The Empowered Practitioner

Laura and I believe that having a discussion about business partnerships would be beneficial.

In this episode, our conversation may take different directions, but given our unique partnership and extensive experience working together, we want to talk about an important topic in business - partnerships and hiring for higher-level positions. Our unique relationship and years of working together have given us valuable insights that we want to share with you

HERE ARE SOME KEY POINTS IN THIS EPISODE

(2:26) - Should you Bring on a Partner?

(7:41) - The Importance of Working with people with the same Mindset as You

(13:53) - The shift in focus from skills to personality and character in the hiring process

(27:02) - The impact of differences in core values on the longevity of a business relationship

(41:04) - The importance of being equable as a leader

(46:20) - Your company is defined by the people you surround yourself with

MORE ABOUT LAURA:

Laura Wood is a mother of two and former nutritionist. She is currently the President of the Wellness Business Hub where she works with Lori and the team to have a major impact on the wellness world.

Donation: YES Shelter for Youth and Families - https://yesshelter.ca/help/help-yes/donate/

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We are gonna have a really good conversation with April Michelle. if you've been following me for any length of time, then you know that I operate under the mantra. You can't model what you don't see.

So this is going to be a really pivotal conversation for a lot of you who feel kind of stuck maybe in what you're doing and who feel you have to operate in a singular silo and that just isn't true.

Here are some key points in this episode:

(2:10) - How April Michelle Turned her Multi-passion dreams into a successful business

(9:38) - The Reason Why April Michelle Pivoted from Being a Health Coach to Helping Women Build A VA Business

(15:41) - Importance of Knowing the Foundation of a Business

(17:05) - What is a Virtual Assistant and Why You Need One

(24:00) - Things That You Can Outsource and What to Expect When Working with a VA

Links Mentioned In This Episode:

Check out April Michelle's Instagram and Facebook: @virtuallyaprilmichelle

Visit April Michelle's Website: portal.virtuallyaprilmichelle.com

Buy April Michelle's Book: www.ipoopedmypantsbook.com

Apply for Zero to Clients Scholarship: https://enroll.10ksuccesssystem.com/scholarship-application-2023-1

More About April :

April is a multi-passionate entrepreneur and autoimmune advocate. Known online as "Virtually April Michelle", she has developed her career as a High-Level Virtual Assistant, Author and Business Coach for those with autoimmune and chronic illnesses who want to learn how to support themselves while working from home as highly sought after Virtual Assistants.

Donation: Crohn's and Colitis Foundation - https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/

CTA: How to Make Your First 1K as a New VA: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/61983052b4f6fb9d86fe6eb8

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This is a conversation that I have been waiting to have, and I am selfishly very excited to have Laura Bitoiu because I am about to pick her brain on all things short-form content, we're talking about reels.

It's going to be full of actionable tips that you can do right away so make sure you have your notebook and pen to take down notes with.

Here are some key points in this episode:

(2:28) - The Power of Short Form Videos And How It Works On Each Platform

(8:53) - Things You Need to Do Before Creating Short-Form Videos

(15:30) - How to Build Awareness to Your Audience

(19:25) - Difference Between Awareness and Interest

(22:55) - What Does the Desire Content Looks Like

(28:55) How You Can Sell Using Short-Form Content

More About Laura:

Laura Bitoiu is a social media expert who teaches entrepreneurs how to use Instagram Reels to grow their business. Since launching her company B Squared Social in 2018, she's helped thousands of people—from artists and photographers to CEOs and surgeons—connect with their ideal audience via Reels and convert them into lifelong customers.

B Squared Social Batching Workflow to get you started on batch creating your reels - https://bsquaredsocial.mykajabi.com/offers/boz3hu5W/checkout

Donation: The Crisis Centre of BC: https://crisiscentre.bc.ca/make-a-donation

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We have an extra special conversation today with another one of my amazing team members here at the Wellness Business Hub, Tracey Dafoe, and today we're talking all about Facebook groups.

