Learn about 2 helpful systems to have in place if you are a service-based entrepreneur.
First, a gatekeeping document so you can make sure you have the right clients for your business, and second, Dubsado a CRM system that helps save time, brainpower, energy and money. We use the example of an interior designer/builder to flesh out this awesome topic. Systems!!

Links in this episode
Angstocke.com/ewow
Summer Series Coaching Enrollment Link
Discount Link for Dubsado 

Ang Stocke Coaching Links
Website | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn

The EWOW Series: Quick Chat on NICHE

Hey Creatives.....Join me for a quick chat on Niche! 

Regardless of where you are in your business, this quick chat on niche is helpful.

In this episode:

-What niche is

-What I believe you need to do to get really good at your niche

-What is important to know about your niche

-What it means to “put the boat in the water” with niche

-Real life examples of “putting the boat in the water”

-How I figured out my niches at the flower shop

“You can think yourself into next Tuesday, but you won’t know until you get your stuff out there.”

Also, you’ll learn:

-3 simple ways to get clearer on your niche

-How to use levels, layers or segments to organize your niche

Links or companies mentioned

Enterpreneur’s Wheel of Work© by Ang Stocke Coaching:  www.angstocke.com/ewow

Favorite Cheaters: https://amzn.to/4c0o1A8

Palmer Orchids: https://www.palmerorchids.com/

Episode 12...

 This episode is part of The Entrepreneurs' Wheel of Work© Series. It’s about the 2nd pie piece in the EWOW (Entrepreneur’s Wheel of Work), your PRODUCT. 

What you’ll learn in this episode:

1. What it means to be DANG CLEAR about your product, and why it’s important…hint: It has something to do with our BRAINS.
2. Why it’s important to KNOW (like the back of your hand) the RESULTS your products get for your clients.
3. It’s OK to take some time to get CLEAR on your product.
4. How a product is different than an offer.
5. The way a product evolves over time. (It's highly likely your product will change over time.)
6. What it sound like when our dogs bark during recording!!!
7. Why it’s KEY to love your product and how to articulate it to clients.

Also, enjoy some bonus homework questions at the end to get you thinking how this topic applies to your business.

Enjoy!

Links mentioned in this episode:

On-Track Coaching Course: ...

Hey Gang!

Welcome to Episode 44 of The Brilliant Creative Podcast. 

This is the second episode in a series that introduces founders, business owner’s, makers, freelancer’s and CEO’s to a way of organizing your brain around your business. 

We use a tool call The Entrepreneur’s Wheel of Work to help you do this.

You can access the first two pages of this tool at www.angstocke.com/ewow.

Today, I’ll talk about the first pie piece, or section of this 16 part wheel. It’s your Business Brand.

You’ll learn: WHAT IT IS and WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO IT, WHEN YOU MIGHT WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO IT MOST, and WHAT QUESTIONS YOU CAN ANSWER TO GET CLARITY AROUND IT, and AROUND YOUR NEXT STEPS.

You'll hear how branding can be broken up into several parts, and why these different parts are important...and how knowing them can help you run your business more efficiently. 

I'll let you know how to find out more about working with...

Welcome to Episode 43: Introduction to the Entrepreneurs’ Wheel of Work©

Today’s episode introduces you to one of my favorite business coaching tools, the Entrepreneurs’ Wheel of Work©, or EWOW. 

This tool helps you:

-focus and get intentional about your business

-leave your emotions at the door when making big business decisions

-prioritize your next best steps easily

-feel confident you are focused on the next best step for you and your business

-make more money in less time

-get better at being a business owner

-get better at leading a team

-experience more joy + satisfaction in your business

-have a workflow that works for you

Is it easier for you to barrel through your day and just “get it done”…as opposed to stepping back for an hour or two and reflecting on how it could be done faster, better and with less stress on you..the owner? If that’s you…you’ll like this episode, and the next 17!!!

