Holistic Business Growth with Jess Parvin
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWelcome to Holistic Business Growth, a podcast for visionary service-based online entrepreneurs, including healers, coaches, designers and more. I'm your host, Jess Parvin, a holistic business coach, branding expert and web designer. In these episodes I give you short, practical insights that you can apply to your business as you grow or pivot. Holistic means that all the parts of your business are interconnected, so we focus on many areas including goal-setting, mindset, branding, web design, marketing and more!
Check out my website for FREE resources as well as my Holistic Business Plan Course, or to schedule a consultation! www.JessParvin.com
Music for the podcast created by Josh Harty (from the song "Wired" on his album "Holding On")
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Are you Living in Alignment with your Purpose?
November 01, 2023 14:19 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBWhat's more important that living your Purpose? For the past 6 months, I've been studying to be a certified Soul Purpose Coach. This has got me thinking about all things related to our Purpose- how do we find it? How do we make it "real" in the world? How might it change/ evolve? And what holds us back? In this episode we dive into all things Purpose-related: Potential barriers to living a life of purpose (ex: conditioning, lack of community, fear/ blocks) How to tell if your curren...
Using Human Design as a Tool for Business Strategy & Personal Development
October 09, 2023 18:00 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MBWhat is Human Design and how can we use it to help us in our businesses and careers? Human Design is an amazing tool that combines ancient wisdom like astrology, the chakra system, I-Ching, and more with quantum physics. Each of us has a "unique energetic blueprint" that is represented by our HD chart which is created based on the day and time that you were born. I have been exploring this amazing tool for a few years on my own, and recently have been using it with coaching clients who...
Embracing Failure as a Necessary Part of the Entrepreneurial Process + Lessons Learned
September 18, 2023 19:48 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBThis is a vulnerable episode that I was NOT excited about recording! I launched a group coaching container and it failed. But I see the value in failure and embrace it as an integral part of the learning process. So I'm sharing with you my own experience in hopes that it resonates with you, no matter where you are on your journey. Amy Edmondson author of “Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well” says there are various types of failure, but the one we want to focus on she calls “In...
Transitioning into Entrepreneurship as a Muti-Passionate Creative Person with Jessica Mele
August 22, 2023 17:34 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MBJessica Mele is a writer and philanthropic advisor who has just wrapped up 8 years working at the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, and is now launching her new brand - Jessica Mele Creative -which showcases her creative, comedic writing AND her advising services. She’s also about to launch a new solo theater project called “Eat the Mama” (at the same time as moving her family and launching her new business!), which she tells us about. Jess is also is a recent client who started working...
For New Soulpreneurs: How to Get Started
August 02, 2023 14:11 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBYou have found your passion/ purpose and you feel like creating a business is the next step for you. Congratulations! Entrepreneurship is an amazing container for personal growth and it can provide so much flexibility and freedom to allow you to live your best life. BUT where do you start?! You might be feeling confused and overwhelmed thinking about all the things to do like: Clarify your offerings & pricing Get branding assets like photography, a logo, copy and more Figure out a mark...
Using Your Voice to Connect and Create with Britt Tucker
June 26, 2023 14:35 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBBritt Tucker is an inspirational speaker and coach who helps women step into who they’re created to be. Through workshops, trainings and speaking all over the world she uses her voice to connect with all kinds of people and has created a business that is truly aligned with who she was born to be. Britt tells us how she began her entrepreneurial journey, 9 years ago after working in corporate but feeling unhappy and unfulfilled. She then decided to jump into entrepreneurship, starting with...
Expand What's Possible Through Intuition and Creative Collaboration with Gina Bower
June 07, 2023 15:45 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBOn this episode of the podcast, I interview (in person) my friend and recent client, Gina Bower of Amplify Your Heartpath. Gina is a brand photographer, copywriter, and creative collaborator for women creating heart-centered, intuition-led businesses. We have so much in common in the way we approach business and life, so it was a lot of fun to work with Gina to create her new branding and website. During our process of creative collaboration, we both experienced growth in surprising ways tha...
