The Product Biz Podcast by Monica Little Coaching

"Planning" is one of those words where you either cringe at the sight of it because you're known for just winging it... or you get super excited to talk about ALL of the things you have planned.

But the true magic of planning is actually an in-between. The place where you know your dreams and goals and what you are working towards... and how to create a plan, with wiggle room, to actually achieve them because the plan gives you the vision and the guidance on what steps to take.

If you're NOT a planner and love being spontaneous all day everyday - or if you plan maybe a little TOO much without any room for spontaneity at all - this episode with special guest Laurie Wright will share with you how to use planning in a way that aligns with you, so you can make progress towards your goals, reflect on the steps you've taken, and stay motivated towards the big dreams you have.

Laurie Wright, aka "Not Your Average Grandma," identifies herself as a late-in-life purpose-finder who had a 30+ year career in corporate America before finding her true passion as a certified Master Neurocoach. With her signature program, The Second Half S.P.A.R.K. School™, Laurie helps women to ignite a later-in-life spark by connecting with their authentic self and uncovering what they truly want out of life so they won’t ever find themselves asking “What if?” She also has a podcast called “Living Your Sparked Second Half” where she covers topics intended to inspire listeners to live a happier and more fulfilling second half.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL​ LEARN:

• How to break down your big dream into 90 day goals and how to prioritize the RIGHT daily tasks to work on to actually make the progress you've always wanted
• How you can plan in a way that leaves room for spontaneity
• Why people procrastinate even when they plan - and how to make sure you don't fall into this trap of potential self-sabotage
• What questions to ask yourself at the end of each day to know where you can do better, where you kicked butt, and what you learned, so you're always reflecting on becoming the best version of you

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Follow Laure on Instagram @not_your_average_grandma

Take Laurie's quiz to help you find your passion and purpose in life!

LEARN MORE FROM MONICA LITTLE

Website: www.monicalittlecoaching.com

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"Have you ever thought about being a coach, educator, or speaker, where you are impacting others and changing lives with something you are passionate about and want to share with the world? Maybe you already are a coach... or maybe you've secretly had dreams of sharing your knowledge with others by becoming a coach.

As you probably already know, I originally started Plant Based Beauty from a passion for DIY skincare that turned into a business without ever expecting it to. And then before I knew it, I took the leap to leave my full-time job, focused entirely on Plant Based Beauty, and grew it to multiple 6 figures. Somewhere along the way I realized that I had MORE purpose to uncover during this one life of mine... And I realized that I went through all the hardships, challenges, trial and error to learn how to grow and scale my small business in order to help other small business owners do the same. And that's exactly how Etsy Algorithm Secrets and Product Biz Academy were born.

One of the most impactful decisions I made to be able to grow my coaching business to where it is now, was signing up to work with James Wedmore as my own business coach. The reason Product Biz Academy and Etsy Algorithm Secrets are programs that my members LOVE, that get my members RESULTS, and has allowed me to become a better coach each and every day to GUIDE my members to reach THEIR dreams... has been from the mentorship and guidance from James.

In this episode, I share my journey, more details about James’ program (Business by Design) for online coaches and course creators, a mini interview with James, and a special bonus I am offering - the Authority Bootcamp - for coaches who sign up for Business by Design during enrollment this week!

James Wedmore is an 8-figure per year online entrepreneur that teaches coaches and online course creators how to skyrocket their online business. With over 14 years of experience running his own online business, he now runs Business By Design to help Digital CEOs all over the globe live their dream of massive income and impact, and has served over 8,000 members in his programs. He’s also the host of The Mind Your Business Podcast where he shares how to create lasting success from the inside out.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL​ LEARN:

• My journey from corporate career, to full-time small business owner, to full-time coach, and the resources and support that led me to working with over 160 members across my 2 coaching programs
• How my coach, James Wedmore, and his program Business By Design transformed my business and specifically how it can help you grow your own coaching business
• Advice directly from James for coaches who are coming out with multiple new offers over and over that AREN'T working and  what makes Business By Design different than any other coach or program out there
• The Authority Bootcamp BONUSES you receive from me if you enroll in Business By Design before doors close on June 15!

