Podcasts by The Easily Distracted Entrepreneur
For ADHD {and ADHD-ish} business owners who live in Distraction City, with shiny object syndrome, and live life with other tendencies that keep us from doing our best work. You want a sustainable life. A work/home/school/family stability that WORKS, functions on good habits, systems, and approaches that set us up for immeasurable success both personally and professionally.
With a mix of psychology, strategy and support (that only a bestie can give), The podcast formally known as My Biz Bestie aims to make the entrepreneurial journey less lonely and a lot more fun! We cover everything from burnout and overwhelm to ADHD and use strategies to have more ease and success in your business by taking neurodiversity, brain biases and over 16 years of clinical experience working with business owners, executives, and professionals in Silicon Valley to help you have a more fulfilling life and business.
The Easily Distracted Entrepreneur offers business owners support for the emotional side of business. The host Amber Hawley is a licensed therapist, multiple biz owner and former tech industry drop out who works with high-achieving, easily distracted entrepreneurs with mindset & strategies to stop suffering for success.
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177. My Neurodivergent Brain with Edwin Ruiz from 2023-11-02T19:22
In today's episode, Amber is joined by her dear fr...
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176. From Self-Imposed Limits to Financial Abundance: Rethinking Your Money Story With Hilary Hendershot from 2023-10-26T23:54
Ever wondered what's truly holding you back from financial success? Meet Hilary Hendershot, the financial planner whose un...
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175. Cracking the Code of Approachable SEO Marketing with Jen McFarland from 2023-10-16T15:10
Unleash marketing therapy with Jen Mc...
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174. Conscious Leadership: Unlocking the Power of Waterfall Habits with Jen Hope from 2023-08-30T18:39
Entrepreneurial leader, Jen Hope, battles overwhelm and societal expectations to reclaim her well-being a...
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173. Embracing Authenticity: Kierra Jones on the Power of Being Different from 2023-08-08T12:09
In a world where conformity seemed to reign, Kierra Jones dared to be different. Little did she know that her uniqueness w...
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172. Unleash Your Authentic Visibility: A Guide to Avoiding Shiny Objects With Amanda Berlin from 2023-07-26T07:59
Does this sound familiar? You've been told to chase after every shiny object that promises success in your entrepreneurial journey. But here's the painful truth: despite your efforts, ...
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171. Avoiding the Research Rabbit Hole When Implementing Tech Solutions from 2023-07-14T16:17
New technology possesses an undeniable allure, especially for those of us with ADHD. When we find something intriguing, we tend to dive headfirst into it, immersing ourselves and becom...
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170. All or Nothing Thinking in Individuals with ADHD from 2023-06-29T03:29
Impact of All or Nothing Thinking
For entrepreneurs, all-or-nothing thinking reflects in areas such as...
169. 5 Keys to Increasing Resilience and Achieving Your Big Goals With Lexi Soulios from 2023-03-16T22:21
Lexi Soulios is a therapist and growth strategist who helps leaders clear stubborn patterns so they can reach their next-level business, relationship, and life goals. Over the past 20 ...
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168. My Neurodivergent Brain with Ky Westcott from 2023-02-24T20:50
Ky Westcott, an East Coast boy with a West Coast heart, embarks on a neurospicy journey to come to terms with his ADHD, high functioning anxiety, and depression while discovering the p...
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167. A Pep Talk For When Fear and Self-Doubt Make You Question Your Path from 2023-02-16T23:29
We all need a pep talk from time to time. You are worthy, sometimes business and life is a slog and it doesn't mean anything about you or your value.
In the words of Dory, "Just Keep Swim...
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166. Addressing Toxic Thinking&Relationships with Cerita Yvonne from 2023-02-08T20:32
In this conversation with Cerita Yvonne, we talk about all the toxic thinking, perfectionism, people pleasing, not feeling good enough and the interplay of how you think about yourself...
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165. Is Your Team or Family Prepared if Something Happens to You? with MaryBeth Simon from 2023-02-01T09:00
One of the blessings of the pandemic is that we now see a great example of why, as a business owner, we need to be prepared so our team members and/or family can ...
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164. Planning Your CEO Days from 2023-01-27T04:52:44
If you're somebody who loves organization and streamlining systems like I do or maybe you're feeling like you could use a little more organization in your business...
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163. My Neurodivergent Brain With Rebecca Rose from 2023-01-11T18:50
In this episode I talk to neurodivergent biz owner Rebecca Rose about her experience of being diagnosed with Autism, ADHD and OCD.
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162. 15 ways to let go of the sh*t that is dragging you down from 2023-01-07T23:27
Happy 2023 Ya’ll!
I don’t know about you but I’m feeling really good about the upcoming year. Don’t get me wrong, my sarcastic side still...
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161. Small Changes to Get Time Back in Life with Jessie Patterson from 2022-12-21T09:00
If you’re neurodivergent, you likely struggle with focus. You spend hours and hours (and hours!) trying to get a task done but are derailed by distractions from e...
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160. My Neurodivergent Brain with Annie Ruggles from 2022-12-14T09:00
What happens to the business owner who has obsessive-compulsive disorder? They figure out how their brains work and end up growing an amazing business and hosting...
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159. Taking Care of Business&Yourself in a Divorce with Casey Gromer from 2022-12-07T09:00
I’m finding more and more entrepreneurs who are navigating divorce while trying to keep their businesses afloat. And that’s not just because I’m a couples therapi...
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158. Are You Stealing Your Own Rest Time? from 2022-11-30T09:00
It’s that time of year again. You know, the time when you’ve blocked off the holidays so you can relax and enjoy them with your family. But then a client needs so...
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157. Yes, You CAN be ADHD and Organized with Wendy Zanders from 2022-11-23T09:00
You’ve probably been told that because you’re neurodivergent, you’ll struggle with being organized. Because it’s all so overwhelming to deal with “stuff.” As some...
