My guest on today’s episode, financial planner Amy Irvine, is passionate about three things: family, finances, and wine. Amy holds a master’s degree in financial planning and is a certified financial planner with over 26 years of financial planning experience. She’s the founder and owner of Rooted Planning Group, formed in 2016, which now includes five other planners and three part-time staff members. 

Amy has been recognized by her financial planning colleagues as a disruptor, a title she proudly holds close to her heart. And at the age of 44 she decided to not only start her own company but to act on what she defined as her perfect life. She now splits her time between western New York and Florida. In 2018 she decided it was time to take the stigma out of finances by combining her passion for finances and wine. She started a podcast called Wine and Dime which highlights a different wine and financial topic each week. And she released her book combining those same two passions titled Uncork Your Finances.

Today Amy and I talk about pivoting your business with purpose and how she helps her clients make their dreams a reality, not just “someday” or “when they retire” but right now.

So if you’re wondering if that life you’re desiring is really possible, and you want to know how to get there, this episode is for you. 

Now, let’s get to it.

In This Episode We Explore:

• How your mindset impacts the possible solutions you see when you’re faced with a decision
• How pivoting with purpose can help you act now in ways that get you to the future you truly desire and how to handle the resistance that might come up when you do so
• Why “Well, when I retire…” isn’t the way to grow or move forward and what Amy helps her clients do instead
• Why pivoting your mindset around delegating is essential to preserving your business’ greatest resource: your time
• The tough but necessary questions you can ask yourself when you feel a pivot in your life or business just might be the next right move

Connect with amy irvine

You can connect with Amy on her website at: Rootedpg.com

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Your team is one of your greatest assets.

I know for me, this year my team grew in big ways and I was excited for that expansion and that chance to grow my impact. But I also wanted to ensure that the people who were growing with me felt supported.

So, I planned a virtual team retreat.

And with many of our businesses operating online, these virtual team experiences are what a lot of CEOs and other leaders (myself included) consider the new reality for those of us with remote teams.

So on today’s episode, I’m giving you 8 impact-driven results-focused, and team-supporting tips for making your first (or next) team retreat a successful one.

From exploring your role in the process to making sure time is spent wisely to making things fun and engaging so that the experience is one your team will look forward to in the future, I’ll give you the best next steps to move forward with your team’s virtual retreat confidently.

“Make sure you’re using your time wisely, and make sure that everybody has actionable things that they can do after the retreats to, again, make that time worthwhile.”

In This Episode We Explore:

• How to plan ahead for your team retreat so you have the people and resources you need to make the most of your time together
• What role you can and should play in the experience and why
• What you can do to create opportunities for your team to engage, feel supported, and feel like an essential, special part of your organization during the retreat 
• What makes a virtual team retreat powerful and actionable and how to make sure that impact continues beyond the day itself

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What does it take to be a successful, multi-passionate entrepreneur?

My guest Kari Roberts is here to share her insight on this concept and I could not be more excited.

Kari Roberts is a business coach and online business manager for creative, small business owners. She helps them figure out time management and systems that allow them to grow their business, while still having enough time and energy for work, business, and home life. Kari knows all about being a multi-passionate entrepreneur. She has been working as a physical therapist for 17 years, a freelance makeup artist for nine years, and a business coach, online business manager for three years. She’s been a featured speaker for the Creative at Heart Conference, 2021 Planathon, HoneyBook as well as multiple virtual summits. She’s also the host of the Finding Freedom with Simple Systems podcast and the creator and host of Overwhelmed to Organized The Summit

We covered a lot of ground in our time together, touching on how to make clients feel at ease working with you when you operate multiple businesses, understanding how to manage your time and where to invest when you have multiple passions, and of course, knowing your worth when you’re connecting with potential clients.

Let’s get to it.

“If you’ve got all of these different passions, figure out the commonality…Try to find what that thread is and then talk about that thread often.”

In This Episode We Explore:

• The strategy Kari uses to help clients feel more confident in working with a multi-passionate entrepreneur
• How Kari makes decisions about investing in her businesses 
• What to consider if you feel the call to multi-passionate entrepreneurship
• What you should know as you navigate entrepreneurship if you identify as “Type A”
• How Kari moved past scarcity and got uncomfortable to help her business grow
• What it means to know your worth as an entrepreneur

Connect with kari roberts

Connect with Kari on Instagram: @karirobertscoaching
Or visit her website: https://www.karirobertscoaching.com/

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Let’s talk numbers. 

No. Not in an overly technical sense. But in a truly purposeful sense.

Today on the podcast I’m sharing how I spend money in my business. Because the truth is that where we spend our money says a great deal about what we value. 

Whether it’s using our money to build an amazing team, investing in furthering our professional education with trainings and courses, or investing in a consistent branding and marketing plan to make sure our message gets out more effectively, we make value-based decisions with our money every time we spend. 

And we also need to get to know our numbers so we can tell if an investment is giving us a return that’s worth it.

