Be Brilliant in Your Business
by Linsi Brownson
A creative cocktail of pep talks and practical tools to help entrepreneurs have more fun with their business.Whether you're a solopreneur wearing all the hats, or working to build your dream team, this show will help you become the CEO (creative-energized-organized) entrepreneur you want to be.Host Linsi Brownson is a life and business coach for creative entrepreneurs who want stop being busy and have time and energy to do their most profitable and inspired work. Visit www.linsibrownson.com to learn more.
Episodes
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Creativity is messy and we like it that way.
Full title: Creativity is messy and we like it that way. Saying yes and figuring out the rest, with photographer Christopher Zebo. In Episode 114, my guest is Chris Zebo, an incredibly talented, award-winning photographer and multi-passionate creative. I met Chris through my own fun creative...
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Stop overthinking your pricing! Here's how to decide what to charge, with Kim Dawson
In Episode 114, we are talking all things pricing. If you have ever flip-flopped on your pricing, feeling frustrated trying to figure out how to price your products or services; If you want to raise your prices but aren't sure if you should right now; Or if you have raised your prices in the past...
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From party of one to becoming a boss. Growing fast, mindfully, with Jo Pham.
In Episode 113, I am delighted to share my conversation with Jo Pham. She is the Founder and CEO of The Social Party, a full-service social media agency for business owners. Jo has been a client of mine, so I have gotten to know her and her business very well. As you know from listening to this...
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Honing your personal style to reflect who you are, with Katherine Johnson.
In Episode 113, I have a great conversation with Katherine Johnson. She is the founder of True Self, an image consultancy that focuses on helping women look and feel like the leaders they are. Simply stated, they help you hone your personal style - from your wardrobe to your self-concept - so…
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Being happy and productive as a creative solopreneur, with photographer Cate Black.
In Episode 111, my guest is Cate Black, an architectural photographer whose work is frequently featured in top-tier design magazines. She's also one of those people who's just naturally good at marketing. Her Instagram @cateblackofficial is beautiful and fun, with a great mix of gorgeous homes,...
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Managing Multiple Creative Businesses, with Holly Shaw.
In Episode 110, I have a great conversation with Holly Shaw. She is an author, performance coach hypnotherapist, and stand-up comedian. Yes, all of those things! As you'll hear her say, she goes up on stage three to six times a week for her own comedy career in addition to running her businesses...
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New Season, Love Your Business BINGO!
Episode 109 kicks off season nine of the podcast and I am so excited to introduce you to our theme for the season: Love your business! I have some incredible guests lined up, creative entrepreneurs in many different mediums who personally inspire me through their work and how they manage their...
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108: Try my annual ritual for joy and prosperity.
I am a fan of creating a ritual or practice to celebrate the end of a year and set the tone for a new year to come. In fact, the ritual I am sharing with you today is one that my husband and I have been practicing for 11 years! It's a combination of reflection and intention setting, but that's...
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107: I wish I was a person who...
"You are closer than you realize to being the person you want to be." - Linsi Brownson What is something that you want in your life, but struggle to stick with? We often worry about the ways that we're falling short, which is especially painful when we deeply desire something and believe that we...
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106: Overcome this perfectionist block.
"In the desire to do the right thing, we often do nothing." - Linsi Brownson Hey Maverick, today we are diving into one of my favorite topics to coach on - perfectionism! Many creative entrepreneurs struggle with perfectionist tendencies, in part because they don't realize they have them. Even...
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105: Someone Else Can Do It
"There is always someone else who can do it." - Linsi Brownson As entrepreneurs, we are no strangers to overwhelm and exhaustion. When things start piling up, our never-ending to-do list starts taking away from the joy that had originally sparked our entrepreneurial spirit. To fix this and get…
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104: SEO For Creative Business Owners.
"At the end of the day, you're not selling products and services to robots, you're selling products and services to people" - Lorraine Ball Hello Mavericks! Today we get the special pleasure of speaking with the lovely Lorraine Ball - Queen of SEO. Lorraine, a marketing strategist, hosts the very...
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103: The Pinterest Strategy to Book Yourself Solid.
"When we do Pinterest marketing, it ends up making us better marketers in general, because we need to be super clear on what we're amplifying, right, and who we're amplifying it to." - Jana Osofsky I am super excited for you all to meet my guest this week. This week we are diving into the big…
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102: Find your flow on camera, with Holly Gillen.
"Darling, you had the power all along". - Holly G In this episode I am joined by the leading lady at Holly G Studios, Holly Gillen. She helps entrepreneurs create business cinema that provides value to her clients' customers and drives sales. With the increase in popularity of video platforms…
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101: Building a Triple Bottom Line Business.
Today I am joined by Melissa Kiguwa, CEO and founder of Obanj Jewelry. Obanj is a luxury sustainable startup where members can borrow high-end designer jewelry like Chanel, YSL, Dior, Hermes, and more for a small monthly fee (current packages start at $29 a month). They are on a mission to...
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100: Radical Insights and A-Ha Moments.
