Welcome back to another quarterly income report! This episode is super special because it's the one year anniversary of this podcast! I can't believe this podcast has been around for a full year. I looked at the stats recently, and discovered that our little podcast has been listened to in 1300 cities across the globe! I am so full of gratitude to all of you guys who have supported this passion project by listening, leaving reviews, and coming alongside me in my journey. THANK YOU. In this episo...
Jul 06, 2020•44 min•Ep. 49
Want to know how I made over $102,000 in a 6 month time span last year? Download my 6 Figures in 6 Months Income Report at the bottom of my homepage: ellenyin.com If you’re familiar with my six figures in six months income report, today’s guest is the woman who inspired it. In early 2018, I discovered Elise Darma’s blog where she shared her income reports at the end of every month, detailing how much revenue she made in the business, where she spent her money, what her profit margins were, and h...
Jun 29, 2020•59 min•Ep. 48
Ready to fast track your path to financial freedom? We’re back to talk about all things money, wealth, and investing in another finance focused episode - this time with Ryan Lee, co-founder of Cashflow Tactics. Now Ryan happens to be one of my trusted financial advisors as well as one of my favorite humans, and he and the team at Cashflow Tactics are on a mission to help everyone - whether you’re working a corporate job or working for yourself - become financially free in 10 years or less. Today...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 47
My favorite part of recording this podcast is being exposed to new and different worlds in the online space, and this week’s guest - Yan Stavisski - is introducing us to the fascinating world of travel hacking and credit hacking, the practice of leveraging credit to produce positive cashflow. Yan went from drowning in $82,000 of credit card debt just 3 years ago to running a 7 figure company by the age of 25. He did this all while traveling 47 countries and getting nearly $500,000 worth of first...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 46
Em Ducharme is a business strategist and founder of Zero to CEO whose work has been featured on major media outlets such as Forbes, ThriveGlobal, The Good Men Project and Business2Community.As a former corporate sales consultant for Fortune 500 companies, Em helped to grow and scale businesses for the last ten years in various sectors, inluding hospitality, finances, entertainment, and e-learning. She's raised millions of dollars in investor funds for the companies that she worked with and was a...
Jun 08, 2020•53 min•Ep. 45
Hello friends! Welcome back to the show. Today I'm thrilled to be bringing you two of our amazing Cubicle to CEO Members, Sarah Matson and Ashley Lew. They're on today sharing their experience being a part of The Cubicle to CEO Membership, and how they've used our Consistent Clients Cashflow System (that we teach inside the membership) to make their first $10K month! I can't stress enough how important it is to not only learn from industry leaders, but to learn from one another as we navigate ho...
Jun 01, 2020•41 min•Ep. 44
Hang out with us inside our free Facebook group, The Cubicle to CEO Podcast Lounge! Welcome back to another solo episode! This week's episode is on a really juicy topic that has completely transformed the way that I do business. It is the Dunning Kruger effect. I was first introduced to this concept by a friend & business mentor of mine, and it has radically changed the way that I look at my behavior patterns around business. If you struggle with shiny object syndrome, or feel like you start...
May 25, 2020•26 min•Ep. 43
Book a call with a Gravy specialist to see how much money they can recover for you! http://sharegravy.com/ellen What does it look like to create a billion dollar business? Today’s guest is a serial entrepreneur who has successfully created and sold several multi-million dollar companies, but his next mission is to return $1 billion dollars back to subscription based businesses through his latest venture, Gravy. Casey Graham is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gravy, the leading failed payment recovery ...
May 18, 2020•57 min•Ep. 42
Get access to Hashtag Hacks here: https://ellenyin.com/hashtaghacks We have an exciting guest on the show today, friends. I’m thrilled to be sharing my conversation with the inspiring Jordan Lee Dooley. Jordan is a National Bestselling Author, Speaker, Creative Business Educator, and Host of the Top Rated Podcast, SHE. This Indiana Native is kind of a superstar - it’s funny because I actually went to Target for some groceries after our interview and happened to walk by Jordan’s face on the cover...
May 11, 2020•55 min•Ep. 41
Check out the timestamps below to see who asked what, and where in this episode you can find specific answers! 2:40 - Britney Gardner of The Show Up System: What is the next best thing if you’re not able to do sales calls?4:30 - What is your favorite & least favorite thing about podcasting?7:57 - Heather Stewart of Prosperity Flow Coaching: When you are starting to get coaching clients but you don't have a large library of additional offerings for them to access - what have you found is the ...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 40
This conversation is with one of the boss ladies I respect the most and a local business trailblazer, Alicia Brown. Alicia is the co-owner of Honeycomb Salon and its sister sustainable salons & day spas in Corvallis, Oregon. Alicia is my former boss turned friend (we’ll share a bit more of that story in today’s episode), and in just 3 years of opening the doors to the first Honeycomb, now has 4 salons supporting 60 employees. In an industry where profitability evades most salon owners for ye...
