Creative Warriors

How do you feel about change? Change is something that happens to us every day. Historically, humans haven’t adapted to change that well and didn’t have to that much. Now, things have sped up drastically. The rate of change we are currently experiencing can be exhausting if we aren’t wired to accept and deal with change. Change in technology, business, and consumer preferences continues to evolve at an unprecedented rate. Erika Andersen is here to talk about making our team change capable and rewiring for change. Erika is the author of Change from the Inside Out: Making You, Your Team, and Your Organization Change-Capable, a practical guide for us and our teams to thrive in an era of continual change. Erika is the founder of Proteus, a training and consulting firm that focuses on leader readiness. She is also a consultant and advisor to CEOs and top executives of several major corporations. She also speaks about leadership and business. She has authored several books about leadership and business strategies. 

Having a couple hundred self-employed business owners gather for the Self-Employed Summit was like a built in focus group. I paid close attention during the Summit and have read through two days of chats transcripts to understand the biggest insights, challenges, and concerns of self-employed business owners. These are my insights!   Contact Jeffrey – Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer’s Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share!   Valuable complimentary resources to help you-   The Self-Employed Business Institute- You know you're really good at what you do. You're talented, you have a skill set. The problem is you're probably in a field where there is no business education. This is common amongst self-employed people! And, there's no business education out there for us! You also know that being self-employed is unique and you need better strategies, coaching, support, an

William Branum is a former US Navy SEAL with 26 years of service. He is also an entrepreneur and the founder of Naked Warrior Recovery, a business focusing on premium products to support physical and mental recovery through CBD. The company focuses on the recovery of veterans, first responders, and athletes. He also is the author of 5 Seal Secrets, a short PDF focusing on success through thinking like a Navy SEAL.   We get to learn a lot about William in this conversation. He is excited about having great coaches to achieve excellence, and he knows the importance of working out and sound sleep. He shares his story of how he became a SEAL. It all started with being in the Boy Scouts, a love of elite military team movies, and a comment from a fellow Eagle Scout. He also shares how even though his goal was being a SEAL, it took a chance meeting while in the Navy to get into SEAL training.    He shares the challenges and struggles that most career military people face when transitioning from the disciplined teamw

If you’ve heard that you need to tell a story to engage your audience and potential clients, you’re not alone. Brand storytelling seems to be very top of mind these days. That’s why I’m excited to have Celinne Da Costa on the show today. Celinne is a storytelling and personal branding expert. She helps high-profile entrepreneurs become better leaders through irresistible stories and creating influential brands. She was born in Rome, lived in suburban America, and earned a communication degree from the University of Pennsylvania, before working in New York.   She now travels the world making human connections, sharing her stories, and helping others with branding and finding and telling their stories. We dive into how storytelling is different for a personal brand. Celinne talks about why it’s important to understand the why of your business story. Why is it essential to your business? What can it do for your business? We also talk about how storytelling is in our DNA as one of our most ancient forms of commun

Livestreaming is currently one of the hottest ways to market your business or launch a new book. I’m super excited to talk to a broadcast expert who has become a Livestream expert and serial entrepreneur. Howie Zales is an Emmy award-winning camera operator who has turned his passion for television broadcasting into several entrepreneurial endeavors. He founded HJZ Productions, a multi-million dollar provider of top broadcasting talent.    He also founded Viridity Entertainment Services, which offers best in class, broadcast-quality livestreams of interviews, sports, and even religious services. He is the host of The Unexpected Entrepreneur Podcast, the man behind the HZ Broadcast Sports Course, and a livestream expert. We get to talk about how livestreaming can grow your audience. Howie shares intelligent ways to create audience engagement during a livestream. He also has tips for creating sales in real-time by offering a discount and having a buy button in the chat stream.   We learn how livestream can be c

Contact Jeffrey – Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer’s Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share!   Valuable complimentary resources to help you-   The Self-Employed Business Institute- You know you're really good at what you do. You're talented, you have a skill set. The problem is you're probably in a field where there is no business education. This is common amongst self-employed people! And, there's no business education out there for us! You also know that being self-employed is unique and you need better strategies, coaching, support, and accountability. The Self-Employed Business Institute, a five-month online education is exactly what you need. Check it out!   Take The Self-Employed Assessment! Ever feel like you're all over the place? Or frustrated it seems like you have everything you need for your business success but it's somehow not coming together? Take thi

