74 Laura

74 Laura

Author: Jennifer Barcelos and Sandy Connery May 15, 2018 Duration: 38:12
“Women often speak about their ambition in terms of altruism. This isn’t the full story.” - Laura Close This episode features a candid conversation with Laura Close. Laura is a Seattle-based executive leadership coach and career consultant who leads a select portfolio of clients through the transformative work of leadership development, helping them reach their next level of career and business achievement. In this episode, Laura explains why it’s problematic for women to lead with soft skills in business (and what they should do instead). She also shares her fascinating 4-part framework for identifying your own type of selfish drive: Money Fame Power Authority To summarize, Laura recommends two primary strategies for business success: (1) lead with your most technical value, and (2) identify (and come to terms with) your most selfish motivation.   Other Mentions: Hero’s Journey Framework, LauraClose.com Joy: Brent MartinHustle: Herding Tigers: Be the Leader That Creative People Need

There’s a particular kind of ambition that isn’t just about scaling a business, but about building a life that feels whole and authentic along the way. That’s the space where Soulful MBA Podcast lives. Hosted by Jennifer Barcelos and Sandy Connery, this is a conversation between two friends who are actually doing it-navigating the messy, rewarding reality of creating a company from nothing. They talk through the logistics of remote partnership, the challenges of conscious online engagement, and the personal growth that happens when your work is deeply tied to your values. It feels less like a lecture and more like you’re overhearing a candid, strategic coffee chat between two people who’ve been there. You’ll find practical advice woven into stories of trial and error, all aimed at ambitious women who are done with the hustle-for-hustle’s-sake model. This podcast serves as both a roadmap and a reassurance, proving that a successful business can be built with intention, friendship, and a lot of soul.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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Office Hours: Microphones [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:18
Good sound quality is EVERYTHING when you’re running an online business. In this quick episode, we share our top recommendations for high-quality microphones: Sandy’s Mic: Shure SM7B Vocal Dynamic Microphone Jeni’s Mic:…
71 Expertise [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:22
In this episode, we explore the topic of expertise. Our new tagline, “leverage your expertise into a profitable online business,” has become a bit controversial in our community and we want to offer some thoughts as to w…
Office Hours: Pre-selling (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:27
In a follow-up to last week’s Office Hours episode, we now dive into some specific pre-selling strategies, including how to offer a beta group and why we recommend using webinars to pre-sell your offering. A few general…
70 KayLee [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:06
“You have to hire for the talent and then train for the skillset.” - KayLee Hansen This episode features an interview with KayLee Hansen. We met KayLee through a mutual friend and quickly hired her to carry out a persona…
Office Hours: Pre-selling (Part 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:51
Pre-selling is the practice of creating a private launch before your product is completely built and perfected. Why do this? Because it validates your concept and means you get paid for conducting market research. Becaus…
69 Cathryn [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:37
In this episode, we talk with Cathryn Lavery. Cathryn is a serial entrepreneur and designer. As co-founder and CEO of BestSelf Co., she took the company from zero to 8-figures in less than two years. After launching the…
Office Hours: Productivity Tools [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:54
In this quick episode, we share some productivity and lifestyle tools that we each use to make our lives easier and have more time and mental space to grow our businesses. Head on over to the show notes to download the f…
68 Sally [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:54
In this episode, we chat with Minneapolis-based writer, Sally McGraw. Sally is a freelance writer, ghostwriter, editor, and copywriter with more than 15 years of professional experience. She specializes in ghostwriting n…
Office Hours: Instagram Micro-blogging (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:25
In Part 2 of our Instagram micro-blogging episode, we dive into several additional strategies you can implement to ensure your Instagram posts perform well: Use location tags: Whenever you can (and feel comfortable doing…

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