The enneagram personality test has exploded in popularity in recent years, so I was super intrigued by my conversation with Steph Barron Hall, founder of Nine Types Co. Steph is a coach, speaker, and writer who uses the Enneagram to help people get out of their own way and build a life they love! She walks me through a typing session to help match me to my enneagram type and what it means, her secrets to growing her online community to 139,000 in less than a year, and how to use the Enneagram to be a better communicator and team leader. If you’re curious what Enneagram type you are, check out Steph’s self-typing guide below.

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We dive deep into visibility with today’s guest, Michelle Lewis. Michelle is an Amazon best-selling author, podcast host, TedX speaker, and founder of The Celebrity CEO Method. She teaches online CEOs how to skyrocket their visibility, launch their unique show strategy, and start landing press for their brand using Hollywood techniques inside her membership, the Visibility Lounge. Michelle breaks down color psychology and why color is so important in your branding, the difference between being everywhere online and showing up effectively, and how to get your first speaking opportunity if you dream of the TedX stage.

Favorite Takeaways From This Episode

• Attracting your ideal client well is based on THEM, not you.
• When it comes to brand differentiation start with something as simple as your brand color.
• Branding colors give people a specific feeling in a specific part of their body, so when you choose a brand color, you want to take into account the way you want...

You heard me. Everything I teach, including what you'd find in my paid program, can be found for free on the internet.

Not only can you find MY lessons for free online, but every single coach you follow? Yep, their stuff is free on the internet, too.

All you need to do is grab a cup of coffee, make a list of questions, and spend the rest of your life Googling the answers.

You'll find:

• Blog posts, videos, podcasts, and endless content from people answering the questions you have. So. Much. Content.
• Conflicting advice as coaches contradict each other (and themselves).
• Complete overwhelm as you realize there are no concrete answers to anything.

When people come out with coaching services, courses, eBooks, or memberships, the first thing I hear is, "Don't pay for that. You can find all of that online for free!"

Yes, that's completely true. New ideas are few and far in between in the digital age.

So why even bother paying someone for their knowledge?

One word: PERSPECTIVE.

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They say that "Your network is your net worth," and that's so true. 

Without people, your business wouldn't customers, followers, or even employees (or contractors) to help bring your vision to life. 

For me, my business wouldn't be where it is today without all of the people who believed in me. Mentors, clients, team members, and people I've met all over the world are the key reasons how I found success.

Networking might sound scary, especially if you're introverted. 

Spending time building the right relationships can do more than having a huge following. 

I firmly believe that.

Here are 5 networking tips to help you build better business relationships:

1. Realize that no one is out of reach

You're about 2-6 degrees removed from anyone in the world. The world might seem huge, especially in the age of the internet but this theory shows that through an average of 5 connections, you are connected with pretty much anyone in the world.

For...

Welcome back to another solo episode! This week’s episode is an unscripted, short & sweet episode, packed with value. If you have been feeling in a funk since the start of the New Year, feeling like your year is off to a slow start, you are not alone. In this episode, I dive into what to do when you don’t hit goals, a recap of January 2020 for my business, & how everything can drastically change for you and your business in only a week.

Favorite Takeaways From This Episode

• If your January didn’t pan out how you thought it would, you’re not alone.
• When you set goals, you need to remove the emotion behind them.
• Look at goals as projections and targets & data instead of drama.
• Our worth is not tied to our economic value. We are worthy regardless of the value we produce in our business.
• Normalize scary goals. Triple whatever goal you have in mind.
• It’s not about whether or not you hit the tripled goal, it’s about how you...

This conversation is extra special because we’re chatting with my friend and one of my business mentors, Rachel Pedersen. Deemed the “Queen of Social Media”, Rachel is the founder & CEO of award-winning social media marketing agency, the Viral Touch, and creator of Social Media United, a leading online education platform for social media managers. Rachel gets transparent on bouncing back from a public business flop, embracing the role of being a breadwinning woman as a now married mother of three, why TikTok is the future of social media, and her story of going from struggling single mom to replacing her 9-5 income within 6 months of working with clients and scaling multiple businesses now to 7 figures and beyond. 

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• If you don’t celebrate your first win, the next ones will be harder to come by because you won't know how to recognize them.
• Celebrate EVERY win, otherwise you continue to...

Keep your business legally legit with this week’s guest, Paige Griffith, J.D. of The Legal Paige, a virtual law firm working with online businesses and wedding industry professionals. After working as a federal law clerk, Paige traded in the traditional law life for a virtual one, helping big name clients like Jasmine Star run legal and protected businesses. My favorite takeaways from my conversation with Paige are the common legal mistakes in starting an online business and the top three must-dos to cover your bases, what kinds of questions to ask when hiring an attorney and how to make the most of an attorney’s time when you’re on a limited budget, the profitable reason to consider trademarking, and how traditional brick and mortar service providers can transition into attracting clients online. Listen in for the insider scoop and check out thelegalpaige.com/shop for industry specific contract templates that keep your online business protected, without the hefty...

In this week’s episode, we’re chatting with the lovely Jena Viviano, career strategist and LinkedIn expert helping women build their dream careers. Jena knows what it’s like to go through multiple career changes - she’s worked as investment banker, reported live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and spent time at The Muse, all before launching her own coaching business. Listen in for Jena’s tips on leveraging LinkedIn, the key one sheet you need to submit with your resume to stand out, selling yourself in interviews, finding a job you love, and why personal branding matters in today’s corporate world. 

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 If you have the entrepreneurial itch, it will continue to nag you until you explore entrepreneurship and are hooked.

When interviewing for a job, or looking for one, your biggest task is being able to prove that you are their missing puzzle piece, and an...

Happy New Year, guys! This week’s episode is an extra special one because I got to chat with 18 of my talented friends from The Social Clique, the business mastermind I’ve been lucky to be a part of for the past year. You heard me right, I did 18 back-to-back mini interviews with these leading digital marketing experts to get the dish on their tips for marketing your business in the new year. In this mammoth episode compilation, our guests share everything from utilizing Pinterest to skyrocket your traffic & 2020 trends in influencer marketing to writing effective copy & designing converting funnels, plus so much more.

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Specific Question Timestamps

Allison Harpole

2:30- What are some common mistakes you see from business owners who manage their own social media channels?

Tammie Jones

6:27 - How long does it take to see results from Pinterest?

Tereza Toledo

10:35 - Who should and shouldn’t use Pinterest...

This week’s interview with my friend Michael Hoeppner blew my mind - as it will yours.  We peeked into his role as the strategic communications advisor for my favorite 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang and chatted about how to be a more effective communicator. As the founder and CEO of GK Training and a communications professor at Columbia Business School, Michael has 10 years of experience in communications consulting for Fortune 500 companies, executives, non-profits, and universities, as well as presidential campaigns in both 2016 and 2020. Michael broke down the limiting beliefs we have around public speaking, three actionable, effective ways to manage your nerves so you can ace high-stress interviews and presentations, and the 5 Ps of voice that will instantly elevate your speech delivery. 

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As a communication specialist, you are helping to allow ideas & voices to be heard.