Making The Maven

Dr. Kelley Hunter is a longtime Depth Astrologer and Mythologist. Studies in psychology, cosmology, spirituality, and holistic consciousness, and over 1001 stargazing nights enrich her teachings and personal consultation work. She considers astrology to be a language of the soul that illumines our paths through life and connects us to the greater cosmic forces. Author of two books on LILITH, she also enjoys the creative arts, which led to her recent publication, Planetary Gods & Goddesses Coloring Book (for ages 7-adult). An international lecturer, she has served on the Board of the International Society of Astrological Research and writes for various professional journals. With a special interest in the Divine Feminine, she is also member of the Goddess Scholars Network.   Key Insights & Aha Moments * Why does Kelley call her work Depth Astrology? * What is astrology and what can it do for you and your business? * She picked this date specifically for our podcast because it was the first day Mercury

Kathy comes in with such a great mix of knowledge in today’s podcast! She has paid her dues in the Corporate World for 20 years and even earned her MBA, just to feel stagnated in lower management. After a life-changing realization struck her, though, she took matters into her own hands, quit that corporate job and life changed dramatically! Now she helps other entrepreneurs find the perfect fit for outsourcing work in their business to a Virtual Assistant, along with training and coaching VA’s to be the best that they can be! Learn all about what you should be looking for in your next VA hire today!   Key Insights & Aha Moments * Many are curious about how to get more hours in their day, but there is a lack of knowledge in this topic in the wellness industry, and in many others! * She started in Corporate America for almost 20 years, but just wasn’t getting promoted and stuck in middle management * She thought about how she could change herself in order to get promoted, which caused a lot of self-doubt *

After being a Registered Dietitian for 8 years, Alissa Daire Nelson decided to pursue her nursing degree. But after becoming an RN, she drastically shifted course. Now, a Certified Strengths Strategy Coach, Alissa helps entrepreneurs and small business owners catapult their businesses to the next level without sacrificing their sanity, integrity, or personal lives. She's an accomplished Success Coach, Speaker, host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast, as well as published Author of a hot new book. She's also able to focus on what's most important in life – being a proud wife and mother of two, who loves helping others discover how to make their businesses and relationships thrive in harmony!   Key Insights & Aha Moments * Believe it or not, fear was the primary motivator on Alissa Daire Nelson starting her business * Everything doesn’t happen for a reason, but good can come out of the bad. Something positive can come from any negative situation. * Alissa is always searching for connection and externall

Happy Thursday to you beautiful Mavens! This week I’m musing on what an effective treatment plan looks like for your wellness business. Have you ever wondered how many treatment sessions and for how long to work with your clients? If you’re a health coach you might be thinking… Do I need to work with clients for 3 months or 6 months…once per week or twice per month. If you’re a licensed acupuncturist,,, Maybe you’re wondering if it’s too much to ask a client to come in twice per week…or even three times. In this Maven Mini I’m covering the importance of confidence, setting a treatment plan based on getting results, and your treatment frequency based on what is best for the client and for you. Shout out to Modern Acupuncture Marketing for inspiring this conversation.

Sarah is an empowered sensuality & fertility coach, with over a decade of experience helping driven women and entrepreneurs reclaim healthy, happy sex lives, and discover deep wisdom, love, and trust within - through the process of claiming shameless pleasure and sensuality. She's had her own podcast, led workshops & retreats, coached individuals and groups, and created a complete program for women looking to reclaim sensuality & fertility. This girl has been around the block, searching for the best non-dogmatic methods and philosophies to empower extraordinary women in their search for well-being and we’re so lucky to have her here today!   Key Insights & Aha Moments * Sarah discusses how sensuality and pleasure are the touchstones for lasting empowerment, and the ultimate path to breaking through plateaus in business. * She has found parallels between birthing babies as a doula and birthing a business * Rupture to rapture – What was her personal journey? * What broke down for her and led her

