The Boss Mom Podcast

Raise your hand if you're one of those entrepreneurs who constantly has a barrage of ideas flowing through your brain at any given moment? I can totally relate, which is why I'm diving into the topic of how to handle having all those ideas without letting them clog up your brain and productivity.

For the first time ever I am welcoming a repeat guest onto the podcast because we were recently talking about something that I just knew you ladies needed to hear. In this episode I'm joined by the lovely Samantha Rodgers from Eating Clean, Cooking Dirty about strategies and tactics to literally save and create more time in your life. This one is relevant to anyone, and everyone, so be sure to tune in and share it far and wide!

So often there are things we will experience as Boss Moms that might trigger some guilt. Those times when you catch yourself enjoying your business more than your family....that'll do it! But we believe this subject is totally normal and shouldn't be taboo, so we're diving right in and opening up a conversation about what to do and how to deal with those times where you're more excited about your business than about your family.

One of the toughest things as an entrepreneur, especially one who is just starting out, is figuring out what the heck to create or offer. With a million awesome ideas swirling around in our heads, we want to do #allthethings. But it's super important to make sure you're building your business in the right order so you can grow most effectively. In this episode I'm going to walk you through the 3 main things you need to know before creating your programs, and the 3-phase process you need to move through when creating your offerings.

In this episode I'm joined by Julie Ford, a certified coach, trainer and author of Creating Time & Energy, a workbook that supports "crazy busy" working parents so they can live more "intentionally full" lives and enjoy every stage before the kids leave the nest ready to live well. Throughout our conversation, you'll hear Julie share her unique journey through Boss Mom life, how she learned to roll with the punches and make lemonade from lemons, and how she's funneling her passions into helping women just like you and me create more time and energy for the things that matter in life.

When it comes to talking to your spouse, significant other, accountant, team or anyone else about your business, finances and all the things that are working and not working, you might feel like crying and you might not want to do it. We are going to talk today about how to have the tough conversations (and not cry!) because it's an important skill to develop and takes both intention and practice.

In this episode I'm going to dive into four core concepts from a beloved children's book, The Pout Pout Fish, that can totally be applied to learning how to build and run successful businesses.

In this episode I'm joined by video and YouTube strategist Trena Little, whose passion is helping online business owners create a video content strategy that works for their business. Being a busy business owner herself, Trena understands the importance of making video simple and painless, but effective and lasting. I just love that she describes her Youtube videos as being her "sales team" and they do the heavy lifting for free (seriously, how cute is that?!) By the end of our chat together, you'll hear it become really clear to me that I want to jump in with Youtube (pssst, Boss Mom TV anyone?!) and whether you're already doing video in your business or not, I know you'll walk away with some valuable tips and strategies to leverage Youtube in your business.

We are nearly halfway through this year, so NJ and I thought it would be the perfect time to revisit the goals we set at the start of the year. Doing check-ins with yourself and your goals is a brilliant way to keep yourself on track, reign yourself back in if you've gotten off track, and it can help you see all the progress that has been made, even if you're still feeling like there's a long way to go still.

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to find yourself in a sales funnel without realizing it? It happens to us all the time. We grab on to that thing that sounded great and we wanted, and all of a sudden we find ourselves in a funnel! While sales funnels can sometimes feel scary, and have gotten a bad name at times, funnels are actually a beautiful thing when approached correctly. In this episode I'm joined by Dawn Marrs of Marrs Marketing and we are chatting all about how to navigate your way through funnels and create funnels that work - for you and your ideal customers!