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Do You Have a Month-by-Month Profit Plan for 2024?
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textForgetting to market and prioritize making sales consistently? What about letting your schedule get so out of control that you don’t g...
How to Set Goals You Can Actually Follow Through On?
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou tell yourself, “This year, I’m gonna do it!” You write down your business goal. You put it where you can see it constantly. Yo...
Is Your Business by Default or by Design
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAre you constantly running your business in emergency mode? You might be running your company by default instead of by design, constantl...
What Does Your Dream 2024 Look Like?
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWith our hustle and bustle culture, we’re always in danger of burning ourselves out. The last couple of years, however, have made it e...
Ready To Plan Your Best Year Ever?
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWith the holidays just around the corner, it’s not just time to look ahead in your business. This is also a good time to reflect on yo...
How to Re-Align Your Business With Your Values with Erica Courdae
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIf you’re out of alignment with your business and want to realign yourself, it starts with your vision. But it doesn’t end there. Yo...
How to Re-Align Your Vision and Fall Back In Love With Your Business
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAre you at the point where you dread showing up to your business each day? Do you feel stressed at the thought of working in your busine...
How the Happiest Musician Built A Predictably Profitable Business with Jennet Ingle
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text“You won’t make any real money doing that!” Has someone said something like that to you when you revealed you want to pursue a cre...
Avoid Hustle & Burnout With The Hidden Money In Your Business
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou have money buried in your business somewhere. It doesn’t require you to gain more followers, run more ads, or hustle further to ge...
Better Communication Between You and Your Business Partner With Encore Empire
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAre you on this entrepreneurial journey with someone else?Business owners often ask whether or not I can help them with their specific t...
Your Profit Road Map for More Sustainable Sales
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat do you think you need to gain in order for your business to change and grow? Too often entrepreneurs get hyped up to chase vanity m...
Going From Reactive to Proactive In Your Business with Andrea Bentschneider
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAre you running your business on a wing and a prayer? Meaning, you don’t have a plan for what to do next in your business?Andrea Bents...
Why Underpricing (and Overdelivering) Is Creating Business Burnout
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe women entrepreneurs keep underpricing ourselves when offering the same service or product as our male counterparts. On average, we pr...
What Is Happening With the Cash Flow In Your Business with Carla Titus
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDo you dread looking at the numbers in your business?So many people say they aren’t good with numbers or don’t understand what’s h...
Why Hustle Culture Creates Entrepreneurial Poverty
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen you think of entrepreneurial poverty, you probably think of money, right?Entrepreneurial poverty isn’t just a financial concept, ...
How to Gain Business Visibility On Social Media Using What Works with Andréa Jones
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen it comes to visibility for your business, you can’t ignore one of the most prolific ways of marketing online for the last few yea...
How to Leverage Audio In Your Business for Visibility with Kim Tradewell
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen you think of visibility, you tend to think of the things you can see... literally.You think about the posts, photos, and videos you...
How to Use Collaborations to Help Your Business Thrive in Uncertain Times with Jordan Gill
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAre you staying ahead of the marketing shifts that affect your business?Trends come and go--like Myspace, which was once all the rage, b...
How a Visibility Experiment Can Help Jumpstart or Grow Your Business with Megan Gersch
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe world of marketing and sales is shifting. Some of the strategies you’ve used may not be as effective as they used to be (or work a...
Growing Your Business When You Need to Take a Step Back with Dr. Lisa Griffith
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIf you had maternity leave or a health emergency requiring you to be away from your business for a couple of months, could your business...
How a Mid-Year Review Can Help You Achieve Your Goals
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text“What questions do I ask myself in a review? What do I do when I sit down to check my progress? How do I adjust my plan?”We’re alm...
Bonus! 5 Small Business Mentors Reveal What's Working Right Now
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe rumors are true - the world of entrepreneurship and small business is rapidly changing. And what may have worked in 2016 or even 202...
The 90 Day CEO Operating System Masterclass
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIf you're already crossing that big $100K milestone and looking at $250K, $500K, and beyond, you need different information and adv...
How to Get Yourself Ready to Hit High-Growth Mode In Your Business
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textFor the last 15 years, I’ve seen so many people come and go. I’ve seen so many people start out with dreams and ambitions, only to b...
Want to Scale Your Business As a Franchise? Get the Scoop with The Scout Guide
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textBusiness franchises are everywhere! You see several in the form of fast food chains whenever and wherever you get off the interstate. An...
