Bolder Business Podcast

Darieth Chisolm, television personality, entrepreneur, author, speaker and business coach is also enjoying success as a top video podcast show host for Hustle & Heart TV with Darieth Chisolm. The show was ranked #1 on iTunes for over two months with subscribers and viewers in several different countries. It’s available on several podcast directories including iTunes Video & Audio, Stitcher Radio, YouTube and at www.HustleandHeartTV.com With over 20 years experience as a television news anchor in Pittsburgh, Darieth also brings her own experience as a business owner to her international audience. Darieth interviews inspiring and successful people, showcasing their strategies, rituals and principles for success. Anyone looking to start, grow or expand a business, dream or passion should watch the weekly shows for motivation, guidance and inspiration, plus practical tips, tools and resources

Everywhere you hear people talking about using stories in business. Usually they’re referring to marketing and sales applications but there’s another type of story in our business (and our lives. ) that have the power to help us succeed or fail. Those stories are the ones we tell ourselves about not being able to achieve our goals. Yes, there is stuff that gets in our way but it’s the story we tell ourselves about the obstacle that’s the real problem. Here’s how to use your power for good and not evil.  

J. Massey is an active Real Estate “Investorpreneur,” Author, Speaker, Community Leader, Devoted Father and Husband. He mentors real estate investors at all levels to achieve tangible results that create cash flow across housing and business sectors. J. Massey's is a true American success story. In just six years he went from the struggle many people experience as he worked hard to provide for his family in southern California to amassing an impressive portfolio that includes over 300 units of residential and commercial properties as well as private notes and mortgages.

After almost two years in Canada, Target is under bankruptcy protection and pulling back to the States. Like most Canadians, I loved shopping at their stores whenever I visited my family in the U.S. They should have made it here.   So what went wrong? And so quickly? There’s a lot small business owners can learn from the Target experience. 

Startups have an advantage. They don’t have established cultures to change. But that is also the challenge. Lisette Andreyko is the Founder of Kaleidoscope Consulting as well as a Business Mentor & Speaker.   She works with start-ups to help them gain strategic focus. She is passionate about women in business and creating both personal and leadership development in start-ups. Her style is a blend of practical advice, real-life experience and motivation to keep aspiring and new entrepreneurs on the right track.

Think about action plans like planning for a trip to an exciting destination. Until they invent the Star Trek transporter you don’t expect to get from Point A to Point B instantaneously. Instead you decide where want to go, how you will get there and when you want to arrive. You can break down any journey into the Destination, milestones and the steps you need to take to cover those miles. The same holds true for your business goals and action plans. LAST WEEK’s EPISODE – PART 1 Include link here for Jan 6 episode Show notes ARTICLE ABOUT MIND MAPPING   http://aprillejanes.com/business-plan-the-map/

Do you know the difference between a small business owner and an entrepreneur? My guest in this episode, The Newsletter Guru Jim Palmer, explains that and a whole lot more. This is a jampacked episode with lots of great advice. Be prepared to listen more than once!   Jim Palmer is a marketing and business building expert. He is the founder of the Dream Biz Academy and the host of Newsletter Guru TV, the hit weekly Web TV show watched by thousands of entrepreneurs and small business   Owners. He also hosts Stick Like Glue Radio based on Jim’s unique brand of smart marketing and business building strategies. Jim is best known internationally as ‘The Newsletter Guru’ and creator of No Hassle Newsletters, the ultimate ‘done-for-you’ newsletter marketing program used by hundreds of clients in nine countries.

This month we’re going to focus on success, planning and goals. My hope is that by the time we finish the journey together you’ll have a different perspective on them and use this valuable tool in your business. We already know how fast a year can go by and without a plan, you run the risk of ending up where you started. Think about that. Do you want 2016 to find you right where you are now? Or would you like to stretch those boundaries and grow? Do you have a vision for the future that is calling to you?   A good plan, like a GPS can get you there. 

This will be my final episode for 2014. Most of us are well into last minute preparations for the holidays- no matter which ones you celebrate. We’re also trying run our businesses. So for my final episode for 2014 I want to share a lesson I recently learned that may help take the pressure off yourself.   I’ll be back in January 2015 with another year of Bolder Business tips and expert guests. In the meantime I’m wishing all of us an extraordinarily Bold 2015. 

