The Boss Mom Podcast

As moms, partners, daughters, sisters, friends and business owners, we only have so much time and energy. Boundaries are how we protect all those valuable resources, and make sure we're not spread too thin. It's not just about time and people. It's also about the words we use and the cultural messages we let into our own lives. In this special 600th and birthday episode, I share the boundaries I've set up in my life so that I can show up the way I want to. Let your mind and body feel young. We age faster when we give up hope and wonder. -Dana Malstaff 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode - Why I don't use the word busy anymore How do we reframe being busy to having an amazing and full life? - Bigger isn't always the goal in business Why have I built a boundary around how fast and big my business grows? - Saying yes to the right things It's hard to turn down a paying client, but why do we have to set boundaries around who we work with?

When it comes to social media, a lot of the things we're told to do to get followers, likes and shares don't work anymore. Motivational posts, teaching posts, value-add posts and promo posts - none of these are leading to growth, and it makes us hate social media. So what is working? What will get people to like and follow your content? In this episode, I talk about what isn't working on social media and what we should be posting instead. When you can be true about what the world looks like for you, that's where social media grows for you. -Dana Malstaff 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode - Why we end up hating social media Are we getting our social media growth advice in all the wrong places? - The power of truisms How do we pull people in without posting calls-to-action all the time? - How to go beyond surface level opinions Why do we have to know what we wish was different about this world?

Impulse spending is so normalized and integrated into our culture, we do it without thinking. It's really easy to be persuaded by discounts, flashy ads, and social media trends, but impulse buying can impact our relationships, mindset, and finances. How do we live a contented life without being swayed by external factors? How can we be more mindful of what we have rather than spending unnecessarily? Impulse shopping mentor Makeda Mutema Newton joins me for this episode to discuss impulse buying, and how to make sure that it doesn't hinder our financial freedom. There are so many reasons why we impulse shop but we don't realize it until we sit down and think about it. -Makeda Mutema Newton 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode - Attachment to belongings Letting go of things can be difficult but how can not letting go hold us back? - Why do we impulse buy How do sales, influencers, and targeted ads encourage unnecessary spending? - Knowing how to engage with sales Sales and discounts get a bad rap, but how can we engage with them so that we don't spend money unnecessarily? Guest Bio Makeda is a Caribbean transplant from Trinidad living in North Carolina with her musician hubby and their three boys. Her own experience with impulse shopping led her to uncover what's really important - a contented life that's rooted in gratitude, her personal relationship with God, and creating memorable moments with her family. She is on a mission to help as many women curb their impulse shopping habits and restore their self-control. For more information, head to https://www.makedanewton.com/ and follow @makedanewton on Instagram.

Sometimes life throws curve balls that we simply can't avoid and we have to accept, be it a business downfall or health diagnosis. It's normal to have feelings of dread when it happens, but we have to remember that we still have a future. There is value in improving perspective and being in charge of our own story. How do we learn the skill of contentment and joy? Are there ways to be less stressed and more joyful even in the midst of a storm? Life coach Leann Stickel joins me to discuss her journey after being diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis and how she is even more confident and content than ever. There's things in life that we can't change and that we did not choose. We have to own it, keep it and deal with it. -Leann Stickel 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode - We can't fix everything The truth is that we can't always fix everything and we have to accept that. It can be difficult to acknowledge but how can we work through it? - Our businesses are highly personal Do the ups and downs of running our businesses hit us harder because our businesses are so personal? - Why being positive is a skill Being negative can take away so much from our lives. How do we shift our mindset?Is being positive and content a skill that we can master? Guest Bio Leann Stickels superpower is being genetically optimistic. She was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in 2009 at the age of 29. However, Leann believes finding the positive in negative situations is a skill that can be learned, practiced, and perfected. Her mission is to teach her time tested tools to as many people as possible, so that they can experience the magic of positivity too! As a life coach, Leann is here to help you. She's your personal cheerleader, supporter, and advocate. Her goal is to empower you to be in charge of your story. During her 12 years living with MS, Leann has founded a non-profit, Tri 2 Beat MS Kids' Triathlon. After 8 years she's have raised over $100,000 to help patients living with MS True joy in Leann's life is being a wife to Don and a mom to Marina, Paige, Hudson & Cadence. Visit https://www.leannstickel.com/coaching Find Leann on Instagram @iamleannstickel Find Leann on Facebook @notdefinedbychronicillness Find Leann on LinkedIn @leannstickel

