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Employee To Boss: Entrepreneurship, Side Hustles, and Business Growth Tips from Experts episodes
- 109. Overcoming Rejection, Perseverance and Creating a Sold Out Product with Leslie Danford, CEO of Vitaminis
Leslie Danford, the founder and CEO of Vitaminis, has always been passionate about nutrition, but she is not a foodie. In 2020 she combined her personal interests with her formal business training to launch Vitaminis. Previously she worked in beverages and consumer products at large corporations. She earned her MBA from Harvard University and her BA from the University of Chicago.
In this episode, we talk about networking, sharing your ideas, marketing market research, your first clients for your products, product roll out, rejection is a part of business but how do you deal with it?
Rejection is just a part of business, so if you are struggling with this as a business owner right now, this episode is for you.
Other episodes to listen to about rejection:
- Ronit Plank: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/employee-to-boss/id1598027167?i=1000570503326
- Kelsey Formost: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/employee-to-boss/id1598027167?i=100057491829
Action Steps:
- Carve out some time for yourself away from the business.
- Plan out your business, quarter by quarter with goals of milestones you want to reach.
- Just take the risk!
Connect with Leslie:
Website: https://vitaminisbrand.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-danford/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vitaminisbrand/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vitaminisbrand
Connect with me, Hayleigh Hayhurst:
Website: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EspressoPodcastProduction
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espressopodcastproduction/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@espressopodproduction
Music: John Kiernan. www.johnkiernanmusic.com
Produced by Espresso Podcast Production: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
40 min - 108. Confidence in Your Body and Your Business with Photographer, Hailey Aitkins
Hailey Aitkins is a women's brand & boudoir photographer based in Tacoma, WA, and through her photography, Hailey empowers women in all phases of life and business to love themselves unapologetically. Hailey has been a professional photographer for 3 years. Her long-term vision is to host body-positivity events and retreats around the world to help women heal their relationships with their bodies and claim their self-worth. Hailey believes that photography is a tool for vulnerability, growth, and transformation.
We talk about how she became a photographer, how confidence plays a role in life and business, how to use your photos in your business, rounding out your business and adding new offers to help your clients, advice for showing up online more, growing your business through in person networking events and more!
Action Steps:
- Take one messy action step - Put your face on social media at least once this week
- For confidence, get in front of the mirror and say nice things to yourself for 30 seconds
- Take some brand photos and trust your photographer
Connect with Hailey:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haileyaitkinsphoto/
Website: https://www.haileyaitkinsphotography.com
Email: [email protected]
Connect with me, Hayleigh Hayhurst:
Website: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EspressoPodcastProduction
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espressopodcastproduction/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@espressopodproduction
Music: John Kiernan. www.johnkiernanmusic.com
Produced by Espresso Podcast Production: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
42 min - 107. Passions to Paychecks: Starting a Coaching Business from Day 1 with Jenesis Rose
Jenesis Rose helps new entrepreneurs with a history of people-pleasing reclaim their power and courageously pursue their dream of starting a coaching business that helps them shine. She believes that you know yourself best, and it can be so hard to see and accept all of your self-knowledge.
She is on a mission to help you align what you DO with who you truly ARE so that you can have more fun selling your coaching programs online, make a bigger impact on the world, and reach your biggest career goals… Because she believes that the world is a better place for all of us when YOU do work you love.
Connect with Jenesis:
Website: www.jenesisrose.com/freecoachingsalestraining
Podcast: www.jenesisrose.com/podcast
Sustain Your Passion Journal: https://www.amazon.com/Sustain-Your-Passion-Journal-Entrepreneurs/dp/B0CKN3W41B
Connect with me, Hayleigh Hayhurst:
Masterclass - How to Leverage a Podcast for Business Expansion: The 3 Moves You Need To Know: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/masterclass
Website: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EspressoPodcastProduction
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espressopodcastproduction/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@espressopodproduction
Music: John Kiernan. www.johnkiernanmusic.com
Produced by Espresso Podcast Production: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
42 min - 106. Living an Authentic Personal Brand to Get Noticed with Kiara Hancock, Wedding Planner
Kiara Hancock joins the Employee to Boss Podcast to talk all about growing a business in the wedding industry, showing up authentically, living your brand, and how to get noticed, featured, trusted by the right audience.
This episode is really about living the life that you want, chasing your dreams, and living your life authentically.
