Episodes

Has the growth of your business come to a standstill? I often say that growth can’t properly happen without partnering with others, so perhaps it’s time to add an integrator to your team! Today, I’m giving you three types of roles you should be considering when hiring, as well as asking a very important question that will help you analyze how well your company might grow in a challenging environment. Support in entrepreneurship is key, so listen in to know how to take the right steps toward your...

Today’s business owners are facing complex challenges relating to their team members. Employees are turning over at great rates and as the leader, it’s your job to keep the talent on your team. In this episode, we’re discussing how to build and invest in resilient company teams by using psychological safety, while also giving you the secret of how this happens in the fighter pilot world. In this episode, I talk about….. What it means to be a culture-driven team. The components of psychologica...

In business, we often view speed as a measurement of success. But in reality, it’s a lazy word that distracts us from what we really need to be focusing on. So if speed isn’t the answer, then what is? In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about two components to instead consider when measuring success, that will impact the growth of your business and the way you live life in a more abundant manner. In this episode, I talk about….. Why speed can be detrimental to your business. The differenc...

As an economic downturn slowly approaches, building a team that can weather life’s uncertainties is crucial. Mike Claudio and I discuss how businesses can work to thrive in challenging environments. He gets raw with his own struggles and shares how to build incredible teams that work productively and generate more revenue. Mike is the founder of WinRate Consulting and A Champions Shoes Non-profit, as well as the host of the Big Stud podcast. He works with companies to grow their businesses by b...

If you’ve ever struggled to get your day going, feel as though you’re lacking creativity and clarity, and don’t feel productive when all is said and done, then this episode is for you. I felt the same way in my life, thinking I was being productive but never experiencing freedom. I realized there were key components in my routine that were missing, and today I’m going to share those with you! Listen in as I explain how to hack your productivity so that you can become a better high performer. In...

What would it take for you to leave a profitable business and sell it all to pursue your next adventure? Today, my guest Clifton Muckenfuss is going to share how he did just that! Join us as he and I have a conversation about making room for greatness in our lives as entrepreneurs, how he grew a multi-7-figure business out of nothing, and the incredible leap of faith it took to pursue his commitment to making an impact. In this episode, we talk about….. How Clifton built his profitable busines...

If you’re on a mission to sell your idea or product, or you’re just trying to convince others to follow along, engaging in story selling can make a big difference in the outcome! By mastering this one key component, you can truly open up a world of possibilities, making it easy to navigate your entrepreneurial journey, your sales experience, and the way you lead others. In this episode, I talk about….. Being a leader worth following. The elements of a story arc. Components of story selling. ...

This is a vulnerable episode for me, where I talk about the two greatest fears that all high performers have in common. Fear is a normal part of living. The goal should not be to avoid our fears but to instead move through them more quickly. And when you learn to control and to master them, you can yield them as a true superhuman power! In this episode, I talk about….. Breakthroughs and growth in discomfort. What the greatest fears are not. How the two greatest fears manifest in our ability ...

Do you trust your gut? Often in the lives of those I coach and mentor, I see entrepreneurs use so many tools, processes, and systems, that they’ve lost the ability to connect with their intuition, which only leads them to analysis paralysis. But when the gap is closed between your gut and your logical decision-making mind, that’s when you can become an extremely profitable high-performing individual and move towards a predestined future version of greatness. In this episode, I talk about….. Fo...

This episode is all about building our tribes as entrepreneurs and performing audits about who we’re currently letting into our lives and listening to. To be a great leader, you need to know who to surround yourself with, what mentors you need to learn from, and how to lead by example to those you teach and coach, all of which will get you to the next massive growth and shift in your own life and business. In this episode, I talk about….. The evolution of mentors throughout our lives. What it...

Today, I’m talking about the big “R” word - recession. With everything going on in the world, we’ve entered into an economic downturn with a potential recession looming in the distance. But amidst all of these disruptions, there are still opportunities for entrepreneurs to thrive in their businesses. When everyone else is taking a hit, there is still a way for you to win in a downturn market! In this episode, I talk about….. Why preparing for these downturns is important. How the business cyc...

Distractions creep into our everyday lives, constantly removing our focus away from what’s truly important. Entrepreneurs can so easily become tangled in their own web of exciting ideas and opportunities, that they’re unable to discern those distractions from real solutions that can propel their business forward. I’m excited to discuss how to remove distractions in your own life and qualify the opportunities that come your way, capable of taking you to unparalleled growth! In this episode, I ta...

