Many artists don't believe they're competent at business or feel thinking about their art as a business might cheapen it. But whether you're an author, painter, musician or produce any other type of creative work, without steady cash flow, it's nearly impossible to get your work in front of the world. It's only when you think of your art as a product you sell that you can truly market and get in front of the right audience.

 

In today's coaching conversation, Donald Miller talks with Raj Lulla, an up-and-coming novelist trying to figure out how to best market and sell his upcoming book. If you are an artist, want to become an artist, or know of an artist struggling to get their name out there and create art for a living, you're going to love today's coaching conversation.

 

Find out more about Raj Lulla and his upcoming book The Caring House at RajLulla.com.

 

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You started your business to follow your passion, to fill a need or even to accomplish a mission. But exactly how can you inspire customers to buy into that mission and buy your products? 

 

In today's coaching conversation, Donald Miller talks with Tara Hurster, founder of the TARA Clinic in Sydney, Australia. Her mission is providing busy and successful people help as they try to regain control over substance use and addiction, all while leaving guilt and shame behind. Don coaches Tara on exactly where she should clarify her marketing efforts and what immediate products she needs to offer so her mission is positioned to call customers to action allowing her to fuel her business with cash.

 

If your business is like an airplane, this episode is all about the right engine (your marketing and messaging) and your wings (your products). If your business is fueled by a mission to change the world, today's conversation will show you how to use that mission to fly far and fast.

 

Learn more about the TARA Clinic at TheTaraClinic.com. 

 

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As a leader it's easy to feel the pressure of needing to make every decision. It's also easy to fall into the trap of dismissing other people's ideas thinking your way is best. In fact, leaders who lead by force not only erode confidence within their company but can ultimately push it to failure. So how can you lead with authority while still being inclusive and open-minded?

 

In this episode, Donald Miller talks with David Novak, founder and CEO of David Novak Leadership and co-author of Take Charge of You. David is also the co-founder and retired CEO of Yum! Brands, one of the world?s largest restaurant companies including KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. Throughout the conversation, David shares his incredible insight coaching you how to identify if you're holding your company back as a leader then shows you exactly how to develop one of the most powerful tools every successful leader needs: self awareness.

 

If your business is built like an airplane, this conversation is all about the cockpit, or your leadership! After today?s conversation, you will know how to be more self aware as A leader and in the best position to grow your company.

 

Order David Novak's new book, Take Charge of You, at TakeChargeOfYou.com. 

 

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The pandemic shifted business in a huge way. As things start to return back to normal, many businesses are stuck trying to get back to where they were pre-pandemic or even trying to figure out what a new normal looks like.

 

In today's coaching conversation, Donald Miller talks with David Bron, owner of Praxis Learning International, a summer camp program for international students. Don coaches David on what steps he needs to take to breathe life back into his once thriving business and how you can too.

 

If your business is built like an airplane, this episode is all about the right engine, or your marketing and messaging. If you are eager to let your customers know you are back in business, finally escape out of the pandemic slump and re-enter back into a state of growth, this episode is for you!

 

Learn more about Praxis Learning International at PraxisLearningInternational.com.

 

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When it comes to future-casting, business leaders often try to think of the next big product they can create or service they can offer. But what if your next opportunity to bring in more revenue is actually right in front of you? If you want to keep your costs low, profits high, and avoid overworking your employees, you need to work smarter, not harder.

 

In today's coaching conversation, Donald Miller talks with Kristin "KB" Newton, founder and CEO of Heart Convos, a business that gives you the framework you need to foster healthy and strong friendships. Don coaches KB through how she can find new products among what she's already offering and how you can too.

 

If your business is like an airplane, this episode is all about the wings, or your products. If you want to discover more ways to make money with the products and services you already have without adding any additional work load, this episode is for you!

 

Learn more about Heart Convos at HeartConvos.com. 

 

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Last week's conversation was all about honing in on the problem you solve for customers because when your product is the solution to a problem, its value doubles immediately. But what if you're focusing on the wrong problem?

 

In this coaching conversation, Donald Miller talks with Adam Jones, a comedic stage hypnotist, about how he needs to rethink the problem he solves for his clients so he can always be front of mind and book more gigs!

 

If your business like an airplane, this episode is all about the right engine, or your marketing. If you are struggling to hone in on the actual problem you solve for customers, today?s coaching conversation is for you!

 

To book Adam Jones for your next event, go to SquawkLikeAChicken.com. 

 

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Do you think of your product or your business as a solution to a problem? If your product is the solution to a problem, your product's value doubles immediately. But if you're in a crowded market, how do you set yourself apart and get more customers?

 

In this coaching conversation, Donald Miller talks with Kaytlyn Wells, physical therapist and owner of Beyond Repair. Don coaches Kaytlyn on how to define her brand identity and own the problem her business solves in the market.

 

If your business like an airplane, this episode is all about the right engine, or your marketing. If you are struggling to craft a strong brand identity and define what specific problem your product solves for your customers, today?s coaching conversation will give you the answers you're looking for!

 

Learn more about Kaytlyn Wells at BeyondRecoveryPT.com. 

 

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So many small businesses feel stuck when it comes to their revenue. Year after year they keep making the same amount, and no matter what they try, it doesn't seem to grow. How do you break out of a revenue rut?

 

In this episode, Donald Miller talks with balloon artist Natalie Teabo, owner of Hello Sunshine Balloons, who feels stuck in what her business is currently making. Don coaches Natalie on how she can triple or even quadruple her prices to not only keep her business afloat (no pun intended) but also grow it. 

 

If your business like an airplane, this coaching conversation is all about the wings, or your products. If you are constantly struggling to build demand and get customers to see the value of your products, then today?s coaching conversation is for you. 

 

Learn more about Hello Sunshine Balloons at HelloSunshineBalloons.com or on Instagram @HelloSunshineBalloons. 

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Your business needs highly trained individuals to serve your clients well. But hiring top talent is expensive, and businesses often wonder how they can pay well and still keep the business afloat, especially when they have looming overhead expenses as well.

