Big Brave Business: Revolutionary Le...

Big Brave Business is a podcast where we challenge the status quo of traditional business practices. If you're ready to challenge norms, rewrite the rules, and redefine what it means to lead with courage and integrity, then grab a notebook and let’s dive in.

Entrepreneurship
Marketing
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47: Rapid Fire Questions to Get to Know Amanda
We thought it would be fun to replay our rapid fire YouTube interviews here, so you could get a glimpse into what kinds of conversations we are having on our channel. Make sure you go check out the interviews with other folks at the link below.
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46: Networking Part 2: An Update on Sarah's Net...
A couple of weeks ago, we talked about networking and Sarah shared that she’s embarking on an experiment for Q4 of 2023. Over the course of 5 weeks, she’s scheduled more than 50 NETWORKING MEETINGS for 30 minutes each on Zoom. Now about halfway through her experiment, she’s sharing an update on her experience so far.
30 min
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45: Our Office Wishlists
Outfitting and designing your home office is one of the most fun things about running a business from home, but it can also add up. This time of year is the perfect time to revisit your personal office wishlist. In this episode, we’re sharing some of the items we’re wishing for, but we’d love to hear what you’re wishing for, too!
23 min
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44: Everybody Hates Networking
Sarah is doing an experiment for the last 4 months of 2023: a massive emphasis on networking (thanks to her new Director of Media Relations putting on ALL the pressure). This week, we’re talking all about networking: what it is, how it feels, what is and isn’t effective, and how to do it well (or terribly). Have you found a strategy for networking that feels good and fun for you? We would love to hear about it!
28 min
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43: The Ins and Outs of Building Our Brands
We work in marketing, so we LOVE to talk about branding. But “branding” looks totally different for both of us. Amanda’s business is really her as a person and how she fits into her clients’ businesses. Sarah’s business is a company with a team, a ton of resources, and a membership in addition to her client book of business. In this episode, we are each sharing 3 things that were important to us in building our brands.
27 min
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42: The Myth of Overnight Success in Business
One of the most egregious things in online business is the ‘myth’ of overnight success… and the high ticket coaching programs selling you the ‘secret’ to achieve overnight success. This week, we are breaking down the myth and the problems with the snake oil salesmen trying to make you feel like you need to spend 4-5 figures to achieve the impossible.
32 min
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41: Body Image, Self Esteem, and Social Media f...
We had an interesting conversation recently on YouTube with a multi-7-figure earner about her insecurities about her body on video, and it made us reflect on all the entrepreneurs at all different levels we've gotten to work with who ALL have their own insecurities when it comes to showing up online. In 2023, showing up on social media (especially recording videos of ourselves) is such a HUGE part of what we do, and we all feel it. In this episode, we are reflecting about our own body image and self esteem journeys and how it shows up for us in our businesses, but also some of the stories of people we know.
43 min
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40: Green Flags - Clients We LOVE to Work With
A couple of weeks ago, we did an episode talking about RED FLAGS we’ve started looking for after a few years of client work as service providers. This week, we wanted to flip the script and talk about our green flags that get us excited about working with certain clients. When someone doesn’t have these green flags, it’s not necessarily a deal breaker, but when we do notice them we are like, “SIGN US UP.”
32 min
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39: Catching Up & Reflecting on 2023 So Far
It might not feel like it if you listen to this podcast weekly, but we haven’t recorded in a few weeks and we needed some time for a good solid girly catch up. We wound up reflecting about how far we’ve come so far in 2023 and what we hope to accomplish in this final stretch. It’s amazing what having a built-in business bestie can offer to help you reflect on the things you may have forgotten or downplayed over the course of the year!
36 min
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38: Red Flags - How to Know if a Client is Not ...
For the past few weeks, we’ve gone super deep, so in this episode we decided to lighten things up a little bit and talk about red flags that indicate a client isn’t right for us. Our businesses are different, our offers are different, and our preferences are different, so we have different indicators and ways of managing those indicators. What are your client red flags? We want to know! Tell us over on IG.
28 min
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37: Deconstruction: Unlearning, Reprogramming, ...
In this final part of our 3-part deconstruction series drawing parallels between healing from religious trauma and healing from corporate trauma, we are digging deeper into the process of deconstruction and reprogramming.
28 min
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36: Deconstruction: Religion, Capitalism, and More
In part 2 of our episodes about the relationship between religious cults, online marketing, and capitalism, we are starting to talk about deconstruction. What is deconstruction and what does that look like? How can we relate religious deconstruction experiences to the deconstruction of the corporate 9-5 life? We get a little in the weeds in this episode, but hang in there with us and try to keep an open mind, because we share some really personal stories, too.
36 min
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35: What do Religious Cults, Corporate Culture,...
