Let's dive into direct sales done right. We will share how we learned - the hard way - the wrong and right way to do direct sales. You'll learn simple and effective ways to grow your direct sales business through strategies and storytelling in an authentic way because there is room at the table for you, too! Welcome to direct sales done right with Katy Ursta and Melanie Mitro.
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Episode 220: How To Overcome Self-Limiting Beliefs In Your Direct Sales Business
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Sometimes we struggle to overcome the self limiting belief, so Katy and Melanie are helping you out this week. On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast, the ladies are chatting with you about your mindset. This episode is all about working towards a positive mindset to help you achieve big goals in your biz. You will learn about powerful…
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Episode 219: Keeping Your Customers Close: Best Practices for Direct Sellers
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This episode is not one you want to just glaze over, Katy and Melanie are talking all things excellent customer service. On this week of the Make Chic Happen Podcast, Katy and Melanie are driving home the importance of your customer service because your lack of customer service can really make a difference not only in your income, but your business…
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Episode 218: The Secret to Creating Engaging Instagram Stories: Keep Your Followers Coming Back
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This week is all about successful strategies for using your social media stories! Katy and Melanie are sharing their experiences with using their story platforms to help convert people to their products and services. They are discussing the purpose of stories, how to drive the conversation for conversion, and how to connect more with your followers…
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Bonus Episode: How I Recruited More Team Members In The Past 5 Months Than All Of Last Year!
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How I recruited more team members in the past 5 months than all of last year!When you have the systems to scale and a mentor in your corner helping you troubleshoot, you can skyrocket your success. In today's interview with Direct Sales Leader, Lauren Hale we discuss how she has gained momentum in her personal business and team growth in the past f…
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Episode 217: The 8 Rules Your Upline Didn't Tell You
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The one thing we are focusing on is inviting! Inviting has to be done in the direct sales industry, but you can have a process that makes you feel good! On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right podcast, Katy and Melanie are sharing their 8 golden rules and practices that they have found for inviting. The ladies are giving you questions to ask yo…
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Episode 216: Breaking The Limits: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs & Achieving Success
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It doesn't matter if you just started in direct sales or you've been in the industry for 12 years like us, limiting beliefs can creep no matter where you are at in your business. On this week on the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast, Melanie and Katy are chatting about mindset today. Katy is sharing a personal story that she is currently working thro…
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Episode 215: Called Out! You’re Quiet Quitting! (3 Things to Do TODAY to snap out of it!)
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Melanie and Katy have noticed that there is some quiet quitting going on in the direct sales space right now. On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast, Melanie and Katy share more about quiet quitting, what it means, and how they start to notice someone quitting. The ladies give you 3 strategies to implement on how to own it, then snap o…
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Episode 214: The NEW Way of Posting for Sales: 3 Tips from Your Content Coach
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Alysa is on the show this week because The Chic Branding Experience has reached their 100th client! This is the perfect time for Alysa to come on the show and spend some time chatting about all things content. On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right, Katy and Alysa are diving deep into what they do best, social media content! The ladies are giv…
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Episode 213: The Secrets To Network Marketing Success
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It is officially Q2! Over the next couple weeks on the Direct Sales Done Right podcast Melanie and Katy are giving you their foundational principles that they believe will really help you make sure you are dotting your I's and crossing your T's to see success in your business. On this week's episode, Melanie and Katy are breaking down 4 of the foun…
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Episode 212: Is Going Into Business With Your Bestie A Good Idea?