 

In this episode, Donald Miller talks with Michael Remole, CEO and Founder of Gateway Family Services of Illinois, a mental health organization providing services including equine assisted therapy. Don coaches Michael on how he can attract, retain and compensate the highly specialized workforce his practice needs to thrive.

 

If your business like an airplane, this coaching conversation is all about the body, or your overhead. If you are struggling to attract and retain top talent while also struggling to offer a competitive salary, this episode will give you a path forward and some much needed relief.

 

Learn more about Gateway Family Services at GatewayFamilyServices.org.

 

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Are you stuck trying to grow your amazing business everyone should know about? We can help! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast, share what's been keeping you up at night when it comes to growing your business, and you could be a guest on a future episode. If selected, Donald Miller will coach you during a podcast taping to help identify where your business is blocked and what you need to do to fix it. Stop playing a guessing game when it comes to growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast today!

 

If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment, and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on the Business Made Simple Podcast we help you build your business like an airplane so you can fly it far and fast.

 

 

As a soloprenuer, you are used to doing everything yourself. But as a team of one there's only so much you can do to scale your business. So when it comes to growth, how do you create a strategy for expanding your team that doesn't inflate your overhead, grows your revenue, and utilizes your time and talents to the fullest?

 

In this episode, Donald Miller talks with Laurelyn Dexter, owner of My Brand Photographer, a business that helps female entrepreneurs grow their businesses through strategic brand photography, and coaches her on how to make a strategic first hire that makes her business scalable.

 

If you think of your business like an airplane, this coaching conversation is all about the body (overhead) and wings (products). After listening, you will have a clear idea how to bring on a new team member to increase the strength of your wings without adding more weight to the body of your plane.

 

Learn more about Laurelyn Dexter and My Brand Photography at MyBrandPhotographer.com.

 

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Are you stuck trying to grow your amazing business everyone should know about? We can help! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast, share what's been keeping you up at night when it comes to growing your business, and you could be a guest on a future episode. If selected, Donald Miller will coach you during a podcast taping to help identify where your business is blocked and what you need to do to fix it. Stop playing a guessing game when it comes to growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast today!

 

If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment, and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on the Business Made Simple Podcast we help you build your business like an airplane so you can fly it far and fast.

 

As a leader, you?re committed to making a difference, leaving a mark, and making the world a better place. But when it comes to moving things forward, does it often seem like you?re fighting an uphill battle against broken systems, impossible demands, and unreasonable people?

 

In this episode, Donald Miller talks with Tim Arnold, leadership expert and author of the new book Lead with And, to coach you to move beyond the traditional Either/Or approach to solving problems and embrace the transformational power of Both/And thinking.

 

If your business like an airplane, this coaching conversation is all about the cockpit! After today's conversation will help you learn how to rise above polarity, division, and conflicting values and gain the courage to lead with AND.

 

Order Tim Arnold's new book Lead with And at LeadWithAnd.com.

 

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Have you ever created a new product based on a hunch? Or a guess? Or a favor you owe so-and-so? The truth is, most business leaders don?t have a plan for creating new products. And it?s costing them. A lot.If you think of your business like an airplane, your products are the wings. If they?re not strong, you?re going to crash! If you need a formula for creating new products (and auditing your existing products!), join Donald Miller on Thursday, February 17th for our next Live Coaching event on How to Create Profitable Products. When you register for the event for $275, you?ll also get a year subscription to the Business Made Simple platform, which includes your registration to ALL our live coaching event and our on-demand courses! Register now at BusinessMadeSimple.com/Live. 

 

Are you stuck trying to grow your amazing business everyone should know about? We can help! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast, share what's been keeping you up at night when it comes to growing your business, and you could be a guest on a future episode. If selected, Donald Miller will coach you during a podcast taping to help identify where your business is blocked and what you need to do to fix it. Stop playing a guessing game when it comes to growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast today!

 

If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment, and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on the Business Made Simple Podcast we help you build your business like an airplane so you can fly it far and fast.

When it comes to your own personal story and experiencing a meaningful life, do you feel like things are coming up short? Even if you have a packed schedule, you might still wake up feeling restless, bored or even hopeless. Know that you are not alone. Too many people have lost interest in their own stories. But in this Business Made Simple six-part limited series, we want to help you change that. We want to help you become a hero on a mission.

 

In the final part of this limited series, Donald Miller talks about the last and most important character in every story- the hero. Playing the hero improves our stories dramatically, but how do we get there? In this episode, Donald walks you through how to embody heroic energy to take control of your life, craft your own meaningful life story, and rise up with courage to change our circumstances.

 

Dive deeper into crafting a life story filled with meaning and order Hero on a Mission on Amazon, Audible, or wherever you buy books. You will learn to create a life plan, establish a morning ritual and stop playing the victim or villain so you can finally transform into a hero.

When it comes to selling your products, they need to be in demand and profitable. But what about if you are the product? How can you strategize and build a personal brand that is both in demand and profitable?

 

In this episode, Donald Miller coaches Shanera Williamson, founder and podcast host of Brown Mama Bear, a personal brand centered around helping mothers raise brown children in white spaces. Don coaches her on a step-by-step plan to grow her audience and build engagement.

 

If you think of your business like an airplane, this coaching conversation is all about building the airplane! After today you will have a clear path on how to build a personal brand as well as what's needed to grow and sustain it.

 

Learn more about Brown Mama Bear and listen to Shanera's new podcast at BrownMamaBear.com.

 

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Are you stuck trying to grow your amazing business everyone should know about? We can help! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast, share what's been keeping you up at night when it comes to growing your business, and you could be a guest on a future episode. If selected, Donald Miller will coach you during a podcast taping to help identify where your business is blocked and what you need to do to fix it. Stop playing a guessing game when it comes to growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast today!

 

If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment, and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on the Business Made Simple Podcast we help you build your business like an airplane so you can fly it far and fast.

When it comes to your own personal story and experiencing a meaningful life, do you feel like things are coming up short? Even if you have a packed schedule, you might still wake up feeling restless, bored or even hopeless. Know that you are not alone. Too many people have lost interest in their own stories. But in this Business Made Simple six-part limited series, we want to help you change that. We want to help you become a hero on a mission.

