Scale Your Small Business

75 - Branding and Staying Relevant w/ Megan MacNeill

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. Today’s guest is from across the globe in Australia--Megan MacNeill is the founder of Relevant, where she’s helping ambitious industry leaders get noticed, get relevant and stay remembered by creating strategies that increase their impact and influence where it matters to them.    Megan’s take on why branding matters boils down to understanding that people are going to brand you if you don’t get ahea...

74 - Evaluation and Assessment

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. Today, we’re diving back into the Scale Your Small Business process. In this episode, we’re taking on the second pillar within the nine fundamental steps to scale your business: evaluation and assessment.    Often times business owners overlook the not-so-pretty stuff. You may be go-go-go and not take the time to pause, catalog, and inventory what’s going down with your business. The phrase “you have...

73 - Adaptability as a Superpower w/ Dr. Yishai Barkhordari

  Thanks for joining us on the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. Today’s guest is Dr. Yishai Barkhordari,  a Psychologist, Executive Coach, and Consultant who helps entrepreneurs and business leaders learn to make adaptability their superpower to transform challenges and exhaustion into energy, excitement, and excellence for themselves and their business.    As a Doctor of Psychology, Dr. Yishai was passionate in his ability to help individuals naviga...

72 - Scale Your Small Business Q&A with Jillian

  Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. This week, we’re tackling some questions that came in from our last topic--the Scale Your Small Business Process. We’ll dive into everything on your mind and dig deeper into last week’s work.    A major question that arose from our last topic was how does an individual get unstuck--either through bad luck or other circumstances. First things first: we’ve all been there. What you can do is allow y...

71 - Expectation of Excellence w/ Stephen Scoggins

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. This week, we’re sitting down with Stephen Scoggins. He’s helped Fortune 500 leaders, professional athletes, entertainers, hardworking individuals, and everyone in between exceed their wildest expectations in their life, business, and career. He spent three decades of setbacks, failures, breakdowns, losses, successes, and comebacks. Uses that knowledge to guide others toward lasting breakthroughs in any ...

70 - Getting Your Mindset In Gear

Thanks for tuning into the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. Join Jillian as she breaks down her Scale Your Small Business process, a 17-week program through eight fundamental steps that will truly scale your small business. Today’s topic is the first and incredibly important step: getting your mindset in gear.    On September 26th, 2016, Jillian was in what seemed like a trivial fender-bender accident. What she didn’t know was that little bump in the r...

69 - Growing with Intention w/ Joe Sanok

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. Today's guest is Joe Sanok, a keynote TEDx speaker, business consultant, and podcaster. He has the number one podcast for counselors, The Practice of the Practice Podcast, and has interviewed people like Pat Flynn, John Lee Dumas, and Lewis Howes. He's also written five books and is a writer for Psych Central, has been featured on the Huffington Post, Forbes, Good Magazine, Reader's Digest, Entrepreneur ...

68 - Breaking Down Insurance Policies

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. Today, we’re talking about insurance policies. These crucial aspects of your business can make or break you in moments when you need it most. Let’s look at the tools you can use to make sure you’re ready when the time comes.    The first tip may seem obvious: make sure you’re working with an insurance agent. 800 numbers are great, but having an individual you know you can count on for answers, help, ...

67 - Trusting the Leap w/ Dr. Kim Foster

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. Today’s guest took the leap from 20 years in a traditional career as a successful medical doctor to a non-traditional career as a successful coach and business mentor for wellness entrepreneurs. Dr. Kim Foster is here to chat with us about her mentality as she made the transition to coaching.    Making this change took a long time, Dr. Foster admits. It was like jumping out of a perfectly functional ...

66 - Moving Offices

Thanks for tuning into the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. Today, we’re talking about moving offices. This transition can be overwhelming, and it always seems like an endless task that somehow gets crammed into a short period of time. This week we’re breaking down some tips that can help you calm the chaos.   First, before you even begin your move, collect your favorite things. These are your everyday use items–your notebooks, planners, pens–anything ...

65 - Busting Burnout w/ Wade Stewart

  We’re back with the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. This week’s guest is Wade Stewart. He’s a small business owner in Tacoma, WA. After enjoying several years of success in his business, the long hours had taken their toll and he was unhappy. Once he went on his own Personal Retreat, he found a renewed sense of purpose. This Retreat was so successful he has written this book to help others who might find themselves in a similar place.   When Wade ...

64 - The Best Apps to Help Run Your Business

This week on the Scale Your Small Business Podcast, we’re talking about everyone’s favorite: iPhone Apps. We’re diving into some of the most useful, efficient, and effective apps available that you can start using today (and keep using from now on) to run your business.    The first app on the list is Calendly. Calendly allows you to create completely customizable appointments based on timeframe, topic, or any other category you can think of. You can decide what is public or private--wha...

