Finding Freedom with Simple Systems

In this episode  I'm going  to talk about being a business owner, being a CEO, and being the bottleneck in your business. Nobody wants to be the bottleneck in their business. Nobody wants to work with anybody that's the bottleneck in the business, but all too often, so many course creators, consultants, and coaches find themselves being the bottleneck in their business. So today I want to talk about what is a bottleneck, and then discuss how to overcome being the bottleneck in your business so that you can avoid and prevent it. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Learn what being the bottleneck in your business looks like and how it is harmful to your business
• Find out how to overcome being the bottleneck and what to do to prevent it

To get the full show notes, links mentioned in this episode or to read the transcript head to my website: https://www.karirobertscoaching.com/podcast

Today I am talking with Sara Verheyen. Sara is a bookkeeper for online business owners and owns Mareish Books, her bookkeeping and CFO services company. Sara believes in intuitive financing, and has a heart for helping online entrepreneurs understand their business better through their finances. Sara shares with us why she started her business, her goals for it, as well as her favorite simple systems. 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Learn the difference between bookkeeping and CFO services. 
• Discern the difference between sales and profits and why making that distinction matters. 
• Hear how the pandemic allowed Sara to reimagine her work/family balance and begin her business.
• Discover Sara’s system of time-blocking the weeks of the month to focus on her business.

To get the full show notes, links mentioned in this episode or to read the transcript head to my website: https://www.karirobertscoaching.com/podcast

Have you been caught up in your to-do list? Of everything you have to get done? Today we are going to be discussing the benefits of downtime. Taking downtime allows for us to find freedom, and enjoy the lives we are creating.  Listen in as I discuss why. 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Learn why downtime is so important for creative and service-based entrepreneurs.
• Discover why downtime allows our imagination and our ideas to come to the surface.
• Discern the difference between downtime and scrolling the internet.  

To get the full show notes, links mentioned in this episode or to read the transcript head to my website: https://www.karirobertscoaching.com/podcast

Today I have Girija Bhargava Patel here with me. This episode is for you if you don’t know where to begin with legal fundamentals for your creative business. You’ll learn how to begin thinking about how to leverage contracts, decide on your ideal legal entity, and find out how to build a legal system for your business. As well as, hear how Girija went from prosecuting attorney to lawyer for creative entrepreneurs. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Discern how to begin building a legal system for your business. 
• Learn how to leverage law to protect your creative business.
• Distinguish how to build a contract that reflects how you want your business to run and the client experience you want to serve your clients with.
• This episode will help creative entrepreneurs begin to think about how to determine your ideal entity formation. 

To get the full show notes, links mentioned in this episode or to read the transcript head to my website: https://www.karirobertscoaching.com/podcast

I felt compelled to create this podcast episode after having conversations with you on Instagram about experiencing clients crossing boundaries, so let’s keep the conversation going. This is very common among service providers, know you aren’t alone. During this conversation I will  uncover the best ways to set boundaries, hold boundaries, and what to do when clients have crossed boundaries.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Learn why we need boundaries as service providers.
• Discover how to create boundaries and teach clients how to treat you as the service provider.
• Find out how to set a standard for communication with clients.
• Uncover how to educate your clients at the beginning of your relationship.
• Decide what happens when a boundary is crossed. 

To get the full show notes, links mentioned in this episode, or read the transcript head to my website: https://www.karirobertscoaching.com/podcast

Today I’m chatting with my friend, fellow systems lover, and former virtual assistant, Qiana Solomon. Qiana helps female photographers implement, streamline, and organize their client management system so that they can focus more on what they love: photography.

In this episode, Qiana and I talk about why CRM’s are important, how she pivoted from virtual assistant to what she’s doing now with her business, how she made the decisions she did along the way and how she uses CRM’s to help other business owners. 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Learn what a CRM is and why it’s important
• Discover how a CRM could help you and your business

To get the full show notes, links mentioned in this episode, or read the transcript head to my website:  https://www.karirobertscoaching.com/podcast

We're back with another solo episode today, and I think you probably got the drift, my solo episodes tend to be a little bit shorter. In today’s episode I wanted to talk with you about something personally I’ve been working through personally. And I figured I'd share because somebody else might be in the same position as me, or might be dealing with some of the same struggles. So we're going to talk about why work doesn't have to be hard. There are a few reasons why I think this is a very important topic so let’s get started.

In This Episode: 

• Learn about the four different types of zones, and what they mean
• Discover the four questions I asked myself and you can use for yourself to help identify if you are working in your zone of genius

To get the full show notes, links mentioned in this episode, or read the transcript head to my website:  https://www.karirobertscoaching.com/podcast

We are going to have such a good conversation today with my guest,  Amanda Warfield. Her and I are both time management strategists. And we nerd out about all time management strategies. 

In this episode we will discuss what content batching is, and how to effectively implement it in your business. Plus we’ll pull back the current as Amanda gives us a behind the scenes look at her business,  time management strategies and content batching system. 

In This Episode: 

• Learn what content batching is 
  
  
•  Discover how  it will revolutionize your business and why you need to get off the hamster wheel of constantly creating content
  
  
• How Amanda uses content batching days and weeks in her business
  
  

To get the full show notes, links mentioned in this episode, or read the transcript head to my website:  https://www.karirobertscoaching.com/podcast

Today I’ll be talking all about the three different kinds of support help you may need: Online Business Manager (OBM), a Project Manager (PM), or a Virtual Assistant (VA). To help you make these decisions, I am diving into the pivotal questions to ask yourself before hiring. 

I have a quiz that can help you answer the questions we are walking through today. 

Also, if you are looking for an Online Business Manager or a Project Manager, I offer both of those services! If you are looking for a Virtual Assistant, I can help you find a VA. Now, let’s jump right in. 

 I have a very special guest on the podcast today that I want to introduce to the Finding Freedom with Simple Systems Community, Desola Davis. 

Desola is a Customer Journey Designer who helps online course creators and coaches design a delightful sales experience that makes their customers do a happy dance while they buy.  She has a knack for bringing clarity and confidence to the sales process--a superpower that she’s used even in her corporate experience to design several cost-saving projects totaling over $1M. Her joy is to help online creators and thought leaders find their raving fan base, spend more time working with their people, and leverage their secret sauce to grow their business!

*In this episode Desola and I talk about how her program Strangers to Fans will be opening soon after this airs, it will actually be opening in May. 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Learn what a customer journey is and why it’s imperative for your business. 
• Hear behind the scenes of how Desola created her business and her signature program.
• Understand how customer journeys turn strangers into raving fans. 
• Discover why your superpower is the key to it all. 

To get the full show notes, links mentioned in this episode, or read the transcript head to my website: https://www.karirobertscoaching.com/podcast