Do you feel like you have to figure things out yourself instead of asking for help?

I want to challenge that mindset, and so does my guest in this episode. 

I am chatting with Cherie Bosarge-Dutton, and she is talking about the different seasons of life that she has gone through and the work she has done to figure out what she really wants. 

Former reporter, graphic designer, attorney, and professional stylist, now an activist and author, Cherie lives in Weston, Florida, with her partner of 25 years and their two teenagers.

It may seem like a strange leap to go from communications to law to fashion to writing women’s fiction, but each of these moves represents personal growth, career evolution, and a search for passion and purpose (and all of them provide fodder for her fiction).

Cherie publishes under a pseudonym to protect her privacy but is happy to gush about books and other writers any time. She reads a book a day, loves the beach at sunset, and hopes to visit as many countries as possible in her lifetime. She’s currently at twenty-five.

Whether you’re on your own journey of self-discovery or not, you’re going to love hearing about Cherie’s journey and how it improved once she asked for help!

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Is your onboarding process a smooth sailing experience for new people you bring into your company? You can get tripped up when hiring (or firing) someone and discover that you need the help of a professional.

My guest, Cherie Ihnen is a Human Resources consultant who works with different size businesses. She has approximately 20 years of experience in HR leadership, and she’s seen many of the mistakes CEOs make that lead to performance issues and ill-fitting team members who need to be let go.

In this episode of the She Thinks Big podcast, you’ll learn about the value of HR in businesses and the importance of effectively onboarding a newly hired person. Cherie will discuss common problems with the onboarding process and how to set clear expectations, how to categorize and address issues with anyone on your team, and how to protect yourself from legal and reputation risks when terminating employment.

2:54 - Common problems people make with the onboarding process after a hire

8:29 - What a good onboarding process looks like in a nutshell

12:14 - One question to help you decide whether to hire an employee or contractor to fulfill a role

14:20 - Cherie’s bucket theory for handling issues with someone you’ve hired who you’re not happy with

20:13 - Guidelines on how to document progress made from addressing work or performance problems

24:06 - How to know when it’s really time to let go of someone you’ve hired

28:15 - Is your business too small to have professional HR support?

30:33 - Why you shouldn’t fear being exposed to bad word-of-mouth if you fire someone

Connect with Cherie Ihnen

Cherie Ihnen is a Human Resources consultant based in Indianapolis, IN. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University Bloomington and has a robust skill set that includes employee relations, onboarding, applicant tracking systems, benefits, administration, and more. She has also gained experience from current and previous roles at Better Bodies Inc., Ascent 121, VMS BioMarketing, and ResCare.

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If you’re not celebrating your business success, why? What’s stopping you?

There are several reasons why you might tend to avoid acknowledging your wins. But refusing to celebrate them can have a detrimental impact on you and your business.

My fellow masterminder and coach Jennine Heller certainly sees celebrating as a necessity, not an indulgence. And what better way to celebrate another milestone for the show than to not only talk about and indulge in the act of celebration but also discuss why it’s so essential and how to begin cultivating it as a practice. So join us as we celebrate the 200th episode of the podcast!

In this episode of She Thinks Big, you’ll take a deep dive into why you need to celebrate wins (big and small) to maintain a positive mindset and achieve long-term success. Jennine and I will also discuss strategies for building a celebration habit, reasons why you might be stopping yourself from acknowledging your successes, and the importance of celebrating your wins with others.

1:58 - Who Jennine is and why she’s the perfect person to help celebrate the 200th episode

4:31 - Why celebration is a necessity and six questions to ask that can help you cultivate it into a habit

10:43 - How chasing a to-do list can stop you from feeling your wins

14:56 - How fear as a motivator can stop you from celebrating success and negatively impact your business

17:23 - The benefit of learning how to celebrate with other people and why you shouldn’t confuse pride with arrogance

21:39 - How men and women generally act differently when it comes to their success and how to start turning the act of celebration into a practice

26:52 - Why celebrating your wins goes beyond just feeling good in the moment

Connect with Jennine Heller

Jennine Heller is a no-nonsense executive coach for leaders in tech. As a software engineer who moved into management, co-founded (and sold) a software company, and held several executive positions, she brings decades of hands-on business experience to her practice. Jennine is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and writes articles on leadership for Inc., Forbes, Fast Company and Women On Business.

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Do you wake up feeling unfocused, unsure what to work on first or what direction to take your business in?

My client, Lara Williams, is joining me in this episode to talk about how we’ve created what I love to call a Runway to Freedom to clear all of those up.

A Runway to Freedom could mean a lot of different things to different organizations, but in this case, it meant creating an operating system to help bring back excitement, energy, accountability, and growth in Lara’s business.

Lara is talking about what the business looked like before, what the struggles were, and what areas we worked on. You’ll hear how we reorganized meetings, positions, hiring processes, and more to create a business structure that could handle growth. 

Lara Williams, InteCare Chief Operating Officer, has 20 years of experience working in community mental health developing programs and training that focus on recovery and a person-centered approach. Since her start at InteCare in 2010, she has helped to establish the CARF-accredited Supportive Services for Veteran Families program and developed and supervised a 2nd Chance Re-entry Grant in collaboration with the Indiana Department of Correction. Lara was key in establishing Allies of Indiana, a peer-run organization with a focus on bringing innovative peer-run initiatives to Indiana, and has served as their Executive Director for 9 years. During her tenure, she has helped the organization to become a national leader in Emotional CPR (eCPR) training, receiving multi-year grants from the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction to provide eCPR training across Indiana, assisting with the development of eCPR Canada and the development of a Youth eCPR model.

If you want to learn how creating a Runway to Freedom can benefit you and your business, tune in. 

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www.intecare.org 

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Death by Meeting by Patrick M. Lencioni 

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When it comes to your business finances, you might find it uncomfortable (maybe even a bit mystifying) to talk about. But if you really want to think big and level up as a CEO, your business strategy needs (and deserves) a financial plan to match.

Some people love analyzing the financials behind a business and how they affect strategy (and vice versa) and want to help other entrepreneurs get a firm handle on it, too. My new friend Michele Williams is one of them!

Michele is the dynamic owner of Scarlet Thread Consulting and Metrique Solutions, two companies that focus on empowering creative professionals. She’s a financial expert who loves to talk about and teach all things money, strategy, and finance. And she’s crazy about financial success!

In this episode of She Thinks Big, you’ll learn about her dedication to helping business owners bridge the gap between their strategic vision and financial reality. Michele will discuss how she can help you develop a clear financial plan that supports your strategic goals so that you make better decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and achieve your long-term objectives.

