Mary Winners – Serving the Needs of Aging Seniors and Their Families as Founder & CEO of About Senior Solutions
My guest today, Mary Winners, is the Founder & CEO of About Senior Solutions.
About Senior Solutions is a senior resource, evaluation, placement and advocacy organization dedicated to serving the needs of aging seniors and their family members.
Mary had worked in healthcare and still found the process of serving the needs of aging seniors confusing, so she decided to create a company that makes the process easier.
Mary talks about the best way to deal with aging parents, how she started About Senior Solutions, the advice she wishes someone would’ve given her early on, and much more.
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I really enjoy being able to look at a problem and solve it.” – Mary Winners
Show Notes:
- The moment Mary decided to start About Senior Solutions
- How the burden of care-giving can influence health
- The best way to deal with aging parents
- Mary’s SUPERPOWER
- Why you need to find the MARKET for your passion
- Why getting the right care for your loved ones is important
Oftentimes it is not quite as difficult as we think it is going to be.” – Mary Winners
Connect with Mary Winners:
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | About Senior Solutions
It is really important to make sure you have your mentors and people who have been down that road a bit to keep by your side.” – Mary Winners
Ashley Merrill – Taking a Deep Dive on The Process of Business Growth
“Things break all the time.” My guest today, Ashley Merrill, CEO & Founder of Lunya, the modern sleepwear for women, takes a deep dive into what it means to grow and scale a boot-strapped business. She’s had blockbuster growth over the last 18 months and on today’s episode she gets radically transparent about what the journey has been like.
IF you are looking to grow your business in 2020 and have a goal to hire an A+ Team and truly understand what it means to lead, do not miss this episode. Ashley breaks down her hiring process, step-by-step, as well as her thoughts on leadership.
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
Once everybody is in the spot that they are really going to be successful in and they know what they’re supposed to do, it is amazing what you’re able to accomplish.” – Ashley Merrill
Show Notes:
- HOW she came up with the idea
- How to create an A+ TEAM – she breaks this down step-by-step
- WHY it’s essential to be tapped into your core client for all decisions
- How she came to the decision to create a men’s line – Lahgo
- Her BEST Action Steps to Create momentum that continues to build
- How she pushes through when “everything is breaking with an endless stream of challenges”
- Ashley’s KEY to productivity as a mom with young kids while growing a business
- The way to think about HIRING when it comes to hiring junior and senior hires – the process is extremely different
- Why Ashley feels getting uncomfortable and expressing humility with a team is ESSENTIAL but it’s not a sign of weakness
- She’s discovered that LEADERSHIP is what happens when the chips are down
- Why she gets up so early and why she feels it’s important to honor your energy rhythms
The big game-changers have been a lot of org adjustments and a lot of really wonderful hires.” – Ashley Merrill
Connect with Ashley Merrill:
Instagram | The Deep | Lahgo | Lunya
Early on in the brand a lot of it is about you personally and how much you can do as an entrepreneur. But as the company has grown, hiring has been what has really enabled us to grow – getting the right people in the right spots.” – Ashley Merrill
Susan Feldman – Founder & CEO of In The Groove – A Lifestyle Destination For Age-Defying Women
Never say it’s too late.
My guest today, Susan Feldman was 53 when she founded One Kings Lane, a go-to destination for home and interior design shopping because she couldn’t find home furnishings that she liked. She cracked the code on this industry and ended up selling One Kings lane to Bed Bath & Beyond.
Now, Susan’s on to her next entrepreneurial venture, In the Groove. With a sense of humor, community, and self-awareness, In The Groove is on a mission to free women from rules, age limits, and expectations.
Today, Susan talks about how and why she became an entrepreneur at 53, how she dealt with an empty nest, the advice she would’ve given herself before she started her companies and much more.
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
Just get started.” – Susan Feldman
Show Notes:
- Why it’s never too late to start a business – there is no age limit
- Interesting STATS about women over 50 and their economic power
- How an EMPTY NEST can be a fresh start – this is a GOOD thing!
- What it’s like to launch a digital platform
- One of the hardest things for a founder to do
- The ADVICE she wished someone would have shared with her early on
It doesn’t have to be perfect. It has to be good. You have to not be embarrassed by what you’re putting out there, but put it out there. Because you’re going to iterate on it anyway.” – Susan Feldman
Connect with Susan Feldman:
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | In the Groove
I think being an entrepreneur is so amazing and so rewarding and so much fun. I wish I would’ve done it 20 years earlier.” – Susan Feldman
Three Unconscious Emotional Triggers That Can Sabotage Your Business
Today, I’m talking about three unconscious emotional triggers that can sabotage your business.
I’ve talked about this some at my Align Retreat. If you’re interested in learning more about these unconscious triggers, then make sure you register for the Align Retreat coming up in February.
What are the things that happen to us unconsciously as women that cause us to become stuck?
Tune in to find out.
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The place you never want to be as an entrepreneur is stuck in your decision-making.” – Joy Chudacoff
Show Notes:
- What is the abdication of POWER
- How and WHY to set CLEAR BOUNDARIES
- What your FAMILY can do to help your business
- Who to HIRE to make your home life better
- How to deal with peer suppression
- Why you might get pushback as an entrepreneur and what to do about it
Use your online tools. Do everything you possibly can to order online, and that saves everybody a lot of time.” – Joy Chudacoff
Links Mentioned:
Everybody in the family can do everything.” – Joy Chudacoff
From Wall Street to Wellness, Meet Priscilla Tsai, CEO & Founder, CocoKind, an Organic Skin Care Line With Products Under $25
My guest today, Priscilla Tsai, struggled with life-long hormonal acne issues until one day she decided to take matters into her own hands and literally solve this problem that created insecurity for her every day.
