The Ramble Refinery with Heather Sager

Do you ever feel like you’re talking to an empty room when you present virtually? You’re not alone, many speakers have found the transition from in person speaking to virtual stages a bit rocky, not anticipating the lack of audience engagement.But is it really possible to get virtual engagement or should you have to just accept the lackluster zoom stares?In this episode, I’ll show you that it is totally possible and teach you how to drive engagement from your virtual platform. EPISODE  SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode60/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

As online entrepreneurs, selling often starts on social media, but many forget to include it in their selling strategy (or even have a strategy at all!) In this episode sales expert, Nikki Rausch, teaches her authentic approach to selling with a step by step process for guiding someone from uninterested or unaware of your services, down the pathway to selling with ease.EPISODE  SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode59/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

They say: facts tell, stories sell. I don’t know exactly who “they” is– but they were right. Stories rock when it comes to captivating and entertaining an audience…BUT what if you don’t have any good stories? What if you think you’re kinda… boring?Or maybe you *know* you have good stories, but whenever you sit down to write an email or prep for a presentation and try to think of a gem or a tale to illustrate your point, your mind goes BLANK.Coming up with stories is one of the biggest challenges content creators face when it comes to developing their content– AND stories are really the only thing that makes your point of view UNIQUE.So what you need is a STORY BANK. And today I’m going to teach you EXACTLY how to make one so that your storytelling well never runs dry again.EPISODE  SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode58/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

We're talking about facing hard things today in business, pivoting when things don't go according to plan and how to make quick decisions as a business owner when you think everything has been lost. CEO and Founder of REfficient, Stephanie McLarty, shares her story of scaling her business to 7 figures in 3 years only to face a disastrous financial crisis. She bravely talks the most difficult time in her entrepreneurial journey in hopes that it inspires more business owners to share their stories.EPISODE  SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode57/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

You have an offer and most likely have been doing one on one work, coaching or starting to scale with an online course. Today’s guest, corporate consulting CEO, RJ Connell, will teach you how to take that same offer and serve corporate clients to help you scale your business.In this episode she’ll unpack exactly how to get started and teach you the 6 most common corporate objectives you’ll need to know to speak in the language of the decision makers.If you want to become a paid speaker, lean in and listen up because although we're talking specifically about consulting packages, these are similar techniques to the ones I use to negotiate my fees when I'm speaking on corporate stages.EPISODE  SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode56/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

If you plan on speaking on virtual or live event stages, you’ll inevitably face tech issues. The question is: will you handle them in a way that adds credibility to your brand or harms your reputation?  Will you roll with the punches or waste precious time with a deer in headlights look?Today, I'm sharing some real examples of speaking hiccups and teaching three specific steps to help you navigate them with grace, leaving your audience thinking, “dang, if she can do THAT, what ELSE can she do for me?”EPISODE  SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode55/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

Joining me for a conversation about protecting your intellectual property is my attorney, Paula Yost. We’re talking about trademarks, copyrights and parents, answering all the questions (many you may have not even known to ask!)What should you trademark? What phase of your business should you do it? And are you really protected with copyright law? Answering these and more.EPISODE  SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode54/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

I love shiny objects. I love a little glitz, a little sparkle. When things become hard (aka every day as an entrepreneur) it’s easy to lose focus and want to move on to the next shiny thing. Yes, THAT NEW THING will become the secret to our success.False. We both know that pushing through the hard stuff leads to break throughs.The question is, how do you actually determine if you're getting caught up in shiny object syndrome, or if it's actually an incredible opportunity that you should say yes to that is going to help you further along in your business?Tune in to find out. EPISODE  SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode53/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

Welcome to the Heather Sager Show! Yep, that’s right, new name, same great content & same terrible jokes ;)Sometimes life serves up unexpected curve balls and you decide how you handle them. Today I’m sharing the WHY behind the podcast name change along with 4 secrets that I use to navigate twists like this in life and business (like a total re-brand in 36 hours)EPISODE  SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode52/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.

Today, I'm not going to give you the 73 reasons you needed to go live because I’m betting you already know that it is an incredible way to reach your audience (you can learn more about that on episode #34).You already know you should be showing up consistently, but the idea of hitting LIVE gives you more than jitters. Let’s uncover 4 truths for how to show up more confidently on live streams so that you can push through the fear and focus on the message.  EPISODE  SHOW NOTES👇➡️ https://heathersager.com/episode51/Send us a textSupport the show🔗 Grab the latest FREE resources: https://heathersager.com/start 🔗 Browse all episode shownotes: https://heathersager.com/blog 📣 The Signature Talk Accelerator starts September 8 → click here to get on the waitlist. Nail your message, hone your story and create a magnetic talk that grows your business from any stage. 👋 CONNECT WITH HEATHER:Work with Heather: https://www.heathersager.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeatherSagerIf you’re loving this episode, please take a moment to rate & review the show. This helps me get this message to more people so they too can ditch the hustle 24/7 life.