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156. Stop Making Yourself Smaller with Cara Steinmann from 2022-11-16T09:00
We hear from all the business coaches and growth strategists about the importance of niching down in order to grow. It makes sense…The more narrow our offering an...
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155. Structuring Your Money Power Hour from 2022-11-09T08:00
One of the biggest challenges of many business owners is managing their money. Not because they’re not making money, but because they aren’t taking care of it. Wi...
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154. Is Your Story Keeping You Stuck? from 2022-11-02T08:00
Every day, we tell ourselves stories about our business, our life, our relationships. And often those stories limit our success.
153. Creating Momentum in Your Business from 2022-10-26T08:00
Entrepreneurship can be really challenging, especially when you’re neurodivergent. We’re responsible for our own energy and ensuring that the long to-do list we m...
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152. It’s Not the Doing, It’s The Planning with Mridu Parikh from 2022-10-19T08:00
We all have 100+ things on our to-do lists and probably at least 100 more things in our heads that we need to do. There’s no way to remember it all or get it all ...
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151. More Sparkle and More Swagger with Anniedi Essien from 2022-10-12T08:00
Whether you come from a corporate background or not, trying to secure corporate clients can feel intimidating. Corporate has a stuffy, stiff reputation that may n...
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150. Learning and Growth in 150 Episodes from 2022-10-05T08:00
I love the idea of looking for things to celebrate in the everyday. So when my podcast manager told me that episode 150 of the podcast was coming up, I wanted to ...
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149. Creating Courses for Neurodivergent Students with Eman Zabi from 2022-09-28T08:00
Creating and selling courses is just one way to scale or grow your business. But the whole goal is for students to do the work and be successful. It’s hard to do ...
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148. How the Brain Works with Melina Palmer from 2022-09-21T08:00:24
With so much turmoil going on right now, our world has been turned upside down in so many ways. Many people, including business owners, are feeling this pressure ...
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147. Guess what? Do what you want! with Sam Pollack from 2022-09-14T08:00:52
There’s so much pressure to do business the “right” way, whatever that means. I don’t know about you, but if it doesn’t feel good to me I’m probably not doing it....
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146. Managing Transitions&Shifting Seasons from 2022-09-07T08:00:41
There’s no such thing as the perfect schedule or routine. Sure we all have schedules and routines that work for us, but that’s the key. They work for US. Listen
145. When You’re Having a Crap Day… with Merrett Sheridan from 2022-08-31T08:00:41
No one’s immune to having a crap day. It’s what you do during that crap day that will determine whether or not you grow from it. Because you can take that day and...
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144. Are You the Ghoster or Ghostee? from 2022-08-24T08:00:13
It’s happened to everyone. You make a great connection with an amazing new person and you know you’ll do great business together. Referrals, networking, maybe you...
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143. Build a Legacy&Business with Speaking with Jasmin Haley from 2022-08-17T08:00
I think just being a business owner is a risk, but completely leaving a high-paying (and stressful) industry to pursue a business that you’re not sure will thrive...
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142. Clearing Up Your Money Clutter from 2022-08-10T08:00:29
Money is one of the things that we seem to stress about the most and, as a result, avoid. Sound familiar?
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141. Hiring New Team Members The Right Way with Tasha Booth from 2022-08-03T08:00:43
If your business is growing and you’re reaching the limit of what you can handle on your own, it might be time to bring on some team members. Most business owners...
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140. Making the Most of Conferences from 2022-07-27T08:00:20
Who else is excited about attending in-person events again? I’ve attended two conferences recently and I’m thrilled to be able to hug old friends and meet some ne...
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138. Are you fun deficient? from 2022-07-13T08:00:47
For too many of my friends and loved ones, life just doesn’t seem to be much fun anymore. And it’s not just the pandemic that’s ruined fun for us. It’s financial ...
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137. Activism Without Losing Yourself with Jax Anderson from 2022-07-06T08:00:13
When shit happens in life that we can’t control, we can sit back and be complacent or we can step up and take action. Not one to back down from a challenge, I’ve ...
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136. Letting Go of Perfectionism and Trigger Words with Dr. Jane Tornatore from 2022-06-29T08:00:09
We all want to do our best, but many of us neurodivergent entrepreneurs struggle with perfectionism. We see perfection everywhere we look, but never within oursel...
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135. Overcoming Imposter Syndrome for Neurodivergents with Patrick Casale from 2022-06-22T08:00:20
Imposter syndrome is something that impacts nearly every entrepreneur I know. But it’s not just about feeling like you’re not worthy to be called an expert in you...
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134. Managing Health and Mind for Better Business with Cate Stillman from 2022-06-15T08:00:28
Your health and wellness has a big impact on your business and there are a lot of opinions about what being healthy looks like. Social and cultural norms often take ...
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133. Are You a Victim of the Fuckening? from 2022-06-08T08:00:05
You know the feeling. Like everything is going right and you’re on fire. Is it too good to be true?
Feels l...
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132. Hiring Strategy for Better ROI with Ashley Cox from 2022-06-01T08:00:31
If you’ve been thinking about hiring to take some of the day-to-day minutiae off your list, you just might have waited too long to take the leap. That’s according...
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131. Good Enough Video is Good Enough with Erik Fisher from 2022-05-25T08:00:47
It’s the year of the video…again. And guess what? It will be the year of the video next year too. Video is incredibly popular, and for good reason. It allows your...
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130. Feeling Extra Sensitive? It Might Be RSD from 2022-05-18T08:00:11
Rejection sensitivity dysphoria is one of the lesser-known responses associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. And if you’re not aware of it, you ...
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129. 10 Strategies for Getting Unstuck in Business from 2022-05-11T11:00:34
We all get stuck sometimes. On some tasks more than others. Thankfully there are a lot of tools you can use to get unstuck in your business.
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128. Stop Avoiding the Ask and Start Selling with Annie Ruggles from 2022-05-04T11:00:44
Without sales, you don’t have a business. But the resistance to selling is fierce among small business owners, particularly in the helping professions. (I’m looking ...
