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Dan Golden teamed with fellow Northwestern graduate Steve Krull to found BFO (Be Found Online) in 2009. As Co-Founder, President & Chief Search Artist at BFO, Dan has led the team from its roots as a search shop to a full-service performance digital media agency; optimizing paid and organic media across search, display, social, and mobile platforms. Voted one of the best places to work in Chicago, BFO is one of the fastest growing digital marketing agencies in the Midwest, with 4 consecutive years on the Inc. 5000 list. In this episode, Dan and Stacy discuss some of the mistakes that businesses make all the time and how to boost your business through creating valuable content. Some highlights include: “I had a 9-to-5 and a 6-to-10.” At minute 1:00, Dan talks making the decision to transition from working a job with his business on the side to focusing solely on his business. Know what your weaknesses are. At minute 6:00, Dan talks about the process he took to step out of the day-to-day business management

Shuly Oletzky is a passionate entrepreneur in the marine refrigeration industry and a philanthropist. Shuly is knowledgeable and passionate about family business succession planning, customer service, small business leadership, and connecting people. In addition to her position as President of Frigibar Industries, Inc., Shuly serves on the Board of Directors for Easter Seals Florida and is a Huffington Post Small Business Blog contributor. In this episode, Shuly and Stacy discuss Shuly’s experience taking over her family business, the challenges she faced in the process, and how she came out on top. Some highlights include: You never know what’s going to happen. At minute 1:00, Shuly talks about deciding to step in and take control of her dad’s business after he was diagnosed with ALS. “People don’t think of not having a succession plan as a financial mistake, but it is.” (minute 8:00) Understand who you want to present yourself to in the marketplace. At minute 11:00, Shuly talks about the challenges she face

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. This is the fourth part in our five-part series on boosting productivity using your smartphone. Part 1: Social Media — How Much is Too Much? Part 2: Smartphones — How Do They Make You Smarter? Part 3: You Get What You Tolerate Part 4: Alarms, Notifications, and Reminders Today’s episode is a special one. Recently I got an email from someone saying that I changed her life. She was talking about today’s episode from when it aired live on Facebook Live. Today’s episode is all about my new favorite app called gTasks Pro. You’ve probably heard me rant and rave about Google Calendar in the past. The main reason I love Google Calendar is because it keeps me so organized, especially with the ability to sync calendars. It’s especi

Through Priority VA, Trivinia matches speakers, authors, entrepreneurs, podcasters and bloggers with high-quality virtual assistants so they can focus on what they do best. In this episode, Trivinia and Stacy discuss her business Priority VA, and why you should really consider having a virtual assistant. Some highlights include: “I realized I was working way too much.” At minute 2:00, Trivinia talks about how Priority VA was launched out of her having way too much for one person to do. Do your own research. At minute 6:00, Trivinia talks about hiring a web developer based on recommendations without looking into the person’s previous work. “I work a lot.” At minute 12:00, Trivinia talks about the idea of work-life balance and how she both blends and separates the two. Trivinia believes that Priority VA is changing lives. At minute 20:00, she talks about why she loves her business so much. Ways to contact Trivinia: Website: www.priorityva.com Resources: Infusionsoft ConvertKit Slack *Business Rescue Road Ma

Joel Boggess is a podcast and book launch expert. He’s the guy people call when they need a tested and proven plan to hit #1 with their book or show. As a radio veteran and bestselling author, Joel knows the strategies and the tactics that will help you and your message be seen, heard, and recognized. His podcast, ReLaunch, was named by Podcasters Paradise as Most Inspirational two years in a row in 2014 and 2015. It was also mentioned in Huffington Post as being one of the top 5 shows to tune into for inspiration and in Inc as one of the top 20 business podcasts of 2015. His latest book, “Finding your Voice,” hit the #1 spot on Amazon for success, happiness, and in the self esteem categories and has recently passed the one million listens mark. Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Joel earned his undergraduate degree at Texas Tech University, an MBA from Amberton University, and a Masters in Counseling. In this episode, Joel and Stacy discuss content creation and how to maximize your product, whatever kind of

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. This is the fourth part in our five-part series on boosting productivity using your smartphone. Part 1: Social Media — How Much is Too Much? Part 2: Smartphones — How Do They Make You Smarter? Part 3: Part 3: You Get What You Tolerate Use labels on your alarms. A lot of people don’t realize that you can edit these, so you should really use this to your advantage. Maybe today at 1:30 you need to go to the post office. Change the default “Alarm” to “Go to the Post Office” (minute 1:00) It’s a bad habit to be constantly checking your phone or even a clock. Set alarms so that you do things when they need to be done and stop checking your phone. (minute 2:00) Set alarms to remind you to do the things you often forget to do. If

Jeff Goins is the author of four books, including the national bestseller, “The Art of Work.” He is also a full-time blogger, speaker, and entrepreneur. Jeff’s award-winning blog, GoinsWriter.com, has been visited by over four million people from around the world. His work has been featured in the Washington Post, USA Today, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and Psychology Today. He runs an online business helping writers and creative entrepreneurs chase their dreams. In this episode, Jeff and Stacy discuss running your business in a way that makes sense for your life. Some highlights include: Decide to do what you love. At minute 4:00, Jeff talks about why you have to figure what you really want to do before trying to make a business out of it. If you fill something with your passion, odds are you’ll be so good at it that you’ll create demand for it. “If you just keep showing up, you can outlast most people.” At minute 10:00, Jeff talks about how he learned a powerful lesson of influence from his former boss and mentor.

