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Julie Reynolds is Motor City native who’s lived in The Big Apple and Nation’s Capital and now calls The Mile High City home. Julie is a teacher turned entrepreneur. She started her journey with a handbag business and while she enjoyed some success, she certainly didn’t become the next Kate Spade. Several years ago she took the plunge once again and started a home-based business that has steadily grown. Now, she not only has the opportunity to financially provide for her family in ways she never thought possible, she's been able to help hundreds of amazing women reach their business goals and achieve their dreams. Now Julie teaches other women how to master their confidence and embrace their money mindset to pursue their own dreams and goals. Julie and I chat confidence, goals and overcoming the demons in our own heads. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifeinmotion/support
Julie Mejia was only in her 20's when she was attacked by a cognitively impaired client at her place of employment. She was injured on her right side from her neck to her ankle. Days, weeks, and months went by and her body did not heal as it should. Even worse the pain began to spread along the entirety of the right side of her body. She was finally diagnosed by a worker's comp physician with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and was later told she would likely never walk or work again. After her diagnosis doctors prescribed Julie a cocktail of opioids & pain management drugs which left the pain relatively untouched but drugged her into a stupor. Desperate for relief she tried cannabis on a trip to Colorado, and the results were life changing. Now Julie helps other patients like herself by creating hemp based products & offering holistic health consulting. Full show notes can be found out www.cannabishealsme.com/116 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Julie Hansen knows how to build companies. She’s helped launch well-known websites like NCAA.com, NewYorker.com, TeenVogue.com, and the number one website for golfers at Time Inc. And she took Silicon Valley Insider and turned it into Business Insider — one of the most well-known business sites around. Now Julie has embarked on a different challenge: take a thriving European company and help it find success in the US. For the past two years Julie has been the US CEO for Babbel, a language learning startup. Learn more about Babbel by visiting their website Babbel.com.
Julie is the epitome of a true professional: committed to exceeding her clients’ expectations, and having fun along the way! At her core, Julie is committed to building deep, long-lasting relationships and has attracted an amazing tribe of loyal fans along the way. Buyers and sellers alike consistently appreciate her ability to listen attentively and understand their goals, then go above and beyond to deliver. And her colleagues love her for her willingness to share her wisdom as a mentor and friend. With her tireless work ethic and magnetic personality, she brings the best out of every real estate transaction! Julie builds relationships on trust and mutual respect, and therefore creates and maintains long-lasting relationships with clients. Julie is a high quality, innovative and expert real estate agent. She is a member of The National Association of Realtors, is an Accredited Buyers Representative and Relocation Specialist (ABR), and Certified in Negotiation skills (CNE). Julie is very connected in many social and networking groups. She believes that the more joy you experience and share with the world, the more happiness and success you’ll attract! She relocated from the UK several years ago and has developed a community to help people relocate and settle here in Denver. What You Will Learn: Why the time to start your real estate career is NOW Julie’s experience entering the real estate market in the economic downturn How to identify the type of client you want to work with The importance of identifying your own strengths before you pick a niche The tools you need to develop discipline in your process How to get out of a funk and into a deal flow Why you need to bring FUN back into your business The importance of personal development Additional Resources: Website: https://www.coloradohomerealty.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/denver_realty?lang=en The Law of Attraction as a Strategy for Your Real Estate Business In this industry, there is a lot of noise about the “keys to success.” There are so many great strategies available to us, but the best approach for you is determined by your unique strengths. As humans, a lot of us are wired to look at what’s wrong with us rather than what makes us great. It is the reason a lot of us struggle early in our careers. But if you are willing to surrender your fears, practice discipline, and change your mindset, you can achieve the time and financial freedom that you want. Julie Reddington has been an agent here in the states since roughly 2006. She left the UK with her husband and started climbing her way to the top of Colorado’s real estate market shortly after she arrived. But let’s make one thing clear—it was NOT an easy road! It took a lot of personal development and discipline to reach the level of top producing Broker Associate with Colorado Home Realty. Identify Your Strengths Like many of us, Julie struggled to identify her strengths in the beginning, but once she tapped into them, business started flowing. She changed her mindset, acknowledged what made her great, and committed to a path where she could leverage her gifts. She also started having more fun in the process! It is easy to write that off when it’s coming from a person who has already achieved success, but when you are feeling fearful or stuck, you are the only person who can change that. You need the tools and the knowledge to get out of your rut, and veterans like Julie are the best resources because they face the same challenges as you—they just have more experience overcoming them! Bring Fun Back into Your Business Our freedom is a double-edged sword because we wake up every morning and determine how we are going to spend our day, and many of us get carried away on the agendas of everyone else, falling prey to the hamster wheel of success. But when you know your strengths, you can create a productive schedule that preserves your happiness and sanity. The key is knowing how to manage your energy. If you can intentionally sprinkle some fun into your day, you’ll bring a higher energy and more magnetic version of yourself to every interaction. You become a beacon, or a lighthouse, attracting the success you’re seeking, rather than feeling like you’re hunting for it. Energy management is the name of the game because, by the Law of Attraction, the energy we put into the ether will attract similar energy in our lives. In real estate, the magic happens when you’re having fun. And when the energy is flowing, the business is flowing as well. For some of us, discipline is a dirty word, but you can practice discipline by regimenting your day with activities that fill your bucket. Remember, like the changing seasons, there will be periods of life and growth and periods of stagnation in our industry. Learn from the people around you and bring some joy back into your business—you will not fail!