1:45 - Why Michele is on a mission to close the financial literacy gap for business owners

5:09 - What entrepreneurs struggle with most when it comes to the financial backbone of their strategy

11:05 - The process and financial modeling tools Michele uses to help clients create the financial backbone they need for their business

15:19 - One thing Michele does to make the money she earns from her business feel more real to her

18:53 - The disconnect that can occur between strategy and financials and why it feels mysterious to us

21:56 - The purpose of Michele’s CFO program, how it’s designed to serve smaller business owners, and how it’s different from bookkeeping and accounting

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Are you serving your clients, creating profit, and having fun? Do you know that you are capable of even more?

My guest in this episode, Maria Page, was in that exact same situation!

Maria Page is the Director of Firm Growth and Development at Applegate & Dillman Elder Law. She works cross-functionally with business development, operations, finance, and client services to create and execute growth initiatives.

Maria and I started working together about eight months ago. Her and the law firm she is a part of have seen tremendous growth all around ever since!

We get into how that has happened and what that growth has meant for her as well as her team over the last eight months.

This conversation will give you some perspective on how you can create the role you want to be in, how an organization can create a Runway to Freedom, and how coaching can really benefit you from a personal and professional standpoint.

Tune in to hear all about Maria and her journey!

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Moving can be a nightmare! 

You have to put your house on the market, find a new house to move into (or, in my case, wait for yours to finish being built), and juggle with where you’ll stay in the interim if necessary. In the meantime, you’re packing and unpacking, hemming and hawing over what to keep and what to throw out or donate, and so on. Oh, and you’re still trying to run the rest of your life and business, too!

But you don’t have to take it all on by yourself. You can even hire experts like Maria Baer to help you with unpacking, decluttering, and organizing everything! She owns the Indianapolis-based home organizing company The Baer Minimalist and really helped make the transition of moving into our new house easier. She also knows the value of having help--the personal support she provides for clients domestically she had to get for herself in her business.

In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn about the benefits of having an organized home and its effect on other areas of your life. You’ll also hear about the perks of giving up control and decision-making power when necessary and how hiring out support helps Maria with work-life integration as a mom of two five-year-old boys.

1:41 - Maria’s introduction and how she helped make the move into my new house easier

5:38 - How Maria works with clients, the pros and cons of unpacking and organizing items, and why giving up control doesn’t have to be hard

10:33 - Why Maria loves organizing, how things function in her house, and the benefits of having an organized home

18:15 - Two things that prevent people from organizing their homes on their own

22:05 - How Maria’s journey working for other people’s businesses eventually led to the start of her own business

27:33 - How having support helps Maria balance working on her business and in her business (especially with two preschool boys)

34:39 - Maria’s speed round answers and the link between her donation guide and how she wants to be remembered

Connect with Maria Baer

Maria Baer is the Founder and Lead Organizer of The Baer Minimalist, focused on helping busy families across the Indianapolis metro area Cut the Clutter, Donate + Do Good and Cue the Confetti. Founded in 2017, The Baer Minimalist helps breathe life into your space, highlight the things that matter most, and find a better system for being both organized + stylized – whether you’re prepping for a bundle of joy, settling into your dream home or finally tackling that growing mystery pile in your closet.

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Are you living with unapologetic ambition right now, or are you letting the expectations of others get in the way?

One of my amazing clients, Terri Fisher, is on the show to talk about her coaching journey and how she has found a way to live with unapologetic ambition. 

Terri is actually in the corporate world, and when we started working together several years ago, she came to me and said, “I want to be a rockstar at work, but I have two little boys at home. I just don't even know if it's possible.” 

Not only will she tell you whether it was possible or not, but she’s also sharing what she learned along the way that turned out to be more important. 

Terri has been focused on marketing strategy, branding, and business development with finance and accounting consulting firms for over 15 years. Much of her work has focused on the legal, healthcare, financial services, and private equity industries. She enjoys working with her clients to come up with inventive ideas for challenging problems. She resides in Indianapolis with her husband and three young boys. She enjoys cooking, running, and travel. 

If you need some support to start being a better you, tune in to hear what Terri has to say. 

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When you hear the words “strategy” and “plan,” do you think of them as synonymous? A lot of people do.

Certain topics keep coming up again and again in coaching conversations. Whether or not to utilize a certain marketing tactic, such as starting a podcast, is one of them.

But before you can answer that question, you need to have a marketing strategy and plan in place. And you need to realize how a strategy differs from a plan before you can create either one.

To help, Terri Fisher has returned as a podcast guest in her new guise as a marketing strategy expert. She lays out what having a strategy versus a plan means and how they work together to give you results.

In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn the definitions and differences between marketing strategies, plans, and channels and how to create them for your business. You’ll also discover what you need to know prior to coming up with your strategy, when’s the right time for you to strategize, and why people find marketing to be such a challenging thing.

1:30 - How Terri transitioned from working in professional services to founding her marketing strategy firm

5:54 - What having a marketing strategy means and two reasons why you need to write yours down

7:52 - What you need to know before you create your marketing strategy

12:03 - The difference between a marketing strategy, a plan, and a channel and how they all work together in harmony

15:01 - How to create or reevaluate your marketing plan and the metrics you need to look for

21:05 - How to know when you need a marketing strategy

24:12 - What makes marketing (and creating a strategy for it) a challenge for many people

29:45 - Three scenarios that signal it’s time to reach out to a marketing strategy expert like Terri

Connect with Terri Fisher

Terri Fisher is the founder and owner of Strategy Light, a marketing strategy firm focused on small B2B businesses seeking to transition from organic to dynamic growth. After 15 years of focusing on marketing strategy, branding, and business development for large finance and accounting consulting firms, she decided to start her own firm. Terri is inspired by the small business owners she has met who are dedicated to their craft. These owners have an abundance of creative ideas for expanding their businesses. Terri enjoys working with clients to bring those brilliant concepts to life.

At Strategy Light, we help small businesses optimize their marketing budget by ensuring they have a strategy that works. We guide clients in understanding which metrics matter most to confidently invest in the right areas.

Terri resides in Indianapolis with her husband and three young boys. She enjoys cooking, running, and travel.

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How’s your marketing investment working out for you?

Many entrepreneurs get discouraged when their marketing efforts or hiring decisions falter, and they struggle to find the right clients as a result. But can the cause be tied to a lack of clarity on some aspect(s) of their business or a missing piece in their marketing altogether?

