Welcome to the Kids Party Characters podcast. Hosted by the brilliant stay at home Mom C.E.O. Chery Jacobs. During each episode of Kids Party Characters Cheryl shares the magic of being able to provide your child with the best birthday party ever! You will be a Supermom or Superdad when you book with Kids Party Characters. Besides having professional actors and actresses come to the part as your child's favorite character you also have the opportunity to have concessions, shows, and bouncy houses. As a mom herself, Cheryl understands the necessity for a budget so you will find a package at every price point. The other wonderful thing about each episode of this podcast is Cheryl will share with you how you can start achieving financial independence working in an at home children's entertainment business.

In this episode, Cheryl talks about why today is the best day to start your home business. She also talks about barriers that some mothers encounter even though they have the desire to start a business. Why do moms fail to put their business dreams into action?

• Belief that they don't have the time
• Feeling in experienced
• Can't afford to start

If you have a legitimate desire to start your business, this is a great time to do it and there are no legitimate barriers to stop you.  Why is this a good time to get started?

• Technology is your friend
• • Home business is run from a computer
  • You no longer have to have any coding knowledge
  • • People who have these deep technological skills have created 'done for you solutions'
• Anyone can afford advertising
• • No longer have to go to Google Advertising
  • Used to have to spend money to make money
  • Social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc.) allows you to market and advertise for free.
• The crowd is waiting
• • With the rise of social media, bad businesses are quickly outed
  • People love to shop online
• Simple wins the day
• • Online presence no longer needs flash, long posts, and glamour
  • Complexity is killing companies
  • You can run a business with a website put together yourself
  • • Or from a social media page

• Time is on your side
• • Still thinking you don't have time?
  • • You don't have to quit your day job immediately
    • Take an hour or two a day

Cheryl (Kids Party Characters) is offering free mentor sessions which will:

• Answer any lingering questions you have
• Ease your concerns or feeling of frustration
• Talk you through the reality of starting a home based business from scratch
• Help you become successful
• Ditch excuses
• Move beyond the feelings

"Truth is we live in a wonderful time for entrepreneurial opportunities."

"Technical skills needed to create your business have changed drastically."

"With so many platforms you can focus on what you do the best."

"Doing business online has come full circle."

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Welcome to the Kids Party Characters podcast hosted by founder and C.E.O. of Kids Party Characters, Cheryl Jacobs. Cheryl's goal with this podcast is two-fold. One, she wants to make you aware that you can be the superstar parent of your child's next birthday party without breaking the bank to do so. Kids Party Characters offers several well-known children's characters, played by professional actors, to come to your party and put on a show none of the children will forget. They also offer magic shows, concessions, and bouncy houses! There are packages for every budget. Two, Cheryl wants you to know you can become financially independent by being a part of the home-based children's entertainment business. She did it. Why not you? You can master your financial future right here!

In this episode, Cheryl tackles one of the biggest reason why people don't start their dream work from home business: it's out of their comfort zone. The comfort zone is where we spend most of our time. As creatures of habit, we get into routines and that makes us feel . . . comfortable. The things that we do boil down to what their most comfortable with and that means different things for different people, of course. Think of the things you do on a daily basis and how they make you feel. Cheryl knows that conventional advice about your comfort zone doesn't work.  Cheryl shares an analogy, about a rubber band always snapping back, from one of her favorite mentors, Dan Kennedy. You can expand your comfort zone to include everything you'll need to learn to become a successful at home business owner.

What are some first time small business owners' fears?

• Financial concerns
• Technical phobias
• Lack of confidence
• anxiety

Three steps to expanding the comfort zone:

• Start small
• Practice consistently
• Hire a trainer
• • Doesn't mean you have to spend money
  • Find like-minded people and become accountable for each other

Chery discusses the opportunity to become a member of Kids Party Characters and all the exciting details that come with it. You can schedule a no-pressure chat with her to learn more. Get all of your questions answered and your concerns soothed.

"Even if you're ok with living outside of your comfort zone, the truth is, it's an impossible existence to maintain."

"Step out of your own way."

"If you do something every day you'll be navigating with your eyes closed."

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Welcome to the Kids Party Characters podcast hosted by Kent State graduate, consulting/coaching professional, and C.E.O. of Kids Party Characters, Cheryl Jacobs. This is about to be your favorite podcast! Cheryl is in love with making sure your child has the very best birthday party possible! Kids Party Characters offers several characters (princesses, comic book characters, and much more) played by professional actors, concessions, shows, and bouncy castles. Kids Party Characters doesn't just provide entertainment. They provide the time saving and energy for the parents! No more running around for party supplies or trying your own hand at face painting!  The second part of the Kids Party Characters podcast is Cheryl's other desire and that is to help stay-at-home parents start a business and become financially independent. She got her hand extended and is ready to help you reach your goals in the children entertainment business. This is your first step to great success!

