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The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
613: đTen Thrilling Years: BizChix's Journey of Growth and Impact
We're popping the đconfetti to celebrate a decade of the BizChix Podcast which has been a journey of transformation, growth, and empowerment for women entrepreneurs everywhere. In this special episode, I dive deep into the heartwarming stories of our powerhouse team members who had a key role in the BizChix story - Mark, Shelli, Tiffanie, and Elizabeth. I get personal, sharing the raw beginnings of my đď¸ podcast adventure, the challenges I faced, and the victories we've achieved together. You'll see just how far we've come, from đą fear to fostering a global community of incredible women. Join...
2024-02-01
40 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
613: đTen Thrilling Years: BizChix's Journey of Growth and Impact
We're popping the đconfetti to celebrate a decade of the BizChix Podcast which has been a journey of transformation, growth, and empowerment for women entrepreneurs everywhere. In this special episode, I dive deep into the heartwarming stories of our powerhouse team members who had a key role in the BizChix story - Mark, Shelli, Tiffanie, and Elizabeth. I get personal, sharing the raw beginnings of my đď¸ podcast adventure, the challenges I faced, and the victories we've achieved together. You'll see just how far we've come, from đą fear to fostering a global community of incredible women. Join...
2024-02-01
40 min
Profit and Prosper
49: Pay Yourself Six Figures By Specializing or Niching Down with Natalie Eckdahl, Host of The BizChix Podcast
Iâm so passionate about helping women build wealth and pay themselves six figures from their businesses, and todayâs guest is giving us a tactical way to do so: specializing or niching in your business. If specializing or niching sounds scary to you, you are not alone. Natalie Eckdahl has helped thousands of women specialize or niche down in their businesses to create more opportunities (not less!) to attract dream clients that pay high ticket for that specialization. If youâre ready to pay yourself a six figure CEO salary, this is the episode for you! Natali...
2023-02-02
55 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
198: [4th Anniversary] Life and Business Behind the Microphone with Shelli Warren and Natalie Eckdahl
The Stacking Your Team Podcast has officially been on the air for 4 years. Today, our CEO and Founder of BizChix and the host of the BizChix podcast, Natalie Eckdahl, joins Shelli to ask some deep dive questions about her career, including how she joined the BizChix team and some of whatâs to come in the future. Join Shelli and Natalie in this special anniversary episode to get a peek behind the scenes of the podcast and learn what led Shelli to the BizChix team from the corporate world. Click here to join the w...
2022-02-08
1h 07
The Content Experiment Podcast
155. The Hiring Tips You Need for 2022 with guest Shelli Warren
Youâre ready to hire a new team member...or are you? Hiring and onboarding talent into your business isnât about putting out a job description and hosting really great interviews. Have you considered the prospect pool, attracting the right people, and the concept of âalways be hiringâ? Thatâs exactly what youâll learn on this episode, courtesy of Shelli Warren, team and leadership coach with BizChix Inc. She shares how to position yourself to grow your team and what a hiring project plan should look like. And she shares tips on how to onboard your new tea...
2021-11-17
45 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
164: Leading Through Rapid Growth with Nancy Pruitt
What is the biggest barrier holding you back from your next phase of growth? Is it space, team, operations, automation, systems, finances, or demand? Nancy Pruitt of Impact Learning & Development center in Rapid City South Dakota and her ever growing team provide Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy, serving children with autism and other developmental disabilities. Theyâve been moving from one growth moment to the next and in such a short period of time. Would you be ready? Stack Your Team with Incredible People with our NEW Digital Course: Your Next Best Hire - htt...
2021-06-15
34 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
163: Why Your Business is So Hard
Do you ever wonder why things arenât easier in your established business as the years go by? Why do you keep doing things the same way if things arenât getting any easier? In this episode, I will share some of my âlearned from experiencesâ and 5 reasons why your business is so hard. By taking a deep dive into each of these reasons, you can form your next steps. Register for our FREE Live workshop on June 15th: How to Turn Team Performance Around at BizChix.com/TurnItAround Book your call with...
2021-06-08
23 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
123: Leverage the Team You Have with Tiffanie Jordan & Elizabeth Cook
Elizabeth Cook, our Accountability Coach for our Six Figures Lab group and Tiffanie Jordan, our Operations Leader at BizChix, join Shelli for a discussion about shifting roles. Elizabeth and Tiffanie share their journey about how their roles have evolved from new hires to present day. At BizChix we are focused on leveraging the skills and interests of our team members offering new responsibilities as the team member and the business grows. Join the BizChix Community Connect With Elizabeth Cook: LinkedIn Facebook Stacking Your Team Episodes Mentioned: Episode 95: How...
2020-09-01
47 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
424: The Stages of Small Business [The BizChix Entrepreneur Growth Framework]
Our mission at BizChix is to help you grow a profitable business that supports your goals and builds a legacy. This episode is all about the BizChix Entrepreneur Growth Framework. The framework helps us have a common language to share about our businesses.  No matter whether youâre at the Startup, Validate, Scale or Multiply stage of your business, there are common issues that you have to deal with, as well as struggles and obstacles specific to the different phases. I talk you through my recommendations for each stage, and also key questions you ne...
2020-06-18
40 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
424: The Stages of Small Business [The BizChix Entrepreneur Growth Framework]
Our mission at BizChix is to help you grow a profitable business that supports your goals and builds a legacy. This episode is all about the BizChix Entrepreneur Growth Framework. The framework helps us have a common language to share about our businesses.  No matter whether youâre at the Startup, Validate, Scale or Multiply stage of your business, there are common issues that you have to deal with, as well as struggles and obstacles specific to the different phases. I talk you through my recommendations for each stage, and also key questions you ne...
2020-06-18
40 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
105: Staying Sharp as You Lead Through Change
Leading through change can be tough. I imagine youâre having some good days and some bad days, and some days where you donât even know how youâre doing. All of this change and the notion that you have to be the one with answers is so draining on your mental health, your physical health, your spiritual health and of course the health of your business. On todayâs show, Shelli serves up some discoveries that have greatly impacted the next best step of my 1:1 clients and members of the Leadership Lab as they are all tryi...
2020-04-28
26 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
104: Leaders learn it, then apply it with Corey Roan
When your three-year-old twins are only 10 months older than your business, youâre mostly a solo mom, youâve surpassed the multi-seven figure mark, your team needs some restructuring, and you need to sleep, what should you do? Well, you ask for help. On todayâs show, youâll meet a one-to-one client of Shelliâs who is leading an incredible Pediatric Therapy clinic in San Diego. Sheâs young, sheâs brilliant, sheâs a quick-start and sheâs not afraid to learn as she goes. Shelli and Corey discuss team structure, core values, the growing pains...
