Profit Is A Choice Michele Williams | Business Coach | Podcaster |Speaker
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Owning every choice in your business is not for the faint of heart. Each Monday, join Michele Williams, strategic profitability coach for the interior design industry as she interviews guests who are taking control of their business one decision at a time to increase their profits. If you are an entrepreneur who wants to make money while working in your passion, this is the podcast for you.
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Podcasting as a Revenue Stream
261: Podcasting as a Revenue Stream With me on the podcast today is Traci DeForge. Traci has over three decades of experience in broadcast media, executive management, and consulting for Fortune 500 businesses. She is the founder of Produce Your Podcast, and she's going to be sharing with us today how creating and having your own podcast can lead to profitable results in your life and in your business.
Topics Mentioned: Marketing
Authenticity
Leverage
Key Thoughts: I think people just have to really understand when you make the decision to start a podcast, the fundamental thing that you want to think about is your why. Traci DeForge
Podcasts, truthfully, don't have to be ginormous and huge and reach the entire world. It just has to reach your ideal client for whatever purpose you have for that podcast. Michele Williams
If you change that person's perspective with one thought and you make a difference to that one person, that could change their life. Traci DeForge
I have met some of the most amazing people by hosting them on my podcast and talking to them. I've hired many of the people that I have talked to on my podcast because I'm usually interviewing somebody because I'm interested in what they're doing. Michele Williams
Contact Michele: Email: Team@ScarletThreadConsulting.com
Facebook: Scarlet Thread Consulting
Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL
Website: ScarletThreadConsulting.com
LinkedIn: Michele Williams
Contact Traci: Website: Produce Your Podcast
Facebook: @tracideforge
Instagram: @produceyourpodcast
Email: traci@produceyourpodcast.com
YouTube: @produceyourpodcast
LinkedIn: @tracilongdeforge
References and Resources: CFO2GO
Work with Me
Metrique Solutions
Journey to There podcast
Unfiltered Wisdom: Free Coaching from Michele’s Keyboard to You Are you hungry for more? Subscribe now to receive two free coaching emails per month, personally crafted by Michele! Delivered every two weeks, these emails are packed with valuable insights, actionable strategies, and thought-provoking ideas to guide you on your business transformation journey towards greater success.
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CFO2GO Success Story
260: CFO2GO Success Story With me today is Kate Wood of Worth Preserving. Kate partners with property owners, designers, architects, trades, and others to rescue, rehabilitate, and determine what is worth preserving in historic homes and buildings. Recently, Kate completed my CFO2GO program, and the results that she has had in just a few short months have been astounding. In this episode, we're going to talk to Kate to understand a little of her journey to reclaim the love she has for her work, to be able to make money doing it, and to have the ability to make magic as she works with her clients every day.
Topics Mentioned: Loss Leaders
Financial Planning
Shifted Orientation
Practice of Financials
Key Thoughts: It is the merging, that intersection between the strategy and the plan and who I am and what I'm trying to do and how I'm going to price it and how I'm going to manage the money and how I'm going to run it through my company. That intersection is where the magic happens for the business owner and for the business as a whole. Michele Williams
I go back to my final report and I am in Metrique every month putting in my numbers and making adjustments. Kate Wood
Thinking about our financials as a practice gives us the ability to continually practice getting them and keeping them in alignment with all the things that we're doing. Michele Williams
It is a constant tweaking and evolution and I'm just excited about the business now because I do think of it as a business that has value and not just to me, but to other people. Kate Wood
Contact Michele: Email: Team@ScarletThreadConsulting.com
Facebook: Scarlet Thread Consulting
Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL
Website: ScarletThreadConsulting.com
LinkedIn: Michele Williams
Contact Kate: Website: Worth Preserving
Instagram: @worthpreserving
Email: kate@worthpreserving.com
YouTube: @KateWoodWorthPreserving
References and Resources: CFO2GO
Work with Me
Metrique Solutions
Worth Preserving: Weekly Newsletter and Free Download for Interior Designer
Unfiltered Wisdom: Free Coaching from Michele’s Keyboard to You Are you hungry for more? Subscribe now to receive two free coaching emails per month, personally crafted by Michele! Delivered every two weeks, these emails are packed with valuable insights, actionable strategies, and thought-provoking ideas to guide you on your business transformation journey towards greater success.
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The Power of Feasibility
259: The Power of Feasibility Robyn Thomas is joining us today on the podcast. Robyn has an architecture degree from Auburn, and she has merged that education with her love of design to provide a one-stop architecture offer specializing in design completion and optimization. She calls it the master of done. I love that so much. Today we're going to delve into feasibility, what it is, why it's needed, and when is the right time for the conversation around it. Enjoy the podcast.
