Gratitude Geek: Business Education for Gen X Women Solopreneurs

Gratitude Geek: Business Education for Gen X Women Solopreneurs

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  • The Lemonade Stand | Episode 63

    Today on the podcast, I’m going to tell you a story.



    Last Wednesday, January 6th I taught my monthly Marketing Lunch and Learn themed around Goal-Storming(TM), a proprietary system I created to help my clients crush 3 goals in 12 weeks. During the class, I read The Lemonade Stand fable, which I will read for you in a bit. We also talked about how everyone is unique and will reach their goals using their own unique system. It was a really great group of folks in the class and their synergy felt fantastic.



    Note: I am teaching the Goal-Storming(TM) Lunch & Learn again on February 3rd. Register at momgeek.com/lunch.



    After my class, I asked my husband, Shane, for a roll of blue painter’s tape for a project I wanted to start. He met me in the kitchen with the tape and we started chatting about whether or not we wanted to tear out the carpet in the living room.



    Shane noticed a wet spot on the dining room floor that we thought may be coming from the refrigerator, so we moved the china cabinet a smidge to have a look. We live in a 100-year-old home. The layout of the kitchen and dining room will make absolutely no sense to you without seeing it in person.



    After careful inspection, we realized it was not water on the floor, but cat urine. To clean it up we needed to move the china cabinet to the other side of the dining room, which we were planning to do eventually, anyway. We called our daughter downstairs to help… while pushing and pulling it the foot of the cabinet tore the tacky linoleum that was obviously a DIY job by the previous owner.



    What we found underneath the linoleum is an absolutely breathtakingly gorgeous 100-year old hardwood floor.



    “The only way to move forward is to move forward.”Kandas Rodarte



    I mentioned how this was the perfect example of keeping your goals loose… and that I should make a video about it…



    Then, we heard the news about the storming of the capital… and the three of us spent the next 4 hours watching history unfold before our very eyes.



    I am the daughter of a career government servant and a proud American. Multiple members of my family have served in our military, a fact of which I am quite proud. Tears streamed down my face Wednesday as I watched Americans destroy the capital building and threaten the lives of our Vice President and members of Congress.



    It’s heartbreaking. But the only way to move forward is to fucking move forward.



    So, I’m going to read you a story… and then ask you some questions… I encourage to take the time to answer them.




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    12 min
  • 63_The_Lemonade_Stand.mp3
    Gratitude Geek is the business education podcast for Gen X women
    solopreneurs who weave gratitude and appreciation into their business
    strategy. Hosted by metastatic breast cancer thriver, Kandas Rodarte,
    who co-creates spaces, opportunities, and conversations for women
    business owners.
    - Subscribe to weekly emails: https://kandasrodarte.com/subscribe
    - Join the Co-Lab: https://kandasrodarte.com/lab
    Gratitude Geek is a member of Marketing Podcasts Network. For network
    wide advertising options visit: https://marketingpodcasts.net/advertise
    Want to be a guest on Gratitude Geek? Send Kandas Rodarte a message on
    PodMatch here: https://kandasrodarte.com/podmatch
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    15 min
  • Connie Vanderzanden, Appreciate Your Money | Episode 62

    This week on the podcast, I’m joined by Connie Vanderzanden from ProfitwithConnie.com.



    At age 51, Connie looked at her life and realized she didn’t have to do what she hated. She had spent way too long doing and building a business around something she never enjoyed; It was easy but it never filled her soul. On the flip side, talking to business owners and entrepreneurs about making numbers easy, was always joyful. Now, just 2 years later, she’s pivoted and rebooted. She now mentors on all the things she’s learned over the past 19 years of business ownership. The good, the bad, and the ugly of it all.



