Found The Flow

In this episode, I welcome your new business bestie, Jessica Renee Grant. As a branding, business, and boutique strategy coach, Jessica helps faith-based entrepreneurs build their brands, grow their businesses, and navigate through the shift of "becoming".

So if you're looking to elevate your brand, income, and impact, tune in as Jessica Renee Grant talks purpose, transitions, and why "if you ain't right, your business ain't right."

KEY POINTS:

- What does "becoming" mean?

- Jessica's first major shift and the many after

- The biggest lesson in Jessica's entrepreneurial journey

- Designing a business around the life you want

- 3 things Jessica wishes she knew before she started

- Shifting into the role of coach

QUOTABLES:

"I think a lot of people fail to realize that we are an evolving creature. So we continuously evolve. And once you reach one level, then there's another level that we have to go to."

"A lot of people miss their opportunity because they simply aren't in a position to be able to receive it. You need to plan, prepare, and get clear on what it is you're doing."

GUEST RESOURCES:

Find Jessica Renee Grant and her links on social media!

IG | instagram.com/thejessicarenee

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Grab your FREE copy of the Profitable Marketing Playbook at www.profitablemarketingplaybook.com

Visit Tara's website at tarapaton.com

IG | @tarasoether - instagram.com/tarasoether

Found the Flow is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

Welcome to The Founder Identities Series of the Found the Flow podcast!

In this series, I will be doing a deep dive into each of the 6 phases we typically go through as we evolve in our entrepreneurial journeys. Whether you're just starting out in your business or are well into your journey, this series will guide you through each phase so you can thrive in every single one of them. Tune in and find out how you can advance to the next level in The Founder Identities Series!

KEY POINTS:

- How do you know when you're in the flow?

- Finding and attracting the right opportunities

- Things to do when you're in the flow

QUOTABLES:

"If your personal life is out of order, your business is going to be out of order."

"The flow founders become in the flow because they've actually started to lean into what they are personally good at and who they are as a person."

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Grab your FREE copy of the Profitable Marketing Playbook at www.profitablemarketingplaybook.com

Visit Tara's website at tarapaton.com

IG | @tarasoether - instagram.com/tarasoether

Found the Flow is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

In this episode, we go behind the chair with Jessica Lampkin, founder, and CEO of The Evolve Effect - a high-quality hair solution store positively impacting the way women feel inside and out through loving what they see in the mirror. But Jessica didn't always have the confidence she now instills in her clients….

Tune in as Jessica shares her journey from the cut-throat corporate job that almost killed her to letting her hair down, both literally and figuratively, and allowing her complete authentic self to shine.

KEY POINTS:

- What led Jessica to become a stylist?

- From doing hair in her home to running a six-figure business

- Shifting your mindset from corporate to entrepreneur

- Jessica's hardest transition and biggest entrepreneurial shock

- How to translate your authentic self online

- What's next for Jessica Lampkin?

QUOTABLES:

"What I was thinking to myself is, there's got to be more. And if I can make these people upwards of 60, 70 million a year, I can make myself 1% of that easy. If I can do this and manage all these people and have an impact…If I can do that, I can do this for myself."

"What I tried to do in this situation was look at it as another trigger for transition and just listen to what God is assigning me to do."

GUEST RESOURCES:

Jessica Lampkin:

www.theevolveeffect.com

IG | @theevolveeffect_hairstudio

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Grab your FREE copy of the Profitable Marketing Playbook at www.profitablemarketingplaybook.com

Visit Tara's website at tarapaton.com

IG | @tarasoether - instagram.com/tarasoether

Found the Flow is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

Welcome to The Founder Identities Series of the Found the Flow podcast!

In this series, I will be doing a deep dive into each of the 6 phases we typically go through as we evolve in our entrepreneurial journeys. Whether you're just starting out in your business or are well into your journey, this series will guide you through each phase so you can thrive in every single one of them. Tune in and find out how you can advance to the next level in The Founder Identities Series!

KEY POINTS:

- How to get from Founder to CEO

- The key to expansion in your business

- What to do as a Fulfilled Founder

QUOTABLES:

"You want to make sure that you are investing in yourself. And when I talk about investing in yourself, I'm not just talking about, courses and classes like that, I'm talking about investing in yourself and the passions that you have."

