You’re committed to make a big difference in the world. But you can’t seem to achieve the breakthrough you dream of (and deserve).
That’s because over the course of your life, you developed strategies and patterns of behavior to survive and even thrive in some pretty dysfunctional environments — starting in your family of origin, moving into school, and eventually in the workplace.
And while those patterns got you to a level of success in corporate life, those same patterns are now actively holding you back.
Things like:
Perfectionism
Going along to get along
Never saying “no”
Avoiding conflict
Fear of making a mistake
…just to name a few
Plus, with all there is to do and all the distractions, it can be hard to stay focused or take consistent, high-value action to…
get your message out to a bigger audience
complete big, positioning projects like…
launching a podcast or livestream show
pitching yourself as a guest on other people’s shows
publishing a book
creating a course
using video to market your business
writing a blog
All of this can feel even harder if you’re an Introverted coach, consultant, or service-based professional who wants to profit from your expertise.
I understand because all of that happened to me too.
I help clients develop new, empowering patterns and productive success habits that help them succeed and enjoy the process much more.
How to Get Started Here
The best way to get started is to check out the “start here” page. I have a free webinar there and some links to things I think will give you a good overview of how to get started communicating your message more powerfully, moving forward with courage, and what’s needed to build an expertise-centered business and brand.
Thanks for stopping by! I’m looking forward to learning more about you. what your goals are, and how I can serve you.
PS. If you like what you see and want to connect at a deeper level, then head over to Facebook where I share lots of practical information about growing and managing a business, saving the environment, and cat videos! 🙂
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Welcome to the Courageous Entrepreneur Show. This is the show that shares information and inspiration to help you break free from self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and disempowering patterns and break through to create the thriving, successful business you dream of and deserve.
The show features interviews with entrepreneurs who’ve overcome amazing challenges to create success on their terms and experts who share insight and practical information to help you move forward with courage, confidence, and clarity so you – the introverted, mission-driven entrepreneur — consistently reach your biggest goals.
If you like what you hear I hope you’ll share the show with others.
SHOW NOTES
As an Introvert it’s easy to feel as though you don’t quite fit in.
The world seems full of extroverts who love to tell us what’s wrong with us.
I once had a client who had paid about 10,000$ to spend the day with a guru.
Rather than understand what she was struggling with that was contributing to her lack of progress and creating a game plan that would work for her, he told her she didn’t have a big enough why and that’s the reason she hadn’t achieved her goals.
What we can find hard to deal with is accepting ourselves as we are, and creating a plan that works with and supports our core personality.
Nicole Isler, Intuitive Life Coach
With me on this episode is Nicole Isler. Nicole is Chief Empowerment Officer and the founder of Guts, Grit, & Fire Community for sensitive visionaries. She’s a spiritual teacher, coach, light leader, and big-time dreamer.
She helps other dreamers in various industry segments bring their dreams into the world.
Her clients are struggling to deal with things like corporate responsibilities, toxic relationships, messy energy and messy emotions. She helps them close the gap from where they are to living their freedom and feeling fulfilled.
Remember my guests and I aren’t giving you specific advice. The information we’re sharing is for educational and entertainment purposes only. If you need help be sure to seek out a trained professional whether you need help in the financial, tax, business building, or physical or mental healthcare provider. If you feel triggered by anything in this episode please get help right away.
Listen in as Nicole and I discuss:
The difference between being sensitive and being easily offended And the difference between being emotional and being dramatic
Why embracing and owning your feelings is important to take back your power
Where beliefs come from and how to manage them
How to deal with negative experiences from the past that may have a hold over you
Our mission as spiritual beings
Why it’s not rejection when someone says no to working with you
Repurposing your life events
And The role ego plays in listening to our intuition
As always, listen all the way to the end where I’ll share your cocktail exercise and action step for this episode.
This is the final episode of The Courageous Entrepreneur Show. Each season I end the show, make some changes and relaunch it at the start of the new year. This year, for a variety of reasons, the changes I’m making are so big that I decided it called for a complete rebrand.
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Are you an introverted, mission-driven coach, consultant, or other service professional with a big message and big mission to change the world? Are you ready to stand out and step up as a thought leader in your industry segment and to your target audience?
If you want support to help you stay focused on your core goals along with information, tips, resources, and training to help you be seen as the go-to expert you are, then join my Facebook group, The Courageous Success Community.