There are thousands of tools and platforms that can boost our businesses and grow our professional presence online. Pinterest is no different and when we really know how to tap into it, it can help our business to expand. How does Pinterest work for the B2B space? What are some of the things we need to familiarize ourselves with before getting started with Pinterest? In this episode, I am joined by Pinterest Marketing and Ads Strategist Emilee Vales to talk about Pinterest for business, how to understand it better, how it makes content easier to consume, and the pros of being a freelancer. In the beginning for a while, I really just learned by doing.- Emilee Vales 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode - The best products to market on Pinterest Pinterest doesn't work for everyone but how can we figure out if it can work for us and our business? - How Pinterest can work for businesses Can we leverage Pinterest as a business marketing tool and not just a place for inspiration? - The flexibility of being a freelancer When it comes to being a freelancer, flexibility is one of the main topics to talk about. How does being a freelancer free up time in your day to accomplish more? Guest Bio Former teacher turned Pinterest Marketing and Ads Strategist, Emilee Vales thrives on diving into her clients data to create personalized strategies that turn their traffic into profit! When she's not maximizing her clients' marketing strategies, she's educating her students on how to take their business to the next level with Pinterest. Free Masterclass: https://courses.emileevales.com/my-pinterest-quickstart Pinterest Marketing Magic: https://emileevales.com/pinterest-marketing-magic/ Pinterest Manager Academy (application call): https://emileevales.as.me/pinterestmanager Visit www.emileevales.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@emileevales Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/emileejvales/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilee.vales/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/emileevales YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@emileevales/featured

Many women in the B2C and the B2B space are finding themselves in the business friendzone. We help other people with their lives, relationships, health and more, and become so familiar, we get treated as a friend rather than a mentor. Why is being in the friendzone in the marketing industry a huge problem? And how do we fix it? In this episode, I discuss how to move out of the friendzone and into the mentorship zone, why we don't want to be in the friendzone and why so many wonderful women are finding themselves in this position. We don't want to be in the friendzone because otherwise you're just building a business that doesn't give anything back to you. -Dana Malstaff 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode -How to tell if you're in the friendzone There are certain indicators that can tell us if we're in the business friendzone. How do we figure out what these are? -Share your scars, not your wounds When it comes to sharing our experiences, how do we make sure that we share them as a way to move forward? -How verbiage can tell if you are putting yourself in the friendzone. Can the language we use in our texts, emails and even daily conversations can be a contributing factor to putting ourselves in the friendzone?

In an age where everything is so fast-paced, it can be difficult to slow down and connect with people on a meaningful level. It's becoming increasingly hard to find people that align with us and what we stand for. How do we slow down and form meaningful relationships and uplift one another? How can we help others and ourselves feel less disconnected and lonely? In this episode, author Amy Daughters joins me to talk about her book "Dear Dana: That time I went crazy and wrote all 580 of my Facebook Friends a Letter." and how she's touched so many lives by simply sending a handwritten letter. We also talk about the value of giving people your time, forming relationships and why it's good to vent to people who aren't really in your circle. People felt compelled to share with me because they felt like they were being treated as an individual which turned out to be very powerful. -Amy Daughters 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode The power of sharing your storyCan the simple act of sharing our experiences uplift and empower others even if it makes us feel vulnerable? Following your intuitionHow do we start listening to and following our gut feelings? Why you don't need to fit in to be a good friendEveryone has different cultures, stories and experiences. How can we show up for people that are different from us? Guest Bio Amy Weinland Daughters is a native Houstonian, wife, mother of two, freelance writer, sports journalist, and author, Amy's second book is "Dear Dana: That Time I Went Crazy And Wrote All 580 Of My Facebook Friends A Letter." Buy Amy's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Dear-Dana-Facebook-friends-handwritten/dp/1647429005/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1677526631&sr=8-1 Find Amy on Facebook @Amy Weinland Daughters - Author Find Amy on Instagram @smokinhotamys