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127. Hiring for Small Business with Realistic Expectations with Jamie Van Cuyk from 2022-04-27T11:00:02
You’re feeling strapped for time and need to hire some support for your business. This probably means your business is growing. Congratulations! Before you hire your...
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126. Taking Back Your Wellness for the Health of Your Business with Wendy Hill from 2022-04-20T11:00:17
Entrepreneurs are pulled in so many directions, but taking care of ourselves should be our number one priority. Because when we’re not feeling good, we can’t be t...
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125. Tax Time Pep Talk for the Easily Distracted from 2022-04-13T11:00:18
If you’re U.S. based and catching this in real-time, you’re in the last days before your taxes are due. You probably already know that the timer is ticking down, ...
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124. Leading in Your Business by Starting Inside You with Giada Carta from 2022-04-06T11:00:10
One of the best feelings is when business flows and feels good, like you’re doing what you’re meant to be doing and it’s connected to your soul.
123. What to Do When Sh*t Happens from 2022-03-30T11:00:18
There comes a time when we all go through crap…in life, in business…and it’s often both at the same time. Because what’s impacting us personally is bound to impac...
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122. Know Your Numbers for More Business Ease with Jamie Trull from 2022-03-23T11:00:30
Because formal training around business finances isn’t a thing, except for actual financial professionals, many of us feel like we’re left in the dark. Hiding fro...
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121. Improve Your Money Mindset by Learning Your Money Archetypes with Denise Duffield-Thomas from 2022-03-16T11:00:34
Social media gives us an “in” to how other people work. While this might be helpful in helping us see other ways of doing things, we often get stuck in trying to rep...
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120. Shift Your Perspective and Mindset into Wealth with Natalie Bullen from 2022-03-09T12:00:26
Women, particularly those in the helping professions like coaches and therapists, have put ourselves into the box of being “nice.” Of wanting to help others, so we d...
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119. Owning the Discomfort of Your Visibility with Sascha Schlossberg from 2022-03-02T12:00:24
Visibility can feel really uncomfortable. And I’d argue that the more you’re doing it right, the more uncomfortable you may feel. How so? Because that’s when you’re ...
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118. How to Create a Community with Purpose with Pat Flynn from 2022-02-23T12:00:32
Do you want to grow a community of raving fans? It’s not that hard to do, if you start right now. This, according to Pat Flynn on this encore release of this Dece...
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117. Letting Go of the Invisible Labor with Kambria Evans from 2022-02-16T12:00:41
As a busy entrepreneur, your workday goes well beyond the hours you work in your business. Unfortunately, you don’t always get “credit” (or paid!) for the extra w...
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116. Creating Partner Time Away from the Business with Rebecca McDermott from 2022-02-09T12:00:35
Most couples don’t experience being around one another all the time…day in and day out…nonstop…until they’re in retirement. But as entrepreneurs working from home...
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115. Adding Speaking to Your Visibility Toolbox with Dr. Carmen Landrau from 2022-02-02T12:00:43
You didn’t become an entrepreneur to sit in the shadows; people need to actually know who you are. You need visibility and one of the best ways to do that is thro...
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114. How to Grow Beyond Your Audience and Get More Exposure with Lisa Simone Richards from 2022-01-26T12:00:58
Is visibility on your priority list for this year? You’re not alone! My guess is that at least half of the entrepreneurs out there are looking for visibility in s...
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113. The Power of Visual Accountability from 2022-01-19T12:00
You have goals this year, but do you have a plan to stick to them? Holding yourself accountable is tough to do. Trust me, I know from experience! But, dang it, after...
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112. Ditch the Content Marketing Overwhelm with Abby Herman from 2022-01-12T12:00
You’re ready to plan for 2022, and that includes creating content to market your products and services. But you’re so overwhelmed with #AllTheThings you’re “suppo...
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111. Creating Your Mission, Vision, and Values Statements with Janna Lundquist from 2022-01-05T12:00
Have you created mission, vision, and values statements for your business? Or, is it time to recalibrate them?
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110: Celebrating Your Wins of 2021 from 2021-12-29T12:00
Happy (almost!) new year! If you’re like a lot of entrepreneurs, you’re ready for a clean slate and fresh start. But before you dive into the new year, I encourag...
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109. Ideas and Inspiration For Annual Planning with Melina Palmer from 2021-12-22T12:00
Have you started planning your goals for the year ahead yet? Or do you have a long list of things you’re just hoping to get around to, without any clear roadmap f...
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108. How Entrepreneurial Thinking Aids Resilience And Recovery with Jo Muirhead from 2021-12-15T12:00
How do you find strength and resilience during challenges to your physical and mental health? Does your work provide meaning to get you through these tough times ...
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108. How Entrepreneurial Thinking Aids Resilience And Recovery with Jo Muirhead from 2021-12-15T12:00
How do you find strength and resilience during challenges to your physical and mental health? Does your work provide meaning to get you through these tough times ...
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107. Boycott Your Brain Biases in 2022 from 2021-12-08T12:00
If you’re like a lot of business owners, you take a pause on Fridays and wonder, “Where did the week go?” We have so much going on and mayyyybe we don’t have a pl...
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106. Five Minutes A Day To Take Control Of Your Finances with Nicole Barham from 2021-12-01T09:00
If you’re a busy entrepreneur who doesn’t know how to make sense of your business profit and loss statement---let alone figure out how to create one for your acco...
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105. The Benefits of Productive Procrastination from 2021-11-24T09:00
After getting a bad case of COVID recently (and despite being fully vaccinated), I found myself really wiped out and unable to find my way back to “work mode.” My...
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104. Clutter and Organization Strategies For Adults and Kids with Laurie Palau from 2021-11-17T12:00
Getting organized can be especially challenging for neurodiverse people. Sometimes it seems as if our environments fall in either one of two extremes—everything n...