To watch the interview, press the forward facing triangle in the center of the image above.
To listen to the interview, click this link and the audio recording will open in a new browser window.
To download the audio recording to your device so you can listen later, right click this link, choose Save As, and navigate to where you want to save it for later.
Some of the links below may be affiliate links. That means if you click through and make a purchase I may make a small commission as a thank you. It doesn’t impact the price you pay. It’s my way of generating gas money for my long trips back home to South Jersey.
Welcome to the Courageous Entrepreneur Show. This is the show that shares information and inspiration to help you break free from self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and disempowering patterns and break through to create the thriving, successful business you dream of and deserve.
The show features interviews with entrepreneurs who’ve overcome amazing challenges to create success on their terms and experts who share insight and practical information to help you move forward with courage, confidence, and clarity so you consistently reach your biggest goals.
Links below may include affiliate links, meaning I may receive compensation if you click through and make a purchase. This doesn’t impact the price you pay and is part of how I support production costs of the show.
Show Notes
One of the downsides to being self-employed is there are no sick days. Our health is incredibly important to us. As more than one health expert has said “Your health is your wealth.”
But we can get so caught up in work that our health can definitely suffer.
It’s why I think it’s important to address this topic as it relates to our physical, mental, and emotional health.
And just as we used to say back in the early days of computers – garbage in, garbage out.
We’re learning more and more about the impact of what we eat on gut health and the impact of gut health on our overall wellness.
Mira is a nutrition professional, author, and a popular public speaker. She knows it’s not just what you eat but what’s IN what you eat that’s important.
Mira is a board certified holistic health practitioner whose mission is to educate and empower consumers. She curates the premier organic Lean and Green Subscription box. The monthly box is full of earth-friendly, healthy, sustainable products that are good for you, the planet, and your home.
Mira is a member of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals, the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, and the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. She is a founding member of the Holistic Business and Wellness Alliance.
Remember my guests and I aren’t giving you specific business advice. The information we’re sharing is for educational and entertainment purposes only. If you need help be sure to seek out a trained professional whether it’s a financial advisor, tax professional, business building expert, or mental or physical healthcare provider.
Listen in as Mira shares:
Her success journey
How to take control of your health through the food you eat
Tips to get started or fine tune your healthy eating program
Decision and behavior drivers that influence our food choices and eating habits
The improvement people feel when they make changes to their eating
How the food industry tries to trick us into eating food that’s not as healthy for us as we’d like to think
The importance of eating mindfully
And we both share some tips to make healthy choices easy when we’re working from home.
As always, listen all the way to the end where I’ll share your cocktail exercise and action step for this episode.
Are you an introverted, mission-driven coach, consultant, or other service professional with a big message and big mission to change the world? Are you ready to stand out and step up as a thought leader in your industry segment and to your target audience?
If you want support to help you stay focused on your core goals along with information, tips, resources, and training to help you be seen as the go-to expert you are, then join my Facebook group, The Courageous Success Community.
To watch the interview, press the forward facing triangle in the center of the image above.
To listen to the interview, click this link and the audio recording will open in a new browser window.
To download the audio recording to your device so you can listen later, right click this link, choose Save As, and navigate to where you want to save it for later.
Some of the links below may be affiliate links. That means if you click through and make a purchase I may make a small commission as a thank you. It doesn’t impact the price you pay. It’s my way of generating gas money for my long trips back home to South Jersey.
Welcome to the Courageous Entrepreneur Show. This is the show that shares information and inspiration to help you break free from self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and disempowering patterns and break through to create the thriving, successful business you dream of and deserve.
The show features interviews with entrepreneurs who’ve overcome amazing challenges to create success on their terms and experts who share insight and practical information to help you move forward with courage, confidence, and clarity so you – the introverted, mission-driven entrepreneur — consistently reach your biggest goals.
SHOW NOTES
As a mission driven solo professional or micro-firm owner I’m sure you’re always looking for ways to get your message out easier, faster, and to an audience of people you know are interested in and even passionate about the same things you are. And it’s likely you’ve heard and maybe even already experienced the power of social networking groups to build community and to grow a business.
In this episode leading expert Geriann Wiesbrook is going to talk about Facebook groups and share tips for growing and strengthening one.