My podcast producer, Stacey Harris, often sees this with those looking to invest in marketing and support for their show. Today, she’s here to dig deeper and help you discover what’s going on so you can avoid more failed marketing efforts or new hires that don’t provide the level of results or quality of service you expect.

In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn what you need to know about your business before you invest in marketing or hire support. You’ll hear Stacey’s tips and recommendations for marketing your higher-end programs and services, why your leads from short-form marketing aren’t converting, turning marketing assets into sales assets, and much more!

4:07 - What you need to know before you can hire others to help you and why just getting more leads isn’t always the solution

10:04 - The importance of aligning your marketing with your offer and one thing you need to consider if you sell long-term programs or services

13:25 - A better way to use short-form marketing and the piece between lead generation and conversion that many entrepreneurs try to skip

17:04 - The consequences of not having (or being able to convey) clear ideas about what you want when hiring support for your business

19:53 - Why you should embrace being messy in the beginning and how your process can evolve

24:15 - Helping a client find the right messaging and advice for when you’re ready to start investing in support

30:09 - The benefits of having someone else ask you questions

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It all starts in your head.

Sometimes, you have the tendency to want to jump straight into action when you have a goal. But whatever you want to accomplish, you must go into it with the right mental attitude before you can bring it to life.

But you might be stopping yourself from achieving your goals because the narrator in your head is getting in the way with a false story. So, how do you change the story and start cultivating the habit of empowered thinking?

Here is Megan Hyatt Miller to the rescue! Megan is the president and CEO of Full Focus, and she and her dad, Michael, recently released a new book called Mind Your Mindset that details their system for creating the right mindset to achieve your goals. And all it takes is three steps!

So in this episode of the Time to Level Up podcast, you’ll learn about their three steps for finding a way out of your self-imposed limitations. After you listen to Megan, you’ll know how to cultivate a habit of empowered thinking for the narrator you always have in your head and put yourself on the path to imagining a better story.

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3:57 - Why Megan and her dad feel Mind Your Mindset is necessary

7:17 - The three steps to their empowered thinking process

12:22 - How Megan switched from a limiting belief to a liberating truth about public speaking

16:35 - Why more brains are better than one

20:32 - My biggest takeaway from this conversation and three ways to challenge your mindset to think big

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Think you don’t have time to complete your goals? Or that you always need to be striving towards something in any area of your life or business? Or that you can’t get into the habit of making time for yourself? Well, think again!

Stacie Simpson is a time and Full Focus expert and one of the coaches available to work with as part of my membership programs. In part two of Session Two at She Thinks Big Live, she joined emcee Nicole Pence Becker and me on stage to talk about what she sees working with clients, particularly in terms of their focus and time.

In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn how to integrate work with life better, how to get time on your side (instead of treating it as the bad guy), how to trick yourself into making time for yourself when you need it, and more. I’ll also teach you about the four parts of yourself and how they combine to help you create what you want (including the person you want to become).

3:43 - Stacie introduces herself, the Full Focus system, and her love-hate relationship with the phrase work-life balance

8:30 - How the work-life pendulum can suddenly start swinging when you’re trying to integrate or find balance

12:16 - How to evaluate whether you want to (or should) stay where you are or get things moving

16:14 - Why time is not the villain and why you can use it to your advantage

23:04 - How to track so you can discover “found time” that went missing

27:54 - How to create opportunities for strategic pauses with yourself as time investments

36:09 - How to deal with frustration and reframe your thinking around any goals you don’t accomplish

40:52 - The four parts of you and how you integrate them as part of your lifestyle design

53:09 - How to figure out what (and when) to start automating in your business

57:06 - The key to dealing with the challenge of taking the time to honor yourself

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Do you worry about cash flow in your business?

Money is a topic that comes up over and over again in my coaching practice (despite, ironically, its apparent lack of popularity on the podcast). Regardless of any reticence to talk about money or listen to information on the subject, knowing your numbers is an integral part of business, and it goes beyond just profit and loss.

That’s why I integrate money mindset and money systems into my coaching programs. Today, I’m speaking with Nicole Cooley, one of the money confidence coaches on my team, who guides you with a holistic approach that combines your numbers with your values, beliefs, and dreams.

In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn about the top three pain points for business owners when it comes to their numbers. You’ll also discover the integral impact of your priorities and knowledge on your business’s finances and why you shouldn’t fear your numbers (even if they’re worse than you thought).

5:30 - Nicole introduces herself and reveals why she became a budgeting coach

7:17 - Why the “I’m not good with numbers” mindset isn’t true in almost all cases

8:29 - The pain point that can crop up once you start realizing what’s going on with your numbers

12:30 - Why bookkeeping is outsourceable but business cash flow management isn’t

14:05 - The missing piece you need in order to learn, understand, and make decisions with your business finances

15:26 - The importance of understanding your priorities and the growth opportunity or return on investment of your business expenses

20:24 - The distinction between bookkeeping and cash flow management to keep in mind

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You know the old saying, “Everyone’s got at least one book in them”? So many entrepreneurs have a book (or line of books) published. And for many people, writing a book is a bucket item on their to-do list for life.

But if you’re a CEO, writing just any book for business purposes won’t do. You have to write the right one for you... and it also really helps to have the right publisher to help steer you on your journey.

My book She Thinks Big has been in the works since last June and is about to launch soon. And today, I have my publisher, Nicole Gebhardt of Niche Pressworks, on the podcast to discuss what it takes to write a book.

But Nicole is not like a traditional book publisher. She has an approach that helps your book help your business reach its greatest potential, and she’ll tell you how!
In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll get an inside look into the process of writing a book and getting it published as an entrepreneur. Nicole and I will take you through my experience working with her and her team, the challenges and benefits along the way, and how this process (and the finished product itself) can help your business expand and impact your personal growth as a CEO.

3:33 - Nicole introduces herself and what makes her unique from other book publishers
5:33 - The hardest part of writing the book for me
9:17 - A big mistake most authors make that turns their book into dead weight
11:49 - Key questions to ask yourself before you write a book
14:06 - What it was like working with a mindset coach, storytelling expert, and editor during the writing process
20:06 - Building the process of how I intuitively work in my business inside the book
23:54 - An alternative approach if the idea of goal setting freaks you out
29:34 - How I landed a “bucket list” endorsement for my book
33:58 - How getting a book written and published can change you

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Does the rigidity of routines make you not want to create them?

Sarah Khan has discovered the power of creating flexible rituals and routines that can adapt to fit each day. 

Over the past year, Sarah has given herself the freedom to explore her options and enjoy the journey. She’s learned to be less attached to outcomes and more focused on what she can learn along the way. Having flexible rituals and routines is just one piece of the puzzle, as you’ll hear in the episode. 

