Ambitious Mom Podcast

Meet Marie

An innate organizer and planner. A working mom to two with a third on the way. A veteran of Corporate America for ten plus years. A Fargo native and sports lover.

Creator of The Organized Planner which is designed for the working mom to help manage and organize personal and work life.

Organized Marie is a place for working moms to create simple, everyday organizing solutions for their home. Every working mom can have an organized, stress-free home.

See the Full Show Notes >> https://1kmom.com/create-stress-free-home

Join the FREE 1k Mom Community >> https://1kmomtribe.com 

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Meet Shelly

Shelly Robinson is the owner of Alively, a self-care subscription box for moms packed with wellness goodies and empowering activities designed to help you put the pep back in your step and the spunk back in your spirit. Think of it as self-care on cruise control.

Her mission in life is to be a seed planter, a hope spreader, and a truth teller so that moms know down to their core that they are worthy of a happy, purposeful life.

Check out the full show notes >> https://1kmom.com/make-self-care-priority

Join the FREE 1k Mom Community >> https://1kmomtribe.com 

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Meet Stacey

Stacey Ogden is the founder and owner of the Busy Mom Collective. Through her podcast of the same name, and working one-on-one with clients, she helps working moms and mompreneurs master their schedules, own their time, and conquer their out of control to-do lists. She lives in western Connecticut with her husband, 7 year old daughter, and German Shepherd puppy where she teaches middle school music and runs a local chapter of Business Among Moms.

See the Full Show Notes >> https://1kmom.com/create-to-do-list-from-brain-dump

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Meet Becky

Becky Mollenkamp began her career as a journalist, working as a staff reporter for a daily newspaper and an editor for one of the country’s largest magazines. She left the 9-to-5 grind in 2005 to become a freelance writer, eventually shifting her focus to corporate writing. Today, she helps other freelancers with mindset and strategy so they can own their authority and crush their goals. She has a large Facebook group, Own it Crush it, and recently launched an exclusive membership community.

Links to Connect

• Connect with Becky
• Website
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Learn how to use LinkedIN to build credibility and get more B2B clients >> FREEBIE
• What Becky's reading
• The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
• Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
• Stop Saying You’re Fine by Mel Robbins
• Connect with Katie
• Join the FREE 1k Mom Community
• Screenshot today's episode and share on your Insta Story and tag me! >> Go to Insta

Noteworthy

• Meet Becky (00:38)
• How Becky started her Facebook group (01:20)
• Qualities needed to be a successful group leader (04:01)
• Fears before starting a group (05:37)
• How to create a group others want to be a part of (06:07)
• Does everyone need a Facebook group for their business? (08:20)
• Being an active participant in Facebook groups (09:48)
• How to create engagement in a Facebook group (13:30)
• How to track engagement in a Facebook group (17:45)
• Facebook group prompts (19:12)
• How to promote a Facebook group (21:00)
• Niche vs. Broad Facebook groups (22:32)
• Naming your Facebook group (24:01)
• Sales funnels in your Facebook group (24:50)
• Planning out what to talk about (27:41)
• The benefits of Facebook groups (28:47)
• Becky’s new membership group (30:42)
• One mom and business owner hack (32:30)
• If you started over again, what would you tell yourself? (33:36)
• Becky recommends her favorite system to use (34:47)
• Becky’s book recommendations (36:05)
• How to connect with Becky (39:45)

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Meet Karrie

Karrie is a Virtual Assistant/ Social Media Manager specializing in Pinterest, and Wellness Coach teaching families how to rid their homes of toxic chemicals and taking control of their health through essential oils. She is a wife, mom, and homeschool teacher to 3 kiddos ages: 10, 13, & 16.

Noteworthy 

• (1:10) Meet Karrie
• (2:06) What started Karrie down the entrepreneurial path
• (4:25) How did people originally find Karrie to hire her
• (6:45) What is Karrie’s expertise?
• (8:40) Give Tailwind a try, what Karrie uses to manage Pinterest (totally what I recommend as well...email me if you have questions [email protected])
• (12:50) How does Karrie manage homeschooling and running a business?
• (15:41) What hard boundaries have you put up in your home or business
• (19:30) What do you have to say to the mom considering homeschooling?
• (22:05) What started you down the path of homeschooling?
• (25:20) What does acquiring social skills look like for homeschool kids?
• (29:25) Embracing minimalism & homeschooling
• (33:05) What type of homeschooling?
• (37:00) Mom & business owner hack
• (41:45) What would you start with if you could do it all over again
• (43:00) Favorite app/software/system
• (47:45) Best book you’ve read
• Links
• Tag me on Insta Stories that you're listening!
• Join the $1k Mom Tribe
• The $1k Mom Blog
• Connect with Karrie
• Website - Karrie's Free Gift - How to find your perfect VA
• What Karrie's reading 
• The 12 week year
• High-Performance Habits

