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• The internet has started calling it the messy middle: that stretch where you don't want a 9-to-5 away from your kids, but you also want something of your own that makes you feel like a whole person. In this solo episode, Dana argues that the name is doing real damage, and then goes somewhere unexpected with it.

At her son's middle school orientation, Dana heard that kids move through three stages: understanding the family dynamic, then finding their community, then working out who they want to independently be. Moms move through the exact same three stages. Nobody names ours. And instead of an institution built around it, we get shame.

If you've been walking around convinced you're behind, this episode gives you a different word for where you actually are.

You'll hear:

+ Why the term "messy middle" is doing more damage than we realize, and why renaming it isn't the fix
+ The belief → thought → action → result chain, and why the work has to start at belief
+ The ten tabs reframe (three are making money, three are making your family healthier, three are you)
+ Why shame is not a launching position, and what it's quietly costing you
+ "Mothers are the neck," and the buying power moms consistently refuse to own
+ Why losing your identity after a baby is supposed to happen
+ The three stages every mom moves through, and why almost everyone is in stage two grading herself against stage three
+ Why you can't skip stage two, and what happens when you tryThis is for any mom who feels behind, scattered, or like she should have figured herself out by now.

Mentioned in this episode:

+ BossMom Community (free): bossmom.com/community — also searchable as "BossMom" in the App Store
+ BossMom+: bossmom.com/join
+ Email Dana: dana@bossmom.com
+ *Becoming Boss Mom* (the book Dana is currently shopping to traditional publishers)

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I read Dr. Gertrude Lyons' book Rewrite the Mother Code and immediately wanted to get everyone in a room and talk about it. She's a maternal identity expert with a doctorate, nearly three decades of coaching, and a worldview that breaks motherhood wide open: motherhood isn't a role, it's a creative force. It shows up in your business, your relationships, your dreams, and most importantly in how you mother yourself.

In this conversation we get into why almost every mom loses herself at some point (including the ones with degrees in this exact subject), why self-doubt is the number one obstacle moms name, and what it takes to actually come back.

You'll hear:

• Why you're already mothering, whether or not you have children
• The catalysts that reliably knock moms off track, and why drifting is the assignment rather than the failure
• Where the erosion of self-trust actually comes from, and how we got cut off from our own intuition
• The $100 answer that fixed my daughter's year of stomach pain after a doctor said girls are just dramatic
• Why the truth is an act of kindness, and how "keeping the peace" costs us more than we realize
• The say-no assignment, and why not explaining yourself is the hard part
• "He knows he's enough and I know I'm not too much," and why so many moms think they have to earn the right to just be
• The conversation my thirteen-year-old started with me, and what it proved about doing the inner work

This is for any mom who has quietly wondered where she went, and whether it's too late to go get herself.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Dr. Gertrude Lyons' book and site: drgertrudelyons.com
• 2027 self-mothering retreats (Mexico, Ireland, Malta, Chicago): drgertrudelyons.com/retreats2027
• TEDx talk, Rewrite the Mother Code: youtube.com/watch?v=NZ9ZF8JKIDY
• Instagram: @drgertrudelyons
• Substack: gertrudelyons.substack.com
• BossMom Community (free): bossmom.com/community
• BossMom+: bossmom.com/join

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• Chandler Bolt has been a friend of the show for years, and this conversation felt like it. He also doesn't have kids yet, which makes it kind of funny that this turned into one of the more honest conversations we've had about the gap between the story we tell (on stage, in a book, online) and the story we actually live behind closed doors. Dana and Chandler get into walking the walk, why authenticity beats polish every time, modeling instead of martyring yourself for your kids, and why the people closest to you deserve the mic, even when the truth stings.

Plus: Dana and Chandler are teaming up for a free live training on July 29th, and you'll want to be there.

You'll hear:

+ Why what you do behind closed doors matters more than what you post
+ How to reverse engineer what you actually want in your business before you chase another goal
+ Why authenticity beats polish every time
+ The "model, don't martyr" philosophy for ambition and motherhood
+ Why seasons of parenting (and business) are allowed to change your priorities
+ Chandler's honest story about losing, then finding, his authenticity
+ Why the people closest to you deserve the mic, even when the truth stings Mentioned in this episode:


+ Free training with Dana and Chandler, July 29th at 2pm PT / 5pm ET: selfpublishing.com/dana
+ Chandler's company: selfpublishing.com
+ Book a call with Chandler's team: selfpublishing.com/bossmom
+ Boss Mom Community (free): bossmom.com/community
+ Boss Mom+: bossmom.com/join

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This week Dana sits down with Em Connors of The Creative Bodega for an honest, no-filter conversation about comparison, confidence, and money mindset, sparked by watching a creator go from unknown to multimillionaire almost overnight. Dana and Em both had a rough week of unfollowing, re-following, and wondering what was wrong with their own pace. This episode is the debrief.

They get into why "new" isn't always what it looks like, why 90% of the block women feel in business comes down to self-doubt (not strategy), why launches were never built for the seasonal reality of a mom's life, and the money trauma both Dana and Em inherited from their own dads, and how to finally paint your own truck.

You'll hear:

• Why comparing your business to someone's overnight win is comparing yourself to a story you don't have the full data on
• The real math behind viral launch reviews (it's not what you think)
• Why self-doubt, not strategy, is the number one block for most women building a business
• The "bravery isn't in a safe community, it's on the internet" reframe
• Em's "paint your truck" money mindset story
• Why launches aren't built for moms, and how to protect your own season anyway

This is a must-listen for any mom who's had a hard week of scrolling lately.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Creative Bodega: thecreativebodega.com
• The Content Coven: thecreativebodega.com/the-content-coven
• Em on Instagram: @the.creative.bodega
• Boss Mom Community (free): bossmom.com/community
• Boss Mom Plus: bossmom.com/join

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Daniella Devine did all the things. The degree, the second degree, the big deputy director job. Then she had a baby and hit the quiet, spiraling question so many of us know: this is not it. In this episode we go deep on what actually comes next.

Daniella is a third-generation business owner, a business buyer, and a commercial real estate agent who now acquires and grows Main Street businesses, all while raising young kids. We talk about the dull ache of discontentment that shows up in early motherhood, why working harder will quietly deplete you, and the reframe that finally lets a business grow. We get into the "no one's coming" reality of being the hunter, gatherer, and caregiver all at once, how to build a support system so you stop asking one person to be your savior, and how to know which person to call when you need a shoulder versus the hard truth. Plus the seasons nobody warns you about, and why the small moments (yes, including the popcorn game) are the whole point.

Find Daniella on Instagram @thedanielladevine and at thedanielladevine.com.

Come build your business differently inside the free BossMom Community at bossmom.com/community, with networking events, mindset workshops, daily mindset audios, and a dedicated app off social. When you are ready to level up with the right marketing plan and the implementation support to hit your financial goals, join us in BossMom+ at bossmom.com/join.

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What does getting a fast pass at Universal Studios have to do with building a business? More than you'd think. This week Dana sits down with Presilah Nunez Davis, founder of The Finer Points, a coaching practice built at the intersection of performance psychology, neuroscience, and modern etiquette. Presilah spent over a decade as a working actor before motherhood shifted her focus, and she now teaches the exact skills, presence, eye contact, recovering from mistakes gracefully, that separate the person who commands a room from the person who shrinks in it. This conversation will change how you think about what you're teaching your kids, and what you never got taught yourself.

You'll hear:

• Why "etiquette" is really just the hyper-awareness of the feelings of others
• The 2 a.m. Instagram scroll that turned into an entire business
• Why Dana teaches her kids to "ask for the ketchup," and what that has to do with pricing your work
• The "know your zero" framework for understanding your own natural presence
• The acting class critique that reframed everything Presilah teaches about perfectionism
• Why "the fourth grader is king" and imperfection is what actually builds connection
• Five simple ways to start building confidence in your kids today

This is for any mom who wants her kids (and honestly, herself) to walk into a room and stay in it.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Presilah on Instagram: instagram.com/presilah
• The Finer Points: discoverthefinerpoints.com
• BossMom Community (free): bossmom.com/community
• BossMom+: bossmom.com/join

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Paige Connell went from zero kids to four kids in under three years — foster care, adoption, two biological pregnancies, and a baby born during COVID while her husband, a blue-collar first responder, never worked a single day from home. What happened next is a story about the mental load of motherhood that every mom in a partnership needs to hear.

This isn't a conversation about chores. It's about the assumptions that build up without anyone saying a word, the resentment that follows, and the real conversations that change things. Paige didn't do her husband's laundry. He cooks dinner most nights. People have feelings about both of those things online. What actually matters is the system underneath, and how they built it.

You'll hear:

• Why the mental load snowballs without anyone intending it to
• The laundry rule Paige's mother-in-law gave her years ago (and why it's actually about resentment, not laundry)
• Why defensiveness is normal, and what matters is what happens after
• The "third option" between sucking it up and leaving
• What to do when you're growing and your partner isn't
• How to build a division of labor based on strengths instead of assumptions
• What it actually looks like on the other side of two years of hard conversations

This one is for any mom who is carrying more than her share and doesn't quite know how to start the conversation.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Paige on Instagram: @sheisapaigeturner
• Paige's website: shesapaigeturner.com
• Paige's Substack (Lessons Learned): substack.com
• BossMom Community (free): bossmom.com/community
• BossMom+: bossmom.com/join

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Laura Jennings was a college professor with a master's degree, doing everything she'd been taught to do — until her daughter was born and she realized the life she'd built didn't fit the mom she was becoming. Five months after discovering virtual assistance, she'd replaced her teaching salary. Two years later, she'd tripled it. Her daughter never spent a day in daycare.

In this episode, Dana and Laura get into exactly how moms can become virtual assistants using skills they already have — and why right now is one of the best possible moments to start.

You'll hear:

• Why "too good to be true" is just a stage, and how to stack evidence until it becomes your new normal
• The ladder of believability: how imposter syndrome fades when you take action instead of waiting to feel ready
• Why "I'll work with anyone" is the wrong starting point — and how to find clients you actually enjoy working with
• The AI question answered honestly: what VAs can use it for, and why it's not replacing them
• The identity shift that nobody warns moms about — and why the flexible income path is one of the few structures that actually honors it
• What moms with 10 to 20 hours a week need to know about the current market for contract work

This one is practical, personal, and full of permission for moms who've been sitting on the edge of making a move.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Laura's free "Get Started as a VA" masterclass: laurajtraining.com/masterclass-registration-guest-podcast
• Laura on Instagram: @hey.lauranicole
• Laura on Threads: @hey.lauranicole
• Your Virtual Assistant Coach podcast: Apple Podcasts
• BossMom Community (free): bossmom.com/community
• BossMom+ ($197/year): bossmom.com/join

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This week is an interview, and it's one of my favorites in a long time. I sit down with Keira Brinton, founder of JOA Publishing and known as The People's Publisher, a single mom of five who built a multi-million-dollar company in three years by merging deep faith with serious strategy. Keira is high energy in the exact way I am, so the two of us together will get you fired up. But she also gets vulnerable in a way I did not see coming.

The big idea: trusting your intuition is not woo, it's the fastest path to action. When you stop avoiding the thing you're scared of, your business can move at the speed of light.

You'll hear:

• The "face your dragon" story, and how Keira unblocked nine months of stuck in two weeks
• Why whatever you feel inside shows up in your outer world
• An honest, tender conversation about friendship, loneliness, and outgrowing people as you grow
• Why books are the one thing that lasts, and why real leaders need to write now
• Keira's "ask, listen, do" method and how to actually hear the answer
• Why moms are wired to stop receiving, and how to get it back
• Why you can say yes before you're qualified, and act before it's perfect

This is a must-listen for any mom building a business who's felt stuck, scattered, or behind despite doing all the right things.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Keira's Mini Book Activator Course ($197): go.keirabrinton.com/minibookactivator
• Keira on Instagram: instagram.com/keirabrinton
• BossMom Community (free): bossmom.com/community
• BossMom+ ($197/year): bossmom.com/join

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This week isn't a how-to, it's a heart-to-heart. Dana sits down with meditation teacher Katy Rexing to talk about the midlife awakening for moms: that wobbly, something's-off, where-did-I-go season so many of us hit in our late 30s and 40s. If you've been quietly wondering whether something is wrong with you lately, this is the episode that tells you the truth. Nothing is wrong with you. You're right on schedule.

Katy rebuilt her entire life from the inside out after years of "perfecting perfection" led her straight into panic attacks she couldn't name. Dana shares her own panic attack on a bridge and the traumaversary behind it. Together they get into why this unraveling is by design, and how to meet it with peace instead of fear.

You'll hear:

• Why almost every woman hits a wall around 40, and what "I am done being at war with you" really means
• Why a panic attack is your body crying to be heard, not a sign you're broken
• The case that this midlife awakening is by design, and why you shouldn't try to dodge it
• Why you can't "just love yourself" yet, and the step almost everyone skips
• How to stop riding the roller coaster of likes, gold stars, and outside validation
• Dana and Katy's friendly debate on whether every mom should have a business
• Why this is the most supported, least lonely time in history to do this inner work

This is a must-listen for any mom who's felt scattered, behind, or like she's quietly falling apart for no reason. You're not. You're right on time.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Katy Rexing's website + WithIn podcast: katyrexing.com
• Katy on Instagram (comment PRACTICE for her starter meditation toolkit): @katyrexing
• BossMom Community (free): bossmom.com/community — where moms get help clarifying goals and building the focus skills to hit them
• BossMom+ ($197/year): bossmom.com/join — the right marketing plan + implementation support for your business

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This week isn't an interview, it's a real, ranty discussion. Dana sits down with Jaclyn Orent, co-founder and frequency architect of the Cultural Catalyst Network, to break down one of the most important truths every mom needs to hear right now: you cannot out-strategy what you're feeling. No morning routine, no new funnel, no productivity hack is going to fix what's actually a frequency problem. And there's nearly 60 years of consciousness, change, and scaling science to back it up.

If you've ever felt scattered, behind, "off," or like you're working as hard as you can without it adding up — this is the episode that flips it.

You'll hear:

• Why the rise and fall of empires happens every 80 years, and what that means for moms right now
• The science of resonance and why moms are the natural cultural catalysts of this era
• The "good enough economy" and why your voice is more valuable than ever
• Dr. David Hawkins' scale of consciousness and the critical threshold of 200
• The three-step "let go" practice that actually works (and why most affirmations don't)
• The difference between self-sacrifice and true sacrifice
• Why your kids cannot be your purpose (and what to do instead)

This is a must-listen for any mom who's felt the pull toward something bigger and didn't have the language for it.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Jaclyn's free Science-Backed Secrets to Catalyzing Culture Masterclass: culturalcontribution.com/masterclass
• Jaclyn on Instagram: @culturalcatalystnetwork
• Jaclyn on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jaclynorent
• BossMom Community (free): bossmom.com/community
• BossMom+: bossmom.com/join

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If you've ever resented your own schedule, this episode is for you. In this solo, Dana gets vulnerable and shares the one skill that changed her business, her motherhood, and her experience of life more than any strategy ever has. It's not a productivity hack. It's not a morning routine. It's the simple, life-altering practice of recognizing when you've drifted, and coming back to focus.

Recorded as Dana's last episode before turning 45, this is a reflective, honest look at the inner work that actually moved her business, the chiropractor analogy that reframed how she sits in discomfort, and the one line she says to herself that has replaced every affirmation she's ever tried.

If you've ever felt scattered, behind, or like your kids are the reason you can't get anything done, this is the episode that flips that.

You'll hear:

• The one skill every mom should build before any other (and why it matters more than any tool)
• Why your kids probably aren't the actual distraction, and what is
• The chiropractor analogy for sitting in the discomfort of growth
• The inner work that finally moved Dana's business forward (it wasn't strategy)
• Dana's "I would never sabotage someone I love" line that replaces every affirmation
• Why being cringe, quirky, and fully yourself is the whole point
• The 5-step focus practice you can start today

This is for any mom who feels behind, scattered, or like she's working as hard as she can without it adding up.

Mentioned in this episode:

• BossMom Community (free): bossmom.com/community — where moms get help figuring out their goals and building the focus skills to actually hit them
• BossMom+ ($197/year): bossmom.com/join — the right marketing plan + implementation support for your business

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This week, Dana sits down with Irin Rubin, founder and CEO of MamaZen, a mental wellness app for mothers. Irin's story is one a lot of moms will recognize: a difficult first delivery, severe colic, hospitalization, PTSD in the second pregnancy, and the slow realization that the high-speed train of motherhood didn't have stops. What she discovered next changed everything: nervous system regulation isn't another thing to add to your overwhelm. It's the thing that makes the rest of your life feel possible.

If you've ever felt like the world keeps telling you to "just slow down," "just give yourself permission," or "just take a bath," and none of it actually helps, this episode is for you.

You'll hear:

• Why the answer to overwhelm is never "do more" (and what actually works)
• The science of fight-or-flight and why most moms live there by default
• Irin's "math story" with her daughter, and how self-talk literally changes outcomes
• Why your kids hear every word you say (including how you talk to yourself)
• The line Irin uses to filter unsolicited advice without conflict
• Why saying no gets easier (not harder) once your nervous system is regulated
• How regulating your nervous system creates generational change for your kids

This is a must-listen for any mom who's tired of being told the answer is more self-care, more scheduling, more permission. The real answer is quieter, deeper, and works.

Mentioned in this episode:

• MamaZen app (free 7-day trial, iOS and Android): mamazen.com
• Book: MamaZen: The Parenting Method on Amazon
• Irin on Instagram | Facebook | TikTok
• Boss Mom Community (free): bossmom.com/community

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This week is different. It's not an interview, it's a real, ranty discussion. Dana sits down with buyer psychology expert Katie Read to break down something every mom growing a business needs to hear: right now is one of the easiest times in a decade to grow a business as a mom. Big companies are hunting small audiences. AI just made your voice the most valuable thing you own. And the rules for how you build, sell, and show up have completely changed in your favor.

If you've ever felt behind, too small, or like you needed a bigger platform before you "really" started, this episode is going to flip that.

You'll hear:

• Why "the fourth grader is king" and why being two steps ahead is enough
• The "good enough economy" and why it's coming for regurgitation businesses
• The scars vs. wounds framework for vulnerability that builds authority (not pity)
• Why newsletters are roaring back, and why your messy human voice is gold right now
• How to use AI for structure without letting it steal your voice
• First principles thinking: why the old "video module + Facebook group" model is breaking
• The two (and only two) things you should actually be using AI for in your business

This is a must-listen for any mom running an online business.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Katie's free AI prompts for buyer psychology: buyerpsych.com/freeprompts
• Katie's Incubator program (rebuild your offer for the 2026 buyer): incubator.katieread.com
• Katie's main site: BuyerPsych.com
• Boss Mom Community (free): bossmom.com/community
• Boss Mom Plus: bossmom.com/join

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The world is swirling my beautiful BossMom! AI, shifting buyer behavior, businesses opening and closing overnight. So what should mom entrepreneurs actually focus on right now? In this episode, Dana gets real about the difference between hustling (good!) and hustle culture (not so much), why AI is the crockpot of our generation, and exactly how she's using ChatGPT and Claude to run her life and scale Boss Mom, without burning out.

You'll hear:

• Why "slow down" isn't always the right advice (and what to do instead)
• How Dana uses ChatGPT as her personal assistant, and her midnight therapist
• The three things Claude does better than anything else for mom entrepreneurs
• The "last 10%" problem that's keeping most moms invisible
• Why nano communities are quietly winning (and why that's incredible news for you)

Plus a vulnerable behind-the-scenes story about a midnight spiral, a partner conversation, and how AI helped Dana reset before bed.

Whether you're scaling a business, juggling clients, or just trying to figure out what to do with all the AI noise, this episode will give you a clearer, more permission-filled path forward.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Boss Mom Community (free): bossmom.com/community
• Boss Mom Plus ($197/year): bossmom.com/join
• Nurture to Convert Messaging Strategist Certification: bossmom.com/ntccert

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Dana invited Katie Reed onto the show after reading just one of her emails — and this conversation did not disappoint. Katie is a Forbes-featured buyer psychologist and AI strategist who spent 20 years as a psychotherapist before turning her expertise toward why people buy (and why they don't). In this episode, Dana and Katie dig into the Castle Guard Framework — four core psychological guards that run every purchase decision — and why traditional objection-handling actually makes things worse. They also get into the "husband objection," how to use AI to understand your buyers at a deep level, and why your customers aren't objecting at all — they're protecting themselves.

What We Cover

• IntroWhy Dana invited Katie on after just one email — and what that says about great messaging
• MindsetScars vs. wounds: the difference between vulnerability that builds connection and vulnerability that invites pity
• FrameworkBuyers don't object — they guard. The psychology behind why your sales tactics may be making things worse
• Guard 1Drive — emotional motivation, urgency, and whether someone has the energy to actually do something
• Guard 2Identity — current vs. aspirational identity, belonging vs. uniqueness, and why moms tend to nail this one
• Guard 3Risk — financial, functional, social, and self-blame risk (and why a money-back guarantee isn't enough)
• Guard 4Pattern — the most overlooked guard: daily habits, status quo bias, and how disruption stops people cold
• TacticsSupporting the defense: the therapy technique that works just as well in sales calls
• Real TalkThe "talk to my husband" objection — and Dana's conversion-boosting trick for handling it with integrity
• AIUsing AI to understand your buyers at scale — and Katie's "fetch" prompt trick for auditing your sales page
• BonusKids, entrepreneurship, and why we should stop making our children wait to create value

Key Takeaways

• Buyers guard — they don't object. Meeting them where they are relaxes the guard; fighting it tightens it.
• Every purchase runs four internal scans: Drive, Identity, Risk, and Pattern. Your messaging needs to address all four.
• "Time and money" are almost never the real objection — they're surface-level stand-ins for something deeper in one of the four guards.
• Supporting the defense (a therapy technique) is one of the most powerful sales tools you're not using.
• AI is your best tool for understanding buyer psychology at scale — use it on your transcripts, reviews, and sales calls.
• Share from scars, not wounds. Your audience shouldn't have to be your therapist.

Resources + Links

Guest Resource Free AI Buyer Psychology Prompts Katie is dropping a free resource with 10 prompts to help you understand the psychology of your specific buyers. Join her email list to get it plus a new AI prompt every week.

• Katie's main site (Castle Guard Framework)buyerpsych.com
• Katie's consulting & speakingkatieread.com
• Join the Boss Mom Community (free)bossmom.com/community
• Upgrade to Boss Mom Plus — $197/yearbossmom.com/join

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Dana met Amanda Northcutt at a Circle event and was immediately struck by how Amanda showed up — traveling, exploring, fully in visionary mode while her business ran without her. In this conversation, Amanda shares how she got there: from a health crash at 26 that forced her to reinvent her career, to building Level Up Creators into a team of 20 that constructs real, scalable businesses for thought leaders. Along the way, Dana and Amanda dig into the identity work that holds so many of us back, why experts are actually becoming more valuable in the age of AI, and the five things every recurring revenue business must have.

What We Cover:

• IntroHow Dana met Amanda and why she was the most valuable person in the room
• BackgroundAmanda's journey from workaholic to 20-hr weeks to founding Level Up Creators
• MindsetPlaying small even after big success — and how to peel off everyone else's expectations
• IdentityWhy we link growth with losing ourselves (and how to flip that script)
• FrameworkThe 5 things every successful recurring revenue business must have
• AI + ExpertsWhy the age of AI is actually the best time to be an expert — the HEARR framework
• Wrap-upMoney, bad people, and why growth is the most loving thing you can do for yourself

Connect with Amanda:

• Connect with Amanda on LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/northcuttamanda
• Level Up Creatorsmrraccelerator.com
• Email amanda@welevelupcreators.com
• LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/northcuttamanda

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In this episode, Dana unpacks something so many moms in business quietly carry: self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and the feeling that maybe success just isn't meant for them.

But what if that's not actually the problem?

What if the real issue is that success feels unsafe?

Dana shares why moms often reject abundance without even realizing it, the hidden "mom math" that keeps women small, and the belief systems that make success feel like a threat to motherhood, relationships, identity, and worth.

Inside this episode, she explores:

• why moms aren't usually afraid of failure
• the real reason success can feel scary
• the 3 beliefs that keep moms playing small
• why abundance doesn't make you a bad person
• how your business can model self-worth and emotional honesty for your kids
• what it means to stop rejecting the life you actually want

If you've ever felt torn between wanting more and feeling guilty for wanting it, this episode is for you.

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In this episode, Dana sits down with Wendy Snyder to talk about her new book, Fresh Start Your Family: Powerful Parenting to Restore Peace in Your Home, and the deeper truth behind raising strong-willed kids.

This conversation goes far beyond parenting tactics. Dana and Wendy unpack the connection between shame, perfectionism, nervous system regulation, emotional literacy, and the invisible burden so many moms carry when they feel responsible for fixing everything.

They talk about why the traits we're taught to tone down in ourselves and our kids are often the very things that make us powerful, resilient, and uniquely suited for the lives we're meant to live.

In this episode, they discuss:

• why strong-willed kids are not a problem to solve
• how shame gets passed down through parenting systems
• the connection between perfectionism and control
• why play, curiosity, and emotional honesty matter so much
• how to help kids learn peaceful conflict resolution
• what moms can let go of so they stop carrying the weight of everything

Connect with Wendy:

Book: Fresh Start Your Family — FreshStartFamilyOnline.com/pre-order

Podcast: Fresh Start Family Show

Instagram: @freshstartwendy

Free Strong-Willed Kids Learning Bundle: FreshStartFamilyOnline.com/secrets

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I tried something a little different… and honestly, it blew my mind.

I uploaded my thoughts about going all in on my business into NotebookLM and had it turn everything into a podcast episode—hosted by two AI personalities who broke down my belief system in real time.

What they uncovered?

Way deeper than I expected.

In this episode, we explore:

• why moms in business aren't actually stuck because of strategy
• the emotional blocks behind visibility and growth
• the concept of the "exposure tax" and why success can feel scary
• why stepping back isn't failure—it might be exactly what you need
• how to know what you're truly "all in" on (and what you're not)

This conversation is raw, insightful, and honestly… a little wild.

If you've ever felt torn between wanting more and being afraid of what that might require, this episode is for you.

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Dana Malstaff 56 mins Edit Reply Stop Letting My Title Cost Me Clients: Focus on Frameworks, Not Labels

In this episode, I explain how what I call myself—my title and even my business name—can actually confuse the market and keep me from getting the clients I want and building consistent income. After coaching thousands of women, I've seen that trying to be clever with a unique title backfires, so I need to stop making my title creative and instead focus on the framework I use to take someone from a problem to a transformation. I also share how titles can get tangled with my identity, especially as a mom whose sense of self keeps evolving, so I shouldn't pin my identity to a label. Finally, I challenge the old idea that I need a perfect business card or bio, and I invite listeners to email me or join the Boss Mom community to keep the conversation going.

00:00 Titles That Repel Clients

00:20 Welcome to Boss Mom

00:44 Stop Being Clever

01:39 Sell a Framework

02:45 Titles and Identity Traps

03:40 Lead With Results

04:49 Ditch the Business Card

05:44 Bios and Relationship Building

06:20 Framework Sweet Spot

06:43 Next Steps and Wrap Up

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At BossMom, we're normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family.

In this episode, Dana gets real about something nobody tells you when you start your own business: nobody is coming to promote you. You're both the employee stuck in the trenches AND the CEO who decides promotions—so why are you still waiting for someone to tap you on the shoulder and tell you you're ready for the next level?

Dana breaks down the three specific things keeping mom entrepreneurs stuck in the same role, making the same money, and doing the same work without any exit strategy in sight. She explains why you need both a promotion plan AND a retirement plan for your business (and no, not the 401k kind—she's talking about how you actually get out of the content game, the service-providing game, the doing-all-the-things game).

From why you don't even realize a promotion is what you need, to how the Messaging Map Strategist Certification teaches you to sell before you master the skill (because confidence comes from talking about it, not waiting until you feel "ready"), this episode will shift how you see your trajectory. Plus, Dana shares why giving yourself a promotion isn't just good for your business—it's good for your kids to witness. Because model, don't martyr, always.

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It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone.

What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why nobody is coming to promote you (and why that's actually good news once you accept it)

✨ The three specific things keeping you stuck in the same role making the same money

✨ Why you need both a promotion plan AND a retirement plan for your business

✨ How to identify what systems you'd be promoting yourself for (hint: you probably don't even know what you're good at yet)

✨ Why the Messaging Map Strategist Certification teaches you to sell BEFORE you master the skill

✨ The difference between "I don't have the skills" and "I don't have the confidence" (and which one is really holding you back)

✨ Why giving yourself a promotion is actually good for your kids to witness

Ready to move from service provider to strategist? The Messaging Map Strategist Certification is designed specifically for moms who are done trading time for money and ready to step into strategic, leveraged work that pays what you're actually worth. Check out https://go.nurturetoconvert.com/ntc-mapping-cert-sales-page to learn how you can give yourself the promotion you've been waiting for.

Success doesn't come from doing more—it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm.

Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel.

Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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Dana is obsessed with their Classic Cuddle Blanket. It feels like a weighted blanket and is so amazing she got a second one because her daughter kept stealing hers.

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Friendship Breakups, Boundaries vs. Capacity, and Building Communities of Understanding At BossMom, we're normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family.

In this episode, Dana sits down with Annalie Bloomfield, author of Unapologetic: Unshackle Your Shame, Reclaim Your Power, for a refreshingly honest conversation about something nobody warned us about: friendship breakups in our 40s. They dive into why so many women are experiencing major friendship shifts right now, the difference between boundaries (exhausting) and raising your standards (empowering), and why your kids watching you pursue your dreams isn't selfish—it's the opposite of self-sacrifice.

Annalie shares her powerful reframe: stop trying to set boundaries and start raising your standards. When you elevate what you're willing to accept for yourself, people naturally rise to meet you there—or they don't, and that's okay too. Dana introduces the concept of "unlimited capacity" versus the scarcity mindset that tells us we can't handle noise, chaos, or complications. They both agree: when you're in the right spaces with the right people, you discover you actually have infinite capacity for connection.

From "paint your truck first" (Dana's reminder never to self-sacrifice like her birth father did) to "model, don't martyr" (the mantra every mom entrepreneur needs), this conversation will make you rethink everything you've been told about being a "good mom" and a "good friend." Plus, they explore why micro-communities and "communities of understanding" are the future—because sometimes you need different people for different parts of your life, and that's not only okay, it's healthy.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

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💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+.

It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone.

What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why friendship breakups are happening to so many women right now (and what the Fire Horse year has to do with it)

✨ The powerful difference between setting boundaries (exhausting) and raising your standards (empowering)

✨ How to shift from "I can't handle this" to "I have unlimited capacity for the right things"

✨ Why emotional honesty with your kids is the most important skill you can model

✨ What "communities of understanding" are and why they're the future of connection

✨ Why self-sacrifice doesn't make you a better mom—it just makes you depleted

✨ How to curate connections with discernment instead of obligation

Success doesn't come from doing more—it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm.

Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel.

Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

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In this episode, Dana tackles one of the most controversial beliefs she holds: your children should not be your purpose. Before you close this tab, hear her out—because this distinction might be the most liberating thing you hear all year.

Dana opens up about why believing your kids are your only purpose actually burdens them with the weight of your unfulfilled dreams. She shares a heated debate she had at a Circle event where someone completely misunderstood what she meant, and breaks down the critical difference between "my kids ARE my purpose" versus "my kids GIVE ME purpose." One creates guilt, shame, and disconnection. The other creates fuel, integration, and a reciprocal relationship where you empower each other.

From her five-year-old daughter's problem-solving at a pumpkin patch ("Mom, get your computer and make money while we're in the bouncy house!") to why she believes modeling beats martyring every single time, Dana challenges everything you've been told about what it means to be a "good mom." The real lesson? When you pursue your dreams openly and involve your kids in age-appropriate ways, you don't create disconnection—you create a team. And your kids learn more from watching you build something meaningful than from you sacrificing silently and resenting it later.

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💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. →

It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone.

What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why "your kids are your purpose" is actually burdensome to your children (and what to believe instead)

✨ The game-changing difference between kids BEING your purpose vs. kids GIVING you purpose

✨ Why modeling beats martyring every time—and what that actually looks like in practice

✨ How to involve your kids in your work in age-appropriate ways (from toddlers to teens)

✨ The disconnection trap: why shame and isolation around your ambitions harm your relationships more than the ambitions themselves

✨ Dana's "model, don't martyr" philosophy and why your kids need to see you pursue your dreams

Success doesn't come from doing more—it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm.

Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel.

Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

Elevate the routines you live in. Head to cozyearth.com and use code BOSSMOM for up to 20% off. And if you get a Post-Purchase Survey, be sure to mention you heard about Cozy Earth right here!

Dana is obsessed with their Cuddle Blanket. It feels like a weighted blanket and is so amazing she got a second one because her daughter kept stealing hers.

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div]:bg-bg-000/50 [&_pre>div]:border-0.5 [&_pre>div]:border-border-400 [&_.ignore-pre-bg>div]:bg-transparent [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8"> _*]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown"> At BossMom, we're normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family.

In this episode, Dana sits down with therapist and author Elijah Weinstein to talk about the quiet drift that happens in marriages when kids enter the picture. From unspoken expectations and the myth of empathy to practical tools like the import/export list and full communication, he shares honest and actionable lessons on how to stop growing apart and start showing up for each other again. You don't need a perfect marriage to start strengthening it, you just need the willingness to say the hard things out loud and give your partner the full picture instead of expecting them to connect dots you never drew.

Elijah's book, From I Do to We Do, is available starting March 17, 2026. Find it and all the links at eliweinsteinlcsw.com, or connect with him on Instagram at @eliweinstein.lcsw.

This episode is brought to you by Cozy Earth.

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Dana is obsessed with their Cuddle Blanket. It feels like a weighted blanket and is so amazing she got a second one because her daughter kept stealing hers.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com 📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/relationships/how-to-stay-conn…ds-eli-weinstein/ 📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles 🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources 💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/free-app?utm_source=LibSyn&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Free+App&utm_id=Join+the+free+BossMom+App It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why the slow drift in marriage often starts after having kids and what to do about it ✨ How unspoken expectations quietly build resentment and how to stop the cycle ✨ The difference between empathy and sympathy and why sympathy might actually serve your relationship better ✨ What the Holy Trinity framework is and how it can transform the way you communicate with your partner ✨ How the import/export list can help you and your partner get on the same page before small things become big ones ✨ Why full communication is less about talking more and more about giving your partner the whole picture Success doesn't come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm. Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes! About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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At BossMom, we're normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family.

In this episode, Dana opens up about the constant struggle moms face when deciding where to put their energy and time. From choosing to cuddle her sick kids all week to flying to Arizona for a mastermind event, she shares the raw truth that being busy isn't the same as being effective. She breaks down why every strategy "works" but most of us are stuck because we lack clarity on what we're actually building. The real lesson? You can't delegate, scale, or find freedom without absolute clarity on who you're serving and why. You don't need more time management tips, you need to get brutally honest about where you're wasting energy on busy work instead of building something that actually gives you the freedom to choose the cuddles when it matters most.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/boss-mom-podcast/finding-clarity/ 📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles 🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources 💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/free-app?utm_source=LibSyn&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Free+App&utm_id=Join+the+free+BossMom+App It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why being busy doesn't equal being effective (and how to tell the difference) ✨ The real reason every strategy "works" but you're still stuck spinning your wheels ✨ How to do a time and energy audit that reveals where you're wasting your effort ✨ Why you can't delegate, scale, or build freedom without absolute clarity first ✨ The questions you need to ask yourself to get clear on what you're actually building Success doesn't come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm. Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes! About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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At BossMom, we're normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family.

In this episode, Dana opens up about the internal war every mom faces between the woman she was before kids and the mother she's become. From feeling guilty about wanting more to recognizing how that inner turmoil affects your kids, she shares why saying things out loud and knowing what you actually want are the only two things that will stop the cycle of overwhelm and mom guilt. You don't need to sacrifice your dreams to be a good mom, you just need to stop fighting yourself and start voicing what you really want in a space where other moms actually get it.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → 📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles 🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources 💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/free-app?utm_source=LibSyn&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Free+App&utm_id=Join+the+free+BossMom+App It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why the internal war between the woman you were and the mother you've become is affecting your kids, your business, and your relationships ✨ The two non-negotiable practices that will stop the cycle of overwhelm and mom guilt for good ✨ How saying things out loud in a safe space unlocks the genius mom brain you know you have ✨ Why knowing what you actually want (not what you think you should want) changes everything ✨ How the three parts of yourself (woman, mother, voice) can work together instead of tearing you apart Success doesn't come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm. Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes! About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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At BossMom, we're normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family.

In this article, Dana reveals the primary reason moms struggle to hit their goals: isolation. Despite being constantly surrounded by people, moms are silently battling guilt, self-doubt, and internal conflict about whether they're making the right choices. She introduces a powerful framework (Speak, Find, See, Hope, Reflect, Achieve) that breaks the cycle of isolation and cures mom guilt by getting you to say things out loud, find your circles of understanding, and realize you're not alone in your struggles. From learning how to receive without constantly proving your worth to understanding that wanting more doesn't make you selfish, Dana shows you how clarity and freedom come from breaking the silence. You don't need to have it all figured out, you just need to stop isolating yourself and start saying the things you've been keeping silent.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com 📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/mindset/say-it-out-loud-…m-guilt-for-good/ 📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles 🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources 💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom. → https://bossmom.com/community?utm_source=LibSyn&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Free+Community&utm_id=Join+the+free+BossMom+Community It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone. What You'll Learn in This Article:

✨ Why isolation (not lack of hustle) is the real reason you're not hitting your goals ✨ The difference between guilt and shame, and why mom guilt has become such a huge issue for our generation ✨ How to break the isolation cycle with a proven framework: Speak, Find, See, Hope, Reflect, Achieve ✨ Why saying things out loud in the right circles is the key to curing mom guilt ✨ How to learn to receive support, love, and money without constantly proving your worth

Success doesn't come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm. Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes! About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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At BossMom, we're normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family.

In this episode, Dana gets vulnerable about something most mom entrepreneurs hide: starting over. After stepping back from Boss Mom to navigate grief, family changes, and rebuilding herself, Dana shares why the shame around starting over is keeping us stuck—and how breaking that silence changed everything. She reveals why Silicon Valley celebrates rebuilding every five years while moms treat it like failure, what isolation actually does to your business and creativity, and how stepping away doesn't mean you failed—it means you're human. With major entrepreneurs like Amy Porterfield and Jenna Kutcher publicly stepping back from parts of their businesses, Dana makes the case for why we need to normalize the start-stop cycle for moms and show our kids what real resilience looks like.

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BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/mindset/starting-over/

📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. →

It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

✨ Why stepping back from your business doesn't make you a failure—it makes you human

✨ How breaking the silence about struggling changed Dana's entire trajectory in 6 months

✨ What isolation actually does to your creativity, motivation, and ability to sell

✨ Why Silicon Valley celebrates rebuilding while moms hide it in shame

✨ The real power moms have when we stop isolating and start showing our resilience

✨ How to have the conversation that will break you out of stuck mode and into hope

Success doesn't come from doing more—it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm.

Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel.

Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom:

BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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At BossMom, we're normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family.

In this episode, Dana sits down with Lauren Falesnik, founder of GILi Guise, a kids' clothing brand born from a simple mom problem: finding jeans her toddler would actually wear. Lauren shares how she went from stay-at-home mom to entrepreneur without sacrificing her presence with her kids, proving that you don't have to choose between motherhood and building something meaningful. From sourcing denim in her basement to launching a thriving business in 2024, Lauren gets honest about the tears, the late nights, and the conversations she had to have with her kids about Mommy's work. She reveals how she manages routine, guilt, and growth while expecting baby number three, and why moms already have every skill they need to build a business. You don't need the perfect time or a flawless plan, you just need to solve a problem you care about and trust that you'll figure it out along the way.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com 📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/mindset/need-to-move-lauren-falesnik/ 📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles 🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources 💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/free-app?utm_source=LibSyn&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=Free+App&utm_id=Join+the+free+BossMom+App It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why there's never a "perfect time" to start a business as a mom and how to just make it work ✨ How to integrate work and motherhood without choosing one over the other ✨ The real conversations you need to have with your kids about Mommy's work (and why they're easier than you think) ✨ Why routine is your secret weapon for managing business and family without losing your mind ✨ How moms already have every operational skill needed to run a successful business (and why corporate doesn't recognize it) ✨ What to do when you're afraid of failure and how to lean on community instead of going it alone

Success doesn't come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm. Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes! About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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In this episode, Dana breaks down the five non-negotiables for moms building sustainable businesses. From understanding why isolation kills momentum to getting brutally honest about whether you need money now, are monetizing your healing, or want impact and visibility, each reason requires a completely different strategy. She explains why traditional time management fails moms, introduces the three internal parts (Mom, Woman, Voice) fighting for your attention, and reveals why messy, authentic marketing is now your biggest competitive advantage. You don't need more time or fewer responsibilities to succeed, you just need to stop building like someone without kids and start creating a business that fits your actual life.

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📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/uncategorized/the-guaranteed-w…ou-cannot-ignore/ ‎ 📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles 🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources 💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://go.bossmom.com/optin-bossmom-free-community It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why building your business in isolation is killing your momentum and the three types of people you actually need ✨ The three real reasons moms build businesses and why using the wrong strategy for your reason keeps you stuck ✨ Why traditional time management doesn't work for moms and the 10-minute framework that does ✨ The three parts of yourself (Mom, Woman, Voice) at war inside you and how to stop the internal conflict ✨ Why messy, unpolished marketing is now your biggest advantage and how to use it to build real connection

Success doesn't come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm. Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes! About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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In this episode, Dana opens up about the challenge of receiving love and support as a mom—and why we're often the ones standing in our own way. From realizing she never asked for her own Christmas stocking to understanding that people can't read our minds the way we read theirs, she shares the raw and honest truth about mom resentment, over-giving, and the guilt that comes with doing it all in silence. She explains how knowing what you want, identifying where you get resentful, and actually asking for help can transform your relationships and your boundaries. You don't need to do it all alone to be a good mom—you just need the courage to tell the people who love you how they can show up for you.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com 📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/uncategorized/how-to-receive-love-and-support/ 📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles 🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources 💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → bossmom.com/community It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why you're not bad at receiving love—you've just never asked for what you actually need ✨ How to identify where you get resentful (because that's exactly where you need help) ✨ Why people can't read your mind the way you read theirs—and what to do about it ✨ The difference between setting boundaries and still doing everything yourself ✨ How to teach your kids (and partner) how you actually feel loved and supported ✨ Why your problems aren't special—and why that's actually the best news you'll hear today Success doesn't come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm. Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes! About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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Dana sits down with Leah Remillet to tackle the guilt and hesitation that stops moms from pursuing their business dreams. From the gender gap in confidence (men apply for jobs at 60% qualified, women wait for 100%) to the damaging cultural myth that good mothers must sacrifice everything, Leah shares why that persistent business idea on your heart isn't accidental, it found you because you're meant to act on it. She reveals the truth about successful mom entrepreneurs: they don't do everything alone, they build systems that create freedom, and they bring their kids into the journey instead of hiding their ambitions. You don't need perfect credentials or the ideal setup to start building a business, you just need to stop waiting for permission that will never come and take action before that dream finds someone else who will.

Connect with Lea: Instagram: @leahremillet

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Explore More Resources from BossMom Download BossMom for free now! The BossMom app is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com/community 📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/mindset/leah-remillet/ 📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/resources 🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources 💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why women wait for 100% readiness while men move forward at 60% (and how to break this pattern) ✨ The truth about the "sacrifice myth" and why martyrdom isn't what your kids need from you ✨ How successful mom entrepreneurs use systems to create freedom (not burnout) ✨ Why strong, independent women actually love help and how to stop doing everything alone ✨ How to bring your kids into your business journey instead of hiding your ambitions from them ✨ Why that persistent business idea found you on purpose and what happens if you keep ignoring it Success doesn't come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm. Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes! About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business, you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here →https://bossmom.com/community

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In this episode, Dana breaks down the critical difference between sharing that builds your business and sharing that kills sales. She explores the concept of wounds versus scars—why sharing too soon can make customers back away, and how waiting for the lessons to crystallize creates content that converts. From her own experience with grief tanking her revenue to learning when vulnerability becomes a powerful teaching tool, Dana gives you the framework to know exactly what to share online and when to share it.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com 📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/uncategorized/vulnerability 📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles 🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources 💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ The relatability factor: what makes content connect versus what pushes people away ✨ Wounds vs. scars: the critical framework that determines if your vulnerability builds or tanks sales✨ Why "monetizing your healing" sabotages your business (and what to do instead) ✨ The two questions to ask before sharing anything online ✨ How to know when shame has transformed into a lesson worth teaching ✨ Why your audience isn't the same as your inner circle (and why that matters)

Success doesn't come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm. Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes! About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.comhttps://bossmom.com

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In this episode, Dana sits down with Dr. Shannon Irvine to explore why your brain actively works against your business growth—and how to rewire it. From hitting invisible revenue ceilings to the "I'll just do it myself" trap that keeps mom entrepreneurs stuck, Shannon shares the neuroscience behind why all your strategies aren't working. She reveals how limiting beliefs programmed in childhood create subconscious patterns that sabotage success, and walks through her proven 67-day framework for building new neural pathways that make scaling, delegating, and wealth feel safe. You don't need more hustle or willpower—you need to understand how your brain works and intentionally rewire it for the success you're building.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com 📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/mindset/shannon-irvine/ 📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles 🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources 💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why your brain perceives growth as a threat—and how that creates invisible revenue ceilings

✨ The neuroscience behind procrastination, perfectionism, and the "I'll just do it myself" trap

✨ How childhood programming creates limiting beliefs that sabotage your success (without you even knowing it)

✨ Why you can't out-hustle your subconscious patterns—and what actually works instead

✨ Dr. Shannon's 67-day framework for rewiring your brain to make scaling, delegating, and wealth feel safe

✨ How to shift your identity from "doer" to "leader" so you can finally scale beyond your personal capacity

✨ Why skepticism is the only thing standing between you and your next level

Success doesn't come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm. Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes! About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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In this episode, Dana addresses the spiral every mom entrepreneur knows too well: when your brain has 80,000 tabs open and everything feels equally important. She reveals how we condition everyone around us to need us, making it impossible to prioritize effectively. Dana introduces the FEE test and ROI framework to help you distinguish between being busy and being productive, shares why not all time with your kids has the same value (and why that's okay), and explains the three-step process to pull yourself back when you're overwhelmed. From the guilt of wasted time to the reality of managing multiple "babies" in your business, she gets honest about what it takes to stop spiraling. You don't need a perfect system—you just need clarity on what actually moves the needle.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com 📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/articles/chaos-of-motherhood/ 📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://bossmom.com/articles 🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources 💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/27 It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why moms become "the rock" everyone depends on—and how that conditioning makes it impossible to prioritize effectively ✨ The FEE test framework (Financial, Environmental, Emotional) for making strategic decisions about where your energy goes ✨ How to calculate ROI on everything in your life—yes, even time with your kids—to figure out what actually moves the needle ✨ Why burning yourself out on tasks that feel productive doesn't move your business forward (and how to spot the difference) ✨ The "ten babies at once" problem and why you can't sustain high-intensity focus across multiple priorities simultaneously ✨ The 3-step process to pull yourself back from spiraling: identifying priorities, calculating ROI, and choosing your biggest lever ✨ Why your body will protect you from burnout if you keep exhausting yourself on the wrong things—and what to do instead Success doesn't come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm. Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes! About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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Dana and Krista get real about why starting a business might be the smartest parenting move you'll ever make—not just for the income, but for the life skills your kids absorb by watching you. They discuss breaking rules vs. following them, teaching autonomy through example, and why hiding your struggles from your kids means they miss the entire lesson. Krista shares how her 16-year-old daughter Bri landed her first job after watching her mom fearlessly approach local business owners, and Dana explains why she believes 100% of moms should have a business—even if it's small, seasonal, or just brings in vacation money. This is an empowering, slightly ranty conversation for any mom who wants to raise kids who question the status quo and create their own path.

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📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://bossmom.com/articles/ 🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? https://boss-mom.com/resources 💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. https://boss-mom.com/resources It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why starting a business teaches your kids skills that schools, universities, and corporate jobs never will—like conflict resolution, communication, and risk assessment. ✨ How to stop hiding your entrepreneurial journey from your kids and why showing them the hard parts is just as important as celebrating the wins. ✨ The difference between raising rule-followers and raising kids who question the status quo and create their own opportunities. ✨ Real examples of how watching a mom build a business translates into confident, capable teenagers (like Krista's daughter Bri landing her first job). ✨ Why entrepreneurship is one of the most powerful self-development journeys you'll ever take—and how that transformation benefits your entire family. ✨ How to teach your kids autonomy and resilience by modeling what it looks like to break rules, assess consequences, and pivot when something isn't working. Success doesn't come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm. Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes! About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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A woman in a flowing gown and heels carefully straps on knee pads, positions herself at the top of a staircase, and deliberately throws herself down the stairs. It sounds absurd. Maybe even reckless. But when you understand why Michelle Lang does this—and what it represents—it becomes one of the most honest conversations about motherhood you'll ever encounter.

After 12 years away from her career as a professional stunt performer, Lang has returned to throwing herself off buildings, getting hit by cars, and tumbling down staircases. But this isn't just about revisiting old skills. It's about what happens when mothers finally get enough mental space to ask themselves a devastating question: "Who am I if I'm not just someone's mom?"

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com 📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → Reclaiming Joy: Michelle Lang's Journey 📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles 🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources 💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → bossmom.com/join It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Rediscovering your sense of self as a mom ✨ The importance of embracing vulnerability and play for personal growth ✨ How losing yourself in motherhood is common, but reclaiming your identity is possible ✨ Why finding joy and allowing yourself to have fun is essential for both mental and physical well-being ✨ The role of self-compassion and permission in overcoming the pressure of being a "perfect" mom and career woman Success doesn't come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm. Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes! About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here →bossmom.com Connect withMichelle Lang here: @themichellelang

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In this episode, Dana sits down with Amanda Goetz, a two-time founder, four-time CMO, and single mom of three, to discuss the lessons from her journey of burnout to balance. Amanda shares how her debut book Toxic Grit came to life, stemming from her own cathartic process of healing after a tough few years. From learning to compartmentalize her roles as a mom, entrepreneur, and partner, to realizing the importance of focusing on what you want, Amanda's insights are a game-changer. She opens up about how embracing complexity and letting go of the pressure to be perfect can lead to a more fulfilling and intentional life. Tune in to hear how Amanda's journey can help you redefine success and create a life where you don't just survive, but actually love what you have.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com/ 📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → Amanda Goetz on Finding Balance 📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles 🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources 💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bosmmom.com/bossmomplus It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ How Amanda turned burnout into her book, Toxic Grit ✨ The importance of focusing on positive outcomes ✨ The power of compartmentalizing your roles to avoid burnout ✨ Why chasing perfection leads to burnout and how to stop ✨ Redefining success to align with your values ✨ Embracing your full, multi-dimensional self as a mom and entrepreneur Success doesn't come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm. Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes! About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com/bossmomplus Connect with Amanda Goetz here: @theamandagoetz

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In this episode, Dana sits down with Cynthia Garcia—an unstoppable entrepreneur, four-time founder, and the powerhouse creator behind the SELF-Made Movement. Cynthia is on a mission to help women embrace aging with confidence, rewrite the stories we've been told about getting older, and build empires while doing it.

From growing up in poverty to launching Rewritten, a beauty brand that's redefining what aging beautifully means, Cynthia shares how self-reinvention, clarity, and inner confidence have shaped every chapter of her journey. This episode is more than inspiring—it's a wake-up call to every woman ready to own her power at any age.

You'll walk away with tangible steps to rewrite your story, show up as your future self today, and embrace the movement → momentum → velocity mindset that creates unstoppable growth.

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Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren't just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+ → https://bossmom.com/bossmomplus It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone.

What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why aging isn't about fading—it's about accumulating power, wisdom, and resilience. ✨ How to rewrite your life story and create the future you want. ✨ Why confidence starts within and radiates outward. ✨ Cynthia's daily habits for feeling vibrant, energized, and beautiful from the inside out. ✨ The mindset shift that creates movement → momentum → velocity in both business and life.

Success doesn't come from doing more—it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That's why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you simplify your message, take action, and grow your business without the overwhelm.

Your audience is ready for you. Now it's about showing up in a way that works for you.

Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel.

Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both.

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In this episode, Dana shares the unexpected lesson that came from a nearly empty networking event and how it revealed two hidden habits keeping most mom entrepreneurs stuck: deferring their dreams and doing everything themselves.

She dives deep into the mindset behind why moms say "it's just easier if I do it," how that belief quietly sabotages our growth, and what to do instead. You'll learn Dana's favorite framework—Start, Stop, Continue, Delegate—and how to finally start building the support, systems, and future you've been dreaming about.

If you've ever caught yourself thinking "I'll focus on that later," this episode is your wake-up call that your future dictates today.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

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It's our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn't have to do this alone.

What You'll Learn in This Episode: * The two hidden mindset traps that keep mom entrepreneurs small * Why saying "I don't want that" often means "I'm afraid of that" * How the belief that "it's easier if I do it" leads to burnout * Why your future dictates today (and how to start living that way) * The power of the Start–Stop–Continue–Delegate method for clarity and growth * How community and delegation create freedom—not overwhelm

At the end of the day, you don't have to earn the right to dream big. You just have to decide that your future is worth leading from—today.

If you've been carrying it all on your own, this episode will remind you that doing it alone isn't strength—it's survival. And you were made for more than that.

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About BossMom BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you're not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you're here to build a life that makes room for both.

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Rewrite Your Money Story: Feminine Energy, Survival Mode & Wealth for Moms (with Shamina Taylor) Boss Mom founder Dana Malstaff sits down with bestselling author and mentor Shamina Taylor to rewire how moms think about wealth. You'll learn why so many women get stuck in survival mode, how wounded masculine energy blocks receiving, and the exact mindset + nervous-system shifts that move you from "just enough" to abundance. We also talk tangible business patterns, underpricing, over-delivering, chasing clients, and how to plug the money leaks, raise your receiving ceiling, and make wealth feel safe.

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In this episode of the Boss Mom Podcast, Dana sits down with faith-based life coach and mom of seven, Hannah Keeley, to talk about what’s really happening inside the mom brain—and how understanding it can completely transform your life, your home, and your business.

Hannah shares her powerful story of hitting rock bottom, hearing God’s call to simply “fold the laundry,” and discovering that small, faithful steps can lead to massive change. Together, they dive into how to stop fighting your mom brain and start working with it, so you can finally feel peace, purpose, and possibility again.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re spinning your wheels, craving calm but living in chaos, this conversation is your reminder: you’re not broken, mama. You’re becoming.

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📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/motherhood/the-mom-brain-reset-small-shifts-that-create-big-change-with-hannah-keeley/

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It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * What “mom brain” really is and why it’s not a flaw. * How to work with your mom brain instead of against it. * The power of small, faithful actions. How one simple instruction, “fold the laundry”, sparked an entire life transformation and why small steps lead to big change. * Why resistance kills creativity (and how to reopen it). * How faith and mindset work together to create lasting transformation.

If this episode spoke to you if you felt seen, encouraged, or simply reminded that you’re not alone in this journey, then you’ll love Hannah’s upcoming Moms Arise Virtual Event, happening November 13–15.

It’s a three-day online experience designed to help you rethink your thoughts, reframe your fears, and reset your mom brain with faith and purpose. You’ll walk away not just inspired, but equipped with practical tools to create the life you want to live as a mom, entrepreneur, and woman of faith.

And don’t forget to connect with Hannah Keeley on Instagram @hannahkeeley, she personally responds to messages and loves hearing from real moms doing the work.

Connect with Wendy here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HannahKeeley Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hannahkeeleyfriends X: https://x.com/hannahkeeley TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thehannahkeeley Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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Here at BossMom, we know the best breakthroughs don’t come from pretending everything’s fine. They come when we’re honest about the fear, the overwhelm, and the spirals of anxiety that so many of us carry while raising kids and building businesses.

In this episode, Dana sits down with Zen Cryar DeBrucke, creator of the Fear-Free Human Movement and founder of the Recreating You Game. Zen shares her work on the Internal Guidance System (IGS), a built-in compass we all have that helps us detect when our thoughts are leading us off track, and how to shift toward ones that open us up to alignment, peace, and possibility.

Together, they explore what it looks like to move past fear-based thinking, how to recognize the signals in your body that show you the truth, and why learning to pivot into “opening” thoughts can be the key to lasting emotional freedom.

If you’ve ever wondered how to stop the late-night worry spiral, how to respond to life’s chaos with more clarity, or how to live and lead from a place of abundance instead of fear, this conversation will leave you inspired, grounded, and ready to trust the guidance system you already carry inside.

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📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/motherhood/unlocking-emotional-freedom-and-abundant-living-with-zen-cryar-debrucke/

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It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * What the Internal Guidance System really is and how it differs from intuition and emotions. * The difference between opening and closing thoughts, and how to feel the signals in your own body. * Why emotional freedom matters and how it changes the way you parent, partner, and run your business. * The truth about guilt vs. remorse and why one keeps you stuck while the other sets you free. * Practical ways to use your IGS daily, from handling kid interruptions to making big business decisions.

This episode is a reminder that you don’t have to be ruled by fear, anxiety, or overwhelm. You already have the tools inside you to find calm, clarity, and courage. Zen’s work with the Internal Guidance System shows us that emotional freedom isn’t just possible, it’s the foundation for living a more abundant, aligned life. Be sure to check out Zen’s Recreating You Game, a five-day practice designed to help you experience your IGS in action and start living with more ease right away.

You were never meant to just survive the chaos, you were meant to thrive. The guidance you’ve been searching for has been within you all along, and when you learn to trust it, freedom and abundance can become your everyday reality. Connect with Wendy here: Podcast: https://freshstartfamilyonline.com/show/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freshstartfamily Instagram: @freshstartwendy or https://www.instagram.com/freshstartwendy/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-snyder-freshstartonline Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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Here at BossMom, we believe the best stories aren’t the perfect ones. We tell the truth about the chaos, the laughter, and the hard-earned lessons that come when you’re raising kids and building something that matters.

In this episode, Dana sits down with Wendy Snyder, certified parenting educator, family life coach, and founder of Fresh Start Family Online. Together they dive into what it really means to practice connection-based parenting, why showing our kids our real emotions matters, and how the lessons we learn as moms can transform how we lead in business.

If you’ve ever wondered how to raise kids who still want to hang out with you when they’re grown, or how parenting can make you a stronger entrepreneur, this conversation will leave you encouraged, challenged, and ready to lean into connection over control.

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📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/motherhood/connection-based-parenting-with-wendy-snyder/

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🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * Why connection-based parenting builds trust and long-term closeness with your kids * How showing emotions and modeling vulnerability creates emotional literacy at home * Why humility and repair are superpowers in both parenting and leadership * How strong-willed kids can thrive when led with connection instead of control * The surprising ways parenting lessons translate into stronger business leadership

If Wendy’s approach to connection-based parenting resonated with you, head over to her website freshstartfamilyonline.com where you’ll find resources, workshops, and tools to help you parent with more peace and confidence. You can also tune into her own podcast, The Fresh Start Family Show, for even more encouragement and practical strategies.

Because when moms grow in how they connect with their kids, that growth ripples out into their businesses, their relationships, and every part of life." Connect with Wendy here: Podcast: https://freshstartfamilyonline.com/show/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freshstartfamily Instagram: @freshstartwendy or https://www.instagram.com/freshstartwendy/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-snyder-freshstartonline Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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At BossMom, we’re not here to tell you to choose one lane, we’re here to talk about the beautiful mess of being a multi-passionate mompreneur.

In this episode, Dana gets honest about the tug-of-war between Boss Mom and Nurture to Convert, why it feels impossible to pick just one passion, and how clarity (not perfection) is what your audience really needs. She shares her own late-night struggles, moving boxes and all, and introduces the Nurture to Convert Scanner and AI, tools that make marketing simpler so you can show up fully as yourself.

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BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/mindset/money-mindset-for-moms-with-robyn-crane/

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🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

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It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * Why being a multi-passionate mompreneur isn’t a weakness, but a strength. * How to find clarity when you have more than one thing you want to share with your audience. * The difference between spinning your wheels and actually moving forward in your marketing. * How the Nurture to Convert Scanner helps you instantly spot what’s keeping your copy from converting. * Why tools like Nurture to Convert AI free up your energy so you can spend more time connecting and less time second-guessing.

At the end of the day, you don’t have to choose between your passions, you just need clarity. You’re allowed to be messy and multi-passionate and still build something that thrives.

If you’ve been craving that clarity, start small. Run your site through the Nurture to Convert Scanner, see what it reveals, and take one step forward. And if you want ongoing support that helps you say what you mean and market with ease, explore Nurture to Convert AI. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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At BossMom, we’re not about polished facades, we’re about naming the messy, hilarious, and deeply real parts of building wealth and impact as moms.

In this episode, Dana and her friend Robyn Crane mix laughter with truth-telling. From thrift-store finds to money mindset shifts, they get real about over-giving, setting boundaries, and why wealth and generosity go hand in hand.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you can be both generous and wealthy, this conversation is your reminder that you can, and that’s how you help more people. Explore More Resources from BossMom

BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/mindset/money-mindset-for-moms-with-robyn-crane/

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🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * Why so many moms fall into the cycle of over-giving and undercharging * How Robyn moved from $47,000 in debt to building a thriving business * The mindset shifts that separate six-figure earners from seven-figure ones * Why wealth and generosity are not opposites, but partners * How to surround yourself with people who help you borrow belief until it’s your own

If Robyn’s story resonated with you, go connect with her and take advantage of her free book, Make More Money, Help More People. It’s full of stories and practical strategies to help you shift your money mindset and start building the life and business you truly want. And if you’re ready to take things even further, check out her virtual event, Position Yourself for Profits. It’s a powerful space to clarify your message, attract the right clients, and grow your business with confidence.

Because when moms grow, the ripple effect changes everything. Connect with Robyn here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robyncrane/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bizgrowth4women Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyncrane/ Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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At BossMom, we’re not here to teach you how to “balance it all.” We’re here to name what’s real—so you can build a life and business that actually fits who you’re becoming.

In this episode, Dana shares a deeply honest reflection about what she calls burdensome abundance—those seasons where everything you asked for is showing up at once… and it’s just too much. It’s not because you’re failing. It’s because you’re expanding.

You’ll hear how Dana talks to her nervous system in those stretched-too-thin moments, why emotional whiplash is often part of growth, and what it really means to expand your capacity—not just to stay calm, but to stay connected to what matters most.

This isn’t an empowerment pep talk.

It’s a mirror.

And if you’ve been feeling both grateful and exhausted, this is your permission to feel it all—and keep going anyway.

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BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/uncategorized/mom-entrepreneur-mindset-shift/

📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * The truth about burdensome abundance (and why it’s not a bad thing) * What Dana tells her nervous system when everything feels like too much * How to expand your capacity to love, lead, and hold more—without curating every moment * Why overwhelm doesn’t mean you’re broken—it often means you’re growing * How to know whether you’re carrying too much or just carrying what matters

Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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At BossMom, we’re normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family.

If you’ve ever wondered why people love your content but don’t buy, this episode is for you. Dana dives into the concept of hesitant buyers, those amazing potential clients who are just one or two steps away from saying yes. Instead of chasing perfect clients or spending all your energy on people in survival mode, she shows you how to focus on the sweet spot in the middle. With practical insights, real stories, and a whole lot of encouragement, you’ll learn how to build trust, inspire belief shifts, and guide hesitant buyers into becoming paying clients without ever feeling salesy.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/uncategorized/a-bossmom-guide-to-turning-hesitant-buyers-into-paying-clients/

📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ What the Ideal Client Scale is and why most of your effort should focus on hesitant buyers. ✨ The four buying decisions every client has to believe before they purchase. ✨ The BossMom Triad (hope, belief shifts, objections) and how to use it in your sales and marketing. ✨ Why telling your stories (scars, not wounds) is one of the most powerful ways to create trust. ✨ How to stop wasting energy on the wrong people and start turning hesitant buyers into paying clients with confidence.

Remember, you don’t have to talk louder to get clients, you just need to talk smarter. When you focus on hesitant buyers, the ones who are curious, hopeful, and almost ready, everything changes. And if you want extra support, community, and tools to help you along the way, check out BossMom+ or give Nurture to Convert AI a try. Both are designed to make your marketing easier, clearer, and way more effective. I heart your face, and I can’t wait to see you turning hesitant buyers into clients who say yes.

Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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At BossMom, we’re normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family.

In this episode, Dana opens up about the 8 hard truths she learned while growing a business as a mom. From battling shiny object syndrome and imposter syndrome to realizing that clarity comes from action not overthinking. She shares the raw and honest lessons and how those lessons can give you clarity, confidence, and momentum in your own business. You don’t need a perfect plan to start growing a business, you just need the courage to take the next step and the tools that fit into your life as a mom.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/mindset/8-hard-truths-i-learned-as-a-mom-growing-a-business/

📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why there’s never a “perfect time” to start growing a business and what to do instead ✨ How “doing it all” actually holds you back (and what real strategy looks like). ✨ The power of the 80/20 rule and how it can transform your productivity. ✨ Why shiny object syndrome isn’t the real problem, patience is. ✨ How clarity actually comes from action, not from overthinking or waiting.

