GSD Diaries with Angela Proffitt

There are times when we all feel powerless. We may feel like our life is out of our control, or that we can't make a change. But the truth is, empowerment begins with you. It starts with recognizing your own power and potential, and then taking steps to use that power to create the life you want. I’m so excited for today’s guest, Marta Spirk, Empowerment Coach & Marketing Strategist, who will be sharing with us all about why personal growth is so important for business growth, the specific steps to increase self awareness and how to support business owners in their growth journey.

Main Topics: - Why personal growth is so important for business growth- The specific steps to increase self awareness- How to support business owners in their growth journey

Key Takeaways:- Without personal growth there is no business growth- The path to empowerment begins with self-awareness- There is no cookie-cutter way to success

Entrepreneurship is all about taking risks, and building a successful business requires making tough choices. One of the most important decisions you'll make as an entrepreneur is who to trust with your valuable information, and forming a circle of trust will help you make the best decisions for your business. Here are four tips for building your circle of trust. 

I’m so excited to share today’s guest Megan Gillikin, Owner of The Planner’s Vault. She will be sharing why it is essential to have an advisory board as a small business owner and why you need more than one person’s insight to help you see your business from multiple angles as it grows.

Before the digital age, music was a lot different. If you wanted to listen to music, you had to buy CDs or vinyl records, and if you wanted to hear a specific song, you had to sit through an entire album just to get to it. 

Nowadays, of course, we have iTunes and Spotify and other digital music platforms that let us listen to whatever we want, whenever we want. It's hard to imagine going back to the old way of doing things! But what if there were a way for musicians and music industry professionals to share craft, digitally?

I’m so excited to share today’s guest, Owen Grover, CEO of TrueFire Studios, who will be sharing with us all about the digitalisation of learning within the music industry and its benefits compared to traditional methods.

Main Topics:

- The digitalisation of learning within the music industry and its benefits compared to traditional methods. - The intersection of music and tech, and its evolution during the pandemic.- What Owen has learned about e-learning after serving over 3M customers. 

Key Takeaways:

- Help artists make money - Create instructional content- The intersection of music and tech

More About Our Guest:

Owen Grover is the CEO of TrueFire Studios, one of the biggest music education brands out there, with 4 main brands:

• Artistworks.com: an online music platform focused on making learning affordable and easy. The platform has over 50k lessons, 35+ teachers, and has taught tens of thousands of students in 80+ countries.
• TrueFire: a digital guitar lessons platform that has collaborated with 300+ top artists and educators, and has over 40k video lessons available.
• FaderPro: an online music education platform focused on electronic dance music that has teamed up with big names like Nicky Romero.
• JamPlay: a leading resource for learning to play the guitar and bass online that has over 500k customers and 300k followers across social media.

Owen also helped produce the concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden, which raised over $55 million for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Owen is also known for building Pocket Casts, an Australian-born podcasting app. Owen has been actively involved in the media and entertainment industry for nearly 20 years. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Dr. Erin Gilbert and their son Devon. A passionate music fan, his favorite band is The Clash.

Navigating through 2022, most entrepreneurs have a goal of increasing their income, but the truth is if we’re holding onto limiting beliefs and old stories, the financial results we want to see will be near impossible to acheive.

I’m so excited to share today’s guest, Emily King, Founder of The Rich Woman Inc. who is going to share how to overcome the five most unhelpful money stories that many female business owners tend to have running in their subconscious and how to overcome them.

Main Topics:

- What are money stories and why they are important- The 5 money stories you need to overcome to help you grow- How to know what your money stories is

Key Takeaways:

 

- The 5 money stories

- How to overcome money stories 

- How to overcome limiting beliefs

More About Our Guest:

Emily King is a Money Mindset and Business Mentor who’s been helping women entrepreneurs since 2015 create financial freedom and normalize being extraordinary.

With an MBA, NLP coaching certification, and a hint of “woo”, Emily has coached numerous clients from the proverbial basement to multi-millions—earning her the nickname “The Money Godmother.”

When she’s not online coaching her incredible clients, Emily’s magnetic energy is lighting up stages like TEDx where she shares her wisdom on creating financial freedom and living a “rich woman” life. 

There's no question that being an entrepreneur takes a lot of hard work, dedication and perseverance. But what a lot of people don't realize is that it also takes a very specific mindset. If you want to be successful as an entrepreneur, you have to be able to train your mind to think like one.

You know how when you’re in the corn maze and you’re not sure if you should go left or right? But, when you step on a ladder suddenly the maze is no longer a mystery?

That’s what today’s guest Jarrod Haning does for business owners. By teaching them how to think at a higher level, they are able to see the whole picture and suddenly the obstacles that were blocking their growth no longer exist.

There's no shortage of advice out there for entrepreneurs. But one piece of wisdom that's often overlooked is how to define your business mission. Many entrepreneurs start their businesses without giving much thought to this critical step, and they struggle as a result. If you want to create a successful business, it's important to take the time to define your business mission and make sure it aligns with your goals and values.  I’m so excited for my guest today, Jeremy Slate, who will be sharing how to define what you stand for and how to scale impact once you have defined yourself.

