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DIARY OF A DOER
Diary of a Doer features interviews with business owners and practical strategies for businesses, thought leaders, and influencers who want to determine the next steps in their business and grow.
Episode 032: The Four Types of Business Owners And The Teams They Need Around Them
Every entrepreneur likes to think they are unique — but we actually have a lot in common. Today we explore those commonalities in the 4 types of business owners. As a bonus, you can take an interactive quiz we created to find out your business owner type and learn about the ideal team and resources you need (based on your type) to be successful.
Episode 031: Life After Prison: Offering Entrepreneurship as a Second Chance with Coss Marte
Today’s guest on Diary of a Doer is proof that everyone is capable of redemption. Coss Marte, a former drug kingpin, joins us as CEO/founder of ConBody, a New York City-based fitness company.
Episode 030: Surviving Summer With Kids
Being a work-from-home parent has its challenges. And that’s without kids who are home for the summer using the dreaded “B” word — “I’m bored!” Today’s episode outlines my best advice for structuring your summer so that you can make memories with your kids, and keep up with your work schedule.
Episode 029: Divorce, Defeat & Deciding Differently with Mike Kim
In this episode, you’ll hear Mike get real about pain, change and grief, and how he slows down to work through hardships.
He unpacks how divorce changed him personally and professionally. He also answers the three questions he asks others to help them discover what they want to do with their life:
Episode 028: Six Steps To Creating Content Your Audience Wants to Consume
In this episode, you’ll hear our tried-and-true system for generating new content ideas for an entire year.
We break down our system step by step, and share our top 6 tips for content idea generation. You will be amazed at how many ideas you already have!
Episode 027: Personality Disorders and Free PR: Leveraging Both To Build Massive Businesses
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.
Episode 026: 8 Customer Experience Stages You Should Master To Never Lose A Customer Again
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.
Episode 025: Suicide and Entrepreneurship, The Conversation We Need to Have, But Don’t with Dennis Gillan
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.
Episode 024: Why You’re Not Ready to Hire (And What to Do About It)
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.
Episode 023: How to Be Funny & Be an Effective Leader; A Conversation with Bill Stainton
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.
Episode 022: Motivation for a Distributed Team: Getting The Best From Your Remote Workers
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.
Episode 021: Law, Life & Losing Yourself
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.