Debi Kinney: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities in 2024

Join us for the latest episode of the She Means Business podcast, as host Ashley Mastowski interviews Debi Kinney, Owner of Hello Coaching. Debi and Ashley discuss the challenges of keeping up with resolutions, the journey of self-improvement, and how embracing change and learning from setbacks can lead to personal and professional growth.

Episode Highlights:

• Debi discusses her approach to personal and business goals, opting for a "word of the year" instead of traditional resolutions. (3:10)
• Debi emphasizes the importance of learning from others and not always being the "smartest person in the room." (9:37)
• Debi shares her upcoming projects, including collaborations, accountability coaching for her coach's clients, and a launching project that focuses on reworking typically high-calorie junk or comfort foods into delicious, healthier versions. (19:24)
• Debi mentions that she plans to launch a free Facebook group titled "Well, hello," combining her business name "Hello Coaching" with a focus on wellness which aims to offer tips, tricks, and recipes in a private community setting. (21:33)
• Debi explains that Hello Coaching offers diverse services including health and nutrition coaching, personal training for specific groups, life coaching for various goals, and business consulting for startups and nonprofits. (32:44)
• Debi discusses the challenges of social media, and the difficulty in keeping up with constantly changing algorithms, which makes content planning and ensuring valuable messaging a time-consuming, full-time job. (38:06)
• Debi explains the contrast between a fixed mindset, which is closed off to learning and improvement, and a growth mindset, which embraces failure as a learning opportunity. (43:28)

Key Quotes:

• “One of the things that I've really learned is to put myself into spaces with people that know more than me.” - Debi Kinney
• “Every day is a new day to start again and to take smaller steps, smaller bites and start just making progress.” - Debi Kinney
• “I've helped businesses with startups and creating and establishing systems to make them more efficient and effective and provide value.” - Debi Kinney

Resources Mentioned:

• Debi Kinney LinkedIn
• Hello Coaching
• Connect with Ashley Mastowski
• She Means Business Podcast
• First Choice Insurance Group
• Contact First Choice Insurance Group
• Little Dog Social Media