Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs

Have you ever wondered what the powerful top 4 percent of female leaders in business do to consistently achieve great results, build on their business or advance their career, and create the impact and influence they deserve throughout their industry? Keep Reading >> Have you ever thought about the significant role that your energy level has on your business, your happiness, your influence, and your earning power? Ladies, I don't need to tell you that it takes a lot of work to build and sustain a highly successful career or business. But what you may not realize is that there is one powerful move that can help you create significant results in your business, and your life – and that move is to simply increase your energy level. Whether you spend countless hours at the computer or you're on the go all day at work, your body needs energy to function at optimal levels! So, how can you create more energy for yourself in order to advance your career, catapult your business, your happiness, your influence, and your earning potential? 3 Simple Steps to Raising Your Energy Level: Take a close look at your diet. Make sure you are feeding your body. Eat healthy foods and snacks every few hours. Change your physical state. Take a walk, exercise or do stretches, move your body periodically throughout the day. Throw out the "head trash." Clean up your thinking. Get rid of negative thoughts. Ladies, you will need to raise your energy levels if you are: Going into a presentation. Going into a boardroom meeting with an idea you want to share. Going into a sales conversation, business development conversation or meeting. Going into a networking event or networking meeting. My Challenge to You: Think about your baseline energy level that you have right now. Think about what you can do to increase your energy level. Now… amp it up! When it comes to the world of business – she with the highest energy level wins. My Invitation to You! Are you working within an organization or feeling stuck or stagnate in your career and know you are capable of so much more? Are you an entrepreneur and know that you're playing small, could be charging more for your work, or know that you're a thought-leader in your space and are struggling to get your message "out there?" Join me for the world's preeminent training program for women in business: The Impact & Influence Leadership Lab for Women! Enrollment is open for the world's premier training and leadership implementation program for women who are ready to own their ambition and step into their power as confident and influential leaders that others will listen to, buy from, follow, and promote! This is a comprehensive, step-by-step leadership program that teaches you the high-level theory behind how 8-figure business women create outstanding results and how you can put these theories to work for you in your own life and career. This 6-week group mentoring program is for women in business who are ready to show up as the leaders and influencers they are meant to be. Enrollment is open for only 10 days, so head on over to the Leadership Lab for Women website and claim your seat today! Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

Not long ago, as I was watching T.V., I saw a cartoon of a tiny little caterpillar that was transforming into a beautiful butterfly. As the butterfly emerged from its cocoon and looked around at his caterpillar friends, he noticed the look on their faces – the look of "oh.. you've changed." Keep Reading >> The other little caterpillars were jealous of the butterfly's beauty. As I watched this cartoon, I began to remember one of the most powerful lessons I learned from Oprah Winfrey: "People will support you until you exceed their expectations of you." Oprah was right. People you know – and even those you don't – will tend to support your efforts, be your best cheerleader, until they realize that you have exceeded all of their expectations; until you become truly successful. That's when jealousy sets in. Today on the show, I want to share a story with you – one that I have personally been through and now realize that – Oprah was right. Here's a Breakdown of Today's Show: One of the fundamental fears women have is fear of rejection – that someone will "boot us out" of the tribe. Fear of success is far more powerful than fear of failure You have to give yourself permission to shine as brightly as you can so that you can give true support to those around you. Some people may feel threatened by your power and success. Some friendships and relationships may be lost along the way. But there's a huge tribe of fierce, powerful leaders waiting, with open arms, to help you and cheer you on every step of the way! My Challenge to You: Give yourself permission to shine as brightly as you want to. Allow yourself to feel truly successful; truly powerful. Ignore the jealousy, embrace the support. Are you ready to be more courageous, focused, and FIERCE this Fall? Are you interested in stepping into the Fall this season with more courage, more focus, more direction, and more fierceness? We would love to help you! Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