My guest today, Joan Sotkin is known for her insightful understanding of the connection between money and emotions and how family-of-origin experiences affect a person's ability to succeed financially and in business. Everyone has money issues. Joan’s unique approach combines intuitive skills, science-based assessments, energy psychology techniques and over 30 years of business experience to help you get past those issues so you can reach your goals.    She is the founder of the popular website www.ProsperityPlace.com, host of The Prosperity Show Podcast, and author of the award-winning book Build Your Money Muscles: Nine Simple Exercises for Improving Your Relationship with Money.

I’ve been talking a lot about showing up as a real human being. About sharing your challenges and being open to relationship. But what about your skills and the solution you offer? Where does that fit in? Good question.   Up to this point I’ve been discussing the “Character” half of the Trust equation. In this episode let’s talk about the other half – your capabilites.

Irina Jordan is in highly niched, and rather unusual industry. Just celebrating the first anniversary of her business, she’s forging ahead. Profitable within 5 months, she now provides employment for 23 artisans. She shares with us today how she grew her online business through social media, using her background in marketing.

Welcome back to Part 2 of my interview episode with Doug Foresta.  (Missed Part 1? Click here to get it now.) Doug interviewed me for his program Stand Out and Be Heard. There was so much great information shared that he kindly gave me permission to use it on this show as well.   A personal brand goes way beyond signature colours and an eye-catching logo. It’s about being human. It’s also that know, like and trust factor. But what does that mean exactly? Listen in to our conversation and find out! 

Jessica started her business while she was pregnant so she could be a stay at home mom to her son Nathan; who is now a very active toddler! She understands a lot about the constant balancing act of being in business AND maintaining a personal life. Listen in as she shares how she built a very successful business without letting it take over her whole life.    jessica@interviewconnections.com Jessica Rhodes is the founder of Entrepreneur Support Services Inc., which is the parent company to InterviewConnections.com, the premier source for booking outstanding podcast guests. She is the host of Interview Connections TV, a weekly web TV show and the Rhodes to Success podcast.   In addition to booking podcast guests, Jessica works with entrepreneurs to support their social media marketing through the power of Pinterest and eye catching infographic design. You can read Jessica’s blog at EntrepreneurSupportServices.com, watch her web TV show at InterviewConnections.TV and listen to her podcast a

This is an episode with a difference.  I’m being interviewed by my friend Doug Foresta ( Episode 49 )  for his new program called Stand Out and Be Heard. There was so much great information shared that Doug gave me permission to use it on this show as well.   A personal brand goes way beyond signature colours and an eye-catching logo. It’s about being human. It’s also that know, like and trust factor. But what does that mean exactly? Listen in to our conversation and find out! 

Despite her past sales experience selling satellite dishes and mortgages, Joleen Moody credits her ability to close a sale from her days as a television reporter and anchor.  It's a really great story and she shares that and more in this episode. Joleene Moody is a nationally known speaker and client-closing expert, specializing in speaker training and coaching. She guides purpose-driven entrepreneurs to incorporate their message to write kick-a$$ presentations and find or create speaking gigs that $5-figure paydays EVERYTIME.   Joleene studies what’s working NOW to help you make more money, build confidence and grow a lucrative and sustainable business and become the remarkable leader you were meant to be!

Can you really call yourself a success if you lose the most important part of yourself on the way? The majority of small business owners sacrifice too much because they’ve bought into an underlying cultural message – if it doesn’t make money then it has no value.   Today, let’s talk about that delicate balancing act between business and personal – your struggle to juggle it all! 

Denise Duffield-Thomas is the money mindset mentor for the new wave of online female entrepreneurs. Her best-selling books “Lucky Bitch” and “Get Rich, Lucky Bitch” give a fresh and funny road-map to create an outrageously successful life and business. Denise helps women release their fear of money, set premium prices for their services and take back control over their finances.   Denise is an award winning speaker, author and entrepreneur who helps women transform their Economy-Class money mindset into a First-Class life. Find her at www.LuckyBitch.com

There’s no one out there who hasn’t been stopped in their tracks by fear at one time or another. There’s a reason we say ‘paralysed by fear’ or say we’re ‘stuck’. Fear stops us in our tracks. In business that can be deadly. It keeps us acting like amateurs, dabbling at the edges instead of diving in and actually doing the work required of us. 

My guest Stephanie Calahan learned in a very real way what it means to “put on your oxygen mask first.” After almost working herself to death – literally – she changed her life AND her business model.  Today she is The Business Vision Catalyst of Calahan Solutions, Inc where she helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs make a powerfully positive difference in the world. Because she knows the consequences of being at true workaholic, she takes a no-excuses but balanced approach to creating highly successful and meaningful businesses. In this episode she shares some of those hard-won lessons and how you can apply them to your own business