
Systems Saved Me®
Entrepreneurship is meant to give you freedom and flexibility - but how does that actually happen? Systems of course! On the Systems Saved Me® podcast, each week top ranking podcast host and multi-million dollar business mentor Jordan Gill lifts the hood to show you behind the scenes of successful businesses with freedom at its core. This podcast features guest interviews, digestible strategies, and thought-provoking prompts for you to build a life-first business too. Follow Jordan @systemssavedme on Instagram for daily advice and strategies on building an online business. Subscribe to Systems Saved Me® Podcast and share the show with your biz besties!
Latest episodes

Aug 23, 2017 • 20min
062: Lilah Higgins; Client Communication in Trello
This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about client communication inside Trello. My guest is Lilah Higgins, who is a brand design expert and founder of The Higgins Collective. Topics: (:31) Intro – Systems Saved Me Summit (2:38) Meeting Lilah (4:49) Business before systems (7:41) The client intake process (10:44) Feasibility of Trello (12:03) Archiving (13:42) Best financial investment (16:15) Worst financial investment (17:30) Finding Lilah Quotes of the Week: “I worked via email a long time... it was a pain. So many emails!”– Lilah “I have a board for every client. Therefore, everything they have is in there, including comments back and forth... It all stays in one place.” - Lilah Resources: www.systemssavedmesummit.com https://www.thehigginscreative.com/ http://www.waketomake.com/ Instagram: @thehigginscreative See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Would you like to deliver your own private podcast feed to your audience? Sign up for a free trial today at Hello Audio.

Aug 21, 2017 • 17min
061: Build An Experience, Not a Brand
This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about building an experience, not just a brand. Topics: (:31) Intro – Systems Saved Me Summit (1:45) Experience vs. brand (4:38) Real-life scenario (7:51) Piña coladas (9:47) Brand recognition (12:05) What is your experience like? (12:56) Go the extra mile Quotes of the Week: “When it comes to my business, I build it based on the experience that I want my clients to have.” - Jordan “Take five minutes to think about what the experience of being a part of your company looks like... Figure out a way to build an experience with your brand and have people remember that.” - Jordan Resources: www.systemssavedmesummit.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Would you like to deliver your own private podcast feed to your audience? Sign up for a free trial today at Hello Audio.

Aug 16, 2017 • 34min
060: Jess Freeman; Maximize Your Pinterest Game With Tailwind
This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about maximizing your Pinterest for business. My guest is Jess Freeman, who runs Jess Creatives as a graphic and web designer working with service-based entrepreneurs. Topics: (:31) Intro – Systems Saved Me Summit (2:16) Meeting Jess (2:58) Business before Pinterest (5:45) Having a Pinterest strategy (11:15) What to do? (15:44) Repurposed posts (19:28) Benefit of pinning others’ content (21:47) Benefit of having own group board (24:10) Big potential (27:54) Best financial investment (32:55) Finding Jess Quotes of the Week: “You want to have boards for all of the things that your business is about [because] it’s another way for people to find you.”– Jess “You want to constantly be re-pinning your content. You don’t just pin it once then never pin it again.” - Jess Resources: www.systemssavedmesummit.com www.jesscreatives.com https://www.pinterest.com/jesscreatives/ Social Media: @JessCreatvies www.pingroupie.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Would you like to deliver your own private podcast feed to your audience? Sign up for a free trial today at Hello Audio.

Aug 14, 2017 • 13min
059: How to Turn Your Preferences Into Your Policies
This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about turning preferences into policies. Topics: (:31) Intro – Systems Saved Me Summit (2:32) The email (4:00) Jordan’s policies (7:49) What are your preferences? (10:32) Making an impact Quotes of the Episode: “Turn your preferences into policies and your stress levels will thank the ish out of you... One of the cool things about starting your own gig is that it really is your own.” -Ash Ambirge, email newsletter Resources: Systems Saved Me Summit See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Would you like to deliver your own private podcast feed to your audience? Sign up for a free trial today at Hello Audio.

Aug 9, 2017 • 28min
058: Kelly Atwood; Simple Morning Mindset Routines
This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about morning mindset routines. My guest is Kelly Atwood, who is a money mindset and sales strategy coach for entrepreneurs. Topics: (:31) Intro – Systems Saved Me Summit (1:53) Meeting Kelly (3:17) Life before a morning routine (4:59) “Frozen corn kernel moment” (6:58) Experimenting to find the right routine (9:19) Kelly’s routine (11:22) Take time to be centered (14:58) Where to start? (16:46) Keep good company (20:44) Best financial investment (22:44) Biggest lesson learned (26:01) Finding Kelly (26:40) Book recommendation Quotes of the Week: “We’re human beings but sometimes we think we’re human doings.” - Kelly “You can write your dreams into existence by doing it every single day.”– Kelly “There are so many things outside of business that you can focus on to find positivity.”– Jordan Resources: www.kellyatwood.com Facebook: The High Vibe Manifestation The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles Systems Saved Me Summit See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Would you like to deliver your own private podcast feed to your audience? Sign up for a free trial today at Hello Audio.