In this episode, Cheryl discusses the C.E.O Mom and the stark differences those two words conjure up in our head. Often when we think of a C.E.O we think of a well-dressed businesswoman, who works entirely too much, is constantly stressed, and never takes any time for herself. A work-at-home mom might make us think of a woman who is in leggings and a t-shirt who sits at her laptop and chases toddlers all day. The work-at-home mom is the C.E.O of her business and should be treated just like the woman who goes into the office building.

Five ways to integrate the C.E.O. and work-at-home Mom

1. Incorporate your schedule
2. 1. C.E.O has a calendar for the entire team
   2. 1. Put business and family together
      2. Schedule the laundry and your meetings
   1. Don't answer the door, phone, or bake cookies just because you're home
   2. Make your business obligations clear to your family/friends
   3. Make your family obligations clear to your colleagues
3. Set expectations
   1. Get your family invested in your business, money, happiness
4. Hire your family
   1. Support is important
   2. Don't be a one-woman show
5. Get help
   1. dependable
6. Choose your tribe carefully

"Just because you're home, doesn't mean you're available."

"You can work around your family's schedule."

"Scared to think of their business as a "real" business."

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Welcome to the Kids Party Characters podcast! C.E.O. Cheryl Jacobs has two main goals here. One, to help parents become financial independent entrepreneurs by working in the child entertainment field. Two, make your child's party the most amazing party it can be. Kid's Party Characters has everything your son or daughter could ever want. There are over twenty different well-known characters from Disney to Marvel and back played by professional actors! There are also concessions available, bouncy castles, magic shows and so much more. What's the catch? There isn't one. Kid's Party Creations has a bundle for every budget!  Kids Party Characters is the go-to, one-stop shop for children's parties!

In this episode, Cheryl dives right in. What do you do? This phrase typically means what do you do for a living. It's a pretty easy question to answer for most people. When you're a business owner, "what do you do?" has more significance and more hats - and answering the questions effectively is something we need to work on!  Your goal (what you do) as a business owner is to provide a much needed, quality, product or service. How can you attract the most customers while not breaking the bank on marketing and advertising? That redefines what you do.

Standard answers equal what is my job and/or what do I provide?

• What desired outcomes do I provide for my customers?
• • KPC provides characters and entertainment for kid's birthday parties and special events
  • The desired outcome is to make each child's dream party come to life with professional actors putting on a unique and engaging show.
  • What we do is make people want to know more.
  • 30-second elevator pitch?
  • • Can be uncomfortable for both you and the person asking you the question
    • Don't make people feel like you're trying to sell yourself to them
    • Brainstorm natural responses regarding the outcomes you provide

Need some help? Cheryl wants to help parents work from home. You can book a free chat with Cheryl to ask questions and get some information about potentially starting a franchise.

"What do you do means what is your job. It's one of the first things people ask you."

"Every job has a name. With most jobs, there isn't much follow up conversation unless the person works in the same industry and you can talk shop."

"What does a business owner do? The answer has more significance for you than the traditional jobholder."

"If you don't have a quality product or service any success you have will be short lived."

"The referrals and word of mouth are already warm to you and likely to stay with you."

"What do you do - you can answer this question with whatever answer gives your business the best free advertising."

"Your goal in answering the question is to pique their interest."

"So even if someone has no kids and the topic comes up at the office water cooler - boom, there's a referral."

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Welcome to the Kids Party Characters Podcast! Cheryl Jacobs, the CEO of Kids Party Characters and the host of our show, has two very important messages. One, planning the perfect one-stop shop for your child's perfect birthday party is one hundred percent possible! Two, you can become financially independent by owning your own part of Kids Party Characters! Pretty amazing!

Kids Party Characters offers professional actors who will come in costume to your child's birthday party and perform! There are dozens of characters to choose from. You child's favorite is bound to be there! Kids Pary Characters also offers an array of concessions and bouncy castles too. If you think this might be pricey - don't worry!  Cheryl has a package that will fit every single budget!

In this episode, Cheryl gives some quick insight on social media for small businesses. It turns out you don't have to be on every single platform. Pick one or two and grow your audience, is Cheryl's advice. Once you grow a large audience you can try another platform if you wish, but it's not necessary.

"How can I grow my audience?"

• Post multiple times a day
• Great content
• Share things your audience will have in common

"Why not every platform?"

• As of February 2019, there are over sixty social media sites available for users across the world. (too many to manage)
• If you use too many sites
• • You will have no time to admin your pages/groups
  • You will have no time for your actual audience - your customers
  • You will be constantly working - which is exactly what you didn't have in mind when you decided you were going to take your entrepreneurial spirit and become financially independent!

"Social media was a business owner's dream! Their audience gathered all in one place for free!"

"Too many social media networks vying for our attention."

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Kids Party Characters' Chief Executive Officer Cheryl Jacobs is excited to be a part of your entrepreneurial mindset and your child's birthday party. Cheryl knows that your child's party is a big deal and that this is an occasion that parents sometimes splurge on. The packages available come at a variety of prices so you can make sure your child is excited no matter what "splurge" means to you. So whether you need a party package or want to create your own financial freedom by opening your own Kids Party Characters, Cheryl is here for you!

