All Episodes
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EP 354: Making Sales A System With Coach Pony Founder Christie Mims
In This Episode: * Why Coach Pony founder Christie Mims uses 2 “competing” sales funnels to accommodate for different ways of buying* How she melds both sales ...
EP 353: Dancing With Systems In Clickup With Lou Blaser & Sean McMullin from YellowHouse.Media
In This Episode: * Why Sean McMullin & Lou Blaser, from YellowHouse.Media, switched their project management software from Notion to Clickup (and why it’s not ...
EP 352: Personal Strengths Make Strategy Stronger
Personal strengths are like a photo filter. Imagine you’ve got a photo that’s… fine. You upload it to Instagram or VSCO or some fun photo editing app. And...
EP 351: Thinking Differently With Writer Kris Windley
In This Episode: * Why writer Kris Windley decided to learn how to illustrate her articles* How doodling has helped her work with her ADHD* How she finds the i...
EP 350: Slowing Down For Success With Coach Reva Patwardhan
In This Episode: * Why coach Reva Patwardhan counts her intrinsic sense of belonging as one of her top strengths* How “deep processing” allows her to work with...
EP 349: Updating Your Default Settings With Work Brighter Founder Brittany Berger
In This Episode: * How Work Brighter founder Brittany Berger leverages her unique strengths to create a custom approach to productivity and structure* Why sh...
EP 348: Knowing When To Get Out Of The Way With Let’s Do The Books Founder Mark Butler
In This Episode: * Why Let’s Do The Books founder Mark Butler has been working on getting out of the way for his team* How he’s evolved the way he works to tak...
EP 347: Carving Out Space For Creative Work With The Autonomous Creative Founder Jessica Abel
In This Episode: * Why Jessica Abel believes carving out space to work on experimental and creative projects is key* The strategy she recommends for buying the...
EP 346: Finding The Right Blend With Financial Behaviorist Jacquette Timmons
In This Episode: * Why financial behaviorist Jacquette Timmons is more interested in finding the right blend that finding a balance between work and life* How ...
EP 345: Putting Your Business In Maintenance Mode With ScaleSpark Founder Susan Boles
In This Episode: * Sean McMullin asks Break The Ceiling host Susan Boles what she’s learned about creating a business that runs itself* Why maintenance mode is...
EP 344: Time To Take A Break?
Do you ever get the feeling you’re white-knuckling it through business ownership? Like if you just squeeze the wheel hard enough and focus on what’s in front o...
EP 343: 5 Ways To Do More & Better By Teaming Up
I did not like group work as a student. I much preferred to take on a project myself. I wanted complete control over the vision for that project, its executi...
EP 342: Getting Help Before The Ish Hits The Fan with Shulamit Ber Levtov
In This Episode: * How mindset & resilience consultant Shulamit Ber Levtov became interested in the mental health challenges women face in entrepreneurship* Wh...
EP 341: Taking Better Care Of Each Other with Wanderwell Founder Kate Strathmann
In This Episode: * Wanderwell founder Kate Strathmann and I unpack how our personal values often don’t line up with economic forces—and how that impacts our bu...
EP 340: Managing As An Introverted, Anxious, and Autistic Boss: Tara’s Interview On The Rebel Therapist With Annie Schuessler
In This Episode: * How I decide what roles to hire for (and why understanding our team structure is key)* When it’s time increase capacity by hiring versus fix...
EP 339: Hiring For The Upside With Small Business Co-Pilot Founder Podge Thomas
In This Episode: * Why management specialist Podge Thomas believes your team should be your biggest asset* How to prepare to hire—and how to take better care o...
Q&A: What Content Should Be Free? And What Should Be Paid For?
How do you know what content should be free? And, what should be paid for? This month, we’ve been talking all about building an audience and/or finding custo...
EP 338: Why Staying Small Leads To Big Results
This month, we’ve explored finding customers and building an audience—which are not the same things. Every business needs to find customers. But not every bu...
EP 337: Connecting With Stories With Tell Me A Story Founder Hillary Rea
In This Episode: * Why storytelling is good for business and how it can help you build your audience* Why you don’t have to squeeze your story into the hero’s ...
EP 336: Marketing Without Scale With Brand Strategist Felicia Sullivan
In This Episode: * Why brand strategist Felicia Sullivan doesn’t bother with using social media to find clients* How she uses coffee dates to make long-lasting...
EP 335: Finding The Right Strategy To Market Your Business with Savvy Social Podcast Host Andréa Jones
In This Episode: * How social media marketing expert Andréa Jones balances two different marketing strategies for her agency and for her membership community* ...
EP 334: Creating Mental Space With Simple Changes
What’s the ROI on mental space? What would it be worth to you to get some peace of mind? What would you be willing to do to alleviate a bit of uncertainty...
EP 333: Simplifying Social Media Content Creation With Andréa Jones and Tara McMullin
What Works is all about exploring what’s really working for small business owners. Because there are a lot of assumptions and misconceptions about what it ta...
Q&A: How Do You Make A Big Change To Your Business Model?
How do you make a big change to your business model without making it harder than it has to be? How do you navigate sunsetting an old offer (or a ...
EP 332: Maybe Simplicity Is Just A Dream…
I’m convinced that every entrepreneur has a fantasy business that they daydream about. It’s free from all of the baggage and assumptions that we’ve built up ...
EP 331: Embracing Simplicity With Brigitte Lyons & Sophy Dale
In This Episode: * How Sophy Dale decided to let go of 2 of her 3 businesses and just focus on one and why figuring out a novel distribution strategy was a key...
EP 330: Letting Go Of Complication With Brigitte Lyons & Sophy Dale
In This Episode: * How Sophy Dale ended up running 3 separate businesses—and what made her realize it was all too complicated* How Brigitte Lyons realized that...
EP 329: The Anatomy Of An Opportunity
Sometimes it can feel like you don’t find opportunity, opportunity finds you. But even then, it’s the fact that you were paying attention—listening, watching...
EP 328: Navigating The Crossroads With Business Coach Justine Clay
In This Episode: * How business coach Justine Clay decides whether or not to pursue an opportunity* Why she starts with feelings first and how she builds a “sc...
EP 327: Building A Financially Sustainable Business Model With Systems Saved Me Founder Jordan Gill
In This Episode: * How Jordan Gill used data and experience to set competitive prices for her business operations firm* Why she focused on serving seasonal ser...