Work @ Home Rockstar Podcast

Lauren Lapointe helps coaches get fully booked through smart strategy, intuitive marketing, and soul alignment so you can have the wildly successful online business of your dreams. She took the leap several years ago to leave the corporate world and her cushy corner office behind to work for herself and hasn’t looked back. She believes that life is too short not to do what you love and she’s on a mission to help coaches share their gifts with the world in a bigger way. Although she grew up in Canada, she now lives in Florida with her husband and an undisclosed number of cats (and guitars.) Good Note : From a Monday Morning Epiphany to a full circle success in music Bad Note : Listen to your soul alignment. Get Fans : Figure out who you are so you can hone in on who you want to attract Tools for Success : Evergreen Webinars Learning From The Best : Good coaches and mentors can help you stay connected to your why

Tiji Thomas loves teaching and helping others overcome the fear of selling. He has built 3 different million-dollar companies & has produced over $500,000,000 in sales. He especially looks forward to working with coaches, entrepreneurs, consultants & other service providers because his priority is serving those that love to serve & help others. And he’s done it using a no pressure process he calls “UnSelling”. The truth is you do NOT need to use high pressure to get your future clients to say YES and he loves teaching people how to hold onto their core values, serve others & make more money than they ever dreamed of before. He lives in Sugar Land, TX with his wife of 23 years & 2 kids and runs all of his businesses from home. Good Note : Got pushed out of the nest early and was forced to be his own boss. Bad Note : Creating something before you find out that there isn't a need for it. Filling the Hat : Find out exactly why the prospect is on the call, then contect with how you can help th

I started off selling textbooks in my dorm room before discovering Amazon. I scaled a 25 million dollar Amazon business selling toys and baby products, but always struggled to hire help. College kids were unreliable and no US adults wanted to work for a 20 year old entrepreneur. One day a friend of mine introduced me to the virtual hiring space and I became addicted. I set out to build a virtual assistant army, but quickly got frustrated with the poor quality and time commitment it took to hire on Upwork. I set out to build a better marketplace that pre-vetted virtual assistants before they were allowed on the platform, quickly matched them up with clients, had 24/7 support in case the smallest thing went wrong, and a no turnover protection where we covered replacement costs if someone quit. Good Note : The story of selling a business. Bad Note : Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Band : What jobs to delegate. How to get fans : Meet new people, appear on podcasts and create new content. Filling the hat :

Gerri Detweiler is a leading, nationally recognized financing and credit expert, with more than 20 years of experience. During the 2008/2009 financial crisis, Gerri was interviewed hundreds of times, providing insightful expertise and actionable advice for traversing the turbulent landscape and unknown change. Today, she serves as Education Director for Nav, the trusted financing partner of over 1.4 million businesses, where she gives Nav’s customers certainty in an uncertain world through expertise and actionable advice. Good Note : Write a book if you've been thinking about it. Bad Note : Get a rock solid contract Band : Be very careful with partnerships, it is better to hire. Filling the Hat : Setting up payment plans  

A client once told me that I have an “uncanny ability to hone in and hit the delete button”.  In her case, the delete button was her stressors that were holding her back in her life. I will help you overcome your personal challenges so that you can access your unburdened life.  You deserve to feel YOUnified – YOU without Inner conflict. Having overcome a number of difficult challenges, I discovered a new way of life without suffering and fighting. I took back my life. This is now the gift I share with the world. I enjoy guiding committed clients, seekers and all-around go-getters to create a supportive, fulfilling and prosperous life, both personally and professionally.   Good Note : How Anik left the stock market to start an personal development business. Bad Note : Careful that you don't get caught up in the trends even when they don't align with your style. Practice Makes Perfect : Stay very clear about your purpose. Instrument of Choice : Grounded Spirituality Learning From the Best : It doesn't matter wh

Mads has more than 10 years of experience in Fortune 500 companies, such as Xerox and IBM, and more than 7 years of experience coaching and consulting online entrepreneurs. He has also spoken at many larger events such as CMSEO, TiECon, DCBKK & DMSS Bali, SEO Spring Training & the Survive and Thrive Ecommerce Summit. Mads currently owning and running 3 companies, and managing more than 100 people, he doesn't just talk the talk, he walks the walk. As well as being a management expert, Mads is also an expert on growing and scaling an online business, and he is one of the industry experts in the DISC methodology, which is a cornerstone in his management philosophy and he shares his knowledge through the Effective Management Mastery course & community. Good Note: Builds large businesses for very little. Bad Note: Look for things that could go wrong. Check the references! Band : View recruiting as a sales job and make sure you sell the jobs that you are looking to fill. How to get fans : Look at the po

