The Automatic Entrepreneur: Recent Episodes
Kasey Luft
Being an entrepreneur and business owner is tough, the long hours, the evenings and weekends, and even more frequent, the constant second-guessing of your decisions. Join Kasey, also known as "The Automatic Entrepreneur" as he explores what it's like running and operating a Small Business with owners all over the world. Each episode explores how the guest started, what drove them to start, how they operate, and what tools, tips, and tricks they use to operate their business in an efficient way. Let's be honest, we could all use a bit of help on the automation side! It is Kasey's hope is that you gain some insight into how you can start or improve your own business, and give you the motivation you need to get to that next step in your business and push yourself to be your best self!
Today we welcome Jacob Wall, who is the BC Land Surveyor and small business owner. He obtained his commission as a professional BC Land Surveyor in July 2019, and in a very short time later he incorporated his business. His trust in himself leads him in a direction that he was able to get started with zero clients or work lined up with limited funding.
Now let's listen to this amazing episode and see what more Jacob Wall has to say about this Entrepreneur's Journey!
What you will hear/learn:-
1:20 Introducing Jacob Wall
4:25 Jacob Wall's experience on Programming Company he started.
8:06 Jacob, Did I make a correct choice?
12:02 How did Jacob handle his startup business?
16:18 How was the impact of Covid19 on Jacob's startup business?
20:40 What is the most important thing to start building awareness?
23:59 Which tool Jacob was focusing on Google?
26:16 How Jacob build the quality product that he thinks that clients will want more.
35:33 What are Jacob's most challenging and rewarding experiences?
41:33 Why you should not micromanage things?
45:33 What technology does Jacob use for his business?
How to contact Jacob:
Email: jacob@summitsurveying.ca
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-wall-535638194
Today we introduce Cam Roberts, He is a husband, father, faith-driven, and owner of a ridiculously fun, challenging, adrenaline-filled company called Laser Line Painting in Prince George, BC, Canada. Started painting parking lots in a dodge grand caravan after hours of his day job, and now they are a force of 10 people performing asphalt maintenance. Our passion is providing solutions with precision, and we do that in parking lots, airports, and warehouses. We target clients who value long-term solutions for their assets. Snow removal in the winter for a lot of those clients. He also has a line-painting podcast which has grown into a teaching academy for business owners to grow their business.
Now let's listen to this amazing episode and see what more Cam Roberts has to say about this Entrepreneur Journey!
What you will hear/learn:-
1:19 How Cam Roberts journey started.
5:20 How many team members are there now with Cam Roberts
6:48 When did Cam started to think about his entrepreneurial journey.
10:09 How did Cam start networking people? How do you connect with people?
12:45 What is Cam's strategy to offer solution minded expertise?
16:11 Fight for a Sale
19:51 Bringing on the new services
28:46 Is Cam going to keep only two services or going to add more ciliary services?
29:36 How does Cam pass on his energy to his team, how do he make his work exciting?
33:30 What technology does Cam use and suggest for contractors?
Today we welcome our guest Les Brannen, who is the owner of Mountain High Mulch. Mountain High Mulch is a ground cover specialist. They provide services like Commercial Mulch Installation, Residential Mulch Installation, Certified Playground Surfacing, and Landscape Supply Yard.
Now let's listen to this amazing episode and see what more Les Brannen has to say about this Entrepreneur Journey!
What you will hear/learn-
1:53 Introducing Les Brannen and how he started his career.
7:28 How long does Les take to decide when to dive into doing business?
16:33 You're never too old or too young to do what you want to do.
18:43 How did Les talk to his family about starting the business how did he convince his wife and children that he going to take a new step.
29:06 Creating opportunities for people around Brannen
Connect with Les:
Facebook: Les Brannen
Instagram: @brannenles & @mountainhighmulch
Website: www.mountainhighmulch.com
Hello everyone, today our guest is Kenny Robinson. He is the owner of Roof Savers LLC. He lives in Baldwin County Alabama with his wife Macey and has 5 children. He worked as a police officer and an accident and injury sent him to the roofing industry. They have also started
another small business selling Italian Ice at the local outlet mall and the business is successful too. So they want to help and convey this message to others that "if we can do it, so can they".
