Smart Gets Paid: Business Coaching for Women Consultants

46: Making friends with your past to grow your business

In this episode we continue exploring how our girlhood experiences show up in our businesses, and Leah talks with a client who bring some serious business chops to her business, but something important is holding her back.
 
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When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you.
 
1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+.
Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: 
→ A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline
→ A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more.
If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply.
 
2. Get Referrals on Repeat
Learn the five strategies to get more referrals and attract more of the right inquiries on purpose – no more sitting around hoping they'll happen.
Get your free guide at smartgetspaid.com/referrals
 
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CONNECT WITH LEAH:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid
Website: smartgetspaid.com
Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

45: A Baby and 20,000 Downloads

This week, Leah shares why she doesn't have an episode (and it's a really good reason!).
 
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When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you.
 
1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+.
Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: 
→ A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline
→ A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more.
If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply.
 
2. Get Referrals on Repeat
Learn the five strategies to get more referrals and attract more of the right inquiries on purpose – no more sitting around hoping they'll happen.
Get your free guide at smartgetspaid.com/referrals
 
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CONNECT WITH LEAH:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid
Website: smartgetspaid.com
Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

44: No more ”Tribble Projects,” with Miriam Brosseau

Have you ever taken on work that sounded good at first? Perhaps it didn't seem too hard, or seemed like a way to “get in the door” with a client. They hardly ever turn out like you hope. Miriam Brosseau calls those “Tribble Projects,” and she used to have many of them. But not anymore. In this episode, she'll share how she went from "Tribble Projects" to strategic, fulfilling work.
 
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When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you.
 
1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+.
Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: 
→ A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline
→ A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more.
If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply.
 
2. Get Referrals on Repeat
Learn the five strategies to get more referrals and attract more of the right inquiries on purpose – no more sitting around hoping they'll happen.
Get your free guide at smartgetspaid.com/referrals
 
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CONNECT WITH LEAH:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid
Website: smartgetspaid.com
Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

43: How our girlhood experiences shape our businesses, with Rachel Simmons

In this Fireside Chat episode, Leah chats with Rachel Simmons, bestselling author of Odd Girl Out, The Curse of the Good Girl, and more. Listen in for an insightful conversation that answers the questions: how do our girlhood experiences show up in — and shape — our businesses today? And what do we need to un-learn if we're going to be successful and happy business owners?
 
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When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you.
 
1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+.
Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: 
→ A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline
→ A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more.
If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply.
 
2. Get Referrals on Repeat
Learn the five strategies to get more referrals and attract more of the right inquiries on purpose – no more sitting around hoping they'll happen.
Get your free guide at smartgetspaid.com/referrals
 
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CONNECT WITH LEAH:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid
Website: smartgetspaid.com
Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

42: The Messy Middle

When you’re past the "startup phase" of your consulting business, and you read stories of new business owners having huge successes, it can make you feel like you’re doing something wrong if you're not having the same results. But you're absolutely not doing anything wrong, you're just in a different phase: The Messy Middle. If you're in The Messy Middle, this podcast episode is for you.
 
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When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you.
 
1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+.
Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: 
→ A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline
→ A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more.
If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply.
 
2. Get Referrals on Repeat
Learn the five strategies to get more referrals and attract more of the right inquiries on purpose – no more sitting around hoping they'll happen.
Get your free guide at smartgetspaid.com/referrals
 
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CONNECT WITH LEAH:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid
Website: smartgetspaid.com
Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

41: Who you were vs. who you are

How do you reconcile your past corporate experiences with what you’re doing now in your business? How do you position them? And, of course, how do you get clients that allow you to do more of what you like? That's the topic of this episode. Listen in as Leah coaches a startup consultant through this process, and help her make sense of who she was then, vs. how she is now.
 
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When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you.
 
1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+.
Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: 
→ A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline
→ A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more.
If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply.
 
2. Get Referrals on Repeat
Learn the five strategies to get more referrals and attract more of the right inquiries on purpose – no more sitting around hoping they'll happen.
Get your free guide at smartgetspaid.com/referrals
 
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CONNECT WITH LEAH:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid
Website: smartgetspaid.com
Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

40: Building a consulting business that supports your life, with Betsy Talbot

Is it possible to have a consulting business and an incredible quality of life? Absolutely, and this week's guest is here to show you how. Join me to chat with Betsy Talbot, B2B copywriter for complex industries, as she shares how she's used value-based pricing, clearly communicating to her ideal client, and strong boundaries to craft a consulting business that support her life, not the other way around.
 
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When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you.
 
1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+.
Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: 
→ A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline
→ A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more.
If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply.
 
2. Get Referrals on Repeat
Learn the five strategies to get more referrals and attract more of the right inquiries on purpose – no more sitting around hoping they'll happen.
Get your free guide at smartgetspaid.com/referrals
 
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CONNECT WITH LEAH:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid
Website: smartgetspaid.com
Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

39: You have more influence than you think, with Vanessa Bohns

As consultants working with clients, it's easy to believe we're limited in the influence we have on our clients and in our businesses, causing us to hold back (sometimes we hold back a little, sometimes we hold back a lot). In this powerful Fireside Chat episode, Leah chats with Professor Vanessa Bohns, author of the book You Have More Influence Than You Think, to talk about the ways each of us has more influence than we believe, and how we can use that influence in our businesses and in our lives.
 
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When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you.
 
1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+.
Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: 
→ A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline
→ A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more.
If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply.
 
2. Get Referrals on Repeat
Learn the five strategies to get more referrals and attract more of the right inquiries on purpose – no more sitting around hoping they'll happen.
Get your free guide at smartgetspaid.com/referrals
 
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CONNECT WITH LEAH:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid
Website: smartgetspaid.com
Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

38: The most overlooked part of the sales process

When we think about the stages of selling and the purchase funnel, we usually think about awareness, consideration, purchase... but there's one stage of the sales process that's nearly always overlooked, and it can prove to be the most valuable. Listen in as Leah helps a client with a sales challenge that illustrates how to maximize the Loyalty stage of the purchase funnel.
 
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When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you.
 
1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+.
Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: 
→ A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline
→ A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more.
If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply.
 
2. Get Referrals on Repeat
Learn the five strategies to get more referrals and attract more of the right inquiries on purpose – no more sitting around hoping they'll happen.
Get your free guide at smartgetspaid.com/referrals
 
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CONNECT WITH LEAH:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid
Website: smartgetspaid.com
Email: team@smartgetspaid.com

37: How to do biz dev even when you’re busy

It's the classic consulting paradox: When you’re not busy, you do business development to get clients. Then you get busy with clients, so you don’t do business development. So in this week’s episode, I’m sharing three tips on how to do business development, even when you’re busy with client work. (And it's not "block your calendar.")
 
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When you're ready to break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business, here are two ways I can help you.
 
1. Join The Academy For women consultants who've been in business 2+ years and are making $120k+.
Build the two systems every consulting business needs to get more of the right clients, get paid more, and build a sustainable business: 
→ A marketing system to bring the right clients to you and fill your pipeline
→ A sales system to help clients say yes and get you paid more.
If you're ready to make your business and revenue more stable, secure, and sustainable, visit smartgetspaid.com/academy to learn more and apply.
 
2. Get Referrals on Repeat
Learn the five strategies to get more referrals and attract more of the right inquiries on purpose – no more sitting around hoping they'll happen.
Get your free guide at smartgetspaid.com/referrals
 
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CONNECT WITH LEAH:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/leahtn/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@smartgetspaid
Website: smartgetspaid.com
Email: team@smartgetspaid.com