Systems Saved Me®

This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about launch mapping. My guest is Nicole Jackson, who runs a boutique project management agency, helping online entrepreneurs. Topics: (1:20) Introducing Nicole (2:41) Business before systems (6:03) Asana (8:33) Nicole’s need for a process (12:12) Launch steps (15:35) Plan plan plan! (21:48) Best financial investment (22:38) Worst financial investment (28:39) Finding Nicole Quotes of the Week: “Every minute you spend planning saves you ten minutes in execution.” -Brian Tracy “[Planning] is giving you the space in your launch to deal with the fires that are going to happen.” - Jordan Resources: www.theprojectdesigner.com www.instagram.com/theprojectdesigner   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.

This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about interns.   Topics:  (:30) Intro (1:23) Value of interns (5:12) Jordan’s interns (6:45) Training and experience (9:22) Let them be the experts they are (11:33) Opportunity for you and them (13:20) Jordan’s intern mini-course (14:12) Wrap up   Quote of the Week: “For me, it’s very important they understand that they are the expert. I’m coming to them with the training, with the process, and with the business they’re essentially going to play with. What they’re coming with is the actual implementation, as well as the expertise.” - Jordan   Resources: www.impactwithinterns.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.

This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about hiring with ease. My guest is Ashley Ryan, who founded Her Smart Marketing, a consulting agency mainly for female entrepreneurs. Topics: (1:03) Introducing Ashley (4:28) Why hiring is important (5:04) Before the hiring process (6:32) Phase 1 (9:41) Phase 2 (14:20) Phase 3 (16:28) Probation Period (18:08) Ashley’s One Thing (19:04) Best financial investment (20:19) Worst financial investment (22:16) Finding Ashley Quotes of the Week: “The reality of any situation is you have to work with people. You have to learn how to hire. You have to learn how to be a leader. If you don’t, you will be in trouble..;[and] you won’t grow your business. Period.”– Ashley Resources: www.hersmartmarketing.comwww.hersmartmarketing.com/hire www.facebook.com/ladyashley 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.

This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about planning a great user experience. My guest is Ed Troxell, who founded Ed Troxell Creative and Stupid Easy, where he helps to streamline start-ups and small businesses by helping them implement processes and systems to help make their lives easier. Topics: (1:04) Introducing Ed (2:01) Business before systems (2:57) Motivation for organization (3:30) Step One: organization (6:15) Step Two: design (10:21) Step Three: testing and feedback (14:34) Valuing user experience (17:35) Best financial investment (18:36) Worst financial investment (19:44) Finding Ed Quotes of the Week: “Look at feedback as your strengths and opportunities. Don’t look at them as failures and wins.”–Ed “A happy customer starts with you and what you’re willing to put out there.” - Ed Resources: www.edtroxellcreative.comwww.stupideasy.com Facebook: Ed Troxell Creative Book Recommendation: Value Proposition and Design 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.

This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about how to hire based on results and not responsibilities. Topics: (:30) Intro (1:04) Jordan’s way to hire (1:53) Example of result expectations (2:51) Be specific with results (3:50) Why it’s powerful (4:31) Example #2 (6:20) Accountability and tracking (7:37) Avoid being the bottleneck (9:41) Results over responsibilities Quotes of the Week: "Find out how you can track the responsibilities and that turns into a result. Let [your team] know... if it does not get done, it is on [them]." -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.

This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about how to set up successful mindset habits. My guest is Jereshia Hawk, who is the founder of the Goal Getter Group, which helps women who work a 9-5 build a business on the side. Topics: (1:07) Introducing Jereshia (2:36) Before she created the Hawk Hustle (4:55) For the sake of personal health (7:41) Creating the Hawk Hustle (9:51) Stopping stress (13:43) Meditation and clearing mind (17:24) Higher quality life – C3 principle (23:14) Best financial investment (24:06) Worst financial investment (25:04) Finding Jereshia Quotes of the Week: “It’s all about training your mindset, wanting to become more self-aware of how you tick, how you operate and really what are your unique strengths and how can you authentically operate within that.” - Jereshia Resources:   www.jereshiahawk.com   Social Media: Jereshia Hawk Goal Getter Group 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.

This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about sales funnels. My guest is Stephanie Nickolich, who teaches entrepreneurs how to create sales funnels and passive revenue. Topics: (1:08) Introducing Stephanie (2:26) Before the first sales funnel (6:07) Fear led to change (7:21) The sales funnel system (11:49) Pricing (12:22) Converting clients (15:24) Small, valuable opt-ins (18:10) Levels (20:07) Recommendations (23:44) Best financial investment (24:33) Worst financial investment: falling for guarantees (26:57) Finding Stephanie Quotes of the Week: “[Sales funnels] are truly where your freedom awaits” - Stephanie “When you put up a sales funnel, and specifically when you’re using systems to monitor your results, you can see exactly what’s working and what’s not. You have complete control over getting the result you desire.” - Stephanie Resources:   www.stephanienickolich.com Facebook: Stephanie Nickolich 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.

This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about what the biggest bottleneck in your business is. Topics: (:30) Intro (1:09) You are the bottleneck (3:32) Define roles (4:34) Create checklists (5:50) Avoid being the bottleneck (6:51) Manage without micromanaging (8:08) Stop stopping the momentum (8:46) Look at your own team structure Quote of the Week: "How to not be the bottleneck of your business is to clearly define your role and your teams’ roles with accountable opportunities." Jordan  "It’s on you as the business owner to manage the projects... However, there is a way to manage them without you having to micromanage." 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.

This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about bullet journaling. My guest is Malle Rydzik, a business strategist and coach to creative entrepreneurs, specifically those transitioning from solopreneurs to CEOs. Topics: (1:05) Introducing Mallie (2:09) Before bullet journaling (3:24) Giving it a try (4:21) Mallie’s bullet journaling basics (6:39) When new items come up (7:43) Symbols (8:13) To-done list (9:41) The case for paper over digital (11:21) Paper tracking (14:03) Customer relationship management (14:41) The big takeaway (15:17) Best financial investment (16:18) Worst financial investment (17:36) Finding Mallie Quote of the Week: “It sounds like this big huge giant system... but the important thing is learning what the system is and then adapting it to what works for you.” - Mallie Resources:   www.mallierydzik.com Social Media - @mallierydzik   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.

This episode is brought to you by The Kolada Group. Today, I’m talking about how to extend the lifetime of a client. My guest is Kristen Baker, who is a business coach with expertise in the sales mindset. Topics: (1:06) Introducing Kristen (4:05) Business before systems (7:16) Ideal clients (9:46) 8-Step process (18:12) Specific goals (20:50) Best financial investment (23:03) Worst financial investment (25:43) Every investment has value (29:53) Finding Kristen Quote of the Week: “People make their expertise a little too narrow. If it’s something you’re passionate about learning and growing in, then you should always have more to offer your client”– Kristen Resources:   www.convertidealclients.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.