Success doesn’t come from doing more it comes from doing what matters and making it easier to stay consistent. That’s why tools like FutureMe GPT and Nurture to Convert AI were created: to help you take action, simplify your messaging, and grow your business without the overwhelm.

Your audience is ready for you. Now it’s about showing up in a way that works for you. Check out bossmom.com/futureme and nurturetoconvert.ai to see how much lighter business can feel.

Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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At BossMom, we’re normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family.

In this episode, Dana shares how Boss Moms can harness AI to simplify content creation, get visible faster, and stay consistent without burning out. You’ll discover why visibility needs to come first, how to map your messaging so you always know what to say, and how to use AI to turn your ideas into ready-to-post content in minutes.

Whether you’re struggling to find the time, overthinking every post, or feeling stuck in planning mode, this conversation will help you see that you don’t need more hours in your day, you need a smarter way to market.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/content-strategy/ai-powered-marketing-strategy-for-boss-moms/

📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why visibility should be the foundation of your marketing strategy ✨ How a Messaging Map can remove the guesswork from content creation ✨ The simple way to say the same thing in different ways for stronger brand recognition ✨ How AI can help you create more content in less time without losing your authentic voice ✨ A behind-the-scenes look at how Nurture to Convert AI works and what it can do for your business

You don’t have to be everywhere online to grow your business, you just need the right tools and a system that works with mom life, not against it. The Nurture to Convert system and Nurture to Convert AI are designed to help you map your message, create content faster, and show up consistently without the stress.

Your audience is ready to hear from you. Now it’s just about making it easier for you to be seen. Check out nurturetoconvert.ai and see how simple your marketing can be.

Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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At BossMom, we’re normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family.

In this heartwarming and honest episode, Dana opens up about a topic that many entrepreneurs quietly struggle with, the fear of success, and how it nearly stopped her from launching her latest creation, NurtureToConvert.ai.

After a decade of running Boss Mom and helping thousands of women grow their businesses, Dana found herself overwhelmed, procrastinating, and emotionally drained just days before her big launch. She shares the behind-the-scenes story of navigating self-doubt, confronting her fear, and ultimately choosing courage over perfection.

This episode is a powerful reminder that even experienced business owners face resistance and that launching something new often requires more emotional bravery than strategy.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/mindset/the-fear-of-success-is-real/

📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ What the fear of success really looks like and why it can be just as paralyzing if not more than the fear of failure. ✨ How to recognize emotional resistance before launching and why procrastination isn’t always about laziness. ✨ Ways to work through launch anxiety ✨ The importance of community and self-awareness when navigating fear, vulnerability, and business growth. ✨ How NurtureToConvert.ai was created, what it does, and how it can help you clarify your messaging and launch with more confidence.

This episode is for anyone who’s ever hesitated at the finish line, questioned their relevance, or felt the weight of their own potential. Remember that fear doesn’t mean you’re not ready it means you’re human. And you don’t have to let fear decide the direction.

Tune in, take what you need, and get ready to launch that thing you’ve been sitting on.💕

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About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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In this heartwarming and honest episode, Dana is joined by a very special guest—her 10-year-old daughter, Jordan, for a behind-the-scenes conversation about life, business, and what it’s really like growing up with a work from home mom. What starts as a casual chat quickly turns into something much deeper as Jordan shares her journey of starting her own press-on nail business, making $200 in a week, and learning the art of hustle from watching her mom in action.

They talk about everything from sales skills and creativity to work-life balance, mom guilt, and the difference between corporate and entrepreneurial parenting. You’ll hear how Jordan views work, what inspires her, and how Dana’s business journey has shaped the way her daughter sees the world, and her own potential.

This episode is a powerful reminder that our kids are always paying attention, and that by showing up authentically as passionate, purpose-driven moms, we’re planting the seeds of confidence, leadership, and possibility in the next generation.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/motherhood/what-its-like-having-a-work-from-home-mom/

📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ What it’s really like to be raised by a work from home mom ✨ How kids absorb business lessons just by watching their parents work ✨ The surprising ways entrepreneurship can inspire children to lead ✨ How to shift from mom guilt to meaningful connection ✨ Why encouraging your child’s interests, no matter how unconventional, can unlock lifelong skills

A Note for Work From Home Moms: If you’ve ever questioned whether you’re doing enough, whether your kids understand the “why” behind your late nights and launch weeks, this episode is your reminder: they see you. They see your passion, your persistence, and your purpose. And whether they say it or not, they’re learning from you every single day.

So take a deep breath, give yourself some grace, and know that being a work from home mom is one of the most powerful roles you’ll ever play. You’re not just building a business, you’re building a legacy.💛 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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Let’s face it, writing sales emails can feel awkward, overwhelming, and sometimes downright ineffective. In this episode, Dana shares a refreshing and practical perspective that will completely change the way you approach sales emails in your business. Originally recorded as a BossMom+ micro coaching session, this conversation dives deep into the real psychology behind why people buy, and how your emails can either invite action or accidentally shut the door. You’ll learn the difference between emotionally compromised and egotistical buyers, how to use inline mentions to sell without selling, and why your job isn’t to close the sale in the email but to open the door with clarity, connection, and confidence.

Whether you’re just starting to build your list or you’ve been emailing for years, this episode will help you simplify your email strategy and write with more purpose and ease.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/sales-marketing/a-bossmom-guide-to-writing-sales-emails-that-convert/

📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why most sales emails don’t work and what to do instead ✨ How to structure nurture and sales emails that build trust and convert ✨ What inline mentions are (and how to use them to increase sales) ✨ How to speak to your audience based on their decision-making mindset ✨ The surprising truth about what really moves people to buy

If this episode lights a fire under you, just know it came from one of the many live trainings inside BossMom+, our low-cost, high-value private community. If you're craving more support, deeper strategy, and content that actually moves your business forward, we’d love to welcome you in.

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About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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In this powerful episode of the Boss Mom Podcast, Dana Malstaff dives deep into a surprising truth: your constant search for the perfect messaging might actually be what’s holding you back. If you’ve ever felt the rush of an a-ha moment, only to realize days (or weeks) later that you still haven’t launched, posted, or sold anything, this one’s for you.

Dana unpacks the concept of the messaging trap, the real cost of overplanning, and how your finite motivational energy is getting used up before you ever hit publish. She shares how smart tools, especially AI, can help you skip the overwhelm and finally move from clarity to conversion. If you’re tired of being stuck in strategy mode, this episode is your permission slip to simplify and scale.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/time-productivity/the-messaging-trap/

📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ What the “messaging trap” is and how it keeps entrepreneurs stuck in planning mode instead of taking action. ✨ Why a-ha moments feel productive but rarely lead to revenue and what to do instead. ✨ How motivational energy works (and why moms need to protect it like gold). ✨ The powerful role AI can play in your business, especially for writing sales pages, emails, and content faster. ✨ Why implementation not perfection is the secret to getting visible and making money. Ready to ditch the messaging trap and start seeing real results? Your clarity deserves action and you don’t have to do it alone. Head to nurturetoconvert.com to explore the tools that can help you move faster and smarter. And don’t forget to visit bossmom.com/futureme to check in with your future self before your next big move. You’ve got this, Boss Mom. 💛 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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In this powerful episode of the Boss Mom Podcast, Dana Malstaff gets real about what self-discipline looks like for busy, unpredictable mom life. She shares how discipline doesn’t have to be rigid or perfect, instead, it’s about creating small, non-negotiable habits that make you feel good and help you hit your goals. From living in the messy “liminal space” to doing squats while your coffee brews, you’ll learn how to build self-discipline your way, even when you’re juggling kids, business, and everything in between.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/uncategorized/simple-self-discipline-tips-for-moms/

📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ What self-discipline really means for moms — and why it’s different from old-school rigid routines. ✨ Why the “liminal space” feels so hard and how to navigate that in-between stage of who you are now and who you want to be. ✨ How to create small daily habits that stick — even with unpredictable schedules. ✨ Ways to make discipline feel good (so your routines become non-negotiable because you love them, not because you “should”). ✨ The power of choosing just ONE focus habit and letting it ripple out to transform other parts of your life. Trust yourself, take the next small step, and let your self-discipline carry you closer to the goals you dream about. Start building the self-discipline you need to hit your goals, map out who you want to become at bossmom.com/futureme. You’ve got this! 💛 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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In this powerful episode of the Boss Mom Podcast, Dana Malstaff sits down with AJ Vaden, CEO and co-founder of Brand Builders Group, to break down what personal branding really means for moms who want to build a purpose-driven business. Together, they unpack how your story, your reputation, and your willingness to show up authentically can transform not just your income but your peace and fulfillment too.

AJ shares honest insights about why wealth is more than money, how to let people love you (even when it’s uncomfortable!), and why so many moms accidentally build a brand by default instead of on purpose. If you’ve ever felt stuck in survival mode, or wondered how to turn who you really are into a thriving business, this episode is for you.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/blog/personal-branding-done-right-with-aj-vaden/

📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ Why personal branding for moms matters more than you think — and how it goes far beyond followers and likes. ✨ How to build your brand with authenticity and stop chasing external validation.✨ The surprising definition of true wealth — and how peace is the new profit. ✨ How to turn your reputation into revenue by showing up for the people you’re meant to serve. ✨ Practical ways to stop doing it alone and let people support and love you along the journey.

Tune in, take notes, and remember: your story is your superpower, Boss Mom!💛 If this conversation around personal branding lit something up in you, don’t keep it to yourself — take the next step. Grab a copy of AJ’s new book, Wealthy and Well-Known, if you’re ready to turn your reputation into revenue and lead your business with peace and authenticity. And if you want to help us shift the culture for moms everywhere, please take just a few minutes to complete the Boss Mom Mental Load Survey — because your voice and your story matter more than you know. You are worthy of peace. You are worthy of being seen. You are worthy of profit built on purpose. Now go let the world see the real you. 💛 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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In this episode, Dana Dana dives deep into the topic of being honest without oversharing. She unpacks what real vulnerability looks like for women and mompreneurs, how to use your story with intention, and why not everything needs to be shared online in real-time. Through raw stories and powerful reflections, Dana shows you how to build trust with your audience while protecting your peace, authority, and energy. If you've ever wondered how much is too much when it comes to being real in your business—this episode is for you.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/blog/being-honest-without-oversharing/

📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✨ The difference between vulnerability, transparency, and oversharing—and how each one affects your business and brand.

✨ Why “sharing your scars, not your wounds” is key to being honest while still maintaining your authority.

✨ How to practice intentional vulnerability that creates deep connection without sacrificing professionalism.

✨ The importance of emotional processing in private before bringing your story to your audience.

✨ How to use the Future Me GPT tool to gain clarity, self-coaching, and grounded decision-making before going public with your truth.

Remember, being honest doesn’t mean giving the world all of you—it means showing up with intention, heart, and clarity. Vulnerability, when done with care, is one of your most powerful tools as a Boss Mom. You’re not too much. You’re just right. And your story matters more than you know.

If this episode spoke to you, share it with a fellow mompreneur who needs a reminder that she can be real and rooted. 💛

Let’s keep rising, together.

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About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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In this episode, Dana takes you deep into the emotional and practical journey so many moms in business face but rarely name: The Loneliness Trap—that painful cycle of proving, breaking, reimagining, and then starting all over again… without ever fully stepping into your becoming.

Whether you’re currently pushing through burnout or standing on the edge of your next breakthrough, this episode is your invitation to stop striving alone and start becoming who you were always meant to be.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

📝 Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/loneliness-trap/

📚 Want more conversations like this? Browse our full library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

🛠 Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? → https://boss-mom.com/resources

💬 Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. → https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔︎ What the Loneliness Trap is and why so many moms get stuck in it ✔︎ The five-part cycle of becoming and how to identify where you are ✔︎ Why vulnerability is the key to moving forward—and why it’s so hard ✔︎ How motherhood creates a “split” between who you were and who you’re becoming ✔︎ The mindset shift that helps you stop visiting abundance and start living in it

Listen now and take the first step toward real reintegration, alignment, and fulfillment—without doing it all alone.

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About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

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At BossMom, we’re normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family. In this solo episode of the Boss Mom Podcast, Dana shares what building a business really looks like behind the scenes—especially when you’re a mom. Recorded in the middle of the night (because of course), this episode is a raw, honest, and empowering look at what it means to grow something meaningful while juggling life, motherhood, and the million emotions in between.

Dana opens up about her journey with the Boss Mom brand, why her next book is taking longer than planned (and why that’s totally okay), and how AI is reshaping the way she’s helping moms build businesses that work for their lives—not someone else’s blueprint.

This is your reminder that messy doesn’t mean broken, slow doesn’t mean stuck, and excitement is always a good enough reason to keep going.

Want to meet your Future Self and start the self-coaching experience that’s helped me navigate everything from CEO decisions to full-on emotional spirals. → https://bossmom.com/futureme

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/motherhood/building-a-business-from-excitement/

Want more conversations like this? Browse our entire library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? We’ve got you covered: → https://boss-mom.com/resources Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. https://bossmom.com/join It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone. Join BossMom+ here → https://bossmom.com/join About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔︎ Why building a business rarely looks linear—and why that’s okay ✔︎ The truth about launching during life’s hardest seasons ✔︎ Why building a business with support is better than doing it alone ✔︎ The difference between procrastinating and giving yourself time to percolate ✔︎ How Boss Mom is integrating AI into marketing and messaging systems 🎧 Listen now and take the first step toward a more balanced, fulfilling life! 📌 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

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At BossMom, we’re normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family. In this solo episode of the Boss Mom Podcast, Dana opens up about the emotional rollercoaster that comes with being a mom and entrepreneur—especially during transitional seasons like summer. She shares her personal experience navigating emotional highs and lows while building her business, raising kids as a co-parent, and stepping into a new, bolder CEO identity. Dana gets real about managing emotions not by suppressing them, but by embracing them as part of the growth journey. She discusses the importance of boundaries, investing in herself, being alone with her thoughts, and leveraging tools like her “Future Me” AI to stay grounded and focused. This is an honest, heart-centered episode for any woman who feels like a “hot mess” some days but still shows up and keeps building a life she loves. Want to meet your Future Self and start the self-coaching experience that’s helped me navigate everything from CEO decisions to full-on emotional spirals. → https://bossmom.com/futureme

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/mindset/managing-your-emotions/ Want more conversations like this? Browse our entire library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? We’ve got you covered: → https://boss-mom.com/resources Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. https://bossmom.com/join It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone. Join BossMom+ here → https://bossmom.com/join About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔︎ What managing emotions really looks like as a mom and entrepreneur ✔︎ Why protecting your energy is essential ✔︎ How to embrace discomfort and solitude ✔︎ Why leveling up in business often comes with fear, emotional instability, and identity shifts ✔︎ How the “Future Me” AI tool works 🎧 Listen now and take the first step toward a more balanced, fulfilling life! 📌 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

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At BossMom, we’re normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family. In this episode, Dana opens up about turning 44 and the deep internal work it took to reinvent herself at 40. Through stories of personal loss, business burnout, motherhood challenges, and identity shifts, she shares why reinvention isn’t a trendy self-help concept—it’s a vital evolution for mom entrepreneurs. You’ll hear how she used a unique strategy—embodying her future self through AI coaching—to rediscover purpose, reclaim confidence, and rebuild her business vision for the next decade.

This episode is a raw, empowering journey through grief, growth, and the quiet power of becoming who you were always meant to be.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/mindset/reinventing-yourself-after-forty/ Want more conversations like this? Browse our entire library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? We’ve got you covered: → https://boss-mom.com/resources Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. https://bossmom.com/join It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone. Join BossMom+ here → https://bossmom.com/join About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔︎ Why reinventing yourself is essential—not optional—for long-term growth ✔︎ How to identify when you’ve outgrown your old identity (and what to do about it) ✔︎ The emotional and strategic process of letting go of who you were ✔︎ How Dana used AI to create and consult her future self as a guide for reinvention ✔︎ The truth about business plateaus and the real reason many women get stuck 🎧 Listen now and take the first step toward a more balanced, fulfilling life! 📌 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

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At BossMom, we’re normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family. In this episode, Dana sits down with Miranda from Postpartum University for a raw and inspiring conversation about what it really takes to thrive as a mom and entrepreneur. Miranda shares how creating systems—not hustle—is the key to building a business that works with your life, not against it. From homesteading in Alaska with four kids to scaling a purpose-driven brand, she walks us through how to align our business, motherhood, and mindset through intentional systems that evolve with every season of life. Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/systems/creating-systems-that-supports-you/ Want more conversations like this? Browse our entire library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? We’ve got you covered: → https://boss-mom.com/resources Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. https://bossmom.com/join It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone. Join BossMom+ here → https://bossmom.com/join About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔︎ What “creating systems” really means (and why it’s not about perfection) ✔︎ How to assess your routines and business without emotional overload ✔︎ The power of pivoting and why it doesn’t mean failure ✔︎ Why systems should be designed around your real life—not your aspirational one ✔︎ How to stay in alignment with your goals and family through regular system audits 🎧 Listen now and take the first step toward a more balanced, fulfilling life! 📌 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

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In this powerful conversation from the BossMom Virtual Retreat, Dr. Shannon Irvine drops a game-changing truth about why you feel stuck in your business—and it’s not what you think.

👉 90% of your actions come from subconscious patterns you didn’t choose.

👉 Your brain is wired for safety, not success.

But the good news? You can rewire it. In this, Shannon explains why your mindset—not your strategy—is often the biggest block to growth, and how brain priming can help you finally move forward with calm, clarity, and confidence.

Want to watch the full session + get access to all the trainings from the retreat? Join us at the BossMom Virtual Retreat now: https://bossmom.com/virtual-retreat

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At BossMom, we’re normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family. In this episode, Dana unpacks the reality of running a business when you're in the middle of emotional storms, family chaos, or just a plain ol' life meltdown.

This is not your typical productivity episode — it's about grace, resilience, and redefining what “success” looks like in your hardest moments.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/mindset/running-business-in-hard-times/

Want more conversations like this? Browse our entire library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? We’ve got you covered: → https://boss-mom.com/resources

Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone. Join BossMom+ here → https://bossmom.com/join

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✔︎ Why pausing your business doesn’t mean giving up

✔︎ Simple ways to keep your business visible when you have no energy

✔︎ How to ask for help without guilt

✔︎ The emotional value of taking 10 minutes to reset

✔︎ Creative content strategies for tough seasons (hello B-roll!)

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At BossMom, we’re normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family. In this episode, Dana dives deep into one of the most vulnerable (and vital) parts of growing your business as a mom: how to communicate better to get the support you need from your partner. Because it’s not just about logistics and strategy—it’s about connection, clarity, and co-creating a future you both believe in.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/motherhood/communication-with-your-partner/

Want more conversations like this? Browse our entire library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? We’ve got you covered: → https://boss-mom.com/resources

Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone. Join BossMom+ here → https://bossmom.com/join

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✔︎ The #1 conversation shift that turns conflict into connection

✔︎ Actionable tips and phrases to help your partner see and support you

✔︎ The difference between pushing your partner to “understand it all” vs. inviting them to dream with you

✔︎ Why investing in your personal growth is just as important as strategy (and how to explain that clearly)

✔︎ How to avoid letting your business journey create distance in your relationship

🎧 Listen now and take the first step toward a more balanced, fulfilling life!

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At BossMom, we’re normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family. If you’ve been consistent with your content creation—reels, posts, stories, all the things—and yet, the results just aren’t showing up. In this powerful episode, Dana dives into why consistency alone isn’t the secret sauce and what truly moves the needle for moms building their online presence. Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/motherhood/content-strategy-for-moms/ Want more conversations like this? Browse our entire library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? We’ve got you covered: → https://boss-mom.com/resources Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. https://bossmom.com/join It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone. Join BossMom+ here → https://bossmom.com/join About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔︎ The mindset shift that makes your message magnetic ✔︎ The exact language to stop using in your posts ✔︎ How to guide your audience in their transformation journey ✔︎ Why moms have a unique edge—and how to use it strategically 🎧 Listen now and take the first step toward a more balanced, fulfilling life! 📌 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

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At BossMom, we’re normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family. Drawing from a soul-stirring conversation with Zan Perrion, this episode we dive into the quiet truth behind the phrase “beautiful women are often lonely women" and explores why so many women—especially moms—explores why so many women feel unseen, and how that disconnection affects everything from relationships to business growth. Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com Check out the full article that pairs with this episode: → https://bossmom.com/motherhood/lonely-women-after-motherhood/ Want more conversations like this? Browse our entire library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? We’ve got you covered: → https://boss-mom.com/resources Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. https://bossmom.com/join It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone. Join BossMom+ here → https://bossmom.com/join About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both. Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔︎ The real meaning behind the phrase “beautiful women are often lonely women”. ✔︎ Why many beautiful women—especially mothers—quietly struggle with loneliness, despite having “full” lives. ✔︎ Why sensuality and motherhood are not mutually exclusive—and how to reclaim your spark ✔︎ The difference between being seen and feeling seen (and why that matters more than ever). ✔︎ Simple, actionable ways to reawaken intimacy, self-expression, and personal joy 🎧 Listen now and take the first step toward a more balanced, fulfilling life! 📌 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes!

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At BossMom, we’re normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family. This video is all about how to foster trust and connection with your audience, creating a sense of belonging to make that sale.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

Check out the full article that pairs with this video: → https://bossmom.com/belonging-builds-trust

Want more conversations like this? Browse our entire library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? We’ve got you covered: → https://boss-mom.com/resources

Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone. Join BossMom+ here → https://bossmom.com/join

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both.

Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

✔︎ Why belonging beats visibility when building a business online.

✔︎ How to foster trust and connection with your audience.

✔︎ The power of a shared vision, calling out what's broken, and giving permission instead of more to-dos.

✔︎ Why moms in business don’t need to hustle harder—they need to feel seen and supported..

🎧 Listen now and take the first step toward a more balanced, fulfilling life!

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At BossMom, we’re normalizing the conversations that help you grow a business while raising a family. This video is all about how we can have so much life purpose, and still want more from our businesses, family, or life.

Explore More Resources from BossMom BossMom is your go-to home base for content, support, and community designed specifically for moms growing businesses → https://bossmom.com

Check out the full article that pairs with this video: → https://bossmom.com/about

Want more conversations like this? Browse our entire library of articles: → https://boss-mom.com/articles

Looking for the best tools, tips, and resources every BossMom needs in life and business? We’ve got you covered: → https://boss-mom.com/resources

Ready to go deeper with us? When you know that community and connection aren’t just nice-to-haves, but the strategy that helps you thrive—come join us inside BossMom+. https://bossmom.com/join

It’s our private networking community built just for moms growing businesses—because you shouldn’t have to do this alone. Join BossMom+ here → https://bossmom.com/join

About BossMom: BossMom is the leading voice and resource for moms building businesses. We know you’re not here to choose between being an amazing parent or running a successful business—you’re here to build a life that makes room for both.

Find more resources, support, and community right here → https://bossmom.com What You’ll Learn in

This Episode:

✔️ The biggest struggles parents face when growing a business—and how to tackle them

✔️ How to shift your mindset to avoid guilt and overwhelm

✔️ Smart time management strategies to make the most of your day

✔️ The secret to setting boundaries that actually work

✔️ Why rethinking “success” can change everything

✔️ The role of community and support in your journey

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Postpartum isn’t just the "fourth trimester"—it’s a transformative season that shapes a mother’s long-term health. In this episode, we sit down with Maranda Bower, a postpartum nutrition specialist and the CEO of Postpartum University, to talk about why so many moms struggle after birth and how real healing happens. Maranda shares the truth about postpartum depletion, why traditional postpartum advice is failing moms, and the powerful ways nutrition, rest, and deep support can change everything. If you’re a mom, a birth professional, or just someone who believes in better maternal care, this conversation is a must-listen.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• The real reason postpartum depletion is at an all-time high
• Why common postpartum advice often does more harm than good
• The role of nutrition in postpartum recovery and mental health
• How to truly support moms beyond the first six weeks
• Simple, natural ways to heal your body and mind after birth

About Maranda Bower: Maranda Bower is a postpartum nutrition specialist, best-selling author, and the founder of Postpartum University. She’s helped thousands of moms and professionals understand the science and strategy behind true postpartum healing. Through her work, she’s leading a movement to change how we care for mothers after birth.

Resources & Links:

• Postpartum University – Maranda’s platform for education and support

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There’s something every mom needs, but no one is talking about it. It’s not more sleep (though that would be nice). It’s not better time management. It’s validation. Motherhood shifts everything. It changes how we see ourselves, what we want, and what we believe is possible. And in the process, many moms start to feel lost, stuck, or even question whether they still have dreams of their own. If you’ve ever felt like you’re procrastinating, self-sabotaging, or just spinning your wheels, this episode will help you understand why—and what you can do about it. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * Why having kids creates an identity crisis no one prepares you for * The real reason you keep procrastinating (and it’s not just time management) * Why your kids and your partner can’t give you the kind of validation you need * How starting a business becomes a journey of self-discovery * The secret to getting unstuck and actually moving forward * Why community, collaboration, and connection are essential for moms in business

If you’ve been feeling behind, struggling to take action, or wondering if success is even possible for you, this episode will give you the clarity and confidence you need. Tune in now and let’s talk about what it really takes to build something amazing—without losing yourself in the process. Join the Boss Mom Community Want support from women who get it? Join Boss Mom Plus for connection, collaboration, and strategies that actually work for moms. Learn more here → https://community.boss-mom.com/ Let’s Keep the Conversation Going What’s one way you’ve struggled with validation as a mom? Share your thoughts in the comments or connect with us inside the Boss Mom community. If you loved this episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with another mom who needs to hear this.

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In this episode of the Boss Mom Podcast, Dana sits down with Kim, the owner and CEO of For the Love Of, a personal and professional development company. Kim shares her journey from running multimillion-dollar real estate brokerages to becoming a keynote speaker, high-performance coach, and best-selling author.

After a traumatic skiing accident forced her to slow down, Kim had to re-evaluate her career and identity. She opens up about the challenges of stepping away from a high-powered leadership role, the resistance she felt to slowing down, and how she ultimately embraced the shift to entrepreneurship.

Dana and Kim dive deep into the struggle many high-achieving women face—defining themselves by their productivity and performance. They explore how slowing down can actually lead to better clarity, creativity, and business growth. Kim also shares practical insights on self-awareness, reassessing strengths, and making bold career moves with confidence.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How a major life event forced Kim to slow down and rethink her career
• The identity crisis that can come with transitioning from a high-powered job to entrepreneurship
• The importance of self-awareness and revisiting your strengths before making a big leap
• How to give yourself permission to pursue a new path, even when it feels uncertain
• Why slowing down can actually speed up success

Connect with Kim: Website: kimrogne.com Instagram: @KimRogne Book: For the Love of Self

Resources Mentioned:

• Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman
• Jay Shetty’s insights on personal growth and relationships

If you’re a high-achieving mom trying to balance career shifts, identity changes, and personal growth, this episode is for you. Tune in and get inspired to embrace change with confidence.

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As moms, we give—sometimes to the point of exhaustion. Society tells us to stop self-sacrificing and focus on self-care, but what if both can coexist? In this episode, Dana Malstaff breaks down why self-sacrifice is not a weakness, but a superpower. She dives into how motherhood and business are built on self-sacrifice and why it doesn’t mean you have to neglect yourself. Instead, it can be the driving force behind your personal and professional growth.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * Why self-sacrifice is essential for motherhood (and the world as a whole) * How self-care and self-sacrifice can coexist * Why starting a business is a powerful way to balance both * How self-sacrifice fuels personal development and success * Why you don’t have to choose between being a great mom and growing a thriving business

Links and Resources: Join the Boss Mom Community: BossMom.com Register for the Boss Mom Virtual Retreat: BossMom.com/retreat Read more articles from Boss Mom: BossMom.com

If this episode resonated with you, let’s keep the conversation going! Share your thoughts in the comments or connect with us inside the Boss Mom community. 💙

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Running a business while raising school-aged kids is a whole new challenge. If you thought the baby and toddler years were tough, just wait until you’re juggling school schedules, growing independence, and never-ending questions. In this episode, we’re diving into what it really looks like to balance life and business when your kids are between the ages of 5 and 9. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * The shift from toddler chaos to school-aged mayhem—what changes and what stays the same * Why having more space in your mind and schedule can sometimes make things harder * How overthinking can make you feel productive while actually holding you back * The power of simplifying your business to create more peace and better results * The surprising connection between parenting, business growth, and personal development * Funny and relatable mom moments that prove you’re not alone

Plus, we talk about: * The Boss Mom Virtual Retreat and why it’s designed specifically for moms in business * How to recognize when you’re overcomplicating things and what to do instead * Real-life stories of embracing the unpredictable journey of motherhood and entrepreneurship

Resources and Links: * Sign up for the Boss Mom Virtual Retreat – bossmom.com/retreat

If you love this episode, make sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a fellow mompreneur. Let us know—what’s the biggest challenge you’re facing in this season of motherhood and business? We’d love to hear from you.

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Ever feel like you’re juggling chaos while trying to grow your business? You’re not alone! In this episode, Dana shares why it’s perfectly normal to feel behind sometimes—and why that doesn’t mean you’re failing. From recording podcasts in pajamas to handling unexpected life moments (hello, bearded dragon adventures), Dana reminds us that every messy moment is part of your self-development journey.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why your business is legit—even if it doesn’t look “traditional”
• Why it’s okay to go slow and balance family life
• How self-development naturally happens through business challenges
• How running a business can boost your confidence and resilience
• The importance of finding a community that understands your journey

Resources & Links:

• Join Boss Mom Plus for networking events, focus board sessions, and practical business resources.
• Submit your nomination for the upcoming Boss Mom Awards—celebrating moms making an impact in business.
• Need a confidence boost? Dive into more episodes covering sales, marketing, time management, and more.

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• Leave a five-star review if this episode resonated with you—your feedback helps us reach more Boss Moms!
• Visit BossMom.com for articles, resources, and ways to connect with our community.

Tune in and remember: Business might be messy, but you’ve got this—and we’ve got you!

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In this episode of the Boss Mom Podcast, Dana Malstaff chats with the amazing Whitney Bonds about one of the most underrated (but insanely effective) ways to make money online: affiliate marketing. If you think affiliate marketing is just about throwing links around—think again. Whitney breaks down how it’s not just a side hustle anymore; it’s a trust-building powerhouse that can completely change the way you run your business. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * The BIG shift in marketing trends for 2025 (and why personal recommendations beat traditional ads any day). * How Whitney went from $0 to over $200K a year with affiliate marketing—without even creating her own products. * Why affiliate marketing is perfect for busy moms (think flexible, low-cost, and scalable). * Simple strategies to get started TODAY (even if you have zero experience). * How to turn everyday conversations into income streams without feeling salesy.

Why You Should Tune In: If you’re a mompreneur juggling kids, business, and everything in between, this episode will show you how affiliate marketing can fit seamlessly into your life. Whether you’re a blogger, coach, content creator, or just someone who loves sharing cool stuff—this episode is packed with actionable tips you can start using right away. Ready to stop leaving money on the table? Listen in! 👉 Connect with Whitney Bonds: YouTube Instagram Facebook Get her YouTube Cash Course Foundational Curriculum. Or her 3 Week Bootcamp to Turn Interviews Into Income

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Today, we’re diving into The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins—a book that’s taken the internet by storm. Whether you’ve read it or not, this episode will give you insight into why this concept is so powerful for Boss Moms.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * The Power of Storytelling – Why Mel Robbins' approach to storytelling makes Let Them such a compelling read and how you can apply it to your content and business. * Let Them (and Go Slower If You Need To) – Why comparing yourself to others is draining, and how embracing your pace is the key to success as a mom and entrepreneur. * The Reality of Adult Friendships – How building a business can change your relationships, and why finding a supportive community (like Boss Mom Plus) is essential. * A Fun Bonus! – Dana’s absolute favorite sheets for relaxation and self-care, and why they’re worth the hype.

Links & Resources: * Read more at BossMom.com * Join Boss Mom Plus for a community that gets you: bossmom.com/join * Get 40% off Dana’s favorite sheets at CozyEarth.com with code Boss Mom

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Life in the toddler stage is chaotic, especially when you’re running a business. In this episode, Dana Malstaff and Krista Lockwood share their personal journeys, practical tips, and the importance of community during this unique season of motherhood. Whether you’re just starting out or navigating your next steps, this episode is packed with relatable stories and actionable advice.

What You’ll Hear:

• Why the toddler stage is a game-changer for mompreneurs.
• How Dana and Krista managed their businesses while raising toddlers.
• The messy, beautiful overlap of business and motherhood.
• Practical tips for thriving during this season.
• Why finding the right community is essential for success.

Resources Mentioned:

• Boss Mom Plus: Join at bossmom.com/join for live events, social sessions, and a supportive community.
• Motherhood Simplified: Learn how to create a peaceful, decluttered home with Motherhood Simplified & Krista Lockwood.

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The toddler stage is messy but full of growth and opportunity. Listen in and let’s navigate this season together!

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Episode Summary: In this episode of the Boss Mom podcast, we’re diving into how to use AI to simplify your life and business—without losing your personal, human touch. AI isn’t just a trendy tool; it’s like having a personal assistant, project manager, and late-night therapist rolled into one. We’re sharing our real-life experiences and actionable strategies for making AI a powerful (and fun!) part of your routine.

Whether you’re a skeptic or a curious newbie, this episode will show you how to embrace AI in ways that feel authentic and productive.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * Rethinking AI as a Team Member: Why treating AI like a collaborator (instead of just a tool) makes all the difference. * Actionable Ways to Use AI: From brainstorming and repurposing content to turning voice notes into polished ideas, we share how AI can streamline your tasks. * How to Use AI Without Losing Your Voice: Learn how to align AI’s output with your tone, personality, and expertise. * AI as a Time-Saving Mom Hack: Discover how AI can help with everyday tasks like meal planning, organizing your to-do list, and even brainstorming new ideas. * Why Long-Form Content Still Matters: Find out how AI-driven search tools like SearchGPT are changing the game and why SEO-optimized content is critical for staying relevant.

Links and Resources Mentioned: * Cozy Earth Sheets: Transform your late-night work sessions with the softest bamboo sheets. Use code BOSSMOM at CozyEarth.com for 40% off. * Free AI Training: Learn how we use AI to save time and stay creative. Grab the free opt-in at BossMom.com/AI. * Long-Form Content Episode: Want to know why long-form content is key? Check out our episode on leveraging blogs and SEO for business growth.

Why You’ll Love This Episode: This isn’t a technical tutorial—it’s a heartfelt, conversational deep dive into how we’ve made AI work for us as moms and business owners. You’ll laugh, learn, and leave feeling inspired to use AI as a tool to make your life easier, your business smoother, and your downtime a little more restful.

So grab your favorite drink, settle into your Cozy Earth sheets, and hit play!

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Whether you're a seasoned content creator or just getting started, long form content is a cornerstone of a sustainable business strategy. In this episode, we explore why blogging, podcasting, and YouTube are essential tools for moms in business. Learn how to refine your messaging, grow your authority, and create a lasting impact with long form content—all while making the process simple and manageable, even for the busiest BossMoms. Don’t Miss This Episode If You… * Struggle to find time for content creation as a busy mom. * Want to create content that grows your authority and works for you long-term. * Are curious about how to use tools like ChatGPT and SEO to simplify your workflow.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * What is long form content? * Why long form content matters for moms. * How to use long form content to refine your messaging. * The difference between short-form and long form content. * How to create long form content strategically. * Repurposing your long form content. * Why long form content is your safety net.

Links and Resources Mentioned: * Visit BossMom.com for more resources and articles. * Nurture To Convert Messaging course

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In this episode, we dive into simple splurging and why it’s essential for moms. Whether it’s high-quality sheets, creating time for yourself, or saying “no” guilt-free, we’re talking about how to prioritize YOU amid the chaos of motherhood. Splurging isn’t just about spending money—it’s about giving yourself permission to slow down, enjoy life, and invest in things that make you feel special.

From bamboo sheets that feel like a hug to simple self-care rituals, we’ll explore the splurges that make life easier, more joyful, and downright luxurious. You deserve it!

What We Talk About in This Episode: 1. The true meaning of splurging (it’s not always about money!). 2. Why investing in quality—like Cozy Earth sheets—can change your life. 3. Small daily habits that feel like a splurge, from slow mornings to decadent meals. 4. How decluttering makes room for meaningful indulgences. 5. Permission to set boundaries and say “no” as a self-care practice.

Mentioned in This Episode:

• Cozy Earth Bamboo Sheets: Want to experience the best sleep of your life? Head over to Cozy Earth and use code BossMom for 40% off! Trust us, these sheets are worth every penny—they’ll make your bed feel like a sanctuary.

Connect with Us:

• Join the conversation in BossMom+.
• Check out our Boss Mom Favorites for more splurge-worthy ideas!

Don’t Forget: If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with another mom who needs permission to treat herself. And leave us a review—it helps us reach more moms just like you!

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2025 is a year of opportunity, but only if you’re equipped with the right strategies. Dana doesn’t just outline the trends; she shares how to apply them to your business in real and practical ways. If you’re ready to simplify your marketing while maximizing your impact, this episode is your roadmap to success. From the rise of messy marketing to the power of trust and user-generated content, you’ll learn how to navigate the shifting marketing landscape with ease. What You'll Learn in This Episode: * Why "messy marketing" is more than just a trend and how it’s helping brands connect authentically. * The importance of user-generated content and how you can leverage testimonials and partnerships to drive sales. * How trust has become the ultimate currency in a world of AI and hesitant buyers—and how to build it. * Why smaller, bite-sized offers are easier to sell in 2025 (and how to structure yours). * The critical role of messaging and consistency in standing out in today’s crowded market. * Fresh ideas for diversifying your income streams, including affiliate marketing and Amazon Influencer opportunities.

Links and Resources Mentioned: * Boss Mom Plus – Join Now * Nurture to Convert Messaging Course * Email Dana at dana@bossmom.com to share your thoughts or ask questions!

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Choosing a word of the year sounds great, but let’s be honest, life rarely fits neatly into a 12-month plan. In this episode, Dana shares why she’s ditching the word of the year and embracing words of the quarter instead. She talks about navigating motherhood, business, and all the messy, unexpected challenges in between. From building systems to driving traffic, finding authority, and finishing those almost-done projects, Dana breaks down how quarterly focus can bring clarity and momentum. Feeling behind or overwhelmed? This episode is packed with relatable stories and practical insights to help you take intentional steps forward—even if things feel messy. Join BossMom+ and connect with like-minded moms who get you!

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Is your content feeling stale? Wondering what’s working in marketing right now? In this episode of the Boss Mom Podcast, Dana sits down with Shannon McKinstrie, an expert social media strategist, to talk about the shift in marketing trends, why user-generated content is crushing it, and how personal storytelling can help your brand connect and convert. They dive deep into: * Why high-ticket programs are declining and smaller solutions are thriving. * How to leverage user-generated content marketing to build trust. * Why people are taking longer to buy and how to nurture your audience effectively. * Simple content strategies you can implement right now to grow your social presence organically.

If you’re ready to simplify your content, make deeper connections, and stand out in today’s noisy online space, this episode is packed with actionable insights just for you. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: 1. Why polished, high-end content isn’t connecting anymore. 2. How user-generated content marketing brings trust and relatability. 3. The power of POV-style storytelling and personal experiences. 4. Why specificity in your messaging is key to attracting your audience. 5. The “Age of Sleuthing” and why the buying process is now a long game.

Connect with Shannon McKinstrie: * Instagram: @ShannonMcKinstrie * LinkedIn: Shannon McKinstrie * TikTok: @ShannonMcKinstrie * Reels Lab: Learn More Here

About Shannon: Shannon is an engaging Social Media Strategist, Trainer & Mentor who guides small business owners into making a big splash online and growing their accounts through proven, organic, and sustainable strategies. Resources Mentioned: * Reels Lab: Shannon’s go-to program for creating scroll-stopping Instagram Reels that actually work.

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Moms are often told they need to master time management with rigid systems and perfect plans. But here’s the truth: moms are already amazing at time management skills! The constant juggling act of family, work, and life forces them to adapt and thrive in ways most people can’t imagine. In this episode, we’re diving into why moms are natural time management pros, how they find hidden pockets of productivity, and tools that can make their lives easier. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed or simply looking for ways to refine your approach, this conversation will inspire you to see your time management skills in a whole new light. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * Why moms are the best at time management skills: Hint—it’s not about perfection but adaptability. * How to find hidden pockets of time: Practical examples of how moms turn downtime into productivity. * The emotional side of time management: Balancing work, family, and self-care without feeling guilty. * Tech tips for simplifying your day: Why tools like AI can save mental energy and free up your schedule. * Embracing the season of chaos: A perspective shift to help you find gratitude amidst the busy moments.

Links and Resources: * BossMom Daily Focus Board: Get access to this simple and effective tool to help you prioritize your day and stay on track! Join BossMom+ Today * AI Tools for Moms: Save mental energy and streamline your workflow with smart tech solutions. Check out our favorite recommendations here. * More Time Management Tips: Explore additional strategies to refine your skills on the BossMom Blog.

Connect With Us: * Follow Dana on Instagram for more tips and inspiration. * Learn more about BossMom+ and how it can support your journey at boss-mom.com/plus. * Get the BossMom Daily Focus Board

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The holiday season is often a time for joy and connection, but for many moms, it’s also a source of overwhelming holiday stress. In this heartfelt episode, Dana Malstaff dives deep into the challenges moms face during the holiday season and why it often feels like more of a burden than a blessing. Dana shares her personal experiences as a mom, including the invisible labor of coordinating holiday logistics, managing family dynamics, and the emotional toll of trying to "do it all." She also offers a safe space to acknowledge the tough realities of the holiday season while giving listeners permission to feel and process their emotions without judgment. Key talking points in this episode: * Why the holiday season amplifies holiday stress for moms * The cultural and family pressures moms face during the holidays * The emotional weight of balancing holiday traditions with everyday responsibilities * Practical advice for simplifying your holiday season and setting boundaries * How Boss Mom is creating a space for moms to feel seen, supported, and validated

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the demands of the holiday season, this episode is for you. Plus, Dana introduces the new Boss Mom Holiday Survey, a unique opportunity to share your experiences and help shape future resources for moms navigating holiday stress. 👉 Take the survey at boss-mom.com/holidaysurvey Tune in for an honest, compassionate conversation about what it really means to navigate the holiday season as a mom. You’re not alone, and your experiences matter.

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From a book that gave me permission to lean into my strengths (Rocket Fuel), to a movie that taught me the importance of letting go (Dune: Part Two), and the amazing people who have shaped my year, this episode is all about how little things can create massive change. What You’ll Hear in This Episode: * Why we don’t need to do it all alone and how embracing support can change everything. * How Rocket Fuel helped me embrace my role as a visionary and find the integrator who changed my business. * The powerful lesson I learned from Dune: Part Two about letting go of good things to make room for greatness. * How the relationships you cultivate can create ripple effects that impact your business, life, and happiness. * A few questions to help you reflect on the ripple effects in your life and what you want to change next.

Big Takeaways: * Stop Trying to Do It All Alone: We’re not meant to juggle everything, and letting others help creates room for growth. * One Moment Can Change Everything: Whether it’s a book, movie, or conversation, be open to the ripple effects that can spark big changes. * Your People Matter: Surround yourself with those who lift you up and want to see you succeed—it makes all the difference.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode: * Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters – If you’re ready to lean into your strengths, this book is for you. * Boss Mom+ Community – Join us in a more intimate space where we can grow together.

Action Step for You: Think about the ripple effects in your own life. Who or what has made a big impact on you this year? Take a moment to reflect and, if you feel like sharing, let me know! I’d love to hear your story. Connect with Me: * Website: Boss Mom * Instagram: @DanaMalstaff * Boss Mom+ Community: Learn more here

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In today’s episode, Krista and Dana dive into the all-too-relatable concept of being a "single married mom." What does that mean? It’s that feeling of navigating family life, raising kids, managing a home, and even running a business solo—even if you technically have a partner. If you’ve ever felt like you’re carrying the weight of it all by yourself, you’re not alone, and we’re here to unpack what this experience is, why it happens, and how to find support that truly helps.

Topics Discussed:

• The Reality of Being a "Single Married Mom"

  • Why so many moms feel like they’re parenting and running a household alone, even with a partner.
  • The complex realities of balancing motherhood, business, and life responsibilities solo.

  • Creating Systems Without Feeling Robotic

  • How setting up simple systems can be a lifesaver in managing family logistics.

  • Why these systems create breathing room for deeper connection with family and partners, helping us focus on what really matters.

  • Why Paying Moms for Their Work Isn’t the Solution

  • Breaking down the idea of assigning monetary value to stay-at-home or working moms.

  • The real “pay” we need: feeling valued, seen, and connected with our partners and families.

  • Shifting from Keeping Score to Building Connection

  • How true partnership is about collaboration and appreciation, not keeping score.

  • The role of community in helping us feel understood, especially when navigating feelings of overwhelm and burnout.

  • Communicating Our Needs with Our Partners

  • The importance of understanding and sharing our love languages to build supportive, balanced relationships.

  • How finding the right support and having honest conversations can make partnership more fulfilling.

  • Boss Mom Plus – A Community for Real Support and Connection

  • Discover how Boss Mom Plus offers a safe space to discuss the challenges of motherhood, business, and relationships with like-minded women who truly get it.

Key Takeaways: Being a “single married mom” isn’t about fault or blame; it’s about finding ways to feel supported, connected, and valued in the relationships we share. When we create manageable systems for the essentials, we open up more space for meaningful moments with our family. And ultimately, having a community where we can talk openly with other moms helps us build stronger relationships at home. You’re not alone in this journey, Boss Mom—you have support, tools, and a community that’s here to walk with you every step of the way.

Resources Mentioned:

• The Systems Mindset book, for creating practical routines in daily life.
• Boss Mom Plus – Join the Boss Mom Plus community for support, advice, and connection with other moms navigating similar challenges.
• Link: bossmom.com/join

Join the Conversation: If this episode resonated with you, let us know! Share your experience of the "single married mom" feeling and connect with other moms going through the same. Tag @danamalstaff on Instagram, or join our community at Boss Mom Plus to dive deeper into the topics we discussed today.

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Leveling Up & Legacy Building with Michelle Dempsey In this episode, we’re talking with Michelle Dempsey, the founder of Moms Moving On and the Moving On Method. Michelle’s journey from client-facing divorce coach to certification leader is filled with insights for anyone looking to scale their business, shift from hands-on work to leadership, or create a lasting legacy. Michelle and Dana discuss what it truly means to level up in your career, the emotional hurdles that come with leaving the “trenches,” and the deep impact of building a legacy through mentorship and certification. Michelle shares her journey of overcoming imposter syndrome, learning to embrace leadership without losing authenticity, and creating a certification program that empowers a new generation of divorce coaches. If you’re ready to move from direct service to mentoring others or simply want to feel inspired by Michelle’s story, this episode is a must-listen. Key Points Covered: * Why Leveling Up is Hard for Women: Michelle dives into why women feel guilt or hesitation when moving from hands-on work to leadership, and how she overcame these challenges. * Building a Legacy through Certification: Learn how Michelle’s Moving On Method certification program is changing the landscape of divorce coaching, offering real-world skills and mentorship to her graduates. * Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Scaling with Integrity: Michelle opens up about her struggles with self-doubt and the importance of scaling her business while maintaining high ethical standards. * The Power of Deep Thought in Leadership: Dana and Michelle discuss why leaders need to prioritize big-picture thinking, vision, and relationship-building over daily tasks.

Episode Takeaways: * Leveling up doesn’t mean losing touch with your audience—it can actually deepen your impact. * Creating a certification program or mentorship opportunity is a powerful way to build a legacy and empower others. * Real leadership requires making space for strategic growth and giving yourself permission to step back.

Resources Mentioned: * Michelle Dempsey’s Moving On Method – Discover Michelle’s certification program and learn more about her work with divorce coaching.

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Getting Focused on Your Business as a Mom

In this episode of the Boss Mom Podcast, Dana dives into the journey of getting focused as a mom and entrepreneur. As Boss Mom prepares to launch its new website and shift into a media platform dedicated to supporting moms, Dana shares insights on clarity, focus, and setting milestones—tools every mompreneur needs for sustainable success.

What You’ll Learn in this Episode:

• The Iterative Journey to Clarity – Why clarity isn’t a one-and-done discovery and how “clarity hangovers” are a normal part of the process.
• The Challenge of Staying Focused – How to recognize when you’re losing focus and why it’s okay to feel uncomfortable or nervous about new business strategies.
• How to Set Focus Milestones – Tips for setting achievable milestones that help you finish the important projects, even when new ideas and exciting distractions pop up.
• Finding Balance – Dana discusses the importance of aligning your business goals with your personal values and family life, especially for moms juggling work and caregiving.

Why Listen? This episode is all about getting focused, building a business that works for you, and finding clarity in your purpose—all while navigating the unique challenges of motherhood. Dana offers actionable advice on keeping your focus sharp, handling the inevitable distractions, and setting milestones that will help you reach your goals without burning out.

Links and Resources:

• Join the Boss Mom Community: Get updates on our new platform, resources, and more at Boss-Mom.com/community.
• BossMom+: Ready to go deeper? Join BossMom+ for more support, accountability, and resources to help you get focused on your entrepreneurial journey. Boss-Mom.com/join

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In today’s episode of the BossMom podcast, Dana Malstaff sits down with Gina Conley, the inspiring founder of MamaStayFit. Gina’s journey from military officer to fitness coach started during her maternity leave, and she’s here to share how she built a successful business while navigating early motherhood. If you’ve ever wondered how to start a business during maternity leave or felt the pull to do something creative for yourself while raising your little ones, this episode is packed with insights, tips, and relatable advice. Gina opens up about finding balance between her business and family life, setting boundaries, and the importance of showing up authentically, even when things aren’t perfect. Tune in to hear Gina’s story and learn how you, too, can build a business that aligns with your passion, without sacrificing your role as a mom. Key Takeaways: * Gina’s transition from military officer to fitness coach and why she chose to start a business during maternity leave * How she built her client base through word of mouth and social media while juggling the demands of a newborn * The importance of setting boundaries as a new entrepreneur and balancing business with family life * Tips on letting go and delegating tasks to grow your business without burning out * The power of authenticity: why showing up as your true self is key to building a loyal audience * Advice for moms feeling overwhelmed about adding fitness or self-care into their routines

Where to Connect with Gina: * Follow Gina on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube: @MamaStayFit * Visit her website for prenatal and postpartum fitness courses, childbirth education, and more: MamaStayFit.com

Resources Mentioned: If you want to learn more about Gina and her fitness programs, follow her on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. For info on her prenatal and postpartum fitness courses, childbirth education, or professional training, head to her website at MamaStayFit.com. Join the Conversation: If you loved this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave a review! Share your thoughts with us on social media and tag us with your takeaways. You can also check out the BossMom community to connect with other amazing moms balancing life, business, and everything in between.

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Welcome to a brand-new segment on the BossMom podcast, where Dana Malstaff and Krista (BossMom's Integrator and mom of 5) bring you unfiltered conversations about the intersection of motherhood and business! In this teaser episode, Dana and Krista give you a sneak peek into the deep (and sometimes hilarious) discussions that are coming your way. We’ll be exploring everything from balancing family life with running a business, to those vulnerable “bomb truths” about motherhood that no one really talks about. Expect to laugh, learn, and maybe even get a little uncomfortable as we talk through some of the biggest topics moms face today. Episode Highlights: * Are Your Kids Really Your Purpose? – Dana shares her perspective on why children aren’t your only purpose and how this mindset shift can free you to pursue more in life. * Motherhood vs. House Management – We discuss the cultural confusion between parenting and housework, and why they’re not the same thing. * Grieving and Running a Business – Grief is a part of motherhood and business, for all moms to varying degrees. We'll be sharing how we navigate this. * Should Husbands Pay Wives for Meal Planning? – This question sparked an exciting debate about unpaid labor in the home, financial security, and negotiating support from your partner. * The Wisdom of Children – Krista talks about the inherent wisdom of kids and how we can nurture that both in parenting and in our entrepreneurial lives.

If you’ve ever felt torn between being a mom and running a business—or if you’re just looking for some real talk from women who’ve been there—this episode is for you!

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Let’s get real for a minute. Selling an online course can feel overwhelming, especially when you're juggling motherhood, marriage, personal growth, and all the other hats we wear. And just when you think you're ready to dive in, it seems like the whole world is launching courses (especially around fall, right when Amy Porterfield’s Digital Course Academy comes out, making it feel like courses are everywhere!). But here's the thing: you can totally do this. You can sell your course, and you can do it in a way that works for your busy mom life. But how? That’s what we’re talking about today. Let’s get into it and break down the essentials of how to sell an online course and actually get people to buy it!

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As more mothers enter the world of entrepreneurship, studies show that balancing passion and family can be overwhelming - even paralyzing. The pressure to turn a passion into a profitable business while keeping up with the demands of parenting can leave many feeling unsure of where to start or whether they have what it takes.

With social media filled with perfect images of other moms seemingly "doing it all," it's easy to feel like you're falling short if your journey isn’t picture-perfect. But here’s the truth: Success doesn’t require perfection, and you don’t need to have it all figured out before you begin.

What if instead of waiting for the "right time" or having the perfect setup, you took the chance by “failing forward”? Could being messy and imperfect actually be the secret to making your passion profitable?

In this episode, I talk to cookbook and Substack author, Caroline Chambers, who built a successful business while balancing motherhood. She shares why action is the key to clarity and how to start small, monetize trust, and grow your passion without waiting for the perfect moment.

Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

• Why You Should Be Open to Change

If you’re feeling stuck, it might be because the path you're on isn’t where your true passion lies, and trying something new could open doors you never knew existed. Are you holding yourself back by staying in your current routine?

• “Failing Forward” is Okay

Success comes from learning, not perfection. What could you achieve if you let go of needing everything to be perfect and just started?

• Turn Trust into a Business

Building real trust with your community encourages support and can create opportunities for making money. Have you thought about how you could turn the trust people have in you into something valuable?

Guest Bio

Caroline Chambers grew up in the kitchen on her mom’s hip, learning how to cook in their Winston-Salem, North Carolina, home. Her professional food career began in her early twenties when she worked as a chef and caterer. After a stint in a professional test kitchen, Caro struck out on her own as a freelancer, developing recipes for a host of publications as well as brands such as Boursin Cheese and Kim Crawford Wine, and in 2018, she published her first cookbook, Just Married. In 2020—at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic—Caro began sharing her recipes and connecting with home cooks on Instagram (@carochambers ), and launched her newsletter, What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking, which flew to the top of the Substack charts; her podcast, So Into That, followed in 2023. Caro's latest cookbook, What To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking, is available for pre-order and will be out on August 13, 2024. Caro lives in Carmel Valley, California, with her husband, George, and their three young sons, Mattis, Calum, and Cashel—one of whom can almost always be found in the kitchen on her hip.

Instagram: @‌carochambers

Substack: What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking

Cookbook: What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking

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For moms juggling businesses and family, the pressure to "do it all" doesn’t just feel overwhelming—it feels impossible. The push to work faster, harder, and longer leads to exhaustion, frustration, and a sense of failure when life doesn’t go according to plan.

For years, we’ve been sold the idea that hustle = success. But the more we embrace the hustle culture, the more we sacrifice our health, relationships, and happiness. There’s a better way to build your dream business, one that doesn’t leave you feeling drained.

How would your life and business look if you didn’t have to do everything all at once? What if slowing down and focusing on fewer things actually made you feel happier and more successful?

In this episode, I welcome back published author, keynote & TEDx speaker Jadah Sellner, who shares her “anti-hustle” approach to growing a business that nourishes your life instead of depleting it. If you've been feeling the pressure to juggle every role at lightning speed, this episode is your invitation to pause.

Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

• Why hustling isn’t the only path to success

Hustle culture tells us to go faster, do more, and never stop. But what if slowing down actually helped you achieve more?

• How to build a business that fits your life

You can create a business that makes you happy and doesn’t leave you feeling tired all the time. How can you enjoy your work without feeling overwhelmed?

• Why saying "no" is important

Not everything is worth your time. Learning to say "no" helps you focus on what really matters. What can you let go of to make more room for what’s important?

Guest Bio

Jadah Sellner is a bestselling author, business coach, international keynote speaker, TEDx presenter, poet, and host of the Lead with Love® podcast. She's the author of SHE BUILDS: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life. She’s also the co-author of the best-selling book Simple Green Smoothies where over one million people have embraced this simple and healthy habit.

As the founder of Jadah Sellner Media, Inc. and She Builds Collective, Jadah helps women build their businesses and their lives in a way that works for them—–with love. She has been featured in Forbes, O, The Oprah Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal. When Jadah's not speaking on stage, you can catch her dancing to Beyoncé in her living room or sipping on a Chai tea latte by a cozy fireplace. She lives in the San Francisco bay area with her husband, daughter, and dog Beesly.

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Grab your copy of She Builds and start growing your business while nourishing your life. Visit shebuilds.com for more information.

Join Jadah's supportive community for women entrepreneurs at the She Builds Collective, an Anti-Hustle Support System to scale your business & sustain your life.

Get access to Jadah's Vision Planning Workshop for FREE using our exclusive promo code, BOSSMOM. Head to shebuilds.com/vision to claim your spot and start crafting your dream life and business.

Learn more about Jadah's exclusive retreats for women entrepreneurs at jadahsellner.com/retreat. Join a community of inspiring women to create a plan for your big mission and vision!

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Did you know that your personality type can dramatically impact how successful you are in business? It also might just be what’s holding your business back…the good news is: you can do something about it!

You might be amazing at connecting with people, or great at making sure everything is perfect. If you don’t manage these strengths, those same traits can slow you down and lead to burnout. The trick is to understand your personality and make it work for you, not against you.

How can understanding your personality make everything run smoother in your business?

In this episode, I talk about the BossMom Personality Quiz, and how it helps you figure out your type and how it might be helping or hurting your business.

Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

How your personality can hold you back

Your unique personality can lead to early success but also to burnout or stagnation. How can recognizing this prevent overwhelm and keep you moving forward?

Pairing personalities to boost your success

Leveraging complementary strengths can create magic in your business partnerships. How does a Social Sam work well with a Perfectionist Paige?

Systems for your personality

Creating systems that cater to our strengths can help us scale. Could your personality be keeping you from building repeatable processes?

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Many children of immigrant parents often feel more stress and worry than their friends because of family expectations.

From a young age, they feel like they have to pay back their parents for all their hard work and sacrifices. This can cause feelings of being overwhelmed, constantly putting others first, and having difficult relationships with family.

A lot of second-generation adults think they have to carry this burden by themselves because they feel it’s their responsibility. But sometimes, these expectations might not even match what they really want for their own lives.

Figuring out how to follow your own dreams while respecting your family’s wishes can feel like a hard thing to do. But what if it doesn’t have to be that way? Are you living the life you truly want, or the one others expect from you?

In this episode, founder of Unshaken Gens™ Allison Ly, explains how changing the way you think and setting boundaries can help you create better, more balanced relationships while staying true to yourself and your family.

Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

-Recognize and Manage the Pressure of Expectations Second-generation immigrants often feel a strong need to live up to their parents' expectations. But how can you tell if you're living by your own values or ones that others have placed on you?

-Start Setting Boundaries for Healthier Relationships Setting boundaries is key to building healthier relationships with your parents while still being true to yourself. What are some simple steps you can take to start creating these boundaries?

-Shift Your Mindset to Break Free from Old Cycles It’s important to shift from feeling like you have to take care of everyone to feeling confident about living the life you want. How can you set an example for others without losing your own peace of mind?

Guest Bio

Allison Ly, founder of Unshaken Gens™, empowers 2nd Generation Adults to honorably care for their loved ones without sacrificing their own needs and dreams. Her Unshaken Confidence™ coaching program builds on her 6 years+ as a licensed therapist and personal journey as a daughter of immigrant parents.

Follow Allison on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyallisonly/

Coaching Website: https://www.heyallisonly.com/

Therapy Website: https://www.allisonlytherapy.com/

Learn the 3 Statements to Help You Start To Fall Back In Love With Your Family at heyallisonly.myflodesk.com/start

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In this episode, I take you back to the beginning of my journey with BossMom, which started almost a decade ago. I’m sharing why it’s so important to show up consistently, even when you don’t have all the answers, and how that persistence has shaped my path.

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Personal Growth in Business

I dive into the heart of what business is really about—personal growth and development. While skills and trends are important, the real journey is the one we undergo as individuals.

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The Purpose of Boss Mom

With BossMom evolving, I’m excited to share our new focus on trends, personal growth, and community building. My goal is to create a platform where we can share our stories, connect, and support one another in meaningful ways.

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The Vision for Boss Mom

Looking ahead, I’m revealing my vision of transforming BossMom into a media engine that amplifies our voices and experiences as moms. This vision includes building a strong community where we can collaborate, support each other, and access valuable resources.

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We are committed to creating a safe, connected, and bold space within the BossMom Platform. Check out the links below to join the community and be part of this evolving journey.

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Links Mentioned:

• Join BossMom+ (www.boss-mom.com/join)
• Join the BossMom email community (boss-mom.com/comunity)

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More and more parents today are looking for ways to take charge of their family's health without always relying on doctors and medicine.

Moms are realizing that they know their kids better than anyone else, and they want to make decisions that feel right for their family. But it’s hard to know what to do when everyone around us says we need a doctor’s help for everything.

Is there a better way to handle common health issues at home? What if you could learn simple, natural ways to take care of your kids when they get sick or hurt?

In this episode, I talk to registered nurse and functional nutritional therapy practitioner, Hollie Bigham, who shares how moms can combine their gut instincts with practical knowledge to confidently manage their family's health naturally.

"My goal with Parent-Led Health is to help parents know that they are strong enough, smart enough, and able to do what needs to be done to provide health for their kids." -Hollie Bigham

Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

-Parents taking the lead in health

It's important for parents to be in charge of their children's health, using both their gut feelings and practical knowledge. How can moms feel more confident in making health decisions?

-Mixing regular medicine with natural health

Both emergency medicine and natural health care have good and bad sides. What can moms learn from both to help their families better?

-Growing confidence in natural health

You can learn the skills and get the tools you need to take care of common health issues at home. How can moms create a home health kit that helps them handle minor problems?

Guest Bio

Hollie Bigham is a former-ER nurse, turned naturopathic mama. She helps moms ditch reliance on Big Pharma and the medical system and take charge of their families' health naturally, with skill, confidence and wisdom. She is the creator of the Parent-Led Health community, an off-social media, peer-to-peer community of like-minded mamas who listen, encourage, help and never judge, and Parent-Led Health + where holistically-minded mamas have training, protocols and other resources to help them grow in their natural health wisdom, confidence and practical skills. As a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Certified GAPS Practitioner, Hollie also works 1:1 with families around the world seeking to heal chronic illness through nutrition and lifestyle. Follow Hollie on Instagram and visit the Parent-Led Health Community website.

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Attachment theory is one of the most powerful tools you can use to understand yourself and your relationships. It can help you see why you act the way you do in your relationships with your partner, kids, or colleagues. It’s like discovering a hidden part of yourself that explains so much of what you feel and do.

Imagine shifting from an insecure attachment style to a secure one. What would that mean for your communication, trust, and connections with everyone in your life? It could mean becoming a better leader, a more present parent, and an unstoppable entrepreneur.

Here’s the real question: What if learning about your attachment style is the key to becoming the person you want to be?

In this episode, I speak with Thais Gibson, who is the co-founder of the Personal Development School and an expert in attachment theory. We discuss all about attachment theory, why it’s important for your emotional well-being, and how to use it to improve your relationships, parenting, and business.

"You'll be a better parent when you're the best version of yourself because you are still getting nourished as a human being and you have more bandwidth to bring into relationships with others, including your children." -Thais Gibson

Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

-How to Flip the Script from Insecure to Secure

Integrated Attachment Theory shows you how to change from insecure to secure attachment styles. Are you ready to take charge of your attachment style and make your relationships better?

-How Attachment Styles Affect Parenting and Business

Your attachment style affects how you parent and make decisions in your business. Could learning about your attachment style help you find more success and happiness?

-Using Practical Tools to Heal the Hurt

There are tools that can help you heal the core wounds linked to different attachment styles. How could these tools help you overcome past hurts and build stronger, healthier relationships?

Guest Bio

Thais Gibson is a counselor, co-founder of The Personal Development School and bestselling author of Learning Love. She has a Ph.D. and over 13 certifications in modalities ranging from CBT, internal family systems, and hypnosis. Thais is a leading expert in attachment theory and her modern Gibson Integrated Attachment Theory™ is extending the frontier of psychology.

Visit the Personal Development School to take a free attachment style quiz.

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Let’s face it, in today’s world, so many things make life stressful. But our bodies weren’t designed to be in a state of stress, all the time. We’re supposed to metabolize our stress and move through it.

The problem is, instead of facing a stressful situation every few months, we’re experiencing stress daily, so we can’t cycle through it and return to a baseline level of stress.

That’s why so many people are struggling with overwhelm and burnout.

BossMoms have more on their plates than anyone else on the planet, so we’re more prone to burnout and overwhelm. Cue the waking up tired, the brain fog, feeling unmotivated and crying in the shower. We’re living on the edge of what we can handle, and our brains constantly feel like they are under threat.

