Something Businessy

As entrepreneurs, we're often too close to our product or service to acknowledge what we're really selling. (Hint: it's not your product or service)

Nichole dives deep into how to find the really cool thing that only YOU do in your business and market that solution to your potential clients!

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Bentgo 

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Jennie Myers of Against, a Boise based media company, joins Frannie and Nichole to discuss how she (and her business partner) took their creativity, knowledge and passion and created a company they'd want to work at.

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In this duel release episode with “The Boise Bubble”, Natalie Plummer of Hello Meridian sits down with Frannie to talk shop. Both Natalie and Frannie are Boise entrepreneurs who occasionally get together to brain dump and manic vent.

So why not talk about Entrepreneurism (Entrepreneurship?) in this same freeform style? Ever want to know the chaos behind the appearance of success? This episode is for you. Discussing all things from coping with productivity, competition in business and a little strip club talk for good measure.

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Are you running your social media? Or is your social media running you? 

This week, we're sitting down with our Social Media Manager, Grace to talk about preparing your brand assets to outsource your social media and setting yourself up for success. 

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The BeReal App is deconstructing everything we know about social media.
The question remains, do entrepreneurs need yet another app to help them market themselves?

Nichole breaks down the social media app, how it works and if business owners need to be on it.

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BeReal Website

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Frannie shares the book that changed the way she leads her team and how to overcome the toxic mindset that keeps managers from delegating.

Mentioned in this episode:
The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey

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This week, we sat down with the amazing Jo-Ellen Watson of Gray Into Gold to discuss what it means to age and why you are never "to old" to start a business and/or find your purpose. ⁠
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Jo-Ellen is one of the most fascinating people we have had the pleasure to work with, and we knew that she would be able to drop some mad wisdom on our audience...and we were RIGHT!⁠
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Gray Into Gold
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Frannie sits down with Katelyn Magnuson, owner of Freelance CEO to talk about money, finances, and how businesses can actually thrive during a recession. 

Freelance CEO is a full-service accounting, bookkeeping, and tax preparation firm that empowers small business owners to achieve their own version of success by removing barriers and customizing our approach to meet them where they're at.

 
Referenced in this episode:
Thank and Grow by Pam Grout

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Nichole breaks down the top 5 content creation apps to help you batch-create your social media content.

These apps can help you create consistent content, even on the go. And the best part is, they're incredibly low-cost!

As mentioned in the podcast:
Adobe Lightroom
Canva
Unfold
VN
Planoly
Marco Polo 

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Gina Gomez joins Nichole to discuss the enneagram and how it affects our everyday relationships.

Gina is the author of The Enneagram and You, trains businesses on the importance of the enneagram, and incorporates the science into her break-up recovery coaching business.

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The Haven Coaching Course

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