Small Business, Big Mindset
We believe everyone with the spark of a business idea can make it a reality. Sometimes you just need a leg up. Someone to fill in the missing piece. For many micro and small businesses that missing piece includes one or more of the following: Content. Marketing. Mindset.Hello from Austin, TX! We're Erin Geiger and Joey Ramirez, founders of Muscle Creative. We created this company with one focus - to support micro businesses and small businesses via content strategy, media creation, and mindset. In this podcast series, we discuss insights and trends to help business owners move the dial toward their goals as a holistic approach – strategy, but also mindset and vision.Some episodes will feature business owners at varying states of entrepreneurship, discussing their background and how they got started, their growth and vision for the future, tips and insight for those looking to build their businesses, as well as the ‘why’ that fuels it all.We zero in on the challenges that block entrepreneurs from growing to the next level, as well as obstacles that stop entrepreneurs-in-the-making before they get started. For many business owners, creating content and a solid strategy to get that content in the hands of their ideal customer, is a struggle. Some begin the content journey, get frustrated, and allow their business to languish, or worse..they quit altogether, assuming it wasn't meant to be.Others might be killing it in building out their core product or service, but need support on content creation and strategy in order to focus their attention on other key areas and not spread themselves too thin. Regardless of the background of our listener, our mission remains the same: building brands with a strong vision and growth mindset to make an impact including tactical actions you can take NOW to move the needle in your business toward your goals.
Episodes
100 episodes
Laura Belgray - Tough Titties: On Living Your Best Life When You're the F-ing Worst
This week on the show we have the one, the only, soon-to-be New York Times Bestselling author, Laura F*ing Belgray!When I thought of who I would want to help ring in my 100th episode, my mentor, my friend, Laura Belgray catapulted to mi...
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Season 4
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Episode 100
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51:18
What's Next for the Podcast?
Episode #99! Wow. When I first started this podcast I just wanted to connect entrepreneurs so we could inspire and learn from each other. What a journey it's been. As we catapult to episode #100, I thought I'd highlight the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 99
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10:15
AI for Writers: Friend or Foe?
I'll be honest - the mere thought of artificial anything, when it comes to creating the written word makes me cringe. It goes against every fiber of my being because for me, the point of writing is to put pen to paper or finger to keyboard to c...
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Season 4
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Episode 98
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8:40
How to Create a Visual Brand
Maura Kelpy, founder of Veggies & Vodka and Maura K Creative, joins the show this week! Maura runs her own successful graphic design business (in addition to her wellness community under the Veggies & Vodka umbrella) and shares with us ...
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Season 4
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Episode 97
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30:08
Mastering the Art of the Hire
Hiring. A critical piece to scale your business. But how do you know it's time to grow your team? What role do you hire for first...or next? How do you make sure you don't hire a jerk that will torpedo your business to the ground? (dramatic? ma...
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Season 4
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Episode 96
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43:23
Creating a Truly Scalable Offer
Frederike Harms, founder of Katalyst Ventures, joins the show this week to dive into how to design a truly scalable offer. Growing up with entrepreneur parents, Frederike remembers that her family went on vacation once and only once. Her parent...
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Season 4
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Episode 95
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34:14
Build Your Empire with Organic Social Selling on LinkedIn
Dan Mott joins the show this week! You might remember that Dan and I, along with Claire Davis and Matt Zaun hosted a weekly live show for entrepreneurs and business leaders called Power Hour. It ran for just about a year or so and we had a blas...
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Season 4
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Episode 94
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32:02
The Must-Do Offer Pre-Launch Process
This week on the show I welcome launch strategist and copywriter, Brenna McGowan. We discuss the aspect of an offer that many entrepreneurs skip over: pre-launch.It seems so much easier to skip right to the promotion of the sale, rather...
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Season 4
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Episode 93
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28:52
Pitch Yourself to Impressive Press
"And I discovered that as a journalist if you don't have a pitch or a story to share with the big boss on Monday morning, you didn't have a job. What's important for entrepreneurs to realize is that journalists aren't just helping you with your...
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Season 4
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Episode 92
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35:59
Injecting Humor to Connect and Sell
Sami Miles, founder of Catchiest Copy and creator of Automatically Funny AF in Four Weeks, talks all things funny in copywriting.When working with clients, she found that the funnest time was when they were joking around, when she could...