How do we identify overwhelm and burnout and bring ourselves out of it? In this episode, I’m joined by attorney, pastor, Nervous System Expert, and Certified Master Life Coach, Michelle Grosser. She shares the science behind our overwhelm epidemic, and the body-based tools that will bring us out of it.

"Our bodies are supposed to metabolize stress and close the loop so we can come back to a baseline stress level. Because we’re under all chronic stress, our bodies aren’t able to close that stress loop. That’s why there’s so much overwhelm and burnout." -Michelle Grosser

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-The neuroscience of burnout and overwhelm

Our bodies are designed to metabolize and move through stress. How do our lives make that hard to do?

-Don’t max out your stress hard drive

In a world full of friction, it’s impossible to expect a frictionless existence. What’s the difference between the normal stresses of life and being way over the capacity of what we can handle?

-Regulate your nervous system in 60-90 seconds

As moms and business owners, there’s always something going on and it can leave us feeling overwhelmed in the moment. How can something as simple as a temperature change get us out of that?

Guest Bio

Michelle is an attorney, pastor, Nervous System Expert, Certified Master Life Coach, and host of The Calm Mom Podcast. Through somatic and neuroscience-based modalities, she coaches women through discovering what’s beneath their triggers and emotions, so they can begin their healing journey and find peace in the present. She deeply believes that the most profound thing we can offer our children is our own healing. She and her husband Jeff have two daughters and live in Miami, FL. To get Michelle’s private podcast on burnout, go to michellegrosser.com/burnout/, and follow @michellegrosser.coach on Instagram.

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As women, our hormones affect us, sometimes in ways we aren’t even aware of. From our energy and mood, hormonal fluctuations throughout your cycle can influence our energy, motivation, and productivity.

But here’s the thing: the changes and effects aren’t always negative. Sometimes, they can actually work in our favor - especially for entrepreneurs.

Our menstrual cycles can help us in our businesses. They can allow us to plan our tasks better and feel more in control of our lives.

How do we use our cycles to your advantage in our lives and businesses?

In this episode, I talk to holistic hormone coach and RN, Leisha Drews to help you understand why these changes happen and how to use them to your advantage. With that, you’ll know how to work with your body, not against it, to make your business and life better.

"The first thing is how we perceive our bodies, and understanding that is the first step. Having symptoms during our cycles is actually not normal. It is normal, good, and optimal to have a smooth cycle." -Leisha Drews

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-You won’t feel the same all the time

Hormonal fluctuations throughout our cycles can influence our energy, motivation, and productivity. How can we use this knowledge to plan our business activities effectively?

-Planning your work around your cycle

When we understand our cycles, we can plan tasks like creating content and networking according to the different phases. What are the best times for high-energy tasks versus introspective activities?

-Making the most of your hormonal changes

Our hormonal changes are superpowers not hindrances. How can embracing these changes lead to better business decisions and a more balanced life?

Guest Bio

Leisha is an RN and holistic hormone coach and loves to help women feel empowered by understanding their bodies and hormones better, so they can have great energy, good periods, and no more PMS. She is a mama of 3 and host of the Happily Hormonal Podcast, and when not talking about hormones can be found planning an adventure or enjoying the sunshine. Follow Leisha on Instagram.

Which of these 3 hormone imbalances do you have? Take the quiz!

Find out more about the Hormone Balance Program.

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The internet is packed with funny and relatable videos about how hard being a mom is. What’s harder for moms to find are real solutions to their problems. That’s why a lot of moms feel like they’re stuck with no way to make things better.

Boss Mom is going to change that. We want to gather real information about what moms need and use it to create helpful tools and resources.

Why do moms need a lot more than relatable and funny content? How can we help moms find support and actual solutions?

In this episode, I talk about how we’re planning to help moms get noticed, and introduce a new social networking app just for moms.

"Sales and marketing is the hardest part about what you do. Like you love being an expert, you love helping people, but getting seen and building authority is the harder part, so we want to make that easier." -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-How data can help you succeed

Boss Mom is gathering important info to change what success means for moms, from handling time to family life. How will this data help you?

-Get noticed and build your reputation

It's easier than ever to share your content on Boss Mom and build your reputation. How could this boost your business?

-New strategies to connect and grow

Boss Mom+ is a new social networking app made just for moms. How will it make marketing and networking easier for moms?

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Marketing used to be all about newspaper ads and radio spots, now it's all about digital platforms, social media and AI. If you’re trying to grow your business, navigating these changes can be tricky, especially if you’ve been in the marketing game for a long time.

Because of how rapidly marketing is evolving, staying on top of all the changes can be overwhelming. How do you find the right strategy for your business with so many platforms and tools to grapple with?

How do you decide which tools and platforms are worth your time and effort? What unique skills do mom entrepreneurs have that might give them an advantage?

In this episode, marketing expert Dr. Colleen Kendrick and I talk about these questions and more. We discuss the unique challenges faced by mom entrepreneurs and highlight the importance of respecting and wisely using marketing tools.

Being an entrepreneur, you become a marketer in some capacity, no matter how involved you want to be. Whether you're the voice and face of your brand or working behind the scenes, there's always so much to do. – Dr. Colleen Kendrick

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Keeping up with marketing tech

Marketing has changed from old-fashioned ways like newspapers to modern ways like the internet, and this change has affected small business owners today. How do we keep up with new technology?

-Balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood

Mom entrepreneurs face challenges in running a business while raising a family. What special skills do mom entrepreneurs bring to the table?

-Using marketing tools wisely

It’s important to use marketing tools wisely and spend your time and money on tools that help your business. How can you avoid getting too tired and stay focused on what really matters?

Guest Bio

Dr. Colleen Kendrick, CEO of Nonprofit Partners, has 25 years of experience in marketing communications. Colleen has a doctorate in business and has been an entrepreneur since 2010. She serves as an adjunct professor at Rowan University, is on the organizing committee for TEDxCapeMay, and is a married mom of two. Colleen is the host of The Mom Shuffle podcast.

Follow her on:

LinkedIn

Instagram (@colleenkendrickdba)

Instagram (@themomshuffle)

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Motherhood is a journey full of love, joy, and challenges. As moms, we often struggle to balance our dreams with taking care of our children.

People often think that having kids means giving up on our own goals. But is this really true? Can we balance our dreams and the needs of our kids?

In this episode, I talk about the challenges of being a mom with big dreams. I discuss the pressure from society, the sacrifices we make, and why it's important to go at your own speed.

Let's enjoy the slow and steady journey, finding happiness in both our dreams and being a mom.

"I have a problem with somebody saying that once you have kids you don't get to do anything you want and you don't get to really have your dreams." – Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Balancing Dreams and Parenthood

Most people seem to think once you become a mom, you can't follow your dreams. How can we still chase them?

-Going Slow is Okay

It's fine to take your time when reaching your dreams as a mom. How can we raise children mindfully and gradually accomplish our goals?

-Finding Joy in Both Roles

The time we spend with our kids can be just as rewarding as chasing our dreams. How can we shift our perspective to find joy in both?

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Being a mom and running a business can be really hard. We often feel guilty because we're not sure if we're doing the right things for our kids or our jobs.

Guilt is a common emotion, particularly among mom entrepreneurs juggling dreams and responsibilities. It can be a motivator and a hindrance, and learning how to manage it effectively is essential.

Why do we feel guilty about caring so much for our families and our dreams? I know how hard it is to balance both, and it can really make us question our decisions.

In this episode, I will introduce a special tool which I use that will help you think about what you want to achieve with your money, how you want to feel, and what kind of environment you need to be happy and productive.

“It's legitimate to feel guilty if you've made choices that you aren't sure were right. That's a completely natural human way to feel.” -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Understanding the Root of Guilt

Guilt is tied to the uncertainty of making the right decisions in parenting and business. Have you ever questioned whether you're making the right choices for your family or your career?

-Implementing the F.E.E. Test

Use this test to evaluate your decisions. How can breaking down your goals into 3 categories help reduce your feelings of guilt?

-Creating a Supportive Environment

Adjust your environment for better productivity and less frustration. What small changes can you make to balance work and family life effectively?

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If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by the constant decision-making, juggling business tasks, and the never-ending responsibilities of motherhood, you’re not alone.

Balancing business and motherhood means constant decisions I have to make and the feeling of always being behind. That’s why it’s important to find real advice and true connections in a world full of repeated ideas.

So, how do we decide which option to take when we're overwhelmed with choices?

In this episode, join me as I open up about what it really means to be a Boss Mom. I invite you to reflect on your own experiences and consider what truly resonates with your lives and values.

"I want a business that is scalable no matter where I am, that ebbs and flows with how my life is going to ebb and flow." -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Balancing Business and Motherhood

The flexibility of running a business can actually lead to more disruptions. How do you manage the unique challenges of being a mom and an entrepreneur?

-The Importance of Genuine Connection

In a world full of repeated content, how do you find real advice and true connections?

-Building a Supportive Community

BossMom+ can provide the support and advice you need to navigate the complexities of life and business. Why is it important to have a home base for moms building businesses?

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Many people think that online courses and social media are the best ways to grow your business, but smaller, close-knit groups can be even better. Building strong, personal connections is really important in today’s business world.

For moms, this is very helpful. Moms can make strong connections and grow their businesses by joining smaller, personal groups, without the stress of trying to be everywhere online, all the time.

With your busy schedule, how can you find the right people and groups to help you? Can small, close-knit groups really help your business grow?

In today’s episode, I talk about the big changes in business trends over the past 30 years. From the blogging craze of the 2000s to the boom of online courses in the 2010s, I see a move towards intimate networking and smaller communities. I’m sharing how these changes affect where you should focus your business efforts today, especially in an uncertain economy.

"I think we're moving into a space of finding your loyal space, growing with that, and becoming micro famous there, because there's not enough energy, especially for moms, to be everywhere." -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-The Evolution of Business Trends

Business trends have changed a lot over the past 30 years. How can you adapt to these changes for better business growth?

-Adapting to a Hesitant Economy

In uncertain times, people are more careful about spending money. How can you show clear value in your offerings to attract customers?

-The Future of Networking

Smaller, paid communities are becoming more effective than broad social media strategies. How can you build strong, loyal connections in these intimate groups?

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As entrepreneurs, we’ve been tricked into believing that a successful brand is all about having the perfect strategy or the best marketing techniques. So we work tirelessly, pouring their heart and soul into our businesses, only to feel disconnected, overwhelmed and burned out on marketing.

Have you ever wondered why, despite your hard work, your business isn’t growing as you hoped?

The reality is that nurturing genuine connections and creating a loyal community takes more than just effort—it requires a deep understanding of your audience and a commitment to authenticity.

In this episode, I share my journey of building a strong and connected community over the past decade. I reveal the proven ways that have helped me foster a sense of belonging among my followers and also talk about the mistakes I made along the way.

"You can’t help everybody, sometimes the people that need you the most don’t have the bandwidth to do and implement what you want to teach them. You can’t build a profitable business on the people that need you the most." -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Separate Yourself from Your Content

If you don’t take your content too personally, you won't be afraid to share your ideas and connect with others. How do you create a separation between your content and your identity?

-Help Those Who Are Ready

We want to help the people who need us the most but you can’t build a business on people in survival mode. Who should we focus on instead?

-Share a Common Goal

When people believe in the same goal, they work better together. How do you tap into what you and your community want to change in the world?

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Most people think profit is all about money. They work tirelessly, sacrificing their time, energy, and well-being, only to find themselves burnt out and unfulfilled. Society has conditioned us to believe that just having enough is acceptable, but this mindset keeps us trapped in survival mode. Have you ever asked yourself why you never seem to have enough time, energy, or emotional freedom? The truth is, you’re probably stuck in a cycle of just getting by. You might think, “If I just work a little harder, I’ll achieve financial freedom.” But even with more money, the exhaustion and emotional drain continue. It feels like there’s no way out. In this episode, Heather Chauvin returns. As a business owner who defines profit in a way that goes beyond just financial gains, she shares how to align your actions with your desires and truly thrive.

“Profit is not just about money but it's about time freedom and emotional freedom.” -Heather Chauvin

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Profit Is More Than Just Money

Profit isn't just about making money but it also means having more time and feeling good. Have you ever thought about how having more time and energy can make you feel richer?

-Stop Just Getting By

Many people think they only deserve just enough to get by, but this keeps them stuck and tired. What if you could feel happy and have more than just enough?

-Match Your Actions With What You Want

To really change, you need to do things that match what you want in life. Can small daily actions really make a big difference in your happiness and success?

Guest Bio

Heather Chauvin is a leadership coach who helps ‘successful’ women courageously and authentically live, work, and parent on their own terms. Heather started her career as a social worker helping adults understand children’s behavior. But it wasn’t until 2013 when a stage 4 cancer diagnosis pushed her to take a deeper stand for change, uncovering how cultural expectations sabotage our dreams. She has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Real Simple Magazine, Mind Body Green, Google, and more. When Heather isn’t working, you will find her living out what she teaches which may include kayaking Alaska, snowboarding, hiking, or anything else that challenges what she believes is possible for herself (and inviting her children along the journey). Life is full of opportunities. It’s time to feel alive.

Listen to her podcast at https://www.heatherchauvin.com/podcast.

For free tools & resources from Heather, visit https://heatherchauvin.com/freegifts.

Follow Heather Chauvin on Instagram: @heatherchauvin_

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Being a mom is hard, and sometimes it feels like nobody understands. We see perfect moms in books and movies, but real life isn't like that. This makes moms feel even more stressed and lonely. We try to do everything and be perfect, but it’s exhausting. It’s easy to feel like we’re not good enough. Real-life moms are not perfect, and that's okay. We need to support each other and find help when we need it. We need to remember that every mom is doing her best. Books and real-life experiences help us understand what being a mom is all about. In real life, we learn from our own moms and the people around us. What role do books play in helping moms feel seen and understood in their struggles? In this episode, I talk with Carrie Mullins, a mom and writer who wrote a book called The Book of Mothers: How Literature Can Help Us Reinvent Modern Motherhood. We discuss timeless tales, what they mean for real moms today, and how we can be kinder to ourselves and find support from others.

It's not just that moms get mad, but good moms get mad too. The recent adaptation of Little Women surprised people with a good mom getting angry, showing we haven't really made that connection yet. -Carrie Mullins

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Books Shape Ideas

Stories in books help shape how we see moms. These ideas can stick with us for a long time. What lessons about motherhood can we learn from our favorite books?

-Finding the Balance

Moms often feel torn between what they think they should be and what they really are. How can moms find a balance between their own expectations and reality?

-Support is Key

Understanding how tough being a mom can be helps us support each other better. What are some ways we can offer more support to the moms in our lives?

Guest Bio Carrie Mullins is a writer and mother of two whose work has appeared in publications such as Parents, Food and Wine, Scary Mommy, and Lit Hub. She is the author of The Book of Mothers: How Literature Can Help Us Reinvent Modern Motherhood, an exploration of fifteen classic novels and how they have shaped our cultural understanding of motherhood. She is always on the lookout for nuanced, inclusive, and realistic conversations around parenting--and a good book. Go to https://www.carriemullins.com/the-book-of-mothers.html for more information.

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A lot of marketing strategies today feel cold and don't work well. This makes it hard for busy moms to connect with their audience while taking care of their families. What if there’s a way to market that not only helps you build real relationships but also helps your business grow? Many traditional marketing methods leave moms feeling tired and disconnected, making it tough to manage both work and family. How can you create a business that really connects with people and lasts a long time? In this episode, I'm interviewed by Krista Lockwood and we talk all about how important it is to build relationships and create a community-focused business.

"Nurture marketing is the idea of cultivating a relationship over time with people you don't know." - Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Nurture MessagingBuild relationships by making your audience feel noticed and important. What can your business gain from taking care of your audience?

-Results MessagingTo build trust, show your results and prove you're good at what you do. What can you do to increase the trust of your audience?

-Conversion MessagingGet people to take action by solving their problems. How can learning to do this well help you sell more and get more people interested?

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Life is cyclical and seasonal, but adapting to these cycles can lead to a more balanced and fulfilling life. Many moms put a lot of energy into trying to maintain control, only to end up overwhelmed and out of sync. The truth is, being in control shouldn’t be our ultimate goal. Embracing the ebbs and flows of life should. We all deal with life's complexities and a rollercoaster of emotions. Striving for constant control can be exhausting. What does it mean to truly let go and embrace life as it comes? In this episode, I talk about dealing with life's chaotic moments and managing the challenges of being a mom and an entrepreneur.

“Every single human being has an ebb and flow with times in their lives that are slow, calm, and peaceful, and then sometimes people get antsy.” -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Embracing the Ebb and FlowLife has its ups and downs. How can you come to terms with not always feeling in control and find peace in the chaos?

-Dealing with OverwhelmWhen juggling multiple responsibilities, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. What strategies can you use to manage the feeling of being out of control?

-Redefining SuccessSuccess isn't about always feeling in control. How can you learn to accept the ebb and flow as a normal part of life and business?

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Summer is fun but let’s be real, it can also turn our usual routines upside down—especially for us Boss Moms balancing our businesses with family life. It’s super important to understand that our lives change with the seasons. There are ways to keep your business moving forward during the summer, all while making sure you still have loads of family time. How can we, as moms, plan our work around these ups and downs? In today’s episode, I share my take on seasonal shifts, my own stories, and tips on how to make the most of them.

”I have to be serious about what I can and can't do during the summer and I have to plan ahead for it.” -Dana Malstaff 3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Rolling with the seasonsSeasons affect our mood and schedule. What can you do to keep up with business when life gets busy or slows down with the kids?

-Getting ready for summerSummer is fun but can throw your routine for a loop. What are some easy ways to plan ahead and get your business ready for the chaos of summer?

-Keeping things movingLife doesn’t pause just because it’s summer. How can you tweak your work tasks so they fit better with your summer lifestyle?

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While many people think being online all the time is the best way to grow your business, there’s a reason why the old-school way of meeting people face-to-face can be even better. Moms can use networking to make strong connections that really help their business, without making life more stressful. Even with your busy schedule, where can you find the right people to support your goals? Does networking really lead to more meaningful business growth? In today’s episode, I talk about why meeting people and making friends can help moms grow their businesses better than just using social media.

Networking is about connecting with a series of people who would be a good fit for some aspect of YOU in your life or your business. -Dana Malstaff 3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-The real value of networking

What makes networking so effective at providing more support and growth opportunities compared to just being on social media?

-Making networking work for you

Without feeling overwhelmed, how can you network effectively?

-The strategic approach to networking

Make friends who really get what you're about and help your business grow. What are some easy ways to connect with the right people?

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Since 2015, we have built our Facebook group into a thriving 75k member community. This year, I decided to shut it down.

Walking away from something that’s “doing well” is scary, but if it’s not lighting us up, it’s the right thing to do.

The Facebook group was working - even growing, but the truth is: I had started to resent it. I didn’t fall out of love with building community. I fell out of love with doing it on someone else’s terms.

So, the BossMom+ app was born! We aren’t just building a village, we’re building a city where moms can grow their businesses without social media.

When did I know it was time to walk away from Facebook? Why did I choose to build something totally different? In this episode, I share why we left our Facebook group and what we’re doing instead.

We need to feel empowered to make changes and not worry about what people think, because there’s no way to make everyone happy. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Community without social media

Building community is what I love and what I’m known for. Why did I decide to shut down a Facebook group that was doing well

-You can’t make everyone happy

Not everyone will like the changes we make to our businesses. How do we handle the resistance and pushback? How will the right people react?

-Go all in on what lights you up

How did going to the movies turn into the defining moment that made me decide to close down the Boss Mom Facebook group?

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As entrepreneurs, we pour ourselves into building these amazing businesses, the last thing we’d ever consider is shutting them down, especially when they’re doing well. Why would we choose to walk away from something that’s actually working?

Well…that’s where Krista Lockwood found herself. After building a 6 figure business over the last 5 years, she has decided to sell it and move on.

Our kids change as they grow, and so do we. What lit us up before might not be right for us now, and that’s okay.

How did Krista make this huge decision? How do we deal with the guilt and uncertainty that comes with making a big move?

In this episode, founder of Motherhood Simplified, Krista Lockwood returns to talk about the new chapter in her journey, walking away from a perfectly good business and why it’s important to align your career moves with your current life phase.

Your business deserves to be loved as opposed to being run by somebody who just isn’t excited about it anymore. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-How to know it’s time to pivot

Most people would rather stick with a successful business even if it’s no longer making them happy. How do we know it's time to stop doing something even if it's going well?

-Stop feeling guilty about change

Why is it important to make sure your work fits with your family life? How can you handle changes without feeling guilty or worried?

-How to avoid the temptation to keep scaling

How do we check in with ourselves so that we can move on from the business before we start neglecting the community we’ve built?

Guest Bio

Krista Lockwood, the founder of Motherhood Simplified, is a mom who has successfully decluttered her entire home. She doesn’t teach decluttering in theory. Instead, she shares practical tips and strategies that have worked for thousands of other moms. Krista’s approach is grounded in her own experiences, ensuring that she never asks you to do something in your home that she hasn’t done herself. Her mission is to help moms find the sweet spot of having enough but not too much, allowing them to feel less stressed in their homes. Through her platform, Motherhood Simplified, Krista provides resources, guidance, and community support for simplifying the journey of motherhood.

Check out the Motherhood Simplified Website at https://motherhoodsimplified.com/ and listen to the podcast episodes at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/motherhood-simplified/id1439617120

Follow Krista on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/motherhood_simplified/)

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Today’s rules of marketing force us in one direction: be everywhere, all the time, non-stop.

It’s all about more content, more entertainment, and of course - more virality. Here’s the problem for moms: this isn’t a sustainable version of marketing. It’s exhausting, guilt-inducing and unrealistic. Our life requirements don’t align with being online all the time, and we shouldn’t have to play by those rules to succeed.

No matter what: our children will always be the dominant priority in our lives. Why not set up our business with this in mind, instead of forcing ourselves to market the way everyone else does? Can we do marketing on our own terms and still have success?

We want to live in a world where moms don’t have to say yes to ridiculous unsustainable ways of marketing, starting now. In this episode, I talk about why moms can’t run their businesses the way everyone else does, and how to succeed on our own terms.

The rules of business and marketing aren’t realistic or sustainable for moms. We need to stop forcing ourselves to be successful in the same way as people who don't have our life requirements. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-How to create a legacy of loving what we do

Our kids soak up everything we do. If running our businesses leaves us feeling guilty, drained, sad and unsuccessful, that’s what they’ll believe about work. How do we change that?

-Experts vs. content creators

It often feels like if we’re not pointing, dancing or entertaining, we aren’t marketing. Could this viral, content creator approach actually be detrimental? Is there a better way?

-Productivity isn’t just about time

Taking advice from people who don’t understand our lives is dangerous. How do we see time management, boundaries and priorities from our perspective as moms?

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As entrepreneurs, there’s a ton of pressure to commit to one thing and stick with it, no matter what. Even though we’re constantly evolving, switching things up makes us think we’re wishy-washy, indecisive and uncommitted. Does that mean we have to sell and say the same thing forever, even when it’s no longer in alignment with us?

Life's too short to stick with something that's not lighting us up just because we're scared of looking flaky. We shouldn’t be afraid of letting our businesses evolve like we do.

How do we make a big change without feeling guilty? How do we shamelessly move toward what makes sense for us and our businesses?

In this episode, speaker and bestselling author, Marki Lemons Ryhal shares real-life tricks to making big moves without second-guessing ourselves.

It's about being an active lifelong learner willing to implement changes and own who you are, whether it could be a mistake or not. -Marki Lemons Ryhal

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Why saying "yes" to change can be your best move

How can saying "yes" to change transform your life and propel you forward?

-Getting loud about what you love – why it matters

Why does getting vocal about your passions attract the people and opportunities you truly want?

-Jumping on new chances – how it's done

How can taking a leap into something new actually be the best way to grow and feel alive?

Guest Bio

Marki Lemons Ryhal is one of 100 speakers selected out of over 1,300 to speak at the REALTOR® Conference & Expo ten times (face-to-face and virtually) with high program evaluations and an INMAN Closing Keynote Speaker. She is a licensed Managing Broker, REALTOR®, avid volunteer, Major Investor, President's Circle, Federal Political Coordinator, Podcast Host of Drive with NAR & Social Selling Made Simple, 30 times published author, and 6X International Best-Selling Author. Marki Lemons-Ryhal is dedicated to all things real estate. With 30+ years of marketing and education experience, Marki has taught over 1,000,000 people (face-to-face and virtually) since 1993.

Be the first to see the future of real estate at https://www.markilemons.com/111-ai-prompts and stay ahead in the game!

Connect with Marki on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/markilemons

Follow Marki on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/markilemons) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/markilemons

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So many women have juicy and purposeful potential inside them, but because they’re too depleted to see the possibilities, it never sees the light of day.

We tell ourselves that being moms is what’s holding us back. The truth is: not tapping into our potential has nothing to do with our kids, and everything to do with our own emotions.

When we operate from an agitated nervous system, urgency, overwhelm and exhaustion become the norm. When we step out of our spinning minds and shift into presence, the awesome things we’re pushing hard to have will just flow to us.

That way, we’ll never have to choose between the greatest gift in life, and our purpose and contribution to the world.

How do we repair our nervous systems so we can start operating from a place of calm and wholeness? Can we unearth our purpose by doing less?

In this episode, I’m joined by top ranked podcast host, 8 figure spiritual and business coach, and author of the upcoming book “Abundant Ever After”, Cathy Heller. She shares how moms can design lives filled with purpose, peace and presence.

When your nervous system is agitated, you will keep making lists, feeling depleted and doing everything for everyone. When you repair it, you can find peace, calm and start feeling a sense of wholeness. -Cathy Heller

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Doing everything for everyone is selfish

Many women put too much on their plates because we think it’s generous and loving. Are we actually stealing something valuable from people when we do that?

-Don’t do more, be more

How do we stop being forceful and pushy about getting what we want and learn to let it flow to us effortlessly?

-What happens when our cups are filled

We often think pouring all our energy into our kids is the key to their happiness. Do they actually benefit more from us living in our purpose and feeling seen in our own right?

Guest Bio

Cathy Heller is a top ranked podcast host of The Cathy Heller Podcast, a truth seeker, 8 figure spiritual and business coach, and author focused on helping women create a life of abundance, joy, and purpose. If you want to learn all the things about Cathy and hang out with her online, head to https://linktr.ee/cathyheller.

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Visibility is crucial for business growth, getting new clients, and increasing sales. However, for many, especially women and mothers, being seen is a significant challenge. Beyond the realm of business, there's a deeper struggle: the quest for identity and purpose.

Balancing personal aspirations with societal expectations can be overwhelming. The fear of judgment often holds us back from our potential to be visible.

What mental barriers prevent us from putting ourselves out there? How do we reach a point where we are comfortable with being visible?

In this episode, CEO and owner of Hey Jessica, YouTuber and marketing strategist Jessica Stansberry joins me to talk about the journey to being visible for business, why being seen is a big deal for a lot of people and her encouraging experience with putting herself out there.

Our content is helpful in some way to someone all the time. -Jessica Stansberry

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-The evolution of YouTube

How has the platform shifted since its launch?

-When we don’t love what we do

What does putting things off or not giving them enough energy tell us?

-Audience affirmation

Can our online audience affirm us?

Guest Bio

Jessica Stansberry helps content creators and entrepreneurs use content to start, grow, and scale their businesses so that their content makes them money while they sleep. Jessica's YouTube channel, email list, and Instagram account are FULL of helpful nuggets to help content creators become CEOs.

Visit https://heyjessica.com/

Find Jessica’s newest course here (YouTube Sales Accelerator) heyjessica.com/youtubesalesaccelerator

Digi Product School http://heyjessica.com/digiproductschool

YouTube: www.youtube.com/jessicastansberry

Facebook: www.facebook.com/heyjessicallc

TikTok: www.heyjessica.com/tiktok

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Navigating the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship, particularly for Boss Moms, involves constant shifts, uncertainties, and tough decisions. One of the most daunting challenges is the pivot – transitioning from a known, successful path to something uncertain.

It's not just about the business; it's about the emotional turmoil that comes with it. Doubts creep in - Will the change be worth it? What if it fails?

Contrary to popular belief, us moms don’t have it all figured out so where do we go from here? How do we overcome the fears that come with a pivot in business?

In this episode, founder of Mother Like a Boss Kendra Hennessy joins me to talk about the emotional components of pivoting when owning a business, the ups and downs in entrepreneurship and how she took her in person business to the online world.

It feels really scary to leave something behind that is successful for something that is unknown. -Kendra Hennessy

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Is change necessary?

How do we ‘shed our skin’ to step into a new phase of who we are and what we want to become.

-The explanations behind our reasoning

Why don’t we have to justify our reasoning to those around us?

-Letting go and moving on

Is it okay to grieve a part of our life that may be over? How do we move on?

Guest Bio

Kendra Hennessy is the founder of Mother Like a Boss where her mission is to make house cleaning more doable for regular moms so you spend less time tidying your space and more time enjoying your life.

Just Clean It 365 guide is 52 weeks of done-for-you cleaning routines that fit your life and take the trial & error out of daily tidying, even if you struggle to stay consistent or hate to clean.

Visit https://www.kendrahennessy.com/

Visit http://www.motherlikeaboss.com/guide

Find Kendra on Instragram @motherlikeaboss

Find Kendra on TikTok @themotherlikeaboss

Listen to the podcast here https://www.kendrahennessy.com/podcast

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As moms, we know the struggle of never having more than 10 minutes to ourselves. We are always constantly juggling multiple tasks with barely a moment to spare.

It can get overwhelming and frustrating especially when we lose focus.

Is there a solution that takes just one minute of our time and can make a world of difference?

Enter one-minute success hacks; quick, actionable strategies that can help us achieve both our personal and business goals, even when we're short on time. How do these simple, yet incredibly effective strategies maximize our productivity and clarity in just 60 seconds?

In this episode, I share mind-blowing one-minute hacks for success, how it can help achieve personal and business goals and the hidden power in starting off small.

One-minute success hacks are crucial to actually reaching your goals in life. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Get fit, one minute at a time

How do we get moving and things done when we don’t love the idea of workouts in the first place?

-Multitasking

How do we get the most out of stacking activities?

-Impactful breathing exercises

How can breathing exercises help us when we get frantic? Can it help us get our focus back?

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As moms, we're bombarded with advice from all angles - including successful men. Should we really be taking advice from them?

Their success is undeniable, and they may make really great points, but can they truly understand the intricacies of motherhood? This dilemma leaves us torn between wanting to benefit from their wisdom and doubting if it truly applies to our lives.

How can we stop dismissing advice from successful men outright and adopt a more discerning approach?

In this episode, I talk about whether or not we should take advice from successful men as Boss Moms, how to identify the nuggets of wisdom that they share and when exactly we should heed their advice.

If people don’t fit in with your belief system or moral compass then you’re not going to want to take their advice no matter who they are. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Generalized marketing

Do we need to listen to people who don’t resonate with us?

-Everyone can add value

How do we take the approach of learning from different angles?

-When to not take advice

How do we figure out when advice is just not fit for us?

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Juggling a million tasks, striving to ensure everything runs smoothly. Constantly worrying if everyone around us is okay. As moms, it’s a heavy burden we carry.

The relentless pressure to bear the responsibility for everyone's happiness and well-being is well…exhausting. Does being a mom and a woman mean maintaining control, fixing every problem, keeping everyone happy? No…and the sooner we release ourselves from the pressure, the easier everything gets.

What’s the one skill moms have a hard time learning but can have the most valuable pay-off? How do we not fall back into the norm of what we’re used to?

In this episode I talk about not taking on the burden of making sure everyone and everything is okay, why moms have a hard time figuring it out and how we can do less while contributing more.

There is a big distinction between being there for the people that you love and making sure everybody’s okay all the time. That is not the burden you need to bear. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-The pressure we face

How does the burden of making sure everything and everyone is okay affect us?

-Step 1

Why is it so important to first recognize the problem?

-Supporting vs. stifling

How do we deprive the people we love by taking on the burden of making sure everything is okay?

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As moms, there’s a constant pressure to put our maternal identity above everything. Of course, our kids are important, but there’s a lot more to us than that.

Our worth isn’t determined solely by how much time we dedicate to our families. Neglecting our other identities and passions can lead to a profound loss and disconnection from ourselves.

How does the pressure sabotage our ability to be truly happy and connected as women? How do we recognize and embrace our multitude of identities as women without feeling guilty?

In this episode, I talk about how having a guilty mom mindset can sabotage your success. I also talk about fostering a balanced approach to identity and how to give our identities as women enough time and space.

We are so many more things than just being a parent. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Figuring out who we are as women

How do we figure out exactly who we are as women? What aspects do we look at?

-Our identity as partners

Does our identity differ when we have a partner as opposed to when there is no one else included in our lives? What does that look like?

-The mindset that children are everything

How has culture set this mindset up and made it a norm? Is this the correct mindset to have?

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As moms, business owners and women, our lives are constantly changing. We grow, discover new interests, and we get bored in our businesses, and we’re left wondering if it’s time to pivot.

Now, before we go uprooting everything and making huge changes, we really have to check in with ourselves first. Sometimes what feels like a new direction to shift into is nothing more than a short-term burst of excitement.

How do we tell the difference between needing to pivot and needing to just make small tweaks to what we’re doing? What questions should we ask ourselves?

In this episode, I talk about whether you should tweak or move onto something different.

If you don’t know what to say past a certain point, that’s a really good indicator that this isn’t a long-term pivot for you. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Know your North Star

How do we tell the difference between tweaking what serves our higher mission, and needing to make a big change?

-Why you’re itching to pivot

Will a pivot make you happy in the long-term, or are you jumping the gun because you’re excited about a new area of interest?

-Start small

Before we make massive changes, what should we try first?

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Every mom struggles with the pressure to be present and connected while also excelling in our businesses.

We all want to have it all, but honestly, it can leave us feeling like a rubber band being pulled way too thin. That nagging feeling creeps in – are we doing enough for our families or our careers?

How do we figure out our limits and make peace with the fact that we can't do it all? Can we switch up our mindset a bit?

In this episode, GM of Innovation at SamCart Olivia Herron joins me to talk about how to shift from a martyr mindset, why we need to be okay with not having control all the time and why it's okay to have off days. We also talk about the aspirations outside of being a mother.

Not everything requires you to be in control. -Olivia Heron

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Be proud of you

As Boss Moms, we do it all and we need to give ourselves permission to brag.

-Having a martyr mindset

How does having a martyr mindset create emotions of resentment?

-The outcome vs. the journey

Can the process of accomplishing something be as powerful as the outcome itself?

Guest Bio

Olivia Herron exists to champion the untapped potential of small businesses. As GM of Innovation at SamCart, an eCommerce platform for digital creators, she empowers aspiring entrepreneurs with the tools and education they need to become successful digital creators. Whether leading SMB sales teams at smaller businesses like SmartBrief or giants like Meta, she’s fueled by transforming up and coming small businesses and novice creators into master sellers. When she isn’t teaching a company or creator about the importance of a customer-centric ethos, listening intently to customer feedback, or leading new initiatives within DropDeck and Creator U, you’ll catch her encouraging and inspiring working moms to build careers and lives that fill their cup both in and out of the office.

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Connect with Olivia on LinkedIn.

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As women, we often find ourselves woven into the company of people who may not be of our choosing. The energy they bring, their perspectives, and their influence can significantly impact our well-being.

But what happens when we crave control over the energies we absorb, and want a circle of individuals who truly align with our essence and aspirations?

As strong and capable women, the question remains: how do we take charge of the energies we invite into our lives? How do we say no to things that don't serve us?

In this episode personal coach for professional mothers and keynote speaker Allison Hare joins me to talk about finding people who we are comfortable with, why we should surround ourselves with people who give us energy as well as how to find people who align with our values.

We want to live in a world where every woman feels whole. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Find your tribe

When we find our tribe, we get comfortable and don’t have to hide who we are. How does this help us protect the energy around ourselves?

-Coaches vs. therapists

Why do some people prefer coaches over therapists?

-Laying the armor down

What does it look like to lay the armor down as a strong woman and find someone we can open up to and trust?

Guest Bio

Allison Hare is the former sales executive turned lifestyle entrepreneur. She’s the host of the award-winning, top 1.5% globally ranked podcast, Late Learner and a personal coach for professional mothers and a keynote speaker.

40 Ways to Add Energy to Your Day Guide - https://allisonhare.com/energy

Private coaching/mastermind: https://allisonhare.com

Follow Allison on Instagram @allison__hare

Find Allison on LinkedIn @Allison Hare

Find Allison on Facebook Allison Hare

Listen to Allison’s podcast https://youtube.com/@latelearner

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Whether it’s known to us or not, a ton of our perspectives, behaviors, and triggers are dictated by situations that happened when we were kids.

How we show up in our relationships, parenting and even our businesses always tracks back to our childhoods. Some of the things we brush off and label as “just who we are” actually have a lot to do with early family dynamics. Understanding how these things shaped us is an opportunity to change them, and as parents, that’s really important.

How do we identify these things and work to change them? What steps can we take to raise emotionally regulated kids? In this episode, I’m joined by psychotherapist, TikTok personality and author of “Your Pocket Therapist: Break Free from Old Patterns and Embrace a Happier Life”, Dr. Annie Zimmerman. We talk about the important work she’s doing, and how we can connect the dots between how we act now and what we experienced back then.

Of course, genes and personality exist, but it’s almost always ways of coping and things we think ‘that’s just who I am’ that track back to family dynamics when we were younger. -Dr. Annie Zimmerman

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Normalizing emotions

As parents, how do we raise emotionally aware and emotionally resilient children?

-Surprising sources of triggers

Movies and TV shows are seemingly innocuous, but do they actually create triggers later on?

-A lot of our suffering plays out in the field of relationships

How do our childhoods affect how we show up in our romantic relationships?

Guest Bio

Dr. Annie Zimmerman is a psychotherapist and TikTok personality, working with clients from a psychodynamic approach. She is also the author of “Your Pocket Therapist: Break Free from Old Patterns and Embrace a Happier Life”. She has a PhD in psychology and her expertise centers on teaching clients how their early lives have formed strategies that might be contributing to unhelpful patterns in adulthood. Currently, she lives in London where she has a thriving private practice. You can follow her on TikTok and Instagram. Buy the book here.

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When the pressure to close deals overshadows the desire to connect with others, sales can feel uncomfortable. The traditional, salesy approach creates a sense of inauthenticity that affects how we sell and leaves people feeling skeptical.

Authenticity is about being genuine, transparent, and focusing on building relationships rather than just closing deals. We need to understand the unique needs of our audience and communicate the value of our product or service in a way that resonates with them on a personal level.

How do we get comfortable selling while still providing value? How does being authentic help us to network and build our businesses?

In this episode, Authenticity Strategist Inga Faison-Cavitt joins me to talk about what it means to be authentic when selling, why we need to get more comfortable when selling and where she gets the perseverance to figure things out.

I believe that questions are the answers. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Get comfortable selling

How do we shift our mindset on selling?

-Why women feel uncomfortable selling

What makes sales feel so uncomfortable?

-How to make people feel valued

How do we build the know, like and trust factor and provide value to those we sell to?

Guest Bio

Inga Faison-Cavitt, AKA Ingafay, is an Authenticity Strategist. She left her engineering career to follow her entrepreneurial spirit and now pursues her dream life full of faith, family, freedom, flexibility, and fitness. She enjoys empowering women to live their best life and helps women become top earners by building authentic relationships that treat people like humans and not numbers.

Savvy Survey System https://ingafay.com

Website - https://ingafay.com

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Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ingafaisoncavitt

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The digital marketplace is vast. For many, the challenge lies in figuring out how to leverage the power of platforms like Amazon effectively.

Making money online is not always as straightforward as it seems. It requires a strategic approach, and in a market saturated with options, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and uncertain about where to start.

How can we leverage the Amazon Marketplace and the Amazon Influencer Program to not only earn money but also build a trusted and lucrative online presence?

In this episode, Amazon expert seller and consultant Kathleen Kobel joins me to talk about leveraging the power of Amazon, its potential and the different opportunities it brings.

I’ve always seen it (Amazon) as the only reason small businesses are still alive. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-How Amazon helps small businesses

Amazon is a marketplace, but how exactly does it help keep small businesses alive?

-The different opportunities on Amazon

What are some of the ways we can leverage Amazon?

-Requirements and rules

How do we qualify to be in Amazon’s programs?

Guest Bio

Kathleen Kobel is an Amazon expert seller and consultant who has now added 6 figure content creator to her Amazon resume. She helps entrepreneurs leverage the power of the Amazon marketplace to earn a full time income working part time hours creating honest, quality content for the Amazon Influencer program.

Course to become an Amazon Influencer -

Influence & Earn: The Amazon Creator Success System: https://www.coursesbykathleen.com/courses/amazoninfluencer

Find Kathleen on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/smartbusinessmom

Join the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/663758048939978

Follow Kathleen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/smartbusinessmom1

Subscribe to Kathleen’s YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@mastersofmarketplace

Find Kathleen on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-kobel-6a1b97b0/

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As we step into the new year, many of us are filled with anticipation and a sense of renewal, eager to start the year on a positive note.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of daily life, it's easy to lose sight of our goals and become overwhelmed by the decisions we face. Lack of clarity and focus can leave us feeling stuck, hindering our ability to own our accomplishments and make meaningful strides.

How do we make decisions that matter? How do we understand the choices we make? How do we focus on growing as thought leaders?

In this episode to kickstart the new year, I talk about reaching goals and some of the changes in 2024. I also talk about having a business and putting my family first as well as how to move forward this new year.

Decide how you want to be aligned. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Be humble and a great leader

Are being humble and being a great leader mutually exclusive?

-Owning our successes

How do we celebrate what we've accomplished and not feel guilty about it.

-Identifying misalignment

How do we move forward when we feel misaligned?

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The constant internal conflict between conforming to societal expectations and pursuing our authentic desires can lead to feelings of guilt and frustration. It's a struggle that many face – the yearning to break free and live a life that brings genuine happiness and fulfillment.

In a world where societal expectations and norms often dictate our paths, it's easy to feel shackled by circumstances that don't resonate with our innermost wishes.

How do we recognize what we truly want? Why is it so important that we have people around us that fuel our need to pursue what we want rather than take away from it? Is it crucial to stay true to the things you want?

In this episode, CEO of Pursuing Results Matt Johnson joins me to talk about building the life that we want. We also talk about our relationship and why it's important to grow in the same direction as your partner.

You have to give yourself permission to be brutally honest about what you want. -Matt Johnson

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Do opposites attract?

We’ve read the books and we’ve watched the movies but do opposites attract in reality? What does that look like?

-Being brutally honest about what you want

Why is it important to be brutally honest about what we truly want?

-Why don't we have to fit into the norm?

There’s no rule that says that we have to do things that are normalized. How do we find our own version of normal?

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We're living in an era filled with both excitement and fear, where we have new opportunities. Yet the pressure to conform to traditional norms can be overwhelming. The idea that the world is our oyster can be empowering, but the reality is often a struggle against the pressure to fit into a mold.

Living up to others' expectations may result in a sense of disconnection from our true selves, creating a distorted sense of reality.

How do we break free from doing what's traditional and can it help our children to do the same? How do we challenge the conventional norms and encourage our kids to embrace both new opportunities and what they want?

In this episode life strategist, author, therapist and co-host of Be.Play.Love Sophie Chiche joins me to talk about living life the way we want to, why it's so important to do things the way we want to and not the way the world expects us to.

A lot of pain is from living a life that is not really your own. -Sophie Chiche

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Being busy vs. being burnt out

How do we know if our level of activity is masking something else?

-Start to say no

How do we use the word “no” with confidence?

-Masterful self-management

How do we mentor ourselves so that we can mentor our kids?

Guest Bio

Sophie is a French import on an emotional asylum visa. An entrepreneur by breed, she started a pencil trading business by the age of six. Later, with $11 in her pocket, she grew an innovative spa concept to 12 locations in LA and NY and $9M in revenue. Her new venture helps people with lots of ideas execute meaningful ones. Plus she rides a Harley.

Visit https://being-current.com/

Follow Sophie on Instagram: @sophiechiche

Find Sophie on LinkedIn: @Sophie Chiche

Sophie’s Pinterest: @sophie_chiche

Listen to Sophie’s podcast: https://beplaylove.com

Listen to Sophie’s podcast appearances here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3YzfrYqa4zvqqlxTg53xfa

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The desire to understand ourselves and others is universal. When it comes to the compatibility of religious faith and astrological beliefs, confusion and skepticism often arise.

It's a dilemma many grapple with: can we simultaneously have faith in the religious sense and believe in astrological guidance?

How do we reconcile the teachings of our faith with the insights offered by astrological charts? Why does astrology sometimes become a source of controversy?

In this episode, CEO & Founder of Astrology Hub, Amanda Walsh joins me to talk about the split between astrology and religion, how our personalities align with certain things in astrology as well as the concept of karma.

Astrologers can see the tide. They are so intimate with the cosmic and energetic tides that they can see that something big is coming. -Amanda Walsh

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Inappropriate placement of trust and authority

Sometimes we put our trust in the wrong places. How do we get it back?

-Myers Briggs personality test

What does it actually mean? Is it based on astrology?

-What exactly do we put our trust in?

How do waves of fear unveil things we put our trust in?

Guest Bio

Amanda Walsh, M.S., is the CEO & Founder of Astrology Hub, an online platform for astrological guidance, education and astrological readings reaching hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. She’s the creator of the top-rated Astrology Hub Podcast with over 7 million downloads to date. She lives on Maui with her two daughters.

Get the free calendar here http://astrologyhub.com/2024success

Visit http://astrologyhub.com/astrologerconnect and use discount code BOSS20 to get 20% off your first reading

Listen to the astrology hub podcast here http://astrologyhub.com/podcast

Listen to Amanda’s previous appearance on the Boss Moms Podcast here https://boss-mom.com/amanda-pua-walsh/

Follow @astrology.hub on Instagram

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A great personality quiz makes your audience feel seen and understood, and that doesn’t happen by chance. Quizzes are more than a set of random questions, they are an artform with many moving parts.

Get it right and you’ll easily attract the right people, serve your clients, deepen your relationships and sell more. Get it wrong and it can set your marketing back.

Why do quizzes work so well? What’s the first step to crafting a great quiz?

In this episode, list-building expert, Linda Sidhu shares how quizzes became her business, and how to create quizzes that work.

Quizzes can help you attract the right leads, serve your clients and sell your offers. -Linda Sidhu

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Why quizzes?

What makes quizzes such an excellent marketing tool?

-Get people to say “how did you know”?

How do we craft quizzes that immediately resonate with our audience?

-3 types of questions your quizzes should have

Why are personality questions, engaging questions and research questions all so important?

Guest Bio

Linda Sidhu is a list-building expert who helps entrepreneurs create irresistible personality quizzes that attract hundreds of new subscribers on autopilot. As a former top ten pharmaceutical sales representative, she had extensive training in personality types. She took the same methods that worked for selling products face-to-face and turned them into a personality quiz framework that converts views to leads at 70% and helps craft personalized marketing for her customers. She’s been featured in the media in Forbes as well as on Cubicle to CEO, The Go-To Gal Podcast, and The Art of Online Business with Rick Mulready.

To take Linda’s 2-minute Quiz to Cash assessment and discover how to rock your next launch based on your strengths go to https://www.lindasidhu.com/quiztocash. Find Linda on Facebook and follow her on Instagram.

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We want to raise emotionally intelligent, connected and kind children who will become awesome adults. We want them to build good relationships, ask good questions and understand the purpose behind everything they do.

Instead of resigning ourselves to kids just being kids, we can intentionally and proactively teach them what matters and stop reinforcing the wrong ideas.

How do we help our kids communicate, develop and grow? How do we teach them lessons that allow them to thrive well into adulthood?

In this episode, I’m joined by writer, speaker, online community leader, and author of “52 Modern Manners for Kids”, Brooke Romney. She shares why she’s passionate about helping children build better relationships, learn good manners and feel more connected.

Self-confidence doesn’t come from a parent saying you’re awesome 200 times a day. It comes from tackling hard tasks and feeling capable, and that’s really important. -Brooke Romney

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Reinforcing the right ideas

How do we teach our kids to see the purpose behind activities when they aren’t based on having fun?

-Forget “kids will be kids”

How do we raise our children to become awesome, aware and kind adults?

-Persistence and irrational value

There’s no such thing as an overnight success. How did Brooke build her online community?

Guest Bio

Brooke Romney is a writer, speaker and leader of an online community who helps moms of teens and tweens create meaningful, healthy and enjoyable relationships with their children through practical application, education and community. Her goal is for every family to feel confident and connected. The mother of four boys ages tween to adult, Brooke knows parenting perfection isn’t real and takes an honest and hopeful approach with her audience. Her best-selling book 52 Modern Manners for Today’s Teens (Volumes 1 & 2) provides weekly tips to help parents and teens navigate the complexities of today’s world. The follow-up, 52 Modern Manners for Kids, features tips for kids and tweens aged four to 12. Brooke's work has been featured in The Washington Post, Scary Mommy and Forbes. Brooke and her family live in Utah. For more information, follow @brookeromneywrites and buy “52 Modern Manners For Kids” here.

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Every time we tell someone to be grateful for something they find burdensome, frustrating and hard, all we do is create a bunch of guilt and resentment. There’s something a lot better than gratitude - perspective.

What if instead of forcing gratitude, we admit that yes, this thing sucks, but we’re doing it in service of a greater good or bigger goal? By allowing ourselves to shift perspective and not express gratitude for things we’re not happy about, we’re being honest with ourselves, and we move through it a lot easier.

In this episode, I talk about the danger of gratitude, and why perspective is way more effective.

You’ve got to decide the stuff you care about. That way, you can shift your perspective to why the hard things you’re doing matter, then you can be grateful for the journey, even though the moments piss you off. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Your brain hates it when you’re sneaky

Forcing yourself to be grateful for things you’re not happy about backfires. What happens to our brains when we’re not honest about something that sucks?

-Balancing things out

No one is grateful for allergies and other challenges. How can we use humor and perspective to deal with it?

-Don’t deny what pisses you off

How do we find out what we care about so we know the hard things we have to do to get them?

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As business owners, our brains are our most valuable asset. When we’re experiencing low energy, brain fog, feeling run-down and decisions feel hard, that’s a sign that something’s off. Very often, that thing is sleep.

In the realm of health, we tend to put our focus on food and exercise, but sleep is the foundation of it all. Sleep is free and we’re already doing it, so why not make it better?

Moms and entrepreneurs often feel like we don’t have enough time in our day for all the things. By getting good sleep, we can actually hack time. When we get our sleep dialed in, our brains move a lot faster, and we get more done in less time.

How do we improve our sleep quality? What are the benefits of good sleep? In this episode, health coach and consultant, Tanessa Shears shares why sleep is the key to feeling good in our bodies and our businesses.

Start with sleep - it’s free and you’re doing it already, so why not start by making the sleep you are getting better? -Tanessa Shears

Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Denormalize your painMost of us wait for a catalyst to change our health. What are the signs we need to do things differently?

-REM sleep is entrepreneur’s goldWhy is REM sleep so important to our creativity and problem-solving ability?

-Get more from your down-time, me-time, zone-out timeInstead of aimless (and often draining) scrolling, how do we recharge during our down-time?

-Small changes pay offTracking our health and taking steps to change is a lot to ask for busy moms and business owners. What are some simple set-it-and-forget-it actions we can take?

Guest Bio

Tanessa Shears helps entrepreneurs double their energy and focus so they can make more money in their business. She works closely with business owners to eliminate brain fog and wake up well rested so they can get more done in less time, maintain consistent, stable energy throughout the day and feel better than they have in years.

For more information, head to https://tanessashears.com/, listen to the podcast over at https://tanessashears.com/podcast and follow @tanessashears on Instagram.

Get Tanessa’s FREE entrepreneur's playbook, 12 Ways to Biohack Your Energy here.

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When people talk about menopause, it’s all about hot flashes, night sweats, discomfort and misery. It is what it is, those are the cards we’re dealt. Well, I refuse to live in an “it is what it is” world.

As women, we suffer unnecessarily because we try to power through menopause. When we get the help and solutions we need, menopause can be a powerful time of rebirth. Instead of normalizing discomfort, we can take action and experience that.

What are the key steps we can take to own menopause?

In this episode, menopause wellness coach, former body builder, fitness instructor, and software developer, Diesta Goldsmith shares how to navigate menopause without diminishing your quality of life.

You don’t have to be a hot mess going through menopause. If you get the help you need, you can own it. -Diesta Goldsmith

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-The lies we’re told about aging

A lot of what we hear about menopause is nothing but gloom and doom. Why do we have to stop believing it has to be that way, and that there’s nothing we can do about it?

-The building blocks of health and wellness in menopause

How do we get our sleep, nutrition, exercise and stress dialed in so we maintain our quality of life through this change?

-Don’t go through it alone

Our lives are complex and sometimes overwhelming. How do we find the connection, community and accountability to support us through all the changes we’re going through?

Guest Bio

Diesta is a certified menopause wellness coach, former body builder, fitness instructor, and software developer. She helps women master their menopause so they will not suffer (like she did) going through this beautiful transition in life. It's go-time. Vision Up Queen.

Learn about Diesta’s 5 secrets to mastering your menopause symptoms and losing your unwanted weight gain here.

For more information, head to www.visionupwellness.com, follow Diesta on Instagram or find her on Facebook.

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Even though we’ve made massive progress, women still struggle with self-advocacy skills, especially true in the workplace. Communicating the right way, setting boundaries, and speaking up for ourselves benefits us but doing so with confidence and finesse often requires a little outside help.

How do we get the support we need so that we can have families, and still grow in our careers? How do we speak up when we find out we’re not earning what we’re worth?

In this episode, certified Career and Mindset coach, Natalie Serebrennik shares how we can advocate for ourselves at work, and we discuss why what she does is so important.

The moment you announce to your boss and team that you’re pregnant, an invisible label gets put on you. -Natalie Serebrennik

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Balancing motherhood and climbing the ladder

When you’re kicking butt at work, you worry about growth taking a pause when you start a family. Can you get your manager and team to help protect your job and avoid stalling?

-Save yourself years of slugging it out

Can we make navigating our careers easier by talking to someone who has been there, done that and learned the lessons already?

-How to tailor your dialogue to your goal

When we want to rectify not being paid our worth, storming in and pounding the table won’t help. How can we advocate for ourselves in the right way?

Guest Bio

Natalie Serebrennik is a certified Career & Mindset coach. She helps success-driven women advance in their high-pressured careers with confidence and clarity. She draws on her 16+ years of Capital Markets experience to guide her clients to achieve career success and fulfillment. For more information, head to LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

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As parents, our goal is to raise kids we actually want to hang out with, but often traditional schooling doesn't encourage inquisitiveness, wit, play and creativity.

We can introduce these elements at home, and allow our kids to develop 360-degree, surround sound thinking. This will benefit them their whole lives, and it can all begin with a good board game. How do we raise intellectual children? How does play help in academic areas and vice versa?

In this episode, I’m joined by CEO of Success Academy Charter Schools, and author of “A+ PARENTING: THE SURPRISINGLY FUN GUIDE TO RAISING SURPRISINGLY SMART KIDS”, Eva Moskowitz. She shares simple ways parents can impact how their kids think, and make it an enjoyable experience.

If you’re raising intellectual children, parenting is so much more pleasurable. -Eva Moskowitz

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Finding the right things for our kids to watch

Many parents are worried about the impact movies and shows can have on their kids, but can certain content actually be good for them?

-Create an intellectual moment and bonding opportunity

What’s the difference between occupying our kids and engaging with them?

-How to model curiosity and inquisitiveness

Kids are actually interested in details and specialized knowledge. How do we share what we know with them?

Guest Bio

Eva Moskowitz is the founder and CEO of Success Academy Charter Schools, and author of “A+ PARENTING: THE SURPRISINGLY FUN GUIDE TO RAISING SURPRISINGLY SMART KIDS”. She helps relieve the pressure and offer parents a guide that will make learning engaging, inspiring and fun for all involved. A+ PARENTING shares Eva’s experiences raising three children and educating 20,000 plus students.

For more information follow on;

Twitter: @moskowitzevaLinkedIn: @evamoskowitzFacebook: @moskowitz .EvaEva Instagram: @evamoskowitz

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Sometimes our dream job doesn't turn out to be what we expected. That’s why Kate Stoermer made the courageous shift from healthcare to real estate. She needed a change, something that would truly ignite her passion and give her the energy she craved. Kate found that spark the world of vacation rentals.

The idea of investing in vacation real estate can be intimidating for many. It's natural to worry about the potential risks and uncertainties that come with such a significant financial commitment.

How do we dispel these worries? Where do we even begin when it comes to diving into the vacation rental market?

In this episode, founder and president of The CEO Host, Kate Stoermer talks about how the trajectory of her life changed with a career shift, and the benefits of vacation rentals and all they have to offer.

It didn’t take too long for me to realize the dream job wasn’t so dreamy. -Kate Stoermer

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-The next generation of entrepreneurs

What can our kids learn from being in our businesses?

-How the trajectory of our lives can change

How do we go out and seek what we’re truly passionate about when what we thought we wanted doesn’t work out?

-Starting from a place of goals

How do we gain a head start in getting to what we want?

Guest Bio

After achieving success with her own vacation rental portfolio - and serving hundreds of others in the industry on their own journey, Kate Stoermer left her full time career as a healthcare exec to help others enjoy the profits and perks of vacation rental investing.

Kate started in vacation rentals because she wanted to move the needle on retirement. Eventually, she leaned into her passion and left her career and started The CEO Host.

Her goal is personalized support to get people to their goal as soon as possible.

Kate is a super host (Airbnb) and premier host (VRBO), who owns and manages her own portfolio - and manages for others. She is experienced with partnerships, private money lending, and has analyzed hundreds of deals.

Having spent 27 years building a career and achieving much as a healthcare executive - and US Navy veteran, Kate brings that perspective to all she does. The CEO Host was born from a desire to help others approach their vacation rental investing as the business it is, and to be the expert team member helping people achieve success.

Visit https://www.theceohost.com/

Find Kate on LinkedIn @Kate Stoermer

Read Kate’s blog post Integrating Kids as Employees in Your Short-term Rental Business: A Parent's Guide

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We all have moments where we feel stuck. We’re frozen, frantic, and we just can’t seem to pop into productivity, no matter what we do. It happens to all of us, sometimes multiple times a day. I have good news, ladies. There’s a way to move through our stuckness faster so that we don’t lose too much time.

But first we have to figure what kind of stuck we are.

What are the 4 reasons we get stuck and how do we move through each of them?

In this episode, we talk about how to get unstuck and how to move through our stuckness with greater ease.

Verbalizing is like giving your emotions a shower. It’s out of your system and it’s no longer festering inside. -Dana Malstaff

Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-How to know you’re stuck

What are the telltale signs that something is keeping us from moving forward?

-Straight up overwhelm

When everything feels like it’s….a lot, why do we need to do emotionless tasks?

-When you just feel a little dead inside

What’s the best way we can move through stuckness due to hormones?

-How to move through decision paralysis

If you’ve done all the research on something, you’ve definitely got enough information. How do you get out of feeling stuck and make a decision?

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Infertility is a struggle so many women deal with privately, and even though medical protocols can help, they aren’t the solution for everyone. Modern medicine has made us forget that our bodies are made to heal themselves. We’re taught to normalize dis-regulation in our bodies and then use Band-Aid solutions instead of getting to the root cause.

How do we tune into our bodies and advocate for ourselves? How did our guest heal her body and go from a 1% chance of getting pregnant to a mom of 4 kids?

In this episode, Infertility Coach, Author and Publisher, Erica Hoke shares her journey to motherhood, and why the medical route isn’t always the best way to solve infertility.

You have to tune into not just pushing through what you’re feeling. -Erica Hoke

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Your body is made to mend itself

Modern medicine’s approach to infertility is manipulating your body to get you pregnant. Why is it critical to get to the root cause of infertility?

-Advocate for yourself

How do we confidently take charge of what’s in our control and what we’re responsible for when it comes to our health?

-Learning to listen to your pain, discomfort and dis-regulation

How has Erica built a movement of doing what works for our own health according to what our bodies are telling us?

Guest Bio

Erica Hoke is an Author, Publisher, Infertility Mentor & Empowerment Coach who's on a mission to empower infertility patients and disrupt the reproductive medical system.

At 35, Erica was told she had less than a 1% chance of ever conceiving naturally after struggling for years with endometriosis, uterine fibroids, PCOS, thyroid disease, factor 5 Leiden and MTHFR - so she refused to participate in traditional IVF or IUI methods and instead committed to getting to the bottom of her infertility issues via diet, lifestyle changes and traditional Chinese medicine. Today this fierce mom of four shares her inspiring story as a means to give hope to those still seeking a family through alternate paths. Through her free support group, group coaching opportunities and one-on-one sessions Erica mentors’ others through their own journeys while teaching them how to collaborate with their doctors in order to systematically address their obstacles before pursuing invasive and expensive treatments.

For those who have battled and overcome infertility, Erica offers an opportunity to heal through book collaborations and the sharing of their stories - all in the hopes of helping others on their journeys.

For more information, head to https://ericahoke.com/ and also check out her free resources.

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Being surrounded by people who genuinely care about us is so important for human beings, but sadly, it’s rare. Far too many people walk around feeling unsupported, unseen and broken.

Creating connection and building communities where they feel cared for, rooted for and seen makes such a huge impact on how they show up in the world.

How do we build communities where people feel at home right off the bat? Why do we have to shift from being the teachers to being the facilitators?

In this episode, Certified Life Coach, and the Connections Director at Nurture to Convert®, Nicole Terrell joins me to talk about the importance of community, and how to go about building it.

We are so busy all the time that we also don’t recognize the power of someone just seeing you. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-An individual isn’t scalable, but a community is

When we step away from being the teacher and the center of our community, how does that multiply our reach?

-Being stuck is a rite of passage

How do we see being stuck as a set up for something awesome, not a setback?

-You get to be the person that heals people

How do we help people feel less judged, broken, unseen and lonely?

Guest Bio

Nicole Terrell is a Certified Life Coach, and the Connections Director at Nurture to Convert®. She helps single women find themselves while they're in between relationships, so they don't lose themselves in their future relationships. For more information, head to https://www.wildlyworthywomen.com/.

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A few years ago, the answer to growing a business was adding a bunch of value and doing all the teaching and training yourself. Today, if we want our audience to hang around, fall in love with us, share us, have loyalty and buy from us, we have to build communities.

How do we make people validated, valued and also create connection with shared beliefs and a vision for the future?

In this episode, I talk about the easiest way to grow our businesses and build a loyal audience.

If you want to grow your business nowadays, the name of the game isn’t to create a bunch of value, it’s to facilitate people feeling valued. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-The power of a shared vision

How do we make people feel good about being a part of what we’re building?

-You can’t have a business without a community

How do we grow without constantly teaching, training and adding value?

-You’re not alone, you’re not crazy

How do we build communities that foster a sense of belonging?

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The journey of growing our businesses is anything but a straight line. We evolve, change our minds, and things shift in our worlds. We’ll go through stages of figuring things out, reworking things and pivoting and that’s totally okay! That journey builds up a toolkit that makes our communities stronger.

How do we figure out if we’re in the right niche and talking to the right people? How do we stop feeling bad about pivoting and moving into new ideas?

In this episode, returning guest and founder of Motherhood Simplified, Krista Lockwood returns to give us a peek into her evolution and share why it’s okay for our ideas to change.

A teacher doesn’t share with you as they are learning. The teacher takes the best lessons from everything they’ve learned -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Creating a results framework

How can we reverse engineer what we’re good at so we can succinctly explain why it works?

-It’s hard to build a community on celebration

Why is it so powerful to create a space where people can share their struggles without judgment?

-Sharing from our wounds vs. our scars

How do we know if it’s too early to start teaching something even if we’re passionate about it?

Guest Bio

Krista Lockwood is the Founder of Motherhood Simplified, where she teaches decluttering for moms who don’t want to be full blown minimalists. In 2013, she and her husband moved from Alaska to Florida with only one suitcase each. While she doesn't believe you need to go that extreme, she has been able to master the balance of having enough, but not too much. Krista strongly believes we all have what it takes to create the lives and homes we want, no matter what that looks like. On top of her courses offered on decluttering, Krista is the host of the Motherhood Simplified Podcast.

Visit http://motherhoodsimplified.com/

Join Krista’s Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2010014145929427/

Listen to Krista’s podcast http://motherhoodsimplified.com/podcast/

Follow Krista on Instagram (@motherhood_simplified)

Follow Krista’s Business IG Instagram (@yoursimplifiedbusiness)

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Listen to Krista’s other Boss Mom episodes:

https://boss-mom.com/krista-lockwood/

https://boss-mom.com/krista-lockwood2/

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As Boss Moms with kids returning to school, getting back into old routines and figuring out new ones, feeling unfocused and stressed out is inevitable.

How do we bring ourselves back to center after feeling out of alignment? Is it normal to feel unfocused? Are we spending our time in the right places?

In this episode, I talk about how to reign our focus back in, and why we should give ourselves grace.

You are not unfocused. This moment is unfocused and if we recognize that, it’s fixable. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-What we need to focus on

How do we bring ourselves into a space where we feel good about what we’re doing?

