay-at-home mom with Pinterest-board worthy crafts. Where’s the middle path? In this episode, I talk to  Lauren Golden, author and leader of The Free Mama Movement about the elusive work-life balance and what a third path might look like. Some big takeaways from this episode include: 1. Balance: the whole idea isn’t perfection, it’s to not fall over 2. Busy is a choice and we have to take ownership over our choices 3. We can have it all, but we have to stop trying to do it all Lauren Golden, leader of The Free Mama Movement and #1 International Bestselling Author, is on a mission to ensure no mother ever has to choose between family and finances. Check out thefreemamamovement.com for more information. Fan of the Mindful Mama Podcast? Support it by leaving a quick review -----> Apple Podcasts or on Stitcher (or wherever you listen!) ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches overstressed moms on how to cultivate mindfulness in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in yoga & mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide, and is the creator of the Mindful Parenting course. Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com.

100% FREE Productivity Planner Mentioned In The Show: projectegg.co/freemama Lauren Golden loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don't have to choose between family and financial stability. Hundreds of families today are happier and more fulfilled thanks to Lauren and her online programs. Whether you're a single mom, a military mom, or a mom in a two-parent family who doesn't want to sacrifice your time with your babies in order to provide for them, Lauren wants you to know that you don't have to. Today, as the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of over 10,000 women, Lauren is passionate about showing other moms how to start and run a successful freelancing business from home. In her international best selling book, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home. In addition to her self-paced program, Lauren also coaches motivated mamas who want to get their businesses up and running fast. Her talks on freelancing, building a business, and making over your mindset, and other relevant topics resonate with women around the world. Lauren also runs The Free Mama Matchmaker Service, where she connects graduates of her elite online program with entrepreneurs who need their specialized skills. Watch the full episode here: https://projectegg.co/freelancing-business-model About The Project EGG Show: The Project EGG Show is a video talk show that introduces you to entrepreneurs from around the world. It is broadcast from studios in Metairie, Louisiana to online platforms including YouTube, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Stitcher, and hosted by Ben Gothard. Our goal is to give you a fresh, unscripted and unedited look into the lives of real entrepreneurs from around the globe. From billionaires to New York Times best selling authors to Emmy Award winners to Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients to TEDx speakers – we present their real stories – uncensored and uncut. Subscribe To The Show: https://projectegg.co/podcast/ Get Access To: 1. Resources: https://projectegg.co/resources/ 2. Financing Solutions: https://projectegg.co/epoch/ 3. Payment Solutions: https://projectegg.co/sempr/ 4. Services: https://projectegg.co/resources#services 5. Courses: https://projectegg.co/resources#courses 6. Software: https://projectegg.co/resources#software 7. Book: https://projectegg.co/resources#books --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/projectegg/support