Main Topics: - How do you define what you stand for?- How can you fast track getting the right positioning?- How do you scale impact once you’ve defined yourself? 

Key Takeaways:- How brands can utilize the 1 Billion Dollar podcast market- PR vs. Marketing: The Right Combination- How to Position yourself as the go-to in Your Space

Opinions on success vary, but one thing is for sure: it takes a lot of focus to achieve it. You can't let yourself be pulled in too many different directions or you'll never make any real progress. Many people claim that having the right mindset is the key to becoming successful. But what does that mean exactly? Getting into your optimal mindset is possible by learning to listen to your inner voice, playing to your strengths and building your confidence in your abilities!

I’m so excited to share today’s guest Emma McQueen, Director and Owner of Emma McQueen Pty Ltd. She will be sharing all about what holds women back from achieving success, where confidence comes from and how to get more of it and defining a growth mindset. 

Main Topics:

- What holds women back from achieving success- Where confidence (mojo) comes from and how to get more of it- Defining a growth mindset

Key Takeaways:

- Learning to listen (and also not listen) to that inner voice - Playing to your strengths increases your confidence - Getting your mojo back is doable, with some good habits 

More About Our Guest:

I truly, wholeheartedly believe in the potential of women. I’m the mother of three daughters and I’m someone who is a proud member of the glass-half-full brigade. I can’t possibly believe in any other alternative than women doing work they love.

I’ve always been fascinated by human behaviour, so much so that I made it my career. As a human resources leader and executive coach, I have over 20 years experience in recruitment, human resources and leadership development across the corporate and not-for-profit sectors, as well as the realm of small business.  As a Hogan-accredited coach, I’m a massive advocate of personality profiling and of identifying strengths, and I love to tap into this knowledge of ourselves for reaching our full potential.

The women I work with often surprise themselves more than they ever surprise me. You see, as an optimist I have a knack for seeing the possibilities everywhere, even when people can’t see the possibilities themselves. Actually, it’s more than a knack; I’m qualified and highly experienced in performance management and coaching.

I have worked with some of Australia’s leading organisations, both blue chip and not-for-profit to develop their teams and their talent.  The success of any organisation depends entirely on the success of their people.  After over two decades working with people, I know the power of effective coaching and the impact it has on a person’s performance and of course their overall wellbeing. There are so many people out there doing wonderful things, and I simply adore being the person who high fives them as they smash their goals, get the results they deserve and exceed their own expectations.

I love working with women who are driven and passionate about their work and need some guidance to feel empowered. Coaching women to achieve incredible results is my professional and personal sweet spot, because my work is fulfilling and plays to my strengths. My passion and purpose are aligned, and so Monday morning is something I embrace with excitement, hence my tagline- be enthusiastic, optimistic and energetic every day!

You've worked hard to create a valuable product or service. But even the best products and services won't sell themselves, you need to nurture your audience with valuable content. By providing consistent, engaging content, you'll develop trust and loyalty with your customers that will result in more sales and referrals. 

Today’s guest Melanie Herschorn, Content Marketing Strategist, for VIP digital content will be sharing why to have a content nurturing system, how to create one and the value of repurposing content across your social platforms.

Main Topics: - Why do you need to have a content nurturing system (what are the benefits) - How do you create one- Why you don't have to be on every social media platform

Key Takeaways:- They discover what social media they should be on- They'll learn the value of repurposing and how to do it - They'll understand what nurturing content is 

As an entrepreneur, you know that creating a great customer experience is essential to your success. But what many business owners don't realize is that customer experience doesn't start and stop with the sale. First you have to create trust with your audience. That’s what I love about tools like Instagram Reels and TikTok. These tools can be used throughout the customer journey to interact and engage with your audience, increasing loyalty and can lead to increased profits. 

I’m so excited to welcome today’s guest, Brandee Gaar, Owner of Brandee Gaar Consulting. She will be sharing how to use reels to move customers through a buying journey, and repurpose on multiple platforms.

Main Topics: - How to make time to fit yet another new thing into your week- Reels isn’t just a fad- How to actually make money from Reels

Key Takeaways:- How to make a month of reels in less than an hour a month.- How to use reels to move customers through a buying journey.- How to re-purpose your reels onto multiple platforms. 

We’ve all experienced celebrations with friends and family where you receive tons of thoughtful cards, though they are special, they collect over time and take up space. And maybe you feel a little guilt when it’s time to throw them away. What if you could digitize your memories with an online system that will withstand the test of time? That’s where Ebration comes in. 

I’ve known today’s guests, Shea and Jeff Cohen for some time now since they shared Ebration with me, the concept of transforming the way people give and receive gifts is just one piece to the puzzle. By bringing this online, it opens the door to streamline the full end-to-end cycle of the planning process from one digital platform.

E-Bration is catered for all types of celebrations. By tying everything together this allows the cards and messages from all life events to be treasured while building digital experiences one event at a time. Listen in as we learn about the journey to create ever-lasting memories through each of life’s important milestones. Main Topics:- The value in making your memories digital- How to keep track of keepsakes over key moments in time- How to keep up with digital trends 

Key Takeaways:- Save memories to look back on for years to come- The journey begins when you least expect it- Prioritize your goals