Business Blasphemy
Sarah Khan
Sarah Khan, Business Advisor and Leadership Consultant, is calling B.S. on the hustle-focused status quo of online entrepreneurship and getting real about what it takes to grow a business that doesn't become a statistic. In each episode, Sarah helps navigate the rampant B.S. that permeates business strategy, marketing, operations, and mindset that has business owners hustling and pivoting themselves into burnout. She cuts through the noise and gives you guidance on how to view the status quo with a more discerning eye. If you're ready for success without the B.S., buckle up for hard truths, fun rants, terrible puns and (more than) the occasional curse word.
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09/05/23 • 53 min
Do you ever wonder why it's so hard for high achievers to shift their mindset? And why traditional mindset coaching methods aren't always the best approach to growth?
In this very candid episode, I talk to Marianne Smith (Daugherty), a psychotherapist and trauma trained therapist all about nervous system regulation and how dysregulation impacts high achieving entrepreneurs, CEOs, and founders.
Drawing from her 15+ years of experience, Marianne enlightens us about some incredible techniques to manage the pressures of success. We discuss polyvagal theory, exploring how different approaches can help high achievers thrive in their chosen fields.
We learn how to recognize states of dysregulation and why self-compassion is the cornerstone of maintaining balance.
This leads to a very eye-opening exchange about the coaching industry, providing guidance on how to separate credible coaches from those who might not have your best interests at heart.
We close out the episode by addressing the elephant in the room - the glaring lack of checks and balances in the coaching industry. We share personal experiences and discuss the alarmingly easy route to becoming an unqualified coach. We break down the need for ethical standards of care in the coaching industry and the importance of research and scrutiny when choosing a coach, providing insights to help you ensure you're working with the very best. Tune in for an engaging conversation that promises to challenge the status quo.
Marianne Smith (Daugherty) is a psychotherapist, practitioner, and guide to high-achieving visionaries who are ready to ditch the chaos and lead from their inner zen master. She works privately and intimately with clients using cutting edge nervous system rewiring techniques, taking them on a multi-dimensional journey to uncover their next level calm. This process takes time, trust, and tools, but as a result, leaders can become infinitely resilient in the face of inevitable stress. If you’re ready to rewire your nervous system and carve new neural pathways for greater presence, creativity, and joy-in both your personal life and in your business.
Connect with Marianne:
- https://www.facebook.com/mariannelindausmith
- For coaching services: mldcoaching.co
- For psychotherapy services (in Ohio & Pa) www.happyvalleycounseling.net
Connect with Sarah:
- Tired of being the "best kept secret"? Download the FREE Thought Leader's Playbook for 5 essential steps to to ignite your influence and get noticed! Get Your Playbook HERE
- Follow Sarah on Instagram (instagram.com/corporate.rehab)
- Learn how to work with her HERE (getcorporaterehab.com/services)
The Business Blasphemy Podcast is sponsored by Corporate Rehab® Strategic Consulting.
EP24: You Asked, We Answered: A Blasphemous Approach to Business Q&A
Business Blasphemy
06/20/23 • 42 min
On this off the cuff episode, I answer listener-submitted questions about a variety of different things:
Topics this week include:
- How I started my journey in the online business space
- How to keep your passion alive when people just wanna squash your enthusiasm
- What advice I'd give my 15-year-old self now with hindsight
- Strategy advice I'd give to newer entrepreneurs
- What it's like to work with me
It's a grand old time and honestly you've gotta add the phrase "testicular fortitude" to your repertoire going forward.
Connect with Sarah:
- Tired of being the "best kept secret"? Download the FREE Thought Leader's Playbook for 5 essential steps to to ignite your influence and get noticed! Get Your Playbook HERE
- Follow Sarah on Instagram (instagram.com/corporate.rehab)
- Learn how to work with her HERE (getcorporaterehab.com/services)
The Business Blasphemy Podcast is sponsored by Corporate Rehab® Strategic Consulting.
