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Loren Brill is the founder/CEO of Sweet Loren’s, a cookie dough company that’s mission is to change the way America bakes. Based on only natural, unprocessed ingredients, and always award winning taste, Sweet Loren’s wants to prove that natural is better for you and better tasting. In this episode, Loren and Stacy discuss Loren’s business and ways to stay healthy as an entrepreneur. Some highlights include: “I’ve always been interested in health and wellness.” At minute 2:00, Loren talks about her incredible journey that led to her founding Sweet Loren’s. “We’re really growing.” At minute 12:00, Loren talks about what the last year has been like for her business and some of the lessons that she has learned. When you’re starting a business, it’s okay to put your all into it. At minute 15:00, Loren talks about her recent efforts to build out a team and achieve a work-life balance. “What I really like most is being me.” At minute 18:00, Loren talks about why entrepreneurship is in her blood and why she couldn’t

Nicole Holland is the host of the iTunes New & Noteworthy podcast, The Business Building Rockstars Show. She helps entrepreneurs build profitable online businesses that excite & inspire them. Nicole believes that there’s no right way to do anything unless it feels good to you, and she’s known for helping clients strategize & take productive and inspired action steps for massive money producing results through her private & group mentoring & coaching programs. When not working with clients or creating killer content, Nicole can be found wandering through the vineyards of Niagara, Ontario, exploring old buildings, or snuggling with her rescue cats. In this episode, Nicole and Stacy discuss going above and beyond for clients and what it takes to delegate effectively. Some highlights include: “I said ‘I can’t do this anymore.’” At minute 2:00, Nicole talks about her unique background far away from business and how she wound up becoming an entrepreneur. “If I make a decision, I’m pretty hard he

Stacy Tuschl is a speaker, business coach, and the owner of The Academy of Performing Arts in Wisconsin. She is the author of the book “Is Your Business Worth Saving?” where she reveals proven strategies for pulling entrepreneurs out of a rut and launching them toward business success. Today we’re going to be talking about credibility. Someone recently asked me whether or not they need to have a book published before they will have the opportunity to get on stage. This person doesn’t necessarily want to be a speaker, but they do want to be seen as an expert in their industry. So, today we are going to cover the different levels of credibility, what you need to do before you get started, and then how to make sure you don’t get overlooked. Some highlights include: We all need credibility, but it comes in different forms. For example, being an author is different from being a bestselling author. And they’re both different from being a New York Times bestselling author. (minute 1:00) Your experience is what will

Amy Smalarz is a woman, wife, mother, and daughter who for many years struggled with trying to live up to what she perceived as everyone else’s expectations of her and lost herself in the process. As an entrepreneur and business owner, she works and collaborates with people to help them realize they are not alone, to celebrate their road traveled (celebrate YOU for being YOU) and to map out their next destination in life (personal and professional). Amy is a lifelong student. She has earned degrees in Biology and Sociology; a Masters in Healthcare Administration; and a PhD in Social Policy, Health Services Research and Health Economics. In 2013, she founded Strategic Market Insight and in addition to being a Certified High Performance Coach, in 2016 she founded the Women’s Biz Accelerator. She works with people who are purpose-driven and helps them to integrate work and personal life into LIFE. Whether it’s through personal and professional coaching, strategic consulting, speaking engagements or workshops, Am

Laura Yates is an international coach, writer, and speaker specialising in helping people through breakups and heartbreak and getting them on the path to finding fulfilling and healthy relationships. Laura has written for and appeared in the Daily Mail, Huffington Post, Elite Daily, Eharmony, Match.com and the Entrepreneur on Fire podcast. Laura is on a mission to help heal broken hearts all over the world and show people that breakups can be a catalyst for huge positive change! In this episode, Laura and Stacy discuss creating a unique business that allows you to live the life you want to live. Some highlights include: “I fell into this by accident.” At minute 1:00, Laura talks about how she fell into a business based around breakups and heartbreak. Invest in the services you need. At minute 6:00, Laura talks about why not investing in the beginning has held her back in the long run. “I don’t think there is a perfect work-life balance.” At minute 8:00, Laura talks about why you have to be out of balance to a

