The Philip Wride Show

Welcome to The Philip Wride Show! In this episode, we’re joined by the incredible Amber Vilhauer, a seasoned entrepreneur whose journey is both inspiring and enlightening. Facing frustration and a "glass ceiling" in 2019, Amber transformed her business approach during COVID by live-streaming without selling, which led to an 80% growth and recognition on the Inc. 5000.

Amber shares her unique pivot towards a more fulfilling business model focused on "Books and Business" under her NGNG Enterprises and how she maintains a balance between professional success and personal life. We dive deep into her strategies for personal and professional alignment, the power of authentic word-of-mouth marketing, and the importance of understanding what truly lights you up.

Amber’s story includes overcoming significant challenges, such as writing her book amidst personal hurdles and redefining her goals after receiving a life-changing diagnosis. Our conversation highlights the profound impact of surrounding yourself with the right people, making strategic business decisions in uncertain times, and embracing self-expression.

Join us as Amber elaborates on her foundational four framework, her journey of self-discovery, and the invaluable lessons she's learned from nearly 20 years in digital marketing and book launches. If you’re seeking actionable insights and a realignment with your true self, this episode is a must-listen!

Timestamps

00:00 Early struggles shaped determination to help others.

09:58 Experience in marketing and entrepreneurship challenges.

16:32 Book aids entrepreneurs in personal alignment and growth.

25:42 Divine intervention led to successful business transformation.

36:21 Desire fulfillment, impact, and wealth through intentional work.

43:27 Find your people, diversify, and self-express fully.

49:19 Google me; I'm everywhere for 17 years.

About Amber V

Amber Vilhauer is a Books & Business strategist, multi-bestselling author, speaker, and Founder of NGNG Enterprises (No Guts No Glory), an Inc. 5000 top marketing agency. Amber has helped thousands of entrepreneurs align their business with their core talents and desires to naturally scale revenue and impact. She does this by implementing custom marketing strategies, launching bestselling books, and growing engaged followings that convert. She is the author of Infinite Impact and co-author of The Long Forest Trail with her son, Clay. Connect and learn more at www.ngngenterprises.com, www.booksandbusiness.com, and www.ambervilhauer.com.

More Resources

Uncover life's 12 hidden chains with the book "Finally Find Freedom" - https://www.finallyfindfreedom.com

Access the free Masterclass "How to be in the top 1% of businesses and stop giving money to your competitors" at https://www.philipwride.com/masterclasses

Want to convert clients on autopilot for your coaching or course business? Book a free discovery call - https://www.philipwride.com/fhc-a2a

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Welcome Freedom Hunters to the Philip Wride Show, where we embrace life on our own terms and redefine freedom in business and beyond. In this first episode of our refreshed and rebranded season two, I'll be guiding you through some significant changes and my exciting new direction. You might notice a pivot from our previous Unchained, Finally Find Freedom podcast—it's all part of a larger transformation that aligns with my own journey and my 40th birthday. In this episode, we’ll explore the evolution from season one’s focus on overcoming challenges to our new mission of showcasing how female coaches, course creators, and entrepreneurs from around the world are mastering the pillars of self, business, and technology to achieve unparalleled freedom. As I dive into these new conversations, I seek to uncover golden nuggets of wisdom that can help you, our cherished listeners, find the life of freedom you’re chasing. Whether you’re returning or new to the show, let's embark on this transformative journey together. Welcome to season two of the Philip Wride Show!

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This Q&A episode explores questions from community members and some I've found inside private groups. The questions we cover in this episode include:

- I'm planning to start my business or side project but I’m struggling to think what my lead magnet could be and how I hook people

- I'm struggling with time management and not having any free time to myself with having to take the kids everywhere, work, look after the home. How do I create more time?

- I keep giving in to convenience and ordering takeaways because I can’t be bothered to cook. How do I change this?

- I have a business but I’m struggling to get new customers and I hate social media. Are there any alternatives?

- I find myself procrastinating too much and not taking any action towards my goals and dreams, I just have a feeling of overwhelm when thinking about all the things I need to do

- I’m starting to make changes in my life but my friends aren’t supportive and just laugh at what I want to do

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Got questions about entrepreneurship, coaching businesses, course creation or being an author?

DM me your questions on Instagram (@philipwride) and I'll look to provide my thoughts on future episodes.

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Struggling with the tech headache of funnels, sales pages and emails for your coaching, course or author business? DM me the word "tech" on Instagram (@philipwride) we can set up a free no-obligation call to explore getting you some quick wins to remove that headache.

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Spoiler alert - this episode is a little different. It's an admission. An admission that I haven't been operating in alignment and been true to myself.

There's a part I've been leaving off the table and after repeated suggestions from others, reading, listening and watching I'm finally embracing a part of me that I was trying to move away from.

It feels like a weight has been lifted and so in this episode I want to share with you:

• What alignment feels like to me and how I've found it
• How I'm embracing something that's my "zone of genius"
• How I plan to use it to help entrepreneurs, coaches, course creators and authors
• What's changing in my world and what exciting projects are on the horizon

If you are listening to this podcast then congratulations - you've become a Freedom Hunter and I welcome you to the club. 

