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If you feel you lack feminine energy, you might be conflating it with something else altogether. Recently, my client Amanda asked about how to bring more feminine energy into her love life. But we discovered that the issue isn't really about femininity but how to let go of needing to be perfect. Perfectionism can feel like a masculine energy even though it isn't. So in this episode, I walk Amanda through this confusion and help her release her need for controlling everything in pursuit of perfection. If you can relate to being a perfectionist or have some part of you that you wish to change, you'll want to give this one a listen. 11:38 - The relationship that plays a huge part in Amanda's perfectionist tendencies 14:57 - Looking at the phrase “no one's perfect” in a different light 17:32 - How the perfectionism part of Amanda actually helps her 19:42 - A shift you can make with any part of yourself you want to change 21:50 - Ways in which Amanda has already cultivated her feminine energy 23:58 - Why Amanda tries to control things and what she fears can happen if she doesn't 27:24 - What Amanda can do when she feels her inner child's fear and habits coming up 30:26 - A quick recap of the coaching call and highlights of a few key points 33:57 - Going over a couple of important things you might have noticed during the episode I hope you enjoyed this episode! Find me on Instagram or email me with your feedback. I look forward to hearing from you! After you listen to this episode, here are your next steps: Listen to these previous episodes: Episode 67: “Balancing Feminine and Masculine Energy for Amazing Relationships with Amanda Gyuran” Episode 244: “How to Use Fem/Masc Energy to Stop Procrastinating and Get Back on Track With Your Goals With Maureen” Read “How to Be More Feminine (Without Being Girly)” Sign up for Dating Without Swiping here.  Get my free 2021 Coaching Services and Pricing Guide to learn how to work with me 1-on-1 here. If you are interested in being coached on the Love Live Connection, sign up for my waitlist here. Finally, If you get value from the Love Life Connection, please rate & review it on Apple Podcasts. It only takes a sec to impact our ranking + it'll help other women find our community!

Do you feel the pressure to look perfect and or feel bad about the way you look? Perhaps you wish you looked like the perfect models or influencers on social media? Today's guest is Amanda Thomas, a fashion, beauty and portrait photographer shooting for fashion and beauty brands and ambitious big thinkers. She is passionate about how beauty comes from within and radiates out, and believes that rather than filters and retouching, tapping into a positive frame of mind is what makes you look beautiful. We talk about 3:02 Amanda's photography career 4:42 Nurturing female entrepreneurs 10:41 The effect of confidence on a photo shoot 11:46 Beauty is in how you feel 13:30 Generating intimacy during a shoot 17:02 Working with fashion models 18:38 Retouching and pressure to conform to beauty standards 21:40 The move towards a more 'natural' look 23:25 Filters and their impact on our perception of beauty 27:15 What Amanda has learned about beauty 29:07 Finding balance and pause   Find Amanda's work here Follow her @amandathomasphotographer on Instagram Order my book, The Lasting Connection, here Find me at www.thethomasconnection.co.uk Instagram: @the_thomas_connection Facebook: www.facebook.com/thethomasconnection Pause Purpose Play Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/pausepurposeplay    This episode was edited by Emily Crosby Media

Highlights:  “Tucker Carlson is arguing here that the Bank of America is basically acting like an intelligence agency. As if the bank’s customers were suspected of being members of Al-Qaeda.”“This isn’t the first time banks have been targeting MAGA supporters. President Trump himself has been, what many are calling, debanked.”“We can now see how financial institutions are increasingly being weaponized by the radical left to disenfranchise President Trump and his supporters.”“As leftist corporations start excommunicating more and more of us from their products and start putting us under a kind of surveillance, we’re going to need more and more to create our own parallel structures. Our own banks, our own product lines that promote and defend our conservative values rather than disparage and despise them.”“It is time that we not only deliberately patronize the conservative businesses and industries that are already out there, but start building up a post-globalist parallel society of our own.”Timestamps:      [02:50] The Bank of America secretly handing over customer data of extremists to FBI[04:37] On banks targeting MAGA supporters including Trump himself[05:18] Cancel culture controversy surrounding beauty influencer Amanda Ensing[08:19] What Amanda did when Sephora dropped her and on consumer politics[10:00] The increasingly partisan nature of the marketplace - liberal corporations vs conservative companies[11:04] On the concept of building parallel structures and when it started[13:43] The frontier innovators rising up and creating alternative companies and post-globalist  society Resources: Evaluate your security today with Graybeard Security! Book your personal security analysis by using the Dark Web Scanner for FREE at turleytalks.graybeardsecurity.ioGet Hemp Fusion’s sleep supplement with 25% OFF plus 10 FREE travel packs of Hemp Fusion’s stress products using the code ‘WINNING’ at  hempfusion.comFight back against Big Tech CENSORSHIP! Subscribe to my GAB PLATFORM: https://gab.com/turley-talksSubscribe to my Brand-New RUMBLE Channel here: https://rumble.com/c/DrSteveTurleyFind me on BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/vEzYfW0ALXeNBecome a Turley Talks Insiders Club Member: https://insidersclub.turleytalks.com/welcomeThank you for taking the time to listen to this episode.  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and/or leave a review.Do you want to be a part of the podcast and be our sponsor? Click here to partner with us and defy liberal culture!If you would like to get lots of articles on conservative trends make sure to LIKE Dr. Steve Turley’s Facebook Page and sign-up for the 'New Conservative Age Rising' Email Alerts. 

Here's what we're covering in this episode:  How Amanda balances building a multiple 6-figure business with travelling and exploring new countries  What Amanda's daily structure looks like.  How to create rock solid systems to scale your business. Actionable tips for using Instagram to crush sales, even if you're just starting out!   Connect with Amanda: Website Instagram     Enjoy today's episode? I'd love it if you could... Post a screenshot on your IG Stories and tag @elise_hodge & @amandakolbye so we can repost you. Leave a review on Apple Podcast Subscribe for new episodes every Monday      FREE COPYWRITING CLASS FOR ENTREPRENEURS: Are you sick of hustling 24/7 for the wrong clients who never pay you what you're worth?     I've created a FREE, on-demand training just for you on how to use my step-by-step Dream Client Attraction System to become the no. 1 choice for your dream clients with copywriting that converts, so you don't have to waste time working with the wrong clients.     Register now>>

Many people have overcome their medical challenges; some even come out of it healthier than ever. Today we speak with GroWise Be Well Maven, Amanda Wheeler, about living with Ménière's disease and how she’s taken back control of her body. After we introduce the episode, Amanda opens up about her early struggles with Ménière's disease and the confusion of not knowing what was happening to her. From being forced to miss work to not being able to drive, we discuss how Amanda’s condition robbed her of self-sufficiency. We talk about how focusing on negative possibilities can help manifest them before touching on the medication that Amanda was prescribed. We then reflect on the incredible turn that Amanda’s life took after she moved back home and reset her body. Now, Amanda explains, she uses natural approaches along with Oriental medicine to treat her condition — leading to fewer and shorter spells with the disease. Near the end of the episode, Amanda shares her top tips on dealing with Ménière's disease. Wonderful things can happen when you begin to understand your body’s unique needs. Tune in to hear more of Amanda’s incredible story. Key Points From This Episode:How Amanda’s journey with Ménière's disease first began.The fear of not knowing what is happening to your body.Amanda explains how employers would react to her Ménière's episodes. Details on how Ménière's disease has affected Amanda’s life.Manifesting negativity; how Amanda’s doctor made her see the worst in her condition. How Ménière's disease robbed Amanda of her self-sufficiency. Hear about how Amanda reset herself and has rediscovered her health.Top tips on dealing with Ménière's disease and not giving up on your body.What Amanda has done to keep hope during her difficult times.The links between what Amanda eats and her condition. How our struggles can help us become wiser people. The importance of dealing with inflammation — everybody gets it. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:Sarah Southwell on LinkedInAmanda Wheeler on FacebookGroWise Be Well

Fitness instructor, mom, author and menopause warrior Amanda Thebe joins host Dr. Heather Hirsch in this weeks episode and opens up about her journey into menopause. What Amanda discovered was truly eye-opening, and she is excited to share her experiences with the world. She has a new book coming being released on World Menopause Day, […] The post 52. What Amanda Thebe learned about thriving in menopause appeared first on Heather Hirsch MD, MS, NCMP.

What's the best way to grow your business? Grow your team and become the CEO. But for so many of us, hiring out what we do feels DAUNTING.  Where do you start? Who do you hire? How do you know you’ve got a great person? In this episode, Amanda Davila and I talk about everything outsourcing: how to know when you’re ready, what to outsource first, how to make sure you're financially prepared to outsource!  She spills everything you need to know and her advice on hiring someone and figuring out how to bring in more money to support you as you grow. She talks about her own experience of getting started in the online business world and how she got into work as a virtual assistant and online business manager. Amanda shares what she does to help people move into the CEO role in their business and what patterns you can look out for that might be a sign it’s time to outsource! We talk about: What Amanda does to help people move into the CEO role of their business Why she ended up moving to Hawaii How she defines what the CEO role is Why it’s so hard to start outsourcing in your business The differences from a virtual assistant and online business manager How to tell when you’re ready to hire a VA or OBM Patterns to be aware of that you might be ready to hire an OBM How to hire the right people for the job How she noticed a gap in the VA side and how she’s leveraged that  Why she wants to help other people work online  About Amanda Davila: Amanda Davila is the creator of The CEO Itinerary – guiding entrepreneurs into the CEO role, where they can truly be the visionary of their business. Passions: Leading female entrepreneurs to rebel against the “norms” and create an authentic journey in life and business. You can find Amanda with her husband and son enjoying their home in Hawaii, traveling, kayaking, and indulging in fresh-squeezed lemonade and tacos.   Connect with Amanda: Website | Instagram | Facebook   Links: Outsource Like a Boss Brain Dump Template   About Marketing Magic: The Marketing Magic podcast is where women entrepreneurs trying to do all the things come to get inspiration, business strategy, and on-air coaching on how to get their business noticed and growing. If you have a business that people need to know about in order for it to grow, you’re in the right place. This is the place to uncomplicate your marketing. Be sure to listen, subscribe, and leave a review! Join the conversation of other unapologetically successful women in her Facebook community, The #girlboss Club.

