“Why make business hard, when it can be simple?” Join host Mia Paulus, twice a week, as she teaches you how to create freedom in your business and ease in your life. In this podcast, you’ll learn about proven methods and detailed plans for you to maximize your time, leverage your influence, create money-making opportunities, and have real joy! Take control of your business and your life once and for all. Simplicity In Business and Life gives you on-time solutions for real-life problems. It’s like having a successful business coach in your back pocket. Subscribe now or visit www.miapaulus.com
In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are talking about how to market online. Specifically when do you use a sales funnel vs a website.
I’ll upack the difference between the two and why they are both important. Listen in to understand why the website is not dead.
This week's episode is all about:
What is a funnel
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are talking about how to continuously improve as a leader.
Leadership is something that shouldn’t be taken lightly. There are also different types of leaders.
This week's episode is all about how to become the best leaders we are intended to be. Based on our strengths, weaknesses, and experiences we can find our niche as a leader and learn how to make a difference in other lives and them in ours.
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to talk about how to set goals for 2021 in your business.
How are your new year's resolutions going so far? In this episode I want to show you the secrets I learned to goal setting and how to actually achieve the goals you set.
In today’s episode, you learn about:
What are Lead measures
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Hey, Mia Paulus here. In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to discuss Sales vs Marketing.
Which is more important?
Where should your time be spent?
More and more leads are originating from inbound marketing. More of the sales process is taking place before a customer even speaks to a sales rep.
In today's episode I want to go over how marketing and sales are alike yet different. I also want to discuss one of my favorite new buzz words out there...Smarketing. Just sounds cool, right?
Learn why marketing needs to take a bigger role in not only lead metrics but also revenue generation.
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“Customer experience describes a customer's interactions with your team members and your product throughout their entire journey. Customer success focuses on understanding that experience and working to improve it with the goal of mutually beneficial growth.”
Customer Success is proactive - How to deliver new ways for the customer. The Substance
Customer Experience is interactive - Delivering
Customer success - doing whatever it takes to make them successful. To do that need to know they are your ideal customer.
Talk about funnel
Ensure they have the tools and support they need to achieve their goals.
More than it starting with the sales team. Educating them before and throughout.
Teach them. Educate them.
Customers are going to you to solve a problem or get a result. Customer successes job is making sure their needs are being met in the way they intended them to being met and also aligning with who you are and your ideal customer.
What Financial Goals Should You Set For 2021
Hey, Mia Paulus here. In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to simplify what financial goals you should set in 2021.
One thing I have never been a big fan of are extensive 90-day, 1 year, 3 year, and 5 year plans. Far too often business owners get stuck in the trap of:
In today's episode I want to go over the basic financial KPIs and goals every owner should be tracking as well as the financial mindset we all should have.
Learn why understanding to be honest with where you want to go, where you are now, and what it takes to get there is critical to the success of your company.
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to talk about 5 different types of outsourcing and 5 pitfalls to avoid when outsourcing.
You’ll learn why I got started in the outsourcing business and how it has evolved over the years to help the small and medium businesses.
In today’s episode, you learn about these 5 outsourcing solutions…
Virtual Assistants
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to talk about how your personal values should follow you in all areas of your life...professionally and personally. Values are not something you say you have but something you show you have by your actions. Seems like common sense but lately doesn’t seem so common.
You’ll learn how company culture first starts with the values of the people and leadership.
Tune in for my podcast rant on personal values and why people and the people within organizations need to not just put on a front but live it as well.
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to discuss 3 different types of leadership styles. While there are lots of different types of leadership styles I wanted to simplify them down to three.
What is keeping you from being the leader you need to be in business?
Being an entrepreneur for 15 years I realize that being a leader is a journey. I find how I lead changes with changes in business but my core principles and values stay consistent throughout my journey.
This week's episode is all about understanding…
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, I’m going to talk about emotional intelligence in leadership. I come to you today not as a coach, or someone professionally educated in emotional intelligence but as a fellow leader and friend.
While we all have a different journey through entrepreneurship developing maturity through our leadership journey is critical and essential to success in business and growth within ourselves as leaders.
I’ll get real with my growth in emotional intelligence. My personal motto has been Be Humbly Bold. Learn why this has become my personal motto and how this ties into emotional intelligence.
