Transform My Dance Studio – The Podcast For Dance Studio Owners

Studio Growth Week is here, and what better way to kick things off than with our EPIC final episode of the Connection To Creation series with your guest host, Cara Poppitt!

In the C2C grand finale, Cara is here to shed some light on building your thriving business so that you can enjoy a fulfilling life personally, professionally, creatively AND financially. She also shares her actionable tips that will empower you to make a significant impact in your community along the way. This week you'll discover:

• How to shift your mindset from 'director' to 'leader' and why it matters
• The tools you need to become a problem-solver and the changes you can expect to see when you being responding instead of reacting
• Tips for managing the unexpected in your business and life, and seeing opportunities in every conflict
• The power of accountability and celebration when bonding your team

And so much more!

DON'T FORGET - Studio Growth Week is happening this week, and it's not too late to register! Click here to save your free space in this value-packed training ⇒ dsoa.com/growthweek

Don't forget - Studio Growth Week starts TODAY! In case you missed the 411, this is a full week of FREE and unique studio sessions designed to make your life easier and allow you to run a smoother studio. We're covering strategies to help you:

• Increase your new student numbers over the next 90 days
• Automate key systems & save time with fully integrated studio software from Jackrabbit Dance
• Foster authenticity & connection among your team to keep top talent happy & motivated
• Re-enroll & retain more students with our proven processes
• Peek behind the curtain to see real data and industry benchmarks from 4,000+ studios It's not too late to register >> https://dsoa.com/growthweek

One of the topics that a lot of Dance Studio Owners from all over the world are struggling with in 2022 is the leadership role they play in their studio. Leading your team takes a lot of time to refine, and if this is an area you feel insecure about in your business then there are 2 pieces of great news in today's podcast episode:1/ You're not alone, and 2/ It's not too late!Great leadership takes experience, and the only way you're going to get there is by DOING, and in this week's episode of Connection To Creation Cara will walk you through the action steps you can take to drastically improve your leadership confidence, including:

• The importance of showing up - not just for your team, but also for yourself.
• How tapping into your confidence will result in more intention decision-making and calmer conversations
• The key factors in reducing pressure, stress and anxiety when leading from your higher level
• Why you need to flex your confidence muscle every single day in order for it to grow
• The empowering questions you should be asking yourself as part of your daily routine

Cara also gives you the roadmap to confidence by sharing the steps you can start taking right now to lead with confidence and connection.

"As studio owners we are teaching young girls how to show up in life. And if you can start really being dedicated to showing up for yourself, making yourself a priority, and showing women that it's okay to do that. We all rise up a little bit higher together."

In this week's value-packed episode, guest host Cara Poppitt is sharing her hottest tips and tools to help you empower your team through connection.

As studio owners, to empower our team it's important to come from an authentic place in order to achieve the results that we desire while minimizing some of the common frustrations that we come up against when it comes to our TEAMS. In this episode, Cara dives into:

• Why it's important to care for your team members in order for them to reach their potential
• The risks that you come up against when beng reactive, and operating out of fear in your business
• What it means to really 'see' someone and the impact of small, simple acts in your business and life
• The connection between delegation and empowerment in your team
• The key questions you should be asking your team regularly (not just at their hiring interview!)

Cara also shares how to set clear and reasonable expectations with your team that will empower them to live up to their potential and stick with you through the ups and downs of studio life.PS - Did you hear that The doors are officially open to apply to join the Dance Studio Owners Inner Circle - but they are only open for a very limited time. So if you are ready to take your studio to the next level and join our team of coaches and guest experts in the world's leading program for Dance Studio Owners, make sure to apply for the Dance Studio Owners Inner Circle today, at dsoa.com/apply.

Imagine what your studio - and your life - would look like if you focused on your wins. If you focused on what's possible.Imagine what your life would look like if you didn't define yourself solely on your business success. Now ask yourself this: "If I were connected to myself; connected to my vision; connected to my studio; connected to my tribe, how would that feel?"

