Business Design

Business Design

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Business Design episodes

  • 20. Lora Cheadle & The Power of Burlesque

    👩 Lora helps people who feel betrayed by life. 2:25

    🔑 A magical childhood, and all she has faced in her private and business life. 3:33

    🔍 After you experience a betrayal, you start second-guessing yourself. 6:01

    💰 Choosing how to make money: Pick something that brings you joy and challenges you. 7:54

    📍 Lora encourages people to have more than one passion because “life is long and our passions should wax and wane and grow and change” as time passes. 9:19 

    📋 Her business model: Self-development and growth should be something that you enjoy. 11:12

    💡 Burlesque intentionally pokes fun at all that is hypocritical in oneself. 12:01

    📌 Freedom and self-worth: Lora shares the story of her own betrayal. 15:15

    😀 You can choose what to do and how to do it. 17:55


    Connect with Lora: www.loracheadle.com

    🤓 Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com

    23 min
  • 19. Sarah Hawley & Finding Freedom and Success in Remote Work

    🌟 A clever LinkedIn choice: Being a parent is a job as well. 01:39

    💎 Building a multi-billion dollar startup: We all have the power to create the life we want. 2:28

    🇦🇺 From Melbourne, Australia to Colorado to Texas. 03:46

    👩‍💻 A transfer to remote work, and the creation of a global recruitment company. 4:09

    🍀 Having success in business and life is a combination of luck and preparation. 09:51

    📚 Building authority platforms and leveraging your personal brand. 13:51

    🚢 Entrepreneurs should be looking towards “the front of the ship.” 16:34

    🙃 Don’t take things too seriously: Sarah feels very infinite in her energetic being. 18:13

    😇 The importance of interacting with your community. 21:04


    Connect with Sarah: www.linkedin.com/in/sarahriegelhuth

    🤓 Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com

    24 min
  • 18. Nicola Kleinmann & The Importance of HR

    🎡 London coming back to life. 1:31

    😇 “There is opportunity if you look for it.” 02:19

    🌟 Nicola’s work as an HR and Talent consultant. 03:42

    🧱 Creating the right foundation has a major impact on your business’s success. 06:19

    🤔 The companies that are flexible and open to remote work will be the most successful. 09:00

    ❓ Measuring an employee’s performance by output and contribution is powerful. 12:21

    ➡️ Two mistakes most startups make. 14:10


    Connect with Nicola: www.yourpeople.associates

    🤓Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com

    20 min
  • 17. Denise Rosenblum & Having No Limitations

    🏃‍♀️ More than just a training and development consultant: Denise is a foodie, traveler and outdoors lover. 01:59

    👩‍💼 Denise realized she needed to DO the training, not just orchestrate it. 04:07

    🤷‍♀️ “If you aren't able to communicate online, you're not going to be successful.” 06:10

    🤸‍♀️ Online events: It’s extremely important to make your sessions and learning fun. 07:57

    ⚠️ There are a million coaches out there, but if you’re good, engaging, and people connect with you, then there’s always going to be room for you. 10:01

    😎 Advice for young people: Focus on learning the fundamental skills to success in your first job—don’t focus so much on what the job is. 12:06

    😇 Make sure that whatever makes you unique is authentic and real. 13:59

    🤩 Denise did not have a business plan when she started. She just knew it was time to choose something new. 14:59

    🌎 She is looking forward to scaling up, traveling more, and having no limitations. 17:51

    ⏰ Time management is crucial for all business owners. 19:20


    Connect with Denise: www.linkedin.com/in/deniserosenblum

    🤓 Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com

    25 min
  • 16. Milan Milic & Hustling to Healing

    🗽 Coming to New York City with no plan and hustling in Central Park. 02:08
    👀 Over the years, Milan has noticed people going through the same problems and patterns, and he approaches the issue in a similar way regardless of if it’s a personal or professional issue. 04:00 
    😌 Milan found he was most successful when he was patient and true to himself. 05:17
    ❓ How to sell and charge for an intangible service? 08:43
    📍 How Milan identifies his clients’ specific problems and shows them he is the best person to help them solve them. 13:28 
    ⚕️ Is Milan a healer or a coach? 14:45
    👨‍💼 As a solopreneur it is difficult to differentiate yourself in the marketplace of healers and coaches. 19:12
     
    Connect with Milan: www.linkedin.com/in/milan-milic-23820a29
    🤓 Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com