 

Every story includes four basic characters: a hero, villain, victim and guide. Do you know which character you're playing in your life? Unfortunately, more often than we'd like to admit, it's easy for us to default to villain energy, making others feel small or talking about them behind their backs. We get stuck wishing for our friends and colleagues to fail, or worse yet, paint them as villains all so we can find comfort from our own insecurities. Being a villain might give us that temporary dopamine hit, but will always act as a distraction from living a meaningful life.

 

In part five of our series, Donald Miller shows the way out of a villain mindset, giving you ways to check in with yourself before it takes over so you can truly transform into a hero on a mission.

 

Dive deeper into crafting a life story filled with meaning and order Hero on a Mission on Amazon, Audible, or wherever you buy books. You will learn to create a life plan, establish a morning ritual and stop playing the victim or villain so you can finally transform into a hero.

Customers are buying your product. They're loving it. ... Then what? As a business, is your job done now? We'll go ahead and give you the answer. If you're not equipping your customers to share about your products after they buy, you're leaving a ton of money on the table.

 

In this episode, Donald Miller coaches Connor Meakin, founder of Blue Bird Provisions, on how to create marketing that gives your customers everything they need to share about your product, turning them into a sales force for your company. If you thought word-of-mouth marketing was dead, lean in and listen to this episode.

 

If you think of your business like an airplane, this coaching conversation is all about your right and left engines, your marketing and sales, and after today you will know how to build and implement your marketing so it's not only captivating but moves your customers to spread the word!

 

Go to BlueBirdProvisions.co and use Promo Code "don" for 15% off your next purchase.

 

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Are you stuck trying to grow your amazing business everyone should know about? We can help! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast, share what's been keeping you up at night when it comes to growing your business, and you could be a guest on a future episode. If selected, Donald Miller will coach you during a podcast taping to help identify where your business is blocked and what you need to do to fix it. Stop playing a guessing game when it comes to growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast today!

 

If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment, and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on the Business Made Simple Podcast we help you build your business like an airplane so you can fly it far and fast.

When it comes to your own personal story and experiencing a meaningful life, do you feel like things are coming up short? Even if you have a packed schedule, you might still wake up feeling restless, bored or even hopeless. Know that you are not alone. Too many people have lost interest in their own stories. But in this Business Made Simple six-part limited series, we want to help you change that. We want to help you become a hero on a mission.

 

Every story includes four basic characters: a hero, villain, victim and guide. Do you know which character you're playing in your life? We often play the victim when we feel overwhelmed with our to-do lists or stuck at our jobs. But unlike true victims who do need our help, a victim mentality is a temporary state that can actually be avoided.

 

In part four of our series, Donald Miller breaks down how you can take control of your own life, escape the victim mentality, and transform into a hero on a mission.

 

Dive deeper into crafting a life story filled with meaning and order Hero on a Mission on Amazon, Audible, or wherever you buy books. You will learn to create a life plan, establish a morning ritual and stop playing the victim or villain so you can finally transform into a hero.

Success as a business owner can feel like a double edged sword. You are accomplishing your dream and growing a business you're passionate about, but you're also doing so much, feeling constantly overwhelmed by the weight of making sure everything runs as it should.

 

Today's coaching guest finds herself here. Renee Thompson is the founder and CEO of the Healthy Workforce Institute, an organization eradicating bullying and incivility inside the healthcare system. In this episode, Donald Miller coaches Renee on how to evaluate which tasks are the most important and truly need your attention to avoid overworking yourself. After all, if you break yourself, you won't be able to fix what's broken in the world.

 

If you think of your business like an airplane, this coaching conversation is continuing to show you how to strengthen your wings, or your products, so you can stop living in a state of chaos and actually find time to take a break.

 

Learn more about Renee Thompson and the amazing work she's doing at HealthyWorkforceInstitute.com.

 

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Are you stuck trying to grow your amazing business everyone should know about? We can help! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast, share what's been keeping you up at night when it comes to growing your business, and you could be a guest on a future episode. If selected, Donald Miller will coach you during a podcast taping to help identify where your business is blocked and what you need to do to fix it. Stop playing a guessing game when it comes to growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast today!

 

If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment, and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on the Business Made Simple Podcast we help you build your business like an airplane so you can fly it far and fast.

When it comes to your own personal story and experiencing a meaningful life, do you feel like things are coming up short? Even if you have a packed schedule, you might still wake up feeling restless, bored or even hopeless. Know that you are not alone. Too many people have lost interest in their own stories. But in this Business Made Simple six-part limited series, we want to help you change that. We want to help you become a hero on a mission.

 

In part three of our series, Donald Miller breaks down how to create a morning routine that gives every day meaning, all from his new book Hero on a Mission. Donald walks through the steps to take to propel you towards a meaningful life, including starting your day by reading your eulogy (trust us on this one), reviewing your vision for the future, and knowing exactly what you want to accomplish. Today's conversation will show how to begin each day with intention and purpose. 

 

When you order Hero On a Mission on Amazon, Audible, or wherever you buy books, you get free instant access to our upcoming Hero on a Mission LIVE event on January 27, where Donald Miller will personally walk you through how to create your life plan and morning ritual so you can experience a deep sense of meaning every day. Just go to HeroOnAMission.com/LIVE and register using your receipt number for free access.

 

It's inevitable; even the most successful businesses eventually hit a plateau. So how do you avoid losing the momentum that grew your business from the ground up?

 

Today's coaching guest, Gabe Helguera finds himself here. Gabe is the founder and CEO of Drum Beats Online, a subscription-based platform helping drummers level-up their skills. In this episode, Donald Miller coaches Gabe on how to keep his business growing towards his next goal.

 

If you think of your business like an airplane, this coaching conversation is all about how to strengthen your wings, or your products, helping you level up and reach seven figures!

 

Learn more about Gabe Helguera and his amazing business at DrumBeatsOnline.com.