Our bodies are constantly changing, and it's only fitting that how we take care of our health changes as well. Prescribed medication and diagnoses don't always work, so we need to look at other options for our wellbeing. How do we find the root cause of our symptoms? What affects our body and our gut health? Why are illnesses and symptoms in women so normalized? In this episode CEO and founder of Nuvitru Wellness, Lahana Vigliano joins me to talk about women's health, the benefits of listening to our body and how we can understand our health better. There's never an end point with our health journey. It's constantly flowing, changing and pivoting. -Lahana Vigliano 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode - Looking at health holisticallyWhen it comes to our health, we need to begin to think out of the box. - Why being healthy is becoming more popularWhat is the reason behind the increasing popularity of the subject of our health? - Why women overlook their symptomsOverlooking health symptoms in women have been so normalized that we don't think that it's a big deal. How can the healthcare space change this? Guest Bio Lahana Vigliano is the CEO + founder of Nuvitru Wellness and a board certified clinical nutritionist. She holds a Bachelor of Nutrition Science degree and Masters of Human Nutrition + Functional Medicine degree. She is currently a doctorate student in clinical nutrition. She has so much passion in helping women realize that there is a root cause for their symptoms, even if they have been dismissed by healthcare before. Her company Nuvitru Wellness specializes in women's hormones and gut health and uses functional medicine lab testing to personalize the patient's journey. She is obsessed with creating natural remedies, researching, reading romance books, lifting heavy, and cooking meals for her family. Outside of work, she is a mother of two and wife. Her family is the inspiration behind Nuvitru and continues to encourage her through everything. Work with Lahana https://nuvitruwellness.com/workwithme/ Find Nuvitru Wellness on Instagram @nuvitruwellness Find Nuvitru Wellness on Facebook @Nuvitru Wellness Nuvitru Wellness YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/c/nuvitruwellness Visit www.nuvitruwellness.com Listen to the Power Women Wellness Podcast here https://nuvitruwellness.com/powerwomenwellness

Whether we end up publishing it or not, the process of writing a book is highly valuable. It allows us to dig deeper, marinate our thoughts and figure out and dial in our messaging. Even pretending to write a book will give us more clarity and it makes everything about marketing our businesses easier. Where do we begin the process of laying out a book? How does the process help us have more fun in our businesses? In this episode, book coach Danielle Fetherson returns to share why writing a book is such a worthwhile process. Write a book, whether you publish or not. -Dana Malstff 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode -How to implement our brilliant ideasAs moms, we might think we don't have the space for deep thought, but is time for implementation what we're really missing? -The backbone of a great bookWhat's the very first thing we need to do in the process of writing our book? -Why a book will boost your brillianceMany of us don't think we have enough expertise to write a book, but can the process actually make us more competent at what we do? Guest Bio Danielle helps ministers and coaches write books, even if they've been stuck for years, are short on writing time and don't love writing. She does this through developmental editing, ghostwriting services, publishing consultations and book coaching that guides authors through the entire book writing and publishing journey. For more information, find her on Facebook.

Sales can be difficult, especially if we look at selling as if it's a burden. If we don't feel good about how we sell, we won't feel good about closing the sale. How do we sell with integrity? How do we engage in sales in a way that feels more heart centered and not burdensome? In this episode, multi-passionate entrepreneur Miriam Thiel joins me to talk about ethical sales, the future of sales with women and how you can serve and sell. It's not always all about selling, it's about having conversations. -Miriam Thiel 3 Things You'll Learn in This Episode -Sales engagement and why we feel nervous about itWe tend to feel nervous when it comes to engaging in sales because we feel like selling is a burden. How can we serve our clients while selling? -Why messaging is so importantHow do we engage with people and show them that we care? -Why women buy into high pressure programsWhy do women tend to buy into high pressure programs? What are some alternatives to this? Guest Bio Swiss-based Miriam Thiel is a multi-passionate entrepreneur, mom of one, expat, and dot connector. Since 2019, Miriam has built her online business to serve empathic entrepreneurs who are looking to grow a flexible and soul filling life and business with her business and trauma-trained life coaching, breathwork and tech creativity. Find Miriam on Instagram @miriamthielofficial Find Miriam on Facebook @itsmiriamthiel Join Miriam's Facebook group @empathicentrepreneurscommunity Visit https://www.miriamthiel.com/