Kickstart the Conversation

In this episode, host Catharine highlights the resurgence of live events for entrepreneurs in the post-Covid landscape. She shares the top 10 reasons to attend these events, emphasizing the significance of building brands, trust, and relationships in person.

Catharine offers strategic advice, from setting intentions and researching events to active listening and post-event follow-up. She underscores self-care, encourages seizing opportunities, and advocates for VIP access at events.

Uncover the potential of quizzes in business networking, both as a participant and event organizer. Catharine shares practical insights on using quizzes to enhance engagement, gather insights, and facilitate networking at live events.

Join us in harnessing the potential of live events and quizzes for entrepreneurial success. Tune in to "Kickstart the Conversation" for more insights!

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About the Host:

Catharine O'Leary is a dynamic speaker, author, and entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in market research, consumer insights, and innovative marketing strategies. She's known as the "quiz queen" and is an expert at asking the right questions to connect with ideal clients and boost business growth. With over three decades of corporate experience, Catharine is passionate about helping entrepreneurs have better conversations with their ideal clients and grow their business with cutting-edge marketing strategies.

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In this captivating episode, Eugenia Oganova and Catharine O'Leary dive deep into the world of soul-led businesses and high-ticket offers. They explore the importance of aligning your business with your inner vision and understanding your unique frequency. Eugenia emphasizes the significance of embodying your expertise and maintaining a resonant frequency that attracts your ideal clients. Learn why rushing to market without inner alignment or overthinking your strategy can hinder your success. Discover the essential components of a successful high-ticket offer and why aligning your business with your soul niche is the key to unlocking your full potential. Don't miss this insightful discussion on finding your power, connecting with your ideal clients, and taking your business to new heights.

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Eugenia Oganova is a distinguished International Business Soul Strategist, Marketing Energetics Coach, and Transcension Mentor with an impressive 20-year track record. As a self-made millionaire, Eugenia's expertise lies in empowering female Coaches & Healers to harness their unique inner magic for sustainable scaling into multi-6 and 7-figure businesses.

Eugenia's groundbreaking approach facilitates monthly revenue increases ranging from $10,000 to $50,000, all without the need for overworking. Her methodology revolves around aligning one's business with their individual Soul Design Strategy. She is the brilliant mind behind the Conscious F.U.T.U.R.E. Method, which seamlessly fuses "masculine/linear" Business Strategy with "feminine/non-linear" Quantum Energetics.

Eugenia's unique methodology empowers coaches to effortlessly attract ideal clients who willingly pay premium prices, eliminating the need for relentless pursuit. Her extraordinary abilities, including clairvoyance and neurodivergence, further enhance her coaching, ensuring her clients receive holistic support encompassing both solid business strategies and profound personal insights.

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About the Host:

Catharine O'Leary is a dynamic speaker, author, and entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in market research, consumer insights, and innovative marketing strategies. She's known as the "quiz queen" and is an expert at asking the right questions to connect with ideal clients and boost business growth. With over three decades of corporate experience, Catharine is passionate about helping entrepreneurs have better conversations with their ideal clients and grow their business with cutting-edge marketing strategies.

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Join host Catharine O'Leary, known as the Quiz Queen, in this captivating episode of "Kickstart the Conversation." She welcomes the extraordinary Kelle Sparta to unveil the transformative journey and the profound impact of quizzes on business growth.

Identifying Ideal Clients with the Power of Quizzes

Catharine O'Leary introduces Kelle, a spiritual coach, psychic, and transformational shaman renowned for guiding high-performance individuals through their spiritual awakening. As the host of the Spirit Sherpa podcast, Kelle's wisdom has reached over 275,000 listeners across 191 countries. Her book, "The Overachiever's Guide to Nailing Your Spiritual Growth," stands as a beacon for spiritual seekers.

Kelly delves into her business and shares how she expedites people's paths through spiritual awakening, personal growth, and evolution. Discover the significance of eliminating guesswork for clients and how the quiz emerged as an invaluable tool.

• Uncover how Kelle's quiz serves as a magnetic lead generator and a precise client filtering mechanism.
• Explore how the quiz effectively distinguishes individuals ready for Kelle's program from those who may not align.
• Learn about the quiz's impressive conversion rate, leading to laser-focused discovery calls.

Tune in to gain insights into the dynamic synergy between quizzes and identifying ideal clients, transforming businesses in profound ways.

