Profit Is A Choice Michele Williams | Business Coach | Podcaster |Speaker

262: Big Thinking Big Results On the podcast today is Andrea Liebross. She's a business and life coach who works with high-achieving women entrepreneurs. She's the host of the podcast “Time to Level Up”, and just published a fantastic book called She Thinks Big. We're going to be talking about intention, integration, priorities, and agency in our business journey in our conversation with Andrea. I'm excited to have you join us.
Topics Mentioned: Strategy
Fear
Integration
Intention
Committed versus Interested
Key Thoughts:  We have to be intentional about having that necessary ending so that we can have a new beginning, so that we can track a new path and create a new course forward. It takes intention. Michele Williams
 
If you think about a teeter-totter at a playground, that balancing, it's only balanced for a split second before one side goes up and one side goes down. I don't love balance. I really love this thought of how things can be integrated. Andrea Liebross
 
What you own, you can change. I own the decision; therefore, I can change the decision. I own my choice. I could change the choice, but I own it. Which puts me in the power position of, this is my decision to make or my choice to make, and I'm not going to feel like it's happening to me. I'm going to feel like I'm participating in this process. A mental shift of power. Michele Williams
 
You've already created your glass ceiling. We don't need to have that. Let's think beyond. Let's embrace the thought that you are a business owner that in every season your business is equal. There's no downside. So that's big thinking. And if you can make big decisions, it makes these choices easier, which are going to support, ultimately, the big thinking.  Andrea Liebross  
Contact Michele: Email: Team@ScarletThreadConsulting.com
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Contact Andrea: Website: AndreaLiebross.com
Instagram: @AndreaLiebrossCoaching
Email: andrea@andrealiebross.com
YouTube: @AndreaLiebrossCoaching
Facebook: Andrea Liebross Coaching
LinkedIn: Andrea Liebross
X (Twitter): Andrea Liebross
References and Resources: CFO2GO
Work with Me
Metrique Solutions
Andrea’s Podcast “Time to Level Up”
She Thinks Big by Andrea Liebross
Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud
Seven Primal Questions: Take Control Of The Hidden Forces That Drive You by Mike Foster
Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy by Patrick Bet-David
It's Okay to be The Boss by Bruce Tulgan





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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
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Metrique Solutions
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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
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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
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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
Work with Me
Metrique Solutions

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
Metrique Solutions

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