Using Plant Medicine to Heal from Within with Raphaela Röckinghausen
May 12, 2023 13:24 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBThis was such a fun podcast episode to record! I met Raphaela over a year ago at a ceremony in Mexico, and we’ve stayed in touch since. Recently she decided to launch her new business, after a year of studying with shamans, diving deep into her own personal healing, and now helping other women follow a similar path. Raphaela Röckinghausen guides intuition-led women to radically heal and shift their lives through intentionally curated community and going inward. She lives between Mallorca, ...
How consistent imperfect action can grow into 2 successful online businesses with “Wellness Witch” Samantha Gladish
December 14, 2022 14:18 - 53 minutes - 74 MBSamantha Gladdish is a No BS Business Mentor, Lead Gen & Sales Expert, and Lover of All Things Online Marketing (and Food!). Samantha is the host of The Wellness Witch podcast, which is in the top 4% of podcasts globally. She is also the CEO of holisticwellness.ca - an online business that helps women optimize their health and hormones. I was really excited to interview Sam and pick her brain about all things marketing, since she has successfully grown not 1, but 2 online businesses, in t...
How to Work From Anywhere as a Part-Time or Full-Time Digital Nomad
October 24, 2022 20:40 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBAfter recording this episode, I left for Guatemala. The first stop on a 6-month "digital nomad" adventure. For the past few years, I have been living and working abroad for 2-4 months a year, and this year I am extending it to half the year. I frequently get asked how this lifestyle is possible, and in this episode I'm sharing all of my advice, my plans and lots of helpful links for anyone considering living & working abroad! I know that I am SO lucky to have freedom & flexibility in my b...
How, Why and When to Create a New Website + Important Questions to Ask
October 03, 2022 16:30 - 32 minutes - 58.6 MBSo you’ve started a business, or you’re starting a “side hustle” that you hope will grow into your main gig. . . The MOST important thing at this point is to look legitimate and professional, so potential clients/ customers know that you’re an expert in your field and that they can trust you to help them create the transformation they’re seeking. Your website is the HOME of your brand. It’s where people will spend time before they meet you, building that know/ like/ trust factor. Generall...
Finding Joy, Connection and Showing up Fully Through the Branding & Web Design Process with Toral Livingston-Jha
September 12, 2022 23:59 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MBToral Livingston-Jha is a leadership & personal development coach, mindfulness teacher and coach mentor serving heart-centered change makers. I had the joy and honor of working with Toral as her business coach and designer for the past 9 months. When she hired me as a business coach, some of the work we did was around clarifying the WHY and HOW of her business, as well as WHO she really wanted to serve. Throughout our coaching sessions, we also discussed identity, limiting beliefs and how...
How to Accelerate Abundance Using Quantum Technology with Evangelina Chavez
August 10, 2022 20:14 - 39 minutes - 72.8 MBEvangelina Chavez is the founder of Synchronicity, a company that uses quantum technology to identify and eliminate limitations of the electromagnetic field of our clients, directing all that energy to the generation of abundance. Sounds pretty cool, right? I have been working with Synchronicity and "the quantum machine" for a few weeks now and am SO excited about the shifts that have happened, that I wanted to share it with everyone. We talk about the amazing results that their clients ge...
How to Simplify and Streamline to Create More Money, Energy, and Time
July 15, 2022 16:55 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBWe all want to work less and make more, right?! Working 8 hours day/ 5 days a week is actually pretty crazy when you’re an entrepreneur! You are always on, you are always putting yourself out as the FACE of the brand. You’re always doing ALL the behind the scenes work to keep the wheels moving, in addition to working with clients. This takes much more energy than a traditional job, where you have people to share the workload with, and your individual responsibility is much less. You want...
