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Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs364: From Solo to CEO: How She Built a Thriving Private Practice with 3 Locations with Rebecca RoweToday, I’m excited to introduce you to one of my incredible clients, Rebecca Rowe. She’s the CEO of Act Therapy Services, who has gone from running a solo practice to overseeing three thriving locations and a team of 22 in North Carolina, without sacrificing her own well-being in the process. In our conversation, Rebecca pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to scale a service-based business while staying true to your values. She shares candid stories about her transition from burnout in the corporate hospital world to creating a team culture where personal boundaries, prof...2025-05-0641 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs330: Hard People Lessons Learned Over a Decade in Business: Insights With Dr. Rebecca DekkerGet ready for an honest, and somewhat raw episode today, featuring the incredible Dr. Rebecca Dekker, founder and CEO of Evidence Based Birth®. With 12 years of experience running a successful online business, Rebecca has so much wisdom to share about valuable, hard-learned lessons on conflict resolution, handling triggering situations and setting healthy boundaries in the workplace. In our conversation, she shares her wealth of experience and insights on leading a team and navigating the challenges that come with it. We dive into the importance of trusting your instincts when it comes to people and recognizing tho...2024-08-1351 min

Creative Shop Talk with Wendy BattenStack Your Team with Guest Expert Shelli Warren With host retail coach Wendy Batten https://wendybatten.com/podcast-intro/ In This Episode: When you hire employees to work in your retail shop, you aren’t simply giving them a job. As a shop owner, you are uniquely positioned to offer career opportunities that better the lives of people in your community. In Episode 208 of the Creative Shop Talk podcast, I’m sitting down with the host of the Stacking Your Team podcast, Shelli Warren. Through her podcast and in her role as a Leadership Advisor, S...2024-05-0646 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs289: Guiding Teams at Multiple Brick & Mortar Locations with Nickie JanesTune into today’s episode to learn how Nickie Janes, Leadership Lab Alumni Member and CEO of Smooth, leads her large team across multiple locations. We'll dive into the strategies she employs to delegate tasks effectively and create systems that allow her to focus on her true passions within the business. If you are a spa junkie like Shelli is, you’ll love the peek behind the curtain into what it’s like to own one. 🔧⚙️ Save your seat for Team Tune Up — a free workshop designed to elevate your team's perform...2023-10-3130 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs274: Leading a Creative Team With Amy DemasLeading creative people requires an awareness that they need physical and mental space to allow their ideas to flow. You’ll get their best performance when you provide both, and clients will notice. If you have creative roles as part of your team structure and operations, you’ll want to hear from Amy Demas, CEO of AD&Co., who joins me today. She’s stacking a team of creators who thrive to ensure their beauty, fashion, and wellness brands stay relevant in this modern brand-building world. Connect with Shelli Warren:2023-07-1834 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs270: Developing Remarkable Agility with Vita VygovskaVita Vygovska is a member of the Leadership Lab who has been leading her micro niche design business for 18 years and I’m here to tell you….she’s in it to win it, and she’s a big deal. After one dream workspace literally went up in smoke, she sprang into action, rallied her team and family together to recover and has recently rebuilt the ruins of that place into an effective workplace that is both lovely and efficient for both her team and her clients. Vita is the CEO and creative director of the renow...2023-06-2056 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs269: Leading a Premier Design Firm with Jenni EggerScaling a complex design firm can be challenging, especially when you’re focused on efficiencies, profitability and consistent client experience. When you add rapid growth to the mix it’s incredibly important to have a team and a workspace that lends to easily following work processes that become the foundations of everything you do, while not stifling your team’s creativity. Jenni Egger is the creative CEO of her premier design firm specializing in custom cabinetry and stunning finishes. A pivotal wake-up call in her personal life led her to realize the immediate need to scale her...2023-06-1341 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs263: Multiple Brick & Mortar Leadership with Jennifer LunaIf you think owning a well-established business for 10 years means that you can essentially put your operations and team on autopilot and you’ll continue to remain profitable and relevant, you’re wrong. It takes an intentional strategy to ensure longevity for your next 10 years. Join me today and meet Jennifer Luna, CEO of TheKindship.com, where she leads 25 team members with 4 brands, 4 locations, wildly popular e-commerce platforms, and an event space to host creative workshops. Click here to apply to join the Leadership Lab Connect with Shelli Warren: Email: leader...2023-05-0242 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs259: Is Your Team Complaining About This?People complain, they just do. Sometimes it’s venting, sometimes they are verbally working through a problem, sometimes they are projecting their own issues onto coworkers and their workplace in general, and sometimes people have a legit grievance. As the CEO of your company, you’ve got to tune into this and encourage your leadership team members to lean into listening too. Join me today where we will talk about what you can do to constructively decipher what your team wants you to do when they complain. Click here to join the wait...2023-04-0416 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs255: What is Operational Excellence?Have you been struggling with helping your leadership team better understand your expectations about operations within their profit center or department? Join me today where you’ll get a peek into an actual TEAM LEADER training delivered to leadership team members whose CEO is a member of the Leadership Lab. It’s all about breaking down what operational excellence is in a practical way that provides a ton of clarity on what it really means to have gold star operations at your company. Click here to join the waitlist for Leadership Lab 2023-03-0730 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs254: How to Use an Action PlanHaving leadership team members to help with what can be described sometimes as the heavy lifting of leading people can really lighten your load. But how do we help your leadership team members lead people really well, including those critical moments when it’s necessary to turn someone’s performance around? Join me today where you’ll get a peek into an actual TEAM LEADER training delivered to leadership team members whose CEO is a member of the Leadership Lab. Click here to join the waitlist for Leadership Lab Click he...2023-02-2822 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs253: How to Set Goals for OthersAre you building a team of leaders? You know, it’s one thing to set yourself up for success in your role, but how do we train and encourage people on your leadership team to set and then hold others accountable for the goals that move the business forward? Join me today where you’ll get a peek into an actual TEAM LEADER training delivered to leadership team members whose CEO is a member of the Leadership Lab. Click here to join the waitlist for Leadership Lab Click here to sc...2023-02-2142 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs244: Leading Your Safety for Online Banking with Rocio BaezaWho isn’t making a purchase these days online, on their phone, with a tap or swipe, but have you stopped to think about how this all works and how to keep your information secure? Today’s episode features Rocio Baeza, CEO of CyberSecurityBase, who has chosen to strike out and make an impact in the payday and personal loan technology space. Not a space where it’s common to find a woman at the helm. She’s working with small money lenders and companies who use payment card technology to ensure they and their clients an...2022-12-2038 min