Amanda has alluded to her religious trauma from her past on this podcast before, and in this episode we decided to dig in. On one hand, we can get to know her better. On another hand, you might relate to her story. And on a third hand, we can all relate: because these same practices and tactics show up in corporate life and in online marketing.
26 min
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34: Why do entrepreneurs monetize everything we...
Why don’t we have any hobbies? Answer: because we monetize everything we love. After all, in capitalist society, time is money. But also, we LOVE entrepreneurship, so our digital marketing and business development wheels are always turning. We also do this to our friends and family. “Oh, you love that? Why don’t you start a business about it?” Do you have this problem too?
29 min
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33: Does Sales Always Have to be Sleazy? Lesson...
This summer, we have both been inundated by launches - client launches, launches from people we follow, and launches in our own businesses. So, we’re sharing some of our lessons and takeaways about launching - and that leads us to the big, brave discussion about sales feeling sleazy. Manipulation, marketing to people’s deepest fears, selling from desperation and scarcity, and more.
50 min
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32: Unraveling the Mystery and Excitement aroun...
Admittedly, this episode will come out after Threads has been out for a few weeks, so some of the details in this episode may be a little outdated. BUT Sarah (and the world!) is captivated by Meta’s new social media platform, Threads! So in today’s episode of Big Brave Business, we are talking about this app that took the world by storm… as a (relative) surprise launch… while Sarah & Amanda were on vacation.
42 min
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31: ChatGPT Part 2: How does it actually work &...
We’re back to talk about ChatGPT again. I know, I know, but hear us out: we’ve learned a LOT more about how ChatGPT actually works and why some advice out there about how to use it totally sucks. Also, there is so much chatter in the world about AI replacing writers, artists, and other creatives… we’re sounding off with our opinions about how to leverage AI as a creative instead of being afraid of it.
23 min
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30: A Day in the Life of a 6-Figure-Earning Ent...
Everyone is always talking about how little they work and all the mountains of money they make, so we thought it might be interesting to share a peek behind the curtains at what our days are like at this point in our businesses. Amanda is almost 2 years into business and Sarah is about 4 years into business, and this is a glimpse at what our daily lives actually look like. There’s no four-hour-work-week going on here… no get rich quick schemes. Just real life + lots of client work and our own best practices for being SUPER productive.
39 min
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29: Taking Time Off as an Entrepreneur
When you’re in business for yourself, you have unlimited time off… and somehow, you also have no time off at all. In this episode, we’re talking about how we make time to take time off and what it takes to prepare for it and communicate it with clients. Are you good at taking time off? What does that look like for you?
23 min
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28: Burn-Out, Exhaustion, and Solidarity for Wo...
If you’re feeling worn down and burnt out this year, you’re not alone. Not only are we hearing that from all of our clients, but we’ve both had emotional breakdowns in the past 7 days out of sheer exhaustion. This episode is about sharing not just the happy, shiny parts of entrepreneurship, but the hard parts, too… because when this shit gets hard, you’re not alone.
35 min
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27: The Most Common Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make
Because of the nature of what we do, we get to see so much behind the scenes of sooo many different types of businesses. We get to see the good, the bad, and the ugly! And all the emotional decisions made along the way. Entrepreneurship is hard... but we've noticed that there are definitely trends in the mistakes that ALL entrepreneurs make that make things harder than they need to be. In this episode, we are calling out the most common mistakes we see in entrepreneurship... including things we've faced ourselves.
33 min
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26: Managing Stress & Overwhelm and Self-Care f...
What does stress look like for you, and how do you pursue self-care? If your idea of self-care is working, you're in good company. Plus, three things that are bringing us joy right now.
39 min
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25: Unlearning Corporate Mindset and Sharing Ou...
It's the most fun you'll ever have rehashing your trauma! Today we are talking about unlearning the corporate mindset, which naturally led to swapping some war stories from our 9-5 days. PS: New mini-series anyone? Sharing Corporate Trauma Pt 1 coming right up........ lol Connect with us and tell us about YOUR corporate trauma. Bonus points if you give us permission to share your story on a future podcast episode.
39 min
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24: Why We're Skeptical About Coaching and Mast...
Have you ever invested in a life or business coach or a mastermind (or any other buzzword like that in online entrepreneurship) and been a little bit confused about what you were supposed to have gotten out of your massive 5-figure investment? Us, too.
46 min
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23: The WORST Parts About Being an Entrepreneur...
Amanda seems surprised any time Sarah complains or talks shit about something, but Sarah insists she's actually great at complaining, so this week we are complaining about 3 things we hate about entrepreneurship. As it turns out, this was kind of hard to do because we love entrepreneurship and we pretty much wouldn't go back to 9-5 life for anything.
25 min