Aug 7, 2017 • 16min
057: How We Prepared For This Launch
This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about how the Kolada Group prepared for its big launch. Topics: (:31) Intro (1:57) Concept for the Systems Saved Me Summit (3:50) Creating structure (4:55) The support team (10:48) Holistic planning (14:29) Worst case scenarios (15:29) Join the Summit! Quotes of the Week: “If you aren’t seeing [something being done], then you have to create the opportunity for that.”–Jordan “Something [unexpected] always happens during a launch... so we just want to prepare for everything that we can.” - Jordan Resources: Systems Saved Me Summit See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Would you like to deliver your own private podcast feed to your audience? Sign up for a free trial today at Hello Audio.

Aug 2, 2017 • 36min
056: Katie Hunt; Planning Your Events for Success
This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about planning your events for success. My guest is Katie Hunt, who is the founder of Trade Show Bootcamp. Topics: (:30) Intro – Systems Saved Me Summit (2:43) Meeting Katie (4:10) LIVE events (5:02) Then vs. now (8:51) Making money (11:40) :02) Then vs. now (8:51) Making money (11:40) Do what works for you (13:05) Format, Content, Logistics (16:58) Setting attendees up for success (21:29) Don’t overwhelm (23:45) Listen to audience (24:58) Negotiating (28:11) Pricing (30:39) Best financial investment (32:49) Worst financial investment (33:48) Finding Katie Quote of the Week: "There’s no one size fits all. There’s no correct way to do this. You ultimately need to build a program that’s going to fit your audience both from a format and content standpoint.”– Katie Resources: www.systemssavedmesummit.com www.tradeshowcamp.comSocial Media: @tradeshowcamp See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Would you like to deliver your own private podcast feed to your audience? Sign up for a free trial today at Hello Audio.

Jul 31, 2017 • 14min
055: Why Your Team Isn't Listening To You
This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about why your team isn’t listening to you. Topics: (:30) Intro - System Saved Me Summit (2:35) Listening vs. Communicating (4:54) Onboarding Process (5:46) Expectations (7:31) Consider how/when you work (9:51) Identify (12:08) Check with yourself first Quotes of the Week: “If you don’t even uphold your own expectations, why should your team?”– Jordan “If your team is not listening to you, check with yourself first. How are you saying it’s supposed to be done? How are you showing it’s supposed to be done?” - Jordan Resources: www.systemssavedme.com/waitlist See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Would you like to deliver your own private podcast feed to your audience? Sign up for a free trial today at Hello Audio.

Jul 26, 2017 • 29min
054: Natalie Gingrich; Team Management Practices
This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about team management practices with Trello. My guest is Natalie Gingrich, who is a certified project manager. Topics: (:31) Intro – Systems Saved Me Summit (1:43) Meeting Natalie (3:05) Kan Ban Method (6:47) Point of overwhelm (9:47) Business breakdown (11:51) Trello set-up (15:05) Tips! (19:57) Advanced Trello users (22:32) Best financial investment (24:41) Worst financial investment (27:41) Finding Natalie Quotes of the Week: “By having this accountability partner and a solid project in place, [project managers] really help to make sure you’re actually implementing and putting things out there because there are a lot of things that paralyze us.”– Natalie Resources: www.nataliegingrich.comPinterest/Facebook: NatalieGingrichPM https://trello.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Would you like to deliver your own private podcast feed to your audience? Sign up for a free trial today at Hello Audio.

Jul 24, 2017 • 15min
053: What Is Business Operations?
This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m going to answer the question: ‘What is business operations?’ Topics: (:31) Intro (1:04) Systems Saved Me Summit (2:44) Definition (3:08) Saving time, making money (4:40) Front end vs. back end (5:16) Bringing someone in (5:54) Do less (6:30) Bringing costs down (9:00) Spending in the right areas (10:57) Set yourself up for success Quotes of the Week: “The biggest part of my job is subtraction... My job is to do less. Like legitimately take things off your plate, reduce expenses, reduce your time on x, y and z, reduce your energy over here...Reduce, reduce, reduce.”– Jordan “Is free costing you?” - Jordan Resources: Systems Saved Me Summit See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Would you like to deliver your own private podcast feed to your audience? Sign up for a free trial today at Hello Audio.