Scope of practice couldn’t be more important in coaching and advisor-type careers. Understanding what you’re actually legally allowed to do and not do is not only smart but could help prevent you from breaking the law!

In this “part 2” episode, we’ll go over my best tips to help you figure out your scope of practice. I’ll teach you…

1. how to know if you’re stepping over the legal line (even though a coach or certification told you otherwise)
2. why those in the healthcare space may want to listen extra closely
3. why you should ignore those that say “everybody does it” when talking about skirting the legal limits of what’s allowed
4. how to make sure you’ve got what you need to feel secure in what you’re providing to your clients

If you’re asking yourself, “how do I know what I can legally do as a coach?” – this episode will help clear up your scope of practice questions.

In this episode, you’ll hear…

1. The two biggest systemic issues when talking about scope of practice
2. Programs that mislead you about the actual qualifications they provide
3. Why the world of online businesses has bred a culture of “if they can do it, why can’t I?”
4. Signing a contract doesn’t get you out of the scope of practice conversation
5. The actual purpose of certifications and programs
6. “FOMO” and why you don’t need to put yourself at risk to build a successful business.
7. Why just doing something doesn’t qualify you to teach that thing
8. Q&A

Thank you Sindy Warren for leaving a review! Sindy wrote: “I discovered this podcast a few weeks ago and can't stop binging it!”

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5. Take Sam's free legal workshop "5 Steps to Legally Protect & Grow Your Online Business"

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Out of everything I’ve learned over the years of running a business, there’s one thing I wish I could go back and give myself the permission to do when I first started: Not turning everything I learn immediately into content for my business.

Once I gave myself this permission, not only did it impact my business success and my bottom line, my mental health improved. I didn’t realize how exhausting it was, but once I took a step back and slowed things down, it was clear to me that this isn’t a good approach to business. I’m going to share why I think this is such a bad idea, why it’s important to give yourself permission to do something different, and what you can do instead.

In this episode, you’ll hear…

1. 01:34 - The cycle of learning and teaching
2. 05:04 - Giving yourself permission to not teach everything you learn
3. 07:57 - Learning and growing in parallel
4. 10:52 - Sharing information with purpose
5. 13:27 - Fighting the race to cheapen content

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We’re back to talk all about email lists! In the first part of our series on email lists, we talked all about list-building strategies—with or without the freebies. But once you’ve built that list… what are you supposed to actually send them? Let’s dive into what you can email your list to keep them engaged, how important consistency is, and the different ways you can nurture your audience.

In this episode, you’ll hear…

1. 03:21 - Approaching your email list with strategy, no matter the size
2. 10:19 - Looking at the big picture in your business
3. 15:14 - The cycle of promotion and nurturing
4. 22:31 - Approaches to the nurturing phase
5. 34:02 - Tips for content and copywriting
6. 41:48 - Ending emails with a question

Thank you FFB7 for your review! They wrote: “Sam was recommended in an online business group and I’m so glad I clicked on her link! She brings so much value in a simple way, and helped me keep building an online program without getting stuck on the legal policies. After watching her webinar/workshop, I bought the Bundle and have been very pleased! Looking forward to Sam’s next training offers!"

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RESOURCES:

1. Episode 65. How to Build an Email List (with & without freebies!)
2. Liz Wilcox - What to Email Your List membership
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5. Take Sam's free legal workshop "5 Steps to Legally Protect & Grow Your Online Business"

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Kira La Forgia of Paradigm Consulting is a friend of mine as well as a colleague I’ve hired to help in my own business. I’m bringing her onto the show to talk all about hiring: Working with contractors, hiring employees, compliance issues you need to know about, growing your team, and more. Building a team isn’t just about scaling your business—it can also be a way to support your lifestyle and make your life easier.

After hiring, managing, and leading hundreds of employees in the small business space for over a decade, Kira began helping other women with remote teams prepare for growth and team support. Paradigm People Operations Consulting is on a mission to empower women to lead lean teams while building authentic relationships and staying compliant along the way. She believes female business owners can impact not only the lives of their teams, but the landscape of work for all women, creating a more equal playing field and earning more women a seat at the table once and for all.

In this episode, you’ll hear…

1. 02:59 - Kira’s background and why she founded Paradigm
2. 06:13 - The difference between a contractor and an employee
3. 12:24 - Who most businesses should hire first (and why)
4. 15:15 - Getting clarity on what you’re hiring for
5. 20:15 - When to hire help in your business and how to assign roles
6. 39:03 - Hiring responsibly
7. 42:08 - What to have in place before hiring
8. 52:02 - How hiring the right people helps to grow your business
9. 01:00:13 - When to start thinking about company culture

Click here to find the full show notes and transcript for this episode.