    Key Discussion Points



    * Imagine a Day of Totally Happy Hope* When Your Your Employee Passes Away…* … and the importance of Key Employee Insurance* Why money is your team member, not your asset* A system has three parts: consistency, structure & gratitude* When you appreciate your money, your money appreciates* Setting realistic money goals* Intential-use savings, and debt* Money resiliency is a muscle that needs to be exercised* Seven key steps for money resiliency* Know Your Numbers* Dream* Tracking* Gratitude* Pay Yourself First* Slow the Process Down* Self-Care







    Imagine a Day of Totally Happy Hope



    Imagine a Day…









    Connect with Connie



    * Website* LinkedIn* Fortune Fridays on YouTube










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    Be Who You Want to Be: Your Business, Your Life is a podcast for micropreneurs who are designing life on their own terms. Hosted by Relationship Marketing Coach, Kandas Rodarte, from her home in beautiful West Michigan. Tune in every Tuesday for a lively discussion on balancing your entrepreneurial spirit with every other aspect of life that brings you joy and a sense of gratitude. SUBSCRIBE wherever you listen to podcasts with just one click. And tell your friends!




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    Ask your questions by emailing [email protected]. I adore audio feedback! Record your voice via voice memo on your smartphone and send it over!
    31 min
  • 62_Connie_Vanderzanden.mp3
    Gratitude Geek is the business education podcast for Gen X women
    solopreneurs who weave gratitude and appreciation into their business
    strategy. Hosted by metastatic breast cancer thriver, Kandas Rodarte,
    who co-creates spaces, opportunities, and conversations for women
    business owners.
    - Subscribe to weekly emails: https://kandasrodarte.com/subscribe
    - Join the Co-Lab: https://kandasrodarte.com/lab
    Gratitude Geek is a member of Marketing Podcasts Network. For network
    wide advertising options visit: https://marketingpodcasts.net/advertise
    Want to be a guest on Gratitude Geek? Send Kandas Rodarte a message on
    PodMatch here: https://kandasrodarte.com/podmatch
    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
    for information about our collection and use of personal data for
    advertising.
    33 min
  • Janine Kelbach, Tools to Organize and Grow Your Microbusiness | Episode 61

    This week on the podcast, I’m joined by Janine Kelbach, BSN RNC-OB.



    Janine is a wife, mom of 2 boys (and 2 Great Danes), and author of the book, “Entreprenurse: 30+ Nurses Turn Into Business Owners and Share Their Secrets to Success.” She has been a Freelance Health Content Writer since 2013 and is the CEO of Write RN. She hosts The Savvy Scribe Podcast: A podcast for healthcare professionals who want to build a profitable writing business. Her team of RN writers helps healthcare companies with their content and social needs.



    Key Discussion Points



    * Kandas rants about a clueless cancer patient and a pregnant nurse* Macaws, kangaroos, and fat squirrels* From nursing to freelance writing to content agency* “If you haven’t pivoted your business in 2020 you are probably done.”* Networking Groups* BNI* Happy Networking Group* Lunch Club* Kandas Hangs Out with Handsome Men* Time Management, Inspired Action and the Law of Attraction* How to Use ClickUp.com to Organize Your Business and Your Life* Chunking your Big Hairy Goals into smaller, easily achievable goals* Add the important items to your calendar* Interviewing 30 nurses for her book Entreprenurse * Attending the Annual Twins Day Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio with her twin sister and sister’s twins* Thinking outside the box is a required skillset for micropreneurs* Exercise your brain hemispheres* Janine’s big hairy goals are traveling in a camper across the USA and bringing her husband home from traditional business



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    Connect with Janine Kelbach



    * Write RN Website* LinkedIn* Facebook* Twitter* Instagram* YouTube* Pinterest* The Savvy Scribe Podcast on iTunes



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    #HangingOutWithHandsomeMen



    Here are those adorable men I met in Scottsdale, Arizona last January, you know, right before the world was turned upside down.



    If you want to check out all the other handsome men I’ve met, follow the hashtag #hangingoutwithhandsomemen.



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    Be Who You Want to Be: Your Business, Your Life is a podcast for micropreneurs who are designing life on their own te...
    40 min
  • From the Bedside to the Keyboard | Janine Kelbach

    What do you do when the career you trained for stops working for you? For Janine Kelbach, a registered nurse and labor and delivery veteran, the answer was freelance writing — and eventually, building a whole business teaching other nurses to do the same thing.

