She Talks Business

Ten patterns you can emulate to create success for yourself 

 

This season has been filled with guests who are extremely successful at what they do. They are thought leaders, advisors, and more while running their businesses. 

 

But what does it take to be successful? 

 

This week I wanted to break down ten patterns I see that every successful person follows. 

 

These patterns are ones that you can incorporate into your business and your everyday life. Being successful isn’t something that comes easy. It takes hard work, commitment, and dedication.  If you're ready to pave that path to success for yourself, you won't want to miss this episode.

 

What’s in This Episode

• Ten patterns you can follow to help you create success
• Facing your fears 
• Be all in and do the work that it takes to be successful 
• What it means to face your fears 
• Making the investment in yourself and your business

 

What To Do Next

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Knowing when a trusted advisor can help you and your business grow

This week’s guest is a dear friend and colleague and client of mine.

Gene Moran, founder and President of Capitol Integration, is the foremost expert on federal defense and security lobbying, measuring his client results in billions of dollars.

Gene’s policy initiatives have been implemented by Congress, The President, and the Executive branch. His pursuit of innovation has garnered multiple accolades, including being named twice as a Top Lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying and Ethics. Gene’s groundbreaking academic research earned him a Ph.D. in Public Policy & Administration.

He is a published author and previously served his country for 24 years before retiring as a Navy Captain. He is one of the nicest, most impressive individuals I know.

Gene Moran works with companies that are trying to sell to the Federal Government. He is a big believer in investing in transformational outcomes for his clients and himself.

In this week’s episode, you’ll get to listen in on a powerful conversation about how your services can make a significant impact in the life of someone else.

What’s in This Episode

• The right time to  find a coach or advisor
• How to know when a client needs your services 
• How to get powerful and transformational outcomes for your business
• Knowing what your next move should be 
• How to make the right  investment in your business
• And of course, we talk about the linkage between marketing and sales

What To Do Next

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How self-awareness can be your business superpower

 

Anna Levesque is a superstar in the outdoor industry for whitewater kayak instruction, but what makes her unique is she inspires, leads, and coaches people to an empowering life. 

 

But she wasn’t always this way and this confident with her career and business.  

 

This week Anna takes us through the adventure that brought her to white water rafting and how the confidence she found in becoming self-aware, shaped who she became as a leader and coach.

 

What’s in This Episode

• How to face your fears
• Finding your passion in life and then following through with it 
• The importance of finding a routine 
• Self-awareness
• Are you bringing yourself joy? 
• Doing what you want to do
• Being mindful of where you focus your energy

 

What To Do Next

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Making an investment in yourself and your business 

 

Is it time for you to make the investment in yourself and hire a business coach? This week's guest, Wendy Rice, asked herself that same question once. Wendy is a licensed psychologist and president of Rice Psychology. She started her business over 20 years ago, and now has a team working in two locations, in buildings that she owns! But how did she find the courage to get there? 

 

Wendy knew she wanted to make big moves, she had goals, and she wanted to reach them, but how was she going to get there when there were so many aspects of running a business she just didn't understand? 

 

If you are struggling to find the courage you need to make the big moves in your business, Wendy shares with us exactly how she started making those moves with a business coach. 

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What’s in This Episode

• When is it time for a business coach? 
• The importance of learning everything about running your business
• How a coach can help you find courage
•  Is it time to invest in yourself?
• The financial investment when you hire a business coach 
• Picking a goal that you are focused on

What To Do Next

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Getting your business ready for the upcoming year

 

This week, I put my coaching cap on for all of you. 

 

The uncertain economic times can be tough to think about, and the word recession is a scary one for business owners.  But this isn’t the time to stop planning and to stop looking at what you’re going to do to keep your business moving forward. 

 

I have put together seven pieces of advice for you to keep in mind as you plan for 2023, the economic future may be unknown, but your business’ future doesn’t need to be. 

