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Biz Banter37. Biz Banter Bookclub: What We're Reading Right NowDEEP WORK: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal NewportYour homework from Alex: block 90 minutes off your calendar this week. Put away your phone, work in silence or with some instrumental music, and see what you can get done in a place without distraction! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @allisonspeka2025-07-2948 minBiz Banter36. Enneagram, Human Design & Astrology: Understanding Yourself & How You Work Best Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @allisonspeka2025-07-2348 minBiz Banter35. Biz Therapy Sesh Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @allisonspeka2025-07-1543 minBiz Banter34. Getting Inspired: The Media that Shapes UsIn today's episode, Allison & Allie sit down to chat about their biggest sources of inspiration in media. We take it all the way back to our childhood, through the golden age of teenage television and discuss the other favorites that inspire our work. Childhood inspiration and the time we lobbied against RL Stine censorshipHow creativity is influenced by mediaChemistry translating on screen and in booksCinematography Nostalgia for horror Romantic comediesTwilight and other favorite adaptations Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Pho...2025-06-171h 00Biz Banter33. *Works Well With Others*: Business Partnerships, Hiring Contract Workers & Creative CollaborationsDon't make the mistake of thinking entrepreneurship is a one-woman-show all of the time. Working with others is crucial to the growth of your business and has so many great benefits. In today's episode, we break down our experience in all sorts of scenarios that we've worked with others in some capacity. Our general experience working with other peopleBusiness partnershipsCoworkingCreative Collaborations & Styled ShootsHorror StoriesPositive Side to CollaborationsHiring the Right Contract WorkerBeing honest about your experience Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/A...2025-06-1146 minBiz Banter32. Entrepreneurship on the Road: Real Talk about Working While Traveling"Be your own boss!" "Travel the world while working full time remotely!" That all sounds great, but is working on the road all it's cracked up to be? In this episode, we spill all of the tea about being your own boss while traveling: The hurdles of working and traveling Our least favorite types of work to have to get done while traveling What we DO like to focus on while we work on the road Strategies to help make working while traveling more productive Thank you for listening! Fo...2025-05-2754 minBiz Banter31. Navigating Trends in BusinessThe trend cycle is moving faster than ever these days with the social media landscape, especially TikTok. Given their "come and go" nature, we chat about how to navigate the ever-changing trend landscape in business. In this episode, we breakdown: How to strategize around "trends" in generalWhen we know to jump on trendsPositioning yourselfOur favorite TikTok trends Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAll...2025-05-2054 minBiz Banter30. Mindset: The Undeniable Connection Between Our Outlook and Business SuccessOne thing that we've found as small business owners is that how we take care of and maintain our positive mindset on business, life and OURSELVES shapes the way we move in our businesses - for better and for worse.In this episode, we banter about: How we are doing and feeling about our mindsets in the current momentStatistics around mindset & entrepreneurs (brought to you by Chat GBT) Reflecting on our journey to cultivate a positive mindset What we do when we need a little boost Thank you for listening! Follow us on...2025-05-0649 minBiz Banter29. Service Industry Hot Takes: Client Experience, Professionalism and Showing Up Authentically as a Small Business OwnerAllison is out this week traveling the world, so for this episode with just Allie and Alex, we are talking all things service-based businessesWe discuss: Why your client experience is so important, if not, THE most important thingProfessionalism and the types of behaviors we see lacking in this spaceThe challenge of knowing when to speak your mind and show up authentically Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @a...2025-04-2349 minBiz Banter28. Would You Rather...On this week's episode, we play a friendly little game of the classic "Would You Rather", business addition. Uncovering our preferences, delusional dreams and biggest fears, one either/or scenario at a time. Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @allisonspeka2025-04-1545 minBiz Banter27. Business Goals - Goal Setting Through Different Seasons, Revisiting Old GoalsWe all know that goal-setting is an important part of being a successful entrepreneur, but in today's episode, we get honest about our relationship to goal-setting and revisit our goals from years past. - Bantering about gray hair (again) - Goal-setting across different seasons of business- Creating the right environment to set impactful business goals - Revisiting our old goals (what is still relevant, what is not)- Allison's April Fool's Day Cover Reveal Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod...2025-04-0950 minBiz Banter26. Social Media Catch-Up: Content That's Resonating, Consistency, & Choosing the Right Strategy for your Sales FunnelJoin us for a social media catch up! Allie, Alex and Allison chat all things social media this week.- Alex celebrates an exciting social media win! - What's currently resonating in each other's spaces?