Lots of people call themselves experts on the subject of using Facebook and building a group on Facebook but very very few are actually recognized as a community leader by Facebook itself.
Geriann is a Fellow in the Facebook Community Leadership program. This means she’s one of the top 115 group leaders on Facebook and she was selected from a pool of over 6000.
She’s been repeatedly recognized by Facebook since 2017 when she was invited to the first Facebook Communities Summit and became a member of the leadership team for a Facebook run, invitation-only leadership group. She is featured in training videos Facebook created and she participated in a round table on group and small business tools for growth with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandburg. Geri is also a frequent speaker at Facebook Leadership Circles in Chicago.
Geriann is the founder of Military Mama Network which started as a group on Facebook and is now a 501c organization. The group started in 2013 after Geriann recognized the needs of her Army recruit son and other US military members. MMN has grown to provide support to US troops and their families and maintains the Military Mama Network Facebook community.
Remember my guests and I aren’t giving you specific business advice. The information we’re sharing is for educational and entertainment purposes only. If you need help be sure to seek out a trained professional whether it’s a financial advisor, tax professional, business building expert, or healthcare provider.
Listen in as Geriann:
Dispels some common myths about members of the military and explains the needs they often have that go unmet
Talks about the evolution of the group and how the work has grown to support the military member through basic training through deployment and release as well as how they support families.
Discusses the challenges women face to own their expertise, recognize themselves as leaders, and step into their power
Shares why she feels a group may not be right for every business
Explains why a group’s culture is important and how you can focus on consciously creating the kind of group you want
You’ll want to listen to this with a notepad handy because Geriann tosses out super tips throughout our conversation.
As always, listen all the way to the end where I’ll share your cocktail exercise and action step for this episode.
Like what you see and hear on The Courageous Entrepreneur? Get access to all the episodes from past seasons as well as bonus content when you sign up for The Vault.
You’ll get episodes emailed to you each week along with articles, tips, and information to help you get the courage, confidence, and clarity you need to get your business to the next level of success.
Join the Courageous Success Community
The Courageous Success Community is for introverted, mission-driven coach, consultant, or other service professionals with a big message and big mission to change the world. If you’re ready to stand out and step up as a thought leader in your industry segment and to your target audience, but know you need and want help to stay focused on your core goals, then head over to Facebook and click the button to ask to join the group.
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Some of the links below may be affiliate links. That means if you click through and make a purchase I may make a small commission as a thank you. It doesn’t impact the price you pay. It’s my way of generating gas money for my long trips back home to South Jersey.
Show Notes
Welcome to the Courageous Entrepreneur Show. This is the show that shares information and inspiration to help you break free from self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and disempowering patterns and break through to create the thriving, successful business you dream of and deserve.
The show features interviews with entrepreneurs who’ve overcome amazing challenges to create success on their terms and experts who share insight and practical information to help you move forward with courage, confidence, and clarity so you, the introverted, mission-driven entrepreneur, consistently reach your biggest goals.
As a solo professional or microfirm owner I’m sure you’re always looking for ways to get your message out easier, faster, and to a bigger audience. Of course that means we’re turning to social networking and social media.
In this episode of the courageous entrepreneur show Ellen McDowell, the social butterfly, dispels some myths, simplifies things, and helps you get your head around what you should post and where to post.
Ellen is teacher, trainer, and lover of tech and wine. She specializes in teaching small business owners how to get their message out using social networking and social media tools.
Ellen is an honors graduate from the University of Georgia where she received her masters degree in historic preservation. She also holds several certifications including Constant Contact solution provider, and SCORE mentor.
She lives in the Baton Rouge Louisiana region and is an LSU superfan.
Remember my guests and I aren’t giving you specific business advice. The information we’re sharing is for educational and entertainment purposes only. If you need help be sure to seek out a trained professional whether it’s a financial advisor, tax professional, business building expert, or healthcare provider.
Listen in as Ellen shares:
How her work found her rather than the other way around
The difference between social media and social networking
The one thing you need to do on every social site
The kind of posts you should share
How to figure out which platforms to focus on
Why sharing bits of our personal lives is actually important and how to decide what to share
How to decide when you need help with your social presence and social content
And What to consider when hiring someone for that role
As always, listen all the way to the end where I’ll share your cocktail exercise and action step for this episode.
Here are past episodes that relate to this episode. I thought you might find them helpful.
