Life After Corporate

Life After Corporate

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Life After Corporate episodes

  • 50. What I wish I knew then...

    ๐Ÿฅณ LAC podcast celebrates its 50th episode. 01:11

    ๐Ÿคฉ There's nothing like starting your own business. 2:54

    ๐Ÿ’ซ The Launch Lab covers important questions that most online courses skip. 03:36

    โ–ถ๏ธ Where you need to start. 05:23

    ๐Ÿค• What do I wish someone told me when I started my business? 06:44

    ๐Ÿ’Ž The strategy that really works when you are starting your business. 08:11

    ๐Ÿ’ฐ Don't think small - building a 6-figure business is not hard with a good strategy! 09:23

    ๐Ÿ‘‘ If cash is king, content is queen. 12:12

    ๐Ÿ”Š Amplify your exposure! 14:14

    ๐Ÿฅƒ You are not a newbie, you are experienced! 17:56

    ๐Ÿ™ƒ Reverse engineering your revenue goal. 19:16

    ๐Ÿ‘ Consistency is the key. 20:39

    Connect with Deb for more help:

    Pricing calculator: https://thegreatdoover.com/pricing

    Visit the Life After Corporate Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/launchlabforwomenentrepreneurs

    https://thegreatdoover.com/

    [email protected]

    25 min
  • 49. Stop Self-Sabotage with Pat Pearson

    ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ Self-sabotage is the way we trip ourselves up, as we're racing to the finish line. We can sabotage every aspect of our life. 3:21

    ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ We unconsciously set ourselves up to a level which we believe we deserve to achieve in life. 5:22

    ๐Ÿ—จ๏ธ There are four psychological realities that create your 'deserve' level. 7:45

    ๐Ÿคฉ The differences between self-esteem and self-confidence. 12:20

    ๐Ÿ‘ When starting a new business, implementing a system that includes a small number of tasks and rewards is great. 18:38

    ๐Ÿ˜ต Five patterns of self-sabotage are: Fatal Flaws, Resignation, Throwing it Away, Denial, and Settling for Less. 21:42

    ๐Ÿค• Pre-achievement sabotage and post-achievement sabotage. 26:20

    ๐Ÿค” Difference between resistance and sabotage. 28:00

    ๐Ÿ’ป All forms of resistance and free assessment test on Pat's site. 30:20

    ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Pat has a podcast called Stop Self Sabotage. 32:04

    ๐Ÿ’œ Invest in yourself, learn a few new things, and incorporate it all into your life. 35:45

    ๐Ÿ’ซ Deb's own success story. 36:22

    โœ๏ธ Pam saw exponential growth in success when people and companies apply things they've learned. 37:55

    Connect with Pat:

    http://www.patpearson.com/

    Take a self-sabotage free test: http://quiz.patpearson.com/

    Deb's success story: http://www.patpearson.com/success-stories/

    Podcast: shorturl.at/iwLPQ

    Join the Life After Corporate Facebook Group

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/launchlabforwomenentrepreneurs

    41 min
  • 48. Patriarchy Stress Disorder with Dr. Valerie Rein

    ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿฅณ Life After Corporate celebrates its first anniversary! 1:00

    ๐Ÿ‘† What is the correct definition of trauma? 3:50

    ๐Ÿฅบ As women, we have inherited trauma on a genetic level, and we are deeply and subconsciously interconnected to trauma. 4:57

    ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ Trauma within a corporate setting and how Valerie healed her issues. 10:00

    ๐Ÿฅฐ When we heal trauma we get freedom. Ditching the defenses that trauma creates allows us to value ourselves and allows us to be open to relationships. 13:26

    ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ Trauma adaptations: How we can understand that hidden traumas are actually in us and that they affect our lives? 18:56

    ๐Ÿค” How do we reprogram the subconscious mind? 24:13

    ๐ŸŒ‰ The difference between the bridge approach as a trauma adaptation and digging in to heal the trauma. 25:20

    ๐ŸŒž Valerie works with her partner Jeffrey Tambor in healing trauma not only on an emotional level but also in the body. 26:05

    ๐Ÿ’ฉ Anger has always been forbidden and punishable for women but simply expressing yourself is not enough to effectively heal trauma. 29:05

