Episode 81: Most People Use AI Wrong; Here's The Real System

You're Not Behind. You're Running the Wrong Engine.

You're not behind. You're running the wrong engine. Every business between $2M and $10M is running a smaller business inside it — a $500K to $1M version doing real, high-margin, hidden revenue. That smaller business is not on the P&L because the founder cannot see it. It blends into the aggregate. It hides behind a category. It lives in a customer you stopped looking at. And it is almost always the most profitable thing you're doing. I call it trapped revenue. And in this episode, I walk through a real case study: an $8.2M business where we found $777,000 in net profit hiding in plain sight — in dormant customers, an underfed channel, and a pricing habit that had been quietly bleeding margin for years. The work of the next ninety days is not building a third business. It's finding the second one you've already built. What we cover: * The four places trapped revenue hides in every founder-led business * How a 58% dormant customer base became a $1.9M opportunity * Why your gross margin tells a story your P&L doesn't * The moment you stop being an operator and start being an architect The money is already there. You just haven't seen it yet. 📩 Free diagnostic: DM the word "HIDDEN" to 📬 Further: The newsletter for founders who've outgrown their own operating system. Link in channel description. #entrepreneurship #scalingabusiness #founder #businessgrowth #revenue @the_brimm [https://instagram.com/the_brimm] on Instagram and I'll send you the Trapped Revenue Inventory — a one-page diagnostic to find the money hiding in your business.

Episode 84: You're Running the Wrong Engine (And It's Why You're Stuck)

If your business is doing $2M–$10M and you feel like you're working harder than you did at $500K to make less of a difference — this episode is for you.The problem isn't your mindset. It isn't your team. It isn't that you need another planner, another coach, or another late night. The problem is you're running the wrong engine.In this episode, I introduce the Founding Self / Plateau Self / Scaled Self framework — and why most founders get stuck operating a multi-million dollar business with the same operating system they built it with. The instincts that got you here? They're the exact thing keeping you here.You'll learn:→ What the Founding Self, Plateau Self, and Scaled Self actually look like — and how to tell which one you're running right now→ The three diagnostic questions that reveal which engine is driving your business (and what to do with your answers)→ Why margin quietly compresses 2–4 points a year when the wrong engine is running→ Why the founder herself becomes the cap on growth — and it has nothing to do with how hard you work→ The real reason your business stops being interesting to you (hint: it's not burnout)This isn't about trying harder. It's about recognizing that the ceiling you're hitting isn't a revenue problem — it's an operating system problem. And the transition from Founding Self to Scaled Self isn't a personality change. It's a job change.

Episode 83: The Belief That Cost Her a Million Dollars (And How to Fix It)

A female entrepreneur mindset shift on how scarcity thinking and a broken success mindset hide profit in plain sight. The business mindset upgrade that unlocked $1M already sitting in her company — without one new sale. She had the million dollars. She just couldn't see it. In this episode of The Sallie Ogden Show, I'm telling the story of a founder who came to me convinced she needed to do more — more launches, more clients, more offers — to break a revenue ceiling she'd been stuck under for years. What we actually found was a million dollars already living inside her business. Not future revenue. Not a stretch projection. Real money, already there, that her belief system would not let her see. Because here's the thing nobody tells you — your business doesn't grow past the ceiling of what you believe is possible for you. You can have the spreadsheets, the strategy, the team, the market. None of it matters if the operating system running your decisions is still wired for scarcity, for "I haven't earned it yet," for "people like me don't get to have that." This one is for the female entrepreneurs running real, grown-up companies who keep doing more and hitting the same wall. The wall isn't your strategy. The wall is your belief system. And until you upgrade it, every new tactic is just another way to stay where you are. We get into:— Why the most expensive thing in your business is not what you think it is— How scarcity mindset disguises itself as "being conservative" or "being smart"— The belief upgrade that unlocked seven figures already sitting in plain sight— Why feeling successful has to come before becoming successful (not the other way around)— What to do this week if you suspect your ceiling is internal, not external If you've been working harder and harder for the same result — this is your sign that the next level isn't a new strategy. It's a new self-concept.