Click on the link to open the recording in a new window / tab and play it on your device. You can also save it to listen at your leisure by taking the following steps:
My first podcast was called Let’s Talk Tech. It’s mission was to demystify the software, systems, and apps needed to run and grow a profitable business and leverage the Internet.
I no longer create new content for that show but it’s still live on iTunes / Apple Podcasts. Much of the content is still relevant because I focused on making the show as evergreen as possible.
You can click on the links to listen right now or follow the instructions above to download them for later.
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You’ll get episodes emailed to you when they’re released along with articles, tips, and information to help you get the courage, confidence, and clarity you need to get your business to the next level of success.
Join the Courageous Success Community
Are you an introverted, mission-driven coach, consultant, or other service professional with a big message and big mission to change the world? Are you ready to stand out and step up as a thought leader in your industry segment and to your target audience?
If you want support to help you stay focused on your core goals along with information, tips, resources, and training to help you be seen as the go-to expert you are, then join my Facebook group, The Courageous Success Community.
To watch the interview, press the forward facing triangle in the center of the image above.
To listen to the interview, click this link and the audio recording will open in a new browser window.
To download the audio recording to your device so you can listen later, right click this link, choose Save As, and navigate to where you want to save it for later.
Some of the links below may be affiliate links. That means if you click through and make a purchase I may make a small commission as a thank you. It doesn’t impact the price you pay. It’s my way of generating gas money for my long trips back home to South Jersey.
Welcome to the Courageous Entrepreneur Show. This is the show that shares information and inspiration to help you break free from self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and disempowering patterns and break through to create the thriving, successful business you dream of and deserve.
The show features interviews with entrepreneurs who’ve overcome amazing challenges to create success on their terms and experts who share insight and practical information to help you move forward with courage, confidence, and clarity so you consistently reach your biggest goals.
Some of the links below may be affiliate links. That means if you click through and make a purchase I may make a small commission as a thank you. It doesn’t impact the price you pay. It’s my way of generating gas money for my long trips back home to South Jersey.
Show Notes
If you’re an entrepreneur, freelancer, solo professional who is also a former employee, the chances are very good that you’ve experienced some form of trauma at your past job.
Whether you’ve worked for abusive bosses or you’ve worked with difficult or even bullying peers, the chances are very good that you’ve experienced some type of emotional trauma at work and there’s also a good chance that trauma scarred you in some way.
Tracey is a nurse with over 37 years’ experience. She is certified in gerontology and dementia care and is a regular guest on well-known author and radio host Peter Rosenberger’s show Hope For the Caregiver on WLAC and iHeart Radio in Nashville, Tennessee.
After enduring years of intense work place stress, harassment and bullying, she plummeted into an abyss of darkness, hopelessness and despair the likes of which she had never experienced before.
Since the release of the book (affiliate link) that grew out of her blog, Tracey has become a staunch advocate for mental illness and mental health awareness and bullying.
She has met with children, teenagers and young adults to talk about bullying and mental illness and was one of the breakout presenters at the TEACH 2019 Conference in Jacksonville, Florida.
Her philosophy is to Engage children and teenagers, to Educate them about mental illness and bullying and to Empower them to develop confidence and skills to continue to move ahead in their own life journey.
Remember, my guests and I aren’t giving you specific business, health, or life advice. The information we’re sharing is for educational and entertainment purposes only.
If you need help, be sure to seek out a trained professional whether it’s a financial advisor, tax professional, business building support, or a physical or mental healthcare provider.
If you feel triggered by anything in this episode please get help right away. And if you’re concerned you may harm yourself call 911 or the emergency number in the country where you live.
Listen in as Tracey shares:
What the rabbit hole is and how she got there
The reaction of her friends, family, and healthcare providers as she struggled to recover
What finally helped her to begin to climb out of the hole
And how she’s making her mess her mission and how she’s focusing on helping teens and children.
As always, listen all the way to the end where I’ll share your cocktail exercise and action step for this episode.
Like what you see and hear on The Courageous Entrepreneur? Get access to all the episodes from past seasons as well as bonus content when you sign up for The Vault.
You’ll get episodes emailed to you each week along with articles, tips, and information to help you get the courage, confidence, and clarity you need to get your business to the next level of success.
