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SweetLife Entrepreneur™ Podcast

The ultimate online business podcast that delivers trainings most consultants charge thousands for, with proven strategies to grow and scale your business online. April Beach hosts the weekly podcast to help you design, launch and scale your business, with a rare behind the scenes look of what it really takes to build an impact brand for high profit, deep purpose, and lifestyle freedom. Each show delivers expert steps to build your service business including offer strategy, online marketing, branding, service development, sales, how to scale, launch expertise, speaking, writing, coaching, PR and more. Shows include crazy-good bonuses, implementation worksheets, free courses, surprise extras, an online community, and no annoying advertising! We don’t hold back! It’ll feel like April Beach and guest experts are sitting right beside you revealing insider truths and trusted business knowledge. Her unfiltered style of teaching what it takes to build a profitable company and design the future you want, and her ability to simplify business growth, comes from her lifetime of experience as a lifestyle entrepreneur, and over two decades coaching women founders. podcast@sweetlifeco.com
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Jun 28, 2021
You’re an expert, and you’re pretty incredible at what you do, but sales from your online videos aren’t exactly reflecting just how amazing you are. This means there’s a disconnect between who you truly are and how you’re showing up on video. Or there could also be some bumpy roads between how you show compassion on video, establishing your authority, or entertaining viewers long enough to stay until the call to action. Does this sound like you? 
 
No worries my friend! McCall Jones, creator of Charisma Hacking, is here to break down her proven framework to “make strangers trust you and followers become aggressively devoted to you.”
At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Know the F.A.C.E. Framework and how to apply this to your videos
  2. See the formula to pin-point your own areas of improvement
  3. Solve the disconnect between the great videos you already make, and your lack of sales

 

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Jun 21, 2021
So, you’re hosting a team retreat? Amazing! Team retreats are one of the best uses of our time and resources. Though I’ve hosted team retreats for decades, I’ve finally nailed a planning process that helps us actually accomplish the goals I set forth, in a way my team loves, that blows the ROI out of the water. 
 
This is a great episode if you’re looking for structure in your business retreats, but you’re equally focused on building up your team, accomplishing crazy big goals and having a lot of fun in the process.
At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Learn my pre-retreat planning process
  2. Know how I set my team up for success before, during and after our retreats
  3. Get excited about the power of breakout sessions and mini-masterminds amongst your team members

 

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Jun 14, 2021
You know you need help. You’ve been doing most of the work in your business and it’s time to move your valuable time to the CEO role. To do so, you need a team, or at least one person to begin your delegation process. But you haven’t moved to take action for a variety of reasons but they primarily all come down to mindset. And, you’re probably thinking one of these thoughts: 
 
“I can’t afford to hire help.”
“I’m uncertain of which role to hire first” 
“I don’t have systems in place yet to delegate to someone else”
 
If you’re thinking one of these things, you’re not alone. You should already know these are very common issues for many leaders… or we would not dedicate a whole show to discuss it. You’re in good company, but let’s get you into the right company with next level leaders who know how to manage their high-value time, delegate tasks to others, and give you the steps to find the right people to bring on board. 
 
In this show, Theresa Loe, founder of streamlinedandscaled.com, talks you through proven solutions to overcome hiring hurdles so we can take your business from 6 to 7 figures.
At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Know the most important mind shift you must make - and by doing so, everything falls into place
  2. Know how to hire the right person, not just any person with a skills

 

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Jun 7, 2021
It’s time to scale your business, and you know that systems and SOPs need to be in place. But, if you’re like me, the thought of sitting down and documenting your tasks sounds as fun as having teeth pulled. Thankfully Brittany Keeling, our guest expert, is sharing practical ways and clear, simple systems you can follow to start scaling now. 
 
In this show we’ll also cover the difference between a platform, a system and automation. These common terms are misunderstood but important to understand. Stick with us and join us live on Clubhouse to meet with Brittany personally and get your questions answered after listening to this show.
At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Brittany’s 5 Steps To Scale
  2. How to create SOPs without crying 
  3. The importance of choosing the right platform to make your business easier to manage

 

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May 31, 2021
When it comes to entrepreneurship, people just start working. But, sooner or later when the time comes to scale, 60% of businesses realize they are missing a strategic financial plan and the foundations needed to move forward. Today’s guest expert Arnesha Bobo, Founder of CFOForWomen.com breaks down her Smart Financial Roadmap and the first 3 steps to building your strategic plan in detail. 
 