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Enroll in Business By Design PLUS get the Authority Bootcamp Bonus at www.monicalittlecoaching.com/BBDbonuses (open for enrollment through June 15)

Watch James Wedmore's once per year free training; The Rise of the Digital CEO (available through June 15)

Follow James on Instagram @jameswedmore

Have you ever posted something on your Instagram feed, asking your followers to leave a comment below with an answer to the question you're asking, and all you heard back was... crickets?

If that's happened to you, I'm willing to bet you said you would never ask another question in your caption again, in fear of that experience being repeated over and over - and in fear of others noticing that people AREN'T responding or engaging with your questions.

This is one of the biggest hurdles that small business owners face; how do you actually connect with your followers? And even more challenging than that, how do you get them to actually buy your products, too?! In today's episode, special guest Madison Paige shares with you how to build a ride or die online community that's engaging with you, excited for you, AND buying your products. If getting more sales and building more connection on Instagram is your goal, then this is an episode that you don't want to miss.

Madison Paige is Business Growth Specialist, Top Rated Business Podcast Host, & Public Speaker that helps brands build a ride or die online community so you can stand out & sell out on social media. Her genuine spirit, high energy, & 8 years of experience in the social media world supporting over 150 businesses equips her to bring you high level, practical tips as your newest biz growth bestie.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL​ LEARN:

• What it means to build a business that gives you a freedom based lifestyle including financial freedom, time freedom, and TASK freedom
• How to build a community on Instagram that is DMing you, commenting on your posts, and excited for every single product you sell!
• Why you need both emotion AND logic within your Instagram content for people to actually buy your products - and how to create both necessary pieces
• What it means to show up as if your business is in-demand and to how to hold that energy and excitement even during the days when you don't "FEEL" like your products are selling as quickly as you would like

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Follow Madi on Instagram @thisismadisonpaige

Listen to the Small Business Growth Podcast hosted by Madi

LEARN MORE FROM MONICA LITTLE

Website: www.monicalittlecoaching.com

Instagram: @monicalittlecoaching

Order your small business daily planner & mindset journal: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1410735360

I had the chance to be a guest on the Duo on Air Marketing podcast hosted by Court & Abbey from the Duo Collective - and I'm sharing the entire episode with you here today! In this episode, we talk through the three biggest drivers to get people to find your products on Etsy. And better yet, why YOU need to be there.

Abbey & Courtney are both co-founders and business besties of Duo Collective, a boutique organic marketing agency specializing in social media strategy, branding, SEO, and coaching for small business owners and multi-passionate entrepreneurs. They are obsessed with finding ways to help you grow organically without needing to spend a DIME on paid ads.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL​ LEARN:

• Who is Etsy for?
• Can Etsy be successful for both physical and digital products?
• Do you recommend people sell products on their own website and Etsy? What's the benefit?
• What are your best tips for getting started and successfully making sales?
• Are there any resources or tools to make the setup process easy, especially if you have dozens of products?

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Follow Court & Abbey on Instagram @duo.collective

Listen to the Duo on Air Marketing Podcast hosted by Court & Abbey

LEARN MORE FROM MONICA LITTLE

Website: www.monicalittlecoaching.com

Instagram: @monicalittlecoaching

Watch the FREE Etsy training to get started today: How to Get Your Products Seen on Etsy!

Many female biz owners are operating on a 24 hour schedule, trying to get as many things possible done each and every day… when our bodies are designed to operate in a 28 day cycle instead.

The truth is, women have a biological advantage when they ditch the standard 9-5 way of working and lean into a 28 day rhythm instead.

And when you learn how to use your 28 day cycle to your advantage, you learn exactly when you should be recharging, when you should be accelerating your business forward, when you should be connecting with others, and when you should be reflecting and making room for new... so you make even more progress with less burnout and less hours worked.

Each one of these 4 phases during your 28 day cycle are a superpower once you learn how to tap into them… and Renae is going to share exactly how to do that with you today.