06/06/23 • 34 min
This week, Sarah welcomes Amber Dancy to discuss how business owners can increase their capacity without defaulting to common strategies like scaling their business or adding more time to their day -- the more common advice entrepreneurs are given when they start feeling overwhelm.
They explore the importance of separating personal capacity from business capacity and how having a solid operational foundation is crucial for the success of a business.
They also talk about the very common mistake of conflating being the face of the business with being the business itself, and solutions to overcome it.
Amber's Bio:
Amber Dancy is an Intuitive Business Coach who believes that sometimes rebelling is the most practical thing you can do for your life and your business. She works with leaders who desire to do things differently. Together you'll recalibrate your definition of success to create a business that aligns systems with humans. Her mission is to transform the old boring "business standards" into "human-first approaches".
Connect with Amber:
Website: https://www.practicalrebel.com
Register for the Rebel Tea Party: https://practicalrebel.com/rebel-tea-party-registration/
Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amber.dancy.5
Connect with Sarah:
- Tired of being the "best kept secret"? Download the FREE Thought Leader's Playbook for 5 essential steps to to ignite your influence and get noticed! Get Your Playbook HERE
- Follow Sarah on Instagram (instagram.com/corporate.rehab)
- Learn how to work with her HERE (getcorporaterehab.com/services)
The Business Blasphemy Podcast is sponsored by Corporate Rehab® Strategic Consulting.
EP14: Cultivating a Connected Company Culture with Becky Brunner
Business Blasphemy
04/11/23 • 38 min
Summary:
In this episode, Becky Brunner, Value-Driven Team Culture & Connection Coach, shares her approach to leading and building strong teams. We talk about ways to engage with team members and connect as humans, the importance of creating a ripple effect of praise across the team, how creating a strong culture improves productivity and profits, and suggestions for established teams who want to improve their existing cultures.
Bullet Points:
- Why building company culture and connection should start with your onboarding process.
- What you should do within the first few days of hiring someone.
- Why it’s important to have a variety of training materials available.
- How outlining your culture, tools, and processes contributes to team members’ success.
- Why it’s important to be specific when giving praise about a job well done.
Quote
“If your team members feel like you care about them, you appreciate them, and that the work that they do matters, they're less likely to leave and go over to Joe's company next door.”
Guest Info
Becky Brunner of Choose Happy Assisting
Becky's Bio:
Becky Brunner is a value-driven team culture & connection coach. She works with female business owners, service providers, and coaches by creating customized communication, collaboration, and connection strategies that are proven to develop strong, positive working teams & communities. To keep productivity high, relationships strong, and happiness present in the workplace, you must establish a “community-first” attitude. Becky teaches exactly how to do that, along with simple tips on showing more appreciation and putting human connection at the forefront of every female-led business. She does all this by standing by one specific mantra we can all use... “Be a good human.”
Connect with Becky:
Website: https://choosehappyassisting.com/ (you’ll find the team subscription here, too)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/choosehappyassisting/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckybrunner17
Connect with Sarah:
- Tired of being the "best kept secret"? Download the FREE Thought Leader's Playbook for 5 essential steps to to ignite your influence and get noticed! Get Your Playbook HERE
- Follow Sarah on Instagram (instagram.com/corporate.rehab)
- Learn how to work with her HERE (getcorporaterehab.com/services)
The Business Blasphemy Podcast is sponsored by Corporate Rehab® Strategic Consulting.
EP06: No, You DON'T Always Need a Coach
Business Blasphemy
02/14/23 • 17 min
This one may ruffle a few feathers but that's sometimes a good thing.
No, this isn't throwing shade at coaches (I mean, Sarah's a coach, right?) Instead, Sarah invites you to consider something that in the online business space is considered downright sacrilegious -- going coach-free for a period of time.
Why on EARTH would she recommend NOT having a coach? Tune in and find out.
If you're interested in booking one of Sarah's 47 FREE 30-minute consultation calls, head to https://bit.ly/47Q1consults... but do it soon...spaces are almost gone! (No, it's not a coaching call or a discovery call, she actually helps you solve a problem and come up with solutions in 30 mins or less.)
