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Knowing how to calculate your hourly rate as an entrepreneur can feel tricky.But knowing how to calculate your hourly rate as an entrepreneur is critical if you're looking to make more money with less effort.Inside of today's episode, I'll walk you through a simple, step-by-step process so you can learn how to calculate your hourly rate and know where to spend time in your business to make more money (and kiss those useless strategies for time management goodbye!)WHEN YOU FINISH LISTENING TO TODAY'S EPISODE, YOU'LL DISCOVER:Why the strategies for time management you're currently using aren't workingWhat it's costing you in your business when you don't how to calculate your hourly rateThe simple two step process for learning how to calculate your hourly rate so you can understand the value of your time on a much deeper levelHow to recognize what strategies for time management are a waste of your time, so you know exactly what activities to spend your time on and generate more revenue -Support the showLiked this episode? Share it with a fellow podcaster! Love this show? Say thanks by leaving a positive review. Want a podcasting growth strategy tailored to your show? Schedule a 1:1 Podcasting Audit with Courtney.Register for Courtney's Podcasting Workshop: How to 10x Your Podcast Growth This Year Curious about PodLaunch®? Book a Demo to see if our podcasting mentorship is the right fit for you and get the podcasting advice you need to grow your podcast. Connect with Courtney: Linked In | Instagram | PodLaunch HQ ©Ⓟ 2018–2025 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Wish you knew how to do a better job of standing out among the crowd and establishing your thought leadership in your industry?Today’s guest is here to show you the surprising ways you can start speaking your truth and outshine your competition by using your unique voice to lead, persuade, and influence others.Adrienne Garland is not only a consultant to Fortune 1000 brands in the media, entertainment, and tech industries, she is an expert in digital marketing, business strategy, and relationship building.She has a passion for helping women entrepreneurs and female founders like you learn how to speak your truth and establish your thought leadership in your industry.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING TO TODAY’S EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:The secret to getting ahead in business through relationship buildingThe concrete, actionable steps you can take right now to establish your thought leadership in your industryHow to speak your truth and use your unique voice to lead, persuade, and influence othersThe counterintuitive way to outshine your competition and foster a legacy that lasts Episode Links:Check out Adrienne's podcast: Unbreakable -Support the showLiked this episode? Share it with a fellow podcaster! Love this show? Say thanks by leaving a positive review. Want a podcasting growth strategy tailored to your show? Schedule a 1:1 Podcasting Audit with Courtney.Register for Courtney's Podcasting Workshop: How to 10x Your Podcast Growth This Year Curious about PodLaunch®? Book a Demo to see if our podcasting mentorship is the right fit for you and get the podcasting advice you need to grow your podcast. Connect with Courtney: Linked In | Instagram | PodLaunch HQ ©Ⓟ 2018–2025 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Wish you could convert more of your audience into paying clients simply by telling your brand story?Today’s guest is the amazing Nick Demos: a Tony-award-winning producer and filmmaker turned business coach who now helps entrepreneurs like you learn to master the art of storytelling and story selling, so you can scale your business by telling your personal brand story in a powerful and compelling way.Inside today’s episode, Nick shares why the art of storytelling is the quickest and most influential way to build instant know-like-and-trust with your audience and articulate the value in the transformation that you provide, through your brand story.Even if you think your story isn’t all that great (or that you don’t have one) Nick is going to teach you the origins of the art of storytelling and show you how to take everyday moments and turn them into magical, relatable points of connection that magnetize your audience to you and compel them to take action.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL DISCOVER:Why despite popular belief, telling your brand story is not about youThe most common mistake people make when telling their brand storyHow to beat your competition by mastering the art of storytelling in your marketing strategyWhat to do if you feel like you don’t know how to tell stories, or if your stories aren’t all that inspiringPLUS, Nick will teach you step-by-step how to find relatable points of connection in your everyday life that you can turn into riveting elements of your overall brand story to attract more of your audience and convert them into paying clients and customers. Episode Links:Check out Nick's podcast: The Creative Soulpreneur Podcast -Support the showLiked this episode? Share it with a fellow podcaster! Love this show? Say thanks by leaving a positive review. Want a podcasting growth strategy tailored to your show? Schedule a 1:1 Podcasting Audit with Courtney.Register for Courtney's Podcasting Workshop: How to 10x Your Podcast Growth This Year Curious about PodLaunch®? Book a Demo to see if our podcasting mentorship is the right fit for you and get the podcasting advice you need to grow your podcast. Connect with Courtney: Linked In | Instagram | PodLaunch HQ ©Ⓟ 2018–2025 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Last week we talked about seven hacks you could steal right now to clear clutter, get organized, and streamline and simplify your digital workspaces. But...When you look deeper, the desire to clean and clear clutter is not just about increasing productivity and getting organized so you can focus better. It’s an attempt to fix what’s going on in your inner world that feels out of place and out of control.That’s why inside today’s episode, we’re talking about how