Do you have an authority business? Have you focused on your expertise to become an authority in your business niche? If you're not sure, this episode is for you. Rochelle Moulton is an expert at building authority brands. She's built and sold 6,7, and 8-figure consulting businesses. She started out consulting at global powerhouses like Towers Perrin and Arthur Andersen. Now she focuses on turning consultants and big thinkers into authorities. She is also the author of The Authority Code: How to Position, Monetize and Sell Your Expertise. This guide is all about teaching freelancers and consultants how to position themselves as authorities. It presents a way to monetize expertise and sell authority to ideal clients and buyers. Rochelle explains all of the advantages of becoming an authority and breaks down the steps for us. We talk about the importance of leveraging your expertise by speaking or writing in some form. Once we decide to leverage our expertise, we are on the road to authority. Rochelle realized e

I think what we all need now is a good dose of positivity. Positivity can keep up going. So here are some ideas on how to find more positivity within yourself and practices to add some positivity to your every day to keep you going! You got this!   Contact Jeffrey – Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer’s Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share!   Valuable complimentary resources to help you-   The Self-Employed Business Institute- You know you're really good at what you do. You're talented, you have a skill set. The problem is you're probably in a field where there is no business education. This is common amongst self-employed people! And, there's no business education out there for us! You also know that being self-employed is unique and you need better strategies, coaching, support, and accountability. The Self-Employed Business Institute, a five-month online education i

What do most entrepreneurs and small business owners crave above all else? Is it money, time, freedom, or all of the above? For most of us, it’s a combination of these things. We all know what we want, but getting it is easier said than done. Simon Severino has been an entrepreneur for over 19 years. He’s executed hundreds of go-to-market strategies around the globe. He scaled his consultancy so that he could retire from operations. He now helps other entrepreneurs do the same.    Simon is the founder of Strategy Sprints, an organization that offers coaching, several free tools, and results. They also certify additional Strategy Sprint coaches. Simon’s new book, Strategy Sprints: 12 Ways to Accelerate Growth for an Agile Business, is all about growing revenue and scaling without sacrificing the business owner’s personal life. Simon is an agile expert and uses 12 assignments or sprints to make business leaders more impactful.    We dive into his blueprint for developing a vision, finding where you make the mos

We have such an appropriate beginning of the year topic today. So many people are focused on their goals for 2022. They want to do more, make more, and accomplish more. We are discussing strategies for making work easier. Chris Westfall is a business coach, speaker, and consultant. He is also the author of a new book called Easier: 60 Ways to Make Your Work Life Work for You. This book is about self-leadership. It offers a story that shares leadership insights on the future of work, finding connections and guidance, and making everything easier.  Chris is also the US National Elevator Pitch Champion and has helped clients who’ve appeared on Shark Tank, Dragons’ Den, and Shark Tank Australia. He is the author of seven books, a regular contributor to Forbes, and has appeared on several news programs. We talk about some of the concepts in Easier, including the difference between working harder and working easier. It’s about showing up in a way that makes things easier and being kinder to yourself. We talk about

Contact Jeffrey – Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer’s Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share!   Valuable complimentary resources to help you-   The Self-Employed Business Institute- You know you're really good at what you do. You're talented, you have a skill set. The problem is you're probably in a field where there is no business education. This is common amongst self-employed people! And, there's no business education out there for us! You also know that being self-employed is unique and you need better strategies, coaching, support, and accountability. The Self-Employed Business Institute, a five-month online education is exactly what you need. Check it out!   Take The Self-Employed Assessment! Ever feel like you're all over the place? Or frustrated it seems like you have everything you need for your business success but it's somehow not coming together? Take this short quiz to dis