Stacy Tuschl is a speaker, business coach, and the owner of The Academy of Performing Arts in Wisconsin. She is the author of the book “Is Your Business Worth Saving?” where she reveals proven strategies for pulling entrepreneurs out of a rut and launching them toward business success. Today we’re going to be discussing this question: are you over thinking your niche? Some highlights include: Can you be too niched down? At minute 2:00, I talk about why it’s more common to be too broad rather than too narrow. You need to be so good that you become the go-to expert in your field. At minute 3:00, I talk about how to become your customers’ only option through niching. Tell your story. At minute 5:00, I talk about a client who was selling weight loss products but wasn’t using her story to do it and what you can learn from her. Do you need to pick one niche? At minute 8:00, I talk about the biggest myth out there about niches. Resources: Want to join my coaching program? I only have two spots left! Ask me a questi

Amanda Bayerle is a health coach for busy entrepreneurs, the host of the How Bad Do I Want It Podcast and creator of Everyday Fit Entrepreneur. She has been helping men and women transform their health and fitness over the last 4 years and have been featured in Oxygen and Bodybuilding.com. Her podcast hit #7 in all of New and Noteworthy and #1 in New and Noteworthy for business. It inspires others to make their dreams a reality. She works with startup and top level entrepreneurs to get fit fast, boost their energy and confidence and gain mental clarity. In this episode, Amanda and Stacy discuss the importance that health plays in running a strong business. Some highlights include: At minute 2:00, Amanda talks about the entrepreneurial journey she and her husband went on to get to where they are today. “I love checking in on people.” At minute 6:00, Amanda talks about why she loves the communication part of her business. Is this really going to produce money in your business? At minute 9:00, Amanda talks about

Nisha Moodley is a Women’s Leadership Coach and the founder of Global Sisterhood Day. Inspired by the belief that the world will be set free by women who are free & sisterhood is key to a woman’s freedom. Nisha creates communities of women leaders to support them to live, love, and lead with depth and beauty. After struggling for years as a foodaholic, shopaholic, and workaholic, she found her own freedom and set out to support other women in finding theirs by midwifing women back to sisterhood and the truth of their innate beauty and brilliance. Today she works with clients through private coaching, mastermind groups, retreats, and online courses. Find her online at NishaMoodley.com and download her free Take Flight Action Guide, to explore the next expansion of your freedom, at TakeFlightActionGuide.com. In this episode, Nisha and Stacy discuss how to create the life that you want. Some highlights include: “It was clear to me that I wanted a shift in my career.” At minute 1:00, Nisha tells her story and

Stacy Tuschl is a speaker, business coach, and the owner of The Academy of Performing Arts in Wisconsin. She is the author of the book “Is Your Business Worth Saving?” where she reveals proven strategies for pulling entrepreneurs out of a rut and launching them toward business success. In this episode, we are going to talk about acquiring new customers and the value that is in your current customer base. It is so much more expensive to acquire a brand new customer than it is to keep our current customers happy. It is really easy to get caught up in the numbers game. We want more, more, more. And as we are so focused on trying to get more customers, we aren’t keeping an eye on our current customers. So, let’s talk about how do we keep our current customers happy and staying with us. Some highlights include: Are you delivering the high-quality product, program, or service? You need to think about what you advertised and what they received. (minute 2:00) A good thing you can do to attract customers is throw even

Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE is a CPAE Hall of Fame keynote speaker, sales presentation skills trainer, and highly sought-after executive speech coach. She was named One of the 10 most electrifying speakers in North America by Meetings and Conventions magazine. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance wrote “The sixth best way to invest in you is to learn presentation skills from Patricia Fripp. The National Speakers Association elected her their first woman President. Patricia is now virtually everywhere with her interactive online training FrippVT.com. Her clients include Microsoft, Genentech, Visa, Cisco, ADP and the Wounded Warrior Project. In this episode, Patricia and Stacy discuss creating a unique career and lifestyle for yourself. Some highlights include: “I discovered that hairstylists in America lived on 50% commission — and that was a license to steal.” At minute 2:00, Patricia talks about her journey from England to America and the path that lead her to where she is today. “You have to master technique in order

