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How to Become a Magnet For Good Things in Your Life

September 7, 2022 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment

Find Your Clarity of Purpose on She's Got Moxie with Joy ChudacoffToday I talk about how you can become a magnet for good things in your life. It seems like everyone I speak with lately is struggling to find a sense of peace so today I’m going to talk about something that I know will help:

Certainty of Purpose. Do you have it?

Once we master clarity in our business and life, we can see the effects spill over into our personal lives and the lives of those we work with. We become magnets for good things in our lives. There is a great power that comes with activating clarity and harnessing this power is necessary if we want to lead with ease. In this episode, I share my own definition of clarity and explain how to find it — both in your business and your personal life. I also talk about the certainty of purpose and how valuable it is as you attempt to stay on track.

Listen in to learn how you can learn to lead with ease, why you should prioritize getting clarity of purpose, and tips for finding your certainty of purpose.

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

If you really and truly understand what clarity means at its core, everyone would spend time doing this.” – Joy Chudacoff

Show Notes:

  • What Clarity REALLY means on a deeper level
  • My definition of CLARITY
  • How to find your certainty of purpose
  • How to LEAD with ease
  • What you must ACTIVATE Daily
  • How to Become a MAGNET of Energy
  • The SECRET to PROSPERITY
  • How to make PRICE Never the Issue
  • Ways to know if you’re getting off track in your business
  • 3 STEPS to Clarity
  • The CRUCIAL Question
  • All Roads Lead to a BLESSED Life when you have Clarity
  • How to become a magnet for good things

When you become a magnet for good and you have a product or service, price is never the issue.” – Joy Chudacoff

Finding Joy Masterclass: How to ALIGN Your Business & Life for Power, Peace and Profit

May 5, 2022 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment

http://FindingJoyMasterclass.com

 

During my 5-Day FREE Masterclass you’ll learn:

  • The ONE simple, easy, time-saving tip that will open the door wide to your highest level of CREATIVE Thinking
  • 7 “hidden triggers” that may be sabotaging your efforts and the tools to release these triggers (once & for all)
  • The Essential questions to zero in on your deepest desires for your business & life
  • How to create a Vision for What Matters Most
  • How to create a 90-day plan of ACTION (one that actually keeps you on track to cross the finish line with your goals)

Join my Free 5-day Masterclass on Zoom beginning May 16 and I’ll personally walk you through how to experience more JOY & ALIGNMENT in your business & life.

Register:

http://FindingJoyMasterclass.com

Fran Maier – From Match.com to BabyQuip

May 4, 2022 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment

Fran Maier on She's Got MoxieFran Maier’s advice is gold. As the CEO & Founder of BabyQuip, the country’s leading baby gear rental service, Fran is a powerful female entrepreneur and established trend-spotter, so she has a lot of great information to impart.

In this episode, Fran opens up about her experience pitching on the television series Shark Tank and explains why “change is always a catalyst for opportunity.”

Listen in to learn how Fran makes day-to-day decisions, why timing is crucial in business, and how confidence and vulnerability go hand-in-hand.

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

Don't solve tomorrow's problem today.” – Fran Maier

Show Notes:

  • How Confidence & Vulnerability pair well together
  • The ONE Thing that gives your Biz The EDGE
  • Why understanding TRENDS are key
  • How Babyquip went from idea to over 650+ cities across the US
  • The Early days at BabyQuip
  • Her experience on SHARK TANK and What Happened Next
  • How she moves through the TOUGH Times
  • Her “5 Things” Strategy
  • Her Super Power
  • Her advice on successful CROWD-FUNDING
  • Bootstrapping versus Fundraising

I know how to build trusted brands.” – Fran Maier

Connect with Fran Maier:

LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter | BabyQuip

Timing really makes a difference.” – Fran Maier

Finding Joy in Your Social Media with Emily Raiber

March 2, 2022 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment

Emily Raiber on She's Got Moxie with Joy ChudacoffToday's episode is taken from my Instagram Live Finding Joy Every Day series. I had a great conversation with Emily Raiber, of Emily Raiber Media & Digital Marketing. She leverages social media to promote her clients' personal brands for maximum growth.

