Lindsey Talks Tech

Lindsey Aleson
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Welcome to Lindsey Talks Tech, a podcast about using tech to simplify, systematize, and automate your business so you can save hours each week. You didn't start your own business to work all the time right? Well if you dream of having a business that allows you the freedom to work when you want, where you want, and on what you want, then you are in the right place. This podcast is where I get raw and real about what it’s like to run an online business, the success and struggles along the way, as well as my top tips, lessons, and strategies I’ve learned from my own journey and working on hundreds of clients’ businesses.

  1. 4d ago

    Why You Keep Starting Over

    You get that burst of motivation, batch a whole month of content or overhaul your entire inbox in one heroic weekend, and it feels amazing. Then a few months later, there you are doing the exact same overhaul from scratch like it never happened. If you have started over more times than you can count, this episode is for you. We are unpacking the real reason you keep landing back at square one (spoiler: it is not a discipline problem) and the two shifts that finally make things stick. In this episode, you'll learn: Why starting over has almost nothing to do with willpower or how disciplined you areThe difference between a discipline problem and a rhythm problem, and why naming it changes the fixThe intensity trap: why pouring motivation into one big heroic push always runs out on youShift #1: why a small, consistent habit beats a giant effort you do once and abandonShift #2: what real support actually looks like, including why your systems are your staffThe two layers of support that make things stick, from automations to human community and accountabilityOne small permission slip to carry into your weekEpisode timestamps: 00:00 - The start-over cycle you know too well02:00 - Why the discipline story is usually not the real problem03:00 - The actual reason you keep starting over04:00 - The intensity trap, with two quick examples05:00 - A personal YAP Challenge confession08:00 - The two shifts that change everything09:00 - Shift 1: habit over intensity12:00 - Shift 2: support over solo, starting with your systems as your staff13:00 - The human layer: community and accountability16:00 - Your permission slip for the weekResources mentioned: The Restart episode (referenced from a few weeks back) — https://www.lindseyaleson.com/podcast/episode-31-the-restart/Business Backend Breakdown, the private podcast series dropping September 21st — https://lindseyaleson.com/business-backend-breakdownKit, for batching and scheduling emails so they send whether or not you remember — https://lindseyaleson.com/kit (affiliate link)Support the show Thanks for listening. Come hang out with me on Instagram.

  2. Sep 9

    The Work Only You Can Do (And the Work That Just Feels Like It)

    Look at everything on your plate right now and be honest: how much of it actually has to be you? Some of your work genuinely needs your brain, your voice, your relationships, and your judgment. A whole lot of it just feels that way because it's always lived in your head and never been written down. In this episode, we sort your entire plate into two piles so you can finally see the difference, and stop carrying the stuff that was never really yours to begin with. In this episode, you'll learn: Why "how do I do this faster?" is the wrong question, and the better one that actually changes thingsThe four-part filter for spotting the work only you can do: your brain, your voice, your relationships, your judgmentWhy your "Only Me" pile is smaller than you think, and why that's the whole opportunityThe four quiet reasons work stays glued to you, and how each one falls apart under a closer lookThe reframe that flips everything: you can't hand off what you can't describe, so clarity comes before hiringA simple two-column sorting exercise to do this weekEpisode timestamps: 00:00 — The honest gut check: how much of your plate really has to be you?01:40 — Why "how do I do this faster?" is a trap02:15 — The filter for the work only you can do: brain, voice, relationships, judgment02:40 — What that looks like for a service provider, a coach, and a course creator03:50 — Why your "Only Me" pile is smaller than you think (and why that's good news)04:15 — The four reasons work feels glued to you, and why each one crumbles07:15 — "But I can't afford to hire anyone" and why that isn't the first step07:40 — You can't hand off what you can't describe: clarity before hiring08:30 — This week's assignment: sort your list into two columns09:35 — Why a short "Only Me" column is actually a map to your freedomSupport the show Thanks for listening. Come hang out with me on Instagram.

  3. Sep 2

    Where Your Week Actually Goes

    You were busy all week. Head down, going the whole time. So why can't you name a single thing you actually got done? If that Friday afternoon feeling is familiar, this one is for you. Last week we named the fact that you've quietly become the bottleneck in your own business. This week we start doing something about it, beginning with the step you can't skip: you can't fix what you can't see. In this episode, Lindsey walks through the six sneaky culprits draining hours out of your week without you ever noticing, and gives you one simple assignment to finally make them visible. In this episode, you'll learn: Why "I'm just so busy" is usually a sign your time is leaking, not that you're bad at time managementThe six culprits quietly eating entire days: repeat questions, manual admin, context switching, small decisions, invisible labor, and reworkHow two-minute tasks add up to a part-time job you're working for freeA real look at how these culprits showed up in Lindsey's own business (and what changed)The one assignment for this week that isn't about fixing anything yet, just seeing itWhy seeing where your time goes is the step most people skip, and why it's the reason they stay stuckEpisode timestamps: 00:00 — The Friday afternoon question you can't answer01:00 — Why your time feels invisible (it leaks through the cracks)02:00 — Culprit #1: Repeat questions03:00 — Culprit #2: Manual admin03:45 — Culprit #3: Context switching04:15 — Culprit #4: Small decisions and decision fatigue04:45 — Culprit #5: Invisible labor05:30 — Culprit #6: Rework06:00 — A real example: summits, Airtable, and a whole lot of manual work07:30 — What changed when the tools started talking to each other08:00 — Your only assignment this week: just see it09:45 — Why seeing it is the step most people skipTools mentioned: Airtable (aff link) - https://www.lindseyaleson.com/airtableKit (aff link) - https://www.lindseyaleson.com/kitSupport the show Thanks for listening. Come hang out with me on Instagram.