Nonprofit Build Up80. Defining Culturally Competent Leadership with A. Nicole Campbell (RECAST)This week on the Nonprofit Build Up is part two of a two-part series led by Build Up's CEO and managing attorney, Nic Campbell, and moderated by Shelli Warren of Biz Chicks, Team and Leadership Coach, and Stacking Your Team podcast host.You can jump back to part one of the conversation to learn more about defining culturally competent leadership where Nic is talking about all things cultural competence, leadership and effective teams. Originally published on October 4th, 2022, Nic continues to explore what cultural competence means, its competitive edge in business and its significance when...2022-11-0354 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs236: Regaining Your Confidence in Uncertain Times with Natalie EckdahlYou can shore up your foundation and keep building with the strength of your vision even during these times of upheaval and uncertainty. Yes, it’s possible! Our guest today is Natalie Eckdahl, our CEO and Founder at BizChix. We are sharing 3 specific action plans you can use to take back control of how you feel as you build an enduring business. Click here to apply to join Leadership Lab enrolling for January 2023 Click here to book a strategy session with Shelli Click here for the links from this episode C...2022-11-0131 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs233: How the Kolbe Assessment Can Help You Lead Your Team with Elizabeth CookIn our coaching programs at BizChix, we embrace the insight that the Kolbe Assessment can provide to better understand our clients needs and preferences.Our guest today is Elizabeth Cook, our resident Kolbe expert here at Biz Chix, Inc. She’s going to help us all learn more about how you can connect with the individuals on your team and drastically improve the level of engagement in your working relationships. Click here to purchase your ticket for the BizChix Strategic CEO Day Click here to apply to join Leadership Lab Click he...2022-10-1149 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs232: Defining Culturally Competent Leadership with Nic CampbellAre you a consultant on a mission? Do you lead a virtual team? Are you taking a stand and building your business by intentionally supporting brave organizations to truly be risk-takers, be creative in ways others are afraid to be, and approach philanthropy with a unique and fresh perspective? Culturally competent leadership is required by your team and your clients now more than ever. Are you ready to refine these skills so you’re an in-demand consultant? Click here to purchase your ticket for the BizChix Strategic CEO Day Click here to app...2022-10-0456 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs231: [Ask Shelli] Favorite Phrases for Any DilemmaKnowing what to say and how to say it is a life skill that you can start to develop right now. In today’s episode, I’m sharing my favorite simple phrases with you so that you feel equipped to graciously and professionally communicate with others, especially in those sticky conversations. Click here to purchase your ticket for the BizChix Strategic CEO Day Click here to join the waitlist for Leadership Lab Click here to book a strategy session with Shelli Click here for the links from this episode 2022-09-2714 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs230: Policies, Guidelines, Rules & Principles: What's the Difference?Why not combat decision fatigue for everyone on your team by providing solid tools that take out the guessing, and instead help to develop more self-sufficiency? One of the biggest complaints from team leaders is that they are held accountable to make decisions but they don’t have the solid information to help them be consistent. In today’s episode, you’ll easily learn the differences between policies, guidelines, rules and principles with some examples of how you can use each one for specific situations. Click here to purchase your ticket for the BizChix...2022-09-2018 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs229: Slow Your Pace, Not Your Progress with Natalie EckdahlAre you having days where you feel like you’re running a race? That race for talent, the race for clients, and the race towards stability. When will it end? You want the pace you had before the disruption of the pandemic impacted everything. We hear you. In today’s episode, our CEO and Founder Natalie Eckdahl joins me for a conversation about how you can STOP rushing, and instead slow down to thoughtfully consider your next best step. Click here to purchase your ticket for the BizChix Strategic CEO Day Click...2022-09-1338 min