2020-04-21
48 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
103: Creating Your Stability Plan
Readjusting your business model, your team, and how you lead has been the forefront of your focus lately, but what do you do with all this new information and new insight? On todayâs show, Shelli walks you through a method that we use extensively in the Leadership Lab. This tool provides clarity and a roadmap to follow, even during these unpredictable times where everyone is doing the âpandemic pivotâ, no thatâs not a new dance move or a TikTok video, itâs our current challenge that business owners are facing around the globe while they try to sta...
2020-04-14
21 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
102: Pivoting to Virtual Leadership
How are you fairing right now? Are you feeling like youâre walking around with wobbly knees because of this disruptive shift in your business that you did not ask for? Are you exhausted trying to juggle eldercare, childcare, customer care, and suddenly, virtual team care? Itâs a fact that some businesses are thriving, while some businesses have been turned on their head. People are buying, people are even starting businesses while others have temporarily closed and laid off team members. Thereâs so much to think about and so much to do. It can be so ove...
2020-04-07
26 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
413: It's Not About The Price with Melina Palmer
Why do we make the buying decisions we do? What leads us to say yes, when we might not have been planning to? What are the barriers to a potential client saying yes to you? How should we share testimonials? In this episode, you will get answers to those questions and so much more as I am joined with Behavioral Economics Expert and Host of the Brainy Business Podcast, Melina Palmer. Join the BizChix Community Connect With Melina Palmer Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram YouTube Twitter Email: melina@thebrainybusiness.com Other Links...
2020-04-02
55 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
413: It's Not About The Price with Melina Palmer
Why do we make the buying decisions we do? What leads us to say yes, when we might not have been planning to? What are the barriers to a potential client saying yes to you? How should we share testimonials? In this episode, you will get answers to those questions and so much more as I am joined with Behavioral Economics Expert and Host of the Brainy Business Podcast, Melina Palmer. Join the BizChix Community Connect With Melina Palmer Website LinkedIn Facebook Instagram YouTube Twitter Email: melina@thebrainybusiness.com Other Links...
2020-04-02
55 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
101: Is Downsizing Your Team the Answer?
Has the current pandemic hit your bottom line and now you find yourself in that uncomfortable situation where you believe you need to downsize your team? Itâs not what you planned for. Youâve hung on as long as you could. You may even have gone into debt to cover payroll for a while now, and itâs time to make changes to your team. On todayâs show, Shelli talks about a variety of ways you can reduce payroll spending temporarily as you weather the storm of this worldwide pandemic. Join the BizChix Communit...
2020-03-31
26 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
100: Why Your Team Members Need a Core Role
We are celebrating 100 episodes by sharing a behind the scenes look at BizChix and how weâve leaned into defining core roles for everyone in our team, and why you should too. Itâs a mini-training on core roles today that answers that age-old question of âhow can I get my team members to stop thinking like employees and start thinking like business owners?â Donât forget, you can now listen to the podcast by shouting out, âHey Alexa, play Stacking Your Team podcastâ ...and she will!! Join the BizChix Community Stacking Your...
2020-03-24
32 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
99: Start, Stop, Continue
Weâre going to talk about the simplest way to give feedback to your team members. Our clients often tell us that not knowing what to say is usually the first stumbling block that keeps them from giving feedback and confronting their team members. So, in this episode, Shelli shares a few examples of real-life situations where the leader needs to give coaching to their team member. Youâll learn what to say, when to say it, and what to do next! Join the BizChix Community Work with Us: Programs Overview VIP Day...
2020-03-17
25 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
98: Team Communication Systems with Jordan
Youâve got a business, youâve got a team helping you grow the business, youâve got things you need to tell your team, and they have things to share with you and their peers. Conversations, project plans, customer problems, staffing issues, questions and answers, follow up from action plans⌠it can all be overwhelming, but it doesnât have to be. There are tools that can help you nurture self-sufficiency in your team and buy back your time. In this episode, Shelli is joined by Jordan Gill, an Operations Consultant and Founder of Systems Saved Me. She he...
2020-03-10
53 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
97: What if I've never hosted a team meeting?
Hosting your first team meeting can be scary, especially if you have been "making it all happen" through emails, voice recording apps, or quick conversations in the hallway. But how effective are those âdrive byâ meetings? Our guess is not very! Well, donât worry. Shelli is here to help you with a mini-training session just for YOU, that leader who has not yet hosted a team meeting⌠but youâre ready to start! Join Shelli and discover some simple steps to plan for and then execute great team meetings including three standard topics for every team meeting yo...
2020-03-03
23 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
96: How to Interview
What should you listen for when interviewing a candidate? What kind of questions should you ask? Shelli is serving up some of her favorite, compelling interview questions. These questions will help you use facts along with your intuition to shortlist your candidates. She also shares some insights about what you should be listening for in the interview â what your candidates donât tell you is just as valuable as what they do tell you! Hosting an interview is really hosting a conversation where your job is to prompt the person to open up and talk, and Shelli has...
2020-02-25
29 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
95: How an Executive Assistant Can Save You Time with Tiffanie Jordan
Have you ever wondered why some business owners seem to have more time and are more at ease than others? Well, in this episode, Shelli is joined by our Executive Assistant, Tiffanie Jordan, and shares one very impactful way you too can have more time and more ease. Weâre also celebrating Shelliâs two years of hosting the Stacking Your Team podcast! Letâs celebrate together! Join the BizChix Community Books, Tools or Events Mentioned: Download our guide on how to best leverage your executive assistant! Other Links Mentioned: Kolbe...
2020-02-18
43 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
94: [Coaching] When to Outsource Business Development with Jenny Stemmerman
Weâre back with another episode of our Leadership Growth Series and this time, Shelli coaches Jenny Stemmerman, who owns two entertainment businesses in separate locations. Jenny is having a hard time deciding if it makes sense to invest more in a regional role versus developing the talent of her store managers. Shelli helps her see some choices for how she can structure the design of the store manager core duties differently from the core duties of a regional manager, how to construct pay for both of these leadership roles, and so much more! Join th...
2020-02-11
52 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
405: The Best Systems Checklist with Jordan Gill
Want to know a secret? There is something that all of us who see under the hood of small businesses knowâŚeveryone is a hot mess behind the scenes! No matter what your business, there is always a part of it that needs a good clean-up, including us here at BizChix. Our backend systems got so out of control that we brought in Operations Consultant, Jordan Gill, to help us out and she joins us on this episode to share a bit of her magic with you. Join the BizChix Community Connect With Jo...