Why Referrals Are STILL the Gold Standard
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text Social media and online marketing and content creation strategies are wonderful and I use them. But... business grows at the speed of r...
Power of Strategic Collaborations for Business Growth with Danielle Wiebe
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textOne of the biggest things you need to plan for your business in the coming new year is marketing; how are you going to get more visibili...
Why Underpricing (and Overdelivering) Is Creating Business Burnout
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe women entrepreneurs keep underpricing ourselves when offering the same service or product as our male counterparts. On average, we pr...
How the Current Hustle Culture Creates Entrepreneurial Poverty for Women
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCelebrity entrepreneurs don’t do any favors with all their hustle talk, and despite everything you hear about escaping burnout and hus...
How Gratitude Helps You Build Your Business Connections & Community with Shannon Siriano Greenwood
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textA couple of years ago, I received an invitation to a thank you party via email. That incredibly heartfelt invitation gave me the best fe...
Why Lean Into the Service Side of Business? Re-Visiting with Angie Trueblood
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAngie Trueblood came to me years ago when she wanted to go all in on her idea. She’d learned how to pitch herself to podcasts as an in...
CEO Confession Take Two: From Bullied to Vibrant Business Community with MegAnne Ford
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCertain subjects are polarizing, and I’m not just talking about the usual topics like politics or religion. The last time I had MegAnn...
What Business Wins Can Happen In a Year? Revisiting with Sarah Young
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe all love hearing success stories. If you’ve listened to this podcast since August of 2021, you may remember Sarah Young and her acc...
Do You Have a Month-by-Month Profit Plan for 2023?
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textForgetting to consistently market and prioritize making sales? What about letting your schedule get so out of control that you don’t g...
How to Set Goals You Can Actually Follow Through On?
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou tell yourself, “This year, I’m gonna do it!” You write down your business goal. You put it where you can see it constantly. Yo...
Is Your Business by Default or by Design?
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAre you constantly running your business in emergency mode? You might be running your company by default instead of by design, constantl...
What does your dream 2023 look like?
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWith our hustle and bustle culture, we’re always in danger of burning ourselves out. The last couple of years, however, have made it e...
Ready To Plan Your Best Year Ever?
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWith the holidays just around the corner, it’s not just time to look ahead in your business. This is also a good time to reflect on yo...
An Unconventional Approach to Goal Setting with Tara McMullin
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs we head towards the end of 2022, we look forward to setting aims for the incoming new year. But sometimes, goal setting can be a pain...
Is Your Business Aligned With YOU?
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAre you running a business that works for you? Or does your business have you running in circles? So many entrepreneurs think that reach...
Why A Digital Course Won't Recession Proof Your Business, and What Will Instead
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSo many people use the threat of an incoming recession to fear-bait you. They promise that they have the answer (in the form of a produc...
Is Your Business REALLY Working for You?
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou make yourself available to your clients constantly. They can email or text or call you 24/7, and you make it a priority to respond t...
Scaling Your Business When You Want to Move From Solopreneur to CEO Level
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textNot every entrepreneur wants or needs to scale their business. And that’s okay! But if you do want to go through this third stage of b...
4 Key Systems That Set the Stage for a Successful, Manageable Business
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textGetting lackluster results from the same strategies that the experts insist will work for those who work it? You’re not the problem, a...
Get Your Business In Check with the Business Growth Checklist
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou’ve taken course after course or tried strategy after strategy and still aren’t where you want to be in your business. You’re f...
How to Profit From VIP Days with Jordan Gill
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSometimes, you just wish you could do several months worth of things in a single day. You’ve felt it in business and probably other ar...
Winging It Isn’t a Business Growth Strategy
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat’s the antidote to inconsistent cash flow and clients in your business? Having a solid plan certainly helps, but too many entrepre...
How Taking It Easy Can Ramp Up Your Business Success with Letitia Walker
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s really easy for you to add complex layers to your business as it grows. But sometimes you gotta pause and simplify things in orde...
Fired Up & Focused Challenge - Day 5
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textReady to Fully OWN Your Role as CEO? It starts with the Fired Up & Focused Challenge! Over these 5 days, I’m sharing a strategy to...
Fired Up & Focused Challenge - Day 4
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textReady to Fully OWN Your Role as CEO? It starts with the Fired Up & Focused Challenge! Over these 5 days, I’m sharing a strategy to...
