Business Besties

Business Besties

By Jennifer EdwardsBusinessEntrepreneurship
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Business Besties episodes

  • Resources for the Success of Your Business

    Join Edie and Jennifer as they offer up resources to help you along your entrepreneurial journey.

    • Edie's Scriptures to keep you on your road map: “but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.” Proverbs 1:33      NIV https://proverbs.bible/proverbs-1-33
    • Edie's scripture about the importance of listening: “Listen carefully, my dear child, to everything that I teach you, and pay attention to all that I have to say. Fill your thoughts with my words until they penetrate deep into your spirit. Then, as you unwrap my words, they will impart true life and radiant health into the very core of your being.” Proverbs 4:20-22  TPT https://bible.com/bible/1849/pro.4.20-22.TPT
    • Jennifer's Scriptures to help her realize it's ok to sell the talent's God placed in her:  Proverbs 11:26: “People curse the one who hoards grain, but      they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.” Proverbs 11:26 NIV  https://proverbs.bible/proverbs-11-26
    • Jennifer’s lifelong scripture for reassurance. “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.” Matthew 6:34 MSG https://bible.com/bible/97/mat.6.34.MSG
    • Have/find a trusted friend…A Business Bestie
    • Hire the best coach/consultant you can for what you can afford right now.
    • Find a Mastermind group with those who closely align with your own beliefs and who are in a position much like yours.
    • Find/have a community where you feel like you belong and feel known.
    • Podcasts: Biz Chix, Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur, Annie F. Downs, Willie George-The Good Fight of Faith, Craig Groechel’s Leadership Podcast, Lisa Harper – Back Porch Theology, YouPreneur
    • A prioritization system for daily organization
    • People and things we mention:

      YouVersion Bible App

      Shae Bynes – Kingdom Driven Entrepreneur

      John Maxwell Leadership Bible

      Blue Line Bible App

      Clifton’s Strengths Assessment

      Kayce Nelson – Certified Clifton’s Coach

      Edie is the Owner of Stonebrook Day Spa and the Founder/Executive Director of The Stonebrook Project.

      Connect with Edie Tolbert:

      www.stonebrookdayspa.com

      To learn more about and to make a donation to The Stonebrook Project - to to www.thestonebrookproject.org.


      Jennifer Edwards is the owner of Direction, LLC, providing Mastermind groups and one-to-one coaching. Her calling and specialty is female Christian business owners.

      Connect with Jennifer Edwards:

      www.DirectionMasterminds.com

      38 min
    • Simplify - Just Because You Can Do a Bunch of Things, Doesn't Mean You Should.

      Join Edie and Jennifer as they discuss how they've simplified pieces and parts of their business and why.

      Resources mentioned in this podcast:

      Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast #77: Defeating the Four Enemies of Growth, Part 1


      Edie is the Owner of Stonebrook Day Spa and the Founder/Executive Director of The Stonebrook Project.

      She opened Stonebrook Day Spa in 2010. Her purpose and passion are to provide health and wellness to the community with an emphasis on men and women currently in treatment for cancer.

      She launched The Stonebrook Project, a 501c3 Nonprofit, in 2017. The mission is to make a difference until there is a cure. Edie is a breast cancer survivor of 13 years, and she specializes in meeting with cancer clients, putting them at ease, and helping them heal physically, emotionally and spiritually.

      Edie holds a AS in Business Administration and has 25+ years in business.  She has been married to Ron for 41 years, has two daughters, Tiffany & Brittney, a son-n-law, Chris and two wonderful grandchildren, Ella and Theo.

      Connect with Edie Tolbert:

      www.stonebrookdayspa.com

      To learn more about and to make a donation to The Stonebrook Project - to to www.thestonebrookproject.org.

      Jennifer Edwards is the owner of Direction, LLC, providing Mastermind groups and one-to-one coaching. Her calling and specialty is female Christian business owners.

      She opened her business in 2017. The business services she provides are with a singular goal, to help people...help people. She believes no matter which services fit best for a client's business, they all serve to shorten the very expensive learning curve and help with the fact that 'it's lonely at the top'. As business owners, we all need a place to go where we are understood and feel like we belong. Oh, and it never hurts to be involved in something which helps you make more profit.

      Jennifer holds a BA in Organizational Communication from The University of Tulsa and has 25+ years of entrepreneurship. She has been married to Ron (a different Ron than Edie’s Ron, LOL) for 34 years. They fall into a tiny segment of the population who never had children and currently don’t even have any fur babies. They travel every chance they get and spend as much time with family and friends as humanly possible.

