Podcast - She Did It Her Way

A few weeks ago I shared three ways to replace your income and leave your 9 to 5. If you haven't already tuned into that episode be sure to do so either before or after listening to this one. In today's episode, I want to cover the four strategies on how to price your services and offers for profit. I'll be sharing some of the basic principles to consider when starting out depending upon whether you're selling a product or a service, may determine how you price your offer. For today's podcast, I'm going to dive deeper into the service-based businesses such as a VA or a contractor, but still sharing some things to consider. In this episode, you will... How to price yourself if you're a service-based business owner Learn about the four ways to price your service Discover the owner's pay Get tips and strategies that you can use with your own business Insights: "Be conscious of overpromising and under delivering." Resources: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz Her Way Community @shediditherway

Today's guest is the creative force behind Stella & Dot. Recipient of FGI’s Rising Star Award for Accessories, the ACE (Accessories Council) Award for Retail Innovation, and the Drapers Accessories Designer of the Year Award in the UK. , Blythe Harris has built a world-class team of designers and merchants in both New York and Sausalito based design studios! Originally inspired by her grandmother Dot’s vintage jewelry box, Blythe’s creative vision mixes the beauty of vintage design and craftsmanship with the modern aesthetic and versatility of today’s stylish woman. Blythe’s leadership has helped grow Stella & Dot into a global brand. In this episode, you will... Hear about Blythes background Discover the inspiration behind her company Find out about her first business Hear about her experience overseas working with a non-profit Learn about working with a business partner Find out how they named their brand Get to know her mindset and process when she was starting out and more! Insights: "Our mission is to create as many independent business owners and entrepreneurs as possible." "The key to creativity is putting unexpected things in front of your eyes because of that's when you make those interesting connections." Resources: Stella & Dot Keep Collective Ever Skin Care

Hello friends and welcome back to another episode of the podcast! A lot of questions and feedback that I get from the listeners is the question around creating sustainable income within their business or side hustle when they're starting their business in the beginning. This is a common question that often times triggers fear and concern for most when they want to launch a business and leave their 9 to 5. So in today's solocast, I want to offer up three different ways that you can replace your income in 2019! In this episode, you will... Learn more about the goal of Her Way Society The importance of savings and product validation Discover what you need to have before making the leap Importance of eliminating the non-essentials in your schedule Be more disciplined with your time Find out the three ways you can replace your income and more! Insights: "Determine the number that you're after, you know what the goal is, you will make other decisions based off of that number." "The most common ways I've seen women replace their income and start their business is, they become a VA, they start an online business, they leverage themselves to become a contractor." "Start today, start now!" Resources: SDH 259: Learn How to Quit Your Job and Double Your Corporate Income in 30 Days with Abbey Ashley SDH 268: Corporate America to Six-Figure Entrepreneur in Less than 4 Months with Julie Ciardi SDH 301: From Freelancing to Owning a Multi-Million Business with Linda Solley Hurd

Our guest today works from home at her garden shed office which she calls "She-Shed" while managing her company, Simple Pin Media! Kate Ahl is the founder of Simple Pin Media. A company that helps clients and businesses grow their online presence using Pinterest. She teaches Pinterest marketing, for it to be actionable, simple steps that will help business owners move forward successfully instead of feeling overwhelmed. In this episode, you will... How Kate started her company and the idea behind it Learn how her first year was when starting her business Find out about her mindset-switch Discover how hiring a business coach is important to a business Realize the best mindset especially when starting your own business Hear about tips and insights from Kate when managing your own business Why the testing phase is necessary The benefit of streamlining Why you should start an email list from the start Tips on how to use Pinterest and so much more! Insights: "Success is a mountain of failure." "Fail forward into success." Resources: Simple Pin Media @simplepinmedia

