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Creating valuable content and automating your email marketing strategy doesn’t have to be daunting. It’s all about showing up, creating value, putting yourself out there, being consistent, and creating systems to automate your processes and the buyer journey. You don’t need grandiose content or a novel to build an email list or to engage your audience. Email is more like short conversation and storytelling. No one is fun of reading super long emails. When your audience sees the bottom of the email, they are likely to finish it. So get out there, provide consistent value and automate your email marketing to provide lifetime value to your audience. Don’t wait for things to get better to start building your email list. Start today. Email marketing is free and profitable.

Join the conversation with Rock Hunt as he shares more about affiliate marketing, email marketing, and automation and how you can leverage them to make money online.  Rock is an automation specialist, marketing coach, and business owner who helps people automate with intent. Before automation Rock was a general manager for a foreign company, and his job was to manage a sales team that used to go to the apartment complex. After working for three years, the company moved, and he had to figure out what to do. He landed in inbound marketing.

 During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:00] Episode intro 

[01:06] Rock’s background and his life before automation 

[03:57] Affiliate marketing and how Rock was doing it to make money

[06:21] The content that Rock created to sell different products.

[09:37] Being a unicorn and how to grow on Instagram 

[12:47] How to create content that converts for email marketing 

[17:53] The nine words email strategy and how it works 

[20:00] What Rock enjoy in email marketing and automation 

[26:48] Where to get started in email marketing and how Rock did it 

[28:07] The causes of low email click rate

[33:15] How to create an email list and make people want to opt-in 

[36:22] Texting Vs. Email in marketing

[42:04] Menuchat and how Rock uses it to help his clients

[53:04] Why business owners shy off from email marketing  

[55:27] How Rock shares his content and pitching in emails  

[01:00:36] Ending the show 

• To make money online, pick a product you like, sell it, and make a reputation around it.
• Email is more like a conversation; when you do it right, you will get better results. 
• Understanding both your audience and the buyers' journey is so impactful when doing email marketing automation. 
• You know it’s a good freebie when you know you should be charging for it.
• Trust equals sales; when people trust you, they will buy from you.

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So many people get stuck trying to do what others are doing, not what aligns with their human design. Human design helps you change your perception of who you are as a business owner and entrepreneur. It gives you a confirmation of how you are uniquely designed to lead, build a business, and operate in your gifting. Once you understand your human design, there is no room for what if or guesswork on what you should and should not be doing. 

Join the conversation with Andrea as she shares more about human design and how you can leverage it to brand and scale your business. Andrea is a certified Life and Neuro Coach accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), a board-certified Hypnosis Consultant, an EFT Tapping practitioner, Quantum Alignment System Practitioner, and a Quantum Human Design Specialist. She helps Hiding Solopreneurs evolve into Thriving Solopreneurs by RECALIBRATING their minds and business models to build a profitable business that aligns with their purpose. 

During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:01] Episode intro and a bit about Andrea

[01:42] Andrea’s background and what inspired her to human design coaching  

[10:00] How human design has shifted Andrea’s coaching conversation  

[11:44] What is human design, its purpose, and application 

[13:33] The epigenetics side of human design  

[18:19] Where to start educating yourself on your human design 

[24:46] The essence of understanding the human design 

[28:24] Figuring out your purpose and branding through human design 

[25:38] How Andrea uses human design to help people craft their offers

[40:32] How to create a healthy balance of your attributes to stay in alignment 

[48:17] Andrea’s advice to anyone buying programs and they are not working 

[52:31] How Andrea balances the desire to do something and the ego not to do it

[56:32] Recalibration and how it makes you more human and authentic 

[59:58] Moving away from the constant search for perfection 

• Human design is internal, and to change your self-perception, you only need to connect to an inner knowing to discover your design and operate in it.
• Recalibration is ongoing; it makes you more human and authentic, which attracts people into your space.
• We can never attain perfection because we’re always evolving, and we’ll never be there. It’s through that journey that we discover ourselves. 
• The biggest gift we can give ourselves and others is a journey of experimentation and recalibration.
• You’re one in a lifetime; there is no reason to hide or hold back. People need you in your essence and power because you are part of their ripple effect.

