Cubicle to CEO

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Jasmine Star is a world-class speaker, podcast host, and the founder of Social Curator, a SaaS company that works like a social media marketing agency in your pocket. In today’s case study, we uncover exactly how Jasmine fundraised over $555,000 from her community in just 1 hour to propel the growth of Social Curator.

Instead of looking to banks, VCs, or angel investors, Jasmine turned to her community of already invested users for a bootstrapped cash injection.

We examine the urgency plays she used to exceed her goal amount in under an hour, including the logistics of her best conversion secret: recording hundreds of personalized videos for individuals on her waitlist.

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This bonus episode is a replay of the panel Ellen hosted on the topic of leadership growth and leadership capacity for Carmen Ohling's Amplify Your Life Conference. Take a listen as these business owners share their approaches to leadership across their differing industries - and keep an ear out for a little challenge that we encourage you all to take on for yourself this week!

Keep up with the work Carmen is doing through The Amplified Life Company at https://carmenohling.com/

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Experience a preview of the MixerMind at one of Linda’s open houses November 20th or 21st! Sign up for you preferred Open House date here: https://resources.lindasidhu.com/a/2147981062/HV842Z9z 

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We all know running ads during Black Friday may leave your business in the dust when corporations are funneling cash to their campaigns. So what can you do to set your business apart this holiday season? Stephanie Paradiso of Inspired Social is a certified master social media strategist who is giving us the insider scoop on how to make Q4 your biggest revenue quarter yet.

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Reducing risk is a huge lever scaling startups can use to their advantage. 

This was a big theme in my conversation with Match.com co-founder, and current CEO of BabyQuip, Fran Maier.

BabyQuip is the world’s largest baby gear rental marketplace, empowering thousands of independent contractors around the country to build successful side hustles, while helping families travel more easily. In today’s case study, Fran details how they were able to grow their network of these independent contractors (AKA Quality Providers) by 60% in one year by alleviating as much risk as possible for their providers. 

From streamlined tech infrastructure, to added insurance coverage, to offering trainings and negotiating discounts with partners on their behalf, Fran has made it a no brainer for motivated mothers to partner with BabyQuip in this gig economy business model. 

Keep listening to get creative ideas on how to prioritize lowering risk in your own business to drive growth!

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Today’s case study is a testament to how impactful nurturing your past client relationships can be!

Copywriter Katie Peacock is the founder of Post Sale Profit Studio, where she helps 7 figure coaches seamlessly add 5-6 figures to their bottom line through strategic backend email automations that prioritize the often-overlooked post-sale phase. Leveraging 3 simple but effective relationship marketing strategies, Katie has added $244,870 revenue to her business solely through repeat and referral clients.

Find out how joining paid programs outside of her niche has given Katie an ROI of $98K, the easiest way to get client testimonials, and why brainstorming with your client after you’ve completed their project is a smart move.

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Our Q3 2024 review is here! These quarterly review episodes contribute to our mission of creating financially transparent content - sharing what's working in our business, what we've learned, and what we're celebrating. 

For more in-depth, behind the business case study episodes (including episode 8 documenting our experimentation with pop-up offers during our 4th of July Flash Sale), check out our private podcast, the C-Suite: https://ellenyin.com/csuite

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When you’re overworked in your business, the last thing you want to do is add an after-hours commitment. But a strategic evaluation process completed in the evenings over a 2 week window is exactly what allowed this week’s guest to cut her weekly working hours from 45 down to 15!

Serial entrepreneur and founder of the Pursuit Company, Amanda Moffett, developed the GOLD framework out of this experiment, an approach she utilized to streamline her business, get rid of anything that wasn’t necessary, and make her operations as efficient as possible.

After working through this framework solo, she brought it to her team and they saw improvements in just 24 hours after implementing new systems.

Here’s the step-by-step framework that reimagined Amanda’s business and reduced the chaos.

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We hear it all the time: location, location, location. But what if this concept didn’t just apply to real estate and could actually impact the success of your business? Imagine having answers to where to move to support your next big uplevel, what city to host your conference in, or what geographic area your dream clients are most concentrated. Astrocartography does just that. Sandra Nelly is an astrocartographer and relocation astrologer working on the intersection of astrology and the topics of travel, careers, and business. She helps business owners unlock their cosmic blueprint through their personal and business' birth chart (yes businesses can have birth charts too). Curious? We put Sandra in the hot seat to reveal how you can apply the universe’s secrets to aid your business success.

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We’ve had a few guests on the show who have sold their businesses, but this case study is the first time we’ve explored what it looks like to buy your business back post-exit. 

After building BestSelf Co. to $45 million in sales, Cathryn Lavery sold her company to private equity in 2022 for 7 figures. She remained involved in the company as a brand ambassador, but watched as they made big changes that did little to grow the business.

Then last year, she was given the once in a lifetime opportunity to buy the business back for pennies on the dollar - a six figure sum - when the private equity firm decided to close down. Now with a second chance to rebuild more sustainably, Cathryn is applying what she learned from her first go-around and taking notes on what the private equity firm did well and where they fell short to fix the mistakes she’s inherited.

Was it worth it? Here’s the full scoop.

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