Brick and Mortar VisibilityThe Only Thing You Need to Focus On for Ultimate Growth“Get Better and Your Clients will Demand that You Get Bigger” S. Cathy TruettI remember hearing this word of advice about three years ago and it stopped me in my tracks. And it’s too good not to share and dive in on how we can get better. As much as we focus on more, we’d do ourselves a big service if we just focused on getting better at what we already have in place. Listen in on how I share key times that...2022-08-1614 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs217: 3 Common Struggles with a Growing TeamAs a CEO with a growing team, you may see that growth sparks complexity. On today’s episode, Shelli offers some solutions to three very common struggles that may arise as your team continues to grow, so that you as the CEO can create more stability across your business and team. Listen in to hear how you can foster a respectful team culture with open communication that allows for team growth that will benefit both your business and your team members. Click here to apply to join the Leadership Lab Submit You...2022-06-2124 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs216: How to Attend Fewer MeetingsAre you a CEO who’s looking to attend fewer meetings and gain back some of your time? Today, Shelli talks about the meetings you need to attend as a CEO and how you can stay engaged in those specific meetings. She also shares how you can inspire your team to host meetings without you so you can take back some of your quality time and energy. Join Shelli in this information-packed episode to hear how you can let go of some control and reduce the amount of meetings you attend. Click here to a...2022-06-1428 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs215: Leading Through Team Burnout with Jodie SheratonAre you a CEO who’s concerned about your team suffering from burnout? Jodie Sheraton is a member of the Leadership Lab, a registered Dietitian and a credentialed eating disorder clinician. Today, Jodie joins Shelli to talk about how she recognized her team was heading toward healthcare burnout while dealing with the pandemic. Jodie explains how she supported her team and encouraged them to focus on self-care to prevent compassion fatigue. Listen to this episode to hear how Jodie was able to start an open conversation about burnout with her team and provide the right reso...2022-06-0737 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs214: [Ask Shelli] How to Deal with a CrisisOn this month's segment of Ask Shelli How to Say It, Shelli gives tips to navigate two common crises in service-based businesses and how you as the CEO can handle these situations with a calm demeanor while being open and communicative with your team and clients. Join Shelli in this episode to hear some suggested responses to these critical issues and how you can boost your confidence as a leader when approaching them. Click here to apply to join the Leadership Lab enrolling for a June 20th start Submit Your Question for...2022-05-3120 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs213: Asking Great Questions, a Key Leadership Strength with Shanna KlumpOn today’s episode Shanna Klump, a member of the Leadership Lab and the CEO of Kid Connection, a pediatric speech-therapy practice, joins Shelli to talk about how she’s evolved as a leader and has leveraged asking questions to gain valuable feedback from her team. Join Shelli and Shanna to hear important insights on how you can create a thriving business that uses team feedback and conversation to create an action plan that incorporates all of your team's ideas so everyone feels heard and valued. Click here to apply for Leadership Lab Subm...2022-05-2444 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs211: Leading From Your Team’s Perspective with Christine WalshChristine Walsh is the CEO of Alpha Graphics, a design, graphic and printing company that provides custom graphics and prints for a variety of clients. Christine is also a member of the Leadership Lab. Today, Christine joins Shelli to talk about how she’s doubled the size of her team, output and revenue by fostering a creative culture that’s team centered with layers of leadership. Christine also shares how she was able to pivot during the pandemic to keep her business profitable and thriving. Click here to apply for Leadership Lab Submit Your...2022-05-1040 min