I brought her on the podcast to share the lessons she’s learned with you because I think you’ll relate to her journey and benefit from what she has to say. 

Sarah Khan is a mom, wife, and business owner in Lakewood, NY who is resetting and cultivating her next creative experience.

If you’re waiting for the perfect time to make a change in your life, tune in to this episode. 

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http://www.andrealiebross.com/consult

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Do you have someone to turn to outside of your family and friends when you need to get an opinion?

Sarah Young and I are talking about why that’s such an important thing to have in this episode.

In the time that she and I have worked together, she's gone through a lot of transitions. She switched jobs, got married and got a dog. Needless to say, a lot has been happening for her!

As you're listening, I want you to recognize how coaching has helped her through those transitions and how in a group setting, she's learned that even though the women in the group are all from different industries, different ages and different stages of life, they all have so much in common and so much to learn from each other.

Sarah is a high-energy technology sales executive who is on a mission to help socially impactful businesses thrive by achieving revenue targets.  She’s spent the past decade in high growth SaaS companies, serving in a variety of sales and sales leadership roles. When she’s not working, you can find her walking her puppy all over downtown, traveling, doing something active or trying a new restaurant.

Tune in to hear Sarah’s story and learn more about why support is so important.

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“What do you want to happen?”

When looking ahead years into the future, many people have a hard time answering that question. The only thing they see in front of them is the next one or two likely steps.But big thinking requires you to go beyond. And author, speaker, and coach Sarah Centrella is the perfect guest for this series on the podcast because she’s created a version of vision boards that take you beyond what you’re currently imagining you can have.

If you’re like me and have tried using vision boards before with little to no success, you’re probably thinking, “Oh no, not again.” But you’ll want to tune into this conversation to discover how Sarah’s unique approach has changed her life and can help you manifest your dream life and business.

In this episode of the Time to Level Up, you’ll learn what distinguishes her #FutureBoards from traditional vision boards. She’ll provide tips for creating your own #FutureBoard and reveal her unique perspective on how her process incorporates (and necessitates) thinking big.

3:35 - How Sarah’s #FutureBoards has changed her life

10:11 - How vision boards and #FutureBoards differ and how Sarah’s thinking has shifted

14:06 - Examples of the subconscious filters that put a kibosh on your dreams

19:21 - The first step in Sarah’s manifestation process with #FutureBoards

22:31 - What every picture on a #FutureBoard is designed to do

26:02 - A holistic approach to manifesting with #FutureBoards

28:50 - Sarah’s interesting response to “How would you define thinking big?”

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Your business might be making money, but that doesn’t necessarily make your business a profitable one.

So many entrepreneurs feel reluctant to look at the numbers in their business. They may not find it fun or fear what they might see, so they just avoid it altogether.

But you need to know your numbers and what they mean in order to make the right decisions that’ll add to the bottom line without adding on stress, unnecessary debt, or even crumbling your business from within.

Ciara Stockeland helps her clients use their inventory to level up their business profits. And today, she’s back on the podcast to talk about all things numbers and cash flow!

In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn how to make decisions about sales and marketing in your business based on the numbers. Ciara will teach you how to avoid making the types of mistakes that lead to less profit and how to look at your numbers so you can increase profit and keep more cash.

2:42 - How Ciara went from a brick-and-mortar entrepreneur to a coach and consultant for inventory-based businesses

4:00 - Top three things Ciara sees business owners do that affect their lack of profitability

7:09 - The importance of a firm foundation, knowing your key performance indicators, and why more sales might cause more problems

10:32 - How Ciara helps her clients create their sales goals

11:44 - Creating a habit or routine around looking at your numbers

15:18 - Being committed versus interested and the importance of a belief plan

22:12 - How to figure out what profitability means to you and your business

25:16 - A couple of big takeaways from this conversation with Ciara

Connect with Ciara Stockeland

Ciara Stockeland is a mom, wife, triathlete and serial entrepreneur who built a seven-figure retail business. She was featured in Entrepreneur Magazine and even invited to the White House. But in over 10 years of business, she never took home a consistent paycheck… until she learned the numbers and understood what they meant. Now as an inventory and cash flow expert, she helps her clients get focused on the right things in their business so they can finally get a consistent paycheck.

Ciara Stockeland | Instagram

Inventory Genius: Create More Profit and Keep More Cash by Ciara Stockeland

The Inventory Genius Podcast

Mentioned In How to Level Up Your Profit and Keep More Cash with Ciara Stockeland

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bads Ones by James Clear

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How can you find and attract new clients for your business?

For the past few weeks on this podcast, you’ve heard about creating a vision, systems, and processes in your business. You’ve heard about facing the truth of your numbers and the people you choose to work with behind the scenes.

Now, in this final episode of the “Business Audit to Business Awesome” series, podcast coach Bethany Wrede Peterson bridges it all to the backend of your business and talks about using the power of podcasting to attract new clients.

And if you’re thinking that it’ll take too much time and money to launch your own show or that it’s a complicated process, set your mind at ease. You can get started quickly and inexpensively, and we’ll tell you how.

Today on Time to Level Up, you’ll learn about why podcasting is a better avenue to gaining new clients (especially for high ticket offers) than other marketing mechanisms like social media. Bethany will also reveal why you shouldn’t worry about giving away too much and tell you what you need to start your own podcast.

1:54 - Who Bethany is and how she got into podcast coaching

7:06 - Why a podcast is essential to building your brand and growing your business

13:04 - The essential element you must include in your podcast

16:11 - Is there such a thing as having too much free content or too many offers?

21:48 - What you need to get started right away with podcasting

Connect with Bethany Wrede Peterson

Bethany Wrede Peterson is an interior designer turned Podcast and Certified High Performance Coach. She helps high-achieving entrepreneurs and personal brands voice their dreams to crush their goals; lead with confidence, and become highly influential with their work – one conversation at a time.

Arrived Coaching

Free Quiz: “What’s Your Podcast Personality”

ARRIVED podcast

ARRIVED…Daily podcast

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Mentioned In How to Get Clients Through Podcasting with Bethany Wrede Peterson

“The 18-Episode Itch!”

She Thinks Big by Andrea Liebross

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Do you have systems and processes in place to make running your business easier?

You might think you don’t need (or can’t use) systemization if you have custom offers for your clients. But systemizing and automation frees up your energy while allowing your business to flow more smoothly.

So if you’re not feeling the flow in your business, you really want to consider adding them. And I’ve invited systems expert Yvonne Heimann to this “Business Audit to Create Business Awesome” podcast series to dive into it today.