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Feel free to email me with any questions you might have and I'll be sure to feature you on the next #AskKatie episode! [email protected]

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As moms running businesses, when we have a baby or some kind of life change, we have to take the time to prepare our business and household for a new baby. Some mompreneurs feel like they can’t take an adequate amount of maternity leave but today on the $1k Mom podcast we talk to Sharice Enis who has prepared her business and household for 12 weeks off of complete maternity leave! Listen to today’s episode to hear her wisdom on how she is making it happen!

Noteworthy

• (1:17) Who is Sharice
• (2:08) The journey towards working for yourself
• (4:28) Sharice’s first business and freelancing work
• (6:05) Sharice’s expertise
• (7:40) Systems in your business
• (13:23) How has Sharice prepared her business and household for a new baby
• (17:41) Sharice’s plan for maternity leave
• (24:05) Mom & business owner hack
• (25:45) Did you know laundry outsourcing exists?!!!?!?
• (27:23) What would you do if you could do it all over again?
• (29:31) Favorite app/system/software
• (31:14) Best book you’ve ever read and looking forward to reading soon

Links

• Join the $1k Mom Tribe for FREE
• Let’s hang out on IG Stories
• Connect with Sharice
• Instagram 
• Website 
• Best book Sharice has read >> The Year of Yes by Shonda Rimes
• Looking forward to reading >> We’re Going to Need More Wine

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Have you ever wanted to declutter your home but didn’t know where to start? You could feel your home draining your energy because of all of the clutter and things that were constantly out, unorganized and out of place.

In this episode on the $1k Mom podcast, we talk with Lisa Zawrotny about her unique approach to home organization, productivity and business and how our stuff that is in our environment plays a huge role in our family life, work life and personal life.

Before you grab the trash bags and declutter your space, give this episode a listen, because the stuff is not truly what it’s about.

Noteworthy

• (0:40) Who is Lisa Zawrotny
• (2:15) How did you end up in this Life Coaching niche?
• (6:20) The residual effects of physically organizing your home
• (10:50) What brings you joy in your home? This is the ultimate goal of organizing your home
• (11:15) How do we begin to define what those most important things are
• (13:25) How core values translate into our space and into our lives
• (15:00) What are the first objections people have when organizing their homes
• (16:50) There is not a formula for organizing and creating a productive life
• (17:40) The effect of micro decisions and decision fatigue
• (20:14) Purging is a muscle, how to get rid of what you need to get rid of
• (24:02) Little by little progress - How to set realistic goals in organizing and cleaning our home
• (32:30) The book she recommends the most
• (34:56) Mom or business owner hack
• (35:58) What would you tell yourself if you could do it all over again?
• (36:54) Favorite app/system/software

Quoteables

“It would be great if I owned my authenticity sooner”

Explore the process that you need first and foremost, then add the fancy tools

Links

• Join the $1k Mom Tribe
• Let’s hang out on IG Stories
• Connect with Lisa
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Website
• Lisa’s most recommended book Essentialism
• Reading next - The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey

Screenshot the show and tag me on IG Stories! I would love to hear about the AHA moments you’ve had!

Feel free to email me with any questions you might have and I’ll be sure to feature you on the next #AskKatie episode! katie@1kmom.com

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Hindsight is 20/20 and in this episode, you'll hear more about Kim Santillo's journey towards leaving her corporate career to become a full-time mompreneur. What would she have done differently if she could do it all over again? If you are considering making the jump to full-time entrepreneurship, consider if you are the type of person who needs a plan or a push out of the nest to figure it out! Give this episode a listen! 

Meet Kim

In 2017, Kim Santillo took the big leap and left a well-paying job in the corporate world to start creating life on her own terms. Through her company Virtual Sanity, Kim partners with 6-7 figure business owners to help them to focus on what they truly love. Whether she’s helping them build a community and brand through social media, systemizing their back end, or simply freeing up some of their time with project management, she truly takes a vested interest in her client's business and enjoys seeing them grow.

