Best Deb Zahn Podcasts (2024)

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Five Tips That Make the Most Difference for Your Consulting Business—with Deb Zahn 51:01

8M ago51:01

51:01

Host Deb Zahn shares her top 5 tips for building a consulting business in her final regular episode.By Deb Zahn

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Implementing and Optimizing Key Consulting Systems—with Danielle McGinnis 43:28

8M ago43:28

43:28

Danielle McGinnis shares critical steps for implementing and optimizing two key systems so they help you get and delight more clients and keep your consulting business on track.

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Go-To Business Development Strategies—with Gemma Francis 33:48

8M ago33:48

33:48

Gemma Francis shares what business development “persona” to cultivate that makes getting clients easier as well as a wealth of other business development strategies.By Deb Zahn

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What Consulting Clients Really Want—with Heather Gates 30:58

9M ago30:58

30:58

Consulting client Heather Gates shares what makes her want to hire, select, and rehire a consultant and what creates an exceptional client experience.By Deb Zahn

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Evolving a Consulting Business Over Time—with Hoda Shawky 32:54

9M ago32:54

32:54

Hoda Shawky shares how she started and evolved her consulting business over three years and the decisions that enabled her to be successful.By Deb Zahn

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Two Big Announcements—with Deb Zahn 27:28

9M ago27:28

27:28

Host Deb Zahn shares two big announcements that will help you get consulting business and are about this podcast.By Deb Zahn

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Documenting As a Path to Freedom—with Whitney Tatum 39:03

9M ago39:03

39:03

Whitney Tatum shares how she helps small businesses gain freedom and revenue through documenting what they do and getting it all out of the head of the owner.By Deb Zahn

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The Power and Perils of Using ChatGPT in Your Consulting Business—with Greg Baker 56:39

10M ago56:39

56:39

Greg Baker talks about what ChatGPT can do to boost your consulting business, some of common mistakes to avoid, and potential benefits and concerns with where AI is headed.By Deb Zahn

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Being a Go-To Source of Knowledge and Wisdom for Your Market—with Terry Chevalier 42:50

10M ago42:50

42:50

Terry Chevalier shares his strategies for being a go-to resource for companies by digesting and organizing must-have information about what’s happening and coming in their markets.By Deb Zahn

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Going Deeper by Bringing Mental Health and DEI Together—with Ymani Hawkins 31:36

10M ago31:36

31:36

Ymani Hawkins shares why and how she built a consulting practice marrying mental health with diversity, equity, and inclusion.By Deb Zahn

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Amping Up Success with a Design Consultant—with Michelle Fox 38:38

10M ago38:38

38:38

Michelle Fox shares how her path to becoming a creative social entrepreneur and how design consultation can create more success for your consulting business and clients.By Deb Zahn

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Helping Consulting Clients Get the Steps to Results Right—with Eva Higgins 36:41

10M ago36:41

36:41

Eva Higgins shares how she helps clients achieve results through attending to people, processes, and performance and gives fabulous advice to new consultants starting to work with businesses.By Deb Zahn

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Solving a Consulting Business Pipeline Crisis—with Deb Zahn 22:17

11M ago22:17

22:17

Host Deb Zahn shares approaches and strategies for solving an immediate consulting business pipeline crisis.By Deb Zahn

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Building a Consulting Business That Fits the Role You Want to Play—with Jessica Lackey 35:05

11M ago35:05

35:05

Jessica Lackey shares insights and strategies for building and scaling a consulting business with you playing the role you truly want. She also shares what type of metrics will help you know you are on track financially and energetically.By Deb Zahn

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Outsourcing to Get Your Life Back and Your Consulting Business Flourishing—with Gina Cotner 37:13

11M ago37:13

37:13

Gina Corner shares strategies for what and how to outsource so you are freed up to do what you are best suited to do while still growing your business.By Deb Zahn

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Practicing Self-Care for Mental and Business Wellbeing —with Dr. Scott Thomas 36:28

11M ago36:28

36:28

Dr. Scott Thomas shares strategies for practicing self-care as a way to support your mental health and consulting business.By Deb Zahn

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Three Capabilities to Cultivate for Success—with Deb Zahn 35:55

12M ago35:55

35:55

Host Deb Zahn shares three things that all consultants should foster in themselves to serve clients better and create a sustainable and profitable consulting business.By Deb Zahn

