KonnectHer

Riser was created to help people share their story to inspire others. Their goal is to provide a platform that helps others win, grow, and rise up to be leaders in their sphere of influence. They believe that all people deserve a great life, continuous prosperity, and much success, whatever that means to them. 

Today, Sam and Rachel replay their interview with The Riser Network, in which they get more vulnerable than ever in sharing their story of how they fell into building a community for entrepreneurship in Austin.

Key Takeaways:

• Facing imposter syndrome when battling the ego
• Why Rachel’s living for two
• How Sam leveraged discipline to push through failures early on
• What Rachel learned from door to door sales
• What Sam and Rachel appreciate most about each other
• People are the heartbeat of any business
• The KonnectHer mission statement
• Sam and Rachel’s 3 truths they’d leave behind before all else

More of Riser:

🌐 Website: https://www.risernation.org/

👉🏼 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risernetwork/

🎙️ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6WWt0CNuhVg5HSyKlEERWf

Join the KonnectHer Community:

👉🏼 KonnectHer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konnecther/

👉🏼 Rachel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellhague/

👉🏼 Sam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samconawayy/

👉🏼 KonnectHer Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/konnecther/

🌐 Website: www.konnecther.net

Joie Roberts is an authority within the e-commerce industry who’s grown her Amazon storefront to over $1,000,000 in just 12 short months. Joie’s story begins with her journey of leaving corporate America to chase entrepreneurship. She now hosts Fearless Sellers: Women of Amazon, where her goal is to coach thousands of women on their product, brand and everything in between.

Today, Joie talks about optimizing your e-commerce strategy, scaling and selling your business, as well as all the skills you’ll need to balance work and life.

Key Takeaways:

• Quitting corporate life to chase entrepreneurship
• Investing in a mentor 
• Making money vs saving money
• A time management skill for multitasking as a parent
• Building a product line with your personal brand in mind
• Selling vs scaling a business
• 3 steps to launching a successful Amazon storefront
• Getting comfortable being uncomfortable

More of Joie:

🌐 Website: https://amzfearless.com/

👉🏼 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joieroberts.official/?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D

🎙️ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/fearless-sellers-the-women-of-amazon/id1661453521

Join the KonnectHer Community:

👉🏼 KonnectHer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konnecther/

👉🏼 Rachel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellhague/

👉🏼 Sam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samconawayy/

👉🏼 KonnectHer Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/konnecther/

🌐 Website: www.konnecther.net

As a child, Kay was bullied for being different. This affected her self-image and inner voice. The catalyst for her rediscovery came through her podcast, where she’s interviewed over 100 guests in the professional wellness and mindset field. Through mindfulness she’s discovered the healing in forgiveness, self-acceptance, tapping into one's unique gifts and talents, and building authentic connections.

As a professional podcaster, brander, and entertainer, Kay aims to inspire individuals to discover their own strength through their stories and motivates them to do the work necessary for personal growth and healing.

Today, Kay opens up about using minimalism to cut out what doesn’t align with you, as well as how her travel experiences reflect themselves in her communication.

Key Takeaways:

• How to know if you’re path’s aligned for entrepreneurship
• Practicing abundance mindset with money and entrepreneurship
• Using minimalism to audit what’s important in your life
• Being able to read the room and have conversations using active listening
• Putting yourself out there creates opportunities

More of Kay:

🌐 Website: https://www.kaycote.com/

👉🏼 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekaycote/

🎙️ Podcast: https://pod.link/1604695754

Check out the KonnectHer Community:

👉🏼 KonnectHer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konnecther/

👉🏼 Rachel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellhague/

👉🏼 Sam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samconawayy/

👉🏼 KonnectHer Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/konnecther/

🌐 Website: www.konnecther.net

Join the KonnectHer Community:

👉🏼 KonnectHer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konnecther/

👉🏼 Rachel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellhague/

👉🏼 Sam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samconawayy/

👉🏼 KonnectHer Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/konnecther/

🌐 Website: www.konnecther.net

Today, Sam and Rachel delve into the challenges of being an entrepreneur with balancing life outside of work. Sam opens up about how her pregnancy shifted her perspective on achievement. We’ll spoil the surprise here and now: Sam and Rach are competing in another body building competition. They open up about their why in pursuing this goal, as well as the habits they’re constructing to get themselves there.