I recently shared the stage with one of the most brilliant, inspirational women leadership entrepreneurs, Dr. Monikah Ogando. Dr. Ogando and I shared the stage at the Global Wealth Leaders Live convention in Atlanta, GA, and I was so impressed and inspired by her thoughts, ideas, and presence – I just had to ask her to talk to my fiercely feminine leader tribe. Keep Reading >> Dr. Monikah Ogando is the CEO of the firm CEOMastery, an organization dedicated to helping organizational leaders, solopreneurs, and consultants leverage their assets and create explosive growth. On today's show, she shares her story, her insight, into what she's currently seeing in the women in business industry, where she believes it is headed, and what traits women are bringing to the tables today that are helping to change the world of work and business. She shares her powerful tips, strategies, and advice for women thought-leaders and female leaders within organizations to help them step into their power, realize their potential, and overcome imposter syndrome in order to pave the path to a successful career or business. "The journey to entrepreneurship and leadership is one of reinvention. Just because you think you've hit rock bottom, it doesn't mean it's the final call." – Dr. Monikah Ogando Here's a Breakdown of Today's Show: Monikah shares her incredible story of how she made one bold move early in her career with a company by not signing an intellectual property agreement form which resulted in helping her launch her successful career. Her top three success strategies that got her on the Inc. 500 list – with only two full-time employees. Three questions she always asks herself after every event, task, or business project. Why it is important to be ruthlessly, brutally honest with yourself. Why you should quantify your value to your client's bottom line and how doing so can impact your success. Why she feels one of her biggest turning points in her business was "owning her spiritual foundation." What changes she sees women bringing to the world of work and business that inspires her the most. Some of the biggest challenges she has seen from women in business and where imposter syndrome fits into the mix. What practices she maintains in order to continually perform at a high level. What's next in her business? 3 Questions Dr. Monikah Always Asks Herself – And You Should, Too: What has worked? What hasn't worked? What was missing? Connect with Dr. Monikah Ogando: CEO Mastery Are you ready to be more courageous, focused, and FIERCE this Fall? Are you interested in stepping into the Fall season with more courage, more focus, more direction, and more fierceness? We would love to help you! Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

Tunnel-vision. It is one of the biggest obstacles many successful women in business face. And, not just women – men also become so highly focused on their niche, industry, or job function that they are unable to see the value in other people's insight. Keep Reading >> My guest on the show today, Charles Chang, is entrepreneur and founder of the Vancouver, B.C., Canada-based company, Vega. Charles literally built Vega from the ground up, staring out in his basement in 2004 and financed the business from his life savings, getting a second mortgage on his house, using 4 credit cards, and selling his truck. The small plant-based nutritional supplement product company grew rapidly and in 2015, Charles sold the company to White Wave Foods for a cool $550-million dollars. Shortly after selling his company, he decided to give the Simon Frazier University it's largest gift ever - $10-million to found the Charles Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship. The institute provides training for students of all disciplines, not only in business, so they can learn more about and receive a certification in innovation and entrepreneurship. He is also the founder of Lyra Growth Partners, a company that provides capital and coaching services to emerging consumer brands that are looking to create explosive growth in the marketplace. Charles joins me on the show to share his insight, wisdom, experience, and advice with my Fierce Feminine Tribe and share his strategies of success that has helped him quickly and successfully grow his business. "If we have the ability, we should also have the responsibility." – Charles Chang Here's a Breakdown of Today's Show: Charles explains how he got started as an entrepreneur. He explains how he created Vega. He explains what he feels were his top, core skills in growing his company. He talks about the challenges he faced financially while growing the company from the ground up in its early stages. He tells us how long it took him from self-investing in the business to a period of where it became profitable. He talks about his strategies and whether they evolved over time or were based on "trial and error." He explains how he was able to find or create a work/life balance that worked for him and his family. He explains why he decided to help other entrepreneurial-minded individuals and why doing so was significantly important to him. He talks about what Lyra Growth Partners is and how he helps other entrepreneurs. Charles' Powerful Advice for FFL Entrepreneurs & Intra-preneurs: Personal accountability Set goals like you mean it and really go after them Internalize – look for internal reinforcement instead of external. Connect with Charles: http://lyragrowth.com/ Grab Your FREE Downloadable Tip Sheet – Growth Lessons from the 550-Million Dollar Man! Get your free, downloadable tip sheet that covers everything we talked about today! Use it to help you explode your business, step into your power, and make more money in your business, your industry, and your career. Click here to get your copy now! Are you ready to be more courageous, focused, and FIERCE this Fall? Are you interested in stepping into the Fall season with more courage, more focus, more direction, and more fierceness? We would love to help you! Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com/Discover Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