Episode 82: If You're in Your 30's, Let Me Save You 10 Years

I'm 46. And there are things I know now — about self trust, identity, playing small, and what it actually costs to build a life that isn't yours — that I desperately needed at 35. This episode is the closing chapter of Act II of Season 1, and it's the most honest one I've recorded so far. I'm walking you through four lessons from the decade between 25 and 45 that changed everything for me: → The $20,000 mistake that taught me the difference between the natural next step for my business and the right next step for me → The coaching call where someone gave me permission I didn't know I was waiting for — and what she said that cracked me open → The years I spent shrinking in a relationship, and what I know now about ambition that I wish someone had told me sooner → The belief that was quietly running my life — and the line I needed to hear out loud before I could put it down If you're somewhere in your 30s and something feels off — not broken, not a crisis, just off — this one is for you. 🎙 The Sallie Ogden Show (SOS) is for the high-achieving woman whose life looks right on paper and feels like someone else's in her body. Subscribe for more conversations on identity, self-trust, and the decisions that actually move the needle. 💌 If something in this episode landed for you, DM me the word MIRROR on Instagram (@the_brimm). I want to hear what came up. 📬 Want more? Join Further, my weekly newsletter — the one place I share the strategy and the stories behind the strategy. www.growwiththebrimm.com/furthernewsletter [www.growwiththebrimm.com/furthernewsletter] Want a 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝟒 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧 ➠ https://thebrimm.typeform.com/to/fuYmBbJI  [https://thebrimm.typeform.com/to/fuYmBbJI ] (Take this assessment to evaluate your business using the same 12 questions I ask every client first!) Chapters 0:00 — If you're in your 30s, this is for you 0:45 — The world at 25 (and the question I started asking in my 30s) 2:15 — The $20,000 lesson I never planned to share 6:00 — The permission I didn't know I needed 9:50 — Playing small has a real price 13:30 — The belief that was running everything 16:30 — It comes when you're ready 18:30 — What I know at 45 that I needed at 25 🏷 self trust, identity shift, things I wish I knew in my 20s, advice for your 30s, feeling stuck in life, life transitions, personal growth women, playing small, finding yourself, self discovery, identity crisis, life advice, former lawyer, entrepreneur mindset, women over 40, midlife clarity, self awareness, inner work, personal development, sallie ogden show

Episode 81: Most People Use AI Wrong; Here's The Real System

In this episode of The Sallie Ogden Show, Sallie Ogden reveals her real journey of experimenting with AI tools for business, AI automation, and AI powered content systems, including signing up for 85 free trials to understand what actually works in a real business environment. Instead of the polished AI success stories online, she breaks down the real behind the scenes process of building an AI integrated business system from scratch, including failures, confusion, learning curves, and eventual breakthroughs.This video exposes the truth about the difference between simply using AI tools and actually building a fully AI powered business workflow system. From content automation to business optimization, Sallie shares how AI started to transform her operations once she treated tools like trained team members rather than shortcuts.If you are a business owner, entrepreneur, or content creator trying to understand how to implement AI automation in business, this episode will give you clarity, direction, and realistic expectations about what it actually takes to build systems that scale.✨ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨:✅ Why most AI business transformation stories are misleading.✅ The real difference between using AI tools and building AI systems.✅ How AI automation actually works inside a business.✅ Why training AI is more important than just using it.✅ What a real AI powered business workflow looks like.✅ How entrepreneurs can save time using AI systems.✅ The biggest mistakes people make when starting with AI tools.✅ How to turn AI into a long term business asset.✅ Why early AI adoption creates compounding business growth.✅ Practical insight into building scalable digital operations.🕒 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬:0:00 – Introduction: Why AI is changing business0:50 – Signing up for 85 AI trials 1:27 – The hidden truth behind AI success stories2:19 – Fear vs performance in the AI market3:26 – Why most AI users are missing the real system4:38 – The problem with the AI is easy mindset5:07 – Starting the AI business experiment6:12 – The real learning curve of AI tools7:50 – Why AI needs training like a team member10:10 – What my AI-powered business looks like now12:36 – Real tools used in my business workflow13:59 – How AI systems actually compound over time14:49 – What to remember when learning AI tools16:09 – Why founders must embrace the AI learning phase17:34 – How to choose the right AI tools for business19:11 – Final thoughts: building before it becomes easy𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐌𝐞 𝐎𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 ☟ ◉ 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 ➠ https://www.instagram.com/the_brimm ◉ 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 ➠ https://growwiththebrimm.com/ ◉ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 ➠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sallie-ogden-show-everything-i-wish-i-knew-when-i-was-25/id1875955568♻️Hope you enjoy it!✳️If you like this video, don't hesitate to like and share it.❇️Don't forget to subscribe to this channel for more updates.✴️𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://shorturl.at/x8IiO#AIBusinessAutomation #AIMarketingStrategy #BusinessGrowthWithAI