Apr 27, 2020•49 min•Ep. 39
Ready to create your own Tiny Offer? Learn how here: https://alliebjerk.thrivecart.com/tiny-offer-lab-group-coaching/?affiliate=ellenyin002 There are few people that could get me up before the sunrise, but today you’ll get to listen in to an early morning coffee chat with my dear friend, Allie Bjerk. In an online world of flashy cars, mansions, and big claims, I immediately resonated with Allie because we both adopt an anti-guru approach to marketing. Allie teaches entrepreneurs how to create mo...
Apr 20, 2020•46 min•Ep. 38
If you’re looking for tangible Instagram marketing tips to implement, this is the episode for you. Today I’m chatting with my friend Shannon Lutz, owner of The Social Bungalow. Shannon has a true gift for teaching, and I’m so excited for you guys to hear her breakdown of how to create social proof on Instagram stories using her 4 part methodology: Results, Money Where Your Mouth is, Showing You’re In Demand, and Mini Trainings. My other favorite parts of our conversation include what she learned...
Apr 13, 2020•56 min•Ep. 37
My team and I wanted to do something to give back, so we're offering FIVE $100 grants to small business owners who need an economic boost right now. Apply here by April 13th (Easter): www.ellenyin.com/grant I know a lot of you are worried right now. These are uncertain times, especially for small business owners, and I want to be sensitive to that. However, I believe this is actually a time to see your business thrive rather than shutting down, hiding, and focusing on the lack. Keep listening fo...
Apr 06, 2020•34 min•Ep. 36
I am so excited you get to be a fly on the wall for my conversation with FloDesk co-founders, Martha Bitar and Rebecca Shostak. Chatting with these two is like having happy hour with your best girlfriends, Martha and Rebecca are so funny, down to earth, and brilliant. Flodesk is disrupting the email marketing space and making it ridiculously easy for small business owners and creatives to design gorgeous emails people love to get. I switched over to Flodesk a few months ago and haven’t looked ba...
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 35
If sales make you feel icky, anxious, or awkward, today’s interview is a must listen. I’m diving deep into sales with my friend Stevie Marie, founder of the Redesigned Empire. Stevie has 15 years of experience selling over $50 million dollars worth of products and services in everything from the auto industry to door to door sales and now online. We covered so many tangible takeaways you can implement immediately in your business, so listen in to find out the top 3 mistakes people make in sales,...
Mar 23, 2020•52 min•Ep. 34
Welcome back to another solo episode! When I say the name “Coca-Cola,” what comes to mind? You can picture the logo right away, right? That is the beauty of branding. Cohesive visual branding is crucial in helping your audience recognize you, and standing out in the online space. In this episode, I’m sharing a clip from a video from my YouTube channel where I break down the importance of creating branded visual content, how you can create more cohesive visual assets for yourself without needing ...
Mar 16, 2020•24 min•Ep. 33
You know I love bringing you the wisdom of successful entrepreneurs who have - so to speak - already made it, but I also think there is so much value in learning from entrepreneurs who are actively working in the trenches to build their business. I recently got to chat with my sweet friend, Lauren Strain, a 29 year old single mom and founder of newly launched company, “Pollumination", a collection of eco-chic candles + ceramics. Lauren actually created a few custom tumblers for me before, and be...
Mar 09, 2020•34 min•Ep. 32
All the way from Canada, we’re chatting with the lovely Anna Lozano & Lindy Sood, two ex corporate sales & marketing professionals, moms, and founders of Love Powered Co., The Affirmation Company. Anna and Lindy share with us their inspiration for product creation, how they got their first customers without an online presence, why they believe everything is figureoutable, and what makes for a strong business partnership between friends. Love Powered Co. guides their customers on a self-l...
Mar 02, 2020•49 min•Ep. 31
If signing clients and growing your business feels like an unsolvable mystery, you are in good company! This week, I’m breaking down one of the biggest struggles of service-based entrepreneurship - how to get clients signed up! When I sit down with business owners who are struggling with this, they are usually making one of three common mistakes, that I call “sales leaks.” Not only will I be breaking down these three mistakes and why they happen, but I’ll be sharing my tips for how to avoid them...