-How to recognize when you’re not focused

How do we get to the bottom of why we’re not focused? 

-Closing out things one at a time

There is no way we can get everything done at once. How do we close things out and get tasks done one at a time?

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There’s a lot of energy in this world. That’s why we can feel drained by certain people but energized by others.

Understanding what energy makes us feel good and finding more of it allows us to build the lives we want. Also knowing what’s low vibration for us steers away from things that zap our energy.

How can we understand the different energy around us and how it connects to our lives?

In this episode, serial entrepreneur and mom of 3, Nicole Brodie joins me to talk about understanding vibrations, manifesting the life you want and how affirmations and gratitude connect to a happy life.

I really believe that the universe is there for us. It will bring us what we want but we need to make efforts, take action and get out of our comfort zone. -Nicole Brodie

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-What do we expose ourselves to?

How do we pinpoint things that create a low vibration so that we can avoid it?

-How limiting beliefs affect energy

Negative self-talk is something that everyone deals with, but can we manifest what we want if we don’t believe we deserve it?

-Committing to happiness

Changing things in our lives takes work, how do we do it?

Guest Bio

Nicole is a serial entrepreneur and juggles a very unique lifestyle around 3 active children. Nicole is not your ordinary coach. She swears a little when passionate, uses a non cookie-cutter approach, tunes into the guidance from strong intuition, uses healing and at the same time doing it whilst smiling and having fun. Nicole essentially helps driven women manifest their dream life using meditation.

Visit https://nicolebrodie.com/

Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenmanifestingdreamlife

Link to high vibe program: https://nicolebrodie.com/funnel/5-day-high-vibe-tribe/start/

Check out the freebie mentioned in this episode: https://www.subscribepage.com/highvibeworksheet

New high vibe tribe program - 5 day program that is a blueprint to raising vibrations - includes daily meditations, videos, workbooks and a lot more. https://nicolebrodie.com/funnel/5-day-high-vibe-tribe/start/

Nicole’s group coaching program - www.joinempowerme.com

Find Nicole Brodie on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-brodie-04585450/

Follow Nicole on Instagram @iamnicolebrodie

Subscribe to Nicole’s YouTube channel @iamnicolebrodie

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Summer is over and we’re in the throes of our kids going back to school. That means a return to our routines, which can be overwhelming, but also exciting for our businesses.

We have more space in our schedules to get work done and we can leverage a season where people are in buying mode.

If we want Q4 and the beginning of next year to be powerful, there are 4 things we have to ask ourselves. How do we let go of things that aren’t serving our businesses and key in on what’s working?

In this episode, I share a simple exercise that will set us up for a strong finish this year.

Real success is in consistently testing, tweaking and growing. It’s consistently assessing and letting go of and only keeping the things that are really working and doing more of those. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

- A case for not doing all the things

There are so many things we could be doing in our businesses, how do we find what aligns with our energy and goals?

- Permission to let go

How do we sync ourselves up with what’s working and eliminate what’s not without guilt?

- Testing, tweaking and growing

How do we check in with ourselves and our businesses on a regular basis?

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As Boss Moms, we are strong, independent and know what we want. We can live our lives and realize how wonderful, unique and dynamic we are but sometimes it's difficult to find a meaningful partnership with somebody.

How do we go about creating new experiences with our partners and figure out who is good for us? As women, how do we stay firm on our feet but also lean back when someone is pursuing us?

World-renowned celebrity love strategist and the founder of Love Strategies Adam LoDolce joins me to talk about understanding how men love, the correlation between business and relationships and how to be happier and more fulfilled in a relationship.

The key to success in both business and love when it comes to dating is to actually be scarce. -Adam LoDolce

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

- Unfolding things in relationships

How do we create little love hooks without playing games with the other person? How do we keep our partners intrigued?

- Impulse control in your love life

How can we apply discipline when it comes to being unavailable for other people?

- Narrowing down your niche

When it comes to narrowing down our niche, how do we decide who (and what) brings value?

Guest Bio

Adam LoDolce is a world-renowned celebrity love strategist and the founder of Love Strategies™. Over the past ten years, his online courses have helped thousands of women successfully find long-lasting love. He was also the host of "Kate Plus Date" on TLC, helping Kate Gosselin find love. His love strategies are also featured on PBS, Glamour, MTV, Cosmo, Women's Health, and People Magazine for his practical approach to attracting love. He's also lectured at over 300 universities across the country on confidence, dating & relationships.

Visit https://lovestrategies.com/

Find Adam on LinkedIn @Adam LoDolce

Find Adam on Instagram @adamlodolce

Find Love Strategies on TikTok @lovestrategies

Subscribe to the Love Strategies YouTube Channel @LoveStrategies

Find Love Strategies on Facebook @lovestrategiesinc

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Language, our vocal pitches and accents are the ultimate marker of identity. The words we speak and how we say them affect how people perceive us and even our ability to build authority.

As parents, there are facets of our kids' vocabulary that we might not get, like why they say ‘sus’ and ‘fire’, but these words actually reveal a lot about history, culture and identity.

How does language evolve over time? What linguistic features are unique to women, and how can we use them to our advantage?

In this episode, I’m joined by professor of linguistics and author of LIKE, LITERALLY, DUDE, Valerie Fridland.

We have a fascinating conversation about interesting things about speech, language and how we communicate.

What we find in language is the unexpected, the novel is always more powerful than the same old, same old, and that is one of the main drivers of change. -Valerie Fridland

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

- It’s not bad English, it’s the evolution of English

As parents, we might think our kids using words like ‘sus’ and ‘fire’ are decaying the language, but are these truncations completely normal?

- How to be heard the way you want

Women have developed strategies to be polite and still get themselves heard. How do we take advantage of beliefs people have about vocal pitch?

- Vocal fry and “Valley Girl accents”

Are some of the things that are seen as annoying and negative actually a way for women to have more authority?

Guest Bio

Valerie Fridland is a professor of linguistics in the English Department at the University of Nevada, Reno. She writes a popular language blog on Psychology Today called Language in the Wild, and is also a professor for The Great Courses series. She is the author of LIKE, LITERALLY, DUDE: Arguing for the Good in Bad English. In it, she delivers a lively exploration of the speech habits we love to hate—and why our “likes”s and “literally”s actually make us better communicators. For more information, head to https://www.valeriefridland.com/.

Buy LIKE, LITERALLY, DUDE: Arguing for the Good in Bad English on Amazon, and read her Psychology Today column Language in the Wild here.

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As parents, what we do each and every day impacts our children. Even if we have the best intentions, when we have baggage and normalize our own pain, it affects them.

Working on ourselves is a powerful step towards being the parents we want to be, and that starts with unraveling our own trauma and baggage.

How can we work on ourselves without adding a lot more stuff on our plates? How do we become the foundation of how our kids see the world?

In this episode, I’m joined by generational integrity coaches, energy guides for parents and co-founders of The Parent Empowerment Movement, Jenny Murtagh and Felicia Severhill. They share how parents can do the inner work so we raise our children the way we want to.

There’s room for everyone’s needs to be important on the family plate. -Jennifer Murtagh

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

- Take guilt off your plate

How do we overcome the feeling that working on ourselves takes away from our kids?

- Be the rock and the tether

How do we unravel our own traumas and unhealthy beliefs so we can model the behaviors we actually want to pass onto our kids?

- We can’t teach values, we have to live them

How do we prepare our children to deal with not-to-helpful messages and ideas from the outside world?

Guest Bio

Jenny Murtagh and Felicia Severhill are generational integrity coaches, energy guides for parents, co-founders of The Parent Empowerment Movement and members of the Nurture to Convert Accelerator. We teach passionate parents busy nurturing young children how to give that same level of support and nourishment to themselves, without compromising dedication to their children. Instead of ignoring your own needs, and feeling like you can’t do or be enough to fully meet your kids’ needs, we help you better understand everyone’s needs fully, give you tools that actually work to meet those needs and solve the problems at hand, and help you tap into your own natural parenting manual.

For more information, head to https://www.theparentempowermentmovement.com/, and follow @theparentempowermentmovement on Instagram.

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Seeing how we live our lives is how our kids gauge reality and ultimately create the lives they want.

If we make them feel like parenthood means giving up what we love, that’s what they’ll believe. If we show them that we can have things we’re passionate about, they’ll follow that example.

Being mothers, business owners and everything else in our lives certainly isn’t easy, and that’s okay. The more honest we are about that and the less we obsess over balance, the better the journey gets.

In this episode, I’m joined by professional climber, conservation entrepreneur, founder of Legado and the author of “More: Life on the Edge of Adventure and Motherhood”, Majka Burhardt. We talk about her journey, what she wants to teach her kids and the power of deconstructing and reinventing everything.

Seeking balance means that one day we’ll achieve it and be perfect. Motherhood made me realize that everything exists together and it’s always moving. -Majka Burhardt

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

- Do it with joy, but also with honesty

We all have different aspects to our identity. How does motherhood color those things and how we show up in all our roles?

- Take yourself on an adventure

How did Majka choose what life, motherhood and entrepreneurship looked like for her without following convention?

- It’s okay if our kids aren’t insanely passionate about anything

There’s a lot of pressure around the idea of having a passion. Does that do a disservice to our children?

Guest Bio

Majka Burhardt is a professional climber, conservation entrepreneur, author, and filmmaker. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Legado and the author of Vertical Ethiopia: Climbing Toward Possibility in the Horn of Africa, which was short-listed for the Banff Book Award, as well as her latest book, More: Life on the Edge of Adventure and Motherhood, a Next Big Idea Club must-read.

More: Life on the Edge of Adventure and Motherhood is an intense and emotional epistolary memoir by one of the world's top ice climbers, born at the confluence of motherhood, adventure, career, and marriage. As leading professional climbers and mountain guides, Majka Burhardt and her husband led globe-trotting, adventure-seeking lives. When she learns that she’s pregnant—with twins—Burhardt at first tries to balance her pursuit of extreme risk with her new reality of maternal responsibility. However, she is ultimately forced to face the avalanche of emotions unleashed by the biggest disruption she’s ever confronted—in the mountains or otherwise. Based on the letters and journals Burhardt diligently kept over the course of her pregnancy and the first five years of her children’s lives, More takes the reader on an around-the-world journey as Burhardt explores the transformative, identity-shifting experience of motherhood and its irreversible impact on career, identity, marriage, and self.

For more information follow @majkaburhardt on Instagram and buy the book here.

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Being a parent takes a massive amount of energy, love, time and commitment, but many of us yearn for that not to be the only legacy we have. We yearn to create meaningful things outside of our kids, and writing a book is one of the best ways to do that.

If you have something you want to say to help people, make clear or change about the world, you have what it takes to write something great.

With all we have going on in our lives, how could we possibly make time for writing a book? Can we write something great in a very short time?

In this episode, Bestselling Author of "The Politically Homeless Christian" and Head Publishing Strategist at selfpublishing.com, Aaron Schafer shares how to write that book in a defined sprint.

If we’re able to embrace a little bit of unbalance for a month or two, that can create some pretty amazing things. -Aaron Schafer

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

- Stop saying “I’ll write that book when…”

With all the things we have on our plates, is it possible to add writing a book to our schedules?

- Crystalizing your idea

How do we turn a bunch of ideas and threads into a full book?

- A book is a powerful marketing tool

How does the process of writing a book help us clarify our messaging?

Guest Bio

Aaron is a blogger, podcaster, motivational speaker and the Bestselling Author of "The Politically Homeless Christian" and Head Publishing Strategist and Vice President of Sales and Business Development at selfpublishing.com. He has been featured on the Christian Television Network, iHeartRadio, Family Life Radio, and numerous podcasts. Aaron lives in Michigan with his wife Naomi and their four children: Elizabeth, Emma, Sophie, and Andrew.

Visit selfpublishing.com/bossmom to register for the training on How to build Instant Legitimacy by writing and publishing a book and how to publish this year no matter where you're at in the writing process.

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Being healthy isn’t just about looking good. It’s about feeling good in our bodies, having energy, being around for as long as possible and setting an example for our kids. Food is a huge part of health, and most of the time it feels like achieving it requires us to give up all the foods we love.

What if we could eat whatever we want, just managed intentionally, so we can still reach our goals? What are macros and why are they an easier way to track our nutrition?

In this episode, I’m joined by mother-daughter duo, Hilary Downey and Bridget Shinn. They share how their app Body By Hilary makes nutrition less overwhelming and restrictive so you can have that pizza guilt-free!

As a mom, I don’t want my kids to see me constantly at war with food and my body. -Hilary Downey

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

- A personal budget for your caloriesHow do we use macros to get optimum results?

- Don’t put the progress on a pedestalWhy is it so much easier to achieve our health goals when we focus on the habit, not the outcome?

- Give protein more attentionWhy is protein so important as you’re getting older?

Guest Bio

Hilary Downey and Bridget Shinn are a mother-daughter duo that each lost 100 pounds by learning to count macros and creating balanced lifestyle habits. They own Balance by Hilary – a company that teaches women how to stop fad dieting and finally lose weight for good eating the foods they love.

The Balance by Hilary app, where you can access our 28-Day Macro Challenge that teaches you step-by-step our framework for learning to count macros so you can lose weight eating the food you love. Download the app on the Play Store or App Store and follow @balancebyhilary and @bridget_bbh on Instagram.

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One of the biggest barriers to more sales is being so passive in our approach, we can’t move people into action.

We fear being too aggressive and pushy so many people we talk to hover at hesitancy.

Can we be more proactive without putting people off? What can we do to make our emails and messaging more proactive?

In this episode, I share tactical tips on being more proactive about sales.

Being aggressive, pushy and in your face is very different to being assertive and proactive. -Dana Malstaff  

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

- How to close the uncertainty gapThere’s a lot of hesitancy in the market, but there are still people who need your help. How do we move them forward? 

- Stop having chatsHow do we put more intention behind our communication?  

- From the passivity of writing to the proactivity of talkingWhat hacks can we use to engage with people more directly?

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When it comes to building great brands, the words we use matter. Good copy shouldn’t just inform people, it should ooze personality and speak directly to our audience.

Whether you write your own copy or hire someone, there are ways we can set ourselves apart with the words people see on our websites and social media.

What’s the secret to personality-filled copy? Is A.I a threat to copywriters?

In this episode, I’m joined by Dietitian, Diabetes Educator, Lactation Consultant, writer and coach, Julie Cunningham. She shares how to craft copy that stands out.

There’s a ridiculous amount of content that’s going out on the internet everyday and all kinds of online publications pay for content. -Julie Cunningham

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

- The truth about A.I copyShould copywriters be worried about A.I replacing them?

- How to turn your expertise into a copywriting serviceHow do we leverage the topics and subjects we know really well?

- How to make your copy sound like youHow do we make sure our content feels true to our personalities?

Guest Bio

Julie Cunningham is a Dietitian, a Diabetes Educator, and a Board Certified Lactation Consultant. After 20 years in healthcare, Julie became a writer and coach for women in the helping professions. She creates evergreen email sequences designed to highlight expertise, nurture connections, and maximize sales.

For more information, visit https://www.juliecunninghamcoaching.com and https://boss-mom.com/julie/ for her 90-day nurture email sequence.

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As parents, our kids are our priority. We want to raise them well and help them grow to be the best version of themselves. We want our kids to grow up to be confident and resilient.

How do we create common language between us and our kids so that we can have meaningful conversations that will instill confidence? How can we show our kids that we respect them and that they are capable?

Founder and CEO of the family mental health and wellness company Mighty + Bright, Sara Olsher joins me for this episode to talk about the different ways we can support and encourage our kids, and how we can teach them valuable skills that will help them grow. Sara also shares her story about her journey into helping families through difficult times.

We treat kids with a different expectation than we have for ourselves. -Sara Olsher

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

- Building a baseline of trust

How do we build a baseline of trust between us and our kids?

- Don’t avoid talking about the hard stuffSometimes we keep the difficult stuff to ourselves as it's painful or hard to talk about it. What can we do to make it easier to talk about, especially to our children?

- Projecting traumaEveryone has different experiences and we should not project our own trauma onto our kids.

Guest Bio

Sara Olsher is the founder and CEO of the family mental health and wellness company Mighty + Bright, and the author of ten picture books for kids coping with divorce, cancer, change, and big feelings. As a single parent and cancer survivor, Sara has seen firsthand that the universe can deal some pretty harsh blows. Her company, Mighty + Bright, provides tools meant to help overwhelmed parents prioritize mental health for their kids, learning together and incorporating coping skills into day-to-day life.

Visit https://mightyandbright.com/mentalhealth

Find Sara on Instagram http://www.instagram.com/mightyandbrightco

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Find Sara on TikTok http://www.tiktok.com/mightyandbrightco

For more information, visit http://www.parentingboyspeacefully.com

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If your opt-in isn't working then you will want to listen as I walk Natalie through the process of tweaking the content on her opt-in to get it to convert better. 

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As Boss Moms, we go through many challenges that lead to us forgetting to take care of ourselves. The truth is, we’re the best version of ourselves and moms and business owners when we dedicate some time to focusing on ourselves.

Why is the self-care component so important, and how does it tie in with mental health? How do we learn and transition into the self-care component?

In this episode, the founder and owner of AK! Fitness brand Amanda Kloots joins me to talk about the life challenges a Boss Mom faces, how to take back control and why self-care is not selfish.

I believe that I am the best version of myself as a mom when I feel fulfilled in myself too. -Amanda Kloots

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

- Leveraging your timeHow can we leverage our time properly so we can spend it with our family and to take care of ourselves?

- Growing your business with self-care in mindCan we scale our businesses so it can run by itself?

- Find your own outletAs Boss Moms, it can be difficult to find our own outlets, how do we find what fills our cups?

Guest Bio

An Ohio native, Amanda brings her infectious and inspirational attitude to everything that she does. A former Broadway dancer and Radio City Rockette, Amanda performed on a variety of stage, film and tv productions for over seventeen years.

Amanda’s love of dance and fitness led her to work and lead classes at one of New York’s premiere fitness studios with regularly sold out classes teaching upwards of 12 hours a day. Amanda developed the jump rope method after years of trying different ways to stay in great shape. She fell in love with the jump rope after discovering it's the quickest, most effective way to get a full body workout, and spent years creating ways to use it for more than just jumping. In 2016, Amanda decided to focus full time on her AK! Fitness brand – her signature classes featured jump ropes and dance mixed with cross training to create a unique full body workout.

In addition to the AK! Fitness brand, Amanda and her sister Anna launched the apparel company Hooray For® that celebrates positivity and donates proceeds to non-profit organizations worldwide. Amanda’s first memoir, co-written with her sister, was released in June 2021 and is set to become a movie. The title, “Live Your Life”, tells of her ninety five day struggle and love story with her husband Nick Cordero. Most recently, Amanda wrote, executive produced, and starred in the CBS holiday movie “Fit for Christmas” in December 2022.

Kloots currently resides in Los Angeles with her son, Elvis.

Find Amanda on Instagram @amandakloots

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Visit https://amandakloots.com/

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Marketing and sales is all about making choices. People either excel or fail because of the choices they make, so we have to be sure we make the right ones.

When it comes to marketing, are women generally better at certain aspects of it? Is there a feminine advantage? Can people actually shift our perspective about sales and marketing?

In this episode, international Sales and Marketing Consultant Dorothy Villeneuve, joins me to talk about looking at marketing in a new light, how she got started in sales and the many different ways of doing sales.

The more and longer we have been in the sales, marketing and online space, the more I realize we are part of a revolution. -Dana Malstaff.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

- Spending time with the right peopleWhy should we spend time with people who get us fired up and motivated?

- Timeless trainingWhat things in sales and marketing will never lose their value?

- Clarity, communication and commitmentHow do we build clarity on the things that we want for our businesses?

Guest Bio

Dorothy is dedicated to helping women achieve unshakeable confidence and utilize simple, repeatable systems and strategies in their sales so that they can attract ideal clients to their high-ticket offers.

She is an international Sales and Marketing Consultant for online women entrepreneurs and offers DONE WITH YOU consulting to help 6-figure online coaches and experts zero in on their zone of brilliance, simplify and increase their sales and finally get all their fancy funnels and copywriting done even if they dread tech and feel scattered.

High Converting Sales Page Guide learn.dorothyvilleneuve.com/high-converting-sales-page

Visit https://dorothyvilleneuve.com/
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Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wildlyconfidentsales
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/dorothyvilleneuve
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dorothyvilleneuve

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorothy-villeneuve-acc/

For more information, visit http://www.parentingboyspeacefully.com

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Everyone’s always talking about authenticity, and how we need to be more authentic in our lives and businesses. But what does that really mean? Authenticity is key, but we actually need to know what it looks like to make sure it shines through.

Can we be strategic about authenticity? Are there steps that we can take that may help our authenticity and integrity shine through?

In this episode, I talk all about what being authentic actually means, how to use it to grow our businesses and why we need to be conscious of the things we care about.

Authenticity is what people see. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Authenticity and transparency People tend to confuse authenticity with transparency. What is the difference between the two?

• How do we show authenticity? What does authenticity actually look like in action?

• Understanding how humans work How do we gain better insight into how humans work?

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As moms, partners, daughters, sisters, friends and business owners, we only have so much time and energy. Boundaries are how we protect all those valuable resources, and make sure we’re not spread too thin.

It’s not just about time and people. It’s also about the words we use and the cultural messages we let into our own lives.

In this special 600th and birthday episode, I share the boundaries I’ve set up in my life so that I can show up the way I want to.

Let your mind and body feel young. We age faster when we give up hope and wonder. -Dana Malstaff  

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why I don’t use the word busy anymore How do we reframe being busy to having an amazing and full life?

• Bigger isn’t always the goal in business Why have I built a boundary around how fast and big my business grows? 

• Saying yes to the right things It’s hard to turn down a paying client, but why do we have to set boundaries around who we work with?

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When it comes to social media, a lot of the things we’re told to do to get followers, likes and shares don’t work anymore.

Motivational posts, teaching posts, value-add posts and promo posts - none of these are leading to growth, and it makes us hate social media. So what is working? What will get people to like and follow your content?

In this episode, I talk about what isn’t working on social media and what we should be posting instead.

When you can be true about what the world looks like for you, that’s where social media grows for you. -Dana Malstaff  

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why we end up hating social media Are we getting our social media growth advice in all the wrong places? 

• The power of truisms How do we pull people in without posting calls-to-action all the time?

• How to go beyond surface level opinions Why do we have to know what we wish was different about this world?

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Impulse spending is so normalized and integrated into our culture, we do it without thinking. It's really easy to be persuaded by discounts, flashy ads, and social media trends, but impulse buying can impact our relationships, mindset, and finances.

How do we live a contented life without being swayed by external factors? How can we be more mindful of what we have rather than spending unnecessarily?

Impulse shopping mentor Makeda Mutema Newton joins me for this episode to discuss impulse buying, and how to make sure that it doesn’t hinder our financial freedom.

There are so many reasons why we impulse shop but we don’t realize it until we sit down and think about it. -Makeda Mutema Newton

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Attachment to belongings Letting go of things can be difficult but how can not letting go hold us back?

• Why do we impulse buy How do sales, influencers, and targeted ads encourage unnecessary spending?

• Knowing how to engage with sales Sales and discounts get a bad rap, but how can we engage with them so that we don’t spend money unnecessarily?

Guest Bio

Makeda is a Caribbean transplant from Trinidad living in North Carolina with her musician hubby and their three boys. Her own experience with impulse shopping led her to uncover what's really important - a contented life that's rooted in gratitude, her personal relationship with God, and creating memorable moments with her family. She is on a mission to help as many women curb their impulse shopping habits and restore their self-control.

For more information, head to https://www.makedanewton.com/ and follow @makedanewton on Instagram.

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Sometimes life throws curve balls that we simply can't avoid and we have to accept, be it a business downfall or health diagnosis. It’s normal to have feelings of dread when it happens, but we have to remember that we still have a future. There is value in improving perspective and being in charge of our own story.

How do we learn the skill of contentment and joy? Are there ways to be less stressed and more joyful even in the midst of a storm?

Life coach Leann Stickel joins me to discuss her journey after being diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis and how she is even more confident and content than ever.

There’s things in life that we can’t change and that we did not choose. We have to own it, keep it and deal with it. -Leann Stickel

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• We can’t fix everything The truth is that we can’t always fix everything and we have to accept that. It can be difficult to acknowledge but how can we work through it?

• Our businesses are highly personal Do the ups and downs of running our businesses hit us harder because our businesses are so personal?

• Why being positive is a skill Being negative can take away so much from our lives. How do we shift our mindset?Is being positive and content a skill that we can master?

Guest Bio

Leann Stickels superpower is being genetically optimistic. She was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in 2009 at the age of 29.

However, Leann believes finding the positive in negative situations is a skill that can be learned, practiced, and perfected. Her mission is to teach her time tested tools to as many people as possible, so that they can experience the magic of positivity too!

As a life coach, Leann is here to help you. She's your personal cheerleader, supporter, and advocate. Her goal is to empower you to be in charge of your story.

During her 12 years living with MS, Leann has founded a non-profit, Tri 2 Beat MS Kids' Triathlon. After 8 years she’s have raised over $100,000 to help patients living with MS

True joy in Leann’s life is being a wife to Don and a mom to Marina, Paige, Hudson & Cadence.

Visit https://www.leannstickel.com/coaching Find Leann on Instagram @iamleannstickel Find Leann on Facebook @notdefinedbychronicillness Find Leann on LinkedIn @leannstickel

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There are thousands of tools and platforms that can boost our businesses and grow our professional presence online. Pinterest is no different and when we really know how to tap into it, it can help our business to expand.

How does Pinterest work for the B2B space? What are some of the things we need to familiarize ourselves with before getting started with Pinterest?

In this episode, I am joined by Pinterest Marketing and Ads Strategist Emilee Vales to talk about Pinterest for business, how to understand it better, how it makes content easier to consume, and the pros of being a freelancer.

In the beginning for a while, I really just learned by doing.- Emilee Vales

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The best products to market on Pinterest Pinterest doesn’t work for everyone but how can we figure out if it can work for us and our business?

• How Pinterest can work for businesses Can we leverage Pinterest as a business marketing tool and not just a place for inspiration?

• The flexibility of being a freelancer When it comes to being a freelancer, flexibility is one of the main topics to talk about. How does being a freelancer free up time in your day to accomplish more?

Guest Bio

Former teacher turned Pinterest Marketing and Ads Strategist, Emilee Vales thrives on diving into her clients data to create personalized strategies that turn their traffic into profit! When she's not maximizing her clients’ marketing strategies, she’s educating her students on how to take their business to the next level with Pinterest.

Free Masterclass: https://courses.emileevales.com/my-pinterest-quickstart Pinterest Marketing Magic: https://emileevales.com/pinterest-marketing-magic/

Pinterest Manager Academy (application call): https://emileevales.as.me/pinterestmanager Visit www.emileevales.com

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@emileevales

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/emileejvales/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilee.vales/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/emileevales

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@emileevales/featured

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Many women in the B2C and the B2B space are finding themselves in the business friendzone. We help other people with their lives, relationships, health and more, and become so familiar, we get treated as a friend rather than a mentor.

Why is being in the friendzone in the marketing industry a huge problem? And how do we fix it?

In this episode, I discuss how to move out of the friendzone and into the mentorship zone, why we don’t want to be in the friendzone and why so many wonderful women are finding themselves in this position.

We don’t want to be in the friendzone because otherwise you’re just building a business that doesn’t give anything back to you. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-How to tell if you’re in the friendzone

There are certain indicators that can tell us if we’re in the business friendzone. How do we figure out what these are?

-Share your scars, not your wounds

When it comes to sharing our experiences, how do we make sure that we share them as a way to move forward?

-How verbiage can tell if you are putting yourself in the friendzone.

Can the language we use in our texts, emails and even daily conversations can be a contributing factor to putting ourselves in the friendzone?

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In an age where everything is so fast-paced, it can be difficult to slow down and connect with people on a meaningful level. It’s becoming increasingly hard to find people that align with us and what we stand for.

How do we slow down and form meaningful relationships and uplift one another? How can we help others and ourselves feel less disconnected and lonely?

In this episode, author Amy Daughters joins me to talk about her book "Dear Dana: That time I went crazy and wrote all 580 of my Facebook Friends a Letter." and how she’s touched so many lives by simply sending a handwritten letter. We also talk about the value of giving people your time, forming relationships and why it’s good to vent to people who aren’t really in your circle.

People felt compelled to share with me because they felt like they were being treated as an individual which turned out to be very powerful. -Amy Daughters

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The power of sharing your storyCan the simple act of sharing our experiences uplift and empower others even if it makes us feel vulnerable?

• Following your intuitionHow do we start listening to and following our gut feelings?

• Why you don’t need to fit in to be a good friendEveryone has different cultures, stories and experiences. How can we show up for people that are different from us?

Guest Bio

Amy Weinland Daughters is a native Houstonian, wife, mother of two, freelance writer, sports journalist, and author, Amy’s second book is "Dear Dana: That Time I Went Crazy And Wrote All 580 Of My Facebook Friends A Letter."

Buy Amy’s book here:

https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Dana-Facebook-friends-handwritten/dp/1647429005/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1677526631&sr=8-1

Find Amy on Facebook @Amy Weinland Daughters - Author

Find Amy on Instagram @smokinhotamys

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Our bodies are constantly changing, and it’s only fitting that how we take care of our health changes as well. Prescribed medication and diagnoses don’t always work, so we need to look at other options for our wellbeing.

How do we find the root cause of our symptoms? What affects our body and our gut health? Why are illnesses and symptoms in women so normalized?

In this episode CEO and founder of Nuvitru Wellness, Lahana Vigliano joins me to talk about women's health, the benefits of listening to our body and how we can understand our health better.

There’s never an end point with our health journey. It’s constantly flowing, changing and pivoting. -Lahana Vigliano

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Looking at health holisticallyWhen it comes to our health, we need to begin to think out of the box.

• Why being healthy is becoming more popularWhat is the reason behind the increasing popularity of the subject of our health?

• Why women overlook their symptomsOverlooking health symptoms in women have been so normalized that we don’t think that it’s a big deal. How can the healthcare space change this?

Guest Bio

Lahana Vigliano is the CEO + founder of Nuvitru Wellness and a board certified clinical nutritionist. She holds a Bachelor of Nutrition Science degree and Masters of Human Nutrition + Functional Medicine degree. She is currently a doctorate student in clinical nutrition. She has so much passion in helping women realize that there is a root cause for their symptoms, even if they have been dismissed by healthcare before. Her company Nuvitru Wellness specializes in women's hormones and gut health and uses functional medicine lab testing to personalize the patient's journey. She is obsessed with creating natural remedies, researching, reading romance books, lifting heavy, and cooking meals for her family. Outside of work, she is a mother of two and wife. Her family is the inspiration behind Nuvitru and continues to encourage her through everything.

Work with Lahana https://nuvitruwellness.com/workwithme/

Find Nuvitru Wellness on Instagram @nuvitruwellness

Find Nuvitru Wellness on Facebook @Nuvitru Wellness

Nuvitru Wellness YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/c/nuvitruwellness

Visit www.nuvitruwellness.com

Listen to the Power Women Wellness Podcast here https://nuvitruwellness.com/powerwomenwellness

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Whether we end up publishing it or not, the process of writing a book is highly valuable. It allows us to dig deeper, marinate our thoughts and figure out and dial in our messaging.

Even pretending to write a book will give us more clarity and it makes everything about marketing our businesses easier.

Where do we begin the process of laying out a book? How does the process help us have more fun in our businesses?

In this episode, book coach Danielle Fetherson returns to share why writing a book is such a worthwhile process.

Write a book, whether you publish or not. -Dana Malstff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-How to implement our brilliant ideasAs moms, we might think we don’t have the space for deep thought, but is time for implementation what we’re really missing?

-The backbone of a great bookWhat’s the very first thing we need to do in the process of writing our book?

-Why a book will boost your brillianceMany of us don’t think we have enough expertise to write a book, but can the process actually make us more competent at what we do?

Guest Bio

Danielle helps ministers and coaches write books, even if they’ve been stuck for years, are short on writing time and don’t love writing. She does this through developmental editing, ghostwriting services, publishing consultations and book coaching that guides authors through the entire book writing and publishing journey.

For more information, find her on Facebook.

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Sales can be difficult, especially if we look at selling as if it’s a burden. If we don’t feel good about how we sell, we won’t feel good about closing the sale.

How do we sell with integrity? How do we engage in sales in a way that feels more heart centered and not burdensome?

In this episode, multi-passionate entrepreneur Miriam Thiel joins me to talk about ethical sales, the future of sales with women and how you can serve and sell.

It’s not always all about selling, it's about having conversations. -Miriam Thiel

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Sales engagement and why we feel nervous about itWe tend to feel nervous when it comes to engaging in sales because we feel like selling is a burden. How can we serve our clients while selling?

-Why messaging is so importantHow do we engage with people and show them that we care?

-Why women buy into high pressure programsWhy do women tend to buy into high pressure programs? What are some alternatives to this?

Guest Bio

Swiss-based Miriam Thiel is a multi-passionate entrepreneur, mom of one, expat, and dot connector. Since 2019, Miriam has built her online business to serve empathic entrepreneurs who are looking to grow a flexible and soul filling life and business with her business and trauma-trained life coaching, breathwork and tech creativity.

Find Miriam on Instagram @miriamthielofficial

Find Miriam on Facebook @itsmiriamthiel

Join Miriam's Facebook group @empathicentrepreneurscommunity

Visit https://www.miriamthiel.com/

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When it comes to marketing our businesses, we’re taught to niche down according to demographics - age, income, occupation etc, but then we craft content, and it just falls flat.

Our marketing becomes more magnetic when we niche according to how people feel, not a rigid set of characteristics. It makes crafting content easier, makes more people want to share our stuff and buy from us.

In this episode, I share how to start niching by emotions, not by demographics.

Your demographic niching reveals itself to you over time, the emotional niching is actually the right place to start. -Dana Malstaff  

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to map out how your ideal people feelIf we want to key into people’s emotions, where do we start? 

• The key to magnetic contentHow do we make people feel like we get them and what they are dealing with?

• Why your marketing feels offHow do we find out what’s holding our content back?

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We’re finally in an era where people no longer want to sweep their truth under a rug, and when it comes blended families, people are more open to having discussions as opposed to the past.

Why should we always communicate our feelings with our family and how does that help our relationships to thrive? It can be easy to get upset about certain things especially in a blended family, so how do we deal with those difficult emotions without hurting the people around us?

In this episode, certified life coach Amy Stone joins me to discuss her experience as a stepmom, why we shouldn’t overlook the small stuff when it comes to our family and how she’s helped blended families create a family life that they love.

The small stuff can be super important and if we downplay it, it can give us this feeling of not being seen or valued. -Amy Stone

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The importance of communication in blended familiesCommunication is key regardless of our situations but how can we use it to help us create a happier and healthier family life?

• The misconceptions of being a stepmomThe media and people around us can influence the stepmom narrative. What are some of the misconceptions around being a stepmom and how can we rise above it?

• Preconditioning and how it can affect our relationshipsWhat we experience as children can often show up later in our lives and affect our relationships.

Guest Bio

Amy Stone is a certified life coach who helps stepparents and adults in blended families create a home life they love. She is a mom, a stepmom, and a grandma. Her personal experience as a wife and stepmom pushed her to create a unique path to happiness.

Visit https://amysaysso.com/

Find Amy on LinkedIn @Amy Stone

Find Amy on Instagram @amysaysso_coaching

Find Amy on Facebook @Amy Says So

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As moms, we are often influenced by other parents and people who may not agree with our parenting style. It’s easy to feel pressured and change the way we do things, but it’s important to remember the intention behind our beliefs and systems.

How do we stay true to our opinions even when people are telling us otherwise? How do we ensure that we stay accountable as parents, and how do we begin making changes if a certain parenting style doesn’t give us the results we want?

In this episode, working mom, parenting coach and author Destini Ann Davis joins me to talk about parenting belief systems, how she is spreading her message to help others and what steps you should take to change parenting styles.

Make boundaries around what matters to you as a person. -Destini Davis

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-Spreading your message with the intention to serveIt can feel scary to be vulnerable and share our struggle stories, but why is it such a powerful thing to do?

-The importance of setting boundariesNot having boundaries in place can get messy and it’s never too late to set them. How do we set these boundaries around the things that matter to us?

-Starting and growing a social media audienceWhat are some of the ways in which we can use our experiences to create content?

Guest Bio

Destini Davis is a compassionate and relatable source for navigating motherhood! She takes the psychology of parenting and turns it into fun, digestible content for her community. She teaches with empathy and empowers parents to shift the culture of their homes to more intention, grace, and presence. Though her social media impact seemed to happen overnight, her work and passion for positive discipline have grown through years of study, practice, and implementation. From the public school system to her own home, Destini has been developing her connection-based approach for 10+ years. She has a heart for parents and has seen first hand how a family can transform through intentional, empowered parenting. In a society where parents are more stressed than ever, Destini Ann's heartfelt content reminds us of the power of presence, empathy, and playfulness. This is her passion and purpose– to remind parents of their innate power so that they can give that same gift to their children!

Listen to Destini’s podcast B*tch You're Doin A Good Job Podcast on Apple & Spotify

Buy Destini’s book Very Intentional Parenting https://sites.prh.com/veryintentionalparenting

Follow Destini on Instagram @destini.ann

Find Destini on Tiktok @destini.ann

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Many couples find themselves in a place where the playfulness, flirtiness and intimacy in their relationship completely shuts down. You know you love each other and want to be together, but you just don’t feel as connected as before.

Reigniting those exciting fun feelings can feel really hard, but what if we could do it by simply opening up little doorways of connection?

How do we reimagine connection and communication in our relationships both inside and outside of the bedroom? In this episode, I’m joined by the creator of the viral How to Keep Monogamy Hot video series, and author of Swing, Ashleigh Renard. She shares how couples who feel shut off from each other can find playfulness again.

We all have these pre-set expectations about marriage. Let’s just imagine the playbook we’re each playing by is the worst habits of our in-laws and our own parents. -Ashleigh Renard

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to ‘de-taboo’ talking about intimacyWe don’t have to agree to feeling less than satisfied. What steps can we take to voice our needs?

-How to create doorways to connectionHow do we align love languages so that both us and our partners feel valued and desired?

-Be loyal forward, not backwardInstead of asking ourselves if our choices make our parents proud, why do we need to focus on making our kids braver?

Guest Bio

Ashleigh Renard, creator of the viral How to Keep Monogamy Hot video series, is the Carrie Bradshaw for married people. After sharing her own story of rehabbing a shabby marriage in her memoir, Swing, she now answers hundreds of requests from her audience each day on how they can improve their relationships. As a synchronized skating coach and choreographer, she spent over two decades fostering cooperation and teamwork for adolescent girls. Part coach, part storyteller, part cooperation whisperer, Ashleigh has inspired millions of couples to radically reimagine the connection and joy available to them in their marriage. Her memoir, Swing, has been optioned as a streaming series and Keeping it Hot with Ashleigh Renard, an unscripted marriage fixer upper show, is also in development.

For more information, follow @ashleighrenard, go to https://ashleighrenard.com/ and buy her book Swing here.

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As women, moms and humans in general, the last few years have really put a microscope on our lives and forced many of us to face the fact that we feel overwhelmed, stuck and unhappy.

Anytime we find ourselves in this space, it’s a sign that we’re not being honest with ourselves, and that our inner wisdom is desperately trying to tell us something.

How do we tap into this inner wisdom, figure out why we feel stuck and then work toward a feeling of alignment?

In this episode, certified life coach and Nurture to Convert Business coach, Stephanie Nichols returns to talk about why so many women feel stagnant but stressed out, and how to change it.

Every time I’ve found myself in a place of complete overwhelm and stress, something wasn’t aligned and the way I truly wanted it to be. It was always because I wasn’t being honest with myself. -Stephanie Nichols

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

-The power of taking action, even when we’re a little scaredHow does the way we make decisions play into why we feel overwhelmed?

-Slow down, step back and listen to youWe’ve been conditioned to believe that the best decisions for us lie outside of us. How do we start seeking what’s right for us?

-How to curate a life that serves your happinessIf we’re honest with ourselves and what we really want, will it ruin our relationships?

Guest Bio

Stephanie Nichols is a certified life coach with The Life Coach School, and certified Nurture to Convert Business coach with Dana Malstaff. She has worked as a contract coach for 7-figure business owners like Alison J. Prince - creator of 4 multi-million dollar online brands, Russell Brunson - co-founder of ClickFunnels, and Tina Tower - founder of the Australian Mastermind, Her Empire Builder. Stephanie is mom to two boys, and the author of the book, "Create Your Calm: A Guilt-Free Journey to Peaceful Motherhood".

Clients love working with Stephanie because she has a personal approach to coaching. She is invested in her clients' success, and she's not afraid of asking tough questions to help you make effective decisions, be more productive, and gain clarity so you can thrive in your business. She is direct, yet compassionate and teaches you to think for yourself.

When she's not coaching or spending time with her friends and family, you'll find Stephanie outside running, at a local coffee shop drinking a decaf mocha, or singing with her favorite premier community chorus. She believes all people deserve to feel good about how they show up in the world.

For more information, visit https://stephanie-nichols.com/ and find her on Facebook.

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For far too long, many of us have struggled with people-pleasing, guilt, walking on eggshells and not prioritizing what gives us joy. Thankfully, we’re now in an era where setting boundaries, voicing our needs, and better communication is becoming the norm.

We hear a whole lot about setting boundaries, but that’s hard to do when we don’t know who we are, or what we want to lean into and step away from.

How do we tap into the little clues pulling us towards what makes our hearts burst? In this episode, master coach, boundary expert and podcaster, Krista Resnick shares fun ways we can build boundaries so we can honor and nurture ourselves.

Follow the energetic breadcrumbs and start paying attention to what makes your heart burst wide open. -Krista Resnick

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Following the energetic breadcrumbsThe things that make us happy always leave clues. What should we look out for?
• How boundaries change our relationshipsHow do we set boundaries that honor our sense of self without becoming selfish?
• Why boundaries aren’t just about removing things from our livesSetting boundaries is usually taken from the approach of saying no to things, but what if we took the path of what we want to say yes to?

Guest Bio

Krista Resnick is a master coach, boundary expert, podcaster and mother to 3 adultish boys. Her love and passion for boundaries is the byproduct of her own story. Having spent decades pleasing everyone else, Krista felt disempowered, inauthentic, and passionless in every aspect of her life. Through her own personal healing work, she began to find great empowerment through the art of boundaries and expressing her truth.

Now, serving hundreds of women across the globe, Krista has witnessed the transformative power of embodying healthy boundaries. She strongly believes that a well boundaried life empowers women to stop people-pleasing and come back home to themselves so they can create lives and relationships that are purposeful and passion-fueled. For more information, head to ​​https://www.kristaresnick.com/.

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As women, we’re born and bred in a world where self-care is seen as selfish, a luxury or something that’s always out of reach. We often put ourselves so low on the priority list, we end up falling apart, lacking energy and miserable, with bodies we don’t feel good in.

We’re taught to be okay with putting ourselves on the backburner, so how do we start paying attention to self-care? How do we advocate for our own wellbeing?

In this episode, self-care specialist, podcast host and best selling author of “WAVES of Self-Care”, Jaime McFaden shares her process for making ourselves a priority and how to internally take responsibility for ourselves.

We’re force fed so much information about what we’re supposed to do and what we’re supposed to look like, and it’s a traumatic experience because we’re taught to put ourselves on the backburner. -Jaime McFaden

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• What it means to be wellGetting our nails done and taking long baths is great, but what is self-care actually?
• How to take external expectations out of our decisions and actionsIn a world that constantly pushes specific beauty standards, how do we take care of our appearance and also celebrate our own unique features?
• Why we have to practice social self-careHow do we evaluate the people we spend time with and who we follow on social media so that we’re not feeding into things that make us feel bad about ourselves?

Guest Bio

Self-care specialist, podcast host and best selling author of “WAVES of Self-Care”, Jaime McFaden is passionate in helping busy moms find balance and put themselves on their priority list! After years of working in the fitness industry, Jaime realized there was much more to health than just the physical element so she linked up with doctors, therapists and other specialists to bring together a comprehensive self-care system: WAVE by J. For more information, head to https://jaimemcfaden.com/, follow @jaimemcfaden and send her DM to get a free self-care guide and buy her book here.

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It’s evident that women are becoming more fearless and advocating for themselves as we navigate through the struggles and face battles head on. Times are changing and women are standing up for themselves and what they believe in.

As women, how do we fill up our own cups so that we can pour out and provide for others? Why should we take a stand and do something about the matters that oppress us?

In this episode, entrepreneur, inventor and writer Jillian Coburn joins me to discuss why you should speak your truth, and how the next generation of fearless women is changing the world.

If you speak the truth, you will be heard. -Jillian Coburn

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Being an advocate for yourselfHow do we stand up for ourselves and the way we want the world to be?
• Everyone’s pain is validHow do we acknowledge our own pain and work through it?
• Having important conversationsIt can be scary to talk about things that no one else wants to talk about, but why is it so necessary?

Guest Bio

Jillian Coburn is an entrepreneur, inventor, writer, outdoors-woman, and mother of three, who is passionately committed to supporting and elevating women who have nowhere to turn and living under the shadows of domestic violence.

She is also the co-owner of NOLA Prestige Electric, a women/minority based contracting company. She founded the apparel line, Reel Housewives of the Deep South, in 2014, producing one-of-a-kind American-made designs for Southern women who love the outdoors and choose “cat-fishing over catfighting!”

Jillian spends her time on the lake or at home creating new books. She is a member of Texas Association Against Sexual Abuse, Entrepreneur Think Tank, and Women Warriors Collab.

For more information visit https://jilliancoburn.com/ and follow Jillian on Instagram @gigijillian or follow @mommygobag

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When it comes to marketing, the world isn’t craving more cutthroat strategies, spammy ads, heavily branded content or TikTok dances. People are yearning for a sense of belonging and community - a safe space for them to be true to themselves.

From a brand marketing perspective, there’s a rock solid business case to put community front and center of what we do. The more entrepreneurs build movement and collective-based businesses, the better off the whole world’s going to be.

Why is community such a key part of marketing businesses today? How do we build our businesses on ideas that are worth rallying behind?

In this episode, marketing futurist, keynote speaker, mentor, educator and author of the new book “Belonging to the Brand”, Mark Schaefer returns to talk about the book, and why community matters so much in the businesses we build and run.

We have a bunch of people that feel alone and are yearning for business owners to create a safe space. They want to buy your stuff because they love the world you’re creating. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why communities failWhat’s the difference between a community and audience?
• Why a TikTok approach to marketing doesn’t work for everybodyDo people feel out of integrity because they are being taught to approach marketing as entertainers instead of educators?
• How to provide validation through marketingEveryone is surrounded by people who make them feel bad about how they think the world should work. How can we give them permission to feel good about themselves?

Guest Bio

Mark Schaefer is one of the world's leading marketing futurists, keynote speakers, educators and business consultants. He’s the author of many bestselling books, including his new book “Belonging to the Brand: Why Community is the Last Great Marketing Strategy” which hit hit #1 in Marketing on Amazon. Mark has worked in global sales, PR, and marketing positions for more than 30 years and provides consulting services as Executive Director of Schaefer Marketing Solutions. Mark is also well-known for developing corporate marketing strategies and marketing workshops. His clients range from successful start-ups to global brands such as Adidas, Johnson & Johnson, GE Life Sciences, Pfizer, The U.S. Air Force, and the UK Government.

For more information, visit https://businessesgrow.com/ or head to https://businessesgrow.com/contact/press-inquiries/

Buy Belonging to the Brand (https://amzn.to/3W8ciqi)

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As moms and business owners, being productive with our time is crucial, but we all know how hard that can be sometimes. Very often when we feel chaos, stress and overwhelm and we’re struggling to get things done, we blame it on our schedules and time management skills, but what if it goes a lot deeper than that?

Productivity, or lack thereof, has everything to do with how we feel. How do we do the inner work that makes productivity inevitable?

In this episode, I’m joined by Integrative Productivity Expert, writer, speaker and creator of Productive Flow, Angela Kristen Taylor. She shares how to get rid of chaos and overwhelm so that running our businesses doesn’t burn us out.

Our emotional state drives our ability to perform. -Angela Kristen Taylor

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The stories that get in the way of our productivityHow do we avoid being defined by the limiting beliefs of other people?
• The link between our childhood and our productivity nowHow do we understand the emotional blocks that get in the way of our productivity?
• Why we have to work with our emotional energy, not against usHow do we find the productivity system that works for us?

Guest Bio

As an Integrative Productivity Expert, writer and speaker, Angela serves as a transformational catalyst to business owners, entrepreneurs and sales professionals. Angela’s signature method, Productive Flow, integrates emotion, energy, time and focus to help clients create natural productive flow and achieve higher levels of success in business and more importantly, in life. To check out Productive Flow programs and services, visit http://www.productiveflow.com.

Book Your Free Productivity Breakthrough Session Here: http://productiveflow.as.me/clutterfree

You can also find Angela on social media:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelakristentaylor/

https://www.facebook.com/ProductiveFlowPrograms

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Ria_bDtWwSOXrfYiMyBFw

https://www.instagram.com/productiveflow/

https://www.tiktok.com/@productiveflow

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To many of us, turning our businesses into a million dollar brand is nothing but a pipe dream. Without the proper support, finance and safety net, it can feel too far out of reach. Fear of failure holds us back and stunts growth and taking our businesses global seems impossible.

How do we reinvent our businesses and turn it into an industry giant? How do we gain the confidence to take our brand global, and how do we prepare ourselves to take the necessary risks to make our business boom.

Founding partners James Christianson and Otto Schulze of James x Schulze join me in this episode to discuss how they took their business to the next level, how they made the big things seem possible and why you should go big when it comes to business.

You have to embrace discomfort and fear. The thing that makes you afraid is the thing you have to go after. -James Christianson

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why business partnerships are difficultHow do we make working together effortless?
• How to overcome fearOvercoming fear helps us to embrace and conquer even bigger fears.
• Reinventing your brandWe have to be able to fit in our respective industries in order to ensure success. How do we reinvent ourselves and our brand so that more people will want to work with us?

Guest Bio

James started his career as an educator and entrepreneur. With 20+ years of experience as a photographer, combined with his business and education experience, James brings a distinctive and clear voice.

Otto started his career traveling the globe as a documentary photographer. He has spent the past 20 years in pursuit of the “decisive moment.” His unique vision and ability to see outside the box make him an inspirational and visionary educator.

Combining editorial, documentary, and fine-art styles, James x Schulze has become a world-renowned photography brand. Their experience and knowledge combine to make a significant impact on photographers who want to take their business to the next level. The methods they’re sharing have turned their photography business into a million-dollar business annually.

Find James x Schulze on Instagram @jamesandschulze

Find James on LinkedIn @James Christianson

Find Otto on Instagram @ottoschulze1

For more information, visit https://www.jamesandschulze.com/

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When it comes to getting featured, we need a pitch that gets people instantly captivated by what we have to share. It gives us an opportunity to get better at what we want to say and the way we say it.

How do we ensure that our pitches have the correct angle and are positioned in a way that makes featuring us a no-brainer? Why should we share stories and discussions when it comes to pitching other people?

CEO of Pursuing Results Matt Johnson joins me again to talk about pitching people with the right angle and getting featured. We also talk about college alternatives and leveraged mentorship.

Start pitching the discussion you want to have and the stories you want to talk about. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Creating a bridge to entrepreneurshipHow can we take people from being stuck in a traditional mentality to having the confidence to do their own thing and start their own businesses?
• The importance of internships and apprenticeshipsHow can we figure out the path we want to take?
• The next generation of leadersHow can we raise up other people and shine the spotlight on them?

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It’s evident that the world and how we do things is changing, especially how we grow and run our businesses. A big part of this comes down to the people within our businesses and the way we lead them.

College doesn’t necessarily equip the people we want to hire with the skills they need to be successful, so how can we step in and bridge that gap? How do we help our employees and teams be a part of something bigger?

In this episode, the CEO of Pursuing Results, Matt Johnson returns to discuss the power of leveraged mentorship and what the future of leadership looks like.

We’ve created this culture where we lift up people who went and sat in a classroom forever, but we somehow are demeaning to the people who went out and worked. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The power of micro-coachingHow does micro-coaching help interns and freelancers take their first steps?
• How to make mentorship rewardingCan we create the ultimate win-win scenario through the way we mentor people?
• Getting around people who have the skills you needBuying courses or going to college aren’t the only ways to improve your skills. How else can we gather the knowledge we need?

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There’s nothing like walking into our homes and feeling like they’re truly ours, and that in every nook and cranny, our identities are apparent. We all have unique personalities, quirks, stories and styles, but so many of us don’t see those things reflected in our spaces, and that affects our wellbeing.

How do we bring our stories and lifestyles into how we arrange and decorate our homes? Can we take control of the clutter so that we feel calm in our spaces?

In this episode, certified Interior Designer and an entrepreneur, Jessica Velazquez talks about how to catapult your inner designer and decorate our homes with confidence.

For a home to be inspiring, it doesn’t have to be perfect, look like a furniture store or an Instagram influencer’s home. It’s a house where you walk in and you can see who lives there. -Jessica Velazquez

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why it’s possible to have impostor syndrome when it comes to our homesHow do we build our confidence to decorate our homes the way we want?
• How to deal with clutterWhen we have young children, we often feel like there’s no point decorating because the house will get messy anyway. Can we change this?
• Why there’s no such thing as a one size fits all room designWhy do we have to stop trying to decorate to a specific style and use our lifestyles as the departure point of decorating our homes instead?

Guest Bio

Jessica Velazquez is a certified Interior Designer and an entrepreneur. After graduating in Toronto, she worked in Panama combining design and real estate. In Canada, she founded Interiors by Jessica and uses her innovative Threefold Design Map to help her clients and students strategize their dreams, beat decor fatigue, and avoid budget regrets. As a firm believer that our well-being is inseparable from our environment, Jessica created “The 9 Limiting Beliefs Sabotaging Our Home-Dreams” and leads the virtual movement Self-Care Begins At Home. She is on a mission to empower others to design spaces that take care of us and set us up for success.

For more information, head to https://www.pinstoreality.com and follow @interiors_by_jessica on Instagram.

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Many people don’t consider themselves creative by any measure of the word, but the truth is, creativity is something we’re all born with. If we tap into and nurture that part of ourselves, it can actually help us and our businesses thrive.

Why is it so important to understand creativity within ourselves and how our brain works? How can we hone this asset and extract value from it? How can we equip our creativity, and what are some of the things that lock it up?

In this episode, creator of Business School for Artists, Fiona Valentine joins me to discuss the creative process, what it means to have a creative mindset and why creativity plays a valuable role in both our personal and professional lives.

There are so many things that are creative that we don’t actually recognize they are. -Fiona Valentine

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The value of creativityCreativity is about understanding the way our brain works. How can this help us understand ourselves better as a whole?
• How to find your creativityThe creative process differs from person to person. How do we figure out what works for us?
• Developing and understanding our creativityWhat are some of the things that hinders our creativity? How can we develop creativity within ourselves?

Guest Bio

Business coach and artist Fiona Valentine believes all of us are creative.

Her signature coaching program Business School for Artists is designed to help artists make money from their art even if they've never sold any of their work before. She's also a certified Nurture to Convert Society Coach helping women move into creative freedom in their business so content creation flows more freely.

Her signature program Business School for Artists is designed to help artists make money from their art, even if they've never sold any of their work before.

Find out more at Business School for Artists

For more information, visit https://www.fionavalentine.com/

Find Fiona on Instagram @fionavalentineartist

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A lot of times, once we reach our goals, we want to do more. The list of things we want to achieve keeps growing, and new goals take the place of old ones.

That’s perfectly natural. Our goals don’t have to be set destinations - they can be rolling milestones toward creating what we want.

Why do we yearn for more, and why do we grapple with deciding what to do? Can trial and error help when it comes to doing more, and how do we deal with failure?

In this episode life coach, podcast host and practicing attorney Tracey Coates joins me to discuss what it means to do more, why it differs from person to person and how we can embrace failure and use it as a currency for success.

You’ve got to know what the sacrifices are and be willing to make them. -Tracey Coates

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why we have to be prepared to make sacrificesHow do we know what’s worth suffering for?
• How to reframe what it means to failEmbracing failure can be scary, but it is also the currency for success. How can we embrace failure and learn from it?
• Why goals evolveFulfillment comes from the process, not the result. Why do we yearn for more when we reach our goals?

Guest Bio

Tracey is a life & career coach, attorney, podcaster, wife, and busy mother of 2!

She helps high-achieving women, like you, reduce the stress, anxiety and overwhelm that comes from trying to balance a successful career, a family and whatever else life throws at you!

If you’ve ever wanted to run kicking & screaming in the opposite direction of your life - you’re not alone – we’ve all been there. Tracey can help you!

Visit https://coachingwithtraceycoates.com/

Visit https://traceycoates.com/

Find Tracy on Instagram @iamtracycoates

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As moms, business owners and human beings in general, our lives are messy. We have scars because of what we’ve been through, and sometimes it feels like those experiences make it harder to be successful in our businesses.

The truth is, everything we’ve been through (good or bad) influences the fullness of who we are today, and there’s so much beauty in that.

In this episode, I share the power of being thankful for the things that have gotten us here, even the hard ones.

We have this immense power within us to take everything that’s ever happened to us and move ourselves into what we want to be. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• What I’ve learned from what I’ve been throughIt’s not easy to be thankful for our painful experiences, but is there a way to come to terms with them?
• How our stories influence the impact we makeHow do we use the things we couldn’t control that molded us into who we are to choose what we want for the future?
• The power of community
  Accepting the messiness of life is easier when you have support. How can we build and find a community of people who understand and root for us?

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As Boss Moms, we tend to bite off more than we can chew, and say yes to whatever comes our way even if it doesn’t align with where we want to be. Toxic hustle culture holds us to an unhealthy standard, leaving us with less time for the things that truly energize us.

It takes work to build a business and raise a family, so how can we track our time so that it’s spent doing the things that matter to us? Can we break away from hustle culture and reclaim our energy so that we are more energized to work on our passions?

In this episode, best-selling author and TEDx speaker Jadah Sellner returns to discuss some important aspects of her book She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life which shares a new entrepreneurial model for women, one that focuses on reclaiming your time and energy and doing business on your own terms. We also chat about toxic hustle culture and how to break away from it.

For decades we’ve been reading business books that don’t reflect our truth. -Jadah Sellner

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to embrace working at your own paceHow do we work in a way that doesn’t deplete us and build and grow the way we want?
• Detoxing from hustle cultureWe tend to hold ourselves to a metric of success that hustle culture pushes. Why should we not compare ourselves to the standards set by hustle culture?
• How to start reclaiming your timeHow can we track how we spend our time so that we can prioritize the things that energize us?

Guest Bio

Jadah Sellner is a bestselling author, business coach, international keynote speaker, TEDx presenter, poet, and host of the Lead with Love® podcast. She's the author of SHE BUILDS: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life. She’s also the co-author of the best-selling book Simple Green Smoothies where over one million people have embraced this simple and healthy habit.

As the founder of Jadah Sellner Media, Inc. and She Builds Collective, Jadah helps women build their businesses and their lives in a way that works for them—–with love. She has been featured in Forbes, O, The Oprah Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal. Learn more at jadahsellner.com or follow her on social media at @jadahsellner

When Jadah's not speaking on stage, you can catch her dancing to Beyoncé in her living room or sipping on a Chai tea latte by a cozy fireplace. She lives in the San Francisco bay area with her husband, daughter, and dog Beesly.

Visit https://shebuilds.com/

Find Jadah’s book on Amazon She Builds: The Anti-Hustle Guide to Grow Your Business and Nourish Your Life

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Sales gives some people energy and they thrive on it, but for others, it can be taxing. A lot of people don’t want to sell because the idea of asking for things feels wrong.

If we nurture our audience in the correct way, we don’t actually have to sell at all! Connecting with our audience can help us make more without having to sell so much.

In this episode, I talk about the importance of nurturing your audience, ways to make sales easier to execute, and how to make selling not feel like selling.

If you nurture people in the right way then you don’t have to sell. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The power of nurturing our audienceOur audience plays a huge role in our businesses. How do we nurture our audience so that selling becomes easier?
• How to connect with people so they want to buy from usHow can we build trust and connect with our audience?
• How to get your audience excited for your businessWhen people are excited about our businesses, selling becomes easy. How do we ignite the excitement in our audience?

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Boss Moms do a lot, but so many of us still feel inadequate when it comes to our careers, kids and relationships. These feelings are totally normal, and the more we talk about these struggles with each other, the less judged and alone we feel in them.

How does being vulnerable help us connect with other people? How can sharing stories help us work through difficulties?

In this episode, I am joined by the CEO and Founder of the Free Mama movement, Lauren Golden, who discusses the impact of sharing stories, what it takes to make courageous moves and making an impact on other women.

Women have such a road ahead of them when it comes to shifting who they are, what they’re about, what they care about and re-finding themselves. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why communication is so powerfulSharing stories is one of the oldest forms of communication, but people are still afraid to speak about what they are going through. How does sharing stories help us with what we are facing?
• How to move toward our goalsHow do we make courageous steps towards living the life we want to live?
• The importance of the people who surround usWhy is it important to have a community that keeps us in momentum?

Guest Bio

Lauren Golden loves helping mamas free themselves from the 9-5 grind. She launched The Free Mama Movement to show working moms that they don’t have to choose between family and financial stability. She is also a Speaker, Author and YouTuber. She has published two books, The Free Mama: How to Work from Home, Control Your Schedule, and Make More Money and The Free Mama, the Daily Five: Productivity Planner, Get More Done in Less Time.

Find Lauren on Instagram @laurengoldenfreemama

Visit https://thefreemamamovement.com/social

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Desire is something really normal, but we don’t talk about it and the way intimacy can impact the way we feel about ourselves and the relationships we sustain.

A lot of the things we believe about intimacy and desire could actually work against creating a deeper connection, so how do we shift to something better?

How does desire actually work and how can the connection we have with our bodies influence desire?

In this episode, sex and couples therapist Annika Cook joins me to discuss what desire is, how it impacts our relationships, even the one we have with ourselves.

Obligation kills desire. -Annika Cook

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to prepare for intimacy, even when you have kidsIt can be difficult to be intimate even when it's just us and our partner, but how do we prepare for intimacy when there are kids in the picture?
• The impact of Hollywood’s portrayal of desireHollywood and the media has a huge impact on what desire should look like and how it should happen. How does desire actually work in reality?
• The intimacy frameworkWhat steps can we take to establish a deeper connection?

Guest Bio-

Annika Cook is a Couples Therapist, Sex Therapist, wife, mama of littles and person of deconstructed-reconstructed faith. Her passion is teaching couples how to cultivate intimate lives they feel great about, with the insight of a therapist and the perspective of a working mom, living in an ever changing body, ten years past the honeymoon phase.

For more information, head to ​​https://www.growintimacy.com/, follow Annika on Instagram and Facebook.

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Everyone’s got a story to tell and when we lean into those stories, and make them part of our messaging, we create a strong sense of belonging for the communities we build.

Our stories, unique experiences and the things we wish were different in the world are our superpowers. They make the people who resonate with us feel seen, and that’s key to getting people to buy from us.

How do we use these stories in our messaging? In this episode, I’m joined by The Pitch Whisperer John Livesay and actor Andrew Gray. They are the co-creators of The Superhero U, and in this episode they share how their program came to be, and who they want to help.

How can you feel confident in yourself if you don’t think you have any stories to tell? -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The power of your own unique journey and experiencesWhy do our stories make it easier to grow our businesses?
• How to get off the self-esteem rollercoasterHow do we shift from wanting to be liked by everyone to compassion with boundaries?
• What we can learn from what we want to rant aboutDoing anything meaningful involves suffering, how do we know what we’re willing to suffer for?

Guest Bio

John Livesay and Andrew Gray are co-creators of The Superhero U which is a community to help people discover their superhero power and live a life full of confidence and creativity.

John Livesay, aka The Pitch Whisperer, is a sales keynote speaker who shows companies’ sales teams how to turn mundane case studies into compelling case stories so they win more new business. From John’s award-winning career at Conde Nast, he shares the lessons he learned that turn sales teams into revenue rockstars. His TEDx talk: "Be The Lifeguard of Your Own Life" has over 1,000,000 views. Clients love working with John because of his ongoing support after his talk which includes implementing the storytelling skills from his best-selling book Better Selling Through Storytelling and the online course "Revenue Rockstar Mastery." His new book, The Sale Is in the Tale, is a business fable set in Austin, TX, and is about a sales representative whose old ways of selling are not working anymore. The reader accompanies the rep on his journey and learns how to use storytelling and strengthen their soft skills to improve their professional and personal relationships. John is a guest lecturer on how to leverage the power of storytelling in sales at multiple universities including the University of Texas at Austin (UTLA), Pepperdine Graziadio Business school, and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and his book is now required reading for the UTLA course on Entertainment and Media studies.

