Being Boss: Mindset, Habits, Tactics, and Lifestyle for Creative Entrepreneurs

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Being Boss is a podcast for creative entrepreneurs, freelancers, and side-hustlers, whether you're wanting to quit your day job or have been your own boss for a while now. Authors and "business besties" Emily Thompson and Kathleen Shannon dig into the mindset, habits, routines, boundaries, branding, marketing tactics, business strategies, systems, and processes that help you make money doing what you love. Join us as we interview bosses such as Brené Brown, Brooke Castillo, Marie Forleo, Ramit Sethi, Danielle LaPorte, Chalene Johnson, Mike Michalowicz of Profit First, Melissa Hartwig of Whole30, and more! Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen to good podcasts.

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#246 - Time Management for ...

11.24.2020

According to our annual listener survey, year after year, time management is the biggest struggle for bosses. In a year where all of the rules of normal business operations have been thrown out the window, Emily is revisiting what it ...

Being Boss: Mindset, Habits, Tactics, and Lifestyle for Creative Entrepreneurs episodes:

11.24.2020 #246 - Time Management for Business Owners According to our annual listener survey, year after year, time management is the biggest struggle for bosses. In a year where all of the rules of normal business operations have been thrown out the window, Emily is revisiting what it ...
11.10.2020 #245 - Get + Give Support Through Leadership with Sally Netherwood Leadership expert Sally Netherwood joins the show today to talk about how business owners can give and receive new levels of support by focusing on being leaders. Sally and Emily discuss how leadership fits into the Being Boss mantra, how ...
10.27.2020 #244 - Astrology, Luck, and Divine Timing in Business with Mecca Woods Mecca Woods joins Emily to explore the vast world of astrology and discern the most important pieces for using it to plan for business. Recorded live at the Gathering: Guided by Intuition online event.
10.13.2020 #243 - Build Your Business with Intuition + Magic A special, surprise guest joins Emily as she gives an inside look at how and when she used her intuition and – in some cases – magic to grow Indie Shopography, Being Boss, and Almanac Supply Co.
09.29.2020 #242 - Edit Your Words and Your Brand with Tasha Harrison + Tara Street Tara Street and Tasha Harrison join the podcast today to talk about editing... your words, your brand, your offering... and why you need to embrace the ever-evolving nature of growing as a human and as a business.Get full show notes ...
09.15.2020 #241 - Own Who You Are with Michelle Khouri Michelle Khouri is back again, this time to talk with Emily about the importance of sharing your story, why own who you are, and how you can let your story fuel your business.
09.01.2020 #240 - How to Thrive When You Work Alone In this all new era of Being Boss, Emily is all alone and she's focused on making sure she continues to thrive. She's going over how to control your negative self-talk, setting yourself up for success, creating proof of your ...
08.18.2020 #239 - PART 2: The Future of Being Boss In this final part of the biggest conversation we've ever shared at Being Boss, Michelle Khouri wraps up her interview of Emily and Kathleen by covering how they'll share content that they created together, what support systems they leaned on ...
08.04.2020 #238 - PART 1: The Being Boss Partnership In this landmark Being Boss episode, Emily and Kathleen are interviewed by Michelle Khouri about their burnout and how it led Kathleen to make the decision to sell her ownership stake of Being Boss.
07.21.2020 #237 - Authenticity in Marketing with Vivian Kaye of KinkyCurlyYaki Live from the "Make Time to Shine" Being Boss Conference, Vivian Kaye of KinkyCurlyYaki joins Emily and Kathleen to explore the topics of personal branding and marketing with authenticity. The three of them also talk about finding gaps in the ...
07.07.2020 #236 - Make Time to Shine Emily is taking this special episode to recap the wisdom that was dropped during the virtual Being Boss Conference back in April. You’ll hear from Tara McMullin on why you should still promote your business in uncertain times, Autumn Witt ...
06.30.2020 #235 - Creating a Business Plan How do you make sure that the business you start will be everything you want it to be? A business plan can help put you on the right path. Being Boss has partnered with Freshbooks to create a Business Plan ...
06.23.2020 #234 - The Power of Conversation Live from the "Make Time to Shine" Being Boss Conference, Emily and Kathleen discuss the most powerful tool of Being Boss: conversation. They dive into ways in which conversation can elevate creativity and how to have conversations with yourself, your ...
06.16.2020 #233 - Find Your Business Bestie with Megan Flatt Connections are an important part of growing as a business owner, so Emily's business bestie Megan Flatt is on this episode to talk about networking, how to share resources and knowledge, recognizing when relationships aren't a good fit, and how ...
