Work Hard Mom Hard

On this mini episode of Work Hard Mom Hard - why do we struggle with making decisions? Is it really that we don't know what we want? Is it because we struggle with being the reason someone else is disappointed?

You have to be okay with not making everyone happy. This will help you tune up your intuition and learn to trust yourself more. And guess what??? You can ALWAYS change your mind if it wasn't the right decision, but at least you learned something.

Highlights for this episode:

0:37 - What would it look like if stopped trying to make others happy?

3:17 - Why the small decisions matter

5:08 - The only way to move your business forward

7:20 - My challenge to you

Connect with me:

Check out my website - https://www.kari-keating.com/

Join the conversation - https://www.instagram.com/karikeating/

Credits:

Podcast edited and mixed by Andrew Geary - https://twitter.com/spelledgeary

Today we have the incredible mom of two and badass business owner, Susan McVea on the show. Susan is a Business Sales Growth Strategist, speaker and upcoming author. Susan helps ambitious, high achieving, service-based business owners effectively grow sales to increase revenue, customer retention and referrals. Recognized as one of the top 10 leading sales people nationally and an award-winning Sales Leader, Susan has been featured in numerous summits and podcasts. She is the creator of the Sell With More Ease™ and Sales Mastery Society™.

With 20 years of corporate Global 300 experience leading hundreds of sales pros and selling over $600 million, Susan now takes those proven corporate sales strategies and proprietary framework to help other business owners grow their business and make more sales with ease.

After helping dozens of clients 10X their results and creating her own six-figure business in six months while managing chronic illness, she's on a mission to help more women entrepreneurs become self-made millionaires and create a ripple effect with her work.

This episode is for you if

* you've overcome serious life challenges or are amid one and want to know what it looks and feels like on the other side

* you struggle with sales and want to know why

* you want to learn how to leverage what you know instead of starting all over again.

* you are a servant leader and want to help everyone you see, but also want to make money doing it

Highlights of our conversation

3:14 - Getting to know Susan

11:01 - The doctor's words that would change Susan's life

13:48 - How do you respond when your job is taken from you?

18:06 - Having the courage to launch a business in the darkness

26:35 - Building a six-figure business

32:02 - Why it's important to learn to sale

37:37 - The X factor in sales

43:05 - You will hear no, now what?

47:48 - The ideal person to work with Susan who wants to take their business to the next level

52:00 - How to set your price

54:39 - When to say yes to the price

59:11- Susan's recommendations

Connect with Susan

On Facebook - https://fb.com/susanmcvea

On Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/susanmcvea/

On her website - https://www.susanmcvea.com

With your Sales Mastery Program - http://www.salesmasterysociety.com

Learn to sell with more ease - http://www.sellwithmoreease.com

Credits

Podcast edited and mixed by Andrew Geary - https://twitter.com/spelledgeary

Have you ever felt like you just wanted to throw in the towel on your business? Maybe you've been working a side gig in the hopes that it turns into your main gig for YEARS and you just aren't seeing the results?

There may be something missing when it comes to deciding what success looks like for you, and in this episode, I share with you that missing piece.

Highlights for this episode

0:56 - How I process information (told via a story)

2:38 - Why am I not getting the success I desire?

4:32 - THE question to ask yourself

5:56 - The steps to reach that seven-figure income

10:35 - The importance of defining success for your business

12:37 - How I define success for this podcast

14:08 - Please don't quit (and a challenge)

Connect with me

Check out my website - https://www.kari-keating.com/

Join the conversation - https://www.instagram.com/karikeating/

Credits

Podcast edited and mixed by Andrew Geary - https://twitter.com/spelledgeary

On today's episode, I dive deep with Transformational Business and Branding coach, Amber Lilyestrom. She cracks her heart open and shares how her near-death experience while giving birth to her daughter not only transformed her life but opened her up to receiving the greatest gift of all: more love. She shares her process on how to break through the noise to find your true voice and OWN your story. Amber's Bio: Amber is a transformational branding strategist, business performance coach, writer and speaker. She has been featured in Entrepreneur and Working Mother Magazine and is the host of The Amber Lilyestrom Show podcast. She helps entrepreneurs turn their passions in to heart- centered brands and thriving businesses.Amber's mission is to empower women to position themselves as sought-after experts and thought leaders through the creation of an online brand presence. Her transformational mindset work sets her apart in an industry focused on a strategy-first, inner work later approach. She's worked with thousands of women worldwide building a seven-figure business from home, while also homeschooling her daughter with her husband and business partner, Ben. Highlights of our conversation:2:30 - Getting to know Amber

7:00 - Amber's life before and after her near-death experience

16:18 - The one thing Amber wants everyone to know

22:20 - Amber's personal resurrection

25:43 - Amber's first client and getting to the six-figure hustle

30:19 - Why and how to own your story

33:12 - What Amber is most excited about in her business

36:06 - How do you find your alignment?