Now let's listen to this amazing episode and see what more Kenny has to say about this Entrepreneur Journey!
What you will hear/learn-
0:40 Introducing Kenny Robinson
1:54 How Kenny decided to choose the way he wants to live his life and how he and his wife created the vision.
9:13 When Macy said to Kenny, agreeing to take the risk only if Kenny manages to sell this idea to her father.
12:00 How did Kenny come up with a second business startup?
17:00 Kenny always wanted to save people's money by replacing roofs and not selling new roofs.
18:59 How does Kenny execute on ideas?
20:48 How does Kenny convince someone of his ideas and visions?
27:03 Teamwork, working with Core values and handling things with integrity.
29:18 How do Kenny and Macy as husband and wife work as Business Partners, do they face any difficulties? How was Kenny's journey with his wife?
40:10 How did Kenny overcome Impostor Syndrome?
Get in touch with Kenny Robinson
Facebook and Instagram:
Personal: Kenny Robinson
Company: Roof Savers LLC
Today, we welcome Chris Pearen, who lives in Kelowna, BC, and is the owner of The Northern Sheet Metal. They do high-end residential ductwork installations, as well, as well as a little bit of commercial work.
So, let's dive into this exciting podcast and listen how is the experience of Chris Pearen being in partnership with Blake Lancaster and his entrepreneurial journey!
0:46Introducing Chris Pearen
2:27 How did Chris first start his Entrepreneurship Journey
5:01 What was the original thought/ideas for starting the company.
9:21 How does Chris ensures that the core values are being met, shifting from one city to another, how was it possible for him?
12:31 How was the communication with the clients working from home, was it difficult?
15:10 Many people think twice about starting a business with a partner, how does Chris go about looking for someone and trying to decide if they're going to be a good fit for you?
17:45 How did Chris convince his partner?
19:48 How is the decision-making process between Chris and his partner Blake?
27:02 How does Chris recognize who is the Ideal client for his business and what is the process of it?
34:23 How does Chris take care of the marketing, social media, and stuff?
37:35 How becoming an entrepreneur has changed Chris's life and his mindset as a person?
Connect with Chris Pearen on Facebook and Instagram.
Find the business page on Instagram as The Northern Sheet Metal.
Today we are introducing Sam Kaufman, the CEO of On The Level Construction. He wanted to start his own business since he was 12. He's also a Forbes business council member, a Winrate Business Coach - Mike Claudio's team.
Let's quickly dive into this interesting episode and listen to Sam Kaufman!
0:03 Introducing Sam Kaufman
1:05 Sam Kaufman, when he figured out how he could earn cash when he was 12.
7:32 Sam, a hard life as a kid.
21:38 22 year old Sam decided to move over to South Caroline to do business, how did he get to start?
32:14 Reading a book, to figure out how to run his business
46:18 How Sam manages time for his works
50:54 Sam's big piece of advice
You can find Sam Kaufman on Facebook and Instagram.
Today we welcome Luan Nguyen. He is a tech builder from Omaha, Nebraska. He has a lot of work experience in different fields. Let's quickly dive into this interesting episode and listen to Luan's journey.
What you will hear/learn-
00:34 Introducing Luan Nguyen
2:03 What drove Luan into Carpentry
4:43 The start of Luan's business
8:18 When the business was bad in debt
10:59 Couple of odd banana jobs
11:38 Why did you choose Facebook for your first ad?
13:38 Took advantage of the time and market
15:23 How was Luan able to balance work and family?
17:21 When people asked why chose this path? I told them to wait for 3-4 years to know why.
19:59 Starting to plan for the future, for 2023!
24:31 How did you decide on the prices besides the competition?
