Angela Alvig, founder of Simplify Wealth, has obtained great results after being in business for 1 ½ years. Hear her story and the tips that have helped her move from a corporate position to an entrepreneur.

Angela Alvig shares three business tips to build and grow your business.

1. Be clear in your mind about what you bring and what you offer but be willing to let your business evolve.
2. Be authentically you.
3. Work "on" your business not just "in" it.

You can learn more about her company at www.Simplify-WEalth.com 

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Show Notes:

3:00   Take a leap of faith and jump in with both feet!

4:20   The thing I didn't know about was how to run a business.

11:40  Be very clear in your mind about what you bring and offer but be willing to evolve your business.

14:15  Be authentically you!

16:30  Work "on" your business not just "in" it.

Michelle Mazzara of Luvafoodie.com is a fascinating interview of how taking something she found missing in her life became the foundation of a growing business that honors her passion. You won't regret listening to this interview.

Her three business tips are:  

1.  Keep your goals attainable and realistic.

2.  Time management is essential to success.

3.  Business plans are not set in stone.

Michelle also has a special offer for our listeners.  "Michelle Mazzara's Entrepreneur Tips for Success" can be found on her blog at Luvafoodie.com.  

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Show notes:

1:50   My business started because I was a foodie and single.  I wanted to meet and date others who were interested in food.

3:50   I built my business based on understanding my customers needs.

4:45   There is now a community of foodies interested in sharing their love of food through making new relationships that removes the dating component.

12:30  Keep your goals attainable and realistic.

15:25  Time management is essential to my success.

17:45  Business plans are not set in stone.

22:50  If you are not passionate about your business concept, don't start a business.

What do you do when you decide you no longer want to run your own business and want to return to the corporate world? Listen to the Straight Talk for Smart Business Women podcast as Tara Peyerl shares her path to do just this.

Hear her three business lessons:

1.  Run your own race

2.  There will always be mountains to climb

3.  Setbacks aren't fatal

You can reach Tara for questions at [email protected]

Her website is www.TheLightCompass.com

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Show notes:

4:50  I love helping people get out of challenging situations.

5:30  What we do becomes more important than who we are.

6:00  I was losing myself along the way.

7:45  We teach what we most need to learn.

16:45  Run your own race.

19:00  There are always mountains to climb

22:00  Setbacks aren't fatal

Gloria Cirulli could write the book on being an entrepreneur.  Her success in several businesses is a tribute to her caring attitude and strength in communication skills.  Join Gloria as she shares her three business lessons:

• Social media cannot negate in person connections.
• How someone feels after they see you is more important than first impressions.
• If you always do what you've always done, you always get what you've always gotten.

Learn more about Gloria at www.TwinCitiesBANKCode.com

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Show notes:

4:30  Effective communication is always at the heart and started with me in my family.

5:10  When the entrepreneurial bug bites there is no getting away from it.

5:25  I sold Tupperware at age 14.

7:40  The heart of everything is effective communication skills.

16:30  You can't negate in person connection with social media.  Belly to belly, eye to eye can't be replaced.

16:50  Build know, like and trust in your networking.

18:35  How someone feel after they see you is more important than first impressions.

19:25  The reason you lose sales is they didn't feel validated.

20:40  If you always do what you've always done, you always get what you always gotten"

Dream coach, motivational speaker, author and entrepreneur, Connie Hertz teaches people the art of finding lasting joy and prosperity - no matter what they have been through. 

Listen to Connie as she shares four important lessons she has learned in building her business:

1. Hire coaches
2. Discipline and Consistency
3. Learn to take risks
4. Never quit

You can learn more about Connie at ConnieHertz.com.

Access her FREE offers from this podcast by emailing [email protected]

Show notes:

Keep my eyes and heart open for what's next.  11:15

Key in and tune in to your guidance.  11:30

Slow down, take a deep breathe and stop living on autopilot.  12:30

Hire coaches - not just one.  13:45

Discipline and consistency is key.  14:30

Grow your business muscle.  14:45

Learn to take risks even if you are afraid.  17:40

Observe your mindset.  Is it in your best interest?  18:10

Never quit.  23:00

Have patience with yourself and your learning curve.  26:45

The western woman will change the direction of this planet.  Dali Lama  27:50

I look at myself as a messenger.  28:20

Help other women step up and use their gifts.  28:50

What we focus on is what we get.  29:20

Brenda DeMotte's broad knowledge and practical applications has perpetuated a demand for her to speak to public and professional groups on the topics of Change, Loss and Grief.  Hear her journey as a business woman following her path to deliver her business message over time.

Her three business lessons:

1.  Find Mentors

2.  Know Yourself

3.  You can have balance!

You can learn more about Brenda, her business and her new book at www.GriefDemystified.com

Show notes:

8:00 Writing newsletters became the groundwork for my book.