Elizabeth DiAlto is known for her raw, honest, and grounded approach to self-help and spirituality. She is the founder of Wild Soul Movement, the author of “Untame Yourself,” and the host of the popular Untame The Wild Soul Woman podcast. She’s been a teacher, leader, speaker, coach, and trainer to groups and individuals for 13+ years, and she also consults organizations ranging from startups to large corporations such as Dove UK. In this episode, Elizabeth and Stacy discuss the freedom and flexibility that entrepreneurship provides. Some highlights include: “I didn’t decide to start it, it decided it needed to be started and chose me.” At minute 3:00, Elizabeth talks about how her business was born. Money is just an expression of commitment. At minute 10:00, Elizabeth talks about various coaches that she’s worked with and why they’ve been worth their steep price tags. “I’m never striving for balance.” At minute 14:00, Elizabeth talks about why work-life balance doesn’t exactly exist for her — but something c

Stacy Tuschl is a speaker, business coach, and the owner of The Academy of Performing Arts in Wisconsin. She is the author of the book “Is Your Business Worth Saving?” where she reveals proven strategies for pulling entrepreneurs out of a rut and launching them toward business success. Today we are going to chat about making sure your business has consistent revenue coming in each month. I am going to briefly explain why every type of business really needs to stop finding one off customers and start building ongoing relationships with them. Some highlights include: If you don’t think your business can have some sort of consistent monthly revenue, I can promise you think again. Your business does have a way of offering an ongoing product. (minute 1:00) One book that really opened my mind was John Warillow’s book “The Automatic Customer.” We’re going to be talking about the 9 different way John discusses in his book about to do the subscription based model. These are the 9 models that we will be discussing: Th

Cheryl Tan spent twenty years in front of the camera as a reporter, anchor, and host. She left the newsroom in 2014 to launch Tan Media LLC, a media strategy consulting company based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Tan Media LLC offers entrepreneurs private, group, and virtual sessions on media preparation, media messaging and media outreach. In this episode, Cheryl and Stacy discuss how to make the leap into entrepreneurship and how to prepare and make mistakes the right way. Some highlights include: “Two years ago this month I left television news, and it was probably the scariest thing I’ve ever done.” At minute 2:00, Cheryl talks about making this huge decision and what her life has been like since then. Lots of business owners aren’t very good at marketing. At minute 5:00, Cheryl talks about what being a journalist has added to her new consulting company. “I’m very deliberate about making it the way I want it to be right now.” At minute 12:00, Cheryl talks about how she was able to find work-life balance by

Makenna Johnston is the author of the book “The Intention Generation,” a business & life coach for visionary leaders, and the proprietor of La Peetch, Julia Child’s former home in France. She is an entrepreneur who is all about shaking up the status quo. She’s been called an awareness alchemist, a shiny unicorn, an artist, and speaker. Her mission on this earth is to make sure that visionaries are doing the work they were put on this earth to do. And to do it with joy, ease, and presence. In this episode, Makenna and Stacy discuss how to get through the challenges of entrepreneurship. Some highlights include: “The desire to pivot to business coaching was a big shift.” At minute 2:00, Makenna talks about what made her decide to take her career in the direction it’s in now. Invest in your business. At minute 6:00, Makenna talks about the negative impact not investing in her business had. “I try to disconnect as frequently as possible.” At minute 8:00, Makenna talks about her own work-life balance. You can’t

Stacy Tuschl is a speaker, business coach, and the owner of The Academy of Performing Arts in Wisconsin. She is the author of the book “Is Your Business Worth Saving?” where she reveals proven strategies for pulling entrepreneurs out of a rut and launching them toward business success. Today we will be answering another question from one of our listeners. Carol wants to know how a new entrepreneur can balance their time between promoting and building their business and actually doing the work that they are paid to do. Some highlights include: No matter what kind of business you run, the two biggest areas you need to focus on are the development of your product, program, or service and then the marketing of that product, program, or service. (minute 2:00) People will get to know you faster than you think, so you need to have something that you can actually sell. If you don’t have something to sell, you’ll be losing out on sales. (minute 3:00) Unfortunately, the product and marketing of the product are just 2 o