Today I share a new episode of my Pill Reality Series. In this both a powerful and an important conversation with my guest Amanda, who shares her experience of surviving a stroke caused by hormonal birth control. Today’s episode is sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery LIVE 8 week group coaching program! Click here  to register now! Today’s episode is also sponsored by the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook. The first fully customizable paper charting workbook of its kind, available in both Fahrenheit and Celsius editions. Click here to grab your copy today! Today I share a new episode of my Pill Reality Series. In this both a powerful and an important conversation with my guest Amanda, who shares her experience of surviving a stroke caused by hormonal birth control.   Topics discussed in today's episode: Amanda’s menstrual cycle history  How Amanda’s cycle changed once she got on the pill Symptoms Amanda noticed leading up to her stroke that she addressesd with an ER doctor What happened when Amanda had her stroke  What Amanda’s recovery was like  How her diet and lifestyle changed post-stroke The importance of trusting your own intuition with your health Why Amanda chose to get an IUD after her experience on the pill  The trouble when Amanda had her IUD removed How Amanda feels after coming off hormonal birth control    Connect with Lisa: You can connect with Lisa on Facebook, Twitter, and on her website.   Resources mentioned: Fertility Friday | Pill Reality Series Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Workbook Fertility Awareness Mastery Online Self-Study Program The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize your Fertility | Audiobook | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book) | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com   Related podcasts & blog posts: FFP 295 | The IUD, The Pill, and Important Side Effects You Should Know About | Pill Reality Series | Katherine & Lisa FFP 218 | The Pill Gave Her A Stroke | Pill Reality Series | Julia & Lisa FFP 203 | The Pill Problem | Ross Pelton FFP 161 | Are IUDs Safer Than The Pill? | Hormonal IUDs vs Copper IUDs | Dr. Steve Gangemi FFP 021 | What Hormonal Contraceptives Really do to Women | Sweetening the Pill | Holly Grigg-Spall FFP 007 | What the pill really does to your hormones | PCOS & Menstrual Irregularities | Dr Lara Briden FFP 006 | The problem with the pill | Menstrual taboos | Groove charting app | Jennifer Aldoretta – CEO & Co-Founder of Groove     Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts! Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic A Special Thank You to Our Show Sponsors: The Fertility Awareness Charting Workbook This episode is sponsored by my new book the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting. Click here to buy now.   Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

When Amanda Tress created her virtual online bootcamp, she was one of the few people who went online without having had an offline fitness business first. Today, she teaches thousands of clients how to burn fat and live a healthier lifestyle online.    I met Amanda in Ali Brown's premier group and invited her as my guest this week because I was always inspired by her energy, her confidence and the way she was growing her business.    Even though she was working in digital marketing, Amanda says she always had a passion for fitness and nutrition and was working at the gym during her lunch breaks, on evenings and weekends when she wasn't in the office. When her oldest child was two years old, she was working 80 hours a week and started to feel guilty.    Amanda decided that she wanted to spend more time with her family and quit her marketing job. She also wanted to focus on her passion and realized that she could use her career expertise to create an online course combining nutrition and workouts. She convinced 11 clients to sign up and by the end of the program, they all thrived. “We were on to something and we needed to get the word out there,” Amanda remembers. She turned her 11 clients into her affiliates and that's where her success began.    Today, Amanda is known for her program FASTer Way to Fat Loss. In the past 24 months, she went from making $1 million to $50 million in revenue.    In this episode of the Sigrun Show, she speaks about her mission to help women in the wellness business scale their businesses and explains her business model. If you ever wondered how you can set up a membership for your own business, this interview with Amanda is for you.    We discuss how Amanda cracked the code to be successful in the online world and looking back, what she would do differently today.    Whether you want to understand how you can grow your business through an affiliate network or simply need a good portion of confidence, this episode will help you. “I'm going to eradicate poverty for women in wellness. I can't just sit around and watch colleagues scrape by.” - Amanda Tress What you will get out of this episode:    Amanda's first job in digital marketing and why she quit (3:10)  How she shifted towards her dream business and created her mission (4:34) Amanda's affiliate network and how it allows her to grow (8:36) How Amanda's membership works (10:08) What Amanda charges for her program and why she hasn't increased her price (12:42) How Amanda's book explains the why behind what she does (13:24) Amanda's eating schedule and why everyone should implement it (16:00) What Amanda would do differently in regards to building her team (18:44) How Amanda shifted her mindset by looking at data and setting goals (20:31) Why Amanda has notoriously high expectations (23:14) Amanda's goals and how she got her confidence (24:43) Are you inspired by Amanda's confidence? I would love to hear what your biggest takeaway from this episode was. You can follow and connect with me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  Live Bootcamp   During our last live bootcamp, Create Your Recession Proof Offer in a Weekend, hundreds of entrepreneurs, both offline and online, created a new offer for their business in 48 hours. We have since received amazing feedback and messages asking if we would do it again - and the answer is yes, the next live Bootcamp will take place on May 2-3. Walk away with a solid offer your clients actually want to buy during these challenging times and start selling it after just 48 hours.    Sign up at sigrun.com/bootcamp Connect with Amanda Tress:   fasterwaytofatloss.com Amanda on Facebook Amanda on LinkedIn Amanda on Instagram   Please share, subscribe and review Thank you for joining me on this episode of the Sigrun Show. If you enjoyed this episode, please share, subscribe and review on Apple Podcasts or Google Play Music so more people can enjoy the show. Click here to learn how to leave a review, then head over to Apple Podcasts for your chance to win a special thank you gift!

Amanda Genther joins the show. Amanda is a designer and online marketing strategist, and she helps female entrepreneurs write, design, and launch sales pages that stand out and sell. Amanda is also the host of the Inspired for Action podcast, where she shares strategies, tips, and advice on how to take imperfect action every day to grow your business. In this episode, Amanda opens the show explaining why she doesn’t want to add to the noise online. People are way too repetitive. When creating a sales page, Amanda says to start in the middle because the top section is where you are going to do the most work. If Amanda tells someone to start at the top, then she knows they aren’t going to do the work. The top of the page takes the most work! So many people try to skip the hard part. There are two ways to build an online business: You build an audience first, then put an offer in front of them. You create an offer, then you try and find an audience. Amanda always creates an offer first, then asks people what they need. Amanda utilizes a yearly survey and coffee chats in order to find out how she can assist her audience best. What Amanda taught back in 2012 is so different than what she teaches now. She would have never shifted if she wasn’t listening to her audience. Plus, our audience is always changing – we are continually filtering people in and out. Then, Amanda speaks about how we can make money during times of uncertainty. Amanda makes all of her money from a $37 product, which includes an order bump. On a $37 core offer, Amanda has a $57 average cart value. She has been able to push out Facebook ads and get orders every single day from people who have no idea who she is. As long as Amanda is spending less than $20 per lead, she is making money. Last month, they made over $20,000 on a $37 product. A sales funnel won’t work if part of the sequence isn’t working for your audience. It all comes back to having a strategy and a purpose. Just because a funnel works for someone, doesn’t mean it will work for you. It is all about your audience; what are they looking for? Later, Amanda speaks about Instagram stories, not overthinking your funnel, and continuing the process.  Enjoy the show! I speak about: [01:15] About Amanda Genther [02:40] People are too repetitive online [04:30] How Amanda teaches sale pages [06:45] The two ways to build a business online [09:30] Our audience is always changing [11:10] How do we make money during times of uncertainty? [26:30] Why your sales funnel isn’t working [32:40] Stories on Instagram  [35:50] Don’t overthink the funnel Quotes: “We have to ask our audience what they need to know constantly.” -Amanda Genther “People who have no idea who I am are buying my product every single day.” -Amanda Genther “Just because a funnel works for someone else, doesn’t mean it will work for you.” -Amanda Genther “It’s a lot cheaper to keep your current customers than it is to find new ones.” -Amanda Genther Resources: Check out https://amandagenther.com. Follow Amanda on Instagram at @AmandaGenther. Listen to the Inspired For Action Podcast. You can also find Amanda at http://slayyoursalespage.com/. Go to https://rachelafeldman.com and read through my mini-courses. Make sure to go to my Facebook to get notified when I’m going live. Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram at @RachelAFeldman and let me know what your favorite part of the episode was. 

