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
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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
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22: The Top 3 Lessons We've Learned from Workin...
In today's episode, we are sharing our biggest lessons learned in life & business as a result of working with clients.
31 min
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21: Audit Your Social Media: Are You Showing Up...
In this episode, Amanda is showing off her digital marketing expertise and helping us all do a quick audit of our social media presence. Are you showing up as a whole person? What are some of the biggest mistakes businesses are making on social media? And what are the simplest tips for leveling up your social media that you can start doing today?
37 min
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20: Getting Vulnerable about Money: Our Money S...
The way we think about money, and our assumptions about how money works, directly influence our relationship with money and how money flows into and out of our lives. On this episode, we are getting vulnerable and sharing some of our deepest, most intense shit about money.
39 min
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19: Fear, Obligation, and Guilt as Entrepreneurs
In today's episode, we are digging into the topics of fear, obligation, and guilt in our businesses. From our biggest fears, to the ways we battle obligation, to all the ways guilt creeps up for us as we battle letting go of our 9-5 mindsets.
46 min
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18: Our Big Dreams for Life & Business
This week, we are sharing our big dreams for our personal lives and businesses, as well as our 'dream jobs' if money was no object. What are your big dreams? Come share with us over on Instagram. We love to hear from you!
39 min
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17: Threads of Entrepreneurship from Childhood ...
When you look back and reflect on your childhood and early days, do you see the threads of entrepreneurship that show up in your business today? Reflecting together, we realized that we have memories from being elementary school kids seeking out ways to make money on our own terms that have grown into the flourishing dreams and visions we have today.
32 min
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16: Enneagram, Love Languages, Audiobooks, and ...
Do you know your Enneagram type? How does that show up in your life and business?
50 min
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15: Canva Love-Fest and Some of the Announcemen...
You know how much we love Canva... here are a few reasons why! AND this past week Canva announced a TON of new, incredible features so we are digging in to some of the things we are most excited about. Looking for creative ways to use Canva to grow your business? We've got you!
23 min
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14: Rejection, Turnover, and Giving Feedback
For the first time ever, Amanda had a client terminate services because they weren't satisfied. So, we're talking about the experience of rejection, business turnover, and how we as business owners can communicate feedback effectively to our contractors and team members.
50 min
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13: What do chicken pot pie, robot vacuums, and...
Come hang out with your business besties to talk about some things OTHER than business. After all, we are who we are in everyday life AND in our businesses. And come hang out with us over on IG to share your summer camp stories, your first and worst jobs, and 3 things you're into right now, too.
41 min
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12: The Pressure of Sales and Scalable Funnels
When you choose to start a service-based business as an entrepreneur, you are CHOOSING a profession that includes a LOT of sales. And sales can be SUCH a dirty word with a big, bad reputation.
40 min
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11: Personal Branding vs. Professional Branding
Do you think about your personal brand? Your personal brand is the impression you give people about who you are, especially online. In today's episode, we're talking about personal brands and professional brands and how they overlap and what the heck we think about when it comes to our own branding.
31 min
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10: Saying No and Setting Boundaries
This week we are talking about saying NO and setting boundaries in your life and business. Do you have trouble saying no?
30 min
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09: Investing in Yourself and Your Business
36 min
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08: Digital Marketing, Podcasting, and Online B...
46 min
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07: Maximizing Business Potential with AI: An I...
22 min