The CEO Sage

What does it mean to transition from being an entrepreneur to a CEO? As a solopreneur, the essential asset is you and your talent. As an entrepreneur the asset is you as a manager. But, as a CEO, the asset is you as a leader. Are you ready? Let's go!

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. How boundaries change through the difference transitions.
2. Learning to leverage the talents of others.
3. Why it's a fact that you can't lead others in a business if you don't understand the mechanics of management.
4. The CEO as an orchestra conductor.
5. Getting comfortable with "strategy."

We'll be launching a new, live course in September called "How to CEO for Entrepreneurs." The registration for this first group will be limited, so go here https://krisplachy.com/how2ceo to get on the waitlist.

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© 2020 Kris Plachy

There's a real difference between being a solopreneur and being an entrepreneur.

A solopreneur is a worker and it's mostly about "me." They do all the work in the business. An entrepreneur is a producer / manager. These people have a team and running the business is more about "we."

The trick is learning how to make that transition from a "me" to a "we." Let's talk about how!

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. In entrepreneurship, we start to leverage the assets of others.
2. Entrepreneurship is managing people. This is when we start to build systems and replicate-able processes.
3. Making the transition has nothing to do with company size – it's mindset.
4. Solopreneur boundary challenges are with clients. Entrepreneur boundary issues are with your staff / team, and the work.
5. The importance of moving from "me center" to "we center."
6. The next podcast will be about transitioning from entrepreneurship to CEO.

We'll be launching a new, live course in September called "How to CEO for Entrepreneurs." The registration for this first group will be limited, so go here https://krisplachy.com/how2ceo to get on the waitlist.

I'd really appreciate it if you would click the like button above and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability!

© 2020 Kris Plachy

If your employees are wanting you to think for them and are relying on you to make all of the decisions for them, here are some suggestions for how to stop being that continuous crutch.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. Kris' recent commitment - "I will no longer make decisions that other people are capable of making."
2. Can you handle the failure if you let them make a decision?
3. If you have decision fatigue, and you have women who report to you, then they have it, too.
4. The secret to "CEO-ing" aka how to conduct a beautiful orchestra without playing a fiddle.
5. The painful key - you have to develop the patience to watch your employees think.

Follow me on Instagram and send me a DM. https://www.instagram.com/krisplachycoach/

For the next couple of weeks I'm accepting new clients – then none after that for a bit. So, now's the time to come work with me! https://krisplachy.com/appointment/

© 2020 Kris Plachy

In today's interview, Kris talks with clients Laura Patrick, Jennifer Hood and Kira DeRito about what it's been like for them to negotiate the challenges that COVID has presented to their business and to them as female founders.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. What each business owner's thoughts were when all of the COVID stuff started.
2. Things that they have done for themselves to help navigate the moment.
3. What unexpected benefits or by-products resulted from the whole thing.
4. How each business owner pivoted and what adaptations they made to their business models that helped.
5. Advice for the woman who is listening who's still in it and needs some wisdom about what to do next.

Follow me on Instagram and send me a DM. https://www.instagram.com/krisplachycoach/

For the next couple of weeks I'm accepting new clients – then none after that for a bit. So, now's the time to come work with me! https://krisplachy.com/appointment/

© 2020 Kris Plachy

Your growth and your ability to scale and make more money in your business depends on your willingness to allow other people to fail. It depends on your willingness to tolerate other people's mistakes.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. You don't have to give up tasks you love to do or that are your superpower.
2. What the definition of "doing it wrong" is to female entrepreneurs.
3. There are people who know how to do what you've been doing, and some can even do it better than you.
4. Just because team members sometimes mess up doesn't mean you dismiss the idea of having help.
5. The investment you make in yourself to be able to learn how to hire, train, onboard, delegate and then hold people accountable - exponentially pays off in your company.

