Work at Home RockStar Podcast

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WHR 3.97 : The Power Of A Good Personal Branding with Jason Byer Dec 12, 2022

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In today's episode, we speak to the Marketing and Business Development Manager of Crowdspring, Jason Byer. He talks about the importance of good personal branding, learning the ropes of marketing, and how he used the same strategies to be where he is today.

Jason Byer is the marketing and partnerships manager for Crowdspring, a Chicago-based branding company that helps businesses, agencies, and non-profits of any size start, run and grow their business through great design and naming. Crowdspring dramatically simplifies the design process by handling the complexity so that you can focus on getting great results. Crowdspring started to address a fundamental problem with the design process, most clients had little choice, and most designers had few opportunities to find clients.

Jason is the oldest of 7 children. He was raised and attended school in Florida but realized he needed to feel a change of seasons, so he moved to Chicago. He's equally comfortable reading The Game of Thrones and Dostoyevsky while training for triathlons and endurance races and brewing beer. He authored Get the Job: How to Use Personal Branding to Jump-Start a Career and Dominate the Competition.

Learn more about Jason and Crowdspring:

Website: https://www.crowdspring.com/

https://www.crowdspring.com/brand-identity-grader/

Email: jason@crowdspring.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonbyer/

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In This Episode:

[0:00] Intro

[0:44] What's Jason's good note?

[2:34] What is his bad note?

[5:36] What's good and bad about having a good home office?

[11:37] How does he get fans?

[14:09] Marc Mawhinney from Natural Born Coaches shares his experience with Tim and Creative Crew Agency

[14:59] How do you figure out what your brand is?

[21:59] What is his process of learning?

[25:18] How does he find the right people?

[28:26] What's exciting in Jason's business?

[30:37] Who would be the best clients for them?

[31:52] Outro

WHR 3.96 : How To Turn Your Ideas Into Action with Coach and CEO Sarah Duran Dec 05, 2022

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Today we are joined by a Coach, Content Creator, and the Founder and CEO of Fruition Initiatives, Sarah Duran, to talk about her business and how she helps solopreneurs to live up to their highest potential through the programs and coaching she offers. She also shares how she started her business from scratch and built it from the ground up to where she is today.

Sarah Duran started Fruition Initiatives to help people and organizations turn their ideas into action – to bring their goals to fruition.

She is an operational expert and has been a project strategist for over a decade. She has designed and led projects for a variety of organizations, helped businesses refine systems and processes, and provided support to educators, entrepreneurs, and leaders.

By day she is a freelance project manager for companies and universities and a solopreneur coach and content creator who helps solopreneurs live up to their highest potential.

She combines her expertise as a consistent six-figure freelancer with her background in curriculum design, facilitation, and coaching to give you the support you need to get what you need out of solopreneurship EVERY DAY.

Learn more about Sarah:

Website: https://www.fruitioninitiatives.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-duran-72246817/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/Fruition-Initiatives-398699110478697

IG: https://www.instagram.com/hustlers_manifesto/

YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVAL8j_l7cgA17eY9IoTPwQ

Check out her podcast: https://apple.co/3UokkKw

Grab a copy of her book Instant Freelancer: How to Start a Business of One - https://amzn.to/3udJnpd

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In This Episode:

[0:32] The good note: A story of business success

[2:50] How can someone make the same success happen faster for them?

[9:51] A bad note: What's something that didn't go as Sarah planned?

[20:30] What's her perspective on hiring people?

[24:42] How she gets the fans

[30:07] How does she keep a positive cash flow?

[38:45] How does she raise her rates?

[42:05] Guest Solo: What's exciting in Sarah's business right now?

[43:27] How to find out more about Sarah and her programs

[43:14] Outro

WHR 3.95 : How To Optimize For Growth with Growth Strategist Amy Birks Nov 28, 2022

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Today we are joined by a Growth Strategist, Executive Coach, and High-Performance Advisor, Amy Birks, as we talk about how she helps companies optimize for their growth. She also talks about the highs and lows she experienced in her personal and business life.

Amy Birks can see the future. No, she doesn't use a crystal ball or some time-travel device. Amy was born with the ability to see the biggest, brightest, most vibrant potential in everyone and everything she encounters. She combines that superpower with her GPS-Brain to help purpose-driven brands and founders create simple strategies and business models that let them scale their impact and revenue without sacrificing the things that matter to them. For example, profitability, time, and freedom.

