The Biz Doctor®: Leadership, Hiring, AI & Scaling – The Operator to Owner Shift

In today's episode of The Biz Doctor, Lauren Goldstein dives into a highly polarizing topic… morning routines.

Some people swear 'em off and some people swear by them!

Which camp are you in?

Studies have shown that a good morning routine is linked to less stress, boosted mood and increased energy throughout the day - as someone who is always the skeptic Lauren wanted to see for herself over the course of 14 days just how different her life could be!

Specifically, Lauren shares:

• How to set yourself up for success with some best practices for morning routines
• Her sample morning routine (and no it did not start at 4am!)
• What benefits of having a morning routine that are waiting for you!

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Meet your host. Lauren Goldstein is founder and CEO of the award-winning and globally-recognized business consulting firm, Golden Key Partnership.

Her clients lovingly call her “The Biz Doctor” (which also happens to be the way this podcast got its name). Her superpower is helping 7-figure service-based entrepreneurs uncover what is keeping them stuck in the trenches of their business, so that they can have more freedom, profitability, impact, success, happier teams, and can breathe a much needed sigh of relief.

She’s been featured in Thrive Global, Huff Post, Authority Magazine and is a trusted expert to fortune 500 companies like Apple, Nike, and AT&T, among others.

For more from Lauren, and to learn more about her signature diagnostic framework or how she helps business owners get out from under her business visit her website https://www.GoldenKeyPartnership.com

You can also connect with her on instagram (www.instagram.com/itslaurengoldstein) or LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/laurenegoldstein)

The Biz Doctor is produced by Story Studio Network. www.storystudionetwork.com/

In today's episode of The Biz Doctor, Lauren Goldstein is joined by best selling author two times over and USA Todays “Gratitude Guru”, Chris Schembra.

Specifically, Chris and Lauren highlight:

• The over-used buzzword that makes some people roll their eyes: Gratitude.
• What gratitude is and what it isn’t.
• How this gratitude reframe can literally change everything! Helping you overcome trauma, ease conflict, improve leadership, build better teams and cultures, enhance customer relationships (and personal), and leave a meaningful legacy. And even improving mental health!

Go out and grab Chris’s latest book: Gratitude through Hard Times - https://amzn.to/3AnAPzI
Follow him on instagram at @chris.schembra
Or bring him into your company for a curated 7:47 Gratitude Experience https://www.747club.org/

Subscribe to get notified when the next episode airs and tag Lauren on Instagram @itslaurengoldstein or connect with her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenegoldstein/!


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Meet your host. Lauren Goldstein is founder and CEO of the award-winning and globally-recognized business consulting firm, Golden Key Partnership.

Her clients lovingly call her “The Biz Doctor” (which also happens to be the way this podcast got its name). Her superpower is helping 7-figure service-based entrepreneurs uncover what is keeping them stuck in the trenches of their business, so that they can have more freedom, profitability, impact, success, happier teams, and can breathe a much needed sigh of relief.

She’s been featured in Thrive Global, Huff Post, Authority Magazine and is a trusted expert to fortune 500 companies like Apple, Nike, and AT&T, among others.

For more from Lauren, and to learn more about her signature diagnostic framework or how she helps business owners get out from under her business visit her website https://www.GoldenKeyPartnership.com

You can also connect with her on instagram (www.instagram.com/itslaurengoldstein) or LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/laurenegoldstein)

The Biz Doctor is produced by Story Studio Network. www.storystudionetwork.com/

In today's episode of The Biz Doctor, Lauren Goldstein shares about one of the most common - and most easily avoidable - mistakes she sees entrepreneurs make when they are adding to their team.

Specifically, Lauren addresses:

• Why knowing what tasks you need to take off your plate just isn’t enough when hiring for your team
• How hiring for innate talents and abilities is likely to lead to greater success and performance
• The importance of hiring for the qualities and characteristics you can’t teach

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Meet your host. Lauren Goldstein is founder and CEO of the award-winning and globally-recognized business consulting firm, Golden Key Partnership.

