Dear Business Coach Podcast

Anniversary Replay: From Geologist to Marketing Maven - Shlipi Shah's Journey of Consistency

Shlipi Shah, Director of Marketing at G100 Global Advisory Council and founder of Live Wabi Sabi Life blog, shares her transformative journey from geologist to digital marketing expert, emphasizing the power of consistency and embracing imperfection. After turning down a position at the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism to raise her first...

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Stones Moyo, a Zimbabwean rapper, producer, and digital entrepreneur who's redefining what it means to build a music career in the streaming era. Discover how Stones is taking an unconventional approach to growing his audience by pricing his album at just one dollar on Bandcamp—not because he undervalues his work, but because he's prioritizing accessibility and data collection over traditi...

In this live Monday morning session, Elizabeth Walker announces major changes to the Dear Business Coach podcast magazine, which will now update weekly with fresh articles instead of releasing twice per quarter. Walker reveals her plans to perform stand-up comedy in New York City this fall, despite having no prior stage experience, and discusses working with a comedy teacher to develop material about motherhood and parenting. She h...

Join expert guest John Little and Elizabeth Walker

Accountability can be your greatest act of kindness, learn the three-step framework for setting clear team expectations, and understand why the human element matters more than ever in an AI-driven world. John shares real-world coaching insights from his work with CHROs and HR leaders, revealing how to build high-impact executives who strengthen culture and deliver results. Whet...

What if the biggest obstacle to your next level of success isn't your strategy, competition, or market conditions—but invisible blind spots you've been carrying since childhood?

In this transformative conversation, Curtis McCullom, founder of Bespoke Human Potential Coaching, reveals how CEOs, entrepreneurs, and founders can identify and eliminate the hidden barriers preventing them from achieving the revenue and relationships they ...

What if the most powerful leadership insights aren't found in boardrooms, but in elementary school classrooms? Business coach Patricia Stepler, who transitioned from education to helping business owners achieve breakthrough results, reveals a startling truth: "The issues that teachers have were the same issues that business owners and managers and supervisors had dealing with their employees." Drawing from her work with mindset exp...

Elizabeth explores the essential question "Are you a personality?” Walker shares behind-the-scenes insights from her recent interviews, including her conversation with creative professional Tiffany Smith who "quit my design career for film and here's what I learned," and discusses how authentic personality emerges through voice, vocabulary, and storytelling rather than manufactured content. She emphasizes that "you don't have to ha...

Kirsten Graham, joint CEO of Six Figure Business Coaching, helps entrepreneurs overcome content creation burnout by combining AI tools with trained virtual assistants. "Back in the day you could hire an agency and they could write all your Facebook posts and they could take care of your email marketing and your blogging. But in this day and age, especially now with AI, it's even more important for us to show up and be a part of our...

I Quit My Design Career for Film - Here's What I Learned with Tiffany Smith

Multidisciplinary creative professional Tiffany Smith shares her journey from graphic design and photography into filmmaking, sparked by David Lynch's passing. She discusses navigating career transitions in the creative industry, the evolving landscape of networking events, and why independent filmmaking offers unique opportunities for authentic storytel...

Elizabeth Walker, producer and host of the Dear Business Coach podcast, shared several exciting updates during her exclusive Substack live session, including a major new partnership announcement: "The Dear Business Coach podcast is now officially partnered with NordVPN." She explained how affiliate partnerships work for podcast monetization, noting that "when you buy the service through my deals page, you actually ar...

Jim Carlough, Chief Sales Officer for a healthcare digital engagement company, author, leadership coach, and keynote speaker, emphasizes that effective leadership is fundamentally about human connection and development rather than just managing numbers. During the interview, he explains his core philosophy: "A leader doesn't have to have the answers, but they have to be able to work with people and teams to be able to get to the an...

Social media expert Meenakshi Bansal emphasizes that effective digital marketing isn't about magic formulas but strategic planning. "There is no such magical term introduced for social media. It's a very logical and strategical part for your digital presence," she explains. Bansal advocates for a structured approach to content creation, recommending that business owners "pen down things which you're supposed to do in a month" and m...

"An assumption is a belief or a way of looking at things that you think is true. But you do that without proof, without checking it, and without contextualizing it," Fawthrop explains, emphasizing how these mental shortcuts can limit our leadership potential. His philosophy centers on the belief that "everybody deserves good leadership," which he defines as leadership that makes growth feel attainable and unders...

Andrew Frazier, CFA and author of "Running Your Small Business Like a Pro," recently shared his insights on the Dear Business Coach podcast about the critical elements that separate struggling entrepreneurs from successful business owners. With over 15 years of experience working one-on-one with more than a thousand business owners, Frazier emphasized three fundamental areas where most businesses fail: understanding their...

Business strategist Jessica Yarbrough is challenging B2B coaches and consultants to break free from the pricing limitations that keep them trapped in what she calls the “sea of sameness.” Speaking on the Dear Business Coach podcast, Yarbrough revealed that many established professionals have been leaving significant money on the table—often for years.“I’ve had people come to me who’ve been at the same revenue for three or ten years...

In a world where burnout plagues high-performing environments, energy coach Adam Barney offers a refreshing perspective on leadership that focuses on internal motivation rather than external competition. "I help emerging and executive leaders take all of the natural energy rhythms that we have inside of ourselves, the energy boosts and the drains and optimize that to higher efficiency," explains Barney, author of "Make Your Own Gla...

Writer and Activities Director Josh Urban believes in the transformative power of starting small to achieve big creative goals. "The idea is harnessing the power of short form projects," Urban explains, noting that "if you start with a little bit you segment your improvement you put it out to get a quick turnaround time." Rather than diving into massive undertakings like novels, Urban advocates for building creative muscles through...

Harvard graduate and Goldman Sachs alum Injil Muhammad Jr. is revolutionizing how Gen Z professionals navigate early career challenges through his company Buddle. After experiencing firsthand the disconnect between academic preparation and workplace reality, Muhammad recognized that "there's so many aspects that just have nothing to do with your academic preparation or expertise because it's just a different environment." His solut...