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'Profit First' asks hard choices but makes for an easier business | Jason Snider

Today's episode is a special treat for you from our new interview series. If you're not on Spotify, you can watch the video on YouTube if you feel like you're missing out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdgwQVsG6Lk Host Patrick Pitman interviews guest expert Jason Snider about the "profit first" mentality. You'll learn how shifting your thinking to prioritize profit first, rather than growth first, yields a more sustainable business for you and your team. Let us know how you feel about videos! * There's a poll at the bottom of the show notes for our Spotify listeners * Otherwise, shoot us a note on Twitter @easier_business [https://twitter.com/easier_business] or good old fashioned email! hello@easierbusiness.com  [hello@easierbusiness.com] Jason Snider is a seasoned entrepreneur with almost 30 years of experience across multiple industries, including finance, accounting, international trade, and marketing consulting. He is the founder of Aspyr Advisors, offering Profit First and fractional CFO services to SMBs, and the co-founder of Summit eCommerce Advisors [https://www.summitecommerce.co/], dedicated to serving eCommerce businesses and entrepreneurs. With a strong passion for teaching and sharing knowledge, Jason is on a mission to eradicate entrepreneurial poverty by coaching and implementing Profit First in as many businesses as possible.

How to Start When You're Stuck and Unlock Effortless Productivity with Robbie Swale

You'll hear about the wisdom of prioritizing incremental progress, finding a better path than hustle culture, and "following the feeling" to help yourself make choices with integrity. Today's episode is a special treat for you from our new interview series, featuring Robbie Swale. If you're not on Spotify, you can watch the video on YouTube if you feel like you're missing out. ⁠https://youtu.be/QZMMxQqZ-eY⁠ [https://youtu.be/QZMMxQqZ-eY] Let us know how you feel about videos! * There's a poll at the bottom of the show notes for our Spotify listeners * Otherwise, shoot us a note on Twitter @easier_business [https://twitter.com/easier_business] or good old-fashioned email! hello@easierbusiness.com  [hello@easierbusiness.com] Robbie Swale is a leadership coach, author and podcaster whose work focuses on creativity, leading with honor and the craft of coaching.  He is the host of two podcasts – The Coach’s Journey Podcast and The 12-Minute Method Podcast – and the author of The 12-Minute Method series of books, including How to Start When You’re Stuck and How to Create the Conditions for Great Work.  * Learn more about Robbie at http://www.robbieswale.com/ [http://www.robbieswale.com/] and www.thecoachsjourney.com [http://www.thecoachsjourney.com/]. * Buy the 12-Minute Method Books at https://geni.us/12minutemethodseries [https://geni.us/12minutemethodseries] And if social media is your cup of tea, you can find Robbie on the following platforms: * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbieswale/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbieswale/]  * YouTube: Robbie's personal channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5aalWAQqFp6yTk2jghSpeQ?ref=easierbusiness.com] and The Coach's Journey channel [https://www.youtube.com/@thecoachsjourney?ref=easierbusiness.com] * Twitter: @RobbieSwale [https://twitter.com/RobbieSwale] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robbieswalecoachandauthor [https://www.facebook.com/robbieswalecoachandauthor]  * Instagram: @robbieswale [https://www.instagram.com/robbieswale/]

