Empire Building

Building a big business is hard enough work on its own. And it only gets harder when coupled with one of the most difficult jobs a person can have: Parenting. It’s possible to do both well, but it isn’t easy. We’re going to share six tips for balancing both and show you how it’s done, while still being real about how hard it can be.

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• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

In uncertain times, many people don’t want to be honest about what’s going on—even to themselves. They bury their heads in the sand and just hope someone else magically figures it out for them. The truth is that in uncertain times, you must be ready to save yourself. Or, at the very least, you need to take a couple of key things first. That’s what we’re going to discuss today.

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• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

In Brené Brown’s book Dare to Lead, she says “The number one cause of shame at work is fear of irrelevance. The number one cause of fear of irrelevance is change.” Sometimes as we build our empires, our success can unearth a deep-buried fear we have: That our own business will outgrow us. We’re going to tackle some of the thoughts around that fear, especially for any organization that is growing or changing.

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• Read: Dare to Lead
• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Building empires is hard work, and oftentimes the work ethic that makes it all possible is passed down to us from our parents. As working parents, we constantly worry about whether our kids are being raised right. And when you’re very financially stable, it can be hard for kids to grow up understanding the value of a dollar. We’re going to share eight things you can do to help your kids not only build wealth, but value it.

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• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Every empire builder is going to go through hard times. We’ve had our share of them, and over the last few years of the pandemic we’ve heard from many of you who have reached out as well. Today, we’re going to tell you that you’re not alone and give an inspirational pep talk, because you can do hard things.

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• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is produced and published by Crate Media.

In real estate, you spend a large amount of time chasing leads. When one of those leads turns out to be a dead end it can feel like a lot of time wasted. Today, we’re going to share tips for you to prequalify your leads, saving you time in the long run. While our examples will revolve around prequalifying a real estate lead, these tactics can be applied to any sales industry.

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• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is produced and published by Crate Media.

Time is our most valuable, precious, and limited asset. So let’s talk about managing it using a framework known as “The 4 ‘D’s of Time Management.” It’s the best way to help separate the fake urgent tasks from the highly important ones. Listen and gain control of your time.

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• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is produced and published by Crate Media.

Being a parent is hard even in the best of times. Throw in a pandemic, homeschooling, and trying to build an empire on top of that? Good luck! Parenting fails are bound to happen – we all have them. In honor of Mother’s Day, we’re going to share some of our biggest fails as moms, and hopefully, make you feel better about yours.

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• Send your parenting fails to [email protected] with the subject “parenting fail” and we’ll share them on the show!
• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is produced and published by Crate Media.

Last week we told you why holding weekly accountability meetings with your key staff was so important. Today, we’re sharing the nitty gritty details of how to actually hold them, down to what you talk about, how to keep things on track, and what to do if an employee keeps missing their accountability markers.

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• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is a production of Crate Media

Accountability is key to any successful empire. Everyone needs to be on the same page about the company’s goals and drive in the same direction in order to make progress. The 4-1-1 is a powerful tool for setting goals, both for you and for the key people in your company. We’re going to teach you how to have productive accountability meetings with your team, and why doing so is important. There’s so much to say on this one that we’re going to be back with more, next episode.

Connect on Instagram:

• Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp
• Vija Williams: @viavija
• Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji
• Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan

Empire Building is a production of Crate Media