33:10 You can get in touch with Luan on Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram
34:56 What system does Luan use to automate and systematize their processes or use any technology that he'd recommend for other people that are out there?
Bill Baker, CEO at Surface Solutions Countertops Inc. CEO at Relentless Carpentry Inc.
Bill Baker is a serial Entrepreneur & 3rd generation finish carpenter with a background solely in the construction industry for the last 20+ years.
Today, Bill currently owns Relentless Carpentry Inc. based out of Mokena, IL focusing on finish trim carpentry & kitchen remodels. Bill has also acquired Surface Solutions Countertops also based out of Mokena, IL that focuses on stone countertops such as granite, quartz, quartzite, etc.
Bill is also apart of the WinRate Consulting team based out of Rock Hill, SC to help business owners recognize their true potential and succeed in their ventures. Bill is one of the business coaches on the team and looks to share his expertise with struggling business owners.
Let dive into today's episode!
01:05 Introducing Bill baker and how many businesses he has?
14:03 Side business turned into multimillionaire business
21:11 19 year old Bill Baker, does his age impacted his business?
24:37 What is the good time to launch a Business?
30:13 Bill's little trip to think about his carrier
34:35 Talking about Bill starting second business with the first business still working. What are the tips?
38:03 What technology do Bill use to automate his businesses?
Connect with Bill Baker:
linktree/Billbaker
Welcome to the new episode of the Automatic Entrepreneur. Today, we welcome Adam McChesney, Owner-Partner of Hite Digital St. Louis. Before becoming an entrepreneur he worked in a couple of different jobs, came into medical device sales and selling CPAP equipment, and relatable items.
Let's quickly dive into this interesting episode and listen to how Adam's entrepreneurial journey started!
What you will hear/learn-
01:02 Adam McChesney introduction
03:34 What triggered Adam that he should be in a Medical devices sales job?
05:13 An ad triggered Adam, what did he see?
6:11 How did Adam find doing some freelance stuff on the side while doing your full time job? How did he manage to also work in Freelancing route?
8:01 What are decisions actually Adam took when the pandemic happened?
9:55 How did Adam start to find his clients, was it that relatively easy? Was that straightforward? Or did he struggle at first trying to find people in this digital marketing space?
11:42 Adam is still gaining experience, so how did he manage to overcome impostor syndrome?
12:54 Talk about what reverse engineering process?
13:58 How to choose whom we should work with?
16:31 The idea to being in partnership and the benefits Adam earned.
21:07 How does Adam look on the financial side for the company?
22:51 Adam McChesney personal brand
25:16 Working with the team manges time.
27:34 What tools do Adam use to audit to help automate your business?
Connect with Adam McChesney through:
Website: adammchesney.com
Facebook & Instagram: Adam McChesney (@adamlmcchesney)
Today I welcome Karen Richard from Kelowna, Canada. She is the founder and CEO of Madelive. As a Registered Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) with a career spanning nearly two decades, she have worked with children with a variety of speech and language delays, disorders, and difficulties. Karen has always had the entrepreneurial bug and in the last couple of years really started to explore her passions and turning them into a business. In this episode we talk about Karen's transition from a long career in speech pathology to becoming her own entrepreneur and following one's passion.
Let's dive in to this interesting episode!
What you will hear/learn-
0:15 Introducing Karen Richard
1:09 Karen and her journey
5:59 Why did Karen choose Speech-Language Pathologist?
8:03 Career decision- What fits right for me?
10:05 The rush of the newness of learning something new.
11:42 How did Karen come up with the idea? How did she come up with the idea of publishing books on a platform? what was the triggering point?
17:43 Managing things between Karen's business idea and her personal life.
22:00 Finding mentors or advisors in the community.
26:15 How was Karen's experience in the Accelerator program?
34:08 Karen about diagnosis with ADHD and how that has impacted her as not only an entrepreneur but also your personal life.
40:28 What would Karen recommend?
