Un-Scripted
71 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsHonest talk about surviving and thriving as an entrepreneur. Never scripted. Always funny (or so we believe). Join us as we tell stories about our daily experiences and the lessons we learn from them. Being an entrepreneur means having a sense of humor, taking one day at a time, and continually learning and growing. Buckle up, cause we cover a lot of ground!
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Legal Tax Evasion
October 13, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBAndy and Gisele begin to discuss what is going on in their lives. Gisele going to see a friend in Missouri. Gisele made Andy a cake for his birthday!!! Andy is preparing to run the Oil Creek 100 and sleep alone in his van down by the river. Gisele begins to unpack all of the tax information she is learning as her family works to secure family inheritance of her grand relatives. She shares some surprising discoveries concerning ways to protect family wealth and future generations. Andy know...
Burn Out
October 06, 2022 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBListen, I just don't have the energy to type out these notes. So I really hope you listen and enjoy the episode! Love you! Please let us know if you are enjoying this podcast and ask us any question you like. To learn more about what Andy does and more of his content go to: AndyKerrCoaching.com Facebook: @andykerrcoaching Purchase Andy's Book A Story and A Point To find more awesome content from Gisele, visit: Honest.CEO Facebook: @HonestCEOvlog Instagram: @HonestCEOvlog
Namaste
September 15, 2022 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBGisele was/is making some major family decisions and taking steps to manage the balance between owning a business and helping family. The crucial life decisions require us to be present in our lives, observing what is happening around us and being aware of how it is affecting us. When you are aware of your present reality you can respond in meaningful ways that lead to favorable outcomes. What are the things most important to you? Are you living with regret about the past, anxiety about ...
Tackle Football
September 08, 2022 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBWe apologize that our previous two youtube video episodes didn't have any audio :-( We need to go back to recording in the morning. Gisele does not like the afternoons so I guess we are changing it. Andy tries to talk about his race and is met with underwhelming enthusiasm. We eventual end up talking about Gisele's trip to Grandma's house. Between her talks with Grandma and my talk with my mother...we were both challenged to think through our decisions and the risks we are talking. Are ...
Kinky
August 25, 2022 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBToday's show was mostly about process. I started the year with the goal of trying to write comedy and do my first comedy show. I have always been intimidated by most people's creative process whether sermons, talks or comedy sets. The more I learn the more I realize that no one does it the same way. Gisele shares what its taken her to become good at songwriting. All of the time, energy and effort to learn and practice. I think she was encouraging me!! What do you do well and how have y...
Puppet Master
August 16, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBGisele is not stabbing people with swords but she has been doing a lot of fencing. She may be building her last fence through her construction business. She discusses the benefits and drawbacks of working with family. Are you part of a family owned and operated business or do you work with other family members in some capacity? Please share your experience with us. This discussion leads in to what Gisele is learning about social media marketing and what is working for them currently. Un...
Hot Pocket
August 02, 2022 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBI went out west on vacation. Not the best time to do a driving vacation but it was cheaper than a cruise! Gisele worked! She makes sure to let me know that she did not go on vacation and just worked. What do you all think about having a number for texting in tips, topics, comments and feedback? To learn more about what Andy does and more of his content go to: AndyKerrCoaching.com Facebook: @andykerrcoaching Purchase Andy's Book A Story and A Point To find more awesome content from Gi...
Drop It Low
July 06, 2022 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBDelayed release due to technical difficulties =D It's Ayla's (Gisele's horse) birthday today! Happy 17th! Andy tells a story about an enlightening conversation he had with a cashier at the local drug store. The story alludes to things you use to be able to do that you can't really do any more. Human's have two important and often opposing desires. One is the desire for security and the other a desire for adventure. As we age and desires, interests and perhaps physical abilities change...
Yellow Zone
July 05, 2022 14:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBGisele explains her amazing weekend with her boyfriend. They went on a ropes course at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, NY. After they struggled through the course they were able to discuss all the business analogies they had seen. Andy shared that when he took students through ropes courses when he was a camp counselor they would teach about the three zones of personal challenge. The green zone is too easy. The red zone is too difficult and overwhelming. The yellow zone is where you ar...
Cookies
June 28, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBAndy just dives in with questions about how to get through your sticking point or times you want to through in the towel. Gisele, "Andy, are you going through something difficult?" The discussion focuses on the ways people find the extra they need to push through and not give up. What do you when you feel like quitting? What do you do or who do you turn to? David Goggins, in his book Can't Hurt Me, shares his 40% rule. There are is so much more potential in all of us. The trick is figuri...