Her clients lovingly call her “The Biz Doctor” (which also happens to be the way this podcast got its name). Her superpower is helping 7-figure service-based entrepreneurs uncover what is keeping them stuck in the trenches of their business, so that they can have more freedom, profitability, impact, success, happier teams, and can breathe a much needed sigh of relief.

She’s been featured in Thrive Global, Huff Post, Authority Magazine and is a trusted expert to fortune 500 companies like Apple, Nike, and AT&T, among others.

For more from Lauren, and to learn more about her signature diagnostic framework or how she helps business owners get out from under her business visit her website https://www.GoldenKeyPartnership.com

You can also connect with her on instagram (www.instagram.com/itslaurengoldstein) or LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/laurenegoldstein)

The Biz Doctor is produced by Story Studio Network. www.storystudionetwork.com/

In today's episode of The Biz Doctor, Lauren Goldstein might ruffle some feathers as she shares her take on the difference between having a true business versus having a job dressed up as a business and asks the question, ‘Are you really a business owner?’

Specifically, Lauren shares:

• Her definition of what a business is....this might surprise you!
• How to know whether your business is a business or if it’s a job
• Which key questions you need to ask yourself to know if your business is serving you and your goals
• Why creating leverage and leadership are the tickets to owning your business instead of running it

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Meet your host. Lauren Goldstein is founder and CEO of the award-winning and globally-recognized business consulting firm, Golden Key Partnership.

Her clients lovingly call her “The Biz Doctor” (which also happens to be the way this podcast got its name). Her superpower is helping 7-figure service-based entrepreneurs uncover what is keeping them stuck in the trenches of their business, so that they can have more freedom, profitability, impact, success, happier teams, and can breathe a much needed sigh of relief.

She’s been featured in Thrive Global, Huff Post, Authority Magazine and is a trusted expert to fortune 500 companies like Apple, Nike, and AT&T, among others.

For more from Lauren, and to learn more about her signature diagnostic framework or how she helps business owners get out from under her business visit her website https://www.GoldenKeyPartnership.com

You can also connect with her on instagram (www.instagram.com/itslaurengoldstein) or LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/laurenegoldstein)

The Biz Doctor is produced by Story Studio Network. www.storystudionetwork.com/

In today's episode of The Biz Doctor, Lauren Goldstein chats with Ruoyun Killian, Human-Centered Marketer and Business Advisor, who is on a mission to put the human experience back into marketing.

Lauren and Ruoyun dive into how to build an in-house marketing team or something we all are curious about… knowing when to hire out a Marketing agency. They are also going to dive into marketing optimization so you can get more ROTI (return on time invested)!

Specifically, Lauren and Ruoyun talk about:

• Strategic hiring - Creating a team of strategists and doers where people can optimize their zone of genius
• When to hire out to an external marketing agency
• Marketing optimization - Why it's all about creating a system that gives space for creatives to work their magic

Connect with Ruoyun Killian on:
Instagram @imperfectlyren
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruoyunxu
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rxuconsulting/
www.rxuconsulting.com.

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Meet your host. Lauren Goldstein is founder and CEO of the award-winning and globally-recognized business consulting firm, Golden Key Partnership (GoldenKeyPartnership.com)

Her clients lovingly call her “The Biz Doctor” (which also happens to be the way this podcast got its name). Her superpower is helping 7-figure service-based entrepreneurs uncover what is keeping them stuck in the trenches of their business, so that they can have more freedom, profitability, impact, success, happier teams, and can breathe a much needed sigh of relief.

She’s been featured in Thrive Global, Huff Post, Authority Magazine and is a trusted expert to fortune 500 companies like Apple, Nike, and AT&T, among others.

For more from Lauren, and to learn more about her signature diagnostic framework or how she helps business owners get out from under her business tune visit her website https://www.GoldenKeyPartnership.com

You can also connect with her on instagram (www.instagram.com/itslaurengoldstein) or LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/laurenegoldstein)

The Biz Doctor is produced by Story Studio Network. www.storystudionetwork.com/

In today's episode of The Biz Doctor, Lauren Goldstein dives into her favorite F word… Feedback - and how to make it your best friend instead of your worst enemy.

