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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...
EP 326: Creating Sustainable Structures & Systems With Superscript Marketing Founder Anna Wolf
In This Episode: * Why SuperScript Marketing founder Anna Wolf started her niche content marketing agency aimed at the financial service industry* How learning...
EP 325: When Opportunity Meets Sustainability With Tara McMullin
What if your biggest opportunity didn’t involve doing more but doing less? What if scaling back and simplifying wasn’t only a way to make your life better bu...
EP 324: 4 Patterns That Make Relationship-Building A Challenge
A big part of how I do what I do is by spotting patterns. As a podcaster, I’m looking for the patterns in the stories my guests tell me. As a business...
EP 323: Get To Know Your Neighbors With Rebelle Founder Shannon Siriano Greenwood
Do you know your neighbors? Sean and I know a couple of ours—but most are strangers. At this point in time, not knowing your neighbors is pretty common. W...
EP 322: Building A Stronger Team With Productive Flourishing Founder Charlie Gilkey
I didn’t start a business because I was excited about managing people. I wasn’t dreaming of hiring a team while I was writing blog posts in the stolen moment...
EP 321: Designing A Remarkable Customer Experience
“Exceptional customer service.” I’m sure you’ve heard those words uttered during a training session for a retail or service industry job at some point in you...
EP 320: Making Your Business Your #1 Ally
Businesses are all about relationships, right? Sure, I think we can all agree on that to one extent or another. But what exactly do we mean by that? Mo...
EP 319: Why Our Plans Need More Margin
Margin is space—the space between and around. There is the margin of a page, of course. And there is the margin around the border of a forest. There’s also t...
EP 318: Writing The 2nd Draft With Sell From Love Author Finka Jerkovic
In This Episode: * What Sell From Love author Finka Jerkovic learned from the process of writing her book’s first draft* How she determined what problem the bo...
BONUS: Finding Your Podcasting Rhythm With The Standout Podcast Club
Flow. Rhythm. Consistency. These are all words we want to associate with how we do our work, but so rarely can we actually describe a week or even a day as ...
EP 317: Leveraging LinkedIn With The Pocket PhD Founder Emily Crookston
In This Episode: * How The Pocket PhD founder Emily Crookston started leveraging LinkedIn after the pandemic threw a wrench in her public speaking plans* Why s...