My Entrepreneurial Journey
June 21, 2022 17:03 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MBThis is an episode that has been in the back of my mind for a while. It was a little bit challenging to record! If you haven't reflected back on your "journey", I highly suggest creating a voice memo or writing down all of the steps you've taken on the path to get to where you are. Because wherever you are, it's perfect. And I am so grateful for the long, windy, sometimes unsure path that lead me here today. In this episode, I basically breeze through the last 40 years, sharing the highs a...
How to Be the Expert on YOU through Enneagram, Energy Management and Entrepreneurship with Sandhya Sudhakar
May 24, 2022 02:11 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MBSandhya Sudhakar has made it her mission to change the way people feel about how they show up at work, and in turn how connected, engaged, and motivated they feel while they are there. She does this through Career, Leadership & team coaching, as well as workshops using the Enneagram framework. After ‘checking all the boxes’ as an adult, Sandhya found herself working for a company whose values she didn’t align with, and it led her to emotional burnout. This sent her on a journey of se...
Navigating Duality With Astrologer and Attorney Julie McGill
May 03, 2022 19:11 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBJulie McGill is a freelance attorney, as well as a professional astrologer, and founder of the Cosmic Gem brand. Jules has built her life around these seemingly opposing professions, but she explains to us how they actually compliment each other. Part of her journey has been to bridge the divide between these two worlds, and respond to society’s prejudices and preconceptions around what astrology is. Julie has used astrology as a North Star in her own life, and now she helps clients disco...
Money Mindset for Female Entrepreneurs: Common Limiting Beliefs and how they Manifest in our Business
April 20, 2022 18:49 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBWe hear the term “money mindset” a lot in the entrepreneurial space lately. What does this mean? How can you identify what is holding you back, when it comes to earning, spending and saving money? And how can you shift your mindset towards more abundance, ease and clarity when it comes to money? The patriarchal society that we all live in has a lot to do with the value we place on money, and how it shows up in our lives. In this episode I question the layers of conditioning that have bee...
How to Nurture Your Creativity (What I learned from a week of silence)
March 28, 2022 15:38 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBRecently I returned from a three week trip to Costa Rica, which included a 6 day silent retreat in the jungle. Looking back, I see so many benefits to this period that I didn’t even count on, including taking a break from technology and my schedule, spending time immersed in nature, reconnecting to my inner voice, and much more. But one of the most valuable pieces is how it helped me nurture my creativity, and receive guidance from my intuition. In this episode I suggest ways that we can all ...
How to Design a Life You Don't Need a Vacation From, with Mel Miles
February 25, 2022 13:52 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBFormerly an international expert at the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, Mel influenced hundreds of millions of dollars and helped launch the global campaign to eradicate malaria. After working in 25 African countries by the age of 30, Melody found herself hyperventilating through a panic attack, utterly confused why she felt so stressed, exhausted, and unhappy inside the life she always thought she wanted. In the wake of her pain, she quit her dream job, sold her belongings, and traveled...
Episode 13: How to Design a Life You Don't Need a Vacation From, with Mel Miles
February 25, 2022 13:52 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBFormerly an international expert at the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, Mel influenced hundreds of millions of dollars and helped launch the global campaign to eradicate malaria. After working in 25 African countries by the age of 30, Melody found herself hyperventilating through a panic attack, utterly confused why she felt so stressed, exhausted, and unhappy inside the life she always thought she wanted. In the wake of her pain, she quit her dream job, sold her belongings, and traveled...
How and When to Differentiate YOU From Your Brand
February 07, 2022 16:56 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBA lot of entrepreneurs struggle with being the face of their brand- even if they have a "personal brand"- and this can make branding & marketing a HUGE hurdle! But, like it or not, marketing/ selling is an essential part of being an entrepreneur. There’s no way around it if you want to grow, BUT there is a way to do this that feels good and authentic and creates value for both YOU and your audience. And guess what? The bonus is that marketing can actually be a catalyst for huge personal gr...