06.09.2020 #232 - Building a Mindful + Responsible Business Business owners don't always know how to react to the world around us, so Emily is diving into the steps that you can take to build a mindful and responsible business, touching on the themes of values, how to uncover ...
05.26.2020 #231 - Business as Creative Expression with Maia Toll of Herbiary Author and business owner Maia Toll joins us today to talk about using your business as an outlet for your creative expression, how to use intuition in your business, and how you can stay motivated for the long haul. Maia ...
05.12.2020 #230 - Being a Creative Putting aside the strict business talk, Emily and Kathleen discuss the importance of being a creative, the difference between a creative process and a business process, what being creative actually looks like, cooking, and how to keep going when you ...
04.28.2020 #229 - Healthy Money Habits with Danetha Doe Finance expert Danetha Doe joins Emily in this episode to talk about addressing your money stories, combating scarcity mindset, tips for building a solid financial foundation, how the shifting economy is changing our relationships with money, and so much more.
04.14.2020 #228 - Sustainable Business Practices Ebbs and flows are inevitable, so having sustainable business practices is key for long-term success. Kathleen joins Emily today to talk about those basic practices, which include starting small and bootstrapping, leveraging what you already have, marketing tactics, not over-committing ...
04.07.2020 #227 - Q+A Part 2: Scaling, Seasons, and Sales Funnels Emily recently hosted a Q&A session in the Being Boss Community, and now we're publishing her answers in a two-part series. In this second episode, Emily answers questions about scaling a business based on highly personalized services, dealing with the ...
03.31.2020 #226 - Q+A Part 1: Contractors, Company Culture, and Cold Calls Emily recently hosted a Q&A session in the Being Boss Community, and now we're publishing her answers in a two-part series. In this first episode, Emily tackles navigating uneasy feelings around onboarding a contractor into your top-secret processes, how to ...
03.25.2020 Make Time to Shine: A Virtual Conference by Being Boss The Being Boss Conference is a 3-day virtual conference for business owners, creatives, and entrepreneurs filled with speaker sessions, panels, live podcast recordings, creative workshops, and more. All enjoyed from the comfort and safety of your own home!
03.17.2020 #225 - Pandemic ready? Coronavirus and Your Business In this special episode, Emily and Kathleen take some time to talk about the Coronavirus pandemic, the lessons you can learn from it, the opportunities you can find in it as a creative business owners, and our top tips for ...
03.03.2020 #224 - Brand Strategies for Growing Your Business Kathleen joins Emily today to discuss the ever-evolving nature of business branding, defining what exactly branding is, what to do with your brand when your business becomes more complex, and what to do when your ideas outgrow the business and ...
02.18.2020 #223 - Social Media Marketing for Online and Local Business with Ellen Matis Boss friend Ellen Matis joins Emily in this episode to talk about creating boundaries for social media, the impact that local community involvement can have on your life and business, and why it's important to invest in your community and ...
02.04.2020 #222 - Productivity Hacks Being productive can be a challenge. In fact, a majority of Being Boss subscribers admit that time management is their biggest struggle. Emily and Kathleen team up in this episode to share their tips, resources, and hacks they use to ...
01.21.2020 #221 - Plan a Happy Life with Stephanie Fleming of Happy Planner A happy life doesn’t just fall in your lap, so we're bringing in Stephanie Fleming of The Happy Planner today to talk with us about how to plan out your happy life. We're also talking about navigating pivotal life moments, ...
01.07.2020 #220 - Plan Out Your Year with 20/20 Vision Whether it's once a quarter or once a year, there's never a bad time to do some business planning. To get 2020 off to a great start, Emily and Kathleen discuss the different methods for creating a plan, what types ...
12.10.2019 #219 - Burnout + Buyout This time last year, Emily and Kathleen felt burnout that prompted them to scale back their workload. One year removed from that fatigue, they're looking back at what caused the burnout and how it affected their businesses, personal health, and ...
11.19.2019 NOW OPEN: Being Boss Conference and Community After years of testing and changing, chatting with you, listening to you, traveling with you, and growing with you, we’re showing up for the next phase of Being Boss, and… it’s all about you. So today, we have two big ...
11.12.2019 #218 - Gratitude Practices for Abundance Practicing gratitude is essential for being a boss, so Emily and Kathleen are using this episode to talk about why gratitude is so important, how and why to implement gratitude into your relationships, and practices for showing appreciation in your ...
10.08.2019 #217 - Your Wolfpack Friendships and connections are important when you're running a business, so Kathleen and Emily are taking some time to talk about cultivating a community, finding your wolfpack, nurturing relationships with business besties, and more.