2020-02-06
1h 00
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
405: The Best Systems Checklist with Jordan Gill
Want to know a secret? There is something that all of us who see under the hood of small businesses knowâŚeveryone is a hot mess behind the scenes! No matter what your business, there is always a part of it that needs a good clean-up, including us here at BizChix. Our backend systems got so out of control that we brought in Operations Consultant, Jordan Gill, to help us out and she joins us on this episode to share a bit of her magic with you. Join the BizChix Community Connect With Jo...
2020-02-06
1h 00
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
93: We All Feel Shame as Leaders
Have you ever felt shame, as a leader? Dr. Brene Brown, the world's leading researcher on shame, vulnerability, courage, and empathy once said, âFor me, vulnerability led to anxiety, which led to shame, which led to disconnection, which ledâŚ... to Bud Light.â Iâm sure you can relate to moments like this, which is why Shelli decided to open up the conversation about leadership and perfection on this episode of the podcast. She also reveals how we can stop with the self-sabotage habits and shift into acceptance so we can lead with empathy and strength. Jo...
2020-02-04
27 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
92: [coaching] Am I Asking Too Much from My Team Members? with Dr. Natalie M Horine
Have you ever felt like you were asking too much from your team? On this episode of the Leadership Growth Series, Shelli provides an insightful on-air coaching session with Chiropractor, Dr. Natalie M Horine. Natalie runs her practice with her husband, and theyâve expanded rather quickly. However, Natalie is concerned that her team is having trouble keeping up with the rapid growth of the practice. Not only that, but she fears she may have made some bad hiring decisions and needs help knowing if she is asking too much of her team. Join the Bi...
2020-01-28
1h 01
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
403: [coaching] How to Decide Where to Focus with Lindsay Recknell
Do you ever feel pulled in lots of different directions and struggle with where to focus? In this on-air coaching call, I help speaker, facilitator, and educator, Lindsay Recknell, figure out what to keep doing and what to let go of. She is currently juggling three businesses, one of which pays the bills, another she wants to keep until she gets her investment back, and the third is her passion and where she wants to focus her energy on. I'm so excited about where we ended upâŚI help Lindsay turn hope into ACTION and decide where to...
2020-01-23
50 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
91: [coaching] How to Know it's Time to Fire a Team Member with Laura Cross
Have you ever felt that you accommodated an underperformer on your team for far too long? If so, then this episode of our Leadership Growth Series is for you! Shelli provides an on-air coaching session to clinical therapist, Laura Cross, who wants some help with knowing when itâs time to fire a team member. Laura also wants some help navigating her own internal discomfort in wondering how sheâs being viewed by her team during these moments that impact the entire business. Join the BizChix Community Connect With Laura Cross: Website Face...
2020-01-21
43 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
90: [coaching] Hitting the Reset Button on Performance Basics with Emily McGrath
Weâre continuing our Leadership Growth Series with an On Air Coaching session with Emily McGrath, a designer and shop owner who is noticing that not everyone on her team is fully engaged at work. Even basic expectations are not met on a consistent basis and sheâs starting to feel like some of them see this as only a J.O.B, when sheâs wanting them to see it for what it is, an incredible opportunity. Together, Shelli and Emily discuss how she and her shop manager can lead and set base expectations with their newest...
2020-01-14
40 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
89: Leadership Habits of our High Performing Clients [Leadership Growth Series]
Have you noticed that high performing people are inclined to have patterns about how they do the things they do? When you ask them about it, theyâll say something like, âwell, thatâs just how I am.â And, have you ever said to yourself as youâre watching her in action, going about her life, making things happen for her business and her team â âhmmm, Iâll have what sheâs having?â If so, youâre going to enjoy todayâs episode where we are kicking off a brand new decade, celebrating my birthday week, and continuing with our Lead...
2020-01-07
26 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
88: Growing Pains [Leadership Growth Series]
Weâre kicking off the New Year by introducing some new series for the podcast. We will start off with our Leadership Growth Series and then weâll move into a series of client case studies that will feature some of our incredible 1:1 coaching clients. Then, weâll introduce you to a few of our members of The Leadership Lab program. So, today weâre starting with The Leadership Growth Series and chatting about one of the biggest and most painful growing pains any business owner will suffer through and dive into a prescription for your recovery. Letâs lo...
2019-12-31
27 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
86: Create More Predictability for your Team with Drumbeats
In this mini training session, Shelli talks about how you can create drumbeats within your team. Drumbeats, often referred to as a cadence or sequence, help to generate a call to action for us in our mind's eye. Yes, drumbeats. Those predictable moments in your business that your team loves because it helps them be proactive, confident and prepared to meet or exceed the expectations of their roles. So, are you ready to create some welcome predictability for your team and create some breathing space for you by introducing some drumbeats in your business? Well, let's get...
2019-12-17
26 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
85: How to Empower Your Leadership Team with Emily Countryman
Have you ever wondered what it takes to open up multiple locations of your service-based business? What would be the best team structure across those locations? And, who would do the hiring and training of those extended teams? Emily Countryman, the CEO and Owner of Ideal Wellness, joins Shelli on this episode of Stacking Your Team to discuss all of this and more. Emily is a certified weight loss coach and a Board-Certified Holistic Health Coach who has been in the healthcare field since the early 2000s. Today, youâll hear how sheâs leading her team of 1...
2019-12-10
42 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
84: Adding Specialized Support to your Team with Joyce Durst
We often hear about women wanting to reach the holy grail of 7 figures, but why stop there? Thinking small and holding back from introducing innovative ideas into their business because of the fear of hiring specialized team members and then having to lead them is a gate many women business owners are reluctant to walk through. Instead, they stay stuck, stay safe and the business stalls. In this episode, our guest, Joyce Durst of Growth Acceleration Partners is going to show us that small business owners can lead team members with unique technical skills and...
2019-12-03
37 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
82: Accelerated Profits Through Inspired Teamwork with Melissa Rogne
If youâve been in business for a while, youâve probably heard the infuriating myth that large groups of women canât work together without creating some drama. Well, our special guest on this amazing episode of Stacking Your Team, has not only busted that tired myth, but sheâs completely reinvented the meaning of female empowerment through inspired teamwork. Melissa Rogne is the founder and President of Rejuv Medical Aesthetic Clinic, a multiple seven-figure business that boosts accelerated profits through inspired teamwork. When Melissa launched Rejuv Medical Aesthetic Clinic in 2005, she had just three employees. Since th...