"Don't Talk To Me!"
June 21, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBThere is always more to a person than you know. Gisele, the very extroverted entrepreneur, shares with us her struggles with going to places where there are lots of people. Sometimes people think they know us and are confused when they see the other side. What are the things you get hung up on? What are regular activities that you have to talk yourself into doing? What everyday type activities do you really hate doing? What can you do at a high level of competency without much effort...
Oat Milk
June 14, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBPlease let us know if you are enjoying this podcast and ask us any question you like. To learn more about what Andy does and more of his content go to: AndyKerrCoaching.com Facebook: @andykerrcoaching Purchase Andy's Book A Story and A Point To find more awesome content from Gisele, visit: Honest.CEO Facebook: @HonestCEOvlog Instagram: @HonestCEOvlog
Drifting
June 07, 2022 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBAndy naively books an Airbnb in a rough part of San Antonio. "So, the $39 per price tag did not clue you in?" What decisions have you made that cause you to shift or rethink your strategy of life or business? This couple in San Antonio took advantage of a changing neighborhood to renovate and get in on the ground floor of a revitalization effort. What opportunities are you seeing around you that excite? What do you need to do to get involved or invent solutions to new problems? As we gro...
Squirrel
May 24, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBAndy starts by talking about the Bible and the feeding of the 5,000. In the passage located in John 6...Philip has no idea how they can possibly feed the huge crowd that has assembled, but Andrew makes friends with a kid and offers the kid's lunch as a potential solution. Andrew doesn't know, but he knows a guy! This is Andy's skill. What are the things you do well? Gisele explains how she is good at everything. Both of her parents, are highly skilled and Gisele got blessed with the c...
Post-its
May 17, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBHow do you get yourself to get things done? Andy and Gisele talk about how consistency with their social media has been a struggle. The conversation turns into a discussion on how do you make yourself do things that you either don't want to do. How do you get yourself to do the things you do want to do that are difficult. Andy explains his new post-it note strategy. Gisele and Andy go back and forth on what strategies have worked for getting things done and what ones have not worked. ...
EQ
May 03, 2022 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBAfter trying to look up what EQ stands for in terms of sound levels for podcasting. We came across the concept of Emotional Quotient (Emotional Intelligence). We discuss in unscripted fashion how we see that play out in our own personal and professional lives. It is said by some experts to have a greater impact on success than even IQ. Gisele shares at a deep level about how she feels her EQ was negatively impacted by an abusive relationship and how she is beginning to heal from those wo...
Fences
April 26, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBSo its not a Bible verse... "Good fences make good neighbors," actually comes from the poem "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost. The sentiment is found in many cultures and the concept is extremely important if one aims to live with both freedom and purpose. Successful people have found a way to create healthy boundaries in life. Boundaries around what you are going to spend your life doing and what you are not going to do. How do you decide what you are going to give your life or time to?...
Wild Horses
April 19, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBWelcome back! It has only been two weeks but it seems like forever. Andy defends himself to Gisele for why he was gone. Vacation to the Ocean and to see the wild horses of the east coast. Gisele talks about her opportunity to speak at a conference. We both talk about the role fear plays in keeping you stuck or how to use it as a catalyst for action. In the words of George St. Pierre “It’s OK to get butterflies in your stomach; the key is to learn how to make them fly in formation.” Please l...
Untitled Episode
April 19, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBWelcome back! It has only been two weeks but it seems like forever. Andy defends himself to Gisele for why he was gone. Vacation to the Ocean and to see the wild horses of the east coast. Gisele talks about her opportunity to speak at a conference. We both talk about the role fear plays in keeping you stuck or how to use it as a catalyst for action. In the words of George St. Pierre “It’s OK to get butterflies in your stomach; the key is to learn how to make them fly in formation.” Please l...
Funny Funk
March 29, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBGisele and talk about going through different seasons in life. She shared about feeling like she was in a bit of a funk. The three year itch is not something weird...it is the amount of time it takes her to start a business and having it running well. Then, she is ready to move on! She is not wanting to do that moving forward. So how to you retain you enthusiasm and continue to manage you business well. In the midst of that discussion we through multi-level marketing companies under t...
