Behind Their Business

ADHD can affect anyone, from children to adults, including you and me. Personally, I used to associate it with small boys who are not able to sit at their chairs at school until I found myself a victim after learning about it. ADHD is not a disability; it’s just a different ability that can be used as an incredible strength to exploit your capabilities.  Join me in this power-packed episode, engaging with Courtney Chaal as she gives you masterpiece lessons from her experience in running a business with ADHD. Courtney is a business coach and ADHD advocate who works with creative coaches and consultants to help them stop being broke and start getting more clients by creating an irresistible service that they can eventually turn into scalable offers. 

They provide 12 months coaching program with a target of adding $100K to your revenue bottom line.

In This Episode, You Will Learn About:

• How Courtney started her entrepreneurship journey (01:38)
• How Courtney discovered she had ADHD (06:12)
• The connection between hyperfocus and ADHD (12:23)
• Preparing for creativity shifts during parenting (18:47)
• Managing ADHD as an entrepreneur (23:16)
• Courtney shares about her husband's ADHD diagnosis (27:23)
• Is medication necessary for people with ADHD (32:20)
• ADHD medication, hormonal changes, and pregnancy  (34:05)
• Practical tip from Courtney that you can do every day (41:08) 

Connect With Courtney Chaal

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SHOW

• Learn more about the podcast and donate: behindtheirbusiness.com
• Connect with Behind Their Business podcast on Instagram:instagram.com/behindtheirbusiness

Being a mom trying to juggle a full-time job with family life is not easy, but finding an optimal balance between family, work, and self-care is the joy of every mother.  There is no job or income that surpasses your family, and being there in the moments that matter and still be able to work is what we all desire. In today’s episode, I’m joined by Rebecca’s cousins, the founder of WahmCEO (work-at-home moms), and a marketing and business coach.
Rebecca is a prolific entrepreneur, and her experience in the spaces led her to her current role as a business coach for moms desiring to work at home. She has been helping mothers turn their passion into a simple but profitable online venture by teaching them simple skills in general business, time management, and mindset strategies to help them thrive in business and be present in their children’s most important moments in life.
During the episode, Rebecca shares her entrepreneurial journey and how closing a successful business taught her self-care to provide you with practical tools that you can use to set healthy boundaries around your business. 

• Why and how Rebecca’s started her entrepreneurial journey (01:15)
• A hobby that turned up to be Rebecca’s most successful venture (03:00)
• Why Rebbecca ended up shutting  down the successful  business, and how this taught her self-care (10:11)
• How Rebecca transitioned to her current role as a business and marketing coach for moms desiring to work-at-home (16:05)
• What you must know before you start a new business (19:05) 
• The importance of setting boundaries around your business as a mom (21:17)
• Embracing the stage your child is in and finding what works for you (25:47)
• Selfcare and practices that can help you build your consistency  (28:47)

Connect With Rebecca Cousins

• Website:  https://www.wahmceo.com/
• Instagram:   https://www.instagram.com/thewahmceo 
• Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/groups/wahmceobusinessbuilders

Kristen is a business growth and systems strategist who helps business coaches and service providers simplify their business and systems to help them scale their business. She helps her clients by streamlining their systems for better, more effective workflows so that her clients can spend their time on revenue-generating tasks instead of putting out fires instead of turning a profit.
 
Kristen dives into how she supports business owners by providing her genius of workflows and scalable systems, and how the online world affects the business owners that she works with.
 
She notes that the online business world adds a lot of pressure to business owners and that she herself has also made a few mistakes along the way. Specifically, in investing before she was ready to do so.
 
Therefore, we break down the steps to make sure that you are investing in the RIGHT programs for your schedule, your business, your lifestyle, and we lay out the ways to make sure that you feel good about investing in a program.

A few of the key points that are discussed include: 

• How Kristen supports other business owners get their own systems up and running effectively (1:30)
• How the online world affects the business owners she assists (3:01)
• Examples of what she invested in and how it affected her life and business (3:12)
• Lessons from investing before Kristen was ready (8:30)
• Dealing with pressure from the online world (10:35)
• Tips on investing in programs (19:10)
• The process of investing in specific programs (23:01)
• Preference for investing and support within programs (28:40)
• A final lesson and tip on support (33:14)

CONNECT WITH KRISTEN WESTCOTT

• Instagram

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Apply For A Scholarship
• Donate To The Show

On this episode of the Behind Their Business podcast, the host of the show, Steph Blake, interviews special guest, Jade Smith. 

To start our interview, Jade discusses what motivated her to start her own business. As we all know, this was a very stressful period for her. But, after working at it and building a strong clientele, her business saw exponential growth. Luckily for us, she explained how she grew her business from the ground up and gives us a detailed look at how she {what appears to be effortless} balances her personal life with work and her business. 

Jade also discusses the true business challenges she faces each and every day. She has balanced her personal life of family and dealing with what is called "imposter syndrome" and how society is actually transforming the mode of the traditional workforce.

A few of the key points that are discussed include: 

• The motivation behind Jade's business idea and her desire to take charge of her career path (1:10 - 4:40)
• How Jade balances her work and personal dreams (4:40 - 10:16)
• The true journey of how Jade's business began and how she found freedom within it (10:16 - 21:01)
• Business challenges that Jade came up against, including imposter syndrome (21:04 - 26:41)
• Our thoughts on the traditional work week and how to reframe to focus on the benefits of personal rest (28:05 - 31:58)

CONNECT WITH JADE

• Connect with Jade on Instagram
• Visit Jade's website

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SHOW

• Learn more about the podcast and donate
• Connect with Behind Their Business podcast on Instagram

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Rest
• Aqua Notes
• Apply for a Scholarship
• Donate to the Podcast

On this episode of the Behind Their Business podcast, the host of the show Steph Blake, shares her background and story. 

This episode sets the foundation for the rest of the podcast to give you an inside look at her life and why this show is so important to help change the world.

A few of the key points that are discussed include:

• A timeline of Steph's early years and how events affected her later in life
• A quick look at her five-year abusive relationship
• How Steph discovered the online business space
• Why Steph decided to start this podcast & how it will help the world

CONNECT WITH STEPH

• Website
• Instagram (@theblakecollective)

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Work With Steph
• Apply for a Scholarship
• Donate to the Podcast