Succeed Through Speaking

Tom Bailey, founder of Succeed Through Speaking, interviews Liz Wolfe.

Liz Wolfe is a skilled and energetic motivational speaker, coach and trainer. Liz got her entrepreneurial start growing up on a sheep farm in Western Pennsylvania. They had a cottage industry selling wool items, where Liz developed her public speaking and selling skills. Later she moved to NYC to get as far away from the farming life as possible. She then created a successful computer consulting business with her husband, Jon.

Eventually she transitioned out of the technology business. She now coaches entrepreneurs using her broad experience in small business to help them get unstuck so they can launch and grow an abundant business. She recently wrote a book “Your Business Vision Blueprint: Go from Getting Things Done to Doing Great Things.”

Liz says that one of her greatest accomplishments is staying married to her husband for 25 years while running a business with him. They have two wonderful children. Always eager to get in front of a crowd, Liz also plays the ukulele and is half of the singing duo Ukulicious.

Why you've got to check out Liz's episode:

- Discover how Liz helps people who want to launch or grow an abundant business. Whether people have a side hustle, small business or are scaling she will help them get unstuck so that they can move forward.

- Learn some of the biggest challenges that people face, typically the problems of being given the wrong information as business owners. And why time management, credibility and networking are useful skills but not the keys to success.

- What impact these challenges have on your business, why you end up spending more energy on the wrong things and how to change it.

- The three keys to having and running an abundant business which are: Ask powerfully, give wholeheartedly and receive graciously. Also the importance of specifics, value and vision.

- How to get access to Liz's free five part training she has created which is about vision, the three keys and also a fifth key which is a surprise.

Resources / Links

https://lizwolfecoaching.com/threekeys (https://lizwolfecoaching.com/threekeys)

 

Tom Bailey, founder of Succeed Through Speaking, interviews Brent Lowe.

Brent Lowe is a performance coach helping leaders show up as their best selves within thriving, purpose-driven teams. As the Scale Coach for Founder CEOs, Brent works with entrepreneurs and leaders who are growing the size and impact of their businesses to tackle local and global challenges. Many of his clients are motivated by the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, and a desire to lead in ways that feel authentic, inspiring and personally fulfilling. He and his clients share a belief that leadership goes far beyond delivering financial returns, with ecosystem stewardship being a core responsibility.

Why you've got to check out Brent's episode:

- Discover how Brent works with founder CEO's of companies between 5-40 people who are ready to scale following early success.

- The three main challenges for Founder CEO's of Burnout, a growing culture of underperformance and the sense of doubt that can hold founder CEO's back from becoming a real leader.

- Learn the impact that burnout, fatigue and questioning themselves can have and how it leads to stalled growth in the business.

- Why you should follow the 5 C's of scaling together - Clarity (for the team around purpose, shared values and strategy), Communication (as the group gets bigger the need for more communication and feedback grows), Commitments and Accountability (so that everybody knows their place in the company), Cadence (the predictable heart beat in the business) and Constellation (including hiring, onboarding and exiting people).

- How you can get access to Brent's FREE document which covers the 5 principles and 6 leadership rules of successfully scaling your business.

Resources / Links

www.baseassociates.com

Tom Bailey, founder of Succeed Through Speaking, interviews Neal Schaffer.

Neal Schaffer is an authority on helping innovative businesses digitally transform their sales and marketing. Founder of the digital marketing consultancy PDCA Social, Neal currently serves as a Fractional CMO for several organizations. Neal also teaches at Rutgers Business School and the Irish Management Institute. Fluent in Japanese and Mandarin Chinese, Neal is a popular keynote speaker and has spoken on four continents in more than a dozen countries. He is also the author of 4 sales and marketing books, including Maximize Your Social (Wiley) and the recently published The Age of Influence (HarperCollins Leadership), a ground-breaking book redefining digital influence. Check out Neal’s Maximize Your Social Influence podcast for marketing inspiration.

Why you've got to check out Neal's episode:

- Discover how Neal helps those that need marketing help, whether they are a start-up and don't know how to leverage social media marketing, a mid-tier business who feel their staff are junior with digital or an enterprise business who need to move in a new direction.

- Understand the biggest challenge of not doing the marketing you need to be doing or that your marketing you are doing is simply not working. This could show up as a poor return on investment or awareness of your competitors gaining more traction from their marketing.

- Why marketing is the engine for business growth and why you should be where people are looking for more information relating to your product or service.

- Learn the one piece of advice that Neal gives relating to the topic of Digital First Marketing. And understand the three key areas of Search, Social and Email marketing - you need to approach each of these with a digital first mindset.

- Get access to Neal's free eBook which will be called the Digital First Playbook. You can also apply to be a part of Neals community of members using the links provided below.