EP23 Lauren Golden: Freelance Freedom! Have It All By Outsourcing In this episode, Yvonne and Lauren discuss: How defining “having it all” for yourself is the access to creating unapologetic fulfillment Why you should ditch your Busy-Badge” Honoring where you are, forgiving yourself, and allowing yourself grace. The miracle of time blocking. How to build a strong business with a team of expert freelancers The simplicity of starting a freelancing business.   Key Takeaways: Doing it all is not the same as having it all. Work hard but work intentionally. We all have 24 hours in a day – you are in control of each block of time in your day. Pick one place and show up there really, really well. Keep going and show up consistently. There are people out there who need to hear what you have to say.   "You may have a six-figure salary, a super nice car, and a great house, but if you are not unapologetically at peace with what you are doing, that’s a compromise that I think you should evaluate." — Lauren Golden   Resources: What YOU Can Delegate To a VA >> The 70 Skills Resource Your Dream VA Found FOR You! >> The Free Mama Matchmaker! Is Freelancing A Fit For You >> The Free Mama Movement Webinar Claim Your Freedom Become A Virtual Assistant >> The Free Mama Movement 12 Week Training   Connect with Lauren Golden: Twitter: @LaurenGoldenFacebook: The Free MamaWebsite: TheFreeMama.comBook: The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control Your Schedule, and Make More MoneyInstagram: @laurengoldenfreemamaYoutube: Lauren GoldenPinterest: Lauren Golden | The Free Mama   About Lauren Golden: Lauren Golden loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don’t have to choose between family and financial stability. Hundreds of families today are happier and more fulfilled thanks to Lauren and her online programs. Whether you’re a single mom, a military mom, or a mom in a two-parent family who doesn’t want to sacrifice your time with your babies in order to provide for them, Lauren wants you to know that you don’t have to. Today, as the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of over 7,500 women, Lauren is passionate about showing other moms how to start and run a successful freelancing business from home. In her book The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule and Make More Money she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home. In addition to her self-paced program, Lauren also works one-on-one with motivated mamas who want to get their businesses up and running fast. Her talks on freelancing, building a business and making over your mindset, and other relevant topics resonate with women around the world. Lauren also runs The Free Mama Matchmaker Service, where she connects graduates of her elite online program with entrepreneurs who need their specialized skills.   Connect with Yvonne L. Larson: I’m so grateful to begin this amazing journey with you… I would really LOVE to connect with you as my listener I would LOVE to know WHO YOU ARE, what topics are most relevant for you and who you would LIKE me to interview! So, I'm personally inviting YOU to join our virtual Optimal Life Playground by becoming part of Vitality Nation for more awesomeness! I encourage you to share your comments, questions, and requests in the private FB group to PLAY, CREATE, and THRIVE with other Entrepreneurs just like you! Click this link to our FACEBOOK group Vitality Nation: Play to Win! If YOU are an expert in something that is alignment with the Play To Win Podcast and would like to be a guest on the show, please reach out to me, so we can see what we can co-create! If you are interested in booking me for speaking engagements, for a consultation about my 1-on-1 or group coaching programs, or for a healing bodywork session, please visit the PlaytoWinPodcast.com WEBSITE or EMAIL me at TheVitalityVixen@TheVoiceOfVitality.com. If you are visiting or live in LA I would love to MEET you at our Local LA MeetUp: Play To Win Meetup!   If you would like to show your support for this podcast with a contribution please visit our Vitality Nation PATREON page.   About Yvonne L. Larson: As the host of the Play To Win Podcast, Yvonne L Larson is the Visionary Catalyst for Entrepreneurs to discover... HOW TO MASTER THE ART OF FULFILLMENT! Referred to as a healer by her clients, Yvonne Larson is renowned worldwide for her unique blend of performance-based bodywork with intuitive coaching that eliminates emotional restrictions for her clients. She’s an expert in clearing Entrepreneurs from exhaustion, overwhelm, and isolation to healing so they live their optimal life. Yvonne is certified in Emotional Release, Reiki, Massage, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Life and Executive Coaching. She runs Vitality Nation, a global online community where entrepreneurs successfully navigate critical conversations in order to play, create, and thrive. She has been a Neck-Work massage therapist for over 20 years. Her clients have been everyday people, as well as GoDaddy, DWTS, Dizzy Feet Foundation, A-List producers/directors/actors, and professional athletes. Yvonne has achieved distinctions as a Master Certification Life Coach, Master Certification Business Coach, Master Certification NLP Practitioner, Master Certification Time Dynamics Practitioner, Certified Reiki Practitioner, Certified Yoga Instructor and a licensed Massage Therapist. She is a top ten Amazon bestselling co-author of the book “Navigating Entrepreneurship.” Believing in being vital, Yvonne has experienced accelerated free-fall skydiving, walked on fire, eaten fire, and done board breaks.   Show notes by podcastologist: Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

As a mother of three young children and the owner of a successful business, Lauren Golden knows busyness and stress well; but she refuses to live in a constant state of overwhelm. Instead, she takes control of her life by taking control of her TIME. In this week's episode, Lauren teaches us three of her best strategies for creating more time as we juggle motherhood and all of the other worthy aspects of our life:   1) Saying "no" sometimes (and "no" doesn't mean "never")2) Using the acronym D.R.O.P it as a way to reduce what's on our list3) Prioritizing her to-do list using "The Daily Five" We hope this episode helps you during this busy holiday season! **And don't forget to Leave a Review on the show this week! It's my goal to reach 800 by the end of the week. Thank you so much for your endless support!** Show Notes Lauren's Website: https://www.thefreemamamovement.com/go The Free Mama Movement on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefreemamamovement/ https://www.facebook.com/LaurenGoldenFreeMama/ Lauren's Book: The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control your Schedule, and Make More Money (launching Thurs, Dec 13): https://amzn.to/2QniKwx Patrice Washington: "I'm Not Above Backing Out" https://www.patricewashington.com/relationships/im-not-above-backing-out/

Hundreds of families today are happier and more fulfilled thanks to our guest and her online programs. Whether you’re a single mom, a military mom, or a mom in a two-parent family who doesn’t want to sacrifice your time with your babies in order to provide for them, she wants you to know that you don’t have to. Our guest in this episode is the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of over 5,500 women who don’t want to choose between family and financial stability, Lauren Golden. Her mission is simple: Lauren wants to ensure that no mother ever has to sacrifice time with her babies in order to provide for them. In this episode, you will... Lauren's journey to entrepreneurship Hear an interesting story when she sold beer at a young age Find out the mistakes she encountered when she was starting out Learn how to value the service that you offer Discover how a business coach helped her with her business Insights"I learned enough the hard way." "Nothing lights a fire like getting outside of your comfort zone." "You only fail when you stop doing it." ResourcesThe Free MamaThe Free Mama Movement