In this episode, Emily and I talk about how women entrepreneurs can power down and still feel successful online growing their brand and how we can make navigating social media easier and more joyful. We also talk about the value of freebies for growing your business and what social media questions she gets asked the most.

Listen in to learn what steps you can take online to see your followers truly happy, engaged, and coming back.

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

Use whatever you're doing and repurpose it for different channels.” – Emily Raiber

Show Notes:

  • What’s NEW in 2022 when it comes to Social Media?
  • How to improve your social media presence
  • How to increase your social media following
  • How many times per day should you post?
  • Where you should focus your time for profitable results
  • Easy Tips to Re-purpose your content (GENIUS!)
  • How to work SMARTER not HARDER building your Social Media
  • Why Video is so important for businesses in 2022
  • The “secret” to increasing your LinkedIn engagement
  • Are LinkedIn ads really worth the money?
  • Do we need to be on TikTok? What WORKS & what doesn’t
  • The importance of POWERING DOWN – Yes, put the phone away!
  • Using influencers to promote your business
  • The BEST time of the day to post on social media
  • A BIG TIP on how to successfully use your BIO on Instagram to gain more business s

The more video the better.” – Emily Raiber

Connect with Emily Raiber:

LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Emily Raiber Media

The more you can stay in your lane and focus on yourself, the more you'll be successful.” – Emily Raiber

Lorraine DiGiovanni – The Spiritual Advisor for Women Entrepreneurs

January 5, 2022 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment

Lorraine DiGiovanni

I have known today’s guest, Lorraine DiGiovanni, for a very long time. She is my spiritual advisor and the real deal when it comes to intuitive energy healing. She had a thriving paralegal business in Philadelphia when she shared an experience with a terminally ill child that changed her professional trajectory.

In this episode, she and I talk about how the loss at a young age informed her future choices, why she decided to become a Certified Practitioner in Energy Healing Science, and how she knew that a career as a healer was waiting for her all along.

Once her mind was made up, Lorraine went from law to healing and then back to school for her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Temple University — all while working full-time. Now she deals with auras and chakras and helps her clients make their businesses more heart-centered.

Listen in to learn what intuitive energy healing is, how numerology works, and what Lorraine does first thing every morning to set herself up for success.

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

The universe does support you once you are really clear in your intentions.” – Lorraine DiGiovanni

Show Notes:

  • How Lorraine went from LAW to becoming a SPIRITUAL Advisor
  • What ENERGY has to do with it & where your energy may be BLOCKED
  • Why you need a Strategic Business Plan + A Spiritual Business Forecast
  • What she does EVERY MORNING before her feet hit the ground
  • The #1 SIMPLE Action you can take to achieve a better outcome Every Day
  • The VOICE you want to listen to and HONOR most
  • The challenge of GENERATIONAL Trauma & why it’s time to heal
  • What to EXPECT in 2022 – Lorraine’s prediction
  • Tips to become more introspective
  • The Importance of the Power of INTENTION
  • Why it’s so important to have a business coach

I have found my people to be more anxious than ever this year.” – Lorraine DiGiovanni

Connect with Lorraine DiGiovanni:

LinkedIn | Facebook | Healing Transforms

Am I going to give up my healing practice or am I going to stop working?” – Lorraine DiGiovanni

JJ Ramberg – From MSNBC to GoodPods, JJ Ramberg’s Entrepreneurial Journey

October 27, 2021 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment

JJ Ramberg on She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff

Today’s guest on She’s Got Moxie is an entrepreneur, public speaker, podcast host, and former anchor at MSNBC’s Your Business show. For 12 years, JJ Ramberg interviewed small business owners to find out what worked as they grew their businesses before entering into the entrepreneurial arena herself. Most recently, she co-founded Goodpods, a new social podcast app connecting friends with exciting audio content.

She and I sat down to talk about her favorite interviews from her time at MSNBC and the hurdles she had to surpass when she started her entrepreneurial journey. She also opens up about her motivation to launch the online platforms Goodshop Give and DogDog.org which incorporate an added philanthropic component into their basic search functions.