Episode 12: How and When to Differentiate YOU From Your Brand
February 07, 2022 16:56 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBA lot of entrepreneurs struggle with being the face of their brand- even if they have a "personal brand"- and this can make branding & marketing a HUGE hurdle! But, like it or not, marketing/ selling is an essential part of being an entrepreneur. There’s no way around it if you want to grow, BUT there is a way to do this that feels good and authentic and creates value for both YOU and your audience. And guess what? The bonus is that marketing can actually be a catalyst for huge personal gr...
Episode 11: How to Create the Life you Envision, No Matter What. With Sam Parvin
January 24, 2022 13:21 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBI'm SO excited to be here in Mexico, interviewing my sister Sam Parvin, in-person! Sam is an entrepreneur and the owner of Parvin Music, a music licensing & creation company that helps brands uplevel their marketing through the power of music. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Sam was the Global Music Consultant for Coca-Cola. When she was suddenly let go from that job, she saw the vision she had for her future start to disappear. But within a few months, she moved to Mexico and created he...
How to Create the Life you Envision, No Matter What. With Sam Parvin
January 24, 2022 13:21 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBI'm SO excited to be here in Mexico, interviewing my sister Sam Parvin, in-person! Sam is an entrepreneur and the owner of Parvin Music, a music licensing & creation company that helps brands uplevel their marketing through the power of music. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Sam was the Global Music Consultant for Coca-Cola. When she was suddenly let go from that job, she saw the vision she had for her future start to disappear. But within a few months, she moved to Mexico and created her ...
How to Create Holistic Business Goals and Stick to Them in 2022
January 07, 2022 17:38 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBHappy New Year! After taking a month-long travel break, I'm back with an episode about goal-setting a planning for the year. I walk through the most important steps that will help you visualize your future, create the business that you want, and step into that future with clarity and ease. 1. Visualization - Who are you a year from now? 2. Create goals from this subconscious place, not what you think you SHOULD do. 3. What steps do you need to take to bridge the gap between where you are n...
Episode 10: How to Create Holistic Business Goals and Stick to Them in 2022
January 07, 2022 17:38 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBHappy New Year! After taking a month-long travel break, I'm back with an episode about goal-setting a planning for the year. I walk through the most important steps that will help you visualize your future, create the business that you want, and step into that future with clarity and ease. 1. Visualization - Who are you a year from now? 2. Create goals from this subconscious place, not what you think you SHOULD do. 3. What steps do you need to take to bridge the gap between where you are...
How to Create Authentic Branding and Marketing with ‘Word Witch’ Holly Marley-Henschen
December 01, 2021 23:47 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBHolly Marley-Henschen is a marketing expert, ‘word witch’ and certified Storybrand Certified Guide. Working within the StoryBrand framework, Holly helps entrepreneurs and businesses communicate clearly and effectively in their business, Brighter Brand Marketing. In this episode, we dig into SO many interesting topics, such as: -The distinction between freelancing and being a business owner, and the work involved in creating a Brand -How to free up time & energy while growing your busin...
Episode 9: How to Create Authentic Branding and Marketing with ‘Word Witch’ Holly Marley-Henschen
December 01, 2021 23:47 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBHolly Marley-Henschen is a marketing expert, ‘word witch’ and certified Storybrand Certified Guide. Working within the StoryBrand framework, Holly helps entrepreneurs and businesses communicate clearly and effectively in their business, Brighter Brand Marketing. In this episode, we dig into SO many interesting topics, such as: -The distinction between freelancing and being a business owner, and the work involved in creating a Brand -How to free up time & energy while growing your busin...