RESOURCES:

1. Get Sam's Weekly Legal Q&A Emails: https://www.samvanderwielen.com/sidebar/
2. Watch Paradigm's "How to Start a Team" (free) workshop: samvanderwielen--paradigmconsulting.thrivecart.com/workshop
3. Hiring Contractors 101 [Everything Business Owners Need to Know]
4. Independent Contractor Template: samvanderwielen.com/shop/independent-contractor-agreement/
5. Read Paradigm's Biggest New Boss Mistakes Article: the-paradigm.com/3-biggest-mistakes-new-bosses-make/
6. Employee Classification article: the-paradigm.com/employee-classification
7. Follow Paradigm on Instagram: @theparadigmm
8. Click here to be notified when new episodes of On Your Terms® come out

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1. Get Sam's weekly newsletter, Sam's Sidebar
2. Follow Sam on Instagram
3. Follow Sam on YouTube
4. Subscribe to Sam's Substack, Beyond Business
5. Take Sam's free legal workshop "5 Steps to Legally Protect & Grow Your Online Business"

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List building advice is everywhere these days—from putting pop-ups on your website to creating “opt-ins” that give people a reason to sign up—but most of them don’t actually help you figure out how to get people to give you their email address. People often give us these individually dialed-in tactics without providing the actual high-level strategies necessary to make email marketing work for your business.

In the first of a two-part series on email lists, we’re going to talk all about easy email list-building strategies that I’ve personally tried or seen with many others. The next part will be all about what to do once you have those emails and what you should send them.

In this episode, you’ll hear…

1. 04:38 - Considering whether email is right for your business
2. 11:04 - How my email list journey started
3. 17:59 - The two roads to collect emails for your list
4. 20:41 - How to position your email newsletter as inherently valuable
5. 28:20 - Using freebies to attract newsletter subscribers
6. 37:21 - Where people go wrong with freebies
7. 41:08 - Actually getting people to your list
8. 43:06 - Q&A from Ultimate Bundle® members

Thank you to ReadingBard for leaving a review on Apple Podcasts! This is what they had to say: "I just found you on YouTube & followed your podcast… and after just one episode, I know this will become a regular listening indulgence. Thank you for your practical, down-to-earth approach to the legal aspects of running a small business, while somehow managing to make it fun to listen to!"

Click here to find the full show notes and transcript for this episode.

RESOURCES:

1. Get Sam's Emails
2. Pre Qualify Before they buy email templates: https://www.samvanderwielen.com/prequalify
3. Episode 60. My Secret Success Strategy: Taking the 30000 ft View of Your Business
4. Karsen Murray: 5 Enticing Freebies to Grow Your Email List
5. Copyhackers: How to Grow Your Email List
6. Copyhackers: Definitive Guide to Email Marketing
7. Build your Launch-Ready Email List blog post by Content Bistro
8. E-commerce Email Marketing: The Ultimate Guide by Chris Orzechowski
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2. Follow Sam on Instagram
3. Follow Sam on YouTube
4. Subscribe to Sam's Substack, Beyond Business
5. Take Sam's free legal workshop "5 Steps to Legally Protect & Grow Your Online Business"

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You might be getting ready to hire, you might even have some contractors or employees working for you. Wherever you are in that process, you’ll want to start laying the groundwork for this now and not just when you need it. It’s important that you get it right—a wrong move can really land you in legal hot water.

We’ll talk about the difference between an independent contractor and an employee legally, how some of the different states define them, and the steps to find and hire an independent contractor who will stick with you.

In this episode, you’ll hear…

1. 09:20 - Using the Common-Law Test to determine whether someone is an independent contractor or employee
2. 16:27 - The ABC Test and how that is used
3. 22:41 - How to hire a contractor
4. 28:28 - What work for hire is
5. 30:39 - My biggest tip for onboarding

A special thank you to Linda Camacho for leaving a review on Apple Podcasts! She wrote: “I’m preparing to launch my creative coaching business in the next few months and am I ever glad I found this podcast before I actually did! I’m a literary agent, so as someone who deals with contracts in my day job, I thought it curious that there’s barely any talk of the legalities of launching an online business, at least on the coaching side. I’m devouring these episodes like whoa and don’t plan on stopping. Sam, keep doing the good work!"

If you’d like a shoutout (and a chance to win a $20 gift card), just leave a review on Apple Podcasts and send a screenshot of it to me on Instagram via DMs!

Click here to find the full show notes and transcript for this episode.

RESOURCES:

1. Easy Email List Sign-Up: https://www.samvanderwielen.com/sidebar/s/
2. DIY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT TEMPLATE
3. HelloSign (Affiliate Link)
4. W9 Form (IRS)
5. Cali IC / E test: Independent contractor versus employee
6. IRS Contractor or Employee Test: Independent Contractor (Self-Employed) or Employee? | Internal Revenue Service
7. Click here to be notified when new episodes of On Your Terms® come out

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2. Follow Sam on Instagram
3. Follow Sam on YouTube
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5. Take Sam's free legal workshop "5 Steps to Legally Protect & Grow Your Online Business"

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Legal Workshop

Do you feel lost thinking about how to legally protect your online business? Head to mylegalworkshop.com to sign-up for immediate access to my free 1-hour legal workshop, 5 Steps to Legally Protect & Grow your Online Business.