In addition, she is the author of the international best-seller, The Hustle-Free Business; Amy literally wrote the book on how to make marketing and business development fun, easy, and impactful. Often referred to as a "master connector," Amy's 10 years of corporate strategy and project management experience make her the purposeful founder's secret weapon for scaling without sacrifice.

Get in touch with Amy:

Website: https://www.amybirks.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/strategyninja/

Join her Epic Experiment: https://patreon.com/epicexperiment

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In This Episode:

[0:41] Amy's inspiring business success story

[3:10] What didn't go as Amy planned?

[13:51] What is her approach to generating business?

[17:18] Marc Mawhinney from Natural Born Coaches shares his experience with Tim and Creative Crew Agency

[25:23] Who are the people around her, and how did she find them?

[29:59] Does she hire coaches?

[34:11] What's exciting in her business right now?

[35:45] Where to find Amy

[36:54] Outro

WHR 3.94 : Building a Successful Business and Being a Parent with Keri Cooper Nov 21, 2022

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We are rocking out today with a Holistic Therapist, Author, Speaker, and the owner of Keri Cooper Holistic Therapy herself, Keri Cooper. We talk about her business and the challenges and wins she has gone through while running it. She also shares how the changes in the world have affected people – both children and adults today.

Keri Cooper, LCSW, is the owner of Keri Cooper Holistic Therapy in northern New Jersey. In her private practice, she counsels teens and works to give them the tools they need to navigate life. Keri takes a holistic approach to therapy, looking at the whole person, not just their symptoms.

Keri is the author of "Mental Health Uncensored: 10 Foundations Every Parent Needs to Know," a book designed to give parents steps to improve their child's mental health. She is a speaker and writer who helps educate teens and parents on the topics teens face in everyday life. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Keri continues to further her education by obtaining additional certifications in her field, one of her favorite pastimes!

She is currently working on a follow-up book, which will be a workbook for teens. When Keri isn't busy working with teens, she is busy with her own four children and her flock of chickens. Keri can also be spotted falling on the bunny slopes or soaking up the sun on the lake.

Connect with Keri at:

Website: https://kericooperholistictherapy.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kericooper1/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/kericooperholistictherapy/

https://www.facebook.com/mentalhealthuncensored

IG: https://www.instagram.com/kericooperholistictherapy/

https://www.instagram.com/mental_health_uncensored/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/keritherapy

Grab a copy of her book: Mental Health Uncensored - https://amzn.to/3VcvWkR

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In This Episode:

[0:39] Keri's story of business success you can be inspired by

[3:52] What are Keri's bad notes in her business?

[6:21] Why do some people don't want to delegate?

[9:33] How did she assemble her band?

[10:58] On having coaches

[12:56] What are the tools she uses to succeed in her business?

[14:20] How does she balance everything she does?

[20:12] What's exciting in her business right now?

[22:11] How is everything happening in the world affect the kids?

[28:17] What's the age range of the children she works with?

[29:37] Who would get the most out of working with Keri?

[31:10] How does working with Keri look like?

[33:51] Where to find Keri and her book

[34:39] Outro

WHR 3.93 : How To Turn Your Side Hustle Into A Thriving Business with Sarah Guilliot Nov 14, 2022

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Today we talk with Sales Page Copywriter, Launch Strategist, and Owner of Sarah Design Agency, Sarah Guilliot. We talk about her business success and challenges and how she keeps her business thriving from side hustle to now doing it full-time. She also shares how she helps solopreneurs through her courses, programs, and membership subscriptions.

Sarah Guilliot (also goes by "Sarah G") is a Sales Page Designer with 20 years of experience in UX Design and Art Direction. She's designed sales pages, site architecture, purchase experiences, and advertising on multi-million dollar campaigns and websites such as T-Mobile, Microsoft, and GoDaddy.

She currently runs www.sarahdesign.com, a design agency creating conversion-focused sales pages/funnels, branding, and website design for established coaches and course creators.

Her agency provides everything you need, from strategy to copy and design and even coaching.