If you’re hesitant because you fear it’ll be too complicated or take up too much time, Yvonne has you covered! She’ll tell you how you can turn this seemingly scary, overwhelming, and time-consuming commitment into a simple strategy.

In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn how to discover the systems and processes your business needs and how to put them into place. You’ll also find out exactly how systemization helps you and your team be more efficient and productive.

6:04 - One of the potential downfalls of system processes and automation

9:19 - Yvonne’s onboarding process and why she doesn’t systemize within the first six months of a business

12:46 - How do you know what systems you need to use?

16:55 - How simple it can be to systemize in your business (and an example of it in action)

21:57 - What happens for CEOs who systemize and automate (and how it benefited a food blogger client)

25:00 - Why you should talk to your team members when rolling out systemization

27:41 - Yvonne’s best human piece of advice and why she wrote her book

Connect with Yvonne Heimann

Yvonne Heimann is the CEO & founder of AskYvi.com and the leading ClickUp evangelist, as well as a passionate Business Efficiency & Scalability Consultant, Mindset Coach, NLP Master Practitioner, & Speaker.

Using her knowledge of over 15 years running multiple businesses, she helps her clients organize, strengthen, and streamline their businesses into profitability and success.

Yvonne is a force to be reckoned with. When her husband died, she was determined to not only resume her passion for building “bulletproof businesses” but also to make sure that those who go through something similar can find the same solace and excitement in entrepreneurship that she did.

Her work is driven by a vision of a world where digital entrepreneurs not only make a living doing what they are passionate about but thrive and wear their passions as badges of honor.

Mentioned In Boost Your Business Flow and Energy Through Systemization with Yvonne Heimann

Ask YVI

“The Ultimate Guide to Streamline Your Customer Journey”

Mastering the Basics of ClickUp by Yvonne Heimann

ClickUp

Acuity Scheduling | Book Like a Boss

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Book a Call with Andrea

Are you a CEO who avoids the truth of your numbers?

Maybe you’re afraid to find out. And by the time you do, it might be too late. But when you really start to understand what cash flow is, your revenue goes up and your anxiety goes down.

So how do you turn this from something that makes you fearful to something that gives you empowerment? I’ve invited author and CPA Melissa Houston to the Time to Level Up podcast to help you better understand numbers and money and how to create profit in your business.

And if you think this has to be complicated, then you’re in for a surprise. People have it completely backward when it comes to managing money. And once you know why, you’re a step ahead to becoming a more cash confident CEO.

So in this next installment of the “Business Audit to Create Business Awesome” series, you’ll learn the five steps in Melissa’s cash confident system to generate more revenue and profit in your business. She’ll also teach you about the three people you need to make sure you get a grip on your numbers.

2:58 - Why Melissa started her business

5:00 - The 1st step and where the disconnect between money and numbers comes from

8:03 - A quick rundown of steps 2-5 of Melissa’s framework and the small thinking of many women entrepreneurs

11:45 - How bookkeepers and accountants differ and what a CFO does

16:28 - The most important business number to track and what to do before you calculate your profit

19:08 - The importance of having a financial plan and how it helps your cash management

23:14 - If you’re just starting your business and feel anxious about investing any capital into it

25:23 - What happens when business owners adopt the five steps and really put them into action?

Connect with Melissa Houston
Melissa Houston is a CPA, speaker, author, and is the founder of She Means Profit, a podcast and blog that teaches successful business owners how to increase their profit margins so they keep more money in their pocket and increase their net worth. Melissa is the author of the Simon & Schuster book Cash Confident and a contributor at ForbesWomen.

She Means Profit

Cash Confident: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Creating a Profitable Business by Melissa Houston

Melissa Houston CPA

Mentioned In 5 Steps To Being a More Cash Confident CEO with Melissa Houston

Andrea’s Links

I’ve Got This Coaching

Book a Call with Andrea

Have you ever thought of treating your business as a science experiment for success and using that mindset for business growth?

Jillian Leslie has. In fact, she helped create a product that helps other entrepreneurs test and experiment while making money, one download at a time.

We’re not talking pennies per download, either. With MiloTreeCart you can monetize ebooks, courses, videos, workshops, or whatever else you want, including free content you’ve already created. It’s super easy to use and will help you level up your business in the process.

In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn about how applying a scientific experiment approach to business strategies can make you money easier and faster. Jillian also reveals how you can use this approach if you have a service-based business.

2:57 - Jillian’s serial entrepreneurial background and the origins of MiloTreeCart

8:47 - How a food blogger used MiloTreeCart to make money from free recipes and level up

12:34 - How a crafter makes $5,000 a month working one hour a week

13:57 - Jillian’s contrarian view on creating courses to sell

19:46 - The benefits of treating your business as a science experiment

27:41 - Why getting uncomfortable is a key cog to success

30:01 - An example of why you’re not your business

36:27 - What thinking big really means for Jillian

Mentioned In Treating Your Business As A Science Experiment For Success


MiloTreeCart

Jillian on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn

Catch My Party

The Blogger Genius Podcast

She Thinks Big 

She Thinks Big Live Event

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As humans, we tend to want to follow what’s been done before. But when you think outside the box, other people often want to talk you out of it or warn you away from it.

Let’s say you have a vision for who you want to serve in your business or how you want to structure it. But that vision is... unusual (perhaps even brand new) for your industry.

Jill Hart is a certified real estate specialist and real estate consulting company owner. For a while, she worked with various age groups. But she had a vision of specifically catering to senior citizens--helping them sell their homes and manage every aspect of their move more easily.

However, she realized that others in the industry couldn’t really see the value in her vision. So for the past two years, she and I have worked together, culminating in her senior real estate consulting company. 

In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn through Jill’s story about how the determination to do things your way (no matter what others say) helps give you the business and lifestyle you really desire. She reveals how she acted on her vision so it could come to fruition and the internal and external obstacles she had had to overcome along the way.

4:09 - Jill’s journey as a real estate entrepreneur and why she wanted to work with senior citizens exclusively

9:04 - What giving yourself permission to outsource can allow you to do

14:35 - How focusing only a sellers helps Jill with business and lifestyle design

17:02 - A mindset Jill had that might be holding you back too

19:13 - How I helped Jill organize her ideas into a doable list

22:40- The difference between having a coach within your industry and working with an outside coach

25:38 - The value that Jill provides her client

28:45 - Jill’s advice on leveling up

Mentioned In Commit to Your Vision of the Business and Lifestyle You Want with Jill Hart

Andrea’s Links

I’ve Got This Coaching

Book a Call with Andrea

Silver Pathways Consulting

Jill Hart, Realtor

Jill on the Her Two Cents podcast

Does the word “audit” conjure up scary images and feelings?