What is the best way to build your brand, grow your business, or create change? It has a lot to do with whether you have influence or not. I’m not talking about being an “influencer” or influencing from the outside. I’m talking about what it takes to influence from within with the power of communication. My guest, Adam Stones, is the author of Influence: Powerful Communications, Positive Change, a communications playbook that guides readers through the five traits of influence.    Adam Stones is a writer and communications strategist who makes positive change and has an impact. His work focuses on strategy, brand-building, PR, and content creation. He helps entrepreneurs and changemakers build communication skills to make a more significant impact. He’s a cyclist and dad and who takes that job very seriously. We talk about turning influence on its head by focusing on communication. It’s easy to communicate but hard to connect. Connection is where the real change happens.   We talk about moving from a passive

There will be some big aha moments in today's conversation. First off, you can be successful even if your email list is small. Also, your list may be more extensive than you initially thought. Your prospects aren't limited. We all have to start somewhere, so everyone's list is small at some point. Fortunately, I have a networking expert here to teach us how to lean into our network and find the right potential customers, whether we are just starting or changing our offering and expertise. Robbie Samuels is a Virtual Event Design Consultant and Executive Zoom Producer. He provides virtual event design strategies and relationship-based business strategies. It's his goal to help us make the most of our virtual event experiences. He's the host of the On The Schmooze podcast, where he interviews professionals who've achieved success in their field or industry. He's the author of Croissants vs. Bagels: Strategic, Effective, and Inclusive Networking at Conferences and Small List, Big Results: Launch a Successful Off

This show is going to be a bit different. You get to listen in on an open conversation with another self-employed business owner that gets it. Gail Doby is the cofounder of Gail Doby Coaching and Consulting. She has a BSBA in finance and ran her own Denver-based design firm for two decades. She has helped designers, architects, and other creatives increase their revenue by up to 512%. What the world needs now is real in the trenches business conversations. The two of us combined have over 74 years of actual business experience. We get open and honest and talk about the top 10 challenges that small business owners face.    We talk about getting paid what you're worth. The importance of being a stellar listener and conquering those money mindset issues. The importance of having a great financial model. The usefulness of business plans and how having structure can also be more important than having a business plan. We also cover money issues, financial planning, and managing the ups and downs. We also talk about

It's normal to fear failure, embarrassment, what you're getting into, and the unknown. But when it comes to business, I think many people are ignoring what I believe should be a bigger fear. Therefore, it can creep up on you and be a real problem. Here's what I wish more people feared so that it doesn't become a problem.   Contact Jeffrey- Website Coaching Support My book, The Self-Employed Life is now available! Check out everything available for self-employed business owners Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share!    Valuable resources to help you- The Self-Employed Business Institute- You know you're really good at what you do. You're talented, you have a skill set. The problem is you're probably in a field where there is no business education. This is common amongst self-employed people! And, there's no business education out there for us! You also know that being self-employed is unique and you need better strategies, coaching, support, and accountability. The Self-Em

Do you have perfect balance in your life when it comes to running your business, taking care of your family, and taking care of yourself? Perfect balance is hard to achieve. If we are aware of what we are doing and where we are going, it’s possible to combine these three areas of our lives to make each stronger. Rocco Carriero is the author of Three Cords Approach: To Life And Wealth Management For Business Owners. A book about striking the perfect balance of these aspects of life and finances.    Rocco A. Carriero is a comprehensive Wealth Advisor specializing in working with Business Owners, CEOs, and Entrepreneurs. He is a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor, Accredited Portfolio Manager Advisor, and holds an MBA in Banking & Finance with over 20 years of experience. He’s been featured in major financial publications like Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fortune. He’s appeared on Fox and NBC.    We talk about how a cord will snap if it’s not given attention. All three aspects of our lives need to b

It's that time of the year again when everyone starts setting their goals for the next year. I don't know about you, but I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with goal setting. Necessary, yes. But how do we set big goals without setting ourselves up for possible disappointment? Like so many other things, we self-employed business owners need a different way to look at goal setting.   Contact Jeffrey- Website Coaching Support My book, The Self-Employed Life is now available! Check out everything available for self-employed business owners Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share!    Valuable resources to help you- The Self-Employed Business Institute- You know you're really good at what you do. You're talented, you have a skill set. The problem is you're probably in a field where there is no business education. This is common amongst self-employed people! And, there's no business education out there for us! You also know that being self-employed is unique and you need bet