I know managing a Facebook group is not an easy task, so you'll definitely want to take notes of some of the tips and tactics that Tracey will share to maximize your Facebook group.

Here are some key points in this episode:

(3:47) - How Tracey Manages our Facebook Groups And The Tools We're Using to Track Members

(10:03) - How to Use Facebook Group Correctly and How to Filter Each Member

(16:00) - Strategies That We Use to Maximize Our Facebook Group

(30:30) - How to Make Sure Your Content is Getting Seen By Many People

(34:04) - Other Facebook Tips You Can Implement to Your Facebook Group

More About Tracey:

Tracey has been part of our community as a health coach and joined the Wellness Business Hub as the Outbound Enrollment Coordinator in 2021. She loves connecting coaches and practitioners with the resources they need to begin or move forward on their journey to success.

Donation: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada - https://www.heartandstroke.ca

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This is going to be probably one of my most favorite conversations because I decided many, many, many, many years ago to create a signature program then took online.

Today I have an extra special guest with me, Laura Tetz. I think out of almost anyone else, she probably has the most experience when it comes to putting together signature programs.

Here are some key points in this episode:

(3:20) Most Common Mistakes of Practitioners and Coaches When it Comes to Creating A Signature Program

(6:25) Difference Between Education and Transformation

(20:38) 3 Strategies To Create A Signature Outline

(29:15) How We Help Practitioners and Coaches in Building Their Signature Program

More About Laura

• Laura has been part of the Wellness Business Hub since 2019. She is an experienced health coach and past alumni of WBH programs. Now, as lead program coach, she's passionate about helping practitioners turn their dreams into profitable online signature programs.
• Donation: Horses of Alberta - https://horseheroesalberta.com/donate

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• Join Zero To Clients - The most personalized business coaching program for new practitioners and coaches who want to bottle their brilliance and go from zero to clients in 6 months or less.
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I am so pumped to have this conversation with Jesse Deek. Jesse and I have been together for many, many, many years, and she is the director of Client Success for our Zero to Clients program.

And today we are going to be talking all about the dos and the don'ts when it comes to accountability for your clients.

Here are some key points in this episode:

(3:57) - The Biggest Mistake That We Did In Holding Our Clients Accountable and Why

(6:38) - The Change We Made to Help Our Clients Achieve Success

(11:51) - How We Set Client to Achieve More Success

(15:56) - Things to Consider When You Are Setting Up Your Accountability Process

(22:15) - How to Handle Tricky Situations

More About Jessie

Jessie Deek is our Director of Client Success for the Zero To Clients program. She came into Lori's world as a client when she was a student holistic nutritionist and has worked for the WBH in some capacity since 2017. She lives in a village outside of Ottawa with her husband and her blue heeler furchild named Winifred.

Donation - Paws of the North Rescue - https://pawsofthenorthrescue.com

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I am really excited to have this conversation today with Shannon Hagel. I think you are going to enjoy our banter, enjoy our rapport, and we're going to get into some really good strategic things that Shannon has done to grow her online business.

She is a holistic nutrition consultant. She's a CEO and a mother of two. Through her program, the Thrive Formula, she helps women over 40 drop the extra weight by supporting the root cause of what is shutting down their metabolism and rewiring their brains for effortless willpower.

Here are some key points in this episode:

(7:13) - Consistency on social media

(14:05) - Scheduling & management of content creation

(16:52) - Shannon's webinar strategies

(19:14) - Shannon's Facebook ads strategies

(24:50) - Having systems for your content & program

(28:00) - Being willing to fail and learn

(30:53) - Shannon's nurture strategies

(34:45) - The biggest needle mover for doubling Shannon's income

More About Shannon

Shannon is a holistic nutrition consultant, CEO, and mother of 2. Through her program, The Thrive Formula, she helps women over 40 to drop the extra weight by supporting the root cause of what is shutting down their metabolism & rewiring their brains for effortless willpower.