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Did you know you have a "Founder Identity" that rules every marketing decision you make?

Find out which Founder you are so you can be more confident with your marketing and reach your business goals faster!

Take the Founder Quiz at tarapaton.com/founderquiz

Visit Tara's website at tarapaton.com IG | @tarasoether - instagram.com/tarasoether

Found the Flow is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

Founder and CEO of Fortress Consulting Firm, certified behavioral science consultant, trauma specialist, and founder of an international non-profit for young women, Karria Lawrence joins me today on this episode of Found The Flow.

Listen in as Karria shares her path to purpose - guiding others to unlock their gifts, passions, and innate skills while helping business owners strategize innovative ways to connect to and support their ideal clients. Through sharing her own journey in the corporate space, how she overcame the hustle mentality, and what it took to step into the role of CEO, Karria gets real about entrepreneurship and why it's not just what you see on social media.

So hop off Instagram, tune in, and learn why we need to kill the comparison game when it comes to business ownership.

KEY POINTS:

- Karria's healing journey to founding Pretty Girls Pray

- Why are operational strategies so important?

- Does Karria believe in the hustle mentality?

- Infusing corporate techniques into entrepreneurship

- Social media's fantasy portrayal of business ownership

QUOTABLES:

"Social media has portrayed where business is. So I feel like there's a lot of people who fantasize about business but don't understand the work to actually grow a business."

GUEST RESOURCES:

Karria Lawrence

LinkedIn | linkedin.com/in/consultwithkarria

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Did you know you have a "Founder Identity" that rules every marketing decision you make? Find out which Founder you are so you can be more confident with your marketing and reach your business goals faster!

Take the Founder Quiz at tarapaton.com/founderquiz

Visit Tara's website at tarapaton.com

IG | @tarasoether - instagram.com/tarasoether

Found the Flow is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

Welcome to The Founder Identities Series of the Found the Flow podcast!

In this series, I will be doing a deep dive into each of the 6 phases we typically go through as we evolve in our entrepreneurial journeys. Whether you're just starting out in your business or are well into your journey, this series will guide you through each phase so you can thrive in every single one of them. Tune in and find out how you can advance to the next level in The Founder Identities Series!

KEY POINTS:

- Signs you're a Focused Founder

- Are you overworking yourself and your team?

- How to tap into the power of automation

- Ways to strengthen your company and marketing ecosystem

QUOTABLES:

"The only way you're going to be able to have a scalable process is through automation."

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Did you know you have a "Founder Identity" that rules every marketing decision you make? Find out which Founder you are so you can be more confident with your marketing and reach your business goals faster!

Take the Founder Quiz at tarapaton.com/founderquiz

Visit Tara's website at tarapaton.com

IG | @tarasoether - instagram.com/tarasoether

Found the Flow is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

Creating her natural skincare line out of necessity when she couldn't purchase her usual body butter and had to make her own, Dionne Reddick is now the Founder and CEO of Body Essense by Dionne. And wholeheartedly admits she is an accidental entrepreneur!

Listen in as she shares her journey to business owner and coach, from the mistakes to mindset shifts to what she sees for the future in this ever-changing landscape. Be sure not to miss her tips on how she found success and the steps you can take to grow and scale your business too!

KEY POINTS:

- How Dionne became an entrepreneur by mistake!

- Making the mindset shift to business owner

- Early mistakes and Dionne's advice for her former self

- Do entrepreneurs need a coach?

- "You have to teach people how to treat you"

- Dionne's transition from entrepreneur to coach

- Why you need to pay attention to where your audience is

QUOTABLES:

"Business was not my choice. But it kept choosing me."

"When people say, 'Why would I pay you when I can just Google it or YouTube?' - I say to them, you don't even know what to YouTube or Google. You don't know what you don't know until you know that you didn't know it."

"You have got to be willing to grow with how the world is growing."

GUEST RESOURCES:

Learn more at: linktr.ee/bizcoachingbydionne

IG | instagram.com/thedionnereddick

TikTok | tiktok.com/@thedionnereddick

bodyessencebydionne.com

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Did you know you have a "Founder Identity" that rules every marketing decision you make? Find out which Founder you are so you can be more confident with your marketing and reach your business goals faster!