Do you have an inner voice that constantly berates you with negativity? When situations arise and that voice gets going, it can feel impossible to turn it off and return to working at a productive level. The problem is that for high-performing entrepreneurs, they are usually their own worst critics. In this episode, I’m discussing what it means to slay this self-talk saboteur and rather, how to turn your inner critic into an advocate that increases your productivity and helps you focus on things...

Most entrepreneurs would say that in order to make more money, they need more time. But if you’re struggling in your business with productivity, if you’d love to increase your revenue, or if you have that familiar feeling of simply not having enough hours in your workday, I’d say that you don’t have a time problem - you have a money problem. Take a listen as I share with you how to make more minutes each and every day, effectively fixing both your time and money woes to drive your business towar...

High-performing business owners have probably heard at one point that their ideas were crazy. I’d argue that those ideas aren’t crazy, but only a bit messy or tangled, and in need of real clarity. But how do entrepreneurs gain clarity and use it to grow their big ideas into something achievable and profitable? In this episode, I talk about….. How a lack of clarity is the enemy of progress. The way this lesson applies to my life including a business failure of mine. The one thing entrepreneur...

We negotiate constantly in our everyday lives, and doing it within business is no exception. High-performing entrepreneurs and CEOs should absolutely have the ability to negotiate and lead others in a way that expands their view of the world. But how can one influence and challenge others without making them feel like they’re wrong and causing them to walk away? In this episode, I talk about….. Brain science and the connection between human reaction and response. The tragic error most entrepr...

Failure might feel inevitable as an entrepreneur. We often witness people letting those failures consume them and stop them in their tracks from moving forward. But did you know that failure is only an illusion? Listen as I share with you the methodology that high-performers apply to continue on their growth trajectory and avoid remaining stuck in the ruts of life. In this episode, I talk about….. A time when I felt like a failure and how I moved through it to learn a valuable lesson. The dif...

If you’re feeling like success isn't happening in your business, or if you’re wondering whether the entrepreneur journey is still worth it, then this episode is for you! This is part two of a short series all about intentional alignment, where I discuss the importance of clarifying your priorities and also making values-based decisions, in order to live a more fulfilled and free life as an entrepreneur. In this episode, I talk about….. What it means to live with intentional alignment (and what...

What seeds are you planting today to grow your legacy? Entrepreneurs tend to only consider the financial piece as a marker of growth, but in doing so, they severely limit the scope of who they can become. There are other ways to grow as individuals that will help us to create a legacy both in our businesses and in our lives. This episode is part one of a two-part series all about building your legacy and why it’s critical to your success as a high-performing entrepreneur. In this episode, I tal...

Are your customers avoiding your discount pricing? This episode covers tactical ways to work out the premium offers in your business to attract those customers to the ideal tier that gives them the satisfaction of winning, and you the greater margin and cash flow. In this episode, I talk about….. Two reasons to have premium pricing and how to set it. What Disney taught me about this topic on my recent family vacation. How to apply the 5% rule when creating your premium offers. How anchoring...

In business, the real competition is not with others, but with ourselves. We set goals and dream dreams that are supposed to help us grow. But the problem most entrepreneurs face is that their attachment to those desired outcomes is too strong, creating self-doubt that instead moves them into a lesser version of themselves. In this episode, I talk about….. What attachment is and how it manifests itself. What we allow our failures and successes to mean in our lives. How to not get stuck in an...

We all wear many different hats as high-performing entrepreneurs. But sometimes those hats are limiting us from reaching the full potential of who we want to become. One such hat is what I refer to as the “crown of comfort.” Instead of only wearing this crown and remaining in a state of familiarity, we need to opt for a crown of courage in order to avoid stagnation and grow ourselves and our businesses. In this episode, I talk about….. How you can identify and remove the “crown” that’s holding...

Ever since the pandemic began, the workforce has changed. Employees have even more expectations surrounding how they work and are compensated, and the turnover rate is extremely high. How are CEOs supposed to keep their top-performing employees happy within their company? In this episode, I talk about….. Employee retention through approved favoritism. The importance of creating a key employee plan in this post-COVID era. Recruiting and investing in reliable members in a fiercely competitive ...

When there’s a problem, are you looking for ways to evolve, grow and find opportunities? When I was a pilot flying jets, my view of a situation was vastly different based on the altitude at which I was flying. At times I’d be flying low and didn’t have much scope, but if I climbed higher, I’d be able to attain a much broader view. The same is true in our lives and our businesses, and as high-performing entrepreneurs, we have to stop and think critically long enough to obtain that wider perspecti...