Amanda Genther joins the show. Amanda is a designer and online marketing strategist, and she helps female entrepreneurs write, design, and launch sales pages that stand out and sell. Amanda is also the host of the Inspired for Action podcast, where she shares strategies, tips, and advice on how to take imperfect action every day to grow your business. In this episode, Amanda opens the show explaining why she doesn’t want to add to the noise online. People are way too repetitive. When creating a sales page, Amanda says to start in the middle because the top section is where you are going to do the most work. If Amanda tells someone to start at the top, then she knows they aren’t going to do the work. The top of the page takes the most work! So many people try to skip the hard part. There are two ways to build an online business: You build an audience first, then put an offer in front of them. You create an offer, then you try and find an audience. Amanda always creates an offer first, then asks people what they need. Amanda utilizes a yearly survey and coffee chats in order to find out how she can assist her audience best. What Amanda taught back in 2012 is so different than what she teaches now. She would have never shifted if she wasn’t listening to her audience. Plus, our audience is always changing – we are continually filtering people in and out. Then, Amanda speaks about how we can make money during times of uncertainty. Amanda makes all of her money from a $37 product, which includes an order bump. On a $37 core offer, Amanda has a $57 average cart value. She has been able to push out Facebook ads and get orders every single day from people who have no idea who she is. As long as Amanda is spending less than $20 per lead, she is making money. Last month, they made over $20,000 on a $37 product. A sales funnel won’t work if part of the sequence isn’t working for your audience. It all comes back to having a strategy and a purpose. Just because a funnel works for someone, doesn’t mean it will work for you. It is all about your audience; what are they looking for? Later, Amanda speaks about Instagram stories, not overthinking your funnel, and continuing the process.  Enjoy the show! I speak about: [01:15] About Amanda Genther [02:40] People are too repetitive online [04:30] How Amanda teaches sale pages [06:45] The two ways to build a business online [09:30] Our audience is always changing [11:10] How do we make money during times of uncertainty? [26:30] Why your sales funnel isn’t working [32:40] Stories on Instagram  [35:50] Don’t overthink the funnel Quotes: “We have to ask our audience what they need to know constantly.” -Amanda Genther “People who have no idea who I am are buying my product every single day.” -Amanda Genther “Just because a funnel works for someone else, doesn’t mean it will work for you.” -Amanda Genther “It’s a lot cheaper to keep your current customers than it is to find new ones.” -Amanda Genther Resources: Check out https://amandagenther.com. Follow Amanda on Instagram at @AmandaGenther. Listen to the Inspired For Action Podcast. You can also find Amanda at http://slayyoursalespage.com/. Go to https://rachelafeldman.com and read through my mini-courses. Make sure to go to my Facebook to get notified when I’m going live. Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram at @RachelAFeldman and let me know what your favorite part of the episode was. 

Having a morning routine is a great way to start the day and set yourself up for success. In this episode, we discuss some of the many benefits of having a productive morning routine. We also dive into what our morning routines look like almost every day and share some other successful people’s morning routine In this episode you’ll learn: How having a morning routine can influence the rest of your day  Some tips for setting up your morning routine Why it’s important to go to sleep and wake up at the same time everyday  How writing out lists at the beginning of the day can help you get closer to reaching your goals  Why it’s better to start the day with more intentional tasks before watching the news, sending emails, or going on social media Why it’s important to prioritize your goals, tackle one at a time, and hold yourself accountable to them  About ideas that you can incorporate into your morning routine  How moving your body first thing in the morning can set you up for a great day  Why setting up your mindset for the day with things like mediation, positive affirmations, reading books, etc. is just as important as moving your body  How you can use affirmations to set yourself up for the day  About gratitude journaling and how you can use it to start your day on a positive note  That making your bed in the morning can help set you up for success later in the day  Why it’s important to start your day with a healthy breakfast  About the benefits of beginning the day with a sauna session  How self care like dry brushing can help set you up for a successful day  What Amanda’s morning routine consists of About the benefits of oil pulling  What Chris incorporates into his morning routine  About Tyler Jean’s (aka @functional.foods) morning routine  What Tim Ferriss does to start his day References from the episode: Tyler Jean aka @functional.foods & Tim Ferriss @timferriss 

*** Big Season 4 Spoiler at 1:11:00 - 1:13:05 ***    We are very pleased to bring you An Interview With Amanda Noret Reed (AKA Madison Sinclair). We had the amazing opportunity to sit down and talk with the Queen B herself Madison Sinclair. We cover a wide range of topics including (but not limited to) : What Amanda getting cast on the show was like,  Shelley Pomroy's origins, Mac and Madison being IRL BFF's, Amanda not raising her kids like Little Madisons, The Origin Story of Pirate Points (fucking Kimmy), What it was like going to 4 different High Schools, Percy Daggs III being an amazing sweetheart, Is Madison the real hero of Veronica Mars?, What Madisons 'Real Housewives of Neptune' tagline would be, Madison driving a wedge between LoVe, Madison's Charity for The Rich Who Fear Bernies Tax, Madison's side hustle of breeding designer seeing eye dogs, Amanda's love of the Veronica Mars community, How Cuba Dunn Duncan Good, Flashback wigs being a right of passage, How Season 5 could and should include Madison, and how Her and Diane Ruggiero are the dream team. Join Joe and Travis as the have the time of their lives.    Follow the podcast across all social media platforms to join in with the discussion @veronicamarspod - Twitter, Instagram. Find Amanda Noret Reed on Twitter @amanda_noret or on Instagram @amandanoretreed   Send any questions, comments, or concerns to veronicamarspod@gmail.com.   Visit our website: http://www.veronicamarspod.com/    Find Joe on social media @ohjeaux ---> Instagram, Twitter   Find Travis on social media @travistruant---> Instagram, Twitter

"We decided, 'OK, I’m gonna run in the Trials and then we’ll hopefully get pregnant right away, and then I’ll maybe even be able to run a fall marathon the next year!' And…it didn’t happen like that." You probably know Amanda Nurse by her Instagram moniker: Amanda Runs Boston. And she sure does. Amanda is a 20-time marathoner and two-time Olympic Trials qualifier in the marathon. She's a clinical social worker turned adidas-sponsored runner and coach who has taken her marathon time from 3:26 to a very impressive 2:40. On this episode, Amanda talks about her road to elite distance running, her decision to make a major career change, and her adventures in motherhood. She opens up about her "plans" to get pregnant and what that means for a professional runner, and shares what actually happened on her road to having Riley, her now two-year-old son. It's an honest, real-talk-filled conversation about the realities of new motherhood. (And fun fact: Amanda is coached by former Ali on the Run Show guest Kaitlin Goodman! Thank you to AfterShokz for sponsoring this episode of the Ali on the Run Show! CLICK HERE for $50 off your Aeropex wireless headphone endurance bundle!   What you’ll get on this episode: Did Amanda always want to be a runner? Plus, the time Joan Benoit Samuelson called Amanda a sandbagger (2:50) How Amanda met her husband at a local 5K (13:00) Amanda reflects on the first time she qualified for the Olympic Trials in the marathon, and what running the Trials was like (22:00) How Amanda has improved her mental strength (30:30) On deciding to have a baby, and the surprising amount of time it took to get pregnant (34:40) How Amanda felt throughout her pregnancy, and her adventures in postpartum running (45:00) On postpartum emotions, depression, and more (54:10) What Amanda wishes she had known as a new runner (1:02:35) What we mention on this episode: Beach to Beacon Dana-Farber Cancer Institute How Bad Do You Want It by Matt Fitzgerald Barre3 Kara Goucher on Episode 43 of the Ali on the Run Show Molly Millwood on Episode 155 of the Ali on the Run Show Amanda’s postpartum post To Have and To Hold by Dr. Molly Millwood Follow Amanda: Instagram @amandarunsboston Twitter @amandarunsbos Follow Ali: Instagram @aliontherun1 Twitter @aliontherun1 Facebook Blog Strava Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify SoundCloud Overcast Stitcher Google Play SUPPORT the Ali on the Run Show! If you’re enjoying the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Spread the run love. And if you liked this episode, share it with your friends!

Amanda May was born and raised in Wisconsin. In high school and college, she started to experience pain day-in and day-out that her trainers and doctors could not provide an explanation for. As her swimming performance dropped and her medical appointments increased, she finally was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. In this episode: The onset of Lupus and the resulting intense pain How her college swimming times changed to one of the best on her team to only being able to finish with her 8th grade swim times in competitive swim meets Waking up one day and feeling paralyzed The 3 different forms of Lupus and the symptoms that they cause Why working out harder and working out longer did not work Misdiagnosed with leukemia and the emotional toll it took on her and her parents Becoming a Wisconsin state weightlifting champion while battling excruciating pain during training Best snatch – 180lbs, Best clean and jerk – 220lbs What Amanda does to track her training regimen while balancing her medications/therapy On purpose with purpose – Aligning action with goals Biggest advice on Lupus: Don’t necessarily believe everything you read or are told regarding limitations of the disease. You can define lupus for yourself. What sets your soul on fire? Find your freedom You can follow Amanda on Instagram @Mayday1320 or reach out to her through email: ammay1320@gmail.com