 

What’s in This Episode

 

• Thinking big and moving forward 
• Paying attention to your numbers
• Setting your goals 
• The importance of maintaining relationships 
• Starting something new
• Managing what you consume 
• Going from surviving to thriving

What To Do Next

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Taking the deep dive to understanding your business 

 

Bold promises and the capacity to learn are two things that gave Stephanie Rainey the trajectory she needed to build a successful business that was ready to sell. 

 

Stephanie started her business with the end game planned, she knew exactly where she wanted to go and was ready to do whatever it took to get her and her business there, but she didn’t know anything about the numbers side of her business. 

 

Stephanie saw this roadblock in her plan and knew a business coach was what she needed to help her to continue to clear her path to success. After hiring the wrong business coach, she was more ready than ever to start learning. 

 

But what does it mean to truly have the capacity to learn? 

 

What’s in This Episode

• Following your intuition
• Did you hire the right business coach?
• Having the desire to learn  
• The myth of making money in the early years of your business
• How to get the best results from your business coach 
• Building a business you can sell

 

What To Do Next

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Are you looking for a quantum leap? 

 

This week we welcome our first guests for the Coach’s Corner season, Michelle Weger and Nabil Ould-Brahim. They are masters in automation, websites, and coding—and not only are they people that I coach, they actually provide some of their services to my clients. 

 

Michelle and Nabil took a large leap of faith when it came to their business and being a couple who works together. They know firsthand that doing what makes you uncomfortable is the only way you will really get to see the change you desire, and how that discomfort allowed them to grow their business by 15x. 

 

They share some fantastic insights and advice about what it truly means to be coachable and how it can be the “make it or break it” of being a successful business owner!  

 

What’s in This Episode

• What your business should be bringing you 
• The timing of investing
• How coaching can change your revenue, if done right
• What it means to put in the work
• How coaching isn’t just a magic pill for your business

 

What To Do Next

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What to keep in mind if you are considering hiring a business coach

 

 

Welcome to the first episode of the new season of She Talks Business! Coaches Corner will be all about the clients I coach as we deconstruct their businesses to uncover their best practices and successes. But before we dive into these valuable interviews over the next several weeks, it’s important to know if you are ready for a coach or if you need a coach. 

 

In this week’s episode, we will be digging deep into the questions you need to ask yourself before you consider getting a business coach, and I will also share the seven things my clients do that make them coachable. 

 

So if you’re ready to really think about how you can invest in yourself and your business, then let’s get started! 

 

 

What’s in This Episode

1. Are you coachable? 
2. Do you need a business coach? 
3. What coachable people do
4. Why a coach may be the best option for you 
5. How can coaching help your business 

 

 

What To Do Next

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Transitioning from the author to the reader

 

This week we will be flipping through the first part of Masterful Marketing together. It was a surreal experience to pick up my co-authored book with Alan Weiss and to start reading it through the lens of a reader and not as an author.  Reading my book really changed the perspective I have about the book, and I wanted to share some of my favourite insights with all of you. So, if you’re ready to start mastering your marketing, then tune in to this week’s episode!

 

What’s in This Episode

1. Genesis of value 
2. Avoiding funnel-based marketing schemes 
3. Uncovering the needs of your buyers
4. The importance of your reputation as a business owner
5. Knowing your expertise
6. Using hashtags in your content 
7. Quality vs. Quantity
8. A new season of She Talks Business

 

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How writing a valuable book will improve your status as a business owner

 

Books are symbols of thought leaders, experts, and even icons, but not everyone who writes a book is in the business of selling books. Sounds contradictory, doesn’t it?

When you take the value you provide and turn it into a book, you are creating another level of value-based content, and this content can help you reach a whole new level of clients you wouldn’t have been able to reach before if you master your book marketing plan.  

In the final episode of the Masterful Marketing season with Alan Weiss, we discuss the hard work behind writing a book and how it can change the value you bring to your market. 

 

What’s in This Episode

• The challenge of writing a book proposal 
• A plan vs. a roadmap 
• Using your book for marketing 
• Information about Masterful Marketing

 

What To Do Next

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