In this episode, JJ shares her tips for how to move through the tough days as an entrepreneur, the worst entrepreneurial advice she has heard, and why, above all, she continues to rely on her friends.

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

I really love the smaller stories.” – JJ Ramberg

Show Notes:

  • How filling in as a Reporter for CNN landed her a 12-year anchor position at MSNBC
  • The LIGHTBULB moment for her Goodpods idea
  • Why Goodpods is committed to “raising all voices”
  • Her GO-TO solution for the really tough (fetal position) days
  • Her SOLUTION that’s helping Dogs in need (Visit DOGDOG.org)
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It's going to be hard sometimes.” – JJ Ramberg

Connect with JJ Ramberg:

LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter | JJ Ramberg

I love talking to strangers.” – JJ Ramberg

Jean Brownhill – THE Matchmaker for Home Renovations

July 14, 2021 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment

Jean Brownhill on She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff

Jean Brownhill is the Founder & CEO of Sweeten, a matchmaking service for general contractors and homeowners seeking help with their renovations. Jean got the idea for the company after her own home renovation went awry. Today, a decade later, Sweeten has expanded to ten major cities across the country. Jean opens up about the time she realized she was on to something, her best simple and sweet action steps to grow a business, and her 108 daily blessings routine.

Listen in as she explains how her Sweeten accelerator for women (S.A.W.) is promoting female contractors, how she hires, and why she hires more for attitude than aptitude these days.

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

It's helpful to remember that — not even how — that you got up the last time.” – Jean Brownhill

Show Notes:

  • The MOMENT she saw an opportunity (she was staring at a GAPING hole in her ceiling)
  • She was an “intrapreneur” long BEFORE she became an entrepreneur (it helped!)
  • Her Big BREAK (she had no clue & wound up in being voted “The Best of….”
  • Her biggest Challenge and what’s she’s learned from it
  • The best action steps to GROW your business
  • Something she’s definitely NOT a Fan of in the start-up arena
  • Her 108 Daily Blessings lesson she learned in Thailand
  • Why the “GRINDING” mentality doesn’t work
  • How to get up after being KNOCKED down
  • And so much more….

I was in the industry. How could it be this tough for me?” – Jean Brownhill

Connect with Jean Brownhill:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Sweeten

One of the things we've done really well is just continue to tell success stories.” – Jean Brownhill

Jessica Chang – Transforming Childcare in the US

May 5, 2021 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment

Jessica Chang on She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff

Jessica Chang is on a mission to transform childcare in the U.S.

She is an entrepreneur, CEO, and Co-founder of WeeCare, the largest network of childcare providers in the US (in only 5 years!). After having her first child, she struggled with navigating the childcare options available in her area and found that she was not alone in her dissatisfaction. So she decided to do something about it.

Bringing conscientious change to an industry that so desperately needs it, WeeCare is not only making affordable and world-class daycare accessible to all families, but they are also empowering individuals, especially women, by helping them start and operate their own daycare business through their “Business in a Box” formula.

Listen in as Jessica talks about her pivot during the pandemic, how to get out of bed on difficult days, and the worst startup advice she’s ever heard.

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

If I could figure out how to save one school, maybe I could figure out how to save more schools.” – Jessica Chang

Show Notes:

  • How Jessica created the LARGEST Network of Childcare Providers in the US (In only 5 Years!)
  • How she UNCOVERED the biggest challenge and SOLVED it
  • Jessica shares the “Business in a BOX” Formula she developed that’s transforming the industry
  • The “Fever Free” Initiative that helped WeeCare Pivot during the Pandemic
  • Her ADVICE to entrepreneurs that will surely be unpopular with INVESTORS
  • Her DREAM to get more Employers into the Childcare Conversation
  • And much, much more!