Our critical geek culture podcast is officially 6 months old! Thank you so much for joining us for the last 25 episodes. We're celebrating what it means to be a geek feminist and what avenues hosting Geek Herring has opened up for us. We've also invited our listeners to tell us how Geek Herring has helped them become better geek feminists and other ways it's impacted their lives! This episode is a relaxed celebration where we take some time to chill out together, sharing our excitement about what we've achieved since starting out 6 months ago, and definitely geeking out over our beloved podcast! In this episode, you'll find out: What Amanda and Monika's favourite episodes so far are Whether there are any shows we didn't like How hosting Geek Herring has changed our lives What we're most looking forward to in the next 24 episodes PLUS Special Guest Appearances From: Thom Knight of Three Extra Lives (https://threeextralives.fireside.fm/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/threeextralives) Frazley the Gnome of FrazlCast (https://frazley.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/frazleytastic) If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: Rape, Steam, & Responsibility (https://geekherring.com/2019/03/15/episode-22-geek-discussion-rape-steam-responsibility/) Geeking Out About Robin Hobb: Fantasy That Represents – LGBTQ+, Gender Roles, Classism, + More (https://geekherring.com/2019/03/08/episode-21-geeking-out-about-robin-hobb-fantasy-that-represents/) Geek Interview: Cosplay, Conventions, Community, & Gender with Anna (https://geekherring.com/2018/12/28/episode-12-geek-interview-cosplay-conventions-community-and-gender-with-anna/) Geek Discussion: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Cast Them (https://geekherring.com/2018/11/23/episode-7-geek-discussion-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-cast-them/) Geek Characters: Badass Witches of Harry Potter (https://geekherring.com/2018/10/18/episode-2-geek-characters-badass-witches-of-harry-potter/) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Geek out with Geek Herring Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