Website:  https://www.angtransformation.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrea.ninodeguzman/

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There is a lot that goes into sales that isn’t just marketing, and branding is a key component of any successful sales strategy. As salespeople, we focus so much on pitching our product, which gets our prospects into a defensive response. This makes branding very important in your marketing strategy. Branding and marketing are not synonymous. Marketing focuses on product and service, while branding combines everything that is core to your business, including experience, your reputation, why people should care about you, and why they should view you as an authority figure. It helps people understand your business and creates curiosity about how you can help them solve problems and the type of transformation they should expect.
Join the conversation with Mike Grise as he shares more about branding, why it’s essential, and branding strategies that can help you differentiate and stand out from your competition. Mike is a sales and branding strategist who has been in sales for a long time in many different capacities. Mike's first gig was in personal training, selling training sessions, gym membership, and more. He then shifted to the technology space and got introduced to products, management, product marketing, and branding, which ties to overall sales strategy. If you feel like you’re not making as much as you could and feel lost, this episode is for you!

During this episode, you will learn about;

[02:45] What is branding, and what inspired Mike into this space

[06:25] How branding can help you with your sale

[10:54] Why Mike got online to start coaching on branding 

[19:11] Why you need a personal brand and what it will do for you

[24:51] Tips on how you can be different and stand out online as a coach

[28:26] Why Mike picked Instagram and not YouTube, FB, or LinkedIn

[38:37] Leveraging time and trust to build relationships 

[41:18] Mike’s strategies for client acquisition 

[43:18] Networking and attraction sale strategies and how Mike does them  

[45:04] Aligning to a passion and making it financially viable

[47:11] What Mike did to figure out what he wanted to do and get started 

[54:46] The problem Mike’s working on in his business to be more efficient 

[59:03] Mike's vision and where he wants his company to be in 5 years

[01:01:10] Ending the show

• Sharing your story, explaining your vision, and everything behind your business opens doors for new opportunities.
• Sales is all about time and trust. If you can increase the amount of time your prospect spends with you, trust goes up.
• Creating consistent value will help you build connections online, expand your reach and keep growing.
• The only way you can continue to move forward is to get your things done.
• Know what you’re not great at and outsource. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.brand.consultant/

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Sometimes it takes stuff falling apart to realize we need to use the systems because that is where we learn. When using any type of project management, your willingness will be challenged, and you will want to go back. Most of us need to have enough discomfort to go with the process. Don’t wait until you and your team are exhausted by the endless tasks and burnout to start looking for solutions. If you feel like your team is just busy and unproductive, and you are tired of sacrificing your peace and sanity, it’s time to embrace simple systems to increase efficiency. It starts with you, and It takes you to thrive. When you stand for the system you’re using, your team will get aligned.

Join the conversation with Jese Gary, a female entrepreneur turned business coach for catering and event planning business owners and the founder of the Greeneyedambition. Her mission is to inspire entrepreneurs to embrace simple systems to operate their small businesses professionally, effectively, and profitably. Learn how to tackle the systems and mindset obstacles getting in the way of your success.

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During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:01] Episode intro and a bit about Jese Gary

[01:55] A bit about Jese and her evolution in building her own business 

[20:20] What Jese is planning to offer in the project management space

[07:23] Practical tips on how to enhance project management in your team

[30:14] Leadership and what it means in your business 

[33:10] The different levels of leadership, John Maxwell's book 

[34:37] Jese perspective on Tesla's personality and leadership approach

[43:25] Hybrid, working at home and how to be creative in the system

[51:42] The importance of having a coach and how Jese has benefited from that 

[55:40] Hiring a coach and why you should hire a mindset coach when starting up

[01:04:45] Lesson’s from Jese experiences on how to deal with the fear of confrontation 

[01:11:36] The importance of mindset in realizing your full potential 

• Don’t ever stop learning to improve your skillset as an entrepreneur.
• When planning events, you have to think from a psychological perspective, not what you get out of it.   
• Working on yourself allows you to show up and make the impact you want.
• Accepting and allowing correction without feeling like someone is trying to make your vision small is the key to success. 
• Mindset is everything, you can have great talent, but without the right mindset, you will not be able to realize your full potential.