Kim enjoys spending time with her husband and 2 sons and loves traveling, purses, wine and all things Pittsburgh Sports.

Noteworthy 

• (2:00) Who is Kim & making the leap to full-time as a business owner and quite a corporate career
• (6:20) Should you quit your job before you have it all figured out?
• (6:56) What is Kim’s expertise?
• (8:34) Narrowing down on your niche and what to focus on
• (10:20) Do your business systems overflow into your household?
• (14:00) Katie’s calendar blocking categories to get more done
• (17:30) How Kim streamlined her social media workflow
• (20:45) How often should we be posting on social media?
• (25:00) Can we repurpose content across all of the social media platforms?
• (28:20) How Kim found her niche?
• (32:20) Using Loom to communicate, share ideas, etc
• (36:11) Mom & Business Owner Hack
• (37:40) If you could do it all over again, what would you tell yourself or start with?
• (38:33) Favorite app/system/software that you’d recommend right now
• (39:45) The best book Kim’s read and is looking forward to reading soon
• Pivot by Jenny Blake
• Think & Grow Rich by Napolean Hill 

Links

• Join the $1k Mom Tribe
• The $1k Mom Blog
• Connect with Kim
• Facebook - Achieve Your Vision
• Linked In
• Website

Make sure to check out the full episode with the player above or head to the $1k Mom Podcast

If you’ve ever had a moment like this in motherhood and business, head on over to Katie’s latest Instagram post and comment something and that you came over from the podcast!

Screenshot the show and tag me on IG Stories! I would love to hear about the AHA moments you've had!

Feel free to email me with any questions you might have and I'll be sure to feature you on the next #AskKatie episode! [email protected]

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Meet Crystal

Crystal is a certified Life Coach, Podcaster, co-owner of "Soul In The Raw Coaching", co-author of "The Soul Shift Guide" E-Journal, Mama, Christ follower, and instigator of joy. She has a heart to help you live life intentionally, even when that means being brave and afraid at the same time. Each day she works with people to redefine their definition of success, release limiting beliefs, uncover their core values, and create a life/business dynamic that is fulfilling.

Noteworthy

• (1:27) Who is Crystal?
• (2:41) Early days as an entrepreneur
• (3:40) Finding alignment in your work
• (5:57) Examples of God’s faithfulness
• (7:18) What don’t we know about the life coaching profession?
• (9:15) How to navigate business with a partnership
• (11:17) Have you always been a confident entrepreneur/person
• (15:00) When should you share your struggles?
• (19:27) How to be confident as a mom and entrepreneur
• (24:05) How do you transition into putting your family and kids first when running a business as a mom
• (26:00) Discover your 3 core values and why it matters to discover yours
• (36:10) 3 Tips to be a more confident mom and mompreneur
• (40:40) Morning journaling routine to reinforce confidence
• (43:00) Is self care selfish?
• (44:38) 1 Mom & Business Owner Hack to manage motherhood and business well
• (48:00) If you could do it all over again what would you tell yourself or what would you start with?
• (50:08) Favorite app/system/software
• (54:14) Best book you’ve read 
• (56:28) What does Soul in the Raw mean and more about Crystal’s podcast?

Links

• Join the $1k Mom Tribe
• Let’s hang out on IG Stories
• Connect with Crystal
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Work with Crystal
• Soul in the Raw Podcast
• Keep your love on by Danny Silk
• Loving Your Kids on Purpose by Danny Silk
• Crystal’s favorite recommendations on all the things!!! 

Screenshot the show and tag me on IG Stories! I would love to hear about the AHA moments you’ve had!

Feel free to email me with any questions you might have and I’ll be sure to feature you on the next #AskKatie episode! [email protected]

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When you're a mom and you work from home, sometimes your plans (as awesome and well intentioned and systematized as they are) can go to crap...in a heartbeat.

When this happens. As a mom, running a household and a business, there are a few ways we can react.

In today's bonus episode on the $1k Mom podcast, Katie is sharing 3 steps to take when your work at home mom plans go crazy! We can lose it or we can get it together and do these 3 things.

If you've ever had a moment like this in motherhood and business, head on over to Katie's latest Instagram post and comment something and that you came over from the podcast! 

• Join the $1k Mom Tribe
• The $1k Mom Blog

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