This week's episode is all about:
Learn why understanding who you are and why you do what you do is so important to keeping the momentum and faith in your business.
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, I’m going to speak from the heart about the life of an entrepreneur. While we all have a different journey through entrepreneurship I think we can all agree that it is difficult. So why do we do it?
I’ll upack what has kept me going on my entrepreneurial journey for the last 15 years. How I’ve learned to let go, trust a little more, and take action while moving forward with faith.
This week's episode is all about:
It’s so easy to quit in the final stretch. Learn why understanding who you are and why you do what you do is so important to keeping the momentum and faith in your business.
In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to talk about how to position your brand for success. If you aren’t proactive in positioning your brand the way you envision it the market will make its own assumptions and position you where they want you.
When people experience your brand what do you want them to feel? What do you want them to know about you? When you visualize your customers’ journey through your brand what do you want them to experience?
You’ll learn why a brand position strategy is critical to the success of your business.
To know and feel your brand position strategy you need to:
...with those you serve.
Create an authentic brand that customers trust. The way to do this is first to understand YOU!
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to talk about why every business that cares about brand awareness should also have a branding guide. A branding guide communicates a lot about your company, both internally and externally. A branding guide is a way for others to understand how to represent your brand. If you want clear messaging and clear representation by others a brand guide is a must.
You’ll learn what a brand guide is and how it can help your business. I’ll also introduce a new trend of a company culture book and how that ties into a branding guide and your employee handbook.
This week's episode is all about how a brand guide gives your organization:
These four elements ensure consistent brand recognition, empowerment of others to make decisions, and an effective marketing strategy.
If you would like help creating a branding guide go to https://thecentr.com/contact/ and fill out the form.
In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to talk about how to build an organizational culture for your business and how it sets the context for everything you do as an organization. In a time when many companies are in survival mode, it is still very important to focus on these elements for your business to be able to build the trust and momentum needed to stabilize and grow.
You’ll learn how employee engagement is a direct outcome of organizational culture. You’ll learn why culture must start with leadership. You’ll learn why a toxic culture is the quickest way to bring down an organization.
This week's episode is all about how a successful organization has widely shared beliefs to help fulfill their vision. Organizational culture is comprised of the following elements…
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to discuss how to combine practical wisdom with personal mastery.
What is practical wisdom?
What is personal mastery?
We often talk about gaining more knowledge. But knowledge is for naught if not applied to our future experiences.
A common buzzword in business and life lately is emotional intelligence. Do we have the capacity to be aware of and control our emotions? Does our ability to empathize increase with our increased practical wisdom and personal mastery?
T**his week's episode is all about understanding your
and how to apply your physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual needs to make a difference in the lives of others.
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to discuss why times are changing and the focus in business cannot just be on “great customer service”. Customers are demanding a more seamless experience and I’ve built a model to show you how to achieve that.
You’ll learn about all the elements of the customer journey from attracting them as strangers into your website to becoming advocates and super fans of your brand.
This week's episode is all about…
The customer journey lifecycle
The importance of omnichannel
How to integrate your sales, marketing, and service & support departments
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to talk all about innovation.
You’ll learn why we are all creative by design, what innovation is, and how you can apply it to your business.
What difference could you make in the world when you and your team are performing at the top peak of innovation?
This week's episode is all about…
- How creativity and innovation are related
- Why innovation is a requirement for business
- Why failure is a necessary part of innovation
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to talk about the one thing you need to grow your business.
You’ll learn why if I had to choose one thing...the biggest multiplier for growth isn’t more time or money.
It is momentum.
This week's episode is all about…
How momentum is defined as it relates to business
Why business success is not tied to a good or bad economy
What momentum killers are
As a bonus, you’ll learn a secret I’ve spent the last 15 years building to simplify business that could revolutionize momentum and ultimately growth for businesses as we know it.
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to talk about the secret sauce to mastering business. As an entrepreneur these last 15 years that has worked with hundreds of businesses, built teams, and seen highs and lows...I’ve started to see patterns that separate those that make it in business from those that don’t.
You’ll learn 3 ingredients that every business should put before anything else. In 2020 businesses have to change the way they operate to make it and propel into success.