Jim Palmer is a marketing and business building expert and in demand coach. He is the founder of the Dream Business Academy and Dream Business Coaching and Mastermind Program. Jim is the host of Dream Business Coach TV, the hit weekly Web TV show watched by thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners and he is also the host Stick Like Glue Radio, a weekly podcast based on Jim’s unique brand of Smart Marketing and Business Building Strategies. Jim is best known internationally as ‘The Dream Business Coach’ and creator of No Hassle Newsletters, the ultimate ‘done-for-you’ newsletter marketing program used by hundreds of clients in nine countries. In this episode, Jim and Stacy discuss how to run your business in the most efficient way possible so that you can work on what you should be working on, when you should be working on it. Some highlights include: “When you’re that low, the only place you can go is up.” At minute 1:00, Jim talks overcoming an incredibly difficult time in his life and deciding t

Robbie Kellman Baxter is the founder of Peninsula Strategies LLC, a management consulting firm, as well as the author of “The Membership Economy: Find Your Superusers, Master the Forever Transaction & Build Recurring Revenue,” a book that has been named a top 5 Marketing Book of the Year by Inc.com. She coined the popular business term Membership Economy”, which is now being used by organizations and journalists around the country and beyond. In this episode, Robbie and Stacy discuss how you are able to communicate and monetize the value your business provides. Some highlights include: “I thought I would end up running someone else’s company.” At minute 2:00, Robbie talks about what made her decide to change career paths and become an entrepreneur. How do you keep evolving your offering? At minute 4:00, Robbie talks about what it takes to run a subscription-based business. Don’t give it all away. At minute 11:00, Robbie talks about why you need to be paid for the value you provide. “I love the flexibility

Stacy Tuschl is a speaker, business coach, and the owner of The Academy of Performing Arts in Wisconsin. She is the author of the book “Is Your Business Worth Saving?” where she reveals proven strategies for pulling entrepreneurs out of a rut and launching them toward business success. Today we will be answering another question from one of our listeners. Jen wants to know how to decide which conferences she should attend and if I have any tips for making the most out of a conference. Some highlights include: It’s about the content. At minute 1:00, I talk about how to decide if the content a conference provides is something that you need right now or if it’s something that can wait. You will also need to take into consideration the host and the speakers of the conference. At minute 2:00, I talk about how to choose conferences based on who will be there. The other guests at the conference are also important to consider. You may have to work alongside these people, so you’re going to want people that will push

Grant Baldwin is the creator of the Booked And Paid To Speak training program, a nationally known keynote speaker, and author. His podcast and training site “The Speaker Lab” provides weekly training to speakers at all levels of their business. As a speaker, Grant has given hundreds of presentations and has spoken to over 400,000 people in 45 different states through leadership conferences, conventions, and other events. His book and curriculum for students, “Reality Check,” is taught in 400 schools around the country. In this episode, Grant and Stacy discuss running a business that allows you to enjoy your life. Some highlights include: Even if it’s a trainwreck, just give it a try. At minute 2:00, Grant talks about why he dove head first into his business. Pay attention to your numbers. At minute 7:00, Grant talks about why you have to pay attention to what’s coming in and out, every single day. “I don’t know that it exists, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.” At minute 10:00, Grant breaks down work li

Jason Treu is a top business and executive coach and sales leadership trainer. He’s a leading expert on leadership, culture, influence, and relationship building. He helps his clients get unstuck and find their purpose, put the passion back in their lives, create additional wealth, and build social, communication, emotional, and leadership skill sets to take their business/career to the highest levels. He’s worked with well-known CEOs such as Steve Jobs, Mark Hurd at HP, and many others. He’s helped his clients meet influencers such as Tim Cook, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, and many others. Jason’s bestselling book “Social Wealth: the how-to guide on building personal and professional relationships” has sold more than 36,000 copies and has been #1 in four business and self-help categories. In this episode, Jason and Stacy discuss what it takes to grow your business from the early days of your business. Some highlights include: “If it doesn’t work, I can walk away from it.” At minute 5:00, Jason talks about ju