 

Resources / Links

https://nealschaffer.com/ (https://nealschaffer.com)   

https://nealschaffer.com/membership/ (https://nealschaffer.com/membership/)

Tom Bailey, founder of Succeed Through Speaking, interviews Cloris Kylie.

Cloris Kylie, MBA, is the bestselling author of Beyond Influencer Marketing and host of the top-rated “Beyond Influencer Marketing” podcast. With a background in industrial engineering and digital marketing, she helps expertise-based entrepreneurs build authority, grow their list, and get ideal clients by collaborating with influencers. She has been featured on platforms with millions of followers including network TV, top-ranked podcasts, YouTube channels, and blogs. Her motto is “reveal your magnificence.”

Why you've got to check out Cloris's episode:

- Discover how Cloris helps coaches, consultants and course creators who want to be visible and are tired of being the worlds best kept secret.

- Understand the biggest challenge of this lack of visibility, where her clients know they have great expertise but don't have the client flow that they want.

- How this creates a downward spiral of imposter syndrome, self doubt, and how this will hit you if you are not seeing the results you know that you deserve. And ultimately will become another one of the statistics of failed entrepreneurial ventures.

- Realise that you already have value to offer to influencers, and how you don't need a best selling book or TED-X talk to show you have value.

- Get access to Cloris's Influencer guide which gives you the 15 ideas you need to gain the attention of influencers, and how important it is to nurture the relationship with the influencer with the end result in mind.

Resources / Links

https://www.cloriskylie.com/flowgrow (https://www.cloriskylie.com/flowgrow)

Tom Bailey, founder of Succeed Through Speaking, interviews Holly Grahn.

Holly Grahn is a high performance coach who helps people find their edge so they can achieve all of their goals and lead their best lives! She says - Why not have it all?

Why you've got to check out Holly's episode:

- Discover how Holly helps people that want to make it happen, who have a big goal that they want to achieve and those who are not living to their full potential. Holly helps people achieve the success that they want to have in their lives.

- Learn the biggest challenge of limiting belief systems whereby her clients are typically standing in their own way due to fears and self-sabotage.

- Understand the huge impact this can have on people when it disempowers us to take the action we know that we need to take. These fears can prevent us from reaching the goals that we want to reach.

- Learn the biggest piece of advice which is to really understand yourself, your beliefs and your mindset. Once you know what the limiting beliefs are that you have and are holding you back - you can start to find ways to shift out of these belief systems.

- Get access to Holly's new Make It Happen program which is a free workshop taking a deep dive into those road blocks that people have and how to move past them. Find out more on Holly's website or via Facebook using the links below.

Resources / Links

https://hollygrahn.com/ (https://hollygrahn.com/)

https://www.facebook.com/leadingedgeperformancecoaching/ (https://www.facebook.com/leadingedgeperformancecoaching/)

Tom Bailey, founder of Succeed Through Speaking, interviews Maggy Sterner.

Maggy Sterner is a brand message coach and business coach. She helps small businesses, entrepreneurs, and business professionals clarify what they do, focus their niche, & find clear words to say attract perfect clients.

Maggy believes when you know who you are, the problem you solve, and the results you deliver - and you can articulate it online and out loud - you'll have a fulfilling business and consistent income.

Why you've got to check out Maggy's episode:

- Discover how Maggy helps coaches, consultants, creatives, graphic designers, authors, and what she calls the ‘woo woo’ crowd as well as business professionals who sell services not stuff.

- Find out their number one challenge which is that they struggle to articulate what they do in a simple straightforward manner. And how this goes back to a lack of clarity about what they offer, who their target audience are and what value they deliver.

- Understand the huge impact this has for her clients including having to work with clients they don't like, they don't know how to set boundaries and there is a lack of confidence when they speak about their business.

- How you will start to fall back in love with marketing when you know exactly what to talk about. You need to get clear on what you offer, who you serve and what is the problem that you solve?

- Why you need to be clear on both who your ideal clients are and who are not your ideal clients. And the best way to understand your client needs, by asking your current idea clients, what they need.

- Get access to Maggy's free Pitch Power Worksheet which will help you understand who you are, what you deliver and what value you deliver.

Resources / Links

https://bit.ly/PPDL-CK2

http://bit.ly/MSBC-LI

Tom Bailey, founder of Succeed Through Speaking, interviews Debbie Allen.

Debbie Allen, CSP Certified Speaking Professional (also known as) The Expert of Experts is an award-winning entrepreneur, internationally recognized business and branding expert and bestselling author of 10 books including, Insider Secrets of International Speaking, The Highly Paid Expert and Success Is EASY.

She has been an entrepreneur since the age of 19 and was a self-made millionaire by the age of 30, she then built and sold numerous million dollar companies in diverse industries before building her speaking empire.

Debbie has been a professional member of NSA for 25 years. During that time she has presented to thousands of people in 28 countries around the world.