Extrapolate
March 22, 2022 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBGisele is slowly taking over her boyfriends house. Well, they are renovating a room for her in his house. Andy can't remember what he did over the weekend. Gisele gives an update on her business with a no call no show employee. How does she handle it now verses how she used to handle it. Employees have more rights now (which is good) but how can employers and employees better understand each other. Gisele shares her thoughts about seeing life from the employees perspective. Then Andy a...
Puck You
March 15, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBWe are the Un-Scripted podcast. The Podcast where we plan nothing and say everything. The hockey analogy of leadership development. The more shots you take on goal the more goals you are bound to make. Don't give up! Keep investing in yourself. Learn, grow, change and repeat. Gisele talks about the the new coaching and mentorship program that she was recently accepted into. It is focused on taking your business to the $1 million revenue level. In your journey of growth and person...
2 Degrees
March 08, 2022 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBAndy just starts talkin about himself and the race he did at the Arnold Classic in Columbus OH. How do you get yourself back on track? Beating yourself up is not the way. There is no positive affect from beating yourself up. Despite its ineffectiveness, many of us use it as a way to motivate ourselves. Instead, try being the scientist of your own life. Step back and objectively observe what is happening. Try to raise your awareness of what you are doing both positively and negatively. W...
Habit Loop
March 03, 2022 15:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBWhat do you want to change? When starting a new job, career, project or business, you don't know what you don't know. Then will always be unexpected things to deal with both good and bad. The more you repeat an activity the easy it gets. Turning good behavior in to habits will help you get to where you want to be. It very difficult to start new habits and eliminate bad ones. Three books to read on the topic of habits: The Power of Habit Tiny Habits Atomic Habits How to create a good habi...
Postal Point
February 22, 2022 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBGisele has been having a rough couple of weeks. She continues to run into a repetitive communication issue with service providers. Andy advices what to do when your responses to stress are not creating effective communication. The mind will fight, flight or freeze when under stress. Gisele and Andy are freezers! The silence to violence reaction is common but not sound. We discuss how to unfreeze the brain with questions and recondition your responses using a process called S.T.A.T.E. Facts...
Honestly Tho
February 15, 2022 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBAndy asks Gisele what were some of the things that she had to get honest with herself about in order to grow in life and in business. She goes into detail about her process of becoming aware of issues in her personal life that were affecting her ability to be success in her business and career. Embracing the struggles and accepting the responsibility of past decisions and the actions she needed to take to create the change she wanted. Andy and Gisele both share why being honest about who the...
3 White Marlins
February 08, 2022 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBUpdate on Andy's goal to attempt to write and perform comedy. Gisele is going to talk to her friend to get him booked for a show. Andy is also going to challenge to do a new challenge...Bench press and 5K. Gisele went on vacation to the Dominican Republic. They had an awesome time but the service was not great. However, her boyfriend caught 3 white marlins while deep sea fishing. Apparently he has been after these illusive creatures for almost 25 years. Nice work Dom! In the course of...
Small Adjustments
January 11, 2022 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBGisele tells Andy not to do so much meditation on Tuesday mornings before our podcast. Gisele is in the January slump for the restaurant business. However, she had an amazing year and a fantastic December at the Tipsy Bean. Also voted number one coffee shop for Erie, PA for 2021. Very well deserved...Congratulations!!! So how do big changes in life and business happen? Read Atomic Habits by James Clear! "You do not rise to the level of your goal. You fall to the level of your systems." Th...
Resolution Revelation
January 04, 2022 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBGisele has an amazing holiday! Basically a Tennessee Christmas with her new (not so new) Bo. Grandma was quite impressed with him! Gisele's scripture is "Behold I am making all things new..." from the book of Revelation. New experiences this season and this is the theme for Gisele's upcoming year. Let challenging ourselves to either do old things in a new way and try new things that we have been long afraid of trying. "All things new in 2022" (Cheesy) Andy's goal is to begin a routing of...
Fuzzy Socks!!!
December 21, 2021 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBMeditation! Get the app and try it. So anyways...Christmas!!!! What are your traditions? Gift giving ... what do you want? Find out what French Canadians eat. Fuzzy socks and purple things. Andy doesn't want anything but loves anything. Steelers PJs and lightening storms. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!! Love you all!! To learn more about what Andy does and more of his content go to: AndyKerrCoaching.com Facebook: @andykerrcoaching Purchase Andy's Book A Story and A Point To find m...