Female Founders Breaking BoundariesEmbrace Your Leadership Role with Shelli WarrenWhen it comes to scaling a business, there are both mindset and procedural changes that need to be made to take entrepreneurs out of the day-to-day work and into the CEO role overlooking the business as a whole. This week’s episode 54 of Female Founders Breaking Boundaries is about embracing your leadership role!Have you ever felt like you were WAY too busy, stressed out, burnt out, and overwhelmed so you were advised to delegate some tasks to take things off your plate and free up some time? Except, maybe it didn't work. If getting out of...2022-05-0548 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs204: What Does it Take to be a Virtual CEO with Danielle HaydenHave you ever wondered what it would be like to lead a large virtual team? Danielle Hayden is a member of the Leadership Lab and a CEO who’s built a successful virtual team since the start of her business. Today, Danielle joins Shelli to talk about how she’s built an outcome-based virtual team that shares the same unified vision, and why you should consider doing the same. Listen to this episode to hear how you can keep a strong community and team culture while running your own virtual team. Click her...2022-03-2236 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs203: Deliberate Decisions to Design a Business Ready to Scale with Dr. Sarah WilsonAre you a CEO who has been thinking about launching a secondary complimentary business? Today, Shelli is joined by Dr. Sarah Wilson, a member of the Leadership Lab and a naturopathic doctor. Sarah shares how she’s been able to grow her team and set her primary business up to scale while also launching a thriving complimentary business that further serves her client base. Listen to this episode to learn how you can create a profitable and sustainable primary business that becomes a strong foundation and supports your new ideas when it comes to launching a se...2022-03-1542 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs201: Are you Paying Well or Over-Paying?Compensation is often one of the biggest expenses and can be a hot topic for CEO’s. Today, Shelli is sharing some conversations from the Leadership Lab that will help you consider the highs and lows of paying your team and figure out whether you’re paying well or overpaying during this new job climate. Click here to join the waitlist for Leadership Lab Submit Your Question for an “Ask Shelli How to Say It” Episode Click here for the links from this episode Connect with Shelli: Instagram Linkedin S...2022-03-0126 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs200: [Ask Shelli] How to Talk About Missed ExpectationsAre you a CEO who has a team member that isn't meeting expectations, but you’re not sure how to approach the subject? On today’s segment of Ask Shelli How to Say It, Shelli answers common questions from leaders about preparing for and hosting a conversation with team members that aren’t meeting expectations, including how you can give meaningful feedback on Zoom. Join Shelli in this episode to get a sneak peek into the Leadership Lab and learn how you can give and encourage constructive feedback to your team members. Click here to join the...2022-02-2218 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs199: [Success Story] This One Skill Can Elevate Your Entire Team with Stephanie PittsHave you ever wondered what’s holding your team back and how you can help them improve their performance? On today’s episode, Stephanie Pitts, the CEO and an Educational Therapist at My Ed Therapist, joins Shelli to talk about how business owners can recognize a critical skill gap and learn how to close it so they can elevate their team members to a new level of performance. Listen to learn how you can offer your team something that will help them thrive in their roles and also their personal lives. Click here to join the wai...2022-02-1535 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs198: [4th Anniversary] Life and Business Behind the Microphone with Shelli Warren and Natalie EckdahlThe 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 what’s 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...2022-02-081h 07