Let’s go back to getting started in your business. I’m hearing it everywhere right now and I want to make sure that I’m being as clear as I can be on what you can focus on that will actually start bringing you in money as soon as possible! When it comes to getting your wellness business started, how should you go about marketing yourself to prospective clients? What are you doing right now to do that? I know that many of you are struggling with all of the ideas that you hve in your head, but how or where do you REALLY take action? The simplest answer I can tell you on how to get your business started the right way is to just take action! Any action! Something that moves you into the direction of clients! Typically, I see three things happen where people are unable to move forward. 1. Some of you stay frozen in fear. 2. You tend to get caught on the hamster wheel of collecting information, but you’re not actually doing anything with it. 3. You are taking action, but doing it on the wrong things. Spending time

Michelle Grasek is a certified acupuncturist who started her business two and a half years ago. She teaches fellow acupuncturists online how to become good at marketing, so they can get clients, help more people, and get paid what they’re worth! Michelle shares a very important tip that she wished she knew before she even started her website. Here’s a hint: Always check whether you can legally use your business name before creating one!   Key Insights & Aha Moments: *I’ve relaunched my free Facebook community! *Two Michelles are coming to you today! *Who is Michelle? She’s an acupuncturist who has her own online business. *Why is Michelle changing her name? She didn’t check whether her website name could be used for business purposes. *Michelle started her business 2.5 years ago and it’s grown to something so big since then! *What kind of feedback is Michelle getting from her community? *Why is marketing so hard? *We often feel so insecure becoming the ‘expert,’ despite spending so much money to go ahead

I had a really great question from one of my beautiful members of the free facebook community. Claudia was wondering what was better, an online business or a local business? If you already have both of those things going for you, which is better? From her perspective, they’re both very different. Since I have experience with both of those two worlds, I would agree with her. However, to come a little bit full circle on that thought, I do believe there are a lot more similarities than we realize. So, to get a little clearer on this thought. When you just have a local business, it’s still pretty important to have an online presence. You’re obviously focusing on being a better pillar in the community, and networking more one-on-one, but it’s still important to have a website, or at least be on Facebook. I mean, everyone is on Facebook, which means you have to be on the top of their minds. Now, if you’re going to have a virtual model for your business, there’s always a big, big emphasis on creating your presence o

Lacey Craig is a business mentor and success coach for high-performing women entrepreneurs. When working with clients, Lacey often sees people lack one of these three areas: Mindset, strategy, and execution. It’s important to get the right balance of these three pillars if you want to stop getting hung up, and start skyrocketing! Keep in mind, you don’t have to work yourself to death in order to create a sustainable business for both you and your family too!   Key Insights & Aha Moments: *How did Lacey get on this crazy entrepreneurial path? *What made Lacey take the leap and start her own business? *When did mindset play an important role in Lacey’s work? *Mindset alone won’t help you get clients! You need three pillars: Mindset, Strategy, and execution. *How do Lacey’s clients incorporate all three pillars at once? *Once you’re clear on what you have to do, all your business decisions becomes super easy! *Lacey sees that after implementing a new strategy, she sees the results for it about 90 days later.

One of my dear clients is a health coach, and is thinking about seeing clients only on Wednesday and Sunday. She’s currently working a full-time job, and is worried that only working these two days will put off some of her clients. Of course, she wants to keep her boundaries, but at the same time, perhaps she should become more flexible/available for her clients. For me personally, I believe it’s important to set your boundaries right away. When you set strong boundaries, you will attract the right types of people you want to work with. So, if you only want to work Wednesdays and Sundays? Then do that! Since this is your business, you are more than able to run things your way! And you know what happens? Your clients will conform to your business schedule and will show up. I just want to share one more example before we end today’s Maven Mini. These boundary issues seem to show up in the different ways. So, another client of mine is in the acupuncture business, and is working part-time on it. After digging int

