The Classy Career Girl Podcast

I'm excited to introduce you today to another writer, career coach and podcast host just like who has some very different tips and advice to share. That's what I love about this podcast is that you get a different perspective on your career and let me tell you Jess has some incredible tips for combatting the go go go nature of your career as well as personal branding in job searching and interviews. So if you want to communicate that there is a real-life human behind the resume when you are job searching and want to be more of yourself in interviews, you are going to love this episode.   Conclusion: If you are listening to this episode, it probably means that you have an interview coming up and you need my interview answers to prepare! Go to http://www.classycareergirl.com/interview and download my FREE CHEAT SHEET: HOW TO ANSWER THE TOP 10 INTERVIEW QUESTIONS. Good luck! I know you can do it!

Are you operating at your very best right now? Are you making time for creativity, self-care, passions, and fun? A few years ago, I was stressed out all the time and worked my butt off trying to reach goals and meet deadlines. I hustled like a crazy woman trying to be perfect and get everything done with stress, chaos, and deadlines. I raced the clock and let things go crazy. I felt like I always had to be working. I didn’t take care of myself and was not a very happy person to be around. Since then I've learned a lot and in Today's episode, I'm going to teach you the 3 Things You Must Do to Be Your Best Self. So take a deep breath and let's get started.   The Purpose Planner 7-Day Guide A workbook and planning guide to uncover your purpose and passion. Downloading this free digital guide will be the best decision you've made all year. Each of us has a unique purpose that cannot be replaced by another person. End your confusion and find clarity. Make this the year you live out your purpose. http://www.classyc

This interview today I learned so much from. Our guest, Melonie, has so much experience building businesses and succeeding in markets that have so much competition. I'm excited for you to hear this interview because I think you'll be inspired just like I was.   Most business owners don't have a business plan and in my interviews with successful entrepreneurs, it's the #1 thing that is always recommended when starting a new business or growing a current business. If you'd like a super simple business plan to start with, check out my one-page Downloadable Business Plan Template. Discover the 5 questions that will help you grow your business, focus your priorities and achieve the success you want for your business. And best of all it's free and you can download it at http://www.classycareergirl.com/onepageplan Happy planning!

The day I quit my day job was a scary and super exciting day!! I knew I could make my business happen because I had worked so hard and because I had done a lot of things financially to make sure we were set up for success. Because let me tell you that 6 months savings/emergency fund we had...well we needed it, every single penny when my husband decided to quit his draining day job 3 months after I did. Not to mention the 6-month-old baby that we had to support ourselves now. We've learned a ton and a huge shout out to my husband for making sure we have our financial ducks in a row. If you want to know behind the scenes what we did financially before I quit, this episode is for you.   Money template   Let's face it, budgeting and managing your money is tough, especially if you are a new business owner. That's why I created the "The Insanely Simple Budgeting and Forecasting Template For Small Business Owners" that I use every month to plan out my budget and expenses in my business. You can grab it now by going

One of your top goals. I know what it is. It's either getting out of debt or growing your income. Am I right? Well, I know those are two of my big goals. Years ago, getting out of debt was a huge goal for my husband and I. It felt incredible when we were out and now, growing our income is a big focus which is why I had so much fun talking with my friend, Belinda Rosenblum, about how to take control of your money and own it. I think you are going to love this one.   Let's face it, budgeting and managing your money is tough, especially if you are a new business owner. That's why I created the "The Insanely Simple Budgeting and Forecasting Template For Small Business Owners" that I use every month to plan out my budget and expenses in my business. You can grab it now by going to http://www.classycareergirl.com/moneytemplate

Get ready because this episode is going to take a HUGE weight off your shoulders. If you are feeling unorganized with papers and a mess around you, listen to this episode for a new perspective on how to stay organized and feel a million times better.   If you'd like more help on goal setting and self-discipline, I think you are going to love my free 90-day planner that includes my to-do list that I do every single week. I no longer buy planners at the store even though I am obsessed with them. Why? Because I created my own and now thousands of other women are also using it too. You can grab your free planner and make your goals happen with me at www.classycareergirl.com/freeplan.

On a recent survey I did, there were three topics that you all said you want to hear more about! The three topics I am excited to talk about today - self-care, self-discipline and goal setting and I've invited a special guest to help me dive in. I think you are going to love Awilda Rivera's energy and excitement for these topics and learn a ton, just like I did. So get ready.   If you'd like more help on goal setting and self-discipline, I think you are going to love my free 90-day planner that includes my to-do list that I do every single week. I no longer buy planners at the store even though I am obsessed with them. Why? Because I created my own and now thousands of other women are also using it too. You can grab your free planner and make your goals happen with me at www.classycareergirl.com/freeplan.

Have you ever wanted to write a blog but you have no idea where to start? No idea what you'll write about and how to get people (other than your mom) to actually read your articles? I just celebrated.8 years of blogging (WOW I know) and I've learned quite a lot. I also started from square one just like you way back in 2010. Today's episode is going to give you 5 steps you need to take to start your blog so you can finally get your writing out into the world. I'm excited for you! So you've learned the five steps to get your blog started today. But you know what would be super duper helpful, a checklist. That's why I put together a free checklist called The Complete Beginner's Guide to Starting a Successful Blog. You can download it for free by going to www.classycareergirl.com/blogchecklist