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs196: [Ask Shelli] How to Discuss Emotional Outbursts at WorkAre you a CEO who has a team member that is struggling to keep his or her emotions in check? In this week’s segment of Ask Shelli How to Say It, Shelli helps a CEO host a critical coaching conversation with a team member who needs help understanding how her emotional outbursts are affecting everything and everyone at work. Join us in this episode to hear you can offer feedback to a team member that gets to the root cause of the performance problem so you can develop an action plan together. Clic...2022-01-2524 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs194: 3 Critical Conversations to Improve RetentionAre you an entrepreneur who’s concerned about team turnover this upcoming year? Maybe you’re wondering how you can slow down the rate of turnover or even eliminate it completely? In today’s episode, Shelli shows you how you can stand out in the competition and make data driven decisions when it comes to team retention. Shelli also gives tips on how you can improve your self-development and self-awareness to impact the overall team and how they feel about you as their CEO. Listen to this episode to hear how you can make your existing...2022-01-1126 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs190: Moving from Practitioner to CEOHave you been wanting to make the shift from practitioner to CEO, but you’re not sure you'll ever be able to step away from providing services to clients? Today, Shelli shares 5 key actions to take that will help bring you to the role of CEO instead of providing services to clients daily. Shelli explains how you can confidently refocus on what you personally need to do and what you can outsource to your team. Listen to this action-packed episode to hear how you can shift to a CEO so you can scale your business and...2021-12-1417 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs189: [success] How She's Now Mastering Her CEO Role with Mimi AmosToday, a member of the Leadership Lab, Mimi Amos, joins Shelli to talk about how she was able to transfer her valuable career experience and skills into her role as the owner of her spa. Mimi shares how she purchased her business and how she’s been thoughtfully focused on slowly growing her services and team culture. Listen in to get valuable tips on purchasing a turn-key business, using networking for business growth and how you can ease into your role as a take-over CEO while building trust with your new team. Click here t...2021-12-0739 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs185: Behind the Doors of the Leadership LabAre you the CEO of a service-based business who’s been wondering what the Leadership Lab group coaching program is all about? Maybe you’re not sure whether it’s the right fit for you? In today’s tell-all episode, Shelli shares all of the details of the Leadership Lab including who it’s for, why you need it, what problems it solves and when you can join. You’ll also hear from members about their results and how the Leadership Lab set them up for success by helping them move forward with a strategic plan while refining the...2021-11-0938 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs182: How Does a CEO Prepare for Maternity Leave with Erica MandyAre you expecting and you’re worried that you’ll be pulled back into the business while you’re busy being a new mom? Or maybe you need to step away from your business for a short time, but you don’t have the systems in place to keep your team running without you. On this week’s episode, Erica Mandy, a podcaster and entrepreneur, joins Shelli to talk about how you can create a solid plan and set your team up for success so you can take the time you need without worrying. Listen in to hear...2021-10-1936 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs177: 3 Things Leaders Outgrow with Natalie EckdahlWhen shifting into your role as a CEO, you may realize that you outgrow some of the thought patterns and actions you had when you first started your business. Natalie joins Shelli this week to talk about the 3 things that leaders outgrow when evolving as a CEO. They both also share some of what they have outgrown while evolving as leaders. Listen in to hear how you can let go of things that aren’t serving you so that you can grow as a leader, surpass your own limits and continue to build your business to t...2021-09-1438 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs166: My Clients Do This On A CEO DayAt BizChix, we encourage our clients to regularly take time away from their business to think, plan and take action on key items that impact their strategic plan. So whether you are starting out with a CEO Day or two or a full week, you’ll hear what to consider to ensure you fall in love with this idea and promptly create a drumbeat for it. You’ll also get a heads-up about how your CEO Days could be triggering anxiety for your team. Stack Your Team with Incr...2021-06-2927 min

OTs Get Paid PodcastS1 E13 - Beyond Staff Pay: How Culture Best Ensures Happy and Productive Employees with Corey RoanWhen it comes to hiring people, there are 3 questions I get asked most frequently: What should I pay my team members? Should they be employees or subcontractors? How do I get my team members to be really productive? In this episode, I’m joined by entrepreneur, OT, and founder of Milestone Pediatric Therapy, Corey Roan. We discuss these three questions, Milestone Therapy’s six core values, and more. Corey believes in salaries over hourly rates and shares how she made this pivot. In addition, Corey reveals how she has turne...2021-06-221h 34

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs140: Why Every Leader Needs an Exit StrategyAs the CEO of your business, do you have an exit strategy? Or are you thinking this is something that you don’t need to consider for many years to come? Maybe you’d like to think about positioning your business for sale? Today we're taking on the serious subject of exit strategies both planned and unplanned. Let’s get you and your team set up for success in 2021. Learn more about 1:1 Coaching with Shelli Warren Connect with Shelli: Instagram Linkedin Subscribe to the Stacking Your Team Newsletter Books, Tools or Events Ment...2020-12-2914 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs121: 5 Common Team Leadership Mistakes with Natalie EckdahlNatalie Eckdahl, CEO and host of the award-winning BizChix Podcast, joins Shelli Warren as they coach and train women entrepreneurs to grow their business and create more profit. On today’s episode they join forces to uncover 5 major mistakes they help their clients course correct through their methods, frameworks, and guidance. The members of the Leadership Lab are course correcting mistakes and moving forward prepared to lead their team as their business grows. With frameworks, systems, and guidance our members are finding more ease as they step out of their day-to-day operations and into business dev...2020-08-1852 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs118: Multi-Passionate Leadership with Carrie MeoCarrie Meo is a CEO of 2 businesses and a VP of another. At first glance you’d think her businesses wouldn’t have any similarities, but they actually do. Her leadership spans across a legacy car dealership with 13 locations, to a lovely day spa, to property development in the Bangor, Maine area. In this episode, Carrie shares how she’s been able to lead her teams through the many pandemic challenges they’ve faced and how leaning into drumbeats, 5 R Workplans, and Slack has helped. You’ll also hear how she maintains a full calendar...2020-07-281h 10