09.10.2019 #216 - Own Your Weird with Jason Zook Our long-time boss boyfriend, Jason Zook, is back on the podcast today to talk with us about the tangle of work + identity, the things you learn from sticking to your entrepreneur path, and owning your weird.
08.13.2019 #215 - Travel, Perspective, and Impact Fresh off of their trip to Guatemala, Emily and Kathleen are ready to talk about traveling, the importance of seeing new places, and the positive impact your business can have in the world. They are also opening up about their ...
07.09.2019 #214 - Boundaries This month we're talking about boundaries. We’re diving in with defining what boundaries are, how to tell when you need better boundaries, and how to create healthy boundaries professionally and personally.
06.11.2019 #213 - Word of Mouth Marketing With social media and email marketing having become so popular in recent years, it's easy to forget that word of mouth marketing is a tried and true method that has consistently worked throughout time. In this episode, Emily and Kathleen ...
05.14.2019 #212 - How to Get Better at What You Do When did you last take time to practice your craft? In today's episode, Kathleen and Emily discuss how to get better at what you do by finding ways to continue educating yourself, whether it be with books, new tools, school, ...
04.09.2019 #211 - Instagram and Blogging Some of you may have noticed changes in Instagram and blogging lately, so today we're talking Instagram and our potential breakup with hashtags, the ever changing landscape of blogging and whether or not we think it's dead, content marketing strategies ...
03.14.2019 Join us for #BeingBossGuatemala! Being Boss has partnered with Cooperative for Education to host a charitable trip to Guatemala where we will help educate children out of poverty, and we're inviting you to help us accomplish our goal! Join Emily, Kathleen, and the team ...
03.12.2019 #210 - Speaking, Photoshoots, and Monthly Intentions This month, we're talking about making the most of a photoshoot, sharing growth goals with your entire team, the charitable #BeingBossGuatemala trip, our monthly intentions, and all things speaking: how to get speaking gigs, what to charge, and the do's ...
02.12.2019 #209 - Rest for Productivity Rest is essential when you are running a business, so today we're discussing what we learned from reading the book Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less. We're also exploring the business trends that we anticipate for ...
01.17.2019 Emily's Top 2 Things for Being a Business Boss Emily is dropping into your feed today to share some insights into two things she couldn't live without as the boss of her own business!
01.15.2019 #208 - Word of the Year + Having More Fun We're back! Emily and Kathleen are at it again after an extended break and they're ready to define their intentions for 2019. In this episode, we're hitting the ground running with choosing our words of the year and the month, ...
12.18.2018 #207 - Self-Limiting Beliefs and Goal Setting We're starting to look ahead at some of our 2019 wants and goals, but first, let's tackle some self-limiting beliefs. Bosses, it's time to start becoming aware of the negative thoughts you allow into your space so that you can ...
12.11.2018 #206 - Company of One with Paul Jarvis Boss boyfriend, Paul Jarvis is back on Being Boss! He's got a new book called Company of One, so we're digging into the mindset of being a solopreneur, finding "enoughness" in your business, finding resilience, and hiring vs. partnering on ...
12.04.2018 #205 - First Year of Business at Almanac Supply Co Emily has had her product-based business, Almanac Supply Co, for one year now! So today we're checking in on what she's learned in her first year of business, how fraudy feelings come up even when you've had other businesses, the ...
11.27.2018 #204 - Your Brightest Life with Caroline Kelso Zook Get ready for a mindset shift! Today, Caroline Kelso Zook joins us on Being Boss to talk about all things from listening to your body to avoid burnout, to finding that work/life balance or blend (especially when you work with ...
11.20.2018 #203 - Build a Community For Your Business with Jadah Sellner These days it seems like all the online businesses are focused on building a community...but that's easier said than done. So today, Jadah Sellner joins us to talk about building a community with heart in a way that creates genuine ...
11.13.2018 #202 - Non-Profit and For-Purpose Business Model with Shawanda Mason-Moore What does it actually look like to start a non-profit business? In today's episode, Shawanda Mason-Moore, co-founder of the educational non-profit, The Chattery, talks us through some of the logistics of starting and running a non-profit and how the non-profit ...
11.06.2018 #201 - Health, Body, and Business with Ali Shapiro You know it by now: when you treat your body right, you're able to be more boss, but how many of you are actually putting that knowledge to practice? Well today we are joined by Ali Shapiro of the Insatiable ...

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