The Driven Business School Podcast

Enrolling private clients is great! But every business owner reaches a point where they must create products and programs to build leverage into their life. So they can make more money AND have the time to enjoy it.

Make more money experts, Natalie Lavelock and Cyndi Fleming-Alton, bust the myths and open doors of opportunity with keys to creating powerful products and programs from your brilliance. And then connecting those products to a worldwide audience of thousands... or even millions! Join us and discover the doorway to freedom for entrepreneurs.

About the guests:

Natalie Lavelock works with coaches and speakers who KNOW they can be making more money but don't have time for more 1:1 clients, to create lucrative coaching programs, courses, and digital products that can add 6-figures to their bottom line giving them the time and financial freedom they desire. Text 'ProductsNOW' to (415) 212-9757.

Cyndi Fleming-Alton helps entrepreneurs build their authority, increase their impact and soar to 6 figures and beyond. Over the past 15 years, she has helped hundreds of mission-driven business owners develop consistent and rewarding revenue streams that has allowed them to have lasting impact they never felt possible. Find out more at www.4chickswithawebsite.com.

Learn how to empower your team to be more proactive and think strategically without you having to micromanage them every step of the way. You'll also discover practical skills to create more impact in your business and home life.

About the guests:

Elise Lacher is a recovering Social Worker and now Certified Public Accountant. Over 10 years ago, she left the CPA firm she founded to focus primarily on coaching business owners to achieve their goals. Her training in Social Work has helped her clients achieve the mind-shift change to succeed in business. Learn more at www.giftedleaders.com/enlightened-rebel-alliance.

Dr. Audrey Schnell has an M.A> in Clinical Psychology, a Ph.D. in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and is an IIN graduate. She has been studying why and how people change for over 40 years. Her goal is to help people uncover their blind spots and create the reality they want. Learn more at audreyschnellphd.com.

In this episode, two wellness experts, Annie Gaudreault and Marie-Claire Hermans share with us the keys of healthy aging and simple steps and strategies to live your best life.

Annie goes into detail for each of her six pillars (Nutrition; Supplementation; Activity; Emotional & Environmental; Rejuvenation; and Purpose) to live a very healthy and strong life and encourages listeners to just START where you are.

Marie-Claire helps us to understand the benefits of raw food and the benefits of raw food when it comes to your enzymes once you stop cooking your food. She also shares the importance the digestive system has on our overall health and how you can change your body and your life.

Both of our experts stress the importance of PROGRESS and not PERFECTION.

About the guests:

Annie Gaudreault, holistic nutritionist, speaker, wellness coach. As a healthy aging expert, Annie founded VEEV Health & Wellness to support middle aged women to lose weight, sleep better, and get their life back. An endurance athlete with 12 marathons and 3 Ironman triathlons, Annie lives what she preaches. Learn more at www.veev.ca.

Marie-Claire Hermans helps successful businesswomen lose the weight that makes them feel tired or unhappy. For 9 years she's guided busy go-getters to fitting back in their little black dress, sparking irresistible energy, confidence, and sustainable health for the long run of their ambitious career. Discover how at www.energyforexperts.com.

If you're only learning tools and tactics to grow your business, you're leaving a massive chunk of possible profit on the table. Because your mindset - the way you think about and approach your business - can have a huge impact on how much money you  make.

Experts, Trudy Tobias and Sherra Bell, reveal the connection your mind and reaching your most important goals. As well as the surprising possibility your drive to over-achieve may be causing you to under earn.

About the guests:

Trudy Tobias is the Founder of TruEST Life Coaching and TruEST Life Consulting and helps clients achieve True, Essential Self-Transformations. She knows that its possible to reinvent yourself at any age and create a life you love. Learn more at truestlifecoaching.com.

A designer who has spent the past 20+ years as a recruiter and business consultant, Sherra Bell now coaches creative entrepreneurs to stop under-charging while over-delivering to clients who don't value what they do so they can build more profitable, sustainable, and scalable businesses. Go to sherrabell.com/unicorn to download your FREE Inner Unicorn Confidence Booster.

Being able to shine and show your essence online and on stage is easier than you might think! Learn from our three experts how to make your voice strong, how to dress for your body type, and how to create images that capture your brand so the world can marvel in your brilliance.

About the guests:

Libby Jason is your Speaker Stylist. Libby helps entrepreneurs make more money and look their best so they radiate confidence and attract the clients they want. Libby is an author, speaker, and previously owned a design company for celebrity clients. She currently has a Style Studio in Southern California. Learn more at www.libbyjason.com.

From Malibu, CA, Julia Holland has been teaching voice for over 20 years. She uses her experience as a professional singer, actor, and director to help her clients become better singers and compelling speakers. Julia has coached all ages from amateurs to pros to celebrities. Learn more at www.juliahollandvocalstudio.com.