This week on the podcast we have an in-depth conversation with Julie Rice, a co-founder of SoulCycle and a Partner at WeWork. SoulCycle’s rise is now the stuff of legend. Julie and her fellow co-founders took the fitness and business worlds by storm, and grew a fanatical customer base by focusing on who they wanted their customers to become. Now Julie is a partner at WeWork, another business that feels more like a movement. Both SoulCylce and WeWork are prime examples of what you can build when you provide best-in-class experiences that help customers reach their aspirations. SnackNation CEO Sean Kelly sat down with Julie this summer in WeWork HQ in New York as the SnackNation and WeWork teams were putting the finishing touches on the WeMRKT. The recently launched premium onsite markets provides a meaningful and relevant retail amenity to WeWork members, including snack and beverages curated by SnackNation. (For more on WeMRKT, check out this New Yorker article: “WeWork Does Bodegas.”) But that's just scratching the surface of all the goodness Julie gave us in this conversation. She takes us through the entire SoulCycle founding story, discusses what it takes to scale culture (and why that’s important), and explains why building communities is really her life's work. Links WeWork SoulCycle Connect with Julie Rice on LinkedIn. The New Yorker: WeWork Does Bodegas Builder is a co-production of SnackNation and ForceBrands.
Julie Dennis hit her rock bottom moment when she decided to stop taking HRT and manage her menopause symptoms naturally. She was shocked to learn that HRT had only postponed her menopause and exhausted by the onslaught of symptoms that hit her. Determined to feel better she decided to find out all she could about menopause and find a drug free solution that worked for her. Now Julie is on a mission to make menopause helps busy professional women cool down, calm down and break through the brain fog of menopause. She also enjoys working with forward thinking organisations making it easy to introduce the right menopause policies and practices into their business.
Julie Cortes has worked in the advertising and marketing industry for over 20 years now, starting on the agency side, moving to corporate, back to agency, and then finding her passion in freelancing. She's worked with with hundreds of clients and accounts along the way in a variety of industries. This includes most of the local Kansas City advertising agencies and design shops, as well as some of the larger corporations and small businesses you might be familiar with. Julie loves being an active member of the professional community, having spent most of her career volunteering, serving on boards, attending professional functions, speaking publicly, and getting interviewed by the media.And while she's won more than her fair share of awards (over 50), she's probably best known for starting The Freelance Exchange of KC — a professional trade organization of 'solopreneurs' in the advertising and marketing industry.Now Julie is taking her love of the the Freelance Life to the classroom to teach other young artists the tools they need to survive on their own. Julie has created her own course, Freelancing 101, and started teaching as an Adjunct Professor at the renowned Kansas City Art Institute. Learn More About Julie Cortes The Freelance Exchange of Kansas City JulieCortes.com Kansas City Art Institute Julie Cortes on LinkedIn Julie Cortes on Twitter
Julie Fuller is the super creative owner of Tokyo Blossom Boutique where she sells Christian gifts for women. She’s married to a fellow creative, and together they have one handsome son. As a busy Etsy seller and mom to a darling boy with special needs, it’s critical that Julie makes the most of her time. Press play on the podcast player below or keep on reading to hear all about Julie’s brilliant planner hacks. Fun side note here!: Julie was one of the very first listeners of the Brilliant Business Moms podcast! Julie and I got to hang out at a conference in Nashville last year, and I wasn’t at all surprised to discover she’s as sweet in real life as she is online! Listen Now 1:30 - Not Sure How to Grow your Biz? Listen To Your Customers! Julie’s shop, Tokyo Blossom Boutique, has gone through a bit of a transformation in the time I’ve known her. Lately, her business has been growing in fabulous ways, and I just had to hear what changes Julie’s made that have led to her new growth! Through 2016, Julie was selling lots of hand crochet and knit items. One of her products, knit cup cozies, was selling WAY more than the other items, but she couldn’t figure out why. At that time in business, Julie had been working hard to make her brand visually unified, rather than focusing on a target audience. The more cup cozies she sold in person, the more feedback she got that her product was encouraging. One lady said she was buying a cozy for a friend who’s not very joyful, as a reminder to be joyful. (This one made us both chuckle a bit!) After they purchased a cozy, customers would message Julie to say they purchased it because they needed the inspirational