George Papadeas is the COO of The HOTH, aka Hittem Over The Head, an SEO and content creation platform devoted to bludgeoning its clients with awesomeness. When The HOTH was founded in 2010, the SEO space was filled with sketchy service providers who offered poor support and results, leading to poor experiences. With an eye toward changing the status quo, The HOTH set out to prioritize support and created a system that allowed it to work with more than 200,000 businesses and quickly found itself the recipient of a number of accolades and awards, including 3 consecutive years spent on the INC 5000 list. When George joined the HOTH team and began overseeing their operations, his contributions allowed the company to grow from $250K to $2.2 million in revenue per month. Currently, he is focusing on The HOTH’s latest acquisition, FreeeUp, the leading solution for the hiring and management of pre-vetted online freelancers Good Note : Good leadership Bad Note : The importance of direction Jam Room : Remove distracti

Veronica Sagastume is a business strategist, CFO consultant, and all-around powerhouse with a passion for helping Corporate Accounting Professionals start, run, and grow their own profitable consulting businesses. With over 20 years of Corporate experience in Accounting, Finance, & Operations, Veronica first discovered her love of consulting while working with CEOs at start-up and emerging growth companies in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley. In 2011, Veronica made the bold decision to leave her CFO/COO position to launch her own consulting practice. Fueled by her experience, Veronica skyrocketed her practice to quick success. In 2016, she ventured online to teach other Accounting, Finance, and Tax professionals how they, too, could use their expertise to make a greater impact, increase their freedom, and enjoy more flexibility while significantly increasing their earning potential. Today, Veronica uses her business, BizFit Coaching, Inc., to teach aspiring consultants strategies rooted in experience and r

Kirby Ingles works with D-level executives and emerging leaders. These professionals have high potential and thrust into leadership positions with no previous leader development or training. Some of these professionals are Managers, Directors, and Vice Presidents who are high performers and experts in their technical skills. He helps them gain self-awareness, clarifies goals, achieves their development objectives, and unlock their potential. Kirby provides a confidential and supportive sounding board for his members. He asks questions, challenge assumptions, help provide clarity, provide resources, and yes, sometimes, with permission, provide advice. He often administers and helps interpret 360-degree and behavioral assessments, conducts confidential interviews to help members gain self-awareness, and establish development goals. Kirby has 24 years of experience in leadership and human resources, is the host of the TRUE Success podcast, a U.S. Army Veteran. In his spare time, he advocates for fatherless boys

Jenny Fenig helps you remember who you truly are: a magic maker. Her work focuses on empowering creative women entrepreneurs to increase their confidence, impact, money and time-freedom by mixing modern with ancient practices. Jenny lives in the woods with her family in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Good Note: Followed a hunch to take a yoga training class, quit her job and started a business Bad Note: Didn't pay attention to cash flow and barely made it through the year you may not have started your business to make money but The purpose of a business is to make money... Jam Room: You need light, a great printer and plants... lots of plants. Filling the Hat: Find ways to create recurring income. Make it easy for people to pay you. Learning from the best: Business is a giant learning experience. If you aren't willing to invest in yourself, then don't be surprised if people won't be willing to invest in you.

Alzay helps you scale your consulting company by productizing. Productizing is a strategy that allows expert, serviced-based companies to grow predictably without getting caught up in the flash-in-the-pan, shiny-object strategy of the day. When he says “scale”, this is what he means: Develop premium consulting services with predictable profit margins that are easy for clients to understand and buy. Streamline your operations and remove yourself from the day-to-day grind of your business. Rapidly build your authority in the marketplace and drastically improve the experience you deliver to each and every client you serve. Good Note : do the best you can and you'll be alright Bad Note : buying training is not the same as buying a result. Make sure you are ready to spend 90 days using what you are buying. Practice Makes Perfect : Practice your sales conversation with other people How to attract fans : Content sets context for the conversation that closes sales Instrument of success : Using pen and paper construct

Jarod Spiewak is an entrepreneur and international speaker who has helped service-based businesses generate millions of dollars in revenue through Search Engine Marketing, he also consults businesses and other agency owners, and owns 2 digital asset investment companies, all while working from home. Good Note : How to take advantage of all the information and software available to research and start a business Bad Note : Rented a physical office but didn't need it... Should have weight pros and cons Jam Room : Best tips are to get a sit/stand desk and a good pair of headphones Band : Best advice on when and how to hire How to attract fans : Jarod gives some great tips on how to get people interested in your business

Jason Miller been a coach since 2010. He helps clients overcome anxiety, gain confidence, and become better leaders. Jason’s clients improve their relationships, expand their social networks, and boost their careers. As a professional coach, Jason combine coaching emotional self-mastery, communication and conscious leadership with the "halo effect" of powerful body language to help people get what they want out of life and deliver a positive impact in the world. Good Note : Never stop asking for help Bad Note : How fast can you recover from setbacks. pivot. make a change. Practice : Treat feedback in a non-judgment mode.treat things as neither good nor bad Instrument : Using google docs to handle accountability Mentorship : Jason's coach tranformed him from a geeky it guy to the man he is today