If you don’t know your numbers, don’t know how to analyze KPIs and you want your business to grow,  this is an ideal business coaching episode to get your foundation in place.  You’ll be surprised that the first steps actually have nothing to do with your numbers at all.
At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Have 3 clear steps to start creating a clear financial plan
  2. Understand how vision and core values must be part of your financial plan
  3. Be aware of the 4 numbers you should know every month in your company

 

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May 24, 2021

Goal setting is only as good as the plan you have to achieve them, your personal drive, and self-ownership of your goals to assure they come true. When it comes to building your future, you are the driver of that car and sometimes life and business get off track. In all cases, to get where you really want to go, you need a map that’s customized to your personal destination. On this week’s show Ashlye V. Wilkerson, empowerment and leadership coach for women, shares her Phenomenal Women Leading Pink Print Process™: 4 proven steps to get from where you are to where you want to be.

At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Have framework of Ashlye’s Pink Print™ Process and know how to apply it to your life
  2. Have immediate steps you can do today to make positive change in your future
  3. Get tips on ways other entrepreneurs measure their goals to create your very own success measurement system

 

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May 17, 2021

On this week’s show we’re diving into how to grow on Clubhouse through Moderator Teams. Clubhouse is the ultimate collaboration platform. It’s a powerful place to build brand awareness (as we talked about last week) and generate revenue, but Clubhouse is unlike other platforms so how you approach your audience is through intention, giving and collaboration. This episode will show you how to get started.

At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Know how to find your clients on clubhouse
  2. Know how to create collaborations on clubhouse
  3. Understand how to bring value to those you connect with and serve

 

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May 10, 2021

Clubhouse is a social audio app that enables conversations. It’s a great place to show your expertise by lending valuable information to live conversations. Clubhouse is also a great place to learn from others, network, build your brand, curate collaborations and simply connect with like-minded people with similar interests. Clubhouse is also a perfect place to find your ideal clients, and this is what we’re discussing on today’s show.

At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Understand how to increase brand awareness on Clubhouse
  2. Understand how to write your Clubhouse bio as a multi-passionate entrepreneur
  3. Know how to funnel people off Clubhouse and into your business

 

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May 3, 2021

Online services, courses, memberships and coaching programs are a great way to scale your business. However, how you structure your suite of offers can make or break your business. In this week’s show April Beach shares her Strategic Business Design Method™ and how you can design your company for long term lifestyle and profit goals now, and why launching any program outside this method is a risk.

At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Get the high level steps of April’s Strategic Business Design Method™
  2. Know where to start when considering your offers
  3. Have clarity on what you should be working on right now

 

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Apr 26, 2021

Struggling to stand out? Perhaps your business has been rolling for some time, but the seas are getting crowded and you’re not standing out. It’s time to brand outside the box. In this episode brand personality specialist, Carrie Thomas-Omáur explains how to understand your customers' core drivers to connect on a right-now level and create raving fans by understanding your brand archetype.

At the end of this episode you will:
  1. What really drives your clients to buy
  2. Your customers thought process when considering your offer
  3. Understand brand archetypes and how to find yours
  4. First steps to laying out the visual representation of your brand

 

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Apr 19, 2021
Launching an online course isn’t enough. In fact, the sale of on-demand online courses fell by 13.4 billion dollars because people are weary of buying another course they’ll never finish, the material is not good, or they don’t receive the outcome they had hoped. 
 
For entrepreneurs and businesses looking to scale, online courses are still a powerful tool, but how to curate your content and deliver a transformation to your participants will determine whether your course is a huge hit or a huge fail.
At the end of this episode you will:
  • Understand the basics of Transformational Course Design™
  • Be able to assess your current course for needed change
  • Have 4 steps to take action if you’re building an online course right now

 

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Apr 12, 2021
In this episode we’re talking with The Trademark Attorney, Francesca Witzburg, about what you need to know when it comes to protecting your creative works by filing for copyright protection. If you’re a course or content creator, and you have work that is not protected, this is an urgent episode for you. We dive into who needs copyright protection, what you must be careful to do when hiring help to create works for you, and how to start the process of protecting your work. 
 