It’s all about the boobs, friends! Whether you love it or loathe it, from Lara Croft to Chun Li, Calamity to Bayonetta, Dead Island to Fortnite, and all those in between, video game characters with outrageously large, bouncy boobs are almost a staple component. Why is that?! This all started when Jaina’s Hearthstone portrait artwork was modified to cover up her substantial cleavage -- a totally unnecessary change that wasn’t addressed, explained, or mentioned by developers at all. What do we think of the change?? Well, Monika may be biased because she doesn’t notice boobs, but Amanda thinks the change was -- well, you’ll just have to check out the episode to find out! Our conversation spiraled out to video game boobs in general, one of Amanda’s favourite topics, to why boob representation actually, really, truly does matter in games. We talked about games designed with boob bounce as the core purpose to Lara Croft’s diminishing cup size and just about everything in between. In this episode: What Amanda and Monika did with their week off from podcasting Hearthstone covered up Jaina’s cleavage in her character portrait Why video games have so many scantily clad women with big boobs What breast physics is and why it’s present in so many video games Fortnite apologises for having character animation with boob jiggle Why boob representation in video games matters If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 18: Geek Characters: Final Fantasy Reveals Playable Viera Race (https://geekherring.com/2019/02/08/episode-18-geek-characters-final-fantasy-reveals-playable-viera-race/) Episode 4: Geek Characters: Glorious Ladies of Warcraft (https://geekherring.com/2018/11/02/episode-4-geek-characters-glorious-ladies-of-warcraft/) Episode 3: Geek Girl Stereotypes: How the World Sees Us (https://geekherring.com/2018/10/26/episode-3-geek-girl-stereotypes-how-the-world-sees-us/) If you’ve been enjoying Geek Herring, please hop over to iTunes and leave us a review! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Here at Quiet Light we often like to hire people who are just a bit smarter than us. Amanda Raab is one of those people. She has been helping our clients through her own expert entrepreneurial experience since 2012. Having started the famous Pure Pearls online retail company at just 25 years old, Amanda has gone on to buy and sell multiple businesses. She's with us today talking about the benefits of building a business without working herself to death. Amanda shares tips on how she's acquired multiple businesses, outsourced their growth, and sold them successfully. The buy versus build topic truly never gets old and every time we talk to a guest about it there is something new to be learned. Amanda makes a good case for both. Episode Highlights: Amanda takes us back to how she got started in the online world. Her pearl company story and the press surrounding her success. What it took for Amanda to realize she could hire people to run her businesses. The absentee owner business model that she's been able to replicate several times over. Reasons to hire someone who is good at every component of your business. What Amanda looks for when she's hiring and what building a solid team requires. How much she manages her creatives and monitors their input. Where Amanda lands on the buy vs build spectrum and why. The first areas Amanda outsources when starting a business? The last thing she would outsource. Amanda's number one piece of advice for buyers looking to invest in an internet business. Transcription: Joe: So one of the things that you and I have talked about over the last few years is that we keep hiring people that are smarter than us, maybe smarter than both of us combined which may not be saying much. Mark: Yeah you set the bar pretty high there Joe. Joe: For you anyway but Amanda is talking about a number of different things in this podcast coming up. Amanda and I started at the same time back in 2012 and I'm really looking forward to listening to it because honestly, I don't know that much about her history. But every time a new broker connects with her, talks with her, they get kind of blown away with her experience. Walker, as we all know, wrote a bestselling book and we like to make fun of him and prod him on and we're proud of him for it as well called Buy than Build and in this episode, Amanda's doing the opposite. She's talking about the benefits of building a business, outsourcing some of the things that people don't like to do themselves, and then actually selling them off. Kind of the opposite of what Walker talked about. Mark: I mean you're right she's kind of a more private person and I think I was working with her for three or four years before I realized that she was … or I even learned that she was featured in Time Magazine when she was in her young twenty's for some of the entrepreneurial work that she was doing. And she actually had a documentary filmed on her about sourcing pearls from China of all things. Joe: Oh. Mark: Yeah I know right? Joe: I didn't even know that. Mark: Yeah to think we've been working with her for seven years and you didn't know that there was a full documentary on this person that we've been working with. And also that she was invited and actually spoke at a conference. Did you know this Joe? She actually spoke at a conference in the past. Joe: She did? Mark: I know right. Joe: I have absolutely no idea. We're underutilizing her talents. There's no question about it. Mark: That's what I'm saying. And she is actually crazy smart, one of the most talented entrepreneurs that I know and have known. So in this conversation we ended up just talking a lot about her background because I wanted to find out just in this conversation what wisdom would come out and what revelation would come out of this and getting in a couple of things right away, finding out how did she start multiple businesses, grow them but not work herself to death because she's always building a new house or a new rental property. She's always got some other project with a business on the side. And then she's been working with us for as long as she has. So her time management skills are great. So we talked about this idea of how do you outsource your business people. And I know we've covered this before on past podcasts but I don't know if this topic really gets old because people are doing this in different ways and every time I talk to somebody about this I learn something new about how they're doing it. And so I asked her what is the first thing that you outsource when you start a business? And I'm not going to share the answer now because it actually surprised me a little bit as to what the first thing was and what the last thing was that she does. And then we talked about this idea of is it better to actually build a business or is it better to acquire a business and when should you look at both options? And I thought it was a pretty good conversation, a very honest conversation as well that hey there's room to actually start a business in this entrepreneurial world of ours where people might think we only want to talk about buying a business. She made a pretty good case for when it makes sense to actually start something from scratch. So a fun conversation honestly and really just lots of interesting tidbits of information throughout the entire podcast. Joe: Well I think it goes to the depth and breadth of the quality of people that you've hired at Quiet Light over the years so I'm looking forward to listening to it. Let's go on and so people can stop hearing us chatter. Mark: Well I'm going to say one more thing. Joe, did you know that she decided to start an affiliate business and within four months became the number one super affiliate for that product? Joe: You know I had no idea because the only one who I thought was ever a super affiliate was Jason because he wrote the Bathrobe Millionaire. Mark: He's our other author. Joe: He's our other author, our super affiliate. Wow, no I didn't know that. She's never said a word. I wasn't— Mark: Exactly, I love it. So anyway let's get to know Amanda a little bit and hear some of her past and some of the things that she has to say about online business. Joe: Let's go to it. Mark: All right Amanda thank you so much for finally agreeing to come in the podcast. I've been trying to get you on the podcast for a while but I know you've been building houses, building rental properties, doing business … starting businesses, and of course helping Quiet Light Brokerage clients as well. Amanda: Yes, I've been busy that's for sure. Mark: That's for sure. Amanda: So now I have some down time and I decided to take on the challenge of doing one of these podcasts. Mark: Yeah well, of course, doing the podcast is always a little bit interesting but I think again we're just going to have a conversation here about your background and everything else. So I tell … I don't want to embarrass you right off the bat here but when I talk about the Quiet Light Brokerage team to people I often say well Joe is a client, Jason is the one that kind of forced his way in the door of Quiet Light and I tried to scare him away by giving him all these awful leads and the next thing I know Jason is breaking every record in the book. Joe came on and has been doing the same. But when I talk about you I said … I always say one of the smartest buyers I've ever worked with. And that's how you and I initially met; you were looking at one of my transactions … a deal I had. Do you remember that deal? Amanda: Yes I do. Mark: Yeah. Okay so … and a real lot of competition for that deal but of all the buyers you're able to kind of hone in on some of the key metrics right away. [inaudible 00:06:06.8] was super impressed. I deal with a lot of buyers so super, super impressive. So let's do this. Let's go back a little bit to how you got started in the online world because you actually started with a website called PurePearls.com. You were featured in Time magazine at a super young age. And then you filmed a pearl documentary in China as well right? Amanda: Yes it's kind of crazy to think about it because that part of my life was much of a whirlwind. But I was actually in grad school when I started my pearl company and thought it would make a great hobby. Something as a creative outlet outside of the day to day just what I was doing already in grad school. And so it kind of just snowballed and I just loved it. I was super passionate about learning the business not just the pearl business but just e-commerce, internet marketing, what it would take to get in front of customers. And that opened up so many other opportunities from public relations to search engine optimization. At the time those were big channels for marketing and it just kind of went from there. At the time I was focused on the pearl company I realized there's much broader market and I started getting interested in other opportunities as well. I was invited to a conference in DC to do a speaking engagement for Yanik Silver's Mastermind Group. And as much as I do not like public speaking I decided to face my fears and do it. And I met so many awesome people there. And I just kind of basically looked at what everybody was doing and thought wow there's just so many things that we can be doing with this internet space. And that was kind of a long time ago so I'm thinking that was probably around 15 years ago. So at that point, I just started another company and built that company, sold the pearl company because it was exploding at the time and I just … I couldn't manage it all. So I kind of started small with my new company in the printing industry. So its check printing and I started five new websites. So I just kept building, building, building and developed relationship with manufacturers and started printing basically our own custom products. I scaled that up and realized that I could develop a team to make sure that was a lifestyle company and I didn't have to be in the business. And that's kind of where I got the idea of starting my self-company. Businesses that I did have to work in that I could work on building teams to run them and basically allowing me to do a lot of different things. And so I didn't have to focus on just one niche. Mark: I've just run being been in the business. I've met a guy over the weekend. I was at a conference in Los Angeles … not it the Internet marketing world it was just kind of a more generic business conference. And he used to be a professional fighter and then we were talking about his business career. He said well I have 13 companies so I founded 12 and acquired one. I'm like oh my goodness and he said well I don't really do that much I've put teams in place. And we've talked about this on the podcast as well. We had Shakil Prasla on twice talking about this and how he hires CEO's and puts people in place. And this seems to be kind of this recurring theme with a lot of what we're doing here talking about that. At what point did you learn to put people in place with your companies? What did it take for you to be like you know what I'm going to hire people? Was it … well did you have kind of like a moment where it kind of struck you or was it more organic over time that you realized this is a good way to go? Amanda: I'd say both; a combination. With my pearl company, I realized I needed to put systems in place because I wanted to do a lot of different things. And so I went to an event and I heard somebody speaking about outsourcing things that you don't like to do. And I was like wow that's really smart because when you run a business there are going to be things you don't like to do. There are those dreaded tasks that you put off and put off and put off right? But you need to do them to run a functional business. And so at that point, I started outsourcing things for the pearl company. When I first started obviously I was wearing all the hats in the company but then I started hiring a customer service person. I was lucky enough to have somebody to handle all of the manufacturing and the shipping for me, the packaging so I don't have to actually even touch the product. And from there I hired a marketing team, content writing and things like that. So basically all I did was make sure that the marketing was on point, develop new ideas for marketing channels, and keeping the books in line. And then when I brought on my new company Check Printing, a financial printing company, I kind of used the same system and developed it for that business and it worked really well. I started that from the very beginning and so it was very much an absentee owner business outside of me looking at new marketing channels and keeping the books and whatnot. And so I was able to replicate that with each of my other businesses as well. I think it comes out of a necessity because when you want to do a lot of things you realize you have to create these systems right? But also I don't think you can be really good at everything and I'm not. And so you hire people that are really good at each individual component. So somebody who's customer service is likely not to be the greatest at book keeping, right? And somebody who's great at Search Engine Optimization may not be that great at Facebook Marketing. So I think it's really important to hire somebody that is really in tune with each different component of the business. It just makes more sense. Mark: Okay so we're going completely off script here because we're going to talk about the buying versus building and kind of building off of Walker's episode that we filmed. You know Walker who is a … we always have to say now best-selling author Walker Diebel because he's done such a great job with his book Buy than Build. People are like … we're at CapCon this past weekend and we gave away his book and when people realize he was there like oh the author is here, oh that's super cool and like he's kind of a big deal. So we'll get to this I do want to talk about building versus buying and making sort of the argument of why would you want to build a business someday. But I want to go back something you're talking about here, hiring out different pieces. Okay, it sounds so easy to do to say hire a marketer and hire somebody who's really good at what they're doing. Okay, great. Look I've hired people before, I've fired people before, these are all … it's usually in the agency sort of roles. When you're looking for somebody to hire specifically for marketing let's delve into that, how do you A. qualify them or what do you look for? Are you looking for an agency? Are you looking for an individual that works for you directly? Or does it really matter to you? And then also how do you … you said keep the marketing message on point? How? What are you doing to keep that marketing message on point and to check that? Amanda: That's a great question. I was actually reading something last night that said there's no such thing as a getting rich quick scheme. They often take a lot of work to get there. Even though it sounds simple it's actually really difficult. And it kind of goes with the same thing that success is like an iceberg, you only see the top part but there's a huge component at the bottom to making that work. And so there's a lot of trial and error with that to find the right person. Obviously, there's going to be a lot of hiring and letting go and finding somebody else because you learn what you don't want, you learn what you actually need. And sometimes that can be an agency if they have all those components built in. So if they have everybody you're looking for and they're doing exactly what they say they're going to do and holding themselves accountable then great since that makes sense. And to me, that's ideal because there's less hand-holding and less training involved. A lot of times though, it does involve finding one contractor to do something very specific. And it does require constant monitoring to make sure that they're staying on task and basically meeting those milestones that you've put in place for them. So I think that building that team does come with trial and error. It does come with some unfortunate firing of team members because they're not performing. But at the end of the day finding those quality team members are what kind of drive your business. So it's really important to stay on top of it. Mark: Yeah and I think it's important as well when talking about letting people go. Like this is the unfortunate part of being an entrepreneur, sometimes you have to let people go. But I do think it's important to look at the options available to you as well. Maybe like you said somebody is really better suited for customer service and you can really apply that. I often think about like sports teams and what do they do right? Sports teams are often handicapped by who they actually have on their teams and so a lot of times they play to the strengths of the team members that they currently have. And so this is something that for those of you that are currently like me that kind of cringe at the idea of letting people go this is something that you can do; it's invest in the people that you do have to find out where they do thrive. That doesn't mean that you should just need and see hold on to somebody. Everybody is an adult and should understand that obviously, it has to be a good fit. But you can definitely invest in people as well. How involved do you get with that marketing message when you are taking a look? Let's say that you hire somebody to do some Facebook Marketing for you and they're going to set up the creatives and everything else. How closely are you monitoring their ad work and how much are you kind of saying okay I'm going to let you run and possibly fall and this is your gig … I guess my question is how do you avoid micromanaging versus letting them run wild with a completely wrong message? Amanda: Well that's a good question because I think that first of all I am a natural manager and anybody in my family will tell you that … so especially when it has to do with your marketing dollars and getting a return on investment. However, there are things that I just don't know how to do really well and … for example Facebook Marketing or an email, like Amazon PPC or something of that nature. And a lot of times you will be told that they need a ramp up period so they can kind of test campaign. See what's working and then dial in on a more targeted marketing after they do broader match term. And so they do require a period of time to really get those conversions up or an Amazon to take the a-cost down and so with that I really only check in every three months to see if they are meeting our goal. And if they're not then you have to decide okay am I going to give them another three months period or do I need to move on? And so … I mean it really depends on what it is, what channel. Obviously, with SEO, there is a really long period of time that you kind of have to wait to see if its working and that can be really hard for people who are not patient enough. Because with Google with all of the algorithms that have come through in the last couple of years it can take a lot longer than it did previously before that in the old school days to get results. So it just really depends whether it'd be Instagram, Facebook, where I think you can see a lot quicker results versus Amazon or Google PPC and SEO. It's just a completely different ballgame. Mark: Are you an old enough internet marketer … and I don't want to call you old but are you old school enough to remember the Google Dance? Amanda: Yes. Am I showing my age now? Absolutely. Mark: I'm so glad that we got that recorded that I'm here calling you old publicly to everybody. No, I just … you know I often … I love talking to entrepreneurs. I have been doing this for a while because we remember the Google Dance. Every 30 days or 45 days and then the forms will light up like all right the Google Dance is happening and you'd want to see where you … everything is shook out and did you gain, did you lose? How— Amanda: Worse than the stock market. I tell you … unbelievable, yes. I don't miss that. There's a lot more opportunities for diversification now it seems so— Mark: Yeah. I think Google has done a good job of … because if you got edged out by like a spammy site or somebody that was just been [inaudible 00:19:19.4] the search results you're done. Amanda: Right. Mark: You had to wait 30 days minimum to be able to correct it and it was just torture but exciting at the same time. All right let's get to the topic that we were going to talk about. I want to talk a little bit about building versus buying. And I know I brought this up with Chuck at CapCon and he's like why would you guys talk about this? You're going to shoot yourself in the foot because we obviously make our money when people buy businesses from us. But there's an argument to be made as well especially for creatives for building something. So let's start right there and just ask you've done both, you've bought businesses and you've built businesses. Amanda: Mm-hmm. Mark: Where do you fall kind of on that spectrum and why? Amanda: Well I'm more on the builder side. I'm just a natural builder, a natural creator. I love the challenge of it. I love actually creating something from nothing. That is very much who I am. And you can't buy something without having somebody to build it right? So there is the other side of that coin and so somebody has to build a business, hopefully, a great business for a buyer to want to invest in. And so I love talking about building businesses because that's really where I'm passionate. I'm also very analytical as you know with data and statistics and marketing. And so I just … I think that when you're looking at buying a business versus building I think there's great opportunity for both right? If you're … if you have a portfolio of businesses for example like Shakil does and obviously he's willing to buy businesses because he doesn't want to invest the time to just necessarily or take the time to grow because they have a team ready to jump into something and run with it. Whereas I like to take some time to build it and see kind of where it's going to go and then run with it that way more organically. And that's kind of where my passion lies. And I like to kind of have that control of what I'm … the product how it's being made, packaged, the overall message around it. And that goes with pretty much everything whether I'm building a home or a business kind of my thoughts on it. Mark: Yeah and I met him. You've built multiple properties physical like … since you've been with Quiet Light one rental property, two homes at least that I know of. Amanda: Yes, three. Mark: Three? Wow. Amanda: Uh-huh. Mark: Holy cow. And I know you're really involved in the design process as well. When we met down in Austin you've had floor samples and everything like that in the car because you were going through all this. You do like to get in to that. Do you think it makes more sense? Let's just talk purely investment strategy here from just an investment standpoint. So I'm looking to place money into something and really kind of grow from a financial standpoint, do you think that there's a benefit in buying versus building in that scenario? Amanda: Today it is harder. It's more competitive to build. There's no doubt about it. It's much harder than when I started out. When I built my pearl company it was in 2003. We launched in 2004. Obviously, that was a total different time, kind of similar with my check manufacturing company. And then with Amazon, I still think that there's easy room for building obviously and even with Facebook Marketing you can see some pretty quick growth there. But there is something to be said for businesses that have really paved the way and are established and the foundation is there. And so I think it just depends on how you want to invest and so if you want to invest in something that's established and that has a history, a foundation that's already been done, they've already built a team for you and you're just walking right into it. That makes for a very sound and smart decision versus taking a risk and just seeing where it takes you in building a business. Because I mean I've experienced this, I've built a lot of businesses that haven't been successful either because I either burnt out or the marketing just didn't pan out. But I've learned from those and so I think one of my greatest successes is built off of just learning from the failure and then building off of that platform. So I think there's something to be said for both. From an investment standpoint though I'd say if you're looking to invest in something investing in a business that's established makes more sense. So I guess it's just different. I am a creator and a builder but at the same time, I do like to invest in sound vehicles so I've done both. Mark: I've asked this question to a few people before. If you were to guess how many domains you own right now how many would it be? Amanda: Oh gosh I don't know. And I'd hate to look because I'm sure I'm spending a lot of money just wasting away. Mark: Yeah. Amanda: Yes I actually purchased domains for my daughters as well because I don't know where this internet space is going and so I just want them to have the opportunity when the time is right. So yes I have a lot of wasted domain right now. Mark: Yeah I've logged in to my domain account and it's kind of like going down memory lane of bad business ideas or maybe— Amanda: Yes isn't it? Mark: They're not always bad but some of them are bad. Some of them are like oh my gosh what was … was my diet bad when I did that … decided to because this is— Amanda: The someday businesses; yes, what I might do someday. Mark: Exactly, there's a couple in there like you know what I actually still want to do that. It's just a matter of A. it doesn't pay anybody if I do it and B. the prime. Amanda: Right. Mark: But I think before that you were actually getting on to a point that I thought was really interesting and I found this with buyers. You've been with Quiet Light now seven years I think? Amanda: Yes, seven going on I think eight; crazy. Mark: I know right? So you've dealt with a lot of buyers over the years as well and I find that buyers tend to be … tinkers a lot right? The people that love to buy and do really well they're great at taking something existing, tinkering, modifying it, improving it. But a lot of buyers … and this is speaking generally; this is the rule for everybody. The creative process of starting up something from scratch and having to create and have that runway isn't really of interest to them. You know those are things that kind of bore them. And I know in Walker's book he talks about this. He starts out saying that he had start-up companies and they … it failed, including companies that received quite a bit of funding. And that process, that ramp up period was really painful. But once he started buying he really enjoyed that part of it. That was super exciting to him. So I think some of it does come to just personality. Amanda: Yes. Mark: What do you get excited about? You are a creator. You're a creative person. You love design. You love creating systems and you are data driven and data oriented. So that makes sense that you are going to really go towards that starting side to help exercise some of those creative muscles. So what are some of the first areas that when you're starting a business you like to outsource? Amanda: Obviously, the website design that would be the first step and it really depends on what the business is. But the first step would be product manufacturing, a website design, and how to start your first layer of marketing. And I would outsource all of that. And basically, I would just be managing that process to make it look and feel like I want it to so the business imparts the message that I want to integrate into the business. But that part is the hardest part I think of running a business. It does require a lot of thought, creativity, and management. At the same time for me, that's really what drives me when I'm creating something. That push and that challenge is what I look forward to everyday or stay up super late at night thinking about. And so I think it really is important to start outsourcing from the beginning. Because I'm obviously not a manufacturer, not a web designer, and I don't do the day to day marketing per se. I hire all of that out. Mark: Yeah and I've heard it a lot. Start at the beginning don't try and run a bootstrap with and then think that it's going to be easy. It's going to be easy just to hand that off because it's really hard as an entrepreneur to do that. What's the last thing that you would outsource? Amanda: Probably bookkeeping, to be honest, because … yeah, it pains me to say because I want everybody to have clean books right? But the last thing for me is bookkeeping because I know how to get a bank account and a credit card. That's easy; those are things that most people can do if we're generic. But running your books, you actually need to have a history of at least a couple of months and so it's pretty easy to integrate that into Quick Books or whatnot from your bank statement. So typically that's the last thing I would hire out because it seems to me that it doesn't take them very long to catch up. Mark: That's interesting. So I'm actually reversed on that. I like to outsource books first because I just don't enjoy it at all. Amanda: Right. Mark: And like you said outsource the stuff that you don't enjoy and keep things that you do so cool. Well, this has been interesting, it's been useful, it's not everything that we planned to talk about but I actually liked what we talked about and that there was something interesting. So I'm going to end with this, you've been advising buyers and sellers for a long time now and most of the people that listen to the podcast are looking to buy, there are some people selling. If you were to give one piece of advice for people buying an online business whether it'd be through Quiet Light Brokerage or through any other place; you find it online or another brokerage firm, what would be just kind of the one thing that you would advise people on? Amanda: I think the best thing that you can do is take some time to research just overall broad marketplace. Don't just look at a few packages. Really allow yourself several months at least to get a good feel of what's a good fit for you. There are so many different models of businesses, SaaS businesses, Amazon, to e-commerce and so forth and so one may seem more attractive to you. It may not necessarily need to be a certain niche but it may just be a certain type of model that is attractive. And I just want to add to that that the other thing that I recommend is don't basically pigeonhole yourself into a certain niche because you might find a business that doesn't have an attractive product but everything else could be right; the lifestyle component, the workload, the margin, the net profitability. And so I think that's really important to keep an open mind. Mark: Awesome. Well, hey, thanks, Amanda for coming on the podcast. I really do appreciate you coming on and I'm sure everybody else will as well. Everybody knows where to reach you, amanda@quietlightbrokerage. If you have questions about buying, about starting, about … you know or just have really general questions about this I will stand by the fact that your entrepreneurial background speaks for itself. And I think the success that you've had repeatedly speaks for itself. So we appreciate you sharing some of the wisdom you've gained over the years of doing this entrepreneurial thing that we do and everything else. Amanda: Yeah. Mark: So hopefully we can have you on again sometime in the future but we'll wait a year or so before we do. Amanda: Yes please do. Mark: All right. Amanda: Well thank you, Mark. I appreciate it. Have a great day. Links and Resources: Contact Amanda About Amanda  