She left her job on Wall Street and went straight into wellness by founding, Cocokind, an organic skincare brand that is clean, conscious and accessible to everyone.
On today’s show, she talks about how she took her struggle with hormonal acne and turned it into a business that now has 133K raving fans on Instagram who love Cocokind.
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
How I actually convinced myself to just do it was – I was like ‘you know what? You don’t have to be the face of the company – you can just be a business owner.'” – Priscilla Tsai
Show Notes:
- How she took her struggle with acne and turned it into 133K followers on Instagram who love her products and her approach
- How she got her products into Whole Foods – a simple strategy that required a BOLD move
- Why every decision she makes is around a set of “conscious” values
- Why she almost didn’t start the company (Priscilla talks openly about her insecurities and vulnerability)
- How vulnerability became her secret sauce
- Why perfection doesn’t sell well
- Her passion for helping other women entrepreneurs and how this lead to the Cocokind Foundation
- And much, much more
We don’t ask, ‘what can we charge?’… we charge what we think is fair.” – Priscilla Tsai
Connect with Priscilla Tsai:
LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Cocokind
For me, when I hear from my other friends who started things say ‘we go through similar pains’, and then you that, it is normal and you shouldn’t be so hard on yourself.” – Priscilla Tsai
Christy Davies – Generational Entrepreneur | CEO & Founder of Physicians Success RX
My guest today, Christy Davies, is a friend, long-time client and the CEO & Founder of Physicians Success RX.
Christy is an expert who has been supporting physicians for over a decade in the areas of business development, managing cash-flow and helping them remain independent from the hospital system.
On today’s show, Christy talks about growing up on a family dairy farm and how her childhood experience gave her a boost as an entrepreneur today. She shares how she moved from 6 to 7 figures in her business, the ONE thing that holds entrepreneurs back, and much more.
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
Embrace that history, don’t push it aside, don’t hide it. Because it does help you bloom as a person.” – Christy Davies
Show Notes:
- The nice perk of longevity in business – the decade mark is huge!
- Specific strategies Christy used to go from 6 figures to 7 figures in her business
- How to cultivate and build lasting leadership skills
- How growing up on a dairy farm helped Christy as an entrepreneur
- The ONE Thing that holds a lot of entrepreneurs back
- Why coming from a place of service is the key to building a sustainable brand
- Knowing your core customer
- Why “Hacks” and “Shortcuts” did not work on her way to 7 figures
It really comes down to making sure you understand who your core group is and feeding that part of your business and feeding it well and letting them know how appreciative you are.” – Christy Davies
Connect with Christy Davies:
Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter | Physicians Success RX
What I found in my space is that people will reinvest in you if you’re providing a good service to them.” – Christy Davies
7 Questions You Need to Answer to Get Your Audiences Attention
Last week, my family and I had to evacuate our home in southern California. My kids wanted to take a lot of stuff with us but I just took a few things.
I ended up going back into the house and grabbed something that I had purchased after I started my first business 28 years ago.
This gift to myself was a symbol for me that I was going to make it as an entrepreneur.
In the spirit of that, I’m sharing 7 Questions You Need to Answer to Get Your Audiences Attention in order to help you as an entrepreneur.
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
How many testimonials have you generated from your satisfied clients and customers?” – Joy Chudacoff
Show Notes:
- The #1 thing that you need to communicate clearly right when you get started
- How will your service benefit your audience?
- What to ASK your clients to write that will help me get investors
- How to embrace technology to reach your audience
- Why staying POSITIVE is more than just a cute phrase
Start thinking about who’s the market and niche it down as much as you can.” – Joy Chudacoff
Links Mentioned:
I have a folder with actual written testimonials.” – Joy Chudacoff
Power Positioning in 2020 – 9 Essential Leadership Skills For Success
Today’s episode is all about nine leadership skills that you need to flex your Moxie muscle in 2020.
You’ll definitely want to listen in if you are interested in investor money because investors need to see that you are a strong leader and if you’re bootstrapping, you’ll need these skills to build an A+ team committed to your mission and vision!
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
When you’re looking for venture capital money, leadership is one of the things they look for.” – Joy Chudacoff
Show Notes:
- Why great leadership is ESSENTIAL for growing & sustaining a business (it’s not just about the product or service)
- Why being committed to solving problems is the key to resilience and LONGEVITY as a leader
- How the BEST leaders make decisions
- The importance of building a NETWORK
- Why taking time for YOURSELF is key to being a great leader
- The ONE thing that every leader struggles with
- Why having empathy and humility is a must for great leaders (it doesn’t make you look WEAK, it actually strengthens your position)
The one thing that everybody struggles with, and I’ve had to learn it too, is communication.” – Joy Chudacoff
Who’s It For Anyway?
Today’s episode comes from yours truly on why it’s important to force your focus when it comes to knowing exactly who your product or service benefits best.
*If you had to choose 1,000 raving fans, who would they be and why?
You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!
Show Notes:
- Why you don’t need 10,000 followers to build a highly profitable business
- How Starbucks found their footing in the early days and how Dunkin Donuts actually gave them a boost
- Easy tips on how to find out exactly what your clients want from you
- The one thing that can never be commoditized
- The one question you need to stop asking yourself
