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Self Made Stories
by Krista Mollion
Raw, unfiltered conversations with successful small business CEOs around the million-dollar question: "How did you achieve that?"What does it really take to rise to the top?Unlike many podcasts, we won't focus on glorifying, promoting, sugar coating, or only showing the end results of successful CEOs.Pull back the curtain to uncover the truth: the struggles, mistakes, self-doubt moments, and the sacrifices combined with legit, actionable steps you can use right away to launch, grow, and scale to build your self-made empire.Sign up to get notified when new episodes are available: selfmadestoriespodcast.comFollow us on socials at @selfmadestoriespodcastLastly, if you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a review on any platform where you listen to it! It means the world to us and will help us reach more people who can use the advice shared here.
Episodes
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#43: Five Pre-Goal Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Embark on a New Challenge
Goal setting should be 365 says of the year yet many people wait until this 1st month. 🤨 Before you hop on a new challenge, open your wallet to pay for a new gym or course or program, please give me a couple of minutes to ask you to answer five questions. 👇🏻 You can download these questions as…
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#42: Why Email Is the Secret Tool to Grow Your Business -Jacob Suckow
If you run a business, you need to grow an email list. The money really is in the list. Today we speak with email marketing expert Jacob Suckow. Tune in to learn some of his best tips to grow your brand and business using email. Follow him here: https://www.emailempire.org/ and...
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#41: Getting Found via SEO with Silvia Del Corso
If you run a business, you surely have an online presence, but is your website working for you? If you aren't getting regular inquiries, sign-ups, or purchases, SEO could be the problem. Today we speak with Silvia Del Corso, Founder of PinkSEO, an SEO marketing agency in London. Follow her here:...
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#40: Better Selling with Nikki Rausch
Is it possible to sell without the ick? Nikki Rausch says so and she isn't afraid to show how! Nikki is a sales coach, host of The Sales Maven podcast with a no sleaze, no slime, and no stress approach to building your business, and author of The Selling Staircase, and Buying Signals, two…
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#39: Demystifying What It Takes: Behind the Curtain of a Successful Online Business
From the outside, running a business may look a certain way that can be misleading. Entrepreneurs market themselves by showing off their successful results. Often, new entrepreneurs don't understand that there is much more going on than meets the eye. In this short episode, let me remind you what...
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#38: The Five Systems of Successful People with Scotty Schindler
Scotty Schindler embodies a successful life in many ways: a talented businessman, husband, competitive surfer, speaker, business mentor, and most recently author. But what really stands out is Scotty's huge heart. He is a giver and clearly very passionate about Business, Sales, and Leadership.…
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#37: Legal Templates with Nicole Cheri Oden
Listen to our podcast where Nicole Cheri Oden, Attorney, shares some priceless advice for small business owners how to protect your business and more. Disclaimer: No official legal advice is given during our interview. Consult your attorney for advice on your particular business situation (or…
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#36: How Much Should I Charge?
Never Ask 'What Should I Charge?' For Your Services Again! I get asked this question all the time and I have a ridiculously simple way to get super confident and nailed pricing. Let me share it will you. Prefer to watch? Here is the video version: https://youtu.be/dJE2iAR435M Want a pricing...
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#35: How to Become a Thought Leader via Content with Viral LinkedIn and Medium Writer Tim Denning
Prefer video? Watch us on Youtube here. If you are seeking a mentor to learn how to master clean and crisp writing that people can't resist, look no further. Tim Denning has amassed an impressive 500M+ views writing on both Medium and LinkedIn about Personal Development and Entrepreneurship. And…
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#34 HOW TO WRITE GREAT CTAS
Do you know what CTA stands for? Call-to-Action. This is the jackpot for entrepreneurs. All our various activities have this in-common: we want our audience to take action! Whether that is simply following us or subscribing to our email list or channel, our success doesn't lie: either they do it…
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#33 HOW TO REDUCE STRESS AND PREVENT ENTREPRENEUR BURNOUT
Let's face it: building a business can be SUPER stressful. You don't have any security, you hear 'no' or crickets a lot, you stress about money, and you often have poor to non-existent boundaries between your personal and work life. Plus, did I mention it can be lonely? Welcome to…
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#32: The Courage to Fail
Failing is not bad. Not one bit! In fact, you must fail in order to succeed. Today we are going to talk about one of the most underrated success tools: failure. We will also talk about fail the RIGHT way. Ha, ha, I know how that sounds…but it is 100% true! Listen to this solo episode where we...
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#31 - The Niche of the Niche: Identifying Your Ideal Client and Superpowers
In this episode, we'll go into defining your unique superpower area and ideal client. Not all clients are created equal so we'll discuss how to pick the 'just right' client. To help you with this process I have an ideal client questionnaire: https://kristamollion.com/idealclient If you like this...