Fired Up & Focused Challenge - Day 3
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textReady to Fully OWN Your Role as CEO? It starts with the Fired Up & Focused Challenge! Over these 5 days, I’m sharing a strategy to...
Fired Up & Focused Challenge - Day 2
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textReady to Fully OWN Your Role as CEO? It starts with the Fired Up & Focused Challenge! Over these 5 days, I’m sharing a strategy to...
Fired Up & Focused Challenge - Day 1
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textReady to Fully OWN Your Role as CEO? It starts with the Fired Up & Focused Challenge! Over these 5 days, I’m sharing a strategy to...
How the Happiest Musician Built a Predictably Profitable Business with Jennet Ingle
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text“You won’t make any real money doing that!” Has someone said something like that to you when you revealed you want to pursue a cre...
How a Mid-Year Review Can Help You Achieve Your 2022 Goals
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHow are you doing on those 2022 goals you set at the beginning of the year? We’re almost at the midway point of the year. But if you’...
Increasing Profit and Decreasing Burnout: A Case Study with Sarah Young
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textUndercharging and over-delivering can be a challenging habit to break. You have to come to terms with the idea of increasing your prices...
Saying YES to Being a Fully Supported CEO with Michelle Clayton
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe’ve all heard the conditioned messaging about how to achieve success: Pull yourself up by your bootstraps! No one’s going to work ...
Double Your Revenue Using a Most Crucial Business Asset with Layne Lyons JD
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen you need to grow your business, what do you do? Do you lock out the rest of the world and brainstorm new products, programs, or ser...
3 Key Strategies to Grow Your Business
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAs a business growth strategist for over 15 years, I’ve constantly heard and seen something that grates on my nerves. So many so-calle...
My Go To Strategy to PLAN for Predictable Profits
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIf you’re anything like me, there comes the point in your business where your business needs to step up to support you and support you...
Do You Have a LEAK in Your Predictable Profit Strategy?
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textNot long ago, I was a guest coach for a business workshop where everyone was working on a poster-size post-it to map out our business fo...
The #1 Mistake Keeping Women Entrepreneurs from Predictably Profitable Business
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textStatistically, 80% of new businesses are going to fail within the first few years… so how do you make sure that you’re going to beat...
How Designing a Baseline Revenue Plan Gets You Paid Every Month
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn this episode, we're focusing on the #1 strategy to ensure that you get paid each and every month in your business… even when y...
Do You Have CEO Level Support?
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIn my conversations with women, I’ve discovered that we just don’t ask for or seek enough help. We feel like we have to do everythin...
6 Lessons to Work Smarter, Not Harder
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textA lot of us entrepreneurs have seen (and heard) from our parents and others that success requires a lot of hard work and long hours. I u...
ROI of Thinking Like a CEO
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe've all heard that it costs money to make money, right? Do you remember the first big investment you made into your business? I d...
Run Your Day Like a CEO
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAre your mornings just the craziest time of the day? Between dealing with pets, coffee, and kids, you ultimately feel frazzled by the ti...
Run Your Week Like a CEO
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRunning your business like a CEO requires strategy and planning. It also requires skillfully managing your time and energy every week as...
Run Your Month Like a CEO
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou’ve probably heard of my weekly CEO date if you’ve been following me for a while now. This is where I sit down to check in on my ...
Run Your Quarter Like a CEO
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textEvery new year feels like a fresh start and a new chance to go after those big, audacious goals for our lives and businesses. But if thi...
Avoid Blowing Up Your Business--3 Key Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Scaling
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou hear a lot of terrible advice online these days that causes people to focus on scaling at all costs. All of that effort only leads t...
The Truth About Scaling Your Business
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIs it really possible to double, triple, or 10x your business in just a year? Or to take your business from 100k to $1,000,000 in revenu...
How Gratitude Helps You Build Your Business Connections & Community with Shannon Siriano Greenwood
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textA couple of years ago, I received an invitation to a thank you party via email. That incredibly heartfelt invitation gave me the best fe...
How to See Content as Assets in Your Business Arsenal with Stacey Harris
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textAre you like a hamster on a wheel when it comes to content creation? Do you feel pressured to release a newsletter, blog post, or social...
Keys to Aligning Your Marketing, Brand, and Overall Business Vision in 2022 with Beth Gebhard
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textTiktok taking off. Influencer marketing making a huge splash. Gurus advocating automation everywhere. AI technology that practically rea...
Do You Have a Month by Month Profit Plan for 2022?