Andrew Gray is an actor, humanitarian, producer, writer, model, public speaker, creative director, and an incredible athlete with an adventurous spirit. Sharing a unique background of being both Native American and Mexican, this has given him a purpose to advocate for representation and inclusion through his work in media and entertainment. Gray is known for acting in television & film on platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, Nickelodeon, and Discovery ID. Andrew has had the distinct privilege to have worked with top leading brands such as Gucci, Dior, Adidas, Sony, and Tanqueray. Gray has worked with numerous charities in the past - Mental Health Foundation, Big Brother Big Sister Los Angeles, Sacramento Children's Home, Kids Can Cosplay, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Help Feed America, Run To Feed The Hungry, Make A Wish, and takes aim at The American Indian College Fund. Furthermore, Gray is currently associated with the non-profit It Starts with One Today.

For more information, visit http://superherou.com/

Follow @thepitchwhisperer and @andrewgray on Instagram.

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It can be daunting trying to balance being an entrepreneur and a mom, especially when our kids are younger and need us around most of the time.

Our kids need to be able to relate to other children, recognize and understand their own emotions, but also empathize with others.

What tools can we use to raise emotionally intelligent humans? How do we make sure we show up for them?

In today's episode, CEO of Seed and Sew, Alyssa Blask Campbell shares insight on the 5 components of emotional intelligence, how to build it and how early it can be fostered in our kids.

As human beings, we are all striving towards connection.- Alyssa Blask Campbell

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to implement parenting strategiesHow do we effectively apply parenting strategies?
• Understanding different personality typesNo two children are the same so it’s only fair that we parent them accordingly. How do we parent different personality types, especially when our kids are our own polar opposites?
• The importance of collaborative decision makingWhy is it so crucial that we include our kids in decision making processes? How does this help them when it comes to contributing their own ideas?

Guest Bio

Alyssa Blask Campbell is the founder and CEO of Seed & Sew, an organization committed to giving parents, teachers and caregivers the tools to raise emotionally intelligent humans. An emotional development expert with a master’s degree in early education, Alyssa co-created the Collaborative Emotion Processing (CEP) method and researched it across the United States.

For more information, visit https://www.seedandsew.org/

Follow Alyssa on Instagram @seed.and.sew

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As moms, it’s safe to say that our schedules can sometimes be unpredictable. Our lives are filled with unscheduled interruptions which make doing things in a long, uninterrupted flow extremely difficult.

What if we could create massive results without making huge leaps?

Let me introduce you to the micro-movement! It’s all about the power of micro-shifts and doing the little things that facilitate big changes.

In this episode, I talk about the micro-movement, why it’s where we need to be and how to hone micro-skills and micro-decisions to grow.

When we try to make big changes, 99% of the time they fail. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why micro-movements are so great for people with unpredictable schedulesWhat’s the difference between how we typically do things and the micro-movement?
• The art of using micro-movements to our advantageSmall movements facilitate big changes. How can we use micro-movements to get massive results?
• How to hone our micro-skillsHow do micro-skills and micro-decisions lead to the micro-habits that completely transform our lives?

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When your business relies on live launches, you have to use social media intensely, all the time which takes all the fun out of it.

With evergreen systems, we can build vibrant businesses without being beholden to social media, freeing up valuable mental energy and time.

How can we build systems that can sell consistently for years?

In this episode, I share why evergreen systems make growing our businesses so much easier.

If you’ve been running your business, creating content, doing all the things, but you’re not seeing growth, then you most likely have a messaging problem and the Nurture to Convert Society might be able to help. Check us out and schedule a call to find out if it’s the right fit for you.

www.nurturetoconvert.com

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When your business relies on live launches, you have to use social media intensely, all the time which takes all the fun out of it.

With evergreen systems, we can build vibrant businesses without being beholden to social media, freeing up valuable mental energy and time.

How can we build systems that can sell consistently for years?

In this episode, I share why evergreen systems make growing our businesses so much easier.

If you’ve been running your business, creating content, doing all the things, but you’re not seeing growth, then you most likely have a messaging problem and the Nurture to Convert Society might be able to help. Check us out and schedule a call to find out if it’s the right fit for you.

www.nurturetoconvert.com

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If we want to grow our business while spending less time on social media, we need a way to nurture people to know, like, trust us and want to buy from us. 

An email nurture system designed to build relationships makes this possible, all while reducing our reliance on social media and pushy sales tactics.

How does the permission sandwich system work?

In this episode, I share how to grow our businesses using email nurture.

If you’ve been running your business, creating content, doing all the things, but you’re not seeing growth, then you most likely have a messaging problem and the Nurture to Convert Society might be able to help. Check us out and schedule a call to find out if it’s the right fit for you.

www.nurturetoconvert.com

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If we want to grow our business while spending less time on social media, we need a way to nurture people to know, like, trust us and want to buy from us. 

An email nurture system designed to build relationships makes this possible, all while reducing our reliance on social media and pushy sales tactics.

How does the permission sandwich system work?

In this episode, I share how to grow our businesses using email nurture.

If you’ve been running your business, creating content, doing all the things, but you’re not seeing growth, then you most likely have a messaging problem and the Nurture to Convert Society might be able to help. Check us out and schedule a call to find out if it’s the right fit for you.

www.nurturetoconvert.com

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Using social media to grow our businesses puts the job of showing up, sharing, teaching and managing entirely on our shoulders - no wonder it’s exhausting.

Is it possible to reach people, build authority and lead people to buy from us without social media?

In this episode, I share why building community is an easier path to growth.

If you’ve been running your business, creating content, doing all the things, but you’re not seeing growth, then you most likely have a messaging problem and the Nurture to Convert Society might be able to help. Check us out and schedule a call to find out if it’s the right fit for you.

www.nurturetoconvert.com

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Using social media to grow our businesses puts the job of showing up, sharing, teaching and managing entirely on our shoulders - no wonder it’s exhausting.

Is it possible to reach people, build authority and lead people to buy from us without social media?

In this episode, I share why building community is an easier path to growth.

If you’ve been running your business, creating content, doing all the things, but you’re not seeing growth, then you most likely have a messaging problem and the Nurture to Convert Society might be able to help. Check us out and schedule a call to find out if it’s the right fit for you.

www.nurturetoconvert.com

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One of the key things we need to do in our businesses is build authority. We have to show that we’re credible and trustworthy, an expert in our niche.

There are many ways we can go about building authority, and ladies, it doesn’t have to involve crazy TikTok videos. In this episode, I share why social media isn’t the only path to authority.

If you’ve been running your business, creating content, doing all the things, but you’re not seeing growth, then you most likely have a messaging problem and the Nurture to Convert Society might be able to help. Check us out and schedule a call to find out if it’s the right fit for you.

www.nurturetoconvert.com

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One of the key things we need to do in our businesses is build authority. We have to show that we’re credible and trustworthy, an expert in our niche.

There are many ways we can go about building authority, and ladies, it doesn’t have to involve crazy TikTok videos. In this episode, I share why social media isn’t the only path to authority.

If you’ve been running your business, creating content, doing all the things, but you’re not seeing growth, then you most likely have a messaging problem and the Nurture to Convert Society might be able to help. Check us out and schedule a call to find out if it’s the right fit for you.

www.nurturetoconvert.com

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Human beings are naturally social - we enjoy talking to people, getting to know them, and hanging out, so why does social media feel like such a drag? 

The reason we experience so much annoyance, cynicism, fear and hesitation around social media has nothing to do with the platforms and the people - it has EVERYTHING to do with our messaging. 

In this episode, I’m going to share why we don’t enjoy social media and how to start changing that!

If you’ve been running your business, creating content, doing all the things, but you’re not seeing growth, then you most likely have a messaging problem and the Nurture to Convert Society might be able to help. Check us out and schedule a call to find out if it’s the right fit for you. www.nurturetoconvert.com

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Human beings are naturally social - we enjoy talking to people, getting to know them, and hanging out, so why does social media feel like such a drag? 

The reason we experience so much annoyance, cynicism, fear and hesitation around social media has nothing to do with the platforms and the people - it has EVERYTHING to do with our messaging. 

In this episode, I’m going to share why we don’t enjoy social media and how to start changing that!

If you’ve been running your business, creating content, doing all the things, but you’re not seeing growth, then you most likely have a messaging problem and the Nurture to Convert Society might be able to help. Check us out and schedule a call to find out if it’s the right fit for you. www.nurturetoconvert.com

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If you thought of your business as a person with feelings, needs and dreams, you might just realize that you’re guilty of cheating on it.

So many of us consider ourselves multi-passionate, but dabbling in multiple things could leave our businesses feeling neglected, which affects what we get out of them.

What are the signs that our businesses feel neglected and want to be loved on a little more? How do we show up if we want to show our businesses that we love and value them?

In this episode, I’m going to share the value of building a monogamous relationship with your business and how to renew your vows with it.

Maybe we’re not getting what we want from our business because our businesses aren’t getting what they want from us. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• What our human relationships can teach us about our businessesIf you thought of your business as a person with feelings, how would that change what you do?
• How you hurt your business’ feelingsWhat do we have to tell our business and how should we show up to let it know that it’s valued?
• Why our businesses end up feeling overwhelmed and neglectedHow do our businesses feel when we dump multiple projects on them and vacillate between a bunch of different things?

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If you thought of your business as a person with feelings, needs and dreams, you might just realize that you’re guilty of cheating on it.

So many of us consider ourselves multi-passionate, but dabbling in multiple things could leave our businesses feeling neglected, which affects what we get out of them.

What are the signs that our businesses feel neglected and want to be loved on a little more? How do we show up if we want to show our businesses that we love and value them?

In this episode, I’m going to share the value of building a monogamous relationship with your business and how to renew your vows with it.

Maybe we’re not getting what we want from our business because our businesses aren’t getting what they want from us. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• What our human relationships can teach us about our businessesIf you thought of your business as a person with feelings, how would that change what you do?
• How you hurt your business’ feelingsWhat do we have to tell our business and how should we show up to let it know that it’s valued?
• Why our businesses end up feeling overwhelmed and neglectedHow do our businesses feel when we dump multiple projects on them and vacillate between a bunch of different things?

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We all have these amazing things we want to accomplish in our businesses, and I totally believe that we can have everything we want. But we are messy human beings with baggage and challenges that can make it hard for things to work out. Sometimes that big barrier, and the thing that stops us most is ourselves.

Call it self-sabotage or limiting beliefs, we all have the ability to be our own impediment. How do we unpack these limiting beliefs and figure out why we’re getting in our own way?

In this episode, I’m going to talk about self-sabotage and what to do about it.

If you’re getting in your own way, your emotions and your beliefs tell you something. The feeling you feel is useful if you unpack it. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to take stock of where you areWhat can our buying habits tell us about what’s going on emotionally?
• The missing link between what we have and what we wantHow do we figure out why we aren’t implementing what we’re learning?
• Why we have to evaluate our beliefs around money and our environmentCan our beliefs around money get in our way?

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We all have these amazing things we want to accomplish in our businesses, and I totally believe that we can have everything we want. But we are messy human beings with baggage and challenges that can make it hard for things to work out. Sometimes that big barrier, and the thing that stops us most is ourselves.

Call it self-sabotage or limiting beliefs, we all have the ability to be our own impediment. How do we unpack these limiting beliefs and figure out why we’re getting in our own way?

In this episode, I’m going to talk about self-sabotage and what to do about it.

If you’re getting in your own way, your emotions and your beliefs tell you something. The feeling you feel is useful if you unpack it. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to take stock of where you areWhat can our buying habits tell us about what’s going on emotionally?
• The missing link between what we have and what we wantHow do we figure out why we aren’t implementing what we’re learning?
• Why we have to evaluate our beliefs around money and our environmentCan our beliefs around money get in our way?

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When our businesses aren’t growing, we’re struggling with exactly what we want to say and social media feels hard - the problem lies in our messaging.

Our messaging is what gets people to care about what we do, and makes us authentic, intriguing and magnetic. It’s the thing that makes someone think, “OMG, this is my person” when they hear what you have to say. If our messaging is in any way wishy-washy, confusing and messy, how do we hone it and make it more specific?

How do we start coming up with the things that will make us stand out? In this episode, I’m going to share why messaging is so important and how to dial it in.

When your messaging is honed in, you can’t keep quiet. You can’t not say what needs to be said. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to tighten up messy, wishy-washy messagingCan sharing on too many different topics actually do more harm than good?
• Why our messaging makes everything easierInstead of trying to niche down first, should we put more effort towards honing our messaging?
• Why our opinions are so valuable in our messagingWhat aspects make up the messaging of a business that’s authentic and magnetic?

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When our businesses aren’t growing, we’re struggling with exactly what we want to say and social media feels hard - the problem lies in our messaging.

Our messaging is what gets people to care about what we do, and makes us authentic, intriguing and magnetic. It’s the thing that makes someone think, “OMG, this is my person” when they hear what you have to say. If our messaging is in any way wishy-washy, confusing and messy, how do we hone it and make it more specific?

How do we start coming up with the things that will make us stand out? In this episode, I’m going to share why messaging is so important and how to dial it in.

When your messaging is honed in, you can’t keep quiet. You can’t not say what needs to be said. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to tighten up messy, wishy-washy messagingCan sharing on too many different topics actually do more harm than good?
• Why our messaging makes everything easierInstead of trying to niche down first, should we put more effort towards honing our messaging?
• Why our opinions are so valuable in our messagingWhat aspects make up the messaging of a business that’s authentic and magnetic?

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Courses are everywhere - everyone’s talking about them, offering them and telling entrepreneurs to create them. I get it, the natural progression of knowledge and growth is making a course about it.

But before we even think of creating a course, certain things have to be in place because great content isn’t enough, even if it’s put together beautifully.

So what needs to happen before we create a course? Why is messaging so important? In this episode, I’m talking about how to get a course to work for you at the right stage in your business.

No matter how good your course is, if your messaging isn’t right all the course has to stand on is what it teaches, and that’s not enough. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• What gets a course to succeedWhy do some courses struggle even though they have awesome content?
• Why our messaging has to be dialed inAs awesome as we are at what we do, there are other people in our space. How do we make sure we’re putting our beacon out to the right people?
• Why we shouldn’t rush creating a courseHow do we know we’re making a course too fast and creating a recipe for sales PTSD?

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A lot of the messaging we hear in business today is all about fast growth, overnight success, and things falling into place quickly, and we feel bad because we aren’t “successful yet”.

Building a really great business takes time, and that’s a good thing. We have to go through multiple iterations to figure out what works, and be the intern in our business before we can be the CEO.

If we forced our businesses to grow up faster we’d miss out on the powerful discoveries, market research, and incremental microshifts we get from slowing down.

In this episode, I’ll share why slow growth is so much better than overnight success.

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A lot of the messaging we hear in business today is all about fast growth, overnight success, and things falling into place quickly, and we feel bad because we aren’t “successful yet”.

Building a really great business takes time, and that’s a good thing. We have to go through multiple iterations to figure out what works, and be the intern in our business before we can be the CEO.

If we forced our businesses to grow up faster we’d miss out on the powerful discoveries, market research, and incremental microshifts we get from slowing down.

In this episode, I’ll share why slow growth is so much better than overnight success.

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Moms are notorious for letting clutter crowd our space. We rarely feel like we have our own dedicated space in our homes, and we’re always looking for a tiny nook and cranny to work and run our businesses.

Decluttering isn’t just about having a cleaner, more organized house, it’s about creating the space that supports our mental and emotional health. How does decluttering put us in creative flow and help us get more done?

In this episode, founder of Motherhood Simplified and Boss Mom Virtual Retreat speaker, Krista Lockwood returns to talk about the power of decluttering and creating space.

Our physical environment can support us in being who we naturally are. -Krista Lockwood

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why declutter benefits our businessesHow does a declutter aid our creativity and put our brains into go-mode?
• How to create a nook of productivity in your homeDo we have to carve out a huge space for ourselves and our work, or could smaller actually be better?
• How to eliminate visual, mental and emotional barriersHow do we clear away clutter so cleaning doesn’t become a procrastination task or an excuse to avoid more important stuff?

Guest Bio

Krista Lockwood is the Founder of Motherhood Simplified, where she teaches decluttering for moms who don’t want to be full blown minimalists. In 2013, she and her husband moved from Alaska to Florida with only one suitcase each. While she doesn't believe you need to go that extreme, she has been able to master the balance of having enough, but not too much. Krista strongly believes we all have what it takes to create the lives and homes we want, no matter what that looks like. On top of her courses offered on decluttering, Krista is the host of the Motherhood Simplified Podcast.

To find out more about Krista, head to:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2010014145929427/

http://motherhoodsimplified.com/

http://motherhoodsimplified.com/podcast/

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One of the biggest pieces of marketing advice we’re given is to put considerable effort towards writing really good content - that the more well-written an email, sales page or website is, the better it is at connecting with people.

The truth is, filling pages with content just to tick a box isn’t just exhausting, it can also work against us.

What matters more than the content is the message and its ability to tap into people’s hearts and souls. In this episode, I’m going to share why writing good content shouldn’t be our primary focus, and how this actually makes marketing less stressful.

Business and spreading the message that you want to spread shouldn’t be exhausting, it should be invigorating, passionate, life-giving, exciting and impactful. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The power of dialing in our messagingHow can we reach and touch more people by making less content?
• What makes our audience overlook things like typosHow do we know if our messaging is tapping into people’s hearts and souls?
• Why a firehose of content can dilute what we care aboutWhat should our messaging be centered on if we really want it to be impactful?

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One of the biggest pieces of marketing advice we’re given is to put considerable effort towards writing really good content - that the more well-written an email, sales page or website is, the better it is at connecting with people.

The truth is, filling pages with content just to tick a box isn’t just exhausting, it can also work against us.

What matters more than the content is the message and its ability to tap into people’s hearts and souls. In this episode, I’m going to share why writing good content shouldn’t be our primary focus, and how this actually makes marketing less stressful.

Business and spreading the message that you want to spread shouldn’t be exhausting, it should be invigorating, passionate, life-giving, exciting and impactful. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The power of dialing in our messagingHow can we reach and touch more people by making less content?
• What makes our audience overlook things like typosHow do we know if our messaging is tapping into people’s hearts and souls?
• Why a firehose of content can dilute what we care aboutWhat should our messaging be centered on if we really want it to be impactful?

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Going viral is something many business owners desire and even chase on social media, but does it actually help you and your business? Of course, going viral can draw more attention to your business, but it doesn’t have to be the primary goal behind every piece of content we create.

In this episode, I talk about the content that’s best for you to create instead of focusing on going viral.

A million of the wrong people are really unhelpful to your business. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why "going viral" should not be your main focusWhat are the reasons we shouldn’t lead our content creation efforts with going viral?
• The types of content that workWhat should we create for social media if we want it to help our businesses?
• How to use Truisms to make better contentWhat do truisms mean, and why are they effective in content creation?

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If you have daughters, you’ve had at least one person say that they are going to be difficult in their teenage years.

There are so many cultural stereotypes around teenage girls, and I’m tired of people telling me what kind of person my daughter will be.

Where does this negativity come from? How do we raise girls who will break this stereotype?

In this episode, mother-daughter relationship personal trainer, Dr. Michelle Deering returns, and she reveals how to respond to negative opinions about mother-daughter experiences.

Just because you had a bad experience does not mean it’s going to be another person’s experience. -Dr. Michelle Deering

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to unpack our bad experiencesHow do we overcome our negative experiences instead of projecting them onto others?
• The best way to respond to negativityWhat should we do when someone projects negative experiences onto us?
• The importance of speaking with our daughtersHow can we engage our daughters in conversations about the things they are exposed to?

Guest Bio

Dr. Michelle Deering is a mother-daughter relationship personal trainer who believes every mother and daughter should have a thriving loving relationship. This refreshing approach has made her a sought-after speaker, online educator, and consultant.

While Michelle is also a licensed psychologist in NC & NJ and a nationally board-certified sports psychologist, she has served as a Fortune 500 corporate trainer, business school admissions officer, and higher education professional. Nowadays, you’ll find her speaking at conferences, training for her next Reebok Spartan Sprint Race, and practicing rudiments on her drum kit — all while coaching, serving clients, and recording her hit podcast, Mother Daughter Connections™.

For more information, visit www.CurativeConnections.com.

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I've never been a huge fan of doing our own summit because traditional virtual summits are typically a fire hose of content in your face – a massive amount of stuff that becomes overwhelming and ultimately unused.

So, we're reinventing what a virtual summit is known for.

In this episode, I share a little about how we’re doing things differently so that it’s valuable to you when building your own products and services.

Think about the words you really want to own and be known for. - Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to plan your virtual summit differentlyIn what ways can you make your virtual summits truly yours instead of doing things like others?
• The downsides of sharing too much content at onceWhy is sharing too much content at a time not the best way to give value?
• Why we do things the way we do themWhat’s the best way to give people long-lasting A-ha moments?

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When our partners drive us crazy, we naturally get frustrated, and wait for them to fix themselves - which usually doesn’t work. At the same time, we give our children the love and understanding to be different and to grow in their own way. What if we could apply this concept of conscious parenting to our relationships?

Instead of thinking about how our partners need to change, we can actually create what we want by turning the lights on ourselves.

In this episode, Beth Rowles, a certified conscious relationship coach and founder of The Authentic Wife, talks about the simple 3-step framework that has helped hundreds of women fix their marriages and how you can apply the same to your marriage.

"Your husband responds to your concerns and not your commands." -Beth Rowles

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• What to do when therapy doesn't workHow do our attitudes affect our relationships?
• The 3-step framework of ‘fixing’ HimShould we focus more on fixing what’s wrong with our partners or more on our behaviors?
• Practicing effective communicationHow do we interpret our feelings so that our partners can understand them clearly?

Guest Bio

Beth Rowles is a Certified Conscious Relationship Coach and founder of The Authentic Wife. Over the past five years, her books and online courses have helped hundreds of women uncage themselves & their families through their marriage. She speaks about the importance of the third option when it comes to marriage or divorce and how important it is that we end the divorce culture in order to raise healthy children who love & value all of who they are. She lives with her young kids and husband of 12 years, who would rather eat tacos than her cooking. You can find her at www.theauthenticwifeandmom.com

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If you sprained your ankle and you couldn’t walk properly, you’d take care of it so you could resume your life. However, when it comes to the pelvic floor, women struggle to do the same.

The topic of the pelvic floor is often embarrassing, but if you look closer, it's only embarrassing because people feel it's not normal. Experiencing pelvic floor problems is actually very normal and way more common than you think. It's never too late to work on it, no matter how old you are or how long you have lived with it.

What causes pelvic floor problems, and how do we work on them so we can return to what truly makes us happy without fear, worry, or embarrassment?

In this episode, Julie Demers, an experienced pelvic floor physiotherapist and creator of "Live with Confidence" shares why talking about this issue will help thousands of women improve their lives.

"Hiding natural things that happen in our lives from our kids isn’t helpful." -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How taboos are created around certain parts of the bodyHow important is it to talk about natural processes in our bodies, especially with our kids?
• Why Kegel exercises may not help with pelvic floor problemsWhat determines the right kind of pelvic floor exercises we should do?
• The connection between the different parts of our bodiesWhy is it important to pay attention to messages from our bodies?

Guest Bio

Julie is an experienced pelvic floor physical therapist and the creator of the program “Live with Confidence.” Her mission is to stop the silent struggle so many women experience with pelvic floor symptoms. She helps women who are feeling embarrassed with problems like incontinence or prolapse get back control of their pelvic floor holistically so they can return to the activities they love without worry, no matter how long they’ve been living with these issues.

For more information, visit https://www.juliedemers.com.

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Is it possible to have babies and successful businesses? Heck yeah, we can do whatever we want, but we can’t pretend that there aren’t challenges that come with running a business and raising kids. Don’t ignore them - embrace them and allow them to exist.

The more we acknowledge and lovingly accept the truth of being a parent, the less hard we are on ourselves, and that makes this journey a lot easier.

What inevitable challenges will we experience as business owners with kids? What are some of the most rewarding and amazing parts of being Boss Moms?

In this episode, we’re having a real, candid conversation about how our kids impact our businesses.

When you’re hard on yourself, it makes it harder, and when you’re telling yourself you should be further along, it makes success less joyful. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The effect of being too hard on ourselvesWhy do we have to stop believing something is wrong with us when our journey is different?
• What do we need to lovingly accept about running businesses as parents?How do children change the way we build and run our businesses?
• The reward of having a business and childrenWhat do our kids learn from seeing us build something from the ground up?

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As entrepreneurs and moms, our lives are made up of future plans, full schedules and urgency, which robs us of the ability to slow down and focus on what really matters.

Sometimes it’s necessary for us to pump the brakes, get quiet with ourselves and pay attention to what’s happening internally.

How do we make sure we’re not packing our schedules to avoid our real feelings?

In this delightful conversation, I’m joined by the host of the Goal Digger Podcast and author of the upcoming book, “How Are You, Really?”, Jenna Kutcher. We talk about the importance of quietness, slowing down and being with ourselves more.

I’ve really pumped the brakes in a lot of ways and a lot of spaces in my business, trusting that I know where the gas pedal is when I’m ready to run again. -Jenna Kutcher

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why we struggle to slow downAre we packing our schedules and our days with procrastination tasks to avoid getting quiet with ourselves?
• The necessity of quietnessHow do we stop burying what we have to deal with?
• The importance of creating boundariesWhat do boundaries help us achieve, and why are they so important to us as entrepreneurs?

Guest Bio

Jenna Kutcher is a born-and-raised Minnesota wife, mother, and entrepreneur who aims for two things daily: helping others wake up to life and staying in comfy pants. Creator and host of the top-rated Goal Digger Podcast, she's helped thousands redefine success and chase bold dreams through her decade-long work as a leading online personality and educator.

Her new book, “How Are You, Really?” comes out June 28th and can be bought at www.howareyoureallybook.com.

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It often feels like not doing all the things means that we'll miss out, fall short, and fall behind. At the same time, we fail to play big because we don't want to trip and stumble in front of the world.

Unfortunately, this makes us fall victim to both shiny object syndrome and getting stuck rather than making progress.

In this heartwarming conversation with life coach Deb Blum, we reveal how to stay out of the FOMO trap and also stop playing small in our lives.

"Everything ends up happening even slower when you don’t allow space for things." -Dana Malstaff

Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode

• Why many of us play small and what it means to play bigHow do we stop worrying about what other people think and learn how to say no in the face of FOMO?
• Simple ways we can start playing big and how to start doing itWhat is incremental growth and how do we practice it?
• The importance of templatizingHow does templatizing make our lives easier?

Guest Bio

Deb Blum is a life coach with over 12 years of experience. After coaching women 1:1 and in groups for the past decade, she has finally put her life's work into a group coaching program and course called The Whole Soul Way. Her mission is to push women up against their edges so that they can find, accept and love more of themselves.

To find out more, visit www.thewholesoulway.com.

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How do we raise wonderful, amazing sons if we do not necessarily understand all the things boys go through?

First, we need to get away from the idea that boys are simpler. We have to stop thinking that they’re not vulnerable, don’t get hurt, or have a big emotional life.

How do we create a safe space for our boys and ensure we do not box up their emotions?

In this episode, Tosha Schore, a mother-son relationship expert, reveals how we can build a genuine connection with our sons, and help them feel loved and understood so we can create a more fruitful relationship with them.

"We could have a huge impact on the world and create a peaceful world one sweet boy at a time." - Tosha Schore

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to recognize signs of a struggling kidWhy should we stop punishing kids in certain ways, and how do we connect with struggling kids to help them?
• What doesn’t work in raising our sonsInstead of shaming, punishing, blaming, or isolating boys, how do we instill good behavior in them?
• What moms can do right now to start building sweet boysHow do we raise boys who will be successful emotionally in all areas of life?

Guest Bio

Tosha Schore is a mom of 3 boys and a mother-son relationship expert. She is on a mission to create a more peaceful world, one sweet boy at a time, by supporting you to care for yourself, connect with your boy deeply, set limits lovingly, and play wildly!

A couple of times a year, she runs a course called "Out of Aggression," where she shows parents how to stop their boys' aggression and lift their parenting confidence. The course will be held again in September 2022.

For more information, visit https://www.parentingboyspeacefully.com.

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In today’s world, there’s so much information out there and people are too exhausted to implement what they have learned.

How do we stand out, hook our audience, and remain in their minds so they can actually take action on what they learn from us?

The answer is choosing your one thing and talking about it with a good story.

In this episode, 35+ year advertising industry veteran, host of the Business of Story podcast, and the World’s Most Industrious Storyteller, Park Howell talks about how to efficiently share your ‘one thing’ with people using the ABT story-telling framework.

"Narrative is leadership. If you bore, you lose people. If you confuse, you lose people. If you obfuscate, no one is going to follow you." - Park Howell

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The importance of focusing on ONE thing in your storyHow do you go through the process of selling a singular narrative, so you don’t confuse and lose people?
• The three forces of a good storyHow do you make people care about what you say and offer?
• How leveraging good stories help your businessWhat’s the link between story-telling and business success?

Guest Bio

Park Howell is known as The World’s Most Industrious Storyteller, having grown purpose-driven brands by as much as 600 percent. He is a 35+ year veteran of the advertising industry and hosts the popular weekly Business of Story podcast, author of Brand Bewitchery, and co-authored The Narrative Gym for Business. He is sought after internationally to help leaders excel through the stories they tell.

For more information, head to https://businessofstory.com/.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parkhowell

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessofstory/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parkhowell/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParkHowell

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As Boss Moms, we all have these big beautiful goals and things we wish for the world but we get so stuck in the logistics of our lives. How do we know if what we’re doing right now is building towards what we want in the future?

I recently turned 41, and there are so many things I’m excited about, including all the things I’m planning to do in my business.

What is my true dream and desire for Boss Mom? In this episode, I’m going to give you a peek inside my 5-year plan and some of the amazing things I’m working towards.

"My true dream and desire is that I can help a million women wake up in the morning and not question how valuable, needed or worthy they are." -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why we need to have a beacon of lightHow does having a vision help us to say yes or no to the right kinds of things?
• The little tiny things we’ve done over time to build the community we want
  What makes us question our value, and how did we build our community to help women feel the value of contribution?
• Why I want to change mentorship and educationWhat is the bigger goal and desire behind the non-profit I want to build?

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With information so readily available, we see people with no training and experience make it in business coaching and online content, and it begs the question: does integrity matter?

If we want to be beacons of hope for our clients and build businesses that make an impact and stand the taste of time, integrity absolutely matters. How people see and perceive our businesses and what they’re known for is important.

What does having integrity actually look like in what we offer and how we sell it?

In this episode, I’m going to share why we need to work hard to live up to what we’re promising people.

"Integrity is being clear on the result we’re going to give people, whether or not we’ve actually experienced that result or if we’re still in the middle of it." -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why integrity mattersWhat happens when we don’t build a business with integrity?
• Why brutal honesty isn’t necessarily integrityTo have integrity, do we have to tell people how difficult and painful it will be to get the results they want?
• The importance of knowing the limitations of our helpCan we have integrity in our businesses if we’re still in the thick of the problem we’re trying to solve for people?

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As parents, toys and play are a BIG part of our lives, but we don’t often think about what goes into creating, designing and marketing them. The world of toy invention is incredibly fascinating and fun, and an interesting space to build a business.

Creativity, invention, and using our brains to cultivate ideas and create wonderful things is something so many of us want to do, and today I’m joined by a woman who not only invents toys, but is also actively coaching toy inventors.

What goes into taking a toy from idea to product? In this episode I’m joined by inventor, “The Toy Coach” Azhelle Wade to talk about the ins and outs of the toy industry.

Toy companies realize that it’s important for them to own certain properties that kids connect with so they can be NFT art or live in Roblox. -Azhelle Wade

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to objectively vet an ideaIf you want to invent a toy, how do you know if you have a good idea in the first place?
• The effect of digital play on toy designHow have online retailers, video games, NFTs and even YouTube impacted toys?
• The process from idea to a toy people can buyWhat steps can toy inventors take to get their creations carried in a large retailer like Target?

Guest Bio

Azhelle Wade, The Toy Coach, is a 3x patented inventor and who has worked in the toy industry for over a decade. She’s worked for Toys R Us, Party City, Madame Alexander, and Creative Kids. After climbing up the ladder from toy designer to VP, Azhelle decided to leave the corporate toy world to become The Toy Coach. Today, she helps educate inventors and entrepreneurs about the fun, crazy world of toys! In 12-weeks she can show you how to save time and money as you develop and sell your amazing ideas with her program Toy Creators Academy. Toy Creators Academy is the best solution to increasing your toy industry network and making your toy ideas REAL.

For more information about Azhelle’s program, head to https://www.thetoycoach.com/ and follow @thetoycoach on Instagram.

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Success in business always comes down to one thing: branding.

With the right branding, we can reach whatever goals we set for ourselves. The only question is, what does the ‘right’ branding actually entail?

More importantly, is it possible to get that branding right without adding a ton of work to our plates?

In this episode, brand strategist and StoryBrand Certified Guide, Naomi Gee shares the simple, yet effective way to come up with brand messaging that delivers results.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to strike a balance between verbal and visual brandingWhat’s most likely to help us resonate with our target audiences: unbelievable images, or powerful words?
• One way to assess if your message is clear, todayAre we forgetting to share a vital piece of information that could determine if people choose to work with us?
• How to change the way we think about introducing a ‘problem’How can we outline the problems our businesses solve without coming across as negative?

Guest Bio-

Naomi Gee is a Brand Strategist, Designer, and StoryBrand Certified Guide. She helps businesses transform from cute but forgettable into a recognizable brand their audience needs - all without adding 100 marketing tasks to your to do list.

To find out more, go to:

https://naomigee.com/

https://naomigee.com/15

https://www.instagram.com/naomigeedesign/?hl=en

https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomi-gee

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Being human, a woman and a mom comes with a whole lot of emotions, but we don’t often give ourselves the permission to really feel them. When we suppress our feelings, we’re hiding from ourselves, and operating without some very important insights.

As uncomfortable as it is, learning to embrace our emotions is a life changing act that will create more alignment.

How do we get into conversation with our feelings, and uncover what they are trying to tell us? Why is deep self-trust so powerful?

In this episode, host of “Emotionally Uncomfortable”, Heather Chauvin returns to talk about the important work she’s doing - helping women and moms do the inner work to fully accept their emotions.

"If we go to that inner world and use our language, behavior and emotional states to guide us back home to ourselves, this is how we create alignment." -Heather Chauvin

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why we struggle to tap into our emotionsHow do we work through the need to be in control all the time and make space for our emotions?
• Two simple questions we can ask our own emotionsWhat makes a specific feeling show up, and how do you find out what it means?
• How to develop deep self-trust as a momAs moms it’s so easy to obsess over our actions and choices and whether they are ruining our kids. Is there a healthier way to deal with this?

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Social media often feels like something that diverts our attention and causes us to do more than we need to, but there’s no denying that it has value in growing our businesses.

The challenge is, there are so many social media trends constantly coming at us, it’s hard to know what to take action on, and what we don’t need to be paying attention to.

How do we identify a trend that’s worth following? In this episode, I’m going to share a simple way to decide what social media trends we need to be focusing on.

"Instead of looking at trends, look at what feels right for you, authenticity will always shine through." -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Marketing trends vs. marketing truthsWhat is the connection between human behavior and the trends that stick?
• How to identify a trend on its way outIs the best time to pick up a trend at the beginning or towards the tail end?
• If the dancing and pointing TikTok trend will be around foreverWhat social media trends do I see sticking around for years?

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There is no 'right' way to talk about sex with our kids. How we choose to do it is deeply personal, and no one else should ever dictate how we do it.

That said, sometimes, hearing how others have done it can be incredibly helpful. The only question is, in a world where it's so easy to be judgmental, where can we actually have those conversations?

In this episode, Founder of Sex Ed Rescue, Cath Hakanson shares her suggestions on the matter.

Disclaimer: because this episode deals with a sensitive topic, I'd suggest listening to it away from your children.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• When to have 'the talk' with our kidsThe 'birds and the bees' conversation used to happen with 12 to 13 year olds, but should we start having the talk earlier on?
• How to change the way we think about sex educationIs talking to our kids about sex giving them permission to seek it out, or is the opposite true?
• Why sex education is more important today than ever beforeWhat is it about today's world that makes sex education so vital?

Guest Bio-

Cath Hakanson is an experienced author, sex educator and mother of two who provides accessible and down-to-earth information for parents on how to talk children about sex.

To find more titles and resources to help with sex education go to https://sexedrescue.com/

And join Cath's Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/cathhakanson

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For moms juggling family and business, productivity and efficiency can feel near-impossible. Everything we have going on can leave us feeling overwhelmed and guilty about not meeting our goals, but we don’t have to, if we have the right plan.

Society tells us that we have to hustle around the clock to be successful, but that doesn’t take a mom’s schedule into account. Is there a way for us to work without burning out? How do we manage our schedules and to-do lists in a more purpose-driven, aligned way?

In today’s episode, I’m joined by productivity mentor, author and founder of A Purpose Driven Mom, Cara Harvey. She shares how we can conquer our goals and say yes to what matters without burning ourselves out.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why aiming for perfection leads to procrastinationWe won’t always have large chunks of time to get things done. How do we use little pockets of time to make progress on our goals and move our businesses forward?

• The Learn, Plan, Do methodHow do we take on new tasks and gain new skills in a way that doesn’t leave us feeling so overwhelmed that we end up quitting?

• How to say yes to what mattersWhen you’re growing a business, everything feels imminent and urgent. What strategies can we use to prioritize what needs our attention?

Guest Bio

Cara is a wife, mom to a 15-year-old stepson, 6-year-old daughter, 4-year-old son, woman of God, productivity mentor, author, speaker and founder and host of A Purpose Driven Mom. She works as a mom empowerment coach and her mission is to provide women with the tools, resources, and community to reach their goals, empower themselves, find their happiness, and live a life by design. She does this via her blog, podcast, virtual community groups, and e-courses that help women learn to balance their lives, finances, schedules, health, and themselves!

For more information, visit https://apurposedrivenmom.com/, and follow @apurposedrivenmom on Instagram.

Get Cara’s free 15 Minute Formula action guide here.

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Traditional, high-pressure, hustle-based live launches don’t make sense for moms, but even in an evergreen model, we still have to release stuff. Is there a way to do a launch without the usual nail-biting urgency and stress?

Instead of jumping straight into a launch, a pre-launch is a much better way to build buzz and momentum, while still creating the space to build a relationship with people.

How do we use our content as the machine behind a launch? Why does a pre-launch strategy better serve our customers?

In this episode, I’m joined by a Boss Mom I believe is doing launches the right way. Strategic copywriter, marketing consultant and launch expert, Brenna McGowan shares her approach to releasing stuff and why it’s perfect for moms.

A pre-launch gives you time to collect data, use your content in a fun and exciting way and move people along that awareness journey. -Brenna McGowan

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The 3 beliefs that make people want to buy from usWhat makes people decide to buy something from us and why do live launches work against this journey?

• Why the pre-launch planning process is so criticalWe don’t have to put things out as quickly as humanly possible to succeed. Why do we achieve more by slowing down?

• If urgency is ever a good thingDoes it ever make sense for us to do a timed launch?

Guest Bio

Brenna McGowan is a strategic copywriter, marketing consultant and launch expert. She believes that hustle-based, high-pressure program launches don’t serve you or your customers. Instead, she helps you leverage pre-launch content to show your customers empathy, credibility, authority, and personality—so you can launch with confidence, less stress, and more sales.

Brenna also offers 1:1 Pre-Launch Plans where she creates a comprehensive and strategic outline from authority content to emails to social posts so you know exactly what you should be saying, writing, and doing before your launch to pre-sell spots and get people excited and ready to buy.

For more information on Brenna’s program, visit https://brennamcgowan.co/ and follow @brennamcgowanco.

Get Brenna’s free Pre-Launch Plan Cheat Sheet at https://brennamcgowan.co/cheatsheet/.

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Capturing those special, uncurated moments in our children’s lives and holding onto their stories is on every mom’s priority list. However, with everything we have going on as parents and business owners, traditional scrapbooking can be daunting and overwhelming.

Don’t you just wish there was a really easy way to get all the photos out of our phones and into a book? Well…there is. Chatbooks is an app that’s simplifying how moms capture memories, and the story behind its creation is as awesome as the product itself.

Chatbooks really understands how moms think and feel, how did they get so dialed in with their target market?

In today’s episode, I’m joined by the co-founder of Chatbooks, Vanessa Quigley. We talk about how this business came to life, and why their marketing is so effective at reaching moms.

Overall our marketing has been successful because we’re honed in on who our customer is. We are selling to ourselves. -Vanessa Quigley

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How Chatbooks’ simplifies a very important jobWhat makes Chatbooks’ process of capturing memories and moments so much easier than traditional scrapbooking?
• The story behind the ad that made me fall in love with ChatbooksHow does the Chatbooks team craft marketing content that perfectly captures the reality of what it means to be a mom?
• How to create a company culture that supports moms and familiesWhy is Vanessa so passionate about running a company that strengthens families?

Guest Bio

​​Vanessa Quigley is the co-founder of Chatbooks, a subscription photo book company that makes it ridiculously easy to share, print, and enjoy your family memories. As the Chatbooker-in-Chief, Vanessa is deeply involved in all aspects of the business with keen attention to all creative and product design choices. Chatbooks was founded in 2014 as Vanessa’s brain ­child after realizing her youngest son didn’t have his own childhood scrapbook. Chatbooks makes it easier than ever to get the photos off your phone and into your hands. The mission at Chatbooks is to strengthen families. The company started as a small family affair and has since grown to include team members across the country.

Throughout Chatbooks' growth, Vanessa has been firm in her commitment to promoting equality for parents in the workplace. She is proud to say that women hold the majority of leadership positions at Chatbooks. Vanessa was named Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017, authored Real Moms, Real Hacks, and hosts The MomForce Podcast. She has a degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from Brigham Young University, sings (opera!) whenever she can, enjoys the theater, being in the mountains with her family, and finding the humor in life – especially while raising a growing family!

Follow @chatbooks and @vanessaquigley on Instagram, join the Mom Force Facebook group and listen to the Mom Force Podcast.

Get $10 off your first Chatbooks purchase when you use the link www.boss-mom.com/chatbooks.

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No matter how much we want to succeed, our brains have a tendency to sabotage us, and sometimes, the only way to move beyond that is by completely breaking down our existing ways of thinking.

So, with that in mind, today I want to let you know the only reason you’re overwhelmed or not getting the results you want is because…you’re selfish. The real question is, how can you kick that self-defeating selfishness, once and for all?

In this episode, I’m sharing a tongue-in-cheek (but effective nonetheless!) guide to changing the way we think for the better.

Sometimes, a nonsensical angle can change the way our brain processes things and allows us to have a completely different experience. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why we need to stop thinking we can be everything to everyoneHow is trying to help everyone ‘selfish’...and is it even possible to do that, anyway?
• The importance of listening to our audiencesIt’s great that we want to solve our clients’ problems, but how clear are we on what those problems are?
• How to draw the line between teaching and preaching When are we actually providing value, and when are we just sharing information because that’s what we think we have to do?

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We try a lot of things to stand out to consumers, but at the end of the day, being ourselves and embracing our stories will always be the most effective way to capture their attention.

How can we get better at honing in on our personal stories, so we can use them in our messaging? Do we risk isolating anyone by going deep on the things that have meaning for us, personally?

In this episode, Founder of EllieGirl, Ellie Dote shares to leverage our stories in our branding.

Your brand really needs to resonate with you, because if it doesn't, people can tell! -Ellie Dote

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to create a brand image that resonates with who we areWhat can we do to come up with a brand image and message that encapsulates the things most important to us?

• How to use trends to our advantageIs it possible to build a deeply personal brand while being inspired by current trends?

• The stories most likely to help bolster our businessesHow can we get into the habit of sharing powerful stories?

Guest Bio-

Ellie Dote is the owner and founder of EllieGirl, a business dedicated to helping female and LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs gain confidence in their identity and success through effective graphic and website design. After spending much of her life in Church ministry, Ellie used her training in Evangelism, as well as her professional training in design to start EllieGirl with the understanding that our stories are what changes lives and sets us apart from other businesses.

Ellie is the author of Walking Towards Cordelia.

To find out more and to connect with Ellie, go to:

https://elliegirlcreations.com/

https://www.facebook.com/EllieGirlCreations

https://twitter.com/EllieGirl77

https://www.instagram.com/elliegirlcreations/

https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Towards-Cordelia-becoming-accepting/dp/057872569X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RT62F45W1987&keywords=walking+towards+cordelia&qid=1644994025&sprefix=walking+towards+cordelia%2Caps%2C394&sr=8-1

Ellie is running a special offer for a custom WordPress website built in a week for the next two months. Taking just one client a week, space is limited, and the price is $1,000 - that's 1/3 of their lowest price.

Find out more at:

https://www.elliegirlcreations.com/connect

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Niching down is essential for a successful business, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Far from it, finding a niche is one of the hardest decisions a business owner will have to make.

What is it about the idea of narrowing down our scope that scares us so much? More importantly, can we push past that hesitation, so we can see the benefits of niching down?

In this episode, I’m sharing why our brains don’t want us to niche down, and how we can do it, anyway!

Our brains tell us we’re different from everyone else and can help everybody, but not niching down HURTS you. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to break free from the idea that we ‘could’ do moreAre we diluting our impact by trying to be of service to everybody?

• The key to getting more clarity in our businessesHow can we get crystal clear on the exact person we want to serve through our businesses?

• How to start niching down, todayWhat tangible steps can we take right now to narrow our scope and define our audience?

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I want to live in a world where moms never need to feel guilty about purchasing business courses, because they know they’ve made the right decision. The only problem is, when everyone’s marketing is so enticing, it can be near impossible to pinpoint what’s right for our specific needs.

How can we look beyond the shiny marketing and identify the kind of courses that will work for our unique businesses? Is there a way to distinguish courses that wouldn’t be able to serve us?

In this episode, I’m sharing what to look for in a course when you’re at different stages of your business, using Marie Forleo’s B-School as an example.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• 1 thing to remember when picking a more established courseWell-established, popular courses come with a ton of benefits, but are they able to provide the targeted assistance needed in the earliest stages of running a business?

• What to be mindful of when investing in a courseAre we in a position where paying for a course is doable, or would that add on additional financial pressures we might end up regretting?

• Why short-term programs aren’t always a great choice for momsIs it even possible to reap the full benefits of a 6-8 week course if much of our schedule revolves around our kids?

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As entrepreneurs, and especially as women, most of us have a deep desire to ‘save the world’ and be of value to others, and that’s beautiful, but it can make niching down incredibly difficult.

The problem is, narrowing down the scope of what we do is the key to running a successful business that doesn’t consume every waking moment of our days, so we have to resist the urge to be everything to everyone.

However, that can be easier said than done. How can we possibly go deep on just a few things, and where do we begin to define what those few activities are?

In this episode, Founder of Age Awesomely, Deb Blum and I discuss how pinpointing her niche actually allowed her to provide more value to others.

The information world is saturated, and that doesn't mean you can't stand out, but it does mean you won't stand out if you don't choose to build businesses around a specific problem people have. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to get clarity in our businessesHow can we get so clear on who we are and what we offer, that it’s easy for us to communicate that to the world?

• Why having a massive scope sets us up for poor resultsWe tend to think serving a small niche means smaller results, but could the opposite be true?

• How to avoid building a business that depends on our constant involvementDoes having a niched-down business mean we have to be present in it at all times?

Guest Bio-

Deb Blum (rhymes with plum) is the Founder of Age Awesomely and the creator of the Whole Soul Way and Self-Love Basecamp. She helps daughters of parents with dementia deepen their relationship even when it seems impossible. She also empowers these women to free themselves from societal and cultural expectations so they can live true to themselves and with good health and happiness, ya know, awesomely. Deb is one of those people who really loves to go deep and think about things like disease, death and loss and the existential meaning of life. So, as these daughters face the loss of their parents, Deb is passionate about supporting them to face their own mortality so they can live their lives fully and without regret.

To find out more and to connect with Deb, go to:

https://www.ageawesomely.com/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ageawesomely

https://www.facebook.com/DebBlumOfficial/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/debblum/

https://www.youtube.com/user/inspire4lifecoach

https://www.youtube.com/debblumnow

https://www.instagram.com/debblum/

And to get a copy of Deb's concise, actionable and FREE guide that helps daughters of parents with dementia to know EXACTLY what to do and what not to do to create a calmer and more harmonious relationship, without having to do hours of research on the internet, go to:

https://www.ageawesomely.com/relatetodementia

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While running a business takes work, it should never come at the cost of our inner peace. In fact, the very idea that we need to 'hustle' to be successful does more harm than good.

The question is, where do we strike the balance between necessary, intentional effort and an all-out, harmful grind? How can we cultivate a better soul-life balance?

In this episode, Business Consultant at Clone Yourself, Sam Kabert opens up about his path to self-awareness as a recovering workaholic.

If we don't have awareness around our thought patterns, we're just falling victim to our programming. -Sam Kabert

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why moving beyond our past is a necessity for growthIs it possible to hang on to the people we once were, as we continue to grow and move forward?

• The importance of approaching business from a state of flowHow can we go from being constantly on the go, to a place where we can adapt as our lives require us to?

• How to get onto a path of self-awarenessHow can we pinpoint the programming that holds us back from true fulfilment?

Guest Bio-

Sam Kabert is a Podcaster and the business consultant behind Clone Yourself. The first 8 years of Sam's career were driven by goals and motivated by success. The path culminated in building a million dollar business while working less than 4 hours a day in addition to being named to Silicon Valley’s 40 Under 40 list at the age of 31. It took some time but Sam eventually realized that his work was just filling a void. Soon after meditation and next plant medicine, namely Ayahuasca, found Sam and since 2019 Sam has been on a path of deep self inquiry. Sam’s mission is to reframe the way we look at our lives as it relates to work. The belief centers around “SOUL / Life Balance” in which we look at work as a component of life as we intentionally build in more practices to feed our souls on a daily basis which ultimately brings in more fulfillment and joy to our lives.

To find out more, go to:

https://wizardteams.com/

https://www.instagram.com/samkabert/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kabert

https://www.facebook.com/Kabert/

SoulLifeBalanceBook.com

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Technology is brilliant, helpful and powerful, but it can also be a bit scary when it comes to our kids getting devices for the first time. For parents who grew up in a time where Siri or TikTok didn’t even exist, how do we acclimate to tech being an ever-present part of our kids' lives, and how do we ease them into it so that they have a healthy relationship with it?

As parents, we can’t ignore where the world is right now, but we can still set boundaries so that our children use tech when they are emotionally ready for it.

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Vice President of Public Relations & Communications at Gabb Wireless, Anne Marie McDonald. She talks about tech, when our kids should have it, and the impact it can have on their lives.

Tech isn’t going away, and we want to embrace it and teach our kids how to use it in a healthy way so they become healthy adults that are balanced. -Anne Marie McDonald

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to introduce kid-safe tech to our children

When do we know that our kids are ready for an iPhone, and if not, what foundational devices can they have?

• Navigating tech when our children are in different age groupsHow do we handle introducing tech to one child when their younger brother or sister is likely to get some FOMO?

• The importance of open and honest dialogue with our childrenWhen does tech work against our parenting?

Guest Bio

Anne Marie McDonald is the Vice President of Public Relations & Communications at Gabb Wireless. She leads the charge to educate media and families on safe-tech solutions. As a podcast host, speaker and content curator, Anne Marie continues to empower families to thrive in a digital age by providing information and trusted resources. She is the proud Mom of four, ages 6-16.

Head to https://gabbwireless.com/ to find out more about their kid-safe smartphone and use the code BOSSMOM for a discount.

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Running a business comes with its fair share of challenges, and there will be times when being an entrepreneur just isn’t fun. The question is, when are those challenges a necessary evil, and when is it time to try something else?

Pivoting in business can be vital for our sanity, but how can we be sure we’re moving into something we’re actually going to enjoy, and is there ever a ‘right’ time to make that move?

In this episode, Founder of Your Personal Tech Fairy, Bev Feldman explains how she went from jewelry designer to marketing technology consultant and strategist (and why she hasn’t looked back since!).

"If your business feels like an uphill battle everyday, consider that it might not be the business you’re supposed to have." -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why we need to re-think our identities as business ownersPivoting into a new space can be tough when we’re known for something else. How can we stop letting our previous identities define us so we feel empowered to step into whatever we choose?

• How to tell when making a move is a necessityIs there ever a ‘right’ time to try out something new?

• The key to knowing when we’re in the right line of workHow can we know for sure if we’re in the right business? Does that kind of certainty even exist?

Guest Bio-

Love your business but hate dealing with your email marketing platform? Then you need Bev Feldman -- Your Personal Tech Fairy. Bev helps service-based solopreneurs to build seamless automations on ConvertKit so that you can save time, have energy to help your clients, and increase opportunities to earn money from your business without using icky-feeling marketing techniques.

To find out more, go to:

https://www.instagram.com/your.personaltechfairy

https://www.facebook.com/yourpersonaltechfairy

And for Bev's Email Automation VIP Day, visit http://yourpersonaltechfairy.com/vip

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As Boss Moms, we all want to achieve big things, but that doesn’t always mean we have a clear idea of what that might look like.

Luckily for those ladies who just aren’t sure what their bigger picture is, Virtual Assistance can be a great starting point. There’s no simple way to describe what a VA does, and for that very reason, it can be a great stepping stone to a ton of different opportunities.

So, how does one get started as a VA, and how can we adapt the role as we go? How can we use virtual assistance as a way to generate revenue while freeing up time, without compromising on professional fulfillment?

In honor of the new Nurture to Convert VA Certification, in this episode, Boss Mom’s Director of Operations (and former VA!), Nicole Terrell and I discuss the amazing opportunities that come with being a virtual assistant.

For anybody who isn't sure what they want to do, virtual assistance is a really great entry point. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why virtual assistance is a great option for non-salesy entrepreneursCould virtual assistance be the perfect solution for business owners who just don’t feel comfortable doing sales?

• The major benefit of virtual assistance for risk-averse Boss MomsCould virtual assistance be the perfect solution for the aspiring business owners who prefer to play it safe without sacrificing big results?

• How to uncover your VA nicheHow can we build a VA business around the things that are most important to us, which align with our core values?

Guest Bio-

Nicole Terrell is the Director of Operations and Success Partner at Boss Mom. A former virtual assistant, Nicole also has a background in trauma-informed manifestation coaching.

To find out more, go to:

https://boss-mom.com/boss-mom-spotlight-nicole-terrell/

And for more on our VA Certification, go to:

nurturetoconvert.com/vacert

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Building a business around something super specialized can be daunting, especially when we're worried we won't have enough people to serve, but the truth is, niching down can actually help us serve our clients at a higher level.

The question is, can we build a profitable business around a highly niched concept?

In this episode, post-adoption support specialist and Nurture to Convert Society member, Melissa Corkum shares how going all-in on her niche actually super-sized her business.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The importance of giving permissionHow can we create safe online spaces for our communities, where they feel comfortable opening up on topics not often discussed in day-to-day life?

• The key to building trust with vulnerable audiencesHow can we show skeptical, previously under-served communities that we're genuinely on their side and ready to assist them?

• How to build an evergreen business in a B2C settingIt's one thing to build courses and systems around running a business successfully, but is it possible to do the same thing in an area like counseling or therapy?

Guest Bio-

As a post-adoption support specialist and Safe and Sound Protocol Practitioner, Melissa Corkum has helped hundreds of families shift to a brain-based view of behaviors so they can laugh more and yell less. She's a mom to six kids by both birth and adoption. They've taught her a lot about what creates thriving parent-child relationships...and what doesn't. You can find her de-stressing at the end of every day by crunching on the half-popped kernels at the bottom of the popcorn bowl and binging something on Netflix.

To find out more, go to:

https://instagram.com/melissacorkum_

https://instagram.com/postadoptionresources?utm_medium=copy_link

https://theadoptionconnection.com/

https://theadoptionconnection.com/listen/

More About the Safe and Sound Protocol:

Developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) employs a practical, bottom-up approach to help individuals regulate their nervous system more consistently and independently. Based on Dr. Porges’ Polyvagal Theory, by calming the physiological and emotional state, the door is opened for improved communication and more success with other therapy modalities.

For more, go to https://www.thecorkboardonline.com/ssp

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The new year is a time of hope, excitement, focus and intentionality. For entrepreneurs, it’s an opportunity to move our businesses forward in a meaningful way, but how do we prepare for the next 12 months so we can actually achieve our goals?

With so many ideas and strategies flying at us, it can be hard to really focus on what’s actually in alignment with us. How do we make sure we’re starting 2022 without the baggage of the last year?

In this episode, I'm joined by Online Marketing Strategist, Business Growth Expert and The Lead Generation Genie, Meliss Jakubovic to talk all about planning for the year ahead and how to create a positive refresh for ourselves.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The connection between entrepreneurship and spiritualityWhy is it so important for entrepreneurs to dive into self-development and reflection?

• How do we make sure we achieve our goals for this yearHow should we be looking at our businesses this year so that it’s better than the last?

• Why we need to devote a part of our day to mindsetEntrepreneurship has good days and bad days. How do we strengthen our mindset muscle so we don’t get knocked down longer than we need to?

Guest Bio-

Meliss Jakubovic, also known in the industry as the Lead Generation Genie, is an Online Marketing Strategist and Business Growth Expert to coaches and healers, the founder of Meliss Marketing, Author of #Expert, and Host of The Marketing Tips With Meliss Podcast. She helps coaches and healers add $10K+ to their months and scale their business in 90 days or less. She loves helping them end the feast/famine cycle and fill their 1:1 calendar and group programs so they can make an impact in the lives of others and abundance and freedom in theirs. She is also a single mom to 2 amazing boys.

For more information, head to https://melissmarketing.com/. You can also listen to her podcast or sign up for her program, Marketing With Intention there.

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‘Tis the season of goal setting for the new year, and as moms who have a million distractions all the time, it’s important to find the most efficient and effective way to get to where we want to go. 

How do we set goals that are aligned with our capabilities? How do we build off of what worked this year? There will be moments where we’ll veer off the path, how do we get back on track when it happens? 

In this episode, I share a plan that will help us accomplish our financial, environmental and emotional goals in 2022. 

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to use the F-E-E test to set our goalsWhy do we need to consider financial, environmental and emotional outcomes in our goal setting?

• How to avoid goal setting strategies that make us feel overwhelmed and guiltyNot all strategies are created equal - how do we create a plan that we’ll actually follow through on?

• The importance of creating a daily focusWhat steps can we take to translate our overarching goals into daily actions?

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As we near the start of a new year, many of us have begun thinking about what we want to achieve over the next 12 months, and for some, picking a ‘word of the year’ is their first port of call.

When we can narrow down everything we want to accomplish into just one word, that can become our guiding light throughout the year; our North Star that promises to not only keep us on track with our goals, but can also play a role in decision-making over the coming months.

The only problem is, picking just one word to encapsulate everything we want to achieve can be overwhelming in itself. Is it even possible to narrow our dreams down to such a degree? More importantly, is it really necessary?

In this episode, Matt Johnson returns to the show to share how he’s gotten better at defining his word of the year, and how it’s impacted his business.

Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to stay focused when we’re multi-passionateNarrowing down our dreams to just one word is a great way to stay focused, but what happens when our dreams are all over the place? Is it even possible to be successful if we’re multi-passionate?

• 1 thing to consider when picking a word of the yearIs there a way we can ensure our word of the year continues to hold value for us over the full 12-month period?

• How to pick our words of the yearIs there a fool-proof formula to picking a word of the year that genuinely resonates with us?

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Niching down is by far the most effective way to make more money, while simultaneously making our lives easier, so it’s no surprise why so many business experts are all for narrowing our scopes.

The problem is, however, most of us already know this, but when it comes to actually carving out a niche, we’re more than a little hesitant.

What is it that’s stopping us from niching down? Is there ever a good reason to forgo finding a niche and simply aim to serve everybody?

In this episode, producer of the show and host of the MicroFamous podcast, Matt Johnson shares why most solopreneurs are reluctant to niche down, and why we need to do it anyway!

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why not niching down does our audience a disserviceHow much value can we actually offer if we’re constantly trying to be everything to everyone?

• How to get over the fear of there not being ‘enough’ people to serveIs it really feasible to build a business so niche that only a very select group of people would buy in?

• How to pinpoint a profitable nicheIt’s one thing to serve a very specific audience. How can we be sure that audience has the means to buy what we’re selling?

Guest Bio-

Matt Johnson is the founder of done-for-you podcasting agency, Pursuing Results and host of the MicroFamous podcast. Also the author of the book of the same name, Matt is passionate about the benefits of niching down and becoming famously influential to a small group of people.

To find out more, go to:

https://pursuingresults.com/

https://getmicrofamous.com/

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Black Friday has come and gone, and I didn't do a sale this year. Why? I just didn't want to.

So many of us get wrapped up in doing seasonal sales because that's what we think we 'should' be doing, but we seldom give much thought to whether or not we actually want to do them. Ladies, I don't want that for us! Our lives should be full of the things we enjoy.

That being said, choosing not to follow the trends isn't always easy, especially if we're constantly seeing and hearing what everyone else is doing. How can we get better at focusing on what's important to us?

In this episode, I'm introducing the idea of business meditation, so we can stop feeling pressure to follow the trends and zone in on creating the kind of lives that bring us joy.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to use meditation in our businessesMany of us use meditation to re-center ourselves in our daily lives, but how could we apply the practice in our businesses?

• The key to re-evaluating what we really need to doHow many opportunities are we actually losing out on by not following the trends, and what do we just think we're missing?

• How to approach the tasks we do need to do (but don't want to)Sometimes, there are things that have to be done, regardless of whether or not we enjoy them. Is there a way they could be handled without our direct involvement?

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For most Boss Moms, taking two weeks off would put us two weeks behind. Wouldn’t it be great if our businesses got better even when we’re not there?

The great news is, that’s possible. We just have to think about our businesses from a different perspective, and shift from thinking day-to-day, to looking to what’s next.

That being said, that can be easier said than done. How can we think about the long-term and plan for it effectively, while staying focused on what needs to be done now?

In this episode, I’m introducing 2 concepts spoken about in the Nurture to Convert society: focus milestones and increasing your levels of norm.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to sidestep shiny object syndromeLet’s face it, it’s tough to stay focused when shiny objects abound. How can we stay dialed in to what needs to be done, right now?

• Why giving ourselves time to think is more helpful than we realizeAside from short-term focus, how can letting our ideas marinate for a while benefit our businesses?

• The key to increasing our levels of normWe’re so used to thinking in terms of what our lives look like now, but what if we started thinking in terms of how those norms shift?

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Once upon a time, not too long ago, who we let into our worlds was based on who lived nearby, but that’s no longer the case, and today, we can base our relationships on who really brings us joy, no matter where they are.

However, let’s face it: that can be super overwhelming at times! If the world is our oyster when it comes to the people we’re closest to, where do we even begin?

Who should we be bringing into our lives, and is there anyone we should avoid altogether?

In this episode, I’m sorting through the 5 people everyone should have in their lives (plus, the people we should keep out!).

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• What to do about friendships that don’t serve us right nowWhen is it time to move on from a relationship altogether, and when is it possible to change the existing dynamic we have with certain people in our lives?

• How to seek out the kinds of relationships we needWhat happens if we don’t already have the ‘right’ kind of friends? How can we start building relationships with them, and where do we even begin to look in the first place?

• The importance of becoming the friend others needEveryone wants to be surrounded by the right people in their lives, but what can we do to ensure we’re that person for the people we love?

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For many of us, Pinterest is a baffling conundrum inside of an enigma, and it’s hard to pin down the kind of strategies we need to implement to market our brands on the platform.

Is it a search engine or a social network? Can it work for people who sell business products?

Well ladies, today I’m excited to be joined by a business owner who will answer these questions and more, and share how to implement a simplistic, aligned long-term Pinterest strategy.

In this episode, founder and owner of Simple Pin Media, Kate Ahl talks about how Pinterest can serve your business, and simple ways to create great content.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to use Pinterest when you don’t have a consumer-facing businessAre there industries that have an easier time on Pinterest than others?

• The kind of content should we making for Pinterest

How do we create content that aligns with what people are searching for, and get them to fall in love with what we do?

• How to build your “content library” on PinterestWhat’s Simple Pin Media’s slow and steady but highly effective Pinterest strategy, and why is it so perfect for Boss Moms?

Guest Bio

Kate Ahl is the owner and founder of Simple Pin Media, a Pinterest management and marketing company. Through their work with over 700 Pinterest accounts, they take a data driven approach to crafting a Pinterest strategy that aims to help their clients and students find their perfect person on Pinterest. Kate teaches thousands of people about Pinterest marketing through various speaking engagements and her podcast, the Simple Pin Podcast.

For more information and free resources, visit https://www.simplepinmedia.com/ and to binge on all the episodes of the Simple Pin Podcast head to https://www.simplepinmedia.com/simple-pin-podcast/.

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As Boss Moms, we don’t have to choose between having a meaningful business and our families. We can build what we want, grow it the way we want, and in the case of our guest, run a tech company while living on a farm!

Being intentional about what we grow is super important, and when we want a particular life for ourselves, we often have to go against the grain of fast growth.

In today’s episode, I’m joined by the founder of AccessAlly, Nathalie Lussier. How has the lifestyle she wants for her family dictated her growth strategy? How is she helping people build thriving online communities?

In this episode, Nathalie talks about how she built a very different software company, and the power of growing a business at the pace you want.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to build a membership site people love being a part ofNathalie put a lot of thought and intention behind every aspect of AccessAlly, what are some of the features that help people build thriving online communities?

