The Get Paid Podcast: The Stark Reality of Entrepreneurship and Being Your Own Boss

Priyanka Venugopal went to medical school and became a board certified Ob/Gyn... a profession that led to a perpetual state of overworking and perfectionism. It was at her heaviest- just over 200 lbs -that Priyanka knew she had to make a change. This was the perfect time for her to discover coaching, which touched every part of her life to the point she decided to become an entrepreneur and coach full-time. She lost over 60 lbs without counting points or calories and now helps other high-achieving working moms do the same in her small group coaching program, The Unstoppable Group. This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: Intimate small groups vs 1:1 coaching Stumbling into coaching as an Ob/Gyn, serving women Diet brain—what is that all about? Loving your weight loss journey and sustaining where you want to be in your body Entrepreneurs pay themselves? REALLY? The ripple effect of launches Small and mighty email list How we’ve learned to deal with disappointment the wrong way Priyanka’s financial goals and expenses Why you need to enroll in Absolute FB Ads Mentioned in this episode: Claire’s ads course, Absolute Facebook Ads Connect with Priyanka Venugopal: Website Work with Priyanka Podcast Instagram   Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today’s episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media.  Now, it’s time to go get yourself paid.

Are your Facebook Ads giving off “sleaze?” In the next 15mins, I want to bust this all-too-common fear I hear about from online entrepreneurs.  You can’t help what other people think on the other side of your marketing. You can decide how you reach them through ads or organic marketing. There are so many high-pressure sales tactics on this online business street; let’s see if you really fall into that category. Let’s get into it… MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:  Free class: The 2 Simple Ads that Sell Out Your Group Programs. Sign up at clairepells.com/class Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today’s episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Enroll in Absolute Facebook Ads. Now, it’s time to go get yourself paid.

Tiffany McLain, LMFT is a clinical fee strategist for therapists in private practice. Her mantra is, “Full fees are the new black.” Via her program, Lean In. MAKE BANK. She helps therapists ethically earn significantly more per month while seeing fewer clients and doing BETTER clinical work. She tells us about how and why she developed her signature program, Lean In. MAKE BANK, to help therapists finally address their underlying money mindset stories. Whether you’re a therapist or not, we’re talking mental barriers that can make the difference between how much you work in your business or how much your business works you.  This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: How to serve clients from a place of spaciousness, not burnout Why you might be projecting your money issues onto clients How Tiffany's upbringing shaped her relationship with money The dangers of comparing your rates to colleagues or "more experienced" people Why side-hustles may not be the answer to income disparity in your business Tiffany's sneaky tactic of selling her program before developing any of the curriculum How she transitioned to evergreen in 2020 and developed systems for continuous sales Tips on how to build your capacity to receive feedback in business Winning or learning with ads, and ad coaching from Claire Claire’s therapy session, literally Mentioned on the Podcast: Jereshia Hawk Ramit Sethi Annie Schuessler  Connect with Tiffany McLain: Website Work with Tiffany Podcast Instagram Linkedln Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today’s episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it’s time to go get yourself paid.

What should you do to get the best cost per lead for your webinar? Or your lead magnet? How does that answer change when thinking about cold versus warm traffic? Today, I’m answering ALL the questions my clients have about getting inexpensive leads using Lead Form ads. Mentioned in this episode: How To Test Your Webinar Title Get Paid Marketing Waitlist Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today’s episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media.  Now, it’s time to go get yourself paid.

Goli Kalkhoran is Master Life Coach, and former attorney, who helps unfulfilled professionals create a life they actually like. She is the host of the Lessons from a Quitter podcast where she uses her platform to de-stigmatize quitting and provide resources and inspiration to individuals looking to pivot in their established careers. She challenges people to exceed their own expectations and guides them through the initial steps of starting over in order to build a more intentional, fulfilling life. This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: Tied to a safe career identity Defining your role and mindset reengineering  Stuffing your face, crying, and sleeping You don’t know what you don’t know Stepping out and figuring it out—persistency Is there ever a drama-free mindset in entrepreneurship? Moving from $10k to $100k in a year Enrolling 75 people in a single launch—this blows my mind Thought error about ads Afraid of outside moving parts? Connect with Goli Kalkhoran: Website Quitter Club Podcast Instagram Linkendln    Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today’s episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it’s time to go get yourself paid.

Paid traffic requires practice. It requires resilience. If you have these things, plus the ability to convert leads to clients, your success is inevitable.  When you’re ready to dive into paid traffic, join the only Facebook and Instagram program you’ll ever need: Absolute FB Ads.   Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today’s episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it’s time to go get yourself paid.