Nikki Incandela is a Lifestyle & Social Media Photographer that specializes in helping her clients use branding, visibility, connection, and authentic marketing to get hired. She's also a lover of life and really good champagne. You can find her at www.nikkiincandela.com. 

When it comes to making decisions for your business, it is critical you KNOW you numbers. In this episode, Sherri Curran speaks to us about the key numbers you must have a handle on and their importance. These include your income, expenses, assets, liabilities, and equity.

Janet Ickes shares the importance of having a separate business vs. personal account and takes us through a scenario of making sure your systems are in place to capture and track those numbers as well as how to allocate your income and expenses. The key message from both of these money masters is to plan, track, and analyze - if you are serious about business growth.

About the guests:

After 30 years of experience with small-business bookkeeping, Sheri launched a firm where she and her staff other remote bookkeeping services and support to service-based businesses across the country. learn more at www.curranbookkeeping.com.

Janet Ickes, Excel with Me Training & Consulting, helps growing, service-based entrepreneurs effectively manage their cash flow and turn their revenue into profit. Her unique, practical hands on approach inspires her clients as she empowers them to use a SYSTEM, such as QuickBooks Online, through personal and group training sessions. learn more at www.excelwithme123.com.

You can really grow your business without driving yourself nuts when you know effective leads and content strategies. And have the systems to make more while working less.

Shay Banks, Evelyn Gwynn, and Christine Rothdeutsch reveal the keys to grow your following with Social media, Video, and Amazing Content. And the smart systems so you can enjoy my freedom by having your business work for you... instead of the other way around!

About the guests:

Shay Banks helps entrepreneurs get more leads and sales with social media. If you're not filling your pipeline with new leads, Shay can show you how to use your social media pages to do just that. get more leads now by grabbing your free social media toolkit at www.shaybanks.com.

Christine Rothdeutsch is the CIO for solopreneurs. Focusing on implementing marketing and sales systems that increase their visibility and revenue she also keeps them on track to their goals. Learn more about Christine at www.ImplementingYourVision.com.

Eveline Gwynn is the owner and founder of Samech freelance Writing. She helps small to medium size business owners and entrepreneurs expand their reach, build lasting relationships, and grow their business! Eveline uses her skills as a writer, project manager, and business leader to turn your ideas into engaging and powerful content that resonates with your prospects. learn more at www.samechfreelancewriting.com.

Learn how to use video in your business to not just get visibility but to get qualified leads calling you up. Discover how to deliver great content, how to move your audience to connect with you, and simple equipment to use.

About the guests:

Christine Althouse is a video strategist, known for helping, educating and supporting clients create strategic, authentic videos that convert into sales. Her strategic approach, forged from 7 years of real-world experience, guides her clients to profitable videos ... without the pitfalls! Learn more at www.christinesvideotips.com.

Elen Wrona creates video marketing campaigns for businesses that want to get noticed in today's crowded marketplace. She has been an award-winning professional videographer, producer and editor for 24 years and has had her work featured on network news, reality TV, commercial advertisements, and internet productions. www.armstrongproductions.com

In this episode, Alyssa Flamm discusses the 4 simple components to well balanced nutrition and that there is not a one size fits all approach. Tune in to hear the importance digestion has on our overall health and in particular, inflammation.

Renée Michaud also shares the critical factors that our emotions have when it comes to what drives those nasty cravings and the self-sabotaging behaviors we encounter when trying to lose weight, keeping the weight off, and having more energy.

About the guests:

Alyssa Flamm, Owner of Nourished Coaching, helps ambitious and career driven women that are overwhelmed trying to balance it all, increase their energy & focus, lose weight, and look & feel amazing so they can be more productive in their careers and more present in their personal lives. You can find her on Instagram @nourished_coaching or Facebook @nourishedcoachingllc.

Renée Michaud- A holistic Health and Mind, Body, Nutrition Coach helps successful business women finally get off the dieting trap to effortlessly lose the weight and regain their energy and personal power. She helps identify and release the hidden blocks to weight loss that have been holding them back to living their most abundant life.

Filling your business with amazing clients isn't about telling them how great you are. It's about creating a compelling message and story that inspires your audience to go for their dream. And then being seen, so they view you as the mentor to lead them there.

Katia Ravé and Jennifer Cunningham reveal keys to craft a compelling message and story that gets you noticed. And converting that message to a powerful talk that funnels prospects into your products and programs.

About the guests:

Katia Ravé guides driven entrepreneurs to build a six-figure business with speaking. Her clients use her proven methods to get booked on stages, and develop an endless stream of leads, clients, and cash. She guides her clients to stop the income rollercoaster and sharper their client acquisition. Learn more at www.ravestrategystudio.com.

Jennifer Cunningham helps entrepreneurs with their marketing and copy so they can grow their reach and get results without overwhelm. She has 25 years' experience working with businesses on their messaging, branding, and marketing collateral and is a Storyboard Certified Guide. By integrating into their teams, she gives them their freedom back to do the work they love! www.projectfreedomformula.com.