The Boss Mom Podcast

As business owners there are a million and one different things we can spend our time doing in an effort to grow and scale our businesses. The problem is, when we're doing a million and one different things to grow, the opposite usually ends up happening. In this episode I'm sharing the #1 thing you can do to experience the kind of growth you want in your business this year (hint: it involves doing less, not more!) Click HERE to access the show notes for this episode and don't forget to leave us a rating and review if you enjoyed the show today! Want to make sure you never miss an episode? Hit that "subscribe" button in your favorite podcast app and click HERE to join our email family so you'll be notified whenever a new episode is released. Thanks so much for joining us today - we heart your face!

To kick off the new year and a brand new 6-week series all about growing your business through tweaking and refining, I am talking with Kelsey Van Kirk from Simply, Life on Purpose all about how to clarify the "why" behind your business so you can move forward with focus in 2018. Click HERE to access the show notes for this episode and don't forget to leave us a rating and review if you enjoyed the show today! Want to make sure you never miss an episode? Hit that "subscribe" button in your favorite podcast app and click HERE to join our email family so you'll be notified whenever a new episode is released. Thanks so much for joining us today - we heart your face!

As you prepare to ring in a brand new year, take a few minutes to tune and consider these 5 things you can do to really finish strong before moving forward in your business. Let's not let things fizzle out....keep rolling, and make it happen!

Lisa Woodruff is a home organization expert, productivity specialist and author of The Mindset of Organization: Take Back Your House One Phase at a Time, and How ADHD Affects Home Organization. She believes organization is not a skill you are born with, but rather a skill that is developed over time and changes with each season of life. In this episode we are exploring the mindset behind organization, as well as how we become who we are, why we do the things we do, and how the way we organize our things affects our lives and businesses. I think you'll walk away feeling motivated and inspired to dig in an get organized going into 2018. Enjoy!

What do you think your life and business would look like if you began focusing on managing your energy instead of just managing your time? In this Nurture Your Business segment I am exploring how learning to understand, honor, and manage your energy well is the true key to effective time management, and ultimately, a more fulfilling and productive life.

We are all parents just trying to do our best to raise great kids, right? Well what if I told you that you could do just that by being a little more intentional about the books you are choosing to read with your kids? In this episode I'm joined by my amazing friend Samantha Munoz, who is a mother, wife, engineer, bibliophile, avid coffee drinker, and also the expert kid's lit curator at Addison Reads, author of The Intentional Bookshelf and founder of The Intentional Book Club. Sam's mission is to help parents as they search for the perfect books for their little ones and to help moms and dads build a library with purpose as they endeavor to parent with purpose.

As entrepreneurs we daily battle shiny object syndrome and the barrage of ideas that are constantly popping up in our creative little minds. This presents a problem when we have limited time and resources! How do we know what to focus on and how to actually get the important stuff done? In today's episode I'm joined by the lovely Ashley Gartland, a wife, mom of two spirited little girls, and life and business coach who works with entrepreneurs and creatives to help them simplify their business so they can experience more growth and fulfillment in their work and find more freedom in their life. Ashley is passionate about helping women drop the cookie cutter approaches and instead grow their business their way through the lens of simplicity, and she is about to drop some serious golden nuggets so - let's jump in!

Networking is something we hear about often as business owners, but many of us are scared by. The thought of asking to be friends with someone or asking for help from someone can be totally intimidating. But, networking can lead to some of the best kind of growth for your business and is one fear that I highly encourage you work toward overcoming. In this episode we are exploring what it means to network strategically, and some practical tips for making it happen as you go into a new year ready to do new things in your business.

This year is rapidly drawing to a close, and we are just weeks away from welcoming a new year, which means it's time to start mapping out what our game plan is going to be for 2018. We all have our planners, and our Trello boards, and our notebooks, etc, to manage our projects, daily tasks, and checklists. But have you taken the time to make an annual calendar and plan for your business? In this episode we are going to explore what exactly that means, why you need one, and where exactly to start.

In case you hadn't noticed, Amazon is kind of all the rage these days - for both consumers and businesses. Today my friend Kathleen Kobel and I are chatting all about how easy it can be to grow your business and make more money by leveraging the power of Amazon. Kathleen is an Amazon expert seller and consultant who helps small businesses grow their brands and scale their sales by selling products on Amazon. Her mission is to help business owners increase their visibility, trust factor and profits by selling on a marketplace full of customers ready to buy. Sound like you? Let's dive in!