
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

Jan 9, 2017 • 18min
026: Setting Up Systems, Not Goals
This episode is brought to you by Personalized Procedures. Today, I’m talking about setting systems, not goals. Topics: (:30) Intro (1:07) Plans v. goals (4:44) Tools of Titans quote (6:42) Using system to inevitably succeed (9:39) Why this is beneficial (10:56) Jordan’s planned systems: (11:10) 1. Podcasting (12:08) 2. Speaking (13:32) 3. Outsourcing (16:48) Recap Quote of the Week: "Losers have goals. Winners have systems." - Tim Ferris, Tools of Titans 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.

Dec 19, 2016 • 16min
025: The Process to Kill The Perfectionism Trap
This episode is brought to you by Personalized Procedures. Today, I’m talking about perfectionism. Topics: (:31) Intro (1:12) Perfectionism is a form of procrastination (4:07) Reframing perspective (7:15) Weighing the cost (10:11) Visibility (11:15) Problems and breakdowns (12:56) Recap of Season 1 Quotes of the Week: “Perfectionism is a form of procrastination.”– Tim Ferriss, Tools of Titans ͞Problems and breakdowns are not proof that you should quit. They’re evidence of growth and improvement." -Jordan Gill 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.

Dec 12, 2016 • 34min
024: Brooke Saxon-Spencer; Maximizing Google Drive
This episode is brought to you by Personalized Procedures. Today, I’m talking about maximizing Google Drive. My guest is Brooke Saxon-Spencer, who runs the magazine Belong, which is designed for creatives and entrepreneurs. Topics: (1:04) Introducing Brooke (2:30) Before systems (6:27) The need for professionalism (12:00) Using systems for other channels (15:05) Knowing everything has a place (18:18) Creating the process (21:50) Naming devices (23:56) Brooke’s best financial investment (29:12) Worst financial investment: missed investments (31:02) The legal side (32:54) Finding Brooke Quote of the Week: “Knowing that something that everyone has access to costs you nothing and will enable you to put a process in place and you can track things and people can get things when they need to is just fantastic.” - Brooke Resources: www.belong-mag.com https://www.instagram.com/belongmag/ https://twitter.com/belongmag 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.

Dec 5, 2016 • 37min
023: Tara Zirker; Facebook Ads
This episode is brought to you by Personalized Procedures. Today, I’m talking about Facebook ads. My guest is Tara Zirker, who runs Sunbeam Communications, a marketing and advertising company. Topics: (1:06) Introducing Tara (2:56) Before systems (9:26) Tara’s inspiration and process (12:52) Creating the command center spreadsheet (16:57) Being transparent and having systems (24:41) How to organize ads (32:46) Tara’s best financial investment (34:02) Worst financial investment: too many people (35:47) Where to find Tara Quote of the Week: “Whatever you do, for any entrepreneur out there, whatever your product is, you’re always going to be refining that product/service. It’s making sure there’s a system to it... Once you systematize - your services, your offerings, your products - your growth just skyrockets.”– Tara Resources: www.sunbeamcommunications.com https://www.facebook.com/tara.m.zirker https://www.instagram.com/tarazirker/ 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.

Nov 28, 2016 • 12min
022: Expectations and Boundaries
This episode is brought to you by Personalized Procedures. Today, I’m talking about expectations impacting the quality of your relationships. Topics: (0:30) Intro (1:09) Accurately expressing expectations and demonstrating boundaries (3:05) Personal example of failing to do both (5:53) Benefit of expectations and boundaries (7:46) What are your expectations and boundaries? (9:40) Getting yourself to a good place (10:28) Negative and positive effects Quote of the Week: “[Expectations and boundaries] are protective. They are not to hurt anybody else. They are not to make me inaccessible to other people. They are genuinely to protect my worth and how I work.” - Jordan 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.

