Managing Mistakes with Erin Haag

For most studio owners, bringing new employees on board can be incredibly stressful.

While it’s your new hire’s job to take initiative, be professional, and punctual, it’s yours to be a good manager, build a healthy work environment, and make sure you’re getting the best out of your newest employee.

In this episode of Ready. Aim. Empire. join Studio Grow Coach and Consultant Erin Haag as she shares her tried-and-tested management strategies to help take some of the stress outta the employer-employee tango. 

Now, y’all, whether you’re a seasoned employer, or looking to bring on your first employee (and want to do it right!), this is one episode you don’t want to miss. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

  • What motivated Erin to record this episode {and why this is a vulnerable topic for her to talk about}
  • The biggest mistake she sees when studio owners hire a new person and what happens when they hold on to the wrong employee for too long
  • Why you need to allow enough time for training {and then set realistic expectations}
  • No employee is perfect – allow for mistakes!
  • How your business can only grow as much as your people do
  • Why you need to keep the pressures to yourself, even when it may be tempting to share them with your staff

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With grit & gratitude,

Lisé

Cherise Ann Beardsley: On Landing Her Dream Job

For this episode, we’re shaking things up a little, Studios Grow’s Coach and Consultant Maura Vella is going to interview our very own Cherise Ann Beardsley. 

Now y’all, as you know, Cherise is one of the coaches and consultants at Studio Grow and sometime host of Ready. Aim. Empire. 

Grab those AirPods as we deep dive into how heart surgery at the age of 19 changed the trajectory of her life, the start of her international nonprofit business when she was just 24, how she moved from a career in education and international partnership to fitness, and then combining the two together to serve studio owners around the world. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

  • All about Cherise’s diverse work experience that took her around the world 
  • Why she pivoted from her career in education to tap into the fitness industry
  • What Cherise has done to train, hire and lead other trainers in her studio
  • What is was like for her to join the Studio Grow team
  • How to identify a “business snapshot” {and then identify any pain points}
  • Why organization is a big piece to the puzzle for Cherise, and how she is now teaching this to her clients
  • Last words of advice – Trusting the process, setting expectations and consistently training

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With grit & gratitude,

Lisé

Meet Kristel De Groot and Dive into How She Ended Up On Forbes’ 30 under 30

When Kristel De Groot found out that her husband, Michael was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 24: she created nutrient-rich superfoods to help him recover. And so, Your Super was born. 

Tune in as we dig into Kristel’s journey of launching a health-focused business and how that led to her to Forbes’ 30 under 30 list. We also chat about her biggest challenges, marketing strategies, what goes into building a good customer experience, the importance of reading ingredients, how her company sources only high-quality ingredients and maintains 100% transparency, and why a giving back is at the core of what they do. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

  • How Kristel realized the way foods influence our bodies from a young age, and then used this knowledge to help her husband Michael
  • Their journey to start the company and why online sales were key at the beginning 
  • The reason that social impact means so much to Kristel and Michael, and when it became a big part of their company’s mission 
  • The way they ensure that they source only the best ingredients {and why they call the farmers they work with “Super Heroes”}
  • What questions we should all be asking about the food that we consume 
  • How Kristel and Michael knew it was time to expand their team, and the biggest mindset shifts that had to be made 
  • The way that YourSuper.com builds the customer experience into their marketing 
  • The biggest challenges they’ve faced, how to draw the right team members to you, and much more! 

LINKS:

https://yoursuper.com/

https://www.instagram.com/yoursuperfoods/

https://www.facebook.com/yoursuperfoods

https://twitter.com/yoursuperfoods

https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/

With grit & gratitude,

Lisé

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Meet Ali Brown: Mother of Twins, Entrepreneurial Guru, and Self-Made Millionaire

Ever feel like you’re always juggling your role as a mom with your role as a business owner?

Y’all, you aren’t alone.

I’m so doggone excited to be joined by Ali Brown – host of Glambition Radio, owner of a multimillion-dollar company, mentor of mentors, and mother of twins. 

Ali started off by going through six different jobs and realizing that she’s not ‘employable’. Now, she runs her own marketing business, coaches some of the most notable 7-8 figure women entrepreneurs, and takes care of her family. 

Join us as we deep dive into why being unemployable opens you up to great entrepreneurship, the dangers of becoming dependent on one marketing method and losing faith in old school practices, the advantages of being a small business owner, and how women can thrive as entrepreneurs. 

Y’all, if you’re wondering how to keep going when you’ve too much on your plate, or want to learn more about marketing yourself and your brand, then get ready for some major inspiration. 

In this episode you’ll learn:

  • How Ali got her start in business and the ways that she navigated being one of the early pioneers of digital marketing 
  • Why more than one method of marketing is so critical for your success 
  • The reasons that Ali says we shouldn’t lose faith in the “old school” ways of marketing and customer service
  • How to begin finding your genius and your gift, and then what to do to get clear with it in order to up-level your business 
  • What had to happen for her to realize that she needed help as her business and family grew 

LINKS:

https://alibrown.com/radio/

https://www.facebook.com/alibrownfan

https://www.instagram.com/alibrownofficial/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alibrownla

https://twitter.com/AliBrown

Mentioned: The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks

With grit & gratitude,

Lisé