Woah!  I can’t believe this is the last and final episode of 2018. What an amazing year it has been. Today’s on the podcast I’m peeling back the curtain and diving into what this past year has looked like, what’ve I’ve learned and some things I’m afraid to tell you.  But before diving into the role that 2018 played in my life and She Did It Her Way, I’m backing up to the years leading up to 2018. Sharing how I was absolutely lost in my career, second guessed my every move, didn’t set goals because I was too afraid of setting the wrong one.  Grab a notebook, your beverage of choice and press play! Some key points in today’s episode: Your business will only grow as much as you grow as a person. The sooner you put yourself in the mindset as a business owner and own the fact that your business is your business, you’ll become that person. Explore your money mindset blocks and any other blocks that may be limiting you from moving to that next step in your business and in life.  Don’t be afraid to be messy and make mistakes. Practice being messy and practice mistakes. Running a business is like being in a committed relationship. Your business isn’t there to make you whole, only you, yourself can make you whole, and sometimes it disappoints you, frustrates you and makes you cry but other times, it makes you feel like you are flying and are on top of the world. Your business is a reflection of you. You’re strengths, weakness, limitations and expansions. Most importantly is that regardless of what happens you still stay committed to your business. Quotes: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. - Einstein 

Today's guest is the Founder and CEO of Vintner’s Daughter, April Gargiulo, a luxury skincare company committed to performance-driven quality-focused, non-toxic skincare. She launched her first product, Active Botanical Serum in 2012 bucking industry standards by using whole organic plants and methodical formulation methods versus low-quality fillers and formulation shortcuts. Vintner’s Daughter quickly became a benchmark for quality and performance in the beauty world and is coveted by top beauty connoisseurs and industry professionals around the world. Through Vintner’s Daughter April commits 2% of every bottle sold to charities benefiting women and children worldwide. In this episode you will... Hear about April's background in fine winemaking Discover how she went from winery to skin care Learn about her passion for creating quality skin care Hear about her launch-story Get insights on the process of creating her skin care product Hear about what it takes to create, produce and grow an amazing product or service Insights: "You never take shortcuts, you never cut corners." "Our entire world, to be honest, is driven by what's new." Resources: Vintner’s Daughter

Today we're diving into the 4 mindsets to cultivate in the new year to help you ditch your 9-5. At first when you begin to think about launching a business and leaving your job, it can be extremely noisy and overwhelming. some of you may have external pressure to keep a certain lifestyle or job based on how you grew up, some of you may live in a town where it takes a little more work to surround yourself with entrepreneurs, you may have a spouse that doesn’t support your journey, you may be the breadwinner in your household. If you’ve been a long-time listener you know what of my favorite quotes is by Wayne Dyer and that is, “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” The 4 mindsets to cultivate are: - The Model (Brook Castillo) - Resilience - Abundance - Commitment Be sure to tune in to learn more about each mindset and the exact steps you can take to help you cultivate them.

Ever wonder how other businesses are able to be an expert to almost anything? How they manage to produce results even not possessing all of the skills? These business people just know how to use available resources Our guest, Bonnie Fahy, started as a balloon artist. Today she shares her journey on how she inflates her business (no pun intended), transitioned to entrepreneurship and now helping other business owners scale their business through coaching and online course. In this episode, you will... Hear about Bonnie's humble beginnings How she got into online marketing Find out when was her "aha moment" Discover how hiring her first VA helped her with her business Learn about the benefits of outsourcing Get to know the idea behind creating her first online course Learn about the Growth Mindset Insights: "Anything is possible if you start with the idea that you are always growing, you are always building and you are always getting better." "As my action change, my story changes." "If you want to have the things you never had before, you have to do the things you have never done before." Resources: Bonnie Fahy 1-Hour Master Class

SDH 309: How to Pursue Less and Be Essential When You're Overwhelmed with Amanda Boleyn