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103. Deciding What’s “Next” in Business (and Life!) with Julie Fry from 2021-11-11T12:00
How do you decide what’s “next” for you, without falling into the trap of doing something because it’s what you’ve always done...or it’s what is expected of you. ...
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Forge Your Own Path with Casey Gromer from 2021-10-29T15:25:45
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102. Forge Your Own Path with Casey Gromer from 2021-10-29T15:25:45
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4 year anniversary episode! My favorite 4 tools for staying on track and a giveaway! from 2021-10-14T23:22:39
Happy October friend! First off, how is it October already?!? I think the covid has turned time into that old parenting adage, ...
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101. 4 Tools for Staying on Track from 2021-10-14T23:22:39
Happy four year anniversary to the podcast! Business owners are busy, and with tech challenges and life happening all around us there never seems to be enough tim...
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Tips To Utilize Social Media For Your Business with Andréa Jones from 2021-09-15T10:00
Does the thought of creating content for your social media account sound overwhelming? I hear that all the time, entrepreneurs ...
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100. Tips To Utilize Social Media For Your Business with Andréa Jones from 2021-09-15T10:00
Does the thought of creating content for your social media account sound overwhelming? I hear that all the time, entrepreneurs feel that pressure to do all the th...
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Resilience and Resistance with Marisol Solarte-Erlacher from 2021-08-27T10:00
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99. Resilience and Resistance with Marisol Solarte-Erlacher from 2021-08-27T10:00
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Productivity Strategy for the Neurodiverse / ADHD business Owner with Special Guest Maelisa Hall from 2021-08-12T03:55:18
I have a super special guest today that I'm pretty dang excited about. I’m joined by the one, the only Dr. Melissa Hall! That is right, my biz bestie is back! (At least for today!)
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98. Productivity Strategy for the Neurodiverse / ADHD business Owner with Special Guest Maelisa Hall from 2021-08-12T03:55:18
I have a super special guest today that I'm pretty dang excited about. I’m joined by the one, the only Dr. Melissa Hall! That is right, my biz bestie is back! (At least for today!)
A Ten Second Strategy for Success and Happiness from 2021-08-03T06:05:36
If you have been around me in the past few months you would have heard me singing the praises of my favorite new show! I have b...
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97. A Ten Second Strategy for Success and Happiness from 2021-08-03T06:05:36
If you have been around me in the past few months you would have heard me singing the praises of my favorite new show! I have been...
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A story about change, getting unstuck and doing scary things. from 2021-07-28T02:00:14
In today's episode I share a story about getting unstuck, making changes and doing something that felt scary. Which included an important announcement about the podcast. Listen
96. A story about change, getting unstuck and doing scary things. from 2021-07-28T02:00:14
In today's episode I share a story about getting unstuck, making changes and doing something that felt scary. Which included an important announcement about the podcast.<...
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95. How to Cultivate Your Own Thought Leadership with Carol Cox from 2021-03-26T18:51
If you’re passionate about getting your thoughts and ideas out there to the world so you can help others, then you, my friend, are a thought leader. But what does th...
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How to cultivate your own thought leadership with Carol Cox from 2021-03-26T18:51
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Considerations When Hiring Employees With Niki Ramirez from 2021-02-16T11:00
It can be tempting to just surround yourself with the people whose company you enjoy, but from an HR perspective, you need to take some things into consideration to ensure that you’re hiring for...
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94. Considerations When Hiring Employees With Niki Ramirez from 2021-02-16T11:00
It can be tempting to just surround yourself with the people whose company you enjoy, but from an HR perspective, you need to take some things into consideration ...
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Finding Your Entrepreneurial Purpose With Rachel Proctor from 2020-12-15T11:00
Given what 2020 has thrown at us, many people are questioning how they have structured their businesses and their lives. While some are trying to figure out if what they’re doing still works for...
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93. Finding Your Entrepreneurial Purpose With Rachel Proctor from 2020-12-15T11:00
Given what 2020 has thrown at us, many people are questioning how they have structured their businesses and their lives. While some are trying to figure out if what they’re doing still works for th...
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Biz Bestie Bite: Decision Fatigue from 2020-12-09T11:00
Given what 2020 has thrown at us, many people are questioning how they have structured their businesses and their lives. While some are trying to figure out...
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92. Biz Bestie Bite: Decision Fatigue from 2020-12-09T11:00
Given what 2020 has thrown at us, many people are questioning how they have structured their businesses and their lives. While some are trying to figure out if...
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Pink Collar Crimes With The Fraud Hashtag Queen, Kelly Paxton from 2020-08-25T10:00
You’d probably never know an embezzler if you’d see one, as many of them can be normal, nice-looking people. That is part of the reason why detecting and dealing with these so-called pink-collar...
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91. Pink Collar Crimes With The Fraud Hashtag Queen, Kelly Paxton from 2020-08-25T10:00
You’d probably never know an embezzler if you’d see one, as many of them can be normal, nice-looking people. That is part of the reason why detecting and dealing with these so-called pink-collar cr...
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Parenting 2020: Making Tough Decisions For Your Children And Your Family During COVID-19 With Mercedes Samudio from 2020-08-11T10:00
Parents have always taken it upon themselves to feel responsible for their families, especially their children. With everything that’s going on in 2020, parents are confronted with challenges th...
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90. Parenting 2020: Making Tough Decisions For Your Children And Your Family During COVID-19 With Mercedes Samudio from 2020-08-11T10:00
Parents have always taken it upon themselves to feel responsible for their families, especially their children. With everything that’s going on in 2020, parents are confronted with challenges that ...
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How The Brain Works With Melina Palmer from 2020-07-07T10:00
With so much turmoil going on right now, our world has been turned upside down in so many ways. Many people, including business owners, are feeling this pressure to get a lot of things done or t...
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89. How The Brain Works With Melina Palmer from 2020-07-07T10:00
With so much turmoil going on right now, our world has been turned upside down in so many ways. Many people, including business owners, are feeling this pressure ...