  4. Aug 26

    You're the Bottleneck (And It's Costing You More Than Time)

    You finally step away for a few days, and within hours the questions start rolling in. Something broke, a decision is waiting, and apparently only you can handle it. If your business grinds to a halt the second you log off, you haven't built something that supports your life. You've built something that depends on you never having a bad day. In this episode, Lindsey names the thing most business owners quietly wear like a badge of honor, why it's actually a risk, and what it's really costing you beyond just your time. She's also putting her own cards on the table about being the bottleneck in her own business this year. In this episode, you'll learn: Why being needed for everything feels like a badge of honor but is actually a riskHow to spot whether you've become the bottleneck in your own businessThe very human reasons this happens (none of which are ego)Why the first move out of it is not hiringHow your systems and automations become the first team member you can actually affordThe real cost of being the bottleneck, from a capped income to the ideas you never get to buildEpisode timestamps: 00:00 — The vacation that never really happens01:00 — Why being needed for everything is a risk, not a badge02:00 — The problem we don't want to admit: you're the bottleneck03:00 — A mirror: the signs everything runs through you04:00 — Why you became the bottleneck (and why it isn't your fault)05:00 — The first move isn't hiring06:00 — Your systems are your first team member07:00 — The real cost, beyond your time08:00 — How it quietly caps your income and your ideas09:00 — When someone else launches your idea first10:00 — Learning to treat yourself like your own best client12:00 — The good news: this is fixableResources mentioned: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (affiliate link) - https://amzn.to/4gUsSY5Support the show Thanks for listening. Come hang out with me on Instagram.

  5. Aug 19

    The Restart (What's Changing for the Rest of 2026)

    Lindsey is back, and she's not going to pretend the gap didn't happen. This is an honest reset. She opens up about the season that pulled her away, including a stretch of real personal loss, and then gets into what's changing around here for the rest of 2026. The short version: the show is leaning all the way into tech, systems, automations, and funnels, and the door is opening wider to every kind of online business owner. If you're tired of the back end of your business running you instead of the other way around, this is your starting line too. In this episode, you'll learn: Why a business that only works when you're at your very best is a fragile businessWhat's changing about the show's focus, and who it's for nowThe shift away from starting a business toward simplifying, systemizing, and scaling the one you've already builtA first look at the journey ahead: finding where your time and energy are quietly leaking, and starting to get them backEpisode timestamps: 00:00 — An honest hello after time away01:00 — The truth about this past year03:00 — Opening up about a season of loss04:00 — Why a business built only on your best days is fragile05:00 — What's changing about the show, and who it's for now07:00 — The journey ahead: getting your time and energy back08:00 — Come say hi on Instagram09:00 — A reset, and where we go from hereResources mentioned: Come find Lindsey on Instagram: @LindseyAleson - https://www.instagram.com/lindseyalesonSupport the show Thanks for listening. Come hang out with me on Instagram.

  6. Jul 23

    Automation Won't Fix a Messy Business (Do This First)

    Coming from the person who sets up automations for a living, this might surprise you: automation is not going to fix your messy business. If anything, it can make things worse. Because automation doesn't clean anything up, it speeds things up. And if you speed up a mess, all you've got is a faster mess. In this episode, Lindsey reframes automation as an amplifier. It turns up the volume on whatever you already have, so if the thing you're feeding it isn't clean, you're just multiplying the same problems faster and to more people. She shares a client story where automating something outdated technically worked, but quietly fired inaccurate info at scale until the support requests started rolling in. Then she walks through the exact order to follow so that when you do automate, it finally takes weight off your shoulders instead of adding to it. If your business feels chaotic right now and you've been hoping the right tool will pull it all together, this is the episode that saves you from amplifying the wrong thing. In this episode, you'll learn: Why automation multiplies whatever you already have, for better or worseThe real reason automating a "messy" process makes it harder to fix, not easierHow to map what actually happens in your business right now (not the polished version you wish happened)Why scattered systems keep you as the only thing holding everything together, and how to build one home base insteadHow templates and checklists act as automation's rough draft, so the final step becomes easyThe simple three-step order to follow before you automate a single thingEpisode timestamps: 00:00 — Automation won't fix a messy business01:00 — The myth: "if I could just automate this"01:45 — The reframe: automation is an amplifier02:30 — A client story about automating the wrong thing05:00 — Step 1: Map what actually happens right now07:00 — Step 2: Get everything into one home base10:00 — Step 3: Standardize what you repeat10:45 — The order that makes automation actually workResources mentioned: Kit (email + lead magnet forms) - https://www.lindseyaleson.com/kitMemberVault (courses and digital products) - https://www.lindseyaleson.com/membervaultThriveCart (checkouts) - https://www.lindseyaleson.com/thrivecartDubsado (client payments) - https://www.lindseyaleson.com/dubsadoSupport the show Thanks for listening. Come hang out with me on Instagram.