message to encourage them during a difficult time. One woman in particular wrote to tell Julie that her husband was facing tough medical issues and life was especially hard; She wanted a cozy to have that reminder to be joyful right on her daily cup of coffee. (Wow, that’s a powerful reason to buy a product! And Julie listened to each of her customer’s stories carefully!) Early in 2017, Julie decided to focus on developing more encouraging products that her customers would love. She revamped her shop and made mental notes of which products to purge and which to keep. The cup cozies, of course, stayed! Another favorite product, her planner clips, got a makeover; Julie redesigned them to incorporate inspirational messages. And the switch worked! Many customers are using the planner clips not just for planners, but to accessorize their Bible journals. Tokyo Blossom Boutique is now happily a Christian gift company! I just love the simple but impactful steps Julie took to refine her business: Meet customers Listen to them Serve their needs 5:30 - Selling Handmade in a Retail Space The day following our recording, Julie moved into her first retail space! She’s officially a vendor at Woodstock Market, which is a huge retail store of local makers selling home decor and gifts. Julie had been eyeballing this place for a year and a half...she knew it would be a great opportunity! Plus, once a vendor gets in, they receive lots of traffic and attention from local businesses and boutiques. Though Julie’s desire to have space in a retail setting was strong, she knew there was a lot that had to happen in her business and personal life before justifying the risk. Julie’s husband Scott had recently started his own creative business, and she wanted to give him time to get his business going strong. Julie wanted to have the confidence that even a small risk wouldn’t hurt their family. A wise move on Julie’s part was that she also wanted to make sure her shop was ready for a bigger platform. Though her products were visually appealing and high quality, she wasn’t confident that she could give a tidy description of her shop in one sentence. She wanted to work toward that unity within her business before contacting Woodstock Market. The right time turned out to be 18 months after she first started thinking in that direction. Julie had a peace about finally reaching out to the merchandising coordinator and putting in her application, and she heard back the very next day! Those magic words, “You’re a perfect fit, and your products are just what we’ve been looking for!” were exactly what she needed. Since Woodstock Market is Christian-owned, they’d been looking for a vendor who offered Christian gifts. Talk about perfect timing! After Julie got her initial call back from the space, she then had to go through an interview process. Julie says that she appreciated how honest and validating her discussion with the merchandiser was. Julie asked hard questions, like “What if I bomb as a seller!? And can you explain the details of this contract?” And she got straightforward answers right back. In fact, everything worked out so perfectly, that Woodstock Market actually made room for Julie when they had just booked their last spot! She’s been getting great feedback from her in-store shoppers. And it’s encouraging to Julie that many local stores got their start as a vendor at Woodstock Market. 11:45 - Julie’s Brilliant Life Planner Business Hack I already love Julie’s planner clips, but planner clips aren’t the only creative planner hack she’s made! Julie has experimented a lot with the Brilliant Life Planner. The planning pages at the beginning of the year and each month have been a big part of her goal setting. But, like most of us, Julie says most of her hang-ups come during those daily, mundane tasks. She would look at the blank week ahead feeling like a deer in headlights! What were all those nitty, gritty business tasks she had to do? Planning for social media, sending her newsletter, marketing, and contacting the right people...the list was overwhelming! Inspired by Crystal Paine’s Homemaking Binder, Julie made a master binder for her business that she incorporates in her planner. She listed all her weekly, recurring business tasks by day and tucked that list in the front pocket of her Brilliant Life Planner. Now Julie tackles that blank week with confidence! She fills her schedule with the regular tasks first and then adds in all the unique ones. 16:00 - How to Make Sure Important Biz Tasks Always Get Done! Julie’s system for tackling recurring biz tasks is brilliant! She has an awesome system in place to make sure none of the important tasks in her business fall through the cracks. She makes progress on all of them each week. So what are some of Julie’s recurring business tasks? On Mondays, for example, she makes it a point to give her Etsy shop an update. How does everything look? Are her listings up-to-date? Is there anything new she wants to add to her Shop Announcements? Julie keeps regular tabs on her shop so it always shines. Does Julie kick herself if she misses one week of shop updates? Not at all! But having this important to-do on the schedule ensures it gets accomplished more often than not. Some other biz tasks Julie keeps on her recurring list are interactions with fans on Instagram. Like many of us, it’s easy for her to update Instagram, but not necessarily to remember to come back and interact with fans, so she puts it in her planner. Julie also includes a list of who to contact for marketing, such as wholesale businesses and box companies. So brilliant! If marketing isn’t a regularly scheduled part of your business, growth is pretty hard to achieve! 