Amanda Jane Daley is a business mentor for wellness professionals, and is based out of Sydney, Australia. During her corporate career, Amanda worked alongside companies like Coca Cola and eBay, but much like all of us, she suffered from burnout, and quit her job. When she started her company, she quickly realized qualifications alone do not make you a good business owner, and she ended up losing her sense of self. On this week’s episode, Amanda talks about her struggles during her entrepreneurial journey, and why it’s so important to balance both your feminine and masculine energy.   Key Insights & Aha Moments: *Who is Amanda? She’s a business mentor for health coaches and wellness entrepreneurs. *When Amanda left her corporate career to pursue her business, she had a very dark time. She lost her identity. *Guest posting and blogging online doesn’t bring in money! It really woke Amanda up. She really had no idea how to run a business. *Business and entrepreneurship is not for everyone and that’s okay. *Ho

I’m really, really interested in helping those of you who are just getting started in your wellness business. So for this week’s Maven Mini, I have a big opinion on what areas you need to be focused on. Let’s be honest, for many of you, you’re just focused on the wrong things! I know, you don’t know what you don’t know. I know you’re probably focused on trying to get your blog or website up, and all the other shiny and distracting objects! So, where do you need to invest your time and money, when you’re first getting started in your business? The most important thing you need to focus on is how you’re going to make money. For example, if you’ve already made huge investments and don’t have any clients in the door, then you’ve probably made the wrong investments. The time and money that you spend has to be super purposeful and clear, and it has to have the end goal of your generating an income and cashflow for your business. Now, when a big investment opportunity appears and you know it’s going to help you make

Caroline Frenette is a Certified Advanced Transformative Coach® (A.K.A. Supercoach). She is the founder of The Insight Mastermind, and creator of the 12-week online program From Broke to Blissfully Booked. Caroline reached out to me initially, and I’m so glad she did! On today’s show, Caroline talks about the importance of taking your ego out of it, finding your inner CEO, and so much more!   Key Insights & Aha Moments: *Get out of that hamster wheel of information gathering! Get out there and do it! *Who is Caroline? She was born an entrepreneur! *Caroline’s clothing line made it on the cover of Elle magazine and more! But she was still struggling. *Caroline was fed up! So, instead of giving up, she decided to pivot her fashion brand, and cater to yogi’s. *Unfortunately, Caroline had to let go of her clothing business, and she told one of her coaches that she didn’t know if she would be able to stop crying. *When we’re afraid to make a move, when we’re settling for less, sometimes you just have to jump i

I want to have an open and honest conversation with you this week about fear. Now, I’ve talked about this before, but I’ve been thinking about it differently, and seeing it show up a bit differently in you, lately. I want to call this out! You are your own worst enemy, especially when it comes to getting the success you desire in your business. I know a lot of you have fears about becoming visible, and having the spotlight shine on you. I, too, suffer from this having grown up a very, very, and I mean very, shy child! I know, as a new business owner, you might be lacking confidence, and this too, is affecting the way you want to show up in the world. I understand! Those are real fears. However, with the right support and guidance, I know that you can show up and shine! So, this week, I really want you to think about where, and how, fear is showing up differently for you. How is fear affecting your business? Really dive down and ask those questions. So, some of the things I’ve personally noticed with my own cl

Kevin Breeding is an entrepreneur mentor and coach. He is also the creator of The Mindset Engine. Kevin found the powerful effects of having the right mindset, shortly after going through a very ugly divorce. When he was able to get his head to think ‘right,’ overnight he saw business opportunities and new doors open for him. Mindset isn’t just about thinking positively either, it’s something that flows through your entire body. Find out more about this topic, on this week’s episode!   Key Insights & Aha Moments: *Is mindset just a buzzword? *By the way, I have a new free gift for you! *Who is Kevin, and how did he get into entrepreneurship? *Embrace your struggles. *Where does mindset come into all of this? *Once Kevin made a mindset shift, business opportunities began coming to him. *Mindset seems really ‘trendy,’ right now. *Mindset is not just a bunch of ‘positive thoughts.’ *When you have a good mindset, you ooze out a vibe that attracts people. *How does Kevin help clients break free and get clarity