Be A Quitter
December 07, 2021 15:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBThank you all for listening to us...we are so grateful! Today we discuss the flying hippo picture from Instagram. Where does life feel clunky? Where do you feel like you are fighting the current? Where you to sore? What are you doing when you feel like you are in the flow? What are you really good at with little effort? You can do anything you want in life but you can't do everything you want. You need to quit things in order to do new things. If you find yourself stuck, begin to quit do...
You Can't Un-see It
November 30, 2021 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBSo as you know, i purchased Gisele's cleaning business from her about a month ago. This past week I texted her saying, "What have you done to me?" I went in to a local restaurant and noticed that the toilet was dirty and cleaned it with the toilet brush that was there. Who does that? People that own cleaning businesses, that's who!! After i told her that is when she responded with the title of today's podcast. Awareness is the key to growing and learning. You can't change what you don't k...
Gut feelings
November 16, 2021 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBThe holiday season is upon us and the Tipsy Bean is beginning to decorate for Christmas and the Erie City Mission is about to our Thanksgiving Turkey give away. So Andy tries to make a leap for decorating for Christmas to a book he is reading about how your body responds to trauma. "The Body Keeps The Score" by Bessel Van Der Kolk We share info back and forth about our own experiences and how often our decisions are shaped by so many forces that we can't explain. How has your past relati...
Correction
November 09, 2021 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBWe have made some errors! So we are all over the place in this one but its fun! please give us feedback if we get information wrong or repeat ourselves. We want to make sure we address these and your help is crucial. We literally don't script this so we often forget what we have talked about. That being said in the case of the repeated story there was a completely different point being made. Gisele tells another grandmother story. Gisele grandmother is now a listener so please reach out ...
Sh*t the Nipple
October 29, 2021 19:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBThere is just so much happening right now! Andy turned 50 years old and Gisele turned 41...let's hear it for mid-October birthdays!! The trees are so beautiful this time of year here in northwestern Pennsylvania. Andy and Jen (his amazing wife) took a 150 mile bike trip on e-bikes. Gisele, unfortunately, had to make a trip to California for a funeral, but was grateful to reconnect to loved ones, have a great birthday hanging out with her mom and were able to plan a family reunion as a result...
Strap on a Pair
October 05, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBOn today podcast, Andy shares about his talk at a local conference. Erie is getting "Back To The Future". During the talk Andy told three stories... The story about being stuck between a rock and a hard place while bouldering around Panama Rock, NY The story about being out of water during his 100 mile challenge. And the story about ice skating as a child. Embrace your gifts and talents, try new things and (while surrounded by a world that insists on shuffling) skate ahead into the po...
Plate the Cheesecake
September 28, 2021 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBYou really don't know what someone has gone through until you ask them to tell you their story. Gisele shares a couple of intense stories and their impact on her life. She describes how each circumstance affected her and what she needed to do to process those in a healthy way. Gisele also describes her epiphany while plating the cheesecake in her coffee shop during her first year of business. The old saying that you can't judge a book by the cover remains true. It's so important to get cur...
Change the System
September 24, 2021 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBGisele far exceeds her goals and blames the positive changes of her team! In contrast to earlier in the year, Gisele explains how simplifying the system and having the right people made all the difference. First, identify what you want to change. Then, figure out what factors you can control that will have the biggest impact on what you want to change. "Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets." (attributed to E.W. Deming) Gisele remembers that she is good at this and sh...
Barking Squirrel
September 14, 2021 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBWhat are you missing about the world around us? Gisele talks about her new experience with numbers. What does Gisele's travels and numbers and a barking squirrel have in common. Andy buys a white equinox and how that relates to Gisele's numbers and her barking squirrel. Do you have any weird experiences with animals? Please tell us!! You discover what you become aware of. If you want to change the things that are holding you back or keeping you stuck, you have to figure out how to raise you...
Find Your Niche
September 07, 2021 15:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBLooking to a start business? What business do you want to start? What problem do you want to solve? Gisele drops her wisdom on how to identify niche markets with potential to grow as a great starting point. Being a "pebble in a puddle" as opposed to the ocean will have a much greater impact. Know your financial goals and needs, have an idea of what expenses will be required to operate so that you can plan what kind of sales to project making for survival/thriving/profiting. Just because yo...