      Connect with Jennifer Edwards:

      www.DirectionMasterminds.com

      43 min
    • The Long Game

      Join Edie and Jennifer as they chat about The Long Game. What we mean by this is...a successful business comes from the place of considering and visualizing it as an already successful business. What keeps you going? What is your purpose?

      In this episode, we mention:

      Biz Chix - Natalie Eckdahl

      Edie is the Owner of Stonebrook Day Spa and the Founder/Executive Director of The Stonebrook Project.

      She opened Stonebrook Day Spa in 2010. Her purpose and passion are to provide health and wellness to the community with an emphasis on men and women currently in treatment for cancer.

      She launched The Stonebrook Project, a 501c3 Nonprofit, in 2017. The mission is to make a difference until there is a cure. Edie is a breast cancer survivor of 13 years, and she specializes in meeting with cancer clients, putting them at ease, and helping them heal physically, emotionally and spiritually.

      Edie holds a AS in Business Administration and has 25+ years in business.  She has been married to Ron for 41 years, has two daughters, Tiffany & Brittney, a son-n-law, Chris and two wonderful grandchildren, Ella and Theo.

      Connect with Edie Tolbert:

      www.stonebrookdayspa.com

      To learn more about and to make a donation to The Stonebrook Project - to to www.thestonebrookproject.org.

      Jennifer Edwards is the owner of Direction, LLC, providing Mastermind groups and one-to-one coaching. Her calling and specialty is female Christian business owners.

      She opened her business in 2017. The business services she provides are with a singular goal, to help people...help people. She believes no matter which services fit best for a client's business, they all serve to shorten the very expensive learning curve and help with the fact that 'it's lonely at the top'. As business owners, we all need a place to go where we are understood and feel like we belong. Oh, and it never hurts to be involved in something which helps you make more profit.

      Jennifer holds a BA in Organizational Communication from The University of Tulsa and has 25+ years of entrepreneurship. She has been married to Ron (a different Ron than Edie’s Ron, LOL) for 34 years. They fall into a tiny segment of the population who never had children and currently don’t even have any fur babies. They travel every chance they get and spend as much time with family and friends as humanly possible.

      Connect with Jennifer Edwards:

      www.DirectionMasterminds.com

      35 min
    • Should I Quit and Just Go Get a Job?

      Join Edie and Jennifer as they discuss an action they've talked about a lot in past episodes. As an entrepreneur, you've undoubtedly toyed with the idea of just throwing in the towel. There are just those days when the buck stops at you is more than you care to deal with anymore. We've all been there. Edie and Jennifer discuss this, what triggers it, the need to identify the trigger and how to stop it before you fall too far down the spiral.

      Edie is the Owner of Stonebrook Day Spa and the Founder/Executive Director of The Stonebrook Project.

      She opened Stonebrook Day Spa in 2010. Her purpose and passion are to provide health and wellness to the community with an emphasis on men and women currently in treatment for cancer.

      She launched The Stonebrook Project, a 501c3 Nonprofit, in 2017. The mission is to make a difference until there is a cure. Edie is a breast cancer survivor of 13 years, and she specializes in meeting with cancer clients, putting them at ease, and helping them heal physically, emotionally and spiritually.

      Edie holds a AS in Business Administration and has 25+ years in business.  She has been married to Ron for 41 years, has two daughters, Tiffany & Brittney, a son-n-law, Chris and two wonderful grandchildren, Ella and Theo.

      Connect with Edie Tolbert:

      www.stonebrookdayspa.com

      To learn more about and to make a donation to The Stonebrook Project - to to www.thestonebrookproject.org.

      Jennifer Edwards is the owner of Direction, LLC, providing Mastermind groups and one-to-one coaching. Her calling and specialty is female Christian business owners.

      She opened her business in 2017. The business services she provides are with a singular goal, to help people...help people. She believes no matter which services fit best for a client's business, they all serve to shorten the very expensive learning curve and help with the fact that 'it's lonely at the top'. As business owners, we all need a place to go where we are understood and feel like we belong. Oh, and it never hurts to be involved in something which helps you make more profit.

      Jennifer holds a BA in Organizational Communication from The University of Tulsa and has 25+ years of entrepreneurship. She has been married to Ron (a different Ron than Edie’s Ron, LOL) for 34 years. They fall into a tiny segment of the population who never had children and currently don’t even have any fur babies. They travel every chance they get and spend as much time with family and friends as humanly possible.

