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Successfully Screwed Podcast

Sara Rosenberg & Ashley Owens

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Often, we only see the results of the hard work that it takes to grow a successful business. It’s rare that anyone talks about the tough mistakes, the uphill battles, and the tears that it takes to get there…but those are the meaty conversations that give struggling entrepreneurs (or those just having a bad day), the inspiration to keep going! Ashley Owens and Sara Rosenberg host successful, growing business owners and talk to them about their pivotal fuck ups and how they overcame them in t ...
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As you start out and grow your business, you don't know what you don't know....but you better start figuring it out! In this episode, we talk to Robyn Graham of Robyn Graham Photography about HOW she figured stuff after a low point, HOW she learned to differentiate herself (because, like, she's not the only photographer in the world!) and how YOU c…
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There are a tons of analogies you can make about hitting rock bottom as it pertains to active addition and business failure. But we're going to let Joe White of Sales Gorilla and Get Life Coaching tell you that...and we won't even judge him for his weird obsession with Live PD (Sara's DH digs it, too, and it's weird.) Listen in and hopefully, one o…
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Marissa Taffer of M. Taffer Consulting is the one you call when you want your small business to grow. She has the chops and the experience to do it, so when a client went for the jugular when they weren’t getting the results they thought they should, Marissa figured out, all at once, why having thick skin is a MUST if you have your own business. --…
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When he decided to start a co-working space in Doylestown, Jonathan Mercer, founder of Stacks Co. was drawing from his corporate experience, as well as from his own person struggle with depression and anxiety that often lead him to isolate himself when he probably should have been out and socializing with other professionals. His idea was awesome –…
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Remember Barbara from last season? She's the one who learned very quickly to create boundaries for her clients so that they wouldn't drop off checks TO HER HOUSE WHEN SHE WAS IN HER PJ'S! This week, we're talking to her hubby, Mark Crowell, who decided recently not only to leave his corporate job, but to join his wife in the marketing biz! We talk …
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Internships are, theoretically, a win/win situation. Win for the student because they get real world experience in their chosen field, and a win for the business owner – free labor and passing the torch to the next gen! It’s even cooler when you can parlay that internship into a paying job at the same firm you’ve been interning at for half a year! …
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Remember the financial disaster of 2008? Jack Miller, President of Gelt Financial does. He remembers it well, because, prior to the economic downturn, he bought a bank. Yes. He bought a bank right before a huge economic crisis. The ramifications of that were devastating – not just financially – it affected every aspect of his life. He even tried to…
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That rush you get from making a sale or getting a great ROI on an investment is hard to deny. And then add in a thought process of "Well, if one is good, fifteen is better!", along with a sprinkling of a chemical imbalance that fosters some depression and dark thoughts...you've got a formula for high risk tolerance/and high rewards....but also some…
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Dear Parents,You, especially need to listen to this episode. In doing so, though, you need to be open minded enough to actually HEAR what young Justin is saying to you...because he's not wrong.The traditional college experience isn't for everyone these days. The job market is different. Your children need to learn to adapt, before they are strapped…
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As a business owner, you're going to hear "no" a lot and you'll often be confronted with people how don't value your talent or product. It sucks and it doesn't feel good.And in the course of hearing "no", you'll also come across those people who will kick you in the gut while you're already down...and sometimes *those* people are your best teachers…
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It's the scenario that every entrepreneur hopes for...you get so busy that you need to hire help! Woohoo - you're in the big leagues now!Then you do everything you think you should to find that perfect person...right down to the personality test, and you find that perfect first employee! How exciting, right?That's the start of Julie Shopa's low poi…
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With three business failures under his belt, Julius V. Holmes IV (aka Lord Resume) is no stranger to this entrepreneurial roller coaster ride. Here's the thing, though - he learned to get through thoughts of feeling frustrated and dumb for wasting time and got up, kept going and THRIVES!In fact, he recommends failing often! For Julius, it's more ab…
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Welcome to Season 2 of the Successfully Screwed Podcast!In our season premier, we jump right into it and ride the Mindy Lipsky entrepreneurial roller coaster!Ever have those periods of time where the bad stuff JUST DOESN'T STOP?!?! And once you think everything has calmed down and you can start refocusing and rebuilding.............BAM!........you'…
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When did Seth Goldstein of Goldstein Media realize he bit off more than he can chew?When he was threatened with bodily harm.Now, you might not have to get to that point to realize that you (1) can’t do everything and (2) need some help from others (“competition” can be your friend!!), but we’re guessing you’ve realized that not everything works wit…
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Sometimes there isn’t a SUPER HUGE FAIL that derails your business. Sometimes it’s those every day bumps that leave you wondering if this entrepreneurial thing is for you, and if you should just go get a job and give up your business ownership dreams.And what happens when you can’t just ‘suck it up’??!!??And those damn stalkers on top of it!This we…
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Boundaries, boundaries, boundaries.Your clients need them and so do you. Otherwise, your clients will do things like show up banging on your door when you're hair's a mess and you're not wearing a bra. Or something.Barbara DiLisio of Wicky Designs tells us about how she figured out about setting expectations for her clients so that everyone is clea…
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She's been a guest on multiple TV shows. Her recipes been published in nationally best selling books. She's THE Cupcake Queen. You'd never know that her business didn't start off that way!Listen in and learn what it took for her to LAUNCH! It will probably resonate!*Language alert*Our sponsor:Your Web Chick - www.yourwebchick.bizFailure Tails - fai…
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Let's just be real. There's A LOT to unpack in this episode. Why? Because Shelton Marchman of Custom Credit Solutions is the CONSUMMATE ENTREPRENEUR - and this ride is a damn roller coaster!From a career in credit, to owning a bar, to a crappy, dishonest landlord, to an accident that put him out of commission for months, to a conniving 'mentor', to…
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They're less than a year in, but Tressa, Chase, and the rest of the cute little crew over at Soy Clever Candles are learning very quickly that entrepreneurship is all about processes, organization, and getting the heck out of your comfort zone! The cool part of this is that they've gotten on this entrepreneurial roller coaster WITH THEIR CHILDREN a…
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Once we get the John Legend stuff out of the way, (Chrissy Teigen is Sara's bff in her head, so if you could share this and tag Chrissy, that would be PERFECT! Also, John is cool too. But CHRISSY!) we get into the soul crushing experience of working at a 'real job' that makes you absolutely miserable.Lots of entrepreneurs become entrepreneurs as a …
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Admit it. You've done it before, too."Tomorrow I'll prospect for new clients.""Tomorrow I'll figure out my sales funnels. "And before you know it, tomorrow is here and you've got one big client that's generating 80% of your income...and they want out.That's what happened to Joe Monzo of Monzo Media Productions, and in this episode of The Successful…
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You know how you get all excited about partnering up with someone, either as a subcontractor, and actual legal business partner, or in some other collaborative way...it's gonna be great, right? Right?!?!Nope.That's what we talk to Michelle McNabb of Emenee Marketing 'n' Events about in this episode, as well as how she learned to figure out who she …
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Conformity is overrated and the road less traveled may not garner approval from everyone, but it can get you where you want to go if you do it right! In this episode, David Arena of Alcove Media tells us about going from authority-resistant teenager to entrepreneur extraordinaire!(Also - the giveaway in this one is awesome! It *just* may 'get lost …
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The very first episode of Successfully Screwed Podcast!After some fumbling around...I mean, it's our first episode...give us a minute...we get down and dirty (literally..there's a Mud Run involved) with Bearj Jehanian of BearjSpeaks.com, where he talks about a low point in his entrepreneurial journey that could have derailed EVERYTHING he had alrea…
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