Is it possible to be paid MORE than at your current job? Could you work from home as a freelancer, giving you the freedom, and income, you always wanted? Cash Flow Expert, Chris Miles, interviews Lauren Golden - The Free Mama, how you can work as a contractor or freelancer from home, earning the money you want, while working when you want. Check it out! Lauren Golden Bio: Lauren Golden loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don't have to choose between family and financial stability. Hundreds of families today are happier and more fulfilled thanks to Lauren and her online programs. Whether you're a single mom, a military mom, or a mom in a two-parent family who doesn't want to sacrifice your time with your babies in order to provide for them, Lauren wants you to know that you don't have to.  Today, as the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of over 3,500 women, Lauren is passionate about showing other moms how to start and run a successful freelancing business from home.   Chris Miles Bio: Chris Miles, the "Cash Flow Expert," is a leading authority on how to quickly free up and create cash flow for thousands of his clients, entrepreneurs, and others internationally! He's an author, speaker, and radio host that has been featured in US News, CNN Money, Bankrate, Entrepreneur on Fire, and has spoken to thousands getting them fast financial results.

Is it possible to be paid MORE than at your current job? Could you work from home as a freelancer, giving you the freedom, and income, you always wanted? Cash Flow Expert, Chris Miles, interviews Lauren Golden - The Free Mama, how you can work as a contractor or freelancer from home, earning the money you want, while working when you want. Check it out! Lauren Golden Bio: Lauren Golden loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don't have to choose between family and financial stability. Hundreds of families today are happier and more fulfilled thanks to Lauren and her online programs. Whether you're a single mom, a military mom, or a mom in a two-parent family who doesn't want to sacrifice your time with your babies in order to provide for them, Lauren wants you to know that you don't have to.  Today, as the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of over 3,500 women, Lauren is passionate about showing other moms how to start and run a successful freelancing business from home.   Chris Miles Bio: Chris Miles, the "Cash Flow Expert," is a leading authority on how to quickly free up and create cash flow for thousands of his clients, entrepreneurs, and others internationally! He's an author, speaker, and radio host that has been featured in US News, CNN Money, Bankrate, Entrepreneur on Fire, and has spoken to thousands getting them fast financial results.

Lauren Golden loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don’t have to choose between family and financial stability. Hundreds of families today are happier and more fulfilled thanks to Lauren and her online programs. Whether you’re a single mom, a military mom, or a mom in a two-parent family who doesn’t want to sacrifice your time with your babies in order to provide for them, Lauren wants you to know that you don’t have to. Today, as the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of over 2500 women, Lauren is passionate about showing other moms how to start and run a successful freelancing business from home. In her upcoming book, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home. In addition to her self-paced program, Lauren also works one-on-one with motivated mamas who want to get their businesses up and running fast. Her talks on freelancing, building a business, and making over your mindset, and other relevant topics resonate with women around the world. Lauren also runs The Free Mama Matchmaker Service, where she connects graduates of her elite online program with entrepreneurs who need their specialized skills. Learn more at thefreemama.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lauren Golden is a Shameless Mom to 3 kids and loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don’t have to choose between family and financial stability.  Hundreds of families today are happier and more fulfilled thanks to Lauren and her online programs. Whether you’re a single mom, a military mom, or a mom in a two-parent family who doesn’t want to sacrifice your time with your babies in order to provide for them, Lauren wants you to know that you don’t have to. Today, as the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of over 3,500 women, Lauren is passionate about showing other moms how to start and run a successful freelancing business from home. In her upcoming book, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home.  Lauren has amazing energy and I knew within moments of starting this interview that we would have some magical synergy.  I am so excited to introduce you to Lauren, her story and her work! Listen in to hear Lauren share: How a traumatic loss changed her life and made her quickly quit her job How she went about “crafting” the life she really wanted Her belief in the “have-it-all” lifestyle The negative impact of business building on a marriage Why “busy” is a dirty word How to cut your responsibilities in half Links Mentioned: Connect with Lauren: The Free Mama Movement Lauren on Facebook Lauren’s free Free Mama Movement Facebook group Lauren on Instagram Thank you to our sponsors: Canidae: We talk about families, and your pet is an important part of your family and they deserve the best. Go to Canidae to try CANIDAE for free by requesting a free sample and get other special offers! care of: For 25% off your first month of personalized care/of vitamins, visit Take Care of and enter the code SHAMELESS at checkout.

