Episode 62 - In this episode, I (Elke) am joined by Christine Factora, one of our coaching clients. Christine has had amazing success selling on Zazzle, earning an astounding $230k in lifetime earnings.

Christine and I will discuss how she’s scaled her Zazzle business by investing in our signature coaching program, The Profit by Design Academy®, and how hiring a virtual assistant (VA) has helped her do more of what is in her zone of genius, while the VA does the basic tasks, so that Christine could scale in a big way. 

We’ll cover the following topics:

• Christine’s Zazzle success story
• What to look for when hiring a virtual assistant
• How to work effectively with your VA
• The value a VA can add to your Zazzle store 

So much value comes from investing in a virtual assistant for your business. There is a lot to know about the return you can expect from that investment, which is why this chat with Christine is so useful for anyone amidst their own Zazzle business success journey. 

To hear the full episode and all the insight Christine shares about working with a VA, tune into episode 62 of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast: How to Scale Your Zazzle Business with a VA: Interview with Gold ProDesigner - Christine

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Episode 61 - In this episode, I (Jen) am going to be talking about teaching young adults the benefits of starting an online business.  When I was 18, my mother, Elke, helped me create my first Zazzle store. Running my own online business helped open up so many possibilities for me that I had never imagined. 

If you’re someone who has children that are at the age where they can start learning about entrepreneurship, then this episode is for you. I’m going to walk you through my journey and how I got started. 

We’ll talk about how teaching young adults to start an online business can:

• Help them figure out their career goals
• Get a head start in their business and financial life
• Have the freedom to work wherever and whenever they want
• Teach them responsibility and goal setting

Running an online business has a lot more benefits than you may think. The life experiences that you gain can contribute to your life and happiness tremendously. 

While many young adults are internet savvy, they may not realize that they can start a business online and earn by using skills they already have. Many people do not realize the world of opportunity that is available to them in the online space.

To hear the full episode and all the tips we have for you, tune into episode 61 of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast: Teaching Young Adults About The Benefits of Starting an Online Business

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Episode 60 - In this episode of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast, we’re discussing the things they don’t tell you about what can hold you back from being an entrepreneur.

Key points we discuss include:

• Education “requirements” and the corporate world.
• Being an entrepreneur isn’t a “thing”
• Hours worked is not equal to dollars earned
• Having the confidence to build a business

We share our personal stories of transitioning from 9-5 to entrepreneur, and help you get rid of the underlying myths that you might have about being an entrepreneur.

To hear the full episode and all the tips we have for you, tune into episode 60 of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast: Things They Don't Tell You About What Can Hold You Back From Being An Entrepreneur

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Episode 59 - In this episode of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast, we’re discussing the lessons that we’ve learned from the COVID crisis and how to take control of your income to generate wealth. 

Key points we discuss include:

• Uncertainty of 9-to-5 Jobs and the Illusion of Security
• Location Freedom and Working from Any Space
• Pivoting Your Business to Reflect the Current Times
• Developing an Exit Strategy toward Passive Income
• Diversify by Having Multiple Sources of Cash Flow

We want to help provide you with more ideas about how to create a safety net for yourself financially, regardless of the circumstances.

To hear the full episode and all the tips we have for you, tune into episode 59 of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast: The Lessons COVID Has Taught Us About How to Generate Wealth

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Episode 58 - In this episode of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast, we’re discussing the benefits that aspiring entrepreneurs can garner from starting their own online business. 

Key points we discuss include:

• Starting an online business can be extremely inexpensive
• Be your own boss, work your own hours
• The business runs 24/7
• You can choose your location
• Huge income and growth potential

We want to share our personal stories, and help you get over mental roadblocks that are stopping you from earning your income online. 

To hear the full episode and all the tips we have for you, tune into episode 58 of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast: Benefits of Starting Your Own Online Business.

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Episode 57 - In this episode of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast, we’re discussing the ways that Zazzle designers and creative entrepreneurs can banish creative blocks for good and the techniques we’ve created so you can keep creating successful designs for your business. 

Key points we discuss include:

1. Why creativity is important 
2. The main points for creative blocks
3. How to banish creative blocks forever

All creative entrepreneurs can have creative blocks, we're sharing our top techniques on how to banish these blocks for good!

To hear the full episode and all the tips we have for you, tune into episode 57 of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast: Effective Ways to Get Rid of Creative Blocks as a Zazzle Designer

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Episode 56 - In this episode of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast, I (Elke) am doing a solo episode on how to overcome that feeling of being left behind. So often we compare ourselves to others and we think we should be so much further along in our own journey, when in reality everyone’s path will be different than yours.

