It's really a minefield, not a path! Let's be honest, starting a business is a heck of a rewarding and amazing adventure! So much so that Stephen Krausse, our resident ownership guru, has decided to do it for a 4th (or maybe 5th) time. Steve shares his journey and struggles with changing businesses. In fact, when musing about the importance of taking action he shares that, "I finished my promise statement yesterday. What am I going to promise to the marketplace, what are people going to see on t...
Jun 07, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Is Your Relationship with Money Affecting Business? Alison Proffit, our soulful sales expert, knows that to make sales the mind must first be in a positive place, and yet when it comes to money so many people are just stuck in the past. Sharing her thoughts on how the past shows up today, Alison has this to say, "no matter what your money was growing up, whether it's poverty or wealth or somewhere in the middle. There are just stories or judgments without, like, our family stuff. And so, you hav...
Jun 03, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Same People, Different Approach Having a captive audience in business is priceless. So, what if you can get more from the audience you already have? In a recent session, Amanda Mundo discusses a great way to put yourself in front of more of your existing audience. She shares, "One thing that a lot of entrepreneurs or business owners don't realize is that they have two or three different audiences that are a part of their feed, so if you are using stories...you probably have people [in your feed]...
Jun 03, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Keep More of What's Already Yours. Having a budget is great, did you know it can show you hidden cash? LeAndra Foster, our resident cash flow expert, chats about a few simple steps you can take to get more cash back into your pocket, TODAY! One piece of advice from LeAndra about pre-paying debt, don't! She shares"If you're pre-paying on your mortgage, I actually would argue against prepaying your mortgage at these low rates ... [increase cash by] investing that money, or just enjoying that money...
Jun 01, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Turn Off The Noise so You Can Tune Into Inspiration It is easy to get believe that you are being inspired when you scroll through your social media feed or tune out watching TV. Yet the truth is that all you are really doing is making excuses to not be inspired. Then you go to write inspiring content for your audience and find yourself empty of ideas! In this episode I chat with content expert Mike Woeckener about ways he finds inspiration to stay consistent in his writing. His number one tip," ...
May 28, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Remember...Be Yourself ! Social media may seem like another place for passive marketing that's not really personal. It seems that when it comes to business it's best to just post what you're selling consistently and move on. However... Amanda Mundo, the social media expert, shares that type of thinking may be holding you back. As she points out, "I couldn't know like and trust someone who changed up every five minutes like, I'm like, Who are you today. Wait, what's going on. I don't feel like I ...
May 27, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 16
How do you feel about sales? Like it or not sales is an art as much as it is a science. Like all great artists getting in touch with feelings is a necessary part of producing amazing art. When it comes to sales the science is easy. There are tasks you can learn and many a method to utilize for success. However, as Alison Proffit points out, "First, get your mind right, yeah, fall in love with sales and that can be, you know that's like the top of the mountain of course so we have to climb the mo...
May 27, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 15
The Power of Looking Backward Everyone has a morning routine, but not all routines are created equal. So, why not start by thinking outside the box? One way to do this might be by looking at the day in a whole new way try asking If this day were repeated what would I do? Mary Gaul, the queen of productivity, shares her thoughts "you have to do the same day over. So what would you do differently today? If you knew that you had to live the day over again or if it was your second time going through...
May 26, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Automate Everything People think they have to keep making and fixing a budget, but putting it's a one-time time thing. Spending money is really more of a habit that most will admit. LeAndra Foster, our resident cash flow expert, shares her thoughts saying, "like I said we're creatures of habit, we're pretty much going to spend the same way from month to month. Automating as much as you can so that everything gets taken out of your spending account... Now, everything that's left in there is yours...
May 25, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 13
When stuck or facing an unknown in your business, start by getting it all out of your head. (Go ahead...) See, it doesn't take long once it's actually on paper. Here's what Stephen Krausse, the FLOW operations expert, says about breaking down the big scary issues into smaller bite-sized chunks so you can just get working. "I always say, there's no problem in business that hasn't been solved. So, I would absolutely engage Google to look or any search engine to search the internet for ways that ot...
May 24, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Make it Flexible Enough to Stay Relevant In this episode, I chat with social media strategist Amanda Mundo about how to develop a strategy for social media posting. Her advice is to break it down into bite-sized chunks and keep it as flexible as possible so you can be on top of trends and newsworthy events. Amanda shares, "Now, it's great, you could build out a whole year strategy. But the thing is, you have to actually come back to it. And I like to come back to it monthly, quarterly, really ma...