Key Takeaways:

• Balancing motherhood with achievement
• How to be intentional with your time and energy
• Overcoming limiting beliefs with positive language
• Choosing to prioritize the process over the end destination
• Creating sustainable habits that compound with micro-winning

Join the KonnectHer Community:

👉🏼 KonnectHer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konnecther/

👉🏼 Rachel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellhague/

👉🏼 Sam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samconawayy/

👉🏼 KonnectHer Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/konnecther/

🌐 Website: www.konnecther.net

An entrepreneur and website wiz, Courtney Krueger teaches people how to optimize their website and sales pages. Courtney founded Courtney Marie & Co, a design studio specializing in branding and web design to help entrepreneurs increase their revenue and impact online. She hosts the Coffee with Courtney podcast, a platform to inspire and educate other female entrepreneurs on starting and growing their businesses. 

Today, Courtney shares her advice on overcoming other people’s opinions, facing imposter syndrome and how you can use enneagrams to better serve your relationships.

Key Takeaways: 

• Using web design to increase your sales
• Going from an idea to a business
• Other people’s opinions of you don’t pay the bills
• Reasons to leave relationships that are no longer serving you
• Facing imposter syndrome as a self-taught entrepreneur
• What to prioritize when growing your business and team
• How to identify value aligned clients
• How can enneagrams serve your relationships in life and business

More of Courtney:

🌐 Website: https://courtneymarieco.com/

👉🏼 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtneymarie.me/

🎙️ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-with-courtney/id1605649502?i=1000548150731

Join the KonnectHer Community:

👉🏼 KonnectHer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konnecther/

👉🏼 Rachel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellhague/

👉🏼 Sam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samconawayy/

👉🏼 KonnectHer Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/konnecther/

🌐 Website: www.konnecther.net

Jordin Ramirez is the Founder and Owner of PerFIcT Online coaching, personal training, and private gym. In this episode, Jordin highlights the idea of saying no to immediate gratification in order to achieve long-term success. Jordin also draws parallels between achieving business goals and fitness goals, highlighting the increased flexibility and enjoyment that comes after achieving a goal. Lastly, what skills and lessons did Jordin learn in Taekwondo? As a bonus, do you want to know how Rachel and Sam met? Then you can’t miss this episode!

Key Takeaways:

Finding balance between shape, flexibility, and indulgence

Immediate gratification

Three tips for busy business ladies: schedule your workouts, stay active, and find a diet that works for you

What is the champion mindset?

How Taekwondo set the foundation of Jordin’s work ethic

More of Jordin:

🌐 Website: perfict.online/coaching

👉🏼 Jordin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordinramirez/

👉🏼 PerFicT Gym Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perfictgym/

Join the KonnectHer Community:

👉🏼 KonnectHer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konnecther/

👉🏼 Rachel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellhague/

👉🏼 Sam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samconawayy/

👉🏼 KonnectHer Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/konnecther/

🌐 Website: www.konnecther.net

We’ve all been on a cringy first date. That boy you just met off Hinge won’t be going on any second dates any time soon, but what if there was something to learn from him? That’s right, Joe Schmo is the perfect example of everything you’re doing wrong when it comes to marketing.

Today, Sam and Rach explain what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to marketing to your audience online. Their four pronged framework, creating clarity, adding value, building anticipation and establishing scarcity will allow you to find, market and sell your target client.