 

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Are you stuck trying to grow your amazing business everyone should know about? We can help! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast, share what's been keeping you up at night when it comes to growing your business, and you could be a guest on a future episode. If selected, Donald Miller will coach you during a podcast taping to help identify where your business is blocked and what you need to do to fix it. Stop playing a guessing game when it comes to growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast today!

 

If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment, and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on the Business Made Simple Podcast we help you build your business like an airplane so you can fly it far and fast.

When it comes to your own personal story and experiencing a meaningful life, do you feel like things are coming up short? Even if you have a packed schedule, you might still wake up feeling restless, bored or even hopeless. Know that you are not alone. Too many people have lost interest in their own stories. But in this Business Made Simple six-part limited series, we want to help you change that. We want to help you become a hero on a mission.

 

In part two of our series, Donald Miller talks through the exercise of writing your own eulogy, all from his new book Hero on a Mission. While it may seem morbid, writing your eulogy while you're alive actually gives direction how you should spend your time each day and how you truly want to spend the rest of your life. You'll find that determining how you want your story to end acts as the perfect filter to help make decisions on living a life that gives you true meaning and purpose.

 

When you preorder Hero On a Mission on Amazon, Audible, or wherever you buy books, you'll also get free instant access to Donald Miller's limited video series How to Transform Your Life with Story-Based Goal Setting. Just email your receipt to [email protected], and you'll unlock the course you need to achieve your goals using the power of story.

Do you have life experiences that feel too valuable not to share with the world? Or have you figured something out in you business you know other business owners struggle with? Writing a book is great way to not only share your valuable story, but also give your business an extra dose of fuel. While it may seem like it's in a different lane, publishing a book helps strengthen several parts of your airplane - your marketing engine, your sales engine, and even your leadership in the cockpit.

 

But where do you even begin? In today's coaching conversation, Donald Miller gives Kirbee Miller, owner of KiNiMi Kitchen, a step-by-step plan for how to start writing her first book. If you're ready to share what you have to offer with the world, today's episode is for you.

 

Learn more about Kirbee Miller and order some of her delicious one-of-a-kind popcorn at KiNiMiKitchen.com/Shop. You can clao follow Kirbee on Instagram @kinimikitchen. 

 

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Preorder Hero On a Mission on Amazon, Audible, or wherever you buy books, and get free instant access to Donald Miller's limited video series How to Transform Your Life with Story-Based Goal Setting. Just email your receipt to [email protected], and you'll unlock the course you need to achieve your goals using the power of story.

 

Are you stuck trying to grow your amazing business everyone should know about? We can help! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast, share what's been keeping you up at night when it comes to growing your business, and you could be a guest on a future episode. If selected, Donald Miller will coach you during a podcast taping to help identify where your business is blocked and what you need to do to fix it. Stop playing a guessing game when it comes to growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast today!

 

If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment, and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on the Business Made Simple Podcast we help you build your business like an airplane you can fly far and fast.

When it comes to your own personal story and experiencing a meaningful life, do you feel like things are coming up short? Even if you have a packed schedule, you might still wake up feeling restless, bored or even hopeless. Know that you are not alone. Too many people have lost interest in their own stories. But in this Business Made Simple six-part limited series, we want to help you change that. We want to help you become a hero on a mission.

 

In part one of our series, Donald Miller shows you how to find purpose in your life's story, all from his new book Hero on a Mission. If you're ready to wake up every morning interested in your own life, your own business, and your own story, then lean in and listen to how you can discover a deeper sense of meaning.

 

When you preorder Hero On a Mission on Amazon, Audible, or wherever you buy books, you'll also get free instant access to Donald Miller's limited video series How to Transform Your Life with Story-Based Goal Setting. Just email your receipt to [email protected], and you'll unlock the course you need to achieve your goals using the power of story.

For some business owners, the mission behind the business is what truly drives them, and at the end of the day, means more to them than making a profit. However, as a business, you have to make money to stay operational and actually sustain the mission. So how do you do both successfully? First, you need to incorporate your mission into your products. Second, you need to market your mission and your products consecutively.

 

Think of it this way: if your business is like an airplane, your products are your wings, and it's imperative they are strong and stable so you can make it to your destination. If not, your business will crash! 

 

In today's coaching conversation, Donald Miller talks with Abra Kinkopf, founder of L.A. America by Mux. Abra designs and sells high end t-shirts to support her mission of saving and preserving Kaqchikel, a Guatemalan language, from dying out. If you run a mission-based business but feel like you're headed into a nose dive, today's episode will help pull you out of it!

 

You can support Kaqchikel language preservation by going to AmericaMux.com or @America_Mux on Instagram.

 

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Are you stuck trying to grow your amazing business everyone should know about? We can help! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast, share what's been keeping you up at night when it comes to growing your business, and you could be a guest on a future episode. If selected, Donald Miller will coach you during a podcast taping to help identify where your business is blocked and what you need to do to fix it. Stop playing a guessing game when it comes to growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast today!

 

If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment, and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on the Business Made Simple Podcast we help you build your business like an airplane you can fly far and fast.

Most of us are bored with the story we?re living. We?ve lost interest in our own lives, and as a result, we spend our days feeling anxious, restless or just flat out hopeless. But what if you stopped trusting fate to write the story of your life and started living like a character in an interesting story? Our new six-part limited podcast series, Hero on a Mission, will help you do just that! In this preview of an upcoming episode, host Donald Miller walks you through creating a morning ritual so you know exactly how you should be spending each day. 

 

Just follow the Business Made Simple Podcast feed and every Thursday starting January 6th for six weeks we will unpack what you need to do to create a life plan that finally lets you live everyday with a deeper sense of meaning and purpose. 

 

If you are ready to stop leaving your life up to fate and rediscover true purpose and meaning, the Hero on a Mission limited podcast series is exactly what you need. Just follow the Business Made Simple Podcast feed wherever you stream podcasts and every Thursday for six weeks starting January 6th you will learn how to become a hero on a mission.

2021 was quite the ride, especially for businesses, and we?re honored you took the journey with us! Before we say goodbye to 2021, let?s look back on some of the most valuable and insightful moments from this year.