63 - More Than A Pretty Picture w/ Marlana Semenza

Today’s guest helps small business owners create a new level of influence to help land their dream opportunities. This week, we’re chatting with Marlana Semenza,  international photographer and visual strategist. She’s worked with athletes, celebrities, WWE Superstars, and public figures including Miss North Carolina. She’s going to break down just how we can teach people how to view us.    It’s important to realize when you’re creating a brand and producing images, it isn’t just a prett...

62 - The Weekly Review List

  This week on the Scale Your Small Business, we’re breaking down the weekly review. This crucial time of reflection can have a massive impact on your development, growth, and success. The best part? You only need five minutes.    Before we dive in, remember that this can happen any time of the week. Whenever works best for you--whenever you’re getting ready for your day.    Five minutes all you have to spare?    First thing’s first--clean up your area. This doesn’t mean deep-c...

61 - Maximizing Your Unique Energy

Today on the Scale Your Small Business Podcast, your host Jillian Flodstrom is sitting down with Jill Sussman, owner of Sky Realty, where she helps people build wealth and legacy through real estate.    Jill found her passion for reality as a 13-year-old child while going around looking for houses as her parents went through a divorce. She found joy in imagining her life in these places but at the same time, her parents taught her the in’s and out’s of finances and things that may be off...

60 - Working From Home vs Working From the Office

Today on the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with Jillian Flodstrom, we’re breaking down the pros and cons of working from home versus working from an office. There are benefits and challenges with both, and especially as we handle the pandemic, this question is more relevant than ever.    One of the first things you can consider when comparing working from home and from an office is commuting. If you’re spending all your time running around, driving from location to location, you’re l...

59 - Building Mental Fortitude w/ Dr. Alan Chong

Thanks for joining us on the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with Jillian Flodstrom! This week, we’re joined by Dr. Alan Chong. He’s been a doctor of chiropractic for over 27 years and has built two thriving clinics. Now, he shares his knowledge by mentoring and coaching other healthcare professionals and offers guidance on his podcast, Practice Mastery.  Dr. Chong’s favorite part of building, growing, and running his spine clinic is working hands-on with patients. Beyond that, now with ...

58 - The Importance of Contracts

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. Today, Jillian is diving into an incredibly important subject for a business owner of any size, but especially one that’s looking to grow, scale, and thrive. We’re talking about contracts--why they’re important, how to make sure you’re going through the process properly, and what to look out for.    On a personal side, Jill has had a first-hand experience with the importance of contracts. She was in ...

57 - Doing Business from the Heart w/ Darla Delayne

Thanks for tuning into the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. This week’s guest is Darla Delayne, a 35-year business veteran, an inspirational powerhouse coach, speaker for women who lead their business empires. She helps women entrepreneurs fine-tune their greatness and light up the world with the fire within them.    There are often barriers women run into when starting to grow their businesses. For Darla, she believes women need the permission to know...

56 - The Importance of an Organization Chart

Thanks for tuning into the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. On this week's episode, we're discussing organization charts. Jillian is here to share some tips on why organization charts are important for your business, even if it's just you by yourself or if you have a small team.    Every business requires a clear structure for their company, and an organization chart can really help with that. An organization chart can make your team understand the hie...

55 - Shifting the Perspective w/ Nicole Cramer

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. This week, we’re welcoming number one award-winning account executive and a super successful sales coach, Nicole Cramer. Nicole is here to share with us her unique perspective on shifting our mindsets to a place of service and how we can avoid being ‘salesy.’  Nicole believes sales can be fun. It doesn’t have to be a big, scary thing. The key is shifting your perspective. Serving is selling, and sellin...

54 - Tracking Your Meetings

53 - Finding The Hero Within w/ James Gardiner

Thanks for tuning into the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom! Today’s an exciting day, as we’re welcoming our first guest to the show. Joining us this week is James Gardiner, he’s a high-performance athlete who helps entrepreneurs face their challenges, uncover their secret sauce, and help their lives and businesses thrive. This week, he’s breaking down his success and how he uses Conscious Leadership to help people find theirs.    James first found his ...

52 - Our One Year Anniversary: What’s Next

We’ve officially made it to “halftime” here on the Scale Your Small Business Podcast. That’s right, this is episode 52 and we’re celebrating the one-year anniversary of the show. It’s been an incredible journey and we can’t wait to share with you what’s coming next -- we'll be talking with our upcoming podcast guests about topics you care about most. Stay tuned to hear from some of the brightest minds in business.   Jill is excited to share with you a mix of systems and processes that sh...

51 - Planning Your Content

  Thanks for tuning into the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. This week, we’re going to talk about why it’s important to plan, layout, and execute your content in an intentional way. We’ll break down strategies that can help you get ahead in case of unexpected challenges, build an audience, and calm the chaos.    So, why is it crucial that you plan your content ahead of time? It’s simple. The more content you have ready to go, the more flexibility, t...