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About the Guest:

Kelle Sparta is a Spiritual Coach who helps high-performance over-achievers navigate their spiritual awakening and expand their spiritual evolution in 1/10th the time it would take to do it on their own. She is the host of the popular Spirit Sherpa Podcast with over 275,000 downloads in 191 countries around the world. Her book, The Over-Achiever's Guide to Nailing Your Spiritual Growth in Record Time, is a curriculum for spiritual seekers. Kelle is a psychic, a medium, a channel, an empath, and a transformational shaman. She uses her expansive tool box to shepherd her students into their own personal enlightenment as quickly and gracefully as possible. Find out more at www.KelleSparta.com

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About the Host:

Catharine O'Leary is a dynamic speaker, author, and entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in market research, consumer insights, and innovative marketing strategies. She's known as the "quiz queen" and is an expert at asking the right questions to connect with ideal clients and boost business growth. With over three decades of corporate experience, Catharine is passionate about helping entrepreneurs have better conversations with their ideal clients and grow their business with cutting-edge marketing strategies.

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In this lively episode of "Kickstart the Conversation," host Catharine O'Leary, aka the Quiz Queen, engages in an inspiring discussion with Jan JOY Hoath, an expert in joy-filled leadership. They delve into the power of infusing joy into leadership and how it can lead to success and fulfillment. Jan emphasizes the importance of creating a safe space for addressing both joy and challenges.

The conversation explores the idea of a "joy scorecard" as a potential tool to help individuals assess their current state of joy and well-being. Catharine and Jan discuss how to meet potential clients where they are, addressing their specific needs and aspirations in a relatable way.

Jan offers valuable insights into her approach to guiding clients through their journeys to find joy and balance, even in challenging situations. She shares her meditation pack, including a special guided meditation for those tough days.

Tune in to this episode to discover how joy-filled leadership can transform your life and career, and learn how to access Jan's meditation pack for a dose of positivity and inspiration.

About the Guest:

Jan “JOY” Hoath is a speaker, poet, JOY mentor to women business leaders, on a mission to fulfill the vision of a Joy Led World. As a leadership coach, mindfulness meditation teacher, former professional alpine ski instructor, & masterful student of life, Jan offers a leading edge blend to her work including her signature process of the Happiness Prism(TM) guiding her leaders to claim JOY as their superpower to find deep fulfillment leading with heart no matter what challenges life brings. Jan can be found embodying her JOY message skiing, snowboarding, trail running, surfing, sailing, learning banjo, meditating with moose, speaking at leadership summits, yoga festivals, facilitating mindful retreats, guiding transformational JOY journeys, and at home in her log cabin with her beloved family of 2 kids, Australian husband, Bernese mountain dog, and fiercely independent cat. 

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About the Host:

Catharine O'Leary is a dynamic speaker, author, and entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in market research, consumer insights, and innovative marketing strategies. She's known as the "quiz queen" and is an expert at asking the right questions to connect with ideal clients and boost business growth. With over three decades of corporate experience, Catharine is passionate about helping entrepreneurs have better conversations with their ideal clients and grow their business with cutting-edge marketing strategies.

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In this compelling episode, Jennifer Takagi and Catharine O'Leary, the "Quiz Queen", dive deep into the intricate dance between personal growth and business success. Jennifer passionately covers three essential topics that interlink the journey:

1.     Combating Negative Self-talk: Jennifer emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and positive affirmations in redirecting our mind from self-deprecation to empowerment. By understanding and reframing our inner dialogue, we can turn internal hurdles into stepping stones.

2.     Harnessing the Power of Vision: Recognizing one's desires is pivotal, but equally essential is the discernment in sharing that vision with others. Jennifer delves into the nuances of how to cultivate a vision that serves as a compass, guiding both personal aspirations and business directions.

3.     The Role of Consistent, Small Steps: Amidst a culture that often celebrates the grandiose, Jennifer brings the spotlight back to the mundane yet mighty small steps. She underscores that consistency in these actions often snowballs into sustainable success, be it in personal life or business.

Complementing Jennifer's wisdom, Catharine introduces quizzes as innovative tools for growth, fostering deeper understanding and actionable insights. With a blend of real-world success stories and references from leading positive thinking literature, listeners are in for an enlightening experience filled with actionable takeaways.

