Do you feel like you’re always running out of time? We all have the same twenty-four hours in a day. You just have to make sure you’re spending it on the things that matter. Join your host Penny Zenker as she sits down for a conversation with today’s guest Dr. Amanda Barrientez on how you should shift our mindset into creating more time and money for personal and professional growth. Dr. Amanda is an NFA business consultant who helps coaches and online entrepreneurs align their energy, mindset a...
Oct 22, 2021•29 min•Ep. 176
Is Work-Life Balance a myth? Penny Zenker's guest today is David McNeff , the President & Founder at Peak Consulting Group and the Author of The Work-Life Balance Myth . David explains to Penny why he believes that work-life balance is a myth. Why? Because your life doesn't just revolve around work and family life. Rather, it revolves around seven aspects : professional, family, personal, emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual. The most common reason you could never seem to balance...
Oct 08, 2021•35 min•Ep. 175
Do you want to know what makes Olympians, Astronauts, and Nobel Prize Winners extremely successful? The 4 Factors Of Success! Penny Zenker introduces Dr. Ruth Gotian , the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Ruth talks with Penny about how success is about mindsets, not habits. Meaning, everyone can make it! It's just a matter of incorporating these 4 factors into your life. If you're passionate about success and you want m...
Oct 01, 2021•29 min•Ep. 174
Is your business not growing at the rate that you thought it would? It’s time to level up and discover effective methodologies that could help you scale. In today’s episode Penny Zenker is joined by Jim Barnish to discuss value creation and business growth. Jim is a strategic change leader with over 15 years of leadership experience in global and integrated operations, M&A, and strategic go-to-market planning. He provides business solutions for companies accelerating organic growth. In build...
Sep 24, 2021•33 min•Ep. 173
You are the authority of your story. But you won't achieve maximum clarity of your story until you put it in a book and practice storytelling. Penny Zenker presents Michelle Prince , the CEO of Performance Publishing Group . The Performance Publishing Group is a "partner" publishing company dedicated to making a difference, one story at a time. Michelle explains how writing your story helps you gain clarity of your priorities. Once you nail your priorities down, you're better equipped to manage ...
Sep 17, 2021•39 min•Ep. 172
When you are overstressed and about to reach that burning point, remember to breathe. By taking deep breaths, you will be able to bring yourself back to being calm. You need to be resilient and learn how to control your stress levels. Join your host, Penny Zenker and her guest Jodi Woelkerling on how to control your stress. Jodi is the owner of Jodi Woelkerling Enterprises where she coaches people on how to be resilient leaders. Jodi is also the author of World Class Leadership . Join in today's...
Sep 10, 2021•30 min•Ep. 171
Do you struggle to find clarity in your life? Take back control and be the author of your own story. Join this conversation with Penny Zenker and Michelle Prince as they discuss how you could do that and make a difference in the world. Michelle is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, publishing expert, leadership coach and CEO of Performance Publishing Group , a publishing company dedicated to making a difference, one story at a time. She has worked with Zig Ziglar before, and she has gai...
Sep 03, 2021•39 min•Ep. 170
If we want to be productive, we must aim for continuous improvement. We need to realize that digital initiatives should be part of your continuous improvement plan. Digital IQ is very important, and our guest, Sam Gupta , explains why. Sam has been an ERP thought leader in the digital transformation space for nearly two decades, primarily focusing on financial systems and ERP. He spends his time consulting with SMEs as a Principal Consultant at ElevatIQ . In this episode, he joins Penny Zenker i...
Aug 27, 2021•26 min•Ep. 169
Once you become the leader of a company, you are no longer in charge of delivering and producing. You are in charge of creating a vision, a strategy that will help everyone in your company. Learn how to enable the people around you as a leader and create that singular vision. Join your host Penny Zenker and her guest Alex Brueckmann on how to find your business vision and foundation. Alex is a strategy entrepreneur, author, and executive coach. He built and scaled companies in Europe and Canada....
Aug 20, 2021•41 min•Ep. 168
As more and more promote their businesses online, it has become even more crucial to stay on top of your Search Engine Optimization game. Helping you navigate across the changes in the SEO landscape is J oey Myers , the man behind the blog, HittingPerformanceLab.com , where he shares his expertise on the ins and outs of SEO. In this episode, he joins host Penny Zenker to provide us some tips and tricks that will help us promote our website, business, or online content. He gets into the common mi...