As a Cycle Business coach, Renae has had the honor of empowering hundreds of women to redefine the way they work. In 2016, as a new mom to 3 and a husband with a brain tumor, realizing we are never guaranteed tomorrow, she was determined to create a life she loved and jumped 2 feet into a side hustle with the hopes of creating financial and time freedom. In 2019…she was completely burnt out and wondered if it was in fact possible to raise a family and build a business at the same time. Fast forward to 2021, when using her body’s natural rhythms allowed her to 5x her revenue, work fewer hours, and feel so much more balanced along the way... All because she discovered the power of your menstrual cycle. Renae is now the go-to expert and sought out speaker when it comes to creating a cycle-based feminine approach to building your business. She's the host of The Cycle Advantage podcast and the founder of Your Cycle Advantage, her signature program empowering women to integrate their bodies within their business for higher levels of success.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL​ LEARN:

• What each of the 4 stages of your cycle are and which projects to work on during each stage to maximize your energy and efficiency
• How women function/interact with time differently than men... and how to use it to your advantage
• What you can do even if you don't currently have a menstrual cycle or regular cycle

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Follow Renae on Instagram @renaefieck

Get your free copy of the Cycle Sync Tracker atwww.renaefieck.com/cyclesyncbiz/

LEARN MORE FROM MONICA LITTLE

Website: www.monicalittlecoaching.com

Instagram: @monicalittlecoaching

Order your small business daily planner & mindset journal: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1410735360

I had the chance to be a guest on the Small Business Growth Podcast hosted by Madison Pagie - and I'm sharing the entire episode with you here today!

In this episode, we talk through top advice and tips to grow your Etsy shop if you're already on Etsy OR looking to expand your business on to Etsy. We chat Etsy Keywords, Etsy Photography, Etsy descriptions & so much more!

A little bit more about Madison - Madison Paige is Business Growth Specialist, Top Rated Business Podcast Host, & Public Speaker that helps brands build a ride or die online community so you can stand out & sell out on social media. Her genuine spirit, high energy, & 8 years of experience in the social media world supporting over 150 businesses equips her to bring you high level, practical tips as your newest biz growth bestie.

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Follow Madi on Instagram @thisismadisonpaige

Listen to the Small Business Growth Podcast hosted by Madison Paige

LEARN MORE FROM MONICA LITTLE

Website: www.monicalittlecoaching.com

Instagram: @monicalittlecoaching

Watch the FREE Etsy training to get started today: How to Get Your Products Seen on Etsy!

Did you know that it takes just 6 seconds for someone to determine if they are going to listen to your Instagram story... or if they are going to simply pass through it and move on to what the next person in line has to say?

That’s because 6 seconds is all it takes for someone to decide if they want to listen to you, if they like you and if they trust you.⁠

Did you also know that in just 6 seconds, your followers have decided if they are going to buy from you or not?

They're deciding that quickly if your products are the ones that they want and need… or if they can simply live without it.

In those 6 seconds, people are subconsciously attracted to you or are holding off… simply from your voice.

And this isn't about the sound of your voice. It’s about the WAY you speak. And the way your own beliefs, fears, and judgements show up through the words you say.

So my question to you is this… are you attracting customers to your products when you speak?⁠

Or, are you focusing more on the words you are saying and the thoughts running through your head about "getting it right" or "what will people think"?⁠

In this week’s episode, voice and communication coach Katherine Beck shares how to let go of the fear and judgment of showing up on social media and how to attract more sales... with your best kept secret and most underutilized tool: your voice.

With over 20 years of being 'the voice' of big brands, Katherine Beck (voiceover artist & voice coach) is the leading authority on how to speak & perform with intention & influence so you can create a greater impact in the world and make more money doing what you love to do. With over 30 years of performing & public speaking Katherine has developed her own unique methodology to voice training that applies to Entrepreneurs, Actors, Broadcast Journalists and Podcasters. Speaking of podcasts, she is the host of a #1 globally ranked podcast, The Voice of your Brand as well as the globally ranked podcast The All American Actor's Podcast which is ranked in the top 1.5% of all podcasts. Katherine is the CEO & Founder of Launch Your Voice & All American Voice.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL​ LEARN:

• How your inner thoughts, beliefs & feelings can be heard in your voice every time you speak
• The 3 CONNECTIONS you need to sell with ease and how to use your voice to authentically connect and attract customers AND sales
• Why selling with emotion - not just logic - will increase your sales when you are speaking about your products and your business

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Follow Katherine on Instagram @katherine_beck_

LEARN MORE FROM MONICA LITTLE

Website: www.monicalittlecoaching.com

Instagram: @monicalittlecoaching

Order your small business daily planner & mindset journal: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1410735360

Rose from Sweet Rosie's Soaps owns a donut and dessert soap business that was established on Etsy before she joined Etsy Algorithm Secrets... but she knew there was MORE to her potential.

Before joining Etsy Algorithm Secrets, she grew her Etsy shop to 600 sales. After joining Etsy Algorithm Secrets, she grew her business to over 1,000 Etsy sales in just 3 MONTHS! She was able to get 400+ sales so much faster and so much easier.

Tune in to listen to Rose's story of what it truly took for her to reach these results.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL​ LEARN:

• How Rose originally grew her Etsy business by piecing it together with sales trickling in here and there... to how she intentionally took it to the next level and saw massive results (400 new orders in 3 months!)
• Why hard work, grit, perseverance, and investing in your business is required - no matter what stage your business is at
• The opportunities that are available for YOU on Etsy!

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Follow Rose on Instagram @sweetrosies_soaps

Shop donuts and dessert soaps at Rose's Etsy shopwww.etsy.com/shop/sweetrosiessoaps

LEARN MORE FROM MONICA LITTLE

Website: www.monicalittlecoaching.com

Instagram: @monicalittlecoaching

Order your small business daily planner & mindset journal: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1410735360

Running your own business truly is the world's greatest personal development course. You have to become the BEST version of you in order to face the challenges that running a business takes... and at the end of the day, your business is a reflection of you!

One of the best ways to learn more about yourself, how you work best, how you manage situations thrown at you, how to determine what to go after... is by learning Human Design. Human Design is a personal development tool that allows you to understand how to make correct decisions, giving you a strategy to rely on in every area of your life.

And in today's episode, special guest Maureen Webb talks us through how YOU can use Human Design to unlock your highest potential in business AND in life.

Maureen is a coach, guide and reader utilizing the wisdom of astrology, human design and the gene keys to unlock the power deep within her clients. Leaving behind a lifetime of playing small and people pleasing, Maureen is on a mission to reach as many people as possible who are ready and willing to live an authentic and unapologetic life. Maureen believes there is powerful magic in all of us and all we have to do is be brave enough to claim it.

BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU'LL​ LEARN:

• The 5 different types of profiles in Human Design... and how to easily find out which one you are!
• How to use your Human Design type to make working for your business easier on you
• Things to watch out for depending on your Human Design type so you can unlock your highest potential

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Follow Maureen on Instagram @iammaureenwebb

Learn more about Maureen's astrology, Human Design and Gene Key readings atwww.maureen-webb.com

Purchase Maureen's Human Design coloring book on Amazon!

LEARN MORE FROM MONICA LITTLE

Website: www.monicalittlecoaching.com

Instagram: @monicalittlecoaching

Order your small business daily planner & mindset journal: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1410735360

I had the chance to be a guest on the Inspired E-commerce Podcast hosted by Deonnah Carolus - and I am sharing the ENTIRE episode with you here today!

In this episode, we talk about what's truly required to reach success on Etsy, what it means to step into leadership within your business, and why grit, courage, and perseverance are important to your success as a business owner.

Some highlights from this episode are:

Success does not happen overnight, though social media might make it look that way. Take baby steps, and become a master of one project instead of always jumping to a new one. If it's not working, have the courage to ask yourself, "Why?" instead of letting shiny object syndrome dictate your attention.

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Follow Deonnah on Instagram @ecommercesavvy

Listen to The Inspired Ecommerce Podcast hosted by Deonnah Carolus

LEARN MORE FROM MONICA LITTLE

Website: www.monicalittlecoaching.com

Instagram: @monicalittlecoaching

Order your small business daily planner & mindset journal: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1410735360