Take the Founder Quiz at tarapaton.com/founderquiz

Visit Tara's website at tarapaton.com

IG | @tarasoether - instagram.com/tarasoether

Found the Flow is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

Crystal Perkins makes business, family, and self-care look flawless! So in this episode, I sit down with this manifestation coach to learn her secret to becoming empowered, unapologetic, and build a six-figure brand.

From mindset to manifestation, tune in as Crystal shares the blueprint to shift you from writing your vision to living it!

As she always says: "You deserve what you desire!"

KEY POINTS:

- Why you need to start putting yourself first!

- The process of unlearning that led Crystal to abundance

- Releasing religion and embracing spirituality

- What is manifestation?

- How mindset work is a journey, not a destination

QUOTABLES:

"As women of faith and a lot of Christian women, we know how to write the vision, but we don't know how to live it. And it was in that moment where GOD told me I'm the blueprint to shift women from writing their vision to living in it."

"I had to choose that lane that God was calling me to walk in. And when I chose it unapologetically and walked in it, it was like a new level of freedom that I've never experienced in my life."

GUEST RESOURCES:

Stay connected with Crystal Perkins on social media!

IG | instagram.com/thecrystalperkins

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Did you know you have a "Founder Identity" that rules every marketing decision you make? Find out which Founder you are so you can be more confident with your marketing and reach your business goals faster!

Take the Founder Quiz at tarapaton.com/founderquiz

Visit Tara's website at tarapaton.com

IG | @tarasoether - instagram.com/tarasoether

Found the Flow is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

Welcome to The Founder Identities Series of the Found The Flow podcast!

In this series, I will be doing a deep dive into each of the 6 phases we typically go through as we evolve in our entrepreneurial journeys. Whether you're just starting out in your business or are well into your journey, this series will guide you through each phase so you can thrive in every single one of them.

Tune in and find out how you can advance to the next level in The Founder Identity Series!

KEY POINTS:

- Reasons you're feeling unfulfilled in your business

- Why a complete overhaul is not the answer

- Ways to find fulfillment and direction in your business

- Your success is not a fluke - how to make your success your own

QUOTABLES:

"Unless you have been ordained by God to stop doing what you're doing and completely trash everything, do not throw everything away. Because you're going to start from scratch and it will create a downward spiral."

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Did you know you have a "Founder Identity" that rules every marketing decision you make? Find out which Founder you are so you can be more confident with your marketing and reach your business goals faster!

Take the Founder Quiz at tarapaton.com/founderquiz

Visit Tara's website at tarapaton.com

IG | @tarasoether - instagram.com/tarasoether

Found the Flow is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)

So much goes on behind the scenes when you decide to take your brand to the next level. And in this episode, visual branding coach and designer Chloe Cleaves returns to guide us through this process and share how she helped me elevate and evolve my brand!

From emotional purchases to leveraging your lifestyle to knowing what to share or keep private, don't miss this hands-on discussion on how your rebrand can go from complete overhaul to thoughtful evolution.

KEY POINTS:

- Infusing yourself into your brand and business

- Are people buying the product or the person?

- How Chloe defines "lifestyle"

- What is the lifestyle of your brand?

- Intentionally building relationships with your clients

- Why you need to brand with meaning

QUOTABLES:

"When you're a personal brand, there's a lot of you that needs to shine through. I'm all for separate business and personal, but people are buying from the person."

"I think a lot of people don't understand when I say put more of yourself out there, it doesn't mean telling them something. It means you have to show up more."

"You also got to think of the lifestyle of your brand, because there's your lifestyle, but then there's the lifestyle of the brand. What does the brand do on a day to day? What does it need to do? What does it need to show?"

GUEST RESOURCES:

Find Chloe Cleaves at: thechloebrand.co/links

IG | instagram.com/thechloebrand

PRODUCTS / RESOURCES:

Did you know you have a "Founder Identity" that rules every marketing decision you make? Find out which Founder you are so you can be more confident with your marketing and reach your business goals faster!

Take the Founder Quiz at tarapaton.com/founderquiz

Visit Tara's website at tarapaton.com

IG | @tarasoether - instagram.com/tarasoether

Found the Flow is edited by Instapodcasts (visit at instapodcasts.com)