Website: https://www.greeneyedambition.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greeneyedambition/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8cbD7yFnP2EsyKwRXOePg

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Most of us, as entrepreneurs, believe that we must be good at everything to succeed, which is a big misconception. It’s essential to identify your talent and what you’re good at, and the moment you begin to vocalize it, you start to operate in your genius and stop trying to be more than what you need to be. Your talent dictates how you show up, not just in your life but also in your business. The clear you get on what you are good at, the better you are able to maximize your skills and be effective in what you do.  Accepting that you are good at some things and not good at others and being okay with that is imperative in growing your business. It will help you shift your perspective and understand how you can leverage what you’re good at to bring more efficiency and success on your path.

Join the conversation with Jesse Hopkins as he shares more on how to stay in your zone of genius and build a team that stays in theirs to make an impact and grow faster. Jesse is a skill, talent, and strength finder. He works with C-Suite Execs, Entrepreneurs, and individuals working through a transition, to help them discover their talent and stay in their Zone of Genius so they can find their value, make more money and be happy. 

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During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:01] Episode intro and a bit about Jesse Hopkins

[01:57] The myth of working on your weaknesses and leaning on your strength 

[05:00] Being overlooked and Jesse’s aha moment when he discovered strength finder 

[10:26] How to leverage your time and skills to make the most out of your business

[15:42] A company Jesse worked with and the practices that made them great

[24:09] Entrepreneurship Vs. Entrepreneurship talent pull 

[31:27] The difference between a talent and skill 

[45:03] The purpose of skill, strength, or talent finder for entrepreneurs 

[49:41] How to use talent to impact and create deep relationships 

[55:19] Talent entrepreneurship in solo entrepreneurship 

• You will get much more return on investment if you make yourself better at the talent that you have.
• Often, the best talent comes in an unrefined box. 
• Your talent dictates how you show up in your life and business; the clear you can get on what you are good at, the better you can be at what you do.
• The sooner you can understand what you do, the sooner you can understand how to leverage what you are good at in a more efficient way. 
• As a leader, you should be aware of the talent around you and communicate in a language that resonates with them.

Instagram: https://instagram.com/jesse_hr_consultant

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Leveraging Improv Skills To Grow Your Business with Chris Trew

So many business owners view improv as exclusive to comedy, but it can help you improve presence, listening, communication, creativity, team building, and brainstorming skills. All these things are woven together in improv, and in the same way, it helps in comedy. It can also help entrepreneurs and companies in team building. Improv is the primary tool that helps you in the unknown. It enables you to trust, qualify and celebrate the process.  We can’t always plan every step of the way, but knowing that we can be responsible and accept what happens, will give us the power to step out and stand out. Things will go wrong in our projects, relationships, and vacations, but to move on, we’ve to accept and take the next step to make progress. 

Join this conversation with Chris Trew as he shares more about improv and how you can leverage it as a business owner to improve presence, communication, productivity, collaboration, innovativeness, and team-building to stand out. Chris is a creative coach who uses a tool called Improv to help people improve their creativity. He is working in corporate doing corporate workshops, improving team building, productivity, and creativity with both businesses and individuals.

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 Key Highlights From The Episode;

[00:01] Episode intro and a bit about Chris Trew

[01:21] What inspired Chris to do the Improv workshops

[04:17] Chris’s realization that he could turn his passion into a business 

[06:32] How Improv helps you trust, qualify and celebrate the process 

[10:03] The sneakiness of improv 

[14:33] Comedy and the importance of humor in life

[22:24] Taking a second chance; Learning, adjusting, and doing it again  

[33:12] Feelings and understanding the logic behind them

[38:39] Judging the moment and how it sucks creativity and energy

[44:01] Manifesting the right things in life and business 

[49:19] Ending the show

• Improve is the primary tool that helps you in the unknown. 
• Giving yourself grace is giving yourself credit for showing up, attempting to do it, and staying present even when things go wrong to learn.
• It’s okay if something doesn’t work. Learn to give yourself grace with failures and to be OK with things not going right. 
• How we feel about something is a choice.
• Improv skills are important in gaining freedom from other people's perspectives and changing how you see your world.