Audits can sound a little frightening (thanks I.R.S.). But when it comes to your business, it helps give you the clarity and confidence to know what you need to work or not work on.

Oftentimes on this podcast, you hear about the metrics, people, systems, and processes of successful business ownership. But what if it were presented in a way that provided you an overview of how it all ties together?

Let me introduce you to the “Business Audit to Create Business Awesome” podcast miniseries. I’ve been working on it for a year and am so excited to share it with you over the next few months in the form of guest expert interviews on Time to Level Up. This miniseries will provide the 30,000 foot overview you need so you can understand what to look for in your business and life.

In this Time to Level Up episode, you’ll learn about specific business areas and how they might impact your life from multi-business owner Jill Lehman. You’ll discover what you need to know about your offer(s), working in versus on your business, how to network more effectively and approach scaling your business, how your business intertwines with family even if you’re a solo entrepreneur, and so much more.

5:56 - Who is Jill?

7:50 - The most basic thing you need to know about your product or service

15:28 - A few things you need to pay attention to in your business

22:19 - The consequences of not setting a time aside to work on your business

24:19 - How to be smart about scaling your business

28:51 - The key to staying motivated and why running your business is a family affair

31:48 - Jill’s best definition of work-life balance

36:33 - Keys to correctly connecting and networking as an entrepreneur

39:57 - What leveling up means to Jill

Mentioned In From Business Audit to Business Awesome with Jill Lehman

Andrea’s Links

Jill Lehman on LinkedIn

Evolve HR Group

High Frequency Arts

Get a Grip Masterclass 

In your business, there isn’t just you. There are the people you serve (your clients or customers), but there’s also your team (colleagues or employees).

Every person on your team is a reflection of your values. So you want to make sure you have the right people serving their roles. But how can you ensure you have the right people, and what do you do when you discover someone on your team who isn’t?

My podcast guest today, Nikki Lewallen Gregory, has a principle she calls “right people, right seat.” And in this continuation of the “Business Audit to Business Awesome” miniseries, she’s here to help you discover who the right people are for your business and explore what it means to have them on your team.

If you have the right people and can effectively leverage them, you create tremendous growth and way more freedom in your business. It’s the key to opening up more time, money, and brainpower than you might have otherwise.

In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn about this team and leadership aspect of the people component of your business and how to discover and best utilize the important attributes of your team members. Nikki will also teach you what culture code is, why it’s such a workplace gamechanger and more!

3:33 - Nikki introduces herself by revealing her “why”

5:44 - How to ensure you’re working with the right people

10:58 - How Nikki describes corporate, business, and organizational culture

15:04 - Why you hold onto people too long (and why you’re not doing them any favors when you do)

17:00 - A recent example of how not to let go of people

18:56 - What is culture code, and what does it look like?

23:58 - How Nikki recently leveled up and what leveling up means to her

Mentioned In Having the Right People In Your Business with Nikki Lewallen Gregory

People Forward Network

People Forward Network on LinkedIn

CliftonStrengths Assessment

Addicted to Betterment podcast

Andrea’s Links

I’ve Got This Coaching

Book a Call with Andrea

Do you feel like being a mom gets in the way of your business goals?

As a parent, you probably can’t help but feel that family should come first. But you might also be letting that thinking get in the way of the ambitious woman you want to be.

It doesn’t have to be impossible to go after your business dreams and be a mom, though! And today, I’ve invited a guest expert onto the Time to Level Up podcast who does it and helps mentor other moms to do the same.

CEO and author Nikki Oden knows how easy it is to lose yourself by putting family first. She walked away from a career in law to become a stay-at-home mom. But through trial and error, she discovered how to harmonize her ambitiously entrepreneurial self with parenthood.

In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn about how to love yourself and your mom life a little more. Nikki will teach you the five key things you need to do to keep your sanity as a CEO mother and offer perspectives on guilt and self-care that might differ slightly from what you’ve adopted.

4:12 - When it’s okay for you to drop the ball

9:31 - Why feeling guilty is your choice

11:29 - Another aspect of guilt that can come up as you grow and change

15:41 - Five things you need as a mom to keep yourself sane

24:47 - The main character in your and your kids’ lives

26:42 - The biggest fallacy you learn about time (especially women)

Mentioned In Own Your Day and Crush Your Goals Without the Mom Guilt with Nikki Oden

Your Ideal Mom Life

Love Your Mom Life Podcast

But Definitely Wear Mascara: Hacks to Help You LOVE Your Mom Life (and Yourself) a Little More by Nikki Oden:

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop | Audible

Andrea’s Links

I’ve Got This Coaching

Think you don’t have the time, bandwidth, or interest in learning how to get a grip on the numbers in your business?

Ciara Stockeland is back for the third time to show you how! She’s the genius who helps business owners with inventory create profit, so she loves digging into the numbers and getting her clients to learn to fall in love with it, too.

We always have great conversations, and this one is no different. Even if you don’t have inventory, you’ll still want to listen in as she has so many great ideas and tactics that can apply to your business.

In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn how one small step can help you get your business financial house in order. Ciara will also reveal examples of what happens when you start small, how urgency and distraction help lead to a loose grip on understanding your numbers, and so much more!

2:26 - What many entrepreneurs tend to do with a sense of patience versus a sense of urgency

4:35 - Why it feels like you don’t have the time or bandwidth to start handling your numbers and how to start small

7:47 - What happens when you take that first step towards better understanding the financials of your business

14:33 - When it pays off to add something to your business (and why many business owners feel compelled to do so)

19:11 - Contemplating the choice to do or not do and one way to mitigate the urgency factor might feel

23:33 - Why you’re never too far gone to get a grip on your business finances and speed round questions with Ciara

Connect with Ciara Stockeland

Ciara Stockeland is a mom, wife, triathlete and serial entrepreneur who built a seven-figure retail business. She was featured in Entrepreneur Magazine and even invited to the White House. But in over 10 years of business, she never took home a consistent paycheck… until she learned the numbers and understood what they meant. Now as an inventory and cash flow expert, she helps her clients get focused on the right things in their business so they can finally get a consistent paycheck.

Ciara Stockeland | Instagram

Inventory Genius: Create More Profit and Keep More Cash by Ciara Stockeland

The Inventory Genius Podcast

Mentioned In Fall In Love With Your Numbers By Starting Small with Ciara Stockeland

“Thinking Big and Eliminating Complexity, Interview with Andrea Liebross” | The Inventory Genius Podcast

Andrea’s Links

Andrea on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook

Do you feel like you don’t know where your money is going? Do you feel like you never spend any money on yourself and yet your savings never grow? 

