2019 was a year of many first for me and some very hard lessons about scaling my online business, sales, and empowerment.

In this week's episode:

• The past year was the first year I'd ever lived on my own and learned a lot about tax write-offs.
• I attended and spoke at more conferences in 2019 than ever before.
• I'm speaking on social media at Podfest 2020.
• I'm speaking on podcasting at MDMC 2020.
• I launched two different podcasts this year, Business Fabulous and Work Your Podcast.
• I also launched my Business Fabulous brand and Business Fabulous Facebook group.
• I learned a lot about scaling a business, hiring (and firing) a team this year and about operating in my Zone of Genius for optimal success (lots of details in the episode).

Mentioned in this episode:

• Rodecaster Pro
• Streamyard
• Podfest
• She Podcasts Live
• Midwest Digital Marketing Conference
• Kajabi Impact Summit
• SocialBee

 This week's challenge:

Looking back on your year and reflecting on the things you've accomplished is...

Do you need to grow into your business or does your business need to grow into you? Knowing when and how to invest and scale up in your business can be confusing. In Episode 26 of the podcast, I give details of exactly how and when I did this in my own business.

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Note: This episode was taken from a Facebook Live broadcast.

In this weeks' episode: 

• Growing a business can be overwhelming and knowing when you're ready to re-invest in your business, buy tech, and level up is very confusing.
• You can be inundated with ads and offers and things "you...

People invest a lot of money in online coaching programs, courses, masterminds, etc. and often have little to show for it. Here are five things that your coaching program should have so you aren't' left with buyer's remorse.

Have you joined my free Facebook group yet? If you want free, proven strategies to get your audience finding you online and buying from you and really grow your business by leaps and bounds, you want to be here! 

Wanna chat? Grab a free 20-minute Business Breakthrough session here or chat about ways to monetize your podcast here.

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Note: This episode was taken from a Facebook Live broadcast.

In this weeks' episode:

Many online coaching programs have great marketing...and little meat. Here are five things I think should absolutely be included in any coaching program. Each of these is detailed in full in the episode.

1. How to create Ideal Client Avatar, Target...

In episode 18 of the Business Fabulous podcast, I reflect on the She Podcasts Live event in Atlanta and give EASY and STRATEGIC ways to maximize your time at any live or virtual event or conference. 

Have you joined my free Facebook group yet? If you want free, proven strategies to get your audience finding you online and buying from you and really grow your business by leaps and bounds, you want to be here! 

Wanna chat? Grab a free 20-minute Business Breakthrough session here or chat about ways to monetize your podcast here.

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Note: This episode was taken from a Facebook Live broadcast.

In this weeks' episode:

• Networking events, meet ups, conferences, virtual summits, and the like can truly take up a considerable amount of time.
• Most podcasters are men--now 40% of podcasters are women, and this is a tremendous increase.
• Over 700 women from all over the world attended She...

In this episode of the Business Fabulous podcast, I describe 25 different ways to repurpose one podcast episode and increase subscribers, downloads and social media reach.

Remember to sign up for a free 20-minute Business Breakthrough session here or chat about ways to monetize your podcast here.

Feel free to give me feedback on this or any episode at [email protected].

Mentioned in this episode:

Restream.io

Crowdcast

Wirecast

Ecamm Live

Streamyard

Canva

Wavve

Headliner

In this weeks' episode:

• Livestreaming (creating a live video broadcast) your podcast allows you many different ways to repurpose your podcast episode--or any content.
• Your audience really will want to see your tech, your podcasting set up and a behind-the-scenes look at how you do what you do.
• You need to use third-party software (Restream.io, Crowdcast or Wirecast) when you simulcast to Facebook and anything else.
• Do NOT go against Facebook's (or any platform) Terms of Service,
• I'm a...

In this episode, I give you five simple strategies to get raving fans (that free advertising!) and increase sales on social media.

Remember to sign up for a free 20-minute consultation to grow your business here or monetize your podcast here.

Feel free to give me feedback on this or any episode at [email protected].

The #1 reason people have trouble getting raving fans and increasing sales is that they're trying to "do business" on personal social media accounts.

• Businesses use business accounts on social media.
• Business accounts offer free metrics (a.k.a. Analytics and Insights) that show you exactly who consumes your content, when they consume it, which posts drive the most traffic and much more!
• It's easy to create business accounts or change a personal account to a business account (I detail how in the episode).

You need to provide Calls to Action (CTAs).

• CTAs are opportunities for your audience to connect with you and "get more" of you through things...

In this episode, I detail how terrified I was to start the Business Fabulous podcast. It was the hardest thing I've ever done and I experienced a lot of anxiety, including resistance, ego, failure, and podfading. 

Feel free to give me feedback on this or any episode at [email protected].

Resistance: The refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument.

Ego: The part inside of you that "keeps you safe" and keeps you away from harm, fear, and failure.

Podfading: When someone's podcast disappears because they've quit. When a person stops producing episodes for their podcast, they have "podfaded."

• When someone is about to grow personally and/or professionally, they will often experience resistance.
• I experienced many symptoms of resistance in the months before I was able to start my podcast including anxiety, chest pains, sweating, increased periods of being distracted, less ability to focus, and procrastination.
• To...