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On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right, Katy and Melanie discussing a question they got in the DMs about how the ladies work together as best friends with their company, Chic Influencer. The ladies are walking you through some suggestions and strategies on how you can come to the conclusion about if you should work solo or consider doing busin…
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Episode 211: Do This If Sales Posts Make You Feel Icky
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With social media these days, it is constantly changing. A few years back, social media use to be about likes and follows, now Katy and Melanie know that it is about quality over quantity for content. On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast, Katy and Melanie are diving into why your quality content is the most important metric to help s…
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Episode 210: How To Overcome Fear and Self Doubt in 4 Simple Steps
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Katy and Melanie are talking about over come fear and self doubt! This episode is going to be a starting point with 4 simple action steps that you can implement today to be able to reflect on the fears that are holding you back in your business. The Chic Branding Experience with Katy Ursta is uniquely designed for women in direct sales who aim to c…
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209: How I Sign 22 Distributors in One Quarter and Doubled My Income: Interview with Lacey Hansen
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Bonus episode!!! No matter what or where you start, or how long you've been in direct sales, your time has not passed. You can hands down achieve success! On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right, Melanie is interviewing one of her students from the Rockstar Recruitment Course, Lacey. Lacey Hansen is crushing it in her own direct sales business.…
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Episode 208: How To Post About The Business Opportunty Before You Have A Team
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Melanie and Katy are talking about recruitment again on the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast this week! On this episode, Melanie and Katy are hitting head on about what to do when you don't feel necessarily confident about posting because you haven't had the level of the success that you want just yet. The ladies are using the "Blessing Of The Busin…
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Episode 207: Top Tips For Attracting and Enrolling Business Builders To Your Team
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We are specifically talking about the art of recruitment this week on the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast. Katy is putting Melanie in the hot seat to answer some questions that the ladies have consistently received about recruitment over the past few years. It is time to stop feeling frustrated by your lack of results when it comes to building your…
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Episode 206: STOP Trying To GROW Your IG Following! DO This Instead!
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Katy is hosting this week solo and she is talking about something pretty controversial inn the social media world, specifically with Instagram: following! Katy is talking about why it may not be that important to really "grow your following". In this episode of the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast, she is sharing some changes that have been noticed …
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Episode 205: How to Handle A Significant Other Who Doesn’t Support Your Business
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This is the most requested topic for an episode for the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast! Melanie and Katy are discussing spouse support this week. Melanie is going to share her story with her husband when she first started out in her direct sales business. The ladies will be giving you insight and action steps into how to better communicate with yo…
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Episode 204: Creating the Habits That Will Actually Grow Your Business
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Katy and Melanie are back in the studio together. They are sharing with you their top habits to help you grow your business because everything rises and falls on your habits. The ladies are giving you a step by step break down to evaluate your habits that you have right now to help create new habits that are more aligned with your business. Are you…
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Episode 203: When Month One Didn't Go As Expected
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Melanie is hosting this week solo! Get your goals out that you set for 2023, we are holding ourselves accountable.On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right podcast, Melanie is going to walk you through a reflection on how to break down how January went for you and how to have a more successful February. She is giving you the hard hitting question…
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Episode 202: 5 Tips To be More Productive In 2023
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One thing about Katy and Melanie is that they never give fluff, they always shoot straight! On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast, Katy and Melanie are giving you 5 tips that when applied can make a huge impact on not just your business, but also your priorites how you schedule your day, and even how you look at your business. Snag yo…
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Customers, Consumers of our social media: have their habits actually changed?! On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast, Melanie and Katy are talking about some of the up and coming trends that they feel will have an affect on the way you are posting your content for your consumers! This episode is for anyone who is finding themselves in…
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Episode 200: How Long Can I Expect Before seeing Direct Sales Success?
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t is Episode 200!!! How CRAZY is that we have 200 episodes!? We want to thank you for taking time out of your day to listening to our podcast always! On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast, Katy and Melanie start off this episode by sharing a little bit of what they have learned through hosting their own podcast. During this episode, t…
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Episode 199: Avoid Our 5 BIGGEST Direct Sales Goal Setting Mistakes in the New Year
