Aiden is a 12-year-old entrepreneur that started this journey when he was 8. Now, I remember when I was 8 years old, I was outside playing with mud and playing hide and seek with my neighbors. Entrepreneurship? How the heck do you eat that?! I grew up in a small town in Aruba where entrepreneurship wasn’t a thing. In fact, I grew up in a family that was only taught that a 9-5 job is the way of life. But thanks to the internet, I’ve discovered that there’s so much more than having a 9-5 job and b...
Sep 29, 2020•38 min•Ep. 27
One of the questions that I’ve received on my weekly Instagram live sessions is: “Hey Steven, I saw that there’s a new update on Instagram, Instagram Reels, and a lot of people are starting to use it already. Do you think I need to use Instagram Reels too?! I don’t want yet to do ANOTHER THING!! There’s so much to do!!”. And I think this question was really interesting because as entrepreneurs, we’ve decided that we don’t want to work at a 9-5 job, we want to be our own boss and we’ve decided to...
Sep 22, 2020•31 min•Ep. 26
If you’ve been here for a while, you know that last month I’ve launched my brand new online program: Intentional Personal Branding. But before officially launching this new program, I’ve decided to host a beta launch. This will help me validate my offer and get a small group of people, at a discounted rate, to give me all the feedback that I need to make this program successful. While this something completely new for me, it also was a BIG DEAL for me! I’ve invited a total of 20 Founding Members...
Sep 15, 2020•40 min•Ep. 25
Kristy Yoder is the founder of Smart VAs - a virtual assistant agency that helps busy entrepreneurs get their life back. Being a multi-skilled leader, she humbly worked her way up from being a freelance virtual assistant and digital marketer to becoming an entrepreneur. In this episode, Kristy shares her story about moving from the Philippine to the US and her adjustment as an entrepreneur. She also shares why it's important to have a mission and vision when starting out a business and how a vir...
Sep 08, 2020•48 min•Ep. 24
Megan Nolan is a personal trainer and yoga instructor with over 14 years of experience. Her mission is to help busy entrepreneurs use their Yoga practice to intentionally step into and embody their strongest, most courageous, resilient, and empowered selves so they can take inspired action in their business. In this episode we cover: When did you start doing what you’re doing? Can you talk more about why it is important to have exercise routines as a component of our business strategy? I am some...
Sep 01, 2020•38 min•Ep. 23
A lot of you have been asking me how I’ve built a personal brand on social media that actually gave me the opportunity to turn my passion for photography, my full-time career. For that reason, I’ve decided to put together a BRAND NEW TRAINING designed to help you achieve the same thing! My goal is to help busy creatives build a personal brand on social media so that they can make a living from their passion. I’m planning to sell this program in September 2020, when it’s complete, but I’m invitin...
Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 22
Have you ever felt this way? You’re showing up on social media, you’re posting occasionally, you already have your website online, people are visiting... but still, you’re not working with a certain type of client that will help you take your portfolio to the next level. I mean, at least you’ve got some followers and people are visiting your website… you’re doing the work! (give yourself a pat on the back, you’re doing it!) But, still, you’re not working with your ideal customer. It’s like you’r...
Aug 18, 2020•33 min•Ep. 21
Let me the first one to say: it doesn’t matter. Perfectionism is subjective. The way you judge your content is TOTALLY different than the way your audience would judge your content. You may think that your content is not good enough, you might see the little things in your craft… but trust me, those are the things that ONLY YOU are looking at. The reason you’re looking at these small details is that you’ve been doing your craft for a long time already and you see all the little pieces. You might...
Aug 13, 2020•38 min•Ep. 20
Did you know that building a personal brand on social media is the best way to build trust with your audience, convert them into leads and ultimately into paying customers? If you’re looking for a way to build a personal brand online and finally start attracting your ideal customers, then, friend, this might be for you! Building a personal brand on social media with a strategy gives you the opportunity to work with your ideal customers, to FINALLY be profitable doing your passion, and to make mo...