Follow me on Instagram and send me a DM. https://www.instagram.com/krisplachycoach/

For the next couple of weeks I'm accepting new clients – then none after that for a bit. So, now's the time to come work with me! https://krisplachy.com/appointment/

© 2020 Kris Plachy

When you are a leader and own a business, it's not only okay to have expectations, it's your responsibility to have them. But most female entrepreneurs that I work with usually wrangle with these three issues when it comes to expectations.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. The three main issues that female entrepreneurs wrangle with when it comes to expectations.
2. Many female entrepreneurs think that their expectations are too.
3. The Olive Garden analogy.
4. Many women think it's selfish to 1) expect things to be done and 2) to want them done in a certain way.
5. Female entrepreneurs tend to worry about what other's expect of them.
6. This self-evaluative judgement is not useful; it drags you down. Guilt is not useful.
7. Why every female entrepreneur needs a coach.

Follow me on Instagram and send me a DM. https://www.instagram.com/krisplachycoach/

For the next three weeks I'm accepting new clients – then none after that for a smidge. So, now's the time to come work with me! https://krisplachy.com/appointment/

© 2020 Kris Plachy

In today's interview, Kris talks with Dr. Camille Broussard Wise, a scholar-practitioner of leadership, management, and advancing diversity and equity. A passionate social justice advocate, she holds a safe space for inquiry and growth while also equipping leader-learners with tools to facilitate their own growth and accountability.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. The distinction between racism as a system and being a racist.
2. The importance of educating yourself.
3. De-center yourself and your feelings.
4. Having empathy for someone else's perspective.

Conscious Inclusion for Female Entrepreneurs Course http://www.inclusiveentrepreneur.com/

My Q2 Pivot program https://krisplachycoaching.mykajabi.com/q2pivot

For the Founder's Lab and to check out my other programs: https://krisplachy.com/join

© 2020 Kris Plachy

When you have one employee who's bringing your company's performance down, the impact on the team is very noticeable. Here's why that one person is standing between you and total magic.

What you'll learn from this episode:

1. Once you remove the negative energy from your business and brain you create all kinds of space for something new.
2. If that person hasn't grown with the business, they're almost like a memory of who you were when you started, and that's not who you are today. It keeps you stuck energetically.
3. When you let that person go and create room in your business, then you can get intentional about what you want to create and the results you want to achieve.
4. You have to learn the processes to follow, the words to say, the conversations to have in order to foster the change necessary to get you where you need to be.

Conscious Inclusion for Female Entrepreneurs Course

My Q2 Pivot program

The Founder's Lab

To check out my other programs visit krisplachy.com/join

© 2020 Kris Plachy

The only way to learn things you don't know, and to gain an understanding of them, is to be willing to tolerate and sit with discomfort. It doesn't mean you have to agree. It means you have the opportunity to listen, to stretch and to grow.

What you'll find in this episode:

1. Why it's so important to get out of the echo chamber.
2. Pay attention to how you feel. If someone introduces you to something and you feel repulsed, indignant, angry, resentful – pay attention.
3. Find new teachers, thought leaders and discussion groups.

My Q2 Pivot program https://krisplachycoaching.mykajabi.com/q2pivot

The Founder's Lab https://krisplachy.com/join

To check out my other programs visit https://krisplachy.com/join

© 2020 Kris Plachy

Who do you want to be as a leader? When your presence is unfelt, someone else's will be, and they will control the message and direction of your business. You have a voice whether you're aware of it or not. So my recommendation is - let's be aware of it.

What you'll find in this episode:

1. Why having a clear sense of direction for your company and what you want to achieve is essential.
2. The heart of the voice is that it has a line to it. It creates clarity.
3. You must be willing to have the consequences and the benefits of that voice.
4. When your presence is unfelt, someone else's will be.
5. If someone doesn't want to align to your voice and your vision for your business, let them go.
6. My thoughts for myself as it relates to my voice.

My Q2 Pivot program

The Founder's Lab

My program Leading Through Crazy Times

To check out my other programs visit krisplachy.com/join

© 2020 Kris Plachy