Lauren will help you shift the way you view feedback so you can see just how priceless and valuable an asset it can be in your life and business.

Specifically, Lauren shares insight on:

• What Feedback is and what it isn’t
• When and how to use Feedback
• The number one question to ask before giving any Feedback to anyone

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Meet your host. Lauren Goldstein is founder and CEO of the award-winning and globally-recognized business consulting firm, Golden Key Partnership (GoldenKeyPartnership.com)

Her clients lovingly call her “The Biz Doctor” (which also happens to be the way this podcast got its name). Her superpower is helping 7-figure service-based entrepreneurs uncover what is keeping them stuck in the trenches of their business, so that they can have more freedom, profitability, impact, success, happier teams, and can breathe a much needed sigh of relief.

She’s been featured in Thrive Global, Huff Post, Authority Magazine and is a trusted expert to fortune 500 companies like Apple, Nike, and AT&T, among others.

For more from Lauren, and to learn more about her signature diagnostic framework or how she helps business owners get out from under her business tune visit her website https://www.GoldenKeyPartnership.com

You can also connect with her on instagram (www.instagram.com/itslaurengoldstein) or LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/laurenegoldstein)

The Biz Doctor is produced by Story Studio Network. www.storystudionetwork.com/

In today's episode of The Biz Doctor, Lauren Goldstein dives into the three biggest mistakes business owners & entrepreneurs make when they first decide to hire a team.

Bookmark this episode and come back to it often because if you can take in these mistakes and avoid them you will save yourself HOURS of frustration and save your business THOUSANDS of dollars.

Specifically, Lauren answers:

• What is proactive hiring and why is it more effective than reactive hiring
• Why hiring for the ONE task or skill you want your new hire (aka an expert) to do that will drastically change the business is better than searching for a unicorn (Spoiler alert! Unicorns don’t exist)
• Why hiring just to “get tasks off your plate” is detrimental to your business
• The key to creating a well-rounded team

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More about Lauren. Lauren Goldstein is founder and CEO of the award-winning and globally-recognized business consulting firm, Golden Key Partnership.

Her clients lovingly call her “The Biz Doctor” (which also happens to be the way this podcast got its name). Her superpower is helping 7-figure service-based entrepreneurs uncover what is keeping them stuck in the trenches of their business, so that they can have more freedom, profitability, impact, success, happier teams, and can breathe a much needed sigh of relief.

She’s been featured in Thrive Global, Huff Post, Authority Magazine and is a trusted expert to fortune 500 companies like Apple, Nike, and AT&T, among others.

For more from Lauren, and to learn more about her signature diagnostic framework or how she helps business owners get out from under her business tune visit her website https://www.GoldenKeyPartnership.com

You can also connect with her on instagram (www.instagram.com/itslaurengoldstein) or LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/laurenegoldstein)

The Biz Doctor is produced by Story Studio Network. www.storystudionetwork.com/

In today's episode of The Biz Doctor, Lauren Goldstein is joined by special guest Kaitlyn Carlson, Founder of boutique wealth creation firm, Theory Planning Partners. She is THE wealth advisor to top Female entrepreneurs here in the United States.

Lauren and Kaitlyn dive into the three critical intersection points between business and finance and how they all relate to the three phases of business.

Specifically, Lauren and Kaitlyn discuss:

• Why business owners need a financial plan (Phase 1)
• How to determine whether you have a lifestyle business or an enterprise business (Phase 2)
• Why a financial success team is important to your business (Phase 3)

Get in touch with Kaitlyn on instagram @theoryplanningpartners and theoryplanning.com

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Meet your host. Lauren Goldstein is founder and CEO of the award-winning and globally-recognized business consulting firm, Golden Key Partnership (GoldenKeyPartnership.com)

Her clients lovingly call her “The Biz Doctor” (which also happens to be the way this podcast got its name). Her superpower is helping 7-figure service-based entrepreneurs uncover what is keeping them stuck in the trenches of their business, so that they can have more freedom, profitability, impact, success, happier teams, and can breathe a much needed sigh of relief.