Topics Mentioned: Metrics
Processes
Project Management
Teamwork
Key Thoughts: We sometimes get so enamored with the result that we don't look at the result and then backpedal our way through it to get to the beginning Robyn Thomas
I'm all about feasibility... It's really saying, what are the resources available and how can we best use them? Michele Williams
There are indicators and metrics that we can pull into our discovery call, or consultation process that we want to introduce early, way before we get into what color are the walls. Robyn Thomas
I think that in feasibility, sometimes people again have the idea that they're fighting against you to get something done, even though it's not you, it's what you're bringing up, the budget, the timeline. You're the representation of those things. Michele Williams
Contact Michele: Email: Team@ScarletThreadConsulting.com
Facebook: Scarlet Thread Consulting
Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL
Website: ScarletThreadConsulting.com
LinkedIn: Michele Williams
Contact Robyn: Website: www.robynstudios.com
Facebook: rs.homeguidestudio
Instagram: @rs.homeguidestudio
Email: robyn@robynstudios.com
Pinterest: robynstudiosga/
References and Resources: CFO2GO
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4 Strategies to Stop Being Underpaid
258: 4 Strategies to Stop Being Underpaid I am so excited to be talking to you today. I'm actually so excited that I didn't wait and get all dolled up to be on the video part of the podcast. I decided in the middle of my work session just to stop and go ahead and share this message. So, I hope you are excited as I am, because we are going to talk about four strategies that will stop you from being underpaid. Do you know what it means to be underpaid? It means a high tolerance for low pay. I think that it is a problem, especially for creatives and certainly in the interior design industry. Now, some of you may be listening to this podcast and you may be thinking, hey, no problem here, I get paid all the time. But my question would be, do you take the money out of the company with ease, without feeling stressed? Some of you may be listening to the podcast and thinking, oh yeah, I have a high tolerance for low pay. Instead, I'm a people pleaser and I want to do great things for other people. Stay tuned because we're going to talk about the four strategies that will help you not be underpaid, but to be paid fairly and to be able to have a profitable company - at the same time
Topics Mentioned: Value
Worth
Pricing strategy
Career path
Key Thoughts: People are paying you for what you know, or they're paying you for what you have the ability to learn and to know. Michele Williams
People are willing to pay you for what you know. Michele Williams
Time is a currency that we spend in our calendar, and people will pay us for the time that we have available to devote to their project. Michele Williams
We're all looking at what we can hand off to somebody else's task list. Stress relief is a big deal. Michele Williams
Understanding pricing and understanding your attitude around it is really going to allow you to move forward with confidence and not cockiness. Michele Williams
Contact Michele: Email: Team@ScarletThreadConsulting.com
Facebook: Scarlet Thread Consulting
Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL
Website: ScarletThreadConsulting.com
LinkedIn: Michele Williams
References and Resources: Work with Me
CFO2Go
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Design the Life You Want
257: Design the Life You Want Nicole Comis is a life and mindset coach, and she's passionate about helping driven professionals achieve their career goals without sacrificing their personal lives. She's certified by the International Coaching Federation and she's also a neurolinguistics programming master coach. Nicole's goal is for those that she works with to recognize that success comes from living a happy, healthy, and balanced life, whatever that might look like for them. If you're feeling tired or overwhelmed or not sure what to do next, this is the podcast for you.
Topics Mentioned: Health
Success
Balance
Mindset
Key Thoughts: The reason why we burn ourselves out and the reason why we work our butts off is because it's our programming. Whether it's a fear or a limiting belief or that's what dad did, that's what mom did. We are programmed to think that that's what we need to do, whether it's, I need to prove myself, I need to prove I'm worthy or not, that's just what is done, or you've got to work your butt off to make money. Nicole Comis
That makes me think of what grace has been bestowed upon me and upon my life and upon those I love or those I'm watching. Seeing the grace that we get every day, that is what makes me joyful. Michele Williams
The more that you can identify your fears and your limiting beliefs and understand where those come from, the more aligned you feel, and I do tell my clients, too, to really practice making decisions based on your vision and your values. Nicole Comis
When other people's ideas and influence get like that, we have to turn it off, and then we've got to be intentional about the influences of the people that we let speak into us. Michele Williams
Contact Michele: Email: Team@ScarletThreadConsulting.com
Facebook: Scarlet Thread Consulting
Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL
Website: ScarletThreadConsulting.com
LinkedIn: Michele Williams
Contact Nicole: Website: https://www.nicolecomis.com
Facebook: NicoleComisCoaching
Instagram: @nicolecomis
Email: nicole@nicolecomis.com
LinkedIn: nicolecomis
Tic Tock: @nicolecomis
References and Resources: CFO2GO
Work with Me
Metrique Solutions
Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud
Life Fulfillment Exercise
Sew Much More Podcast
Podcast with Jennifer Looney: Creating a Board of Directors that Support You -
One Size Does Not Fit All
256: One Size Does Not Fit All One size does not fit all. Okay, I just said it. I know that's going to be hard for some of you. But in our haste to get things done, to keep moving, to provide a service, often we're looking for that shortcut to success. We're looking to ride the elevator to the top instead of taking the stairs. Today, we will explore how to choose the right offer for our company and ultimately, for our customers.
Topics Mentioned: Templates
Metrics
Problem Solving
Business Solutions
Key Thoughts: I've used templates. I have templates. I think they're awesome, but they're only as good as they know how to be used and how to be tweaked. Michele Williams
Simply purchasing a template without a complete understanding of the problem that it's solving is just going to create more busy work for your team, leave you lacking in the outcome desired, and it's honestly going to cause frustration. Michele Williams
Our goal here is to help you truly understand the challenge that you have and the problem that you're solving. Michele Williams
What we are dedicated to is empowering you to know how to read the signs, know how to determine what's needed, and knowing how to adjust your systems, whether they're purchased systems or created systems so that they can grow with your company. Michele Williams
Contact Michele: Email: Team@ScarletThreadConsulting.com
Facebook: Scarlet Thread Consulting
Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL
Website: ScarletThreadConsulting.com
LinkedIn: Michele Williams
References and Resources: Work with Me
CFO2Go
Metrique Solutions
Customer Reviews
The Very Best Kind of Encouragement
Michelle serves up relevant and practical insight every week. She’s invested in your success and it shows in how she connects with you, your challenges, and your goals on each episode.
Super practical!
Michele provides helpful and actionable advice for growing your business & profits. I love how practical her episodes are. She clearly articulates her ideas. You can tell she's knowledgeable. I definitely recommend giving her podcast a listen!
Michele Williams
If you are struggling with your business, Michele can definitely help you. She has been coaching me for over a year now, and my business is finally getting on the right track. This year is going to be my best yet!