Get Your Hopes Up with Christy Wright

There are some great qualities and traits I see so many women have, but for one reason or another, they dismiss them. But to succeed in business, all you have to do is take the qualities you're already using in other areas of your life and apply them to your business! So in this episode, I've got real life examples and practical ways to do that. My guest this week is Robin Shliakhau, the owner of Simplify and Pursue. She'll tell us about how her passion for decluttering her own house led to a booming business-complete with consultation services, speaking engagements, and a blog-she now loves. Robin actually grew her Facebook likes from 600 to 9,000 in just one year! She'll share her social media strategy with us, too. And I'll answer questions from Irvine, California Business Boutique event attendees! 1:10 Five Qualities You Need to Win in Business 19:47 Interview with Robin Shliakhau 40:03 #ASKCHRISTYWRIGHT 49:45 Homework - Pre-order my new book, Business Boutique: A Woman's Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves, for only $20 and get $60 in free bonus items! Visit BusinessBoutique.com/BBBook and use the code BBBOOK to also receive an exclusive podcast interview with Nicole Walters on Sales. Order today!  Limited-time offer. To save $5 on any Business Boutique 1-Day ticket, use the code BBWRIGHT. - If you have a success story you would like to share with the Business Boutique community or a question you would like answered on the podcast, email me at podcast@businessboutique.com. Ask me a business question via social media by using #ASKCHRISTYWRIGHT New podcast episodes are available every other week.

In the last episode, we talked about recognizing the unique gifts that God has given us. And we don't do anyone any favors by downplaying or dismissing those gifts! So in this episode, I'll address the excuses we use to not step into them, and the damage we do by failing to use them. My guest this week is my friend Amanda Wilcox Patterson, who is a worship leader in Nashville. She'll share her thoughts on embracing our unique gifts, and how to use them in worshipping God. Plus, we'll hear from Kelly Buchtien, owner of The Simply Organized Teacher. Kelly attended one of our Business Boutique events, and for her and her dream, it was a turning point. She'll talk about how she's using her gift of organization to build her business, one customer at a time. And I'll answer your business questions! 1:10 Excuses Stopping You From Using Your Gifts 22:17 Interview with Amanda Wilcox Patterson 45:40 BB Success Story with Kelly Buchtien 50:48 #ASKCHRISTYWRIGHT 55:50 Homework - Pre-order my new book, Business Boutique: A Woman's Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves, for only $20 and get $60 in free bonus items! Visit BusinessBoutique.com/BBBook and use the code BBBOOK to also receive an exclusive podcast interview with Nicole Walters on Sales. Order today!  Limited-time offer. To save $5 on any Business Boutique 1-Day ticket, use the code BBWRIGHT. - If you have a success story you would like to share with the Business Boutique community or a question you would like answered on the podcast, email me at podcast@businessboutique.com. Ask me a business question via social media by using #ASKCHRISTYWRIGHT New podcast episodes are available every other week.

You have been created with unique and special gifts specifically for you. But sometimes it's hard to recognize those gifts. That's why I want to spend this podcast episode teaching you how to recognize your unique gifts! So I'll talk about the difference between gifts, passions and strengths, and how to identify the unlikely things that may actually be gifts in your life. My friend and Business Boutique event host Annie F. Downs will share how she realized her unique gifts of entertaining, speaking, and writing-and how she uses them today. Plus, we'll hear from Karmen Smith, owner of Pray Big-a company that makes prayer journals. Karmen's business came out of a very trying time for her, and she'll share her inspiring story of how her gifts intersected with her desire to help people in their walk with God. And I'll answer your biggest business questions! 1:14 Recognizing Your Gifts 19:10 Interview with Annie F. Downs 48:42 BB Success Story with Karmen Smith 56:25 #ASKCHRISTYWRIGHT 60:54 Homework - Pre-order my new book, Business Boutique: A Woman's Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves, for only $20 and get $60 in free bonus items! Visit BusinessBoutique.com/BBBook and use the code BBBook to also receive an exclusive podcast interview with Nicole Walters on Sales. Order today!  Limited-time offer. To save $5 on any Business Boutique 1-Day ticket, use the code BBWRIGHT. - If you have a success story you would like to share with the Business Boutique community or a question you would like answered on the podcast, email me at podcast@businessboutique.com. Ask me a business question via social media by using #ASKCHRISTYWRIGHT New podcast episodes are available every other week.