 

First, we return to episode one, where you learned how to build your business like an airplane so it flies far and fast. Then we?ll revisit the most valuable bites from conversations with:

 

John Lee Dumas (Episode #12) - How to Create a Content Production Plan

 

Ryan Deiss (Episode #19 & 20) - Start creating an Amazing Digital Marketing Strategy

 

Erin Meyer (Episode #34) - How to Give Freedom to Your Team and Still See Amazing Results

 

Hala Taha (Episode #37) - Why You Need an Internship Program and How to Build a Great One

 

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If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment, and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on the Business Made Simple Podcast we help you build your business like an airplane you can fly far and fast.

Most of us are bored with the story we?re living. We?ve lost interest in our own lives, and as a result, we spend our days feeling anxious, restless or just flat out hopeless. But what if you stopped trusting fate to write the story of your life and started living like a character in an interesting story? Our new six-part limited podcast series, Hero on a Mission, will help you do just that! 

 

Just follow the Business Made Simple Podcast feed and every Thursday starting January 6th for six weeks we will unpack what you need to do to create a life plan that finally lets you live everyday with a deeper sense of meaning and purpose. 

 

If you are ready to stop leaving your life up to fate and rediscover true purpose and meaning, the Hero on a Mission limited podcast series is exactly what you need. Just follow the Business Made Simple Podcast feed wherever you stream podcasts and every Thursday for six weeks starting January 6th you will learn how to become a hero on a mission.

When it comes time to expand and grow, companies often rush to create new products that inflate their overhead. But in order to stay in business, doubling your costs means you must also double your profits. If you don't it could send everything into a tailspin. Think of it this way: if your business is like an airplane, your products are your wings. They need to be strong and stable to support your overhead, or the body of your airplane. If not, your business will crash! 

 

In today's coaching conversation, Donald Miller talks with Courtney Jacobsen and Kylie Mimitz, co-owners of The School of Dance in Salt Lake City, all about how to grow their product offerings without bloating their overhead. If you want to start looking at how you can serve customers and make more profit all within your current business model, lean in and listen to today's episode!

 

Learn more about The School of Dance in Salt Lake City at TheSchoolOfDanceSLC.com.

 

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Are you stuck trying to grow your amazing business everyone should know about? We can help! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast, share what's been keeping you up at night when it comes to growing your business, and you could be a guest on a future episode. If selected, Donald Miller will coach you during a podcast taping to help identify where your business is blocked and what you need to do to fix it. Stop playing a guessing game when it comes to growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast today!

 

If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment, and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on the Business Made Simple Podcast we help you build your business like an airplane you can fly far and fast.

After a customer purchases a product from you, what's next for them? You could call it a day and let that customer drop off. Or you could create a path for them to discover their next purchase from you. Creating a product funnel and guiding your customers through it is a key way to turn one-time purchasers into lifelong customers, generating sustainable revenue for your company.

 

Think of it this way: if your business is like an airplane, your products are your wings. They need to be strong and stable or your business will crash! In today's coaching conversation, Donald Miller talks with Trevor and David Muir, two brothers behind TheInternUniversity.com, all about how to create an amazing product funnel. If your products are struggling to keep your business in the air, lean in and listen to today's episode!

 

Find out more about Trevor and David Muir's business at TheInternUniversity.com.

 

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Are you stuck trying to grow your amazing business everyone should know about? We can help! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast, share what's been keeping you up at night when it comes to growing your business, and you could be a guest on a future episode. If selected, Donald Miller will coach you during a podcast taping to help identify where your business is blocked and what you need to do to fix it. Stop playing a guessing game when it comes to growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast today!

 

If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment, and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on the Business Made Simple Podcast we coach you to run your business like an airplane so it flies far and fast.

Let's start with the bad news. If you're attempting to target anyone and everyone as a potential customer, your business will never be known for anything. But here's the good news! When you nail down exactly who your customer is and become super specific in telling them exactly what problem you can solve for them, your business will fly far and fast.

 

This is what today's episode is all about. Our guest, Stephanie Gray, is a corporate trainer who originally came to us needing help strategizing how to grow her client list. But in her coaching conversation with Donald Miller, an entirely new career path was revealed! If you are struggling to get specific with the problem you solve for customers, lean in and listen, because today's coaching conversation with Stephanie Gray is for you.

 

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Are stuck trying to grow your amazing business everyone should know about? We can help! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast, share what's been keeping you up at night when it comes to growing your business, and you could be a guest on a future episode. If selected, Donald Miller will coach you during a podcast taping to help identify where your business is blocked and what you need to do to fix it. Stop playing a guessing game when it comes to growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast today!

 

If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment, and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on the Business Made Simple Podcast we help you discover what?s wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.

You may take pride in wearing your heart on your sleeve when interacting with your team, feeling it comes across as transparent and honest. The trouble is even though you may have the best intentions, your impact could be leaving team members feeling judged or dismissed. And, even more troubling, it could be holding you and your company back! Today we talk with Tom Henschel, executive coaching expert and host of The Look & Sound of Leadership Podcast, all about how to navigate the gap between intention and impact and how you can strengthen what Tom refers to as your "executive presence."

 

Listen to Tom Henschel on The Look & Sound of Leadership Podcast wherever you stream podcasts. Access Tom's free resources to help jumpstart your executive presence at EssentialComm.com.

 

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If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what?s wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.

Solopreneur- we applaud you. You?ve worked hard, started a business, and grown it to where it is today. Now you?re ready to take the next step! ... Except you?re stuck. And because you alone continue to act as the ?secret sauce? powering everything inside your business, you never see the light of day. To take the next step in scaling your business and avoiding burnout, you must first figure out how to scale yourself!

 

Today's guest, Katherine Kelly of KatherineKellyDesign.com, knows this all too well. Katherine is the "secret sauce" powering her very successful stationary business but is finding it harder and harder to grow when she's stuck doing everything herself. Donald Miller coaches Katherine (and you!) how to give up the need to control all aspects of the business, develop ways to automate, and staff her liabilities to finally gain back the freedom needed to continue dreaming and growing.