    ๐Ÿ”‘ Trauma is in our body, and the body is the key. 30:48

    ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธThe 'Four-minute mile' and a story about a woman who really saw herself for the first time when she was in her 40s. 31:42

    ๐Ÿ”Š Listen in to all the incredible transformations that Valerie's clients have had. 36:12

    โ›“๏ธKnowing you're in prison doesn't set you free. 31:11

    Connect with Dr. Valerie:

    Site: https://www.drvalerie.com/

    Gift chapter of a book: https://www.drvalerie.com/book

    Retreats: https://drvalerie.lpages.co/the-thriving-experience/

    Book: https://amzn.to/3r5XdXj

    LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drvalerierein/

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

    Insta https://www.instagram.com/drvalerierein/

    Join the Life After Corporate Facebook Group

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/launchlabforwomenentrepreneurs

    42 min
  • 47. Transforming Workplaces Around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Chelsea C. Williams.mp3

    ๐ŸŒž Chelsea's Life After Corporate story - from Wall Street financial services to entrepreneurship. 1:30

    ๐Ÿค— She was happy and successful with her job, but wanted to have more impact and build a legacy. 5:26

    ๐Ÿ˜จ Chelsea's biggest fear? 7:22

    ๐Ÿฅฒ The year of tears and a cushion that helped her. 9:53

    ๐ŸŒ  College Code are leaders in the development and retention of early stage professionals with a broad strategy for the future.15:48

    โ–ถ๏ธ College Code offered their program "Jumpstart to Career" to students and hosted roundtables to help the community ease the impact of COVID 19.18:51

    ๐Ÿคฉ The College Code helps reimagine career development through an inclusive and equitable lens. 21:41

    ๐Ÿ™Œ The 4 pillars of DEI are access, pipeline, visibility and mentorship/sponsorship. 23:53

    ๐Ÿ‘Œ Chelsea is working to build her team, offer more College Code products., and grow as a thought leader. 28:27

    ๐Ÿ’ช Deb has been instrumental in helping elevate Chelsea's confidence via coaching. 32:27

    Connect with Chelsea

    https://www.mycollegecode.com/chelseacwilliams

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

    Join the Life After Corporate Facebook Group

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/launchlabforwomenentrepreneurs

    Join Deb on Clubhouse @debboulanger

    https://www.joinclubhouse.com

    34 min
  • 46. The Myth Of Passive Income

    ๐Ÿ‘ Apply to the Launch Lab for women entrepreneurs https://launchlabassessment.com/ 1:28

    ๐Ÿพ Congratulations to my clients Molly and Sofia who doubled their pricing. 2:42

    ๐Ÿ›๏ธ There's nothing passive in launching a business and generating income. 4:03

    ๐Ÿ“ฒ Meet Joyce Shulman - her 99 Walks app is an example of doing online business right. 5:31

    ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Deb has three online businesses, and it takes a lot of time and effort to run each of them. 7:36

    ๐Ÿ’ŽThere's a gap of real mentorship in the market 8:09

    ๐Ÿ™ƒ Marie Forleo B-school or Jeff Walker's Product Launch Formula are sophisticated launch strategies, not passive businesses. 8:23

    ๐Ÿ“ˆ MLM can earn passive income, but only with a huge sales team. 9:42

    ๐Ÿค” Do affiliate marketing programs work? Sure, if you have a huge online following. 10:11

    ๐Ÿ‘† You can't launch a business with a low-end membership offer. 11:11

    ๐Ÿ’ธ I made a mistake and invested $50,000. 12:02

    ๐Ÿ–๏ธ You can run your business from a beach, but there is nothing passive about it. 13:52

    ๐Ÿซ‚ New review of iTunes for LAC podcast, please share your thoughts and give us a review. 14:48

    ๐Ÿ™Œ Join me on Clubhouse: @DebBoulanger

    18 min
  • 45. The Secrets of Building Successful Communities with Maruxa Murphy

    ๐Ÿ‘‹ Welcome Maruxa! 1:27

    โ˜• Maruxa built her coffee business Perky Perky - and more than 100 other communities - with the help of community. 2:18

    ๐Ÿข Maruxa's Life After Corporate story. 5:06

    ๐Ÿคธ Creating a lifestyle-based business and bringing it online. 7:24

    ๐Ÿฆ— The best communities are reflections of the leadership of that community. 12:28