So today I’m bringing some clarity to how I make money-related decisions in my business and giving you a strategy for making better, more aligned spending decisions in yours.

Let’s get to it.

“We want to make sure that what we’re spending on is attached to a goal that we have, or a value that we have, or something that’s really important to us.”

In This Episode We Explore:

• How what we spend money on is connected to the values we hold within our business
• Where I spend money in my business and how I’ve made those decisions
• How I’ve made decisions about larger investment opportunities like masterminds, full-time employees
• How to dig into your profit and loss statement for insight on whether those investments are paying off

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Are your branding efforts positioning you for greater impact and a bigger bottom line?

Whether you’ve dabbled with defining your brand in the past and need a refresh or you’re ready to grow your business and need a brand strategy to sustain that growth over time, today’s interview will give you expert, practical advice on how to make big things happen for your business and your clients through better branding.

Mallika Malhotra of MikiFoto and Co is an award-winning brand builder, professional photographer, business mentor, and author of The Brand Photography Playbook. 

After years of working in corporate advertising, she now helps women entrepreneurs master their story, show up as the face of their business and create their brand empires. It’s her mission to empower women to stop hiding and to start emerging as leaders. 

She’s a strong believer in getting out of your comfort zone, taking action, and implementing ideas. Her friends and clients call her the brand energizer. Mallika even shared the “numbers person” she hired a few years ago that’s helped her grow her business and the ways she recommends to continue growing as a professional by investing in yourself.

And that’s exactly why I’m excited to share this interview with you today!

Let’s get to it!

“You cannot sustain being a jack of all trades if people are not going to know you for your mastery, your excellence and if you’re doing all of the things.“

In This Episode We Explore:

• How what you stand for differentiates your brand from others in your industry and why that inspires people to work with you.
• Why your unique customer experience, the process of delivering your services or products, is a can’t-miss hallmark of your brand that’s often just as powerful as any of your visual elements
• How zeroing in on who you’re truly meant to serve positions you to have a clearer brand message that resonates with the right people
• Why you’ll want to define and reinforce the transformation you deliver across your branded assets and how that can really have an impact on your potential client’s desire to work with you

Connect with mallika malhora

You can get your copy of Malika’s Brand Visibility Booster here.
And follow her on Instagram at @mikifotoco  

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Having trouble getting to Inbox Zero? Feeling like you’re playing whack-a-mole with your emails all day every day? You’re not alone.

And in this episode of the podcast, I’m giving your 4 practical tips on how to reduce the stress, anxiety, and overwhelm of an overflowing email box.

To get there, we’re tackling everything from a super helpful tool to use, what types of processes or systems to put in place and even the importance of creating and maintaining boundaries.

And if setting up an email process to manage your inbox makes you feel like you have “one more thing” to do, let me tell you this: When you implement these four simple tips, you’ll have more time to spend working on your business, more time to focus on clients and more time to spend with those that matter most.

Sound good? Let’s get to it, then.

A hard boundary I’ve set for myself is that I’m only going to check emails when I know that I can actually respond.

In This Episode We Explore:

• Why you should unsubscribe end the email inbox noise 
• How to time your inbox checks to reduce your overwhelm and why “I’ll just reply really quickly.” isn’t the answer 
• How to batch your inbox replies so you stay focused as your write
• When to use folders and filters to delegate email to other team members
• How to respond to emails on weekends or late nights without setting false expectations or breaking with your boundaries when you do
  

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Kari Elizabeth Enge is the founder and editor in chief of Rank & File Magazine, a publication that shares authentic, vulnerable advice on building a social impact business. She’s also a coach for purpose-driven entrepreneurs. Kari was selected into the management intern program for the world’s largest private mega-yacht. What started as a three-month experiment at sea turned into a life-altering journey. 

She climbed the corporate ladder and traveled to over 30 countries where she came face to face with extreme poverty. Kari realized that her values were no longer aligned with her corporate life and in 2016 she quit her corporate role to pursue a life of purpose. She launched Rank & File Magazine which has featured notable thought leaders and entrepreneurs such as Simon Sinek, Jessica Honegger, Liz Forkin Bohannon, Caitlin Crosby, and more.

Kari has a coach certification from the renowned Life Coach School and is passionate about empowering and equipping entrepreneurs to build intentional fulfilling lives and businesses that contribute to a better world. 

We talked about the transformative power of investing in yourself, how to make an impact while building a life you love, stepping outside of your comfort zone, and what so often holds her coaching clients back before they begin working with her.

Our conversation is full of mindset-shifting revelations that you can use in your business-building journey and I can’t wait to share them with you.

“ It’s amazing how when you just decide you’re this future person now the goals become really easy because you’re being the person you need to be to make it happen.”