  7. Jul 22

    The 5 Things Every Business Should Systemize First

    If the word "systemize" makes you want to close this app and go do literally anything else, this episode is for you. Systemizing your business does not mean overhauling everything, automating every step, and building some elaborate backend before any of it counts. That belief is exactly what keeps "systemize my business" sitting on your to-do list for months. In this episode, I'm walking you through the five core engines every business runs on, no matter what you sell, and giving you one simple filter to decide which engine to systemize first. Because the businesses that feel calm and the ones that feel chaotic aren't separated by how hard the owner works. They're separated by which engines are actually systemized and which ones are being held together by memory and hope. In this episode, you'll learn: Why "systemize everything at once" is the belief keeping you stuck, and what to do insteadThe five business engines every company runs on, whether you're a service provider, coach, course creator, or product sellerWhat lead capture, sales, delivery, customer experience, and backend each actually coverThe one-question filter that tells you exactly which engine to systemize firstWhy the right starting point is different for everyone, and how to find yoursHow to break each engine into smaller pieces so you never have to tackle it all in one overwhelming weekendEpisode Timestamps: 00:00 — Why "systemize" feels so overwhelming00:52 — The belief that keeps you stuck02:00 — Prioritize, don't do it all02:40 — Why this works no matter what you sell03:20 — Engine 1: Lead generation and capture04:30 — Engine 2: Sales and conversion05:30 — Engine 3: Delivery and fulfillment06:10 — Engine 4: Customer experience and retention06:50 — Engine 5: Backend and finances07:40 — Which engine do you systemize first?08:30 — Why the answer is different for everyone09:30 — One engine at a time, in order of impactSupport the show Thanks for listening. Come hang out with me on Instagram.

  8. Jul 22

    Automation Isn't Just for Big Teams: Solo CEOs, This One's for You

    Ever caught yourself thinking automation is something you'll get to once your business is bigger, once you have a team, once things finally calm down? If so, this episode is going to flip that belief on its head. Because here's the truth: as a solo CEO, you're not too small to automate. You might actually be the person who needs it most. In this episode, Lindsey busts the myth that automation is a luxury reserved for big teams and six or seven-figure operations. She shares the humbling reality of being a systems person who was running her own business on memory and hustle, walks through a client who worried that automating would strip the personal touch out of her business, and lands on three simple places any solopreneur can start this week. No team required, no big budget needed. Your systems can be your first team, so this is your permission to let them be. In this episode, you'll learn: Why the "I'm too small to automate" belief is exactly backwards, and who actually benefits most from automationHow to automate the delivery of your communication while keeping it 100% in your own voice and styleWhich moments genuinely need to stay human (and why over-automating is a real thing)Three beginner-friendly automations you can set up right now: lead capture, recurring tasks, and a welcome sequenceThe one maintenance habit that keeps your automations from going staleEpisode Timestamps: 00:00 — The belief that's holding you back01:00 — A new direction for the show03:00 — Busting the myth: you're too small to automate04:00 — Why the solo CEO benefits most05:00 — Lindsey's confession: a systems person with no systems07:00 — The client who feared losing her personal touch08:00 — Automating delivery without sounding like a robot08:30 — Three places to start09:00 — #1: Lead capture (service provider + general business)11:00 — #2: Recurring tasks13:00 — #3: The welcome sequenceResources mentioned: ClickUp (for setting up recurring tasks) - https://www.lindseyaleson.com/clickupSupport the show Thanks for listening. Come hang out with me on Instagram.

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Welcome to Lindsey Talks Tech, a podcast about using tech to simplify, systematize, and automate your business so you can save hours each week. You didn't start your own business to work all the time right? Well if you dream of having a business that allows you the freedom to work when you want, where you want, and on what you want, then you are in the right place. This podcast is where I get raw and real about what it’s like to run an online business, the success and struggles along the way, as well as my top tips, lessons, and strategies I’ve learned from my own journey and working on hundreds of clients’ businesses.

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  • Creator
    Lindsey Aleson
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    36
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