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs116: Building an Agency Without a Website with Rachelle DavisMeet another member of our Leadership Lab. Rachelle Davis is a fully-licensed Speech Pathologist and the CEO of Speak Speech Therapy, a Staffing Agency for SLP’s. She comes from a long line of entrepreneurs. There are many impressive things about how Rachelle has built her business. One of which is how she has consistently gotten clients without building a website. She instead focused on the quality of service she provides and gaining the trust of her clients and team members. That trust became crucial during the pandemic when her team members committed to...2020-07-1438 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs115: Raising the Bar for Your Clients with Marsha HansenIn this episode, I shine a light on Marsha Hansen, one of our Leadership Lab members. Her manifesto is the idea of “starting out with the end in mind” which has led her to be the CEO of a successful medical billing company. She also wants to pay it forward and is branding herself as the go-to mentor for others that want to start their own medical billing business. Stay tuned as she shares the strategies she has fostered that has led UP to the success of her business and how she has been able to GROW reven...2020-07-0748 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs88: Growing Pains [Leadership Growth Series]We’re kicking off the New Year by introducing some new series for the podcast. We will start off with our Leadership Growth Series and then we’ll move into a series of client case studies that will feature some of our incredible 1:1 coaching clients. Then, we’ll introduce you to a few of our members of The Leadership Lab program. So, today we’re 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. Let’s lo...2019-12-3127 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs87: Simple Solutions for Hiring People with Health Challenges with Miss Canada, Christine JamiesonWhat concerns bubble up for you when you think of hiring someone with a known health challenge? Today, Shelli is joined by Christine Jamieson (also known as Miss Canada), the CEO and Founder of PUSH25, a creative agency through which she helps local and national businesses achieve marketing success. Christine has built four foundations by inspiring others, empowering others, sharing a positive vision, and leading change. In this episode, you’ll learn simple solutions for attracting and retaining incredible team members who just happen to have a known health concern. Let’s bust through some myths around ment...2019-12-2441 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs85: How to Empower Your Leadership Team with Emily CountrymanHave 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, you’ll hear how she’s leading her team of 1...2019-12-1042 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs81: Tips for Hosting your Team Holiday Parties & Gifts GivingThe festive season is just around the corner, which means it’s time to think about others, swap gifts and eat until you have to squeeze into your favorite pair of jeans! It’s 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 ‘warm fuzzy feeling’ 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 you’re dreading your team’s holiday party, or you can barel...2019-11-1222 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs79: Recognizing Team Burnout with Jessica LouieHave you noticed a shift in the behavior of someone on your team recently? What about a team member who has abruptly handed in their resignation? Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed and cynical? Often, we don’t recognize the signs of burnout in ourselves or in our teams. It can manifest in so many ways, exhaustion, cynicism and decreased self-efficacy. As the CEO of your business, you need to be aware of your own health and the health of your team. In this episode of Stacking Your Team, Shelli Warren is joined by Jessica Louie, The...2019-10-2946 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs78: Stacking your Local Service Based Team with Ashley HillWhat 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 she’s motivating her entire team to collaborate with her to make it happen. Ashley Hill is the CEO...2019-10-2248 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs76: Training Your Team with Nelwyn YeeTraining is a vital part of any business, big or small. The benefits don’t just end at upskilling your staff, it can dramatically improve retention levels by showing your team that you believe they’re 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. There’s even a specially made framework to follow, called ‘PEEP’ whi...2019-10-0853 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs75: The Value of Cross-Training with Danielle HaydenHave you thought about cross-training your team members? Cross-training involves building team members’ skills so that they can perform job functions outside of their usual duties. You’re not necessarily adding more to their plate but rather building your team’s 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 workforce’s efficiency, flexibility and your bottom line! Nobody understands the true value of cross-training better than Danielle Hayden. Danielle is an MBA...2019-10-0142 min

The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix384: How to Create a High Performing Team at Home and at WorkHaving high performers work with me at home and in the business has allowed me to have more time and a greater impact, but it wasn't always like this! I have made several hiring mistakes over the years and my hope is that this episode will help you surround yourself with a high performing team that allows you to stay focused on the work and home responsibilities that are most fulfilling to you. Have you ever wondered why your team isn’t as outstanding as you’d hoped for? Creating a high performing team is something that ever...2019-08-2944 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs68: Overcoming the Fear of HiringAre your fears holding you back from hiring a new team member? Are you nervous about having to lead because you’re not good with confrontation? You know you need to hire but you’re resisting because you’re afraid it won’t work out. You might be feeling this way because you’ve been burned before, or because you don’t believe you’ll ever find your ‘unicorn.’ It’s also a lot of responsibility to take on. After all, you become the reason a person can provide for their family. What happens if there’s not enough work for the...2019-08-1332 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs67: How to Hire and Train a Sales Team with Nikki RauschHave your sales team mastered the art of relationship selling? Or, are you the only person on your team trying to move people up the selling staircase? If you have a business, you need to sell. Knowing how to communicate with potential clients is crucial and as the CEO of your business with a lot on your plate, you can’t be doing all the sales alone. You need to hire and train an incredible sales team for your business, which isn’t as tricky as it sounds. If you’re ready to ignite the sales in your b...2019-08-0655 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs66: How to Use LinkedIn to Hire with Krystal HicksAre 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 CEO’s 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...2019-07-3053 min