Kiara is a floral designer, creative director, and artist. The universe made her to create more beauty, harmony, and love on the planet, so she is doing just that. She is passionate about emotion...real emotion and love, desire, and joy all endlessly inspire me to transform spaces to embody the emotions that will be felt forever. She loves authenticity, humor, intimacy, and couples who trust her.
Action Steps:
- Find someone that you look up to in business and say hi
- Spend at least 30 minutes a week learning something that will push you forward
- Get together with someone who knows you and really talk about your dream - out loud!
Connect with Kiara:
Website: https://khancockdesign.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/k.hancock/
Connect with me, Hayleigh Hayhurst:
Website: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EspressoPodcastProduction
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espressopodcastproduction/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@espressopodproduction
Music: John Kiernan. www.johnkiernanmusic.com
Produced by Espresso Podcast Production: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
38 min - 105. Personal Growth for Business Growth with Life Coach, Jenna Allen
In this episode, I sit down with Jenna Allen, a passionate life coach and aspiring motivational speaker. Jenna shares her journey as a newer entrepreneur and the mindset shifts she underwent, particularly in the area of sales.
We talk all about the transformative power of genuine selling, how she constantly evolves to better serve her clients, and the shift she experience from selling products, to selling her own services and story as a life coach.
Jenna’s goal is to share her stories, vision and heart, with those hearts that are willing to put forth the work to better themselves.
“Life is worth living and I believe it’s suppose to be lived on intentional purpose.” - Jenna
- Prioritize marketing
- Seek advice from other entrepreneurs
- Figure out what your niche is and who your clients are
Connect with Jenna:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_with_jenna/
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@coachwithjenna
Connect with me, Hayleigh Hayhurst:
Website: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EspressoPodcastProduction
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espressopodcastproduction/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@espressopodproduction
Music: John Kiernan. www.johnkiernanmusic.com
Produced by Espresso Podcast Production: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
22 min - 104. Coping with Financial Stress for Entrepreneurs with Financial Therapist, Lindsey Konchar
As an entrepreneur, you need to learn all things about personal and business finances, which can be overwhelming at first. Lindsey recognizes this, and realized that there was a need for merging behavioral therapy with financial coaching.
Lindsey is a financial therapist, here to help you feel excited about money! (Yes, it's possible!) Money is more than just a math problem; there is always so much more to the equation. Merging behavioral therapy and financial coaching, Lindsey helps you live your unique dream life!
- Brainstorm your money goals
- Start getting more people in your world who talk about money
- Start investing in yourself, whatever that means for you.
Connect with Lindsey:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/copingwithlindsey/
Website: https://copingwithlindsey.com/financial-therapy
Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4SPLPGG
FREE Guide: How To Negotiate Your Medical Bills
Connect with me, Hayleigh Hayhurst:
Website: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EspressoPodcastProduction
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espressopodcastproduction/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@espressopodproduction
Music: John Kiernan. www.johnkiernanmusic.com
Produced by Espresso Podcast Production: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
44 min - 103. Conducting Market Research for Your Business with John Li, co-founder of PickFu
If you are asking your family and friends their opinions on your business frequently, there is a better way.
Market research is so valuable to business owners, and today John Li, the co-founder of PickFu, joins the podcast to talk about exactly that. PickFu is a consumer research platform for getting instant feedback from target audiences. Thousands of global brands rely on PickFu to help them make better data-driven decisions about their products and marketing.
John shares his story about becoming an entrepreneur, landing on the idea of PickFu, and the value that market research can have on your brand.
Action Steps:
- Figure out who your audience is
- Talk to them
- Take messy action to move your business forward!
Connect with John:
Website: www.pickfu.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnli/
Connect with me, Hayleigh Hayhurst:
Website: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EspressoPodcastProduction
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espressopodcastproduction/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@espressopodproduction
Music: John Kiernan. www.johnkiernanmusic.com
Produced by Espresso Podcast Production: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
36 min - 102. Becoming the Entrepreneur You Are Meant to Be with Catryce, Small Biz Support Specialist
If you have a desire to become an entrepreneur, chances are you should follow that urge.
In this episode, I speak with Catryce, the owner of Captured Media PNW, a small biz support agency. Catryce and I met at a networking event a while back, and I was immediately drawn to her energy.
We discuss starting your business, pivoting, hiring coaches, automations, getting help, adapting as you go and growing your community.
Entrepreneurship is not one single path - and it might take time to find out where you are meant to be, but just keep going and meet the right people and you will get there!
