Are you happy? 

In your life and your business pursuit? 

Sure, it's fun to fantasize about turning your hobby into a real business and having more freedom as an entrepreneur. Often times what happens is that you put so much pressure on yourself to achieve success really fast and are not enjoying the process. And when your business feels like a grind and brings on anxiety, you are actually LESS effective when you do actually do the work. Or I see you give up entirely...until the next time you feel inspired. 

What if I told you there is a direct correlation between happiness and productivity? What if you found a way to be 2% happier in your business - just a small shift - that a Harvard Business Review showed a 23% increase in output. So, how do we create more happiness in your business? You will just have to listen to find out!

Stop the endless research and overwhelm! Know exactly what each sales channel looks like for success and create a roadmap for your unique business - it's all inside the Sales Channel Challenge https://www.foodbizsuccess.com/challenge

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Pick up your copy of "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

Do you consider yourself a procrastinator? Check in and see if any of these feel true for you and your business. 

Do you notice that you aren't making real progress on your business because you keep putting it off for something else?

Do lame chores like laundry somehow become really important when it is time to sit down and do something hard for your business?

Or do you sit down for just a few minutes to check social media and then you lose your "window" of time to get that thing done like updating your website or filling out that application or emailing the market manager to see if they have space for you? 

A successful entrepreneur is a person who chooses more often longer term rewards over instant gratification.

But, what if you find yourself really avoiding something. Or just never seeming to make the time for it, even though it is something you know "should" be done? 

In today's podcast, I am exploring how procrastination can be a good thing. What?! You will just have to listen to find out...

Stop the endless research and overwhelm! Know exactly what each sales channel looks like for success and create a roadmap for your unique business - it's all inside the Sales Channel Challenge https://www.foodbizsuccess.com/challenge

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Pick up your copy of "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

I debated whether to call this episode "words matter" or fewer things better. With my amazing guest today, Kristin Graham, we talk about both. But I love the beauty of her podcast by the same name, Fewer Things Better, so I went with that.

This is a must listen to episode with an expert who offers simple, easy to do brain hacks that will increase your productivity AND help you feel better while doing the work and living your life. This is a perfect episode for May which is all about being more productive.

After you listen, head over to our private Facebook group and share one strategy you will implement today! Turning off the rise to wake feature on my phone was a GAME CHANGER!

Get more of her life changing information at: https://unlockthebrain.com or listen to her new podcast, Fewer Things Better,  on all the channels or https://unlockthebrain.com/podcast/ 
Definitely follow her on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristingraham1/

Stop the endless research and overwhelm! Know exactly what each sales channel looks like for success and create a roadmap for your unique business - it's all inside the Sales Channel Challenge https://www.foodbizsuccess.com/challenge

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Pick up your copy of "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

Whether you are creating a food business as your side hustle or this is your full time career, I see a lot of my clients struggle with productivity. It is challenging to manage yourself when the work that needs to be done is self-directed without a lot of structure or accountability (like when you work for an employer). Overwhelm, stress, anxiety and hustle quickly become a way of life for many entrepreneurs. As one of my clients recently told me "it feels like my week is happening to me instead of me taking charge of my week". 

I get so much done AND have a lot of fun in my business. This wasn't always the case. Anxiety, overwhelm and self-loathing used to dominate my days, whether I was working or not. In today's podcast I want to offer you with the mindset shifts that have helped me and my clients get so much more sh*t done and accelerate their businesses. 

After you listen, head over to the private Facebook group and share your biggest takeaway and one thing you will try. We don't have to do everything all at once, just take one tiny step to feel 1% better. 

If you want to get all of my tools, tips and strategies, you will have to join me inside Food Business Success on our VIP call next week or you can always get the replay.

Stop the endless research and overwhelm! Know exactly what each sales channel looks like for success and create a roadmap for your unique business - it's all inside the Sales Channel Challenge https://www.foodbizsuccess.com/challenge

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Pick up your copy of "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

What has been holding you back from starting your delicious idea and turning it into a business? Or taking it to the next level? Fear is one of the big ones. Fear it won't work. Fear it is a terrible idea. Fear that people will judge you. Fear it will fail.

Think about what happens when you show up to your dream with fear in the feeling line of the model. What action do you or don't you take? What is the result? It definitely isn't a thriving and fun business you love.

So, where is the gap between your idea and starting? That is what I have been thinking about a lot lately and how I can help you feel confidence instead of fear. It may just be a little bit of expert insight and feedback to give you the reassurance that this is a good idea or that it will work.

That is what I am  offering inside the Food Business Idea Activator. Learn more about it at https://www.foodbizsuccess.com/activate and use a one-time $50 code PODCASTFBS50 that expires on May 10 at midnight.