Do you ever notice yourself forsaking your personal health and happiness in order to please other people? Perhaps you go into work on a day that you're not feeling well. Thousands of smart, professional, fierce feminine leaders simply grit their teeth through personal discomfort, illnesses, anxiety, depression, and stress under the assumption that they need to in order to be successful in their job, career, or business. Keep Reading >> Ladies, it's time to follow the lead set by the successful actress and music artist, Selena Gomez. Recently, Selena decided to make a bold decision to cancel a series of concerts, essentially clearing her schedule for the rest of the year, so that she can focus on her health and happiness. Selena is at the top of her game, but she cleared her calendar due to being diagnosed with Lupus and the associated psychological affects – depression, anxiety, and severe stress. In a recent media statement, she said: "I want to be proactive and focus on maintaining my health and happiness and I decided that the best way for it is to take time off. I know that by sharing this, I hope it will encourage others to address their own issues." Despite the negative media attention this has caused and the angry fans this has riled up, I applaud Selena for making such a bold decision. So, what can we learn from Selena Gomez and how can we develop the courage to be equally bold in our business and career? Here's a Breakdown of Today's Show: Research shows that women experience significantly higher levels of workplace stress than men. Harvard Business Review Research published a study on "stereotype threat" – defining it as occurring when a woman is aware of the stereotype that women perform poorly compared to men at given tasks. As a result, she fails to perform up to her ability. Simply knowing about a stereotype threat can cause a woman to become subconsciously apprehensive about confirming the stereotype – leading to a reduction in cognitive ability, impaired concentration, and increased stress and anxiety. My Challenge to You: Spend time noticing when and where you forsake your health and happiness out of a desire to please other people and be more successful. Think about whether you need to make a bold move in your life or career. Be inspired by the actions of Selena Gomez Are you ready to be more courageous, focused, and FIERCE this Fall? Are you interested in stepping into the Fall season with more courage, more focus, more direction, and more fierceness? We would love to help you! Reach out to us for a free 30-minute Bold Women in Business Makeover Session with me or one of the fabulous coaches on my team! Explore your path and discover how you can be the fiercest lady-boss possible. Visit EleanorBeaton.com Love the show? Let us Know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

Have you ever wondered: how can we create a better world if fear and doubt constantly creep up on us? How can we create businesses that are solid enough to really get our message out into the world and truly make a meaningful impact in the world? Keep Reading >> Last week, I attended a Google Hangout with several other thought leaders. These people are powerhouse individuals that will be speaking at the Global Wealth Leaders Conference on September 9th, along with myself. One of the speakers brought a powerful message to the Hangout, talking about how fear and doubt can repeatedly sabotage our best intentions. I work with countless fierce feminine leaders every year and one of the patterns I've noticed throughout my career is that these beautiful, intelligent, successful women often let their fears and self-doubt get in the way of executing their amazing ideas. So, today, I want to share with you a helpful tool I use and you can begin using to help you get over your fear and self-doubt. Your fear is the most boring thing about you. Your creativity, ideas, and skills – now we're talking! Here's a Breakdown of Today's Show: Fear and doubt are like weeds. They crop up everywhere. When you nurture the fear and doubt, you let the boring trump the fabulous. Nurture your seeds. In order to really deal with fear and self-doubt in the moment, engage in a pattern interrupt. It's not about banishing fear and self-doubt. It's about recognizing it and dealing with it like a pro. What Are Your Seeds? Your Skills Your Creativity Your Ideas Your Passions Your Hope Your Resourcefulness Your Energy to Execute My Challenge to You: Try This Pattern Interrupt Next Time You See Your Weeds Yell STOP IT! Clap your hands. Stand up Think about something more positive. Take a relaxing walk, sit on the porch, do something to put your mindset in a more positive place. Join me on the Global Wealth Leaders Conference Google Hangouts! The Global Wealth Leaders Conference is quickly approaching and I can't wait to talk with so many powerhouse entrepreneurs! If you're unable to attend the conference taking place on September 9, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia – you can join us in Google Hangouts – FOR FREE! To register for free access to the Hangouts, go to eleanorbeatonpodcast.com/63 I can't wait to see everyone in my Fierce Tribe there! Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