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About the Guest:

As an Intuitive Leadership Coach, Jennifer helps women discover the power of their purpose by tapping into their truths, honing their intuition and trusting themselves so they can have the clarity and confidence to create the next level of success they desire. Over the past 9 years, Jennifer’s pursued her passion of lifelong learning and growing. This journey has resulted in her becoming a catalyst for healing where clients clear the figurative clutter that has been blocking their way to success. Utilizing multiple forms of energy work, clients begin to heal quickly and easily, without having to relive the past. Along the way, she’s trained over 10,000 leaders, written 5 Best Selling Books on Amazon, launched a podcast with over 18,000 unique downloads, was featured on the cover of Pretty Women Hustle Online Magazine and started a home-based baking business. It’s been an amazing ride and she can’t wait to see what’s next.

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About the Host:

Catharine O'Leary is a dynamic speaker, author, and entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in market research, consumer insights, and innovative marketing strategies. She's known as the "quiz queen" and is an expert at asking the right questions to connect with ideal clients and boost business growth. With over three decades of corporate experience, Catharine is passionate about helping entrepreneurs have better conversations with their ideal clients and grow their business with cutting-edge marketing strategies.

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In this insightful episode, Catharine, the Quiz Queen herself, and marketing maven Paul Guyon dive deep into assessing the marketing readiness of your business and how to effectively scale your operations.

Key Takeaways:

1. Marketing Readiness Quandary: Catharine and Paul explore the idea of a marketing readiness score, emphasizing that most entrepreneurs often don't measure their readiness correctly.
2. Scaling the Right Way: Paul suggests a "stress test" to assess if a business is ready to scale. Many businesses dive into paid ads without having a solid foundation, resulting in a poor return on investment.
3. Scalability Quotient: This is not just a trendy term; it's about knowing your growth scale score. Are you really prepared for what's next in your business journey?
4. Lead Generation: Paul reveals why he chose lead generation as the primary topic for his show, asserting its paramount importance in the business world. Plus, get a peek into the secrets of his "Lead Magnet Magic Challenge."
5. The Intricacies of a Lead Magnet: Catharine sheds light on the fact that a lead magnet is not just a simple PDF or checklist. It’s the whole behind-the-scenes process that can make or break your marketing efforts.
6. Entrepreneurship Realities: Being an entrepreneur is rewarding but equally challenging. Paul wraps up the episode with some golden advice: balancing between leaps of faith and incremental actions is key.

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Final Words: Entrepreneurship is not for the faint-hearted. The journey may be tough and lonely at times, but with resilience and continuous effort, success is achievable. As Paul says, keep the pedal to the metal and believe in the process.

Tune in next week for another insightful episode with Catharine. Safe journeys on your entrepreneurial path!

About the Guest:

Meet Paul Guyon, a business growth expert who empowers authors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners.

As the founder of The Lead Machine Group Coaching Program, Paul bridges the gap between online lead generation and business expansion. Hosting the Lead Machine Growth Show, he introduces actionable strategies through inspiring trailblazers.

Paul believes the core principle of balance is universal and to truly scale, there are moments to introduce those game-changing, massive leaps. t's about knowing when to be consistent and when to be bold.

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About the Host:

Catharine O'Leary is a dynamic speaker, author, and entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in market research, consumer insights, and innovative marketing strategies. She's known as the "quiz queen" and is an expert at asking the right questions to connect with ideal clients and boost business growth. With over three decades of corporate experience, Catharine is passionate about helping entrepreneurs have better conversations with their ideal clients and grow their business with cutting-edge marketing strategies.

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In this episode, we had an enlightening chat with the fabulous Christine, who shared her precise strategy for engaging potential clients. Christine believes in providing value upfront, which she does through hosting free events, small group meetings, and meticulously managing her calendar. It is through these events that she builds her list of buyers – not leads but buyers and there is a big difference.

Christine talks about the 80/20 rule and how important it is to #FindYour20! It is here that your buyers are. She then talks about the follow up to potentially make offers to those who need her services.

Christine and I then brainstormed how an onboarding quiz could be used in her business to help individuals self-identify their gaps and measure their progress.

Exciting news! Christine hosts a webinar twice a month focusing on solving the three main roadblocks to business growth, and she invited all our listeners to join!

