Fearless Business Podcast

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Today is hard!      Today is bittersweet!   Today is the last episode of the Fearless Business Podcast!    While this may shock a few of you, we all know...not all decisions in business are easy, but sometimes they must be made.     Mary and Jamie jump on one last time to share with you that, while they have absolutely loved sharing business strategies, mindsets and interviewing so many amazing guests, their businesses are moving in new directions and they are having to refocus their time and energy on things that will propel their businesses forward.   We want to thank you for supporting us and being alongside us throughout the years.   Please stay connected with both of us. We want to hear from you and stay connected to you and your businesses. Find Jamie here: Stay connected by joining Jamie’s mailing list: https://www.hashtag-legal.com/ip Website: www.hashtag-legal.com YouTube: Be Fearless with Jamie Lieberman Instagram: @hashtag_legal Facebook: @hashtaglegalllc   Find Mary here: Grab This Free Business Scorecard and get Focus & Momentum in Your Business: https://thetransitionscollective.com/scorecard/ Website: www.thetransitionscollective.com & www.brieftransitions.com Instagram: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitions Facebook: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitionsforwomen

Jamie goes solo today to talk about one of her favorite topics...HIRING!   Why... you might ask? Because it was one of the most terrifying things she did at some point in her own business. But once you nail down the process, it gets easier every time.   In this episode, Jamie shares her Hiring 101 framework that will help conquer your hiring fears and give you the confidence and preparation to find the best candidate for your team, and tasks at hand.   Some of the great topics Jamie covers are: > Reasons and mindsets that are holding you back from hiring > The framework to hiring with confidence > Distinction between an employee and a contractor  > Legal tips and necessities when hiring an employee or a contractor   Once you find that first employee, Gusto for payroll and human resources purposes is highly recommended.    Please join us in the HQ. We’d love to hear from you - tell us about your hiring journey. Have you hired?  Are you planning on hiring? What holds you back from hiring?   As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Jamie here: Website: www.hashtag-legal.com YouTube: Be Fearless with Jamie Lieberman Instagram: @hashtag_legal Facebook: @hashtaglegalllc

Do you know you need help in your business, but have no idea what you actually need to delegate or how to properly define the role you are looking to fill?   This is one of the biggest struggles of hiring. Narrowing down what you actually NEED to hire for to ensure you are getting responses from the “right” potential employee/contractor can be difficult.   In this episode, Mary flies solo and gives some incredible tips when it comes to finding the right person, for the right role, and for the right tasks. Before putting out your next job description or help wanted ad, you will want to listen in to gain valuable insight on how to prepare for that next hire.   Mary shares her experience and tips on: > Who is the person you are looking to hire and what is their role  > How to choose tasks that you are looking to delegate > How to treat hiring as a company project and what this means > Utilizing the “Whole Brain Thinking” technique when doing your next hire > Ways to test and evaluate final candidates    Looking for some amazing tools for hiring in your business, check out Upwork and Freeup and once you find that perfect team, Slack is a perfect communication tool to stay connected and productive.   Please join us in the HQ. We’d love to hear from you - tell us what tools or resources you have used for hiring in your business. As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Mary here: Website: www.thetransitionscollective.com & www.brieftransitions.com Instagram: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitions Facebook: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitionsforwomen

Your PEOPLE are your greatest ASSET!   If you are in the mode of hiring or contracting work and wanting to grow and scale your business, then you won’t want to miss this month's series all about HIRING.    In this episode, Mary and Jamie dive into the importance of planning and the strategies used for your hiring process.  While there is no tried and true formula to finding the perfect person for your team, there are ways to help ensure you are looking, and recruiting, those best suited for your type of business and team dynamic.   Mary and Jamie share their experience and insights on: > Defining the needs within your business before hiring > Utilizing a trial run when on the hiring path > Being open to reevaluating your hiring needs throughout your years in business > Three things to ask yourself before you hire > Hiring through referrals and networking > The ONE thing to put in the job description to eliminate applicants that are not detail-oriented   Please join us in the HQ. We’d love to hear from you - tell us your hiring questions, what are you afraid of or avoiding when hiring?   As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Jamie here: Website: www.hashtag-legal.com Instagram: @hashtag_legal Facebook: @hashtaglegalllc   Find Mary here: Website: www.thetransitionscollective.com & www.brieftransitions.com Instagram: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitions Facebook: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitionsforwomen

Is there someone in business you look up to?   Everyone has someone they look up to in business and Jamie shares that Julie Ball was one of her “woman business” crushes.  This is no surprise when you hear about the amazing start up of this subscription box business and the joy, connection, and community it has brought to thousands of women entrepreneurs.   Julie is the Founder and Chief Sparkler of Sparkle Hustle Grow, an award winning multi-six figure subscription box and online community for female entrepreneurs. She is also a Subscription Box Business Coach and through her programs, podcast and book, she has helped hundreds of aspiring subscription box business owners turn their ideas into reality.   In this episode, Jamie and Julie talk about the ins and outs of starting this product based business and how flexibility, adaptation, analyzation, and action are all necessary components to continuing to grow a successful and personally fulfilling business.   Julie shares her experience and insights on: > Changing the way we think of the “hustle” mentality > How to find the sweet spot in business to serve your customers well  > Why flexibility in business is pertinent to being successful > Tips and creative tools to creating a subscription box business > The most asked questions or needs seen within her community   Please join us in the HQ. We’d love to hear from you - which business owners do you look up to?   As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Julie here: Website: https://www.sparklehustlegrow.com/ Instagram: @sparklehustlegrow Facebook: @sparklehustlegrow YouTube: sparklehustlegrow

Has anyone ever felt alone or felt the need for a “real” community?    There is a POWER in building connections, friendships, mentors, groups, and relationships. And now, more than ever, we are finding the importance of having a community that can stand with us in the unknowns of life and business.   Today, Mary speaks with Jalpa Pandit, a Certified Gemologist, Jewelry Designer and entrepreneur who shares with us how true community and relationships are the power behind her staying focused, staying driven, gaining encouragement, and building her business.   Jalpa shares her experience and insights on: > How community, connections, and word-of-mouth can grow your business > The tangible ways on how community benefits business > The many ways to network and meet people, but also focus on building a solid support system > Tips for deciding which communities to join or invest in   Please join us in the HQ. We’d love to hear from you - tell us which communities you are a part of. As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Jalpa here: Website: www.jalpapandit.com Instagram: @jalpa.pandit.jewelry Facebook: @jalpa.pandit.jewelry Learn more about The Transitions Collective here: www.members.thetransitionscollective.com

This week Mary goes solo and brings us her experience and expertise on integrating your business time with other areas of your life.   According to Mary, having a work-life balance is unachievable, a myth, and sets you up for unrealistic expectations for yourself. Trying to obtain this so-called “work life balance” is overrated.      Mary dives into a method she calls work life integration, where we stop focusing on multi-tasking all areas of your life... at one time.  Instead this integration focuses on separating and creating boundaries for each area of work, life, and self to be present, focused, and successful.    In this episode, Mary shares on: > The 3-tier pyramid structure to obtain work life integration > Tips and tools to manage and evaluate each area of self, home, and work life > Time management, efficiency, and frequent check-ins in all areas of work and life through each stage of your business. > Creating and implementing process and procedures to simplify and have systems in place   Click here for the 3-Tier Work Life Integration Pyramid and Scorecard Workbook   Please join us in the HQ. We’d love to hear from you - where do you spend most of your time in these three areas...self, home/family, or your business?   As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Mary here: Membership community: www.members.thetransitionscollective.com  Website: www.thetransitionscollective.com & www.brieftransitions.com Instagram: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitions Facebook: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitionsforwomen

Jamie is flying solo today!  She is sharing her expertise in the technical and legal aspects of starting a business and what steps to take once you make this move to be an entrepreneur.    Whether you are starting a business, or have already started a business...there are many considerations to think about to ensure you're heading on the right entrepreneurial path.    By creating a plan, you will lower your potential liabilities, help your budget, give you peace of mind, and allow your business to flourish.   Jamie makes it very clear that each business, and person, is unique... and the steps you take are specific to you and your needs, so be sure to tailor these considerations to fit you.   Some of the great topics Jamie covers are: > What happens when you actually start a business > Ensuring you know the “why” for starting your business > Important legal items and ways to minimize risk > A framework of considerations to analyze in any stage of your business   Please join us in the HQ. We’d love to know - what questions do you have when starting a business?   As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Jamie here: Website: www.hashtag-legal.com YouTube: Be Fearless with Jamie Lieberman Instagram: @hashtag_legal Facebook: @hashtaglegalllc

Things evolve!  Businesses change!  And as business owners, we must be willing to be Fearless and accept change, while being true to ourselves. In this episode, co-hosts Jamie and Mary join together to share some BIG and exciting news! You don’t want to miss the big reveal on what is going on! Tune in today to hear the big announcement..   Please join us in the HQ. We'd love to hear from you! As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.     Find Jamie here: Website: www.hashtag-legal.com Instagram: @hashtag_legal Facebook: @hashtaglegalllc   Find Mary here: Website: www.thetransitionscollective.com & www.brieftransitions.com Instagram: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitions Facebook: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitionsforwomen

Are you a business looking for a free directory listing that can bring in more customers? Many people don’t know, but Google provides a free “Google My Business” listing to businesses that can serve businesses locally!   Today, Mary speaks with Amanda Tento, Owner and Founder of TDM Marketing, 337 Networking, and host of The Determined Mom Show podcast. Amanda’s goal is to help small business owners grow their business and reach more customers while offering Google My Business management, education and marketing coaching.   In this episode, Amanda shares with us what “Google My Business” actually is and why this free directory is great for any type of business, whether a product or service-based business, and why you want to utilize this to bring in new customers.   Amanda shares her experience and insights on: > What are the most important parts of creating your Google profile > The benefits and cost savings of using this free Google directory > How to best use this directory to sell your products > How using Google My Business can bring you in more business > The importance of staying active on your profile utilizing automation tools   Please join us in the HQ. We'd love to hear from you - Share the tools and software you use in your business that others don't know about.   As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Amanda here: Website: https://www.thedeterminedmom.com/ Facebook Groups: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedeterminedmomshow and https://www.facebook.com/groups/learngmb Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-determined-mom-show/id1463838272 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedeterminedmomva LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandatento/ Clubhouse: @amandatento

If you are an entrepreneur wanting to launch a digital product and scale your business, this episode is for you!   Today, Jamie speaks with Monica Froese, Founder of Empowered Business Co. and Redefining Mom, LLC. Monica’s mission is to empower women to create financial independence through building their own 6-figure digital product businesses. She swears she has the “secret” weapon! In this episode, Monica shares with us her motherhood struggles that led her to blogging, how her blog unexpectedly led her to the White House, and her valuable roadmap on how entrepreneurs, especially mompreneurs, can scale their businesses with digital products.    Monica shares her experience and insights on: > How she came to be in the digital product space with launching and coaching other businesses > Biggest mistakes of launching digital products > How enhancements and upsells are key to creating a successful digital products business > How she uses a sales funnel process to bring customers to her products > How once you make a product, you must talk about it...you must share it!   Please join us in the HQ. We'd love to hear from you - Do you have a digital product? Share a link with us.    As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Monica here: Website: https://monicafroese.com/   https://empoweredbusiness.co Facebook: https://facebook.com/monicanfroese Instagram: https://instagram.com/redefiningmom Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/monicanfroese

