Founders Connect Podcast

How do you take the skills and knowledge you have and make them into something profitable? Do you do packages, do you do offers? How do you package them? This episode is a little different as Anfernee does a live coaching call with Founders Connect Lab member and creative copywriter Dora Nikolaou. Do you struggle with being visible, and selling yourself online?If the answer is yes, then this episode is for you so listen in now.

What is a relationship funnel and how do you use it to grow a successful business? Rachel Pedersen, also known as “The Queen of Social Media”, joins us to help us answer this question.In this episode, Rachel shares with us the biggest myth when it comes to making money online, the actual steps she’d take to make her first $10,000 online if she had to start all over, and the ONE thing she’s invested in most to create multi-million dollar results for her and her clients.Ready for is an epic and real conversation with someone who’s truly out there to serve others (and take care of her family at the same time)? Listen in now. Show notes are at http://foundersconnect.co/podcast

What unconscious marriage expectations are you bringing in to your relationship?Although, there is nothing wrong with having expectations in a relationship, having unconscious and unrealistic expectations can put stress on, and damage, any relationship.In this raw and unedited conversation, we explore our own expectations and how that created both challenge and growth opportunities for us as a couple.

How do you structure your business for dramatic yet sustainable scale?With more than twenty combined years of experience in operations, finance, team building, business development, adult learning and product development, Breanne Dyck and Jill Joevenazzo of MNIB Consulting have helped hundreds of entrepreneurs structure their businesses for dramatic—yet sustainable—scale.In this episode, Breanne and Jill share why 200k - 300k per year is one of the hardest revenue levels to be at in business, and what they learned from being stuck at that level in their business.We also discuss the myth of the unsustainable, unscalable service business and how to effectively work with your loved one (and performance manage them).So if you’re wanting to know how to scale your business sustainably, and work with your loved one, make sure you pay attention!

Is marriage necessary? Furthemore, do you believe that marriage should be entered with the idea that it's forever?Why or why not?This is the question we posed to our community and it was definitely a hot topic with a whole bunch of different, insightful and some controversial responses!Marriage made a lot of sense once upon a time but in 2019, when traditional gender roles have been re-defined and continue to shift, where does the institution of marriage fit in with our ever-changing society?In this episode we share some interesting historical facts about marriage as a social contract, as well as some of the responses we received from our community survey. We also share our own individual perspectives on this topic. Get ready for an entertaining, and eye and heart-opening discussion.Listen in.

Are You in a Toxic Relationship? What do you do if you are?By definition, a toxic relationship is a relationship characterized by behaviors on the part of the toxic partner that are emotionally and, not infrequently, physically damaging to their partner. Keep in mind that it takes two individuals to have a toxic relationship.To shed light on toxic relationships, the signs that you’re in one, and what to do to get out of one, we invited David Lawson, founder of Finding The Light Counselling & Coaching, to the show. David has worked as a Counsellor in Bundaberg, Queensland for 18+ years.So if you want to know more about toxic relationships so that you can ensure that you know what to do if you or someone you know is in one, listen to this episode.

Want to get traffic to your website free?We sure hope so! After all, what good is having a great product or service, if you don’t have enough people coming to your site to buy it? In this episode we share with you a free traffic strategy that we’re calling the “Double Stack Strategy”.Following this ONE strategy will help you to increase your organic traffic. Don’t just take our word for it. This strategy helped one business owner get a 470% increase in organic traffic using this strategy, and he got to page 1 on google search. Listen in now.

What do you do when there’s a distinct lack of sex in a relationship?Is it normal? Why does this happen?More importantly, does it mean the relationship is over?Is there still hope to get your sexy time back?In this episode we speak to “Dr. Romance” herself to find answers to these questions.Dr Tina B. Tessina, Ph.D. a licensed psychotherapist with over 30 years experience in counseling individuals and couples. She’s appeared on “Oprah”, “Larry King Live” and ABC News in the US.So make sure you stick around!Listen in now.

Wondering what the first year of marriage and business looks like? Well it wasn’t always easy, but we did learn a bunch of things in the process that brought us closer as a couple. Whilst every relationship is unique, we do believe that we can learn from the experiences of others. So in this episode we share 5 lessons from our first year of marriage and business.We hope that you find the lessons helpful for your own relationship.Listen now.