Website:  https://christrew.net/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christrew

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christrew/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christrew/

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So many companies have created a data and dashboard-driven environment where conversations are deals and outcome-driven. They just manage the sales process, focus on numbers, and don’t coach the salespeople. They don’t offer leadership development programs and coaching programs to teach salespeople to get into the weeds to help people reach their potential or get something out of them. Building a high-performing sales team calls for collaboration, every conversation with the employees should be a collaboration of where they are coming from, where they want to go and how you can help each other get there. If you’re just looking at numbers and metrics, you are likely to be micromanaging your sales team and not coaching them. Collaboration will help build relationships, beat ego and avoid micromanagement. It provides an open door for conversations and communication with your sales team, helps build a culture where you are open to needs, criticism, and feedback, and allows you to set and show expectations.

Join the conversation with Kyle Brewer as he shares more about sales, how to develop a coaching culture, and build high-performing sales teams to increase sales. Kyle is an experienced sales manager with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Operations Management, Sales, Management, and Software as a Service (SaaS). He is also a strong business development professional who is successful in starting and building sales teams. His mission is to help sales leaders build and develop high-performing teams. Focus on REP and LEADER development for maximum impact on business results

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Notable Quotes 

• We need to shift our mindset from the old-school way of thinking and stop seeing salespeople as numbers that need to perform and get better to keep their jobs. 
• Most companies don’t have a coaching culture. They have created a data and dashboard-driven environment where conversations are deals and outcome-driven.
• As a sales manager, you have to know when you are setting expectations and when you need to show expectations.
• If you teach somebody to think for themselves, they will automatically start using those skills in each situation they come across. 
• It’s okay to struggle; it’s okay to fail; it’s okay to chip away for some time from a problem. 
• The expectation that salespeople need to be driving numbers is not fair if they’re not coached properly, given all the tools, and put in a position where they can be successful.
• If we get people to master the skillset and take the joy out of getting better every single day, the sales will increase.
• If you are so focused on the outcome or making sales, you’re not developing sales skill sets, and this is the reason why so many people don’t last so long.
• People change; how people bought yesterday is not how they will buy today, So you can rely solely on what worked yesterday to be effective today and in the future.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-brewer-b5322928/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/kylejosep

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Burnout is a big and legit problem, but it is usually used very casually in our society so many of us don’t know when we’re in burnout because we think everybody is when it’s just us. In 2019, the Health World Organization classified burnout as a medical condition and a group of symptoms. Burnout is dangerous, and it’s a result of stress over time as we try to get to the next level of success. Stress plus time equals burnout, so if you are stressed over time without relief, you’re going to burn out. We all desire more greatness at whatever level we are, but for most of us, winning without burning out has become the biggest obstacle in our pursuit of success. However, pursuing success without clear objectives, boundaries, and alignment with your energy will always result in stress and burnout. Aligning your pursuit in life with your energy brings more happiness and results. Burnout is voluntary. You can opt-in or out of the cycle.

Join the conversation with Catherine Peters as she shares more about burnout, what it is, how you can identify it before it's too late, and practices that can help you manage yourself and your work to beat burnout. Catherine is a Burnout Expert, Certified Professional Coach, and an award-winning international keynote speaker. For so long, Catherine received a message to rest, but she didn’t know how to do it, and her search led her to so many different suggestions. So, she did what most of us do when faced with overwhelm. Stuffing it down, pushing it away, and plowing ahead. However, a breast cancer diagnosis in 2018 completely changed the trajectory of her life and taught her the importance of rest and self-care. Catherine's mission is to give people permission to rest and de-stress and teach them how to do it. 