Key Takeaways:

Examples of captivating content that actually converts

The principles behind magnetic marketing

How to sell out your next event

Four marketing tactics: Clarity, Value, Anticipation and Scarcity

The three types of buyers and how to target each of them

How to effectively show up to your audience on social media

Join the KonnectHer Community:

👉🏼 KonnectHer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konnecther/

👉🏼 Rachel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellhague/

👉🏼 Sam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samconawayy/

👉🏼 KonnectHer Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/konnecther/

🌐 Website: www.konnecther.net

Jera Bean is a social media coach, speaker and content creator that happens to be the leading authority in short form video creation. Jera dives into how to optimize your TikTok and Reels strategies so you can harness the power of your secret sauce and establish yourself as the go-to expert in your niche. Jera’s amassed 1.5 million Tik Tok followers and presents a wealth of tactical, actionable steps creators should be taking on social media to develop their social media content strategy. Join Sam and Rach in a unique episode as they replay their conversation with Jera Bean from their latest networking event.

Key Takeaways:

Formulating your 3 pillars: expertise, secret sauce and business to develop a social media content strategy

Using the 3 I’s: invent, imitate and interact to create short form video for Tik Tok, Reels and Shorts

Defining the word authenticity and operating under the secret sauce framework

Opening up the door to working with high level brands

A sustainable content creation strategy that’ll scale your business

More of Guest:

🌐 Website: https://www.jerabean.com/

👉🏼 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jera.bean/

👉🏼 Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jera.bean

Join the KonnectHer Community:

👉🏼 KonnectHer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konnecther/

👉🏼 Rachel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellhague/

👉🏼 Sam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samconawayy/

👉🏼 KonnectHer Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/konnecther/

🌐 Website: www.konnecther.net

Today, Sam and Rachel talk about the struggles they faced early on in forming the KonnectHer community. Imposter syndrome is a worry all entrepreneurs face when they first embark on starting a business. What’re some tactical pieces of advice you can execute to better face self doubt? Sam and Rach illustrate what worked for them with a few stories of their early networking events.

Key Takeaways:

Alleviating the pressure of expectation early in entrepreneurship

Reminding yourself that most problems are temporary

Facing imposter syndrome

What keeps Sam and Rach going during the hard times

Sam and Rachel’s struggle early on in forming the KonnectHer Community

Join the KonnectHer Community:

👉🏼 KonnectHer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konnecther/

👉🏼 Rachel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellhague/

👉🏼 Sam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samconawayy/

👉🏼 KonnectHer Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/konnecther/

🌐 Website: www.konnecther.net

As usual, we’re getting weird in this episode. Angie Lee’s a podcaster, hypewoman, comedian and speaker who will have you peeing your pants from the sheer hilarity of her sisterly advice. A college & corporate dropout turned serial entrepreneur, Angie decided to screw the rules & forge her own path. She’s unfiltered, yet doesn’t fail to deliver advice every woman needs to hear when it comes to selling to your following, marketing on social media and taking the first steps in starting out on Instagram. Join Sam and Rach in a unique episode as they replay their conversation with Angie Lee from their latest networking event.

Key Takeaways:

• What it means to own your weird
• The right way to sell to your following
• How to oscillate your brand between entertainment and education
• Using cross pollination to grow your reach
• How to make your audience feel seen, understood and heard
• What mistakes women make when marketing on social media
• Avoiding productive procrastination
• Overcoming negative self-talk around your business
• Tips for starting out on social media, especially Instagram, day one

Mentions:

📚 Superfans: The Easy Way to Stand Out, Grow Your Tribe, and Build a Successful Business: https://www.amazon.com/Superfans-Stand-Tribe-Successful-Business/dp/1949709469

More of Angie:

🌐 Website: https://www.angielee.com/

👉🏼 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angieleeshow/

🎙️ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-angie-lee-show/id1178232410

Join the KonnectHer Community:

👉🏼 KonnectHer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konnecther/

👉🏼 Rachel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellhague/

👉🏼 Sam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samconawayy/

👉🏼 KonnectHer Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/konnecther/

🌐 Website: www.konnecther.net