Hello hello brilliant entrepreneurs!!!!

Welcome!!! Today is for all the business mama’s in the group.

Anyone out there balancing business with baby?
Because I can attest, IT’S A THING!!! A huge, gigantic, very big thing.

Today I’m talking to two amazing ladies who’ve had babies in the last 18 months, who

Also have businesses. We have great conversation that can help you feel good

About wherever you’re at in your first years with baby and business.

Welcome to Ep 40, 10 tips for the new moms who also run a business!!

So…who should listen to this episode?

If you…..

1. Are just starting your biz and you have your first baby on the way.
2. Have had your biz for a bit, and are preparing your business and your
3. team for you being on maternity leave.
4. Want to get some real life information on what it’s like to manage home, baby, and business at the same time.
5. You want to compare your experience with another mama entrepreneur.
6. Are...

Hello hello brilliant creatives!!!!

Welcome to Ep 38, Two Companies that have GREAT Branding and What you Can Learn from them. 

So…who should listen to this episode?

If you…..

1. Are just starting you biz and you don’t know the first thing about branding.
2. Have had your biz for a bit but you never really GOT the importance of branding on a deeper level
3. Just wanna appreciate some dang good branding
4. Want to feel inspired around branding
5. Are rebranding and want some reminders, or want to refresh your thoughts around branding
6. Wanna learn a little about brand archetypes
7. Have a business that feels unclear to you, and likely to your prospective clients
8. Have a business that seems to attract the WRONG people…you find yourself asking how the heck you’re getting the clients you’re getting. 

The more you know your brand, the words, the values, the feeling, the connection it can have with prospective clients…the brighter...

Starting your own creative business???

Push play on Episode 37: 5 Things to Consider When Starting a Creative Business.

This episode is for you if:

1. Are thinking about starting a business, either full time or part time or even just a little side hustle. Any size, any commitment level…if you are thinking of starting a business, this is a good episode for you.
2. If you’ve already decided you’re going to start a biz and you’re in the beginning phase.
3. If you’ve been making your product for awhile and maybe giving it away or selling it for very little, and you think it might be time to start charging money.
4. If you think a small business is what you want to do with your life but you need some more information.
5. You want a specific example of how to switch your business from “just trying it” to “this is a real business”.

You’ll learn about:

1. Proof of Concept…and the 5 steps that go along with this important...

Hey gang. I am here to talk to the mamas and the papas out there who have just had a week or two of the kids at home for summer break.

If you’re like me, you are really feeling the kids in your space.

Previously, the space was clean and quiet.

Delightfully clean.

Delightfully quiet.

But now…the kids are home.

OOF.

No matter where you are at…or what the summer dance looks like at your house this week, most of you can benefit from these workflow tips.

Ok, here we go.

I’ve got 5 tips for you.

And they are all from experience.

Extensive experience.

(They are discussed in the podcast, push play today!)

 1. Tip number one: For GOODNESS SAKES be reasonable.

Specifically, Set reasonable expectations for yourself.

Set yourself up for success by allowing yourself and the rest of the world some leeway. Give yourself a buffer. Having this mindset will help you hit the ground running instead of hitting the ground stressed, angry...

Hey friends!!

Welcome back to the Money Series!

This is installment 6…all about entrepreneurial money mindset. It’s a short one…and there’s a beautiful pdf you can download to put at your desk or on your office board or maybe you can print it off for your entrepreneurial motivation binder.  

You put it wherever you want…but do get it, print it and put it somewhere you can see it!

It’s so helpful to have fresh and empowering mindsets in front of you…so you can see them and start to think about them and maybe even decide you’ll adopt some of these mindsets for your own.

You can find today’s free list of mindsets at angstocke.com/moneymindsets.

It’s all ready and waiting for you!

You know, if you are the head honcho at your office/business/studio….you have a BIG task to take care of that most others aren’t even thinking about.

The big task is managing your thoughts.