On today’s episode meet Amanda McDowell and her world-famous glutes. Coach Chris sits down with Amanda as they dive deep into her long robust athletic history. Find out the 3 exercises Amanda USED to do for glute development and what her new favorite glute exercise is after filming the Unlock Your Glutes program.   "What I've learned after your program Unlock Your Glutes... You can actually target certain muscles, so instead of doing the deadlifts before this program working out my whole entire legs, I could have just been focused on my glutes..."  -Amanda McDowell   Subscribe to iTunes Love the podcast? Leave a review on iTunes! What do you want to hear from the Critical Bench Podcast? Tell us here!    Timestamps: 2:05 Amanda’s athletic history and how that SHAPED her entire physique 4:26 How Amanda got into Ballroom Dancing and Figure Competition 5:42 Get the FREE 5-Minute Glute Workout Sheets 8:08 Amanda’s favorite ‘go to’ glute exercises BEFORE filming Unlock Your Glutes 9:17 What Amanda experienced filming UYG and having a really SORE butt 13:38 Leg training VS Glute Isolation training for glute growth 16:48 The Glute Drive Hip Thrust machine at the COMPOUND 18:25 Breaking down the #1 Exercise for the Glutes  22:48 Check out the Unlock Your Glutes program and FREE 5-Minute Glute Workout 24:22 Amanda’s next figure competition and her prep   Resources Text "GLUTES” to 345-345 for the FREE 5-Minute Glute Workout www.unlockmyglutes.com Connect with Amanda: Instagram Connect with Critical Bench: Facebook Instagram Youtube www.criticalbench.com

Is sales a dirty word in yoga? It is certainly not what we signed up to do when we became yoga teachers.  In this episode, my guest Amanda Kingsmith makes the case that sales are a necessary part of being a yoga teacher, that they don't have to feel slimy, and that they can actually be a catalyst for personal growth.  Our conversation also dives into: -->What Amanda learned working on the sales floor at Lululemon -->The difference between convincing and offering -->The inner work that is the first step to getting better at sales - and making them feel more comfortable. -->How to make sales feel like service.  Inspired Action After you listen to the episode, Amanda invites you to sit down with a journal and brainstorm on the following four questions: What does success mean to me? What is one thing I really want to do with my teaching or business? What is one thing that is holding me back right now? What is my relationship to money? Links and Resources Yoga Podcasts MBOM podcastConnected Yoga Teacher podcast Yoga Business Coaches Work with AmandaWork with ShannonWork with Mado Podcast episodes mentioned: Episode 6: Succeed as a yoga teacher by focusing on cooperation over competition with Mado and Shannon Crow Episode 8: Teaching yoga full time vs part time with Mado