39:08 - Choosing the right comparison

41:58 - Why am I having this vision now when I have kids, when I don't have the time?

47:50 - The ultimate clarifying question when you're stuck

Connect with Amber:

Learn more about Amber - http://www.amberlilyestrom.com/

Find her on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amberlilyestrom/

Do your life and business match who you really are? Take the quiz. - http://www.amberlilyestrom.com/quiz

The Amber Lilyestrom Show podcast - http://www.amberlilyestrom.com/podcast/

The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have - https://www.amazon.com/Book-Awakening-Having-Being-Present/dp/1573241172

Connect with me:Check out my website - https://www.kari-keating.com/Join the conversation - https://www.instagram.com/karikeating/ Credits: Podcast edited and mixed by Andrew Geary - https://twitter.com/spelledgeary

Not making any money in your online biz? Has your growth come to a halt? In this episode, we dive into 6 reasons why the money flow ain't flowin' no mo and what you can do to change it!

Hi, I'm Kari Keating, mom of 3 young boys, that ditched a 17-year, 6 figure corporate career to go after her dreams. I've been coaching professionally for over 2 years and have had a wide variety of clients from recording artists, website developers, photographers, professional network marketers and other life coaches.

My zone of genius lies in helping soul-based entrepreneurs get out of their heads and into inspired action, so they can make the impact they crave and the income they deserve.

Highlights for this episode

1:41 - Reason 1: You are sitting in contemplation instead of taking action.

3:27 - Reason 2: You care more about impact than income.

5:42 - Reason 3: You focus on what feels good, rather than what's going to move you forward.

7:46 - Reason 4: You don't know your customer better than anyone.

12:30 - Reason 5: You are trying to solve too many problems for your ideal client instead of delivering the one life-changing result.

13:59 - Reason 6: You haven't mastered sales.

Connect with me

Check out my website - https://www.kari-keating.com/

Join the conversation - https://www.instagram.com/karikeating/

Credits

Podcast edited and mixed by Andrew Geary - https://twitter.com/spelledgeary

On episode two of Work Hard / Mom Hard, the one realization that not only changed my business, but my life. Once I really understood what I was doing and changed it, I deepened the connections with my friends, created more spaciousness in my life and ultimately brought us all more joy.

Hi, I'm Kari Keating, mom of 3 young boys, that ditched a 17-year, 6 figure corporate career to go after her dreams. I've been coaching professionally for over 2 years and have had a wide variety of clients from recording artists, website developers, photographers, professional network marketers and other life coaches.

My zone of genius lies in helping soul-based entrepreneurs get out of their heads and into inspired action, so they can make the impact they crave and the income they deserve.

Highlights for this episode

1:31 - The necessity of a support system and why I wanted to tell my neighbor to go away

5:18 - Blocking the joy of others through my stubbornness and embarrassment

8:16 - Act on this request

Connect with me

Check out my website - https://www.kari-keating.com/

Join the conversation - https://www.instagram.com/karikeating/

Credits

Podcast edited and mixed by Andrew Geary - https://twitter.com/spelledgeary

I'm Kari Keating, mom of 3 young boys, that ditched a 17-year, 6 figure corporate career to go after her dreams. I've been coaching professionally for over 2 years and have had a wide variety of clients from recording artists, website developers, photographers, professional network marketers and other life coaches.

My zone of genius lies in helping soul-based entrepreneurs get out of their heads and into inspired action, so they can make the impact they crave and the income they deserve.

This is the first episode of my new podcast, Work Hard / Mom Hard. In the inaugural episode, I share my experience growing up as a minister's daughter, why I started working at 13, how I hustled in my corporate career until finally realizing what I thought I always wanted wasn't what I actually wanted.

After a life-changing decision to ditch my corporate career I found myself raising 3 babies while trying to get 2 businesses off the ground. I was hanging on by a thread and after having some deep and insightful conversations with successful Moms who had already "made it" not only was I given the insight and energy I needed to keep going, but I was also given the idea to launch this podcast and start having that same conversation with all of you.

We will use this space to dive deep on giving you tips, tools inspiration and motivation to help you get out of your head and into action, so you can bring your vision to life!

Highlights for this episode

1:34 - My story

2:21 - Getting to know my family

3:54 - My dad comes to his fork in the road

5:35 - I fall in love

7:13 - My one piece of advice for teenage kids

7:39 - I meet my husband and start my family

8:44 - How do I follow my love for work AND family?

10:39 - I go full-time into entrepreneurship

11:56 - Three kids, no child care, a newborn, what am I doing?

13:57 - The conversation that changed my business and planted the seed for this podcast

15:49 - The intention of this podcast

17:33 - An encouraging word to all the mothers

Connect with me

Check out my website - https://www.kari-keating.com/

Join the conversation - https://www.instagram.com/karikeating/

Credits

Podcast edited and mixed by Andrew Geary - https://twitter.com/spelledgeary