2019-11-19
54 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
81: Tips for Hosting your Team Holiday Parties & Gifts Giving
The festive season is just around the corner, which means itâs time to think about others, swap gifts and eat until you have to squeeze into your favorite pair of jeans! Itâs also time to think about the team holiday party, which can be the most anticipated social event in the calendar. However, not everyone gets that âwarm fuzzy feelingâ when they think about holiday parties. For many CEOs, the event spells trouble in the form of stress, anxiety and an all-consuming sense of overwhelm. Whether youâre dreading your teamâs holiday party, or you can barel...
2019-11-12
22 min
The Product Boss Podcast
Hiring Short-Term Help for Your Busy Seasons with Shelli Warren of BizChix
Ep. 119: As a product-based business, it takes the right team of high-performers to get it all done, from shipping to sales to production. And hiring is often necessary, especially in our busy seasons. But, where do you start when it comes to hiring, especially if it's short-term? We're excited to have our special guest Shelli Warren of BizChix and Stacking Your Team podcast dig into some great tips and simple strategies for job descriptions, evaluations, team dynamic and building a team you can inspire for the short-term and the long-term. Don't miss it! Connect with Shelli:
2019-11-07
33 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
80: How to Return to your Business and Team after a Conference
Do you enjoy attending conferences? I donât know about you, but whenever I go to a conference, Iâm filled with genuine excitement and enthusiasm because I canât wait to go back and share what I learned with my team. Networking with peers and leveraging educational opportunities are just two of the reasons why you should attend a conference in your field. A great conference can even expose you to new and innovative ways of managing your team and conducting your business. However, sometimes you can attain so much information from a conference that y...
2019-11-05
18 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
78: Stacking your Local Service Based Team with Ashley Hill
What were you doing when you were 25 years old? Sometimes all you need is drive, leadership skills, and a fresh outlook to create a successful business. This attitude can rally highly skilled people to you. Often, bringing new ways of working can shake things up and create a stronger, more positive team. In this episode of Stacking Your Team, we take a look at a workplace where the CEO may be a lot younger than you, but sheâs motivating her entire team to collaborate with her to make it happen. Ashley Hill is the CEO...
2019-10-22
48 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
76: Training Your Team with Nelwyn Yee
Training is a vital part of any business, big or small. The benefits donât just end at upskilling your staff, it can dramatically improve retention levels by showing your team that you believe theyâre worth investing in. But how can you ensure that your team get the most of their training? This episode of Stacking Your Team explores how to create an engaging training experience, how to decide whether your team needs training in the first place and how you can improve your training plans. Thereâs even a specially made framework to follow, called âPEEPâ whi...
2019-10-08
53 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
389: Downsizing While Increasing Profit with Jacqueline Snyder [High Performing Women Series]
No matter where you are on your business journey there is something for you in this episode. Jacqueline Snyder has experience as a product entrepreneur, service provider, online entrepreneur, community builder and podcaster. She has worked solo, with a team and with a business partner. I canât wait for you to hear about the many pivots Jacqueline Snyder has made in the last few years that have allowed her to downsize her business while creating more profit, launch a podcast and a NEW business. Jacqueline is one of those women who always loo...
2019-10-03
54 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
75: The Value of Cross-Training with Danielle Hayden
Have you thought about cross-training your team members? Cross-training involves building team membersâ skills so that they can perform job functions outside of their usual duties. Youâre not necessarily adding more to their plate but rather building your teamâs skills so that when extra help is needed, they can step in and offer a helping hand. Cross-training your team can help increase productivity in the workplace. Not to mention, it can even boost your workforceâs efficiency, flexibility and your bottom line! Nobody understands the true value of cross-training better than Danielle Hayden. Danielle is an MBA...
2019-10-01
42 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
74: Make the Shift with Performance Reviews
Are team performance reviews really necessary? If so, what should you do as a leader to make sure that each performance review is beneficial for both the team member and the business? Ideally, performance reviews will act as a stepping-stone to help teams improve their skills and continue smashing goals. However, performance reviews are also about recognizing team members for their work and showing that you appreciate and value them as a vital member of your team. But, did you know that the purpose of performance reviews is shifting? Join Shelli Warren on this action-packed...
2019-09-24
23 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
73: Personnel File Essentials
Regardless of the size of your business or the size of your team, you need a personnel file on each team member. Keeping relevant and accurate employee records is so important not only for legal reasons but to help you effectively monitor team performance. If youâre like some of our members inside the BizChix community, you know that you need personnel files but knowing what to put in them is where things start to look a little blurry. On this mini-training episode of Stacking Your Team, Shelli Warren brings clarity to this rather confusing topic and, be...
2019-09-17
25 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
72: Setting your Cell Phone, Social Media and Email Policy
In this day and age, every business relies on cell phones, social media and email to engage with clients and keep things in the business running smoothly. However, without the proper policies in place, all of these things can lead to serious performance issues and a potential loss of brand trust in the eyes of our customers. So, how should you breach this rather uncomfortable subject with your team? And, is a company cell phone policy really necessary? In this solo episode of Stacking Your Team, Shelli Warren tackles one of the most common causes of distraction...
2019-09-10
31 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
385: How to Create a Belonging Environment with Traci Baxley [High Performing Women Series]
Do you want to create a business where people feel like they belong and can bring their full authentic self? Do you want to foster an inclusive environment where people feel like their voices are being heard and valued? Do you want to attract the best talent and build a team of high performers? Diversity does not just mean race. It is so much more layered in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, age differences, disability, sexuality, religion. I'm thrilled to introduce you to my guest and BizChix Live Speaker Traci Baxley. Together, we talk about th...
2019-09-05
49 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
71: Design Trends for Team Workspaces with Monica Sharman
Does your workspace motivate and inspire you? Or, does the thought of it make you want to take the day off? Your workspace is more than just an office. Itâs a creative and innovative hub where great ideas flourish and your team comes together to work. But, is it really possible to create a workspace that sparks genuine excitement? And if so, how can you create the perfect workspace for your business? Monica Sharman has practiced Commercial Interior Design for 28 years and certainly knows a thing or two about designing workspaces that inspires creativity and productivity. Her...
2019-09-03
46 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
70: Myth Busters about Remote Team Members with Abby Wolfe
Are you reluctant to hire remote workers or create roles that allow working from home? The worry, concern, and resistance are completely understandable thanks to the negative stereotypes surrounding remote workers. However, they can and will add great value to your team. In fact, here at BizChix, the majority of the people on our team are remote workers! So, how can you set yourself and your remote team members up for success? If you are ready and willing to bust the countless myths surrounding remote working, then youâve come to the right place! Abby Wolfe is an...