This week's episode is all about…
Simplicity
Innovation
Marketing
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, I want to speak with you on all the things I’ve done wrong financially for the last 15 years of being an entrepreneur. I’m not going to regurgitate what other experts have said about his topic. This is all purely from my experiences and I’m hoping you take away 1-2 things that you can implement in your business so you don’t repeat my mistakes.
Yep, speaking from the heart today. You can learn from my mistakes.
You’ll learn 10 ways to avoid financial mistakes in business.
Here are a few things this week's episode is all about…
How to spend less on learning curves
How to get further, faster in your business
What shiny object syndrome is and why you should avoid it :)
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, I want to speak to you on how to achieve financial freedom faster with outsourcing.
We are going to talk about what financial freedom really means and how outsourcing will help you get further faster on your journey to financial freedom.
You’ll learn why the two best ways to make money are to outsource your work and create passive income.
This week's episode is all about…
Why you should focus on leveraging time versus money
How outsourcing compounds your power to make money
Why the best time to start building an outsourcing team is now
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You probably read the title of this podcast and thought...oh another time management podcast. I don’t have the mainstream opinions about time management and to-do lists so you’ll want to check out this episode. This episode is going to challenge everything you thought you knew about time.
In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, I want to speak on why we need to focus more on where our energy is being spent versus our time. As visionaries and innovators we need to change the way we structure our to-do lists.
We are going to talk about how the new “rich” is living a life of purpose.
You’ll learn how to think, work and live differently. Where success is not a destination, it is a journey. A life where we are not crippled by perfection and we eliminate the unnecessary.
This week's episode is all about…
Why no time management required
Why tIme scarcity mindset is dangerous
Why you should have more on your “today” list than you can get done
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, I want to speak on minimalism.
We are going to talk about how to do minimalism differently. The year 2020 has brought new insight into what is important. Maybe having less than 100 items isn’t the best way to approach “being prepared” if years like this are our future.
You’ll learn about the difference between minimalism and simplicity and which focus might be worth more of your energy.
This week's episode is all about…
Finding value within “stuff”
Simplicity within our mind
The difference between order and elimination
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, I want to speak to all the self-employed and startups out there. Feeling overwhelmed? You are not alone.
We are going to talk to your pain points and how to outsource when self-employed.
You’ll learn about the trade-off between time and money and what and when to delegate.
This week's episode is all about…
How to baby step into delegating more
How it’s not “how” but “who”
What a Not-To-Do List is
How to stay in the strategic, visionary zone
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to talk about how you can optimize your business while working remotely.
In Episode 1 and 2 we talked about utilizing a system called Teamsourcing and how to build trust with a virtual team. In this episode, I want to go deeper and understand how to optimize your business with the holistic balance of people, process, and technology.
You’ll learn why working virtual isn’t all about technology and process and why you shouldn’t disconnect from people when optimizing online.
In today’s episode, you learn all about…
Why you need to balance people, process, and technology
Why keeping the human touch in business is so important
Why customers and employees are demanding this balance.
To get on a free call with us or to learn more about how Teamsourcing utilizes the holistic balance of people, process, and technology go to https://www.thecentr.com/teamsourcing.
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to talk about how you can build trust with a virtual team.
You’ll learn how to take a lot of the benefits of in-person teams and implement them virtually. When you implement the elements and techniques discussed in this podcast you’ll see how running virtual teams is a much more efficient, effective way to scale and sustain your company.
Before you give up on virtual teams you’ll want to listen to this episode.
In today’s episode, you learn all about…
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In this episode of the Simplicity in Business & Life podcast, we are going to talk about why you should ditch your virtual assistant and start Teamsourcing.
Sounds taboo, right?!
You’ll learn about the evolution of the virtual assistant and Teamsourcing, what Teamsourcing is, why Teamsourcing is an all-around better solution to help businesses scale, innovate, and create momentum.
Think of the efficiencies that would happen if you could put 80% of your focus in the 20% that are your core competencies in your business. With this level of focus, you would achieve 64% of your results with just a 4% effort. Teamsourcing is designed to give you this level of focus.
With this focus what competitive advantage would you have?
How much innovation would there be?
What difference would it make in your life and your family’s lives with this level of efficiency?
This week's episode is all about…
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