Synopsis
A Lidyr Creative concept, the Better Than Success Podcast is a weekly podcast that teaches entrepreneurs, business owners, and the aspiring how to teach themselves the art of Success. The only thing better than success itself is knowing that you pulled yourself up by the bootstraps and taught yourself the skills, strategies, and disciplines to get there. Hosted by serial entrepreneur Nikki Purvy, each episode of the show will give you the tools to develop the habits of success.
Episodes
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#43: Using Real Estate to Create the Life of Your Dreams with No Money and No Credit with Don Jacobs
21/11/2016 Duration: 40minIn this episode of the Better Than Success podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks how to Use Real Estate to Create the Life of Your Dreams with No Money and No Credit with Real Estate Mogul Don Jacobs. Don is a Real estate Investor and founder of House Jerk, a national real estate club that teaches people how to invest in real estate with no money and no credit. He's an ex-professional basketball player and has been in the real estate game for 26 years. In this episode he tells us how he survived the real estate bubble of 2008, his top business tricks that has allowed him to stay in the game for over 26 years, amongst many more business tips. visit House Jerk here at Betterthansuccess.com/HouseJerk
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#42: Top 4 Myths about Having a Mentor
14/11/2016 Duration: 24minIn this episode, host Nicole Purvy talks the Top 4 Myths about Having a Mentor. The myths include My business or idea ready for a coach yet, Business Coaching doesn’t work. Coaching won’t work for me and my business…my work is too complex , and I don’t need a coach. I know what to do. I just have to actually take the time to do it. We debunk each myth and Nicole also shares where you can learn the single everyday word that automatically forces a plan to work.
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#41: How to Turn Any Failure or Weakness into Success
07/11/2016 Duration: 40minIn this episode of the Better Than Success podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks about "How to Turn Any Failure or Weakness into Success". We discuss the exact formula to turn failure into success. This formula features a secrets of questions that are available in our accompanying download. Nicole calls these series of questions the most powerful tool you can ever use. Listen to this episode to learn how to turn any failure or weakness into Success. download the workbook at betterthansuccess.com/41 text MYSUCCESS to 44222 to get access to the limited time Entrepreneur Success Workshop
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#40: How to Get Good at Public Speaking Really Quickly
31/10/2016 Duration: 49minIn this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks about "How to Get Good at Public Speaking Really Quickly". In this episode I also cover: Why Public Speaking is important to growing your business. Tips to Get Good Really quickly. And my cheat for speaking publicly that can will overcome nervousness or jitters. Public speaking is one of the biggest phobias in the world, and I give you a tips to over come any self doubt or phobias. Listen now to get good at public speaking really quickly.
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#39: How to Use Systems to Make a Fortune in Your Business
24/10/2016 Duration: 25minIn this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks “How to Use Systems to Make a Fortune in Your Business”. We first cover why systems are important for your business, how to actually build systems, and the top tips on making effective systems. Download the guide at betterthansuccess.com/39 RSVP to Attend the event in Atlanta at betterthansuccess.com/marta Subcribe to the youtube channel at betterthansuccess.com/youtube
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#38: Change Your Mindset with the Mindset Mastery Matrix
17/10/2016 Duration: 37minIn this episode of the Better Than Success podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks about Mindset Change. We developed the ‘Mindset Mastery Matrix’ which can be downloaded at betterthansuccess.com/38. In This episode we also define “mindset”. We talk ‘Nicole’s 4 observations about mindset”, “How to tell if you need a mindset change”, and “How to intentionally change your mindset”. Download the Freebie at http://betterthansuccess.com/38 Register fort he webinar at http://Betterthansuccess.com/salesformula Download “The BTS Small Business Owner Assessment’ at http://betterthansuccess.com/assessment Get on the waitlist for MySuccessProject at mysuccessproject.com
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#37: Grow Your Business with the BTS Sales Equation
10/10/2016 Duration: 25minOn episode #37 of the Better Than Success Podcast, Host Nicole Purvy talks about the Better Than Success Sales Equation. This equation will help you to impact your sales goals immediately and effectively. List n to this episode to grow your sales.