Get clear on your goals, needs, and boundaries with Julie Ripley

What happens when you claim what matters to you? Today's episode is a special treat from our new interview series. If you're not on Spotify, you can watch the video on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKGzO5rD_G8] if you feel like you're missing out. Host Patrick Pitman interviews guest expert Julie Ripley in today's episode. They explore how to claim what matters, and why it's important to get clarity on what you need, want, and desire. When you are connected to yourself in that way, setting goals and identifying your boundaries becomes much easier. You might also find your goals are more aligned with your true needs, instead of coming from a place of external pressure. How does all this make your work (and life) feel easier, with more efficiency and less grind? Press play to find out. Let us know how you feel about videos! * There's a poll at the bottom of the show notes for our Spotify listeners * Otherwise, shoot us a note on Twitter @easier_business [https://twitter.com/easier_business] or good old fashioned email! hello@easierbusiness.com  [hello@easierbusiness.com] Julie Ripley teaches the program Claim What Matters to YOU! [https://www.julieripley.com/claim]  In this 2-hour course, you learn a new approach to getting things done that doesn’t create more stress. Exploring three elements of self-connection, you'll gain three practices to give yourself the foundation for clarifying your values. That foundation will help you identify actionable steps that align with what matters to you.  About Julie Ripley: Julie is a personal development coach specializing in self-connection, boundaries, and communication. She helps successful people who are feeling stuck, claim what matters to them. She is inspired by the courage of her clients who are committed to being the best version of themselves.  In her free time she loves to play in the vast open space of her home state of Montana and enjoys what each season has to offer.

How to nurture engaged, adaptive teams using compassion with Dr. Andrea Hollingsworth

Better work relationships within your team and management mean your organization becomes more adaptive, and more resilient despite whatever challenges may come. Today's episode is a special treat for you, the first of our new interview series. Let us know how you feel about videos! * There's a poll at the bottom of the show notes for our Spotify listeners * Otherwise, shoot us a note on Twitter @easier_business [https://twitter.com/easier_business] or good old fashioned email! hello@easierbusiness.com If you're not on Spotify, you can watch the video on YouTube if you feel like you're missing out. https://youtu.be/6-kqRZdvQNQ [https://youtu.be/6-kqRZdvQNQ] ~ Host Patrick Pitman interviews guest expert Dr. Andrea Hollingsworth to learn how compassion can help you nurture an engaged team. Dr. Andrea Hollingsworth teaches the The Compassionate Leadership Program [https://www.andreahollingsworth.com/compassionate-leadership.html#/] In an era of "The Great Resignation" and "Quiet Quitting," organizations everywhere are struggling with employee retention, morale, and engagement. There are also ongoing challenges around mental health and emotional wellbeing. Times are tough, and everyone's feeling it. When employees are stressed, struggling, and/or underperforming, they need leaders who are expertly equipped to help them feel more connected, understood, and supported, while still holding them accountable to high standards of job performance. The Compassionate Leadership program does just this. It gives leaders practical skills and tools for building a more emotionally healthy and supportive workplace -- one where engagement, productivity, and loyalty arise naturally out of a sense of connection, support, and belonging. ~ About Dr. Andrea Hollingsworth: Andrea Hollingsworth, PhD, MAMFT, is passionate about helping leaders build cultures of care, emotional wellness, and mental health awareness in organizational environments. As a current psychotherapist and former university professor, Andrea has spent decades researching, counseling, and teaching on topics related to human wholeness, happiness, and interpersonal wellbeing. Since 2008, she has published and presented widely on the topic of compassion--a theme that remains central to her work with leaders and organizations. Andrea adores good books, good conversations, good coffee, and all things cozy. She lives with her family in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

Reframing confidence and how you make decisions as a leader

Growing in responsibilities is an exciting part of your career. It means your skills are progressing and you can perform at higher levels. However, as you eventually move into leadership or managerial positions, you're no longer doing the work that got you promoted in the first place. You're now in charge of the people doing the work that got you promoted. This shift in responsibilities can be challenging as the skills you've developed over the years, while still important, are no longer directly applicable to your day to day. So how do you adjust? How do you approach making decisions as the scope of those impacted expands? In this episode, Patrick and Abigail talk about developing skills, and the confidence that comes from knowing you can do something. Even if it feels challenging at first. And from there, how that process translates to decision-making. You can find specific notable sections, links to books we reference, and more by visiting easierbusiness.com [https://www.easierbusiness.com/ep8-decisions-with-flow/] for the full-length show notes [https://www.easierbusiness.com/ep8-decisions-with-flow/]. Thank you for listening!