If you’ve ever wondered how you can get the word out about your business using free PR — even without a marketing budget — today’s episode is for you. Free PR is one of three pillars that helped Cameron Herold grow revenue for 1-800-GOT-JUNK? from $2 to $106 million.

Acquiring new business is more difficult and time-consuming than keeping current customers happy. Listen to this episode as I talk about customer experience and what you can do to retain and delight those folks who pay for your product or service.

In the past couple of years of being an entrepreneur, I’ve become increasingly aware that my struggle with mental health is not an isolated incident that only I suffer from. As I dig deeper into understanding my own issues, I have found that challenges with depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and suicidal ideation affects 73% of entrepreneurs.

Hiring a new team member is such a big step, and not one to be taken lightly. We speak with business owners and CEOs every day who express a desire for outside help, but that doesn’t mean everyone is ready for that commitment.

In this episode, you’ll hear the 5 reasons you aren’t ready to hire a virtual assistant, and what to do about it.

Humor as a leadership strategy: How it will not only connect you but attract the people you want.Is there a way to incorporate humor in the workplace as a leader? If there is I’d like to know. And, actually, I do have a better understanding of how to implement that strategy after hosting this podcast.

There are no rules anymore about where your company has to operate, which means that hiring employees is no longer constrained by geography. In this episode, you’ll hear ways to motivate and encourage your distributed team to perform their best.

In this episode, you’ll hear Gena share the ups and downs of entrepreneurship and why we all need to protect our businesses… even if we’re just getting started, the rollercoaster of building an online business, and how Gena was able to turn her business around to create a life she loves.

This episode is about how to reposition ourselves as a client relationship ninja, so our engagement never falls flat. I’m a firm believer that if you can maintain an amazing relationship, you will not only keep clients engaged, but have them buying again and again.

Some people are born to be entrepreneurs. Others are a bit more hesitant to dive in. Today’s guest on Diary of a Doer calls himself “the reluctant entrepreneur.” Paul Sjoberg is the founder of True North Realty and Leverage Information Technologies.

In this episode, you’ll hear Paul’s journey into entrepreneurship and how he learned early on that the secret to success is to have a “servant heart” in leadership.

This episode is about how to reposition ourselves as a client relationship ninja, so our engagement never falls flat. I’m a firm believer that if you can maintain an amazing relationship, you will not only keep clients engaged, but have them buying again and again.

In this episode, you’ll hear Amy share why she — unlike me — loves change, and how she believes that the only way to grow is by being put in uncomfortable situations. This year, after separating from a long-time business partner, Amy has had to live this belief out in experience and face her insecurities of running a business alone.

All business owners can relate to that feeling of hindsight being 20/20. A quote I recently heard, “I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect,” got me thinking about six things I would change if I was starting Priority VA over again with my husband.

I can’t go back in time to make any of these changes. But, the life lessons I’ve learned are invaluable to helping me make wiser choices moving forward.