What’s In This Episode: Brad's back from the ConvertKit Craft + Commerce Conference, which celebrates creators across platforms. He met some really interesting people and got a lot out of it... and now he's going to reiterate what he tells people all the time: CHARGE MORE. "You can spend that time doing something you enjoy. " - Brad Lidia Varesco Racoma's design aesthetic is clean, understandable and adaptable. She's been in business for a while, and as she grows, she needs to outsource responsibilities. But which one and how do you get over the feeling that you need to check their work? "I might not be as parental. I think I'm more of a teenager running the show." - Jill Sometimes there's a parent-child dynamic that sneaks into the company. Is it a good thing? And how do you deal with it? Jill and Brad discuss. Do you parent in your business?  Guest:  Lidia Varesco Racoma is an art director and designer with over 20 years of experience and a passion for marketing. Visit her website. 

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Brad Farris & Jill Salzman tackle the most complex small business questions of our day. "Why can't I hire competent employees?" "How do I make more money without driving myself nuts?" "How do I take over the world?"

They’ll get to the bottom of these mysteries with help from entrepreneurial geniuses, product pushers, brilliant branders and a ragtag team of moguls intent on magnifying  profit. The soothsayers of success have arrived, and you don’t want to miss the priceless insights of these prophets of profit. 

All wrapped up in 60 mins of 41% mediocre business advice and 54% tomfoolery. It's the ultimate business owner podcast, and self-proclaimed the most entertaining business podcast in the world.

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There's a "thing" that you are good at, likely better at than anyone else in your agency, and the more you do that "thing" the more you are holding back the growth of your agency.  Your job is no longer "doing the thing" -- as the leader of your growing agency your job is to build the system in which "the thing" gets done.  If you have to do it, your growth is stalled!

Stop Doing "the thing"!

What’s In This Episode: It's a wild time in our lives. Jill decides to find out what it's like for Eraina Ferguson and Dr. Charity Hughes who have unique experiences as Black mom entrepreneurs trying to continue running their businesses and manage their kids' emotional roller coaster rides all while attempting to take care of themselves.  Get Jill's tip top tool of the week, very honest revelations about allll the feelings rn (anger? exhaustion? hope?) and and ways that you can cope with the apocalypse that has hit us all. Jill Salzman is currently growing her third entrepreneurial venture, The Founding Moms, the #1 platform for mom entrepreneurs to build better businesses. She’s the author of  The Best Business Book In The World and the best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs. Jill gave her own TED talk on 11/11/11, was dubbed a “mommy mogul” by CNNMoney, a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love” by MSN Live, and was recently named one of the  Top 50 Women to Watch In Tech as well as a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer after Forbes’ named The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu and she regularly appears on ABC7’s Windy City Live TV show. In her spare time, Jill enjoys kloofing, baking, and erasing her daughters’ crayon artwork from the kitchen walls.

Black. Mom. Entrepreneur.

What’s In This Episode: Jill Salzman lets you in on a little secret. (Spoiler alert: it's the best way to grow your business, mom entrepreneurs.) She shares a surprising story never heard anywhere else about famed actor Paul Rudd that highlights why she's shouting.  Get her tip top tool of the week, her foray into TV show stardom, and the ridiculous experiment that can help you grow your business. Jill Salzman is currently growing her third entrepreneurial venture, The Founding Moms, the #1 platform for mom entrepreneurs to build better businesses. She’s the author of  The Best Business Book In The World and the best-seller, Found It: A Field Guide for Mom Entrepreneurs. Jill gave her own TED talk on 11/11/11, was dubbed a “mommy mogul” by CNNMoney, a “Cool Mom Entrepreneur We Love” by MSN Live, and was recently named one of the  Top 50 Women to Watch In Tech as well as a Top 100 Champion Small Business Influencer after Forbes’ named The Founding Moms one of the Top 10 Websites For Entrepreneurs. She’s shared the speaker stage with Richard Branson, Sheryl Sandberg, Daymond John, Marilu Henner, and Desmond Tutu and she regularly appears on ABC7’s Windy City Live TV show. In her spare time, Jill enjoys kloofing, baking, and erasing her daughters’ crayon artwork from the kitchen walls.

The Paul Rudd Story

What’s In This Episode: Brad: Welcome to breaking down your business, episode 365. You can find the show notes of this episode of breakingdownyourbusiness.com/365. Jill: It's us again. Oh my gosh, 365 episodes. Brad: It's like a whole year. People don't spend a whole year with us. Jill: Look at you, good at math. Brad: I did that in my head. Jill: Yeah. Brad: Not even a calculator. Jill: Unbelievable. Thank you to everybody who has stayed with us for fricking 365 episodes.

Until we meet again...

What’s In This Episode: Brad: Welcome to breaking down your business episode 364. [crosstalk 00:00:10]. Jill: Hello. It's still up. Brad: You can find the show notes for this episode of breaking down your business.com/ Jill: I don't know, but you just said episood. I don't know. Brad: 364. Jill: It's like you still can't pronounce. We're 364 episodes then he's going to learn to speak English one day. Brad: I don't know why you think that. Jill: I don't know cause it helps with running a business. Brad: I'm 53 years old. I am not going to learn something. [crosstalk 00:00:36] Pronunciation things. Jill: I see, you're not going to learn words.

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