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How To Create A Drama-Free Culture In The Workplace With Patti Perez from 2020-06-30T10:00
One of the greatest reasons why employee turnover is high in an organization is the workplace environment. After all, who would want to stay in a place that is bringing more stress than fulfillm...
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Being Mindful Of How We Cope In These Uncertain Times With Katie Read from 2020-06-02T10:00
The COVID-19 pandemic undeniably turned our lives upside down. We slept one night only to wake up in a whole different world where our day to day routines have been disrupted. With all the stres...
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Breaking Barriers: Women In Business With Maggie Frank-Hsu from 2020-05-26T10:00
Despite the fact that there are so many women in business who give their all to thrive, they still face challenges unique to their identity. There are numerous expectations placed upon women in ...
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How To Keep Your Business Healthy In This Uncertain Time With Hannah Smolinski from 2020-05-19T10:00
In times of so much upheaval and shifting, how can you keep your business healthy? This is the question that Amber Hawley’s guest for this episode is going to answer. She has over Listen
How To Manage Life In Quarantine With Laura Reagan from 2020-05-12T10:00
As many people around the world have surely experienced by now, life in quarantine is difficult. Life in quarantine means not being able to go outside for a run or to see a movie, or basically m...
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Strategies For Working From Home With Maureen Werrbach from 2020-05-05T10:10
Many people are finding themselves suddenly working from home mainly because of the global pandemic. How do we balance the expectation or need to get work done, with all the distractions of bein...
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Shifting Priorities from 2020-05-05T10:05
You may be doing something you really love, but sometimes you have to make decisions that appease your heart. In this episode, Amber Hawley and Maelisa Hall chit chat about Maelisa’s decision to...
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When The Other Shoe Drops: What To Do When Changes Happen With Katie Krimitsos from 2020-05-05T10:00
When changes happen in your life, it’s natural to feel a certain degree of difficulty and emotional turmoil. To work through those kinds of changes, you need to allow yourself the space to absor...
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Profit Planner: Creating The Business Profit You Deserve With Danielle Hayden from 2019-12-10T10:00
Many businesses and entrepreneurs don’t know how to meet their goals and set profit because they don’t have a planner that can help them with their accounting. Listen
Strategic Planning For Your Business With Natalie Gingrich from 2019-12-03T10:00
Are you done doing and want to start leading your company? Then you have to know the not-so-fun part of a business, that is, operations and strategic business planning. In today’s episode, Biz B...
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The Pace Of Your Business: Finding Your Business Bestie And Your Inner Circle from 2019-11-26T10:00
Business moves differently for different people. Some may be in start-up mode, while others are in growth mode. No matter where you are, it is important to think about how aligned you and your t...
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Difficult Conversations And Your Conflict Personality With Lara Curie from 2019-11-19T10:00
Are you a perfectionist, a victim, a pleaser or an avoider? How you handle difficult conversations depends largely on your conflict personality type. In this episode, Amber Hawley and Maelisa Ha...
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The Seasons Of Business And Life With Leanne Kabat from 2019-11-12T10:00
Everybody’s journey can take many twists and turns. For Leanne Kabat, those twists and turns started with an almost nuclear explosion in her life. With two toddlers and a baby on the way, Leanne...
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How Your Website Impacts Your Professional Reputation featuring Maelisa Hall from 2019-11-05T10:00
These days, no matter how small or big a business is, a website is necessary. Dr. Maelisa Hall, a licensed psychologist and the Founder of the digital marketing company called My Digital Maven e...
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Building Your Entrepreneurial Support System with Rhonda Peterson and Teresa McCloy from 2019-10-29T10:00
Who are the folks in your entrepreneurial support system? Biz besties Rhonda Peterson and Teresa McCloy join the My Biz Bestie podcast to discuss their biz bestie relationship and how it is a pa...
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Face Your Fears and Empower Yourself with Mai-kee Tsang from 2019-10-22T10:00
How can facing your fears help you to empower yourself and succeed in your business? Mai-kee Tsang from the Quiet Rebels Podcast knows a thing or two about facing her fears. She has an amazing s...
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Productivity Hacks for Entrepreneurs from Entrepreneurs from 2019-10-15T10:00
Let’s face it, we’re all looking for productivity hacks for entrepreneurs. Since productivity isn’t exactly Maelisa and Amber’s forte they did what any creative entrepreneur would do. They outso...
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Setting Boundaries with Clients with Melissa Morris from 2019-10-08T10:00
Even if you are good at setting boundaries with friends and family, you may still struggle when setting boundaries with clients. Others struggle with boundaries in all parts of their life. Melis...
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Mastering Your Love Language from 2019-10-01T10:00
Do you know your love language? Your love language can say a lot about you and how you communicate. While your love language is traditionally used for couples, it can tell you a lot about how yo...
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3 Creative Small Business Financing Options with Joseph Hogue from 2019-09-24T10:00
Are you ready to grow your business but don’t really know where to find small business financing? Amber and Maelisa met Joseph Hogue at FinCon and knew he had to come on the show. Joseph is a fi...
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Brilliant Small Business Networking Ideas from Ramon Ray from 2019-09-17T10:00
Are you looking for some brilliant networking ideas from a master networker? Ramon Ray is not only the king of social media he is a networking genius. Amber and Maelisa have met Ramon at several...
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3 Tips to Become a Better Leader and Avoid Burnout from 2019-09-10T10:00
How do you become a better leader when you’re already feeling burned out? When you are trying to scale your business oftentimes leadership is the last thing you consider. Business owners tend to...
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Understanding Myers Briggs Personality Types from 2019-09-03T10:00
The Meyers Briggs personality types can be insanely complicated to understand but Maelisa and Amber are here to break it down for you. They will dive deep and go beyond the letters to show you h...
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Networking Ideas to Help You Through Those Awkward Situations #65 from 2019-06-25T10:00
Are you looking for new networking ideas to help you survive those in-person networking events? Networking can feel awkward for everybody, even for extroverts like Maelisa and Amber. Luckily the...