45:25 Do you use project management tools, you use some sort of software that you love, and you give, you know, recommend someone else to use?
Connect with Karen RIchard:
Website: made.live
Email: Karen@made.live
Today I welcome a local business owner Josh Stilborn, who is the Founder of The Recovery Spa in Kelowna, BC.
Through Josh's past experience he came up with the idea to start The Recovery Spa to help athletes recovery quicker after injuries. He soon found out that the Recovery Spa is used by more than just athletes as the technology he uses allows his customers to reduce stress and improve mental recovery in addition to physical recovery.
Let's dive in to this interesting episode!
What you will hear/learn-
[0:15] Introducing Josh Stilborn
[0:50] Story behind starting The Recovery Spa
[3:20] What triggered Josh's entrepreneurial journey.
[12:00] That's when the pandemic took over, how was it for The Recovery Spa?
[13:15] Digital Marketing and Word of Mouth is key factor for The Recovery Spa to reach their People.
[16:00] How the technology The Recovery Spa is using impacted in comparison to the tradition technology?
[20:44] How Josh experience in Financial Services helped and impacted his decision for his current Business.
[26:20] What systems does Josh use to keep his Business Workflow smooth?
Connect with The Recovery Spa:
Website: therecoveryspa.ca
Instagram: @therecoveryspa
Thank you for listening this whole new episode. Stay tuned for the next one!
Welcome to another episode of the Weekly Huddle.
This week we are talking all about Ignoring the Drama!
What you will Hear/Learn
0:29 Why we shouldn't allow outside world influence on what we think or what we do.
5:26 The impacts of negativity.
7:20 Is it OK to hold back or to tell out your plans and dreams?
"If they do impact you negatively, that's something that you don't need in your life." ~ Kasey Luft
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Setting aside time, maybe an hour in our calendar each week to just spend time and think about the fun items we plan to achieve is going to be hugely beneficial in achieving our dreams.
Let us dive in and talk about how we can dream big and as well how we can plan on achieving those dreams.
What you will Hear/Learn
[1.23] Find out which project I’m planning to explore and why I'm really excited about this.
[2.57] How doing what makes you happy will keep you invigorated.
[4.24] My next business idea that I’m also excited about.
[6.00] Why we all need to set a specific time to dream big.
"If you start spending time now thinking about the little things, how could you get one step closer to making that dream a reality, every step you take is going to get you closer." ~ Kasey LuftConnect with usInstagram: @clientric.co
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I'm super excited about this episode.. as I'm hosting a Guest who is equally in the
Tech Entrepreneurship.
Ashley Stone is the Founder of The Village App. She is also a young mother.
The Village App is an application that makes it easy for the users to communicate with people around and who want to help them. The Village App aim is to connect people, especially during the difficult times or a time that they need help.
Let us dive in to this interesting episode!
What you will Hear/Learn
[00:15] Intriguing story of how a brilliant, unique business idea developed when Ashley was going through a moment of vulnerability.
[12.00] How community-ism has helped to boost Ashley’s business idea.
[13.53] Ashley talks about how there was a change of plans from the initial product fit market to a wider market and what contributed to this shift.
[17.21] How Ashley and her team receives feedback about their product and use it to enhance the product efficiency.
[18.56] Where to find the Village App
[20.25] Ashley shares the product Monetization Strategy
[26.35] Being a mum and a Founder of the Village Appp, Ashley shares with us on how she is able to manage her time.
[31.54] Kasey and Ashley talk about Mental Health, why it’s OK to show vulnerability and the importance of human connection.
"We just want it to be a connection tool that you use when you need it. And then the engagement starts online, but actually ends in real life." ~Ashley Stone
Connect with AshleyWebsite: https://www.thevillageapp.co/
Instagram: @thevillageapp.co
Facebbok : @thevillageapp.co
Intentional living is a lifestyle that inspires us to define and have clarity on our priorities in life and hence purposely living a life that is aligned to those priorities. It simply means deciding what you want in life and taking the plunge.