to clear the three things that cause you to feel cluttered inwardly, so you can experience deeper emotional healing (and so the clutter you see outwardly is less likely to come back).BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING TO TODAY'S EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:The three main causes of emotional clutterHow clearing inner clutter is the secret to getting organized and experiencing emotional healingWhy choosing to ignore internal clutter hurts your productivity The steps you can take right now to experience emotional healing, get organized, and get back in control of your life -Support the showLiked this episode? Share it with a fellow podcaster! Love this show? Say thanks by leaving a positive review. Want a podcasting growth strategy tailored to your show? Schedule a 1:1 Podcasting Audit with Courtney.Register for Courtney's Podcasting Workshop: How to 10x Your Podcast Growth This Year Curious about PodLaunch®? Book a Demo to see if our podcasting mentorship is the right fit for you and get the podcasting advice you need to grow your podcast. Connect with Courtney: Linked In | Instagram | PodLaunch HQ ©Ⓟ 2018–2025 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

With more people working remotely now than ever, finding ways to get organized and increase productivity is top of mind for everyone.That's why I've put together an exclusive declutter challenge episode for you today, where I'm going to dish on seven of my favorite tools you can steal right now to get organized, increase productivity, and streamline and simplify your digital workspaces.As an entrepreneur, it’s important you know how to keep your digital workspaces clean and clutter-free so you can increase productivity, stay focused, and get real work done without all of those annoying distractions that suck your time, energy, and attention.That's why this episode is structured as a declutter challenge of sorts, chock-full of practical, actionable advice you can apply right now to get out of overwhelm and get organized for good.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING TO TODAY'S SPECIAL DECLUTTER CHALLENGE, YOU'LL LEARN:The number one hidden cause of home-office clutterMy seven favorite tools you can steal right now to declutter your digital workspaces and increase productivityThe biggest mistake people make when trying to get organizedHow to fix that overflowing inbox once and for allPLUS two simple phone hacks that'll automatically increase your productivity -Support the showLiked this episode? Share it with a fellow podcaster! Love this show? Say thanks by leaving a positive review. Want a podcasting growth strategy tailored to your show? Schedule a 1:1 Podcasting Audit with Courtney.Register for Courtney's Podcasting Workshop: How to 10x Your Podcast Growth This Year Curious about PodLaunch®? Book a Demo to see if our podcasting mentorship is the right fit for you and get the podcasting advice you need to grow your podcast. Connect with Courtney: Linked In | Instagram | PodLaunch HQ ©Ⓟ 2018–2025 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Ever wonder what it really means to be a heart-centered entrepreneur? It boils down to one of the single most important characteristics of your entrepreneurial mindset: authenticity.My guest today, Anna Frandsen, teaches entrepreneurs like you how to work smart not hard, develop your entrepreneurial mindset, and enjoy your entrepreneur journey on a deeper level by running your business from your heart, not your head.Inside today’s episode, she’s going to show you how to work smart not hard by getting more visible, making more sales, and expressing the fullness of who you are by letting go of whatever is holding you back from showing up in your business as your most authentic self.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL ALSO DISCOVER: How developing a heart-centered entrepreneurial mindset will help you bring in more sales and boost your visibility Why doing things the same way as everybody else isn’t a proven path to success Where you should focus your time and attention throughout your entrepreneur journeyHow to work smart not hard by letting go and doing less in order to profit more -Support the showLiked this episode? Share it with a fellow podcaster! Love this show? Say thanks by leaving a positive review. Want a podcasting growth strategy tailored to your show? Schedule a 1:1 Podcasting Audit with Courtney.Register for Courtney's Podcasting Workshop: How to 10x Your Podcast Growth This Year Curious about PodLaunch®? Book a Demo to see if our podcasting mentorship is the right fit for you and get the podcasting advice you need to grow your podcast. Connect with Courtney: Linked In | Instagram | PodLaunch HQ ©Ⓟ 2018–2025 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Today we’re talking about the two things you MUST learn how to do well if you want to achieve real entrepreneurial success.Inside today's episode, I’m going to show you what these two things are so you can work smarter not harder and take your business to the next level in less time, and with less effort.I’m also going to show you how to grow a business by mastering these two habits of entrepreneurial success, so they become second nature and so you can experience the freedom you started your business for in the first place.