 

Order and experience Katherine's amazing stationary at KatherineKellyDesign.com. Follow her on social @KatheringKellyDesign.

 

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Are you stuck trying to grow your amazing business everyone should know about? We can help! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast, share what's been keeping you up at night when it comes to growing your business, and you could be a guest on a future episode. If selected, Donald Miller will coach you during a podcast taping to help identify where your business is blocked and what you need to do to fix it. Stop playing a guessing game when it comes to growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast today!

 

If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment, and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on the Business Made Simple Podcast we help you discover what?s wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.

Over the last year, podcasts have exploded in popularity, becoming a powerful marketing tool. Podcasts are a great way to engage with and build your customer base, but starting one can seem like a huge undertaking. That's exactly why we invited Hala Taha, host of the Young and Profiting podcast and founder of YAP media, back to the show. She joins Donald Miller to coach you through developing a podcast strategy from start to finish. Hala also reveals which social platform you and your business need to be utilizing to increase engagement and strengthen your customer base.

 

 

Find out more about Hala's Young and Profiting podcast and YAP Media at YoungAndProfiting.com/Yap-Media.

 

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Join Don and Tyler Ginn, Business Made Simple's VP of Sales & Marketing, for a Live Coaching Q&A on How to Drive Sales Using Social Media, Thursday, November 18th. Business Made Simple members get free access! If you're not a Business Made Simple member, go to BusinessMadeSimple.com and subscribe TODAY to get access. In the upcoming livestream you'll get a 5-step plan showing you how to use social media to actually grow revenue for your business. Plus, Don and Tyler will be answering your social media questions LIVE throughout the event. Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com, subscribe today and join us for the livestream Q&A on November 18th!

 

If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what?s wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.

You know your business is supposed to be on social media, right? So you keep showing up there, posting randomly, spending time and money trying to connect with customers. But if you?re honest, all of your social media efforts don't seem to be leading to more customers or more revenue.

 

It doesn?t have to be that way. It?s possible to use social media to connect with prospective customers, add new email addresses to your list, and ultimately drive more revenue for your business. In today?s conversation, Donald Miller and Tyler Ginn, Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Business Made Simple, break down the four things that most companies do wrong on social media and tell you exactly how to fix it.

 

Join Don and Tyler for a member-exclusive Q&A livestream on How to Drive Sales Using Social Media, Thursday, November 18th. Business Made Simple members get free access! If you're not a Business Made Simple member, go to BusinessMadeSimple.com and subscribe TODAY to get access. In the upcoming livestream you'll get a 5-step plan showing you how to use social media to actually grow revenue for your business. Plus, Don and Tyler will be answering your social media questions LIVE throughout the event. Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com, subscribe today and join us for the livestream Q&A on November 18th!

 

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If you are struggling to discover the problem that's keeping your business from growing, we can give you a customized plan to fix it. Just go to MyBusinessReport.com, fill out the assessment and get a FREE detailed report on the health of your business along with a customized plan on how to make it more profitable. It only takes about 12 minutes to complete! Knowing what's really going on with your business shouldn't be a mystery. Go to MyBusinessReport.com right now and get the customized plan you need to fix it.

 

Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what?s wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.

How can you build your business when you have nothing? Nothing in the bank, nothing left in your fuel tank and nothing much to work with. Believe it or not, there?s a way. That?s why we invited Mignon Francois, founder and CEO of The Cupcake Collection, to share her story of how she started a business at one of the lowest points in her life and grew it into a $15 million empire! If you?re feeling like there?s no way you could ever succeed in your business, Mignon?s story of resilience and reinvention will give you some much needed inspiration.

 

P.S. If you?re feeling bored with life and are ready to start living with meaning and purpose, just like Mignon, pre-order Donald Miller?s new book, Hero On A Mission (available January 11, 2022). In this book, Donald Miller offers you practical steps you can follow to experience a deep sense of meaning every single day of your life. If you?re tired of living life on autopilot and are ready to make a serious change in your own story, pre-order Hero on a Mission on Amazon or wherever you buy books.

 

Did you know The Cupcake Collection offers nationwide shipping on all cupcakes? Oh yeah! Now you can enjoy Mignon's world famous sweet treats from anywhere in the US! Go to TheCupcakeCollection.com and order today!

 

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If you need help assessing what?s wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what?s wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! 

 

Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what?s wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.

 

 

With the holidays just around the corner, is your business ready to make the most of it? In this week?s conversation, Joshua DuBois, co-founder and CEO of Gauge.ai, returns, packing a powerful punch with his top three predictions for quarter 4. He?ll coach you on how to best position your business so it?s ready to take on your customer?s problems head-on into the new year!  

 

Find out more about Joshua DuBois and how he and his team can help your business get ahead at Gauge.ai.

 

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If you need help assessing what?s wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what?s wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! 

 

Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what?s wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.

 

 

Are your employees always busy, but your business still doesn?t seem to move forward? Do you feel like you?re always stuck micromanaging? Without a management and execution system, this is the arena you can expect to play in. But if you want employees who are focused, productive, and happy in their jobs, then today?s conversation is for you! Donald Miller and Tim Schurrer, Vice President of Talent Management and Culture at Business Made Simple, coach you through the simple but effective management and execution framework you need to empower your employees, stay out of the weeds and leave you feeling confident as a leader knowing your team is tracking toward your big goals.

 

Get access to the upcoming Business Made Simple Live Coaching event: Management & Execution: Master a Simple System to Manage Any Team on Thursday, October 21 at 10a (CT). Just go to BusinessMadeSimple.com and register now! After signing up you?ll also get access to all of our on-demand business courses as well as our other monthly live coaching events. If you know you need to get serious about management and execution but aren't sure where to start, this live coaching event is for you. Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com and register now!

 

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If you need help assessing what?s wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what?s wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! 

 

Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what?s wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.