Remember, building a business should support the lifestyle you desire, not just create the business you think you need. Connect with Christine and take her up on that event!

Of course, never forget that our host, Catharine has an amazing resource for you. If you want to uncover the missing communication gaps stopping you from getting more clients, visit www.quizformybiz.com.

Thanks for tuning in, and catch you in the next episode!

About the Guest:

Christine Campbell Rapin is a business advisor and the owner of CLEAR Acceleration Inc. She is an energetic, tell-it-like-it-is advisor, mentor, consultant, and speaker with more than 25 years’ experience in marketing, sales and operations working with startups to the biggest companies on the planet. She believes that business can be elegantly simple when you know what to focus on to create success.  Christine is an international best-selling co-author, has a Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA in International Business. 

Helping business owners that are struggling with the question of HOW do you scale, make more impact and income without working more hours or spending time spinning in circles.

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About the Host:

Catharine O'Leary is a dynamic speaker, author, and entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in market research, consumer insights, and innovative marketing strategies. She's known as the "quiz queen" and is an expert at asking the right questions to connect with ideal clients and boost business growth. With over three decades of corporate experience, Catharine is passionate about helping entrepreneurs have better conversations with their ideal clients and grow their business with cutting-edge marketing strategies.

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We are excited to bring you this encore presentation of one of our most popular episodes. We hope you enjoy!

In this episode of Kickstart the Conversation, host Catharine O’Leary, aka the Quiz Queen, talks about how quizzes can be an effective system for attracting qualified leads automatically. Catharine starts by highlighting the challenges of lead generation, including the frustration of dealing with unqualified leads who are not interested in your products or services. She then introduces the Problem-Agitate-Solution (PAS) framework, which is a tried-and-true marketing strategy that can be used to create effective quizzes for lead generation.

Catharine provides a step-by-step guide on how to create a quiz that is targeted to your ideal client and their specific problem or desire. She emphasizes the importance of identifying the problem that your ideal client is facing, agitating their pain points, and offering a solution to their problem. She also provides tips on how to create targeted questions that will help qualify your leads and make your quiz visually appealing and easy to navigate.

Catharine showcases Toni's success story in attracting and converting qualified leads through the use of intentional questions and customized offers. Toni struggled with lead generation and wasted time on calls with potential clients who weren't a good fit for her speaker training services. By using a well-designed quiz and asking targeted questions, Toni was able to quickly identify those who needed more training, those who needed a nudge to get on more stages, and those who were ready for bigger and more influential opportunities. This helped Toni offer customized solutions and support to her clients, reducing the time spent on calls that didn't lead to conversions.

Catharine also highlights the importance of creating a quiz that is targeted to fulfill a desire. She provides an example of how coaches can use a quiz to highlight their coaching superpower and offer customized solutions to their clients.

Finally, Catharine encourages listeners to take action and start creating their own quiz using the PAS framework. She invites listeners to reach out to her at kickstarttheconversation.com if they need any help getting started on the road to attracting the best clients with the best questions.

What is the Best Quiz for Your Biz?

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About the Host:

Catharine O'Leary is a dynamic speaker, author, and entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in market research, consumer insights, and innovative marketing strategies. She's known as the "quiz queen" and is an expert at asking the right questions to connect with ideal clients and boost business growth. With over three decades of corporate experience, Catharine is passionate about helping entrepreneurs have better conversations with their ideal clients and grow their business with cutting-edge marketing strategies.

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Join host Catharine O'Leary as she chats with Alison K, a seasoned expert from North Carolina in the realms of health, fitness, and retreat planning. Here's a sneak peek of their enlightening chat:

• Retreats at the Forefront: Discover the unmatched power of retreats in forging deeper, more meaningful bonds with clients.
• Retreat Dynamics: Alison shares her wisdom on crafting retreats that stand out and resonate, while also deepening client interactions.
• Beyond Hard-Selling: The focus shifts from mere selling to nurturing genuine, heart-to-heart connections.
• Sizing it Right: Catharine and Alison delve into the prospect of 'medium-sized' retreats. Positioned perfectly between intimate and grand-scale events, they encapsulate the best of both worlds.
• Quiz Time: The discussion navigates towards two intriguing quiz concepts for Alison's retreat venture. They first tackle a quiz pinpointing obstacles hindering the perfect retreat experience. Later, they reimagine the quiz game with a fresh 'Retreat Type' approach.