Inside the Metabolism Masterclass, she shares the 3 secrets she used to fix her metabolism without giving up wine or living at the gym. She will be diving deep into: why what you are currently doing is actually screwing up your metabolism; how to unwind the metabolic damage; and the key to creating lifelong effortless willpower.

Join Shannon's Metabolism Masterclass: https://thrivefromtheinside.click/live-training1

Shannon's Donation: Equality Fund https://equalityfund.ca

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I am really excited to have Neeta here with me today. She sold her million-dollar cosmetic dentistry practice and traveled across 45 countries researching human behavior and ancient eastern philosophy and therapeutic psychology.

She pooled all of that learning along with other life experiences, overcoming multiple adversities, which include being orphaned at a young age, surviving an abusive marriage, extensive loss, and contributing to the power.

The powerful message that we're gonna talk about today is resilience and grit, and I'm really excited to have this conversation. I think it's going to be very valuable for those of you who you know, want to move forward but aren't really sure how to do it.

Here are some key points in this episode:

(3:15) - Pivotal Moment in Dr. Neeta's Life and the New Direction She Took in Life

(7:30) - How Saying Yes to Different Opportunities Can Make You a Better Person

(15:27) - The Fly Forward Framework

(25:45) - What is Bounce Factor?

Links Mentioned In This Episode:

Dr. Neeta's Book: http://thatsuckednowwhat.com

More About Neeta:

Dr. Neeta sold her large million-dollar cosmetic dentistry practice helping people transform smiles to spark inner greatness. As part of her own journey to becoming a leader in her field and a voice for immigrant women & women of color, she traveled across 45 countries researching human behavior, ancient eastern philosophy and therapeutic psychology. She pooled that learning along with other life experiences overcoming multiple adversities, which include being orphaned at a young age, surviving an abusive marriage, and extensive loss, contributed to the powerful message of resilience & grit to have found several institutes, including the Global GRIT Institute, wellness education platform for optimizing emotional wellbeing for entrepreneurs, and Co-Founder of Dharma Coaching Institute and organization helping train thousands to be the highest versions of themselves.

Get Dr. Neeta's book, That Sucked, Now What? How to Embrace the Joy in Chaos and Find Magic in the Mess http://thatsuckednowwhat.com

Donation: https://sakhi.org/donate-today

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Struggling with your niche? Sign up for the FREE 2-Part Training Series called The LaunchPad >>> https://www.wbhtraining.com/launch-pad

Most practitioners and coaches take months or even years in making this BIG decision - CHOOSING A NICHE.

In this episode, I will break down the 3 questions in this episode that will help you nail your niche almost immediately. So if you have been stuck in your business because of this, I hope that today is the day that you FINALLY move forward.

Here are some key points in this episode:

[2:15] What is a niche and why you need one?

[9:59] What is an area of specialization or a topic you are obsessed with?

[10:56] What is a major complaint that you can help someone solve?

[12:02] What is the type of person that has this complaint?

Links Mentioned In This Episode:

DM Lori on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/LoriKennedyInc

Sign up for the FREE 2-Part Traininer Series called The LaunchPad https://www.wbhtraining.com/launch-pad

HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER

• Join Zero To Clients - The most personalized business coaching program for new practitioners and coaches who want to bottle their brilliance and go from zero to clients in 6 months or less.
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Happy 2023!!! This is my first episode in the new year and I thought I'd kick it off with a bit of a personal one and share with you some of my goals for both myself and my business.

What are your goals this year? I'd love to hear yours. You can send me a DM I'm at >> https://www.instagram.com/lorikennedyinc

HERE ARE SOME KEY POINTS IN THIS EPISODE:

• (4:50) - My Definition Of Success
• (9:00) - My Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat Experience
• (22:18) - The Evidence of My Healing
• (28:28) - This is How You Become Master of a Thing
• (31:40) - Things to Ask Yourself This 2023

HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER

• Join Zero To Clients - The most personalized business coaching program for new practitioners and coaches who want to bottle their brilliance and go from zero to clients in 6 months or less.
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