Aug 11, 2020•27 min•Ep. 19
What would it feel like to wake up every morning to the realization that the life you are living right now is the one you once only dreamed of? Image opening your eyes in the morning. You’re waking up on your comfortable bed, in your dream home, living in your dream location. You’re smelling your hot coffee and head over to your home office to check in on all of the sales you made while you slept the night before. You then open your phone and you see a ton of notifications from your dream custom...
Aug 06, 2020•57 min•Ep. 18
As a creative, I used to tell myself that I need to create more content in order to attract more people to my business, and eventually they will send me a DM or an email and we will end up working together. What I’ve realized is that being creative is one thing, and being a business owner is another thing. As the creative, I’m responsible for the content that I produce. As the CEO of my business, I’m responsible for the profitability of my business. What would you think would happen if I’d kept ...
Aug 04, 2020•31 min•Ep. 17
“You are not ready to show up for your dreams” That’s what the old me have been telling myself for over 4 years. See, back in 2016 when I moved to The Netherlands to pursue my business degree. In reality, I was just playing it safe. I was scared of showing up for my dreams, I was worrying too much about what other people would say so I ended up showing up from a place of fear. What I’ve realized is that having one leg in and one out wasn’t serving me and my business well. I wasn’t booking consis...
Jul 30, 2020•35 min•Ep. 16
Holly has built a multi-six figure consulting business and she liberates creatives from bad corporate bosses in favor of being their own boss as a freelancer through her program, The Consultant Code. She’s also the host of The Everyday Entrepreneur Podcast, a relaxed business podcast filled with real talk and actionable tips from authentic yet humble entrepreneurs. In this episode, we chat about the most common fears that struggling entrepreneurs go through as they’re trying to start their own b...
Jul 28, 2020•36 min•Ep. 15
Do you need a big list or a lot of following to launch your online business? What exactly do you mean by launching an ‘online business’? Where do I launch it? How do I make my first launch easy and fun? All these questions (and more!) are answered in this episode! My friend Ken Westgaard, from the OMG I’m Launching Podcast, shares all the best practices of having FUN as you’re launching, how to overcome your biggest challenges during your launch and so much more. Ken is the industry go-to for ex...
Jul 21, 2020•45 min•Ep. 14
Did you know that there are Brain Traps that hold us back from believing in ourselves, creates more negativity, and get in the way of achieving long term goals? In this episode of the Steven de Cuba's Podcast, Dr. Adina McGarr-Knabke covers the 3 brain traps that keep individuals from being actionable. Dr. Adina McGarr-Knabke is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Santa Barbara, California. She specializes in anxiety, eating disorders, and addiction, but has a particular inte...
Jul 16, 2020•58 min•Ep. 13
If I had a euro for every time someone told me: “I need a lot of followers to start a personal brand on social media” I’d probably be a millionaire by this point. See, a lot of struggling entrepreneurs think that having a lot of followers means making more sales. But, how many times have you seen people with more than 10K followers but are NOT getting any engagement, let alone making any sales? How many times have you seen people BUYING followers because they think that having more followers mea...
Jul 14, 2020•21 min•Ep. 12
Dr. Peggy Malone is a health care provider who encourages her patients every day to create better habits associated with their health and wellness. She is wife to the hilarious and heavily bearded John, with whom she takes many adventures as well as Cat Mom to the fluffy ragdoll Amigo. Dr. Peggy is also a human being on a mission to create better habits for herself and by doing so, she hopes to inspire others to take up the challenge with her! In this episode, Dr. Peggy introduces the idea of cr...
Jul 07, 2020•46 min•Ep. 11
Did you know that content marketing is one of the best ways to generate traffic on your website, convert this traffic into leads and ultimately into paying customers? If you’re looking for a way to repurpose your content to save time, stress and energy – well, friend, you’ve come to the right place! Repurposing your content can be an amazing way to show up consistently online, connect with your audience and attract more eyeballs to your business. On top of that, you will show up every day online...
Jun 30, 2020•22 min•Ep. 10
Susan Jimenez is a video strategist, personal brand expert with video marketing, and she also teaches camera confidence. She's been doing production videos since 2003 and though so much has evolved over time, there are so many new mediums and social media platforms these days. However, storytelling has never gone, and finding your voice, using authenticity to share your video style is more important than ever. Susan helps coaches, course creators, busy female entrepreneurs get unstuck with video...