Action Steps:
- Join a support membership, like Catryce’s membership
- Do a brain dump to help with content creation, with the help of Otter.AI and Chat GPT
- Make sure that you take time to rest and reset.
Connect with Catryce:
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@catrycethompson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capturedmedia.pnw
Connect with me, Hayleigh Hayhurst:
Website: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EspressoPodcastProduction
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espressopodcastproduction/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@espressopodproduction
Music: John Kiernan. www.johnkiernanmusic.com
Produced by Espresso Podcast Production: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
44 min - 101. Time & Energy Management For Running Your Own Business with April Roberts
Time and Energy are two of the most powerful things that we possess as business owners. Are you maximizing your spend?
April Roberts joins the podcast today to share tips on time management, being a high earning woman, paying yourself and focusing on the things that will make you the most revenue.
April helps Gen X women achieve more abundance, love, spirituality and alignment by connecting with their femininity. As a high-achieving former attorney and financial advisor, with degrees for Vanderbilt and Notre Dame, April understands the societal pressures facing women that often lead to burnout. She hosts the podcast Vixen Voice where she shares stories of Gen X women that have shed the traditional definition of success to pursue their life’s true passion.
- Schedule one hour a week for pure joy and prioritize this
- Create one habit to grow your business every day.
- Six minutes to change your life - spend 2 minutes in the morning talking out loud or journaling about everything that you are excited about and grateful for. In the afternoon, spend 2 minutes talking about everything that went well. Before bed, do the same thing!
Connect with April:
Website: https://www.vixengathering.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vixengathering/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vixen-voice/id1702879631
Free 50 minute Strategy Call with April: https://calendly.com/vixengathering/50min
Connect with me, Hayleigh Hayhurst:
Website: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EspressoPodcastProduction
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espressopodcastproduction/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@espressopodproduction
Music: John Kiernan. www.johnkiernanmusic.com
Produced by Espresso Podcast Production: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
48 min - 100. Hayleigh Hayhurst’s Journey from Employee to Boss
From being a student, to unemployment, to starting my podcasting business, I have learned a lot over the years and today I am sharing it with you.
To celebrate episode 100, I am sharing my journey from Employee to Boss. For the past 4 years I have ran Espresso Podcast Production and am taking time in this episode to really discuss how my business started, has changed, and where I am taking the business.
I also share my best business tips that I have learned over the past 4 years!
Action Steps:
- Within the first 72 hours of having an idea, take action, no matter how messy.
- Prioritize building your community and making connections
- Don’t be afraid to mess up
Connect with me, Hayleigh Hayhurst:
Website: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EspressoPodcastProduction
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espressopodcastproduction/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@espressopodproduction
Music: John Kiernan. www.johnkiernanmusic.com
Produced by Espresso Podcast Production: https://www.espressopodcastproduction.com/
35 min
About Employee To Boss: Entrepreneurship, Side Hustles, and Business Growth Tips from Experts
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Welcome to the Employee To Boss podcast!
Employee To Boss is for everyone with an entrepreneurial spirit… For those wanting to start their business, for those wanting to go all-in on their…
Employee To Boss is for everyone with an entrepreneurial spirit… For those wanting to start their business, for those wanting to go all-in on their…
side hustle, for those wanting to start a side hustle… and for those who are business curious!
Join podcast producer Hayleigh Hayhurst as she guides you through all things business. She is joined by guests from all different industries, at all different points of business to share their experiences, tips, and advice.
To have a successful business, you need to know a thing or two about different industries. The reason behind this? It is called info-sponging aka learning and absorbing new information about different industries.
Starting a business can be very lonely, and confusing!
Each episode will end with three actionable tips for you to follow to get started with your business today!
Presented by Espresso Podcast Production, a full-service podcast production company specializing in editing, marketing, and strategy.
Grab your coffee and join us!
Join podcast producer Hayleigh Hayhurst as she guides you through all things business. She is joined by guests from all different industries, at all different points of business to share their experiences, tips, and advice.
To have a successful business, you need to know a thing or two about different industries. The reason behind this? It is called info-sponging aka learning and absorbing new information about different industries.
Starting a business can be very lonely, and confusing!
Each episode will end with three actionable tips for you to follow to get started with your business today!
Presented by Espresso Podcast Production, a full-service podcast production company specializing in editing, marketing, and strategy.
Grab your coffee and join us!