Our special guest, Kendall Hamilton, knows exactly how to break that cycle, so she is joining me in this episode to cover all things money. 

Money is one of our most valuable resources, so I think this is a worthy topic to bring a guest expert on the show for. Kendall has a way of making it all seem simple and not stressful. She believes that you can meet your financial goals without having to live in scarcity. 

In this episode, she’s introducing you to some of the mindset issues that are holding you back from meeting your financial goals and showing you how to overcome them. 

Kendall is a money empowerment coach helping $100k earners pay off debt fast and grow a savings account they can be proud of. After paying off $30,000 debt in just 12 months (while vacationing in multiple destinations), Kendall realized that she didn't have to cut expenses to get ahead with money. She aims to help her clients create a healthy relationship with money that results in a massive transformation of their finances, including thousands of dollars in debt paid off, thousands of dollars saved, and more confidence than ever in their finances.

If you want to find out how you can pay off your debts, grow your savings account, and still live the life you want right now, this episode is for you. 

Resources Mentioned: 

www.perfectcentsliving.com

Follow @_kendallhamilton_ on Instagram 

Get access to all my free downloads and productivity tips HERE

I would love to connect on Facebook or Instagram

 Show notes available at www.andrealiebross.com/podcast53

When I say “marketing,” do you feel excitement or dread?

Either way, our guest expert in this episode, Lorraine Ball, can help you out. 

I was super excited to record this episode because I always walk away from conversations with Lorraine feeling jazzed about marketing, so I know you will too.

We’re covering everything from how to figure out who your ideal client is to how to track your marketing efforts. 

Lorraine is sharing some of her best marketing advice, so there are some golden nuggets of information throughout this entire conversation that you will learn from.

After spending too many years in Corporate America, Lorraine said goodbye to the bureaucracy, glass ceilings, and bad coffee and channeled into her passion for helping small business owners succeed. Today, this entrepreneur, author, professional speaker, and host of a weekly marketing podcast, More than a Few Words, brings creative ideas, practical tips, and decades of real-world experience to every conversation. As the founder of the Digital Toolbox Club, she helps business owners use internet marketing to grow. 

Resources Mentioned: 

www.digitaltoolbox.club 

www.morethanafewwords.com

Connect with Lorraine Ball on Facebook

Connect with Lorraine Ball on LinkedIn 

www.andrealiebross.com/gotthis

www.andrealiebross.com/podcast-roadmap

www.andrealiebross.com/consult

Get access to all my free downloads and productivity tips HERE

I would love to connect on Facebook or Instagram

 Show notes available at www.andrealiebross.com/podcast49

“What should I wear?”

It’s a question we all ask ourselves every day, so… why is it always so hard to answer?

Our guest, Estelle Winsett, is sharing some tips on how to think about what's in your closet, how to add to it, and how to rock it. 

Whether you’re looking for more casual wear, formal wear, work-from-home outfits, or you’re just trying to figure out your style, Estelle has some great advice for you. 

Estelle Winsett is an attorney and style coach. She works with successful businesswomen who are ready to level up and create their unique power style. She helps women discover their authentic style statement so they can stand out from the crowd while maintaining a professional image.

If you stare into a closet full of clothes and feel like you have nothing to wear, this is the episode for you. 

Resources Mentioned: 

www.estellewinsett.com 

Follow @estellewinsett on Instagram 

Join the Powerhouse Women Facebook Group 

Connect with Estelle Winsett on LinkedIn 

Get access to all my free downloads and productivity tips HERE

I would love to connect on Facebook or Instagram

 Show notes available at www.andrealiebross.com/podcast45

Should you apply for the job you feel underqualified for? Should you leave the job that makes you feel secure?

These are the types of questions that I wanted to ask my go-to gal for all things talent, recruiting, and career, Jacqueline Martinez. What better way to pick her brain than to invite her to be on the podcast? Jacqueline is a Career and Human Design Coach at Off the Record. She is also a mom, wife, business owner, HR leader, athlete, podcaster, and speaker.

There are three main questions that I’m asking her in this episode: Do you really need all the credentials listed in a job posting? What should you do if you’ve stayed in a job out of fear that you won’t be able to find the flexibility that you currently have? How do you ask for what you really want?

Whether you’re the one thinking about looking for a new job or you’re trying to hire someone for your team, this episode is going to be super helpful to you. 

Resources Mentioned: 

Offtherecordhr.com

https://www.instagram.com/jacqueline.hepburn/

https://www.facebook.com/jacqueline.cooley1

Get access to all my free downloads and productivity tips HERE

I would love to connect on Facebook or Instagram

 Show notes available at www.andrealiebross.com/podcast41

Are you wondering what happened to that goal you had of exercising every day before the summer? 

There’s a reason gym enrollments go up in January and then again in May when everyone realizes summer is coming up: motivation kicks in… but over time, your visits to the gym slow down. Before long, you’re back to saying, “oh my gosh, why can’t I find time to work out?” Does this sound familiar?

Maybe you feel like it’s because you’re busy, tired, distracted by your kids, or all of the above, but the real reason is that you don’t commit to exercising. 

If you truly want to be stronger, fitter, or healthier, you’ve got to stay committed. 

I know sometimes that seems impossible, so today I’m joined by my personal trainer, Vanessa Gregor, to talk about how to stay committed to your fitness. 

Vanessa Gregor, also known as Nez, is the owner of Studio Fit’nez. She hires independent personal trainers that make Studio Fit’nez what it is: a private personal training studio in the heart of Fishers that goes above and beyond when it comes to helping people live healthy, pain-free, and fit lives. Vanessa enriches her clients’ lives through the teachings of proper form and technique, overcoming weaknesses, and finding joy in the process. 

If you’re trying to find time for fitness in your life, listen to this episode because Vanessa is going to help you finally commit to your workouts!

Resources Mentioned: 

www.studiofitnez.com 

Follow @studiofitnez on Instagram 

Follow studio fit'nez on Facebook 

www.andrealiebross.com/consult

Get access to all my free downloads and productivity tips HERE

I would love to connect on Facebook or Instagram

 Show notes available at www.andrealiebross.com/podcast37

Have you ever wondered what you should be delegating or who you should be delegating to? Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a virtual assistant and an online business manager? 

Well, you’re going to find out in this episode. You’re also going to find out what you could take out of your business and outsource to someone else so that you can focus on the reason you started a business in the first place. 