• Why we don’t have to build a great business by way of fast growthHow does Nathalie’s lifestyle dictate the growth strategy of her business?

• How Nathalie merged her high-tech business with farm livingWhy do our businesses give us so much freedom to build the lives we want?

Guest Bio-

​​Nathalie Lussier is an award-winning entrepreneur who has been making websites since she was 12 years old. She graduated with a degree in Software Engineering and a job offer from Wall Street, but she turned down this job to start her own business right out of college. As the founder of AccessAlly, the powerful digital course and membership solution for industry leaders, she believes that access to education can help defy stereotypes and make the world a better place, while providing a sustainable livelihood for enterprising teachers. Nathalie has been featured in Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Success Magazine, Entrepreneur, Venture Beat, and Mashable.

For more information visit https://accessally.com/, and subscribe to Nathalie’s YouTube channel.

To keep up with Nathalie’s farm adventures subscribe to Waykeeper Farm and Nerdery.

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From dirty diapers to imaginary friends and dating as a single mom, motherhood comes with its own unique experiences. Raising happy, healthy children is something we take seriously, but that doesn’t mean we can’t laugh or joke about it too.

There is definitely room for humor in the craziness of motherhood, and when we do it together, it’s validating, liberating and uniting.

In today’s episode, I’m joined by the creators of the hugely popular podcast, Band of Mothers, Shayna Ferm and Tracey Tee. In this delightful conversation, Shayna and Tracey give us a unique and hilarious take on being a woman who also happens to be a mom and share their mission to validate and support all the aspects of motherhood we don’t often get to talk about.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to have more honest conversations about motherhoodThere’s this preconceived notion that we’re not allowed to talk about the less glamorous parts of motherhood. How can we use humor to get rid of this barrier?

• Why comedy gives us more freedom to express our feelingsWhat makes humor such a validating and uniting experience?

• The story of Band of Mothers and why it resonates with so many womenHow did two friends build a great business by being their authentic selves?

Guest Bio-

Shayna Ferm and Tracey Tee, are creators of the hugely popular, nationally touring comedy show for moms, “The Pump and Dump Show,” continue their mission to support and validate motherhood through this binge-worthy, weekly variety-style podcast that’s sure to make you laugh your C-Section scar open.

Through fascinating interviews, live podcast recordings, original music, games, insights and mind-blowing stories from their #BandOfMothers, these two moms, and childhood friends, weave information and entertainment together into this unique and hilarious take on being a woman who also happens to be a mom.

To submit your own motherhood story follow @bandofmothersofficial and visit https://www.bandofmothers.com/shareyourstory.

To listen to the podcast, head to https://www.bandofmothers.com/podcast.

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Trigger Warning: In this episode, we discuss sensitive mental health topics.

As moms and as women, our mental health is incredibly important, and we should be having conversations about it. The problem is, many of us feel ashamed by the stigmas attached to the subject, and as a result, those conversations aren’t happening.

How can we banish those feelings of shame for good, so we can talk about our experiences with others and get the help we need, when we need it? How can we start giving ourselves permission to open up so we don’t need to suffer in silence?

In this episode, author of A Mouthful of Air and director of the film based on the novel, Amy Koppelman shares how to allow ourselves to feel true joy again.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The key to feeling less aloneBaby Blues affect approximately 80% of all mothers, so why is it that most women experiencing it feel so alone? Is there anything we can do to change that?

• 1 small step we can take to make a positive difference todayMental health issues affect such a big portion of women across the world that ‘solving’ the problem can seem impossible. What can we do to help just one person, everyday?

• Why we need to re-think the impact social media has on mental healthWe hear a lot about the dangers of social media for mental health, but could there be a benefit to the platforms?

Guest Bio-

Amy Koppelman is the author of three critically acclaimed novels: A Mouthful of Air, I Smile Back, and Hesitation Wounds, a 2016 Independent Publisher Book Award winner. She produced and co-adapted the film adaptation of I Smile Back, starring Sarah Silverman, who received a SAG award nomination for the role. The film premiered at the Sundance, Toronto, and Deauville film festivals. Her latest film, A Mouthful of Air, is her first undertaking as a screenwriter, director, producer, and illustrator. An outspoken advocate for women’s mental health, Amy lives in New York City with her family.

To connect with Amy, go to:

https://www.instagram.com/amy_koppelman

https://www.instagram.com/amouthfulofair

And to get a copy of her book, go to:
https://www.amazon.com/Mouthful-Air-Amy-Koppelman/dp/1931561303

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Whether you’re starting a business, growing a community or working through your entrepreneurial process, writing a book is a great way to clarify your purpose, ideas or brand.

Many Boss Moms have a book in them, and even though writing a book is more accessible than ever, actually getting your ideas out of your head and onto a page can be quite daunting.

We should always yearn to write something great, and that often means getting some help, even if you’re a talented writer.

Today I’m joined by a book writing coach who helps people create their own masterpieces! In this episode, Danielle Fetherson shares the 4-step book writing process she uses to turn a collection of ideas into page-turners.

We also talk about how to intentionally design the reader’s experience and why the process is so worthwhile.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How the ghostwriting process worksIf you’re not the actual writer of your book, can you still claim it as your own?

• The importance of designing the reader’s experienceHow do we make sure our books make people feel like they’re having a real conversation with us?

• Danielle’s 4-step book-writing processWhat are the steps involved in defining what you want to say, refining your ideas, and making sure your book accomplishes what you want?

Guest Bio-

Danielle Fetherson is a former college instructor turned ghostwriter turned book writing coach. She helps service-focused leaders and entrepreneurs turn their best ideas, stories and content into amazing books worth reading, even if they’ve been stuck for years and don’t consider themselves to be amazing writers.

Clients describe her four-step process for helping them finally finish their book as engaging, energizing and inspiring. When she is not helping authors make the world a better place with their messages, she is reading, dancing, or cracking jokes with her husband, their 1-year-old son or 5-year-old daughter.

For more information, visit http://daniellefetherson.com/ or find her on Facebook.

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Successful businesses come from the minds of people who notice what’s missing in the world and create it. Julie Rice saw something that she wanted to make better in the world of makeup, and Inner Beauty Cosmetics was born!

The products are a delightful clean beauty experience, from packaging to performance and especially, the natural ingredients that look and feel good without harsh chemicals and toxins.

What’s the story behind Inner Beauty Cosmetics, and how did Julie create a product that’s warm, inviting, playful and elegant? In this episode, she shares the vision behind the business, and why she’s so passionate about clean beauty.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why beauty shouldn’t come at the expense of wellnessClean beauty products make you look good without harming you on the inside. How does Inner Beauty Cosmetics weave this into every aspect of the products from application to taking it off at the end of the day?

• How to use branding to make people fall in love with our productsWhat is the true intention of branding, and the impact it makes when we’re intentional about it?

• How to use PR and influencer marketing to grow your customer baseWhat are some of the strategies Julie Rice is using to increase the visibility of her brand and get the products into the hands of the right people?

Guest Bio-

Julie Rice is a product developer, clean beauty advocate and the founder of Inner Beauty Cosmetics. With 15 years in the cosmetics industry, Julie Rice considered herself hip to beauty ingredients. That was until a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis and news of her pregnancy drove her to a new level of precaution. Soon after, Inner Beauty was born. Julie’s mission: help women reclaim their health through beauty.

Inner Beauty Cosmetics are clean beauty like no one's ever seen. Formulated by toxicologists and naturopathic doctors alongside a woman with multiple sclerosis (MS) for people with sensitive skin (whether due to pregnancy, autoimmune disorders, or cancer). Inner Beauty is clean beauty that upholds the standards of mainstream beauty. To find out more about Inner Beauty and buy their awesome products, visit innerbeautycosmetics.com and use the promo code BOSSMOM to get a discount on your purchase. Follow Inner Beauty on Instagram and send an email to julie@innerbeautycosmetics.com to get in touch.

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Many women are sitting on an idea for a product that thousands would buy in a heartbeat. The question is: how do you take it from secret brainstorming and napkin sketches, to a product launch complete with tons of press and influencers showing it off?

How do you even validate if it’s a good product idea in the first place?

In today’s episode, I’m excited to be joined by fashion entrepreneur, product designer and business coach, Sarah Shaw. She shares her incredible story of creating a million dollar product, and how she’s helping female entrepreneurs do the same.

"Make a sample so you can actually see your product. You can even make it out of paper to figure out the shape and size." -Sarah Shaw

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Sarah’s amazing story of turning her own idea into a million dollar productHow did Sarah go from costume designer to launching her own successful product?

• The importance of creating a tangible product sampleIf we want to validate our product idea, what’s the very first step we have to take?

• How to get influencers and magazines to talk about your productWhat tactics can we use to effectively vet influencers, and make contact so they actually respond?

Guest Bio-

Sarah Shaw is a fashion entrepreneur, product designer and business coach that specializes in helping other women entrepreneurs to succeed. With her 20 years of experience - and 6 companies under her belt - Sarah has built a treasure trove of secrets for launching your product line, getting your products into stores and boutiques, getting your products to A-List celebrities, and getting massive publicity in order to grow her companies quickly.

For more information, visit https://sarahshawconsulting.com/ and book a call with her.

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Your big, beautiful brain creates amazing things that help people. If we don’t mention these things, it’s impossible to build anticipation and get people to actually buy them from us.

The programs we offer are worthy of being mentioned, but how do we bring them up without sounding like we’re selling in every blog or podcast?

In the last of our solo episode series, I share simple statements you can incorporate into your marketing to effortlessly talk about your offers.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The mention-it-and-move on method that doesn’t feel salesyWe don’t have to talk about our offers in paragraphs. What short but effective statements can we include in our conversations?

• Why we have to create anticipation through our mentionsMarketing is a form of foreplay. How do we create anticipation, interest and intrigue so people want to get to know us and buy from us?

• How to get people other than you to validate the value of your offerIn a world that’s focused on the results we get for people, it’s easy to become egotistical about what we do. How do you put the spotlight on your members instead?

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Humanity may not be as dialled into our physical communities as we once were, but there’s still a need for us to connect with one another regarding different parts of our lives. That’s why building online communities around our businesses is so important.

The problem is, many of us are holding back from doing that. What’s causing us to pause and how can we push through those fears? How can we build truly great communities that bring our members value and increase our chances of doing business with them?

In this episode, I’m busting the top myths surrounding Facebook Groups and sharing how we run the Boss Mom community.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The difference between Facebook Groups and social media, more generallyIf our communities are using social media platforms to connect with one another, is there really a need for a private group?

• The RIGHT way to run a Facebook GroupUsing our communities to ‘train’ our members is the quickest way to lose engagement on Facebook. What should we be doing instead?

• How to keep our groups focused (and disciplined!)Let’s face it: running a community can feel a little like herding cats. How can we ensure the content posted in our communities is relevant and actually fosters engagement?

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We can’t get clients or grow our businesses without having conversations and getting on calls with prospects, but selling to someone in real-time can be overwhelming.

Getting on a call will feel a lot easier when we shift our goals and change our approach.

Instead of trying to close prospects in one call, a two-call strategy takes the pressure off, builds trust and helps you feel more in control of the process.

How do we execute these calls in order to get the result that we want?

In this episode, we’re going to talk about how to prepare for calls and set them up for a higher conversion rate.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to triage your prospectingNot all prospects are created equal, and we have to assess who we can really help. How do we use our calls to triage our prospects?

• The power of multiple callsWe don’t have to get prospects to buy from us in one call. Why do we build more trust and increase our conversion rate by flipping to 15-minute calls?

• The key ingredients of a successful sales processSales is about pacing and getting permission. How do we build these two critical pieces into all our calls, and lead people more effectively?

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Labor Day is like New Year for Boss Moms: kids go back to school, and we have a chance to make some big sales ahead of the holiday season. The only question is, how do we make those sales?

For those of us who aren’t marketing and sales experts, it can feel a little overwhelming. How can we convince our audiences that they have a problem, and that we’re the only ones who can solve it?

More importantly, is it possible to do that without feeling sneaky and manipulative?

In this clip, I’m sharing my guide to creating sales copy that actually converts.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The importance of creating great sales copyWe know we’re good at what we do, so why should we say anything other than that?

• How to identify what problem we’re solvingAs entrepreneurs, we’re problem solvers. How can we get a clear idea of the exact problem we’re providing a solution to, so we can articulate it in our marketing?

• The key to building authority in our areas of expertise

How can we position ourselves as the go-to experts in our spaces?

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Using social media for our businesses is great, but it’s tricky to stay consistent on those platforms without being present all day, everyday. Our best bet for sustainable growth is to get people into our email systems through a relevant opt-in.

How can we create the kind of opt-ins that get people excited about what we have to offer, so it doesn’t feel like we’re pulling teeth trying to get people on our email lists? Where have we gone wrong until now, and what should we be doing instead?

In this episode, I’m sharing how to create opt-ins that not only convert, but generate excitement about what we have to offer.

"Keep hold of the ultimate goal, which is having an opt-in that works to set you free!" -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to nix opt-ins that lead to low conversions and wasted timeWhat are the most common mistakes people make when creating opt-ins?

• How to find great opt-in topicsHow can we come up with great ideas for opt-ins without spending weeks (or more!) creating them?

• The secret to creating more enticing headlines for our opt-insWill a ‘How To’ headline generate enough buzz to convert, or should we be doing something else, instead?

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Whether online or in person, children are bullied every single day, and as moms, we can sometimes feel a little powerless over the situation. How do we even begin to help them through the experience?

Better yet, how can our kids find what they need to not only deal with the experience, but rise from it and assist others, through the help of their peers?

In this episode, mother-daughter duo and co-founders of Girl Gang Strong, Kennishia and Kyree Duffus share how they turned Kyree’s experience with cyberbullying into a platform to empower young girls.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The first step to helping our daughters deal with bulliesHow can we equip our daughters with everything they need to handle bullies, online or in person?

• How to help our children stand up for their beliefsFor kids and adults alike, it’s easy to fall into a rut where we go with what our friends are doing or saying, even if we don’t necessarily agree with it ourselves. What can we do to break that cycle?

• The best time to help girls grow their confidenceWhen do young girls go from feisty and headstrong to doubting themselves, and what can we, as moms, do about it?

Guest Bio-

Kennishia Duffus is a Mom of three, an Event Planner and the owner of Girl Gang Strong Inc. Co-founded with her daughter Kyree, Girl Gang Strong Inc. is a subscription box & online community for preteen and teen girls.

Kyree Duffus is the co-founder of Girl Gang Strong. After going through cyber- and real life bullying herself, Kyree partnered with her mom to create a community for young girls dealing with the same experience, so they can rise from the ordeal and help others in the same situation, too.

To find out more, go to:

https://girlgangstrong.com/

https://www.facebook.com/girlgangstronginc/

https://www.instagram.com/girlgangstronginc/

https://twitter.com/girlgangstrong_

https://www.pinterest.ca/girlgangstronginc/_shop/

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Growing a business takes a ton of time - something many Boss Moms just don’t have enough of. The solution is to make more time, and the only way to do that is by hiring people.

For small business owners, onboarding freelancers is the most economical route, but how do we get started with that? What are the biggest differences between hiring freelancers and appointing employees, and how can we ensure we’re finding the best fit for the job?

In this episode, creator of The Hiring Fix course, Emily Perron shares the right way to hire freelance talent.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Who to hire firstWhich roles should we onboard first, and how can we be sure we’re making the right hires for our needs?

• How to get better at delegatingFor many business owners, it’s tempting to try to do everything ourselves. How can we get more intentional about handing tasks over to others?

• The difference between micromanagement and checking inIs it possible to ensure our recruits are on the right track without making them feel like we’re constantly looking over their shoulder?

Guest Bio-

Emily Perron helps bloggers and creative entrepreneurs expand and improve their teams with talented freelancers. Her number one goal is to align the right person with the right role. She teaches her strategic hiring process inside her signature course, The Hiring Fix, and also works one-on-one with clients looking to bring on high-quality support.

To connect with Emily, go to:

https://www.thehiringfix.co/

https://www.instagram.com/emily.perron/

https://www.pinterest.com/perronemily/

https://www.emilyperron.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-perron/

And for the FREE course mentioned in this episode, head to: https://www.emilyperron.com/minicourse

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Few things feel as exciting as creating a business around the things we use in our own lives, and sometimes, our coping mechanisms can turn into professional ventures.

How can we turn something like meditation for stress alleviation into a business, so we can use what’s helped us to assist countless others? How can we fall in love with our daily practices enough to promote them?

In this episode, CEO of Expectful, Nathalie Walton shares how she became the co-founder of a business that helped her through her difficult pregnancy.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to develop a regular meditation practiceMost of us have heard about the benefits of meditation, but how can we find the time (and the willpower!) to get started?

• How stress impacts fertilityWhat can we do to reduce the effects stress has on our reproductive systems?

• How to get started with hypnobirthingWhat is hypnobirthing, and how can we more women start using it in their own birth plans?

Guest Bio-

Nathalie Walton is the CEO and Co-Founder of Expectful, the number one go-to wellness app for women and growing families.

While she was working at some of the world’s most admired companies, Airbnb, Google, and eBay, she was always on a constant search for deeper fulfillment. This search launched a self-discovery process that resulted in the cultivation of a wellness & mindfulness practice; Nathalie began meditating and practicing yoga daily, became mindful of her eating, and read incessantly about finding purpose. Not long after, she became pregnant and discovered that she was at high risk for placental challenges in the second half of her pregnancy. She went from an uneventful pregnancy to a high-stress pregnancy where every day she worried about her baby’s survival. During her third trimester, she saw an ad for Expectful, which was not only life-changing but the next step into her future. Within a week of diving into the meditations and deeping her hypnobirthing practice, her condition managed to stabilize and she made it to term.

After becoming familiar with Expectful, she soon met Mark Krassner, who was looking for the right person to succeed him as CEO/Co-Founder. As a user, a new mother, a longstanding wellness enthusiast, and the person who built the roadmap for scaling Google’s Local Commerce offerings, this was the perfect opportunity for Nathalie.

Nathalie knew that she was passionate about the prospect of making Expectful available to every pregnant woman, especially those whose doctors hadn’t offered them the support and resources they could be utilizing.

Since becoming CEO, Nathalie has raised over $4M for Expectful. As Expectful’s CEO, as of September 2020, Nathalie’s mission is to solve the wellbeing crisis facing the 21 million women in the U.S. who are new parents, pregnant, or aspiring to conceive.

To find out more, go to:

https://expectful.com/

https://www.instagram.com/expectful/

https://www.instagram.com/nathaliewalton/

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There's a huge difference between having people who drift in and out of our lives and being surrounded by truly great human beings who will help us achieve anything we set our minds to.

How can we start saying no to the relationships that don't serve us, so we can focus all our energies on the connections that consistently inspire and fulfil us, instead? Is it even possible, when so many women struggle with saying no? Where do we get the confidence to believe we can say no, in the first place?

In honor of our 500th episode, author, podcaster and productivity expert, Whitnee Lynn Hawthorne shares how to start saying no to the things that stunt our growth, so we have more space to say yes to the things we want to do.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to build lives that make us happyOnce we've moved past the stage of self-preservation, are we spending our time doing things that really fulfil us?

• 1 thing to remember when saying no to somethingFor years, women have been taught that saying no is a sign of weakness. Is there any truth to that, or are we way off the mark?

• The key to a guilt-free NOHow can we stop feeling bad for saying no to things we don't want to do? Is it possible to do it without hurting anyone's feelings?

Guest Bio-

Professional speaker, author, certified coach, Podcast host, Fortune 500 executive, productivity expert, successful entrepreneur, self-care guru, passionate mom and wife, Whitnee Hawthorne is a woman with many hats.

Whitnee leads by example and loves to inspire aligned action in others. She teaches her audiences steps they can take right now to increase their productivity, grow their confidence, and bring more joy to their lives.

With broad experience working with women from all over corporate America and in communities, Whitnee's message will resonate strongly with working moms, caregivers, and leaders alike.

To find out more, go to:

www.thesavvyworkingmom.com

https://thesavvyworkingmom.com/podcast/

https://www.instagram.com/thesavvyworkingmom/

http://bit.ly/TheSavvyWorkingMomOnSpotify

Whitnee offers courses to Moms that aim to give clarity, confidence and peace.

Her digital courses include:

1. Get Ahead Without Staying Late
2. Grace and Joy Morning Routine
3. Sustainable Self Care
4. How To Delegate Masterclass
5. 10 Minutes to Better Days Video Course

And she also offers the following workbooks:

1. Mom Reboot Workbook
2. Guilt Detox

For Whitnee's 'How to Get Unstuck' video course, go to: getunstuckmama.com

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Creativity is incredibly important for our children, but their imaginations are often stunted way more than we realize. What’s stopping them from tapping into their full creative potential, and what can we do about it, as parents?

How do the stories our children read, hear, or watch influence their ways of thinking, and is there anything we should be monitoring? How can we foster creativity that will help them in the real world?

In this episode, award-winning author of the Britfield book series, Chad Robert Stewart shares how to engage our children’s minds.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The key to getting kids eager to learnFar too often, education is seen as a chore. How can we flip that on its head and help our kids find the FUN in learning?

• How to keep our kids’ imaginations alive while working from homeKids tend to be more imaginative when they’re interacting with their peers. How can we recreate a playful, creative environment while they’re learning remotely?

• How creativity benefits us as adultsCould a creative background be more beneficial than we’re led to believe?

Guest Bio-

Born in Newport Beach, California, Chad Robert Stewart has 20 years of experience in writing fiction, non-fiction, and screenplays. He is an award-winning, bestselling author, creativity specialist, and prolific writer. Founder of prestigious Britfield Institute, and Devonfield, an innovative company dedicated to the highest quality in publishing, film production, and education, Chad received a Bachelor of Arts in British literature and European history from Brown University; earned an MBA from Boston College, and is pursuing a Master of Science and a Ph.D. at Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management.

To find out more, go to:

https://www.britfield.com/

https://www.britfieldinstitute.org/

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBritfield

https://twitter.com/britfieldworld?lang=en

One of the most awarded books in children's fiction, Britfield & the Lost Crown is a bestselling, fast-paced middle school adventure novel that transports the reader from the smoldering crags of Yorkshire, through the heart of England, and finally to the magnificent shores of Dover. Creating an interactive world of mystery and adventure, culture and education, Britfield is about friendship, family, loyalty, and courage. The first in a seven-book series, Britfield presents a real-world that children can embrace and not only entertains the reader, but educates them with accurate geography, literature, architecture, and history is interwoven throughout the exciting story.

Get a copy at:

https://www.britfield.com/store/

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As busy moms with businesses, we want to make sales without working all the time, but how do we do it? Through evergreen emails that nurture and do the selling for us.

There’s a nuance and an art to getting people to buy. We have to nurture our audience, create a sense of belonging and clout so when they are asked to buy from us, they trust us, care about us, and believe that they belong in our space.

Through a templated system, and series of emails, this process can be easy.

What is the permission sandwich formula, how will it help us get sales, create loyalty, retention, and referrals? In this episode, I talk about how to write emails that convert.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to get sales consistently without selling all the timeWe don’t have to work and sell all the time to grow our businesses. How can we leverage evergreen content so it becomes our very own sales rep?

• How buying decisions happenWhat are the 6 emails in the permission sandwich formula and how do they lead to buying decisions?

• The power of permission sandwichesWhy do permission sandwich emails build loyalty and trust, and create a powerful sense of belonging that gets better results, lowers refund rates, and generates better referrals?

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For most of us, being on camera while we're dealing with personal challenges is the last thing we want to do. However, building a brand requires us to push past the things holding us back, and if we want to make our mark we have to put ourselves out there.

How can we stop letting our insecurities get in the way of telling our brand's story more effectively? Is there anything we can do to feel more at-home in front of a camera? How can we bring our A-game to shoots as brand owners and photographers?

In this episode, owner of NicoleBRanderson and It's Not Brand Surgery, Nicole Anderson gives us a crash course on brand photography and how to do it right.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to prepare for a brand photography shootWhat do photographers and brand owners need to do ahead of a shoot to ensure we get the best results?

• Where to share our brand photosWe've had a ton of amazing pictures taken that highlight who we are and what our brands represent. Now, where do we put them?

• How to feel more confident on cameraWhat can we do to feel like the best versions of ourselves at a photoshoot?

Guest Bio-

Nicole Anderson is the Nashville-based owner of NicoleBRanderson, where she specializes in working with boss mom run small businesses, and It's Not Brand Surgery, where she trains other brand photographers. She is the wife of an Englishman and the mom to two kiddos, Jack & Olivia! She's seen all the Friends seasons 10 times, enjoys murder shows and will never pass up a charcuterie plate.

To find out more, go to:

www.instagram.com/nicolebranderson

www.instagram.com/notbrandsurgery

www.nicolebranderson.com

www.itsnotbrandsurgery.com

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At its core, marketing helps us share who we are with our audience, but just how much should we be sharing?

Building a brand based on our identities certainly comes with its challenges. How can we show our communities who we are without putting everything on the table? Is there anything we should avoid sharing altogether?

In this episode, the author of You Are the Brand and host of the Brand You Podcast, Mike Kim shares how to be more strategic when building a personal brand.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to build a campfire around our businessesIs the content we share with our audiences warm and inviting? Could it help us build a community?

• The difference between authenticity and transparency Can we be real and raw with our audiences without oversharing in a way that makes people uncomfortable?

• How to stop trying to serve everyoneWe’ll never be for everyone, so where should we be channeling our efforts for stronger engagement instead?

Guest Bio-

Mike Kim is a brand strategist for coaches who want to create an impact with their ideas and get their message heard. His refreshing approach has made him a sought-after consultant for top thought leaders. He is the author of You Are the Brand and host of the Brand You Podcast.

To connect with Mike, go to:

mikekim.com

Instagram.com/mikekimtv

Linkedin.com/in/mikekimtv

Twitter.com/mikekimtv

Facebook.com/mikekimtv

Youtube.com/youarethebrand

And to get a copy of Mike's new book, You Are the Brand: The 8-Step Blueprint to Showcase Your Unique Expertise and Build a Highly Profitable, Personally Fulfilling Business, go to: youarethebrandbook.com

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There are a ton of ways to make money using social media, but many women hold back from getting started because they’re afraid of the unknown.

How can we stop letting fear hold us back from the lives of our dreams? Will we ever truly get over the fears that come with starting a business and making an income through the things we love to do?

In this episode, the author of the #1 bestselling Fear is Not the Boss of You, Jennifer Allwood shares how to stop holding back and start taking advantage of all the opportunities social media has to offer.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The trick to overcoming our fearsEvery Boss Mom has a big, beautiful brain, and we have access to all the knowledge we need to move our businesses forward, so how can we stop letting fear get in the way?

• How to pick a revenue stream that works for our unique abilitiesIf there’s no one-size-fits-all revenue model, how can we find what works best for us?

• Why we need to get better at capitalizing on what we’re good atHow can we shift our energies to the activities we enjoy and stop getting caught up in all the things we don’t?

Guest Bio-

Jennifer Allwood is a business coach to several thousand women every month, giving them the tools they need to grow a business in the online space. What started as a desire to help pull her family out of financial desperation became a calling to help other women find the courage to do the same. Jennifer stands steadfast in the idea of using her business as a way to serve God and her family.

She uses her social media following of over a half million people, her podcast, The Jennifer Allwood Show, with almost 3M downloads, her coaching groups, and her #1 best selling book, Fear is Not the Boss of You, to help other women do for their businesses and life what she has done in hers.

Jennifer lives in Kansas City, Missouri with her husband of a gazillion years, four kiddos, and two golden doodles.

To connect with Jennifer, go to:

https://www.instagram.com/jenniferallwood/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/themagicbrushinc

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jennifer-allwood-show/id1206006469?mt=2

https://jenniferallwood.com/

Take the quiz mentioned in this episode at:

https://jenniferallwood.com/quiz/

And to find out more about Jennifer's book 'Fear Is Not The Boss Of You', visit https://jenniferallwood.com/book/

Other products mentioned in this episode:

https://welcome.socialbluebook.com/

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Few platforms allow us to share our message like speaking engagements. How do we do them right, so we can make the biggest possible impact?

What can we do to create a better sense of connection with our audiences? More importantly, how can we get comfortable in front of an audience in the first place?

In this episode, Executive Producer of TEDXLincolnSquare and author of The Influential Voice, Tricia Brouk shares how to get better at communicating with an audience.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to coexist with our fears of being on stageWe’re not likely to ever completely get over stage fright, so how can we get to a point where fear isn’t stopping us from connecting with an audience?

• How to boost our credibility as speakersWhen can we start positioning ourselves as experts whose voices on a subject matter?

• How to be vulnerable with an audience without making them feel badIs it possible to pull on heartstrings without losing the point of our message?

Guest Bio-

Tricia Brouk is an international award-winning director. She founded The Big Talk Academy and served as the executive producer of TEDxLincolnSquare until August 2019. She curates the Speaker Salon in NYC, hosts The Big Talk, an award-winning podcast, and her book, The Influential Voice: Saying What You Mean For Lasting Legacy was #1 new release pre-order on Amazon.

To find out more, go to:

https://triciabrouk.com/

https://www.theartofthebigtalk.com/

https://triciabrouk.com/podcast/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciabrouk/

https://www.facebook.com/thebigtalkwithtriciabrouk

https://www.instagram.com/tricia_brouk/

And to get a copy of The Influential Voice: Saying What You Mean For Lasting Legacy, head to: www.theinfluentialvoicebook.com

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Coaching is an incredible way to impart your wisdom and impact people’s lives, but how do we consistently get clients without making our lives more stressful?

If we want to build a coaching business that reaches the six-figure mark, we have to create a refined toolkit that gets specific results. On top of that, we don’t want to be the best kept secret, we want to be known, and bring in people excited to work with us.

How do you become a good coach, find clients you get the best results for, and nurture your leads to a sale?

In this episode, I share 8 things that will help us build and grow a life-changing coaching business.

Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why we can’t build a coaching business that helps everyoneAs naturally nurturing people, we yearn to help everyone, but if they don’t have emotional, financial and time resources, they won’t get results. What do we need to focus our energy on instead?

• How to multiply your impact by building a systemHow do you build your coaching toolkit so your big beautiful brain is free to create deeper connections and results?

• Teaching vs. motivationIf we focus on just teaching, we’ll drive our clients to other coaches. Why is motivation an important component of a coaching business that gets clients consistently?

• Why you need to share your opinions like crazyPeople hire coaches they believe in. Why does sharing our opinions set us apart and get people excited about working with us?

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We all have to deal with adversity at some point in our lives, and one of the best ways to navigate difficult experiences while keeping our businesses up and running is by having a coach.

How can we find a coach whose areas of expertise match up seamlessly with our needs? Better yet, how can we use our own experiences to help coach others with their challenges?

In this episode, COO of The Coaching Masters, Liam James Collins shares how coaching can help us take our businesses to the next level and make a meaningful impact on people.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• What makes coaching so importantWe already know we have what it takes to make our dreams a reality, so is it really necessary to have a coach when we’re not dealing with adversity?

• The biggest misconceptions about Neurolinguistic ProgrammingWhat is NLP, and what causes some to shy away from it?

• How to make room for ourselves in the coaching spaceIt seems like every time we open social media, another coaching program pops up. Is it even possible to break into coaching when the market is nearing saturation point?

Guest Bio-

Liam James Collins thought he had experienced real adversity when his successful acting career completely crashed. He literally went from working side by side every day with Tom Hardy on the set of Batman, to delivering Tom’s mail as a full time postman.

But that was nothing.

Only a short time after this, Liam lost his Dad to suicide and survived The London Bridge Terror Attack, all within one year.

Having pushed through one traumatic adversity after another, the one thing that Liam was able to hold strong was his bulletproof mindset and unwavering determination for success.

Today he is hailed as one of the world’s most exciting mindset & coaching experts.

Not long after these terrible events, Liam founded The Coaching Masters, a very successful online coaching business that now generates over $2,000,000 per year.

Alongside building The Coaching Masters, Liam was hired as the in-house performance coach for Amazon, the biggest Fortune500 company in the world, and has been featured on MTV.

Liam’s mindset knowledge has also been instrumental in the development of The Coaching Masters Podcast, an iTunes top 10 Podcast which is ranked within the top 1% of all podcasts globally.

Liam’s mission is to make having a coach as fashionable as having a personal trainer and The Coaching Masters mission is to give ordinary people extraordinary tools to create freedom for themselves and others.

As this generation’s most exciting mindset & coaching expert, Liam is here to share some of the tools, techniques and frameworks which have allowed him to thrive in the face of great adversity, build a wildly successful business and develop a completely bulletproof mindset.

What you will learn from Liam will undoubtedly improve not only your business but your lives.

To connect with Liam, go to:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-james-collins-6a33b41b4/?originalSubdomain=uk https://www.facebook.com/Liam.James.Collins.Coach

https://www.instagram.com/liam.james.collins/

And to find our more about The Coaching Masters Accreditation, visit:

https://thecoachingmasters.com/tcm-accreditation/

And to attend Liam’s Facebook Live in the Boss Mom Group, sign up at: boss-mom.com/coaching

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We all know how dangerous burnout can be, but many of us are still overworking ourselves both as business owners and as moms. Why are we killing ourselves trying to do it all, and how can we stop getting to the point of overwhelm before slowing down?

How can we get better at filling our cups before tending to our children and businesses? Can we prioritize our wellbeing and still make all our dreams a reality?

In this episode, leadership coach and author of Dying To Be A Good Mother, Heather Chauvin shares why we have to get better at putting ourselves first.

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to cut out the things that aren’t serving usWhat part of our lives isn’t working for us right now, and how is that affecting us?

• How to take radical responsibility for our feelings of unworthinessAre we enabling our demise?

• Why we need to shift the way we think of our valueIs it possible to keep being of service without overworking ourselves at some point along the way?

Guest Bio-

Heather Chauvin is a leadership coach who helps ambitious, overwhelmed women conquer their fears and become leaders at work and home. Drawing from her professional experience as a social worker and her life experience raising three boys, Heather created a signature approach to help her clients create and enjoy sustainability, profitability, and ease in business and life. She is the host of the Mom Is In Control Podcast where she reveals her most vulnerable truths about womanhood, marriage, parenting, living through stage 4 cancer, and running a successful business without burning out. She released her first book, Dying To Be A Good Mother, in 2021.

When Heather isn’t busy driving her boys to hockey practice, you can find her curled up on the couch next to her husband, planning their next family adventure.

To connect with Heather, go to:

https://www.instagram.com/heatherchauvin_/

https://www.facebook.com/heatherchauvincoaching

And to get a copy of Dying To Be A Good Mother, visit:

http://heatherchauvin.com/book

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There’s a lot of trial and error in starting a business, and it’s easy to end up feeling knocked around by what works and what doesn’t, on top of raising our kids. With all of this going on, how can we approach our businesses from a place of calmness?

Is it possible to be multi-focused and still get things done? How can we find our inner peace while we deal with all the inevitable ups and downs?

In this episode, the Creator of Refreshed Moms, Deanna Mason returns to the show to share how to prioritize rest as Boss Moms.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why having space is non-negotiableNo good ideas can come from a chaotic backdrop, so why are we letting our mental, emotional and spiritual ‘space’ become an afterthought?

• How to get groundedHow can we connect with our value and worth more regularly and in a deeper way?

• Why we need to move away from ‘self-care’ reasoningSelf-care is a nice buzzword, but could it be holding us back from really prioritizing our inner wellbeing?

Guest Bio-

Deanna Mason is the Founder and CEO of Refreshed Moms LLC, a Christian faith-based consulting company dedicated to helping mom leaders nurture their spirituality, generate consistent revenue, and get better rest. Passionate about serving other moms, Deanna uses her offerings, which include an app, Bible and book discussions, and mini-sabbatical events, among others, to exchange overcommitment for renewal and better balance. Deanna is the host of The Refreshed Moms Podcast.

To find out more about Deanna and her upcoming mini-sabbatical, visit:
https://deannamason.com/

https://deannamason.com/the-refreshed-moms-podcast/

https://deannamason.com/spiritualrest

And to take advantage of the free course mentioned in this episode, go to:
https://deannamason.com/makearestplan

Listen to Deanna’s previous Boss Mom episode here: https://boss-mom.com/?s=deanna+mason

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Turning 40 is a huge milestone and a birthday that feels different from other ones. A pivotal birthday brings up so many feelings - fear, excitement, anticipation, joy, apprehension, and tons of questions about what getting older means to us.

The older we get, the more we see how much we’ve lived, and how much more we still have to experience if we choose to stay young at heart and young in mind.

How do we age gracefully, on our terms, and continue to strive towards being the best version of ourselves?

In this very special episode of the Boss Mom podcast, I share my thoughts and feelings about getting older, as I count down to my 40th birthday.

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to age on your termsWe can be anything we want to be, at any age, Look at what you want to accomplish, without wondering whether you should, whether you should have already done it, or if you’re too old to do it.

• Why our age shouldn’t limit what we can accomplishAging doesn’t mean doing or trying less. We have the opportunity to become the best version of ourselves by staying in constant curiosity, and continually striving for new thoughts, ideas, and skills.

• How to shift your mindset about getting olderOur age doesn’t have to be something that happens to us, or something bad. It’s something we should wear proudly because we’ve earned every wrinkle, line, experience, and every ounce of our wisdom.

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As moms, we know how unpredictable life can be, so it’s normal to have some bad days. However, they should always be in the minority, and if they aren’t, it may be time to take a look at our parenting strategies.

Could our present approach be making us more susceptible to an endless cycle of ‘off’ days? Where are we going wrong?

Can we switch it up so the good days outnumber the bad?

In this episode, co-author of Parenting While Working from Home and co-owner of AdoreThemParenting.com, Shari Medini shares how to implement positive parenting.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why we need to be mindful of what we’re taking inParenting isn’t always glamorous, and that’s what makes cynically funny blogs so relatable. However, while it’s important to validate our experiences, getting too caught up in the negatives will only add to our frustrations, so we have to remind ourselves of the good, too.

• How to create a more positive dynamic with our kids‘Because I said so’ is often a go-to response when our kids question us, but it’s not the most conducive to their learning. By explaining to our children why they need to do something, we can open up a conversation, rather than issue commands.

• Why positive parenting isn’t lax parentingPositive parenting isn't about giving our kids free rein to do whatever they want: in fact, it's a way to give them more responsibility, while setting boundaries. This gives them the space to make their own decisions with our guidance, instead of our micromanagement.

Guest Bio-

Shari Medini is the co-author of Parenting while Working from Home and co-owner of AdoreThemParenting.com, alongside her business partner, Karissa Tunis. With six kids between the two of them and over a decade of work from home experience, both Shari and Karissa love sharing strategies that help fellow parents minimize the overwhelm while trying to juggle it all.

To find out more, visit:

https://facebook.com/adorethemcommunity

https://instagram.com/_adore_them_

https://instagram.com/sharimedini

https://twitter.com/_adore_them_

https://twitter.com/sharimedini

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We often hear that time heals all wounds, but unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. Trauma is tricky, and if we aren’t dealing with it head on, we run the risk of reliving our darkest days, or worse: passing them on to our kids.

How can we get started with the process of healing our scars, so we can prevent them from festering in other areas of our lives? Is there a way to cure our trauma for good, so it stops controlling us?

In this episode, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and founder of MomConnections, Amelia Mora Mars shares the steps we can take to stop letting our past control our present and define our future.

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to recognize the lies we tell ourselvesMany of us tell ourselves we’re too busy to sit with our thoughts and really feel them, but that’s just not true. Slowing down to listen to our inner voices is uncomfortable, but it’s also completely necessary.

• Why forgiveness is about us, first and foremostHating a person for their actions towards us may feel like it’s hurting them, but it hurts us more.

• When to shift our focus withinBad experiences throughout our lives can put us into constant survival mode, and that’s exhausting. How do we start focusing on what’s best for ourselves and our mental health?

Guest Bio-

Amelia Mora Mars is a Mom to 6 daughters and four sons, a psychotherapist, and a coach to women raised by emotionally unavailable mothers. She empowers women to break the cycle of trauma to heal their hearts, reclaim their lives, and leave a lasting legacy of love for their children and generations to come.

To find out more, go to:

https://www.instagram.com/momconnections/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ReMotheringTribe

https://www.facebook.com/Momof10Coach

And for more on Moms Breaking the Cycle of Trauma, visit:
www.momconnections.com

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Running flash sales is a great way to bring in a ton of revenue, so it’s something all Boss Moms should consider adding to their business models. Where do we start, and is there a right way to do it?

In times like these, when so many people are uncertain about their financial futures, our best bet is to limit our flash sales to lower-priced items. The only question is, how big can our results be from small sales?

Can sales on low-priced items translate to something bigger?

In this episode, I share why flash sales are the method used by millionaires.

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why we should never discount the power of a low-priced productFlash sales on smaller products don’t always sound exciting, but the results can be incredible. Charging between $27 and $47 for something small but useful creates an ‘easy yes’ for customers, and can quickly translate into $10,000 in just one day.

• How to add an upsell to ‘easy yes’ products Our customers may be on our websites for a sale, but that doesn’t mean they won’t be interested in other, similar products. Link relevant items on the checkout page and suggest them as add-ons.

• How to ensure an ‘easy yes’ really is easyA lower price point makes it easy for customers to agree to, but a complicated product will keep them thinking twice. Make sure ‘easy yes’ products offer simple solutions to very specific problems, like gaining 15 more Instagram followers or making 5 additional sales.

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Intimacy is an incredibly important part of any relationship because it helps us relate to our loved ones. However, getting that intimacy right isn't always easy.

For many women, intimacy comes with challenges, and many of those stem from not understanding what our loved ones need from us, or what we need from them. Real intimacy takes work, but it's worth it. The only question is, where do we start?

How can we get better at connecting with our significant others when it feels like we're just not in sync? Is it possible to completely connect when we have so much going on in our lives already?

In this episode, best-selling author, speaker, and intimacy coach, Leona Carter shares how to foster deeper connections with our partners.

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why intimacy is something we have to work towards By the time both we and our partners have come home from work, we've spent hours apart, so we shouldn't expect to be in the mood as soon as we walk through the door. Especially as women, we have to feel connected to our partners, so start by having a conversation and connecting.
• How to get into the right headspace for intimacyIt's tough to be present when just a minute ago we were getting the kids to bed or hopping off a business call. Instead of heading right into the bedroom with our partner, it's a good idea to take a moment to re-center and feel like ourselves, outside of being business owners and moms.
• The importance of communication

Most of us are guilty of thinking our partner should know what we want or need, but that just isn't the case. We have to get better at expressing ourselves, and if we're still finding that challenging, seek the help of a coach!

Guest Bio-

Leona Carter empowers women to build intimacy with their husbands through the power of dating again. She is a speaker, best-selling author, and intimacy coach. Married since 1995, Leona, and her high school sweetheart, Omarr, have six children and one grandson. As Leona says, "My energy gets the party started!"

To connect with Leona, go to:

LeonaCarter.club

https://www.facebook.com/SheBuildsIntimacy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/SheBuildsIntimacy/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpxswMwi2miupRfov8kfQ1g

https://www.instagram.com/intimacy_with_her_husband/

https://twitter.com/i_n_t_i_m_a_c_y

https://api.whatsapp.com/message/74LXMQ5NDKOPM1

And to get a copy of her book, visit:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01N1SHSML/ref=dbs_a_w_dp_b01n1shsml

More on Leona's 28 Dates Intimacy (Group) Coaching Program:

28 Dates is an intimacy coaching program where you are going to refresh, renew, and reset the course of your marriage through the power of dating your spouse again over the next 28 days. With Rekindle Assignments and weekly, live, group coaching sessions, you will rebuild a stronger foundation of connection, communication, and intimacy with your husband.

You can learn more by going to https://www.podiumsandpages.com/groupcoaching or LeonaCarter.club

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Setting boundaries is a huge part of taking control of our lives, but doing that can be ridiculously difficult if we're codependent. The only problem is, many of us don't know if we fall into that category or not.

Despite codependence being a buzzword we're hearing a lot at the moment, many of us are still unsure about what exactly codependency is. So, what is it?

Could we be codependent without realizing it? Is there anything we can do to break the cycle of people-pleasing for good if we know we're in the habit?

In this episode, psychotherapist Michelle Farris shares the tell-tale signs of codependency and what to do about it!

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• What codependency meansAt its core, codependency is a relationship pattern where we focus on other people's best interests at our own expense. While it's perfectly normal to make sacrifices for loved ones from time to time, with codependency it becomes the rule, rather than the exception.
• How to tell the difference between being helpful and being codependentThere will always be times we don't feel like doing something, but when we really don't want to, we'll feel it in our gut. If we're ignoring our intuition because we're worried about someone else's reaction (and if we're doing it repeatedly) we're not just being helpful, we're breaking our boundaries.
• Why codependency breeds resentmentWhen we set unrealistic expectations of people-pleasing for ourselves, we start believing the people around us should be acting the same way without ever communicating that to them. This only leads to bitterness in the long term, and it could all be avoided in the first place.

Guest Bio-

Michelle Farris is a licensed psychotherapist in San Jose California. In her private practice Michelle found her sweet spot in teaching relationship skills that are easy to implement fast. She believes that being a good therapist means doing your own work. Her guilty pleasure is a Venti latte from Starbucks!

To connect with Michelle, go to:

https://www.counselingrecovery.com/

https://www.facebook.com/counselingrecovery

https://www.pinterest.com/mshellmft/

https://www.instagram.com/counseling_recovery/

https://www.twitter.com/mshellmft/

www.linkedin.com/in/michellefarrismft/

https://www.youtube.com/c/MichelleFarrismft

To get a copy of the The Codependency Workbook - A Guide to Being Your Best Self, visit:

https://www.counselingrecovery.com/online-courses/the-codependency-workbook

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We’ve spent an entire year in various forms of lockdown, so it’s no surprise that discussions about mental health are a top priority for many of us at this moment. As moms, we must check in with ourselves, and we have to ensure our kids are feeling their best, too.

Feeling needed, loved, and worthy are essential for survival, but getting to that point isn’t always easy.

What can we do to start feeling genuine self-love, so we can model that kind of behavior for our children? Outside of reminding our kids that they’re worthy, how can we help them start believing that to be true?

In this episode, award-winning author and teen confidence expert, Jacqui Letran shares how to build real, unconditional self-love in ourselves and our children.

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why we're approaching mental health all wrongFar too often we treat the symptoms of anxiety and depression when we should mitigate them from the start. It's more beneficial to deal with the source, rather than the outcome.
• When positivity becomes damagingTelling ourselves we’re amazing every day may sound like a good idea, but if we don’t feel like we’re amazing, it could be detrimental. Instead of focusing on the words we say to ourselves, we have to think about how we feel.
• How to start believing affirmations, one step at a timeAmbitious affirmations can get overwhelming fast, so start small. Rather than saying we are brilliant, or even saying we ‘feel’ brilliant, it’s a good idea to start with ‘I am willing to be or feel brilliant’.

Guest Bio-

Jacqui Letran is an Award-Winning Author, Nurse Practitioner, and Teen Confidence Expert with over 20 years of experience guiding youth to optimal physical and mental health. Her multi-award-winning book series, Words of Wisdom for Teens has earned eighteen awards and is regarded as a "must-read" collection of books for teens and young adults struggling with low self-esteem, anxiety, or depression.

To connect with Jacqui, visit:

https://www.jacquiletran.com/

Instagram.com/JacquiLetran

Facebook.com/JacquiLetran

Linkedin.com/in/JacquiLetran

And to find out more about her Words of Wisdom for Teens book series, go to

https://www.amazon.com/Jacqui-Letran/e/B00O752IY0

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Experiencing some kind of pain has become normalized in our society, but it shouldn’t be. We shouldn’t have to put up with stomach aches, back pain, or headaches for the sake of it, because it’s not normal to feel physically uncomfortable.

The only problem is, the main alternative to pain is an over-the-counter medication, and no one wants to be popping pills every day.

Is there a way to address our ailments without giving into chemical solutions filled with ingredients we can’t even read, let alone say out loud?

In this episode, the Founder of Ashima Natural Remedies, Ashima Bhaidasna shares how she used extensive research and cultural knowledge passed down to her through generations to create a brand that helps people treat their ailments naturally.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why natural remedies are a mom’s best friendOn top of over-the-counter medications having a ton of chemical ingredients we can’t even pronounce, many medications cannot be administered to children. That makes natural products a great alternative for our little ones when they’re feeling under the weather.
• How herbal solutions nix guiltEssential oils can make us feel good physically and have an added benefit over painkillers. When we use natural treatments instead of chemical ingredients, we have peace of mind knowing exactly what we’re putting on or into our bodies.
• What makes natural alternatives a great option for busy familiesMany of us gravitate towards over-the-counter medications for convenience, but natural remedies don’t need to be time-consuming. Natural medicine can save us time and stop us from going to the doctor any time we need relief from things like back pain and menstrual cramps.

Guest Bio-

Ashima Bhaidasna is the Founder of "Ashima Natural Remedies". Why? 40 years of Practical REMEDY experience for Holistic, Healthier & Happy self. Bringing, "Plant-based Clean Natural Alternatives for common issues/discomfort" to Holistically optimize your wellbeing by using Remedies for your Body & Mind.

To connect with Ashima, visit: https://www.instagram.com/ashimanaturalremedy

https://www.linkedin.com/company/ashima-natural-remedies

More about Ashima's small but mighty brand:

You'll be happy you found a Conscious Holistic Brand for your Clean Healthy Living.

Plant-based Clean Natural Alternatives for common issues/discomfort, like pain, sinus, common cold, colic, premature grey hair, clean mineral sunscreen, and assistance with menstrual cramps.

Made using ingredients that Grow on Mother Earth like herbs, spices, plant oils (yeah, the flavors that Indian spices bring with Indian Curries, Chai Masala, Garam Masala which is authentic to Indian roots with hidden health benefits). Ashima decided not to limit these Herbs and Spices to food but to also Heal Body & Mind in the Holistic Journey of Living - NATURALLY.

https://ashimanatural.com/shop/

And to get 20% off Ashima Natural Remedies products, use the code ‘Boss Mom 20 Off’

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A lot of Boss Moms think they're alone in struggling to get clarity in their businesses, but that couldn't be further from the truth! Grappling with clarity is something most entrepreneurs deal with.

What is it that makes clarity so difficult to attain? Is there a way to get clarity, once and for all, or is that entirely unrealistic?

If clarity is elusive for business owners across the board, what can we do to get closer to it, one step at a time?

In this episode, I share how to rethink clarity in our businesses.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why clarity doesn't exist in a vacuum Many of us can relate to taking time to find clarity, only to have reality creep in and leave us feeling even more confused than before. That's because clarity needs to coexist with the real world.
• Why there's no single path to clarity Even the biggest billion-dollar corporation doesn't have constant clarity, and that's because as our audience evolves, we need to adapt. True clarity comes from a constant state of market research.
• How to stop letting rejection throw us off balanceMany of our ideas will never come to life because they're just not feasible, but that's not something to get offended over. There's always a first draft for everything, and with every tweak to our original ideas, we get closer to bigger results.

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Sports are a big part of many people's lives, so having an idea of what's going on in the sporting world is a great way to foster relationships. The only question is, what if we aren't into it ourselves?

For those of us who aren't major sports fanatics, the thought of participating in discussions about last night's game can feel a little daunting. However, we don't need to become experts just to join a conversation.

What can we do to empower ourselves to join in with conversations about sports when we're not avid fans? Is there a way to do it without spending hours understanding a game?

In this episode, the Founder of Last Night's Game, Amy Buchan Siegfried shares why a little bit of information goes a long way.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why bite-sized bits of information make a bigger impactNo one wants to spend hours reading up on a sport just to make conversation. Short, sweet, to the point reads give us just what we need without going down a rabbit hole.
• How having a basic knowledge of sports helps us connect with othersEven if we aren't into sports ourselves, a lot of people are, and that means having a working knowledge of recent sporting events puts us at an advantage. Whether we're jumping into conversations with our loved ones or using our knowledge to build connections with our colleagues and business partners, having even a small understanding is an asset.
• The importance of keeping learning funNo one is going to learn anything by watching a box score. If we're interested in learning about a sport (or anything, for that matter!) we've got to keep it fun.

Guest Bio-

After seeing how the ability to talk sports gave her the upper hand as a woman in business, Amy, a third-generation entrepreneur, created Last Night’s Game to give her friends the same advantage. Last Night’s Game empowers its readers to join the sports conversation, even if they don’t know the first thing about sports. Amy is the host of the Sports Curious Podcast.

To find out more, visit:

lastnightsgame.com

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sports-curious/id1401017786

https://open.spotify.com/show/7MVOMqDaWrGY3DVWxobDcw?si=qNP2o-FpQ22Vt9ydiqzqkQ&utm_source=copy-link

http://instagram.com/lastnightsgame

https://m.facebook.com/lastnightsgame

http://twitter.com/lastnights_game

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Building a brilliant business doesn’t always mean we have to come up with an entirely new idea. Sometimes, all it takes is looking at existing concepts in a new way.

Unfortunately, there are times when that can be easier said than done, but even that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the road for our creativity. All that means is we need to create the right partnerships- but how do we do that?

How can we create the type of partnerships that help us see things in new, exciting ways? When will we know if we’ve found the ‘right’ business partner?

In this episode, Co-Founder of Doddle & Co., Nicky Radzely shares how she and her business partner rethought pacifiers and built a million-dollar business.

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Where to find inspiration for product designIt’s often tempting to look at current trends for ideas, but that only limits us. Scour around, look at design techniques in entirely different industries, and think about what the consumer 3 years into the future wants.
• The importance of building a family of products that look related The best-known brands are the ones with a cohesive look and feel, so everything in our product lines should feature similar characteristics. We want our consumers to know it’s our product without even seeing a brand name.
• How to develop new products out of old ideasNo product in the world can’t be reworked or tweaked to meet the needs of today’s consumers. Sometimes, all it takes is meeting someone whose vision is different from our own.

Guest Bio-

Nicki Radzely is the co-founder of Doddle & Co. Starting with the launch of the patented Pop® pacifier in 2017, Doddle & Co is a radical innovator in the baby market and a million-dollar company. And yes, she created the winning pacifier you saw on Shark Tank! She currently resides with her partner Gregg and their two sons.

To find out more, visit:

https://doddleandco.com/collections

https://www.nordstrom.com/brands/doddle-co--15122

https://www.instagram.com/doddleandcompany/

https://www.facebook.com/doddleandco/

https://www.instagram.com/nickiradzely/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickiradzely/

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As moms and business owners, balancing time and energy between our different kinds of babies can feel overwhelming on its own, but what happens for those of us who have fur babies too?

Our pets are an important part of our lives, and having them around during stressful times like these is an absolute blessing. However, we also have to ensure we’re giving them the attention and training they need, and when we already have a lot going on, that can feel like a chore.

How can we stop looking at training from a purely logistical perspective and turn it into something fun? Is it possible to make training feel like we’re playing with our pets?

In this episode, Founder of Miss Behavior, Laura Gendron shares how to change the way we look at pet training.

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to keep training our pets when we have a lot going on:By the time we’ve finished everything we need to do in a day, training often feels like too much, but by incorporating that training into our existing routines, we can change that. Start with things like teaching a dog to down-stay every time we open the fridge or getting them to sit by themselves when we go into another room.
• How to proactively replace our dogs’ bad behavior:To get our dogs to stop doing one thing, we have to replace that action with something else. Teach them a skill that becomes more rewarding for them than the initial behavior, like going into a down-stay instead of barking excessively.
• What to do when we’re dealing with emotional dogs:Some dogs are more reactive and emotional than others, and that can become a challenge. However, we have to remember that we’re not the only ones in the situation, and small replacements of bad behavior go a long way.

Guest Bio-

Laura Gendron is a mom of two and the owner and founder of Miss Behavior, serving as a behavior consultant, coach, and certified professional dog trainer for family dogs and their people. With degrees in both Animal Science and Psychology, she has found creative ways to bring both worlds together. After running her business through one-on-one training since 2008, Laura pivoted to the online space and found ways to scale her business through courses, challenges, and her monthly membership. She lives for systems, efficiency, and continually strives to push aside perfectionism every day.

To find out more, go to:

https://www.facebook.com/MissBehaviorTraining

https://www.instagram.com/missbehaviortraining/

https://www.youtube.com/user/MissBehaviorNH

To find out more about The Canine Homeschooler Academy, a monthly membership to help dogs and their families learn about training and behavior from the comfort of home, in their pajamas, using on-demand videos, challenges, and a community of support, visit: https://missbehaviortraining.com/homeschooler.html

And to take part in the 5-day attention building challenge, go to:

missbehaviortraining.com/attentionchallenge

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Debt is something many of us have gone through, but most of us just don’t want to talk about it, and that’s because we’re talking about it the wrong way.

Opening up about our financial situations can be intimidating, but it’s something we need to get comfortable doing if we want to move forward. The only thing is, so many of us are trapped in silence because we’re afraid of being judged.

How can we stop the cycle of shame for good and change the way we think about debt? Can we change the way we talk about money with our kids, so they don’t need to go through the same mistakes we’ve made?

In this episode, Founder of Inspired Budget, Allison Baggerly shares how to change our spending habits for the better.

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why we need to end the stigma around debt:So often, when people find themselves in debt, they end up keeping it to themselves because they feel ashamed, but that isn’t productive, and it doesn’t solve the problem. We have to remember that debt doesn’t make us unlovable, and with the right plan, we can get out of it.
• How our emotions play a role in our debt:For many women, shopping gives us an outlet to our emotions, so we end up spending money for short-term joy. The problem is, these moments never last long, so we have to get better at sitting with our emotions, instead of splurging the moment they arise.
• Why high-earners need to change how they think about money:When we’re bringing in a ton of money, it’s easy to spend on unnecessary luxuries, but that doesn’t mean we should. It’s important to think about what we really want/ what deserves to be splurged on and stop diverting from that path.

Guest Bio-

Allison Baggerly is a blogger, influencer, and the founder of Inspired Budget. As a former teacher and small business owner, Allison combined her passion for teaching and finances to help others learn how to start budgeting. Inspired Budget helps women all over the world get started with budgeting when they feel lost and overwhelmed. She has built a tribe of over 109K Instagram followers that turn to her for budgeting advice and inspiration to save more than they ever imagined!

To find out more, go to:

https://www.instagram.com/inspiredbudget/

http://facebook.com/inspiredbudget

http://twitter.com/inspired_budget

And to join the Inspired Budget Inner Circle Webinar, go to: https://inspiredbudget.lpages.co/inner-circle/

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Choosing our children’s college is the biggest financial decision our families will ever make, so we have to be as informed as possible going into it.

The problem is, many of us simply don't know how much college costs, or how much we should be paying for it. How can we begin to advise our kids when we don't even know where to start ourselves?

The only way we'll find out is by asking the right questions. So what should we be asking?

In this episode, New York Times Columnist and author of The Price You Pay for College, Ron Lieber shares what we need to know about college tuition.

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to change the way we think about thrift:
  In recent years, the word ‘thrift’ has got some bad press, but there’s nothing negative about it. Thrift is about spending money on the things we value most, while saving on everything else.
• How to prepare our kids for the biggest financial decision of their lives:We can’t expect our children to make great financial choices if their biggest purchase to date is a bicycle, so teach them to understand how money works from a young age. Give them an allowance and let them learn through trial and error, so when the bigger decisions arise they’ll have a better idea of what to do.
• How to calculate how much to spend on college:The key to working out how much college should cost lies in asking really good questions. Before making a final decision on any college, we have to do the research to unearth how much value our kids will get from the experience, and what they’ll be able to do with their qualification, post-graduation.

Guest Bio:

Ron Lieber is the author of The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make, and the "Your Money" columnist for The New York Times. Ron is also the author of The Opposite of Spoiled. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters.

To find out more, visit:

https://ronlieber.com/

https://ronlieber.com/books/the-opposite-of-spoiled/

https://ronlieber.com/books/what-to-pay-for-college/

https://www.instagram.com/ronlieber/

https://www.facebook.com/ronlieberauthor

https://twitter.com/ronlieber

Books mentioned in this episode:

https://www.amazon.com/Predictably-Irrational-Revised-Expanded-Decisions/dp/0061353248

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The copywriting space is booming, but with so many writers from a ton of different industries moving into it, it's more important than ever before to set ourselves apart. Creating a personality for our brand is a great way to do that, but how can we make sure it still feels authentic to who we are?

Assuming a character helps keep us top of mind for our clients, but it's only effective when it fits in with our existing personalities. Is there a way to strike a balance between the two?

What can we do to ensure our work is a true reflection of us, our personalities, and our quirks?

In this episode, Co-Founder of The Copywriter Club and self-proclaimed Copy Chef, Kira Hug shares how to build a business by being unique.

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to take the plunge into the copywriting pool:Copywriters get a lot of work opportunities from other copywriters, so get in the same room as them and start building genuine relationships. The great thing is, it’s easier than ever before to get into those rooms because so many have moved online.
• What makes copywriting essential in any business:Without the right words to express our brands and what we stand for, no one will hear our voices. Great copywriting makes it easier to stand out in a sea of competitors.
• Why business owners should have a working knowledge of copywriting:It’s easier to give direction or edit when necessary when we have a general understanding of the processes that go into copywriting. Knowing the basics is a valuable skill for any business owner to have, so take the time to learn more about it.

Guest Bio-

Kira Hug is a conversion copywriter who specializes in personality-driven launch copy. She also helps business owners package their ‘weird’ and figure out their brand strategy following her signature Weird Trifecta Framework™.

In a previous life, Kira was an art major (yep) and ended up working with global brands like Estee Lauder Companies. She also led the marketing team for startups like ActionableBooks.com and global health nonprofits (what up, glaucoma and breastfeeding).

Today, Kira refers to herself as a Copy Chef (she dresses the part!), and she leads a team of multiple copywriters in a flex micro-agency focused on personality-driven sales copy for course, membership, and product launches.

Kira is also the Co-Host of The Copywriter Club Podcast and Co-Founder of The Copywriter Club, an online community focused on helping copywriters go from struggling freelancers to fully-booked business owners making $200K+ in their businesses.

Kira currently lives in Washington, DC with her partner, 2 kids, and pet Snowball.

To find out more, go to:

https://www.instagram.com/kirazhug/?hl=en

Thecopywriterclub.com

Thecopywriterunderground.com

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When it comes to standing out in our markets, we tend to think of things like social media marketing as our first port of call. However, while being visible online is important, it’s not the first step to cementing our place in the market, creating a framework is.

Whether we refer to it as our framework, model, or system, being known for what we do and how we do it is the key to standing out in our ideal clients’ eyes. The question is, how do we create a model worthy of being spoken about in the first place?

What does a successful system look like? Is there a central blueprint we should all be working from?

In this episode, you’re invited to a Nurture to Convert training session on establishing effective business frameworks that clients will remember us by.

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why defining our system is non-negotiable in sales:Each product we sell takes our clients from point A to point B. As the suppliers, we have to be able to pinpoint exactly what each of those points looks like, and what it takes to get there.
• How to identify our process, step by step:Our plans shouldn’t be too elaborate, in fact, they should be simple enough to sketch on the back of a napkin in a matter of seconds. From Venn Diagrams to pyramid charts, there are a ton of ways to do it, but the most important thing is to find what works for us.
• Why talking about our frameworks is more important than we think:We have to talk about our business model anywhere and everywhere, from social media to offline engagements. The only way we’ll become famous for our processes is if people know we’re the ones behind them.

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When we’re caught up in the hustle and bustle of running our businesses, it’s easy to lose sight of the impact we’re making on our clients. However, sometimes even the smallest service we provide can make all the difference in someone else’s life.

As business owners, we have the potential to transform our clients’ lives, from how they get things done, to how they feel about themselves. Wouldn’t it be great to tap into that power and use it for good?

How can we channel our energies into creating something that truly makes a difference in our clients’ lives, so they can shine a little brighter in their own world and pay it forward?

In this episode, Co-CEO and Master Cosmetologist at Transformations Beauty Studio, Derricka Traylor shares how she’s built a hair salon that goes beyond offering a service.

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to use our businesses to create safe spaces for women: Creating an environment where women can share their stories, catch up with friends and truly unwind does more good than we sometimes realize. Make a point of building genuine relationships with clients so they feel comfortable in the space.
• The key to connecting with clients on a deeper level:It’s one thing to listen to clients when they’re talking, it’s another to remember small details and check in with them a couple weeks down the line. Get invested in their lives and show them their stories are worthy of attention and love.
• How to unwind in times of trauma:We all go through difficult periods, and the key to surviving them lies in relaxing activities. This could be reading, catching up with a friend, or even going to the salon, but the most important thing is to find what works for us.

Guest Bio-

A woman with exceptional strength, especially one who successfully manages a home, brings up children, and has a full-time job is identified as Superwoman. Derricka Traylor is Superwoman without a cape. Born and raised in Atlanta, GA Derricka is the Co-CEO and Master Cosmetologist at Transformations Beauty Studio. Not only does she run a successful salon with her twin sister Erricka Traylor, but she is also a proud mom to two amazing boys and a wife of eight years.