Creating and nurturing customer relationships is key to growing your business. You must know where they are in their journey to buying your product so you can easily guide them to the sale. But managing it all can be overwhelming and exhausting which is exactly why you need a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. Speaking from experience, implementing a CRM system helped grow StoryBrand and Business Made Simple to over $15 million! Today we are joined by Clate Mask who is co-founder and CEO of Keap, a leading CRM platform. Clate will coach you on how to easily integrate a CRM to help manage all of your customer relationships, automate email follow-ups and grow your business.

 

Want to start growing your business with a CRM? Go to Keap.com/BMS to access a limited offer exclusively available to our Business Made Simple listening community.

 

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If you need help assessing what?s wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what?s wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! 

 

Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what?s wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.

Growing your business can feel like a constant and overwhelming guessing game. That's exactly what this week's guest, Sheri Rowney, owner of Harmonized Brain Center, was facing when she came to us for help. Sheri is a brilliant business owner with a great business model, but like many of you, she's hit a roadblock when it comes to growing and scaling. In this coaching conversation, Don walks Sheri through exactly what she needs to do to grow her business without adding hours to an already packed schedule. If you're feeling like your business has hit a ceiling when it comes to growth potential, you need to listen to this episode!

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See the amazing work Sheri Rowney offers through LENS therapy and how it could help you at HarmonizedBrainCentersTN.com.

Do you have an amazing business everyone should know about but are stuck trying to grow it? We can help! Go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast and share what's been keeping you up at night when it comes to growing your business for the chance be a guest, like Sheri Rowney, on a future episode. If selected, Donald Miller will coach you on air to help identify where your business is blocked and what you need to do to fix it. Stop playing a guessing game when it comes to growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com/Podcast today.

Over 95% of Americans are considering quitting their jobs right now. Are you one of them?   This week, we?re continuing our deep dive into how you can escape feeling redlined at work and follow your true passion instead. We talk with Cathy Heller, host of the Don?t Keep Your Day Job podcast, who coaches you through how to get out of your own way and become delusionally optimistic about paving your own path forward.   --   Join Cathy Heller's Quitter's Club at CathyHeller.com/Quitters, and find out how to ditch your day job, be a quitter and turn your passion into profit.   If you need help assessing what?s wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what?s wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today!    Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what?s wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.

Close to 11 million people, almost 10% of the U.S. workforce, have recently quit their jobs in search for greater purpose. Some have coined this moment the "Great Resignation". If you're one of those people, feeling stuck in a job and going through the motions, then you need to listen to today's conversation with Tanya Dalton! Tanya is a productivity expert and author of the new book On Purpose, and will help you escape the merry-go-round, follow your passion and find your "soulmate client."   --   Order Tanya Dalton's new book, On Purpose, and access exclusive content at TanyaDalton.com/elb.   If you need help assessing what?s wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what?s wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today!    Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what?s wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.

Some the biggest challenges you face growing your business are finding the right talent and managing to pay your people without overhead getting too high. That's why you need an internship program. And we don't mean some stereotypical program where college students complete mindless tasks. In today's conversation with expert Hala Taha, host of the Young and Profiting podcast and founder of YAP media, you'll learn how to build an internship program that makes it easy to find and train the talent you need to grow your business.   --   Find out more about Hala's Young and Profiting podcast and YAP Media at YoungAndProfiting.com/Yap-Media.   If you need help assessing what?s wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what?s wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today!    Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what?s wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.

Want to beat the competition every time, without having the lowest price in the market? First, make it unbelievably easy to buy from you. Second, surprise and delight customers by taking the extra step to show them you care. In this episode, Don is joined by Scott Jeffrey Miller, author of Marketing Mess to Brand Success. They?ll coach you through how to make your marketing air tight so your customers not only have an effortless buying experience, but rave about your brand to everyone they know!

 

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Order Scott Jeffrey Miller's book, Marketing Mess To Brand Success, at MarketingMessBook.com

 

If you need help assessing what?s wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what?s wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! 

 

Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what?s wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.

Some believe being a strong leader means having all the answers and ruling with an iron fist. But unfortunately for them, they don't last long. It's only when you lead with empathy and compromise that you build trust and buy-in within your organization. In this episode we talk with former Tennessee governor Bill Haslam, author of the book Faithful Presence, about how to lead, even in the most turbulent times, with an open mind and not by your emotions.

 

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Click here to order Bill Haslam's new book, Faithful Presence. You can also find it wherever buy books. 

 

If you need help assessing what?s wrong with your business, you can hire a Business Made Simple Certified Coach at HireACoach.com. We certify the best business coaches in the world who can help you figure out exactly what?s wrong with your business then give you the tools you need to fix it. Just go to HireACoach.com today! 

 

Every week on Business Made Simple we help you discover what?s wrong with your business then show you how to fix it.

Hard work is irrelevant. Be radically honest. And never, ever try to please your boss. Would you believe these are the rules Netflix has lived by to reach their stratospheric level of growth and success? Well, in this week?s conversation with special guest Erin Meyer, co-author of No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention, you learn exactly why following them will help grow your business and attract the talent your business needs to become the next ?Netflix? of your market! 

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Order Erin Meyer and Reed Hastings? book, No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention, at NoRulesRules.com.

 

Get access to the upcoming Business Made Simple Live Coaching event: Talent Management - Your Playbook for Hiring and Compensating Top Talent on Thursday, August 26 at 10a (CT). Just go to BusinessMadeSimple.com and register now! After you sign up you?ll also get access to all of our on-demand business courses as well as our upcoming monthly live coaching events. Discover how to attract, hire and manage top talent at our next live coaching event on Thursday, August 26 by going to BusinessMadeSimple.com!

 

At Business Made Simple we help you discover what?s wrong with your business and show you how to fix it.

Never assume people will understand how your brand can change their lives. You need to clearly tell your customer how buying your product will end in their success. This is best way to offer them what they want most: a happy ending to their story where they become the hero!

This week, J.J. and April work the final section of the StoryBrand framework: Success. They?ll also show you: 

 

How to cast a vision of a climactic scene for your customers 

 

How to frame success against failure

 

Examples of success language for your website

 

We also talk with Anthony Dicks, one of our amazing StoryBrand Certified Marketing Guides, who shares how creating a ?happily ever after? vision for his client?s marketing helped win more customers and increase sales. Contact StoryBrand Certified Guide Anthony Dicks directly at ClarifyYourMessage.com/Anthony-Dicks.