We’re going to hear from my very own amazing online business manager, Lynda Carlini. She is sharing what it is like to do what she does, who she helps, and why people need her. 

Lynda is a certified online business manager and systems strategist. She loves working with her clients to eliminate the overwhelm and get back to loving their businesses by streamlining their business systems and processes.

Lynda was a stay-at-home mom to 3 kids under the age of 5 and the right hand to her husband in his business. When her kids were in elementary school, she worked there too, but as they left, she began working as a VA to online entrepreneurs. This quickly transformed into more as she began implementing the systems and processes in her clients’ businesses that they needed to help their days run more smoothly. She knew that she had finally found what she was meant to do. 

Her mission is to create more time for other business owners so that they can enjoy making memories and growing their revenue at the same time. In her free time, Lynda will usually be found with her family on the lake, a beach, or in the pasture with their horses and cattle!

You’re going to love what Lynda has to share about the benefits of having an OBM, so don’t miss this episode.

Resources Mentioned: 

www.aquabluevirtualservices.com 

Follow @aquabluevirtualservices on Instagram 

Connect with @aquabluevirtualservices on Facebook 

Get access to all my free downloads and productivity tips HERE

I would love to connect on Facebook or Instagram

 Show notes available at www.andrealiebross.com/podcast33

We talk a lot on this show about organizing your mind, but I actually think it is just as important to organize your physical space.

When I have clients who start to understand how to organize their brains and clean out their thinking, they get inspired to start organizing and cleaning out their physical spaces. 

In this episode, we are talking about organizing your home and why it’s important. 

Muffy White, a professional organizer, is joining me to talk all about this. Muffy helps her clients organize and create clean spaces for them to do better thinking and living in.

Muffy White is a professional organizer, concierge mover, and the founder of Muffy White Organizing & Styling (MWOS). She and her team work in homes of all sizes to help them function at their best. They believe in the old adage “outer order equals inner calm.” They strive to bring that calm to your home while you live in it, prepare to sell it, and are in the moving process. MWOS has successfully transformed hundreds of homes, offices, and not-for-profits. Keeping green is part of their philosophy, and instead of adding to landfills, they have helped their clients donate thousands of dollars worth of items to local communities.

Muffy was born and raised in Massachusetts, is a graduate of the University of Vermont, a retired ski instructor from Telluride, CO, a former contract salesperson at Lane Office Furniture in NYC, and now a happy PO in Gloucester, MA. She has a hockey-playing family (two children and husband!) but skis as often as possible! She is an avid reader, runner, friend, and sister.

Tune in to this episode if you find yourself needing a little outer organization for some more inner peace! 

Resources Mentioned: 

www.andrealiebross.com/challenge

www.muffywhite.com 

Follow @muffywhite_organizingstyling on Instagram 

Connect with @MuffyWhiteOrganizingStyling on Facebook 

Get access to all my free downloads and productivity tips HERE

I would love to connect on Facebook or Instagram

Show notes available at www.andrealiebross.com/podcast29

Have you ever spent hours trying to figure out the technical aspects of your business and wondered if it would be smarter to outsource?

That can be a hard line to draw sometimes, so we’re going to try to simplify it in this episode. 

Today we are joined by tech guru Krista Smith who is sharing 7 tips to help you decide whether you should figure it out on your own or leave it to the pros! 

Krista Smith loves helping women over 40 get confident with the tech that will allow their businesses to thrive online. She gets it. She is a part of the generation of women who didn’t grow up with a smartphone in their pockets. They didn’t have a computer (or possibly even internet) in their homes until their 20’s. That means they didn’t have their childhoods or teenage years to learn how to adapt to changing technology.

Coming from a background in education, she’s been teaching tech for over ten years. Between coaching (she's a CTI Trained Co-Active Coach), building websites for her clients, and teaching women how to code, she's learned plenty about helping women launch profitable businesses. Most recently she's become a Certified StoryBrand Guide, helping her clients master their messaging too.

Keep in mind while listening that these tips can really be applied to anything that you’re thinking about outsourcing! 

Get access to all my free downloads and productivity tips HERE

I would love to connect on Facebook or Instagram

 Show notes available at www.andrealiebross.com/podcast25

If you’ve ever wanted to pick my brain, someone else is actually doing it for you in this episode!

This episode is a replay of a conversation that I had with Mel McMahon of Indiana Originals over on her podcast. 

You will hear her ask me about separating business from life and all the challenges that go with that, the empowerment of getting out of your own way, and why it is okay to ask for help in all aspects of life. 

I thought this conversation was super valuable, so I decided to share it with you over here so you don’t miss out. 

Get access to all my free downloads and productivity tips HERE

I would love to connect on Facebook or Instagram

 Show notes available at www.andrealiebross.com/podcast24

Are you beating yourself up about things beyond your control?

I have two words for you: it’s okay. 

Today I am chatting with one of my clients, Jennifer Rubenstein, and that’s the message that she really wants to drive home. 

Jennifer has been working on figuring out what the right thing is for her in a lot of different aspects of her life, and she's been able to sift through her thoughts and all that's going on in the world in order to find it.

Jennifer Rubenstein is the publisher of a food magazine, a business owner, a founder of a foundation, a mom and a wife. She has extensive knowledge of branding, creative marketing promotions and strategy, event production and sales. Since moving to Indy in 2007, she has supported locally owned farmer’s markets, eateries, grocery stores and any other opportunities to promote and support local business owners.

Listen in for more of her story!

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 Show notes available at www.andrealiebross.com/podcast23

Do you have the legal side of your business in order?

I know it sounds scary, but hopefully, by the end of this episode, it will seem a lot simpler!

Today’s very special guest is my cousin, Deirdre. She has recently started a new business offering a service that I often find my clients needing. 

Deirdre is a lawyer, small business owner, and entrepreneur with over thirteen years of experience representing clients ranging from multi-million dollar corporations, physicians and insurance companies to small businesses, nonprofits and individuals. Her breadth of legal experience provides a unique perspective that she brings to any legal issue.   

She is also a busy mom raising a family while pursuing her own entrepreneurial dreams through buying and renovating properties with her husband and sister. As a result, she understands the extraordinary challenges that small business owners often face with a limited budget and scant resources while trying to balance it all.  These distinctive challenges are what inspired her to represent small business owners and entrepreneurs.  

Whether you’ve got a tricky employee issue, a legal letter that you need to be written, or policies drafted for your growing company, this episode will show you why every business needs a legal partner! 

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Show notes available at www.andrealiebross.com/podcast21