Jun 23, 2020•52 min•Ep. 9
When I first started this podcast, my goal was to be more open and transparent with you. I want to share what are the things that I’m going through as a business owner and I want to share my journey with you. I’m by no means an expert. I’m just a passionate entrepreneur who is trying his best and by sharing my story I’d like to let you know that you’re not alone. Honestly, I waited so long to record this episode. Because I didn’t know what I wanted to share, to begin with. This episode is about ...
Jun 16, 2020•18 min•Ep. 8
Dara is a 20-year restaurant industry worker, a single mother hell-bent on raising a son who understands the rules of wealth, has a plan to achieve it and the mindset and community relationships to leverage that wealth for greater community impact. She’s on a mission to help 10,000 kids grow up to be financially confident, impact-driven and community-focused. In this episode of The Steven de Cuba Podcast, Dara shared how she used life challenges and past traumas to deter her from pursuing audaci...
Jun 09, 2020•58 min•Ep. 7
I want to start by saying that personal branding photography is not simply having your photos taken for LinkedIn. That’s considered more like a portrait session. But not this. This is something different. Doing a personal branding photoshoot means having on-brand professional photos that represent your business, your message and that attracts the right type of audience. But, I know what you’re thinking: planning a photoshoot can be daunting. There are so many ideas online, your Pinterest board i...
Jun 02, 2020•23 min•Ep. 6
I remember when my dad bought his new camera, I immediately took the old one. I signed up to the university of Google and Youtube quickly made that camera my best friend. Okay, so you probably have no idea who my dad is. Heck, probably have no idea who I am. So, let me start by introducing myself... In this episode, I share with you how I discovered photography and how I used my Facebook page to start my business. Check out the show notes at stevendecuba.com/episode1...
May 25, 2020•17 min•Ep. 1
Larissa Bermudez studied communication and PR in Costa Rica and has her own business that is dedicated solely to PR. She’s also the female news anchor at TeleAruba and was part of a really successful morning radio show for 6 years, that's where people started to get to know her a little better, and yes – popularity came along with it. In recent years, Larissa started to build a personal brand on her social media channels and created a community of followers that has transformed into her family. ...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 5
Today, we’re talking about two of my favourite things: Instagram and Business. Instagram has been one of my strongest marketing tools that have worked for my business. Instagram has helped me make my business more personal, attract the right type of audience and convert my followers into paying customers. And that’s exactly what I want for you too. In this episode, I’m going to give you 3 ways you can use Instagram for your business. Visit stevendecuba.com/episode4 for the show notes....
May 25, 2020•40 min•Ep. 4
Bibi-Jane moved from Aruba to Amsterdam at 17 years old with one goal in mind, get her bachelor's in Forensics. Four years later she checked that off her list. But during those four years, her interests took a turn. I guess that could happen if you choose what you want to do for the rest of your life at 17, right? This inspired her to start her own podcast, The Algorithm Of Life , where guests share their career stories and they discuss all the things people deal within their twenties. Bibi-Jane...
May 25, 2020•32 min•Ep. 2
In the third episode of The Steven de Cuba’s Podcast, I’ve gotten the opportunity to interview Rocio Burgos and talk about her entrepreneurial journey, her experience working in the even industry and all the amazing projects she’s been working on. Rocio is a multi-faceted young professional with passions in different areas while exercising different roles. It is for this reason that the word dynamic is so personal to her; because of the dynamism in her, she’s able to achieve personal and profess...
May 25, 2020•54 min•Ep. 3
Hey, my name is Steven de Cuba, I’m a photographer, an entrepreneur and your podcast host. This podcast is for ambitious entrepreneurs (in the making) who’d like to turn their hobby into a business. In this Podcast, I will share behind-the-scenes about my entrepreneurial journey, I will interview other business owners and share tips on how you can achieve your biggest goal. I hope this show entertains you, but most importantly, inspire you to follow your wildest dreams. This is The Steven de Cub...
May 24, 2020•5 min
