Small Business Straight Talk | Time Management, Productivity & Business Strategy

I sit down for an entrepreneurial case study interview with the President and Chief Storytelling Officer at Steller Collective, Kindra Hall. Kindra pulls back the curtain on her life as a jet-setting public speaker, delivering her message about strategic storytelling, while leading a double life as wife, mom, and business owner. We talk about establishing balance, boundaries, and how she pushes herself to be more productive.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ Why Storytelling Is Important For Small Businesses

✔ The Advantage Small Businesses Have Over Big Brands

✔ Strategies Kindra Uses Get Her Highly Creative Work Done

✔ How Her Fitness Journey Impacts Her Productivity

✔ What High Mar/No Pants Means And Why It's Important

✔ So Much More!

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I dive into a topic I'm passionate about and that's taking ownership of whatever is holding you back from success. I talk about not judging yourself, but observing then empowering yourself to change your circumstances for the better, starting with admitting you're the problem.

Discover:

✔ Why Your Days Seem To Get Hijacked

✔ The Solution To Many Of Your Challenges In Business

✔ What Factors Influence Your Productivity

✔ Which App That Will Make You're the Most Productive

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I sit down with the Founder and CEO of the non-profit The Cupcake Girls, Joy Hoover. The Cupcake Girls provides confidential support to those involved in the sex industry, as well as those affected by domestic sex trafficking through holistic resources, case management, and after care. We discuss how Joy realized her calling to help change the world by building a business from the ground up that focuses on offering respect, providing resources, and building relationships, and how she executed on that dream.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ How Joy's Fears Were Capping Her Growth

✔ The Bridge She Crossed To Become Scaleable

✔ The Biggest Mindset Roadblocks She's Overcome

✔ How She Enrolls Others Into Her Dream

✔ So Much More!

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I dive into the topic of identifying what necessary skills and talents you may be lacking so you can make wise investments and hiring decisions that will propel you toward your goals.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ How To Determine What Gaps Exist In Your Business

✔ How To Prioritize Filling Them

✔ What Creates An Unnecessary Pause In Your Business

✔ The # 1 Rule To Closing Your Gaps

✔ So Much More!

And now, let's get to the straight talk!

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In this episode, I sit down with Melissa Morris, a Business Operations Consultant who specializes in client processes, including client onboarding, management and offboarding. Melissa walks us through creating effective boundaries, communicating them in a way that ensures they're understood and respected, and enforcing them.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ The Crucial Boundaries To Have With Your Clients

✔ How To Communicate Your Boundaries During Onboarding

✔ How To Stay High-Touch With A What's On Deck Email

✔ Ways To Get Your Clients To Respect Your Boundaries

✔ So Much More!

This was a great discussion with Melissa I hope you enjoy. Now let's get to the straight talk!

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I dive into the topic of sabotaging yourself by creating goals that fail to align with each other and how you can work to create holistic goals that complement each other instead.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ Why Some Of Your Goals Are Drowning

✔ The Importance Of Having Holistic Goals

✔ How To Create Goals In Alignment With Each Other

✔ So Much More!

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I dive into the topic of topic of setting your sights on a financial goal above all else because in the end, success in business is measured by your ability to stay in business and you must have the profitability to do so.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ Why Profitability Should Be Your Ultimate Goal

✔ How Profitability Affects Your Impact

✔ The Book That Changed My Business' Profitability

✔ Insight Into The Great Purge Of 2019

✔ So Much More!

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I dive into the topic of why the holiday season can be so stressful both inside your business and out. I go on to discuss ways to create a holiday experience that feels lot less overwhelming and a lot more merry and bright.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ Suggestions For Devising A Holiday Plan

✔ Why Some Traditions Are Meant To Be Broken

✔ Tips For Embracing The Unexpected

✔ Ways To Create The Balance You Desire

✔ So Much More!

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I dive into the topic of how most of us are hardwired to multitask and how our submission negatively affects our focus and productivity. I also discuss ways to stop multitasking in its tracks and execute the antidote.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ Why You're Hardwired To Multitask

✔ The Damage It's Causing In Your Business

✔ How To Recognize Your Triggers

✔ The Antidote To Multitasking

✔ So Much More!

And now, let's get to the straight talk!

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I dive into the topic of managing employee interruptions effectively so you can stop getting hammered with questions throughout your day when totally inconvenient and reclaim time for the money-making activities you SHOULD be focusing on.

What You'll Discover In This Episode:

✔ A Necessary, Often Overlooked Element To Set Yourself Up For Success

✔ Tips For Establishing Boundaries With Your Employees

✔ The Underlying Reason Your Employees Keep Interrupting You

✔ How To Train Your Employees To Approach You With Questions When Convenient For YOU

✔ So Much More!

And now, let's get to the straight talk!

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