In This Episode We Explore:

• What mindset shifts you can make right now to transform how you show up in your life and business
• How the brain drama of thinking entrepreneurship has to be hard actually makes it even harder and what to do about it
• Why “success” for your brain and success in your business are two different things and how stepping out of your comfort zone can help bridge that gap
• Why there’s no “right way” to do social impact entrepreneurship and what that means for you if you’re ready to have a life you love and make a difference
• How to understand and overcome analysis paralysis so you can truly make an impact

Connect with Kari Elizabeth enge

Learn About Kari, her coaching, and her Mastermind “The Year of Uncomfortable” Here: https://www.rankandfile.com/

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If you’re anything like me, you’re always on the lookout for the best ways to grow your business. It’s what we do as resourceful, driven entrepreneurs.

But the truth is, from social media to blogs to gurus and courses, things can get a little overwhelming when you consider all of the business advice that’s out there. So, today I decided to cut through that noise and share some of the things I’ve learned as I’ve scaled my business over the past five years. 

And while this episode is straight from the heart, it’s also backed up by what I’ve heard from dozens of real-life entrepreneurs from a variety of industries.

In this episode we’ll cover four pieces of insight that I hear nearly every time I meet a business owner at an event, connect with my podcast interview guests beyond the episode, or touch base with my clients.

From mindset shifts to practical, action-focused guidance, these four key strategies will help you grow your business and your bottom line.

So let’s get it going. 

“The consistent efforts that you are putting into your business are going to get you to where you want to go. It is a long game.”

In This Episode We Explore:

• Why the “quick wins” or overnight successes you see on Instagram are probably not what they seem, and the mindset that’s really required for sustainable business growth
• How to make pivots, shifts, and other changes in your business less scary
• Why “one size fits all” business advice isn’t going to fit your business and how to use your financial numbers to know if something is really working in your business
• Why committing to a niche and owning it is the best way to expand your impact and your bottom line

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This week on the podcast my guest, Jennifer Grayeb, and I are diving into data in a way that’s anything but boring. 

I’m excited to welcome Jennifer to the podcast because she is the CEO of The Nimble Co., a consulting group focused on helping online business owners better understand their numbers so they can make data-driven and profit-generating marketing decisions. She recently left her senior strategy role at a Fortune 5 company where she had six roles in just seven years. While in that role in just two years, she built a productivity blog that reached over 2 million page views per year, which she then went on to sell. In every role, she’s had or every company she’s owned, one thing has been consistent. She delivers results without working 80 hour weeks, and now she helps others do the same with one of her best-kept secrets data.

Jennifer and I talked all about marketing data, how to use it to make decisions in your business, and how it can transform the way you spend your time and money.

We also explored the role that confidence plays in the entrepreneurial journey and Jennifer shared a real, practical way to use data to develop your confidence. 

Jennifer explained the key ways she helps her clients collect and interpret marketing data so they can make better, more informed decisions about what next steps to take as they grow and scale their businesses. Plus, Jennifer shares why she just says “No” to vanity metrics and what she encourages her clients to measure instead.

So, if you’ve ever wondered how to really measure the success of your marketing efforts, this is the episode for you.

Let’s focus on the thing that we know for sure will drive results… then tweak the activities that lead to that.

In This Episode We Explore:

• Why you’re probably wasting money if you’re doing any marketing right now (And how data can help you change that) 
• How your marketing data can help you spend your time and money more effectively as you work to reach your goals
• Why the metrics you’re always hearing about (from follower counts to likes) aren’t always the right ones to look at as you make business decisions
• What an “evidence bank” is and why you need one as an entrepreneur
• How data can help you understand where your team’s time is best spent and why Jennifer Grayeb swears by looking at your dashboard each day.
• What a deep-dive into your website traffic data can do for your marketing strategy

Connect with jennifer grayeb

To connect with Jennifer Grayeb, visit her website thenimbleco.com, or follow her on Instagram @jennifergrayeb.

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This week I’m diving in to give you 5 practical, purposeful ways to create discomfort in your life and business.

But why would I spend a whole episode on something like that?

Well, because that’s where real growth, real transformation happens. 

And before you brush that aside as just a thing “they” say, I’m here to tell you that it’s absolutely true. And not just for me, but for so many of the entrepreneurs I’ve worked with over the years.

They didn’t grow, shift, and thrive because things were simple or comfy. They made real, lasting impacts in their lives and their businesses’ bottom lines because they were willing to work through the uncomfortable and toward the amazing impact on the other side.

And today I’m inviting you to consider how these 5 approaches will help you stretch, expand, and grow in your life and business.

When we push through the uncomfortable, the hard, the challenging in our life, that’s when we have a greater impact on ourselves, on our community, on the world. The impact is on the other side of discomfort.

In This Episode We Explore:

• How moving through discomfort can show you things about your own strength, your own resilience, that you wouldn’t have seen otherwise
• Why leaving your everyday routine behind and traveling can help you see things from a new perspective
• How taking on challenging projects or experiences before you feel 100% ready can transform the way both you and your business grow
• Why you need to move past “what if” to make any real progress or impact
• Why an uncomfortable “No” is better than a reluctant yes and how “no” can actually unlock opportunities in your business that you didn’t have before
• What thinking bigger and setting bigger goals for yourself can do for the future of your life and business

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