Together we'll continue to explore growth and transformation, entrepreneurship, and how to master technology to support ourselves and our businesses.

Life is a process of growing and evolving and this episode outlines a step I'm taking on my journey and I invite you to join me.

Got questions about tech, entrepreneurship or personal growth?  Send me your questions at https://www.philipwride.com/questions and I'll aim to cover those topics in future episodes.

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Where to find me:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/philipwride/

Facebook.com: https://www.facebook.com/philip.wride

Website: https://www.philipwride.com

Grab a copy of my bestselling book: https://www.amazon.com/Finally-Find-Freedom-holding-business/dp/1739213521 

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In this episode I share some thoughts on how email automation can be used to support the growth of a business.

After spending years creating automations for billion-dollar brands and unravelling the complexities I'm a big fan of email and how automations can be created for different types of communication.

I also provide some examples of automations you can create for your business from the follow-up after someone gives you their email address to automated flows for surveys and feedback and structured series to help people understand more about you and your business.

Finally I give some thoughts on how email and automations can be set up to help you save time in the long run compared with manual sending, and how they can help you convert customers on autopilot.

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Looking to find more freedom in your life by freeing up time or creating your own online business? 

Get 5 free chapters of my bestselling book "Finally Find Freedom" by joining the community at https://www.philipwride.com

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In the world of business lead magnets are a great way of providing value to potential customers and to start building a relationship.

This episode explores how lead magnets can be used to gain contact information, build email lists and demonstrate your knowledge and expertise to the audience you want to serve.

Whether you are looking to start your own business to break free of the 9-5 or you've already started a side hustle this episode explores some of the lead magnets that I've created for my businesses over the years and how I've used them to support B2B and B2C relationships.

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Looking to find more freedom in your life by freeing up time or creating your own online business? 

Get 5 free chapters of my bestselling book "Finally Find Freedom" by joining the community at https://www.philipwride.com

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Luck, fate, synchronicity - whatever you want to call it we have the ability to stack the odds in our favour and put ourselves in a better position for success.

In this episode I share my thoughts about focusing on our strengths and how they can help us build a bigger and better business, and a bigger and better life. We all have strengths - things that we enjoy doing and that seem quite easy for us or straightforward but that may seem complex or challenging for others.

Life is short and we can waste it on trying to improve our weaknesses like the school system encouraged us to do - or we can double down on our strengths and see where they can take us.

Finally, I also give some examples from my own experience of how people have encouraged me to focus on something that I didn't class as a strength but has since opened doors and new conversations.

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Looking to find more freedom in your life by freeing up time or creating your own online business? 

Get 5 free chapters of my bestselling book "Finally Find Freedom" by joining the community at https://www.philipwride.com

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In this episode I share how models and frameworks have helped make it easier for me to create courses, teach on stage and write my books.

If you're a course creator or coach you know one of the hardest things is knowing what to teach and the best way to teach the material.

Creating models and frameworks makes it easier to be consistent with the teaching and training you deliver regardless of whether that's online, offline, in print or on video because you break everything into parts and go from one part to the next.

I give some examples of the models and frameworks I've created for my books, courses and coaching and a new 4-part teaching/training method I'm introducing for any live events I do.

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Looking to find more freedom in your life by freeing up time or creating your own online business? 

Get 5 free chapters of my bestselling book "Finally Find Freedom" by joining the community at https://www.philipwride.com

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In this episode I talk to Jo Swann - the founder of Chocolate PR. Jo spent many years working in corporate PR for large brands but after some soul-searching realised it was no longer what she wanted to do.

During our chat Jo takes me through her transition from corporate PR and the one event that changed everything for her.

She also takes me through the work she does to help female entrepreneurs tell their story to the press and the steps to get someone "press ready". We also talk about becoming comfortable with our own stories and that we don't have to share everything all of the time and Jo gives an example of a client who gradually became more comfortable sharing stories from her past.

Finally, Jo gives some tips and guidance for people who want more visibility for themselves and their business.

You can connect with Jo on the Chocolate PR website - https://www.chocolatepr.co.uk and on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jochocpr/ , or grab a copy of her book "Celebrating YOU" on Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Celebrating-YOU-Empowering-entrepreneurs-confident/dp/B0BB5MCBRF 

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Looking to find more freedom in your life by freeing up time or creating your own online business? 

Get 5 free chapters of my bestselling book "Finally Find Freedom" by joining the community at https://www.philipwride.com 

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In this episode I talk to Carina Harvey, a style and identity coach who relocated to Dubai after a divorce and redundancy.

During our chat Carina shares the struggles she had with her own identity from the divorce and redundancy and the process she went through that helped her realign.

We also dig into her interest in fashion and styling and how coaching has always been a part of what she does, even in the corporate world.

Carina then takes me through some of the work she does with her clients and the things she wishes she knew or was guided on when she was going through her own struggles. To connect with Carina you can find her on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/carinaharveyofficial) , her website (https://www.carinaharvey.com) and on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carinaharvey/)

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Looking to find more freedom in your life by freeing up time or creating your own online business? 

Get 5 free chapters of my bestselling book "Finally Find Freedom" by joining the community at https://www.philipwride.com

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