Episodes

Do your clients bring joy into your life - not in the form of the money they give you, but in terms of their presence in your life? Contrary to popular belief, entrepreneurship is a JOB and a freaking hard …

Words matter. Doesn't that feel like the understatement of the year? And yet, when it comes to how we talk to our prospects, our clients, and OURSELVES the language we use so often gets away from us. How can we …

To be a small business owner is to be bombarded with constant advice: well-intentioned on-looker feedback, super expensive pay-by-the-hour expertise, emails from opinionated internet strangers, you know how it goes. What migh...

How much priority should we put on ourselves as small business owners? If we are the face, the voice, and the visionary of our brands - so why is it so hard to treat ourselves right? Does having clear boundaries …

What's the best way to build a business without burnout? What if you can only dedicate a third of your time to your dream? How do you know if you're doing enough of the right things - and what is …

You know your market, your value proposition, and even your competitors' playbook - but how well do you know yourself? This week, TLTQ takes a walk on the woo-side of success with the marvelous and magnetic Randi Lee. Human D...

What comes first - a polished, magnetic message or the perfect platform? What really matters when it comes to visibility - is it truly all about your eyeliner or backdrop? How can a camera-shy business owner make a lasting im...

How much of you is too much? We hear about authenticity, transparency, and uniqueness all the dang time. But, what does it really feel like to show up as 100% you? Is resilience a prerequisite or is it earned? And, …

Are you growing your business with your wellbeing in mind? Are you showing up with your profit in mind? According to this week's guest, the "secret sauce" of fulfillment is mastering both simultaneously. Easier said than done...

What keeps your fans returning, year after year? What stays in their hearts and grows with them? And - what is just noise? For most small businesses knowing what to ditch, what to delay, and what to double down on …

Which profession has a worse reputation - salespeople or lawyers? In this episode, Annie P. (of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy) sits down with Noel Bagwell, Esq., arguably the most ethical lawyer of all time. Noel presents his ...

How are you showing up in your business? How about online? Is your brand a true representation of your brilliance? Are you amplifying the best parts of your message with confidence and charm? If not, why not? This week, Annie...

"Real wants to do business with real." We've all been told a million times that authenticity and transparency are essential, right? But - why does it actually matter? This week, big-time marketer and multi-business-owner Ryan...

How are you investing your time and energy as a small business owner? Are you spending the majority of your workday in your zone of genius? Or - like so many of us - are you determined to do damn-near-all …

"Hustle is out, alignment is in." That's art-teacher-turned-entrepreneur Lauren Saunders' motto. How are you showing up in your business every day? How will the next, more evolved, more successful version of yourself respond ...

Who do your prospects and clients need you to be? What approach, tone, or style will most attract them? And what if you remove the visual aspects from your brand - relying solely on your voice to make your mark? …

Does the sight of red ink give you flashbacks to Grade School English? Many of us carry that typo-trauma with us into adulthood and our entrepreneurial endeavors. How can we publish our brilliance without our voice being tain...

How can we keep ourselves - our egos, our ideas, our best and dearest character traits - safe in the increasingly connected, digital, demanding Small Business world? What role does intuition play in the ambitious pursuit of ...

What the heck is a brand anyway? How do you know yours is sending the right message out into the world? Too many small businesses struggle with finding the perfect fit - where cleverness, color, cohesion, and clarity combine....

Small business owners can be so wildly sensitive about their writing. I certainly have been. We desperately want everything to come out exactly right every time - but don't trust our own skill. AND/OR the idea of letting some...

Launching a business takes gumption and a dream. Sustaining that business? Well, that requires patience, tenacity, support, and a rock-solid plan. How can we take our profitability seriously without killing what's shiny? On t...

Business is about risk - yet so many entrepreneurs cling to what is comfortable. The entrepreneurial mindset requires a lot of unlearning - of rules, standards, and restrictions. How can we push past hesitation and into innov...

Your competitors are loud - how can you hope to be heard above their noise? The tried and true strategy of Public Relations may be your secret weapon as more media attention shifts to small ventures than ever before. This …

Video marketing outperforms other methods time and time again - and yet, many small business owners remain camera shy. Why and at what cost? This week, Annie P. sits down with digital marketer extraordinaire Nick Bonitatibus ...