Stop the endless research and overwhelm! Know exactly what each sales channel looks like for success and create a roadmap for your unique business - it's all inside the Sales Channel Challenge https://www.foodbizsuccess.com/challenge

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Pick up your copy of "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

Do you ever feel like things are always happening TO you? That you just can't help being in a bad mood, feeling overwhelmed or just plain discouraged. Get ready for a tool that will change your life if you let it. 

I have been promising an episode devoted to The Model for some time. I have danced around it and taught about different parts, but now I bring it all together to help you unlock the secret ingredient in your business and your life. 

My purpose is to help others create a life and business they love and The Model is the number one too that I use with myself and my clients to help us blow our mind on what we thought was possible.

Stop the endless research and overwhelm! Know exactly what each sales channel looks like for success and create a roadmap for your unique business - it's all inside the Sales Channel Challenge https://www.foodbizsuccess.com/challenge

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Pick up your copy of "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

You wear a lot of hats as the food business founder, but is one of them the CEO? Most of the people I work with have never even thought about this - they are so busy being the maker, the marketer and sales person.

But what does it even mean to be a CEO as an entrepreneur? No, you may not have employees and you most likely don't have a board of directors to report to, so why does it matter?

Because the most successful brand founders adopt a CEO mindset even when it is just them. And on today's episode, Andra Erickson, a good friend, coach and colleague who coaches women entrepreneurs to become the CEO, is here to share with us the three things every CEO must have. This episode is SO GOOD. Visit andraerickson.com  or listen to the Be The CEO podcast

Stop the endless research and overwhelm! Know exactly what each sales channel looks like for success and create a roadmap for your unique business - it's all inside the Sales Channel Challenge https://www.foodbizsuccess.com/challenge

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Pick up your copy of "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

I have a lot of thoughts on money lately.  There is a certain amount of money we all need to meet our basic needs. But then what? Why do some people create big businesses and some seem to struggle consistently?

It seems to me that it is more about a mindset than the ability. What is your relationship with money? Money is just one of those things that isn't easy to talk about. There is a lot of judgement and built up money beliefs that was programmed in our childhood by our parents, religion and society as a whole. And then if you are a woman, compound that with even more beliefs that being successful in your business will take time away from your family or no one will like you anymore and all the other BS messages we receive. 

On today's episode, I am opening up about all of it. And I am a little nervous to talk about my business and this topic of money and the judgements you may have. Which is just crazy, because money is just pieces of paper or numbers in a bank account. It is totally neutral. And if I can help one entrepreneur see that making money in their business will help them do more good in the world and help more people, then I am willing to be judged. 

I check in with Erika of Southern Girl Granola after the Generosity as a Strategy episode aired two weeks ago and get her thoughts on money as well. Her story of what has happened since that episode aired will blow your mind@ 

After you listen, head over to the private Facebook group and let's continue the conversation about money mindset. What is one belief that needs to change for you to step into the business owner you imagined yourself to be when you started this business? 

Stop the endless research and overwhelm! Know exactly what each sales channel looks like for success and create a roadmap for your unique business - it's all inside the Sales Channel Challenge https://www.foodbizsuccess.com/challenge

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Pick up your copy of "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

Are you a farmers market vendor? What if you increasd your sales by 10X every time you showed up? Get yourself registered for the Increase Your Sales at a Farmers Market Workshop live on April 22nd live to get all of the best practices, ideas and strategies I give my members and clients. And you get the replay for life.

These strategies work! After years at farmers markets, inside grocery stores and now helping others be successful, I have a lot to share.

Register here https://www.foodbizsuccess.com/moresales

Stop the endless research and overwhelm! Know exactly what each sales channel looks like for success and create a roadmap for your unique business - it's all inside the Sales Channel Challenge https://www.foodbizsuccess.com/challenge

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Pick up your copy of "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

Is getting onto grocery store shelves one of your goals? You have big dreams of Whole Foods Market, Natural Grocers, Publix, Kroeger and more.

It is rarely the case that a brand goes from no shelves to a large store. The more usual path is to start at small independent stores, then move to regional stores and keep working your way out to national stores.

My guest today, Tania Ellis, Store Director for Lucky's Market and formerly with Whole Foods Market is giving you the inside scoop on what it takes to land on shelves and how to stay there. 

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.

Stop the endless research and overwhelm! Know exactly what each sales channel looks like for success and create a roadmap for your unique business - it's all inside the Sales Channel Challenge https://www.foodbizsuccess.com/challenge

When you are ready to make the leap, get the support and accountability you need to create a beautiful business!

• Get Food Business Success to launch and scale to $100K guaranteed
• Scale your existing business to $300K in 2025 with the financial and operational foundations and become the CEO of your biz in Master Your Business

Pick up your copy of "Key Ingredients" on Amazon here.

Check out my YouTube channel at www.foodbiz.tube for how to videos to start and grow a packaged food business.