- Our Instagram (sorry, entrepreneur) husbands- Real Talk around being consistent (or not), and what helps/doesn't help- How each of our sales funnels differ and what that means for our social media strategy Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bi...2025-04-0454 minBiz Banter25. Testing Assumptions About Each Other's BusinessesWe're back with another blind react episode! This week we're sharing assumptions we have about each others' businesses. We had to dig deep because.. well.. we know everything about each other (or so we thought). Grab your coffee & get ready for us each to spill some tea (juicy deets about Allison's romance novels??). Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka...2025-03-1938 minBiz Banter24. Our Toxic TraitsHey clients, maybe don't listen to this episode.. kidding!This week Alex, Allie, and Allison share their toxic traits as biz owners and they're CERTAIN you can relate to at least one of these. Grab your coffee and laugh with us! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @allisonspeka2025-03-1243 minBiz Banter23. Business Tasks We AVOID Like the PlagueWhat are the tasks in your business you don't want to touch with a 10 foot pole - or in the case of Alex, spend 90 days in jail to avoid? LOLHave fun listening to what we'd just rather not do when it comes to business and the ways we've found to handle them! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @a...2025-02-2742 minBiz Banter22. 2025 INS & OUTSWe're late to the game, but we're BACK & sharing our top 2025 Ins & Outs with respect to business, social media, and more. This was such a fun, chatty, casual ep so grab a coffee & come hang with us!ps- don't bring up the Lions because we're not over it. Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @allisonspeka2025-02-1735 minBiz Banter21. VIRTUAL BIZ RETREAT 2024 - Week 3: Strategy pt. 2Welcome to BIZ RETREAT 2024!!!Snag your FREE condensed Biz Retreat workbook here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUWRMn4VikYJAE7dVF0Ja3HocgmbFrOmO9O6t2uRPhHtZLxg/viewformPurchase your FULL Biz Retreat workbook here: https://www.alexandriajeanfitness.com/shop/biz-retreat-2024-workbookQuestions? Shoot us a DM @BizBanterPodcast or @BizRetreat on IG! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka...2024-11-1148 minBiz Banter20. VIRTUAL BIZ RETREAT 2024 - Week 2: Strategy pt. 1Welcome to BIZ RETREAT 2024!!!Snag your FREE condensed Biz Retreat workbook here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUWRMn4VikYJAE7dVF0Ja3HocgmbFrOmO9O6t2uRPhHtZLxg/viewformPurchase your FULL Biz Retreat workbook here: https://www.alexandriajeanfitness.com/shop/biz-retreat-2024-workbookQuestions? Shoot us a DM @BizBanterPodcast or @BizRetreat on IG!Thank you for listening! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness...2024-11-0456 minBiz Banter19. VIRTUAL BIZ RETREAT 2024 - Week 1: Reflections on 2024Welcome to BIZ RETREAT 2024!!!Snag your FREE condensed Biz Retreat workbook here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUWRMn4VikYJAE7dVF0Ja3HocgmbFrOmO9O6t2uRPhHtZLxg/viewformPurchase your FULL Biz Retreat workbook here: https://www.alexandriajeanfitness.com/shop/biz-retreat-2024-workbookQuestions? Shoot us a DM @BizBanterPodcast or @BizRetreat on IG! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka...2024-10-2856 minBiz Banter18. Newborn Life & Entrepreneurship - Allie is Back!In this episode of the Biz Banter Podcast, Allie is back! While she's still on maternity leave, she's back on the pod discussing motherhood, balancing time with her baby and her business, and where she's at today.Also - Allison is staying! We're so excited to bring you Biz Banter hosted by all 3 of us.We're all small business owners with a passion of not only running our own businesses but helping and empowering you to do the same.Thank you for listening! Thank you for listening! Follow us...2024-10-0757 minBiz Banter17. Business FailsIn this episode of the Biz Banter Podcast, we discuss business fails! We share some fails we've experienced and ultimately what we were able to take away from every single one of them. We give some advice, some laughs, and some good ol' Oprah quotes.We had a lot of fun recording this one so we hope you enjoy! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison...2024-09-2342 minBiz Banter16. Real Talk: What its Like to Build a Business While Working a 9-5 Corporate JobIn this episode of the Biz Banter Podcast we're talking about building your small business WHILE working a 9-5 job. We discuss:How we started our businesses initiallyTime management & growing a biz while working 9-5Investments and start up costs Finding support& more!We hope you enjoy this week's ep! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @allisonspeka2024-09-1651 minBiz Banter15. Small Business StrugglesIn this episode of the Biz Banter Podcast we take your responses and our convos with other business owners and discuss some of the common struggles we go through/see as entrepreneurs. We cover:Work-life balanceMarketingCash flow / start upsScaling your bizNetworkingBurnoutWe hope you enjoyed this week's ep! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @allisonspeka2024-09-0947 minBiz Banter14. Setting, Building, & Sustaining HABITS as a Biz OwnerAllison Speka is co-hosting again this week!In this episode we cover:The science behind habits - how they work & how you can hack them for productivitySome of our best habits that help us maintain productivity in our businessesHabits we'd like to adjust or add into our routinesSetting a challenge of 3 new habits we're going to incorporate Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfit2024-09-0349 minBiz Banter13. Navigating Social Media: Tips and Challenges for Small BusinessesIn this episode of Biz Banter, we have Allison Speka guest hosting while Allie is on maternity leave & we're talking social media!We discuss 3 of our biggest social media tips that help keep us consistent, creative, and efficient with our messages. We also share 3 of our toughest struggles when it comes to showing up on social media for our businesses. We hope you get some inspiration from our tips & some reassurance through our challenges. Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @b...2024-08-2849 minBiz Banter12. Surprise TopicIn this episode Alex brings a surprise topic to the pod and has Allie react. We had a lot of fun with this one! Let us know which stat surprised you the most! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @allisonspeka2024-08-191h 03Biz Banter11. Self Care Strategies for Business OwnersIn this episode of Biz Banter, we cover:3 Categories of Self Care for Business Owners with tips for each!Anxiety ManagementBurnout Management Physical Health and Wellness Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @allisonspeka2024-08-121h 09Biz Banter10. Q+A!In this episode of Biz Banter, we cover:Is it hard starting a business with a friend?Tips for work-life balanceHow do you navigate friendship breakups?What are you most proud of?Any tips for self care? Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @allisonspeka2024-08-0537 minBiz Banter09. Taking Your Business Full TimeIn this episode of Biz Banter, we cover:Our weekly wins & business prioritiesEach of us walks the audience through the story of starting our businesses, growing them and then ultimately taking the leap to quit our corporate jobs to go full timeReflecting on key moments throughout our individual journeysWhat we might have done differently looking back on it nowAllie mentions working with Sara from Betches Brides. You can find her here: Sara Runnels: @omgskrBetches Brides: @betchesbrides Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The P...2024-07-291h 18Biz Banter08. SOLO EPISODE with Allie - Navigating Pregnancy and EntrepreneurshipIn this episode of Biz Banter, Allie pulls back the curtain to talk through her experience with pregnancy and being an entrepreneurBreaking down each trimester, sharing her experience, surprises, and the unique challenges of each How to prepare for building your family as an entrepreneur Maternity leave The positives of being a full-time entrepreneur and navigating pregnancy and motherhood Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfit2024-07-2247 minBiz Banter07. Overcoming Failure and Having to Rethink Your StrategyIn this episode of Biz Banter, we cover:Our weekly wins & business prioritiesAn announcement regarding 2024 Biz RetreatEach of us walks the audience through a time where something in our business didn’t go to expectation (a launch, a strategy, an experience) and how we handled it Learning from our “failures” Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @allisonspeka2024-07-1557 minBiz Banter06. GUEST - Allison Speka on Overcoming Your Fears and Putting Yourself Out ThereIn this episode of Biz Banter, we cover:Our weekly wins & business prioritiesInterview with Allison Speka: Indie romance author, former roommate of Alex & AllieHer journey from start-up data analyst to full-time romance authorHow she went from being afraid to tell anyone she was a writer to building her confidenceSocial media growthWhat it takes to self-publish a novelDetails around Allison Speka’s 5th book release “The Reality of It All” You can get all of Allison Speka's books on Amazon (Kindle Unlimited) & TikTok!Follow Allison Speka:Instagram: @allisonspekaTikTok: @spekaallisonWeb...2024-07-0845 minBiz Banter05. Conducting a Mini Business AuditIn this episode of Biz Banter, we cover:Our weekly wins & business prioritiesReacting to an iconic pop culture moment featuring our favorite power couple (Tayvis) Sharing the results from our mini business audits How we approached the mini audit Different business buckets to look at Discussing “quick wins” to go after within each of our businesses Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo...2024-07-0145 minBiz Banter04. Six Quick & Simple Things You Can Do to Improve Your Business Productivity TodayIn this episode of Biz Banter, we cover:Our weekly wins & business priorities Sharing six *easy* & quick things that you can change today that will improve…How your business runsClient experienceOrganizationSocial media consistency And more!Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @allisonspeka...2024-06-2452 minBiz Banter03. How To Navigate Low Energy Weeks as an EntrepreneurIn today's episode of Biz Banter, we cover:Our weekly wins & business priorities The concept of “High-Energy” and “Low-Energy” weeks in businessThe two types of “Low-Energy” weeksTips from Allie & Alex on how to navigate a “Low-Energy” season in business Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfitAllison/Allison Speka - @allisonspeka2024-06-1753 minBiz Banter02. Lightbulb Moments We've Experienced on our Journeys as EntreprenuersWelcome to the Biz Banter podcast! In this episode Alex and Allie share their Biz Win of the Week along with what they're each currently working on in their businesses. Then they dive into today's topic: 3 Lightbulb Biz Moments. These moments are times throughout your business when things just *click* (for better or for worse). We hope you enjoy today's episode! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram:The Pod - @bizbanterpodcastBiz Retreat - @bizretreatAllie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfit2024-06-1052 minBiz Banter01. DEBUT: Our Journey from Corporate to Becoming Successful Full-Time Entrepreneurs and Retreat HostsIn the debut episode of Biz Banter, we cover:How Alex & Allie met and their experience in college at Michigan State UniversityWhat our time in corporate was like and how we were each inspired to start our businesses while working full-time jobsHow we approached quitting our corporate jobs and transitioning to entrepreneurshipThe idea that sparked the creation of Biz Retreat, our annual workshop for female entrepreneurs, and how it’s grown into what it is today Thank you for listening! 2024-05-3148 min