The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix379: Why Everyone Needs to be on LinkedIn with Karen YankovichHear why EVERY CEO needs a carefully crafted LinkedIn profile, and which LinkedIn services are worth your time and money. Karen Yankovich returns to the BizChix podcast to share her LinkedIn genius. Listen to find out how she uses LinkedIn to find her “sweet spot”, build her audience, gain exposure, and (most importantly!) increase profit in her business. Karen shares insider tips about how LinkedIn has changed since her first BizChix interview in 2014, and how users can evolve alongside the platform. If you’re a local biz owner wondering how LinkedIn can help you or wonder...2019-07-2551 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs65: What is your Biggest Leadership Blindspot?What’s 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 ‘blind eye’ to our blind spots because we lack the self-awareness needed to fully address them and change our behavior. Everyone has blind spots and admitting you’ve got them doesn’t make you a terrible leader. However, if you continue to ignore your blind spots, it will impact your team’s desire to work with you. So, if you really want t...2019-07-2323 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs63: [On Air Coaching] How to Begin Building Culture Within a Virtual Team with Deb Howard GreenleafCreating a positive and productive team culture where everyone works well together to achieve business goals is every CEO’s 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...2019-07-0936 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs60: How to Create High Performing TeamsHave you ever wondered why your team isn’t 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 isn’t performing to your standards, it can often feel like you’re tolerating too much. This isn’t the ‘dream team’ you hoped for when you launched your business and you don’t have to put up with it. If...2019-06-1834 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs55: How to Dedicate Time to Your TeamTime management is an essential skill for a CEO to have. Your time is valuable and when you’ve got what feels like a million things demanding your attention at once, it’s 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...2019-05-1427 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs52: Can You Be Both A Leader And Friend To Your Team?There’s 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 don’t 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...2019-04-2321 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs48: What To Do When A Team Member CriesHave 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...2019-03-2617 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs47: Why we need Employee Manuals with Niki RamirezWhen you think of an employee manual, you probably think of a rigorous handbook that weighs a ton. But, employee manuals have come a long way since then and can prove to be incredibly useful in our businesses. We often hear of CEO’s in the entrepreneurial world who are reluctant or even fearful of dealing with people issues. Rather than overcoming those fears, they keep them bottled up and stay in the chaotic mode of overwhelm far longer than they should. Little do they know that a lot of their problems can be solved with help fr...2019-03-1939 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs43: Conquering CEO OverwhelmIt’s 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 CEO’s, 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...2019-02-1927 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs42: Delegate Like a ProAs 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. I’m 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 doesn’t have to be. In this episode, I go back into my toolbox to share a great tool with you that’s going to help get your l...2019-02-1214 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs41: The Simplest Way to Give Feedback to a Team MemberDo you shy away from giving valuable and constructive feedback to your team? Many CEO’s and managers struggle to confront their team with feedback because they don’t know what to say. But, ongoing constructive feedback is important because it motivates your team to perform better and achieve their full potential. There’s a difference between constructive feedback and plain nagging in an unconstructive and often unhelpful way. So, you’ve got to make sure you find the right balance. Your feedback should support and inspire your team, not degrade or humiliate them. If you want...2019-02-0523 min

The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix348: How to Create an Accountability Action Plan for Your TeamWhat can you do to improve and grow as a leader? You've hired your team, and trained them, now what? Shelli Warren joins Natalie to share an incredible tool that will help you, the CEO, lead your team better, and provide clarity to you and your team members. Role. Responsibilities. Results. Requirements. Renewal date. These are the 5 Rs that make up this document. Together, they will help you set your expectations out clearly, and walk people through feedback. Shelli and Natalie discuss the 5 Rs, including why communicating results to the team me...2018-12-1332 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs34: How to Create an Accountability Action Plan for Your TeamWhat can you do to improve and grow as a leader? You've hired your team, and trained them, now what? Natalie Eckdahl joins Shelli to as they discuss an incredible tool that will help you, the CEO, lead your team better, and provide clarity to you and your team members. Role. Responsibilities. Results. Requirements. Renewal date. These are the 5 Rs that make up this document. Together, they will help you set your expectations out clearly, and walk people through feedback. Shelli and Natalie discuss the 5 Rs, including why communicating results to th...2018-12-1132 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs33: Five Essential Leadership Strategies to Implement NowYou’ve 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. On today’s episode we’re going to embrace the fact that you don’t have to be a fortune 50 company to have all the things necessary to succeed. As CEO of your business, you can put into practice those proven corporate team leadership strategies today and watch the transformation begin. I’m going to share with you some of my favorite lessons learned over the many years serving...2018-12-0420 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs32: The Cost of Hiring a Team with Hannah SmolinskiHow much does it really cost to hire a new team member? How do employees impact the bottom line of the business? On today’s show Shelli features our community member Hannah Smolinski, Founder of BrightenUp Financial. Shelli and Hannah share the common money fears we hear most often about hiring. They also open up the conversation about one-time costs versus onboarding costs and touch on what every CEO needs to think about in terms of how their employees are impacting revenues, even if they are in a role that is not traditionally considered sales. 2018-11-2735 min