In This Episode, Cheryl requests what she says every business needs most: feedback!  She wants honest feedback from current and prospective clients as well as current supporters. What can Cheryl do to make things better?

• What are your ideas about the packages currently available?
• What changes would you make?
• Nothing is too big, small, or crazy
• All ideas and feedback are welcome

You can share your ideas in the comments below or you can send a message via the  Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/kidspartycharactersny/

"If no one is hungry for your product, it doesn't matter if you have the best of everything."

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Cheryl Jacobs wants you to see how she transformed the passion and love she has for her children into a business that allows her financial freedom. For seven years Cheryl has been the Chief Executive Office of Kids Party Characters in the greater New York region. Kids Party Characters is exactly what it sounds like . . . a place to make your child's birthday party dreams come true! There are forty-eight characters available, concessions, magic shows, and bouncy castles available for any family and any budget. Kids Party Characters is where parental stress over parties evaporates into thin air.

In This Episode, Cheryl is giving her listeners the freebie of a lifetime! If you visits the website for Kids Party Characters you can get a free copy of her book "How to Become Financially Independent by Bringing Joy to Children". This offer is only available for a limited time, so if you're ready to change your life and start a new career path, this is the time!

Inside this free offer:

• Necessary tools for an entrepreneur
• Parenting strategies
• Ideas for starting your own business
• You can also chat with Cheryl about opening your very own Kids Party Characters franchise

Why would Cheryl make her book available for free? She wants to remove the barrier between potential entrepreneurs and the amazing knowledge in the pages of her book. Make sure if you visits the website to take advantage of this free offer you take the time to delve into the reading material and see what it can do for you. Remember, no book, podcast, or person can change your life for you, but if you have the right attitude these can provide you the tools and blueprints to use to get started!

"Make time, mark on your calendar when you will get a chance to read this."

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Buy "How to Become Financially Independent by Bringing Joy to Children": https://www.amazon.com.au/Financially-Independent-Bringing-Children-Character-ebook/dp/B07H17LNFR

When Grandma comes to visit for the holidays, does she expect a hug and a kiss? When your cool aunt gives you a gift after not seeing you for a long time, does she expect a smooch on the cheek as thanks? These things seem innocent enough, and if your child wants to do it, it is. But what happens when your child doesn't want to show that much affection to a person? Do we force them and risk sending the wrong message? Or do we hurt the feelings of the adults in our child's life by allowing our children to make that choice and say no? While it's not an easy discussion to have, there is a right and wrong way to go about things, and in this episode, Cheryl is letting us know what the ramifications of forced affection could be, and how to avoid them!

In This Episode

• Your child is not being rude by choosing not to hug or kiss relatives
• The danger of forcing affection
• Your child has the right to choose who they show affection to and how

"When grandma walks in the door she may expect a hug"

"When your child shies away from a hug or refuses a kiss, we often feel embarrassed that our child is being rude or unappreciative"

"We should actively protect our child's right to choose in how they show affection to us"

"It's okay just to say no to what an adult or another person of authority is asking them"

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Any parent knows that planning the perfect birthday party for your child is a daunting task. Let Kids Party Characters help take all that stress away and allow you to enjoy your child's special day.  Cheryl Jacobs wants to make every parent's life easier with different party packages to fit any budget! Kids Party Characters offers 48 well-known characters portrayed by professional actors and concessions of cotton candy, snow cones, and popcorn makers.  In addition to this, there are several party packages to choose from which include characters, shows, and snacks. Which means the only thing you're responsible for as the parent is a clean house for the party to take place in! Kids Party Characters is a one-stop shop for children's parties and there are so many ways to book!  You can call, use the website, and/or use the Facebook page!

In This Episode

• Brand new product launch: Bouncy Castles - six different types of castles for kids to enjoy! (Including one that has an obstacle course)
• Benefits of the bouncy castles for your children's party:
• • Helps kids release energy
  • Excellent for physical health and socialization
  • Keeps children occupied while the adults tidy up

Website:  https://kidspartycharacters.com/

Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/kids-party-characters/id1341937516?mt=2

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kidspartycharactersnewyork/

Everything we do either builds or destroys trust with the people around us. Nothing could be more true of the relationship we have with our children. They see us every day, monitor our behaviours, and then model them in hopes to be just like us one day. Until we break their trust. It can take a lifetime to build a strong bond, and only minutes to break it, and we don't want that! Tune in to this episode for strategies on how to create, nurture and grow a relationship with your child with trust as the cornerstone.

In This Episode

• Everything we do goes 1 way or the other on the trust scale
• Avoid getting off on a bad start
• Spoil your baby, answer their cries
• Seeking and valuing your child's opinion
• Keep your word, keep your promises
• Being consistent and establishing routines

"They take a lifetime to develop and can be shattered in the one big moment or a series of small moments"

"Responding to your baby's cry is the first step in building a trusting relationship"

"It's best to avoid making promises unless you're 100% sure you can keep them"

"Trust is the cornerstone of a good relationship"

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