What I Wish I Did When I First Started My Business
November 16, 2021 17:04 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBI've learned a lot in 5+ years of full-time self-employment. Looking back, there are a lot of lessons I needed to learn to get to this point. I want to share these with you, in hopes that maybe you can implement them earlier in your entrepreneurial journey! 1. Valuing my time more. 2. Being very intentional with my offerings and who I serve. 3. Investing in myself (self-care & personal growth) 4. Putting myself out there, setting big goals and then detaching from the outcome. In this ep...
Episode 8: What I Wish I Did When I First Started My Business
November 16, 2021 17:04 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBI've learned a lot in 5+ years of full-time self-employment. Looking back, there are a lot of lessons I needed to learn to get to this point. I want to share these with you, in hopes that maybe you can implement them earlier in your entrepreneurial journey! 1. Valuing my time more. 2. Being very intentional with my offerings and who I serve. 3. Investing in myself (self-care & personal growth) 4. Putting myself out there, setting big goals and then detaching from the outcome. In this ...
What is a 'Holistic' Business Plan and Why Do You Need One?
November 01, 2021 14:31 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBYou're an online entrepreneur (or aspiring one) because you value freedom, flexibility and creativity. You want your work to reflect your life and for all of it to harmoniously work together. . . But you're confused and overwhelmed. There is SO much to do as an entrepreneur! Where do you even start? Enter The Holistic Business Plan. In this episode I go through the 5 parts of this framework that I have spent years perfecting, using and coaching others on. It includes: 1. Goals & Planning ...
Episode 7: What is a 'Holistic' Business Plan and Why Do You Need One?
November 01, 2021 14:31 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBYou're an online entrepreneur (or aspiring one) because you value freedom, flexibility and creativity. You want your work to reflect your life and for all of it to harmoniously work together. . . But you're confused and overwhelmed. There is SO much to do as an entrepreneur! Where do you even start? Enter The Holistic Business Plan. In this episode I go through the 5 parts of this framework that I have spent years perfecting, using and coaching others on. It includes: 1. Goals & Planning ...
'Making it work’ as an artist, entrepreneur and digital nomad with Samia Shalabi
October 16, 2021 15:46 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBMy first "Visionary Entrepreneur" interview episode! Samia Shalabi is an artist, entrepreneur and world-traveler. Her jewelry business, Karazi Design, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year (check out her shop link below for 20% off until Oct. 25!) In our interview, we talk about what it’s like to make a living as an artist, and how to pivot and “make it work” when necessary. Samia always knew that travel would be a major part of her life, and built her business around that freedom an...
Episode 6: ‘Making it work’ as an artist, entrepreneur and digital nomad with Samia Shalabi
October 16, 2021 15:46 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBMy first "Visionary Entrepreneur" interview episode! Samia Shalabi is an artist, entrepreneur and world-traveler. Her jewelry business, Karazi Design, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year (check out her shop link below for 20% off until Oct. 25!) In our interview, we talk about what it’s like to make a living as an artist, and how to pivot and “make it work” when necessary. Samia always knew that travel would be a major part of her life, and built her business around that freedom ...
How to Take a Vacation (for Service-Based Entrepreneurs)
October 03, 2021 22:21 - 15 minutes - 17.2 MBI recently returned from a 2-week, no-work vacation and in this episode I share a few of the things that I did right (this time)! 1. Plan ahead as much as possible - make lists of what you need to get done before you leave, which clients you need to talk to, what automations you might need to set up, etc. 2. Communicate with clients and employees as early as possible. . . remind them more than once when you are going to be gone, and ask them to put in any “requests” for work a couple week...
Episode 5: How to Take a Vacation (for Service-Based Entrepreneurs)
October 03, 2021 22:21 - 15 minutes - 17.2 MBI recently returned from a 2-week, no-work vacation and in this episode I share a few of the things that I did right (this time)! 1. Plan ahead as much as possible - make lists of what you need to get done before you leave, which clients you need to talk to, what automations you might need to set up, etc. 2. Communicate with clients and employees as early as possible. . . remind them more than once when you are going to be gone, and ask them to put in any “requests” for work a couple we...