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On this week's of the Direct Sales Done Right podcast, Katy is reliving her earlier days of direct sales experience by sharing her top goal-setting mistakes in her direct sales business and how you can avoid making the same mistakes this year!It’s official, the Direct Sales Done Right Academy is now open for enrollment. Industry leaders Melanie Mit…
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Episode 198: How To Have A Fresh Start In Your Direct Sales Business
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Melanie is talking about what to do when you're starting over or when you feel like you need a fresh start. This episode is about how you can either support yourself through transition or how you can support your team when they need a fresh start in creating a strategy to help get started right in the new year. It’s official, the Direct Sales Done …
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Episode 197: The Million Dollar Vision Practice
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Katy is hosting solo this week! On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right podcast, Katy is talking about why your vision matters in your business. She is going to break down 3 questions to ask yourself when it comes to the vision you are casting for your business. One daily serving delivers a comprehensive blend of core health products, working t…
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Episode 196: The Skillset Required For Selling On Social
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We are half way through December, and getting ready to go into the new year. It is time to make the decision: we are either going hard with our direct sales business or we can continue to treat our business like a hobby. Melanie and Katy are sharing 4 key areas of social selling that are needed to be done in order to see profitable results in your …
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Episode 195: 4 Key Ways To Turn Missed Goals Into Opportunities
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On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast, Melanie and Katy are talking about your end of year goals that you had set in the beginning of the year, but may be out of reach this year. Melanie and Katy have found a way to let their missed goals, elevate them. They are going to share 4 tactical ways that those missed goals can become opportu…
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Episode 194: How To Run Profitable Monthly Virtual Events
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On this week of the Direct Sales Done right podcast, Melanie is interviewing Leigh Ann, Chic Community Membe, a Leadership Mastermind and a Chic Branding Experience participant. Leigh Ann is a former Tax Accountant who built her business while working 80+ hours per week and enrolled in a double Masters Degree Program. She has owned her direct sales…
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Episode 193: How To Recruit 5 Direct Sales Members in 5 Days
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On this week of the Direct Sales Done Right Podcast, Katy and Melanie chat about building your organization. Katy is asking Melanie some questions about her recruitment strategy and why you need to focus on recruitment in your direct sales business.The First Edition of Direct Sales Done Right: 52 Week Business and Marketing Planner is officially he…
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Episode 192: 3 Strategies To Nail Your Niche
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! The Make Chic Happen Podcast is officially niching down, Katy and Melanie decided that the new podcast name is going to be The Direct Sales Done Right Podcast!!! On this episode, Katy and Melanie are giving you the behind-the-scenes of how they came to the decision of changing the name of the podcast through a niching down proc…
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On this week of the Make Chic happen Podcast, Katy is hosting solo! She is going to chat with you about all things niching down! Katy knows that you've probably heard "niching down" over and over again, but maybe you are sitting there but "how do I exactly niche down". Katy is going to walk you through her personal experience, about the art of nich…
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Episode 190: How To Create A Vision Process That Produces Results Kim Fitzpatrick
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On this week of the Make Chic Happen Podcast Melanie interviews her good friend Kim Fitzpatrick on the release of her Be Her Now journal. The journal is inspired by the challenges Kim has faced in her lifetime and the messy action she is taking daily to support the bigger vision for her life. Kim walks us through the essential pieces of a vision th…
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Episode 189: Tips For Overcoming Comparison in Direct Sales
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It is really easy this time of year to start comparing your business to other people who started at the same time as you. You are exactly where you are supposed to be, not where someone else is supposed to be. On this week's episode of the Make Chic Happen Podcast, Melanie is hosting solo. Melanie is walking you through her simple and practical tip…
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Episode 188: Personal Brand is DEAD- Here’s What’s Alive and Well
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On this week of the Make Chic Happen Podcast, Katy is taking this episode to share her thoughts about developing a personal brand. Through the Chic Branding Experience, Katy gets to take a deeper dive to help her clients find the best way they can serve others and show up on social media. Over the last few months, Katy has mentored over 50 women th…
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Episode 187: The Top 3 Lessons We Learned in Direct Sales
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On this week's episode of the Make Chic Happen Podcast Katy and Melanie are sharing their own experiences with direct sales. They are giving you their top lessons while navigating a direct sales business. Some of the biggest challenges that Katy and Melanie have faced in their businesses turned out to be the biggest blessings. Challenges don't happ…
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Episode 186: Best Practices To Manage Your Inbox Anxiety
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On this week's episode of the Make Chic Happen Podcast, Katy is putting Melanie on the hot seat about inbox anxiety! Katy is giving Melanie scenarios that could happen when receiving a dm. Melanie is going to walk you through the steps that she takes when she gets messages in her own inbox. Are you having trouble building a team for your direct sal…
