Gratitude Geek: Business Education for Gen X Women Solopreneurs

Gratitude Geek: Business Education for Gen X Women Solopreneurs

By Kandas Rodarte | Business Growth Strategies for Women Over 40BusinessEntrepreneurship
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Gratitude Geek: Business Education for Gen X Women Solopreneurs episodes

  • The Joy of Marketing featuring Sarah Santacroce | Episode 60


    Today on the podcast I’m joined by Sarah Santacroce, creator of the Gentle Business Revolution. Sarah, who lives in Switzerland, teaches consultants, corporate executives, and business owners the art of gentle marketing, success through authenticity.



    Key Discussion Points



    * How’s the weather in Switzerland, Sarah?* What happens when you return to Europe after being a micropreneur in California?* What is Gentle Marketing and why is it better than traditional marketing?* The 7-Ps of the Gentle Marketing Mandala* Focus on the being, as well as the doing, of entrepreneurship* Proof that Gentle Marketing works* Bringing Human Connection back into Business* Sarah and Kandas agree to disagree on social media message pitches* On being a global citizen* 2020 is a Paradigm Shift



    Mentions



    * The Power of Human Connection by Kody Bateman* Gentle 1-Page Marketing Plan with Sarah* Microbusiness 1-Page Marketing Plan Classes with Kandas* Michael Bernoff – Lead with the Close



    Connect with Sarah Santacroce



    * SarahSantacroce.com* The Gentle Business Revolution Podcast* LinkedIn* Facebook* Help Sarah Launch Her New Book on Kickstarter







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    That’s a Wrap



    That’s a wrap on this season of Be Who You Want to Be: Your Business, Your Life. Which season? No clue, but we’ll just call it Season 2 for lack of a better answer. Though it wasn’t intentional, these past 18 episodes seemed to center around the theme of Human Connection. Something we desperately need in this era of COVID-19.



    I like the idea of themes, so when new interviews go live in January they’ll be themed around goal-setting and more importantly, goal-achievement.



    Want to stay connected over the holiday break, then be sure to visit MomGeek.com and join the mailing list. A bonus episode or two might be your reward for doing so!













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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,
    33 min
  • 60_Sarah_Santacroce.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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    advertising.
    35 min
  • Starting with a Blank Canvas, a Conversation with Lee Chambers | Episode 59

    This week on the podcast, I’m joined by Environmental Psychologist and Wellbeing Consultant Lee Chambers.



    Lee’s message of resilience and positivity during these challenging times is to use the disruption to step out and design your own lives. You are not your health challenges, and you can overcome them. You can build a business that is a vehicle to the life you desire while doing something that aligns with your purpose and mission, fulfills you, and makes the world a better place. You don’t need to conform to society or always listen to advice. Be authentic, be the author of your own story.







    Key Discussion Points



    * The election in the USA is exciting* On being a curious and disruptive child then the first in his family to go to University* The breakdown that led to taking ownership of his own life* Finding peace after an autoimmune disease took his mobility away* Being told his business plan would not work because he was young and diverse* Selling his video game distribution business and starting his functional life coaching business* I don’t want my eulogy to be “he sold a million video games.” I want my eulogy to be “he impacted positively the lives of a million people.”* Learning to walk again with his 11-month old daughter* Comparing the healthcare systems of the UK and the USA * His holistic “Functional Life Coaching” modality* What prevents most people from achieving their goals* We are all leaders, and we are all human



    “I don’t want my eulogy to be “he sold a million video games.” I want my eulogy to be “he impacted positively the lives of a million people.”Lee Chambers



    Connect with Lee Chambers



    * LeeChambers.org* Essentialise Functional Life Coaching* YouTube* LinkedIn* Instagram* Twitter




    Mentions



    * SCORE* The good, the bad, and the ugly of England’s universal health-care system* The Affordable Care Act Saved My Life* Medical Bankruptcy is Killing the Middle Class* Sisyphus



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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 an...
    38 min
  • 59_Lee_Chambers.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.
    40 min
  • Turning Pain into Purpose featuring Leah Forney | Episode 58

    Today on the podcast, I’m joined by author, Leah Forney.



    Leah’s three published books pull from personal experience. Her most recent release, Defining Moments: From Tragedy to Triumph to Destiny, details her personal journey with grief and its’ lessons. During her 8 years as a mental health technician, Leah has learned that pain has two sides and everyone has a unique story to tell.



    Conversation with Leah Forney



    KandasWelcome, Leah.



    LeahThank you. Thank you. Thank you for having me.



    KandasTell us your unique story.



    LeahMy unique story starts in childhood. I was raised in Queens, New York. I was raised by my maternal grandmother and my aunt. Both my parents struggled with addiction their entire lives. My father was an alcoholic until the day he died. My mom, she has continued to battle with addiction. And so I didn’t have my parents. And so you can only imagine what that felt like growing up, right, especially as a young girl, needing her mother to kind of show her what womanhood would be like, but then also needing her dad to kind of show her what it means to have relationships with men.



    And so growing up, I struggled a lot emotionally, I struggled with my confidence, I struggled with self-esteem, I struggle with even feeling like I was enough. Because I didn’t have my parents to tell me those things. I didn’t have a daddy to tell me that was beautiful. I didn’t have mom to tell me that I was worthy. So I didn’t feel those things. And so I’m not having my parents kind of caused me to start to withdraw. But when I withdrew, I became angry, right. And so I became this young girl who wouldn’t get into fights, I became this young girl who would lash out, and I couldn’t always remember my grandmother saying to me, you got to do something with this anger. Because if you don’t do something with this anger, you’re going to end up in one or two places, either you’re going to die at a young age, or you’re going to end up in prison. And so I knew I didn’t want to do either one of those things. How I began to deal with the emotions was through writing. And I remember probably a year ago, having a conversation with my grandmother. And she said, You know, when you were a child, you always wrote, like, I always saw you somewhere in the corner writing something, right. And so writing was like the therapeutic process for me like I needed to get it out. I didn’t know how to get it out. And so I knew I didn’t want to end up in jail, I knew I didn’t want to end up in prison. So I just wrote, and so I started off just writing letters to God. And then even when Christmas time came around, instead of having a Santa Claus list, I had like a letter to Santa. But writing was the outlet. It was the thing that helped me to kind of get my emotions out. And so that is kind of the beginning of how I ended up as an author.







    KandasAt what age did you, I guess you kind of never really let go of the anger. But at what age did you learn how to handle it?



    LeahYeah, so it kind of came with me into adulthood. Um, I think that I grew out of it in a sense as a child, but I think that I’ve always battled with these mixed emotions about my parents, because, you know, they’re my parents, like, these are the people that gave me like, they weren’t the best parents. And so I always battled with mixed emotions, especially with my mom. Because, again, I had to figure out womanhood on my own. I didn’t have that guidance. And so actually, when I wrote my very first book, it details that relationship with my mom, because and how I had this love-hate relationship...
    40 min
  • 58_Leah_Forney.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.
    42 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.