Have you ever felt like you've been knocked down, beaten up, or unhappy in your business? Perhaps you're not making as much money as you thought you would by this period in your career are just unsatisfied but can't really put your finger on why. Keep Reading >> Hundreds, if not thousands, of smart, successful, high-achieving women in business go through a phase like this and in today's society, there's a lot of attention on finding "quick fix" solutions. Ladies, I'm here to tell you today that, in reality, there is no quick fix solutions in building a business. You need to be resilient and motivated! On today's episode, I talk about the importance of resilience – of getting back up after being knocked on your butt to get back on that horse. I'm also going to share the number one "short cut" to building your resilience so you can be more prepared the next time you feel like you've fallen off the horse. Here's a Breakdown of Today's Show: It is critically important to cultivate resilience in ourselves and our businesses There are no "quick fix" solutions in building a business When people are unhappy despite everything else in their life going right and being successful, it is often due to a major focus on themselves. When people are connected to a vision that is greater than they are, they tend to be happier and exhibit much more resilience. Make your motivation bigger than just you reaching your potential. How to Reconnect To Your Business' Vision and Gain Resilience: Remember your "why." Why are you in this business? What motivated you to create this vision? What drives you in the day to day practices of running your business and working with clients? Think about the opportunities you'd like to create and present for your family and how your earning potential is closely related to those opportunities. Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

Are you struggling to get more clients? Have you gone into debt in order to launch your business – an idea you are incredibly passionate about and are finding it difficult to achieve success or grow? You may be thinking to yourself, "If I keep an abundance mindset, it will all work out in the end." Keep Reading >> Ladies, having an abundance mindset is a crucial element in building your business, but if you don't have a strong business strategy in place, your business cannot grow! On today's show, I want to discuss the abundance mindset and why you can't 'abundance mindset' your way into a smart business strategy. Growing a business requires a variety of tasks and having this mindset can certainly help – it is not the "be all, end all" solution to building a successful business and career. If you build your business on an 'abundant mindset' without a solid plan, you're building it on very shaky ground. Here's a Breakdown of Today's Show: It's critical that you have a positive relationship with money and cultivate an abundance mindset, but it is not the only thing you need to build a solid, successful business. Business is like a language. You have to know how it is structured. When it comes to the critical success factor in your business, it comes down to sales and marketing. Business is a game of strategy. You can't grow your business by continually investing in your technical skills or becoming super tactical about everything. There are three ways to grow a business. If you choose one of the three, you will experience geometric growth. If you choose two or more, you will experience significant growth. The 3 Ways to Grow a Business: Get more clients. Increase the average unit of sale or average transaction. (i.e.: increase your rates) Increase the frequency of purchase. My Challenge to You: Focus on strategies that help you execute on one or more of the three ways to grow your business. If you do not have a clear path to one of those three strategies starting tomorrow – stop what you're doing and focus on clearing that path. Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