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Walking in Our Clients’ Transformation Shoes—with Barbara Ray 30:06

12M ago30:06

30:06

Barbara Ray shares how her consulting firm transformed in ways that they help clients do, what it took to do it well, and how it informs how they serve their clients now.By Deb Zahn

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The Power of Positioning Your Consulting Business—with Guillaume Wiatr and Deb Zahn 1:05:35

12M ago1:05:35

1:05:35

Guillaume Wiatr and Deb Zahn talk about what positioning means, why it matters, and how to do it well so your consulting business for succeeds.By Deb Zahn

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Getting Consulting Clients from Design to Results—with Katie Butler 38:14

1y ago38:14

38:14

Environmental consultant Katie Butler shares her strategies for helping clients figure out the results they want all the way through evaluating if they got those results. She also talks about how to encourage funders and clients to use what works elsewhere and not just look to shiny new approaches.By Deb Zahn

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Embracing Your Naivete and Increasing Your Consulting Impact—with Joshua Berry 36:41

1y ago36:41

36:41

Joshua Berry shares the benefits of embracing chosen naivete and emphasizing impact as the second ROI for your consulting business.By Deb Zahn

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Building a Healthy Self-Employed Ecosystem—with Jeffrey Shaw 46:49

1y ago46:49

46:49

Jeffrey Shaw shares strategies for building a healthy self-employed ecosystem that supports your consulting business and your life.By Deb Zahn

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Protecting Your Consulting Business Legally—with Sarah Swank 45:04

1y ago45:04

45:04

Lawyer Sarah Swank share why having a legal professional help protect and support you and your consulting business is so critical and the many benefits of partnering with lawyers in your consulting work.By Deb Zahn

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Breaking Through Your Financial Upper Limit Barrier—with Sarah Walton 38:42

1y ago38:42

38:42

Coach Sarah Walton talks about the ways you may be limiting your ability to make good money as a consultant and how to break through those barriers to have income and life you want.By Deb Zahn

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Helping Organizations with People and Culture Strategies—with Maheen Shafiabady 35:50

1y ago35:50

35:50

Maheen Shafiabady shares her strategies for helping organizations become more effective by focusing on their people and cultures.By Deb Zahn

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Managing the Fear of Rejection—with Deb Zahn 26:18

1y ago26:18

26:18

Host Deb Zahn shares why not letting fear of rejection take over your thinking and actions is critical for having the consulting business and life you want and strategies for managing it.By Deb Zahn

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Building Narrative Power for Your Consulting Business—with Guillaume Wiatr 40:40

1y ago40:40

40:40

Guillaume Wiatr shares how to build narrative power and help them gain more focus, inspiration, and traction in their consulting business and with clients in their market.By Deb Zahn

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Marketing Your Consulting Services Effectively—with Michael “Buzz” Buzinski 43:29

1y ago43:29

43:29

Marketing expert Michael “Buzz” Buzinski shares his go-to strategies for marketing service-based businesses and how to avoid common missteps.By Deb Zahn

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Giving Potential Clients a Clear Path to Buying from You—with Deb Zahn 22:26

1y ago22:26

22:26

Host Deb Zahn breaks down why having a clearly defined call to action that tells clients what to do next to buy from you is so essential and gives examples of excellent calls to action.By Deb Zahn

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Coaching Leaders and Engaging Consulting Clients—with Janet Livingstone 44:10

1y ago44:10

44:10

Leadership coach Janet Livingstone shares her secrets for coaching leaders and modeling new ways of working together when engaging with consulting clients.By Deb Zahn

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Closing the Confidence Gap for Consultants—with Kelli Thompson 37:42

1y ago37:42

37:42

Coach Kelli Thompson shares strategies for closing confidence gaps that hold you back from having the consulting business and life you want.By Deb Zahn

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Using Layers to Build Your Consulting Price—with Deb Zahn 30:41

1y ago30:41

30:41

Host Deb Zahn shares the layers she uses to build the prices for her consulting services, regardless of the pricing model.By Deb Zahn

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Questioning Your Stories About Pricing—with Deb Zahn 32:39

1+ y ago32:39

32:39

Host Deb Zahn talks about how to interrupt and interrogate the stories you are telling yourself that cause you to underprice yourself and replace those stories with evidence of what is actually true.By Deb Zahn

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Data Therapy and Evolving Your Offers—with Shelby Chartkoff 36:13