Dielle is a 7 figure sales coach who helps women of color coaches multiply their sales and experience freedom. She helps them create wildly successful online coaching businesses without the stress or overwhelm. She is the host of Black, Banked, and Booked Out Podcast, a sales and money mindset podcast for online coaches. Dielle went from struggling social worker living paycheck to paycheck, to building a multiple six figure coaching business with a 9 to 5. This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: Starting out in the coaching industry 3 years after—$1.08 million cash in a year’s revenue 😱😱😱 Working a 9 to 5 and following your dreams Who is a good coach? It’s all connected Dielle’s philosophy on people The mindset work from $40k to $300k What kept Dielle going in the messiest year How she gets people to BUY NOW Entrepreneurship has saved my life!  Live events as a science Connect with Dielle Charon: Website The Five Figure Freedom The Six Figure Liberation Free training Instagram Podcast Also Mentioned in This Podcast: How to sell in 30 minutes Dielle on Make Money As A Life Coach Podcast Brig Johnson Stacy Boehman Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today’s episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it’s time to go get yourself paid.

We’ve all made humiliating mistakes, and Claire Pelletreau is not an exemption. This episode is for all you superhumans who can relate to making mistakes. On the show today, Claire is a guest on the Mistakes That Made Me podcast with Eman Ismail, who is an email conversion strategist and copywriter; she helps 6+ figure online business owners and eCommerce brands fire up their conversions, evergreen their sales, and turn fans into Superfans.  Eman has worked with powerhouses like Emily Thompson from Being Boss, Joanna Wiebe from Copyhackers, Belinda Weaver from the Hot Copy Podcast, Interact (the quiz platform), and holds regular copywriting workshops in partnership with Lloyds Business Bank.  This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: Claire transitioning to mentoring/coaching Getting started with The Get Paid Podcast—Why this theme? That one mistake that made Claire The difficult conversation around firing a team member Getting a support system with the family Claire would never have left Is there shame in making more money and talking numbers? Lessons learned! A positive outlook Connect with Eman Ismail: Website Podcast LinkedIn Instagram Email Rules Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today’s episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it’s time to go get yourself paid.

Maritza Parra spent most of her career as a classical dressage equestrienne, performer and breeder of Andalusian & Lusitano horses. She built a thriving newsletter list of horse enthusiasts and sold instructional DVDs, books, products and riding clinics at her farm. Along the way, she began coaching women. After a riding accident in 2015 she decided to hang up her boots and sold her farm and horses in 2017. She wrote the book Heartwork Journaling in 2018. Doodle Your Emotions series launched in 2020. Heartwork Journaling University was founded in 2020. The Heartwork Journaling Certification program began in 2022. Through these programs, she has helped thousands of people around the world learn how to coach themselves to or through anything using simple creativity tools. She spends her time doing what she loves - coaching and creating lessons for students in HJU, and teaching future HWJ Instructors and coaches.  This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: How 2005 became a defining year in Maritza’s life Getting interviewed by Opera before age 40 😱😱😱 Why is $100k nothing? Going from 1:1 coaching to a list-building queen Culture baggage and money shame Making insane money from ads—steal Maritza’s ad strategy for free A painful Facebook group experience Results from Maritza’s $73k ad spend launch Is hiring from other parts of the world exploitation? Smart? Both? Connect with Maritza Parra: Website Heartwork Journaling Instagram Pinterest Facebook Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today’s episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it’s time to go get yourself paid.

Dr. Lindsay Padilla is an ex-community college professor who accidentally started a business while on the tenure track. Now, as the CEO and co-founder of the Hello Audio software, which takes your content and creates private audio feeds to make learning on the go much easier for your people, Lindsay challenges online industry norms of unfinished courses and unconsumed content with her product.  All of her business ideas were born out of her tenure-track years teaching adults online at a community college, the ridiculous amount of learning she's done in all things education, and the years spent growing her course creation business online. “Once you get your feed going and your people love it, you don’t leave  - Lindsay Padilla This Week on the Get Paid Podcast: What on Earth is Hello Audio, and how does it work? Why software was the answer for Lindsay during the pandemic. The highs and lows of getting good developers, having little knowledge of tech.  What Lindsay did to raise capital TWICE. How her business survived when her product and code were basically stolen from her. The metric they’re watching to increase free trial to paid user conversions. What is the Hello Audio growth scale? How much equity Lindsay has given up to her investors. Connect with Lindsay Padilla: Hello Audio Wealthy Teachers Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Thanks for tuning into the Get Paid Podcast! If you enjoyed today’s episode, head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe, rate, and leave your honest review. Connect with me on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram, visit my website for even more detailed strategies, and be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media. Now, it’s time to go get yourself paid.