2019-08-27
37 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
69: Stacking the Perfect Size Team for Your Business
Does size really matter when stacking your team? How do you know what the perfect size team is for you? Naturally, as your revenue increases and your business grows you will need more team members. But does a massive team always equal a massively successful business? Itâs important to make informed decisions when youâre building a team thatâs appropriate for your business. There are some key questions to consider, like, what are your dreams for your business? What kind of lifestyle do you want? How accessible to do you want to be for clients and cu...
2019-08-20
36 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
68: Overcoming the Fear of Hiring
Are your fears holding you back from hiring a new team member? Are you nervous about having to lead because youâre not good with confrontation? You know you need to hire but youâre resisting because youâre afraid it wonât work out. You might be feeling this way because youâve been burned before, or because you donât believe youâll ever find your âunicorn.â Itâs also a lot of responsibility to take on. After all, you become the reason a person can provide for their family. What happens if thereâs not enough work for the...
2019-08-13
32 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
381: Facebook Groups: How to Create Community and Convert Clients with Anna Frandsen
Facebook groups are ideal for businesses who want to create a community of people who share a common interest in your brand, products or services. When used right, you can leverage your Facebook group to market your business and convert members into loyal clients. However, only a small percentage of businesses are actually moving people from being a free participant to a paying client. So, how can you use a Facebook group to not only build a thriving community but convert leads? On this special episode of our Social Media Summer Camp series, Iâm joi...
2019-08-08
49 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
66: How to Use LinkedIn to Hire with Krystal Hicks
Are you struggling to hire high-performing candidates? Or, perhaps you live in a rural area that has a low employment rate and no qualified candidates? All CEOâs struggle at one point or another when it comes to hiring the perfect team. Knowing what to look out for in an ideal team member and how to post job descriptions that attract the right people can be tricky. Thankfully, Krystal Hicks, the Founder of JOBTALK, joins Shelli Warren on the podcast to bust through the most common hiring challenges using LinkedIn! Krystal fell in love with the employment se...
2019-07-30
53 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
65: What is your Biggest Leadership Blindspot?
Whatâs the word on the street about you? Noticing our own leadership blind spots can be seriously hard, everyone else seems to know about them, except us! Most of the time, we turn a âblind eyeâ to our blind spots because we lack the self-awareness needed to fully address them and change our behavior. Â Everyone has blind spots and admitting youâve got them doesnât make you a terrible leader. However, if you continue to ignore your blind spots, it will impact your teamâs desire to work with you. So, if you really want t...
2019-07-23
23 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
64: How to Take Time Away from Your Business with Ease
CEOs are naturally hardworking people. They know how to simultaneously juggle an array of tasks, manage a team of people and make their customers feel appreciated. But, running a business is time-consuming and it can quickly take over your life if you let it. This is why itâs so important to give yourself permission to unplug and take a break from your business every once in a while. The problem is that many of us are afraid to take any significant time away from work. We fear that being absent for too long would cause ripples of...
2019-07-16
28 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
63: [On Air Coaching] How to Begin Building Culture Within a Virtual Team with Deb Howard Greenleaf
Creating a positive and productive team culture where everyone works well together to achieve business goals is every CEOâs dream. But, what about all of the virtual teams out there? How can you even begin to build the culture that you want within a virtual team? This is the task set out before Deb Howard Greenleaf, who lives in northwestern Pennsylvania and is the mother of two active swimmers, ages 14 and 18. She runs Greenleaf Accounting Services, providing virtual bookkeeping services to consultants, coaches and other service-based businesses from NYC to LA, taking care of the books so...
2019-07-09
36 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
62: Can I Hire my Friends and Family?
Are you thinking about inviting a friend or family member to join your team? Many people dream of having someone they can trust like family on their team while others are dead set against it. Like most things in life, working with family and friends comes with a string of potential pros and cons. Legacy businesses have been around for centuries and starting a business with close friends is nothing new either. But, should you work with a friend, family member or spouse? Or, should you keep your personal relationships separate from your professional endeavors? ...
2019-07-02
38 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
61: [On Air Coaching]: How to Ensure Organizational Communication Across a Generational Team with Erin McDonald
Stacking a diverse team across generations is something to be admired. But, grappling with generational differences can be a minefield when everyone has their own preference for getting information. If youâre not sure how to get everyone on the same page, problems can arise, and miscommunication amplifies. So, how can you get a generational team to work together in harmony? Erin McDonald is the Owner of Ta Da Gymnastics Studio in Denver, CO. As a former competitive gymnast, she is extremely passionate about making gymnastics approachable for everyone. She feels every child can benefit from the sp...
2019-06-25
30 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
60: How to Create High Performing Teams
Have you ever wondered why your team isnât as outstanding as you hoped for? Creating a high performing team is something that every CEO wants. But, not every leader knows how to create a workplace environment where collaboration comes naturally and everyone brings each other up, smashes goals and works together to drive the business forward. When your team isnât performing to your standards, it can often feel like youâre tolerating too much. This isnât the âdream teamâ you hoped for when you launched your business and you donât have to put up with it. If...
2019-06-18
34 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
58: The BEST BEACH READS for Leaders Who Want to Improve Their Capability to Lead
Thereâs nothing better than feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin as you step away from your business for some much-needed rest and relaxation. But before you hit the beach this summer, you should think about bringing a few books along with you.  Those hazy and lazy days of summer can be the perfect time for you to step away from your business and step into a fresh perspective on how and who you lead. Youâve probably heard the saying that âknowledge is food for the mindâ and so, itâs no surprise that so many leaders ap...
2019-06-04
21 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
57: How to Stop Gossip and Drama on your Team
When let loose in the workplace, gossip can spread like wildfire. Whether you have a virtual team or a busy office, gossip can suck the life out of a team and bring down morale at work. But, did you know that it can also distract the momentum in your business and lead to depression, harassment, drug and alcohol abuse, and even workplace violence?  If you want a gossip and drama free workplace, youâve got to be intentional about putting a stop to it. As the leader of your business, your team will look to you to see h...
2019-05-28
19 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
371: Business Beach Reads (books I recommend over and over)
Have you ever read a book that made such an impact on your life that you canât help but recommend it to everyone you meet? I know the feeling. Sometimes, weâre lucky enough to come across a book thatâs so good and so powerful that we love getting lost in its pages (over and over again). Â I donât know about you, but I love reading when Iâm on vacation. Itâs great to have a book tucked away in your hand luggage that you can just grab and get stuck into while yo...