I’ll discuss why we feel this way and how to stop feeling and thinking that we are behind others.  

Key points we discuss include:

• Feeling left behind
• Why do you feel left behind?
• How to overcome feeling left behind

To hear the full episode and all the tips we have for you, tune in to episode 56 of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast: 

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Episode 55 - In this episode of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast, we’re really excited to bring you the final part of our 5 part series. This series dives deep into each of The 5 Strategies™ that we’ve developed and used in our Zazzle businesses to become successful. The 5 Strategies™ are what we use to this day and why we have sold over 15 million dollars-worth of Zazzle products combined. 

This is part 5, so be sure to tune into our last 4 episodes, episode 51, episode 52, episode 53 and episode 54 which cover Strategy #1: Establish, Strategy #2: Create, Strategy #3: Announce and Strategy #4: Align. It’s important to implement all of The 5 Strategies™ into your Zazzle business if you want to see real growth and success. 

Key points we discuss include:

1. Who would benefit from implementing Strategy #5: Analyze. 
2. Why is Strategy #5: Analyze so important and what are the benefits. 
3. What needs to be done to incorporate Strategy #5: Analyze in your Zazzle business.

Strategy #5: Analyze is a critical part to creating success for yourself on Zazzle. We’ll talk about how you can analyze your performance in the Zazzle platform so you can reach your business goals! 

To hear the full episode and all the tips we have for you, tune into episode 55 of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast: Part 5 of the Ultimate Strategies for Success on Zazzle: Analyze to maximize your Zazzle sales.

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Episode 54 - In this episode of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast, we’re really excited to be bringing you part 4 of this 5 part series. This series dives deep into each of The 5 Strategies™ that we’ve developed and used in our Zazzle businesses to become successful. The 5 Strategies™ are what and why we have sold over 15 million dollars-worth of Zazzle products combined. 

This is part 4, so be sure to tune into our last few episodes, episode 51, episode 52 and episode 53 which cover Strategy #1: Establish, Strategy #2: Create, and Strategy #3: Announce. Then, tune into the next episode coming up for the last of our 5 Strategies™, Strategy #5: Analyze. It’s important to implement all of The 5 Strategies™ into your Zazzle business if you want to see real growth and success. 

Key points we discuss include:

1. Who would benefit from implementing Strategy #4: Align? 
2. Why is Strategy #4: Align important and what are the benefits? 
3. What needs to be done to incorporate Strategy #4: Align in your Zazzle business?

Strategy #4: Align is crucial because it is all about creating your business to reflect the values you want and goals you want to achieve. If you don’t build your business to fit the lifestyle you want to create you will miss out on the opportunity to live your dream life!

To hear the full episode and all the tips we have for you, tune into episode 54 of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast: Part 4 of the Ultimate Strategies for Success on Zazzle: Align your goals with your mindset and actions.

Mark your calendar to also listen to the next episode of the podcast (Episode 55) where we dive deep into Strategy #5 of The 5 Strategies™  - in our 5 part series.

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Episode 53 - In this episode of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast, we’re really excited to bring you part 3 of our 5 part series. This series dives deep into each of The 5 Strategies™ that we’ve developed and used in our Zazzle businesses to become successful. The 5 Strategies™ are what and why we have sold over 15 million dollars-worth of Zazzle products combined. 

This is part 3, so be sure to tune into our last episodes, episode 51 and episode 52 which covers Strategy #1: Establish and Strategy #2: Create. It’s important to implement all of The 5 Strategies™ into your Zazzle business if you want to see real growth and success. 

Key points we discuss include:

1. Who would benefit from implementing Strategy #3: Announce? 
2. Why is Strategy #3: Announce so important and what are the benefits? 
3. What needs to be done to incorporate Strategy #3: Announce in your Zazzle business?

Strategy #3: Announce is essential to the success of your business. To sell you must spread the word about your Zazzle products and make it easy for the customer to find your products.

To hear the full episode and all the tips we have for you, tune into episode 53 of The Creative and Ambitious Entrepreneur Podcast: Part 3 of the Ultimate Strategies for Success on Zazzle: Announce and Promote to Make Sales

Mark your calendar to also listen to the next 2 episodes of the podcast (Episodes 54 to 55) where we dive deeper into each of The 5 Strategies™ - one per episode - in our 5 part series.

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