Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs

Most women entrepreneurs are running marathons in their businesses - constantly pushing forward but feeling like they're going nowhere fast. The exhaustion comes not from working too hard, but from working without focus.

Sprint-style execution completely flips the script on traditional business planning. Instead of spreading your energy across endless priorities, you choose one area where you're going to punch through and make a freaking impact.

Tune in this week as Eleanor breaks down exactly how sprint-style execution can transform your business results. This is especially crucial as we head into Q4 - your potential money-making ATM quarter. You'll learn why traditional planning methods may be holding you back, the 4-step framework for successful sprints, and real examples of women entrepreneurs who used sprints to build multi-million-dollar businesses.

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When you're depleted, exhausted, and running on empty, your business suffers. So, what if the key to scaling your business wasn't working harder, but working smarter with data?

Functional Medicine Practitioner, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Personal Trainer, and Women's Health Coach Michele Scarlet discovered this firsthand when she realized she was what she now calls "the healthiest unhealthy person you would have ever met."

Tune in this week to learn how Michele applied the same data-driven approach she uses with her health clients to revolutionize her business operations.

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Are you feeling trapped by the pressure to become a social media marketing expert just to grow your business?

Social media marketing has become so dominant that many entrepreneurs automatically assume it's the only path to selling group programs and scaled services. But after hosting a leadership retreat where 70% of her clients shared strategies that generated over $100,000 each without touching social media, Eleanor realized how this assumption is costing brilliant women founders millions in potential revenue.

Tune in this week as Eleanor explores powerful alternatives to social media marketing that her clients are using to generate hundreds of thousands in revenue for their service offerings and group coaching programs.

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When businesses hit a growth ceiling, the instinct is often to throw more marketing dollars at the problem or chase the latest trend. The real question isn't whether you need to change. It's whether you'll make decisions based on data or desperation.

Co-founder of Learn Grant Writing, best-selling author, and Alaskan adventuress Meredith Noble faced this exact crossroads in December 2020 when her grant writing education business lost $20,000 in a single month. Rather than guess at solutions, Meredith and her co-founder Alex implemented a systematic customer insight process that transformed everything.

Listen in to learn the exact customer insight process Meredith used to re-engineer her business model, how she went from losing $20,000 to generating $45,000 in monthly recurring revenue within seven months, and why customer journey mapping is the "hill she'll die on" as a business strategy.

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Revenue plateaus at $15-20K per month often feel like a cruel joke - you're working harder than ever, yet predictable growth remains elusive. One month you hit $20K, the next you're back at $12K, and no amount of hustling seems to create the consistency you crave. The exhausting cycle of feast or famine leaves you wondering if scaling to $50K months is even possible without burning out completely.

The leap from inconsistent $15K months to predictable $50K months requires more than new strategies or working longer hours.

In this episode, Eleanor shares five critical shifts that'll take you to consistent $50k months.

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In this conversation, entrepreneurship expert, strategy specialist, and award-winning author of Pioneers: 8 Principles of Business Longevity from Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Neri Karra Sillaman shares how her family transformed from refugees to founders of a global luxury fashion brand without ever taking venture capital.

Starting in a third-floor apartment in Turkey's Grand Bazaar area, they built their business on trust, cultural connections, and what Neri calls "homophilic ties" - the bonds between people who share similar backgrounds and experiences.

Listen in this week for a powerful case study in business longevity for women entrepreneurs who want to build wealth and make an impact their way.

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Most high-achieving women approach summer completely wrong. They either push through like it's any other season, or step away without preparing their businesses to run smoothly in their absence. The result? Either burnout from overwork or anxiety from watching things fall apart while they try to relax.

The summer quiet season presents a unique opportunity for women business owners to step into true CEO leadership. By creating intentional protocols and systems, you can enjoy genuine rest while positioning your business for massive growth. This approach transforms the traditional summer slowdown from a liability into your secret weapon for Q4 success.

Through a three-step summer CEO protocol, you'll discover how to create clear boundaries, clean house on nagging projects, and actually relax knowing your business is thriving.

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You're grateful for your clients, busy calendar, and growing revenue, but you're starting to feel a deep resentment towards a business you started for freedom… and aren't getting. Sound familiar?

If you're personally providing a service to your clients, you're being the business, you're slammed at work, and you can't seem to see a way out, this is an episode you do not want to miss.

This week, Eleanor is pulling back the curtain on the hidden costs of being the business, why so many brilliant consultants get stuck at capacity, and more importantly, how to break free.

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As part of Eleanor's four-part June series on maximizing consulting businesses, she's diving into a critical decision point many consultants face: knowing when to scale back 1:1 client work.

The unique challenge of consulting lies in its structure - you are simultaneously the brand, the expertise, and the bottleneck. While the low barrier to entry and high margins make consulting attractive, this same simplicity creates scaling limitations. Tune in this week to hear how Eleanor's new free e-book provides a complete framework for evaluating your readiness to cut back on one-on-one work while maintaining revenue.

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