How to make your first $1k without sacrificing your family with Katie Fleming Work Hard Mom Hard

Katie Fleming is a mom to 2 little girls and wife to her high school sweetheart. Katie is the founder of $1k Mom, a community of moms who are building businesses and raising a family and doing both well. She hosts the weekly Ambitious Motherhood podcast where she dives into interviews with other moms going after their calling, both in their home and outside of their home. She created the $1k Method™ - the 3-step process to starting and monetizing a business online, built around your expertise and your family lifestyle. She loves handing out permission slips to moms and encouraging them to go after their calling, both inside and outside of their home.
In this episode we talk about all things surrounding finding your message, creating an offer that serves you and your clients, and how to deliver your expertise to them in a way that creates lasting value and change. We also dive into why community is such an important piece to this work and how you can create and facilitate a thriving community that not only builds your business but feeds your soul.
Highlights of our conversation:
2:37 - Getting to know Katie
6:18 - Pick that one thing
7:03 - How to decide your one thing
9:11 - Leverage what you know
12:29 - Hand out permission slips
14:39 - Katie shares her (dramatic) story
16:43 - If you have an idea or want to find your idea, this is for you
22:07 - A day in the life of a working mom with 2 young kids
24:25 - What are you struggling with?
27:26 - The biggest struggle Katie's clients face
31:45 - Getting to your right price as a coach
34:15 - How to deliver your expertise
36:30 - The importance of engaging with your community
39:26 - How do I find clients without feeling like I'm selling them?
41:32 - Why is community so important?
43:15 - Tips for creating your own online community
46:28 - What is your ideal mom life, today?
Connect with Katie:
* Check out her website - https://www.1kmom.com/
* Follow her on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/katiefleming/
* Take her free webinar - 1kmom.com/free
* Listen to her podcast - https://www.1kmom.com/blog/
About me:
I’m Kari Keating, mom of 3 young boys, that ditched a 17-year, 6 figure corporate career to go after her dreams. I’ve been coaching professionally for over 2 years and have had a wide variety of clients from recording artists, website developers, photographers, professional network marketers and other life coaches.
My zone of genius lies in helping soul-based entrepreneurs get out of their heads and into inspired action, so they can make the impact they crave and the income they deserve.
Credits:
Podcast edited and mixed by Andrew Geary - spelledgeary@gmail.com