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7 Business Essentials for Explosive Growth in 2019

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You will cross the threshold to 2019 in less than 90 days.

Is your business ready?

Right now, you’re probably hard at work on accomplishing all the goals you set for yourself in 2018. And, you’re also probably beginning to ask yourself: “What changes or course-corrections do I need to make in order to start 2019 on a path to faster profits serving my treasured clients and customers?”

Your business or product is like a vehicle. You, the creator, the founder, are the driver of that vehicle.

On today’s show, I’ll walk you through the 7 Business Essentials for Explosive Business Growth and also how you can “fine tune” your leadership for uber success in 2019.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

You need to make sure that you’re working in your genius and your highest level of creativity.” – Joy Chudacoff

Show Notes:

  • Simple tips to make sure you are accessing your GENIUS every day
  • The ONE thing you can easily do to bring more profit to your bottom line
  • The BEST strategy for your business
  • The INVISIBLE BLOCKS I see plague many women entrepreneurs and how they hold you back
  • Productivity Rituals to help you be at your best as a leader
  • WHY your business may be ‘satisfactorily underperforming’
  • How to build the team culture of your dreams
  • Your ticket to freedom as an entrepreneur
  • And much much more!

When you give yourself permission to take the time to prepare and plan for that next level of business growth, that next level of leadership, incredible leaps happen almost immediately.” – Joy Chudacoff

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It’s about being able to communicate that vision on a day-to-day, week-to-week basis to the people who are in this with you.” – Joy Chudacoff

Janice Bryant Howroyd – How a Visit to Her Sister in LA and a $900 Loan Changed the Course of Her Life Forever

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Janice Bryant Howroyd on She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff

I’ve been secretly ‘stalking’ Janice Bryant Howroyd, Founder & CEO of The Act One Group, for nearly 30 years. Back in the early days of my first business, I wanted to make an extra $500 per month in order to ask my roommate to move out of the loft (true story), so I went on a search for success stories of entrepreneurial women. Janice Bryant Howroyd’s name kept coming up everywhere I looked. Janice took $900 from her mom and turned what is now known as The Act One Group into a billion-dollar company.

“JBH” as she likes to be called, is #39 on the Forbes list of “America’s Richest Self-Made Women,” and in 2014 she was recognized by Black Enterprise as the first black woman to own and operate a billion-dollar company.

Along with several other incredible accolades, JBH received a special invitation from President Barack Obama to be a member of the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

Never compromise yourself personally for who you wish to be professionally.” – Janice Bryant Howroyd

Show Notes:

  • What happened when Janice “looked after the office” for her brother-in-law while he was away
  • Her creative strategy when she first started out (hear how operating her business in a rug shop was a GENIUS idea)
  • The moment she recognized she was on to something (oh the joys of a phone and fax machine!)
  • How just one conversation with a mentor truly EXPANDED her vision and a life-long seed was planted (that one conversation lead to millions in growth over the years)
  • How being 1 of 11 children shaped her life and business
  • Her BEST Productivity Tip
  • What she considers to be her SUPERPOWER
  • What it was like to receive an honored invitation from Barack Obama
  • The CLASSIC Mistake she sees Women Entrepreneurs making today
  • The SECRET to a long, healthy, marriage
  • and much, much more!

I learned more from my mom and dad, growing up in their home, than I did from any institutions, and I’ve had the advantage of some really incredible opportunities academically.” – Janice Bryant Howroyd

Connect with Janice Bryant Howroyd:

Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn| ActOne Group | Janice Bryant Howroyd

When I started my business, I had no visions of where I wanted my business. I knew where I DIDN’T want to be.”  – Janice Bryant Howroyd

Julie Deane (Part 2 of 2) – She Took Less Than $1000 and Turned it Into Millions (in 5 years) With the Idea for What Would Become The Cambridge Satchel Company

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Julie Deane on She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff

Last week’s Episode with Julie Deane, Founder and CEO of Cambridge Satchel, was spilling over with entrepreneurial gold and wisdom from a woman who owns every aspect of what it takes to build a multi-million dollar empire.

This week's Episode (Part 2 of 2), Julie opens up even deeper and reveals how she managed being in “survival mode” trying to keep a company afloat, dissolving a marriage and staying present for two teenage children.