2019-05-23
25 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
56: [On Air Coaching] How to Scale Your Business by Replicating Your Own Skill Set with Cathy Mazak
When you need help to scale your business, hiring a new team member that mimics your skill set can be both necessary and a little scary. Where should you start looking? And, how can you have the confidence to find someone that you know will be a good fit? Join Shelli Warren for an on air coaching call with Academic Womenâs Writing Coach, Cathy Mazak. Cathy is a Full Professor at the University of Puerto Rico and a former Mastermind client of ours who has dedicated herself to helping other female academics find time to write an...
2019-05-21
40 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
55: How to Dedicate Time to Your Team
Time management is an essential skill for a CEO to have. Your time is valuable and when youâve got what feels like a million things demanding your attention at once, itâs tricky knowing where your time is best spent. However, one part of your business that is always worth your time is your team.  As your business continues to scale, stacking a team that you can trust and depend on to help move your business forward becomes more important than ever. After all, if you want your business to grow, you need a team.  On this episode of t...
2019-05-14
27 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
368: Breaking Through Limiting Beliefs
Are you ready to stop letting your limiting beliefs get in your way and replace them with new, positive thoughts? Limiting beliefs are pesky little thoughts that you impose on yourself about the things you think you can and canât do. Itâs time to silence your inner mean girl, put your limiting beliefs to rest and start believing in yourself. On this episode, I open chapter nine of my book, âRESET Your Mindset,â and share how you can move past limiting beliefs and start taking action. If youâre familiar with my book, youâll know all abo...
2019-05-02
23 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
368: Breaking Through Limiting Beliefs
Are you ready to stop letting your limiting beliefs get in your way and replace them with new, positive thoughts? Limiting beliefs are pesky little thoughts that you impose on yourself about the things you think you can and canât do. Itâs time to silence your inner mean girl, put your limiting beliefs to rest and start believing in yourself. On this episode, I open chapter nine of my book, âRESET Your Mindset,â and share how you can move past limiting beliefs and start taking action. If youâre familiar with my book, youâll know all abo...
2019-05-02
23 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
53: How to Break Thru Your Fears of Delegating
Do you find yourself resisting the idea of delegation because youâre worried that the work wonât get done right? Delegation is hard for many people. Most of the time, your reluctance to delegate is rooted in fear. Fear that the work wonât get done properly. Fear that nobody will want to do the tasks you need to delegate. Fear that nobody can do it as well as you can. All of these fears are normal. But, if you let them rule your role as a leader, it wonât be long before you burn out. So, ho...
2019-04-30
24 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
52: Can You Be Both A Leader And Friend To Your Team?
Thereâs a fine line between being a good leader to your team and being their friend. Striking the right balance between the two is tough, especially if you manage a small team and spend a lot of time together. You want your team members to like you. But, you also donât want them to lose sight of you as their leader. Developing a close relationship with your team that goes above and beyond the boundaries of professionalism can jeopardize your authority. In this episode, Shelli and Natalie discuss whether you can be both a le...
2019-04-23
21 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
366: [On Air Coaching] How To Let Go Of Control So You Can Scale with Alex Gourlay
Surrendering control is something that many of us struggle with. But, if we want to take the next step in scaling our businesses, learning how to let go of control and embrace the freedom that comes from it will often pave our path to growth and prosperity.  Join me as I coach Alex Gourlay and help her to let go of some of her responsibilities in her business, delegate to other team members and put the growth of her business into motion. It wasnât that long ago when Alex launched her Australian based interior design firm and...
2019-04-18
54 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
51: Rolling Out Big Compensation Changes to Your Team
Have you ever wanted to introduce a change to your business that your team wasnât fully onboard with? Rolling out a full-blown change that isnât welcomed by everyone in your team puts you in a difficult position. But, if you know in your heart that itâs a necessary change that needs to happen to move your business forward, you shouldnât let fear stop you. Shelliâs guest on this episode of Stacking Your Team, Micaela Zettel, knew that something wasnât quite right in her business. Something was missing. Instead of tiptoeing around the issue, sh...
2019-04-16
41 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
49: How to Host a Team Retreat!
Are you struggling to come up with ideas for your next team retreat? Or, maybe youâve never hosted a team retreat, and you have no idea where to start? If you can relate, youâve landed on the right podcast episode! Listen in to hear Shelli break down the true power of hosting a team retreat, why theyâre so important and how the simple act of gathering your team together can go a long way in boosting morale.  If you thought hosting a team retreat would burn a hole in your pocket, think again. There...
2019-04-02
20 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
48: What To Do When A Team Member Cries
Have you ever had a team member burst into tears at work? When this happens, it can be difficult to know how to react and what to say. You might feel uncomfortable and understandably so. People get upset at work for a variety of reasons. They might be going through a challenging time at home, such as an illness in the family or divorce. But, more often than not, tears at work happen when a team member loses control of their emotions following negative feedback, a failed project or confrontation with a fellow team member. As the...
2019-03-26
17 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
46: When Your Team Ask For A Raise
Whatâs your immediate response when a team member asks for a raise? Sometimes, the question catches us off guard. Other times, weâre left wondering why they didnât ask sooner. Whatever the case, the big âraiseâ question is an important one to have with your team. And, itâs even more important that you respond appropriately so you donât step on anyoneâs toes or respond in a way that youâll regret later. This episode of the podcast is created with you in mind. As the leader of your business, the weight of the raise question...
2019-03-12
17 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
45: Feminine Leadership, Celebrating International Women's Day
International Womenâs Day is one of my favorite celebrations of the year! International Womenâs Day gives us a week-long opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women from around the world. Itâs about the unity of women and helps shine a light on our local women leaders who inspire and motivate us to stop doubting ourselves and go after the things we want in our lives and businesses. The first International Womenâs Day was held back in 1911. Since then, people from around the globe have come together to recognize, honor and celebrate the rema...
2019-03-05
16 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
44: [On Air Coaching] How to Streamline Recruiting and Training with Amanda Vaughn
Welcoming new members to your team is exciting. But, finding the right person for the job can take up a lot of your time. On todayâs show, Shelli has an on-air coaching session with Amanda Vaughn, the Founder and Tutoring Director at Connections Academics. Shelli helps Amanda discover new ways that she can move a significant portion of responsibility off her work plan and onto her team. As someone who has grown her business from just two to 35 tutors in a very short space of time, Amanda needs a more streamlined approach when it comes to hi...