Matt Miller spent the first 9 years of his career as an Air Force pilot, before entering the private sector to work in both the medical device and advertising industries. While a top performer in the corporate world, his long-term desire was to be his own boss. A good friend one day mentioned the gumball machines he and his young daughters owned, and that conversation began a 10-year business quest that has brought Matt’s company, School Spirit Vending, to the cutting edge of both the vending and school fundraising industries. Today, School Spirit Vendings franchising program provides a proven and profitable business system for busy professionals and their families looking to develop secondary income streams, while raising millions of dollars for education at the same time. In this episode, Matt and Stacy discuss the strategies you can use to make your business a success through marketing. Some highlights include: Matt’s boss thought he got accolades too quickly, so she gave the company a 5-10% quota increase

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. This is the third part in our five-part series on boosting productivity using your smartphone. Part 1: Social Media — How Much is Too Much? Part 2: Smartphones — How Do They Make You Smarter? Your smartphone can be a big distraction. In this episode, I’m going to give you some strategies for fighting this. Step 1: Figure out your personal preference. What is your personal preference when it comes to email, voicemail, or text messaging? How do you want to be contracted? Let people know what works for you. (minute 1:00) Step 2: How often do you want to be communicated with? Let people know what times are best for you. (minute 2:00) Step 3: How you react to communication is going to make or break these rules you set. (minute 3

Julia Pimsleur is the Founder/CEO of Little Pim, the leading language teaching method for young children, and author of “Million Dollar Women.” She also coaches women on raising capital via her in-person and online workshops. In this episode, Julia and Stacy discuss the reasons to jump into business, how to do it effectively, and why it can truly be done from anywhere in the world. Some highlights include: At minute 3:00, Julia talks about seeing a gap in the market for teaching foreign languages to kids. Becoming fluent in French as by the age of six was one of the best gifts that her parents gave her, and she wanted to be able to give the same thing to her own kids. Hold the vision of where your company is going. At minute 7:00, Julia talks taking “snowballs to the head” and how to roll with these negatives. Get focused on who your target customer is. At minute 11:00, Julia talks about how to map out exactly who your target customer is. “Have the fear and do it anyway.” At minute 17:00, Julia talks about wh

Sonaya is the founder of the Sonaya Williams Group, an operations consultancy that helps emerging CEOs grow their business and meet their business goals. After spending more than 10 years in varying operations and project management roles in large corporations, Sonaya is a master at systems thinking and bringing together all the pieces of the puzzle that hold so many businesses back. A seasoned speaker, she has taken many event stages and is a frequent guest expert on leading podcasts and websites. When she’s not running the Sonaya Williams Group, she loves to travel and find adventure wherever she goes. In this episode, Sonaya and Stacy discuss how you can make working remotely not only a viable business strategy but a strategy that can be incredibly effective. Some highlights include: “I was making good money, but I just wasn’t happy.” At minute 2:00, Sonaya talks why she decided to make the jump and go into business for herself. At minute 9:00, Sonaya talks about the biggest mistake she made while growing

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. This is the second part in our five-part series on boosting productivity using your smartphone. You can find part one of this series here. There are several great smartphone apps that you can use to listen to different kinds of audios. At minute 2:00, I give you my recommended apps. Live video is great for continuing your education. At minute 4:00, I run down some of the great live video platforms that you need to check out. I have an email address that no one else knows about. This is a great way to subscribe to things that you like while keeping your main email inbox clutter-free. (minute 5:00) When should you be using these resources? At minute 6:00, I detail some strategies for fitting these into your schedule without taki

Felena Hanson is the founder of Hera Hub, a shared, flexible work and meeting space where entrepreneurs can create and collaborate in a professional, productive, spa-like environment. The platform provides members with connections to other business experts, access to educational workshops, and visibility within the community. Hera Hub’s goal is to support 20,000 women in the launch and growth of their business by 2020. In this episode, Felena and Stacy discuss the ins and outs of running a business in the modern world. A lot of our online businesses don’t have physical locations, but Felena talks about why a physical space is a great investment. Some highlights include: Do you need an office? At minute 3:00, Felena talks about why making an investment in a physical location is one worth making. “I work my butt off.” At minute 7:00, Felena talks about why tenacity is such an important trait in entrepreneurs. “There’s a time and a place to hire an expert.” At minute 10:00, Felena talks about why you can’t do it