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#30 HOW TO FIND A MENTOR
October 27th was National Mentor Day. It was very heart-warming to read so many great mentor stories. But how does one actually find a mentor? This week I shared a list of my book mentors and the top 5 lessons they taught me:...
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#29 - 30 DAYS TO LAUNCH A BUSINESS
If tomorrow I lost everything and needed to start a new online business from the ground up, these are the exact steps I would take over a 4-week period. In this video, I'll give you a week-by-week breakdown of everything you would do to build and launch your business in 30 days. If you want a...
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#28 - Stop Skipping the Goal Setting and/or Flaking on Yourself!
Have you ever wondered why some people fail while others keep adding to a list of accomplishments? It starts with setting goals. I read in one study that only 10% of adult American career professionals set goals during the year and work towards them. That needs to change. Let's talk about goal...
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#27 - Crappy Clients: How to Avoid Them and Attract Amazing Clients Into Your Business
Ever had a bad apple client? Yep. Especially when one is just starting up a business, any client seems like a win. But wait! Before you hop into working with just anyone, listen up. Vetting clients is a two-way process. They may hire you but you are agreeing to work with them.Not all clients are...
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#26 - How to Price Services for Online Businesses
Are you a coach, content creator, consultant, freelancer, or service-based business owner? Then this topic may interest you: pricing. We all have different reactions about prices due to our class level, spending budgets, and earnings. People will pay nearly anything to get something they really...
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#25 TIME FREEDOM: The Secret to a Happy Life
Do you own your time? If you are average, probably not. Even if you become an entrepreneur, you must be careful not to continue to exchange your time for money. In fact, time management is a huge topic that is much more important than most people realize. In today's episode, we will talk about…
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#24 - Get Your Business Funding with Small Business Super Hero Kedma Ough
Are you a small business owner wondering what funding types may be available to you? Look no further! Meet Kedma Ough, self-proclaimed Small Biz Superhero, Business Funding Expert, and Best-Selling Author of Target Funding. Kedma shares so much gold in this episode it is a must-listen! Starting…
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#23 - WHY I SWITCHED FROM LIFE + MINDSET COACHING TO BUSINESS COACHING
When I started coaching, I developed my own life coaching program called the SASSY METHOD™️ to build self-confidence and free one from limiting beliefs. While I still strongly believe that mindset is at the root of most problems, I realized that to help the clients overcome it, I was better off...
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#22: WANING MOTIVATION? I'VE GOT YOU COVERED!
Have you ever hit a slump where you feel down on yourself? All of us go through those periods of self-doubt and low motivation. In this episode, I'll discuss a few tips to handle those days and get you back on-track in no time! Read the article version here:...
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#21 MAP OUT YOUR GOALS AND CREATE YOUR VISION BOARD!
Have you all ever made a VISION BOARD? It doesn't have to be January; you can do this any time of the year. You are twice as likely to achieve your dreams if you say them aloud, visualize them, and think of them regularly. See it, Believe it, Achieve it! First, imagine yourself 5 years from now....
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#20: Get the Life You Want Now - The Sassy Way
After my own life transformation, I built tools to help others to hopefully avoid the mistakes I made. It involves developing a North Star Mission Statement. Watch the video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77dlPIHGduA Create your North Star Statement!...
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#19: WHAT I WISH I'D KNOWN ABOUT HIRING A COACH WHEN I STARTED MY BUSINESS
When I started my business, I sought out several coaches. I learned a couple of lessons along the way! The truth is that things aren't always as they seem. Hiring the right coach isn't as simple as it should be. Coaches are not created equally and clever branding can mask even the worst coach. I...
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#14 - Incorporating Well-Being Into the Definition of Success with Davida Ginter
Today we speak with Davida Ginter, Burnout Coach, Co-founder and CEO of Enkindle Global, supporting leaders and organizations in preventing burnout and cultivating wellbeing, and Author of the book "Burning Out Won't Get You There". Listen to our healing conversation about stress and burnout with...
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#18: Self-Sabotage: When Your Heart Isn't Letting You Succeed
Have you ever tried repeatedly to succeed at something but couldn't seem to follow through til the end? Or maybe you did but fell back into old patterns later? We can blame it on a lack of discipline but I want to go one level deeper: what you are lacking is self-love. Sometimes we boycott our…
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#17: LINKEDIN SUCCESS STRATEGY FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
I've made 7 figures selling on Linkedin. I took a different route than the popular advice to grow as big of a following as possible. Instead, I focused on quality over quantity. My decision to ginore vanity metrics and focus on my audience has paid off. My following is big enough but what truly...
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#16 - Honest Confession: Something About Me I've Never Told Anyone
Today I have a solo episode for you. I want to tell you something about me from my past that deepen defined who I am now but that I've never told anyone and probably never will talk about it again. I recorded this as a live video so that I wouldn't lose my courage to post it. Tune in if you are...
