The Goal Digger Podcast | Top Business and Marketing Podcast for Creatives, Entrepreneurs, and Women in Business
Jenna Kutcher
Redefine your vision of success, one episode at a time. The Goal Digger Podcast is a live-workshop-style business and marketing podcast hand-delivering actionable advice through conversations with entrepreneurs that feel like Facetime calls with your friends. Every week, the New York Times best-selling author of "How Are You, Really?" host Jenna Kutcher is redefining what success means and how you can find more joy, ease, and peace in the pursuit of your goals. We’re helping thousands chase bolder dreams and run businesses that don’t run YOU. Whether you’re growing your business, are curious about leaving your 9-5 and starting one, or gain a new marketable skill, you might find yourself asking questions like: “Am I ready for a career change?” “How do I market my business?” “How can I make money online?” “How can I grow my social media following?” “How do I get better with my finances?” “What kind of goals should I be setting?” And the biggest question of all: “Can I REALLY turn my dream into reality?” If this sounds like you, then you’ve just come across the podcast you NEED to shift your limiting mindsets, hand over the best guidance on the internet, and design your dream business and life!Along with sharing her best actionable advice that she used to escape the suffocating corporate hustle and become a self-made millionaire, Jenna Kutcher interviews other top industry experts, authors, culture-changers, creatives, and even listeners like you who share their secrets to ensure you are seen, heard, and hired. With 110 MILLION downloads and counting, the Goal Digger movement is growing every day and now it’s YOUR TURN to hear from your favorite leaders, get inspired, and tackle your biggest goals along the way!Visit goaldiggerpodcast.com for show notes, discount codes from our sponsors, and additional business-building resources. And be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to the show wherever you’re listening to never miss a single episode!
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Jan 16, 2023 • 49min
635: What Goes Into Building a Dream Home? My Builder Tells All
Over the last year we’ve been planning, designing, and watching the process unfold as we build our dream home. Building a dream home is intimidating. Luckily we found a dream team and partner in this journey who has made the process absolutely incredible. Kirsten Erickson is the founder of Alma Homes, a Minneapolis-based design build firm that serves clients throughout the country, she’s also been my friend since high school. I wanted to invite her on the podcast to share more about our home build experience and what it actually takes to bring a dream home vision to life, what it’s like to work with your partner, how to create an exceptional experience as a service provider and also how she’s built a hometown Minnesota service-based business that is expanding her reach to all ends of the world from the comfort of her own home. GOAL DIGGER FB COMMUNITYGOAL DIGGER INSTAGRAMGOAL DIGGER SHOWNOTES
Jan 11, 2023 • 43min
634: Stop Making These Mistakes When it Comes to Time
For me, whenever I learn the science behind something, I automatically buy into it at a deeper level. It feels more solid and not so wishy-washy. One thing I’ve been super invested in over the last year is learning how to better manage and utilize my time. There are tons of hacks on the internet for productivity and time management, but I need to hear the science behind any method before I let it into my life. Thankfully, my friend Marie Forleo shares the science of time in her program, Time Genius (and I’ve completed the program three-times over!) I pick up something new every time I dive into this program, and I wanted to share some super pertinent learnings around the topic of time and priorities with you. In this episode, we’re going to talk about 3 science-backed truths to help you prioritize the RIGHT things so you can accomplish your big goals and get back to your life. Join Time Genius at marieandjenna.comGOAL DIGGER FB COMMUNITYGOAL DIGGER INSTAGRAMGOAL DIGGER SHOWNOTES
Jan 9, 2023 • 41min
633: Does Fortune Truly Favor the Bold? Listen to Find Out
Jen Cohen has seen the evidence of this concept in action. In order to really benefit from it though, you need to discover your own form of boldness, and Jen Cohen can help. She has made an impressive career as an authority in health and fitness, a motivational speaker, a chart-topping podcast host and more… And there’s one common theme throughout all of these career milestones: Choosing boldness and going after the life she wanted, not the life she was given. In this conversation, Jen and I will explore what it means to be bold – because it’s not just taking risks – and how you can level up your failures and turn them into your greatest strengths. We talk about mediocrity and the big, bold move she made that got Keanu Reeves to call her back… You have to hear this story!Get Jen Cohen's New Book: Bigger, Better, BolderGOAL DIGGER FB COMMUNITYGOAL DIGGER INSTAGRAMGOAL DIGGER SHOWNOTES
Jan 4, 2023 • 43min
632: I Hired a CMO, Here's Why
It’s crazy to think that I’ve been solely responsible for marketing since I started my business in 2010. I’ve never had a marketing person on my team, never hired a contractor, and it’s always been me with the strategy. But that all changed in 2022 when I logged into LinkedIn for the first time in forever and saw a message from a fractional CMO. What’s a CMO? What does fractional CMO mean? What can a CMO do for my business that I can’t do myself as someone who has built a career as a marketing expert? This episode covers it all, plus, what we’re working on in our marketing strategy right now.GOAL DIGGER FB COMMUNITYGOAL DIGGER INSTAGRAMGOAL DIGGER SHOWNOTES
