Support is Sexy

Have you been thinking about launching on online course since... I don't know... FOREVER... but you always find an excuse to put it off? This episode of the of the Support is Sexy podcast featuring Miranda Lievers -- Co-founder and COO of Thinkific -- is going to help you get over that hump!

Miranda is a Vancouver-based entrepreneur devoted to the intersection of small business and technology. As Co-founder & COO of Thinkific, she has helped more than 36,000 business owners earn $100 Million+ with online courses over the last year alone while educating millions of students around the globe. And on this episode, she shares insider tips on why you should launch your course now, how you can ensure its success, the best way to get the word out (i.e., marketing) and the smartest way to price it!

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As 2019 gets into full swing, thinking about how to prioritize, when to bring in positive reinforcement for the things that really matter and what needs to be placed on pause to make space for new ideas, people and opportunities can enter and take my business to the next level!

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Catherine Hildner is the heart behind Kitty Meow: A Creative Boutique, an online stationary shop featuring beautiful designed paper goods that reflect your many moods: witty, cheeky, charming, sweet or unconventional. As Catherine says, paper goods don't have to be boring, and she's determined to bring a little personality to the party!

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Catherine — a wife and mom of two — shares how she's building her business from her home studio, and gives tips on how to make customer service a priority, how to break up with your customer, how to surprise and delight and why having a coach is a power move for your business.

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More than a decade ago, Atlanta, Georgia, native Claire Sulmers set out wth the ambitious dream of creating a space where fashionistas, stylists and fashion lovers of color could see themselves celebrated, represented and acknowledged online at a time when the fashion industry took little to no interest in doing the same. FashionBombDaily.com was born, and today Claire has grown the brand to become a disruptor in the industry, has more than 1.3 million followers on social media, written a book, The Bomb Life, and hosts events around the world.

But in May of 2018, a sudden deletion of all of the Fashion Bomb's Instagram accounts cut of the brand's access to its dedicated readers, and sent Claire into survival mode as she and her team worked furiously to restore their accounts. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Claire openly shares what happened to those accounts, how she survived that scary time in her business and the bitter but beneficial lessons she learned about the importance of diversifying your brand.

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On this episode, recorded on a windy beach in Dorado del Mar, Puerto Rico, I reflect on what it means to spend time alone, why we can choose to be grateful for solitude and why it's important to make space to just be yourself by yourself without any guilt.

"The capacity to be alone is the capacity of love."--Osho

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Beth Weissenberger doesn't mince words and tells it like it is. So when she says, "maybe it's you," you'll want to listen to find out why. As co-founder of the Handel Group -- which she runs with her sister and business partner Lauren Zander -- and President of HG Corp & HG Sports, Beth coaches corporations on how to have effective communications, raise their organization's consciousness and, as a result, grow their businesses exponentially. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, she tells how you can do the same!

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Instead of "doing it for the 'gram" without any kind of plan, Plann CEO Christy Laurence wants to make sure you have the ability to tell a story and be strategic when you're posting about your business or brand on one of social media's most dominant platforms. On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, the New Zealand native, who now calls Australia home, talks to us from about how she created a fast-growing tech company (nearly accidentally), why she decided to remain a bootstrapped company and the three common Instagram mistakes you probably make (and how to avoid them)!

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You've heard over and over again that you should register your business as a minority or woman-owned business. But say you've done that. Now what?

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, consultant Jean Kristensen -- whose company, Jean Kristensen Associates, provides small, minority and women-owned businesses with tools and resources designed to increase revenues through the acquisition of contracts with government agencies and large corporations -- tells you the top four things you should know after you've registered your business.

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Having a conversation with Jnane Tamsna owner Meryanne Loum-Martin in the hotel's garden in Marrakech, Morocco, was literally a dream come true. I read about Meryanne -- a visionary of the industry and the first and only Black woman to own a hotel in Morocco -- in several publications, including Essence and Black Enterprise -- more than a year ago, and I vowed that I would one day interview her. I had no idea, however, that the interview would happen in person and that I would actually do so while staying at her stunning boutique hotel. (I am so grateful to Carmencita Whonder, Founder of OfWhonder, for making the connection.)

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, recorded at Jnane Tamsna, Meryanne shares her inspiring journey from Senegal to France to Marrakech, lessons she learned from the challenges and the triumphs along the way, how she created one of Morocco's most beloved retreats under immense pressure of a looming deadline, and the incredible plans she has for creating a space where African artists and creatives of the diaspora are celebrated!

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Jenn Lederer knows that laughter heals the soul and comedy can change lives. As a motivational comedian, she travels the world helping entrepreneurs "laugh their way to a breakthrough and learn the best business strategies for moguls while their at it!"

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, Jenn talks about her winding journey of self-discovery as an entrepreneur, how to tap into your zone of genius, how to laugh your way to your own breakthrough and why she believes that keeping a sense of humor is key to growth, expansion and creative expression.

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