Join the Courageous Success Community
The Courageous Success Community is for introverted, mission-driven coach, consultant, or other service professionals with a big message and big mission to change the world. If you’re ready to stand out and step up as a thought leader in your industry segment and to your target audience, but know you need and want help to stay focused on your core goals, then click to ask to join the group.
To watch the interview, press the forward facing triangle in the center of the image above.
To listen to the interview, click this link and the audio recording will open in a new browser window.
To download the audio recording to your device so you can listen later, right click this link, choose Save As, and navigate to where you want to save it for later.
Some of the links below may be affiliate links. That means if you click through and make a purchase I may make a small commission as a thank you. It doesn’t impact the price you pay. It’s my way of generating gas money for my long trips back home to South Jersey.
Welcome to the Courageous Entrepreneur Show. This is the show that shares information and inspiration to help you break free from self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and disempowering patterns and break through to create the thriving, successful business you dream of and deserve.
Remember my guests and I aren’t giving you specific business advice. The information we’re sharing is for educational and entertainment purposes only. If you need help be sure to find and hire a trained professional who can advise you directly about your specific situation.
Show Notes
We start a business for lots of reasons including the opportunity to make a big impact and the opportunity to earn an unlimited income.
But having to price our offerings and services can fill us with anxiety and raise self-worth issues we didn’t even realize we had.
In fact, we come face to face with our own emotional crap.
And it doesn’t matter where you are in the business life cycle.
Each new level of business success brings up the issue of “am I good enough” and “do I really deserve to make this kind of money”.
In this episode Tai Goodwin talks about the struggle we have with pricing and how we’ve got to get past it to build momentum and truly build the sustainable, profitable business we dream of and deserve.
Tai is the CEO of Profit Momentum and founder of Profit Academy. A firm believer that wealth and spirituality are not mutually exclusive, Tai teaches women how to make bank so they can fund the lifestyle they desire, bring their purpose-based projects to life, and invest in the people and communities that matter to them.
A tech-savvy, woo woo, coach and teacher who prefers books over shoes, Tai’s super power is helping clients monetize their expertise by creating, marketing, and selling high-ticket signature programs.
Are you an introverted, mission-driven coach, consultant, or other service professional with a big message and big mission to change the world? Are you ready to stand out and step up as a thought leader in your industry segment and to your target audience?
If you want support to help you stay focused on your core goals along with information, tips, resources, and training to help you be seen as the go-to expert you are, then join my Facebook group, The Courageous Success Community.
To watch the interview, press the forward facing triangle in the center of the image above.
To listen to the interview, click this link and the audio recording will open in a new browser window.
To download the audio recording to your device so you can listen later, right click this link, choose Save As, and navigate to where you want to save it for later.
Some of the links below may be affiliate links. That means if you click through and make a purchase I may make a small commission as a thank you. It doesn’t impact the price you pay. It’s my way of generating gas money for my long trips back home to South Jersey.
Show Notes
One of the many reasons we start our businesses is to get the freedom we want to build a life and a lifestyle that brings us joy. Yet, building that foundation can be a challenge and we often come face to face with our own emotional crap.
In this episode, Alison Donaghey talks about her journey and the type of thinking that can hold female entrepreneurs back.
A single mom at 20, Alison eventually went from collecting welfare to running a thriving house painting business.
It took the 2008 recession for Alison to recognize that she had some holes to fill in her business and business-building knowledge.
The recession led her to recognize how critical thinking is key to every situation and she realized she had something other than painting to offer people and business owners.
She recognized her ability to look at a situation differently and anticipate potential outcomes was the seed that became Domino Thinking.
Today, Alison speaks to entrepreneurs, small business owners and coaches about the power of critical thinking.
She’s also the host of Domino Thinking. The show is designed to get listeners to think about a different perspective, to suspend their beliefs, and consider the opposite view point.
Remember my guests and I aren’t giving you specific business advice. The information we’re sharing is for educational and entertainment purposes only. If you need help be sure to seek out a trained professional whether it’s a financial advisor, tax professional, business building support, or healthcare provider.
Listen in as Alison shares:
The path she took from welfare to successful entrepreneur
What the crash of 2008 taught her
What she feels is her responsibility to do and the steps she’s taken to do it
The problem with comparing ourselves to others
What she believes is the foundation of every success
What’s the domino effect and why it’s powerful personally and professionally for entrepreneurs
As always, listen all the way to the end where I’ll share your cocktail exercise and action step for this episode.