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL LEARN:The two simple habits you must practice every day if you want to experience true entrepreneurial successHow to grow a business by adopting these two simple habitsWhy you can’t expect to achieve entrepreneurial success if you outsource these two things How I practice these habits daily to grow my own businessWhat it really means to work smarter not harder -Support the showLiked this episode? Share it with a fellow podcaster! Love this show? Say thanks by leaving a positive review. Want a podcasting growth strategy tailored to your show? Schedule a 1:1 Podcasting Audit with Courtney.Register for Courtney's Podcasting Workshop: How to 10x Your Podcast Growth This Year Curious about PodLaunch®? Book a Demo to see if our podcasting mentorship is the right fit for you and get the podcasting advice you need to grow your podcast. Connect with Courtney: Linked In | Instagram | PodLaunch HQ ©Ⓟ 2018–2025 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Imagine if you had 10x the confidence, what’s the scariest thing you’d do differently in your business?If you’re an entrepreneur, chances are you’ve wondered how to conquer fear so that it no longer holds you back from doing the work you’ve been put on this earth to do.The truth is, fear will always be there. But the good news is that conquering fear isn't as hard as you might think. You can learn how to overcome fear so that it no longer has power over you.In today’s episode, I’m inviting you to listen in on a raw, real, and powerful conversation I had with two friends of mine — Natalie Viglione and Diane McDermott — about conquering fear. We talk about how to overcome fear so you can finally experience what it’s to have true freedom and experience more growth in your business.BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL LEARN:How being physically present to fear can help you learn how to overcome fear fasterWhy conquering fear feels so challenging when building your business, and the steps you can take right now to make it easierHow to overcome fear by trusting your intuitionWhat it means to cultivate true courage, so that learning how to overcome fear is a non-issuePLUS: The 5 questions you can ask yourself to identify what fear you’re struggling with specifically, so you can learn how to overcome fear more effectively -Support the showLiked this episode? Share it with a fellow podcaster! Love this show? Say thanks by leaving a positive review. Want a podcasting growth strategy tailored to your show? Schedule a 1:1 Podcasting Audit with Courtney.Register for Courtney's Podcasting Workshop: How to 10x Your Podcast Growth This Year Curious about PodLaunch®? Book a Demo to see if our podcasting mentorship is the right fit for you and get the podcasting advice you need to grow your podcast. Connect with Courtney: Linked In | Instagram | PodLaunch HQ ©Ⓟ 2018–2025 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Does picking a niche and creating your ideal client avatar feel like a struggle? If you answered yes, you’re not alone!If you’re like most, you might worry that if you niche down, you may miss out on potential business.Or maybe, you’ve picked a niche, but you wonder if the ideal client avatar you’ve created is the right one.Chances are, picking a niche and identifying your ideal client avatar can feel like one of the most challenging things you’ve ever done when it comes to building your business. That's why inside of today’s episode, I’m going to demystify the art of niching down and show you how to identify your ideal client avatar so you can amplify your authority, establish more credibility, and grow a bigger community of people eager to work with you — without excluding anyone!BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL DISCOVER:The top two misconceptions about niching down and identifying your ideal client avatarThe four biggest mistakes people make when picking a nicheThree non-traditional ways to pick a niche so you can speak to multiple groups of people at oncePLUS the real reason picking a niche opens you up to more possibilities and more business -Support the showLiked this episode? Share it with a fellow podcaster! Love this show? Say thanks by leaving a positive review. Want a podcasting growth strategy tailored to your show? Schedule a 1:1 Podcasting Audit with Courtney.Register for Courtney's Podcasting Workshop: How to 10x Your Podcast Growth This Year Curious about PodLaunch®? Book a Demo to see if our podcasting mentorship is the right fit for you and get the podcasting advice you need to grow your podcast. Connect with Courtney: Linked In | Instagram | PodLaunch HQ ©Ⓟ 2018–2025 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.

Do you have a strong desire to grow your business, but feel confused by all of the conflicting online marketing strategies out there?If you answered yes, you're not alone! Figuring out how to grow your business while balancing work and family can feel challenging, and today's special guest, Allison Hardy, is here to help you make sense of it all.Allison Hardy is a woman on a mission to help entrepreneurs, especially busy moms, create thriving 6-figure businesses by teaching them online marketing strategies that help them simplify, automate, and streamline so they can grow quickly and easily while balancing work and family.Allison Hardy has been featured by Huffington Post and was named one of Washington D.C’s most influential professionals under 40 by Washington Life Magazine, and it's no wonder! Her work is helping women everywhere learn how to grow their digital business while balancing work and family, and succeed at both.WHEN YOU WALK AWAY FROM THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL DISCOVER:Why most cookie-cutter online marketing strategies are a waste of your timeWhich online marketing strategies will help you gain more traction and reach more people, without requiring more effortHow to automate and streamline your business so that balancing work and family is a breeze, even as a solopreneurAllison Hardy knows her stuff when it comes to online marketing strategies, and she has a soft spot in her heart for moms who are trying to balance work and family while pursuing their dreams. Whether you're a parent or not, you're going to learn a lot inside this episode that you can instantly apply to your business. Episode Links:Check out Allison's podcast: 6-Figure Secrets -Support the showLiked this episode? Share it with a fellow podcaster! Love this show? Say thanks by leaving a positive review. Want a podcasting growth strategy tailored to your show? Schedule a 1:1 Podcasting Audit with Courtney.Register for Courtney's Podcasting Workshop: How to 10x Your Podcast Growth This Year Curious about PodLaunch®? Book a Demo to see if our podcasting mentorship is the right fit for you and get the podcasting advice you need to grow your podcast. Connect with Courtney: Linked In | Instagram | PodLaunch HQ ©Ⓟ 2018–2025 by Courtney Elmer. All Rights Reserved.