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Is Complacency Affecting Your Business Growth? from 2019-06-18T10:00
Business growth can stagnate if you become complacent. Have you been getting complacent in your business? Have you thought about what is keeping you stuck? Amber and Maelisa have both become a b...
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Communicating and Working Together as a Couple with Jacqui Letran and Joseph Wolfgram from 2019-06-04T10:00
Have you ever considered working together as a couple with your partner? On today’s episode of My Biz Bestie Maelisa and Amber welcome their first ever couple/biz besties/business partners! Jacq...
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How to Improve Your Leadership and Communication Skills with Maureen Werrbach from 2019-05-28T10:00
Megastar entrepreneur Maureen Werrbach joins the My Biz Bestie podcast to discuss how to improve leadership and communication skills to help you grow your business. Maureen has her eggs in many ...
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How to Collaborate with Others to Build Your Business with Leanne Peterson from 2019-05-21T10:00
Are you looking to collaborate with others to build your business? Do you have loads of creative ideas that you can share with the world if you just had the right partner? Collaborative genius, ...
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The Keys to Building and Maintaining Business Relationships with Betsy Furler from 2019-05-14T10:00
Even if you’re great at networking you may struggle with maintaining business relationships. It can be a struggle to keep up with those contacts that you have met in various different circumstan...
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How to Make Changes to Improve Your Leadership Skills with Michael Diettrich Chastain from 2019-05-07T10:00
Are you ready to improve your leadership skills and yourself? Michael Diettrich Chastain joins the biz besties to discuss his new book Changes. Michael is a licensed therapist that focuses on le...
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How to Tell if That Business Coaching Course is Worth It from 2019-04-30T10:00
Before you invest in another business coaching course stop and listen to this episode of My Biz Bestie. If you are anything like Maelisa and Amber you have invested a ton of money in masterminds...
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How Inner Growth Can Lead to Prosperity Inside and Out with Natalie MacNeil from 2019-04-23T10:00
Maelisa and Amber welcome self-care guru, Natalie MacNeil to discuss personal reflection, imbalance, and inner growth. Natalie has written 3 best selling books and is the visionary behind one of...
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How to Set Networking Goals with Nikki Rausch from 2019-04-16T10:00
Nikki Rausch is ready to teach you how to set networking goals by using her Stride 5 list on this episode of My Biz Bestie. Nikki is Your Sales Maven, a sales coach, author, and speaker. She tea...
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Friendship Through Frugal Living with Jen Smith and Jill Sirianni from 2019-04-09T10:00
Jen Smith and Jill Sirianni are frugal living experts and cohosts of the Frugal Friends Podcast. Being frugal is what brought them together in friendship and what inspired them to start a podcas...
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How These Biz Besties Began a Software Startup with Jennifer Barcelos and Sandy Connery from 2019-04-02T10:00
Sandy Connery and Jeni Barcelos met through a course that taught how to begin a software startup. Sandy had a successful brick and mortar business selling custom orthotics in Canada. She knew sh...
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How to Create a Community with Purpose with Pat Flynn from 2019-03-26T10:00
Pat Flynn from Smart Passive Income joins Maelisa and Amber today to discuss how to create a community with a purpose. Pat wasn’t always a podcaster and an entrepreneur but stumbled into his pos...
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Can You Become a Successful Entrepreneur and Have it All? from 2019-03-19T10:00
You may feel driven to become a successful entrepreneur, but what are the costs? On this episode of My Biz Bestie Maelisa and Amber examine the 4 burner theory to see if successful entrepreneurs...
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Why Finding a Biz Bestie with the Right Business Mindset is More Important than Being in the Same Industry with Pam Andrews and Paula Kinney from 2019-03-12T10:00
Pam Andrews and Paula Kinney may not share the same industry but sharing the same business mindset drew them close and brought them to be biz besties. Pam Andrews is known as the Scholarship Sha...
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How Can Learning Your Money Archetypes Improve Your Money Mindset? with Denise Duffield-Thomas from 2019-03-05T10:00
My Biz Bestie biz hero, Denise Duffield-Thomas, joins the besties to talk about money archetypes, personality tests, and her new book Chillpreneur. You have probably heard Maelisa and Amber gush...
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Networking Ideas to Make You and Your Business Stand Out from 2018-12-25T10:00
Are you looking for networking ideas to up your networking game? Is one of your new year’s resolutions to network more? Then you’ve come to the right place. On this episode of My Biz Bestie, the...
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Finding Your Unicorn: How to Hire the Right Person from 2018-12-18T10:00
Do you know how to hire the right person? We are all looking for a unicorn, that perfect person to help you with all of your needs. You know they must be out there, but how do you find the right...
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How You Can Use Your Entrepreneur Support System to Help You Find a Biz Bestie with Jannelle Photopoulos from 2018-12-11T10:00
Janelle Photopoulus has an entrepreneur support system but she searching for the right biz bestie. Jannelle owns a residential interior design firm in Rhode Island. Blakely Interior Design is gr...
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How to Use the Enneagram in Relationships with Chrissie Wywrot from 2018-12-04T10:00
Do you know how to use the Enneagram in relationships? Amber and Maelisa love how much personality tests can help people learn about themselves and interact with others. Enneagram expert, Chriss...
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How a Business Support System Helped to Redefine Wealth with Patrice Washington from 2018-11-27T10:00
Patrice Washington is a personal finance expert who started the Redefining Wealth podcast with the help of her business support system. She always knew that money was about more than material po...
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Redefine Wealth with the Help of Your Support System with Patrice Washington from 2018-11-27T10:00
Learning to ask for and, even better, accept help is key in redefining your life and your wealth. This, according to Patrice Washington, host of the Redefining We...
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How to Deal with Perfectionism in Your Life and Business from 2018-11-20T10:00
Learn how to deal with perfectionism on this episode of My Biz Bestie. Do you struggle as a perfectionist? Amber is a recovering perfectionist, and although she claims that she has zero f***s to...