 

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Every week on Marketing Made Simple, marketing experts Dr. J.J. Peterson and April Sunshine Hawkins give you practical marketing tips rooted in the StoryBrand framework and show you how to invite customers into a beautiful story where they become the hero and you become their guide. And when you help your customers win, you win. Follow us so you never miss weekly episodes, dropping every Wednesday in the Marketing Made Simple feed! Just search "Marketing Made Simple" on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

 

Our StoryBrand certified marketing guides, like Anthony Dicks, are the best marketers in the world. Hire a guide to help clarify your marketing and messaging at MarketingMadeSimple.com.

Hiring and managing top talent to grow your business can be overwhelming. Without a clear process to thoroughly qualify potential hires, you could find yourself on-boarding your uncle?s best friend?s cousin as your new sales director solely based on the fact that ?they sold stuff at a job they had in college one time?. Not okay. If you never want to find yourself in that situation, you need a talent management framework. This week Don breaks down how you can start implementing one with special guest and Business Made Simple President, Doug Keim. Listen now to finally learn how to begin attracting, hiring and managing top talent within your business!

 

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Get access to the upcoming Business Made Simple Live Coaching event: Talent Management - Your Playbook for Hiring and Compensating Top Talent on Thursday, August 26 at 10a (CT). Just go to BusinessMadeSimple.com and register now! After you sign up you?ll also get access to all of our on-demand business courses as well as our upcoming monthly live coaching events. Discover how to attract, hire and manage top talent at our next live coaching event on Thursday, August 26 by going to BusinessMadeSimple.com!

 

At Business Made Simple we help you discover what?s wrong with your business and show you how to fix it.

A story lives and dies based on one question: Will the hero succeed or will they fail? This is also true for your marketing. You need to tell your customer what?s at stake if they don?t buy your product. Without clearly showing that failure, your customer has no motivation to make a purchase.

 

This week, J.J. and April work through the Failure section of the StoryBrand framework and show you: 

 

Exactly how to talk about failure without overwhelming your customer

 

How to breakdown and show the consequences related to not buying your product

 

Whether to use short-term vs. long-term failure in your messaging

 

We also talk with Jessie Congleton, one of our amazing StoryBrand Certified Marketing Guides, who shares how introducing failure in her client?s marketing actually inspired customer?s to take action and buy during what was typically a slow season.  Contact StoryBrand Certified Guide Jessie Congleton directly at ClarifyYourMessage.com/JessieCongleton.

 

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Every week on Marketing Made Simple, marketing experts Dr. J.J. Peterson and April Sunshine Hawkins give you practical marketing tips rooted in the StoryBrand framework and show you how to invite customers into a beautiful story where they become the hero and you become their guide. And when you help your customers win, you win. Subscribe to weekly episodes, dropping every Wednesday in the Marketing Made Simple feed! Just search "Marketing Made Simple" on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

 

Our StoryBrand certified marketing guides, like Jessie Congleton, are the best marketers in the world. Hire a guide to help clarify your marketing and messaging at MarketingMadeSimple.com.

When running a growing team, developing your employees is no small feat. Today?s conversation with Tennessee Governor Bill Lee offers guidance and a solid example of how you can educate and strengthen your workforce to position your business for massive growth!

 

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At Business Made Simple we help you understand what?s wrong with your business and show you how to fix it. Just go to BusinessMadeSimple.com and for only $275 annually you'll get instant unlimited access to all of our online courses, including our signature course, How To Grow A Business, plus live coaching events with Donald Miller every month. Take the mystery out of growing your business today at BusinessMadeSimple.com.

In a story, a character never takes action on their own. They need to be challenged. The same is true for your customer! As the guide in your customer?s story, you must let them know what?s at stake if they don?t buy your product then clearly call them to action by asking for a commitment to buy.

 

This week, J.J. and April unpack the Call To Action, or CTA, section of the StoryBrand framework and show you: 

 

How to create a strong Call To Action or CTA for your customer

 

Specific examples of effective CTAs 

 

Exactly where to position CTAs in your website to increase customer engagement

 

We also talk with Angie Schultz, one of our amazing StoryBrand Certified Marketing Guides, who shares how clarifying her client?s CTA lead to amazing results! Contact StoryBrand Certified Guide Angie Schultz directly at ClarifyYourMessage.com/Angie-Schultz.

 

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Every week on Marketing Made Simple, marketing experts Dr. J.J. Peterson and April Sunshine Hawkins give you practical marketing tips rooted in the StoryBrand framework and show you how to invite customers into a beautiful story where they become the hero and you become their guide. And when you help your customers win, you win. Subscribe to weekly episodes, dropping every Wednesday in the Marketing Made Simple feed! Just search "Marketing Made Simple" on Apple Podcast, Spotify or wherever you enjoy podcasts.

 

Begin applying the StoryBrand Framework to your marketing by creating your own BrandScript for FREE at MyStoryBrand.com.

When one of your team members decides to leave your company, even for the best reasons, it is crucial to conduct a great exit interview. Without one you are missing an opportunity to collect valuable feedback for improving how you hire and retain top talent. 

Today Don, J.J. and Koula discuss exactly what?s needed in an effective exit interview and provide a list of strategic questions to capture honest feedback while also positioning your team member to leave with a great sense of closure. 

 

Sadly, today?s conversation also acts an exit interview for our co-host Koula Callahan. Koula is truly a foundational pillar at Business Made Simple and is off to new and fantastic opportunities! But before she leaves, we are extremely grateful she has allowed this personal conversation to air on the podcast, giving you an inside look at how to craft and conduct a great exit interview. 

 

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Take the mystery out of growing your business and go to BusinessMadeSimple.com. For only $275 annually you'll get instant unlimited access to all of our online courses, including our signature course, How To Grow A Business, plus live coaching events with Donald Miller every month. Take the mystery out of growing your business today at BusinessMadeSimple.com.