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#15 - A Gratitude Prayer To The Universe
One of the best parts of my morning routine is my gratitude prayer. I love rituals so I have a special place to sit and I light a candle and burn incense. It is a lovely way to begin the day, from a place of deep gratitude. Of course, human nature will push you to ask for more, fill your head…
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#12 - Lighting a Fire Under Your A@$ with Business Coach/Consultant Brandy Hollaway
Brandy Hollaway is one of my favourite SASSY people! With her Phoenix Factor coaching and consulting services for medical and wellness professionals, she offers a tough love approach to women-preneurs achieving self-sufficiency to really own their fire and thrive financially and emotionally…
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#11 Living Consciously and Purposefully with Life Coach Extraordinaire: Jennifer Spor
Jennifer Spor knows what it's like to get a wake-up call to change your life. Following her mother's illness, she gave up her successful corporate career to relocate cross-country closer to family and re-invent herself. Lucky for the world since she is now an amazing leadership coach! Enjoy our...
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#5 - Being Fearless At Any Age with Maverick Maker Carole Glover
An accomplished executive in traditional men's industries and roles, Carole has never been afraid to pursue any challenge in her career. Her energy is contagious. In this interview, we discussed her interesting life and career as well as how she continues overcoming both age and gender…
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#10 - Becoming an Entrepreneur Extraordinaire - Interview with Gregory Giagnocavo
Gregory Giagnocavo has accomplished so much in his business career. Join us to listen to his entrepreneurial journey and excellent advice in our conversation valuable for anyone curious about starting a business. Owner of Strategy Academy and author, Gregory now coaches small business owners on…
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#9 - From Socially Anxious to Fully Engaged with Kyle Crooke
Kyle Crooke, author of the book, ENGAGEMENT: The Path To A Better You and employee engagement expert, talks with me about how he beat social anxiety through mindset change. Check out his book here: https://amzn.to/2lJCH28 If you are introverted or suffering from social anxiety (or know someone…
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#8 - "Halfway There: Lessons at Midlife" with Elizabeth C Haynes
Elizabeth is a very talented writer of raw and beautiful prose. I was thrilled to hear about her new book, "Halfway There: Lessons at Midlife", which is now available for pre-order here: https://publishizer.com/halfway-there/ No stranger to adversity, she has suffered through abuse, divorce,...
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#7 - Live, Learn, Serve, and Go Get It with Chip Baker
As a fourth-generation educator, Chip Baker is a teacher through and through. Not only does he teach school but he is also a sports coach and a motivational coach, spreading wisdom on his popular YouTube channel, The Success Chronicles. We had the most interesting discussion with Chip about life...
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#6 Finding Cloud Nine with Jordan Gross
Jordan is a best-selling author and a TEDx Speaker, focusing on optimism, positivity, and happiness. Today, we talk about his second book that will be released soon. If you want to start living your own cloud nine life, then visit below to hear stories, tips, and interviews of people living out...
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#4: How This Woman Became Unapologetic (and you can too)
How do you feel about your 40s? Kris Macc wanted to let those feelings be known by interviewing women all over the world about it. If you've already hit or passed 40, you'll love the title of her new book, No Approval Needed. Women in their 40s are unapologetic. You stop caring what others think...
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#3: What do you do when you don't know what to do?
When we feel stuck, we often do nothing. We ignore our intuition. We repress our feelings. We numb ourselves and keep ourselves distracted by busy-ness. This can go on for a while but if nothing changes, sooner or later, there are side effects and there becomes no choice but to face your true...
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#2 My SASSY Story Part 1 - It began in the middle....
To understand how to get to real happiness, you have to first 'wake up'. This means self-awareness that something is 'off' and the acknowledgment that the outward metrics you have always relied on to determine your happiness are flawed and you must stop pretending. There must be something more to...
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#1 Does the world really need another podcast?
Super excited to announce the launch of my podcast, Take Back Mondays with Krista Mollion. The mission of this podcast is to help everyone love Mondays! In this first recording, I let you know how this podcast will be different and why it is worth listening to!
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Raw, unfiltered conversations with successful small business CEOs around the million-dollar question: "How did you achieve that?"What does it really take to rise to the top?Unlike many podcasts, we won't focus on glorifying, promoting, sugar coating, or only showing the end results of successful CEOs.Pull back the curtain to uncover the truth: the struggles, mistakes, self-doubt moments, and the sacrifices combined with legit, actionable steps you can use right away to launch, grow, and scale to build your self-made empire.Sign up to get notified when new episodes are available: selfmadestoriespodcast.comFollow us on socials at @selfmadestoriespodcastLastly, if you enjoy this podcast, please leave us a review on any platform where you listen to it! It means the world to us and will help us reach more people who can use the advice shared here.
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