Grow Your Local Business

Leslie Presnall
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Are you ready to grow your local business? Local marketing expert and life coach Leslie Presnall shares the strategy and the mindset to reach more people in your city and bring in a steady stream of clients.

  1. Sep 1

    Fully Booked and Underearning

    Being fully booked doesn’t automatically mean you’re making the money you want. You can have a full calendar, plenty of demand and people ready to hire you… and still feel like you should be making a whole lot more for how busy you are. If that’s where you are in your business right now, there are a couple of things I see causing this over and over again with local service-based business owners. Tune into this episode to learn: The two reasons you can be fully booked and still under-earningWhy the things filling your calendar matter just as much as how full it isWhat has to change when you’re ready to make more without simply trying to squeeze more clients onto your calendarMentioned in this episode: Work with me inside The Localpreneur AcademyFollow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnallDownload my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram FollowingIf you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside. Rate, Review & Follow: “I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

  2. Aug 25

    You Are The Standard

    How many decisions in your business are you making based on what everyone else in your industry is doing? There are a lot of things local business owners treat like rules simply because “that’s how everyone does it.” Pricing. Offers. Policies. Marketing. Even what they believe is possible in their city. In this episode, I’m challenging you to question all of it. Tune into this episode to learn: Why the “industry standard” may be one of the biggest things keeping you from becoming the local go-toThe problem with using what other businesses post, charge, sell, or achieve as evidence for what you should doThe question I want you asking instead of, “What does everyone else in my industry do?” Mentioned in this episode: Work with me inside The Localpreneur AcademyFollow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnallDownload my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside. Rate, Review & Follow: “I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

  3. Aug 18

    Stop Asking Your Local Customers What They Want

    Most business advice will tell you that before you create a new offer, service or product, you need to do some market research and ask your customers what they want. I disagree. Because the people telling you what they’d “totally buy” aren’t always the people who actually buy and listening to every request can quickly turn a simple business into a confusing mess. In this episode, I’m sharing why I think there’s a better way to decide what you sell... and what it requires you to believe about yourself first. Tune into this episode to learn: The problem with letting your customers tell you what you should sellWhy the thing your clients think they need may not be the thing that actually gets them the resultThe question I want you asking instead the next time you’re tempted to poll your audience Mentioned in this episode: Work with me inside The Localpreneur AcademyFollow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnallDownload my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram FollowingIf you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside. Rate, Review & Follow: “I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

  4. Aug 11

    Are You Using Your Business Expenses Against Yourself

    Have you ever looked at how much money your business is bringing in… and immediately discounted it because of how much you’ve spent? Somehow the website, software, marketing, coaching, equipment and support become evidence that you’re not actually doing as well as you thought. But what if you’re looking at those expenses all wrong? In this episode, we’re talking about the difference between money you’ve spent and what that money has helped you BUILD... and why recognizing what you’ve already learned how to create might be one of the most important things you can do as you grow your business. Tune into this episode to learn: The subtle ways business expenses can make you feel unsuccessful even when your business is actually growingWhy focusing on what you’ve spent can keep you stuck in a cycle that makes it harder to create MOREA different way to evaluate your business expenses and what they’re actually helping you buildMentioned in this episode: Work with me inside The Localpreneur AcademyFollow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnallDownload my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside. Rate, Review & Follow: “I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

  5. Aug 4

    The Life You’re Building the Business For

    What if you didn’t have to wait until your business reached some imaginary finish line before you started living the life you’re building it for? In this episode, we’re talking about how to define your version of success, stop postponing the experiences you want and become the person who can hold both a growing business and a fulfilling life. How to identify the life you actually want your business to support—not the version of success you think you’re supposed to wantWhy the life you’re waiting for may be more available to you right now than you realizeHow to identify and solve for the beliefs, skills and systems you’ll need to build the life and business you want at the same timeMentioned in this episode: Work with me inside The Localpreneur AcademyFollow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnallDownload my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside. Rate, Review & Follow: “I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