Happy holidays from Geek Herring! Monika and Amanda are talking all things Christmas. From the latest controversies attacking historical holiday favourites, to Amanda's obsession with Hallmark Christmas movies, and gifts the geeky girls in your life will love. In this episode: What Amanda and Monika's Christmas traditions are Why there's such controversy over holiday classics such as "Baby, It's Cold Outside" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" What's happening with Santx Why Hallmark Christmas movies are the best things ever What to buy the geek girls in your life We referenced the following: This Hallmark Christmas movie script written by a bot is the Christmas movie we all need (https://www.fastcompany.com/90283907/this-hallmark-christmas-movie-script-written-by-a-bot-is-the-christmas-movie-we-all-need) Girls Resist! A Guide to Activism, Leadership, and Starting a Revolution (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Girls-Resist-Activism-Leadership-Revolution/dp/1683690591/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1545134411&sr=8-1&keywords=girls+resist) Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/014198600X/?coliid=I1EUCKYY79FS1O&colid=2S3D831ZVTPKH&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it) If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! And don’t forget to leave an iTunes review and check us out on social media: @geekherring on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring), and Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring)! You can also find us on our website (https://www.geekherring.com) and over on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily Yours, Amanda & Monika

1:40 introducing Amanda 3:30 What made Amanda stay in the military even though she never anticipated making it a career4:40 Amanda’s first overseas deployment 7:00 A life defining moment in Amanda’s life 10:00 Asking WHY? Turning self pity around by focusing on some goals to find peace. 11:30 Amanda’s 4 goals.12:50 What Amanda took away from accomplishing her 4 goals and what it set her up for. 13:45 Seizing the moment. “Today is the last day before tomorrow”“Why put off for tomorrow what you could do today”15:00 How life rewarded Amanda “You can’t control what opportunities you will be afforded”17:30 What Amanda attributes to working through her grief19:00 Ultra Running“The power of positive thought” “You’re going to go through highs and lows, and you have to receive those lows and say I recognize you and your there, and let it go”21:20 Getting through the “lows” — dealing with the chatter in your mind. If you find yourself having a pity party — recognize it and find a way to let it go. There is always a high on the other end. 24:20 PTSD — everyone has different thresholds for stress. “It’s not my job to judge whether one of my soldier has PTSD.” Surrounded herself with other strong people who live a similar high intensity lifestyle. 26:20 Surround yourself with people who can serve as a voice of reason. 27:20 Being a dual military couple and her perspective on that30:00 Trying to plan a family as a dual military couple and a female in the military32:30 If Amanda could do anything….33:45 What Amanda is obsessed withRodan + Fields — REVERSE, LashBoost (Ask Leah for more details on her website!)Trekking poles (running poles)Support the show (https://www.shinestrong.co/podcast)

Today Anne and Michelle are chatting with Amanda Nibley, a nutrition and fitness coach who changed her life with the help of a real food diet and loves helping others do the same. Amanda shares her own health journey and offers advice for adjusting your mindset and making a healing diet work with your lifestyle. Topics :50 - Introduction 4:20 - What Amanda is loving 8:30 - Amanda’s health journey 22:30 - How to find acceptance 25:00 - What to do when there’s never enough time 38:30 - Making sustainable changes 45:00 - Following your intuition 48:20 - Where to find Amanda 52:03 - Meal of the week   Links we mentioned in the podcast: Uplevel True Nutrition: Amanda's Website Amanda's Instagram Uplevel True Nutrition Facebook Group Nutrition Coaching - Unbound Wellness More from Anne More from Michelle

The only thing that was really holding me back was time and full-on commitment. Something I’ve been thinking about lately is the connection between fitness and the creative lifestyle. Bringing movement and fitness into my life and taking care of my body allows me more clarity of mind, which in turn helps me continue to press forward in my creative journey. Today I’m talking to Amanda Bucci, fitness expert and online entrepreneur and coach. Amanda started her creative journey when she fell in love with exercise. From there she started building fitness training programs and then transitioned over to entrepreneur coaching. I met Amanda through Lewis Howes and she hired me to photograph her for her brand. We quickly became friends, and I love what she’s up to. It all plays into the space of creative entrepreneurship and how we create a balanced lifestyle that integrates your relationships, business, spirituality, personal development, fitness, and creativity. It has been a result of my ambition, a result of my creativity, a result of putting myself in the right environment. Some things we learn in this podcast: How Amanda got into fitness [4:30] Amanda found a community online [6:00] Why she transitioned from fitness to focus more on entrepreneurship [9:30] When Amanda started viewing her entrepreneurship creatively [11:00] Amanda’s advice on how to create a safety net [17:05] What you have to sacrifice in order to make the leap [19:20] What inspired Amanda to create instead of consume [21:45] How Amanda’s business has evolved [23:00] What Amanda got from Lewis Howes’ mastermind [26:00] How she prioritizes everything in her life [28:55] How Amanda has dealt with rejection [36:20] What spirituality means to her [38:20] What motivates Amanda [41:10] How traveling to Guatemala with Pencils of Promise affected her [43:00] Amanda’s content creation process [45:40] What other creative outlets Amanda is pursuing [49:20] How Amanda deals with lack vs. abundance [54:45] Amanda’s top three books [56:50] What is next for Amanda [59:20] Links mentioned: Listen to Amanda’s podcast Check out Dom Mazzetti Learn more about Lewis Howes’ Mastermind Read the books mentioned in today's episode: The One Thing by Gary Keller Radical Candor by Kim Scott The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone Mindset by Carol Dweck Connect with  Instagram | Twitter | Website

Today I talk to Amanda McCaig who is an Ironman Triathlon finisher! Ironman triathlon is a 3.8km swim, 180km cycle and then a full marathon. With me training at the moment to do a half ironman this summer then a full ironman next year I couldn't wait to speak to Amanda. When I originally asked Amanda to do the podcast I wasn't aware of her background or story. I was already inspired by her achievments but when we done the pod and she opened up I was absolutely amazed! An incredible story. Amanda had hip problems when she was younger and got told she wouldn't be able to do any sports never mind an Ironman Triathlon, had to overcome a number of bad injuries and also opens up about an eating disorder she has worked at to overcome. She also isn't stopping at Ironman, Amanda is doing Celtman which she explains on the pod, insane! An epic story and a great conversation. Thanks so much to Amanda for coming on and doing the pod, enjoy folks! Podcast Breakdown 0:00 - Introduction 2:00 - How Amanda got into fitness & Training 3:58 - How Amanda got into Ironman 7:18 - First triathlon experience’s 13:20 - Amanda talks about her injury problems in the lead up to her 1st Ironman 15:25 - Did it cross Amanda’s mind to quit at any point and what got her through it 18:05 - Amanda talks about open water swimming 22:35 - We talk about the nutrition and fuelling aspect of triathlon 33:19 - Amanda opens up about her issues with anorexia + bulimia and how training has helped her deal with this 36:27 - How were the days leading up to the Ironman event 42:35 - Amanda talks about the Ironman event itself 1:06:30 - Why Amanda chooses to do endurance sports - so prove people wrong and inspire 1:07:30 - Post Ironman and Celtman 1:21:20 - What Amanda would tell anyone who doubts themselves

Amanda Bond, “Bond” as she is known, is an expert when it comes to Facebook ads. With a fiery, authentic spirit she guides her clients so they can get the most of this marketing tool. Always an entrepreneur at heart, she started her career as a social media manager and has taken on such positions as the VP of marketing for The Toronto Yoga Conference and Show. Bond chose to take the wealth of knowledge she gained in her over 12 years of experience in corporate sales and marketing to focus on ad marketing creating her business The Ad Strategist. Bond's down-to-earth manner simplifies the sometimes overwhelming task of marketing yourself on Facebook. In this episode she breaks down the elements of creating an ad and shares such wisdom as:  money doesn't necessarily mean more results, the difference between your personal and business Facebook page (it's an important distinction), and the recommended percentage of sales based posts to non-sales based posts that focus on your message.   5:20 Amanda's journey 7:10 Connection to Toronto Yoga Show 8:40 What to do before spending anything on Facebook ads 11:45 Sharing yourself vs. selling yourself-  sharing what you do, what journey you're on, who you are 12:50 What percentage of posts should have a call to action (sales) and what percentage should be about sharing your message? How telling stories about your clients and directing your services to a specific client can bring more sales 17:20 Difference between personal Facebook profile and yoga business page? What you can include on each page without signalling to Facebook you are selling yourself on your personal page. 19:20 How do you get people to like your Facebook page? Consistency and refinement of your message as you go will attract loyal followers. 21:05 Bond's first Facebook ad expenditure 21:40 Keep in mind we are not our businesses, that we don't become that product or service. 23:15 First step when we are ready to advertise on Facebook and why boosting is not THE answer and referring to the Facebook marketing platform “Facebook Blueprint” 25:00 3 Cs Framework that Amanda and her team use CONNECT - how do you get people to know, like, and trust your brand CONVERT - asking for a micro-commitment (subscribe to email list example, newsletter,subscribe to podcast, etc.) - enters them into sales process, they give up something of value- like time, their email which allows you to see them more often, they will see you in a storytelling capacity and it will enable you to guide them toward a purchase CLOSE - "close the sale" - where they become a customer by purchasing a service or product 27:35 Overcoming the objections that our customers have when they buy from you 28:20 What are the benefits your audience will miss out on if you are not selling your product or service? 32:20 Meet your audience at the beginner level 33:35 What stories are powerful to share the benefits of yoga e.g. transformation stories, encourage them to be a curious beginner, don't have to be perfect 34:35 Being vulnerable and relatable - show up as yourself, encourages them to be human because you present yourself that way, put yourself out there consistently not constantly, “a messy journey of consistent action” 36:05 Facebook live is scary! Remember that you have a piece of knowledge, a nugget of wisdom to share with others, being fearful prevents you from sharing knowledge with those who would benefit 37:50 What Amanda would do with Facebook if she was a full-time yoga teacher: Journal publicly about life, journey, as messy as it is Look to improve what I know about the tech side and business side (even a few minutes every day) Create connection with those you admire, reach out to them, “be a sponge” to discover your own voice 39:30 How to work with Amanda- changing gears to work with those getting started in their businesses that don't necessarily have a big ad budget Links Bond's Website: The Ad Strategist The Ad Strategist on Facebook Facebook Blueprint The Toronto Yoga Conference and Show The Connected Yoga Teacher Facebook Group The Connected Yoga Teacher YouTube channel