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Episode 185: Our Top Strategies To Deal with Overwhelm in Your Business
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Are you thinking "oh my gosh, I have so much do" now that is post summer, and now we are officially in Q4!?! On the Make Chic Happen Podcast Katy and Melanie are discussing the word overwhelm! Katy and Melanie are going to take this time to chat about both the mindsets of "I am overwhelmed" and "I have everything I need, and I don't know what to do…
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Episode 184: The Value of Recruiting For Your Direct Sales Business
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Katy is putting Melanie in the hot seat when it comes to recruitment this week on the Make Chic Happen podcast. Melanie has an organization of over 40,000 people, was the 4X Top Coach in the network, was 30 recruiting a month, and is a CEO award recipient. Katy asks Melanie about her vision, desires, and why. Melanie is going to give her action ste…
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Episode 183: 3 Tips to Confidently Recruit to Your Network Marketing Team
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In all the training, private mentorships, and community, Melanie and Katy always get the question: how do you confidently recruit to your team!? On today's episode of the Make Chic Happen Podcast, Melanie is giving you her 3 tips to help you start and continue to confidently recruit to your network marketing team. Melanie goes into detail about her…
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Episode 182: ONE Extraordinary Marriage & Business with Alisa and Tony
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Alisa and Tony DiLorenzo are the host of one of ONE Extraordinary Marriage. On this week's episode they join Katy to talk about all things, business, partnership, intimacy and the communication that MUST happen in between. Tony and Alisa give some tips for women who are building a business, have BIG goals, but also want to safe guard their marriage…
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On this week of the Make Chic Happen Podcast, Katy and Melanie are chatting about healthy pipelines. As you are going into the 4th quarter of 2022 they are walking you through what a healthy customer base pipeline is, the 4 different phases, and how to grow each area of the pipeline to see longevity in your business. Episodes to check out that were…
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Episode 180: The Conversation Flow That Creates Sales!
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On this week of the Make Chic Happen Podcast, Katy and Melanie are taking a deeper dive into how to create an awesome customer service experience. They are sharing their best practices that helped them create a healthy customer experience. If you want to learn more marketing and social media skills, check out our membership called the Chic Influenc…
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Episode 179: How To Create A Well Rounded Business Strategy For Success
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On this week's episode of the Make Chic Happen Podcast, Katy and Melanie are talking about proficiency in business. They are giving you the key components that they believe are necessary to be a well-rounded business owner and to be able to have success in all parts of your business, not just one or the other. Listen to episode 177 to learn more ab…
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Bonus Episode: How To Build Your Brand Identity
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Imagine receiving a 30 page document loaded with you everything you need to know to elevate your unique brand on social media. Imagine having 30 minutes to speak with a marketing expert about how to craft your unique message and deliver a consistent message.Imagine knowing exactly how to tell your "story" so that it moves your audience to take acti…
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Melanie has a special guest on the podcast this week! Alex and Melanie have been friends for many years and recently reconnected through an L3 mastermind Melanie runs. Alex is a success and business coach for the last 6 years who helps people overcome what is standing in their own way. Alex is on the podcast this week to chat about The Quantum Leap…
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Episode 177: How to Create Customers Who Keep Purchasing
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Katy and Melanie are going to role play how to have effective conversations that lead to conversion. They discuss how you should not solely rely on social media to do the work, but have the confidence to have conversations with people who are interested in your products and services as well as outside of your products and services. Do you struggle …
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Episode 176: Why Am I Not Getting Results In My Direct Sales Business?
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Melanie is holding down the episode this week! This is a tough love episode. Melanie is talking to you about the 7 reasons why you might now be achieving the goals you set out for yourself in your direct sales business. Don't let social media intimidate you! Get the tools you need to stand out above the noise. Check out the Chic Branding Experience…
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Episode 175: Most Commonly Asked Questions in Direct Sales
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Melanie and Katy are answering some of the most asked questions in the direct sales space now that it is midway through the year. In this episode, Melanie and Katy are going to walk you through some of the questions and mindsets you should ask yourself to make sure you are still aligned with the goals you set for yourself this year. Do you struggle…
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Katy and Melanie understand that you want to see growth in your business. They even have been asked to give a step-by-step guide on how to run a successful business. They've done that, and sometimes people still will not be where they want in their business. Katy and Melanie have figured out that the missing piece a great deal of the time is MINDSE…
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Episode 173: What Does "Hustle" Really Mean?
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Today’s podcast presents an interesting divide between our Chic besties! Melanie and Katy are on opposing sides when it comes to their relationships with the word “hustle.” Hear from Katy as she shares where she stands with hustling, slaying and boss babing her way through the last 10 years in direct sales. (Hint: she’s not a fan of any of this lin…
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