Dive into this animated discussion, brimming with invaluable retreat insights, innovative concepts, and, of course, a dash of fun. And for the retreat enthusiasts out there, Alison offers her special "Visionary Retreat Leaders Checklist" to get you started on your journey. Tune in and be inspired!

About the Guest:

Alison is a native North Carolinean—born in Durham, and raised in Shelby, she has lived all over the state. The oldest of 4 children, Alison grew up in a medical family and is a veteran swimmer. Her interest in sports and athletics led her to a competitive swimming and bodybuilding career through school and is largely responsible for directing her to the health and fitness field. During graduate school at East Carolina University, Alison became a group fitness instructor and fitness expert and throughout her 30+ year career has enjoyed working with others both privately and in group settings to help coach and inspire them to achieve a higher level of health, fitness and longevity through a number of practices—including self care.

Alison’s company—a HYBRID model--(CU Fitness, Inc.)—in which she continues to coach private clients on their health and fitness, assists other business owners and entrepreneurs in their businesses and holds destination retreat experiences in various locations around the world. She’s developed a way to help other business owners create and monetize retreats in their own businesses.

Tune in for her podcasts-- ‘The Ultimate Journey of Self Care’ and ‘Creating the Worlds Best Client Experiences’ across most platforms. Alison also has been a member of the Exercise and Sports Science faculty at Meredith College in Raleigh, NC for over twenty years.

Alison lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband John, and their two ‘fur children’-- Sam and Carly.

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About the Host:

Catharine O'Leary is a dynamic speaker, author, and entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in market research, consumer insights, and innovative marketing strategies. She's known as the "quiz queen" and is an expert at asking the right questions to connect with ideal clients and boost business growth. With over three decades of corporate experience, Catharine is passionate about helping entrepreneurs have better conversations with their ideal clients and grow their business with cutting-edge marketing strategies.

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This episode features a lively chat between Jan Carroza from Dmcenter.com and Catharine O'Leary, also known as the Quiz Queen. Their conversation is a goldmine of information for entrepreneurs looking to up their marketing game.

Jan kicks off by introducing her work and how she’s evolved in his marketing journey. Jan discusses the tactic of leveraging other people's platforms to build credibility in your field. She is also keen on offering fun, valuable content through her newsletters, which she sees as an excellent platform for engaging entrepreneurs.

The pair then dive into an engaging conversation about how online quizzes can be used to identify what customers truly care about. The concept of the "3 AM question" is brought up by Catharine - a catchy term to describe the burning questions that keep entrepreneurs awake at night.

Jan gives her own perspective on these pressing queries, tackling subjects from AI application to quiz design. She further explains how she aims to help her audience stay on top of the latest trends through her newsletters. As part of this, she mentions the Marketing AI Institute as a brilliant resource for learning about AI in marketing.

Building on these insights, Catharine proposes a quiz that could guide entrepreneurs towards the areas they should focus on for their marketing strategy. This quiz would ask about their current practices and interests, followed by providing tailored tips and an invitation to Jan's newsletter.

Wrapping up the episode, Jan and Catharine share their future plans. Catharine is eager to explore the Marketing AI Institute, while Jan is excited about integrating a quiz into her LinkedIn page to drive engagement.

An absolute must-listen!

About the Guest:

Author of “Rockin’ ROI: How to Bootstrap Ecommerce with Performance-Based Marketing” and an affiliate marketing instructor, Jan Carroza, a 40-year marketing veteran, writes about trends in offline and online marketing. Previous clients include Blue Cross, M&M Mars, Soloflex, & Time-Warner. Find my socials, newsletter, and sites at jancarroza.bio.link.

If you want to read more about the 30 ways to leverage other people’s platforms for authority and credibility check out the full post here!

https://www.instagram.com/Center_For_Direct_Marketing/

https://www.facebook.com/Center.for.Direct.Marketing/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jancarroza

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About the Host:

Catharine O'Leary is a dynamic speaker, author, and entrepreneur with a wealth of experience in market research, consumer insights, and innovative marketing strategies. She's known as the "quiz queen" and is an expert at asking the right questions to connect with ideal clients and boost business growth. With over three decades of corporate experience, Catharine is passionate about helping entrepreneurs have better conversations with their ideal clients and grow their business with cutting-edge marketing strategies.

https://catharineoleary.com/

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