50 - Tracking Your Time

Thanks for tuning into the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. As any entrepreneur knows, time is an incredibly valuable resource. In fact, it might be the most important facet of running your business. But there will always be areas where we’re losing time, and if it can be prevented, why not save your time and money? This week, we’re talking about time management.      Lauren Vanderkam’s book I Know How She Does It breaks down, in depth, how many hours ...

49 - Hiring with Intention

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. A question that almost always comes up when hiring a new team member is “how many hours should they work” Today, we’re going to take a look at how you can make that choice, what to expect, and how you can maximize the efficiency and efficacy of your new hire.    The best part about being an entrepreneur is you call the shots. That means you get to decide who gets hired, what tasks they do, and how ma...

48 - Organizing Papers: Daunting But Doable

Organizing paper can be daunting, especially when you have a giant pile of it and it's overwhelming. The key is just getting started. Today on the Scale Your Small Business Podcast, Jillian is breaking down her systems for calming the chaos when it comes to filing storage and organization.    A powerful tool when organizing paper is the 43-folder system. In this system, you have one folder for each month. Within each month are folders 1-31--one for each day. Hanging folders work best bec...

47 - DISC Profiles: A Key to Better Communication

Thanks for tuning into the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. Today, we’re taking a close look at DISC profiles. These assessments have the ability to offer insight into your communication, as well as your teams. This powerful tool can lead to better, healthier personal and working relationships. Let’s talk about it.    DISC profiles get their name from four distinct categories of personality types: decisive, interactive, stabilizing, and cautious. Each ...

47 - DISC Profiles: A Key to Better Communication

Thanks for tuning into the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. Today, we’re taking a close look at DISC profiles. These assessments have the ability to offer insight into your communication, as well as your teams. This powerful tool can lead to better, healthier personal and working relationships. Let’s talk about it.    DISC profiles get their name from four distinct categories of personality types: decisive, interactive, stabilizing, and cautious. Each ...

46 - Getting Clear on Hiring Freelancers

This week on the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom, we’re breaking down hiring a virtual assistant or freelancer. There’s a lot to unpack when you start to consider outsourcing work that means a lot to you, and even more logistical things to keep in mind. But with the right attitude and a little insight, you’ll be happy you have the help--and talent--that’s out there.   A question that’s often asked is “how do I pay my freelancers and virtual assistants?...

45 - The Get Clear System

This week, Jillian is tackling overwhelm. So many people are finding themselves with too much on their plate, not enough hours in the day, and become paralyzed by the number of tasks that pile up, seemingly out of nowhere. But, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and today we’re talking about systems that can get you through your day.    Before we dive into Jill’s Get Clear System, it’s always important to remind ourselves that ‘no.’ is a complete sentence all by itself. Not every ‘...

44 - Storing and Sharing Your Files

This week on the Scale Your Small Business Podcast, Jillian is breaking down best practices for storing, sharing, and saving important information. In a professional world increasingly dictated by technological advancement, it’s crucial that you stay ahead of the curve when it comes to taking care of your business’s virtual and online data. Let’s talk about some of the easiest tools you can employ today to get started.    There are a few different possibilities for sharing and saving fil...

43 - The Biggest Mistakes When Building A Business

Thanks for joining us for this week’s episode of the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. The journey of building and scaling a business is filled with a few dangerous pitfalls that can spell doom for your business. However, it’s certainly possible to get ahead of those problems and prepare yourself and the work you do so you can grow rapidly, and in a healthy way.    The first challenge you may have to overcome is identifying busy work vs. productive work...

42 - Scaling Your Business Through Social Media

  Thanks for joining us on another episode of the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. This week, we’re going to take a close look at scaling your business and brand through social media. It can be a daunting task to dive into, but with the right mindset and proper preparation, you can make an impact.    The number one thing to remember when you’re jumping into a presence on social media is to be consistent. Yes, you can plan for things, but plans change...

41- Giving Back To Your Community

This week on the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with Jillian Flodstrom, Jillian is answering the question: “how do I give back to my business?” Often, entrepreneurs may have an aversion to posting about giving back on social media out of fear of being misinterpreted and coming off as shallow. But in reality, there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes that should be praised and replicated. Let’s talk about some ways you can start doing just that.   First, offer your services to the ...

40 - Little Things That Make Big Differences

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. Today, Jillian is going to share a few of her personal strategies that have made an immediate impact on both her professional and personal lives. From the tactical to the intangible, there are plenty of small changes and pivots you can make to see real growth.   Jillian’s first tip is that you get one day to wallow. Whatever happens or has happened to you, whether it makes you upset, angry, or some c...

