Elaine's Kitchen Table Podcast | The Business Of Real Life | Lessons For Success In Business And Parenting

That's a total of 11 steps for sales success! Press and hold for show notes.

Chores teach children so many life skills: socially, ethically, and personally. It is important for children to realize the importance of each person’s contribution in the world and it begins at home, where they can realize their own part in the big picture! Click and hold for show notes.

We wear multiple hats as entrepreneurs and it is hard to be an expert at it all.  But one topic that we can always learn more about is how to have a great social media presence! Learn the three most common social media mistakes small business do and how to avoid them! My personal favourite is the Content Creation "Push and Pull" conundrum! To connect with Katy, check out here website at www.HireKaty.com, or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SBTVirtual or at www.twitter.com/katytakaoka. Click and hold for show notes

Did you know the average student loses up to 2.6 months in math skills and up to 2 months in grade level reading skills during summer holidays? Elaine gives you 5 fun, quick and free ways to bridge that summer learning gap! Click and hold for show notes

In a speech from the Achieve & Lead Women's Conference which Elaine hosted in Vancouver in June 2016, Elaine shares her 5 D.A.I.L.Y. habits of successful entrepreneurs. How many are you implementing daily?

Kick "brag shame" to the curb and acknowledge and share your awesomeness so that others can benefit from it! Learn why it is important to not believe everything you think! Lisa van Reeuwyk is part media maven with a background in producing, hosting and financing travel documentary television, along with a whole lot of experience in business development and strategy know-how. She is a passionate coach to entrepreneurs and professional women, guiding and supporting them to advance in their lives and their careers. Since becoming a mom to two beautiful girls, she feels even more dedicated to her role in serving women in business as they smash the statistics and shift the paradigm facing women in business today. Here with me today is Lisa van Reeuwyk, founder of Bloom Business Development and Bloom Lisa Coaching. Click and hold for show notes

Mary Purcaro is the Founder and CEO of Cuddlecloth® and Cuddlepet®, bath towels designed for safety. Mary shares how perseverance and the love of learning keep you going when things are good or bad in business. Are you thinking about patenting, listen as Mary share how and why she has three patents! To connect with Mary or order her fabulous product check out here website:​ www.cuddlecloth.com

In this episode, Elaine and Ron, trade show veterans both and partners in Easy Daysies (www.easydaysies.com), discuss how to be most effective with "B2C", or Business-to-Consumer Trade Shows. A must-listen if you are selling directly to the consuming public! Be sure to pick up the free PDF cheat-sheet in the show notes. Click and hold to see the show notes

Discover top tips on how to get your product on the shelves of big box retailers and how to keep your product on the shelves as Romy shares her experience and expertise of having her own product in over 10,000 US locations, including Target, CVS, and BabiesRUs.​   Do you have the three "must haves" Romy shares to embark on this journey? Click and hold to see the show notes

Determination, resilience and support are vital for entrepreneurial survival. Learn the best tip Kim Vopni shares from her mentor that changed her business and how she views all aspects of her life to achieve success. As a mom of two boys, Kim not only shares the importance of going out and create your own life, do not just sit and watch others do it on YouTube, but she is a living example! Kim is a self described "pelvic floor geek".  She is known as The Fitness Doula and is the author of Prepare To Push™ - What Your Pelvic Floor and Abdomen Want You To Know About Pregnancy And Birth.  Kim is the owner of Pelvienne Wellness Inc, and Co-Founder of Bellies Inc.  She is also the founder of a pelvic health event called Kegels and Cocktails with events across Canada.  All this while being a mom of 2 busy boys. Here is where you can find her online: https://www.facebook.com/PelvienneWellness www.pelviennewellness.com/

When Priska and Dana set out to start a company from scratch with a patentable, complex manufactured product, they couldn't do it all themselves.  Listen to their story of how choosing partners to work with in your business, whether manufacturing, distribution, legal, sales or marketing is critical.  Also, what to do if you've got the wrong partner. I won't spoil it, but their product, the Bare Bottle, is available in Babies 'R Us locations across the USA.  Think they figured the partnership thing out?

Show Notes: I've heard a lot of interviews with Kevin O'Leary, but none like this!  We talk about family, his personal life, and what he does when he wakes up in the morning.  It's maybe the most personal Kevin O'Leary interview yet! Because he is maybe the world's most productive person, this episode is 17 minutes, and we get 17 gold information nuggets - 1 per minute!  Learn: • What every parent needs to teach their kids about money (the family "MBA") • At what age we should start teaching our kids about money • What a "Secret 10" is • The 2 relationships you can have with money • Kevin's views on allowance • Kevin's advice to his 18-year old self • Why he puts so much effort into having a weekly family meal • How many guitars he owns, plus his favorite thing to play on guitar and his "bucket list" song to learn • Kevin's favorite vacation spots • Whether he is a morning or night person • Kevin's favorite meals and wine • Who would he like to take a portrait of? • Who would play Kevin in t

Joyelle tells her story about starting her own business - why would anyone choose to live almost completely outside their comfort zone? Because that's what entrepreneurs do, and they trade comfort for freedom, including the freedom to help others. And she reminds us that taking care of yourself first is not only not a bad and selfish thing - it's essential!