This is part 2 of a 2 part show with Francesca Witzburg. In part 1 we dove into Trademark protections for your work.
At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Know if you have work that needs to be protected
  2. Understand how to own the work that others create for you
  3. Have the first steps to file for copyright protection today

 

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Apr 5, 2021
In this episode, we’re talking with The Trademark Attorney, Francesca Witzburg, about what you need to know when it comes to protecting your company name, tag lines and creative work including your courses, branded programs and more. In this jam-packed powerful episode, we’re diving into; Who needs trademark protection? How much it costs? How to check if the name you want to use is available? How to block someone from using your trademark and more. 
 
This is part 1 of a 2 part show with Francesca Witzburg. In part 2 we dive into Copyright protections for your work.
At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Know if you need to file for trademark protection
  2. Understand the difference between word and design marks
  3. Know where to start in your protection process

 

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Mar 29, 2021

Email marketing is an important way to connect with your warm audience, hold an ongoing conversation and increase sales. However, most businesses flop when it comes to writing emails that truly compel their audience. In this show, Copywriting expert, Kate Doster breaks down the process of writing great emails in an ethical way by wooing the hearts of your ideal clients open.

At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Know what makes a good email and a great one
  2. How to use “calls to actions” correctly in your email
  3. The process of writing amazing emails that convert

 

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Mar 22, 2021
As an entrepreneur, expert or professional leader, one of your strongest assets is your personal brand. Your brand is the outward representation of who you are and what you bring to the world. But oftentimes, leaders struggle with imposter syndrome, or get confused about how they want to show up. You might be afraid that you can’t take things back once you show them to the world or you’re fearful of judgment or regret. 
 
In this, our guest Nicole Herring, NLP Practitioner, breaks down her process to help you make strategic. personal brand decisions.
At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Understand personal vs company branding
  2. Have a set of questions you can ask yourself to make personal brand decisions

 

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Mar 15, 2021
Sleep is affecting our businesses. Whether good, or bad, your sleep is connected to your company’s performance in some capacity. And, beyond that… our health and livelihood as humans.  But we all know that, right? 
 
If you’re like me - You have no desire to listen to a podcast that discusses everything you already know!  But this episode is different. Sleep expert, Mollie McGlocklin dives into tracking your sleep with tech, understanding Heart Rate Variability HRV, and simple small-steps you can do each day to work with your Circadian Rhythm.
At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Know how your Circadian Rhythm affects peak performance
  2. Know how to read the date from your wearable sleep technology
  3. And have basic things you can do tomorrow morning towards more productive and healthy sleep 

 

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Mar 8, 2021
If you’re a small business owner or entrepreneur looking to grow your list of leads using intelligent online marketing, then this is the show for you. In this episode, we’re diving into how to use a quiz or self-assessment to grow your list of ideal clients and discard those who aren’t a perfect fit for your company. 
 
We’re also diving into the steps to create the content, outcomes and questions of your quiz and wrapping it all up with the software we love and use for assessment creation.
At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Have the strategy of quiz list growth well understood
  2. Know if you should be using this strategy in your business
  3. Learn the exact process to design your quiz content

 

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Mar 1, 2021
There’s much to learn about tech when you’re launching your business and terms like “funnels”, “lead magnets”, and “email automation” are common topics of discussion. Many of these topics we cover extensively on this show. But, on this week’s podcast episode we’re talking about one specific component that is often overlooked when creating a new lead’s journey into a relationship with your business; the Thank You Page.  
 
Many companies overlook the power of what a well designed “Thank You Page” can do for your business. But not you… because in this episode we’re covering the role of “Thank You Page”, what should be included in yours, specific uses for “Thank You Pages”, and the two primary “Thank You Pages” that every company needs!
At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Know the two “Thank You Pages” every business needs
  2. Understand the purpose of a well designed “Thank You Page”
  3. Have your wheels spinning for what should be on your “Thank You Pages” to make them awesome.

 

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Feb 22, 2021

If you’re an established business and not utilizing online marketing, this is where you’ll want to begin! Or, if you’re a new entrepreneur and you want to be sure you’re strategically creating content, you’re in the right place.  In this week’s show we’re talking about what is Lead Magnet Strategy and the one thing about lead magnets that no body tells you! Plus how to use it in your business in such a way that builds trust and increase sales into your paid programs.  We’re also talking about tech steps to get started.

