Let's Get Bossy

We all want to “have it all”... and a lot of times that comes with the feeling of needing to “do it all”. I want to let you in on a little secret… you cannot do it all. There is no reality where we can sustainably keep up with doing it all… I’m sorry, but it’s the cold hard truth. Burn out is inevitable, resentment for our lives and the people around us, and living in a constant state of overwhelm without ever feeling accomplished are just a few of the consequences that come along with trying to achieve this. BUT, there is a way to have it all without all these negative side effects. There is a way to build the business of your dreams AROUND a life you LOVE… and so much of this comes from your business strategy. Let’s talk about how!

Flip Your Strategy Script

Set Your Goals

Create A Roadmap

Make Your Action Plan 

…And there you have it! You’ve just built a beautiful business strategy that honors your life! Have you worked in your business this way before? Or are you one of the many who gets caught up in business first and then fills in your life?

Let me know! Send me a message at [email protected] 

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Since we are celebrating the month of the mama, it felt like a great time to share a little more about my personal motherhood experience. Especially since I'm getting ready to welcome baby #2 in a few months. I break down how it felt becoming a mom for the first time, how I've changed and evolved in the process, and how I'm (really) feeling about becoming a mom for the second time! Motherhood looks different on everyone, and this episode covers my inner most thoughts my own motherhood experience and what I hope for in the future. 

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👉 Are you a Boss Lady with a business? We want to support you! If you’re interested in us promoting your business on our show send us an email! This week’s Boss Lady Spotlight is KP Metalworks🤩 K{ Metalworks is a woman and mom-owned welding and metal fabrication company based in Bellingham, WA. With 25 years of experience in structural and artistic welding, KP Metalworks will bring your custom metal project to life with integrity, durability and individuality.

Momprenuership… is not for the faint of heart, am I right? Whether you’re in the trenches, like me with littles at home every day,  or you’re realizing summer is a month away and the kids will soon be home every day… we have to get creative with finding ways to keep our business going. Working and running a business with your children at home can feel exhausting and like a you will always have this never ending to-do list, but with a little grit, thinking outside the box, flexible mindset shifts, a lot of coffee, and a pinch of patience, there is a way to make it work for everyone!

I’ve been running businesses from home since my daughter was born and I have learned a ton over the past 3.5 years. One of the biggest things I’ve learned is that just when you think you’ve got a hang of things, they change! But today I’m going to share some of my foundational tips that have worked through most stages (so far). And when you pair these with flexibility, making it through the evolutions are a little easier to do!

Timeblock

The Nap Time Hustle

Communication

Set Clear Boundaries

Including Your Kids

What are you favorite tips for working alongside your littles? Let me know at [email protected]

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Happy Mother's Day, Boss Ladies! Our annual Mother's Day episode is my favorite episode of the year!!! I have prepared a collection of birth stories from the women of the Boss Ladies and Babies community to celebrate, inspire, and remind every one how strong mothers really are! Hearing other birth stories is a beautiful way to celebrate our day, so I hope you enjoy! Big thank you to the women who shared their stories this year:

Jess Harris - Visionary Founder of Ignite UR Glow

Brittany Radtke - Radtke Virtual Services

Damire Winn - The Sassy Mom Diaries 

... and I thought it would be fun to re-share my story again this year since I'm going be giving birth again in a couple months.

The stories this year, as every year, are so beautiful! No matter how your baby came into this world, you deserve to be celebrated! We hope you have an amazing Mother's Day. 

May is the month of the mama!!! It’s time to celebrate us and the hard work we put in everyday for our children, our families, our businesses, all of it! This month we are going to be focusing on ways to take care of our mental health, enjoy the fruits of our labor, and continue to build the businesses of our dreams without sacrificing our motherhood experiences! Starting with how to celebrate our wins… because, let’s be honest, it isn’t always easy for us to take a beat and appreciate the things we have accomplished… am I right? Today I’m going to share some of my favorite tips on how I find the time to enjoy all the great things I've accomplished and be proud of myself! This is such an important thing for us to do to keep our spirits up and help avoid burnout! Let’s get into it!

Schedule Time To Celebrate

Celebrate Big AND Small

Get The Family Involved

Don’t Be Afraid To Humble Brag

Create An “I’m Freaking Awesome Folder”

This is how I do it! Now, go celebrate yourself!! This is your time to shine! And, in case no one has told you today… I’m so proud of you.

What if you had a place to go where you felt seen, heard, and supported in your business and motherhood with a community of women who GET YOU? Becoming a member of BLAB HQ- your personal headquarters for all things business and motherhood!   

https://megangillespie.podia.com/boss-ladies-and-babies-headquarters 

April is coming to an end, and so is our month of Spring Cleaning your business. For the last episode of the month, we are diving into Email Funnels with Allison Hardy, Email Funnels and Lead Generation Coach. Allison helps busy mompreneurs sell more of their programs on autopilot so that they can live more of their life… and we love that around here! Today we learn what email funnels are a great way to keep your business organized, while growing and scaling, without sacrificing time with your family!