The Vlump
August 24, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBVlump - the slump in your emotional state shortly after vacation has concluded. Gisele shares about her ongoing employee situation (both the good and the bad) We both talk briefly about out friend Brian who was observing us in the studio today. Brian Bohrer owns a web-design company called WeCreate, vitamin IV company and he also designed the Meter EZ app for Erie, PA. Keep an eye out for his soon coming health and wellness podcast. Our discussion about the Vlump leads into Gisele putting...
Gone...and Back!
August 17, 2021 19:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBWow...so it's been three weeks since our last podcast. Gisele and I talk about our vacations. Gisele talks about her amazing experience in France. This training/vacation further fuels her passion for what she does with the Tipsy Bean Café. She goes into detail about traveling the country and having some new experiences that you won't wanna miss. Her trip culminates with a traveling fiasco that we can all identify with as the world begins to open back up. Andy shares his experience on hi...
Skunked!
July 29, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBGisele's dog, Zena, was sprayed by a skunk in the middle of the night; whilst Gisele was less than fully clothed. This very resilient dog was also sprayed 1 year ago... in the mouth! So, when this same skunk walked into her yard after just a few nights ago having wrecked havoc on her and her mother's life (THIS IS NO EXAGERATION) the brave dog decided not to play the victim anymore. This time she attacked and killed it. Effectively removing the problem for herself, as well as others! What ...
Suck Less
July 20, 2021 15:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBThe journey of an employer is to ultimately: just suck a little less a little each time LOL To learn more about what Andy does and more of his content go to: AndyKerrCoaching.com Facebook: @andykerrcoaching Purchase Andy's Book A Story and A Point To find more awesome content from Gisele visit: Honest.CEO Facebook: @HonestCEOvlog Instagram: @HonestCEOvlog
Blood Bath
July 06, 2021 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBAndy tells a fresh story. The story of the foot injury that happened the day before this episode was recorded. There are hats, sinks, laundry, scalding hot water, urgent care, a new pair of shorts and stitches involved in this story. There were no animals harmed in the recording of this podcast. The point is arrived at as a result of a team effort and completely unscripted. Do you agree with the statement that multitasking is a myth? Share your hacks with us! What are your unscripted ...
A Story and A Point
June 29, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBWe're wrapping up Season 2! Andy wrote a book awhile ago and we are just finally telling the stories. Gisele does an amazing job of setting up the each story and helping to unpack each point. Story #1 The Lobster Lady from Maine. Are you in a job or life situation that you hate? Why are you still there? Ask yourself the question: what got me here and why am I stuck? Having someone to help you process that and strategize out of it can be super helpful. Story #2 The Possum Why does ...
Feedback
June 22, 2021 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBWhy do some people feel the need to complain no matter what? What are the types of feedback that are helpful? Why are reviews so important for your business? Gisele explains the differences between the 1 star, the 5 star, and the 3 or 4 star reviews, as well as, how they're important for advertising your business. She shares strategies on how to address random 1 stars that are just angry or negative. No reply is a reply, so be sure to communicate your appreciation for their feedback as mu...
All The Feels
June 15, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MBAndy breaks down his 100 mile trek and the lessons he learned from it. The Allegheny 100 is an annual challenge through the Allegheny Forest in PA on the North Country Trail. Due to Covid the trail association was not running shuttles so the turned all participants around at the 50 mile mark. Andy kept going. He talks about getting turned around 5 different times. The no water panic Story. Brad's advice: -"Keep drinking, keep eating, keep moving!" -"The body can go further than th...
Getting Smashed
June 10, 2021 15:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBGisele had an awesome vacation in Miami and insists on rubbing it in! Mean while Andy having to endure 45 degree temperatures and 50 mile an hour wind gusts culminating in an enormous tree falling on my SUV. Gisele continues to mention that she was in Miami and how warm it was. But seriously, plan your vacations ahead time so that you can't back out of it. There are always things to be grateful for even in the worst of times.
Mining The Gold: Finding solutions and opportunities
May 25, 2021 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBAndy asks Gisele, "Why do you decide to become an entrepreneur? Then she shares how it started as a kid at 11 years old, then as a teen, in to her adulthood. She kept seeing the opportunities and realized she could do it herself. Gisele explains getting into the franchising space with Curves and what she learned. What problems are you experiencing and how can you solve them. For the next 30 days, try to be aware of what problems you are experiencing and write them down. You should have...