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Building Business Relationships Through Social Media and Networking with Eboni Harris and Eliza Boquin from 2018-11-13T10:00
Have you ever wondered if you building business relationships through social media could actually lead somewhere? Eboni Harris and Eliza Boquin were curious if they were the only minority therap...
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What are the Group Norms in Your Squad? from 2018-11-06T10:00
Have you ever been a part of a group and wondered why you were so disappointed by it? Maybe you were in a paid business group and felt that others discussed their personal lives too much, or not...
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How to Effectively Communicate Your Needs with Your Biz Besties with Adria DeCorte from 2018-10-30T10:00
Maelisa and Amber welcome Adria DeCorte from the Unforgettable podcast to episode 41 of My Biz Bestie. Adria is here to talk about the bigger challenges of the biz bestie relationship. Adria kno...
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How to Cope with Entrepreneur Depression and Mental Health Disorders from 2018-10-23T10:00
Entrepreneurship and mental health disorders can go hand-in-hand. The truth is that entrepreneurs have a tendency to believe that everyone else is doing just fine and that they are the only ones...
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Why Having a Team is Actually Important for Self-Care from 2018-10-16T10:00
There will always be items on your to-do list, no matter how much you work on your business. You could work all day, every day and still not get everything done. But work-life balance is so impo...
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Discover How Biz Besties Stick Together Through Business Growth with Jaclyn Mellone and Jessica Stansberry from 2018-10-09T10:00
Jaclyn Mellone and Jessica Stansberry from the All Up in Your Lady Business podcast join Amber and Maelisa on this episode of My Biz Bestie. In case you were wondering, All Up in Your Lady Busin...
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Taking Productivity to a Whole New Level at The GSD Work Retreat from 2018-10-02T10:00
The My Biz Bestie GSD work retreat was a fantastic getaway enjoyed by 4 hard-working women. These ladies brought the right mindset and achieved greatness over the 4-day retreat. This retreat was...
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How to Maximize Your Money Mindset from 2018-09-25T10:00
Episode 36 is a bit of a nostalgic one for Maelisa and Amber since they reminisce on how they met. On this episode they discuss the book Get Rich Lucky Bitch. The dynamic duo actually met while ...
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How to Maximize Your Conference Networking Experience with Chris Browning from 2018-09-18T10:00
Biz bro, Chris Browning, joins Maelisa and Amber in this live interview from the Podcast Movement conference. Chris hosts Popcorn Finance, a podcast which gives financial tidbits in about the ti...
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Finding the Right Business Friendship with Stacey Ogden from 2018-09-11T10:00
Stacey Ogden joins Maelisa and Amber today to find a bestie. Stacey is a busy working mom that loves building her side hustle. She needs to build a business friendship with some entrepreneur fri...
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The 6 Areas of Your Life That Create Your Business Support System from 2018-09-04T10:00
Welcome to season 3 of My Biz Bestie. After an enjoyable summer hiatus, Maelisa and Amber are back in action and ready to talk about entrepreneurship, business relationships, and of course, biz ...
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How Can Having an Arch Nemesis Help You Grow Personally? from 2018-06-26T10:00
Whether you call them frenemies, haters, or nemesis (nemesi??), it seems like everyone has someone in their lives that is their antithesis. On this episode of My Biz Bestie, Amber and Maelisa fl...
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The GSD Mavens Share the Value of a Week-Long Entrepreneur Retreat from 2018-06-19T10:00
This episode is a special one where six GSD mavens join Maelisa and Amber to share their experiences from the week-long GSD entrepreneur retreat. You may not consider a week-long retreat to be a...
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How a Business Friendship with Someone in a Different Niche Can Help You with Julie Fry and Nikki Rausch from 2018-06-12T10:00
Biz besties, Julie Fry and Nikki Rausch, join Maelisa and Amber on episode 30 of My Biz Bestie. Just because these two run different types of businesses doesn’t stop their business friendship. T...
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Do You Need Accountability? Join Our Networking Challenge from 2018-06-05T10:00
Networking can be a weak point for many entrepreneurs. Sometimes entrepreneurs get so caught up in the day to day aspects of their business that they forget that networking is one of the easiest...
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Find Me a Business Bestie with Vickie Maris from 2018-05-28T10:00
On this episode of My Biz Bestie, Maelisa and Amber embark on a challenge: to find a business bestie for Vickie Maris. Vickie met Maelisa and Amber at Social Media Marketing World and was intrig...
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The Four Tendencies Book Review from 2018-05-21T10:00
This episode is a review of Gretchen Rubin’s The Four Tendencies. This book explains so much about what motivates people and it can really be a window into why some people do what they do. Do yo...
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What Does Your Chronotype Say About You? A Book Review of The Power of When from 2018-05-14T10:00
Do you ever feel that your schedule is a bit off-kilter from the rest of the world? Well, you’re not alone. Maelisa and Amber have found a fantastic book that explains why different people’s opt...
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Connecting with Business Besties (and Bros) with Katie Vernoy and Curt Widhalm from 2018-05-07T10:00
Katie Vernoy and Curt Widhalm join Maelisa and Amber on the podcast for a My Biz Bestie first. Curt is the first guy to join the show, proving that biz besties can even be biz bros! Curt and Kat...
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How to Create Community with Katie Krimitsos from 2018-04-30T10:00
Katie Krimitsos of Biz Women Rock joins Maelisa and Amber on episode 24 of My Biz Bestie to share her superpower. Katie’s superpower is creating community. She joins the conversation to teach My...
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Dealing with Overwhelm: How to Manage Your Time and Expectations from 2018-04-23T10:00
This episode of My Biz Bestie is all about dealing with overwhelm and discovering the root causes. Why do you get overwhelmed and how do you avoid it? Often people offer the advice of practicing...