    In this episode, Janine walks through the full journey: the night shifts, the burnout, the pit bull bite that became the last straw, and the $5 Fiverr articles that started it all. She talks about how she built her freelance writing business from scratch with no writing background, grew it into an agency model, and created Savvy Nurse Writer to help other nurses make the same transition.

    We also get into virtual networking — how the pandemic actually made it easier for Janine to hit her networking goals than in-person events ever did, two free communities worth checking out on LinkedIn (Happy Networking and Lunch Club), and how she uses ClickUp to break her big annual goals down into something she can actually act on every day.

    If you've ever looked at your career and thought there has to be something else, this one's for you.

    Timestamps:
    0:00 — Janine joins us and the chemo waiting room story
    4:04 — What it's really like being a healthcare worker during a pandemic
    6:48 — How Janine teaches nurses to start a freelance writing career
    7:28 — From labor and delivery burnout to finding her niche
    12:09 — Building Savvy Nurse Writer: courses, coaching and an agency model
    16:28 — Virtual networking with Happy Networking and Lunch Club
    21:06 — Using ClickUp to manage a growing business
    24:38 — Breaking big goals into weekly and daily actions
    32:33 — Janine's moment of gratitude


    What you'll take away from this conversation:

    • Why niching all the way down to nurses only made Janine's business stronger
    • How to start freelance writing when you have no writing background and no clients
    • The virtual networking strategy that costs nothing and connects you with people worldwide
    • How to break a big goal into weekly and daily actions so it actually happens

      • Connect with Janine Kelbach:

      Website: https://savvynursewriter.com
      Podcast: https://savvynursewriter.com/the-savvy-scribe-podcast/

      Full show notes: https://kandasrodarte.com/61

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      Gratitude Geek is the business education podcast for Gen X women solopreneurs who weave gratitude and appreciation into their business strategy. Hosted by metastatic breast cancer thriver, Kandas Rodarte, who co-creates spaces, opportunities, and conversations for women business owners.

      • Subscribe to weekly emails: https://kandasrodarte.com/subscribe
      • Join the Co-Lab: https://kandasrodarte.com/lab

      Gratitude Geek is a member of Marketing Podcasts Network. For network wide advertising options visit: https://marketingpodcasts.net/advertise

      Want to be a guest on Gratitude Geek? Send Kandas Rodarte a message on PodMatch here: https://kandasrodarte.com/podmatch


      Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

      43 min
    • Overcoming Adversity to Get Things Done Interview by Simon Meadows | Bonus Episode

      Oh eh, eh oh! I was tickled pink when Simon Meadows of Sterling Business Coaching in (get this) the United Kingdom, asked me to be his guest on Sterling’s Business Success and Coffee podcast.



      I do believe this is the very first time I’ve been a guest on another podcast. I’ve been featured on a few internet radio shows, but never a podcast.



      Simon and I had a fun conversation about:



      * coffee* breast cancer* pivoting during the pandemic* working with celebrities* writing stuff down* universal toilet humor



      Listen to the podcast by clicking the play button above, or clicking through to Simon’s website.







      Mexican Cocoa Coffee Mix-In Recipe



      During the interview, I mentioned this recipe, so here it is. It’s yummy. No sugar, just extra flavor in your coffee!



      * 1/4 Cup Dark Cocoa Power* 1 Tbsp. Cinnamon* 1 tsp. Chili Powder



      Mix and sprinkle generously over your coffee. Makes dozens of servings. I store mine in a shaker bottle.
















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      43 min

    About Gratitude Geek: Business Education for Gen X Women Solopreneurs

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    Gratitude Geek is the podcast for Gen X women solopreneurs who've faced major life challenges like cancer, divorce, or loss—and are rebuilding their businesses and lives with strategy, systems, and gratitude as a powerful business tool.