Have you had the idea that you wanted to create an amazing app? Maybe you had an awesome idea for an online software program that could help thousands of people around the world with a specific task? Today's guest, Katelyn Bourgoin, has been there and done that. She is the founder of Vendeve, an online business network for women entrepreneurs and a powerhouse in the technology industry. She has helped bring women together to network, share ideas and insight, and collaborate and she joins us today to talk about what her experience has been like. Keep Reading >> Growing a tech company wasn't easy, according to Katelyn. Her first business model was unsuccessful – but she learned many valuable lessons from that experience to pivot her business model into a highly successful company. Katelyn has been quoted numerous times in online publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Inc. Magazine and is recognized as a powerhouse lady-boss in the technology field. "The faster you can figure out if people even want what you want to offer and the cheaper you can do it, the better your core product will be." –Katelyn Bourgoin Here's a Breakdown of Today's Show: Katelyn explains what Vendeve is and how women entrepreneurs are using it to build their businesses by building powerful connections with other female entrepreneurs She shares what inspired her to create her company and the lessons she has learned from her previous business failures She talks about how deep in her first business model she was before she realized it wasn't working and she needed to pivot She explains the ways she could have tested her first product before becoming heavily invested She shares what she feels her biggest mistakes and challenges were while building her first business and making the leap from being a service provider/agency to building a tech company She talks about why it is so important to have the ability to paint the vision for what is possible and the impact it can make on your business She gives us a sneak peek into her Premium Membership Squad project She shares her biggest mindset strategies that help her run and pivot her business The Importance of Saleswomanship for Entrepreneurs: It doesn't matter what business you're in. You need to be able to sell yourself. Take the time to get comfortable with selling yourself. Separate you your feelings about selling. Find a way to sell that feels authentic to you. Connect with Katelyn Bourgoin: Vendeve Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head on over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing!

EP59 Transform Your Money Mindset with Kathleen Burns Kingsbury Do you think you could be sabotaging your earning potential simply by the mindset you have about money? Could your attitude, beliefs, and relationship with money affect your revenue potential? On today's episode, I'm joined by wealth psychology expert and founder of KBK Wealth Connection, Kathleen Burns Kingsbury. Kathleen's mission at KBK is to teach financial service professionals how to connect, communicate, and collaborate more effectively with their clients, to help them increase client retention and improve profitability. Keep Reading >> She is a highly sought-after keynote speaker covering topics related to women and wealth as well as couples and money. She has presented at the Million Dollar Roundtable as well as Barons Top Women Advisor Summit and many other events and conferences. She is the author of several books in the women and couple's money mindset niche. Kathleen has kindly agreed to join me on the show today to share her insight and experience in the financial industry and how the female mindset can affect our earning potential. We discuss her personal experiences with mindset limitations and how she overcame that challenging obstacle and she shares tips and strategies for women about breaking into the corporate market and book publishing as well as common myths and misconceptions people have about money. "When you get knocked down as an entrepreneur – you gotta get back up." – Kathleen Burns Kingsbury Here's a Breakdown of Today's Show: Kathleen shares her story on how she built her business. She explains how she transformed her own money mindset to explode the results in her business and how you can duplicate her strategy. She explains how she became a subject matter expert in the money mindset field and why she decided to build her business around it. We talk about honing in on a specific niche and why she chose this specific niche so early in her career. She shares tips on how women can break into the corporate market She provides insight into how to get your book published, and whether or not you should self-publish your work. She explains what her biggest challenge was while building her business She defines "Wealth Psychology" and debunks several myths around money. She shares her top three success factors that have helped her throughout her career. She gives us a sneak preview into what we can expect to see from KBK over the next few years. 3 Practical Tools To Develop Your Money Mindset: Identify it. Determine how each of those thoughts and beliefs are serving you and how they are getting in the way. Continue to do the work to improve your mindset. Kathleen's Words of Wisdom: It's okay to be profit-motivated like a man. Finding a specific niche and sticking with it not only helps you become more referable – it also helps you keep your sanity. Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Kathleen's book: How to Give Financial Advice to Women Kathleen's book: How to Give Financial Advice to Couples Kathleen's Workbook: Creating Wealth from the Inside Out Workbook The Financial Wisdom of Ebenezer Scrooge book, by Ted Klontz, Rick Kahler, and Brad Klontz Connect with Kathleen: KBK Wealth Connection Breaking Money Silence Podcast Twitter LinkedIn Love the show? Let us know! Are you a fan of the Fierce Feminine Leadership Podcast? If the tips and interviews we share in each episode have helped you gain the confidence and inspiration to become a better, more powerful leader, head on over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave your honest review to let us know! Each month, one lucky podcast reviewer will be selected to receive a free coaching session with me – Eleanor Beaton! What are you waiting for? Head over to iTunes, subscribe and leave a review to enter your name into this month's drawing!