9:30  Mentorship has been the most important piece to my business.

10:45  How did you find your mentors?

12:30  Finding mentors:  Who is out there to support my business?

13:45  Clients have taught me about myself.

14:30  Knowing myself was a key business lesson.

15:35  If I was playing myself well, the business would also do well.

16:00  Petting the cat the wrong way forces you to learn.

18:00  Each decade requires that I grow into something new.

19:30  Change and grief define us.

21:40  You can have balance.

23.30  Guilt needs to be conquered to gain balance.

27:75  Three questions I ask myself to stay in balance.

Transformational coach Nancy Clairmont Carr shares her lessons on building her business.  The Joy-Effect focuses on helping individuals use their personal power to create desired change.

www.NancyClairmontCarr.com

Three business lessons:

1.  Being in alignment is the most critical element for success, joy and freedom.

2.  Create a support team inside and outside your business.

3.  Get up every day to learn more and serve more.

Show notes

Listen to these key messages in this interview.

7:20  Everything I've done has prepared me for my business.

10:50  Release lack mentality to increase abundance mentality.

14:50  Being in alignment is the most critical element for success, joy and freedom.

15:05  Being on purpose with my work.  Speaking and acting my truth.

16:00 Setting boundaries within my work is the key to being in alignment.

20:00 Creating a support team inside and outside my business.

23:45 Get up every day to learn more and serve more.

24:15  There is an ongoing balance of learning and applying.

26:45  Surrender to not knowing everything and listen to our internal guidance.  

27:20  I'm not responsible for the outcome.  I am responsible for moving forward and serving.  Others can decide their own outcomes.

Nikki is founding partner of Keirnes Law Firm, which she started right out of law school about five years ago.  Hear her lessons from 5 years in business building a unique model in the legal world.

Her three business lessons are:

1.  Know your strengths

2.  Be flexible with your plan

3.  Lead with empathy

Show notes:

3:00  I wanted to do things my way!

4:30  Looking back, I didn't know what I was doing.

4:38  I took a leap of faith and DID IT!

6:00  Clients trusted me despite my lack of experience.

8:40  Know your strengths

8:53  Do something against your strengths is an uphill battle

9:20  Recognize your uniqueness even if it is different.

9:40  Don't be afraid to do things your own way.

9:57  Be flexible with your plan.

10:05  Opportunity is always around. It's just a matter of recognizing the opportunity.

10:35  Don't overthink.  Things are brought into your life.

12:30  Expand your network

13:00  Clients come from the most random spots.

13:30  Lead with empathy.

15:50  Business owners are amazingly resilient.

18:40  Quiz:  Do you have an entrepreneurial personality.  www.TwinCitiesWomansAdvantage.com 

You can reach Nikki at www.KeirnesLaw.com or email at [email protected]

If you could frame that financial future, what would that picture look like?  Listen in as Kathryn shares her learnings from over 36 years of building a financial advising practice.  She has three business lessons that we can all use: 

1.  Selling is not a bad thing

2.  Have a service model of regular, disciplined communication with your customers/clients

3.  You can't do everything on the Internet

To reach Kathryn and learn more about her business lessons or her process of "being ready for the unexpected", call her at 952-249-4787 or email [email protected].

Show notes:

2:45 I would love to say I was strategic in my career but that just isn't the case.

4:15  I love asking the questions and creating the financial picture

5:15 Better to ask the questions when you are not in the stress situation

9:35  You can't save the world in ALL directions.

11:10  I would make my Dad sell my Girl Scout cookies

11:45  Selling is not a bad thing!

14:40  Sharing is the new selling.

16:00  Have a service model for staying in touch.

18:40  Regular means disciplined.  

20:00  Keep your clients engaged!

23:00  You can't do everything on the Internet!

23:40 Who is going to hold your hand?  Google?

Gwen shares her openness and courage to learn and grow her business as she moves from the corporate world to her coaching and consulting business.  As owner of GROW Coaching and Consulting she has three key business learnings:

1.  Be prepared as you might be surprised where your business comes from

2.  Be open but focused and intentional

3.  It takes time to figure out what you want, your value to the business and to build relationships.

Read her latest blog on "Quick and Easy Lemon from Lemonade" along with a FREE download of tips and tools for coping with change.  https://growcoachingconsulting.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/quick-and-easy-lemonade-from-lemons/ 

Show notes:

6:40 It's been a wild ride, a learning experience and alot of fun!

8:30 I don't want to be a salesperson

11:50 Three business learnings

12:20  It does take time to figure out what you want, your value to the business and to build relationships

12:45 Be prepared as you might be surprised where your business comes from

16:20  It takes time to figure out what you wan to provide

16:35  It takes time to learn what people need from you

24:00  Developing a product or service outside your core services takes time away from your core business

25:15  Identifying your niche and ideal client does not limit who will show up as your clients