Do you feel like your business is a hot mess behind the scene? Do you want to streamline your business so you can grow more and have more focus? How about working less and enjoying your life more while enjoying great results at the same time? Tune in as our guest for today share's how her business came about and how she managed to accomplish a lot by just working 25 hours or less a week. Our guest, Ashley Gartland works with women entrepreneurs whose business is doing well but who feel like a hot mess behind the scenes - and they know it's holding them back from reaching the next level. She helps them simplify their business and build a stronger foundation so they can experience more growth and fulfillment in their work and more freedom in their life. Ashley has been an entrepreneur since the age of 22 when she got her start as a freelance food writer. After working in editing, event planning, public relations, and digital publishing, Ashley launched her coaching practice to help overwhelmed entrepreneurs grow their business by doing less better. Ashley's work has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, The Huffington Post and Being Boss and she's appeared on The Startup Sessions, Courage & Clarity, and the Creative Empire podcasts. She lives for rainy days, is an avid runner (and wannabe yogi) and prefers kombucha over coffee to fuel her day. In this episode, you will... Hear Ashley's journey as an entrepreneur Learn how she found mentorship and coaching Find out how life circumstances helped her discover her passion Discover how you can work 25 hours or less a week and still accomplish more Hear about the "Power of the Pause" Realize the importance of delegation Insights: "Really have firm boundaries and learn when to say no." "When you only have 25 hours a week or 10 hours a week to work on your business, you have to be very clear on what things you're spending your time on and what request of your time to say no." "Figure out to delegate in a way that doesn't require a huge commitment but still will pull a lot of results." Resources: Ashley Garland | Simplify

SDH 307: Behind the Scenes of Course Launch Pt 2: The Ins and Outs of Running a Course with Amanda Boleyn

Hey guys! Welcome to another episode with me! Today’s solocast is Part I of a two-part podcast series where I’m going to share with you everything I learned from launching my online course, the BYOB Accelerator! BYOB (Become Your Own Boss) Accelerator launched as a five-week program with the goal to help women identify their skill set and leverage it to create their own service-based business and help them find their freedom. Key Take-Aways: Timeline Ideation Process Marketing and Promotion Biggest Takeaway Plus, emotional journey and challenges along the way In this episode, you will… Find out the idea behind BYOB and its goal Learn about the steps to take when launching an online course Get to know how to get the best idea and turn it into your business Find out the importance of having a method when ideating Discover the advantage of creating a webinar Hear about the major challenges Amanda faced when launching the course Stay tuned for Part II! Insights: “The important thing is, I did it because I did not procrastinate.” Resources: The Post-It Content Creation Mini Training @SheDidItHerWay

Ever wonder how an influencer works and how they can affect purchase decisions? How about where to find these influencers, or to even become one? Today's guest has been at the forefront of harnessing the power of the international bloggers and digital influencers since 2010 and she's here to talk about influencer marketing! Maddie Raedts, Founder & Chief Creative Officer at IMA, is responsible for advising clients on strategy when working with influencers & talent, while always keeping the match of influencers and aesthetic quality of creative in mind. Throughout her career, she has secured many partnerships and developed concepts for leading brands including Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Samsung, TomTom, and Farfetch. Maddie was featured on Forbes’ 2017 30under30 Europe: Media list, alongside fellow IMA co-founder Emilie Tabor! Today, she leads a young, international team of 85+ people who are responsible for the way brands work with influencers across the globe.

SDH 304: How to Create Self-Discipline and Drive Within Yourself with Amanda Boleyn

Our guest today is coming to us all the way from London! She is here to share her story about life as an entrepreneur, how did she transition, how she grew her business and more! Maria Carras is the CEO & Founder of Maria Carras Creative - a content creation & virtual assistance agency working with coaches, creatives and online educators. Alongside running her agency, Maria coaches & mentors aspiring Virtual Assistants through her coaching programmes, courses and free Facebook community of over 1000+ passion-driven women. In this episode, you will... Get to know about Maria Carras and her interesting background Learn how she moved from the US to Greece then to London Hear about her background in films Find out how she started working virtually Understand the importance to create deep connections with people you had worked with Hear about how she started her Virtual Assistance agency Discover what she had grown the most on her business ... and learn how she on-boarded her sister to work with her! Insights: "Five people who are your targets and actually have real conversations with them. Ask them about their hopes, ask them about their dreams, their struggles and what they look for in relation to what you do. These conversations are gold. You will get so much useful information in terms of how to position your business." "One day or day one. You decide" Resources: Maria Carras Creative Launch Your VA Biz