      Connect with Jennifer Edwards:

      www.DirectionMasterminds.com

      34 min
    • Numbers [[ Live Coaching }} Jennifer coaches Edie on a numbers question.

      Jennifer coaches Edie on a numbers question. If you've never hired a coach, this is a little example of how a coach navigates you through an issue.


      Michelle Chiapetta - Edie and Jennifer's book coach: chippermuse.com



      Edie is the Owner of Stonebrook Day Spa and the Founder/Executive Director of The Stonebrook Project.

      She opened Stonebrook Day Spa in 2010. Her purpose and passion are to provide health and wellness to the community with an emphasis on men and women currently in treatment for cancer.

      She launched The Stonebrook Project, a 501c3 Nonprofit, in 2017. The mission is to make a difference until there is a cure. Edie is a breast cancer survivor of 13 years, and she specializes in meeting with cancer clients, putting them at ease, and helping them heal physically, emotionally and spiritually.

      Edie holds a AS in Business Administration and has 25+ years in business.  She has been married to Ron for 41 years, has two daughters, Tiffany & Brittney, a son-n-law, Chris and two wonderful grandchildren, Ella and Theo.

      Connect with Edie Tolbert:

      www.stonebrookdayspa.com

      To learn more about and to make a donation to The Stonebrook Project - to to www.thestonebrookproject.org.

      Jennifer Edwards is the owner of Direction, LLC, providing Mastermind groups and one-to-one coaching. Her calling and specialty is female Christian business owners.

      She opened her business in 2017. The business services she provides are with a singular goal, to help people...help people. She believes no matter which services fit best for a client's business, they all serve to shorten the very expensive learning curve and help with the fact that 'it's lonely at the top'. As business owners, we all need a place to go where we are understood and feel like we belong. Oh, and it never hurts to be involved in something which helps you make more profit.

      Jennifer holds a BA in Organizational Communication from The University of Tulsa and has 25+ years of entrepreneurship. She has been married to Ron (a different Ron than Edie’s Ron, LOL) for 34 years. They fall into a tiny segment of the population who never had children and currently don’t even have any fur babies. They travel every chance they get and spend as much time with family and friends as humanly possible.

      Connect with Jennifer Edwards:

      www.DirectionMasterminds.com

      48 min
    • Numbers: Break Even; What is it? Don't be Afraid.

      Edie and Jennifer talk about your "break even", what it is and encourage you to not be fearful of knowing. Breaking even is simply a way to know what it costs to keep the doors open. How much money do you need to make to simply break even? Once you've met your break even, then you begin to make profit. Edie and Jennifer talk about the importance of knowing this number and it's importance to make decisions.

      Edie is the Owner of Stonebrook Day Spa and the Founder/Executive Director of The Stonebrook Project.

      She opened Stonebrook Day Spa in 2010. Her purpose and passion are to provide health and wellness to the community with an emphasis on men and women currently in treatment for cancer.

      She launched The Stonebrook Project, a 501c3 Nonprofit, in 2017. The mission is to make a difference until there is a cure. Edie is a breast cancer survivor of 13 years, and she specializes in meeting with cancer clients, putting them at ease, and helping them heal physically, emotionally and spiritually.

      Edie holds a AS in Business Administration and has 25+ years in business.  She has been married to Ron for 41 years, has two daughters, Tiffany & Brittney, a son-n-law, Chris and two wonderful grandchildren, Ella and Theo.

      Connect with Edie Tolbert:

      www.stonebrookdayspa.com

      To learn more about and to make a donation to The Stonebrook Project - to to www.thestonebrookproject.org.

      Jennifer Edwards is the owner of Direction, LLC, providing Mastermind groups and one-to-one coaching. Her calling and specialty is female Christian business owners.

      She opened her business in 2017. The business services she provides are with a singular goal, to help people...help people. She believes no matter which services fit best for a client's business, they all serve to shorten the very expensive learning curve and help with the fact that 'it's lonely at the top'. As business owners, we all need a place to go where we are understood and feel like we belong. Oh, and it never hurts to be involved in something which helps you make more profit.

      Jennifer holds a BA in Organizational Communication from The University of Tulsa and has 25+ years of entrepreneurship. She has been married to Ron (a different Ron than Edie’s Ron, LOL) for 34 years. They fall into a tiny segment of the population who never had children and currently don’t even have any fur babies. They travel every chance they get and spend as much time with family and friends as humanly possible.

