I dive into my real, unfiltered experience integrating AI into my business, pulling back the curtain on the hesitations I had to overcome, the key lessons I learned, and the big benefits I am looking forward to as I polish my AI systems. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What AI Integration Looks Like For Small Business Owners ✔ The Hesitations I Had About Bringing AI Into My Business ✔ How I Am Integrating AI Into My Business ✔ My Early Lessons & Frustrations ✔ The Benefits I Am Counting On ✔ Practical Advice For Getting Started With AI ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/370 P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with Amy Pearson, the Principal Interior Designer of Amy Pearson Design, to discuss her journey as an entrepreneur, the highs and lows of running her successful business, what it was like working with me, and the specifics of how she got out of survival mode and transitioned to thriving mode. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Questions Amy Was Seeking Answers To ✔ How She Was Penalizing Her Efficiency ✔ How Changing Her Pricing Structure Changed Everything ✔ Amy’s Hesitations With Hiring & How She Moved Forward ✔ Her Biggest Wins & How She Achieved Them ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/369 P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

I dive into five simple finance fundamentals you can add to your routine to help you master year-round tax organization, so you can go into the next tax season confident and stress-free! What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How To Separate Your Personal And Business Finances Responsibly ✔ How To Choose The Right Accounting System ✔ The Most Important Integrations To Consider ✔ Strategies For Organizing Digital Tax Receipts & Documents ✔ Best Practices For Real-Time Financial Tracking ✔ How To Implement Regular Bookkeeping Check-Ins ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/368 P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

I sit down with Brad Leavitt, the founder and president of AFT Construction, to dive into his entrepreneurial journey, his current expertise as a high-end, luxury custom home builder, and how he runs his successful business day in and day out. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Brad Accomplishes Omnipresence ✔ The Major Pain Points of Building His Company ✔ The Necessity Of Having A Visionary, A Process Guy, & Implementers ✔ What A Day In The Life Of A Luxury Home Builder Looks Like ✔ How Brad Manages His Time & Responsibilities ✔ His Best Delegation Practices ✔ How Brad Survives Without An Assistant ✔ Parting Wisdom For Struggling Entrepreneurs ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/367   P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

I dive into ways to break your cycle of people-pleasing by relying on the phrase pause before I please so you can produce win-win outcomes from otherwise sticky situations that could hold you back. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Client/Vendor/Team Member Pleasing Shows Up In Your Business ✔ Why It’s Crucial To Step Resorting To People Pleasing ✔ What Pausing Before Pleasing Entails ✔ Simple Phrases That Buy Time & Make An Impact ✔ What Not To Do When Contemplating Solutions ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/366 P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call

I sit down with business coach Nancy Ganzekaufer to dive into the critical role of a Google profile to your business success because it helps you get found instead of getting left behind. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What A Google Business Profile Is ✔ How To Get Started & Optimize It ✔ When To Update Your Google Profile ✔ How To Get Preferential Treatment For Your Website ✔ Strategies For Soliciting Google Reviews ✔ The Impact Of ChatGPT On Your Google Search Results ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/365   P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

I dive into 21 real, practical, and sustainable habits that will allow you to grow your business without burning out. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why You Can’t Rely On Your Habits From Year One ✔ 7 Sustainable Financial Habits ✔ 4 Sustainable Leadership Habits ✔ 4 Sustainable Marketing & Sales Habits ✔ 6 Sustainable Productivity & Time Management Habits ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/364 P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

I sit down with branding and marketing expert Christina Frei to dive into optimizing your unique marketing archetype which is YOUR way to communicate that gets you clients AND makes a difference. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What A Marketing Archetype Is ✔ The 5 Different Kinds & Their Challenges ✔ How To Discover Which Marketing Archetype You Are ✔ Ways To Build An Effective Marketing Strategy Based On Your Archetype ✔ How To Optimize Your Marketing Archetype For Success ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/363 P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

I dive into how to get out of the priority dilution mindset and instead organize your tasks in priority order so you can power through them, make progress on your goals, and feel accomplished at the end of each day. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Prioritizing Is & Why It’s Important ✔ Why Priority Dilution Occurs & Its Costs ✔ What Indecisiveness Has To Do With It ✔ Strategies To Overcome Priority Dilution ✔ 4 Easy Steps To Effectively Prioritize Your Tasks ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/362 P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call  

I sit down with the founder and CEO of Third Brain Digital Operations and Automation, Michael Greenberg, to dive into ways to leverage automation, AI, people, and workflow design to achieve next level digital operations and grow your business! What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ An Introduction To Using AI & Automation In Your Business ✔ The Effect Of Operational Drag & Tech Debt On Your Business ✔ How To Combine People, Process, & Tech To Build Leverage & Acceleration ✔ What AirTable Is And How To Utilize It ✔ How To Overcome The Challenge Of Integration ✔ How Michael Helps Clients Through The Different Levels Of His Framework ✔ So Much More! To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/361 P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!  And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call