17:00 - Brilliant Planning = Crushing Goals! Julie’s planning strategies have allowed her to meet her great big goals, and I couldn’t be more excited for her! In 2016 she doubled her sales from 2015, and for 2017, her goal is to double her sales AGAIN! Julie is well on her way to reaching that milestone. At the time of this recording, she’s up 60% in sales from where she was last year! And with space in a retail setting and Christmas coming, hitting that goal is definitely within reach. Let’s be honest, meeting these goals didn’t happen by accident. Julie has been super organized and strategic in making steady progress on her business every week. 17:50 - Washi Tape Planner Hacks So, does Julie have any other tips for making the most of her planner? Yes! As moms, a lot of our schedule outside of business can be counted as recurring, like picking up the kids from school, or a weekly lunch date with our husbands, as is Julie’s case. Julie noticed that she was writing the same words and events over and over again. As a result, her pretty planner was getting cluttered! For those daily recurring items, she writes them all out in the slots on her Monday section. And instead of writing the same task or event sideways across the week, over and over, she takes a piece of washi tape and tapes out the same hourly slot through the week. It’s one way she keeps her planner neat and pretty, plus saves herself time. The same washi tape hack can be used if Julie has a vacation coming up. If she needs to block out a full day or an entire week, Julie just stretches washi tape either vertically down the day, or horizontally across the week. Brilliant! 20:20 - Planner Clip Hacks Julie uses 2-3 clips in her planner at all times. She uses one to mark her weekly planning page, and another for the monthly page. Marking the monthly page helps Julie make sure she doesn’t add events to her week that overlap with anything previously scheduled. And when she’s working especially hard for a goal (like doubling sales from last year!) she adds a clip to her goals page too. I just love this hack! Julie saves herself loads of time by speeding up all the small tasks she’s doing each day… like flipping through her planner! 21:15 - A Bonus Hack + A Fun New Addition for Planner Lovers! Another great spot for using a planner clip is to mark your Habit Tracker page. But speaking of the habit tracker page, Julie (and many of you!) have asked if there are plans to include the habit tracker on the monthly page. While we haven’t changed the format of the planner, we ARE creating habit tracker stickers! I’ve teamed up with Ashley Monda of Sunshine Sticker Co. to make custom sticker pages just for the Brilliant Life Planner! They are gorgeous, and I can’t wait for them to hit the shop! 22:22 - Teeny Post-It Notes Making A Big Difference Another thing Julie does with her planner that I just love is to use the smallest size sticky notes for repeated routines or lists. Turns out, those sticky notes are just about 1.5 inches by 2 inches and can fit across a several-hour block on our planner. Julie can then take her sticky of to-do’s and move them to different days as needed. How great is that!? 24:10 - Bullet Journal Hack Don’t worry bullet journal fans...the planner works for you too! Julie also is a bullet journal user and has incorporated a half-and-half system in her planner. She does time block recurring things. But during her big chunks of time, like the mornings when her son is at school or the afternoons if he takes a nap, she bullet journals. Rather than schedule 30-minute increments, she gets a lined stamp for planners and stamps lines into that block of time to create a bullet-journal style to-do list I do the same thing! I frequently use my big blocks of time as a to-do list. 25:25 - Adorable Mom Moment Julie’s son refers to her customers as ‘friends’. One afternoon as the two of them worked in their home office, he was very quiet and preoccupied with a project in the corner. He then came to Julie and showed her scraps of papers and glued them together. He said he made something for her ‘friends’ and they need to buy it so they’ll be happy. So cute! He gets it! And you’ll have to tune in to the podcast for a second adorable moment that Julie shared! Stay In Touch With Julie Etsy: Tokyo Blossom Boutique Facebook Instagram Pinterest What do you think? Will you try any of Julie’s planner hacks? I know I need to make better use of my clips, and I’m excited to give washi tape a try for some of my daily routines!