    ๐Ÿšฉ The difference between audience and community. 16:11

    ๐ŸŒŸ It really does not matter which platform you use, but it does matter how you use that platform to deepen your relationship with the community. 18:16

    ๐Ÿ˜‰ Wisdom, Interconnect, Nudge and K posts are part of the 'Win-win WINK' model of creating posts for your community. 21:45

    ๐ŸŒž Working with communities is about changing lives and creating more impact. 26:54

    ๐Ÿ‘‚ Continuity in the community and models of creating community within Clubhouse. 29:57

    ๐Ÿ’Ž Five different profit paths for five types of community groups: engaging, professional, evangelize, endorsed and educate. 34:55

    Join and learn with Maruxa:

    https://createsellimpact.com/

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/csicommunity/

    Connect with Maruxa

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

    https://www.instagram.com/maruxamurphy/?hl=en

    https://twitter.com/maruxamurphy?lang=en

    https://www.facebook.com/MaruxaMurphy

    https://www.perkyperky.com/

    44 min
  • 44. Why You Need to Ditch Your Avatar and Other Blasphemous Marketing Ideas

    ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ Shout out to Diane Diaz for an amazing podcast review. 1:19

    ๐Ÿ“ฑ Super cool social platform - Clubhouse is great, connect with me @debboulanger 2:11

    ๐Ÿคจ 75% of all startups fail. 4:45

    ๐Ÿ—๏ธ The number one reason why your marketing and messaging isn't landing: Your avatar isn't working. 5:45

    ๐Ÿ›๏ธ People buy based on emotion. 6:25

    ๐ŸŒŸ Be sure you have demand from the right people. 9:49

    ๐Ÿ’ฉ If you build it, they will come is a fake promise. 11:18

    ๐Ÿ’ฃ The coaching industry is exploding. It's the second fastest-growing sector in the market. 14:17

    ๐ŸŽฏ Ditch your avatar and DM me on Facebook or join my Clubhouse room. 15:53

    Join the Life After Corporate Facebook Group

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/launchlabforwomenentrepreneurs

    Join Deb on Clubhouse @debboulanger

    https://www.joinclubhouse.com/

    18 min
  • 43. Inside the Launch Lab - The Riches in Resistance with Nancy Jacoby

    ๐Ÿ™†โ€โ™€๏ธ Nancy's life after her healthcare story was filled with resistance and fear. 2:15

    ๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™€๏ธ She moved beyond fear and got to that place of clarity where she asked herself some great questions. 5:54

    ๐Ÿ™ƒ There are three types of resistance. Knowing which type helps us to identify when we are in a place of resistance. 7:26

    ๐Ÿค”The 'I don't like it' type of resistance. 8:38

    ๐Ÿ™Œ The third type of resistance or "I don't like you" is all about trust. 11:54

    ๐Ÿ˜Ž How to get comfortable while being uncomfortable? 13:24

    ๐Ÿ” We usually cycle between the three types of resistance on repeat, but how can we skip that loop? 14:55

    โ˜• 'Welcome resistance as an old friend' story. 17:46

    ๐Ÿ—๏ธ "What do you really want more of" is the key to moving past the resistance trap. 21:52

    ๐Ÿชž Nancy is a mirror to her clients but people can be their own mirrors if they accept what resistance is showing to them. 25:54

    โœ‚๏ธ Spinning in the loop of resistance is breakable: the story of Nancy's client. 29:16

    ๐ŸŽ Nancy's gift to all LAC listeners: "Working Through Resistance" guide. 31:23

    https://bit.ly/njacoby-resistance

    ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏ธ Find out if you're on track toward launching the right offer for your business: https://launchlabassessment.com/0

    Connect with Nancy:

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

    https://njacoby.com/

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

    Join the Life After Corporate Facebook Group

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/launchlabforwomenentrepreneurs

    36 min
  • 42. Inside The Launch Lab: Midlife reinvention experts and founders of EvolveMe, Linda Lautenberg and Judy Schoenberg, needed to reinvent their business model in 2020. Here's how they did it.