2019-02-26
30 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
43: Conquering CEO Overwhelm
Itâs a special day here at BixChix HQ as we celebrate the one year anniversary of the Stacking Your Team podcast! What a year it has been! Thank you to everyone who has tuned in, thank you to all of our guests, and I look forward to recording many more episodes to come. Our goal with the podcast has always been to create a space where CEOâs, like you, can come to learn how to build and lead a team. It can be difficult and overwhelming at the top, which is why I get...
2019-02-19
27 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
42: Delegate Like a Pro
As the CEO of your business, I know that you would like to maximize your team and free up some space on your calendar? Of course you would. Iâm guessing that not only is this challenging for you, but in fact, you probably have to fight for some alone time most of the time. Growing accustomed to doing a lot is just part of the job, right? Well, it doesnât have to be. In this episode, I go back into my toolbox to share a great tool with you thatâs going to help get your l...
2019-02-12
14 min
The Product Boss Podcast
Youâre Not Alone - Reset Your Mindset with Natalie Eckdahl of BizChix
In this special episode, we are joined with Natalie Eckdahl. Natalie is our mentor, friend, encourager, leader - so many things. Natalie Eckdahl is a business strategist and high performance coach that helps women across the globe build, grow, and scale their businesses. She is also the mom of 3 kiddos. And sheâs actually worked with both of us directly in each our businesses. She's the founder of the BizChix community and host of the BizChix Podcast. Natalie has just come out with a new book, RESET Your Mindset and it really helps entrepreneurs tackle those mindset struggles that com...
2019-01-03
57 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
33: Five Essential Leadership Strategies to Implement Now
Youâve told me that you want more insight, more strategies, and more ways to grow your own leadership capabilities as you grow your business and your team. Â Â On todayâs episode weâre going to embrace the fact that you donât have to be a fortune 50 company to have all the things necessary to succeed. Â As CEO of your business, you can put into practice those proven corporate team leadership strategies today and watch the transformation begin. Iâm going to share with you some of my favorite lessons learned over the many years serving...
2018-12-04
20 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
344: [Behind the Scenes] BizChix Live 2018
BizChix Live was a huge success, but what went on behind the scenes? What does it really take to put together an event like BizChix Live? What are some of the unique aspects of preparing for the event? CEO Natalie Eckdahl, Chief People Officer Shelli Warren, and Executive Assistant Tiffanie Jordan reveal all their insider secrets about BizChix Live! Â Natalie, Shelli, and Tiffanie share their favorite moments from the event as well as some other highlights and funny behind-the-scenes moments. The team also reflects on Natalie's powerful opening keynote with the Mean Girl Mirror, and t...
2018-11-15
52 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
344: [Behind the Scenes] BizChix Live 2018
BizChix Live was a huge success, but what went on behind the scenes? What does it really take to put together an event like BizChix Live? What are some of the unique aspects of preparing for the event? CEO Natalie Eckdahl, Chief People Officer Shelli Warren, and Executive Assistant Tiffanie Jordan reveal all their insider secrets about BizChix Live! Â Natalie, Shelli, and Tiffanie share their favorite moments from the event as well as some other highlights and funny behind-the-scenes moments. The team also reflects on Natalie's powerful opening keynote with the Mean Girl Mirror, and t...
2018-11-15
52 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
30: [Behind the Scenes] The Teams of BizChix Live
Have you ever thought of hosting a large event? Â On todayâs episode we share the behind the scenes of BizChix Live 2018 with CEO Natalie Eckdahl and Tiffanie Jordan, Executive Assistant. Â Â BizChix Live 2018 was incredible and we wanted to show you the structure of the TEAM that helped create our annual leadership conference for women entrepreneurs held in Irvine California each November. Over 140 women joined us from 8 countries and 34 states. The conference provided intermediate to advanced trainings, implementation time, and another epic workbook filled with over 100 pages of worksheets. Shelli, Natalie and Tiffanie share...
2018-11-13
59 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
29: Overcoming the Fear of Hiring
Our clients often become their own worst enemy and biggest constraint in their business by stalling on hiring because of these 4 common fears. Shelli unpacks these fears and offers some solutions and action to take to bust through these mindset issues. This is a sneak peek into a portion of Shelliâs talk at BizChix Live.  Shelli provides insight on how to deal with the following 4 fears related to hiring: Fear of Hiring Fear of Leadership Fear of Responsibility Fear of Failure Get our Free Hiring Resource Bundle  Connect With...
2018-11-06
33 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
336: Local Visibility and Live Video with Paula Kinney
Paula Kinney joins me to share about her interior design business and how it has developed and grown since my strategy session with her in 2017. We discuss Paula's success with niching down to a specific part of interior design that she loves and is passionate about, and how she's using Facebook Live to take her business to the next level. Paula also opens up about her special needs daughter and how that pushed her into embarking on her entrepreneurial journey. We've also got great insights about what's going to be happening at BizChix Live! Paula...
2018-09-20
50 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
The Stages of Small Business - the BizChix Entrepreneur Growth Framework
Did you know that 25% of new businesses do not reach the 5th year in business? I have watched businesses come and go, and at BizChix, we want to help you build you grow a profitable business that supports your lifestyle goals. This episode is all about the BizChix Entrepreneur Growth Framework, something I developed and first presented at BizChix Live 2017. The framework helps us have a common language to share about our businesses. No matter whether youâre at the Startup, Validate, Scale or Multiply stage of your business, there are common issues that you ha...
2018-07-12
41 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
The Stages of Small Business - the BizChix Entrepreneur Growth Framework
Did you know that 25% of new businesses do not reach the 5th year in business? I have watched businesses come and go, and at BizChix, we want to help you build you grow a profitable business that supports your lifestyle goals. This episode is all about the BizChix Entrepreneur Growth Framework, something I developed and first presented at BizChix Live 2017. The framework helps us have a common language to share about our businesses. No matter whether youâre at the Startup, Validate, Scale or Multiply stage of your business, there are common issues that you ha...
2018-07-12
41 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
12: How We Dealt with the Sudden Loss of a Team Member
Something we donât often talk about is loss. As we grow and stack our teams, it is inevitable that team members will come and go. How do we, as CEOs of our businesses, deal with the sudden loss of a team member? Natalie Eckdahl returns to join Shelli on this episode to share her story of a sudden loss on her BizChix team. Natalie reveals a tragic loss she experienced on her team, and her key takeaways from the experience. Shelli also has some insights about working through a recovery plan and supporting your business and te...