Let’s jump in and have a discussion around this!
What you will Hear/Learn
[0.30] How not being intentional in the past costed me.
[2.09] How I’m living intentionally in my personal life and work life.
[6.16] How I’m practicing Intentional Time Management using Time Blocking technique.
[9.05] Powerful tip of being more intentional I got from my Therapist.
"If you can justify ahead of time, what that activity is going to give you and what benefit you're going to receive from it, you're going to be a lot more effective and making sure you're going to go through on that activity itself and be more intentional with it." ~ Kasey Luft
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On this Week's Huddle we are talking all about "Taking the Tougher Path".
I like to meditate each morning and this parable that I listened to really spoke to me, especially as an entrepreneur.
What you will Hear/Learn
[0:34] App that I use for my Meditation.
[0:54] An interesting parable I came across during my Meditation.
[2:00] Lesson to draw from the parable .
"Everyone deserve to deserve what they're actually trying to attain." ~ Kasey Luft
Links
Calm App for Meditation: https://www.calm.com/
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On this week's Huddle, we are talking all about Designing Your Championship Day!
What you will Hear/Learn
[0:31] What is "Championship Day"?
[2:37] How my Championship Day look like.
[5:57] How designing a Championship Day will help boost your confidence as an entrepreneur.
"A champion day is like a set of principles that if you complete a set of tasks for the day, you are going to feel like your day was a success. You’re going to feel like a champion." ~ Kasey Luft
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Happy January!
This is our first Weekly Huddle of 2022, and it is all about my thoughts on New Year Resolutions.
Let’s get into it!
What you will Hear/Learn
0:55 My take on New Year Resolutions.
2:25 Why I don’t make New Year Resolutions and what I do instead.
2:46 How I structure my milestones/resolutions so as to meet the end goal.
6:11 My WORD of the Year.
A Happy New Year!
We start off the New Year with an amazing guest, Aman Costigan. Aman is a partner at a law firm in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, a Yoga Teacher, and the Founder of Beyond Yoga for Lawyers.
For the first 5 years of her law career, Aman really just focused on it; trying to learn everything that she needed to become the best lawyer only to realize that she was also losing every part of her identity.
Aman says Yoga has been one of the biggest influences on re-prioritizing her habits & helping her live more intentionally. Her the “Beyond the Yoga for Lawyer” firm teaches lawyers how to practice Yoga and live a more balanced life.
Join in as Aman walks us through how she is able to practice law full time, invest in real estate, and at the same time run a business.
What you will Hear/Learn
[1:05] Find out how Aman while starting her legal career found herself stuck in an unbalanced life that threatened to rob her identity.
[03:00] 4 things that Aman did to get back to the kind of life that she loves and lightened her up.
[5:54] Aman talks about the awakening call to change her unbalanced life and what really triggered it.
[7:56] Methods that Aman used to find persons with traits that she wanted to emulate.
[10:55] Aman’s goals and vision, how this has been going for her, business investments with her partner and how she is able to manage these while making sure that she’s not over-stretching.
[14:43] Aman shares a planning strategy she uses with her partner and has been of help with the progress towards their goals.
[21:14] A rare business opportunity that Aman and her partner invested in and how networking and building on trust has seen this come along just fine.
[29:30] Aman talks about starting her business “Beyond Yoga for Lawyers” during the pandemic.
[34:12] Tools that Aman uses to automate her businesses.
"I think because I niche down so much, that's really helping." ~ Aman Costigan
Connect with AmanIG: @beyondyogaforlawyers
Website: beyondyogaforlawyers.com
Today I’m excited to have Jaclyn Rescigno, the Founder/Senior Consultant of The CEO SideKick. The CEO SideKick provides top notch legal, business and compliance support to help propel businesses to the next level.
Jaclyn holds a MBA and has over 15 years of legal support and operations experience.
We both started our businesses around the same time and I have seen her grow tremendously. So really excited to chat with her today!