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Introverted Entrepreneurs Unite!
Are you an introverted, mission-driven coach, consultant, or other service professional with a big message and big mission to change the world? Are you ready to stand out and step up as a thought leader in your industry segment and to your target audience?
If you want support to help you stay focused on your core goals along with information, tips, resources, and training to help you be seen as the go-to expert you are, then join my Facebook group, The Courageous Success Community.
To watch the interview, press the forward facing triangle in the center of the image above.
To listen to the interview, click this link and the audio recording will open in a new browser window.
To download the audio recording to your device so you can listen later, right click this link, choose Save As, and navigate to where you want to save it for later.
Some of the links below may be affiliate links. That means if you click through and make a purchase I may make a small commission as a thank you. It doesn’t impact the price you pay. It’s my way of generating gas money for my long trips back home to South Jersey.
Welcome to the Courageous Entrepreneur Show. This is the show that shares information and inspiration to help you break free from self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and disempowering patterns and break through to create the thriving, successful business you dream of and deserve.
The show features interviews with entrepreneurs who’ve overcome amazing challenges to create success on their terms and experts who share insight and practical information to help you move forward with courage, confidence, and clarity so you – the introverted, mission-driven entrepreneur — consistently reach your biggest goals.
If you like what you hear I hope you’ll share the show with others.
You can access episodes from every season of the show along with bonus material by becoming a fan of the show at CouragePodcastFan.com and signing up to access “The Vault”.
SHOW NOTES
If you feel as though you’ve worked hard to get your coaching, consulting, training, or healing business off the ground but have found yourself nowhere near the success level you dreamed of or if you’re starting to feel the entrepreneurial itch and you dream of going out on your own and making a big impact and big income but you’re wondering if you’ve got what it takes to create the success you dream of and deserve, then you’ll be glad you tuned into this episode.
Deb Boulanger is a success mentor for women leaders who want the courage and confidence to make bold moves in their life and career.
She is also founder of the Launch Lab for Women Entrepreneurs – a 12 week virtual accelerator for women making the leap from corporate leader to successful entrepreneur.
Deb spent the majority of her corporate career with Gartner, Inc. where she was responsible for developing the concepts for several of the company’s key products.
In her last position she launched and grew a new service offering to $32M in just over 2 years.
She’s passionate about translating the exact principles that work in the corporate world to entrepreneurs who are launching their businesses.
Deb is based in Sag Harbor, NY where she shares her love of the ocean with her life partner and her son who is a junior at the University of Michigan – “Go Blue!”
Remember my guests and I aren’t giving you specific business advice. The information we’re sharing is for educational and entertainment purposes only. If you need help be sure to seek out a trained professional whether it’s a financial advisor, business advisor, tax professional, or healthcare provider.
Listen in as Deb and I discuss:
What drives us to start our businesses and how we end up with the opposite of what we want
The amount of money she thinks you should reasonably expect to invest in launching and growing your business
The common mistakes corporate escapees make with the money they invest in their startups and where they should invest instead
Why your reputation isn’t enough to launch your business and the two things you need to focus on
The two biggest mistakes she sees people make – I’ll bet you’ve made or are making at least one of them.
What you need to stop hiding behind and stop spending money on
The 10K investment she made in her own training as an entrepreneur that’s still paying dividends
Why you often need a coach and a community to make the advances you dream of.
As always, listen all the way to the end where I’ll share your cocktail exercise and action step for this episode.
Get the worksheet with questions to ask yourself before you launch your business when you become a fan of the show and access “The Vault”. It includes access to the show’s past episodes in both audio and video formats along with bonus material.
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To watch the interview, press the forward facing triangle in the center of the image above.
To listen to the interview, click this link and the audio recording will open in a new browser window.
To download the audio recording to your device so you can listen later, right click this link, choose Save As, and navigate to where you want to save it for later.
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Welcome to the Courageous Entrepreneur Show. This is the show that shares information and inspiration to help you break free from self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and disempowering patterns and break through to create the thriving, successful business you dream of and deserve.
The show features interviews with entrepreneurs who’ve overcome amazing challenges to create success on their terms and experts who share insight and practical information to help you move forward with courage, confidence, and clarity so you – the introverted, mission-driven entrepreneur — consistently reach your biggest goals.