2018-04-24
41 min
Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs
10: Lessons from our Best Bosses via the BizChix Community
One of the best ways to learn how to be a great leader is by following in the footsteps of others who have gone before you. Listen as several fabulous BizChix join Shelli today to share some of their âBest Bossâ stories, and what it was that made them such great leaders. Don't miss out on this great compilation of personal anecdotes from our very own BizChix about the importance of role modeling, serving those you lead, and taking advantage of teachable moments. Join the BizChix Community Connect With Featured BizChix: Shannon Crow, Connected Yoga...
2018-04-10
22 min
Epic Live Events
10 - BizChix Live With Natalie Eckdahl
Natalie Eckdahl has hosted the BixChix podcast since 2014, and has built an incredible community of women CEO's through, almost 300 episodes. After running her own masterminds and 1:1 coaching, she was moved while speaking at an event attended only by women. It was after feeling that magic in the room when she decided to put together her own live event. We had a candid conversation about the ups and downs of running an event, and Natalie talked about how it all was worth it in the end. Here's just some of what we covered:
2017-12-07
00 min
Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies
Behind the Scenes of My Presentation at BizChix Live
In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of a presentation I recently gave at BizChix Live, a 3-day conference for women entrepreneurs. The title was âYour Visibility Roadmap: Growing Your Business, Brand, and Influence.â I talk about how I created the presentation itself, an overview of the content, how I prepared, and the feedback and results I got. Youâll hear about the nightmare I had 2 nights before I was to speak (and what I learned from it!). Youâll also hear the feedback I received from one of the atte...
2017-10-31
28 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
289: Behind the Scenes of BizChix Live with Natalie Eckdahl
Want to hear about some of the behind the scenes moments from BizChix live? Hint: it's not all pretty. I'm sharing some things that no one else knows happened, the fear I experienced right before the conference and the incredible experience of seeing a community I have built over the last 3+years come to life. Dream it. Do it. Key Takeaways: [1:01] Natalie will be giving a recap of BizChix Live! [2:50] Natalie shares how BizChix Live started off, with exclusive activities for her VIP clients. [11:02] Before BizChix Live, Natalie was planning to c...
2017-10-26
1h 06
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
289: Behind the Scenes of BizChix Live with Natalie Eckdahl
Want to hear about some of the behind the scenes moments from BizChix live? Hint: it's not all pretty. I'm sharing some things that no one else knows happened, the fear I experienced right before the conference and the incredible experience of seeing a community I have built over the last 3+years come to life. Dream it. Do it. Key Takeaways: [1:01] Natalie will be giving a recap of BizChix Live! [2:50] Natalie shares how BizChix Live started off, with exclusive activities for her VIP clients. [11:02] Before BizChix Live, Natalie was planning to c...
2017-10-26
1h 06
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
288: Time Management for High Performers: How to Map Your Ideal Month, Ideal Week, Theme Days and Time Block
Sharing some content that will be presented at BizChix Live today! Take back control of your calendar â design your ideal month and ideal week! Plus how to theme your weeks and days and the power of time blocking. Be sure to get the free download straight from the workbook we are using at BizChix Live! Key Takeaways: [1:01] Natalie is at BizChix Live giving the opening keynote! What are some of the topics being covered?The theme for this year's conference is doing things as a CEO. [6:26] Natalie shares some of her overall views on...
2017-10-19
34 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
288: Time Management for High Performers: How to Map Your Ideal Month, Ideal Week, Theme Days and Time Block
Sharing some content that will be presented at BizChix Live today! Take back control of your calendar â design your ideal month and ideal week! Plus how to theme your weeks and days and the power of time blocking. Be sure to get the free download straight from the workbook we are using at BizChix Live! Key Takeaways: [1:01] Natalie is at BizChix Live giving the opening keynote! What are some of the topics being covered?The theme for this year's conference is doing things as a CEO. [6:26] Natalie shares some of her overall views on...
2017-10-19
34 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
267: Strategically Design, Launch and Grow a Podcast with Natalie Eckdahl
Should you launch a podcast? Should you make changes to your current podcast? Natalie shares how you can STRATEGICALLY design a podcast that brings your ideal client to you. Also, Natalie reflects on what she would do differently if she was launching right now. Plus don't miss the incredible Podcasting Resource Guide that Natalie created as a free download for this episode.  Strategically Design, Launch and Grow a Podcast with Natalie Eckdahl Key Takeaways: [3:40] AWeber Email Marketing Tip [4:37] Natalie chats about her podcasting technology tips [8:02] Natalie had the...
2017-05-25
54 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
244: Buy Back Your Time - Tips for Outsourcing at Home
There is a ton of information on outsourcing in your business but very little on how to outsource in the home as a woman entrepreneur. And letâs face it, women take on a lot of responsibility in the home even if we are in a relationship with a really supportive partner. Some of that is our own doing because we like things done a certain way and other parts of it are gender roles that we are expected to take on. In this episode we talk about the first steps to outsourcing at...
2016-12-06
29 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
244: Buy Back Your Time - Tips for Outsourcing at Home
There is a ton of information on outsourcing in your business but very little on how to outsource in the home as a woman entrepreneur. And letâs face it, women take on a lot of responsibility in the home even if we are in a relationship with a really supportive partner. Some of that is our own doing because we like things done a certain way and other parts of it are gender roles that we are expected to take on. In this episode we talk about the first steps to outsourcing at...
2016-12-06
29 min
All About Breastfeeding
AAB 055 Breastfeeding: Bizchix host Natalie Eckdahl, podcaster, mastermind
Natalie Eckdahl, MBA hosts the BizChix Podcast where sheinterviews female entrepreneurs from around the world and providestraining to business owners. She is a former management consultantand serial entrepreneur who leverages her corporate experience andgraduate business education to help entrepreneurs confidentlylaunch, build and grow their businesses.  Natalie takes aholistic view of her clients lives and helps them build a businessthat  matches their personal and professional goals. Natalie built a successful personal brand and platform from the ground up via her podcast which was recognized byiTunes as a #1 New Business Podcast in March 2014. She has beenfeatured in Inc Magazine, Huf...
2016-05-03
56 min
The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix
203: Being a Thankful and Content Entrepreneur #thankfulbizchix
Learn how to say I love my business, it couldn't be any better and really mean it! Let's take a break from comparing, regretting and goal setting and just be thankful for what we have and acknowledge where we are at. You've come a long way baby!If you have not subscribed yet, please click subscribe so you never miss an episode. It also tells iTunes that we are popular and helps us get featured in search results. Thanks so much for subscribing.One of the best parts of starting this podcast has been getting...
2015-11-24
16 min