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#36: Take the BTS Small Business Owner Assessment
03/10/2016 Duration: 34minBetter Than Success host and Business Success Coach Nicole Purvy, gives you her BTS Small Business Owner Health Assessment. This assessment will help you to see how well you understand your business and where you can improve. The assessment focuses on nine area of business that most entrepreneurs overlook. Download this assessment and see where you are proficient and what areas you should be looking to grow. download the assessment at betterthansuccess.com/assessment
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#35: My 3 Biggest Business Failures and What They Taught Me
26/09/2016 Duration: 22minIn this episode, Business Success Coach and host Nicole Purvy talks about 3 business failures and what she's learned from them. Each failure has a lesson in it and should be embraced as such.
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#34: How to Turn Failed Relationship Experiences Into Business Success
19/09/2016 Duration: 33minIn this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks about how she turned failed relationship experiences into business success. She talks about 3 specific relationship experiences and what she learned form them. Listen now and learn how you can turn lemons into lemonade.
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#33: Financial Coach Ashley Fox Talks Properly Managing The Business' Money
12/09/2016 Duration: 01h18minIn this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast host Nicole Purvy talks with Financial Coach Ashley Fox about Life, Money, and Success. A former Wall Street analyst is now an expert in her field as a personal financial coach, and a writer for Black Enterprise Magazine. She is also the founder of Empify, an education-based organization created to help assist working professionals, small business owners and the youth with basic financial education and resources. Ashley is a highly-sought after speaker and has been featured on empowerment tours, college campuses, keynote speaking. Her expertise has earned her the position of Co-Chair of the Fiscal Responsibility committee for the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and she has graced the cover of Business & Finance Magazine. She has been featured on Jim Cramer’s “The Street", Yahoo Finance, AOL, Philly.com, Huffington Post, and Glamour Magazine.
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#32: Top 3 Symptoms That Your Business Is Failing
05/09/2016 Duration: 20minIn this episode, your host Nikki Purvy talks about the Top 3 Symptoms That Your Business Is Failing. These 3 Symptoms can be avoided in our new course "My Success Project" launching November 1. Sign up at betterthansuccess.com/mysuccessproject The Success Project is a 3-month course designed by Better Than Success that will aid small businesses, entrepreneurs, and key members of small teams to take their businesses to the next level of success. Through the experience of working as Business Consultants and Business Development Experts with hundreds of small businesses, the Better Than Success Team, noticed that most small business struggles stem from leadership’s lack of properly planning the business for scale from day one. This leads to a rocky foundation, which has fatal symptoms such as financial instability, personnel dysfunction, and customer/client scarcity. Our Success Project course is a framework designed around designing your business for scale from day 1 or reprogramming the business and the mi
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#31: Kyree Terrell on How He Created a Large Scale News Reporting Site in Less Than A Year
29/08/2016 Duration: 56minKyree Terrell is the founder and CEO of MyNewPhilly.com, award winning director, editor and published content creator. He’s worked on projects for Comcast, Fuse TV, philly.com, Food Network, Kevin hart, Shaquille O’neal, Lisa Lampanelli, Tom Joyner, Mike Tyson, Don King, Black Enterprise plus much more. In 2015, Kyree decided he HAD to launch an idea that he'd been holding onto for 2-3 years - that idea was MyNEWPhilly.com MyNEWPhilly.com is a news media website that uses short-form video content and social media to highlight people places and projects that make Philadelphia a great place to live, work, play and visit. MyNewPhilly is the visual representation of the current millennial renaissance in Philadelphia yet Unlike traditional news the site does not cover crime or violence. MyNewPhilly has been featured in the Phila Business Journal, FYI Philly, Visions, the Philadelphia Metro, and Philly Current Learn how Kyree built a respected large scale news site in less than a year.
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#30: Top 7 Characteristics to Look for When Hiring & Staffing Your Company
22/08/2016 Duration: 36minIn this episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nicole Purvy talks about the Top 7 Characteristics to Look for When Hiring & Staffing Your Company. Before we go in to these characteristics we first debunk a few myths about the hiring process. Learn what are the characteristics that most employers erroneously place importance on. Learn what little known things each new company should look for when hiring employees. Also learn what the 'Better Than Success' test of character is. Listen to this episode to prepare your business to hire the best team possible.