We talk about business flexibility, business scaling, work-life balance, imposter syndrome and much more.
What you will Hear/Learn
[00.18] Jaclyn’s interesting story of how she had a rapid shift from employment to freelancing and to being a business owner.
[06.51] Jaclyn shares how she has been flexible to her ideal clients and the impact of this to her business.
[8.54] How Jaclyn was able to move from freelancing to a business owner: the mindset shift and tools she used.
[12.30] Jaclyn talks about her unique business model and how her education and experience are intertwined to the business.
[15.32] Jaclyn and I talk about our experiences in trying to achieve a work-life balance as entrepreneurs. How delegating and building trust with both our clients and our teams comes into play.
[22.22] Jaclyn and I discuss about anxiety and imposter syndrome and how we deal with this as entrepreneurs.
[32.04] Jaclyn and I share our business scaling plans.
[39.12] What tools of automation Jaclyn uses on her business.
"If you feel like you're being successful and you feel like you're much happier, it will project off you and it will help you get even more clients." ~ Jaclyn Rescigno
Connect with Jaclyn
Website : https://www.theceosidekick.com/
Instagram : @the_ceo_sidekick
Email: theceosidekick@gmail.com
Welcome back as we wrap up this month's discussion on FAILURE.
Let's jump in and talk about Embracing Failure!
What you will Hear/Learn
[1:02] Why you should fail as much as you can.
[4:18] How I’m embracing failure in my business.
[5:40] How embracing failure has helped me beat a great fear of mine.
"Fail fast, fail often and you will be successful. " ~ Kasey LuftConnect with usInstagram: @clientric.co
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How do you deal with imposter syndrome when it rears its ugly head? And does imposter syndrome really goes away?
Well, on this Week’s Huddle, we’re discussing the elephant in the room “Imposter syndrome”.
What you will Hear/Learn
[00:57] What is imposter syndrome?
[1:10] My experience with imposter syndrome as an entrepreneur.
[4:13] My recent experience with imposter syndrome working on a major project.
[5:08] Why just because you don't know how to do something doesn't mean that you shouldn't do it.
[8:44] Does imposter syndrome really goes away? Find out!
Quote
"Imposter syndrome is always going to be there. What has happened for me is that I've seen it decrease over time, and the time it takes me to get over it has started to decrease as well." ~ Kasey LuftConnect with usInstagram: @clientric.co
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In this Weekly Huddle, we are diving deeper into the topic of Failure to discuss ANXIETY.
I feel that anxiety is one of the present problems in the entrepreneurship world but it is less talked about because of the fear of being stigmatized.
Anxiety is a normal and often a healthy emotion but when it happens regularly, then it requires medical attention.
What you will Hear/Learn
[1:27] Relationship between preparedness and anxiety.
[2.39] My childhood anxiety
[3.17] 3 types of anxiety I face as an entrepreneur.
[7.15] The strategy that I use to overcome anxiety.
Quote
"Having confidence comes from making sure that you are doing the most you possibly can to prepare". ~ Kasey LuftConnect with usInstagram: @clientric.co
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I’m excited to have one of my personal inspirations and a really good friend, Jonathan Bowers on this episode of the Automatic Entrepreneur Podcast. His positivity and determination is incredibly infectious.
Jonathan is a wearer of many hats; he is a dad, a podcaster, a marathoner and an entrepreneur. One of his businesses is the Two Story Robot(founder), a company that develops software.
Join us as we dive into powerful business topics: finding and qualifying clients, setting and managing client’s expectations, imposter syndrome, time management and much more.
What you will Hear/Learn
[7.06] Find out how Jonathan gets clients for his business.
[10.23] How being authentic and impactful has helped Jonathan get clients.
[13.49] Jonathan shares how the saying “play long term games with long term people” has been impactful especially in acquiring clients.
[14.37] Jonathan and I share our experience with imposter syndrome and how developing a growth mindset helps fight it.