Legal Workshop

I’m all about getting outside of your industry for ideas and inspiration. Thinking outside the box has played a big part in the success of my business, and part of that has been incorporating the lessons I learn from all over and applying them to my business. You may also know that I love cooking. To that end, we’re going to be speaking with Chef Mike Solomonov! We talk about what success looks like for him, balancing all the different roles that come with being a chef, dealing with criticism and complaints, and—of course—some of his favorite meals.

In this episode, you’ll hear…

1. 03:20 - How Chef Solomonov balances his different roles
2. 05:49 - How COVID changed Mike as a business owner
3. 10:43 - Where Mike gets his inspiration for business and meal ideas
4. 20:18 - Dealing with the pressure to make more money versus staying authentic
5. 29:30 - Becoming a resource for addiction support and starting a business during a difficult time
6. 35:33 - Not letting the awards or the critics get to your head
7. 41:26 - What success looks like to Mike
8. 44:04 - Q&A: The food Mike eats at home, new restaurants, and more

If you’d like a shoutout (and a chance to win a $20 gift card), just leave a review on Apple Podcasts and send a screenshot of it to me on Instagram via DMs!

Click here to find the full show notes and transcript for this episode.

RESOURCES:

1. Follow Mike on Instagram: @mikesolomonov
2. Visit Laser Wolf
3. Visit Zahav
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2. Follow Sam on Instagram
3. Follow Sam on YouTube
4. Subscribe to Sam's Substack, Beyond Business
5. Take Sam's free legal workshop "5 Steps to Legally Protect & Grow Your Online Business"

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Business owners have a lot on their plate—trust me, I get it! Over the years I’ve found a helpful way to structure my weeks so that I can get a ton of stuff done without driving myself crazy. I’ve managed to build a 7-figure business without working like a maniac, and I want you to be able to take some of the methods I’ve used to get there and apply them to your business. I’m going to break down for you how I plan my days and weeks, how that’s evolved for me over time, and what I’ve tried that hasn’t worked for me.

In this episode, you’ll hear…

1. 04:38 - How I used to approach my days
2. 08:39 - Why I theme my days and weeks
3. 10:24 - Breaking down my weeks and days by energy level
4. 19:58 - Making time for high-level tasks and creative expression
5. 23:01 - Setting realistic expectations

If you’d like a shoutout (and a chance to win a $20 gift card), just leave a review on Apple Podcasts and send a screenshot of it to me on Instagram via DMs!

Click here to find the full show notes and transcript for this episode.

RESOURCES:

1. The Ultimate Bundle®
2. Click here to be notified when new episodes of On Your Terms® come out

CONNECT:

1. Get Sam's weekly newsletter, Sam's Sidebar
2. Follow Sam on Instagram
3. Follow Sam on YouTube
4. Subscribe to Sam's Substack, Beyond Business
5. Take Sam's free legal workshop "5 Steps to Legally Protect & Grow Your Online Business"

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In this episode, I’m sharing with you the backstory behind my signature product, the Ultimate Bundle®! I want you to experience it from the perspective of someone who has been passionately tinkering and perfecting this product until it’s the best it can be—AKA me! You’ll hear me dive into all the details, including what is included, what you can expect inside the bundle, whether you’re the right person or it’s the right time for it, and many more questions I get all the time.

This bundle rarely ever goes on sale, and I am so proud of everything that comes with it. If you’re interested and want to get in on my best offer at the best price possible, click here.

In this episode, you’ll hear…

1. 04:07 - How the Ultimate Bundle® was born
2. 17:23 - What the Ultimate Bundle® is
3. 19:00 - Who the Ultimate Bundle® is for
4. 20:51 - When you should consider buying the bundle
5. 24:50 - What you get when you buy the Ultimate Bundle® and how to use it
6. 33:01 - Other questions people have asked me

Click here to find the full show notes and transcript for this episode.

RESOURCES:

1. The Ultimate Bundle®
2. Sneak Peak behind the scenes video of what the Ultimate Bundle® looks like inside
3. Episode 29. 10 Reasons Why My First Business Was an Epic Failure
4. Click here to be notified when new episodes of On Your Terms® come out

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1. Get Sam's weekly newsletter, Sam's Sidebar
2. Follow Sam on Instagram
3. Follow Sam on YouTube
4. Subscribe to Sam's Substack, Beyond Business
5. Take Sam's free legal workshop "5 Steps to Legally Protect & Grow Your Online Business"

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When we’re in the weeds it can be hard to see what the big picture is. Sometimes in business, we need to zoom out and see the whole thing from above ground in order to see the plan and how it all fits together. I’m going to share how I integrate this practice of high-level observation into my own business and the ways it benefits me—as well as how I make a flow chart to direct my marketing and business decisions.

In this episode, you’ll hear…

1. 06:01 - The danger of getting into the weeds and losing the big picture
2. 12:37 - Practicing the idea of zooming out and looking toward the future
3. 20:09 - What to look for in your business
4. 23:28 - Putting your plan to paper
5. 28:33 - How to avoid focusing on the wrong things

If you’d like a shoutout (and a chance to win a $20 gift card), just leave a review on Apple Podcasts and send a screenshot of it to me on Instagram via DMs!

Click here to find the full show notes and transcript for this episode.

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1. Get notified when each episode of On Your Terms® comes out

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