Jan 2, 2023 • 40min
631: She Got Laid Off and Launched an Innovative Virtual Assistant Company
Some of the greatest ideas come when you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place. When Bobbie Racette was laid off along with so many other people working in the oil and gas industry in Alberta, Canada, she decided to pivot into the freelance arena as a virtual assistant… Except she quickly learned that virtual assistant agencies left a lot to be desired. So Bobbie decided to do something about it. You know I love outsourcing, so I’m eager to chat with Bobbie about the virtual assistant space, the challenges she faced when launching her company, why a VA can be totally game changing for a business, and how you can get started as a VA if you’ve always wanted to explore the possibilities of a freelance career. Let’s get started with Bobbie Racette.GOAL DIGGER FB COMMUNITY GOAL DIGGER INSTAGRAMGOAL DIGGER SHOWNOTES
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Dec 28, 2022 • 44min
630: What Worked, What Sucked, and What I’m Excited for in 2023
It’s wild to be entering a new year, isn’t it? I love the feelings of new beginnings, a clean slate, that fresh start… But this year? It feels different. Not in the “this will be my best year yet” sort of way, but more like “I wonder what this year will hold for me.” I haven’t been shy in sharing that I’m in this season where I don’t exactly know what’s next and so my approach for this coming year is mirroring that feeling and I’m doing things a bit differently. Am I nervous? A little. Am I scared? Not really. Do I feel unsettled? Yes. So here’s what I’m hoping for in the new year (and it just might surprise you!) GOAL DIGGER FB COMMUNITYGOAL DIGGER INSTAGRAMGOAL DIGGER SHOWNOTES
Dec 26, 2022 • 49min
629: Is it Time to Walk Away From Your Biz? Listen to This!
For many creatives and artists, turning a hobby into their livelihood is the ultimate dream. Whether you’re a painter, illustrator, musician, poet, writer, or some other beautifully creative soul, what would it mean to make your passion your career? What if your work could go on to inspire, motivate, and educate others? Now that is something spectacular, and it’s something that Danielle Coke has experienced first-hand. I’m so excited to chat with Danielle all about the major turning point in her career that thrust her work in front of an even bigger audience, opening up new opportunities for someone who had always stayed true to her creative style and passion. Danielle shares what hurdles and wins came when she turned her art into her business, why she decided to close down her shop, and what’s next in her entrepreneurial journey. GOAL DIGGER FB COMMUNITYGOAL DIGGER INSTAGRAMGOAL DIGGER SHOWNOTES
Dec 21, 2022 • 48min
628: Here's What's Currently Working to Grow My Email List
Email list building has been and is my #1 focus in my business – all roads lead to my list. It’s the biggest way I connect, serve, and drive results in my biz and so I’m always trying to optimize how we can continue to grow our email list (and serve our subscribers well!) So if you’re curious what’s working right now, what new thing we’re trying that got us 9,000 new subscribers in a little over two months, and what tried-and-true strategies aren’t going away, this episode is for you! Join the Zero-250 ChallengeGOAL DIGGER FB COMMUNITYGOAL DIGGER INSTAGRAMGOAL DIGGER SHOWNOTES
Dec 19, 2022 • 48min
627: Stop Faking It: Get Back to the Richness of Your Life
There's a specific unique kind of magic that happens when Marie Forleo enters the conversation. And guys, she is stepping into the chat in a big way today. In fact, she invited me to come onto her show, The Marie Forleo Podcast, where she and I unfold a candid, vulnerable, unapologetic dialogue that I knew I needed to bring you into.In this conversation that previously aired on her podcast, I'm divulging aspects about living with a level of internet fame, a perspective that Marie absolutely understands, and what I've learned from my experiences that I think can help you as you journey through building a vulnerability into the work and career you build, too.GOAL DIGGER FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/goaldiggerpodcast/GOAL DIGGER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/goaldiggerpodcast/GOAL DIGGER SHOWNOTES: jennakutcherblog.com/jennawithmarie
Dec 14, 2022 • 46min
626: Are You Better as an Employee or Entrepreneur?
I’ve gotten a few things right – but I’ve also gotten some wrong. For years and years, I sold entrepreneurship as the right path for everyone, because for me, it unlocked a life better than I ever dreamed. But the more that I know about entrepreneurship, the more I recognize that for some being an employee IS the dream! So let’s talk about the pros and cons of both and how to distinguish if you’re better off as an entrepreneur or an employee.In this episode, I’m sharing the perks of being both an employee and an entrepreneur, seven signs you’re ready to become an entrepreneur, how to face your fears around starting a business and the one exercise that I did before I left behind the 9-5 life forever.GOAL DIGGER FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/goaldiggerpodcast/GOAL DIGGER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/goaldiggerpodcast/GOAL DIGGER SHOWNOTES: jennakutcherblog.com/betteremployee