May 20, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Cancellations are frustrating, but do they have to be? Alison Proffit, our sales expert, chats with us about her thoughts around a very important business question... ...What do you do when you have a sales call or follow-up call cancel at the last minute? Giving her sage-like advice as always, Alison's first suggestion is...Don't Panic! Panicking is the fastest way to have a downward spiral in your head which leads to all kinds of interesting, and not so desired, results. It's so easy for your ...
May 20, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Not all To-Do's on the list are created equa l. Mary Gaul, our productivity expert, once again has great advice about tackling the ever-growing to-do list. "Sometimes there are projects on there we put on [the list], just because we think we have to. And so taking a hard look and asking, you know, why is this on my list? why do I really need to do this? And can I delegate it? Can I procrastinate on it?" Business owners never lack for things so take a small piece of advice from Mary and look at t...
May 19, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 9
LeAndra Foster shares her thoughts about how to successfully establish a steady paycheck. As a business owner, it can be challenging to transition from a steady paycheck to an uncertain paycheck. Using a common analogy of boiling a frog, LeAndra states "If you put a frog into a pot of cold water and heat it slowly, you will a frog to death because it won't notice the gradual changes, we're going to use this in a positive manner, to increase our pay, we're just going to do it slowly so that we do...
May 18, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Recently Mike, the writing expert here at FLOW, shared his thoughts about writer's block and how to get around it. He joked playfully that a friend recently said of writer's block "It's just an excuse not to write." In all honesty, Mike writes for a living so he knows a thing or two about how to get around the dreaded blank page. His advice, "[You] need to change your state. In my case, if I've been sitting in front of a screen for a while. I just get up and walk around and go out, maybe go outs...
May 15, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 7
3 Magical Questions Asking ourselves questions is one of the best ways to unstick our minds. Mary Gaul, our productivity expert, shares a bit on a recent blog she wrote titled The Three Magical Questions. Using the book The Magic Question by Bart Baggett as her source and inspiration, Mary poses that the first magical question is; what's good and what's new? "[This question is] Presupposing that something is good and something new is always happening for us, right?. As entrepreneurs sometimes we...
May 14, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Social media is not devoid of people, but did you ever think that social media was devoid of SOCIAL interactions? Amand Mundo, our fantastic social media expert, expressed her thoughts on the subject during a recent Q & A session. Explaining that social media started as social but drifted once businesses began to see they could sell via posting rather than paid ads. Her advice to small business owners is to be mindful that you are keeping social as Amanda points out, "And I think the misconc...
May 13, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 5
When it comes to success in business, nothing is more important than being able to close a sale. But what if you feel uncomfortable, or just don't like selling? Alison Proffit, the resident soulful sales expert, chatted about one of her favorite tools when it comes to selling; breathing! Yep, that's right good old and out deep breathing. While musing on this topic Alison had this to say, "One of the most powerful tools in your sales, your sales toolbox is breathing. Because if you're slowing dow...
May 13, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 4
What's the difference between budgeting and bookkeeping? This question is the topic of LeAndra Foster's, our cash flow guru, most recent session. When chatting on the subject, she shared a story of a recent client. "I had a client who recently told me, no, I don't think I need help with budgeting anymore, I'm just gonna hire a bookkeeper. My question to her was, is your goal with budgeting to figure out a way to consciously spend, or is it to help you figure out how you've already spent? She sai...
May 11, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 3
From the mundane like, will I have revenue this month to the more irrational fears of no one likes me, Stephen Krausse knows a thing or two about facing fear. However, with more than 30 years of business ownership under his belt, Steve has a unique perspective on fear as he shares in this recent expert session. Steve shares, "fear isn't something we need to overcome. So that's a misnomer if people have that in their heads. You don't get to overcome fear. You get to work through it, and you get t...
May 10, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Stephen Krausse, our operations expert, shares his top three must have's in your business. One- Possess a positive mindset. "It's okay to make mistakes. And, and if you're going to do a business you're going to make them, and just learn to get right with it." Two- Gather the experts in your corner. "three experts, you should always have on tap, and one of them is a lawyer, one is an accountant, and the third one is HR." Three- A strong connection to your reason for starting a business. "And if i...
May 03, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 1