My interview today is with Lauren Golden, the founder and creator of the Free Mama Movement.  Lauren loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don't have to choose between family and financial stability. Hundreds of families today are happier and more fulfilled thanks to Lauren and her online programs. Whether you're a single mom, a military mom, or a mom in a two-parent family who doesn't want to sacrifice your time with your babies in order to provide for them, Lauren wants you to know that you don't have to. Today, as the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of over 3,500 women, Lauren is passionate about showing other moms how to start and run a successful freelancing business from home. In her upcoming book, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home. In addition to her self-paced program, Lauren also works one-on-one with motivated mamas who want to get their businesses up and running fast. Her talks on freelancing, building a business, and making over your mindset, and other relevant topics resonate with women around the world.    In our interview today, she opens up about how to achieve the perfect work/life balance, why busy is a dirty word to her, failure, how to deal with criticism, who inspires her an so much more. Trust me when I tell you, you are going to want to take notes on this one. She is most active in her Facebook group: The Free Mama Movement on Instagram @laurengoldenfreemama or online at: www.thefreemamamovement.com. In our episode, she refers to the book: Mindset by Carol Dwek. And, she talks about the book she is writing, which I cannot wait to read when it comes out!

My interview today is with Lauren Golden, the founder and creator of the Free Mama Movement.  Lauren loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don’t have to choose between family and financial stability. Hundreds of families today are happier and more fulfilled thanks to Lauren and her online programs. Whether you’re a single mom, a military mom, or a mom in a two-parent family who doesn’t want to sacrifice your time with your babies in order to provide for them, Lauren wants you to know that you don’t have to. Today, as the fearless leader of The Free Mama Movement and a thriving community of over 3,500 women, Lauren is passionate about showing other moms how to start and run a successful freelancing business from home. In her upcoming book, she shares her own story — along with plenty of practical advice for anyone looking to leave the 9-5 behind and make a real living from home. In addition to her self-paced program, Lauren also works one-on-one with motivated mamas who want to get their businesses up and running fast. Her talks on freelancing, building a business, and making over your mindset, and other relevant topics resonate with women around the world.  In our interview today, she opens up about how to achieve the perfect work/life balance, why busy is a dirty word to her, failure, how to deal with criticism, who inspires her an so much more. Trust me when I tell you, you are going to want to take notes on this one. She is most active in her Facebook group: The Free Mama Movement on Instagram @laurengoldenfreemama or online at: www.thefreemamamovement.com (https://www.thefreemamamovement.com) . In our episode, she refers to the book: Mindset by Carol Dwek. And, she talks about the book she is writing, which I cannot wait to read when it comes out!  

Today on the podcast, we welcome Lauren Golden. Lauren loves helping mamas free themselves from the nine to five grind. Lauren launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don’t have to choose between family and financial stability. We’ve all said it and we’ve all heard it: “I don’t have time.” This is the easiest excuse that people love to pull out of their pockets when they’re not seeing business growth or success. But is it really true? For every single person out there who has ever said, “But I don’t have any time to grow my business” – this episode is for you. Here, Lauren is busting myths, knocking excuses out the window and giving you action steps on how to better utilize the time that you do have in your day – regardless of kids, dogs, full-time jobs, health, hobbies and life. All this so you can make amazing things happen in your business. No more excuses – grab your notebook and give this one a listen! Thank you for listening! Please subscribe, rate and review The Strategy Hour Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. For show notes go to thestrategyhour.com. To download the transcript of this episode head to: thestrategyhour.com.

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On Episode 9 of Kindled, I chat with Lauren Golden, the founder of The Free Mama Movement. Lauren is a wife, mom of 3, and part-time freelancer with a full-time income. The Free Mama is a movement all about helping moms realize their awesomeness and achieving their financial goals without sacrificing family time. When Lauren was about to have her third child, she decided to ditch the 9 to 5 in search of financial freedom and independence from the daily grind. She discovered virtual freelancing and built a business on that work. Now, she helps other women do the same! This interview is full of practical help and tips for moms looking to transition to virtual work and Lauren's story is certain to inspire and energize you to consider how you can write your own rules! 

Today my guest is Lauren Golden. Before having her children, Lauren worked in Corporate America and never really envisioned it being any different for her. But after deciding to become a stay at home mom, she had to redefine her identity and now seeks to give other moms the support she needed when making that transition, through her blog Free Mama. Show Notes:  Check Lauren out at the Free Mama blog Follow Lauren on Instagram Connect with Jessica: Instagram//Facebook//Email: jessica@extraordinarymomspodcast.com