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Season 4
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Episode 91
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29:48
Email Tags & Intentional Content
Email tags. A simple yet powerful tool that way too many business owners don't use to their full potential.Cheryl Rerick guests on the show this week and goes over how email tags can be:a simple and intuitive way to sort you...
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Season 4
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Episode 90
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41:01
Launch A Business From Your Core Business
So many entrepreneurs are, as I've heard Marie Forleo describe it, 'multi-passionate'. There's a school of thought out there that says as an entrepreneur you have to focus on one thing and one thing only.I call BS.Laura Sc...
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Season 4
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Episode 88
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35:40
Building Communities, Not Audiences
Monica Hollins, founder of OTBC (Outside The Box Consulting, LLC) has decades of experience building super-successful communities. From health clubs to master-planned communities, she has crafted impactful strategies to increase inclusion, enga...
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Season 4
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Episode 89
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47:58
Branding Your LinkedIn Profile to Connect and Sell
Rachel Simon, CEO and founder of Connect the Dots Digital, helps entrepreneurs of all backgrounds "look good on LinkedIn". LinkedIn is the top networking platform for corporate and entrepreneurial professionals, so ensuring your personal and co...
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Season 4
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Episode 87
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34:52
Strategic Insights for a Six-Figure Scale
My conversation with Nicole Rollender, founder of Strand Writing Services, was one that will make you want to take action immediately. My favorite entrepreneurs are those that leave it all on the table - they're open to sharing the minute detai...
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Season 4
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Episode 86
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37:56
7 Copywriting Tips to Refresh Your Messaging
From clarifying your message with a reduction of words to how to use personal stories to get a professional point across...(including ways to use the emails you have sitting in your Inbox to improve your writing skills), these seven tips will h...
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Season 3
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Episode 85
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9:25
10 Free Resources for Copywriting
There are so many tools out there that look nice and shiny that you can buy to increase your skills at copywriting or an online business in general, but in this episode, I want to show you 10 FREE resources that you can use to help out your cop...
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Season 3
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Episode 84
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10:08
How to Create Super Clickable CTA
This week, I'm going over the call to action aka the CTA. There are a variety of things that go into creating a very clickable call to action. I'll go through some of the nuts and bolts with you on this episode. A CTA encourages your au...
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Season 3
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Episode 83
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6:52
Here's My Exact Email Writing Process
Short and sweet, I'm walking you through the steps I take to write each email. From the two types of emails I create to how I edit, I go over it all. I share my strategy when creating email subject lines and if I batch process topics or...
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Season 3
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Episode 82
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7:18
Stop Writer's Block: How to Never Wonder What to Write Again
We've all been there.That darn blinking cursor. It's like it's taunting you, "Look at this big, blank page. You'll never figure out what to write. Such a waste of time. Loser." RUDE.This week I go over 15 ways you to alw...
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Season 3
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Episode 81
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10:34
How to Find Your Copywriting Voice
Let's talk about finding your voice in writing!If you've followed me for any time at all, you know that I'm all about conversational copywriting. I've even coined the term copysation, making copy a conversation, because when people go t...
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Season 3
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Episode 80
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8:23
Choosing the Best Email Marketing Platform for Your Business
It might surprise you to hear this but: you don't need a fancy website and logo to get your business going…nor to grow it substantially.Honestly, creating your email list is one of the most important things to do early on. Grabbing an em...
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Season 3
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Episode 79
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7:16
How 3 Entrepreneurs Are Winning 2022
We have a very special episode for you this week! We talked to a few of our guests from last season and asked them to share with us their goals and plans for 2022. I think we can all agree that 2020 a...
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Season 3
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Episode 78
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4:09
Entrepreneur Roundup: The Top Thing We're Grateful We Learned for Our Business in 2021
In one week we will enter the last month of 2021. In a few days, millions in America will celebrate Thanksgiving, gathering with friends and family for (hopefully) some relaxation and fun.As such, we thought it fitting to take this time ...
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Season 2
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Episode 77
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9:22
A Fitness Empire Defies the Decades
A looooong time ago...I'm talkin' 15-20 years ago, my sister Jen told me about this incredible fitness pro named Lauren Brooks. Jen is one of the fittest people I know, so when she recommends someone, I listen. She mentioned that Lauren f...
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Season 2
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Episode 76
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50:59