The Truth About Networking: How Women Can Find Their Tribe and Grow Their Business

The Real Reason Your Business Feels Scattered (And How to Fix It)

Host Guelda Redmond welcomes listeners to season two of the Elevating Women in Business Podcast and addresses a common struggle among women entrepreneurs: feeling messy, overwhelmed, and scattered despite doing “all the things.” She explains this usually signals missing clarity and support, not failure, and notes that busy doesn’t equal clear when entrepreneurs react instead of lead, chase shiny objects, overconsume online advice, and lack defined priorities and systems. Redmond describes what a clear business looks like—focused messaging, intentional calendars, boundaries, confidence, and consistent growth—and offers steps to simplify: reconnect with vision, clarify a profitable core offer, drop draining tasks, narrow priorities to one audience/message/next step, and seek mentors and community. She emphasizes that isolation magnifies overwhelm and invites listeners to join the membership-based BC Women’s Business Network for in-person meetings, virtual support, and resources. 00:00 Welcome to Season Two 00:29 Why Business Feels Scattered 01:36 Busy Is Not Clear 03:26 What Clarity Looks Like 04:54 Five Steps to Simplify 07:37 Power of Women’s Community 09:09 How Community Creates Success 11:20 What Keeps Women Stuck 14:40 Your Next Right Step 16:19 Closing and Join the Network

Monica Hawkins on Reinvention, Client-Centered Wellness, and the Power of Networking

Host Guelda Redman interviews Monica Hawkins on Elevating Women in Business about her entrepreneurship journey, leadership in networking groups, and current work supporting women—especially around age 45 whose children have left home—who have spent years prioritizing others and want to reclaim their health and lives. Monica shares that after the company she built with closed a year ago, she focused on healing and growth and now helps clients through individualized, conversation-based support, emphasizing being heard, consistent follow-up, and long-term change rather than quick fixes. She discusses habits like committing to 7,500 daily steps for 100 days, meal prepping, and setting boundaries with a day job, along with using walks for content ideas and inspiration. Monica highlights networking as relationship-building, learning, collaboration, and joint ventures, and advises women in business not to do it alone and to show up because they may inspire someone. 00:00 Meet the Host and Guest 00:43 Who Is Monica 01:23 Business Reset and Mission 03:16 Ideal Client and Niche 04:05 What Makes Her Different 07:13 Habits for Health Success 10:18 Authenticity and Progress 13:07 Work Life Balance Routines 17:00 Advice for Wellness Entrepreneurs 18:47 Why Networking Matters 22:17 Networking Impact and Growth 24:19 Final Advice and Wrap Up

The Power of Community: Why Women in Business Grow Faster Together

Join Guelda Redman from the BC Women's Business Network as she shares essential business tips to help you grow your business in Season 2 of 'Elevating Women in Business'. Episodes will include discussions focusing on practical strategies for taking action, serving clients effectively, scaling a sustainable business, and the benefits of networking and collaborations. Discover how to cultivate success habits within your entrepreneurship journey, especially for women in business. Host Guelda Redman welcomes listeners to season two of the Elevating Women in Business Podcast and explains why women entrepreneurs should stop trying to grow their business alone and instead build community through groups like the BC Women’s Business Network. She outlines how isolation slows growth through self-criticism, limited options, and lack of accountability, while community provides support, shared experience, faster problem-solving, and encouragement. Redman discusses how networking groups can help women outsource non-revenue tasks, collaborate, trade services, and build trust-based referrals, and she advises evaluating groups for relationship-building versus transactional intent and joining more than one. She shares examples of members gaining confidence, leadership, clarity on ideal clients, resilience after setbacks, and stronger personal branding. She addresses barriers like family expectations, fear, anxiety, and competition, then invites listeners to attend a free first meeting using promo code “FREEMEETING” and download her ebook, The Power of Networking. 00:00 Welcome to Season Two 00:39 Why Community Matters 03:08 Isolation and Accountability 05:33 Collaborate and Delegate 08:14 Find the Right Room 10:59 Choosing Networking Groups 15:03 Real Transformations 21:08 Why Women Go Solo 24:04 Steps to Find Support 25:39 Invitation and Wrap Up Download: https://www.bcwomensbusinessnetwork.com/the-power-of-networking

The Truth About Networking: How Women Can Find Their Tribe and Grow Their Business

Host Guelda Redman welcomes listeners to season two of the Elevating Women in Business Podcast and shares the “truth about networking” based on her experience founding the BC Women’s Business Network (est. January 2017). She addresses common fears women feel when attending networking for the first time—social anxiety, not knowing expectations, and feeling like an outsider—and emphasizes that everyone has felt this way and that entrepreneurship can be isolating. Redman offers practical preparation tips: create 30-second, 1-minute, and 3-minute elevator pitches (reading is okay at first), bring a written list of current business struggles to spark supportive “mini mastermind” conversations, and identify complementary businesses for referrals and collaboration. She explains networking is relationship-based, not transactional, and encourages finding the right group, showing up consistently, giving more than taking, and celebrating others’ wins. She invites viewers to try a meeting via bcwomensbusinessnetwork.com with promo code FREEMEETING. 00:00 Welcome to Season Two 00:45 Why Networking Feels Scary 04:48 You Belong in the Room 08:03 Craft Your Elevator Pitch 10:45 Find Referrals and Partners 13:40 Relationships Over Transactions 15:40 Success Stories and Insights 17:55 Choose Your Tribe Wisely 19:31 Join and Stay Consistent 21:25 Invitation and Final Message

Your Business Isn't Growing (Even Though You're Trying)

Join Guelda Redman from the BC Women's Business Network as she shares essential "business tips" for "grow your business" in Season 2 of 'Elevating Women in Business'. This discussion focuses on practical strategies for taking action and serving clients effectively. Discover how to cultivate "success habits" within your "entrepreneurship" journey, especially for "women in business." Subscribe for weekly conversations about building a business with clarity, confidence, and community. Season 2 Episode 2: Your Business Isn't Growing (Even Though You're Trying) Host Guelda Redman introduces season two of the Elevating Women in Business Podcast and explains it will include member spotlight interviews plus conversational tips and strategies, inviting viewers to ask questions and share insights. She addresses why many women feel busy but see little business growth, pointing to unclear vision, mission, values, ideal client, marketing plan, and measurable goals, as well as doing too much non-revenue “busy work” and over-preparing instead of taking action to build confidence. She encourages investing in learning, seeking mentors, coaches, and supportive groups to grow faster by learning from others’ mistakes, and prioritizing evergreen visibility (blogs, podcasts, articles, newsletters) over short-lived social media posts. Guelda promotes the BC Women’s Business Network as a safe space for relationship-building, accountability, collaboration, referrals, and shared problem-solving. 00:00 Welcome to Season Two 00:43 New Format and Engagement 02:13 Why Growth Stalls 05:35 Clarify Vision and Client 08:48 Get Help and Mentors 16:48 Confidence Comes From Doing 18:28 Goals Over Busywork 25:25 Evergreen Marketing Moves 30:35 Networking and Community 36:57 Join the BC Network Contact Info: www.bcwomensbusinessnetwork.com info@bcwomensbusinessnetwork.com