Small Business Straight Talk

I dive into the topic of navigating COVID-19 as small business owners so we can all make the tough decisions, embrace the necessary pivot, and move our lives and businesses forward during this time of uncertainty. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Ways I'm Navigating COVID-19 In My Business ✔ How I'm Communicating With My Team ✔ Why You Should Be Leaning On Your Trusted Advisory Council ✔ How I Prepared My Family And Made Some Difficult Decisions ✔ Advice On Transforming Your Thoughts ✔ So Much More! And now, let's get to the straight talk! Important Resources & Links From This Episode: FREE Mastermind: PIVOT: Navigating COVID-19 As Small Business Owner Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.

I sit down with wife and husband team Jenny and Ben Slingerland, the Owner & Principal Designer and Chief Operating Officer of Black Ink Interiors, a full-service interior design firm operating out of Scottsdale, Arizona. We take an in-depth look behind the scenes in their business and discuss everything from Jenny being a quick start, naturally having too many ideas and not enough focus or time to see them to fruition, to discovering ways to keep her ADD in check, and everything in between. The episode is full of nuggets of wisdom I have no doubt could be applied to your own business. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Jenny Started The Business And Structured Her Team ✔ How The Pomodoro Method Keeps Her ADD In Check And Increases Her Productivity ✔ Ways Designating Lead Designers Helped Curb Her Perfectionism ✔ How She Uses Her "Daily 5" To Achieve Big Wins ✔ Jenny and Ben's Biggest Ah-Ha's And Breakthroughs ✔ So Much More! And now, let's get to the straight talk! Important Resources & Links From This Episode: Design-Build For Profit Class To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.

I dive into the powerful practice of recommitting to your goals when you fall off track (and we all do!), so you can get right back on and work toward achieving them. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Importance Of Recommitting ✔ A Great Way To Close The Productivity Gap ✔ How Negative Self-Talk Plays A Part ✔ The Greatest Gift You Can Give Yourself ✔ So Much More! And now, let's get to the straight talk! Important Resources & Links From This Episode: Take Back Your Time Mini Training To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.

I sit down for an entrepreneurial case study interview with the President and Chief Storytelling Officer at Steller Collective, Kindra Hall. Kindra pulls back the curtain on her life as a jet-setting public speaker, delivering her message about strategic storytelling, while leading a double life as wife, mom, and business owner. We talk about establishing balance, boundaries, and how she pushes herself to be more productive. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Storytelling Is Important For Small Businesses ✔ The Advantage Small Businesses Have Over Big Brands ✔ Strategies Kindra Uses Get Her Highly Creative Work Done ✔ How Her Fitness Journey Impacts Her Productivity ✔ What High Mar/No Pants Means And Why It's Important ✔ So Much More! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.

I dive into a topic I'm passionate about and that's taking ownership of whatever is holding you back from success. I talk about not judging yourself, but observing then empowering yourself to change your circumstances for the better, starting with admitting you're the problem. Discover: ✔ Why Your Days Seem To Get Hijacked ✔ The Solution To Many Of Your Challenges In Business ✔ What Factors Influence Your Productivity ✔ Which App That Will Make You're the Most Productive Show Notes: https://amberdelagarza.com/141

I sit down with the Founder and CEO of the non-profit The Cupcake Girls, Joy Hoover. The Cupcake Girls provides confidential support to those involved in the sex industry, as well as those affected by domestic sex trafficking through holistic resources, case management, and after care. We discuss how Joy realized her calling to help change the world by building a business from the ground up that focuses on offering respect, providing resources, and building relationships, and how she executed on that dream. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Joy's Fears Were Capping Her Growth ✔ The Bridge She Crossed To Become Scaleable ✔ The Biggest Mindset Roadblocks She's Overcome ✔ How She Enrolls Others Into Her Dream ✔ So Much More! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.

I dive into the topic of identifying what necessary skills and talents you may be lacking so you can make wise investments and hiring decisions that will propel you toward your goals. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How To Determine What Gaps Exist In Your Business ✔ How To Prioritize Filling Them ✔ What Creates An Unnecessary Pause In Your Business ✔ The # 1 Rule To Closing Your Gaps ✔ So Much More! And now, let's get to the straight talk! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.

In this episode, I sit down with Melissa Morris, a Business Operations Consultant who specializes in client processes, including client onboarding, management and offboarding. Melissa walks us through creating effective boundaries, communicating them in a way that ensures they're understood and respected, and enforcing them. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Crucial Boundaries To Have With Your Clients ✔ How To Communicate Your Boundaries During Onboarding ✔ How To Stay High-Touch With A What's On Deck Email ✔ Ways To Get Your Clients To Respect Your Boundaries ✔ So Much More! This was a great discussion with Melissa I hope you enjoy. Now let's get to the straight talk! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.

I dive into the topic of sabotaging yourself by creating goals that fail to align with each other and how you can work to create holistic goals that complement each other instead. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Some Of Your Goals Are Drowning ✔ The Importance Of Having Holistic Goals ✔ How To Create Goals In Alignment With Each Other ✔ So Much More! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.

I dive into the topic of topic of setting your sights on a financial goal above all else because in the end, success in business is measured by your ability to stay in business and you must have the profitability to do so. What You'll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Profitability Should Be Your Ultimate Goal ✔ How Profitability Affects Your Impact ✔ The Book That Changed My Business' Profitability ✔ Insight Into The Great Purge Of 2019 ✔ So Much More! To Access Resources And Links From This Episode, Click On Show Notes. Register for my Time Management Made Simple program. Schedule a Discovery Call to find out more about my 1:1 Peak Performance Coaching program.