Aug 13, 2021•36 min•Ep. 167
People need to understand their relationship with money. Money is their scapegoat when something bad happens. When you can't afford your dream car, you blame money because it's getting in the way of your dreams. This money can be your monster, and it can destroy you if you're not careful. Learn how to have a stable relationship with money with your host, Penny Zenker, and her guest Morgana Rae . Morgana is a wealth and life coach and she is here to talk about the 6 steps to slay that money monst...
Jul 30, 2021•33 min•Ep. 166
How do you get your message across? How do you go about sharing it? In this episode, we answer these questions as our host, Penny Zenker, sits down for a conversation with HSE Professional and public speaker, Sean Taylor Foley. Sean tackles the techniques of sharing your message and discusses health, safety, and efficiency in the workplace. A great place to start your journey in learning to share your message. Jump right in as you follow Sean’s wisdom to help support your business and grow. Love...
Jul 16, 2021•34 min•Ep. 165
Burnout can undermine workplaces and relationships. So how do we avoid burnout and help others find meaningful work? We find out in this episode as Penny Zenker talks to David Shar , the founder of Illuminate PMC . David and Penny talk about burnout, its origins and what factors influence burnout. They also examine how to motivate employees, design meaningful work and figure out how to avoid burnout. Join in on this great discussion that will benefit both employees and company management. Love t...
Jul 09, 2021•37 min•Ep. 164
Life keeps happening to us. We can either let it run us off the cliff or take control of the steering wheel. Francois Lupien , dynamic coach, speaker, and presenter, joins Penny Zenker to talk about the importance of taking responsibility for what happens to us so we can create the reality we want. He discusses how we need to look at our relationship with our results and how it informs us to become better in business. What is more, Francois then talks about mindset and skillset, time management,...
Jul 02, 2021•33 min•Ep. 163
The reason why people get overwhelmed is they are 1,000 steps ahead of themselves. To overcome overwhelm, take a deep breath in, come back to the present, and ask yourself, “What’s my next step?” Penny Zenker’s guest for this episode is Robert Riopel , an international bestselling author, app designer, entrepreneur, and trainer. Robert shares how knowing himself better helped him conquer stressful situations. Overcome overwhelm. Tune in to this episode to learn how. Love the show? Subscribe, rat...
Jun 18, 2021•40 min•Ep. 162
If there's one thing the pandemic taught us, it's that adaptability is essential. Millions of people had to unlearn what they already know to stabilize their business. It's important that we have all the components of adaptability. Learn what those components are in today's episode of Take Back Time with your host, Penny Zenker. Join Penny and her guest, Ira Wolfe , the President and Chief Googlization Officer of Success Performance Solutions . Ira is also a TEDx Speaker and Top 5 Global Thought...
Jun 11, 2021•33 min•Ep. 161
We give our body a 16-hour window to cleanse itself when we do intermittent fasting. Penny Zenker’s guest today is Dave Sherwin , the Founder of Dirobi and a certified fitness nutrition coach, entrepreneur, and practitioner of mindfulness and meditation. In this episode, Dave discusses with Penny how the two biggest processes in our body are running our brain and running our digestive system. So when we give our body a chance to focus on replenishing our brain while we sleep with intermittent fa...
Jun 04, 2021•28 min•Ep. 160
Many businesses spend a lot of resources on advertising and building their brand. But without knowing their dream buyer, their effort will be all for naught. Delving into smarter buyer sales strategies with Penny Zenker is musician-turned-CEO Amanda Holmes . After taking over Chet Holmes International with her father's passing, Amanda learned the proper way to connect with the right market that will yield the most exciting results. She discusses how to determine which ones will actually buy and ...
May 21, 2021•36 min•Ep. 159
Corporate culture can make or break any organization’s path towards success. Now more than ever, it is becoming a serious topic of conversation that transcends industry boundaries and employers and leadership teams are increasingly paying attention to its importance. Joining Penny Zenker is Flipp ’s Chief People Officer, Sandy Scholes , who explains how good leaders motivate their people and how companies can build great internal culture. Sandy talks about how her she has helped sculpt company c...
May 14, 2021•38 min•Ep. 158
Life is so full of ups and downs. Navigating uncertainty may not be that easy, and therefore one must always be ready to face unexpected twists and turns. Penny Zenker talks with coach, facilitator, and TEDx speaker Brenda Reynolds about the right way to build resiliency and utilize energy to prepare for anything that comes up in your life. She uses the analogy of driving in the middle of a foggy highway in this conversation, highlighting what it takes to increase productivity and defeat anxiety...
