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Want a business that offers consistent income and flexibility without all the hustle and grind? You, my friend, need a lifestyle business. Join us each week where we’ll interview lifestyle entrepreneurs on the tools, tips, and strategies you need to build a lean business that supports your ideal lifestyle. If you’ve ever thought about starting an online business or just want to escape hustle culture and the 9-to-5 grind, this show is for you.
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Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
This week’s episode of The DollarSprout Podcast features Jeremy Enns, CEO of podcasting agency Counterweight Creative.
He and his team help with “podcast strategy & production for scrappy brands looking to punch above their weight” → I had to quote that line from their site directly because I love it so much.
Jeremy has many titles – audio engineer, podcast producer, CEO. But above all else, he’s a creative.
In today’s episode, Jeremy shares some of his biggest lessons and tips from over 10 years as a creator and 6+ years growing Counterweight Creative, including:
- How to come up with an unlimited number of ideas (for your business, content, writing, or any creative endeavor)
- How to stand out and make more money on Upwork
- A surprisingly important trait required for success in podcasting, blogging, and business
As always, stick around to the end of the episode to hear my key takeaways and some action items you can start implementing today.
Side Note: Jeremy was extremely transparent about the number in his business, which we always appreciate! The first ~15 minutes of today’s episode is about his revenue, profit, email list size, and other business metrics.
Links and resources:
- Show notes and transcript
- Jeremy's favorite resources: An incredibly thoughtful page with links, tools, and resources just for DollarSprout listeners.
- Jeremy's Creative Wayfinding Newsletter: Where each issue "explores the question of how to navigate the wilds of meaningful creative work with clarity, purpose, and confidence." (I signed up. You probably should, too.)
- Jeremy's Twitter
- Podcast: Akimbo by Seth Godin
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
This week on The DollarSprout Podcast, we’re joined by Leadership Coach Raina Willick.
Raina helps freelancers and entrepreneurs create a work-life balance and schedule they love without sacrificing their most important goals.
She’s a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) of the International Coaching Federation, and a Fellow of the Institute of Coaching McLean, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
Raina uses the neuroscience-based Positive Intelligence framework to help her clients make lasting changes by building mental fitness, purposeful productivity, fulfilling focus, and a happy entrepreneurial life.
On today’s episode, Raina teaches us:
- How to step into the CEO role in your business (even if you’re a 1-person show),
- The top 2 things you need in your business that make every decision easier (and how to create them), and
- Simple ways you can start to develop more self-trust so that you can make decisions in your business from a place of confidence rather than fear
As always, stick around to the end of the episode to hear my key takeaways and some action items you can start implementing today.
Links and resources:
- Episode show notes and transcript
- Free Exercise: Raina’s Vision Journal Prompts
- Raina's website
- Raina’s Coaching Offers
- PositiveIntelligence.com (learn about your saboteurs, positive intelligence, and mental fitness)
- Book: Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours by Shirzad Chamine)
- Video: Morning Pages Exercise
- Book: The Artist's Way by Julie Cameron (creator of Morning Pages exercise)
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
On today’s episode, we talk with podcaster, blogger, YouTuber, and niche site creator Pete McPherson of Do You Even Blog.
Today, Pete runs a lifestyle business that most people only ever dream of. He wakes up whenever he wants, works about 15-20 hours per week, and takes time off to spend with his family and kids whenever he feels like it.
But it wasn’t always like this for Pete.
In fact, it took him 40+ failed business ideas before he found success in Do You Even Blog.
During our conversation, Pete shared some of his biggest lessons learned in his decade of online business experience.
Stick around to the end of the episode to hear my key takeaways and action items you can start implementing today.
Links and resources:
- Episode show notes and transcript
- Do You Even Blog (Pete's website)
- The Do You Even Blog Podcast (see season 1 for some beginner online business gold)
- Book: The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin
- Blog Post from Pete: My Failure Resume: A walk through 40+ failed blogs and biz ideas
- Blog Post and Podcast from Pete: How to Create Digital Products (The CrissCross Drill for Discovering Product Ideas)
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Welcome to The DollarSprout Podcast! This episode is all about the who, what, and why of this show.
Tune in for:
- 3 things that set a lifestyle business apart from other businesses
- The story of how I (Megan, your show host) got into the online business world (and awkwardly stalked DollarSprout co-founders Ben and Jeff until they gave me a job), and
- What else you can expect from season 1 of The DollarSprout Podcast.