Earning a profit in business isn't optional, even if your business is a nonprofit! This episode is for all of you dreaming of starting or already running a nonprofit! We'll talk about fundraising, grant writing, identifying your target market, and more.   My friend Stacy Coleman our guest for this episode. Stacy is the founder of Three Strands, a nonprofit based in Atlanta that serves BirthMoms, who choose life and put their babies up for adoption, with excellence. Her incredible personal story and how she unexpectedly came to create Three Strands will inspire you and make you cry!     We'll also hear from Misty Newsome, the founder of Heshima Ministries a non-profit business that helps women in Uganda. I'll also answer your questions about business. 1:22 Starting and Running a Non-Profit Business 16:21 Interview with Stacy Coleman 40:46 BB Success Story with Misty Newsome 48:28 #ASKCHRISTYWRIGHT 51:59 Homework - Pre-order my new book, Business Boutique: A Woman's Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves, for only $20 and get $60 in free bonus items! Visit BusinessBoutique.com/BBBook and use the code BBBook to also receive an exclusive podcast interview with Nicole Walters on Sales. Order today!  Limited-time offer. To save $5 on any Business Boutique 1-Day ticket, use the code BBWRIGHT. - If you have a success story you would like to share with the Business Boutique community or a question you would like answered on the podcast, email me at podcast@businessboutique.com. Ask me a business question via social media by using #ASKCHRISTYWRIGHT New podcast episodes are available every other week.

Core values are like your compass, and they influence your decisions whether you realize it or not. In this episode, I want to make you aware of what those values are so that you can make decisions in your business that are best for you. I'll share examples of my core values with you and help you identify your own. My friend, nine-time Grammy Award winner, Hillary Scott is my guest for this episode. She'll talk about her core values and how they've kept her grounded throughout her many successes and even her failures. Plus, I'll talk to a woman who has truly build her business around her passions and values: Annie Moss. Annie owns a jewelry company called The Vintage Sparrow in Nashville, TN. Her business started as a way to raise money for a mission trip and grew so big that she was able to leave her day job to do her business full-time! 1:17 How Your Personal Values Inform Your Business 13:35 Interview with Hillary Scott 32:31 BB Success Story with Annie Moss  41:10 #ASKCHRISTYWRIGHT 44:42 Homework -  Pre-order my new book, Business Boutique: A Woman's Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves, for only $20 and get $60 in free bonus items! Visit BusinessBoutique.com/BBBook and use the code BBBook to also receive an exclusive podcast interview with Nicole Walters on Sales. Order today!  Limited-time offer. To save $5 on any Business Boutique 1-Day ticket, use the code BBWRIGHT. - If you have a success story you would like to share with the Business Boutique community or a question you would like answered on the podcast, email me at podcast@businessboutique.com. Ask me a business question via social media by using #ASKCHRISTYWRIGHT New podcast episodes are available every other week.

The key to real life change is setting goals. In this episode, I'll talk about how to set strong goals that you can actually achieve. I'll tell you the three attributes that all of your goals should have, and give you my top tips to keep yourself motivated so that you'll look back one day and be proud of yourself. My guest this week is my good friend, Kelly Hancock. She founded the money-saving blog, FaithfulProvisions.com. Kelly's friends kept pestering her to start a blog to share her thrifty tricks and coupons, so she reluctantly began writing in 2008. She was able to grow an audience and an income generated by the blog! Kelly will share with us how she did it, and why she ultimately decided to walk away from it. Plus, I'll answer business questions that you've submitted! 2:39 Deep Dive on Goals 24:30 Interview with Kelly Hancock 49:00 #ASKCHRISTYWRIGHT 55:04 Homework - Sign up for my 9-week Digital Mentoring course for Dreamers and receive your own DISC Assessment Test for free with the code BBWRIGHT. To save $5 on any Business Boutique 1-Day ticket, use the code BBWRIGHT. - Meg Meeker's interview can be heard in Episode 8. Amy Porterfield's interview can be heard in Episode 11. - If you have a success story you would like to share with the Business Boutique community or a question you would like answered on the podcast, email me at podcast@businessboutique.com. Ask me a business question via social media by using #ASKCHRISTYWRIGHT New podcast episodes are available every other week.