Learn more about Sarah at:

Website: https://www.sarahdesign.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahdesign/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/sarahdesignagency/

YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/SarahDesign

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In This Episode:

[0:40] What's the story of success in Sara's business?

[9:06] What's her bad note?

[16:33] Marc Mawhinney from Natural Born Coaches shares his experience with Tim and Creative Crew Agency

[17:14] How does she get good at what she does?

[20:10] How did she set up her jam room?

[22:53] What are her thoughts on learning from others?

[31:11] Guest solo: What's exciting in her business?

[34:37] How to find Sarah and learn more about her work

[35:28] Outro

WHR 3.92 : Success From Ground Up with Real Estate Investor Peter Vekselman Nov 07, 2022

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In this episode, we are joined by Real Estate Investor, Coach, CEO, and Co-Founder of Partner Driven, Peter Vekselman. He talks about real estate, how he started in the industry, and how he started with nothing and worked his way up to where he is today.

Peter Vekselman is a seasoned investor and has been a leader in the real estate industry for over 30 years. He has successfully done over 3,600 deals. Today, he leads a team of real estate professionals who continue to close deals across the country.

Peter's passion is breaking down the barriers that hold people back from becoming real estate investors. He eliminates virtually every obstacle through partnering on deals. Peter provides 100% of the capital and brings his expertise & world-class team to actively partner on closing deals. Peter has helped hundreds of new and seasoned investors. His goal is to help newcomers get their first deal done, then keep them rolling in like clockwork!

Learn more about Peter at:

Website: https://partnerdriven.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/petervekselman/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petervekselman/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/PeterVekselmanCoach

YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/InvestmentReal

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In This Episode:

[0:43] The good note – a story of business success

[2:28] The bad note

[6:19] There's almost always a way, as long as you don't quit

[12:13] How does he continue to get good at what he does?

[16:32] Anik Malenfant, the founder of Mastering Ascension, shares her wonderful experience with Tim Melanson

[17:35] How does he get the right people around him?

[27:15] How does he attract fans to his business?

[32:07] Guest solo: What's exciting in his business right now?

[33:30] Who's the ideal partner for him?

[34:23] Where to find out more about Peter

[35:15] Outro

WHR 3.91 : What It Takes to Grow a Business with CEO Nigel Thomas Oct 31, 2022

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We are joined today by the CEO of Alpha Inbound, Nigel Thomas. We talk about his early beginnings in business, the challenges he faced while starting it, and what it feels like for him as the CEO to see it grow exponentially from year to year. He shares a very valuable insight on hiring people and when exactly to start networking for talents. If you're a start-up or part of a hiring team, this is definitely something you don't want to miss.

Nigel Thomas is the CEO of Alpha Inbound. Having previously built a 7 figure agency and consulted many 7 and 8-figure DTC brands on their marketing strategy, Nigel knows what it takes to implement complex paid social campaigns at scale.

Learn more about Nigel at:

Website: https://www.alphainbound.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelthomas-ai/

Listen to their podcast: https://ecomalphaspodcast.buzzsprout.com/share

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In This Episode:

[0:40] Nigel's story of business success

[2:48] What's Nigel's bad note?

[5:20] What's something Nigel does to keep sales moving forward?

[7:52] Why keep sending emails when there's so much work to do already?

[14:12] Where does Nigel get the magic done?

[16:15] Marc Mawhinney from Natural Born Coaches shares his experience with Tim and Creative Crew Agency

[19:01] Who does Nigel have around him, and how did he find them?

[22:42] Has he hired people he admired?

[25:07] What is his approach to ensuring there's more money coming in than out?

[29:34] What's exciting in Nigel's business right now?

[31:48] Who would be Alpha Inbound's ideal customer?

[32:48] Where to find Nigel and Alpha Inbound?

[33:39] Outro

WHR 3.90 : Finding Success In Music with Artist and Producer Mike Oz Oct 24, 2022

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In today's episode, we are joined by performing artist, music producer, singer-songwriter, sound engineer, and Owner of studioZproductions, Mike Oz. They talk about music, business, and the music business that they have in common. Mike also shares his experiences and what he's learned from the people he meets in the industry.

Mike Oz is an already accomplished performing artist, singer-songwriter, producer, sound engineer, and sole owner of studioZproductions.