If you like what you hear I hope you’ll share the show with others.
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SHOW NOTES
If you’ve worked hard to achieve a goal and then discovered you didn’t really want what you had gotten, you’ll find a lot to relate to in this episode. Especially if you built a business around a model that made you miserable or just didn’t work for you.
ReeJade Richmond is an an acclaimed business and legal strategist who empowers women to embrace their true power bossness and turn their business into an empire. From rock-solid business structures to impenetrable contracts, she shows them how to get legal, legit, and profitable.
A first-generation college graduate, ReeJade finished law school determined to live the fairytale that every up and coming attorney dreams of. Seven figure salary. Partnership. Prestige.
ReeJade landed a position with one of the top intellectual property firms in the Detroit Metro area and quickly earned her superstar spot, working on the continued preservation of Malcom X’s and Alex Haley’s heirs legacy.
A complicated labor left her 1.3lb baby in the NICU and Reejade with complex health problems. She ended up bankrupt but risked it all to have it all. She’s committed to helping women build something big and understand all the words above the dotted line and the value of the assets that could make or break their bottom line.
Listen in as ReeJade shares:
The quarter life crisis she had at 25 and what she realized
What she finally did to get the clarity she needed
How she broke free from the typical attorney model to provide better service and create a more joyful life for herself
She shares how she built a six figure business and her thoughts on the strategic priorities we manage as entrepreneurs
As always, listen all the way to the end where I’ll share your cocktail exercise and action step for this episode.
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Welcome to the Courageous Entrepreneur Show. This is the show that shares information and inspiration to help you break free from self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and disempowering patterns and break through to create the thriving, successful business you dream of and deserve.
The show features interviews with entrepreneurs who’ve overcome amazing challenges to create success on their terms and experts who share insight and practical information to help you move forward with courage, confidence, and clarity so you – the introverted, mission-driven entrepreneur — consistently reach your biggest goals.
If you like what you hear I hope you’ll share the show with others.
SHOW NOTES
If you’re a solo professional, freelancer, author, expert or even someone who runs a small firm, today’s topic may not be the most sexy thing to hear but it’s certainly among the most important topics you’ll hear.
You may have heard me talk about a friend of mine who ran a small firm that used contractors to do the work. There were periods of time in a year and during planning times when it was just her and her partner. When things went sour in their relationship he somehow got her connected to a lawsuit.
Just defending herself and getting herself removed from the situation cleaned out her savings account. Then terror attacks of September 11th happened and business took a nose dive. Then the crash of 2008 happened.
She was devastated.
I tell you that story because bad things happen to good people and as business professionals it’s important we take the steps to protect ourselves. And that’s what today’s episode is all about.
My guest today is ReeJade Richmond. She’s an acclaimed business and legal strategist who empowers women to embrace their true power bossness and turn their business into an empire.
From rock-solid business structures to impenetrable contracts, she shows them how to get legal, legit, and profitable.
A first-generation college graduate, ReeJade finished law school determined to live the fairytale that every up and coming attorney dreams of. Seven figure salary. Partnership. Presitge.
ReeJade landed a position with one of the top intellectual property firms in the Detroit Metro area and quickly earned her superstar spot, working on the continued preservation of Malcom X’s and Alex Haley’s heirs legacy.
A complicated labor left her 1.3lb baby in the NICU and Reejade with complex health problems. She ended up bankrupt but risked it all to have it all. She’s committed to helping women build something big and understand all the words above the dotted line and the value of the assets that could make or break their bottom line.
Remember, my guests and I aren’t giving you professional advice.
The information we’re sharing is for educational and entertainment purposes only. If you need help be sure to seek out a trained professional whether it’s a financial advisor, tax professional, legal expert, or healthcare provider.
That being said, listen in as ReeJade and I discuss:
How you may actually be running a fraudulent business and how to make it legit
Why you need to pay Uncle Sam first and not you
The legal concept of liability and how to protect yourself and your assets
The importance of having an attorney review anything you sign before you sign it
How business relationships are like a marriage
How to hire an attorney for your business.
The basics of intellectual property and what should be protected
And why it’s not always worth it to use images from a stock image site whether you pay for them or not
As always, listen all the way to the end where I’ll share your cocktail exercise and action step for this episode.
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