This week is a very special week for us as we have hit our 100th episode! Looking back on these past 100 episodes, I am so grateful for all the amazing people I have had a chance to speak with and every one of you who has tuned in to listen. We have covered some significant ground so far, and in...
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99: 3 Solutions For Entrepreneur Overwhelm.
Is it just me, or have you too been noticing that 'entrepreneur overwhelm' is a trendy topic right now? I'm glad we're talking openly about overwhelm. It needs to be talked about because being overwhelmed doesn't just 'feel bad,' it also creates some big problems for your business. This week I'm...
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98: The Life Changing Magic of Daily Debriefs.
Daily debriefs are a simple, quick, yet powerful tool to increase velocity and help you prioritize your time. You begin with 15 minutes a day and three simple questions. In this episode I share how this practice will change your life and business for the better, immediately and exponentially in…
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97: How To Do Impossible Things.
If you could do anything in the world, what would you do? Take out factors such as time, money, experience, and responsibilities. Imagine you have nothing standing in your way. Now, answer the question again. Is it different this time? Without even realizing it, many of us limit our dreams and...
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96: Making Money With Magic.
My guest is Molly Mandelberg, Founder of Wild Hearts Rise Up and host of the Tactical Magic Podcast. Molly helps business owners and 'wisdom-preneurs" leverage their business models and "turn their magic up". Molly highlights how to change your patterns and ways of thinking to welcome in new...
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95: How To Make Content That Goes The Extra Mile For You.
Content Creators Rejoice! Here's how to make your content go the extra mile for you. My guest is Abby Herman, CEO and Founder of The Content Experiment and host of The Content Experiment Podcast. Abby helps small business owners develop and implement content strategies that work for them. Abby is…
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94: Your Summer Business Bucket List.
The sun is shining and summer is calling. You don't really want to spend the season inside at your computer, do you? This episode will help you put 5 things in place for your business now, so you can enjoy the Summer all season long. Episode Links: Schedule your Summer Game Plan Session. Gain…
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93: Ditch Hustle Culture and Have a Thriving Business.
My guest today is Caitlin Shannon, owner of Ember & Co., a website design-build for purpose-driven businesses. Caitlin is an incredible example of a small business owner who has created a successful life by choosing to focus on providing excellent service rather than chasing growth tactics. We…
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92: How To Organize Your Creative Ideas.
As a creative business owner, we must learn to bridge the gap between two very different (and sometimes conflicting) parts of ourselves - passion and productivity. So what do you do with your creative ideas to make sure they get the attention they deserve without derailing your plans? In this...
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91: The Updates Episode!
In this unconventional, honest conversation about what's been going on in my personal life these last few months - and why I've been on hiatus from the podcast and social media - I'm talking about what it means to live a purpose-driven life, and how to continually care for our creative selves…
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90: From Start To Finish. The Process Of Achieving A Goal.
Most of us are pretty familiar with setting goals. We do it informally all the time, and formally sometimes. And we all achieve some of our goals. But I've found with a lot of entrepreneurs, that there is a bit of a disconnect between the starting point of setting a goal and the finish line....
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89: 5 Reasons To Hire A Coach.
Episode Highlights: The first reason to hire a coach: Learning vs. Applying. When you listen to things you learn them. When you apply them, you grow. It doesn't matter how much great information we get or how many ah-ha moments we have if we don't apply the things we learn in our lives. The vast...
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88: (Ask Linsi) "How Do I Know if I'm Wasting My Time?"
Episode Highlights: Come join me for free in the Maverick HQ and you can ask me any questions you want to know. How do I know if I am doing busy work or actually moving my business forward? This is a big challenge I see come up for my clients in two ways. The first way is making time for new…
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87: Creative Ways to Motivate Yourself.
Episode Highlights: Most of the time personal growth happens gradually. It is a very organic growth process. Focus on your intrinsic motivators. Get centered and find your motivation within yourself. These creative ways are all about going inward and sparking your own inspiration. The first way…
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86: If You Want Better Habits, Change This First.
Episode Highlights: Announcing the Maverick HQ Listener Hub - a library of business tools and resources to help you manage your time and energy, create clarity and cultivate joy in your life! Join for free at linsibrownson.com/maverick Overthinking, busyness, people-pleasing and undercharging are...
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85: Lessons Learned and Unlearned In 2020.
This is the final episode of 2020. Most of us are looking forward to a new year and finally saying goodbye to 2020. I am really excited about this episode. Since it is the final episode of the year, we are going to be looking back a little bit. I am going to share 3 lessons from this year: a…
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84: Sell Better: Part 2, Create The Urge To Buy.
Welcome back for part two of the How to Sell Better series. Last week we kicked things off by talking about clarity and not having a clear enough offer. If you miss that episode definitely go and check that out. This week, we're digging into the second reason: making your offer compelling. You...
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83: Sell Better: Make Your Offer Clear.
Today I am kicking off a two-part series. This week and next week we are going to talk about selling, how to sell better, and more specifically why people are not buying from you now. These are very important things to get in mind and help you to be better at selling. Because the better we become...
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82: How to Self-Audit Your Business.