Marc Mawhinney is a lifelong entrepreneur who helps coaches get more clients (without paid advertising!). He achieves this with his coaching programs, his podcast (Natural Born Coaches), his Facebook group (The Coaching Jungle) and his exclusive hard copy newsletter (Secret Coach Club). He's been a speaker at events like Social Media Marketing World, frequently makes media appearances and has contributed to publications like Entrepreneur.com. You can learn more about Marc at www.Marc.coach (that's Marc with a "c"!) Good Note : Came off a failed business and started a brand new business that was profitable within a year. Bad Note : Don't get attached too much to your business... your business is not you. You learn more from struggle than you do in years of growth. Jam Room : Have things that inspire and motivate you. Productivity Tips. Band : When you don't enjoy something, do anything you can to get it off your plate. Filling The Hat : Multiple chanels of income Golden Nugget: Start your business part time be

In December 2005, Cliff began podcasting as a hobby. One year later, he launched PodcastAnswerMan.com where he has since helped tens of thousands of individuals and organizations successfully launch a podcast through one-on-one coaching and online courses. If you were to look at the top 100 podcasts in the business category of iTunes, more than 50 of these shows were created by clients who have been trained by Cliff. Today, Cliff focuses on his role as a business and life coach. He mentors coaches, consultants and thought leaders through the transition from their unfulfilling day job to their own responsible and profitable online business so that they can live the life of their dreams and do the work they feel most called to do in this world. Be sure to check out one of his Next Level Workshop.     SHOW NOTES How Cliff became a Work @ Home RockStar Cliff shares his biggest mistake The importance of participating in a mastermind

Officially known as an Inspiration Engineer®, Cauveé [kaw-vay] is an American strategist, investor, lifestyle coach, entertainer, philanthropist, and speaker.   As the Founder of Cauvee Global. (the Early Stage Empire – see more), Cauveé is building a unique and cutting-edge empire centered around helping others find freedom and fulfillment. Featured in Huffington Post, labeled the Coach Who Is Dramatically Changing the Game, Cauveé is reverse engineering success for everyone he inspires.     SHOW NOTES How Cauveé became a Work @ Home RockStar Cauveé shares his biggest mistake It’s ok not knowing exactly what to do, just make sure you test out different things Check out Score.com for an “advisory board” Listening to motivational materials How to take advice, and make the most of it A skill can always be learned, character is much less likely to change Productivity and focus tips

As a passionate Thought Leader in Automated Experience Design (such as email sequencing, workflow automation, etc.), Paul enjoys the challenge of leveraging automation for your business, so that YOUR customers have the best experience possible. Paul loves to share his knowledge and understanding of why automation works so well (see “Under The Hair” below). For example, did you know with good automation, your prospects and customers should have difficulty identifying which emails were automated and which were legitimately sent 1:1 from someone in your organization? Automation should only enhance the relationship, always. When you speak with him, you’ll enjoy his masterful blending of technology, human psychology, process methodology and sales philosophy to create a world-class customer journey that’s optimized for YOUR specific business. He is frequently sought after for his ability to break down the customer journey into the empirical assets and then adding the human touch to everything in the marketing/s

Bryan oversees the product development life cycle for a range of customers from matured startups to mid-sized and large customers. With a prime focus on establishing an MVP to vet assumptions and get to market. Incipient is a leader in creative technology solutions, fueled by a passion for growth.     SHOW NOTES How Bryan became a Work @ Home RockStar Bryan shares his biggest mistake Great tips on pricing your product appropriately Identify key variables that go into product pricing Always continue learning Interviewing tips for how to find good people Bryan is an early riser Bryan discusses work / life balance

Business ghostwriter and authority architect Derek Lewis has written with thought leaders on five continents, including an Olympian, a Texas oil tycoon, a Turkish economist, an IT startup millionaire, a Brazilian federal judge, and a military governor. His authors work with the International Monetary Fund, General Electric, DaimlerChrysler, SAP, Pixar, Disney, the US Marine Corps, and the Red Cross. Today, he is one of the foremost authorities (in the admittedly niche field) of business thought leadership books, having authored the leading guide to the subject, The Business Book Bible. He lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.     SHOW NOTES How Derek became a Work @ Home RockStar Derek shares his biggest mistake Give your mind a problem to solve before you go to bed

Terry Ogburn is the renowned owner and Lead Business Coach of Ogburn’s Business Solutions. His proprietary coaching system and personal devotion to the development of others has contributed to the success of hundreds of small to large business ventures. Terry began his business career in 1979 when he invested his last $118.42 to start an air conditioning service business. At that time, he had no car or truck, but he did have the knowledge and ability to build relationships. By 1983, he was a top 5 nominee for Small Businessman of the Year. In 1984, he won the award for “Outstanding Young Businessman of the Year” for the State of Florida. In 1985 successful in his business and recognized as a leader in the business community, he began to mentor other small business owners. In 1989 he developed his own business success program based on his experience and the teachings of his favorite business books. His program was so successful that in 1992 Terry was asked to join UniGlobe Active Travel as a Director of Op