      Connect with Jennifer Edwards:

      www.DirectionMasterminds.com


      36 min
    • Numbers: 4 Practical Steps to Get Out of Money Paralysis

      In this episode, Jennifer and Edie talk about the 4 practical steps they've used to get out of money paralysis. Money paralysis comes from being so overwhelmed You don't know where to go next, you are having a hard time sleeping and any number of other physical or mental issues surrounding money.  

      Book: Profit First - Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine https://www.amazon.com/dp/073521414X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ARQV7RMQRTMQC8T09D3Y


      Edie is the Owner of Stonebrook Day Spa and the Founder/Executive Director of The Stonebrook Project.

      She opened Stonebrook Day Spa in 2010. Her purpose and passion are to provide health and wellness to the community with an emphasis on men and women currently in treatment for cancer.

      She launched The Stonebrook Project, a 501c3 Nonprofit, in 2017. The mission is to make a difference until there is a cure. Edie is a breast cancer survivor of 13 years, and she specializes in meeting with cancer clients, putting them at ease, and helping them heal physically, emotionally and spiritually.

      Edie holds a AS in Business Administration and has 25+ years in business.  She has been married to Ron for 41 years, has two daughters, Tiffany & Brittney, a son-n-law, Chris and two wonderful grandchildren, Ella and Theo.

      Connect with Edie Tolbert:

      www.stonebrookdayspa.com

      To learn more about and to make a donation to The Stonebrook Project - to to www.thestonebrookproject.org.

      Jennifer Edwards is the owner of Direction, LLC, providing Mastermind groups and one-to-one coaching. Her calling and specialty is female Christian business owners.

      She opened her business in 2017. The business services she provides are with a singular goal, to help people...help people. She believes no matter which services fit best for a client's business, they all serve to shorten the very expensive learning curve and help with the fact that 'it's lonely at the top'. As business owners, we all need a place to go where we are understood and feel like we belong. Oh, and it never hurts to be involved in something which helps you make more profit.

      Jennifer holds a BA in Organizational Communication from The University of Tulsa and has 25+ years of entrepreneurship. She has been married to Ron (a different Ron than Edie’s Ron, LOL) for 34 years. They fall into a tiny segment of the population who never had children and currently don’t even have any fur babies. They travel every chance they get and spend as much time with family and friends as humanly possible.

      Connect with Jennifer Edwards:

      www.DirectionMasterminds.com

      28 min
    • Numbers: They Tell Your Story

      What do your company numbers mean to you? Are they simply a burden to report annually to the IRS? What are those numbers anyway? They are what provide the story about your revenue, profitability, business health and how to set goals.  

      Listen in while Jennifer and Edie talk about numbers and how they have become central to decision making.

      Edie is the Owner of Stonebrook Day Spa and the Founder/Executive Director of The Stonebrook Project.

      She opened Stonebrook Day Spa in 2010. Her purpose and passion are to provide health and wellness to the community with an emphasis on men and women currently in treatment for cancer.

      She launched The Stonebrook Project, a 501c3 Nonprofit, in 2017. The mission is to make a difference until there is a cure. Edie is a breast cancer survivor of 13 years, and she specializes in meeting with cancer clients, putting them at ease, and helping them heal physically, emotionally and spiritually.

      Edie holds a AS in Business Administration and has 25+ years in business.  She has been married to Ron for 41 years, has two daughters, Tiffany & Brittney, a son-n-law, Chris and two wonderful grandchildren, Ella and Theo.

      Connect with Edie Tolbert:

      www.stonebrookdayspa.com

      To learn more about and to make a donation to The Stonebrook Project - to to www.thestonebrookproject.org.

      Jennifer Edwards is the owner of Direction, LLC, providing Mastermind groups and one-to-one coaching. Her calling and specialty is female Christian business owners.

      She opened her business in 2017. The business services she provides are with a singular goal, to help people...help people. She believes no matter which services fit best for a client's business, they all serve to shorten the very expensive learning curve and help with the fact that 'it's lonely at the top'. As business owners, we all need a place to go where we are understood and feel like we belong. Oh, and it never hurts to be involved in something which helps you make more profit.

      Jennifer holds a BA in Organizational Communication from The University of Tulsa and has 25+ years of entrepreneurship. She has been married to Ron (a different Ron than Edie’s Ron, LOL) for 34 years. They fall into a tiny segment of the population who never had children and currently don’t even have any fur babies. They travel every chance they get and spend as much time with family and friends as humanly possible.