She’s been featured in Thrive Global, Huff Post, Authority Magazine and is a trusted expert to fortune 500 companies like Apple, Nike, and AT&T, among others.

For more from Lauren, and to learn more about her signature diagnostic framework or how she helps business owners get out from under her business tune visit her website https://www.GoldenKeyPartnership.com

You can also connect with her on instagram (www.instagram.com/itslaurengoldstein) or LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/laurenegoldstein)

The Biz Doctor is produced by Story Studio Network. www.storystudionetwork.com/

In today's episode of The Biz Doctor, Lauren Goldstein talks about goals, more specifically why most people don’t actually achieve their goals.

We've all been there...you get super excited about something, decide you were ALL in, set the goal and then didn’t hit it or better yet, nothing happened.

If this is you, you’re not alone!

In today's episode Lauren shares her experience and the three ways we get in the way of our own goals including:

• How being out of alignment with your goals will activate the protective nature of your brain
• Why identifying your ‘why’ is key to achieving your goals
• How determining the steps required and taking committed action will get you closer to reaching your goals

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If you enjoyed this episode and it sparked something in you, please give us a 5 Star rating/review and share this with your friends and fellow business owners.

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Meet your host. Lauren Goldstein is founder and CEO of the award-winning and globally-recognized business consulting firm, Golden Key Partnership (GoldenKeyPartnership.com)

Her clients lovingly call her “The Biz Doctor” (which also happens to be the way this podcast got its name). Her superpower is helping 7-figure service-based entrepreneurs uncover what is keeping them stuck in the trenches of their business, so that they can have more freedom, profitability, impact, success, happier teams, and can breathe a much needed sigh of relief.

She’s been featured in Thrive Global, Huff Post, Authority Magazine and is a trusted expert to fortune 500 companies like Apple, Nike, and AT&T, among others.

For more from Lauren, and to learn more about her signature diagnostic framework or how she helps business owners get out from under her business tune visit her website https://www.GoldenKeyPartnership.com

You can also connect with her on instagram (www.instagram.com/itslaurengoldstein) or LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/laurenegoldstein)

The Biz Doctor is produced by Story Studio Network. www.storystudionetwork.com/

In today's episode of The Biz Doctor, Lauren Goldstein talks about something she sees pop up time and time again in teams that is largely misunderstood and that is why most team members fail.

Spoiler alert it isn’t what you think!

Whether you have a team, want to hire a team, or are just plain interested in being a better team player, this episode is for you.

Specifically, in this episode, Lauren shares dives into:

• Busting her three favorite myths about teams
• The 4 Keys (or rather 4Cs) of a high performing employee and team
• Which of the 4Cs takes down most teams leading to them to failure

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If you enjoyed this episode and it sparked something in you, please give us a 5 Star rating/review and share this with your friends and fellow business owners.

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Meet your host. Lauren Goldstein is founder and CEO of the award-winning and globally-recognized business consulting firm, Golden Key Partnership.

Her clients lovingly call her “The Biz Doctor” (which also happens to be the way this podcast got its name). Her superpower is helping 7-figure service-based entrepreneurs uncover what is keeping them stuck in the trenches of their business, so that they can have more freedom, profitability, impact, success, happier teams, and can breathe a much needed sigh of relief.

She’s been featured in Thrive Global, Huff Post, Authority Magazine and is a trusted expert to fortune 500 companies like Apple, Nike, and AT&T, among others.

For more from Lauren, and to learn more about her signature diagnostic framework or how she helps business owners get out from under her business visit her website https://www.GoldenKeyPartnership.com

You can also connect with her on instagram (www.instagram.com/itslaurengoldstein) or LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/laurenegoldstein)

The Biz Doctor is produced by Story Studio Network. www.storystudionetwork.com/