If you are considering selling your product online, it is definitely a strategic process to determine which platform is best and why. It is extremely important to be knowledgeable on each platform that is available to save yourself from limitations, to save yourself money, and really know which avenue is best for YOUR product and for your market!   While there are many online platforms to sell on, like Etsy, Shopify, or Zulily...Amazon is one of the top leading platforms for entrepreneurs to utilize to sell their products. It is where people are looking!   Today, Mary speaks with Mike Begg, Co-Founder of AMZ Advisers, an expert in e-commerce digital marketing, and operational nearshoring. Mike and his team at AMZ Advisers also operate AMZ courses educating Amazon sellers on how to maximize sales on the Amazon platform.   In this episode, Mike gives his expertise on the benefits of selling on Amazon and how to maximize your profits utilizing this mainstream platform. Some of the many great topics covered include:    > Why it is valuable to not only sell on Amazon, but why selling on your own sales channel and other platforms is also important  > Pros, tips and strategies to selling on Amazon successfully > Why brands fail when selling on Amazon > The benefits, costs, and return on investment of advertising on Amazon   Please join us in the HQ. We'd love to hear from you - share your product business and which platforms you're on. As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.     Find Mike here: Website: http://amzadvisers.com/ AMZ Courses: https://www.amzcourses.com/ Email: Mike@amzadvisers.com Twitter: AMZ Advisers LinkedIn: Mike Beg

Are you a product-based business?  Or are you thinking of incorporating a product into your current service-based business? There are so many aspects of the ecommerce arena and in this next month, you will learn tons of tips and advice on how to be successful when selling your product on Amazon and other sales platforms.   Whether it be digital products or physical products, Mary and Jamie (and special guests) have you covered.     Mary and Jamie cover: > How you hire, where you hire, and what tasks you hire for in ecommerce businesses > The transition, or incorporation, of selling a product when you are typically a service-based business > Common challenges in the ecommerce world   Please join us in the HQ. We’d love to know - share your product businesses with us!  As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Jamie here: Website: www.hashtag-legal.com Instagram: @hashtag_legal Facebook: @hashtaglegalllc   Find Mary here: Website: www.thetransitionscollective.com & www.brieftransitions.com Instagram: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitions Facebook: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitionsforwomen

Mary goes solo today to talk about a tool she uses on a regular basis to build her own business strategies. She is here to talk all about the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument®, which is an assessment that measures your thinking preferences.    Combining this assessment tool with Whole Brain® thinking is a comprehensive way to approach projects, communication, and so much more in life and business. Mary goes into depth in this episode as it relates to business strategies.    > This method breaks down which quadrant your brain prefers to think and process information > Whole Brain® thinking takes a look at all 4 quadrants and helps you to see how to leverage all parts of your brain   Tune in to hear Mary break this all down and help us apply it to our own businesses!    Grab your free Business Scorecard Workbook here.   Please join us in the HQ. We’d love to know - do you have your business strategies in place for 2021?   As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Mary here: Website: www.maryclavieres.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-clavieres-19917a7/ Instagram: @thetransitionscollective

Jamie did not even mind hopping on board with this one! And we all know by now - this is one of Mary’s favorite topics! Planning!   Today the ladies talk about planning and the process you go through when you want to make big changes in your business. Some examples of recent changes they have made in the last year are: rebranding, marketing and hiring.    They cover many great tips and tricks for the planning process, including:  > Choosing the right people to work with throughout your change > Being clear on your goals and what you want so you can give the right direction to everyone > Take the time needed to get through the change. “Saving time” doesn’t always end up working in the long run - don’t take shortcuts > Evaluate all of the things you want to do and prioritize to avoid overwhelm and distractions   Please join us in the HQ. We’d love to hear what you’re planning this year. If you’re struggling with a decision or you’ve already made one - we’d love to know!   As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Jamie here: Website: www.hashtag-legal.com Instagram: @hashtag_legal Facebook: @hashtaglegalllc   Find Mary here: Website: www.thetransitionscollective.com & www.brieftransitions.com Instagram: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitions Facebook: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitionsforwomen

Have you ever considered selling your business one day? Most business owners spend a lot of time planning when creating and growing their businesses, but don’t consider the planning that goes into exiting their business.    Today Jamie talks to Joel Field who is a certified financial planner and owner of Field Financial Strategies, a boutique financial planning practice. Joel shares his insights and knowledge around what it takes to plan for an exit from your business.    Jamie and Joel cover: > The most common mistakes when someone starts planning their exit strategies > Which steps we need to consider when business planning > The types of goals a business owner should set if they want to sell their business   Please join us in the HQ and let us know if you’re on Clubhouse. Drop us your handle if you’re there and we’ll follow you!    As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Joel here: Website: www.fieldfinancialstrategies.com  Facebook: Field Financial Strategies LinkedIn: Joel Field

Here we go again!    We had a good laugh listening to last year’s “words of the year”, seeing now how the whole 2020 thing played out.    We notoriously love to pick a word for the upcoming year - even if the year doesn’t even remotely go as we had planned.    Jamie is going to try to multitask less and Mary is going to work on not getting so caught up in the details.    Listen in to find out why these words are important to them and hear more about their plans to use them to make it through 2021!    After you listen, head over to our Facebook group, the Fearless Business podcast HQ, to tell us your word of the year and why you chose it!   As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.    Find Jamie here: Website: www.hashtag-legal.com Instagram: @hashtag_legal Facebook: @hashtaglegalllc   Find Mary here: Website: www.thetransitionscollective.com & www.brieftransitions.com Instagram: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitions Facebook: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitionsforwomen

It’s that time of year again! The time for everyone to reflect back on the year they’ve had and look forward to the year ahead of us!    Obviously 2020 has been a rollercoaster for everyone, so that puts a new spin on things for us this year. But either way - tToday Jamie, Mary AND Don will be talking about their year and answeringreflecting on these four questions regarding their businesses as well as for the FearLess Founder Podcast: > What was your biggest accomplishment for 2020? > What could have gone better this year? > What was the hardest thing to let go of and why? > What is something you're grateful for?   Listen in now to see what these ladies have to say about the year they’re wrapping up and the year that’s up ahead!   Please join us in the HQ to let us know: Do you have daytime pajamas??   As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.    Find Jamie here: Website: www.hashtag-legal.com Instagram: @hashtag_legal Facebook: @hashtaglegalllc   Find Mary here: Website: www.thetransitionscollective.com & www.brieftransitions.com Instagram: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitions Facebook: @thetransitionscollective & @brieftransitionsforwomen   Find Don here: Website: https://www.theravenmediagroup.com/ Instagram: @theravenmediagroup Facebook: @theravenmediagroup

Women are powerful forces - and when they tap into their strengths, they can lead their teams to unimaginable heights.    Today we talk to Jahaan Blake, the founder and CEO of The J. Blake Group. Jahaan is a Sports Executive turned Career Coach who helps high achieving women in the Sports and Entertainment Industry who feel stuck, frustrated, and defeated find their voice and tackle whatever is keeping them from getting exactly what they want out of their career.   Jamie and Jahaan cover so many great topics. Jahaan shares with us how she got where she is today as well as insights on: > Strategies for women looking to advocate for themselves > Coaching clients on articulating their value > Successfully navigating male dominant industries and how others can do the same    Please join us in the HQ and share your mentorship stories with us. Give a shout out to your mentor while you’re there, too!  As always, please subscribe to the FearLess Business Podcast wherever you listen, and we are always eternally grateful for a review.   Find Belma here: Website: www.jahaanblake.com Podcast: Game of Her Own LinkedIn: Jahaan Blake  Instagram: @jahaanblake