Episode 4: How to Avoid "Nightmare" Clients (and Attract Dream Ones!)
September 14, 2021 17:00 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBAfter more than 5 years of self-employment with a service-based business, I've had my fair share of "nightmare" projects and clients and also A LOT of great clients! In this episode I share what I've learned about attracting the right kind of client and how good communication and education can prevent nightmare situations. Here are the basics we cover: Get clear on who your audience is and speak to them directly in your marketing, on your website, etc. Create a list of questions to ask yo...
How to Avoid "Nightmare" Clients (and Attract Dream Ones!)
September 14, 2021 17:00 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBAfter more than 5 years of self-employment with a service-based business, I've had my fair share of "nightmare" projects and clients and also A LOT of great clients! In this episode I share what I've learned about attracting the right kind of client and how good communication and education can prevent nightmare situations. Here are the basics we cover: Get clear on who your audience is and speak to them directly in your marketing, on your website, etc. Create a list of questions to ask y...
When, How and Why to Pivot your Business
August 17, 2021 15:51 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this episode I discuss the 3 most common ways that people pivot their business: Taking an existing business online - This can look like you changing the whole way that your business is presented, and what you offer, or it could just look like you finally creating a website, social media accounts and having an online presence for the first time. For example, a lot of brick-and-morter businesses realized during the pandemic how extremely valuable having a good, useful website is as well as...
Episode 3: When, How and Why to Pivot your Business
August 17, 2021 15:51 - 17 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this episode I discuss the 3 most common ways that people pivot their business: Taking an existing business online - This can look like you changing the whole way that your business is presented, and what you offer, or it could just look like you finally creating a website, social media accounts and having an online presence for the first time. For example, a lot of brick-and-morter businesses realized during the pandemic how extremely valuable having a good, useful website is as well as...
Episode 2: What I Learned from my own Rebrand
August 17, 2021 15:45 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this episode, I discuss what it was like to be on the "other side" of a rebrand/ new website launch! I recently changed my business from Jess Parvin Designs to just Jess Parvin, created a new visual brand identity and launched a new website (JessParvin.com). Some of the big takeaways from this experience were: 1. Having new branding and/ or a new website creates a buzz- it's a great marketing tool in and of itself. I got a lot of new client inquiries right away, because people were curiou...
What I Learned from my own Rebrand
August 17, 2021 15:45 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this episode, I discuss what it was like to be on the "other side" of a rebrand/ new website launch! I recently changed my business from Jess Parvin Designs to just Jess Parvin, created a new visual brand identity and launched a new website (JessParvin.com). Some of the big takeaways from this experience were: 1. Having new branding and/ or a new website creates a buzz- it's a great marketing tool in and of itself. I got a lot of new client inquiries right away, because people were curious...
Branding Photography as a Manifestation Tool
August 10, 2021 17:55 - 11 minutes - 16.2 MBWelcome to Holistic Business Growth with Jess Parvin! In this very first episode, I discuss my recent branding photoshoot for my new website/ rebrand, as well as my reasoning for starting a podcast. I recently had a photoshoot with Bobbie Harte, an amazing branding photographer here in Madison, Wisconsin. These photos will be the bedrock of my new website and new branding (together with a new logo, fonts, etc.). One of the pillars of my 5-part Holistic Business Growth process is Mindset a...
Episode 1: Branding Photography as a Manifestation Tool
August 10, 2021 17:55 - 11 minutes - 16.2 MBWelcome to Holistic Business Growth with Jess Parvin! In this very first episode, I discuss my recent branding photoshoot for my new website/ rebrand, as well as my reasoning for starting a podcast. I recently had a photoshoot with Bobbie Harte, an amazing branding photographer here in Madison, Wisconsin. These photos will be the bedrock of my new website and new branding (together with a new logo, fonts, etc.). One of the pillars of my 5-part Holistic Business Growth process is Mindset...