Lisa Larter, the founder of lisalarter.com, is a Business Consultant, Social Media Strategist, and Speaker. She works with businesses to maximize their profits and scale beyond their dreams, using social media, relationship marketing, and dead-simple, eye-opening systems. She’s helped increase the visibility and profits of a wide range of clients including retail groups, authors, realtors, brick-and-mortar businesses, shopping centers, online entrepreneurs, and, her favorite big-name advisee, Deepak Chopra. His feedback? “Lisa, you’re the best.” Are you feeling held back by your job? In this episode, Lisa and Stacy discuss the reasons why you should consider becoming an entrepreneur. Some highlights include: Lisa walked away from a six-figure income to start her business. She talks about why she walked away from that job and how she fought through the fear of running a business. (minute 2:00) “If it’s possible for you, it’s possible for me. And if it’s possible for me, then it’s also possible for you.” At min

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’s episode is a really special one. Over the next five weeks, I’m going to be using these solocasts as a five-part series on how to get more productive using your smartphone. Today’s episode is going to be about social media. Social media can be very overwhelming, and it can take away so much time that it can easily lead to a major drop in productivity. So today we’re going to go over a few things that are crucial factors for your productivity. When should you be on social media? When is the most productive time? Feel like you’re taking way too long checking? At minute 1:00, I go through several tips and tricks for making sure you’re checking your social media at the right time. What should you focus on with social media?

Jodi Aman is a lead-by-example teacher. Despite seeing the depths of hell when she was immobilized by panic and anxiety, she clawed her way back to life and taught herself to master happiness. She has been teaching and counseling people around the world for over 20 years, helping them find peace in their lives amid dealing with sadness, loss, anxiety, divorce and other life transitions. As an author and inspirational speaker, she helps audiences make sense of their lives. She shows how to shift thinking, change unwanted situations, and finally stop the out-of-control downward spiral by releasing that internal self-critic. Most self-help authors tell you what to do. Jodi shows you. In this episode, Jodi and Stacy discuss Jodi’s battle with anxiety and how she’s become a happy, successful business owner. Some highlights include: Jodi was a counselor saying the same thing to eight people a day. At minute 2:00, she talks about deciding to take her expertise and turning it into a business that could touch many mor

Tara Gentile is the creator of Quiet Power Strategy™ and the founder of CoCommercial, a company specializing in hands-on business training for idea-driven entrepreneurs. She’s passionate about helping people with smart ideas make more money, reach new audiences, and live life with ease. Tara is the author of “The Art of Earning,” “Quiet Power Strategy,” and “The Observation Engine.” Tara’s work has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, Design*Sponge, and in the New York Times bestselling book “The $100 Startup” by Chris Guillebeau. She’s a regular instructor on CreativeLive and speaks on entrepreneurship, money, and marketing all over the world. In this episode, Tara and Stacy discuss strategies that you can use as a business owner to solve problems for your customers. Some highlights include: “I just needed the seed of an idea.” At minute 2:00, Tara talks jumping into business head first without thinking about it and why experimenting is so important. Separate your personal and business finances. At minute

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 today’s episode, I’m going to talk to you about social. If you’re familiar with my material, you know that I’m very active on social media, and I’m a huge advocate for using lots of tools that it can offer you. If you use social media the right way, it can be a great way to connect with your audience. However, if you’re using it the wrong way, it can also be a huge waste of time. But if you’re not using it at all, you’re definitely missing out on a great free resource. Some highlights include: Feel like you don’t have the time to spend on social media? Consider hiring someone to run your social media for you. (minute 2:00) The most important step for social media success is staying active. I post things on my Facebook accoun

Cassie Mendoza-Jones is a kinesiologist, naturopath, and author for women who feel stuck, unworthy, and disconnected to themselves. She's the founder of Elevate Vitality, her kinesiology and naturopathy clinic, as well as the Heartfelt Harmony Society, a collection of online lifestyle and business courses and guides to help women live in freedom and harmony every single day. Through her work, she’s here to help you shake up your approach to self-care, self-worth, and self-acceptance on every level while making it all feel like nourishing yourself without feeling guilty for it is the simplest thing in the world. Her upcoming book, "You Are Enough," is being published by Hay House and is due for release in early 2016. She’s spoken at events and workshops around Australia for a variety of companies, including LinkedIn and New Balance. In this episode, Cassie and Stacy discuss making your business work for you so that you’re able to live the life that you want to live. One of the topics that they discuss is layin

Before Alyson started her own company, she was the Marketing Manager at Glazer-Kennedy Insider’s Circle working for Dan Kennedy & Bill Glazer where she discovered her passion for all things direct response and info-marketing. She’s taken that passion and turned it into her business where she helps coaches, speakers, and authors create info empires. In this episode, Alyson and Stacy discuss why going into business for yourself can be a safer career path than working as an employee if you go about it in a smart way. Some highlights include: Feel like you can’t afford to go into entrepreneurship? At minute 1:00, Alyson tells me why this is backward thinking. She tells me why going freelance is very lucrative. “I ran out of money.” At minute 6:00, Alyson talks about the money mistakes she made and what you can learn from her mistakes. Marketing is so important that you should outsource the rest of your business. At minute 11:00, Alyson talks about how and why to learn to market. “Wherever you are, be there.”