On today's episode, I am going to take you through my process to self-audit your business. I like to do an overall audit or a year in review every year around this time. Auditing is also something that you want to do regularly to check-in and see where your business is and what has and hasn't…
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81: Take a Mental Break with Jacq Fisch.
On today's episode, I am joined by a special guest, Jacq Fisch. I interviewed Jacq over a year ago on the podcast and we are re-airing that conversation today. Jacq is a professional copywriter and helps business owners become better writers and make the writing process a whole lot easier. She…
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80: Using the Turnaround to Get Perspective
On today's episode, I am talking about the turnaround, an easy way to get some perspective on whatever is bugging you. This is taken from The Work of Bryon Katie. She does four questions and a turnaround. So today what we are talking about is the turnaround. It is kind of like playing opposite…
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79: Do You Have Fuzzy Blanket Syndrome?
On today's episode, I am talking about something I like to call Fuzzy Blanket Syndrome. No, this isn't actually a real syndrome, but I think it paints a really great visual in our minds to help us create more awareness for ourselves and how we are showing up in our businesses. Most small business...
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78: Post-Decision Doubt
On today's episode, I am talking about post-decision doubt. This has been coming up recently with some of my clients and I think this is such a great topic. We talk a lot about powerful decisions a lot on the show. I talk about how to make them and how to follow through with them. When you make a...
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77: Overworking and Underworking
On today's episode, I am talking about overworking and underworking. I am going to talk about why we do it and how to stop it. Many business owners come to me very tired, overworked, and maybe even burnt out from chasing their to-dos day after day. We are going to talk about this from the root...
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76: The One Thing You Need (And Don't Need) to Navigate Transitions
On today's episode, I am talking about making transitions in our lives. I am also talking about the one thing you need and the one thing you don't need to do it gracefully. Can we do transitions gracefully? Well, we can certainly try to transition gracefully. I talk about confidence vs....
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75: What are you saying no to?
One of the fundamental things that I teach as part of Be Brilliant, and I want you to cultivate for yourself, is to become very protective of the life that you want. Think of your time as your most precious asset. How you spend your time will determine what you create in your life. You need to be...
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74: Stop telling yourself that you are behind.
For transcript and show notes, visit https://www.linsibrownson.com/podcast/74 What do you struggle to keep up with? Maybe it's managing your daily schedule, completing a course or embracing a healthy habit. Whatever it is, one of your obstacles is definitely the thought "I'm behind." In this...
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73: Creating community through commerce, with Bianca Black.
For transcript and show notes, visit https://www.linsibrownson.com/podcast/73 In the community of Hoedspruit, Limpopo in South Africa, people's lives are interlinked. The adage "it takes a village" is a truism here. People depend on each other, as they each contribute something valuable as well....
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72: Solving people problems.
Today I am sharing a powerful tool for relationships - or what I like to call "people problems." And it's not only relationships, this can be useful for pretty much any problem where something or someone is making you miserable. Ps, make sure you are subscribed to Be Brilliant In Your Business...
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71: Sell the thing you wanna sell.
Hey Mavericks, today I am sharing a piece of business advice that I recently gave to a friend of mine. This is my personal experience after spending lots of time and energy doing it the hard way. The reason I am sharing my story is because the advice itself sounds simple...almost like a…
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70: Sufficiency is not complacency.
We all want to enjoy our life. We want to feel proud and satisfied with the work we do, and delight in the small moments that give us meaning. But as much as we hear, and conceptually understand, that "this is all there is," the idea of sufficiency trips many of us up...Because it causes us to...
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69: The right way to grow your business.
Call it ambition, perfectionism, logical thinking....whatever you call it, the desire to know the fastest and best way to achieve things often makes them harder to achieve. In this episode I'm sharing some hindsight wisdom that I use to help me keep moving forward even when I wonder "am I doing...
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68: Beware of these fluffy thoughts.
Let's talk about fluffy thoughts! These are positive thoughts that sound lovely, but don't actually help you create the things you want in your business. We have collectively labeled positivity as "good" or "right," and adopted this idea that positive thinking is the golden rule of success. But...
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67: Become a follow-up genius in 3 steps, with Shannon Baker.
Let's talk about systems! My guest today is Shannon Baker, an expert at organizing and creating systems that simplify the way you run your business. Our time matters. It's the one thing that we cannot create more of. As business owners, we are constantly working to manage our time better, so we…
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66: There just isn't enough time.
In this episode I am inviting you into my coaching session with Carol, a life coach who is feeling stretched thin and wishing she had more time to work on her business. I asked Carol questions to help us really uncover what she's feeling and doing right now, and what she wants to be doing for her...
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A creative cocktail of pep talks and practical tools to help entrepreneurs have more fun with their business.Whether you're a solopreneur wearing all the hats, or working to build your dream team, this show will help you become the CEO (creative-energized-organized) entrepreneur you want to be.Host Linsi Brownson is a life and business coach for creative entrepreneurs who want stop being busy and have time and energy to do their most profitable and inspired work. Visit www.linsibrownson.com to learn more.
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