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Learn Team Leadership Strategies That You Need to Know, with Shelli Warren from 2018-04-18T10:00
As a business owner, you may now find yourself in a leadership position that you haven’t been in before. On this episode of My Biz Bestie Amber and Maelisa welcome team and leadership expert She...
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The Product Boss Besties with Minna Khounlo-Sithep and Jacqueline Snyder from 2018-04-09T10:00
On this episode of My Biz Bestie, Product Bosses, Jacqueline Snyder and Minna Khounlo-Sithep tell of their experience as biz besties. Jacqueline is a fashion designer that became an apparel star...
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How to Set Up an Amazing Group Retreat from 2018-04-02T10:00
On episode number 20 of My Biz Bestie, Amber and Maelisa discuss how to set up an awesome group retreat. Group retreats are a wonderful way to get away and really focus on your business. When do...
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What are the Benefits of Masterminds? with Natalie Eckdahl from 2018-03-26T10:00
Have you ever wondered if a mastermind would be a good idea for you and your business? Perhaps you’re already in one, but it isn’t providing you with all the benefits that you were expecting? On...
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What to do when Your Business Friendship Goes Bad from 2018-03-19T10:00
This episode of My Biz Bestie is all about what to do when your business friendship goes south. Not every relationship was made to last forever. There’s a saying that there are friends for a rea...
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Learn How Collaboration Works with Biz Besties Geraldine Carter and Jeannine Widmann from 2018-03-12T10:00
On this episode of My Biz Bestie, Maelisa and Amber welcome Biz Besties, Jeannine Widmann, and Geraldine Carter. These independent women found each other at a networking event in their small tow...
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How Can Utilizing a Business Support System Save You Time and Money? from 2018-03-05T10:00
Do you have a business support system in place? What kind of support system, you ask? Well grab your favorite headphones and a cuppa and sit down for a listen! On this episode of My Biz Bestie, ...
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Bonus: The Winding Trajectory of a Successful Career with Amber Hawley from 2018-02-15T10:00
Welcome back to another bonus episode of My Biz Bestie. Today is all about Amber Hawley, multi-passionate business owner, wife, and mother. Amber didn’t start out life wanting to own her ow...
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Bonus: When to Quit or Let Go with Dr. Maelisa Hall from 2018-02-13T10:00
As promised, here is the first of your two Bonus Bestie episodes! It’s time to go a little deeper into our personal business stories so you, our community, have a great idea of where we are...
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015 Lessons Learned from Season 1 of the Podcast from 2017-12-26T10:00
Welcome to the final episode of season 1! Today, we are going to wrap up the season with all the lessons learned and nuggets of wisdom we have learned from doing this podcast. After we wrap the ...
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014 The Benefits and Drawbacks of Having a Business Support System from 2017-12-19T10:00
Here is a super-sized episode of My Biz Bestie for you today! You might have guessed by now that we are huge proponents of having a Business Support System. We are so passionate about it, we gav...
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013 Meet My Bestie: Allison Puryear and Tiffany McLain from 2017-12-12T10:00
Now that you know all about how we “unstructured” our Biz Bestie relationship, we wanted to share with you how more Besties help one another with all of their business endeavors. We promise that...
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012 Structuring Your Biz Bestie Relationship from 2017-12-04T10:00
Once you find your Biz Bestie, it’s time to get clear about what you need in the relationship. After all, you want to make sure you and your Bestie are getting the optimum amount of support and ...
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011 Lessons Learned On Our Conference Spree from 2017-11-28T10:00
Last episode, we went over how we learned to rock a live event. You know we are hard pressed to turn down an opportunity to learn with lots of other people! Now that we’ve had a moment to breath...
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010 Tips for Attending Live Events from 2017-11-21T10:00
We, the Biz Besties, love live events. Every event we attend, we gain more and more insight into how to maximize the use of your time there. Live events are perfect for working your network, mee...
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009 How to Plan a Weekend Retreat to Boost Productivity from 2017-11-14T10:00
It’s a Landmark Day for the My Biz Bestie Podcast. This is our first episode recorded live in-person and on-location. We are bringing some good stuff to your ears today from Atlanta, GA at the I...
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008 The Myers-Briggs Review from 2017-11-07T10:00
Since we’ve already established that Myers-Briggs personality types are one of our favorite things to talk about, we’ll jump right into the specifics of each of the 4 Spectrums. Are you Introver...
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007 The Blessings of Introversion and Extroversion from 2017-10-31T10:00
Having a true understanding of Introversion and Extroversion is one of the easiest ways to appreciate why people do what they do. There are so many misconceptions about what makes an Introvert t...
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006 The Value of Checking In from 2017-10-24T10:00
Sometimes, it’s the little things in life that bring you the most value. We are busy humans, aren’t we? Between building your business, staying connected to your family and support system, and m...
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005 Why is Everyone Talking About Masterminds? from 2017-10-17T10:00
Why is everyone talking about Masterminds? It’s certainly a hot topic in the business world, but are they worth the hype? We are so excited to talk about Masterminds with you today because they ...
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004 What is a Mentor, Anyway? from 2017-10-10T10:00
Today, we wanted to break down a relationship dynamic that has some people scratching their heads, and other cracking open their calendars. What is a mentor, anyway? The Mythical Mentor fe...
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003 How to Use Your Network to Create a Support System from 2017-10-02T10:00
Have you ever felt lost in the crowd, or just one of the many voices? In a large networking group, it can be a daunting task to try to find meaningful connections, or gain helpful feedback....
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002 How to Grow Your Network from 2017-10-01T10:00
We all know that, as a business owner, we need a network. But have you ever stopped to think why you need one? Conventional wisdom aside, a network is a powerful tool that you can use to no...
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001 Intro to My Biz Bestie: For Business Women and Entrepreneurs from 2017-09-29T10:00
You are the CEO of your own Business Empire, but does that feel a little isolating? Are you struggling to connect with others about the unique struggles of running your own business? Maybe ...
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