Wondering how to leverage business retreats to grow your revenue? Running high-end retreats can be a lucrative and fantastic way to build your business. Now take it from someone who has run retreats before, it can also be a massive time, money and energy suck if you're not clear about the reality of running events. So in this episode, we invited our amazing friend Natasa Denman, entrepreneur, mum and superwoman to share how she's been able to use retreats to increase her revenue. Natasa also shares her journey from PT to coach, multiple-time published author and 7-figure business owner. No fluff. Just the good stuff. Listen now.

high-quality blog content that converts! You see, not all online content is created equal. In fact, most content is average... and average outright sucks. Worldometers tells us that approx. 4,102,364 blog posts are written per day. 4 MILLION PLUS! Crazy right? So if you want your content to stand out, and do more than simply sit on your website... And rapidly disappear into the online abyss... Then you're going to need to do something different to most businesses posting up articles online. This is particularly important if you're investing time, money and energy into researching, writing and publishing blog posts (or podcasts). After all, you want to see some kind of return on investment (ROI) right? (even if you DO understand that blogging and podcasting are playing the long game...) In this episode, we discuss what high quality content looks like, with a real example, and the 4 steps it takes to create conversion content. Listen in now.

Want to build a world class brand, and stand out from your competitors? Well then, you're going to need a brand strategy! In this episode, Plan2Brand founder and brand strategist Peter Engelhardt answers: Why do small businesses struggle with branding? What are the most important questions small businesses need to ask their target buyers that will help shape their brand? What's the difference between strategy vs tactics? Peter answers all these questions and more in this candid interview. So if you're struggling to stand out from the crowd and win in your market then this episode is for you. Listen now.

Want to know how a marketing virtual assistant can free up 10 to 20 hours per week of your time? Imagine being able to let someone else take care of all those time-consuming marketing tasks so that you can focus on doing the important things in your business that only YOU can do. Well, it's totally possible! In this episode, we share 20 marketing tasks that you can outsource to a virtual assistant. We are also excited to announce that Cindy is launching a new outsourcing service called Virtual Traffic Engine, so if you want some help with any of these tasks let us know at https://foundersconnect.co/vte Listen in now.

Wondering how to create a business that is aligned with your values? In this interview Josh Stanton and Jill Stanton from Screw The Nine To Five share one of the hardest and best decisions they've ever made - to shut down their $330,000/year membership community after 3.5 years. We discuss the importance of alignment in life and business, and why as entrepreneurs understanding what we want and then doing things that align with that is the only way to be fulfilled and ensure longevity and success. Listen in now. Show notes can be found at www.foundersconnect.co/podcast

Success is having the opportunity to give your time and energy to the things of life which matter to you most. Our hope for your upcoming year is that it would be a successful one. In this episode, we share the 3 activities we used to plan our successful year so that you can use them too. We also announce the winners of our Season 1 giveaway contest. Listen in now. Show notes can be found at www.foundersconnect.co/podcast

Wondering How to Write and Promote A Business Book? Well, you wouldn't be the only one! Now if you're serious about creating a book and leveraging it to grow your business, then make sure to save yourself some major pain by listening to this interview with Tyler Wagner, founder of Authorsunite.com. Tyler helps people share their value with the world, expand their impact, and create freedom in their life by becoming a successful author and growing their business. He is also the host of the top rated podcast, "The Business Blast Podcast" and bestselling author of "Conference Crushing." Tyler's passion is connecting with people and creating a supportive environment for others to thrive. His upbeat personality gives his clients a fun experience while he delivers them results. This was by far the most fun interview we've recorded to date and we wouldn't want to wrap up season 1 any other way. So be prepared to laugh along with us and Tyler! Listen in now. Show notes can be found at www.foundersconnect.co/podcast

Want to know the secret behind repurposing content when you don't have a massive budget or a big team to make it happen? How is it that some businesses seem to have a never-ending stream of content, while you're slaving away for weeks just to produce one blog post or marketing video? We invite Hani Mourra, founder of Repurpose.io, software entrepreneur and content marketer to share his expert tips and insights on repurposing content. Hani also shares the top 3 places your podcast must be to maximize your reach. Listen in now.

Wondering how to start a successful online business? Warning: choosing the wrong idea to work on can be time-consuming, stressful, and an expensive lesson. So having some way to quickly filter out multiple ideas to decide on what project or business you should be working on is critical. That's why we invited serial entrepreneur Nachum Kligman, co-founder of Book Like A Boss, to share his story and his tips for starting a successful online business. Listen in now. Show notes can be found at www.foundersconnect.co/podcast

Wondering how to get your blog posts seen in an increasingly crowded online space? If you're serious about standing out from the 2 million blog posts pumped out every day, you're going to need a proper strategy to get traffic to your blog. So we invited Benjamin Dell, founder of social automation tool MissingLettr, to share his tips with us. Listen in now. Show notes can be found at www.foundersconnect.co/podcast

Wondering how to grow your audience quickly online? Using giveaways and contests is a proven method for doing just that. In this episode, Gleam.io co-founder John Sherwood shares how he built his startup, as well as some practical tips and insights into what works and doesn't work when it comes to running giveaways and contests online. We also talk to John about how he prevents burnout, and the challenges of working with your spouse in the same company. Gleam.io is a key partner in our podcast launch giveaway. To participate in our $5K epic entrepreneur growth giveaway head to www.foundersconnect.co/win Listen in now. Show notes can be found at www.foundersconnect.co/podcast