At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Know What is a Lead Magnet? 
  2. Understand Why Is this Important In Today’s Marketing? 
  3. Know What Kinds Of Lead Magnets Are The Best? 
  4. Learn The Most Important Lead Magnet Strategy That No One Tells you

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Feb 15, 2021

Scaling your business is the key to growth, but you may not be sure when to scale and if your company is ready. In this episode we’re chatting about 3 key indicators that it’s time to scale, and how to know when to break the rules and scale before you’re “on paper” ready.

At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Know the 3 must do things before you scale 
  2. Know when to break the rules
  3. Understand the types of offers that scale the best

 

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Feb 8, 2021
If you’ve been spinning your wheels or struggling to get noticed, you’re not alone. In today’s fast paced world of online leaders, it’s not a surprise when new and established businesses struggle to get traction. So… how do you become known in world where every one is an “expert” and you’re too busy in the grind to toot your own horn to stand out. 
 
The answer… develop Your Signature Offer™ guided by your leading framework, method, system, or process.  When you create a signature program, online course, membership, event, service, offer, and method things quickly change in your company that will impact your message, marketing and profit like never before. In this show we also dive into the most common types os scalable offers and which may be right for you. 
 
“A signature program or offer is a unique service, that you create from your experience, method, framework, or expertise, that delivers predictable-transformational-measurable results”  - April Beach 
 
This show is an expansion of the Your Signature Offer™ trainings provided by April Beach and the SweetLife Company.
At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Identify if you’re ready to scale with a signature program or offer
  2. Identify areas of need you may have to stand out in your niche
  3. Know the most common types of scalable offers
  4. Know the two types of signature offers 
  5. Know the true definition of what a signature program or offer really is

 

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Feb 1, 2021
You’re good at what you do, but you may be struggling to scale, get noticed or establish undisputed leadership. I often find this is because you’re lacking a proven method, process or framework that scales your business to the top. 
 
Though most business coaches don’t talk about method development, it’s usually the first place we start to get our clients results. Without a method, you’ll struggle to scale, become known and you could risk not delivering the transformational results you should be able to guarantee.
 
In this show we’re expanding on concepts we’ve previously taught on Signature Offer™ creation and diving deep into signature methodologies.
At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Determine your need for creating your unique method or process
  2. Have 8 clear steps to follow to jump start your method creation
  3. Understand how YOUR METHOD is the core of all services, offers and the future to scale

 

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Jan 25, 2021
If you're an entrepreneur and you're looking to get in front of your ideal audience, establish yourself as a trusted source and solution, and sell more of your signature programs, services or offers, speaking is a great way to do that. However there are strategic steps that should be followed in order to achieve your ideal outcome, and what we learn in speaking to this week's guest is that you can actually send clients away by saying the wrong things.
 
And this week's show, Heather Seger, strategic speaking advisor, guides you through her four-step Speak for Authority method to fill your programs using speaking. Heather also dives into statistics speakers need to know, how to tell the right story, and expert insights to make sure you are speaking up in the right way, to the right audience, about the right topics.
At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Understand the four steps to the "speak for authority method"
  2. Know how to nail your message
  3. And understand quick strategies to choose your signature talk topic

 

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Jan 18, 2021

Pinterest could be the sleeper tool you’ve been looking for to generate leads and grow your business. Pinterest is not a social media platform but a powerful tool that can increase website visits and bring you great new clients. But, few companies know how to use Pinterest. This episode covers the 101 of how to use Pinterest stories, videos, hashtags and more.

At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Understand how to use Pinterest stories 
  2. Have a starting plan to use Pinterest
  3. Understand the 101 of how to get started

 

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Jan 11, 2021

Clubhouse is a new social media networking opportunity for entrepreneurs. It truly takes the box it's placed around you from other platforms and allows you to create deep relationships, establish yourself as an expert, learn, gift, and grow. But you may just be hearing about Clubhouse or be on the app and not exactly sure how to use it. Though we are not clubhouse experts This short episode gives you the 101 on how to get started on clubhouse what to expect and great opportunities for entrepreneurs using this app.

At the end of this episode you will:
  1. Know the first three things to do when you get on Clubhouse
  2. Understand why Clubhouse is so special
  3. Start to strategize your clubhouse funnel and company growth

 

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