From a young age, Derricka has had a passion for the beauty industry. She was introduced to cosmetology as a child, washing hair in her grandfather's salon. In 2010 she pursued her dreams of becoming a Master Cosmetologist and obtained her license. However, in 2015, her life took a turn for the worse. Derricka, her husband at the time, and young son experienced a home invasion, leaving her husband learning to walk again and leaving their family to rebuild from nothing. Being left with trauma and much confusion, Derricka began to lose herself. From that day forward she realized how important it was to have multiple streams of income and a place women could let go, rebuild, and transform from traumatic moments in their life.

When she’s not doing the hair of your favorite celebrities, she’s reading, traveling, and spending time with her friends and family. Being big on family and generational wealth, Derricka is seeking to have multiple rental properties to pass down to her kids. Pushing her philanthropy effort, she plans on developing an organization to empower and encourage people. As she continues to grow in her career, she plans to expand TBS with her sister and open a beauty school.

To find out more, go to:

https://transformationsbeautystudio.com/
https://www.instagram.com/transformationsbeautystudio/

https://www.instagram.com/transformedbyderricka/

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Having strong relationships with our children is something all mothers aspire to, but in the case of girl moms, it may be even more important than we realize. That’s because when raising daughters, we have an opportunity to empower the future generation of women.

As Boss Moms, many of us are motivated by the thought of using our businesses to uplift other women, but sometimes shifting our focus to creating a strong foundation for our own daughters can make an even bigger impact.

That being said, girl moms often struggle to draw the line between creating ‘mini-me’s’ and allowing our daughters to become the best versions of themselves.

How do we find the balance between guiding them to great things and giving them the space to decide who they are? How do we become parents to daughters who thrive in their own right?

Is it possible to do all that when we’re dealing with baggage of our own?

In this episode, host of the Mother Daughter Connections™ Podcast, Dr. Michelle Deering shares how to build stronger, more empowering relationships with our daughters.

Three Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The key to healthier communication with our children:Understanding is vital for real conversations with our kids. When disagreements arise, we have to be mindful of where they’re at and what they’re going through, and then tailor our responses to that.
• Why moving forward requires reflection:We can’t fix anything without facing it first. By taking a deep look into what’s going on in our own lives, we’ll be able to better understand why certain words, actions, and behaviors trigger us
• How to unearth our personal issues when we aren’t aware of them:Self-reflection is often easier said than done, and more so when we aren’t aware of what’s holding us back. Sometimes it’s helpful to have someone else point those things out to us, whether that person be a friend, family member, or a therapist.

Guest Bio-

Dr. Michelle Deering believes that every mother and daughter should have a thriving and loving relationship. This refreshing approach has made her a sought-after speaker, online educator, and consultant.

Before running her consulting business, Michelle served as a licensed clinical and sport psychologist at a BIG 10 University, Fortune 500 corporate trainer, and higher education professional. Nowadays, you’ll find her speaking at conferences, training for her next Reebok Spartan Sprint Race, and practicing rudiments on her drum kit — all while coaching, serving clients, and recording her hit podcast, The Mom Stops Here™/Mother Daughter Connections™. Michelle is the author of What Mothers Never Tell Their Daughters: 5 Keys to Building Trust, Restoring Connection, & Strengthening Relationships.

To find out more, go to:

http://www.CurativeConnections.com

To connect with Michelle on social media, go to:

https://www.instagram.com/motherdaughterconnections/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheMomStopsHere/

https://bit.ly/DrDeeringLinkedIn

Listen to Michelle’s podcast at:

TheMomStopsHere™ Episode 2: Personal Downtime (https://apple.co/3bePyyO)

And subscribe at http://bit.ly/themomstopsherewebsite or https://www.curativeconnections.com/mother-daughter-connections-pod/

Get her book at:

https://www.amazon.com/What-Mothers-Never-Their-Daughters-ebook/dp/B07CFPHZZ4/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=What+Mothers+Never+Tell+Their+Daughters%3A+5+Keys+to+Building+Trust%2C+Restoring+Connection%2C+%26+Strengthening+Relationships&qid=1609942117&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

For the FREE PDF on Lessening Arguments With Your Daughter mentioned in this episode, go to bit.ly/lessarguments

And for the FREE TLMR® Tip Sheet PDF, go to:

https://bit.ly/tlmrtipsheet

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Running a business while being a mom isn’t always easy, and the events of last year only added to the challenges. However, there is something to be grateful for every day, and sometimes we just need a shift in perspective to see it.

Finding the ray of sunshine in any situation isn’t always easy, but it’s possible if we’re willing to look past the obstacles we’re faced with.

How can we find joy each day, no matter what life throws our way? What can we do to remind ourselves that we are enough as we are, and channel that energy into everything we do?

In this episode, host of The Small Victories Podcast and founder of One Leg Up Productions, Pauline Victoria shares how she finds happiness each day as a woman born without limbs.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to stop letting hard times get us down:Most entrepreneurs can relate to super high highs and devastating low lows. While no one wants to hit a low point, it’s important to remember that the most growth comes from the hard times.
• Why we need to stop trying to do it all on our own:Over the past couple of years, it’s become a badge of honor to say we do everything on our own… but the truth is no one enjoys doing everything, and no one is good at juggling it all. Have the right people on hand and know when to ask for help.
• How to overcome rejection:The two things that keep us from going after our dreams are judgment and feelings of unworthiness. Combat the first by remembering that people’s reactions to our products, businesses, and even ourselves are a reflection of them, not us.

Guest Bio-

Pauline Victoria is a Thought Leader offering transformational perspectives based on her experiences as a woman born without limbs. She is the founder of One Leg Up Productions, hosts The Small Victories Podcast, and coaches emerging entrepreneurs through her Made for More Facebook Group. With a “can do” attitude, she inspires people to have a “no excuses” approach to life.

To find out more, go to:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/madeformoreimpactandincome

https://www.facebook.com/onelegupproductionsllc

https://www.facebook.com/paulinevictoriallc

https://www.instagram.com/onelegupproductions/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1LexyRvhmrDQWowhbdjiVQ?view_as=subscriber

About the event mentioned in this episode:

The Entrepreneurial Rollercoaster Tour is a free virtual event kicking off January 25, 2021 where 10 leadership experts and successful entrepreneurs will come together to share the mindset and business strategies that helped them get on and stay on the ride to success. To access your free pass to this powerful lineup, please get registered at https://paulinevictoria.aweb.page/p/bdb6996b-26d4-444d-b269-c8a981517380

Or boss-mom.com/rollercoaster

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We all want to have great businesses that make money, solve problems, and help people to get results.

As e-learning continues to boom, it’s become more critical to have tools that allow people to learn on their mobile devices. More and more people want to learn on-the-go and in podcast format.

The more spaces we can create that make education easy, the more we can cut through the challenges of getting people to use and implement our content.

My guest today is a Boss Mom who built an audio platform that allows course creators to turn their content into private podcasts. How does the platform work, and how can it help people get better results from our courses?

In this episode, entrepreneur and founder of Hiro.fm, Carla White shares the power of learning through listening, and why the future of e-learning is on our phones.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why e-learning still has so much opportunity and room to grow:E-learning is a multi-billion dollar industry, but it hasn’t really changed much since its inception. Much of e-learning is still tethered to computers, which makes it hard for us to learn on-the-go. Hiro.fm allows course creators to upload their content in podcast form, allowing people to listen and learn on-the-move.
• How to meet the demand of today’s e-learning students:People want relevant, on-demand content that solves specific problems. They want targeted educational information that is dispensed through a channel that makes internalizing and implementing it easier.
• How to publish content that matches how we learn:There are 3 levels of education, listening, learning, and implementation. When e-learning is tethered to a computer, a lot of people are only able to listen, they don’t have the time or the space to implement it. The people who find the most success in our programs are the ones who can actively listen to things over and over. If we can allow people to learn on-the-go, while they’re making dinner, driving their kids around, or working out, we can give them more space to internalize and implement.

Guest Bio:

Carla is an entrepreneur and creator of the apps Gratitude and Hiro.fm. After getting an MBA, working at the Pentagon, and learning how to speak multiple languages, Carla White found herself living out of her car and eating leftovers off of people’s plates. She went from having $47 in her pocket to flying first class around the world through "power rituals". Carla became the first woman to launch an iPhone app and now Hiro.fm. She has helped countless people transform their lives via her apps, public speaking, newsletters, seminars, and books. Her #1 bestseller app, Gratitude, has been downloaded by thousands, featured on Oprah, NBC, NYTimes, and countless other publications, and continues to grow in popularity around the globe. Due to popular demand, she launched the podcast Radical Shift, aligning neuroscience with ancient wisdom in a way that has never been done before.

To learn more and to sign up, visit https://hiro.fm/.

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Last week I talked about the 3 areas we need to think about as we visualize what we want in the future.

Those emotional, environmental, and financial goals form a baseline and a scaffolding for what we have to prioritize.

In order to commit to the activities that get us what we want, we have to get clear on the opportunities we should seize and what we need to let go of. If we try to leverage too many things, we risk diluting our effectiveness.

In this episode, I share the two things that will help you commit to and stick with what you want to accomplish.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Every single day presents opportunities. A New Year isn’t what triggers renewal or a commitment to our goals. It's a mental choice we have to make, and we can make it at any time of the year.

• Saying no to things is a learned skill, it takes practice and courage to get comfortable with it. Practice saying no out loud to overcome the fear and discomfort you might have around saying it to other people.

• No matter how strong your commitment to a goal is, distractions, setbacks, and unpredictable moments are inevitable. Accept that you’ll need mental, emotional, and personal space, and plan for it.

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The holidays are a time to celebrate family, love, connection, and giving. They are also the time we start thinking about what we want in the new year.

As we reflect on our lives, our businesses, and what we want to accomplish, how do we do so with hope and motivation? How can we overcome fear and uncertainty and plan for the future with excitement?

In this episode, I share how we can get motivated through a 3-step visualization process, and why it’s so valuable.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• When we visualize where we want to be this time next year, it gives us motivation and inspiration. We’re able to turn the things we want to achieve into beacons of hope, rather than things to worry about.
• Focusing on both the financial state we want and creating an environment that serves us will help us gain clarity on the changes we need to make.
• When we think of what we want to accomplish in the future, that’s when fear, uncertainty, and overwhelm will inevitably creep in. Remember that getting what we want is something we control with the action we take every single day.

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Most Boss Moms can relate to feeling like we’re doing too much, and that’s because while we’re giving our all to our businesses, we’re not paying enough attention to our own wellbeing. As a result, we’re running on empty tanks, and that’s completely unsustainable.

Prioritizing our businesses may reap amazing financial rewards, but success is about more than making money. If we’re feeling depleted constantly, we need to change how we approach rest and relaxation.

What can we do to fill our own cups and start each day feeling refreshed, rather than burnt out? How do we start working from a place of rest while still running a booming business?

In this episode, founder of Refreshed Moms, Deanna Mason shares how we can rest our way to success.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The importance of taking the right approach to rest:It’s not always easy forecasting the cost of making our dreams a reality, and that’s why so many of us run out of steam. We have to learn how to rhythm in and out of healthy rest approaches that don’t require us to step out of our businesses to feel refreshed.

• Why relaxation is vital for a thriving business:Learning how to run a successful business is great, but without the energy to implement the strategies, we’ll never sustain it. We have to learn how to work from a place of rest, rather than needing to rest from our work.

• How taking time for self-care impacts every area of our lives:When we make room to pour into ourselves, it’s easier to pour into our businesses and families. It all starts with filling our own cups first.

Guest Bio-

Deanna Mason founded Refreshed Moms in 2018, right after spending 3 years on a business “hiatus.” That’s because, after running a non-profit and magazine publishing company for 8 years, she had totally burned out. She had spent years running her business her way, striving for her definition of success and doing way too much. She knew that in order for things to be different this time around, she had to do things differently.

Deanna is a firm believer that running a business is not just about sales and income. If you allow yourself, you can learn all of the marketing skills needed to get your magic to the people God has called you to. But, you also have to make sure you're taking care of other vital priorities, such as your faith, self-care, emotional wellness, and being present for the people you love. Without this, no matter how much money you make, it won't be sustainable.

And there is no way she could do any of this well without her consistent connection with God.

Now, as she journeys with God in her work, she allows Him to guide her tasks, projects, and creativity, which helps her eliminate the noise, remove the mental clutter, and focus on the things that matter the most. In doing so, He has faithfully kept her profitable and growing, and she relies completely on Him as He helps her support her community in doing the same thing.

To find out more, head to:

https://deannamason.com/

https://deannamason.com/prayerroom/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-refreshed-moms-podcast/id1456188945

http://deannamason.com/refreshedmomsgroup

https://www.instagram.com/refreshedmoms/?hl=en

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Most new moms have been at the receiving end of sleep ‘training’ advice at some point. While it’s easy to feel guilted into taking advice from others, when it comes to our babies’ wellbeing, we have to give ourselves permission to listen to our own intuition.

The only thing is, many of us don’t know what our options are. Aside from the more traditional sleep techniques, what are our alternatives?

What is the psychology behind how our babies sleep and how can we use it to find the best solution for their needs?

In this episode, founder of The Postnatal Afterglow Centre, Jessica Miller shares how to stop giving into judgment from other parents and find the best sleep solutions for our little ones.

As a parent, you should never feel forced or shamed into walking down a path that doesn’t work for you. -Jessica Miller

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to remove the pressure of sleep ‘training’:Just like digestion, sleep is a physiological skill and we’ll never ‘teach’ our babies to do it. All we can do is give them what they need to sleep, and it will happen.
• Why it’s so important to learn about other parenting methods:Whether we’re dealing with potty training or sleep support, none of us should ever feel like we’re being pushed down a path that doesn’t work for us. Traditional sleep ‘training’ methods might work for some parents, but not for others, so it’s important to find the best solutions for ourselves and our babies.
• The key to helping your baby fall asleep:For the first year of a baby’s life, their primary need is to be in the sensation of their primary giver. Hearing our voices, feeling our touch, and even smelling us all contribute to helping our babies feel safe enough to fall asleep.

Guest Bio-

Jessica Miller is the founder of The Postnatal Afterglow Centre. Driven to start the venture after her own experience with exhaustion as a new mom, Jessica has learned first hand that much of the advice we’re given as parents is not only outdated, but undermines the relationships we have with our children. Today, she is a firm believer that every parent should have the opportunity to choose something that works for them, and uses her platform to provide specialized infant care and support for parents wanting to try connection-based cry, fuss, and sleep solutions.

To find out more and to get the myth-busting resource about parenting mentioned in this episode, go to:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/themamabearpostnatalwellnesscollective

Or email Jessica at jessica@theafterglowcentre.com

And to find out more about The Afterglow Dreamers Sleep System, a 6-week self-paced sleep program for parents with children 0-18 months looking for an alternative to forced separation sleep practices, go to:

https://jessicaheathermiller.click/afterglow-dreamers-sleep-system-1

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As Boss Moms, our lives are complex and unpredictable, and the last thing we need is a business built on live launches. The endless cycle of opt-in content, launch PTSD, and complicated marketing strategies only creates chaos, and it doesn’t work for us or our families.

If we want our businesses to align with our lives, we have to run simple, evergreen marketing systems.

I’m passionate about running simple businesses and I’m excited because my guest, Haley Burkhead shares the same passion. She is a sales psychology specialist and the creator of the Recurring Profit system.

She has scaled her earnings to $1 million with one course, and now she’s helping other women launch simple, evergreen recurring profit businesses. Since we’ve shut down The Boss Mom Academy, I’m recommending Haley’s course because I love what she’s doing.

What are the key parts of Haley’s system for scaling to $1 million with a single course or membership site? How can we attach real numbers to our business dreams so they feel more attainable? Why does evergreen benefit both us and the people who buy our products?

In this episode, Haley Burkhead shares how she helps entrepreneurs build simple, profitable businesses, and the things we need to put in place to make it happen.

Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why live launches create stressful, draining businesses: Boss Moms can’t run businesses based on live launches. It conflicts with the complexities of our lives and the unpredictability of family schedules. What we need is a simple business supported by an evergreen strategy, which allows us to grow by marketing and honing one product, instead of constantly launching new products.

• Why evergreen nurtures people the right way: Live launches require people to make a buying decision on our timeline, evergreen allows them to buy on their own time. By nurturing them, we allow them to feel comfortable and build trust so they can buy when they are ready. It sets our students up to get our intended results and reduces the likelihood of buyer’s remorse.

• How to turn our dreams into real, attainable goals: When we come up with a goal of how much money we want to earn from our programs, it can feel really overwhelming and unattainable. However, if we attach real numbers to the dream, we can figure out how many leads we need to generate according to our conversion rate to make the money we want. When we break it down, it feels more attainable and possible.

• The power of an “Easy Yes” Webinar: An effective webinar is not about selling or scaring them into buying. It’s about taking someone who is the perfect person for your program and nurturing them so they make a decision for themselves. A good webinar doesn’t try to convince, it leads and empowers.

Guest Bio-

Haley Burkhead is the creator of Recurring Profit and the host of the Hey Haley Podcast. She specializes in using sales psychology to help entrepreneurs scale to their first 1 million dollars with a course or membership site. After watching others deal with live launch exhaustion and the endless opt-in and content cycle with no real revenue return, she created a different strategy that didn't rely on Facebook ads, a big warm audience, or live launching to attract leads. Her approach now helps thousands of entrepreneurs normalize and achieve big numbers for their business!

Recurring Profit is Haley’s signature program that’s designed to help entrepreneurs create 10k evergreen months with a course or membership.

For more on Haley’s program and to see her webinar, visit https://boss-mom.com/profit.

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Black Friday is upon us, giving us the opportunity to spoil our loved ones (and ourselves!) without breaking the bank. With everything from anti-aging skincare to high-tech gadgets on sale, now is the time to get a headstart on the holidays.

With so many products out there, sorting through the options can get overwhelming quickly. How can we be sure we’re getting the very best of what’s available?

As Boss Moms, we’re busy as is, so wouldn’t it be great to have an expert pointing us in the right direction?

In this episode, Founder of Wicked Awesome You, Jill Gilbert shares her top picks from this year’s curated Black Friday Gift Guide.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to shop for gifts that prioritize our health:Tools like thermometers may have been deemed boring in the past, but in 2020 they’ve become essential. This Black Friday, look for gadgets that keep loved ones safe.
• Why skincare masks are always a winner:At-home masks are a great way to indulge when we can’t get to a spa, and that makes them a great choice for the busy moms in our lives. The great thing is, masks aren’t limited to our faces anymore, and with options like foot masks we can make sure our loved ones feel truly pampered from head to toe, all from the comfort of their own homes.
• The gifts that help our loved ones stay on track with their goals:Going into the new year, we all want to build better habits, and luckily there are gifting options that make that possible. Health-related gifts like high-tech water bottles and brain-sensing headbands that improve our meditation practices are a fun way to help our friends and family achieve their goals for 2021.

Guest Bio-

Jill Gilbert is the Founder of Wicked Awesome You, a platform dedicated to helping accomplished women in the 40-50 something age range map out the next chapters of their journeys. She is also the host of the Anti-Aging Uncensored Podcast, and author of the Wicked, Ageless, and Doing Epic Sht* eBook. Jill is also a breakthrough industry conference curator, and over the last decade she’s produced Digital Health Summit at CES, Sleep Tech, Baby Tech, and Beauty Tech showcases.

To find out more, go to:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillrgilbert

https://www.wickedawesomeyou.com/about-1

And to access the amazing holiday gift guide mentioned in this episode, go to:

https://www.wickedawesomeyou.com/giftguide

Products mentioned in this episode:

Withings Smart Temporal Thermometer- https://www.withings.com/eu/en/thermo

Comper Smart Forehead Thermometer- https://www.amazon.com/Comper-600748082711-Smart-Forehead-Thermometer/dp/B06XKR28GY

Patchology PoshPeel™ Pedi Cure- https://www.patchology.com/collections/poshpeel-pedicure

Peach and Lily Super Reboot Resurfacing Mask- https://www.peachandlily.com/products/super-reboot-resurfacing-mask

Summer Fridays Overtime Mask- https://summerfridays.com/products/overtime-mask2

Muse S Brain Sensing Headband- https://choosemuse.com/muse-s/

Hidrate Spark 3 Smart Water Bottle- https://hidratespark.com/products/black-hidrate-spark-3

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Getting healthy is about more than losing weight, it’s also about gaining energy. When we lead healthy lifestyles, it’s easier to wake up energized and excited about running our businesses.

Most of us see exercise and eating well as something we need to do, but we never seem to get around to it. We all know we need to drink water, eat our vegetables, and get our bodies moving, but for some reason turning those things into habits is easier said than done.

As Boss Moms, we’re driven to succeed in other areas of our lives, so what’s stopping us from committing to our health? How can we change the way we motivate ourselves to stay on a healthier path for good?

In this episode, Owner of Figured Out Fitness LLC, Jennifer Nagel shares that by developing solutions that fit in with our everyday lives, we’ll be more likely to commit to our health in the long term.

If you want to stay committed, your health and fitness “why” has to be 100% about YOU and no one else. - Jennifer Nagel

Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How a shift in mindset creates a sustainable health journey:Our health is a long-term asset we need to live our best lives. We have to stop thinking in terms of eating well or exercising for the sake of it. Start looking at it as a way to get the strength and energy we need to do the things we love.
• Why we need to start small with health:As business owners, we know that small habits accumulate to big results over time. However, when it comes to our health, we tend to take an all-or-nothing approach. If we really want our habits to stick, we have to start with small, manageable, and reasonable actions that can be incorporated into our daily lives.
• The importance of realizing there’s more than one way to be healthy:Not everyone will want to sign up for 6 CrossFit sessions in a row or stick to eating a diet of only Kale, and that’s okay. To set ourselves up for sustainable results, we have to commit to small changes that fit in with our lifestyles.
• How to stop letting guilt hold us back from our fitness:A lot of Boss Moms want to embrace healthier lifestyles to feel connected to their old selves, but that can feel indulgent when we’re already juggling kids and careers. We have to remember that committing to our health isn’t selfish, it’s self-love, and that sets a great example for our children.

Guest Bio-

Jennifer Nagel is the owner of Figured Out Fitness LLC, and a coach and certified trainer for women over 30 who want simple fitness solutions. Through her signature 1:1 online coaching program, The Body Blueprint, and her free online community, Modern Women Getting Fit, Jennifer is here to shake up what you THINK you know about health and fitness.

To find out more and to connect with Jennifer on social media, head to:

www.therealjennifernagel.com

www.instagram.com/therealjennifernagel

www.facebook.com/groups/modernfitwomen

And to find out more about The Body Blueprint, Jennifer’s unique program that combines guided coaching and goal phasing to transform your body, visit:

www.therealjennifernagel.com/bodyblueprint

Books mentioned in this episode:

https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299

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Our world is moving away from an emphasis on accumulating possessions as a measure of success, and towards the understanding that time is the true luxury.

Having more time gives us the power to pursue the things that matter most, and an excess of stuff robs us of that luxury.

Minimalism is one of the most impactful ways to get more out of our time, especially as we head into the holiday season. This is the time people struggle the most with stress as marketing messages pressure us to buy and accumulate more stuff.

The stress of excess possessions affects our kids too. By simplifying and paring down, we make their lives better and teach them to value what truly matters.

How can we apply minimalist principles to our lives, homes, and gift receiving? How do we set the stage for our kids to see time, not possessions, as the true gift?

In this episode, I’m joined by the author of Have Yourself a Minimalist Christmas, Meg Nordmann. We discuss how to navigate the emotional side of decluttering and why intentional minimalism benefits our children and gives us the space and time to focus on what we love.

The word to focus on isn’t minimalism, it’s intentionality. It’s about trying to be more intentional about our stuff by simplifying, curating, and editing things down to what truly matters. -Meg Nordmann

Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How clutter affects our children:An excess of stuff in our places causes stress and higher cortisol levels. Our children also get just as overwhelmed, if not more when their rooms and our homes are cluttered. They aren’t built to manage the cortisol levels that come with clutter.
• The true meaning of minimalism:Minimalism doesn’t mean getting rid of things we love. It’s all about being more intentional about what we own and buy. By paring down to what’s essential and what we truly love, we experience the luxury of having more time to pursue what matters.
• How minimalism can improve our holiday season experience:The tradition around Christmas has been built around the anticipation of gifts and getting more stuff. Through minimalism and intentionality, we can teach our children to focus more on making memories as a family, rather than what we’re going to get.
• How to talk about minimalism with our friends and family:Don’t use the word minimalism or decluttering because it might trip them up, scare, or confuse them. Lead them to understand that having more stuff means overwhelm, stress, and a lack of time. Once they understand this, we can steer them towards experience gifts and consumable gifts instead of things that create clutter.

Guest Bio-

Meg Nordmann is the author of Have Yourself a Minimalist Christmas, a new book that was published on September 1st this year in print, ebook, and audiobook formats and is intended to be read in the fall months in preparation for Christmas. Meg is also the mother of two messy little girls who were the catalyst for her becoming a minimalist, along with her goal to achieve financial independence in order to retire early. A former newspaper and magazine journalist and editor, Meg is now a full-time mother who writes, blogs, and speaks about minimalism and creating the luxury of time to pursue the things that matter the most to her. She recently launched a podcast on this topic called Journey to Freedom that explores how minimalism and frugality can lead to financial freedom and time freedom. She’s excited to share her tips on how to have a simpler, less expensive, and more intentional holiday this season.

Visit http://megnordmann.com/book/ to learn more about Meg and her book.

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Entrepreneurs are bombarded with the persistent push to be everywhere and do all the things. This often comes from the mindset that creating more and multiplying what we sell will bring us better results

This way of thinking only causes unnecessary complexity and confusion. Doing more doesn’t increase our chances of success, it actually diminishes our impact.

Running a simple, streamlined business is the key to a chaos-free, scalable system that allows us to do what we’re passionate about more efficiently.

The key is dropping what’s not working and amplifying what is through evergreen content, automation, and honing in on the essentials.

How do we shift our mindset so we can let go of what’s not working? Why is evergreen content the key to simple stress-free scaling? In this episode, digital strategist and business coach, Brittany May shares how she helps women accomplish more in their businesses by doing less and amplifying the right things.

Things You'll Learn In This Episode 1. The power of evergreen:
Evergreen content and products allow us to leverage something we put our heart, knowledge, skills, and soul into once, and get it to do the work for us over and over again. Leveraging evergreen beats starting from scratch every single time, and it gives us the time to really hone in on what’s working. 2. How to determine what we need to eliminate:Our feelings about what’s truly working in our businesses might lie to us, but the numbers never lie. By paying attention to our metrics, it quickly becomes clear what’s getting results, what needs improvement, and what we need to eliminate to amplify our impact. 3. Why consistency without insight creates frustration:The key to a simple and streamlined business is not consistency for consistency’s sake. We’re told to be consistent to build a successful and profitable business, but there’s a caveat. If we’re consistent in the wrong thing, we waste our precious time and effort. What makes the biggest impact is being consistent in the things that actually work and serve our businesses.

Guest Bio-

Brittany is a digital strategist and business coach for women entrepreneurs focused on helping them create smarter systems to scale simply. After running her first seven-figure business (the wrong way!) and having it take over her life, she is now passionate about helping moms structure their businesses in a way that is not only profitable but in a way that works FOR them and their families!

For more information, visit https://www.simplyhappylife.com/ for more information and to sign up for Brittany’s Accomplish More Masterclass. You can also follow @simplehappybrittany on Instagram.

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The world of entrepreneurship is dominated by masculine energy. For female entrepreneurs, learning about business from the perspective of masculine energy can cause burnout, self-sabotage, and not running our businesses on our own terms.

Masculine and feminine energy clash because they are distinctly different. Facing this clash internally often leads to us feeling disconnected and misaligned with our own businesses. It can also make us struggle to find a pricing model that is true to what we care about.

How can we run better businesses and lead happier teams by leading with feminine energy? What are some of the key parts of feminine energy we can bring into our businesses? How can we set boundaries from a feminine energy perspective?

In this episode, I’m joined by entrepreneur, DEI educator, and CEO of The Digital Market.co, Jocelyn J. Kopac. She shares how to improve our businesses by changing the energy we lead them with, and how that helps us create a more aligned financial model.

Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How pricing structures affect how we feel about our businesses:If we don’t believe in the pricing structure and the financial model we’re using to scale our businesses, we may end up sabotaging ourselves and our businesses. Instead of pricing according to everyone else’s model, we have to find the model that’s in alignment with our values.
• How to establish a pricing structure that aligns with our energy:Our pricing shouldn’t be about charging for our time, it’s about charging our worth. No one can ever pay us enough for our time because it’s too valuable. Charge according to your values, boundaries, and how much time you can spend on a task. Charging by account, rather than by the hour, also gives us the time and space to nurture our projects without feeling overwhelmed.
• What stops women entrepreneurs from setting more boundaries:Feminine energy prioritizes helping others, and as a result, many women end up feeling guilty for setting boundaries. Boundaries can also feel harsh if we’re viewing them from a masculine energy perspective. It is possible to create boundaries that don’t exclude, eliminate, or reject people.
• How to identify the activities we should be outsourcing:It’s easy to slip into the habit of overworking ourselves when our energy is driven towards helping others. To avoid taking on too many tasks, keep a record of every activity done in a day and rank them in terms of enjoyment. After 2 weeks, we’ll have a good idea of what we should be delegating to others.

Guest Bio-

Jocelyn J. Kopac is the CEO and Strategist at The Digital Market.co. A serial entrepreneur, Jocelyn started her first business at the age of 7. Knowing from a young age that running and growing businesses would be a huge part of her future, today she is also a business coach who helps leaders become confident in their growth plans, make sales, and build an audience through unfettered honesty, positivity, and doable strategies. Her ingenuity and positive attitude represent true leadership, but she attributes a lot of her success to the power of abundance, paying it forward, and a great cup of coffee.

To learn more about Jocelyn’s agency visit https://thedigitalmarket.co/. To sign up for her Business Readiness program visit https://www.jocelynjkopac.com/program/ and follow @jocelynjkopac on Instagram and Facebook.

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Virtual assistants are in high demand because they provide an important service to busy entrepreneurs. Working as a virtual assistant is also a gateway to your own entrepreneurial journey. It prepares us for launching our own products and building businesses that fulfill us and give us freedom.

Some of the most successful online entrepreneurs started out as virtual assistants and worked their way up to become CEOs in their own right.

Offering our services online allows us to uncover what we’re good at, what we love, and where we can offer the most value. This allows for us to build something that will make an impact. How do we get into the world of virtual assistance? What kind of services can we offer?

In this episode, I’m joined by Abbey Ashley, founder of The Virtual Savvy. She shares how she went from VA to CEO, and how she found success by focusing on one product.

The best way for me to make money is to improve on the things I already have, instead of creating new things. -Abbey Ashley

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• There is a huge market for VAs:As businesses grow, it stops making financial sense for the owner to spend their time on tasks that don’t make more money or move the business forward. More and more entrepreneurs are realizing they need help, and the virtual assistant niche is thriving as a result.
• How to go from generalist VA to niched down entrepreneur:Being a VA is an entry point to offering services online. It gives us the launching pad to figure out the problem we can solve, which becomes the service we offer. Starting out as a generalist allows us to attract clients, build our confidence, and then we’ll start seeing what we’re good at. Gradually that will lead to the development of a valuable service.
• How building upon one product/service gives us time freedom:It takes longer to get traction on a new product and marketing avenue than it does to pour our time and effort into perfecting a product that already exists. By pouring fuel on a product and service we already have, we can prioritize better, maximize our time freedom, and build something that has long-term value.

Guest Bio-

Abbey Ashley is the Founder of The Virtual Savvy. She helps aspiring virtual assistants launch and grow their own at-home business from scratch. Abbey started her own virtual assistant business as a new mom and was able to double the salary from her full-time corporate job, working only 20 hours a week... in just 30 days! She's since gone on to grow a seven-figure business and retire her husband ALL from her at-home business. It's now her passion to help others start their own VA business so they can taste the freedom and flexibility of entrepreneurship as well.

To register for Abbey’s free training on Becoming a Booked Out Virtual Assistant visit https://boss-mom.com/abbey/.

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Many of us would love to make a bigger impact on more people, but we aren't sure how. The great news is that our habits and choices as consumers are some of the biggest ways we can be impactful today.

There are emerging businesses that are becoming the supplier and marketer for amazing products made by talented people in third world countries.

How can we adapt our consumer behavior to make a bigger impact? As entrepreneurs, what can we do to bring about meaningful change in people’s lives? And how can we reward good work?

In this episode, Founder and Executive Director of Purse & Clutch, Jen Lewis shares how she is making a difference in the world one purse at a time.

We are connected to the people that make our stuff, even if we don’t know it. Shouldn’t we have a story attached to our belongings? - Jen Lewis

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• The importance of taking baby steps:We might not have the resources to impact 100 people today, and that’s okay. Focus on helping one person at a time and ultimately, all our efforts will add up.
• How to create positive change as a consumer:We’re all connected to the people who make the products we buy. When we support “slow” businesses that prioritize expertise and quality over mass-produced items, we’re contributing towards someone’s sense of purpose.
• Why we should focus on celebrating good work:For entrepreneurs thinking of partnering with local artisans, it’s important to remember we’re not doing so for charity. Instead, we’re doing it to support skilled craftsmanship and amazing work.

Guest Bio-

Jen Lewis is the Founder and Executive Director of Purse & Clutch, a slow fashion brand working to create sustainable jobs for men and women in developing countries - starting from the raw materials and ending with the consumer carrying the most beautiful bag in the room. Jen holds a degree in Chemistry and a Master’s degree in Leadership & Ethics, and in her spare time she enjoys vegetable gardening from seeds with her 2 ½ year old daughter, despite mixed results.

To find out more, visit:

www.purseandclutch.com

www.instagram.com/purseandclutch

www.pinterest.com/purseandclutch

www.facebook.com/purseandclutch

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In over ⅔ of US families, women manage the household budget. While we’re good at the budgeting aspect and making sure everything is good month-to-month, we struggle with long-term planning, thriving, and creating financial freedom.

Money is tied into absolutely everything we do, and when we have kids, this is amplified. We have to provide for them, but we also have to teach them to nurture a healthy view of money. This starts with us and what we believe and put into action financially.

It’s impossible to teach a healthy financial mindset and be effective at our financial planning if we have underlying limiting beliefs and a scarcity mentality around money.

If we can get control of our money mindset and align our money with our values, we’ll be able to afford the things we want in our lives and plan for the future.

How do we overcome the financial hang-ups, fears, and mindsets that hold us back? What are the things moms need to know about money and how we talk about it with our children?

In this episode, I’m joined by the founder of Smart Money Mamas and the online summit, Mamas Talk Money, Chelsea Brennan. We discuss the upcoming 2020 summit, and how we can cultivate a thriving money mindset.

When our kids grow up hearing “we can’t afford that”, it creates a scarcity mindset. -Chelsea Brennan

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

How to create an empowering, thriving money mindset:Many of us feel a sense of helplessness around money, and that we aren’t in control of it. Even if we aren’t financially stable yet, it’s important to remember that we have autonomy in our choices with money. If we feel like our financial circumstances just happen to us, we’ll never be able to empower ourselves or our children.

Why money is a form of self-care:On a societal level, women have been conditioned to not value things that benefit us because we’re often so focused on taking care of everyone else. The side effect of this is a deeply ingrained scarcity mindset around money. By overcoming it, we can get rid of our mental and emotional blocks around money and allow it to be a positive in our life, not a negative.

The impact of a negative money mindset:Our budgets won’t work if we’re still viewing and relating to money through the lens of scarcity and struggle. No money strategy can overpower an underlying limiting belief. If we want to improve our money situations and teach our children the right lessons about it, all our strategies have to start with how we think and feel about money.

Guest Bio-

Chelsea is the founder of Smart Money Mamas and the annual online summit, Mamas Talk Money. An ex-hedge fund manager turned financial educator, Chelsea helps moms connect with all aspects of their money in a way that lets them overcome emotional blocks, identify what they most want, and create the healthy money habits that will help them achieve their goals while modeling positive money relationships for the next generation.

For a free ticket to Chelsea’s online summit, Mamas Talk Money visit https://boss-mom.com/money

Check out Chelsea’s money quiz here http://mamastalkmoney.com/quiz/.

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Building Boss Mom over the last 6 years has been an adventure, to say the least. I created a video a little while back that shared how I built Boss Mom and the lessons I learned along the way in hopes that it helps you see that anything is possible and to help you reach your goals faster than I did.

I walk you through the different decisions and phases of building the community and business and what worked and what didn't. I want you to come away from this episode feeling empowered to build a life and business that aligns with you and your dreams.

Successful entrepreneurs don't worry about the 80% that doesn't work, they leverage and scale the 20% that does work. -Dana Malstaff

Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:

When you give people permission to be who they are and create a feeling of belonging for them, you build trust.

The only difference between you and the people who seem to have it figured out is that they keep going and never give up, even when things don’t go according to plan.

You have what it takes to create a business that you care about, a well- run space where you can nurture people and create a community and sense of belonging.

When we create a system and everyone who comes into our world takes the same journey, that creates consistency. Once we have consistency, we can scale, track results, and see what’s working.

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The past few months have forced us to deal with major instability, and it has thrown many of us into a flat spin. However, it’s important to understand that even when we’re not facing a pandemic, uncertainty is inevitable.

Any time we go through a life-changing event, be it a pandemic, a relocation, or even a divorce, we’re faced with a lot of external factors. As a result, many of us end up feeling powerless. Is there a way to change that?

When we change the way we think, we can change the way we feel. We may not be able to control events unfolding around us, but we can decide how we’ll deal with them. How can we stop reacting to issues beyond our control and start responding to them instead?

In this episode, Certified Life Coach and author of Create Your Calm: A Guilt-Free Journey to Peaceful Motherhood, Stephanie Nichols shares how to use life-altering moments as a catalyst for growth.

We can't change what's happening around us, but we can make decisions about how we think about it. That's where we get our control back. -Stephanie Nichols

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:

How to get better at managing emotions in a difficult situation:

It’s easier to manage the way we feel when we know how we feel. We have to check in with ourselves more regularly and acknowledge our emotions.

The importance of acceptance:

When we resist accepting what’s going on around us, we end up allowing it to affect us even more. The sooner we accept reality for what it is, the sooner we can move on.

How to turn life-changing events into a win:

When faced with uncertainty, we need to think about what we want to create for ourselves. We may not always have the power to control what’s happening around us, but we do have the power to use the situation to our benefit.

Guest Bio-

Stephanie Nichols is a divorced mom of two young boys, author of the book Create Your Calm: A Guilt-Free Journey to Peaceful Motherhood, and Certified Life Coach for Divorced Moms. She works one-on-one with moms who are ready to flourish after divorce by helping them create a future they can look forward to. Stephanie is known for her passionate personality and telling it like it is while using a gentle approach to help clients get unstuck and make sense of the world. She helps her clients overcome the natural self-doubt and despair they experience trying to navigate life alone, parenting solo, making decisions on their own, feeling overwhelmed, and worrying about their future. Stephanie is passionate about creating a world where divorce is not viewed as a failure, but as a catalyst for growth and a source of resilience and strength.

To find out more, go to

https://www.stephanie-nichols.com/

https://www.facebook.com/StephanieNicholsCoaching

https://www.amazon.com/Create-Your-Calm-Guilt-Free-Motherhood/dp/1733623817

To take advantage of Stephanie’s 1:1 Coaching Program ‘Flourish After Divorce’ - 6 month package 24 weekly sessions, head to:

https://www.stephanie-nichols.com/work-with-me/

And to join Stephanie’s safe, connected space for divorced moms, go to:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/FlourishAfterDivorce/

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When the whole world was put into quarantine, parents were thrust into homeschooling literally overnight. Taking on the job of educating our kids full-time can seem nearly impossible at first, especially alongside running a business. However, these last few months have shown that it’s very doable, and something the whole family might prefer.

Our assumptions and suppositions about homeschooling have been shattered as we’ve discovered various benefits and advantages of it, so much so that many parents have considered switching to homeschooling completely.

What are some of the positives of homeschooling that our kids miss out on in conventional schools? How do we balance being a teacher, parent, and business owner without burning out?

In this episode, I’m joined by entrepreneur, homeschooling expert, education consultant, and the founder of Surviving Homeschool, DeLise Bernard. We talk about why so many families are seeing the benefits of education-from-home.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

How homeschooling expands the opportunity for learning:

The school curriculum can be limiting for kids, especially those that are gifted in unique ways. Through homeschooling, we get to build on what our kids are good at or interested in and lean into that outside the confines of class schedules.

How kids can still have social interaction while homeschooling:

Homeschooling our kids isn’t as disconnected and isolated as people think. There are opportunities for them to connect with other kids through learning pods and groups, and to get taught by people who are experts in their own respective fields. Our kids can still have a strong social aspect to their lives without going to school.

Why homeschooling can actually be better for entrepreneurial parents:

For many boss moms, our concern around homeschooling is the worry about not having enough time to balance parenting, our businesses, educating our kids, and taking care of things at home. With the right resources, tools, and scheduling techniques, it’s doable and it can actually work better for our families.

Guest Bio-

DeLise Bernard is an entrepreneur, homeschooling expert, education consultant, and the founder of Surviving Homeschool. While she and her husband have co-led their health management company, Beyond Excellence, for over 15 years, she’s also the founder of Surviving Homeschool, a community that supports working families thrust into schooling from home. Providing practical “survival tips”, cataloged educational resources, and ongoing encouragement to over 6800 members, the team offers community and connection in a time of social distancing. Her advice has been featured on ABC, CBS, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Post, as well as various podcasts, education websites, and popular parenting blogs. Her family’s homeschool was also recently showcased in a George Washington University student-produced documentary for the school’s Masters program.

For more information, visit https://www.survivinghomeschool.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/1116125115410985.

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Keeping kids entertained has never been easy, and COVID-19 has only added fuel to the fire. How can we keep our children busy while we’re working from home, without adding even more to our plates?

While increasing screen time may sound like an easy fix, that comes with its own challenges. We want our children to be learning valuable skills, and for that, we can’t rely on screens alone. Is that even possible when we’re already juggling homeschooling and our businesses?

Luckily, we don’t have to do it all on our own. With the help of subscription boxes, we can simplify almost every area of our lives, including keeping our kids entertained and their minds nourished.

In this episode, Founder and CEO of Peaceful Play, Stephanie Anderson explains how to keep children engaged with educational activities while we work from home.

When kids are bored, we often end up giving them screen time to entertain them, but if we want to teach our children problem-solving skills, they need to be creating. -Stephanie Anderson

3 Things We Learned From This Episode Why we need to create creators:The world we live in thrives on consumerism, but our kids shouldn’t only be consuming. We need to encourage them to create through educational activities.

How to keep kids engaged for longer:Children lose interest easily, so we can’t just offer them a box of activities hoping they stay engaged. Link the activities to a story so they’re fully involved in every creative task.

What children learn from interactive activities:When our little ones do hands-on activities, they’re pushed to think outside the box. These problem-solving skills are helpful well into adulthood, so by encouraging them to be creative from a young age, we’re setting them up for a lifetime of success.

Guest Bio-

Stephanie Anderson shows moms who work from home creative ways to keep their kids playing so that they can make time to work from home. As an entrepreneur’s wife and mom of three, Stephanie is obsessed with raising creators, not just consumers. She is the founder of Peaceful Play, a community and resource full of tools to help parents who want to raise entrepreneurial-minded children, and Peaceful Play Box, a subscription box of creative, independent activities for children ages 3 - 7.

To connect with Stephanie, head to:
https://www.instagram.com/getpeacefulplay/
https://www.facebook.com/GetPeacefulPlay/
https://www.youtube.com/c/peacefulplay?sub_confirmation=1

And to order the Peaceful Play Box seasonal subscription box of independent play activities for kids ages 3-7, head to:
https://www.PeacefulPlayBox.com/

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We’re guaranteed to hit a ceiling at some point if we’re just trading hours for dollars. We have to stop limiting ourselves to just one income stream, especially if that stream depends on our constant attention.

Online courses are a key way for entrepreneurs to make money with relatively little input, because once they’re created we can continue to sell them for years to come. That being said, for the best results we have to think about our marketing strategies.

How can we promote our courses effectively, so we can make money from the same content over and over again? Is there a way to make our launches more seamless?

In this episode, CEO of Collaborate.Work, Bevin Farrand shares the secrets to a successful course launch.

Have an overarching plan. It’s easier to shift things around when you know what you’re going to do. -Bevin Farrand

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

The importance of knowing what we’re working towards:

When creating a product, it’s vital to have an overarching goal in mind. Be conscious of what’s being created and what we can expect to see as a result.

How to stop leaving money on the table:

Every piece of communication we share about our products brings in revenue, so by forgetting to send even one email, we’re losing money. To combat this, plan communication strategies in advance. Planning doesn’t mean we’ll never miss anything, but it does make it less likely.

How to build a buzz around our courses:

To generate attention for our launches, the content we share in the build-up needs to tell a story. Seeding the product hooks our audience so by the time we launch, we’ve already got willing customers.

Guest Bio-

Bevin Farrand is the CEO and Head Cat Herder of Collaborate.Work, which works with small business owners, entrepreneurs, and mid-size corporations to get their ideas out the door and into the world. As the former Brand Director of Boom! by Cindy Joseph and Smart Marketer, she's led dozens of product launches and promotions generating 20MM+ annually. She's also developed online courses and summits, as well as executed launches, for I Will Teach You to Be Rich, Evolving Wisdom, and several entrepreneurs. She is passionate about supporting her clients to create businesses that enrich their lives. Her favorite and most demanding "clients" are her three-year-old daughter and one-year-old son.

To find out more, go to:

https://www.facebook.com/collaboratework

https://www.instagram.com/bevinfarrand/

https://www.launchsecretsroadmap.com/special-offer40699042

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The feeling of being busy fills most of us with a sense of accomplishment, but we need to remember that constantly being busy doesn’t always mean our businesses are growing. In fact, most of the time it’s the exact opposite.

The momentum trap tricks us into believing we need to work round the clock to see results, but that only holds us back. When we dedicate all our business hours to client work, we lose time that could have been spent building authority in our markets.

How can we pull ourselves out of the momentum trap and get to a place where our businesses succeed without needing constant tweaking? Can we ever reach a point where our businesses generate revenue without our input?

In this episode, I share how to escape the momentum trap that keeps our businesses in one spot.

The momentum trap is sustaining what you already have. Spend your time growing so you systematically get bigger results. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

Break the cycle of spending hours coming up with one-on-one solutions for clients. Acknowledge that tons of consumers are facing the same challenge and create one piece of content to serve them all.

We’re never going to be the only entrepreneurs in our space, but that doesn’t make what we do any less valuable. Once we believe our uniqueness is what separates us from others in our areas of expertise, we can work on creating something sellable.

Date-driven content limits the reach of our products. Instead of creating solutions to date-specific problems, focus on finding a frustration people experience all year round.

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For many of us, the idea of blogging professionally feels like a distant daydream, or something that we’re too late to the party for. Thanks to the increased number of people online at the moment, it’s more attainable now than ever before.

The perks of blogging might not always include living the life of an Instagram influencer, but it does offer a lot of freedom and financial reward. With more than one way to monetize content, blogging gives us the opportunity to design the lives we want to live.

What does a career in blogging look like, and how do we know if we’re a right fit for the job? Do we need to have a writing background to create successful content?

In this episode, Founder of the Root + Revel food and wellness site, Kate Kordsmeier shares how to start a successful blog.

If you enjoy providing service and value to the people who come to you for advice, consider a career in blogging. -Kate Kordsmeier

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How to know if blogging is a good choice for usThere are no specific requirements for a career in blogging, but there are clues that tell if we’ll be successful or not. As a general rule, if people regularly ask our opinion on particular topics, we have some kind of expertise they want to learn from. Seize the opportunity!
• Why we need to shift our perception of what a blog isBlogs are traditionally done in a written format, but there’s no need to limit ourselves to one medium. Whether we’re writing a post or sharing advice in a video or podcast, the most important thing is to find what works for ourselves and our audience.
• How to grow our audienceWhile instagram is a great place to draw attention to our blogs, be careful of spending too much time on social media. To make sure content is seen by as many people as possible, focus on SEO and Pinterest.

Guest Bio-

Kate Kordsmeier is a writer, educator, and creative entrepreneur. After almost a decade as a freelance journalist, Kate founded Root + Revel, a holistic wellness blog with a focus on mind-body-soul health. Once the blog blossomed into a 6-figure business, she started the The Six-Figure Blog Academy, a digital course dedicated to helping others start their own profitable businesses. Kate is also the host of the Success with Soul Podcast.

To find out more, head to:

https://katekordsmeier.com/

https://rootandrevel.com/

https://www.instagram.com/katekordsmeier/

https://www.instagram.com/rootandrevel/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/katekordsmeier/

https://www.katekordsmeier.com/6fba

And to sign up for the free webinar mentioned on this episode, head to:

katekordsmeier.com/bossmom

Other products mentioned on this episode:

https://katenorthrup.com/

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Chronic illness and regular health issues can make our lives feel unstable, especially when it comes to our work, our businesses, and our ability to create things that are meaningful and impactful.

It can seem like it’s impossible for us to build something that supports us while we’re contending with bouts of illness. Many smart, capable, and creative ladies feel defeated by this, but health issues don’t have to get in the way of our dreams.

It is possible to work for ourselves, earn income even during downtimes, and run an operation that fits into the rhythm and flow of our lives. By building a simple business that runs on evergreen products, we can have success without compromising our health.

How is an online business a great solution for dealing with health issues? How can creative people turn their passion into a successful, simple business?

In this episode, I’m joined by the owner and the designer of Oksancia Textile Design Studio and School, Oksana Pasishnychenko. She shares her inspiring story and how online businesses empower people with chronic illnesses.

More people should seek to build simple businesses that they work hard at, but can also have flexibility and freedom with, because life is unpredictable. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

How your creative passion can turn into a great businessMany people wonder if artistry, illustration, and creativity can be turned into a business with stable, recurring income. Through coaching, training, and course content, we can leverage our creativity, teach and impact others, make money, and scale what we do.

The danger of a launch-based businessGoing from launch to launch is incredibly draining and stressful, and if you’re already dealing with a health issue, or even the stress of lockdowns alone, they aren’t a good idea. An evergreen model allows you to work on perfecting and honing in on that one thing which gives you stability.

How online businesses are great for working with health issuesA scaled up online business that’s based on selling evergreen course content allows you to build something that won’t suffer instability when health issues cause downtime. It also means you won’t have to compromise on how much much you earn, and you won’t have to force yourself to work when you’re not feeling well.

Guest Bio-

Oksana is the owner and designer of the Oksancia Textile Design Studio and School. Her passions are to design unique fabric and products and to teach fellow artists how to start and grow a lifestyle business designing and selling digital repeat pattern designs.

Oksancia illustrated 2 published children's books, and the products with her designs were for sale at Best Buy, Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and CVS pharmacy. She created a portfolio of more than 10,000 vector illustrations and designs, and collaborated on more than 100 client custom design projects.

Oksana is a happy wife of an amazing man and a mother of a sweet little girl. Together we love to cook, make arts and crafts, read funny books, and travel while collecting creative inspiration and adventures. For more information and to access Oksana’s free webinar on starting your own creative business visit www.oksancia.com

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It is common to think that starting your own business will take time away from your children, but many of the most accomplished entrepreneurs will tell you that nothing is more fulfilling than taking the entrepreneurial journey with their children.

It’s a powerful opportunity for us to create something that is special and valuable, while also teaching our kids powerful tools like resilience, problem-solving, creativity, and discipline.

By building a business with them, we give our families something they will carry with them well into adulthood. I’m joined today by a father who has done just that, along with his two daughters.

How did they create a business as a family? What are the most valuable lessons they’ve learned along the way? How can we create an entrepreneurial environment in our homes, especially with lockdowns? In this episode, I talk to Avi Arya and his daughters Raya and Aviana who share their incredible story.

What you create with your family creates long-lasting value. -Avi Arya

3 Things We Learned From This Episode 1. How entrepreneurship teaches valuable life skillsPracticing entrepreneurship with our children teaches them more than just the practical skills of running a business. It shows them the power of problem solving and how to be resilient. It helps them to see that there’s always a solution. 2. The beauty of combining family and businessIncorporating our children into our entrepreneurship brings so much meaning to what we do. Our work becomes a true labor of love and the perfect combination of work and family. This makes for a more fulfilling and rewarding endeavor. 3. The link between entrepreneurship and positive impactAt the core of our entrepreneurial endeavors is our desire to help others. Our children can do the same through inspiring their friends and peers to love themselves and be confident in themselves. This is such an important message for young and old alike.

Guest Bio-

Avi Arya is an entrepreneur and the father of 2 beautiful girls, who he runs a business with. He is a streetcar racer, turned hotelier, and now a social media marketer. He is the founder of the Internet Moguls and the author of the 'Internet Moguls of the World'. Avi’s business with his daughters Raya and Aviana includes a podcast, a YouTube channel, an online summit, and a coffee table book.

Visit Avi Online: Instagram / YouTube / Facebook / Facebook Group /

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When we’re surrounded by cluttered countertops and messy living spaces, it can take a toll on our emotions and our minds. Often, we end up feeling overwhelmed by the mammoth task of clearing it all, unsure of where to even begin.

That being said, the process of decluttering a home is about more than a cleaner house. When we don’t have the option of hiding behind hours of tidying, we’re forced to deal with what’s really going on in our lives.

Cleaning the house and organizing gives us an opportunity to decide what truly makes us happy. Why hold onto things that make us feel anything less than amazing? What does clutter tell us about how we feel? How do we decide what to keep and what needs to go?

In this episode, Founder of Motherhood Simplified, Krista Lockwood shares how to declutter our homes and our lives.

Strip away the unnecessary objects you’re holding onto, so you can spend more time with the things you love. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

1. Why tidying is about clearing both internal and external baggageWhat’s going on around us physically is almost always a reflection of what we’re dealing with internally. Be mindful that decluttering is an emotional experience, and when we free up space in our homes, we also free up space in our minds.
2. How fear of lack holds us back from a decluttered spaceWhen we hold onto items due to fear of not being able to afford them in future, we’re tapping into a scarcity mindset. Change the narrative by asking “what is this taking from me?” rather than “what if I can’t get this later on?” If we’re sacrificing joy by keeping something, it’s simply not worth it.
3. What we should be removing from our space todayWhen we start our mornings feeling like nothing in our closets fits us or makes us feel good about ourselves, that sets a negative tone for the rest of the day. We have to stop holding onto things that don’t make us feel our best.

Guest Bio-

Krista Lockwood is the Founder of Motherhood Simplified, where she teaches decluttering for moms who don’t want to be full blown minimalists. In 2013, she and her husband moved from Alaska to Florida with only one suitcase each. While she doesn't believe you need to go that extreme, she has been able to master the balance of having enough, but not too much. Krista strongly believes we all have what it takes to create the lives and homes we want, no matter what that looks like. On top of her courses offered on decluttering, Krista is the host of the Motherhood Simplified Podcast.

To find out more about Krista, head to:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2010014145929427/

http://motherhoodsimplified.com/

http://motherhoodsimplified.com/podcast/

And if you’re looking to declutter your home start to finish, the easiest way possible, visit: http://motherhoodsimplified.com/ds

Resources mentioned on this episode:

Nurturetoconvert.com

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown https://www.amazon.com/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Greg-McKeown/dp/0804137382

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Far too often, we’re held back from pursuing great opportunities because we’re focused on what’s in our bank accounts, and not what’s in our hearts.

If we see opportunity only through the lens of financial scarcity, and not faith, we’ll always feel like there isn’t enough money. Our mindset around money has to shift from one of fear and lack, to a mindset of openness and positivity.

Easier said than done, but it is possible! It starts with training ourselves to believe there is abundance all around us.

How can we stop letting the numbers in our bank accounts dictate our business moves? What is the spirit of awareness and how will it boost our businesses?

In this episode, Revenue Master Coach, Sherri Somers shares how to overcome a mindset of financial lack, so that we let faith guide our dreams instead.

Success is all about the right mindset. If you condition your mind, the practical stuff comes naturally. -Sherri Somers

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

1. How to make moves based on mindset, not money
   The second we make moves based on the number in our bank accounts, we become inconsistent and less effective. It’s better to lead with mindset, so we’re not focused on what’s lacking.
2. How to identify opportunities for connecting to human capital
   There is always someone in our audience who knows how to help us get to the next level. If we’re too focused on not having enough money, we’ll miss out on the human capital we can tap into for free.
3. How to handle lack of support from loved ones
   Sometimes our loved ones will be slow to support our dreams, and it can take a toll on our drive. We should never take it personally or interpret it as a sign not to go after our dreams. Their reservations are based on their fears, not our abilities.

Sherri Somers is a revenue attraction coach, and she’s more than just a business builder. She is a confidence builder with bold opinions. She offers effective revenue strategies for helping YOU reach your “HIGHEST SELF” and setting a PACE to develop High-Self Performance. Her animated personality and true to life look is perfect for financial industry and authority marketing training. She has a story of a humble beginnings, a former officer who left law enforcement to help women experts in the financial industry become the authority. Today, Sherri helps those experts make 2k or more, consistently.

To find out more about Sherri, visit:

https://itssherri.com

https://www.facebook.com/iTssherrisomers/

https://www.instagram.com/itssherrisomers/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/itssherrisomers/

https://twitter.com/iTssherrisomers

bit.ly/FREE30LiveStreamIdeasNow

You can also email her on info@itssherri.com

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One of the ways we create a more fulfilling and joyful life is through a career that we’re passionate about. That said, it can be difficult to get excited about the work we do when it feels like an obligation or a chore.

When we actively choose to do something, we will feel fired up for it more consistently. Having a side hustle is a great way to refresh our love for what we do in a meaningful way. To make it even better, we need it to be specialized or niched down.

How do we go beyond something general, to a side hustle in a great niche? Why does this help us feel more fulfilled at work?

In this episode, CEO of Side Hustle Teachers and Founder of the Edupreneur Academy, Stacey Ogden shares how to start a niched-down side hustle that reignites our passion for work.

Don't make the mistake of trying to talk to everybody. Your business should be what you want it to be, not just what it can be. -Stacey Ogden

3 Things We Learned From This Episode 1. How to narrow our focus to only the people we’re excited to serveMany people struggle with wanting to help everyone. But if we want to create successful businesses, we have to narrow down our focus because it helps us connect with people who really love what we do. 2. How to stop apologizing for not helping everyoneTo create a niche, we have to narrow down the group of people we want to serve until we have a clear picture of our ideal client. Once we’ve done that, we have to be unapologetic about what we offer and what we don’t. 3. How to build a referral network to help the people who aren’t in our nicheIt can be difficult to say no when someone outside our niche asks for our assistance, but we can still help the client without broadening our scope. Building a referral network allows us to say “Yes” by introducing other products and services, without getting off track in our side hustle.

Guest Bio-

Stacey Ogden is the CEO of Side Hustle Teachers and founder of the Edupreneur Academy. She has built a community of more than 4,000 educators supporting each other on their entrepreneurial journeys and helped dozens of teachers start and grow profitable side hustles, all while maintaining her full-time teaching job. That’s right - she walks the talk.

To find out more about Stacey, head to:

sidehustleteachers.com

facebook.com

instagram.com

linkedin.com

Stacey’s Edupreneur Academy is a membership program for teachers who want to start or grow a side hustle while still being the boss in the classroom. Learn more at members.sidehustleteachers.com

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How can we create great content that not only sells a product, but makes a massive impact on our audiences?

When we think of memorable marketing, most of us are likely to feel overwhelmed. How do we even begin to craft something that people resonate with, for years to come?

Most of the time, the best ideas come from the moments we separate ourselves from daily tasks and allow our minds to wander.

In this episode, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Harmon Brothers, Daniel Harmon joins me to discuss how memorable marketing campaigns come to life.

There is so much value in boredom. Some of the best ideas come from white space. -Daniel Harmon

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

Become the customer

To market a product the right way, we need to use it ourselves to see what sets it apart. We have to become genuinely passionate about it. Remember, nothing sells better than the truth.

Relax

The best ideas tend to come to us when we’re relaxed. Do enough work beforehand so that when we’re in a state of relaxation, our brains can fill in the blanks.

Go out and experience culture

When we’re passionate about what we do, it’s easy to slip into a cycle of only consuming information related to our businesses. Go out and see what the audience is doing; otherwise, we risk repeating what everyone in our space is already doing.

Guest Bio-

Daniel Harmon is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Harmon Brothers, the advertising agency behind the most viral ads in internet history. Under Daniel’s creative direction, the agency’s groundbreaking ads have collectively driven more than 1.5 billion views and over $400 million in sales. Daniel was actively involved in revolutionizing the way products are marketed, having helped write and creatively direct a campaign for Poo~Pourri- and today, he is also the host and creative teacher at Harmon Brothers University, a new school for creators seeking to learn the Harmon Brothers method.

To find out more about Daniel and Harmon Brothers, head to: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielharmon/

https://harmonbrothers.com/home

Harmonbrothersuniversity.com

Books mentioned on this episode:

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown https://www.amazon.com/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Greg-McKeown/dp/0804137382

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There is so much fear and uncertainty in our current reality that it’s easy to be caught up in a panic, but we should be using this time to take stock of our lives and our businesses as they are, and how we want them to be. Is it possible to make the most of this period?

While it’s normal to feel worried about the future, it’s also important for us to live in the moment and think about how we want to look back on this time. How can we build memories for our children so they can remember this period?

By choosing to slow down, assess our goals and embrace the changes we’re going through, we can make quarantine something to remember for the right reasons.

On this episode, music therapist and Founder of veredmusic.com, Vered Benhorin shares how to make the most of life in quarantine.

Do your best to create memories of this time with your children- and not just through photos and videos. Take a few moments to improvise vocally and create songs for your children. -Vered Benhorin

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

Take a moment to assessWith the world on pause, we finally have a moment to think deeply about who we are. Take advantage of the lull we’re going through to assess where we are, and where we want to be.

Bond through musicMusic is a great way to form bonds with the people closest to us, so take a moment each day to improvise vocally. Sing a little song about our current reality; our kids will remember this for years and may even pass it on to their own children.

Embrace the changeWhile the changes we’re seeing in the world are unnerving, it’s times like these that force us to take our businesses to the next level. Instead of trying to get back to the way things were, use this time to adapt to our new reality and keep moving forward.

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When sadness becomes a daily, persistent experience that isn’t dramatically terrible, it can turn into stable misery. We can get so used to being unhappy, it becomes a bearable normal, even though it’s not healthy or fulfilling.

The good news is, we do have the power to move ourselves out of this place, and we can make our lives more fulfilling and joyful. But until we recognize and honor the things that need to be healed, they will keep showing up in our lives and impact how we show up in all our relationships.

In order to get out of stable misery, we need to be willing to dive into the things that trigger us, and work on moving towards joy step-by-step.

How can we identify stable misery in ourselves? Why should we explore the things that trigger us? In this episode, psychologist and family empowerment coach Dr. Lynyetta G. Willis, joins us to discuss the tools we can use to overcome triggers and unhealthy patterns.

Anything that you’re avoiding in your own personal journey is going to inevitably in some way, shape or form, be passed on to your kids. -Lynyetta Willis

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

The 4 Horsemen of ParentingPain, blame, shame and avoidance are some of the negative experiences we might have faced in childhood. These things can make us feel unworthy, not good enough, and thinking that our voices aren’t important enough. These horsemen will gallop with us into adulthood and even into parenthood and need to be addressed.

Going from sadness to joy is a process, not a sudden changeGetting out of stable misery is not like a light switch, it’s more of a dimmer switch. We’re not going to go from stable misery to complete happiness in one go. Instead of thinking about completely getting out of misery, it’s about taking one step each day to bring us closer to joy.

Deal with the trigger internally, not externallyUnless we deal with the thing that’s bothering us, it will weigh us down like a rock and just get heavier the more we avoid it. Dealing with triggers doesn’t mean addressing them externally, it’s more about dealing with them internally. It’s more about not ignoring why it’s coming up and why it’s triggering us.

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Many women are hesitant to pitch themselves to be on podcasts because they fear they may not be welcomed, or that they don’t have the right stories to share, and this is especially true for women of color.

Let’s face it, it’s difficult to compliment ourselves, so how can we overcome that? And for those of us who do have a platform, how can we encourage more women to feel more comfortable with pitching us?

On this episode, Visibility Strategist and Relationship Facilitator, Amelia Roberts shares why it’s so important for everyone to share the information within themselves, and how to pitch our stories.

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

Do the mindset work

So often, we hold back from sharing our ideas because we aren’t sure they’re enough. A great way to combat this is by hiring a coach, someone who can help us sort through good ideas and those that need tweaking, and who can hold us accountable to taking action.

Do the research

To be featured on a podcast, do some research on the audience. Understand what they’re struggling with, and pitch with that in mind. If we know we have a solution to a common problem, we’re the perfect candidate to share our stories.

Create an inclusive environment

For those of us who do have a platform to share stories, it’s important to create a culture where everyone feels comfortable pitching to us. Do some research to find out how to serve those who aren’t pitching to us.

Guest Bio

Amelia Roberts is a Visibility Strategist and Relationship Facilitator, and Founder of Solutions by Amelia. Amelia is a digital native who officially became a practitioner of online marketing twelve years ago with a role as a virtual assistant. Student loans from nursing school inspired her to put her love of observing human nature, showing empathy and previous marketing experience to work in new ways and as a result, she was able to pay off her student loans in under 2 years as a social media manager.