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textInconsistent marketing... feast or famine cycle... shiny object syndrome... all work and no play... these are all signs of a lack of eff...
How to Set Goals You Can Actually Follow Through On?
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDoes this sound familiar? You write down a business goal and put it some place to remind you of it constantly. Then a few weeks or month...
Is Your Business by Default or by Design?
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textToo many women entrepreneurs work crazy long hours trying to do everything themselves. And just when they feel like they’ve finally pu...
What Does Your Dream 2022 Look Like?
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textDo you spend every waking moment thinking and worrying about your business, especially with everything that’s gone on since last year?...
Ready To Plan Your Best Year Ever?
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textThe holidays are almost here and many of us are already thinking about next year. But before you do that, it’s important to first take...
What Is Your Definition of Success?
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat does it mean to have success on your terms? For many, it looks like being your own boss, on your own schedule, and making as much m...
Why Referrals Are STILL The Gold Standard
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textSocial media and online marketing and content creation strategies are wonderful and I use them. But... business grows at the speed of re...
Ready to Generate More Sales? Try These High Touch Sales Boosters
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textI’ve said before that high touch is incredibly important for entrepreneurs with premium offers. Despite being told that you can make l...
Why Being Everywhere is Terrible Advice (And What to Do Instead)
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRemember the day you first heard you should be on Twitter? Or Facebook? Or Instagram? Last year, it was Tik Tok. Years prior, it was Per...
Wait! Are You Actually Ready To Scale Your Business? (Mistakes When People Attempt to Jump Into Scaling Too Quickly)
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWith the availability of many social media platforms today, you'd think it would be fast and easy to launch any type of business. R...
Using the Live Launch Method to Share Your Genius with Kelly Roach
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIf you’ve ever done a full-scale launch of a product, program, or service, then you know how overwhelming the process can be. You’ve...
Market Your Genius Confidently and Competently with Nikki Nash
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textRaise your hand if you’ve never felt comfortable as a promoter of your business. Today’s episode is for you! I’m joined by speaker...
Pricing Your Genius to Perfectly Match Your Financial Goals with Jacquette Timmons
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textPricing is an uncomfortable subject for entrepreneurs that brings up all of our money mindset challenges. It often feels easier to just ...
Double Your Revenue Using a Most Crucial Business Asset with Layne Lyons
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhen you need to grow your business, what do you do? Do you lock out the rest of the world and brainstorm new products, programs, or ser...
Avoid Hustle and Burnout With the Hidden Money In Your Business
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou have money buried in your business somewhere. It doesn’t require you to gain more followers, run more ads, or hustle further to ge...
From Struggling to Selling Out Offers: A Case Study with Leesa Klich
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou’re doing everything right. You’re offering a ton of content to get people in the door. But no matter what you do in your busines...
Your Profit Road Map for More Sales & a Truly Sustainable Business
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWhat do you think you need to gain in order for your business to change and grow? Too often entrepreneurs get hyped up to chase vanity m...
Increasing Profit and Decreasing Burnout: A Case Study with Sarah Young
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textUndercharging and over-delivering can be a challenging habit to break. You have to come to terms with the idea of increasing your prices...
Why Underpricing (and Overdelivering) Is Creating Business Burnout
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textWe women entrepreneurs keep underpricing ourselves when offering the same service or product as our male counterparts. On average, we pr...
How the Current Hustle Culture Creates Entrepreneurial Poverty for Women
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textCelebrity entrepreneurs don’t do any favors with all their hustle talk, and despite everything you hear about escaping burnout and hus...
CEO Level Boundaries with Heather Chauvin
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textHave you ever told yourself you’ll make time to do something when your life calms down a bit? Did you promise to start focusing on you...
Recharging Your Human Battery with Dr. Crystal Frazee
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textImagine being so exhausted at the end of the week that you immediately put on your pajamas, pour yourself a glass (or two) of wine, and ...
Defining and Eliminating Burn Out with Melissa Marasia
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a text“You can do it!” If you’re a Gen Xer, elder millennial, or born between those two generations, you’ve heard numerous people say ...
Patriarchy Stress Disorder with Dr. Valerie Rein
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textIt’s never been safe to be a woman in this world, especially if you’re an outspoken or successful one. For generations, we’ve carr...
Insights to Get Out of Your Own Way with Business Team Building
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Send us a textYou’ve probably heard by now that one of the best ways to grow your business and start making a bigger impact is hiring a team. A team...