[19.00] Jonathan and I discuss our experiences on setting and managing clients’ expectations.
[25.29] Jonathan shares the criteria he uses to qualify clients.
[27.57] With a busy lifestyle, Jonathan talks about how he is able to manage his time and how he prioritizes his engagements.
[32.24] Jonathan talks about the strategy behind his business transitioning to use of Low-code method of Application development.
[40.58] Automating tools that Jonathan uses in his business
Quote
"Every engagement is a learning experience that you can leverage” ~ Jonathan Bowers
Connect with Jonathan
Website: www.twostoryrobot.com
Podcast: podcast.pathandfocus.com
Twitter: @thejonotron
Hurray! It’s a new month and we have another new and exciting topic for you.
This month’s theme topic is FAILURE.
This topic contains loads of great information but my favorite part is understanding that failure is not a bad thing.
Join us for this Week’s Huddle as we look into 3 Types of Failures.
What you will Hear/Learn
[01:01] 3 Types of failures.
[2:51] Reflecting and understanding your failure.
[4:33] Why failure is not a bad thing.
[5:05] Introspective question that I personally use to understand my failure.
[6:28] Some life lessons that I have learned from failure.
Quote
"Every time we fail, we learn something ". ~ Kasey LuftConnect with usInstagram: @clientric.co
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This is the last episode of our theme topic for this month “Making your Dreams Come True”.
On this week’s Huddle we’re discussing how to make your dreams come true through the 80/20 rule.
80/20 rule also known as thePareto Principle advocates for 20% of your work to give a result of 80%. Hence being intentional about how we set our goals is important.
Tune in as we dive deeper into this topic.
What you will hear/Learn
[0:38] 80/20 rule explained
[1 .47] How you can apply the 80/20 rule in your life and work.
[4.16] Why being honest with yourself is paramount while implementing the 80/20 rule.
[4.49] Time and task management with the 80/20 rule
[6.25] Two key takeaways from the 80/20 principle.
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We're the average of the five people we spend the most time with..
In this week's Huddle, our conversion focus on Making your Dreams Come True Through Connecting with Like-minded People.
We're so excited that you joined us! Let's dive in.
What you will Hear/Learn[0:33] The importance of surrounding ourselves with like-minded people.
[1:54] First step you need to take in order to surround yourself with like-minded people.
[3:44] Where to find like-minded people to connect with.
[5:39] How being consistent with the choice you make will help achieve what you have set to achieve.
Quote
People tend to bring other people down when they are feeling inadequate themselves.
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I'm so excited to share this week's episode with you as it is about one of the tools that I personally use in my Goal Setting, a Vision Board.
A Vision Board has really helped me to gain more clarity on my goals and believe it’s possible to achieve them.
Thank you for joining me and let's jump right into it!
What you will Hear/Learn
[0:51] What is a Vision Board?
[2:14] Who should create a Vision Board and when to create it?
[2:56] Why being flexible with Your Goals is important.
[3:48] Benefits of a Vision Board.
[5:04] At the end of it all, taking actions is what will help you achieve your goals.
Quote"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
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Welcome to Episode 3 of the Automatic Entrepreneur Podcast. I'm super excited about my guest, Kelsey Grimm, an entrepreneur in the healthcare space.
Kelsey is the Founder and a Clinical Director at Healing Spaces, a counselling practice based in Kamloops, British Columbia. She started her business in 2017 and it has tremendously grown over the years, so far employing over 11 counsellors and at the same time maintaining a fully booked status. Hear from Kelsey how she launched and is managing her thriving business in the health care industry.
Tune in as we dive deep and talk about mental health for business owners, positive mindset, leadership, authentic self, business automation, and much more.
What you will Hear/Learn
[2:34] How Counselling has always been Kelsey’s passion from a tender age. And how she was able to turn this passion to a thriving counselling business.
[8:55] How displeasure with a wait-list led to Kelsey finding a solution. Find out the ripple effect this had on her business.