Now alongside other roles, you can find Amelia helping under-recognized professionals stand out and "get first dates" in business so that they can become thought leaders in the healthcare industry and beyond.

Amelia is the host of The Business of Nursing podcast.

When she is not optimizing human potential Amelia enjoys planning real and imagined food tours.

To find out more about Amelia, visit:

www.solutionsbyamelia.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameliaroberts/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rn_solutions

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RN_Solutions

To take advantage of Amelia’s freebie, head to:

http://bit.ly/getinfrontofanyone

And if you’re interested in coaching, Amelia suggests

Renee Hughes, Whole Living coach. Listen to her podcast where she talks about getting over fear.

Shemeca Tankerson, Sales Coach. After a staff member betrayed Shemeca’s trust, she has gone on to teach others how to TRUST their own value despite what all may happen in life and business. This gives an idea of her work: https://www.facebook.com/AskShameca/photos/a.145232632276451/667671976699178

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Many of our Boss Moms run businesses that require them to meet clients in person. If your business is a face-to-face, belly-to-belly operation, the covid-19 pandemic has forced you to close doors and lose your bread and butter business.

The good news is there is a way to keep our businesses going and income coming in if we pivot and shift what we create, promote and sell.

Photographers are one of the most impacted professional groups, and one business owner managed to shift her photography operation to suit new consumer needs and challenges, create income and earning opportunities for fellow photographers.

How can we use this time to focus on what can move the needle in our businesses? What business lessons have we learned during this time? In this episode, I’m joined by photographer, entrepreneur and creator of the Swaddle Pro, Michelle Brewster. We talk about pivoting in a hard hit industry.

Even in this time, we can still show up virtually and help our clients. -Michelle Brewster

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

1. How coronavirus will shape new businessesMany people are going to emerge from this with newfound hobbies, interests and skills; and even with a reignited passion for a creative activity. These skills can become the foundation of brand new businesses.
2. Why this time can help us find focusQuarantine can help us focus and notice things when it comes to our children’s education. This can also apply to our businesses. Many products are just not sellable right now so we need to focus on where we can get results. This time gives us the space to intensify on what’s going to get us results right now.
3. The importance of showing up virtuallyEven if we can’t be in the same room as clients and customers, we can still show up virtually for them, drive value and make an impact in people’s lives in meeting their challenges.

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With everything that’s happened in the world in the wake of COVID-19, a lot of us have gotten stuck in a rut and having our kids home all the time has taken a toll on our creative processes. However, to create sellable products, we have to find ways to jolt ourselves out of that foggy state of mind.

How can we kickstart our creativity during this period? Is it even possible to run a business smoothly in-between home-schooling our children and keeping them entertained?

While we have to give ourselves grace in this time, at the end of the day, we have businesses to run and things to do.

On this episode, we discuss how to create sellable products while we’re trapped in survival mode.

Having our kids around all the time can be very distracting. Try the 10-minute method: brainstorm for just 10 minutes at a time and see what sparks of creativity you get. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things You'll Learn in this Episode 1. Stay creative by breaking brainstorming sessions up into 10-minute periods. 2. A lot of us are struggling to get good quality sleep at the moment, but to be creative as possible, we have to make sure we’re getting enough rest. Take naps with the kids or download an app with sleep stories. 3. Once we’ve created a product, it’s important we keep it as simple as possible. Now more than ever, people are easily overwhelmed and anything that seems complicated will struggle to sell.

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This time has been challenging for many of us Boss Moms because we’re out of our normal routines, and we’ve experienced the frustration of dealing with altered, shifted and even broken routines.

Routines are incredibly valuable to our performance, and when we don’t have them, things can be incredibly hard for our children and even for us. We need a structure to rely on, keep us moving forward and even to give us some freedom.

Why are routines so important to the way we tick as parents, business owners and families? What are the 4 core aspects of building an effective and personalized working routine as a working mom?

In this episode, blogger, speaker and founder of I Swear I Love My Kids, Allison Braasch, talks about her WAKE system and how she uses it to help moms create routines that work for them.

Psychologically, having a routine helps us get through certain things. Knowing we have a routine to fall back on helps us breathe. -Allison Braasch

3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How routines lead us to more freedom and creativityRoutines are as much for parents as they are for our kids because it gives us something to rely on. Getting a routine down is the first step, once it’s ingrained in us and our kids, we can now start to alter and create moments of freedom. It can give us the space to show creativity, initiative and confidence.
• Why routines need to be formed around our individualityBefore habit and routine formation, we need to start with reading the kind of people we are. Everyone functions differently, so we all need routines that work with who we are and how we want to be held accountable. It’s important to find out how you respond to expectations internally and externally, and then we can create a routine that makes sense for us around that.
• Why space for our own mental health matters right nowEspecially at a time like this, when our kids are learning from home and everyone is more confined, our mental health as parents is so important. We need to have time for ourselves to recenter and refocus, and we can condition our kids to give us that time.

Guest Bio-

Allison is a blogger, speaker and entrepreneur. She helps moms who love work AND their kids (most of the time) with self-care programs, sanity-saving strategies, and permission to be them. She is a writer, speaker, and course creator in her company, I Swear I Love My Kids.

Your Power Hour: The Best Morning Routine for Working Moms

https://www.iswearilovemykids.com/ Follow @iswearilovemykids for more information.

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The COVID-19 crisis has put a pause on all aspects of our lives; our children’s school schedules and daily routines, our habits and how we operate from day-to-day, and of course, our businesses.

The pause doesn’t mean we have to stop completely. We can keep moving forward if we learn how to navigate our new reality. If we focus our energies correctly, this can be a great launching pad for business growth.

Where should we be focusing our energies right now? How can we regain some control over our lives during the pandemic? On this episode, lawyer for online businesses and host of the Get Legit Law & Sh!t podcast, Emily D. Baker, shares how to push forward while the world is on pause.

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

1. Focus on the foundation So often, we neglect the foundational work of our businesses because it doesn’t feel fun. Now that we have more time on our hands, we can channel our energy into vital foundational elements like accounting and legal paperwork.
2. Keep making money A lot of business owners feel uncomfortable about continuing to operate during the crisis, but we have to give ourselves permission to make money. While we definitely have to evaluate our strategies and acknowledge what’s going on, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t adapt to the times and keep making a profit.
3. Control what can be controlled We have very little control over any form of natural disaster or pandemic, so instead of trying to control something out of our hands, we should be focusing our attention on the small things we do have power over, like our daily schedules. Control what can be controlled, and release the rest of it.

Guest Bio-

Emily D. Baker is the badass lawyer for online business and the host of the popular Get Legit Law & Sh!t podcast. Emily is a former Deputy District Attorney, has run multi seven-figure businesses with her husband and, with over 15 years of experience, has seen it all. Emily helps her clients create common-sense legal protection while empowering them to create the businesses and lives they want. Emily makes the unsexy side of business fun and helps those around her unlock their inner badass.

To find out more about Emily, head to:

www.Instagram.com/theemilydbaker

www.Facebook.com/theemilydbaker

www.YouTube.com/c/theemilydbaker

https://www.emilydbaker.com/bizguide

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With everything going on in the world right now, one of the biggest changes and challenges parents are facing is having their children at home. Our kids are also dealing with changes to their daily schedules and activities, which is overwhelming and leading to more tantrums and emotional outbursts. When our children experience negative emotions, we need to be equipped to help them process what they are feeling in a constructive and positive way.

What is positive parenting and why is it such a constructive approach for both children and parents? How do we teach our kids that expressing their negative emotions can be healthy? How do we set the household culture and mindset around emotions?

On this episode, parenting coach and positive parenting expert, Lindsay Ford, talks about the importance of being proactive, not reactive when our kids throw a tantrum.

Tantrums are an emotional outlet and sometimes it’s okay to let them happen. They will get through the tantrum and it teaches them to be emotionally resilient. -Lindsay Ford

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

How to handle a tantrum

Recognize the signs, and notice the build up of emotion. If we’re aware of the precursors of the tantrum, we can mitigate it and validate their feelings which helps them feel better. Lindsay shares ways to help our kids through a tantrum.

What is positive parenting?

Positive parenting is about treating our kids with respect, not putting blame or shame on them, and remembering that they do better and behave better when they feel better. When they express their emotions, we shouldn’t make them feel like emotion cannot be tolerated because that creates negativity.

Parents also need to mitigate their emotions

Sometimes as parents, we need to put ourselves in time out and be the ones to give ourselves space to process and deal with our own emotions. We’re much more effective as parents when we’re calm, than when we’ll be when we’re reacting in the moment. Learn practical tips to help you maintain your calm in the episode.

Guest Bio-

Lindsay Ford is a parenting coach, certified in Positive Discipline. She helps moms interpret what their child is really saying when they act out and gives them the strategies they need to restore a sense of calm and cooperation back into their homes.

To get The Practical Guide to Working at Home With Kids visit thinkfeeldecide.com.

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As women entrepreneurs, we are often shocked to find that collaboration over competition takes work, but as long as we become more mindful of ourselves, that doesn’t need to be a problem. Why is it so important to understand what makes us different from the other women in our space? Can we ever completely get rid of feelings of jealousy we may have towards all the successful ladies in our lives?

On this episode, women empowerment coach, Marta Spirk shares how to build stronger relationships with other women business owners.

Most of the time, feelings of competitiveness with other women come from a lack of understanding about how unique we are as individuals. -Marta Spirk

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Understand what makes us unique (11:57- 13:35)A lot of the time, when women compete with each other, it’s because we’ve been trained to think we’re all the same and need to prove why we’re better than one another. The truth is, we are all unique. We have to understand what makes us different from other women entrepreneurs, not to prove we’re better, but to see where our distinct talents lie.

Become more aware of reactions (15:12- 16:31)Most of us have had a moment when we’ve been jealous of another woman’s success and sometimes the successful woman in question is a close friend. The truth is, we will probably always have pangs of jealousy from time to time. The trick is to notice when we’re doing it and being mindful of not acting on our thoughts.

Stop looking at other people (18:48 - 19:30)We can’t change other people, so stop trying to! Instead of focusing on other women’s achievements and lives, we have to start looking at our own. This can improve our gratitude for what we already have.

Guest Bio-

Marta Spirk is a writer, podcaster and woman empowerment coach. Her focus is teaching women how to increase their self-esteem and improve self-image by going on a deep-dive in inner work and personal development. Through her podcast The Empowered Woman, her virtual self-improvement school and in-person workshops, she hopes to encourage and uplift women to step into their own power and realize they can DO IT ALL!

To find out more about Marta, head to:
http://www.instagram.com/martaspirk

http://www.facebook.com/spirkmarta

www.martaspirk.com

https://www.facebook.com/theempoweredwomanshow/

Books mentioned on this episode:
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman

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As busy moms and business owners, so many things need to get done and as a result, our marriages slide down the priorities list. Why do so many couples end up feeling more like roommates and logistical partners rather than romantic partners? How can we start improving our marriages on our own? How do we rekindle fun and intimacy in our relationships?

On this episode, marriage strategist Rachel Ballard shares on the importance of prioritizing your relationship and how to get back on track if you and your spouse are in a rut.

Being in a relationship and fixing your marriage is a job on some level. -Rachel Ballard

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

It’s important to prioritize our marriages the way we do our parenting (05:11 - 07:20)Our society focuses on how important children should be and that makes us prioritize them over our marriages. The truth is, our marriages also need focus and attention, and if we neglect it, the whole household suffers. Kids are happier and more well adjusted when they’re parents are happy, not where we’re putting them first above our partners.

Making our marriages better doesn’t have to directly involve our partners (09:41 - 11:15)In order for us to be happier in our marriages, we need to be happier individually. We have to learn the skill of making ourselves happy and exercise it. True happiness comes from working on ourselves, liking ourselves and being nicer to ourselves.

Sometimes we need to break the ice to rekindle the romance (16:42 - 18:21 )Taking the first step to rekindling the romance in your marriage can be scary, and an icebreaker helps. Rachel developed a resource to give ideas for what you can text to your spouse to get the positive vibes, and banter going. It can initiate the types of conversations and interactions that will improve your marriage.

Guest Bio-

Rachel Ballard is a real-world, tell-it-like-it-is, marriage strategist and creator of the How To Like Your Husband Podcast. Rachel will shine a light on how you can generate loving energy into your partnership and (re)discover the foundation of your marriage, as you choose to move closer to designing a life (and solid friendship) with your husband built on love, lust, and loyalty!

Get Rachels 50 Sexy Texts here http://50sexytexts.com.

Visit https://mrsrachelballard.com/ for more information, to learn more about Rachel’s Marriage Intensive or to listen to the podcast. You can also follow @mrsrachelballard.

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Right now, with all that’s going on in the world, community is everything. People want to connect with people more than ever, and that’s why it’s a great time to set up a Facebook group.

How do we set up a Facebook group in a way that drives connection and momentum in our business?

Why do we need to stop pushing information, and what do we need to be doing instead?

In this episode, the final of our four-part series about managing during challenging times, we’ll talk about the power of Facebook groups.

If you have a Facebook group, you can now switch to a question-based think tank model. Flip from a teach-and-tell to an act-and-respond model. -Dana Malstaff

Takeaways

• Just pushing information isn’t good enough for us to stand out and gain momentum
• If you had a Facebook group and worked on getting pitched on podcasts, you will see exponential and amazing growth in your business.
• We start discussions by asking questions, not by saying statements. If we want to grow our Facebook group, we need to focus on the former.

Learn all the amazing ways you can leverage a Facebook group and maximize organic growth. Listen to the podcast now!

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We’re all in crisis mode and emotional turmoil with all that’s going on right now and the adjustments we’ve had to make. Many of us still want to be able to make money to support our families and the economy, and that good news is we can earn money online.

What are some of the ways we can start earning some money right now?

In this episode, we discuss where there are still money making opportunities in this tough time.

Even if you’re in emotional turmoil, you can still do things to make money. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things We Learned From This Episode 1. If you want to do coaching don’t jump into it too quickly. If you’ve done something long enough, you know the best practices and have gotten results for other people, you can do it. 2. If you’re going to do course work, opt for a smaller course. People aren’t willing to pay a lot of money for something that won’t give them a tangible financial growth result right now. 3. If you already have a blog or a YouTube channel, get paid by monetizing those spaces.

Learn the rest of the amazing ways you can earn money online right now. Listen to the podcast now!

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The typical marketing rule is to churn out a lot of stuff, but I believe putting out too much content can actually diminish our effectiveness. We need to define down our content, especially at a time like this. What type of content should we be posting right now? What is an easy social media content formula that can allow us to have impact, connect and sell our products? In this episode, we discuss a more beneficial content schedule and content sequence that we can follow, and how it will boost our businesses.

Don’t make so much so much content, don’t just keep teaching, we want to create authority and leadership, and it’s not done by just putting stuff out there, it’s about refining what you’re putting out there. -Dana Malstaff

Takeaways

• We need to make less content and repeat what we’re saying more often.
• Make content that is relevant to pulling people in with what’s happening in the world.
• Now is the best time to build authority, community and connection, not put out as much content as possible.

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For any business owner, right now is a bit of a scary time. 

Because of Covid-19 and the subsequent changes we’ve all had to make to our daily lives, it can be hard to know how to keep our businesses up and running. 

Right now, it’s important for us to be leaders when it comes to dealing with our clients. How can we offer our support to them? What does it take to be indispensable right now? 

What are the actions we can take to solidify client relationships? On this episode, I share how we can become irreplaceable in the eyes of our clients.

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Social media advertising is vital for online businesses, so all entrepreneurs should be looking into it. Is there a right time to start advertising? What happens if we don’t have a big online following yet? Do we need to be hesitant to use retargeted advertising? On this episode, host of The Art of Online Business podcast, Rick Mulready, shares how to advertise effectively on social media.

It’s never too early to start using ads. Start running them as soon as you have an audience. -Rick Mulready

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

• Start using ads as soon as possible (20:07- 21:58)As soon as we have a social media presence and an audience, we should be leveraging ads. There’s no time like the present to start using ads if we have an audience.
• Build an audience (22:41- 24:01)Those of us new to a platform may not have established audiences yet. The best way to build these audiences is by doing Facebook Lives, which we can later use as advertisements to build our following.
• Rethink advertising (20:07- 21:58)A lot of people are hesitant to use retargeted advertising, because there’s a common belief that this is an invasion of privacy. We have to shift our mindsets away from that - advertising isn’t going anywhere, so we may as well provide useful information to the right people.

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Opt-ins are a vital part of us building relationships with more people and growing our businesses. Why are they so effective? How do we make sure our opt-ins are aligned with what we sell? On this episode, you’ll learn about what it takes to create effective, highly converting opt-ins. 

Getting people on your email list and nurturing them creates a much longer relationship. -Dana Malstaff 

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

• Recognize that your opt-in isn’t part of your identity and if it doesn’t work, it’s not because of you, it’s just that you didn’t position it correctly. Approach opt-ins as a place for testing.
• You don’t need to learn something to teach your opt-in, it has to be something you’re already familiar with.
• On the thank you page, ask them to do something discussing next steps.

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Many people who identify as true artists struggle with the idea of making money off doing what they love and being called entrepreneurs. How do we start to shift in how we see creative entrepreneurship? Why is it so important to rethink, renew and realign our identities around what we can or cannot build and be? What are some of the dangers of the limiting beliefs creatives have? On this episode, business coach and mindset ninja for creatives, Naphtali Roberts, shares how she helps artists feeling scared to sell what they create get rid of limiting beliefs, and build thriving and aligned businesses.

The heart of a thriving creative business is being consistent, having priorities and having systems. -Naphtali Roberts

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Don’t get limited by labels (08:14 - 10:26)It’s easy for entrepreneurs to fall into the trap of the negative hustle, where they are working themselves to the bone to fit into the “struggling artist” identity. It’s also easy to be so afraid of the entrepreneur label because it feels like so much more is required. Very often, all it takes is a change in mindset. For example, a freelancer and an entrepreneur are the exact same thing with a different label.

Creativity and good business practices can work well together (17:21 - 21:30)Many creatives have the belief that good creatives can’t be good business owners because they have to be flighty, struggling and in pain all the time. They believe that there has to be sadness and pain and that there can’t be logic and consistency. This in turn drives sadness and depression that’s associated with creative people because those beliefs influence the creative’s unhealthy habits and practices.

Selling what you create isn’t selling out (10:30 - 11:57)Creative people are so often conditioned around the fear of selling out, that they feel like putting a price on what they create means they aren’t a true artist. Ultimately, what we earn from what we make is a reflection of the time and energy we’re putting into something.

Guest Bio-

Naphtali is a business coach, “mindset ninja” for creatives, systems expert and Go-To Gal for born creatives and artists who want to Thrive doing what they love without all the hustle, bustle and burnout. She is a mother, wife to a creative freelancer in the entertainment industry, and host of The Thriving Creative Podcast and Licensed Therapist. Naphtali is a Nero psychology nerd and Coffee Loving Snob who loves that she gets to change the burnout culture of life creatively through her work.

For more information visit https://naphtaliroberts.com/ or DM @NaphtaliVRoberts, listen to the Thriving Creative podcast https://naphtaliroberts.com/podcast/ and check out her Facebook Group On Purpose Creatives here.

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Building new relationships with other parents, and maintaining existing ones, can be tricky when we have different parenting styles, so it’s important to know what type of mom we are. How can we find out our parenting type and should we avoid other types of parents altogether? How can we set boundaries with other parents without offending them? On this episode, educators and co-hosts of the Modern Manners for Moms and Dads podcast, Sarah Davis and Evie Granville, share how to navigate friendships with other parents.

Spend time with other parents who share your parenting style. When you connect with someone who has a similar perspective to you, it makes your relationship easier. -Evie Granville

Building new relationships with other parents, and maintaining existing ones, can be tricky when we have different parenting styles, so it’s important to know what type of mom we are. How can we find out our parenting type and should we avoid other types of parents altogether? How can we set boundaries with other parents without offending them? On this episode, educators and co-hosts of the Modern Manners for Moms and Dads podcast, Sarah Davis and Evie Granville, share how to navigate friendships with other parents.

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Take a quiz to find out what kind of mom you are (05:50- 07:37)There are three main ‘types’ of parents: self-preservers, accommodators and protectors. While we may not adhere to our own ‘types’ all the time, knowing which category we fall into can make it much easier for us to understand why we make certain decisions and be more understanding of others.

Spend time with like-minded parents (12:00- 14:59)Being friends with people who have a similar parenting style to our own can make spending time with each other much easier. Knowing what type of parent we are can help us create bonds with people who fit into our lives more easily. That being said, don’t cut off people with a different parenting style, just be mindful of the differences.

Set boundaries (33:28- 36:22)When our children are visiting their friends, it’s important for us to know and share our boundaries with other parents. For example, if we’re not happy with our kids being in a house with a gun, we need to raise that. Setting boundaries is often something we avoid because we don’t want to offend other parents, but there’s nothing to worry about if we handle every situation respectfully.

Guest Bio-

Sarah Davis, EdD, and Evie Granville, MEd, are a real-life best friend duo that shares refreshingly realistic advice on all those “what the h**l do I do now?” parenting moments.

Educators and mothers to six young kids between them, Evie and Sarah teach moms and dads how to prioritize their own needs, their child’s, and everyone else’s when parenting in public. With their simple online quiz, you can discover which you naturally prioritize, and how that can help you shine or hold you back when it comes to building your confidence, character, and connections.

On their five-star podcast, Modern Manners for Moms and Dads, Evie and Sarah answer reader and listener questions. And stay tuned for the upcoming book in fall 2020!

To find out more about Sarah and Evie, head to

https://www.facebook.com/EvieandSarah/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/modernmannersformomsanddads/

https://www.instagram.com/evieandsarah/

And to find out your parenting style, take the quiz at EvieandSarah.com/quiz to discover which Parenting Perspective defines you, and how it's helping you shine or hold you back!

You can also call them 857-MANNERS

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Affiliate marketing is a great way to make money, but most people don’t know how to get started. Is it possible to be successful in affiliate marketing if we don’t already have a huge audience? How can we find brands interested in partnering with us? Is it ever worth recommending goods and services we wouldn’t use ourselves? On this episode, co-founder of Screw The Nine To Five, Jill Stanton, shares how to make money through affiliate marketing.

In affiliate marketing, you don’t even need to ‘sell’ anything. You’re just suggesting products you love. -Jill Stanton

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Get an audience (19:48 - 20:42)To be successful at affiliate marketing, what we need is a group of people who follow us and listen to our opinions. This group doesn’t need to be huge; on the contrary, a small group can be easier to influence.

Research and reach out (21:35 - 22:48)Finding affiliate programs doesn’t need to be complicated. All we need to do is type the product name and the word ‘affiliates’ into Google. However, if we don’t find any results, we can also reach out directly to business owners and ask if they would be interested in implementing a referral fee for any followers we send their way.

Recommend good things (26:37 - 27:19)Trust is the currency of affiliate marketing, so we should only be suggesting good products/services and ideally, things we’ve used ourselves. Don’t compromise integrity by going for quick cash.

Guest Bio-

Jill Stanton is the co-founder of Screw The Nine To Five where she helps people quit their jobs, start online businesses and get them past the $100,000/year mark. Coined by Forbes as “a destination for up-and-coming online entrepreneurs,” Screw The Nine To Five has inspired tens of thousands of new entrepreneurs to quit their jobs, build thriving businesses, and live lives of meaning and purpose. In addition to her chart-topping podcast, The Screw Show, her honest-yet-cheeky style has landed her on shows like The Sunny Show, Entrepreneurs On Fire, and Amy Porterfield’s Online Marketing Made Easy to name a few. Jill has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc, and Digital Marketer.

Find Jill on Instagram at http://instagram.com/screwtheninetofive/

And on Facebook: http://facebook.com/saynotoninetofive

You can also listen to her podcast at TheScrewShow.com

For more on Screw The Nine To Five, visit http://screwtheninetofive.com

And for tickets to their live event, head to https://www.bbdbonus.com/live-event-checkout/

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One thing that will be driving all the action we take this year is the belief that anything in our business can be templatized or built into a framework, and that includes how we build relationships and convert people. What is the nurture to convert system and how does it work? How can it help us run a smoother business process? On this episode, I share more on the new system we have developed and how you can leverage it to make your business more efficient and successful. 

The nurture to convert system is a revolutionary way of systematizing how we engage online and with our prospects and our audience. -Dana Malstaff 

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

• Everything can be distilled down to a method, framework or template.
• If people don’t know what our opinions, beliefs and methodologies are, it’s hard for us to become well-known or an authority in that area.
• We need to be clear on what we want to do with our audience. We need to feel like we have a congruent life and business, so we don’t feel like there’s a tug of war for our time and attention.

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Building and growing an engaging community organically is one of the most important parts of running a business today. What are the two key things we need in order to start creating a community? What does it take for the sense of community to take place in the virtual space? On this episode, you’ll learn about the engaged community framework, and how to implement it in your business.

In today’s business world, community has to be part of our brand. It’s so important to not just sell things but to connect people. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

• You need to stop putting pressure on yourself to have all the answers; your community has all the answers and they are yearning to contribute, so let them.
• A post is just a gateway so that real conversations can happen. Getting people to answer “yes” or “no” is just the first level of engagement. After that, we can allow for deeper connections to happen by having conversations.
• One of the key parts of building a community is creating a feeling of belonging, so that people can feel accepted, heard and understood.

Listen to the Mark Shaefer episode of the Boss Dad podcast here:

https://boss-mom.com/how-to-build-a-business-people-trust-w-mark-schaefer/

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Many people are eager to escape the stress and unfulfillment of climbing the corporate ladder, but fear that they may not have the same income and level of impact. What they might not realize, is that consulting is a great way to make the switch from employee to high-value entrepreneur. What are the advantages of consulting over having a corporate job? How do we get a steady stream of clients? How does consulting differ from coaching?

On this episode, business consultant and founder of Billable at the Beach® Amy Rasdal, shares on getting started in the consulting world and how to turn consulting gigs into a steady business.

To build a successful consulting business, you have to break beyond your circle and immediate network, and start developing the outreach to build new relationships. -Amy Rasdal

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

A consulting business is only as healthy as its pipeline (07:08 - 08:23)Many consultants are able to find success early, but the work starts to slow down because the circle of people who know you have already hired you. The key to keeping the business growing is a steady pipeline, which we build by going out of our immediate circle, developing an outreach strategy and following through on it.

Being a present parent and a successful professional are not mutually exclusive (17:29 - 19:04) It often feels like we’re forced to pretend that we don’t have children in order for us to be able to excel professionally, or that they have to be invisible. More people need to see that we can have both children and a great mind.

Consulting can be an impactful and a more lucrative alternative to the corporate ladder (25:07 - 29:07)Becoming a consultant allows us to have more impact than we would as employees, while we also get to earn more money with more time freedom. People often feel like the only way to advance is through the corporate track, but consulting opens us up to more opportunities.

Guest Bio-

Amy is the founder of Billable at the Beach®. She has been running her multiple 6-figure consulting business for 15 years. Amy liberates 6-figure earners by empowering them to build 6-figure consulting businesses through Billable at the Beach®. She has helped hundreds of people over the past 10 years. For more information, visit https://www.billableatthebeach.com/.

To get Amy’s free course 3 Action Steps to Generate Revenue Now visit https://www.billableatthebeach.com/free-course/.

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Astrology is experiencing a huge Renaissance because it’s relevant and extremely applicable to our current daily lives. What are the basics of astrology that one should become familiar with? How can we plan our lives and personal development around it? How do we take action that is energetically supported by astrology?

On this episode, I’m joined by CEO and Founder of Astrology Hub, Amanda ‘Pua’ Walsh, who shares her journey of discovering astrology and building her business.

When it comes to personal growth, if you align with the themes that are astrologically-based, you will have the wind in your sails. You’re focused on the thing that is supported energetically at that time. -Amanda ‘Pua’ Walsh

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Pregnancy creates huge shiftsThere’s something about being pregnant that brings clarity. It helps us realize that we’re unhappy, need to make a change or a big idea comes up. But that clarity doesn’t mean we won’t face challenges. Sometimes, before the doors open, there will be a moment of breakdown, but that doesn’t mean we’re broken; it’s part of the process and actually, the fact that it’s happening is a sign that you’re exactly where you need to be.

Astrology goes a lot deeper than the zodiacMost people have a superficial understanding of what astrology is. Astrology is the language of the stars; it’s very mathematical, but also incredibly intuitive. The sun travels through every single zodiac sign throughout the year, and this is what created zodiac signs. Astrology goes deeper than the horoscope, and actually, it’s timing and patterns can reveal a lot about how we’re feeling at a specific point in time.

All Zodiac signs have progressions of expressionSome people like to make excuses for bad behavior by blaming it on the flaws of their zodiac sign. Every low expression of a zodiac sign has a higher expression for it. Being aware of the low expression of the sign, and finding a way to turn it into a positive, can help us become more cognisant of our strengths and weaknesses, and help others dealing with similar issues.

Amanda is hosting her free 2020 Global Forecast Marathon Event today (January 9) through Sunday, January 12. If you would like to join her today and throughout the weekend, please visit astrologyhub.com/2020forecast

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The path to finding our purpose isn’t the same for everyone. For many entrepreneurs and creatives, finding out what we want to do is a process of peeling back the layers. This is the process filmmaker Greg Koorhan took, going from a job in a marketing agency, to one focused on storytelling. What can we learn from the journey Greg took? What’s the right mindset to have about success? Why is the idea that people have one purpose and one purpose only a huge myth? On this episode, award-winning film director, best-selling author, speaker and coach, Greg Koorhan, discusses his projects, his creative children and the path to his purpose.

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Structure in storytelling is key (17:13 - 18:55)There’s a difference between talking about a bunch of events and telling a story. A story has structure and conflict, and paying attention to these things makes us more effective storytellers.

Short-form content can be extremely effective (23:33 - 24:32)
In the day and age of storytelling through ads and social media content, we only have 1-2 minutes to tell someone’s story. Within a minute or two, we can actually say a lot and resonate with people.

There’s no perfect formula for the path to success (33:30 - 35:44)Some people knew their passion from early on, but a lot of people actually discover their passion through a process of evolving, pivoting and iterating new pathways. There’s nothing wrong with either approach.

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We’ve got a little time before 2019 ends, and when a new year starts, we’re so “full steam ahead” towards the future, that there are things from this year we won’t remember to do. What are 3 important things we must remember to do before 2020 starts and why are they important? In this episode, we share 3 things you need to add to your to-do list before the end of this year. 

Think about what matters most to you next year if you only could give it one word. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

• Think about one person that has impacted you this year that you haven’t talked to in a while. Before the year ends, get in touch with them and say thank you.
• Think about your word or phrase for 2020, tied to what you want to achieve in your business.
• Decide what your biggest business goal for 2020 is, but don’t make it a revenue or amount of money, because that’s an outcome and not a goal.

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As moms and business owners, it often feels like we’re under so much pressure to do every single thing perfectly, and that makes the balance between our lives and our work impossible to achieve. What is Conscious Creation and how can it help us escape this stress? How can we redefine our roles on our terms? How do we start prioritizing the things that are ideal to us, instead of forcing ourselves into obligations?

On this episode, Business and Life Coach, and my good friend, Kelsey Murphy, talks about a new system she has developed to help women show up in the best ways at home and at work.

Conscious creation is about intentionally and consciously defining what an ideal life looks like on a business and personal level, and then planning for it. -Kelsey Murphy

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

• Be intentional about creating epic moments (13:01 - 14:28)We can’t do everything with our kids, but what we can do is focus on things that will create memories for them. We need to focus on the things they can remember and treasure, and not for the sake of what we’re expected to do as parents.
• Find the ideal way to spend time with your kids (11:15 - 12:12)We don’t have to follow what every other mom does to spend time with their kids. We can spend quality time with them in a way and manner that we’re excited about as opposed to something that makes us feel obligated and bored. It starts with us redefining what the ideal looks like for us.
• When we focus on what ignites us, we receive more of it (16:16 - 18:04)When we start thinking about what we love and what makes us happy, our brains will start filtering out what doesn’t fit that vision. Our brain will be wired to start filtering in the right things and more of them will come our way.

Guest Bio-

Kelsey Murphy is a Business & Life Coach working with Fortune 500 companies, like Facebook & Twitter, industry thought leaders like Marie Forleo and her B-Schoolers, as well as celebrity nutritionists, coaches, and other brilliant humans creating meaningful businesses and lives. She's been featured in places like Forbes, Business Insider, Huffington Post, LiveStrong, Living Healthy, LaurenConrad.com and more. When Kelsey's not coaching, you can find her hosting the Whiskey & Work podcast, giving her wise (and sometimes comical) advice on navigating the waters of business, life, and relationships.

For more information, visit https://www.kelseymurphy.com

Get Kelsey’s free business planning kit here:

https://www.kelseymurphy.com/howtoplanyourbusiness-kelseymurphy

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The holidays are a great time, but also a challenging one for Boss Moms. We want to put our families first and enjoy this time with them, but we also strive to make an impact on the world through our businesses. This is a difficult balancing act, and one that can lead to stress, worry and guilt. How can we make sure we thrive at this time of the year? How do we avoid overextending ourselves with obligations and demands?

On this episode, we talk about how we can balance all of our priorities over the holidays and actually thrive through it all.

This season is a rollercoaster of things that have to get done. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

• Be okay with the fact that this time of year is a roller coaster of emotions because so much is going on.
• Don’t feel obligated to do everything this season. To thrive, think about what you can cut and change socially to reduce stress, and how to be minimally profitable without working in our businesses the whole time.
• Recognize what fills you up and what depletes you, and limit what depletes you. We can also surround the things we don’t enjoy, with things we do enjoy.
• Seek an appreciation loop and lean on the people and community for support.

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The term ‘Mastermind’ is used fairly often in the business world, but many entrepreneurs still aren’t sure what joining one of these groups entails. What is a Mastermind, and how can we use them to benefit our businesses? Why is it necessary for Mastermind members to challenge each other? How can we offer different viewpoints without offending other members in the process?

On this episode, owner of the Speech and Language Kids website, Carrie Clark, and founder and CEO of Cardinal Rule Press, Maria Dismondy, discuss what makes Masterminds so beneficial to business owners.

A good Mastermind is a group that helps you whittle down options. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

• Use Masterminds to challenge ideas (10:48 - 11:49)Masterminds are the ideal space for ideas to be shared and challenged. We should be using our groups to help each other brainstorm our ideas in different ways. The benefit of this kind of input is ultimately creating a more thought-out product.
• Take advantage of the different viewpoints in Masterminds (15:25 - 16:22)Having a tight-knit Mastermind with different views allows us to narrow down ideas and options more easily. This is an important step, because it stops us from becoming overwhelmed by all the suggestions we get from like-minded people outside our groups.
• Maintain mutual respect for all Mastermind members (20:41 - 21:51)For Masterminds to be effective, we have to have a mutual respect for everyone in our groups. This respect makes it easier to challenge one another, without running the risk of offending anyone on a personal level.

Guest Bio-

Carrie Clark is a speech-language pathologist and the founder of the Speech and Language Kids website. She is passionate about helping children through speech-language pathology, and has extensive experience in the field, having worked at the Columbia Public Schools in Columbia, Missouri, and later opening a private practice.

To find out more about Carrie, visit

https://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/about-us/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-clark-74210054

https://www.instagram.com/slpsolution/

https://www.facebook.com/theslpsolution/

Maria Dismondy is the founder and CEO of Cardinal Rule Press. She is also an author and speaker. Maria is the creator of the Empowering Kids with Character mini-podcast, a movement that aims to nurture character development in children through education.

To find out more about Maria, visit

https://mariadismondy.com/

https://www.instagram.com/mariadismondybooks/

https://www.facebook.com/mariadismondy

https://www.youtube.com/user/mariadismondy

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As Boss Moms, we have a responsibility to nurture our families and our businesses, but sometimes, it can feel overwhelming to tend to both at once. How can we stop questioning our abilities to run a business while parenting? Is it possible to channel the same love we have for our kids into our businesses, and how do we know which to prioritize at any given moment?

On this episode, we learn how to run our businesses like a home.

As a boss mom, your business and your family are both priorities. Channel the same love into both! -Dana Malstaff

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

• Moments, when we feel unenthusiastic, don’t define our abilities. Temporary disinterest doesn’t mean we’re incapable of fulfilling our responsibilities.
• While we may feel overwhelmed at times as moms, our love for our children never subsides. We need to channel that same, unwavering love into our businesses.
• Stop wondering if business or family comes first; as Boss Moms, we have a priority to nurture both.

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We often think of our businesses as our babies, but at the end of the day, what really matters is our actual families. Is it possible to run companies while staying actively involved in our kids’ lives - and what happens if we have large families? How can we build businesses around our families, rather than the other way around? On this Boss Dad Spotlight episode, leading YouTube strategist, Tim Schmoyer shares how to build businesses that serve our families.

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Run big families like businesses (08:30 - 09:42)

Having a big family should never be a hindrance to entrepreneurial success. Think of having a growing family the same way as a growing business: as we expand, we need to work on finding better systems. Having a large family is not a barrier to owning a business- in fact, if we can master the systems to coordinate a big family, we’ll probably be more productive in our businesses, too.

Prioritize family over business (10:49 - 12:29)

Business decisions are relatively easy to make- but they’re not always the best decisions for our families. As entrepreneurs, we are in positions where we’re able to decide when we’ll travel for work. We need to prioritize our time according to what matters most to us, and our families.

Disconnect to connect with family (16:51 - 17:39)

It’s easy to get wrapped up in business round the clock, especially when work and emails are available on all our devices. To combat this, disconnect. For 24 hours on a weekend, put phones on airplane mode and switch off computers. When we aren’t constantly being bombarded by work reminders, we’re able to relax and enjoy time with our families.

There’s no need to sacrifice family for work. It all comes down to the way we manage our time and the systems we use to coordinate our activities. From time to time, we need to disengage with work and give our families our full attention. Our businesses may be our second babies, but there are times when they’ll need to come second to our actual babies.

Guest Bio-

Since 2011, Tim Schmoyer has been one of the leading YouTube strategists in the online video industry. His company, Video Creators, has been featured by FOX, Forbes, BBC even YouTube themselves as his team trains creators and brands to master YouTube and use it as a place to spread messages that change lives. Their clients have organically grown by over 14 billion views and 61 millions subscribers under their guidance. Today he lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his wife and seven children.

To find Tim on social media, head to:

https://www.facebook.com/videocreators/

@timschmoyer

https://www.instagram.com/timschmoyer/

And to find him on YouTube, visit: https://www.youtube.com/VideoCreatorsTV

To find out more about Video Labs LIVE, visit https://vclabs.com/ on Venice Beach, CA this coming July 8-9

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For this week, the team and I decided to do a Throwback Thursday, dedicated to an episode that we find important and informative!

Here is “Episode 370: NYB - How to Figure Out What Problem You Solve.”

As human beings, we all want validation. For entrepreneurs, no validation is as great as knowing there’s a demand for the problem we solve. Why is it so important to be clear on what we want to be known for? How can we drill down to that problem and turn it into something we can sell or share with clients?

On this episode, I talk about some strategies you can implement to define your service and package.

You have to fall in love with the problem you solve, not the thing you sell. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

• Rushing makes you slower. You’ll spend more time putting out fires from mistakes, you won’t give strategies enough time to grow legs, and you might end up relaunching.
• If your name isn’t associated with what you should be known for, you’re facing an uphill battle.
• Think about what you want people to know from you and how you can bottle it into an educational package you can sell.

Businesses and brands that stand the test of time and make money, in the long run, are built on solving one key problem and really honing in on it. It’s important for us to work towards what we want people to know us for. We must also know the key intellectual property we have that solves a problem for our clients. You don’t have to know what it is right this second, but you can start getting clarity by thinking of what you’re constantly teaching, doing, or creating that could be packaged into a course. That will improve your messaging because you can start talking about the problem so you’re not just creating content without a purpose.

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Many of us have developed programs that aren’t taking off as fast as we’d like, but while it’s frustrating, we have to remember the problem lies with our messaging - not the programs. How can we set ourselves apart from our competitors in our customer’s eyes, and can we adapt our messaging to build rapport more quickly? What can we do to avoid being discouraged when we don’t see results immediately?

On this episode, we’re discussing how to jumpstart our programs and set them up for long-term success.

The problem is not the program: the problem is the way we’re talking about the program. The great thing is, that’s fixable! -Dana Malstaff

3 Takeaways

• Creating a solution to our customer’s problems isn’t enough: we have to be able to do it now. Prioritization is the biggest step people miss, but it’s vital if we want to set ourselves apart.
• Building trust is key. If our programs are new on the market, we can build trust by simply talking about the content of our programs, and showing that we’re knowledgeable on the subject.
• Stop seeking immediacy. We have to understand that trust isn’t built in an hour, so don’t be discouraged too easily. We should aim to close someone 30 to 90 days after they come into our space.

When we aren’t seeing results as quickly as we’d hoped, it’s easy to become discouraged and feel that we need to adapt our programs. However, that’s not necessary. We can boost our success by providing immediate solutions for our clients and by showing them we know what we’re talking about in our space. With that said, we have to remember that immediate action on our part doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll see immediate results. A business takes time to grow, but as long as we continue to nurture it, we will see the benefits.

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Having an effective website is a vital element of creating a successful business. How can we build websites that get potential clients to know, like and trust us? Which pages should we be paying attention to, and why is it important to let our personalities shine through on our websites?

On this episode, CEO of Neapolitan Creative, Samantha Johnston, shares how to build a website that brings us clients who will not only love our products, but who we’ll love working with.

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Get visitors to know, like and trust us (28:02 - 28:56)

We’ve all heard that to be successful in sales, we need to get potential clients to know, like and trust us. The same goes for a website; we have to create awareness of who we are so we can get clients to like us and ultimately, build enough trust so that they’re happy to work with us. The best way to do this on a website is by thinking about how visitors will navigate our websites.

Build a great homepage to set the right tone (30:05 - 31:00)

The first place clients visit on our websites is the homepage, so we need to ensure everything they need to know is available there. This is where we build awareness for new visitors, and provide easy links to those who already like us and are willing to buy our products.

Pay attention to personality (32:12 - 33:20)

We could have the most beautifully designed website in the world, but if we don’t have the copy to match, we run the risk of losing customers. Our copy needs to make sense with our design and showcase our personalities. By letting our personality come through on the website, we attract like-minded people who will not only enjoy our products, but who we’ll enjoy working with.

Guest Bio-

Samantha Johnston is the CEO of Neapolitan Creative. She is passionate about helping clients craft their own brands with style, personality and heart. Samantha loves what she does, and in particular, enjoys being able to uplift and empower female entrepreneurs.

To find out more about Sam, visit

https://neapolitancreative.com/about/

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Many of us aren’t reaching our full potential or achieving the massive success we should be because we’re not sticking with one thing and seeing it all the way through. We drop things before they’ve really taken hold, and we change our minds based on evidence that only exist in our minds. What are some of the false things the voices in our heads tell us and how can we debunk them?

On this episode, I talk about something very important, which is focusing on one thing so that we can see it through.

You can put something out into the world and still reserve the right to make it better. -Dana Malstaff

3 Takeaways

• We can’t do everything at once, or else we dilute the effectiveness of all those things. The market gets confused if we’re about too many things.
• Even if something is not perfect, it’s better to put it out there, and get some sort of feedback, instead of only listening to the skewed feedback from the voice in our heads.
• We have big, beautiful voices, and important things to say, but if we’re not consistently saying something repetitive to the audience, nothing will be memorable.

When it comes to creating great programs, we are very often our own worst enemies. We stop ourselves from finishing things, because our fear gets in the way. We’re either afraid that we’ll have to stick with one thing forever, or worried that the thing we’re trying to launch isn’t good enough to put out into the market. The truth is, the most successful people make it because they shut the fear out, and they are relentless about that one thing till they see it through. It doesn’t mean they don’t have other things going on, but they know that in order to grow something worthwhile, persistence and consistency on one thing is critical.

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The one thing all entrepreneurs have in common is that we started our businesses in order to give ourselves more time and money freedom. The ugly truth is, most entrepreneurs have zero freedom. They are constantly stressed and exhausted. As a result, their families suffer. What do we need to do in order for our businesses to give us true freedom? How can we get out of doing low value work? How can we make sure our businesses aren’t negatively impacting our families?

On this Boss Dad spotlight episode, I’m joined by founder of Real Estate B School and host of the Business Freedom Podcast, Lars Hedenborg. He shares powerful business, marriage and parenting nuggets, while discussing how he built a 7-figure business that still allows him time freedom.

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Know your worth and your dollar per hour value (11:41 - 13:47)One of the biggest barriers to our growth as entrepreneurs is not having a concrete dollar value for our time. Because of this, it makes it hard for us to know what we should be spending our time on. If we know that our time is worth $250 per hour, we won’t spend it on $10 per hour tasks.

Delegate to elevate (14:22 - 16:50)Entrepreneurs often wear all of the hats in their business, but the problem is, some of the work is something we could be passing off to someone else. Pay them $10 per hour and then we can focus on higher level work.

It’s impossible to grow a business if you don’t know the numbers in it (17:02 - 17:48)The first step to successfully scaling our businesses is tracking and measuring everything we do. Once we know our numbers, we can systematize processes, optimize them and even teach other people how to do the tasks.

When our businesses aren’t set up with systems and processes, we become chained to them. As a result, our partners and children carry the weight because we can’t be present with them. We have to learn that our time is valuable, and that doing every single role in our business isn’t noble, it actually puts our families at financial and emotional risks. We have to know our numbers, get a good system down, and bring on people who can help us work more efficiently. This is how we show our children that running a successful business venture can be fun, fulfilling and financially viable.

Guest Bio-

Lars Hedenborg is the host of the Business Freedom Podcast and the founder of Real Estate B-School, an education and coaching program for top producing real estate agents looking to build sustainable, systems-driven businesses. He is passionate about bringing real-world tools, and strategies to top agents and team leaders so that they can achieve success and freedom in the real estate business. Go to RealEstateBSchool.com for more information and get a free Business Growth strategy session at REBSstrategysession.com.

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Facebook ads can be an effective tool to promote our businesses. How can we get started with the process? Once we’ve decided we want to create an online campaign, how much should we be paying for it, and how do we decide who gets to see the advertisements?

On this episode, Facebook and Instagram ads strategist, Monica Louie, shares her steps to creating a successful online campaign.

3 Things We Learned From This Episode Place the pixel on your website (14:08 - 15:16)

Even if we’re not ready to start running Facebook ads yet, installing the Facebook pixel on the backend of our websites is a great first step. The pixel allows Facebook to gather data on the people who visit our websites, so that when we are ready to start a campaign, we already have a great idea of our demographics.

Determine a realistic but effective budget (14:59 - 16:31)

Once we’ve decided to advertise on Facebook and have a strategy in mind, we need to determine the budget. This should be based on what we’re comfortable spending, as well as what we’re advertising. For example, our daily advertising costs would probably be different from a promotion of our new launches.

Elect the best audience based on who we already do business with (17:13 - 18:37)

Depending on what we’re promoting, we may want to target people who aren’t already on our mailing lists. Facebook allows us to request ‘lookalike lists’. These are people who have similar interests to our existing client database, and are likely to enjoy what we’re selling.

We shouldn’t be relying on advertisements alone to boost our brands, but they’re a great place to start. Facebook ads offer amazing tools, and even if we’re not ready to commit to a campaign now, we can rely on technology like the Facebook pixel to gather information about our target audience until it’s time. There is also a great deal of flexibility in terms of budgeting, which allows us to tailor campaigns to our exact needs. Facebook offers us the tools to take our businesses to the next level; why not take advantage?

Guest Bio-

Monica Louie is a Facebook and Instagram ads strategist who helps ambitious online entrepreneurs increase their impact with high-converting ads. Her success in the online advertising space led to her recent appearance on the Smart Passive Income Podcast. Monica has helped hundreds to achieve Facebook ads success through her premium agency and signature program, Flourish with Facebook Ads.

Flourish with Facebook Ads is a step-by-step system to create campaigns that convert for bloggers, coaches, and online experts. Students of Monica's signature online program learn how to successfully use Facebook ads to grow their reach, amplify their impact, and scale their profits. To learn more about Flourish with Facebook Ads, head to monicalouie.com/flourish

And if you're not ready to get started with Facebook ads right now, but you want to learn more about them and start planning your strategy, download Monica’s free Facebook Ads Starter Kit and join her weekly email newsletter full of the latest actionable tips and advice to help you flourish with Facebook ads. Go to monicalouie.com/bossmom to join!

To find out more about Monica, head to:
https://www.monicalouie.com/instagram

https://www.monicalouie.com/facebook

https://www.monicalouie.com/twitter

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Positive parenting is a nurturing process that helps us teach our kids to be independent, while still offering our unconditional support and love along the way. Is it possible to apply these techniques to our businesses? How can we foster nurturing relationships with our clients, while also setting boundaries?

On this episode, we discuss the positive parenting techniques we can use in our businesses.

Positive parenting encourages self-growth and positive development. That’s exactly what we want for our clients. -Dana Malstaff

3 Takeaways

• Create permission statements. We need to decide what we’re giving our clients permission for; ideally, this should be something they already do, but feel guilty about. We need to create safe spaces for our clients.
• Start a Facebook group for clients. We then need to create boundaries on the group regarding when we will and won’t work, and what we’re willing to do for clients.
• Be consistent. We have to be consistent with our message; if we have strong opinions, we must live by them. Our clients need to see that we live by the rules we set.

To create successful and impactful businesses, we need to offer our clients nurturing and support. Just like we do for our children, we want to help our clients find confidence within themselves. However, we also need to set boundaries and live by the rules we set. We need to show clients that we walk the walk, and we’ll not only take our businesses to the next level, but also foster healthier and happier client relationships.

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We all know that video is a great tool for business, but not enough of us are taking advantage of it. Which benefits are unique to video, and what makes it different to other forms of marketing content? How can we maximize our content and continue to see results for years to come?

On this episode, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Patricia Kelikani shares why we should all be using video and how we can create better content.

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Set your own intent (14:58- 16:07)

People are emotional, and we choose to internalize written media in a way that makes sense to us. With video, we’re able to surpass that emotion and share our points of view. Video gives us full control over our messages, and allows us to deliver our content with little-to-no gray areas.

Take advantage of longevity (18:17- 18:58)

The average lifespan of video is 4 years. That means, 4 years from now, we can still get new leads from just one video. To make the most of the content we produce, we need to keep repurposing it and putting it out there.

Use the MAP method for success (19:13- 22:00)

Messaging, Artistry and Promotion are vital for lucrative videos. When it comes to video content, we need to ensure we convey the right messages to our audiences, while also delivering a high-quality video. Once we have a high-quality video that aligns with our brands, we need to keep promoting it wherever we can.

Video is a great option for marketing because it allows us to share our brand’s purpose more clearly than any other platform. It also offers amazing longevity and long-term results. To create great video content, we need to pay attention to the quality and ensure we’re putting something out there that represents our businesses. We should all be using video if we want to grow our businesses.

Guest Bio-

Patricia Kelikani is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and the owner of Kelikani Films, Kelikani Consulting and Lucrative Videos. Patricia is passionate about video and the opportunities created by the platform. While she loves making video herself, she also offers an online course teaching others the basics of creating great video content.

To find out more about Patricia, head to lucrativevideos.com/training

You can also visit www.patriciakelikani.com

And www.kelikanifilms.com

To watch Patricia’s YouTube channel, visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMWIzGot0WpEBYrS9f_LDHw

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We all struggle with getting people to care about what we’re doing and the content we’re creating, and sometimes we have to give something away to get that visibility. What kind of giveaways should we be considering? How do we get people to take interest and actually engage with our content, not just get a giveaway without trying to get into our world?

On this tactical episode, I introduce our favorite giveaway tool and share how we can use it for more visibility.

Giveaways are powerful because they leverage the law of reciprocity. -Dana Malstaff

3 Takeaways

• If we want to boost our visibility in a competitive online world, we have to give away something of value to get someone’s attention in return.
• Using Vyper, we can get more likes, visibility, shares, and we can track the people who engage with the ads so we can retarget our advertising.
• In terms of what we can give away, it should be physical product.

As a business owner it can feel like such a huge challenge to get people to watch our content, like it, follow us and eventually sign up for and buy our products. Vyper is a tool that allows us to put the law of reciprocity into motion, give some value and get more people into our world. Using the right tactics allows us boost our visibility, and drive more attention and traffic to our brands.

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A lot of us have gone through periods of dieting at some point in our lives, and often the diets we adopt have damaging effects on our bodies for years to come. What is intuitive eating, and how can it help us heal from dieting? Can we use the principles of intuitive eating to help our kids develop healthier relationships with food from a young age?

On this episode, owner of Eat with Knowledge and creator of the Feel Fabulous About Food online course, Jennifer McGurk explains the benefits of intuitive eating.

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Listen to what your body needs to eat(06:43- 07:36)

So many of us eat out of habit or according to social norms. However, just because we’ve been taught to clean our plates after every meal, doesn’t necessarily mean our bodies are hungry enough to finish everything. By that same token, we may crave a burger after a day of eating low-fuel foods. Intuitive eating teaches us that either of these situations is fine- we need to pay attention to what we’re looking for or craving, rather than limit ourselves or overeat according to social norms.

Set your kids up for a healthy relationship with food (09:50- 10:51)

Don’t place limitations on what your kids are allowed to eat. Rather than depriving them of specific foods, offer them a range of healthy options and let them decide on their portions. By doing this, we allow our children to see what makes them feel full. We also send the message that food is not an enemy, and let them build their own relationships with eating.

Stop pressuring yourself to have answers (18:49- 19:44)

Whether we’re dietitians or not, as business owners we feel a lot of pressure to have all the answers. Stop putting all the pressure on yourself: we have permission to not know the answers. If you are a dietitian, don’t worry about giving clients the ‘wrong’ information. Instead, set up a partnership where they have ownership of what feels right for their bodies.

The relationships we have with food are complicated, and often they’ve been shaped by social norms. Stop worrying about what everyone else says: the most important thing is for us to feel good in our own bodies. Listen to cravings, and allow kids to do the same- set them up for a great relationship with food. Importantly, remember that it’s okay not to have all the answers at once. Focus on what feels good for you, and go from there.

Guest Bio-

Jennifer McGurk is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist whose mission is to help people heal from dieting and feel fabulous about food. She is the owner of Eat With Knowledge, a private practice, in Nyack, NY and the creator of the online course Feel Fabulous About Food, dedicated to teaching clients all about eating disorder recovery and intuitive eating. She also offers resources for professionals on growing an intuitive eating business with the Pursuing Private Practice for Intuitive Eating Program.

To connect with Jennifer, head to

https://www.facebook.com/JenniferMcGurkRDN

https://www.instagram.com/jennifermcgurkrdn/

https://twitter.com/jenmcgurkrdn

To find out more about Eat With Knowledge, visit https://eatwithknowledge.com/free-binge-eating-guide/

And to learn about the top 10 mistakes professionals make in private practice, head to http://pursuingprivatepractice.com/join/

To go to the link mentioned by Jennifer in this episode, visit http://pursuingprivatepractice.com/5-secrets

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Creating a course is something that would give many boss moms the freedom they crave, but very few of us actually do it because of certain mindset blocks. Why should we stop tying our identity to the success of our courses? What activities are getting in the way of us creating freedom through coursework?

On this episode, I talk about the 3 things we need to overcome in order for us to start creating a course.

There is no way to truly get the freedom we want unless we are selling certain products, digital course work that we can scale without adding any time. -Dana Malstaff

3 Takeaways

• Don’t let your feeling of self and identity link to your course content. Some people won’t like your content, and it might not be successful immediately, that’s okay.
• Very often entrepreneurs are spending time in all the wrong places, repetitively doing the same thing over and over instead of creating leverageable content.
• We tend to think that our course has to be a huge, signature course. Actually starting with something small is a lot better. It’s easier and faster to make.

Unless we create content we can leverage, we’ll be stuck on the hamster wheel of repetitive and tedious work. Nothing is more leverageable than a digital course. We have to stop doing things that don’t actually matter in lieu of doing what it takes to create a course, even a small one to start. Don’t let all the beauty in your brain is just sitting there while you could be making something amazing for your clients and yourself.

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Marketing is an important part of building a successful brand, but many business owners ignore word-of-mouth advertising strategies. Why is word-of-mouth so crucial, and how can we use storytelling to boost our success? How do we become relevant in the eyes of our target customers?

On this episode, New York Times bestselling author and Convince & Convert founder, Jay Baer explains the importance of storytelling for branding a business.

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Get your fans to do the advertising for you (17:34- 18:14)

The best brands often have the least advertisements. The reason for this is, they’re being talked about by their customers. The power of word-of-mouth is immeasurable, so we need to make sure we’re giving our customers something to talk about.

Use storytelling to generate word-of-mouth (19:11- 21:17)

Simply being competent and running a good business isn’t enough to generate excitement about our brands. We need to create talking points and put word-of-mouth strategies in place. We can’t assume people will talk about our businesses. We need to give them something to talk about.

Keep your audience small (28:50- 30:14)

To create successful content, your podcast, books, or videos need to be someone’s favorite version of that content. For that to be possible, you need to be targeting a small enough audience so you’re not competing with every other version of your product. Stop trying to generate a huge following - focus on being great at being small.

Advertising is crucial, but relying solely on marketing campaigns is not enough to turn our brands into household names. We need to be focusing on creating stories - whether through unique experiences or inside jokes - that make us relevant in a public space. We can stay small and create awareness and excitement to the point where our need for traditional advertising is reduced.

Guest Bio-

Jay is a Hall of Fame speaker, emcee, New York Times best-selling author of six books, and an internet pioneer. The 7th-generation entrepreneur is the founder of five, multi-million dollar companies, including Convince & Convert, a boutique consultancy that works with the world's most interesting brands.

For more information on Jay and his work, see Convinceandconvert.com

And Jaybaer.com

To follow Jay on social media, visit these links:
http://www.twitter.com/jaybaer

http://www.instagram.com/jaybaer

http://www.linkedin.com/jaybaer

http://www.youtube.com/jaybaer00

http://www.facebook.com/therealjaybaer

To find out about Jay’s Talk Triggers book, head to talktriggers.com

To follow the Talk Triggers show, visit https://talktriggersshow.com/

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If we want to take our businesses to the next level and create sustainable success, selling online courses is vital. What content should we be offering? How can we get our mailing lists interested in the courses, and how could we use the courses themselves to sell our other products?

On this episode, I’m sharing how to create a small course that sells big.

Leverage your knowledge and particular way of doing things into something you can sell: an online course. -Dana Malstaff

3 Takeaways

• Courses need to be a part of your business plan. The course can be on anything, from business processes to how to make a candy apple. The important thing is, you’re teaching your audience something.
• Small courses are a great way to make money while promoting your products. In 30 minutes or less, you’re adding value to the client while making money on the course itself and potentially making more sales of congruent products.
• To get a small course to sell, offer your mailing list small tidbits of content congruent with the course content.

We should never depend solely on our websites to make sales. We need to be sharing our products as much as we can, through as many platforms as possible. Building a small course is an effective platform to promote our businesses, all while making money in the process. Give your clients something of value at every turn, and you’ll sell big.

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Owning a product-based online business can be intimidating and overwhelming. Where should we get started in our ecommerce journey? How can we ensure we don’t end up losing a whole lot of money?

On this episode, co-owners of The Product Boss, Jacqueline Snyder and Minna Khounlo-Sithep share how aspiring online store owners can get started and avoid the pitfalls many people fall into.

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Surround yourself with support (16:04- 16:56)

A lot of moms are hesitant to share the fact that they have families with colleagues and business partners. However, there is a growing online community of working mothers. Join one of these communities for emotional support- there’s no need to feel guilty for being a businesswoman with a family.

Test your market (20:55- 21:50)

Before launching a full line of products, it’s important to test market. We can do this by giving out samples, posting pictures of the product online and gauging whether people are interested in what we’re doing. We can also offer downloadables like graphic prints, for example- and see if the market is printing them up for personal use.

Make sure people are willing to pay (22:27- 23:00)

While it’s great to know people are interested in what we’re doing, remember the core aim of owning a business: making a profit. We have to ensure that what we’re doing has the potential to make money. We need to get to a point where we know people are willing to take out their credit cards and purchase our products.

Business ownership is an exciting journey, but it certainly comes with challenges. To make it easier, we have to make sure we’re surrounded by a supportive community. And remember, the aim is to make money. It’s important to have enough of it to get started, and test our products on the market. It’s always fun to have ideas, but at the end of the day, we need to be sure our market is willing to pay for what we’re offering.

Guest Bio-

Jacqueline Snyder has been an entrepreneur at heart since the tender age of 10.

A fashion designer by trade, she holds a BFA in Fashion Design, and is the co-owner of The Product Boss, and the owner of Designer Consulting Co-Op. Jacqueline first took her business online after moving across the country, and today she runs both her businesses from her basement in New Jersey.

Minna Khounlo-Sithep is an Amazon expert, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising and Psychology, and a Master’s in Business Administration. She is the co-owner of The Product Boss, as well as the owner of Lil’ Labels. Minna has made it to the second round of Shark Tank, and currently has a revenue of multiple-6-figures.

To follow Minna and Jacqueline, check out @theproductboss on all social media platforms

To download The Product Boss’s hacks for new business owners, visit: theproductboss.com/bossmom

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Most people spend more time creating content than marketing it, but we can’t build awareness or sell anything through content that’s not reaching our audience. How much time should we spend on creating new content? What percentage of our time should be focused on marketing on that content? How can we market our content effectively? In this episode, we discuss content management and marketing to build brand awareness and authority for business success.

80% percent of your results come from 20% of your efforts, and good, smart entrepreneurs see that 20% and leverage it. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

• We should be spending 20% of our time creating content that truly drives loyalty, excitement, clout, engagement to us and our brand. The other 80% of the time should be spent marketing that content.
• Most people spend 80% creating new content and only 20% marketing that content. If we spend most of our time creating content rather than marketing it, we won’t have enough time to make sure people see, engage and opt in to that content.
• In order to market our content effectively, we need to have a good content strategy. When we build our content strategy around the core pieces of content we create, we can better leverage the marketing for that content.

We tend to feel like we’re doing things the wrong way when we’re having difficulty nurturing people to buy from us, but most of the time it’s because people don’t know we exist. We need to spend the majority of our time marketing our core pieces of content rather than creating tons of new content that is not marketed enough. When we spend more time marketing our best content, we can build brand awareness and authority through consistent and clear messages that are engaging and that lead to conversions.

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As working mothers, we often hold ourselves to an impossibly high standard. How can we break the limits imposed on us by ourselves and an overly critical society? When should we allow ourselves to let go of having full control in every area of life?

On this episode, speaker and bestselling author of Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life, Laura Gassner Otting shares how we can smash our limits.

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

Stop wasting money being cheap (05:52- 07:16)

We tend to think that doing it alone is saving us money, but we could really be doing the opposite if the task at hand is something we’re not good at. If we’re doing activities that could be leveraged to someone else, outsource. We shouldn’t waste our time or money trying to be completely in control.

Forget about balance (13:15- 14:01)

Being a working mom should be celebrated. Rather than trying to separate certain aspects of our lives from each other in the hopes of creating ‘balance’, we need to acknowledge every part of ourselves and find ways for each of these parts to align.

Create a ‘framily’ (26:25- 28:21)

Having a support system is vital to success. We should be surrounding ourselves with a combination of friends and family who support our dreams and can offer valuable insights on our ideas. Sometimes we get caught up in our blood relative’s hesitations, but they shouldn’t be controlling our decisions.

We have the power to achieve anything we set our minds to, but sometimes our mindsets are shaped by other people’s opinions. Learn to identify the people who should have a say in your journey to success. As Boss Moms, our possibilities for success are limitless— but that doesn’t mean we have to do it all on our own.

Guest Bio-

Laura Gassner Otting is a keynote speaker, author and entrepreneur. She speaks with change agents, entrepreneurs, investors, leaders, and donors to get them past the doubt and indecision that consign their great ideas to limbo. Laura also delivers strategic thinking, well-honed wisdom, and catalytic perspective informed by decades of navigating change across the start-up, nonprofit, political, and philanthropic landscapes.

To find out more about Laura, head to:

http://lauragassnerotting.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/heylgo

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heylgo

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauragassnerotting/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heylgo

You can also complete a 15 minute quiz set by Laura at Limitlessassessment.com

To purchase a copy of Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life, head to: https://www.amazon.com/Limitless-Ignore-Everybody-Carve-your/dp/1940858763/ref=pd_ybh_a_10?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=9B5KQ4NAAV8NKR19M7PW

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So many of the issues business owners run into are common problems. What are the mistakes we’re making, and how can we stop making them? Where should we be looking for help? On this episode, I’m sharing the mistakes most online entrepreneurs are making, and how to fix them.

You can have a ton of passions, but you can’t do them all at once. -Dana Malstaff

3 Things We Learned From This Episode

• Stop focusing on everything. If you pay attention to too many components at once, you’ll be more likely to burn out.
• Before we think about marketing, we need to have a business strategy. Too many entrepreneurs go wrong by having a social media strategy before they develop their business systems.
• Leverage a community. Don’t try to do everything alone- there is so much to be gained from sharing your ideas with others.