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During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:01] Episode intro and a bit about Catherine Peters

[01:48] Is burnout a problem or a self-management problem? Find out

[07:56] How to win and find success without burning out 

[16:57] Finding a balance between happiness, work, and success 

[21:04] Working with a coach to fall in line and get aligned

[24:06] How to know if you are in burn out before it’s too late

[27:40] Suffering and why it’s voluntary on your path to success 

[41:05] Rest and how you can incorporate it in your life in the right way 

[49:05] Catherine's strategy: Figuring where you’re energetically and leveling up your energy 

[56:29] How Catherine keeps her client on the same path after achieving a balance 

Website: https://catthecoach.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cpeterscoaching

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Often most founders and entrepreneurs get bogged down by the idea of hiring and getting their HR in place, thinking they don’t need them. However, when scaling and growing your businesses, HR is the most important part of the process. Working yourself out to scale is not only hard but can also lead to burnout. No matter how much you enjoy your work, you need breaks and time to be away from your work. Sometimes we’re so focused on the next thing that stopping makes us guilty. However, being self-aware and understanding that it’s okay to take a break and putting in proper systems for yourself will help you scale and be in a place where you can thrive. Don’t wait until the last minute to get HR in place. 

Join the conversation with Gwenevere as she shares how you can build your team, engage your employee, and create systems that can help you scale your business and be in a place where you can mentally, emotionally, and physically last. Gwenevere is the Founder and CEO of Guide to HR. She is a highly accomplished HR executive with a proven track record of leading innovative HR plans and corporate initiatives. Gwenevere is a results-driven leader and an expert in developing programs that boost employee engagement. She offers a wealth of knowledge and experience to ensure his clients have the people, practices, culture, organizational design, and inclusive work environment to enable and sustain rapid growth and development. 

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During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:00] Episode intro 

[02:14] Gwenevere's journey in corporate and how she got to where she is

[03:34] The pause that made Gwenevere realize that she was burnt out 

[04:25] Setting boundaries and allowing yourself to pause to reflect 

[08:21] Being self-aware and allowing yourself to take a break

[13:17] How Gwenevere started building her business and got her first clients

[15:39] When starting your business, do you need to hire a coach? Find out

[20:11] Gwernevere transitions and how she leans on what she enjoys doing

[23:41] The process of scaling your business with people 

[28:48] Gwernevere's mission is to improve people's perspective on HR 

[32:54] What is a job description, and why is it important in your business 

[35:13] The shift from full-time employment to people doing their own thing

[37:39] The economic shift and the differences between employees and contractors 

[42:43] How to captivate your employees to prevent quiet quitting

[44:51] Holding your employees accountable in your Business

[53:30] The biggest mistake that Gernevere sees most founders make 

Notable Quotes 

•  Hold people accountable for what they say they are going to do, and make sure you put a deadline on that. 
• Founders make the mistake of not bringing their team along in their decision-making process.
• Accountability is more than just meeting the deadline; it’s being honest with yourself, your manager, and your team.

Website: https://guidetohr.com/

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwe

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Doing Something Outside Your Business

As entrepreneurs, we all know the benefits of going to the gym and doing something outside our business. However, working on something that is not work-related to improve ourselves and get into a flow state can seem hard when we feel trapped in our business. You may not feel like you are going for a walk or a run, but no one gets mad after working out. Instead, it makes us better. Training especially Jujutsu teaches you how to be patient. There are no cheat codes or hacks, and there is nothing you can do to cheat your way to a black belt. It is all about time, persistence, and patience, and all these qualities are the key to success in entrepreneurship. 

Join the conversation with your host Raylen Davis as he shares more on how and why he went back to jujutsu, and why training is key in your journey as an entrepreneur. Learn the importance of doing something outside your business that is not work-related to improve yourself and get into a flow state

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During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:00] Episode intro 

[01:27] Raylen's financial goal hit and why he founds it hard to go back to jujutsu

[04:14] Raylen's final straw that made him go back to the gym 

[08:28] Why every entrepreneur should get into jujutsu 

[09:30] Lessons from a book that helped Raylen get where he is now, Driven 

[16:55] The premises of Elevated Coaching Acadamy 

[20:30] The reason why Raylen created the Elevated Coaching Academy

[21:44] How self-awareness helps handle depression when things go down 

[23:47] Taking control of subconscious and conscious mind 

[27:17] Ending the show 

• By failing together constantly every single day we learn faster
• Some people don’t need more information, they need more accountability and connections 
• Being more self-aware of what you’re doing and why is one of the most important things in your business. 
• You may not want to go for a walk or a run, but no one gets mad after working out; instead, it makes us better

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