May 07, 2021•35 min•Ep. 157
As the famous saying goes, no man is an island. This resonates true to every business owner and how they could achieve success and freedom by simply delegating work. Penny Zenker talks with Brett Trembly of Get Staffed Up to share how his virtual staffing company taught him the importance of working with the right people. Brett discusses the right strategies to make any delegation successful and yield the most profitable results to the owner and the entire business. Penny and Brett also share th...
Apr 30, 2021•19 min•Ep. 156
If you want to be a great leader, consider going through leadership coaching to hone your skills. Penny Zenker's guest today is Jennifer Chapman , the founder and president of Ambition Leadership . In this episode, Penny and Jennifer discuss the importance of communication. When done right, communication increases the productivity of the team. Asking questions is a great way to make sure you understand what the other person said. You'll also learn Jennifer's favorite time management tools that k...
Apr 23, 2021•34 min•Ep. 155
Some people say email marketing is dead. Nothing could be further from the truth. In reality, email has become more nuanced as a marketing platform and it remains the single best way that you can reach the people who want to listen to what you have to say. Dean Dutro explains this in more detail in this conversation with Penny Zenker. Dean is the co-founder of Worth eCommerce , a marketing firm that specializes in helping eCommerce companies increase their revenue through sophisticated email and...
Apr 16, 2021•33 min•Ep. 154
When working from home, it’s easy for everything to appear urgent. Constantly trying to stay on top of all these can lead to burnout. How can you manage urgency so that you can take care of what needs to be done while keeping a healthy work environment? Penny Zenker talks about this with Brandon Smith , an executive coach, author, and speaker who is on a mission to eliminate workplace dysfunction forever. Tune in as he expounds what workplace dysfunction is and in what ways he is combatting it. ...
Apr 09, 2021•37 min•Ep. 153
Time management can differ from person to person, especially in the creative space. Today's guest Wayne Mullins , the Founder of Ugly Mug Marketing , shares how he would get frustrated with himself because he couldn't fit his time management strategy into Zig Ziglar's planners that he bought on a yearly basis. Not until he began experimenting with himself to find out which time management tools worked for him and which didn't. Wayne explains two things that worked for him most: making time block...
Apr 02, 2021•28 min•Ep. 152
Managing a business can be lonely and overwhelming, especially if you don't know how to delegate your work. This is why most managers and owners benefit from hiring virtual assistants, allowing them to focus on far more important business matters and letting these talented individuals monitor other time-consuming things. But without proper process documentation in place, you are at risk of outsourcing the wrong people, wasting a lot of money and time. Penny Zenker sits down with Robert Nickell o...
Mar 25, 2021•36 min•Ep. 151
Time management is such a weird term because when you come to think of it, time is something that is not exactly within your control. What you can control though, is how you spend it. Time tracking, whether done manually or with the aid of tools, helps you allocate your energy better so that you can get more work done during the hours that work best for you. Penny Zenker enthusiastically discusses this with Deb Allison Lee , a digital productivity coach, certified professional organizer and Ever...
Mar 19, 2021•28 min•Ep. 150
You can automate processes to save time, but it doesn’t take much to realize that automation is not necessarily needed across the board. How do you know which processes you should automate for your business? Joining Penny Zenker to talk about this is the co-founder of Data Automation , William Christensen, who is also known as the Tony Stark of Software. Will gives valuable tips on what processes you should automate, such as communication, scheduling, and even cleaning! More to the point of incr...
Mar 12, 2021•34 min•Ep. 149
Have you been struggling to get your work done with multitasking but end up with poor results? Today's podcast guest Dave Crenshaw , the author of the time management bestseller, The Myth of Multitasking , joins Penny Zenker to prove why multitasking is a myth and a costly one at that! Dave explains how multitasking delays results and also increases stress levels. Tune in to know the most effective way to productivity! Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Take...
Mar 05, 2021•27 min•Ep. 148
Productivity is not a measure of how much you get done, but of how much of what you get done adds value to your long-term goals. Boosting productivity, therefore, is a matter of making better decisions about which of the tasks you have at hand are critical and which are only wasting your precious time. It only takes two seconds of your time to evaluate whether something you’re working on adds value to you long-term goals or not. This is something that productivity, time management and decision-m...
Feb 26, 2021•25 min•Ep. 147