1+ y ago36:13

36:13

“Data Therapist” Shelby Chartkoff shares how she helps her consulting clients get and use data to drive the results they want and how she constructed and evolves her consulting offers over time.By Deb Zahn

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Social Media Marketing for Your Consulting Business—with Nika Stewart 40:56

1+ y ago40:56

40:56

Expert Nika Stewart shares strategies for using social media marketing to build your consulting business. She also dives into why and how to use live events to build relationships with your ideal client.By Deb Zahn

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Getting Creative About Your Path to Financial Health—with Mark Willis 37:58

1+ y ago37:58

37:58

Financial expert Mark Willis shares strategies for getting clear about what you want your money to do for you and creative ways to achieve your financial goals.By Deb Zahn

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Client Acquisition for Exhausted Entrepreneurs—with Malla Haridat 41:33

1+ y ago41:33

41:33

Sales expert Malla Haridat shares a host of strategies for getting comfortable and clear enough to get the clients and income you need.By Deb Zahn

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Scaling Your Consulting Business Through Digitized Advice—with Stefan Debois 29:35

1+ y ago29:35

29:35

Stefan Debois shares how to give consulting clients value faster and scale your business by offering digital products and advice.By Deb Zahn

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Deciding What You Do—and Don’t Do—as a Consultant—with Chandler Arnold 43:48

1+ y ago43:48

43:48

Consultant Chandler Arnold shares how he approached narrowing down what we would do as a consultant and identifying and communicating what he would not do.By Deb Zahn

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How to Pivot to Do Something New as a Consultant—with Deb Zahn 42:42

1+ y ago42:42

42:42

Host Deb Zahn shares critical steps to pivoting to a new market, niche, or offer.By Deb Zahn

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Developing the Habit of Getting Consulting Clients—with Deb Zahn 33:51

1+ y ago33:51

33:51

Host Deb Zahn talks about how to form and sustain the habit of doing business developing and key factors you can work with to do so.By Deb Zahn

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Managing Your Consulting Business with Two Critical Systems—with Danielle McGinnis 41:50

1+ y ago41:50

41:50

Business systems expert Danielle McGinnis talks about what well-set up Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Project Management systems can do for your consulting business and clients' experience.By Deb Zahn

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Keeping Relationships Primary in Your Consulting Business—with Deb Zahn 30:51

1+ y ago30:51

30:51

Host Deb Zahn talks about how to apply a key principle about relationships when building your consulting business.By Deb Zahn

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Lessons From Working Independently—with Steven Cristol 30:42

1+ y ago30:42

30:42

Steven Cristol shares lessons about how to decide if working independently is right for you and, if so, how to enjoy the benefits of it while avoiding the traps.By Deb Zahn

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Deciding Not Defaulting in Your Consulting Business—with Natalie Eckdahl 40:01

1+ y ago40:01

40:01

Natalie Eckdahl debunks some consulting business have-tos, including the need to have an email list, and encourages making decisions that work best for your business.By Deb Zahn

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Discovering Your Special Sauce as a Consultant—with Andrea Mantsios 32:18

1+ y ago32:18

32:18

Consultant Andrea Mantsios shares how she discovered what her special sauce as a consultant is and what magic it creates in her interactions with clients and her consulting business.By Deb Zahn

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Getting The Most From Your Tax Deductions—with Wendy Barlin 35:34

1+ y ago35:34

35:34

Tax strategist Wendy Barlin shares her advice for keeping more money in your pocket by taking the tax deductions you are allowed and keeping your finances in order.By Deb Zahn

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Embracing Your Buyers—with Deb Zahn 27:57

1+ y ago27:57

27:57

Host Deb Zahn explains why embracing the term “buyer” and diving into what influences buyers to buy what you offer can make your consulting business soar.By Deb Zahn

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Wowing Your Clients with Concept Illustrations—with Jade Miller 36:32

1+ y ago36:32

36:32

Communications expert Jade Miller shares how she helps consultants and facilitators impress their clients and up their marketing game by creating visual scribes and illustrations to communicate concepts.By Deb Zahn

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How to Make Decisions About Your Consulting Business—with Julie Ballard 38:20

1+ y ago38:20

38:20

Consultant Julie Ballard shares how she carefully weighed many options and then made a slew of decisions to launch and grow her consulting business.By Deb Zahn

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