Christy is a mom of 2, speaker, New York Times bestselling author, and business owner. Does the thought of adding one more thing to your plate sound impossible? Christy shares 4 steps to move from a mindset of lack and limitation to one of abundance, which she describes as a large amount of all good things. Check out Christy's latest bestselling book here: http://theartofhavingitall.com/ And receive here free gift of 7 videos about creating abundance here: www.christywhitman.com/free-gift/bonus

I loved talking with Debbie so much the first time (Episode 9 - Sibling Rivalry), that I had her back! This time we are talking about how to communicate with your "tween". We talk about: • Just what age a tween is • Debbie's 3 most important tips to facilitate the best communication with your tween • The one tip she would give to have better communication with your tween today • Her book "Break Free Of Parenting Pressures" Debbie's website can be found at http://empoweringnrg.com/ Show Sponsor: Easy Daysies (http://www.easydaysies.com) - magnetic schedules for kids, help your kids learn to listen!

On the 8th birthday of her business Snugabell, which supports breast-feeding mothers with fashionable pumping bras, we sit down with Wendy Bell.  Given that more than 90% of businesses don't make the 8-year mark, it is worth listening to her advice! Twitter: @chatwithelaine Email: elaine [@] elaineskitchentable.com

Time to get caught up on your Elaine's Kitchen Table Podcast listening!  EKT as we call it covers 2 main themes: business and family (and where the 2 intersect). In this episode, we recount the best of of our first year's business related episodes, all in one place. Enjoy! And I would love if you could leave an honest rating on iTunes for Elaine's Kitchen Table. From your iPhone / iPad: 1) Open the Podcasts App 2) Click Search, then type in Elaines Kitchen Table. 3) Make sure you are on the Podcasts tab and click the name Elaine's Kitchen Table Podcast 4) Click the Reviews tab, then Write a Review 5) Sign in with your Apple ID and away you go! From a desktop computer: 1) Open iTunes and go to the iTunes Store tab 2) Go to Podcasts (may have to click ... first) 3) Search for "Elaine's Kitchen Table" 4) Click the result under Podcasts for Elaine's Kitchen Table 5) Click the tab for "Ratings and Reviews", then click "Write a Review" Thank you so much!

Time to get caught up on your Elaine's Kitchen Table Podcast listening!  EKT as we call it covers 2 main themes: business and family (and where the 2 intersect). In this episode, we recount the best of of our first year's family related episodes, all in one place. Enjoy! And I would love if you could leave an honest rating on iTunes for Elaine's Kitchen Table. From your iPhone / iPad: 1) Open the Podcasts App 2) Click Search, then type in Elaines Kitchen Table. 3) Make sure you are on the Podcasts tab and click the name Elaine's Kitchen Table Podcast 4) Click the Reviews tab, then Write a Review 5) Sign in with your Apple ID and away you go! From a desktop computer: 1) Open iTunes and go to the iTunes Store tab 2) Go to Podcasts (may have to click ... first) 3) Search for "Elaine's Kitchen Table" 4) Click the result under Podcasts for Elaine's Kitchen Table 5) Click the tab for "Ratings and Reviews", then click "Write a Review" Thank you so much!

Unfortunately, the business world is full of failed businesses, and "successful" businesses with failed marriages.  There is an idea that you can have a successful family, or business, but not both.  With 4 awesome "Mompreneurs", I discuss how we are not choosing to be a "really good Mom", or "really good at business" - we are choosing to do both! If you just let life happen to you, you can very easily go down the path of being successful at only family or only business.  But if you "take a moment and own it" - and are very intentional in what you do, you will place the proper value on family and business - and others will value what you do as well! Today's guests are: Lori Lee - Owner of Brampton Mompreneurs, Mother of 4 children Sacha Pinto - Owner of The Wolf Consulting (www.thewolfconsulting.ca), and Mississauga Mompreneurs, and Mom of 2 children (listen closely for the youngest!) Sara Clarke - mom of 4 boys, business partners with her husband in Martin Clarke and Associates, bookkeepers and b

In this episode, I talk with not 1, not 2, but 3 amazing Mompreneurs who give the scoop on: • What does "Mompreneur" mean to them? • As a woman, mom and entrepreneur, their greatest challenge and what they've done to overcome it • Advice to someone starting out Today's guests are: Grace Moores - owner of The Moores Group, a marketing agency that specializes in sponsorships for small businesses with a community based demographic. Grace and her husband have 2 children. Stephanie Goertz - owner of The Healthy Connection, supporting and connecting companies and people so that they can create a stronger and healthier community within Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge, Ontario. Stephanie is also the Kitchener-Waterloo Mompreneurs Licensee, and a wife and mom of 2! Vanessa Dinesen - Vanessa is the Peterborough Mompreneurs Licensee, and has owned and operated her bookkeeping and income tax business for the past seven years, while raising her 5 kids along with her husband!