When it comes to early childcare, it's not a one-sided problem. You've actually got to be able to sustain both sides.” – Jessica Chang

Connect with Jessica Chang:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | WeeCare

When I realized my own personal constraints, I actually became really interested in the early childcare space.” – Jessica Chang

Charlene Simon – The Art of Juggling Soaps, Cosmetics & Cupcakes

April 14, 2021 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment

Charlene Simon on She's Got Moxie with Joy Chudacoff

She left school at 15 and had her three children by the time she was 20.

Today Charlene Simon is the real definition of a “serial” entrepreneur. She’s the CEO & Founder of three successful brands: Bathhouse Soapery & Caldarium, Fat Bottom Girl’s Cupcakes and Villainess Beauty.

It all started in San Diego in 2000 when Charlene walked into a soap shop that had real, live, breathing goats out back. She was mesmerized. She spent hours in the local library teaching herself the chemistry of soap making.

In 2009 (not a great year for the economy), she remembered her boss saying once, “You have to strike on real estate in a recession.” So she took $700 (all the money she had) and she went for it. She opened her first Bathhouse Soapery & Caldarium.

It’s been a wild ride and one that continues to spiral upward for this straight-talking entrepreneur who makes all her decisions on “feelings.”

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

“The fear is fuel.” – Charlene Simon

Show Notes:

  • Why starting a business in a RECESSION was her BIG Break (it was the perfect time)
  • Why FEELINGS matter most to her when making decisions (she needs to feel the JOY)
  • Why CUPCAKE WARS kept calling her to be a contestant on the show – it had to do with a T-Shirt
  • Her Most DIFFICULT Business Moment – (two blocks down the street)
  • GENIUS Advice on how to handle COMPETITION
  • Her “BUFFET” Analogy (what are you hungry for?)
  • TIPS on Dealing with CRITICISM
  • And much, much more!

“Competition is nothing; I don't even look at other people.” – Charlene Simon

Connect with Charlene Simon:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Bathhouse Soapery & Caldarium

“If it doesn't bring me joy, I know not to touch it.” – Charlene Simon

Wendi Weiner – The journey From a Lucrative Career as a Lawyer to Becoming The Writing Guru

March 24, 2021 | By Joy Chudacoff Leave a Comment

Wendi Weiner on She's Got Moxie

Wendi Weiner was well established as an attorney earning a significant income but her true passion was writing. Her parents even nick-named her, “The Writing Guru.” She started a side hustle of writing even though she was putting in 50-60 hours a week as a lawyer. It turned out to be a very good decision.

Fast forward to today: Wendi has been featured in over 75 media outlets — from CNBC to CNN and The Huffington Post — as a leading authority in personal branding, social storytelling, career strategy, and the job search process. Her business, The Writing Guru, provides corporate branding services to Fortune 25 companies and she regularly gives talks on topics ranging from personal branding to resume writing, reputation management, and social networking. She believes that if we want to have our own business doing something we love, we have to change our mindset about time. We don’t work nine to five. We work whenever.

In today’s episode, Wendi shares how to balance your full-time job with your side hustle, the secret to getting media coverage, and how to become a household name.

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

The personal fulfillment drives my passion, which is something that people see when they talk to me.” – Wendi Weiner

Show Notes:

  • How it felt to get her “Carrie Bradshaw moment”
  • WHY it’s good to listen to your Mom
  • How attending a conference led to her “LIGHT-BULB” moment
  • What it really takes to go from SIDE HUSTLE to a successful six-figure business
  • How to align your full-time job with your side hustle
  • The secret for getting media coverage (Wendi has been featured over 75 MEDIA Outlets!)
  • The most important action step for new entrepreneurs
  • How to become a household name in your industry
  • Her “Non-Negotiable” Daily Ritual
  • The most difficult part of entrepreneurship
  • How she adjusted having her hubby “come home” to work during the Pandemic (I could relate so much to her story here!)
  • Her best ADVICE on how to move through the really difficult days
  • Where she Finds her JOY

Your business and style are going to evolve over time. Don't be afraid of it.” – Wendi Weiner

Connect with Wendi Weiner:

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | The Writing Guru

The amount of work I generate in a day probably can't be done by a lot of people.” – Wendi Weiner

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