Small Business Straight Talk | Productivity, Time Management, Mindset, & Business Strategies
If you're a small business owner who wants to learn effective business strategies, improve time management, and elevate productivity to maximize profits, reduce stress, and make time for what matters most, this podcast is for you! Amber is a sought-after coach, trainer, speaker, writer and the creator of Leverage Lab®. Amber gives small business owners the straight talk on what it takes to reduce stress, be productive, and grow your business. Tune in and subscribe to get the straight talk on productivity, time management, business systems, leading your team, strategic decision making, and mindset. Also hear Amber interview guests about their expertise and insights on other business topics. Want one-on-one business support? Get coached on productivity, time management, business systems, leading your team, strategic decision making, and mindset so you can reduce stress, reclaim time, and increase profits during private coaching sessions with Amber tailored specifically to help you and your small business succeed! Head on over to https://www.AmberDeLaGarza.com/Coaching for more info!
Episodes
I sit down with the founder and CEO of Perfectly Kept Books®, Misa Bacon, to dive into the inner workings of your relationship with your bookkeeper and specific strategies to make it a seamless back-and-forth collaboration that's personalized to get the best results for you and your business.
What You'll Discover In This Episode:
✔ What Misa Sees Out In The Wild West Of Her Clients' Books
I dive into the crucial difference between being good busy and toxic busy so you can know the warning signs, make better choices, stop feeling so overwhelmed, and be better equipped to achieve success without burnout.
What You'll Discover In This Episode:
✔ What Good Busy Looks & Feels Like
✔ What Toxic Busy Looks & Feels Like
✔ My Natural Tendency & How I Choose To C...
I sit down with certified nutrition and life coach, Courtney Townley, to dive into her work of helping women reclaim their health while removing the overwhelm from their health journey, and discuss her new book The Consistency Code: A Midlife Woman's Guide to Deep Health and Happiness.
What You'll Discover In This Episode:
✓ The 4 Distinct Practices For Women's Wellness That Actually Work
I go behind-the-scenes once again to look at my whole experience last week of realizing that the most productive, most strategic thing I could do for my business in the moment was simply to stop and rest - even when that meant making the hard, public decision of missing a deadline.
What You'll Discover In This Episode:
✔ What I Struggled With This Past Week & How It Impacted My Business
Today is a very special episode—our 400th episode! Instead of me giving you the straight talk this week, the tables are turned and I get interviewed by my marketing content creator. Come behind the scenes of my business with me to learn about my personal journey, the entrepreneurial struggles you usually don't hear about, and what I've learned over 400 podcast episodes and 15 years of business ownership.
W...
I sit down with the CEO of Dugout Mugs, Kris Dehnert, to pull back the curtain on the inner workings of his successful business and dive into his entrepreneurial journey that took him from a near-death experience to making $55 million in sales.
What You'll Discover In This Episode:
✔ How Kris Ended Up Manufacturing Mugs Out Of Baseball Bats
✔ What Mistakes He Made Along The Way To...
I share the one question that changes everything in your business and life when answered ahead of business planning. I then go on to discuss why most business owners skip this foundational step, what the true cost of that mistake is, and how finally answering this question becomes your strategic compass and the filter for every decision you make.
What You Will Discover In This Episode:
✔ The O...
I sit down with Myrna Everett, the CEO of Home Vogue Interiors, to dive deep into her evolution from running a successful business on the front end but headed toward a breaking point on the back end, to running a successfully business on both the front end and back end, AND in a strategic way that has essentially made replacing herself possible.
What You'll Discover In This Episode:
✔ The Stre...
In this special Behind The Business episode I sit down with Author, Keynote Speaker, host of A Well-Designed Business and Window Treatments for Profit Podcasts, LuAnn Nigara, to peel back the curtain on what it took to evolve from the CEO of WindowWorks to her current career roles, and discuss what it now takes to face operational realities in her businesses as a creative visionary.
What You'll Discover I...
I dive into the messy reality of how revenue leaks actually show up when you're running a business day-to-day and divulge real-world solutions to the pricing, billing, and operational issues causing them.
What You'll Discover In This Episode:
✔ How Your Commute Can Become An Unpaid Customer Service Hotline
✔ The Revenue Leaks That Could Be Showing Up In Your Business Daily
I dive into the five levels of revenue leaks that compound into massive losses year after year and show you exactly why most "fixes" don't actually fix anything.
What You'll Discover In This Episode:
✔ What Separates Successful Business Owners From Those Who Stay Stuck
✔ The 5 Revenue Leaks That Most Business Owners Miss
✔ What Must Be Done To Acquire Lost Revenue
I sit down with "America's #1 Small Business Tax Lawyer" - the Founder and CEO of Main Street Tax Professionals, Mark Kohler, to dive into how you can utilize little known business tax secrets to keep more of your hard-earned money.
What You'll Discover In This Episode:
✔ A Great Summertime Tax Tip That Can Make Yours Better
✔ What Flow Through Taxation Is
✔ Why Conve...
I sit down with trial-attorney-turned coach, Michelle Grosser, to dive into actionable strategies and practical tools to overcome stress, regulate your nervous system, and unlock peak performance in all aspects of your business and life.
What You'll Discover In This Episode:
✔ What A Dysregulated Nervous System Looks Like
✔ How It Impacts Your Business If Left Unchecked
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I dive into the real reason you're always 'so busy,' digging deep into the underlying beliefs that keep you in this frantic, reactive cycle. I go into how society has programmed us to believe that being busy equals being virtuous, productive, and secure, talk about why those beliefs are a trap, and divulge how to make the necessary shift from reactive to intentional.
What You'll Discover In This Episode:
<...Jude Charles runs a video production company that helps entrepreneurs tell their stories via video documentaries that pull back the veil on both their business and the person behind the business. In this special Behind The Biz episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with Jude Charles to pull back the curtain on his life and business, and dive into the journey that took him from severe burnout to...
In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I dive into the raw, honest reasons why you might be stuck throwing good money after bad and teach you how to cut those losses. More importantly, I share the mindset shift and a powerful question that will help you finally make that call, free yourself from the emotional burden, and create space for genuine growth.
What You'll Discover In This Ep...
I sit down with Success Coach Jacob Hicks to dive into how you can convert leads into client relationships by creating a lead follow-up system that works!
What You'll Discover In This Episode:
✔ What A Good Lead Follow-Up System Looks Like
✔ How Many Times To Reach Out To A Lead
✔ Ways To Get Started With Lead Follow-Up System
✔ How The Stories You Tel...
Today, I'm pulling back the curtain on white space—your secret scheduling weapon that can be the difference between ending your day feeling accomplished versus feeling like you've been in a train wreck. I dive into why utilizing white space as a strategy is so powerful, why you're probably resisting it, and exactly how to implement it so you can finally feel in control of your time.
What You'll Discover In...
In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with Amy to dive into how you can use your data-driven metrics to guide your business decisions and increase your revenue.
What You'll Discover In This Episode:
✔ Why Tracking Metrics Matters
✔ Why Business Owners Often Avoid Metrics
✔ Amy's Methodology For Breaking Sales Plateaus
✔ H...
I sit down with Business Coach & Owner of The AI Playbook Community, Rick Mulready, to dive into how the AI revolution is transforming small businesses and how he helps his clients master AI, leverage it, and grow their businesses faster.
What You'll Discover In This Episode:
✔ How Much AI Has Changed In Two Years
✔ Why It's Important To Embrace AI
✔ Where To Get Star...
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