Key Points From This Episode:

-What is an email funnel and why is this important for mompreneurs to have

-What is a habit-based email funnel

-What are the components of a habit-based email funnel and how to create one

-How to pitch in your email funnel without feeling like a skeevy slimeball in someone's inbox

-Tips and tricks to pitch in a way that inspires your lead to take action and buy

👉Connect With Allison : The $80,000 Email : www.allisonhardy.com/80000email

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👉Pregnant? Snag your FREE ticket to The Pregnant CEO Summit (where you can hear more from Allison and Megan!): https://thepregnantceo.com/?affiliate=bossladiesandbabies

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👉 Are you a Boss Lady with a business? We want to support you! If you’re interested in us promoting your business on our show send us an email! This week’s Boss Lady Spotlight is Rising Tide Wellness🤩 Shaunna Sutcliffe is a Yoga Therapist specializing in desk bodies. She helps people Release tension and recover from chronic  pain or injuries; or simply regain joy and mobility in their lives and bodies. She offers public classes or personal 1 on one sessions ; Shaunna uses a  variety of tools from the yoga aerial swing, to therapeutic yoga, self massage and KT taping. Her Yoga for Desk Bodies Class is online every Wednesday at 12, or there are a variety of other classes in person and online. She is offering a free first class to our audience! Email Shaunna at [email protected] or contact her through her website at RisingTideWellness.Org

One of the biggest things many mompreneurs struggle with is creating content. It takes a lot of time, and without a solid plan and strategy in place, can feel really overwhelming and disorganized. The good news is that it doesn't have to be that way! Today we are going to be talking about a few simple steps you can do to make content creation go from business woe to BRAVO! The secret is BATCHING!! I’m sure you’ve heard someone talk about batching your content, and though it may seem like a big task, it really can be easy, fun, and save you a ton of time in the long run. So, here are my favorite tips when it comes to batching content:

Start With A Focus

Choose A Weekly Theme

What Type Of Content Will You Create

Break It Down

What Can You Repurpose

Get To Batching 

Do you batch your content or are you more of a fly by the seat of your pants kind of gal? Let me know what works for you! Send me an email at [email protected]

What if you had a place to go where you felt seen, heard, and supported in your business and motherhood with a community of women who GET YOU? Becoming a member of BLAB HQ- your personal headquarters for all things business and motherhood! https://megangillespie.podia.com/boss-ladies-and-babies-headquarters

This one is for the pregnant ladies, pregnant CEOs to be more specific! Today we are joined by Kylie Kelly, an Australian mama of two, maternity leave coach, and podcast host of This Mama Means Business, to talk all things cleaning up your business to prepare for maternity leave! Kylie helps pregnant entrepreneurs plan and fund their own maternity leave through The Pregnant CEO, empowering them to not only take leave with their new baby but to return to a business that is thriving + profitable. Kylie shares invaluable information for women who are expecting, and announces a very special (free) event happening May 2-5th, The Pregnant CEO Summit (ps, Megan is one of the speakers).

Key Points From This Episode:

- How to plan + fund your own maternity leave without sacrificing the business you've built

- The real cost of not taking maternity leave as a mama & as an entrepreneur

- The 4 questions you need to ask yourself as a pregnant business owner - that always get forgotten

-  Why a 'baby sabbatical' might be better for you than maternity leave

- Inside scoop on The Pregnant CEO Summit

👉GET YOUR TICKET TO THE SUMMIT: https://thepregnantceo.com/?affiliate=bossladiesandbabies

👉Connect With Kylie : https://www.instagram.com/_kylie_kelly_

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The Boss Ladies and Babies Podcast will be going on "maternity leave" at the end of July, but will be back in October! In the mean time, make sure you're following along on social and on our email list so we don't lose touch!🗣 Want to join the conversation? Follow along on social @bossladiesandbabies and check out all of our resources at www.bossladiesandbabies.com

👉 Are you a Boss Lady with a business? We want to support you! If you’re interested in us promoting your business on our show send us an email! This week’s Boss Lady Spotlight is Jacqueline Holden🤩 The transition to parenthood can be rough on a relationship! Attend a Gottman Bringing Baby Home workshop to strengthen your relationship, reduce conflict, and increase intimacy.  Use code BOSSLADY for 10% off the workshop.  Registration and more information can be found at holdencounseling.com

This month we are spring cleaning our businesses! And what better way to get things tidy than putting some systems in place! Taryn Rachelle, CEO & founder of The Social Lifestyle Co., helps service providers create elevated systems that give them time back into their day and create an unmatched experience for their clients. And she shares it all!  As a mama of two she built her business around her life and not the other way around, and that is where systems come into play! Taryn is certified in dubsado and proficient in other systems like Trello & Slack and breaks down how to learn, love, and implement systems in your business so you can spend more time doing things in your business and life that need you most!

KEY POINTS FROM THIS EPISODE:

-How to simplify your business with systems

-Easy ways to go about implementing systems in your business

-How you can use systems in your personal & mom life, not just in business

-How to know what systems are right for your business

-What are SOPs & why we need them

-Preparing your business and life for bringing on help (team members or help at home!)

👉Connect With Taryn : https://www.instagram.com/thesociallifestyleco/

https://www.thesociallifestyleco.com/

https://view.flodesk.com/pages/61fa08a36114df05454c4d29

👉Join the FREE Spring Clean Your Business Challenge: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6245f5dbb3be600de2a270ab

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🗣 Want to join the conversation? Follow along on social @bossladiesandbabies and check out all of our resources at www.bossladiesandbabies.com 👉 Are you a Boss Lady with a business? We want to support you! If you’re interested in us promoting your business on our show send us an email! This week’s Boss Lady Spotlight is Radtke Virtual Services🤩 Brittany is a virtual assistant who specializes in Pinterest.  She loves assisting entrepreneurs who are new to Pinterest.  Not interested in Pinterest? That's fine too, Brittany also offers social media management, data entry, and much more.  If you are ready to reduce your workload and get back the time you need to focus on what you are passionate about, schedule a free discovery call at radtkevirtualservices.com.  Brittany is offering the Boss Ladies and Babies Listeners a special offer, when you book your discovery call, use code "BLAB" for a free Pinterest account mini-audit of your existing Pinterest Account. $100 value for FREE!