If you've been watching, listening or reading anything from Classy Career Girl in the last two years, you've probably seen that we have had some massive growth in our business. I can track it back to one thing, taking one course that was a huge leap for me and way outside my budget, but it changed absolutely everything for my business and my life. Today you get to listen to my interview with this person who helped me turn around my business. I had 20 minutes to try to get as many answers out of him so you could see how awesome he is in just 20 minutes. It was honestly one of the highlights of my year, doing this interview with him. Ok, let's get to the good stuff. Now introducing my business mentor, Stu McLaren.   If membership sites and recurring revenue sound interesting after this interview with Stu, I invite you to download my free ebook with the 6 secrets of a successful membership. A guide to take your knowledge and turn it into recurring revenue so you can have more freedom in your business. you can do

Do you live for the weekends? Do you hate Monday mornings? Are you majorly stuck in a career rut or in a job you hate? You may not even hate your job, but you just know that you are so much better than what you are doing right now and you want a bigger challenge. today's episode is going to give you 7 ways you can get out of a career rut.     FREE: TWO Proven Resume Templates You'll Want to Download Now!   This is for you if you have ever been frustrated trying to get all your bullets lined up.

Ever wanted to turn your knowledge, influence, or passion into a low-stress, high-profit business. Today I am going to talk about one of my favorite topics, membership sites! Yes I'm kind of a nerd. But discovering how to launch and grow a successful membership site completely changed my business and my life too and I am a huge fan of the membership model. But, I get there are so many questions so today I 'm answering all your burning questions about how to start a membership site. Let's begin!   Show notes: http://www.classycareergirl.com/2018/03/start-a-membership-site/

If you think branding is about website colors and pretty fonts, well I disagree and I have something to say about that. Today on our mini-podcast episode I am going to answer a listener's question and teach you a different way to think about developing your brand messaging. It's time to stand out from your competition! Show notes: http://www.classycareergirl.com/2018/03/develop-your-brand/   The Foundation of Your Brand in 4 Questions I want you to passionately share your brand messaging. No sugar coating. Dive in deep to figure out what you and your company care about. If I could only say one more thing to my audience, what would it be? Shut out the online noise and just speak to your ideal client. 4 questions to help you create your brand messaging:   If you didn’t care what anyone else thought, what would you say to your fans or followers? What are you sick of in your industry? What are other people teaching that is false? What do your potential clients need to stop doing right now? What are they doing ri

Ever wanted to build your audience online? That's what today's episode is all about!! Today we are kicking off a Build Your Tribe Challenge in the Classy career Girl network FB group and I thought it would be fun to release a podcast all about building your audience.   Show notes: http://www.classycareergirl.com/2018/03/how-to-build-your-audience/   If you want to learn exactly how I have grown my business, you must learn from my mentor Stu McLaren. He just released a video workshop that's completely free with so much good information on how to turn your knowledge, influence, or passion into a low-stress, high-profit business. You can register and get started today watching his videos at http://www.classycareergirl.com/tribeworkshop. This workshop absolutely changed everything for my life and business when I watched it in 2016. It turned my life around and that's why I am a huge fan of what his workshops. So I will be taking the workshop and I hope you join me! http://www.classycareergirl.com/tribeworkshop S

Has fear ever held you back? Made you afraid to take one step further? Today I am going to share my story of how I got over my fears and how you can too. Show notes: http://www.classycareergirl.com/2018/03/fear-action-podcast/

I have a special guest training for you today! I get so many questions about whether Facebook ads work and how to get started using them. Yes they work and today you get to hear from our Facebook ads specialist at Classy Career Girl. He's one of the smartest guys I know and he's also my husband. So enjoy learning the secrets behind our ad strategy at Classy Career Girl. Take it away John! Show notes: http://www.classycareergirl.com/2018/03/facebook-ad-strategy/

I am so excited that starting this month, we are releasing mini podcast episodes on Mondays answering your questions!! Our first question is all about what systems I use for organizing myself as a leader. So let's dive into our very first mini-podcast episode!   Question from Pauletha:   "What systems do you use for organizing yourself as a leader (i.e. projects, staff/board meetings, recruiting, training leaders, etc.)?"   Show notes: http://www.classycareergirl.com/2018/03/online-tools-use-leader/

I am often asked how I grew my membership sites to over to over 600 members and I can talk about it for days. But what is harder is talking about all the mistakes I have made along the way. So today it’s all about the real juicy stuff where I share my five biggest failures growing a membership site. I'm kind of scared to put it all out there and have you all see the behind the scenes but I'm taking a deep breath over here. Ok, I think I'm ready. Let's do this. Show notes: http://www.classycareergirl.com/2018/03/growing-a-business-mistakes/

Ever been overwhelmed creating your business plan? Yeah, me too. Today I am going to share my love/hate relationship with business plans and the simple plan that works for me. If you want a clear plan moving forward to grow your business, you are definitely going to love this episode. Show notes: http://www.classycareergirl.com/2018/02/write-a-business-plan/

Get ready to celebrate! We are gearing up to celebrate Classy Career Girl’s 8 year anniversary in March! Whether you are new around here in Classy Career Girl world or you’ve been listening to our podcast and reading our blog for years, I can guarantee you are going to learn something new today as I share with you my 8 Lessons I Have Learned in the Last 8 Years of Running a Business. Let’s dive in! Show notes: http://www.classycareergirl.com/2018/02/running-a-business-lessons/

With all those instagram algorithm changes, it's getting harder and harder to grow your following quickly. If you are struggling to get more followers and feel like your account is plat euing and not growing, you are going to learn today one secret behind growing an account quickly. I am going to interview a woman who grew her account from 400 to 10,000 followers in less than a year using this one strategy again and again. I can't wait for you to learn and see the results you can get. So let's dive in! Show notes: http://www.classycareergirl.com/2018/02/instagram-followers-podcast/