    23 min
  • 15. Cheri Kuhn & EOS as a Life Tool

    📗 Traction by Gino Wickman is Cheri’s holy grail. 1:11

    😊 Born in Germany, but raised in the USA. 2:23

    🏞️ Her childhood in Alaska: outdoor adventures of a “bookworm.” 3:41

    ✊ The power of mentoring and giving people space to develop their skills. 4:24

    📈 What is the EOS framework? Vision, traction, healthy! 6:05

    😩 Letting go of the vine: Exhaustion is not a badge of honor. 7:17

    ⛱️ Implementing EOS in your business and your life. 10:10

    💪 Victim of your circumstances or master of your life path? 13:58

    🤝 Cheri stays with her clients until they are completely ready to take the reins and run on their own! 16:10

     

    Connect with Cheri: www.traction-advantage.com

    🤓 Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com

    22 min
  • 14. Chris Daigle & Business Flipping Made Easy

    🌿 Chris’ diet is plant based. 01:54

    🛠️ He is a “fixer.” 03:05

    💵 “There are not many problems that more sales can't fix.” 03:56

    ❓ What is growth hacking? 04:11

    📈 The easiest leverage points in business are evaluating a company’s marketing and sales. 05:42

    📺 When you find yourself as part of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect. 08:32

    ❓ “One thing you might want to consider...” vs. “Let me give you some advice.” 10:09

    💥 Shiny object syndrome. 10:55

    🤝 “You will make more money as a ‘dealmaker’ than you ever will as a business owner, or a widget creator, or a coder.” 12:10

    🏠 His passion for sales started with candy. 13:10

    💸 The risk associated with flipping businesses. 15:04

    📝 An options contract is the easiest way to sell or flip a business. 17:36

    📐 Understand the risk associated with what you’re doing and measure success in the long term. 19:37


    Connect with Dr. Chris Daigle: ChrisDaigle.com

    🤓 Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com

    24 min
  • 13. Nina Cooke & Releasing Limiting Beliefs

    🦠 When the pandemic hit, entrepreneurs took one of two approaches. 02:32  

    💡 We have more options on the table than we ever believed. 05:07

    ❓ Procrastination and root causes. 07:05

    🤷 “Find a strategy that plays to your strengths.” 12:29

    💲 Nina’s biggest financial success. 14:30

    🕵️‍♀️ Always after the truth: Nina likes to differentiate between what people believe is the truth about themselves and what actually is the truth. 17:54 

    💗 Nina’s personal development and the limiting beliefs she overcame. 19:00

    🧘‍♀️ Productive thoughts help you make great decisions about business. 22:44

    🎁 Scorecard for self-evaluation. 23:49


    Connect with Nina: www.ninacooke.co.uk

    🤓 Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com

    27 min
  • 12. Tim Stokes & Making Decisions With Confidence

    🇦🇺 Living in Brisbane, Australia. 1:45

    ⚠️ Tim started his entrepreneurial journey in the most dangerous industry in the world. 3:11

    ⛔ “Business has got nothing to do with industry.” 04:04
    ⏩ Tim likes to grow businesses fast. 06:25

    ❓ Do you have to hustle to build a business? 06:39

    4️⃣ Four major challenges every business has. 08:23

    💲 Optimizing vs. maximizing your business. 09:07

    🗝️ Tim helps business owners set up ways to measure relevant information so they can make decisions with confidence instead of doubt. 10:53

    💡 “There’s very little substitute for experience.” 13:06

    🕴️ Who you are is remarkably more than what one sees. 16:03

    👨‍💼 Business mentor ≠ marketing expert in the marketplace. 16:32

    🎯 Tim’s new goal: Starting a high-quality marketing business. 17:50


    Contact Tim: www.profittrans4mations.com.au

    🤓 Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com

    22 min
  • 11. Isabella Johnston & Turning Interns Into Superheroes

    🙁 (Un)paid internships can feel like imprisonment. 01:33

    🧐 If employers do not provide a real intern experience, then that “intern” is either an employee or a volunteer. 03:09

    🎯 Understanding the educational perspective behind internships and turning interns into superheroes. 04:57

    🤓 Matching people by personality instead of matching an intern to a job description. 08:16

    😇 Peer mentoring and reverse mentoring in the workplace. 10:03

    ❤️ “Like Match.com but making communication smooth.” 14:30

    👍 Kent’s feedback on Isabella’s branding. 17:44

    🤩 The future of work. 23:04

    Contact Isabella: www.internpursuit.tech

    🤝 Connect with us: www.thoughtpartnergroup.com

    27 min

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