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#29: 5 Tricks to Leading a Successful Team...Plus Bonuses
15/08/2016 Duration: 36minIn this episode of the Better than Success Podcast, host Nikki Purvy talks 5 Tricks to Leading a Successful Team. The tips include: Understand that the success of the team, both individually and collectively is your responsibility as leader, Be intentional about team building, Be slow to hire and quick to fire, Always protect your team, and... Listen to this episode now to get trick #5 and plus 2 more bonus tips
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#28: Using Social Media to Scale Your Online Retail Business ft Zakia Blain of FBF Fitness
08/08/2016 Duration: 01h08minIn this Episode of the Better Than Success Podcast, host Nikki Purvy interviews FBF Fitness founder Zakia Blain. Zakia Blain, started her fitness journey due to extreme illness…she was tired of LITERALLY being SICK and TIRED. One day she was working out in 90 degree heat, sweating and out of breath. Her workout partner screamed " FCK being FAT" at that very moment FCKbeingFAT was born. This was what Zakia and many other who are overweight felt, but may have not had the courage to say. With no background in fitness, but plenty background is every fad diet and weight loss trick around, she simply wanted inspire others, while helping them lose weight the RIGHT WAY. Through hard work, dedication and consistency, FCKbeingFAT members have lost close to 100,000 lbs in four years without fad diets or pills. FCKbeingFAT uses social media to connect thousands of members from every corner of the world, who share ONE common goal, to live their best life without the excess weight that holds so many of us back from being
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#27: How Philanthropy Can Help You to Scale Your Business Quickly
01/08/2016 Duration: 16minIn this episode of the Better Than Success podcast host Nikki Purvy talks "How Philanthropy Can Help You to Scale Your Business Quickly". If you plan to scale your business you must have a philanthropic plan in place because: It gives your business a greater purpose It shows that you don’t hoard money. Ifs free flowing in your hands so the money can free flow back into your hands Its PR It puts your business in front of people who would otherwise not even communicate with Do good for other people Rules to running your company’s philanthropic efforts Pick a cause that you are passionate about You can start your own entity or you can donate time and/or money to a nonprofit of your choice Put it into your schedule or budget regularly Remember to give in silence. There may be times when you want to advertise what you are doing but your you have to give in sile;nce
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#26: Hiring the Right Team to Scale Your Business with Guests Nina Keyes and Kiarra Solomon
25/07/2016 Duration: 44minIn episode #26 of the Better than Success Podcast, host Nikki Purvy talks with entrepreneur Nina Keyes and Business Coach Kiarra Solomon about tips for hiring employees to Scale Your Business. Each of the guests and the host gives the top 3 tips for hiring employees. Learn Nikki Purvy's secret hack for managing a great team. Listen and learn how to hire the right team to scale your business now!
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#25: 7 Steps to Grow Your Business with Best Selling Author & Biz Coach Andreas Jones
18/07/2016 Duration: 38minIn this episode we talk with best selling author and business coach Andreas Jones about his 7 step process to business success. Andreas is the leading authority on small business growth and profitability, #1 International Bestselling author, coach, speaker, consultant and trainer and army combat veteran. Service in the US Army forged Andreas’s character. It tested him, tested his endurance, faith, and internal fortitude. He describes it as “a trial by fire” and remains profoundly grateful for it. When he finally left the Army he did so with an astute understanding of self-ownership, implementing a vision, and the value in establishing trust and reputation. Jones applied all that he had learned serving his country to a series of jobs, including that of a VP at Sun Trust Bank. Each of his positions have endowed him with the type of knowledge required to start his own business and to provide a workable schematic for others to follow. Andreas has taken his hard-won Army lessons into the world of business, contin
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#24: 4 Ways & 5 Tips to Scale Your Business
11/07/2016 Duration: 27minNikki Purvy, Business Consultant and Web Design and Digital Marketing Specialist talks about ways and specific actionable tips to scale your business. Be sure to start by listening to episode 21 of the Better Than Success Podcast. BetterthanSuccess.com/calculateit betterthansuccess.com/2016/01/21/how-to-create-your-company-manual/ 4 Ways to Scale Your Business Increase your per hour charge Simplify your product offerings Start a certification of training program Create a subscription service rather than charge a one-time fee... 5 Tips to Scale Your Business Think Big and Act Bold Evaluate Financing Options Work on the Business and Not in It Create systems and processes for day-to-day activities and delegate those. Planning & Strategizing Networking Improving the business and systems Create company Manuals Use your time management system and personal techniques as your starting point. What are the things you will do today? Are any of them recurring tasks? For example, will you send out a customer ema