Feb 24, 2020•19 min•Ep. 30
The enneagram personality test has exploded in popularity in recent years, so I was super intrigued by my conversation with Steph Barron Hall, founder of Nine Types Co. Steph is a coach, speaker, and writer who uses the Enneagram to help people get out of their own way and build a life they love! She walks me through a typing session to help match me to my enneagram type and what it means, her secrets to growing her online community to 139,000 in less than a year, and how to use the Enneagram to...
Feb 17, 2020•53 min•Ep. 29
We dive deep into visibility with today’s guest, Michelle Lewis. Michelle is an Amazon best-selling author, podcast host, TedX speaker, and founder of The Celebrity CEO Method. She teaches online CEOs how to skyrocket their visibility, launch their unique show strategy, and start landing press for their brand using Hollywood techniques inside her membership, the Visibility Lounge. Michelle breaks down color psychology and why color is so important in your branding, the difference between being e...
Feb 10, 2020•51 min•Ep. 28
Welcome back to another solo episode! This week’s episode is an unscripted, short & sweet episode, packed with value. If you have been feeling in a funk since the start of the New Year, feeling like your year is off to a slow start, you are not alone. In this episode, I dive into what to do when you don’t hit goals, a recap of January 2020 for my business, & how everything can drastically change for you and your business in only a week. Are we not email friends yet? Make sure you downloa...
Feb 03, 2020•19 min•Ep. 27
This conversation is extra special because we’re chatting with my friend and one of my business mentors, Rachel Pedersen. Deemed the “Queen of Social Media”, Rachel is the founder & CEO of award-winning social media marketing agency, the Viral Touch, and creator of Social Media United, a leading online education platform for social media managers. Rachel gets transparent on bouncing back from a public business flop, embracing the role of being a breadwinning woman as a now married mother of ...
Jan 27, 2020•55 min•Ep. 26
Keep your business legally legit with this week’s guest, Paige Griffith, J.D. of The Legal Paige, a virtual law firm working with online businesses and wedding industry professionals. After working as a federal law clerk, Paige traded in the traditional law life for a virtual one, helping big name clients like Jasmine Star run legal and protected businesses. My favorite takeaways from my conversation with Paige are the common legal mistakes in starting an online business and the top three must-d...
Jan 20, 2020•53 min•Ep. 25
In this week’s episode, we’re chatting with the lovely Jena Viviano, career strategist and LinkedIn expert helping women build their dream careers. Jena knows what it’s like to go through multiple career changes - she’s worked as investment banker, reported live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and spent time at The Muse, all before launching her own coaching business. Listen in for Jena’s tips on leveraging LinkedIn, the key one sheet you need to submit with your resume to stand ou...
Jan 13, 2020•51 min•Ep. 24
Happy New Year, guys! This week’s episode is an extra special one because I got to chat with 18 of my talented friends from The Social Clique, the business mastermind I’ve been lucky to be a part of for the past year. You heard me right, I did 18 back-to-back mini interviews with these leading digital marketing experts to get the dish on their tips for marketing your business in the new year. In this mammoth episode compilation, our guests share everything from utilizing Pinterest to skyrocket y...
Jan 06, 2020•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 23
This week’s interview with my friend Michael Hoeppner blew my mind - as it will yours. We peeked into his role as the strategic communications advisor for my favorite 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang and chatted about how to be a more effective communicator. As the founder and CEO of GK Training and a communications professor at Columbia Business School, Michael has 10 years of experience in communications consulting for Fortune 500 companies, executives, non-profits, and universities, as...
Dec 30, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 22
Today, I am sitting down with my lovely friend, Nicole Wagner. Nicole is an award-winning makeup artist and founder of “Powder Inc”, a team of talented hair & makeup artists based in Portland, Oregon. She launched her own product line with custom makeup brushes and recently expanded to offer her own lash line as well. Outside of Powder Inc., she also runs a successful network marketing business with Rodan + Fields and hit the top 2 percent of the company within just 5 months, now leading 800...
Dec 23, 2019•42 min•Ep. 21
On this week’s episode I got a chance to sit down with the host of the popular Go-To Gal podcast, Jaclyn Mellone. Jaclyn helps experts exponentially grow their business by becoming the Go-To Authority in their space. She is a coach, strategist, Keynote speaker, mama, and guacamole lover. She has spoken at marketing conferences around the US and been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, Yahoo Finance, Reader’s Digest, Parents Magazine, Well + Good, as well as dozens of podcasts and radio appearance...
Dec 16, 2019•45 min•Ep. 20