[12:48] Find out how Kelsey was able to find resourceful information and support for launching and running her new business.
[18.12] How Kelsey was able to balance running a business, practicing counselling and being a new mom.
[22.39] How pre-planning, having the right team, learning on the go and automating the business processes helped Kelsey run her business efficiently especially during her baby delivery time.
[26.08] We talk about: positive mindset, why sometimes entrepreneurs need to do a critical analysis on their businesses, restructure and be patient while testing and receiving feedback from the market.
[31.55] We discuss some of the positive and negative effects the pandemic has brought about in business.
[36.32] Kelsey and I share some interesting experiences we have had as entrepreneurs.
[40.23] Good mental health tips for Entrepreneurs.
[51.05] Automation tools that Kelsey uses in her business.
"If the fire is there, if the passion is there, if the motivation is there, if the desire is there, I don't know how one could put as much energy into what they're doing as I have or other entrepreneurs do and have it not yield". ~ Kelsey Grimm
Connect with KelseyWebsite: www.kelseythecounsellor.com
Instagram: @kelseythecounsellor
In this Week’s Huddle, Episode #2, I’m talking about How To Make Your Dreams Come True by Creating a Plan for your goals.
What you will Hear/Learn
[0:32] How to determine who will participate in your goal-setting exercise and have their input.
[1:30] Why creating a Goal Vision Board will go a long way in helping achieve your goals.
[2:17] How to create a Timeline for your goals.
[2:33] How to use (S.M.A.R.T) Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time Bound concept to guide you in your goals setting.
[3:25] How to use the Backward Goal setting strategy to achieve your goals with real-life examples.
[6:07] Goal analyzing using S.M.A.R.T concept.
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If you don't have a roadmap of how you're going to get to reach those goals, you're much less likely to not succeed; you're going to run into roadblocks. And it's going to actually push down your confidence.
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We are sharing something a little bit different with you!
So excited to introduce a new segment “The Weekly Huddle” on The Automatic Entrepreneur Podcast.
The Weekly Handle will feature a weekly topic. But, overall, we are going to have a monthly theme that relates to the Weekly Huddles.
For example, this week's topic is "Goal Setting". And then the monthly theme is “Making your Dreams Come True”. For the following weeks, we'll have other weekly huddles/topics that will relate back to the monthly theme “Making your Dreams Come true”.
What you will Hear/Learn
[0:51] How we undersell ourselves while setting our goals
[1:49] How my visionary coach is challenging me to set my goals without underselling myself.
[3:10] How planning, dreaming bigger, being the best version of ourselves, and pushing ourselves will help achieve the visionary goals that we set for ourselves.
[6:51] How setting my goals and pushing myself has helped accelerate my business within a short period of time.
Quote“Make sure that you are continually pushing the envelope, setting the right goals, making sure that you are growing as an individual.”
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My guest today is Hope Mikal, Owner/Founder of Unicorn Marketing Co which started in December 2020 and has continued to grow impressively to today. Hope works with small businesses and helps them with Marketing, Branding, and Social Media.
Previously, Hope worked in the corporate world with different businesses in the Creative Industry and also startups in film production, event planning and more.
What you will Hear/Learn
[0:43] Hope’s Intro.
[3:45] Find out how Hope managed to switch from a corporate job to entrepreneurship while still working on a part-time basis.
[6:25] Kasey and Hope discuss their experience of switching to entrepreneurship.
[9:43] Hope shares how she is able to run the business while still holding a part-time job.
[11:22] Kasey and Hope share their self-care routine.
[15:58] A preview into Hope’s business; how she establishes relationships with potential clients, her target clients, her pricing policies, challenges she faces as a female entrepreneur.
[24:45] Why entrepreneurs need to choose their clients wisely.
[28:47 ]Tools that Hope uses to automate her business.
Connect with Hope
Instagram: @hellounicornmarketing
Tiktok : @unicornmarketingco
Website : https://unicornmarketingco.ca/