39 - Backend Systems To Increase Growth

This week, we are going to break down a few of the most useful, most effective, and easiest to use backend systems that you can implement and see an immediate impact on your business. There are plenty of important front-end, client-facing processes, but without a solid foundation behind the scenes, you may not be getting the most out of your business. Let’s talk about it.    The first backend system we’re going to touch on is appointment software. Having consistent, clear appointment sch...

38 - Making the Jump to Virtual Business

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. Today’s topic is an important one--transitioning your in-person business to be fully or partially virtual and online. This can be a daunting task, but we’re going to run through some actionable tips that will help smooth out the process and result in more business and less stress for you and your operation.    First, consider getting a business phone number. Having an online VoIP allows you to keep y...

37 - Understanding LLCs

This week, we’re answering the question “what is an LLC?” An LLC, or limited liability corporation, is one type of legal entity that can be formed to operate your business.  It can certainly be intimidating to consider making this switch, but it's important that you know what it is. Today, we’re going to break down the pros and cons of becoming an LLC.    As we saw before, an LLC is or limited liability corporation is one type of legal entity that can be formed to operate your business. ...

36 - Scaling Your Small Business

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. This week, we’re diving into the namesake of the show--scaling your business. There are a number of steps you can take to effectively grow a healthy business, but first, you need to lay the foundation. Today, we’re talking about a few actionable steps you can take to see an immediate impact.   On a weekly basis, log on to your bank accounts. Not only to check your balances, to ensure things were paid...

35 - Choosing the Right Insurance Policy

  Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom! This week, we’re talking about choosing a life insurance policy. This is an incredibly impactful and important choice that can often leave your head spinning. But, if we take it slow, break it down, and walk through the process, you’ll come out informed and confident in choosing a plan that works for your and your loved ones.    As you get started selecting a life insurance policy, consider where...

35 - Finding the Right Fit: Choosing an Insurance Policy

  Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom! This week, we’re talking about choosing a life insurance policy. This is an incredibly impactful and important choice that can often leave your head spinning. But, if we take it slow, break it down, and walk through the process, you’ll come out informed and confident in choosing a plan that works for your and your loved ones.    As you get started selecting a life insurance policy, consider where...

34 - Bookkeeping Software and You

This week’s topic on the Scale Your Small Business Podcast is a hot one. Every successful business utilizes technology, but how can you ensure your company is making the most of the software you have? This week, we’re breaking down what programs you should have to streamline, organize, and scale your small business.    First things first: if you’re going to look into purchasing or implementing new software or technology, make sure you check with your team--especially your back-end team a...

70 - Separating Your Personal and Business Expenses

Today’s topic is an important one and one that you simply can’t ignore as a small business owner. Separating your business and personal expenses is a crucial aspect of running a successful business and plays a huge role in the health of you, your employees, and your company. The longer you commingle things, the harder it's going to be to separate them. Let’s talk about it.    Before you get started, make sure you’re surrounded by professionals who can help you transition to a business ta...

33 - Separating Your Personal and Business Expenses

Today’s topic is an important one and one that you simply can’t ignore as a small business owner. Separating your business and personal expenses is a crucial aspect of running a successful business and plays a huge role in the health of you, your employees, and your company. The longer you commingle things, the harder it's going to be to separate them. Let’s talk about it.    Before you get started, make sure you’re surrounded by professionals who can help you transition to a business ta...

32 - Firing with Compassion and Empathy

This week’s topic is a tough one, and it’s something that many business owners have done and every business owner hates to do. Firing an employee is a difficult, albeit necessary measure that can often leave your work better than it was. However, there is a right way to do it--with empathy and compassion. Today, we’re talking about some tactics you can use to make sure you’re equipped.    The most important thing that you have to remember is that this is not only a difficult conversation...

31 - Boosting Profit with Proper Money Management

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom.This week, we’re going to talk about quarterly distributions. Everyone’s favorite question for their accountant is “how much money do I get to spend?” When the answer isn’t what you want to hear, it can be frustrating. But, there is a way to see the money you earned and spend it how you want. Let’s talk about it.   In Mike Michalowicz’s book Profit First, he talks about moving your money into differen...

30 - Maximizing Your Mastermind Experience

Welcome back to this week’s episode of the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom! Many small business owners are looking to uplevel their practices as they expand by joining Mastermind groups. While these communities are incredibly powerful tools to help you take the next step, it’s important to be intentional about where you spend your money, what groups you join, what they offer, and how you can maximize your experience. Let’s take a look at those questions! ...

29 - Hiring with Intention

Welcome back to the Scale Your Small Business Podcast with your host, Jillian Flodstrom. If you’ve been a solo entrepreneur for any amount of time, you probably know that you need help. Everybody tells you that you need help, but you have no idea who this first person that you should hire, what they should do, who they should be, maybe even what to look for. Today, we’re answering the question: who should be my first hire?   Hiring can be emotionally draining. It can also be expensive. Y...