Julie and I talk deeply about feminine energy and how different “energies” are playing a role in a woman’s life – both at home and at work. We also look at what I call “the unconscious emotional triggers” and how this can be a major trap that women fall into.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

If I don’t take those opportunities now, they might not come again. They might not come again when I’ve decided, ‘Oh maybe I’m brave enough now.’ So grab it when it comes.” – Julie Deane

Show Notes:

  • The one simple QUESTION that stumped Julie when she found herself in “survival mode”
  • WHY she finally decided to embrace her “inner goddess”
  • The moment Julie knew it was time to “get back to basics” and let go of her EGO – this is GENIUS & not to be missed if you’re serious about growing a company that has staying power
  • The classic MISTAKE Julie sees women entrepreneurs making over & over again – BEST Learning moment for sure
  • The ONE thing you must have when you are PITCHING your idea to persuade others to pull out their checkbooks to fund your BIG idea
  • Julie’s adventures in online dating and how “Grace” was born (funny & hilarious, Julie describes in detail her encounter with a French/Latin dinner date)
  • And much, much more…

I either don’t care about something because it is not important, or I really care about something because it is important. And there isn’t a middle ground.” – Julie Deane

Connect with Julie Deane:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | The Cambridge Satchel Company

You don’t want to be a business person in all aspects of your life, because actually that becomes deeply unattractive.” – Julie Deane

Carrie Tice – From Corporate to Cannabis and Known as The “Mary Kay of Marijuana”

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Carrie Tice on She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff

Carrie Tice, founder and CEO of Octavia Wellness is innovative, energetic and passionate. Her mother had been diagnosed several years ago with Alzheimer’s and through a somewhat humorous experience Carrie discovered the benefits of cannabis for seniors.

The results were so life-changing that Carrie and her mother decided to take a big moxie move; Carrie resigned from her high-tech corporate job and she and her mother together sold their Victorian home on Octavia Street in San Francisco to kick-start Octavia Wellness. Octavia Wellness focuses on providing seniors and cannabis beginners with customized cannabis therapies.

On today's show, Carrie shares some amazing business tips and stories. She’s funny, clever, powerful and passionate.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

Since legalization, we are seeing that more professionals are wanting to get into this program, getting on our educational platform and learning about cannabis.” – Carrie Tice

Show Notes:

  • How CBD can influence health for SENIORS
  • Her transition from Corporate Tech to Entrepreneur
  • How she’s building a company in an industry with LOTS of challenges and constant change
  • WHY she made the decision to train ‘wellness consultants’ and focus on the senior citizen population
  • The FIRST Step she took to get started
  • Her Genius Beta Move
  • WHY strategy is critical to your success
  • How she handles the Ups and Downs of a startup
  • Carrie's best PRODUCTIVITY TIPS
  • How to SOLVE problems on the go – both innovative and inspiring
  • Much, much more

Take care of yourself and then you actually are in a better place to be a smart CEO.” – Carrie Tice

Connect with Carrie Tice:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Octavia Wellness

Let’s stay true to what our skill set is – it has served us pretty well!” – Carrie Tice

Angela Sutherland & Evelyn Rusli – From Healthy Baby Food to a Healthy Business Partnership with the Co-Founders of Yumi

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Angela Sutherland and Evelyn Rusli on She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff

When Angela Sutherland was pregnant with her first child, she discovered that the options for healthy, tasty, nutrient and dense baby food didn’t exist. Initially, it was a scary thought, but she saw opportunity which led to her partnering with good friend Evelyn Rusli and launching Yumi.

Yumi is a nutrition & wellness based company providing quality meals for the first 1,000 days of your child’s life. Yumi meals are fresh, organic, packed with nutrition and delivered RIGHT TO YOUR FRONT DOOR.

Both Co-Founders of Yumi are a force to be reckoned with. Angela Sutherland, the CEO and Co-Founder of Yumi, was formerly an investment banker at Goldman Sacks and is skilled at businesses and operations. Evelyn Rusli, the President and Co-Founder of Yumi, previously was a journalist at the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times covering startups and innovation.

On today’s show, Angela and Evelyn talk about the best action step they’ve taken so far in their company and it is spot on. They talk about how to scale accurately as they move across the country, and what they hold onto in their tough days. Also, Angela and Evelyn share their biggest challenges in business and a whole lot more.

You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on Apple Podcasts. And be sure to leave me a Rating and Review!

Basically from in utero to the age two, the nutrition that your baby consumes is more important than any other period of their life.” – Angela Sutherland

We got angry! We got inspired! We quit respectable jobs. AND founded Yumi” – Angela Sutherland & Evelyn Rusli

Show Notes:

  • Why the first 1,000 DAYS of an infant's life is so important.
  • Angela and Evelyn’s best ACTION STEPS to getting Yumi off the ground which was GENIUS.
  • Why Yumi chose a subscription business model for their infant meal service.
  • How BETA TESTING helped Yumi grow.
  • How Angela and Evelyn STREAMLINE decision making processes…
  • And much, much more!

Things that make you more productive in the hours that you actually work – we try to focus on things like that.” – Angela Sutherland

Connect with
Angela Sutherland & Evelyn Rusli:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Yumi

If you’re wondering if you should do this…if you CAN do this…JUST DO IT!” – Evelyn Rusli

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