Finding your business idea can be a daunting task, but I'm going to make it a whole lot easier. In this episode, I'll focus on you Dreamers out there. We'll identify your strengths and help you zone in on your best idea. My guest this week is blogger and friend of Business Boutique, Jess Connolly! Her business was born during a time when she and her family were struggling. She'll talk to us about how she got her business idea, how she decides what to write about, and her strategy for making money blogging. Plus, I'll answer business questions that you've submitted! 1:22 How To Find Your Business Idea 20:52 Interview with Jess Connolly 37:09 #ASKCHRISTYWRIGHT 52:34 Homework -- Sign up for my 9-week Digital Mentoring course for Dreamers and receive your own DISC Assessment Test for free with the code BBWRIGHT. To save $5 on any Business Boutique 1-Day ticket, use the code BBWRIGHT. -- If you have a success story you would like to share with the Business Boutique community or a question you would like answered on the podcast, email me at podcast@businessboutique.com. Ask me a business question via social media by using #ASKCHRISTYWRIGHT New podcast episodes are available every other week.

In this episode, I'll break down how to turn fans and followers into customers. This doesn't happen by accident, and I'll share the step-by-step formula to make it happen. My guest this week is social media and marketing expert Amy Porterfield. She'll reveal the 3 most common mistakes she sees business owners make when it comes to social media. She'll also give us tips on how to increase fan engagement on Facebook. Plus, Christi Ratcliff, who started Christi Ratcliff Coaching in Cornelius, North Carolina, will inspire you by explaining how she overcame fear and put herself out there, and the growth she's seen as a result. 1:02 Maximize Your Social Media Influence to Gain Customers 18:08 Interview with Amy Porterfield 37:34 BB Success Story with Christi Ratcliff 46:54 Homework -- To save $5 on any Business Boutique 1-Day ticket, use the code BBWRIGHT. 25 Ways To Protect Your Time PDF-accessible in the show notes of Episode 7  Jab Jab Jab Right Hook by Gary Vaynerchuk -- If you have a success story you would like to share with the Business Boutique community or a question you would like answered on the podcast, email me at podcast@businessboutique.com. New podcast episodes are available every other week.

In this episode, I'll break down why some of us feel weird and uncomfortable about selling, and I'll show you that selling doesn't have to be pushy or aggressive. Making a sale really can be fun, and it starts with simply sharing your heart. And my guest this week is sales expert Tiffany Peterson. She'll talk to us about how we can add more value to our businesses and better serve our customers. Plus, the owner of Needle and Grain, Susan Leach, talks about how she quite a day job that made her miserable to run a booming business. 1:14 How to Sell without Feeling Slimy 12:43 Interview with Tiffany Peterson 42:42 BB Success Story with Susan Leach 56:28 Homework -- To save $5 on any Business Boutique 1-Day ticket, use the code BBWRIGHT. To check out a video clip from my "How to Sell Without Feeling Slimy" video lesson and receive a promo code for 10% off my entire Video Training series, visit the show notes for this episode at BusinessBoutique.com/podcast Read the blog about my Southwest customer service experience. -- If you have a success story you would like to share with the Business Boutique community or a question you would like answered on the podcast, email me at podcast@businessboutique.com New podcast episodes are available every other week.

We're recording this episode live at the Business Boutique event in Nashville! I'll be joined by several of the speakers from the event, and we'll answer your questions. We'll hear from Rachel Cruze, Christine Caine, Donald Miller, Amy Porterfield, Nicole Walters, and Jess Connolly! I'll also interview Becky Delph, owner of Alter Bound Alterations in Frankton, Indiana. Becky attended Business Boutique last year, and we'll talk about her business since the event-she was able to triple her revenue! -- To save $5 on any Business Boutique 1-Day ticket, use the code BBWRIGHT. -- If you have a success story you would like to share with the Business Boutique community or a question you would like answered on the podcast, email me at podcast@businessboutique.com New podcast episodes are available every other week.