Happy Productive: Business Growth Fueled by Freedom & Adventure

Happy Productive: Business Growth Fueled by Freedom & Adventure

Ready to break free from the grind and build a business that fuels your freedom, fun, and impact? On Happy Productive, we dive into adventure-driven business growth with expert strategies, tough-love coaching, and inspiring stories that will help you scale smart, lead with confidence, and create a life you love. Tune in for actionable insights, personal growth, and a little adventure along the way! Learn more at www.JenniferDawnCoaching.com

Episodes

April 30, 2025 23 mins
Are your emails going straight to spam? If you’re relying on outdated outreach strategies — or worse, blasting 1,000 cold emails with zero engagement — this episode is for you. Jennifer Dawn sits down with Shira Simmonds, CEO of SSC Digital and founder of SmartReach AI, to unpack why your cold outreach is failing and what actually works in 2025. Learn how to: • Warm up domains (and why it matters) • Send only 30 emails a...
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What if the way you present yourself is the secret weapon to unlocking more sales and success? 🎯 In this episode, Jennifer sits down with Lee Heyward, brand consultant and founder of The Prosperous Image, to uncover how your personal brand and image influence the way clients perceive and trust you. Lee shares her journey from styling to strategic branding, explaining why your wardrobe should align with the future version of your ...
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What happens when women rise to the top—only to find themselves mimicking the very systems they hoped to change? In this honest and powerful episode, Jennifer sits down with Megan Bozzuto, Interim CFO of Professional Diversity Network and longtime President of the International Association of Women. Together, they unpack what it’s really like to lead inside toxic corporate cultures, the silent sacrifices women make in the name of ...
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Dr. Laurel Mellin is a health psychologist who founded and developed emotional brain training (EBT). She is an associate clinical professor of family and community medicine and pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Mellin has authored papers on the science and efficacy of EBT and is a New York Times bestselling author of four books on the method.  Stress and trauma—especially from early childhood—can create...
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Burnout is preventable. It's within our control to take action and prioritize self-care. Dr. Nekeshia Hammond is a leadership development coach, mental wellness expert, and keynote motivational speaker who helps high performers navigate burnout, exhaustion, and resiliency. In this episode, she dives deep into the importance of self-care for maintaining mental, physical, and emotional well-being. It is important to recognize burnou...
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Businesses suffer when their owners do not prioritize their health. Ellen Goldman, M.Ed., NBC-HWC, PCC, is a wellness coach, healthy lifestyle and weight loss coach, speaker, and author. She is passionate about serving others and helping them achieve their health and wellness goals. Ellen explains that the real challenge lies in behavior change. Many people attempt to overhaul their lifestyles, but this approach often leads to burn...
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 Achieving success in any area—health, career, or relationships—requires consistent, intentional actions over time. Drewbie Wilson is the CEO of Call the Damn Leads, a bestselling author, podcaster, consultant and mentor. He inspires leaders to become the most elite version of themselves. Drewbie shares his transformation story from weighing over 300 pounds to losing 100 pounds—not just once, but twice. "The truth will set you fr...
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 If you don’t have a way to receive honest feedback, you’re missing out on the opportunity to become the leader you could be. Beate Cheleete is a podcast host, facilitator, author, business and growth strategist, and founder of "The Woman’s Code." She offers practical strategies, blueprints, and tools to enhance women’s leadership skills and amplify their impact. Beate simplifies complex processes into repeatable steps, helping wom...
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Running the business with the end in mind improves its future saleability and also enhances how the business operates today. Laurie Barkman, is the CEO of The Business Transition Sherpa, adjunct professor of entrepreneurship, and podcast host. She is the former CEO of a $100 million revenue company that was sold to a Fortune 50. Her expertise in business transition, succession, entrepreneurship, marketing, and M&A has been spotlig...
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It's not about fixing emotional eating—it's about loving yourself through it. Marla Mervis Hartmann, is a coach, TedX speaker and creator of Love Your Body, Love Yourself. She shares her personal journey of struggling with restrictive dieting, over-exercising, and body dissatisfaction despite having a healthy physique. Women face societal pressures and diet culture that often lead to a cycle of criticism and control, particularly ...
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We all intuitively feel like we should be doing better, bigger, serving in a greater capacity. David Conway is the founder of Conway Consulting, a sales and mindset mentor and coach, and he teaches entrepreneurs how to achieve any result that they desire by developing their minds so that we can all live up to our life's full potential. Through leveling up their mindset, business, and results, Dave helps his clients with an action-o...
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Transformation is the change, but we usually get stuck in how to do it. Cindy Carrillo is the CEO of Finding Your Nxt, a business coach, and a rancher. She shares her journey from being an entrepreneur working with Fortune 500 companies to completely changing her lifestyle by buying a ranch in Colorado. Cindy started her business, Work Options Group, in the 1980s to help employees balance work and personal life, offering caregivin...
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Overwhelm often comes from over-scheduling and bad planning. Katy Allen is the CEO of Artful Agenda & co-founder of Adulting App. She built her business based on her need for a better time management tool and her love for paper planners.  Creatives and business owners manage a lot of things at once, and proper planning is crucial for productivity, but also for creativity. Katy and Jennifer share their experiences in creating busin...
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The secret sauce to success is in being accountable. Founder of OwnersUP, Tanya Alvarez, helps B2B service-based founders solve their biggest challenges through facilitated peer groups. Tanya realized the power of a well-set accountability system when she founded her first company which grew to $1M in its first year.  Accountability is not sexy, nor fun for most entrepreneurs. They feel ashamed and burned out, and usually avoid h...
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Addressing internal issues will help achieve external success. T. Mark Mayer is a psychotherapist, master of NLP, and consultant specializing in conflict resolution, authentic management, and business coaching. He shares his journey of pursuing success through various high-profile corporate roles and starting his own companies, only to find that his unhappiness comes from trying to live up to the expectations of others. This led h...
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 - Reflect on a recent challenge or setback in your business and identify the lesson or opportunity for growth. - Share one way you can embrace and enjoy your entrepreneurial journey more fully, even amidst challenges.
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- Reflect on a recent challenge or conflict in your business where you could have responded with more compassion. - Identify one way to lead or communicate more compassionately in your business moving forward.
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- Assess an area where you've been focusing too heavily on tactics at the expense of emotional well-being. - Create a plan to balance tactical action with emotional intelligence and self-care in this area.
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- Recall a time when you felt completely in the zone and aligned with your business goals. - Identify the conditions that helped you achieve this flow state and brainstorm ways to create more of them.
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Day 3: Embrace Financial Abundance - Reflect on your current beliefs and attitudes towards money in your business. - Identify one limiting belief about money and reframe it into an affirmation of abundance.
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