    โธ๏ธ Linda took a career break to raise her kids. After 18 years she decided to re-enter the workforce in the social impact sector. 3:00 ๐Ÿ™Œ Judy is a women's leadership development expert and career strategist who spent the majority of her career in the nonprofit sector. 4:25 ๐ŸŒž Linda and Judy met in a "Return to Work" program for the social impact which led to creating EvolveMe. 6:05 ๐Ÿ‘  Many women in their 40s and 50s desire to reinvent themselves. 8:20 ๐Ÿค” COVID ushered in a huge shift in reprioritization about which things are really important and profound for women. 9:49 โญ Linda loves being an entrepreneur and believes that you're limited only by your own fears and concerns. 13:29 โœจ Judy loves this second chapter in her life. Being an entrepreneur has brought her creativity, personality and passion back. 15:03 ๐Ÿ™ƒ The Reinvention Collective has gotten amazing results, despite the pandemic and holiday period. 18:14

    ๐ŸŒบ The Reinvention Collective helps women to find confidence and clarity by getting to the breakthroughs and helping them to blossom. 19:31 ๐Ÿ”ฅ Perfect is the enemy of progress and can keep you stuck. 22:23 ๐Ÿซ‚ Linda and Judy have been transformed personally on their entrepreneurial journey - they've grown and see bigger potential together, and they perfectly complement one another. 25:11 ๐Ÿงšโ€โ™€๏ธ EvolveMe is supporting clients not only via 10-weeks of Reinvention Collective program but also by providing a female base and evolving community throughout their whole journey. 29:37 ๐Ÿ™†โ€โ™€๏ธ Oftentimes, women feel like they can do everything by themselves, but it's a beautiful thing to be working with somebody that you trust implicitly or at least to learn to allow others to help you. 35:23 ๐Ÿ“ˆ Deb's incredible experience and guidance have helped Judy and Linda so much with their business. 40:18 โœŒ๏ธ To evolve and grow, women must put aside any hesitation when it comes to investing in themselves so they can achieve goals and dreams more efficiently and effectively. 41:02

    Connect with Linda and Judy https://www.evolveme.work/ https://www.evolveme.work/reinvention-collective https://www.evolveme.work/evolutionary-thoughts

    48 min
  • 41. How She Did It: Shifting Your Business Focus Midstream with Launch Lab Grads Ahlia Kitwana, Founder Little Black Buddha & Julia Firestone, Founder Julia Firestone Coaching.

    โœจ Little Black Buddha is about the critical transitional moments in a person's life. 1:34 ๐Ÿ’ช Pathways is a platform for young people to help them retool and reskill the middle-skilled workforce, providing economic growth and better lives. 2:39 โญ Julia is committed to helping people who have been stuck and left behind in their social impact work to make big moves towards leadership. 4:29 ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿ’ป Ahlia was a reliable engineer, but she found that her work was at odds with her moral compass and she realized she needed to leave. 6:53 ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ The pivotal moment when Ahila decided to quit her engineering job. 9:46 ๐Ÿ๏ธ Julia accidentally "workshopped" herself in her Bali retreat and then decided to quit her job. 13:17 ๐ŸŒซ๏ธ The murkiness is part of the journey because things aren't always clear. 17:24 ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿผ Entrepreneurship is better than you can imagine, and being your own boss is excellent. 18:34 ๐Ÿ’ต Using grant money is a great way to build your products, services or projects - so start locally. 21:42 ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Ahlia chose two paths: developing a software platform and coaching individuals, and why that didn't work. 28:32 ๐Ÿ‘” Startup vs running a real business. 30:01 ๐Ÿซ‚ The Launch Lab community helped Julia realized the gap is in the market which caused her to switch focus. 31:30 ๐Ÿ”ฌ Replacing your corporate paycheck is easy if you do the research. 34:23 ๐Ÿ’ก Market research is golden and applicable to every business owner or idea holder. 36:19

    Connect with Ahlia and Invest in Pathways https://ifundwomen.com/projects/pathways-create-your-own-way https://littleblackbuddha.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahlia/

    Level up your leadership with Julia: https://juliafirestone.com/league https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliafirestone

    Join the Life After Corporate Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/launchlabforwomenentrepreneurs

    42 min

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Your ultimate guide for making the leap from corporate leader to entrepreneur. Deb Boulanger is an executive leader, entrepreneur, and founder of The Launch Lab for women entrepreneurs. Is it yourโ€ฆ