The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix344: [Behind the Scenes] BizChix Live 2018BizChix 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! 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...2018-11-1552 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs30: [Behind the Scenes] The Teams of BizChix LiveHave you ever thought of hosting a large event? On today’s episode we share the behind the scenes of BizChix Live 2018 with CEO Natalie Eckdahl and Tiffanie Jordan, Executive Assistant. 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...2018-11-1359 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs24: Designing a Culture that Grows Your Brand with Kara McKeageWould you like to be able to to design a culture within your team that helps grow your brand and business? Kara McKeage, founder and CEO of Pepper’s Personal Assistants in Seattle, Washington has done just that. Kara shares her team structure, her approach to team meetings, and other unique ways she stays connected to her ever-expanding team of service providers. She also shares how this culture results in more referrals and revenue for her business. Kara started the company in 2012 as a side hustle to her stay at home mom gig. Pepper's has had...2018-10-0238 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs22: Preparing to Fire a Team MemberHave you ever been fired? What was your experience like? Firing is not a topic that's often talked about, but it's definitely on our minds. As the CEO of your business, as much as it is your role to hire people, it’s also your role to fire team members who are not performing. Doing it well takes insight, planning and care as you make your decisions to release a team member. Shelli gives us a mini-training on how best to fire a team member without losing brand loyalty. In today's climate of online openness and how ea...2018-08-0718 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs16: Common Team Conflicts with Lara CurrieConflict is inevitable. But having the skills to identify, navigate and avoid conflict can ease the stress of working with clients or team members. Shelli interviews Lara Currie, communications expert and CEO of Difficult Happens. Lara serves those working in high stress, high stakes and purpose driven fields understand conflict and get better communication skills. Lara and Shelli discuss common team conflicts, and how to manage accountability, boundaries and breaches - not only among your team, but with clients as well. Lara also has some great insights about working with millennials and soul-sucking clients, and...2018-05-2232 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs15: How to Onboard a New Team MemberDo you talk yourself out of hiring because you don't have any training plans or tools set up yet? Are you afraid to hire because you think you won't have time to onboard a new team member? Hiring, onboarding and training can be a stressful process, but Shelli has just the tips on how to ease the transition and stack your team with thoughtful onboarding. She shares her one-point lesson method, and reminds us of a key point: Your team members do not need to learn tasks until it is time for them to execute or take...2018-05-1518 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs9: How We Hired an Executive AssistantJoin us behind the scenes as we share the highs and lows in our journey to hire an executive assistant for BizChix. Shelli is joined by BizChix CEO, Natalie Eckdahl. Nat needed and wanted to hire an executive assistant (EA), but for various reasons was stalling the process. Shelli uncovers what was holding her back and what finally helped her move forward. Learn our process of finding candidates, shortlisting them and hosting a trial period with the right candidate. There were also a few unexpected benefits of choosing to hire a local assistant--both in Natalie’s business, and in he...2018-04-0354 min

Stacking Your Team | Leadership Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs1: Stacking Your Team Introduction - Meet Shelli WarrenWelcome to Stacking Your Team, a BizChix podcast. This show is for women entrepreneurs who are ready to step into the CEO role of their business by attracting and retaining top talent. Through on air coaching calls, guest interviews, and training episodes we will share insight on you can hire, fire, and inspire team members who will contribute to the long term success of your business. Your host, Shelli Warren leverages her background growing and leading teams in multiple organizations including 26 years at Proctor and Gamble. In this episode you will get...2018-02-1811 min

The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix4 Years of Podcasting - Finding My Voice, My Calling, and My CommunityThis episode marks my 4th year anniversary of the BizChix Podcast! Carol Cox and Shelli Warren, whom I met because of the podcast and who are now a very big part of my life, business, and podcast, join me in this episode! We discuss my podcasting journey, the lessons we’ve all learned about running a business and share some tips about entrepreneurship. Key Takeaways: [:31] Natalie welcomes Shelli Warren and Carol Cox to her 4th year anniversary episode! [1:10] How did Natalie, Shelli and Carol connect with each other? [9:34] Natalie, Carol and She...2018-02-0150 min

The BizChix Podcast: Female Entrepreneurs | Women Small Business | Biz Chix289: Behind the Scenes of BizChix Live with Natalie EckdahlWant 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...2017-10-261h 06