Honest conversations with small business owners about what’s working to run & grow their businesses
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EP 192: Creating What You Love Using Patreon With Real Talk Radio Host Nicole Antoinette
Nicole is the host of Real Talk Radio, a podcast that digs deep into the lives of athletes, writers, entrepreneurs, parents, coaches, and activists. Four years into finding an opportunity to coach people who wanted a similar lifestyle to hers, she decided to make a big change.
Nicole decided to do away with coaching and digital products and just get paid to having fascinating, honest conversations with people living fulfilling lives.
EP 191: Your Business Is A Mess–And That’s Okay With Tara McMullin
You can clean up your business and still have a mess on your hands. In this quick episode, Tara McMullin explains why AND how you can use that to your advantage.
EP 190: Getting It Done In Just 3 Days Per Week With Oasis Center For Craniosacral Therapy Founder Mindy Totten
For most people, working just 3 days a week is a pipe dream. But Mindy Totten made it reality. She went from working 6.5 days per weeks as a craniosacral therapist to working just 3 days per week. Find out why Mindy attributes the biggest change to an internal shift.
EP 189: What’s Working In Community Building With Mighty Networks’ Senior Community Strategist Audra Lindsey
People are a core part of any small business. Today, Mighty Networks’ Audra Lindsey shares how you can create an amazing experience for the people your business brings together—without spending a ton of time or energy to do it.
EP 188: Streamlining Your Business Model To Just One Offer With Services That Sell Creator Jereshia Hawk
Today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to Jereshia Hawk who got real with me about a similar experience to mine… thinking that more offers would mean more money.
When she realized that just wasn’t happening, she went back to what she knew best, focused on one single offer, and… made bank.
EP 187: Spring Cleaning Your Small Business
Is your business neat & tidy? Or… could it use some decluttering? Throughout March, we’re talking about streamlining, focusing, and cleaning up our small businesses. Here’s how I’ve done it–with suggestions on how you might do it too!
From Our Listeners
“I love Tara’s ‘let’s get real’ style and willingness to go deep with her guests about what’s actually working in their businesses. With so much smoke-and-mirrors content out there in the business world, this podcast is a refreshing, honest, and genuine change of pace for serious small business owners.” – Lara Dalch, Health Coach
“I get so many ideas from listening to this podcast. Tara asks excellent questions. What I love most is hearing from business owners whose business is different from mine and
Are you a small business owner with an unconventional or highly thoughtful way of working?
Would you like to share the nitty-gritty of how you do things with the What Works audience?
We’re always looking for guests, especially from unusual industries, using creative business models, and from underrepresented communities.
Here’s how to be considered:
- Let us know 2-3 processes or strategies you use in your business that are unconventional or incredibly thoughtful that might make a good angle for a 30-40 min deep dive interview, or…
- Share a personal inflection point in your business–like a mindset shift you made and how it played out in your business
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Meet Tara McMullin
Tara McMullin is the founder & host of What Works. She’s been connecting small business owners through mastermind groups and online community for over a decade. Whether on the podcast or in the online network, her goal is to facilitate the free flow of ideas, information, and inspiration between entrepreneurs.
She believes that no one person has the answer to “what works” in small business–but that, together, we can create