Mike is also trilingual, speaking fluent English, Italian and French. Thanks to his Acadian wife & his awesome crew of amazingly talented Acadian session musicians available on the studioZproductions roster, the Musicman Mike Oz is picking up that Acadian dialect that we cherish so much in the region. Regardless of what language your song is in or what traditional, modern, or even homemade instruments you are looking to have recorded, studioZproductions has you covered.

Learn more about Mike:

Website: https://www.studiozproductions11.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/studiozproductions/

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In This Episode:

[0:41] A story of success in Mike's business

[5:52] What bad notes that Mike hit, and how did he overcome them?

[11:18] On practicing and how he gets good at what he does

[16:10] Anik Malenfant, the founder of Mastering Ascension, shares her wonderful experience with Tim Melanson

[17:14] What's Mike's approach to attracting business?

[25:21] Does he have people he learns from?

[28:08] What's exciting in Mike's business right now?

[30:51] How to find out more about Mike

[31:17] Outro

WHR 3.89 : Can You Have a Manageable Neurodiverse Life? with Coach Genie Love Oct 17, 2022

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We are joined today by Coach and the Owner of Beyond Coaching, Genie Love, to talk all about her business and her journey of teaching and coaching adults with ADHD and Autism to manage their lives through her individualized programs.

Genie Love has been trying to figure out how to stay focused and attentive, decrease procrastination, manage "to-do" lists, and get things done her entire adult life. She knows firsthand what it's like to be a disorganized mess and is excited about the current neurodiversity movement. Adults, both diagnosed and self-identified as having ADD, ADHD, and/or Autism, want to better understand themselves and learn how to manage their own lives.

Through 20 years of teaching Special Education high school students, Genie developed strategies that translate well to coaching adults who struggle with Executive Functions (and other areas of their lives). Each of her clients receives an individualized approach to managing their specific Executive Function needs in order to meet their professional and personal goals. She loves learning about her client's passions and goals and working together to make productive changes in their lives.

Genie Love holds an MS degree in Educational Leadership, a BS in Physical Therapy,

and is licensed in Special Education. She has been a Special Education teacher for 20 years, working with students with ADD, ADHD, and Autism.

Connect with Genie at:

Website: https://genielove.coach/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/genie-love-4b13451b8/

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In This Episode:

[1:08] Genie's inspiring business success story

[4:16] Were there things that didn't go as Genie planned?

[6:03] Does she find it easier to talk to people online or in person?

[7:14] How is her jam room set up?

[10:38] What's Genie's process of learning?

[16:39] Marc Mawhinney from Natural Born Coaches shares his experience with Tim and Creative Crew Agency

[19:50] What about the cash flow?

[27:26] What's exciting in Genie's business right now?

[29:30] Who would be the ideal client for Genie?

[32:53] How to find out more about Genie?

[33:29] Outro

WHR 3.88 : Should You Learn Sales & Marketing Or Can You Hire Someone? With Luke Charlton Oct 10, 2022

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Today we are joined by the Advertising Specialist for Coaches, the Aussie Hermit himself, Luke Charlton. We talk about marketing, sales, and how you differentiate the two. He also shares the many ups and more downs he has experienced in his business ever since starting it.

In 2013, Luke Charlton (AKA: The Aussie Hermit) decided to quit his comfortable 6-figure/yr government job, move halfway around the world, and start an online business as a Coach.

Thinking he knew enough about marketing to survive in one of the most expensive cities in the world (London), he quickly realized this online thing wasn't as easy as it looked. Through years of trial and error struggling and nearly going bankrupt, Luke finally discovered the formula for online success now helping over 4,000 Coaches grow their business online.

Along with that, he's been featured in "6-Figure Coach" magazine, spent in excess of $16 million on advertising, banked $50M+ in sales for his clients, and has been hired by top ad agencies to write copy for experts such as Bob Proctor, Mike Dillard, Neil Patel, Grace Lever, Ryan Moran and many more.

Now he spends his days as a hermit living somewhere near Byron Bay, teaching other Coaches how to get a lot of clients sending just one 15-minute email per day, which he'd love to share with your audience.

Connect with Luke at:

Website: https://lukecharlton.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukecharlton/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/theaussiehermit/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/lukercharlton/

Listen to his podcast: https://lukecharlton.com/the-15-minute-client-podcast/

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