Nov 21, 2016 • 34min
021: Lindsay Padilla; Course Creation with Trello
This episode is brought to you by Personalized Procedures. Today, I’m talking about the course creation process in Trello. My guest is Lindsay Padilla, who works with clients to help them turn their one-on-one work into courses. Topics: (1:01) Introducing Lindsay (4:27) Business before Trello (7:01) What influenced the process (9:00) The steps (20:11) Best financial investment (23:52) Worst financial investment: lessons learned (25:48) Curbing course addiction (30:20) Quality over quantity (31:55) Where to find Lindsay Quote of the Week: “The content creation is one piece, but the other piece is the teaching and the delivery and coming up with unique activities... that is something that is missing in your typical courses online right now.” - Lindsay Resources: Trello Lindsay's Facebook Lindsay M Padilla 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.

Nov 14, 2016 • 17min
Melissa Burkheimer; Designing Your Sales Page
This episode is brought to you by Personalized Procedures.Today, I’m talking about sales page designs. My guest is Melissa Burkheimer, who creates sales pages for people’s product launches, live events and high-end coaching programs.Topics:(1:01) Introducing Melissa(1:57) Melissa’s system(2:14) Before systems(3:53) What drove Melissa to a system(5:07) The steps(10:02) Following a timeline(12:40) Melissa’s best financial investment(14:08) Worst financial investment: course overload(15:24) Finding MelissaQuote of the Week:“You gotta stay in your zone of genius.”– Jordan GillResources:www.meilssaburkheimer.comwww.melissaburkheimerstudio.com https://www.instagram.com/melissaburkheimer/ https://www.facebook.com/MelissaBurkheimer/ 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.

Nov 7, 2016 • 17min
Know Thyself
This episode is brought to you by Personalized Procedures. Today, I’m talking about how knowing yourself first is the key to successful systems. Topics:(0:30) Intro(1:15) Get More Done Giveaway(2:48) Your systems vs. someone else’s(5:27) Five preferences for YOUR systems(5:40) Schedule Preferences(8:20) System Preferences(9:44) Social Preferences(11:44) Timing Preferences(14:27) Offline and Online PreferencesQuote of the Week: “[My systems are] taking myself into consideration and setting myself up for success.” - Jordan Resources: www.priorityva.com www.getmoredonegiveaway.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.

Nov 1, 2016 • 29min
Bri and Thais; Partnering Up in Business
This episode is brought to you by Personalized Procedures.Today, I’m talking about partnerships and collaborations. This is the first duel-guest episode, featuring Bri and Thais, who are the accidental business partners that founded Amplify.Topics:(1:14) Introducing Bri and Thais(3:05) Business before systems(4:46) Getting serious about business(5:50) Being equally committed and always communicating(8:08) System-making process: having the right conversations(12:27) Asana(14:00) Weekly CEO meeting(15:50) Valuing communication: having the tough talks(19:05) Best financial investment(22:51) Worst investment: expanding to new citiesQuote of the Week:“If we’re not fully in sync, then our business falters.”–Thais “When you’re in partnership with another person, It’s never going to be rainbows and unicorns all day every day, but the important thing is not what happens, it’s how the two of you come together.” - BriResources: http://www.theamplifycollective.com https://twitter.com/TheAmplifyCo https://www.instagram.com/theamplifyco/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/be-amplified/id1113670828 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.

Oct 24, 2016 • 22min
Maura Chamness; Tracking Your Monthly Goals
This episode is brought to you by Personalized Procedures.Today, I’m talking about monthly goal-tracking systems.My guest is Maura Chamness, a product stylist and brand photographer who created her own system that works wonders.Topics:(1:04) Introducing Maura(2:00) Life before the monthly goal tracker(3:43) Maura’s make or break time(4:40) The Spreadsheet(16:23) Maura’s best financial investment(18:58) Maura’s worst investment: course hoardingQuote of the Week: “It’s like my dashboard. I check in with it every day. I keep it on the corner of my desk and it really helps me stay focused on all the one million pieces of things I need to be doing. But it’s here on one page, so we can handle it.”– Maura ChamnessResources:http://www.maurachamness.com/Maura's Instagram Maura's Personal Facebook Maura's Photography Facebook 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.