A lot of questions about ‘breaking the motivation barrier’ come up in my Maven Inner Circle, and I just thought I’d like to share some thoughts on this today. So, how do you get motivated when you’re feeling very unmotivated? How do you get your mind in the right place? These questions couldn’t come at a more perfect time. I interviewed Kevin Breeding on this very topic (mindset) this week, and you must, must check it out if you haven’t heard it already. So, once you’ve listened to Kevin, I do have some other tips that I can pass along, to help you with your mindset. Here are some short and sweet ones: 1. Listen to a song that pumps you up. Get up and dance to it!! 2. Tapping or also known as EFT helps! 3. Keep a journal. Save some of those highlights, and look at them when you’re sad/feeling low. 4. Sometimes all it takes is a simple ‘shift.’ Ask yourself, “Why don’t I want to make money?”   Alright! That’s it for me. I hope these quick tips helped you re-ignite that fire when you’re feeling very ‘bleh’ abou

Marc Ryan is a Hashimoto healer. Marc and his daughter were diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, and he knew there were others just like him and her out there. He had to do something about it. Originally with a background in acupuncture, Marc has had his practice for 13 years, and only focuses on healing others who have this disease. Is Marc too niched down? Not At All! Marc’s niche has given him more opportunities (including a book deal) than he could ever imagine.   Key Insights & Aha Moments: *Who is Marc? He is a Hashimoto healer! *How did Marc get into acupuncture? *Before Marc became an acupuncturist, he was a musician, and he also taught refugees English. *When Marc finished acupuncture school, he kind of got thrown out to the wolves. He was in debt with no business experience. *After going into business with a bunch of friends, Marc was ready to get out and have a simpler life. *Did Marc have a fear that he was niching down his business too much? *When you commit to a smaller niche, you actually get more o

Helllllooo! For today’s Maven Mini, I’m going to be sharing some thoughts on the different types of buyers that step through your door. When you’re promoting a big event, or about to have a launch, you have to think about the different types of buying behaviors. Not everyone uses the same thought process when they’re about to purchase something. We all have a buying type, and I’ve been noticing lately that a lot of people don’t think about this very important aspect. I mean, to be absolutely truthful, I didn’t even think about this stuff when I was first trying to launch products on the online world either! So, are you speaking to every single type of buyer in your email sequences? Here’s a quick list: 1. You have the spontaneous buyer. People who don’t really think about what they’re buying too much. They just buy it and maybe forget about it. They might not even read too much into what they’re getting. 2. The methodical buyers. These are the kinds of people who ask a lot of questions. They’ll ask question

Lisa Carpenter is a second-time guest on the show! I had her on last year and you guys just absolutely loved her and her message, so I knew she had to come back to share more of her wisdom. If you don’t know who she is, she’s an empowerment and nutrition coach. On the show, Lisa admits that entrepreneurs tend to make it harder for themselves, when it doesn’t need to be! She also admits that she had a lot of money shame, and she was too afraid to even say this out loud, to the world, until only recently. Sometimes, you just have to face the uncomfortable and beat it!   Key Insights & Aha Moments: *Remember, I have a new freebie for you! *Not enough people talk about the struggles of being an entrepreneur. *We get so bombarded by the messages around us. *Why are you making your business so hard? *Relationship building should not be hard! *Start journaling your thoughts down. Outside motivators can affect who you are, and not in the good way. *This week, Lisa took a bunch of apps, including Facebook, off her

I had an excellent question come in from one of the members of the Maven Inner Circle, and that question has inspired this Maven Mini today. Shoutout to Sarah. So, the question is, any tips, tricks, and tools for someone who is introverted, and gets very nervous when talking to new people? By the way, if you don’t get nervous going to networking events, then you gotta PM who you are and tell me your secret! Okay, let’s start. The first tip: If possible, don’t go to the huge, huge networking events right away. Let’s be clear, you don’t HAVE to do it a certain way. Remember, any opportunity is a networking opportunity. So, if you’re just meeting up with people in a very casual setting, then take the time to network! Dip your toes in the water a little bit on a smaller scale, before you dive head first into those big conferences. Tip two: Now, let’s say you have to go to a big networking event. What do you do then? Well, what I do, is break the situation up into small, and manageable, goals. Here’s what I mean b