Why you've got to check out Debbie's episode:

- Learn how Debbie helps people who want to become an expert in their niche and the top of their game. Many of her clients are experts in their field and helps them use speaking to raise their profile.

- Why you need to use speaking to share your voice, be the top of your game and find the 'thing' that you really own so that you can become the go to expert in your niche.

- Discover how one of Debbie's clients went from school teacher to an expert industry leader and the number one neuroscientist teaching gratitude.

- Find out about Debbie's book which outlines a step by step guide to becoming the expert in your industry.

- Get access to the 30 page e-book showing you 7 ways that you can get clients.

Resources / Links

http://www.clientattractionsuccesswithease.com/ (http://www.ClientAttractionSuccessWithEase.com)

https://debbieallen.com/ (https://debbieallen.com)

Tom Bailey, founder of Succeed Through Speaking, interviews Carla Serra.

Carla Serra is the founder of the Futturwork project and a talent management industry expert. She has spent the past 10 years implementing SAAS software with global enterprises and has now made it her mission to work with scaling SAAS start-ups to implement the right HR strategy from the get go.

Why you've got to check out Carla's episode:

- Hear how Carla supports the B2B SAAS industry and has made it her mission to change the way employers and HR Software providers design the future of work. 

- Understand the biggest challenges of the scaling SAAS startup looking to hire and retain top talent and how HR Software Providers are facing such a competitive market, and how Carla can help these companies define a better strategy for their minimal viable product.

- Learn why the cost of hiring and the risk of losing talent has a huge impact and risk for their business as investors will be seeing a close eye on their team. And how the risk is high for another HR / Talent tool that doesn't have a competitive advantage.

- Discover how both of Carla's categories of clients need to be pioneers in their industry and what opportunities are out there for SAAS startups and HR Software Providers.

- Get access to and book a free 30 minute Futturwork strategy call with Carla using the below link.

Resources / Links

http://futturwork.com/ (http://futturwork.com)

Tom Bailey, founder of Succeed Through Speaking, interviews Peter Sandeen.

Peter Sandeen is often called the “marketers’ marketer” because more than half of his clients are marketing experts. His primary focus is marketing messages and funnels, but he’s spent nearly a decade in copywriting and conversion optimization. He now helps small business owners get more leads and sales from their website.

Why you've got to check out Peter's episode:

- Discover how Peter helps business owners who have a website or know that they need one. He specifically helps clients who have a direct responsibility for their website.

- Understand the biggest challenge of websites and why they can be hurting your pipeline and sales if you don't get the model correct.

- How you can achieve a six figure increase in your conversions and sales when you work with Peter to redesign both your marketing messaging and website.

- Why you should have a very specific goal for your website so that your visitors can understand it very quickly and make a decision if they want to proceed to the next step in your funnel. And why it is important to define your clients’ needs in their perspective, rather than what they look like to you.

- How to get access to Peter's clear process to redesigning your own website based on his own experience from designing his website - https://6figurewebsite.com/ (https://6figurewebsite.com/)

Resources / Links

https://petersandeen.com/ (https://petersandeen.com)

https://6figurewebsite.com/ (https://6figurewebsite.com/)

Tom Bailey, founder of Succeed Through Speaking, interviews Molly Ann Luna.

Molly Ann is the life and business strategist for the freedom-focused entrepreneur who wants to do deeply meaningful work and earn a handsome income doing so.

She helps them pivot into their purpose, create passive streams of income, and build True Wealth by using intelligent online marketing strategies.

Her show, The Online Business Clinic provides easy-to-implement mini business blueprints to help entrepreneurs build a profitable and portable online business without burnout.

Molly Ann is a U.S. Army Veteran and former Certified Financial Advisor who kicked corporate to the curb and successfully took her first business from $0 to 6-figures in just under 6-months.

​For fun, she loves to travel and most weekends you can find her hiking near her home in sunny Las Vegas with her husband Jovan, two adorable kids.

Why you've got to check out Molly Ann's episode:

- Discover how Molly Ann helps service based business owners who have a heart of gold, a strong work ethic, who are family focused and want to serve on a deep level.

- Understand the biggest challenge these clients usually face which is dealing with the big pressure of being able to provide for those they love, and equally finding enough quality time to be with their family. And how they usually push to gain new clients, even though this means they have even less time.

- The biggest impact for these people who are just working 121 and why they typically hit a ceiling in terms of the amount of time they have and the amount that they can charge for their services.

- Discover the one piece of advice that Molly Ann gives to service based business owners - and why you should explore options to leverage your expertise online, even if you believe you are unable to do this with your business model.

- Get access to a free masterclass online training called Pivot Into Online Profit so that you can discover which parts of your business you can leverage in the online space.

Resources / Links

http://www.pivotintoonlineprofit.com/ (www.pivotintoonlineprofit.com)