Today's guest is Amanda Walljasper, from Southern Minnesota. She's a successful brick and mortar retail business owner who has used her passion for helping people to get healthier, to motivate her in her business pursuits for the last eight years.    Due to Amanda's fondness for small business in prospering small towns, she's been pushed to pursuing growing her business online, as well as in her retail locations, recently expanding her business with The Daily Apple Online now too.    Amanda has made it her mission to share how she uses social media in a creative and resourceful way, to grow the online side of her business. She really took a leap of faith when she left her job as an Elementary Spanish Teacher, to buy a health food store and she's been taking similar leaps ever since!    Amanda has become aware, through her own process of growth, of the challenges that many entrepreneurs and small businesses are faced with. She really hopes to share her mantra, part of which is  never giving up with groups of dream-chasers, for many years to come.    Amanda is also available to be booked as the Speaker at your next event! You can contact her at www.thedailyappleonline.com or find her on Facebook or Instagram.   The Daily Apple Stores are in Worthington, Minnesota and in Storm Lake Iowa.   Amanda's special offer promo code, to get 15% off your next entire online purchase at The Daily Apple Online- Use the code grow at the checkout   Today Amanda talks to Ursula about:   •The tough shape that her first store was in, when she bought it and that it was really an all new experience for her, never having been in retail before. •How she realized that the sales numbers were never going to allow them to keep the doors open and what she did to double her sales really quickly, in order to pay back her loans. •That her second business took a little bit to grow, as it was all so brand new. •What gave her the courage to keep going, in spite of the 'no's' for the loans. •The great vision and potential that she saw in her first store. •How her store has transformed and evolved into what she envisioned. •That she had to quit thinking small and really believe in herself and develop confidence, to grow to the next level. •How hard it was for to move beyond her initial limiting beliefs and how things have really changed now. •How important it is for her to give back. •How the steps unfolded for her, to find the money to grow her business. •Her determination to carry on, even though she didn't really make any money in the beginning. •Breathing new life into her business with advertising and marketing, initially using print advertising in the local newspaper and radio advertising. •The really great benefits of using social media as a marketing tool. •Some tips that Amanda shares with her customers about taking great care of your body. Eat well! Listen to your body! Drink lots of water! •Why she really recommends hiring a Business Coach, to help you grow your business. •How Coaches have really helped Amanda the most, with marketing strategies and finding what was holding her back. •Connecting with like-minded individuals as a key to success. •Getting in touch with somebody positive, when things are looking down. •What Amanda loves so much about small businesses.  

This week I'm talking with Amanda Cook of Wellpreneur, digital marketing for the wellness industry. She helps health coaches, yoga teachers, personal trainers & nutritionists bring more of the right people to their websites and turn them into paying clients. Sounds crisp and clean, like Amanda's really got her business together, right? It wasn't always this way, and in this Courage story, Amanda opens up about her days as a deflated corporate employee chasing a job overseas in pursuit of freedom. Initially thinking a career in health coaching was the answer, Amanda excitedly obtained her certification, started a blog and began working with clients only to realize this totally wasn't for her. After realizing that a new home in Paris nor a new career in health coaching would fill the void in her life, Amanda found herself majorly confused about what to do next. Somewhere along the way, someone told Amanda to "start looking at who’s already showing up in your business." What Amanda realized next was absolutely key: she had tons of friends coming to her for tech and marketing help, and she actually loved that stuff. She had closed the door on her corporate background in marketing without realizing there was another way to make it work in her own business. You'll have to join us for this conversation to hear:the exact moment that things clicked for AmandaHow she figured out what services to offer after tearing her hair out doing work she hatedWhy the clients started flowing when she was previously struggling.... and what advice she'd offer her former self. SHOW NOTES:Amanda's websiteAmanda's bookBig Magic, Elizabeth GilbertFizzle: Try 5 weeks free!

Today’s episode of Happy Black Woman is filled with tips and strategies to help you build your personal brand, connect with your purpose, and package your genius. Rosetta talks with personal branding coach Amanda Miller Littlejohn, who is on a mission to help clients get their message out into the world. She assists clients package their genius and get it out into the world. Amanda chats with Rosetta about the path that led her to her true purpose and how she empowers people to connect with their gifts. Her goal is to help her clients figure out how to share their gifts by demystifying the marketing process and offering tactical guidance. Throughout Amanda’s chat with Rosetta, she shares a wealth of information to help you find your way to your true path. Connecting people with their true gifts through coaching and tactical guidance. Amanda started out in the PR world as an award-winning public relations executive, but found herself drawn to helping the individual versus assisting businesses. Over time, it became clear that her true genius was in extracting what is special about individuals, and so her mission was born. Amanda explains how she sees herself as a mirror to her clients, helping them see their true genius. She also assists in identifying the ways in which they may have gone astray in the past and veered away from their purpose. After working with clients, Amanda is able to see them bring passion and energy into their work, revelling in the joy of living their purpose. Specific steps to help you identify your genius. According to Amanda, we all have genius. She walks Rosetta through the steps that can help you identify your genius and package it. Amanda asks tactical questions that make it easier to see your gifts and begin the process of walking in your purpose. What do you do after you identify your genius? Amanda explains the value of paying attention to your audience. What are they reading, listening to, or watching? Research podcasts, blogs, television shows, and other resources to better understand your audience’s needs and wants. This will provide value insight into connecting your genius with your audience. Staying focused and bringing your purpose to life. Amanda shares with Rosetta her tip for women who don’t feel ready to get started. Start where you are. This simple, yet powerful message says it all. Amanda tells us how she procrastinated and finally realized she just had to start where she was. She also discusses the value of investing in a coach if you’re ready to get the support you need to take things to the next level. Amanda walks us through a typical day in her busy life. She explains the value of knowing your work methodology and arranging your day to best manage productivity. She also shares some tech tools that help her stay focused and how having kids gave her a natural focus around her time. With hard work and focus, Amanda has designed her ideal life. What makes her a Happy Black Woman? Helping others, being with her children, and - of course - coffee. If you keep it moving in your purpose, things will fall into place. As Rosetta closes out her chat with Amanda, they discuss a favorite book that inspired Amanda on her journey along with a personal mantra. Her mantra - Keep it moving - is all about the importance of always moving forward no matter what. Amanda shares a final tip for women who are just at the beginning stages of building a business: if something isn’t working for you or making you happy, get rid of it. She shares why so many of us end up trapped in situations that no longer serve us because we feel like it’s the “right thing to do”. Amanda’s final piece of advice: if it no longer serves you, let it go. Outline of this great episode [0:34] Rosetta’s introduction of her guest, Amanda Miller Littlejohn. [1:34] How Rosetta and Amanda first connected. [3:52] Amanda’s mission and the work that she does. [6:31] How Amanda assists her clients. [9:53] What inspired Amanda to expand her PR business into working with individuals. [13:33] Some specific action steps for someone getting started in this process. [18:36] Action tips once you understand your message and purpose. [23:12] Thinking about your goals from a strategic perspective. [24:20] What do you say to the woman who knows she has expertise to share, but doesn’t feel like she’s ready? [28:20] What Amanda’s typical day looks like and how she stays on track. [33:44] What makes you a Happy Black Woman? [34:57] A book that has inspired Amanda. [36:11] A personal mantra that has inspired Amanda on her journey. [38:36] The #1 tip for ladies who are just at the beginning stages of building their business. [41:04] How to connect with Amanda. Resources & Links mentioned in this episode BOOK: “The Firestarter Sessions” Amanda Miller Littlejohn’s website: www.AmandaMillerLittlejohn.com Get your FREE Personal Branding Toolkit

On today's episode of The Art of Paid Traffic, I've got a really cool case study... I’m talking with Amanda Greville from Rock Paper Gifts, a wedding invitation and paper goods company. Amanda’s been running Facebook ads for her business for about a year now, doing what most beginners do -- boosting a post here and there. She decided that it was important to keep learning Facebook ads so that she could keep bringing in new business, so about 6 months ago, she started taking things seriously and began using Power Editor to create her ads. And that’s when the real fun began! She started seeing some good results and tested different ad formats until she knocked it out of the park with one ad format in particular. And when I say knocked it out of the park I mean she got a 5000% ROI! Here's what you're going to learn on today's episode: What Amanda did to get that 5000% ROI The ad formats that she’s tested and the one in particular that’s given her the best results What kind of ad copy she’s using What her sales funnel looks like, and a lot more... If you’ve ever doubted that Facebook ads can’t work for a niche higher priced product, you’re gonna love this episode!