As studio owners, it's not uncommon to feel stuck, or to battle with simply having too much on our plate at any given time. But as leaders, we're also always evolving. So how can we truly make the most out of our growing curiosity and ambition, if we're also frequently finding ourselves in a state of overwhelm? That's exactly where Transform My Dance Studio guest host, Cara Poppitt comes in this week as she shares her simple but effective strategies that will help you to approach growing your business and upleveling your life the right way for you.

In this week's episode of our Dance Studio Connection To Creation podcast series, Cara shares:

• Why it's important to look beyond the end result of your goals
• The most important questions you can ask yourself and your team when it comes to goal-setting
• The art of active listening and the unbelievable results you will see by making one simple change in your communication

Cara also dives into the methods she has used to tap into her 'higher self' to make positive, lasting changes to grow her business in a way that has served her goals.

"Inspiration alone is not enough. We also need the application." - Cara Poppitt. Over the next 6 weeks, we are delighted to be introducing guest host Cara Poppit for our unmissable 'Connection To Creation' series. Cara is not only one of the DSOA's industry leading coaches inside the dance studio owners Inner Circle, she is also the Founder and Artistic Director of Soul Connexion in Calgary, and the founder and CEO of the Studio Fine Arts Club.

In this podcast series, Cara will be sharing the tools and strategies that have helped to launch her business ventures into empires, and the connections that have changed her life.

Over the next 6 weeks, we are delighted to be introducing guest host Cara Poppit for our unmissable 'Connection To Creation' series.

Cara is not only one of the DSOA's industry leading coaches inside the dance studio owners Inner Circle, she is also the Founder and Artistic Director of Soul Connexion in Calgary, and the founder and CEO of the Studio Fine Arts Club.

In this podcast series, Cara will be sharing the tools and strategies that have helped to launch her business ventures into empires, and the connections that have changed her life.

Over the next 6 weeks, we are delighted to be introducing guest host Cara Poppit for our unmissable 'Connection To Creation' series.

Cara is not only one of the DSOA's industry leading coaches inside the dance studio owners Inner Circle, she is also the Founder and Artistic Director of Soul Connexion in Calgary, and the founder and CEO of the Studio Fine Arts Club.

In this podcast series, Cara will be sharing the tools and strategies that have helped to launch her business ventures into empires, and the connections that have changed her life.

This week is part 2 of our super exciting sneak peek inside the Inner Circle, and we can't wait to share this with you.

We're back with Elise Mitchell, who is sharing more of her leadership expertise with us. This episode is all about how to get your team on-board with your bigger-picture goals by honing in on your leadership skills, gaining confidence from others and embracing uncertainty.

This week is part 1 of a super exciting sneak peek inside the Dance Studio Owners Inner Circle.

Part 1 all about "Leading Through the Turn" with the spectacular Elise Mitchell. Elise shares her leadership strategies to get the most out of your leadership journey, plus how to enjoy the ride, find greater work/life balance and much more.

Like most Dance Studio Owners, you probably know what it feels like to have a rough couple days (or weeks, or months if you look over the last 2 years!)But you also know the feeling that pushes you through to the other side - the feeling and the knowledge that things are gonna get better soon. Here in the Dance Studio Owners Inner Circle, it's what is commonly known as the 'Studio Rollercoaster', and riding the highs and the lows of business is exactly what Angela and Jodi are diving into in this week's episode of the Elevate Your Studio podcast. Over the next powerful 20 minutes, join our hosts for their honest and powerful insights into:

- Staying in your own lane without getting distracted or tempted to compare your own journey to that of others.

- The importance of training your 'resilience' muscle to keep yourself from crashing every time you hit a bump in the road.

- How to harness your own 'hardcore mindset' in order to thrive in the face of adversity

- Sharing your 'Studio Rollercoaster' strategies with your students to help prepare them for the highs and lows of the dance industry

PLUS discovering the silver-lining that you never expected to see!Enjoy this week's episode in full right here, and make sure to subscribe to the Transform My Dance Studio podcast for over 400 episodes of pure Dance Studio gold.

Being a CEO is really hard – you have to find who you are, manage pressure, loneliness and other outside factors – all in the midst of a storm.

This week's episode is all about how to tackle those challenges and step into your role gracefully.