  6. Jul 21

    MVP: 3 Emotions That Will Help You Stick With It (Even When You’re Not Seeing Results)

    When you’re learning something new in your local business like marketing on social media, selling, creating content, or pitching yourself, it’s easy to feel frustrated and want to quit when the results don’t come fast enough. This episode unpacks what’s really going on in those moments and the three specific emotions you can lean into to keep going instead of quitting. Tune into this episode to learn: The 3 emotions that keep you consistent and following through, even in the messy middleWhy your brain defaults to quitting (and how to override it)What to do with emotions like frustration, doubt, and comparisonMentioned in this episode: Work with me inside The Localpreneur AcademyFollow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnallDownload my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram Following If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside. Rate, Review & Follow: “I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

  7. Jul 7

    MVP: Why Growing Your Business Locally First Will Get You Fully Booked Faster

    If you run a business that can work with people all over, but you're struggling to get clients, this Most Valuable Podcast (MVP) episode is for you! Just because you can serve people anywhere, it doesn't mean it's the best place to START. In today's episode, I'm breaking down why focusing locally first can help you get fully booked faster and actually give you the momentum you need to scale. Tune into this episode to learn: Why focusing on your local clientele first gives you instant credibility, connection and clarity in your messagingHow local referrals, relationships and visibility can fill your calendar faster than trying to market to the massesWhy focusing on local isn't excluding anyone -- and how clients from other places can still find you Mentioned in this episode: Work with me inside The Localpreneur AcademyFollow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnallDownload my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram FollowingEp #105: How Qianlei Built A Fully Booked Acupuncture Practice -- with a 3-month waitlist and 1 Million Instagram FollowersIf you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside. Rate, Review & Follow: “I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

  8. Jun 30

    MVP: Skillset Gap or Implementation Gap? What’s Really Keeping You Stuck

    I’m bringing this episode back as one of my Most Valuable Podcast (MVP) episodes because it’s one of the most important questions you can ask when you feel stuck: Do I need to learn a new skill or do I need to implement what I already know? So many local business owners stay stuck because they lump every problem into “I don’t know what to do.” But “I don’t know” usually keeps you spinning. In this episode, I’m helping you troubleshoot what’s really going on when you’re not getting the clients, bookings, followers, consults, sales or the local visibility you want. Sometimes you truly do have a skillset gap. You need to learn how to position yourself, grow a local audience, create better content or sell. But sometimes you have an execution gap. You know enough to take the next step, but fear, perfectionism, confusion, comparison or doubt are keeping you from following through. When you can tell the difference, business gets so much clearer. You stop grabbing random strategies and start solving the actual problem. Tune into this episode to learn: How to diagnose whether your marketing problem is due to missing skillsets or implementationWhy saying “I don’t know” keeps you stuck and what to ask yourself insteadWhat to do when you do know what to do, but you’re not following through — and how to start taking actionMentioned in this episode: Grab the mini training: The Local Instagram FormulaWork with me inside The Localpreneur AcademyFollow me on Instagram @‌lesliepresnallDownload my Free Guide: How To Grow Your Local Instagram FollowingEpisode #99: How I Grew My Business by 200% If you’re ready to grow your local business and bring in a steady stream of clients, you need to check out The Localpreneur Academy. Click here to join me inside. Rate, Review & Follow: “I LOVE listening to the episodes, especially since they’re focused on local businesses and it’s not just generic marketing advice.” If you love the show too, please leave a rating and review. This helps me reach more people just like you who want to reach more local people and create a business they love.

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Are you ready to grow your local business? Local marketing expert and life coach Leslie Presnall shares the strategy and the mindset to reach more people in your city and bring in a steady stream of clients.

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  • Creator
    Leslie Presnall
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    170
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    Clean
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    © 2026 Leslie Presnall
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    Grow Your Local Business

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