      Connect with Jennifer Edwards:

      www.DirectionMasterminds.com

      41 min
    • Wisdom and Wealth

      Edie and Jennifer have a conversation about wisdom and wealth and how that is important in your business.  

      • Chase purpose instead of money.
      • Are you addicted to achievement?
      • The definition of wealth, it's not all about money.
      • Are we chasing the world's view of wealth?
      • Are the choices I make directed by God and where He is leading
      • Are you seeking wisdom or are you comfortable being smart?
      • Edie is the Owner of Stonebrook Day Spa and the Founder/Executive Director of The Stonebrook Project.

        She opened Stonebrook Day Spa in 2010. Her purpose and passion are to provide health and wellness to the community with an emphasis on men and women currently in treatment for cancer.

        She launched The Stonebrook Project, a 501c3 Nonprofit, in 2017. The mission is to make a difference until there is a cure. Edie is a breast cancer survivor of 13 years, and she specializes in meeting with cancer clients, putting them at ease, and helping them heal physically, emotionally and spiritually.

        Edie holds a AS in Business Administration and has 25+ years in business.  She has been married to Ron for 41 years, has two daughters, Tiffany & Brittney, a son-n-law, Chris and two wonderful grandchildren, Ella and Theo.

        Connect with Edie Tolbert:

        www.stonebrookdayspa.com

        To learn more about and to make a donation to The Stonebrook Project - to to www.thestonebrookproject.org.

        Jennifer Edwards is the owner of Direction, LLC, providing Mastermind groups and one-to-one coaching. Her calling and specialty is female Christian business owners.

        She opened her business in 2017. The business services she provides are with a singular goal, to help people...help people. She believes no matter which services fit best for a client's business, they all serve to shorten the very expensive learning curve and help with the fact that 'it's lonely at the top'. As business owners, we all need a place to go where we are understood and feel like we belong. Oh, and it never hurts to be involved in something which helps you make more profit.

        Jennifer holds a BA in Organizational Communication from The University of Tulsa and has 25+ years of entrepreneurship. She has been married to Ron (a different Ron than Edie’s Ron, LOL) for 34 years. They fall into a tiny segment of the population who never had children and currently don’t even have any fur babies. They travel every chance they get and spend as much time with family and friends as humanly possible.

        Connect with Jennifer Edwards:

        www.DirectionMasterminds.com

        39 min
      • Leadership is a Mindset

        Edie and Jennifer have a conversation about the mindset of a leader, the importance of vision casting with team members. Where do they fit in? 

        Edie is the Owner of Stonebrook Day Spa and the Founder/Executive Director of The Stonebrook Project.

        She opened Stonebrook Day Spa in 2010. Her purpose and passion are to provide health and wellness to the community with an emphasis on men and women currently in treatment for cancer.

        She launched The Stonebrook Project, a 501c3 Nonprofit, in 2017. The mission is to make a difference until there is a cure. Edie is a breast cancer survivor of 13 years, and she specializes in meeting with cancer clients, putting them at ease, and helping them heal physically, emotionally and spiritually.

        Edie holds a AS in Business Administration and has 25+ years in business.  She has been married to Ron for 41 years, has two daughters, Tiffany & Brittney, a son-n-law, Chris and two wonderful grandchildren, Ella and Theo.

        Connect with Edie Tolbert:

        www.stonebrookdayspa.com

        To learn more about and to make a donation to The Stonebrook Project - to to www.thestonebrookproject.org.

        Jennifer Edwards is the owner of Direction, LLC, providing Mastermind groups and one-to-one coaching. Her calling and specialty is female Christian business owners.

        She opened her business in 2017. The business services she provides are with a singular goal, to help people...help people. She believes no matter which services fit best for a client's business, they all serve to shorten the very expensive learning curve and help with the fact that 'it's lonely at the top'. As business owners, we all need a place to go where we are understood and feel like we belong. Oh, and it never hurts to be involved in something which helps you make more profit.

        Jennifer holds a BA in Organizational Communication from The University of Tulsa and has 25+ years of entrepreneurship. She has been married to Ron (a different Ron than Edie’s Ron, LOL) for 34 years. They fall into a tiny segment of the population who never had children and currently don’t even have any fur babies. They travel every chance they get and spend as much time with family and friends as humanly possible.

        Connect with Jennifer Edwards:

        www.DirectionMasterminds.com


        36 min

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