Connect with Sarah:
- Tired of being the "best kept secret"? Download the FREE Thought Leader's Playbook for 5 essential steps to to ignite your influence and get noticed! Get Your Playbook HERE
- Follow Sarah on Instagram (instagram.com/corporate.rehab)
- Learn how to work with her HERE (getcorporaterehab.com/services)
The Business Blasphemy Podcast is sponsored by Corporate Rehab® Strategic Consulting.
EP03: Hiring Won't Solve Your Overwhelm -- But THIS Might
Business Blasphemy
01/24/23 • 21 min
You hear it a lot -- feeling overwhelmed? Hire! Outsource!
Not in an of itself a bad idea -- but not always the best FIRST idea.
On this week's episode, Sarah talks about the 2 main causes of overwhelm and the 3 things you should be focusing on to help kick it to the curb (do people still say that?). The 3 C's of Success, as she calls them, are a big piece of the foundation of every good, sustainable business, and they should be revisited frequently.
She also offers a reframe on how to set Good, Better, Best goals, how genuine connection can help curb overwhelm, and what consistency actually means when it comes to content creation.
It's a mixed bag today! But all goody bags are.
Connect with Sarah:
- Tired of being the "best kept secret"? Download the FREE Thought Leader's Playbook for 5 essential steps to to ignite your influence and get noticed! Get Your Playbook HERE
- Follow Sarah on Instagram (instagram.com/corporate.rehab)
- Learn how to work with her HERE (getcorporaterehab.com/services)
The Business Blasphemy Podcast is sponsored by Corporate Rehab® Strategic Consulting.
EP01: Why Entrepreneurship is BROKEN
Business Blasphemy
01/17/23 • 21 min
In this premiere episode, Sarah talks about why entrepreneurship feels overwhelming and frenetic -- in short, why it feels broken. It's a State of the Union of Entrepreneurship, uncomfortable but necessary.
It all started because of a contractor role asking for the moon and stars -- for a price you wouldn't believe. Give it a listen and then be sure to weigh in on the conversation. Follow Sarah over on Instagram and share your thoughts. Head to instagram.com/corporate.rehab
And if you're interested in booking one of the free 30-min consults she mentions toward the end of the episode, go here, or head to https://bit.ly/47Q1consults
Connect with Sarah:
- Tired of being the "best kept secret"? Download the FREE Thought Leader's Playbook for 5 essential steps to to ignite your influence and get noticed! Get Your Playbook HERE
- Follow Sarah on Instagram (instagram.com/corporate.rehab)
- Learn how to work with her HERE (getcorporaterehab.com/services)
The Business Blasphemy Podcast is sponsored by Corporate Rehab® Strategic Consulting.
EP60: Priorities: Tackling the Right Tasks for Focused Business Growth
Business Blasphemy
04/02/24 • 11 min
Ever feel like your business checklist is leading you everywhere except to success?
Last week, we anchored ourselves in purpose. This week, we focus on priorities as the compass to navigate the daily grind of what to do.
This episode is all about ditching the typical to-do list and embracing strategic priorities that align with your business's current stage of growth. We're not just chasing tasks – we're chasing milestones. Join me as I break down the five distinct stages every business experiences and guide you on what to focus on to accelerate your growth -- without bogging you down in burnout.
And it's not about the length of time you've been in business that matters; it's way more nuanced. I share insights on identifying and tackling priorities that matter, ensuring you're not just busy, but productive.
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Want to schedule your FREE 30-min Growth Hierarchy Assessment to find out what stage of growth you and your biz are at? Head to https://getcorporaterehab.com/talkbiztome to book your call, and leave with clear, actionable steps to focus on to get your biz to the next level!
Connect with Sarah:
- Tired of being the "best kept secret"? Download the FREE Thought Leader's Playbook for 5 essential steps to to ignite your influence and get noticed! Get Your Playbook HERE
- Follow Sarah on Instagram (instagram.com/corporate.rehab)
- Learn how to work with her HERE (getcorporaterehab.com/services)
The Business Blasphemy Podcast is sponsored by Corporate Rehab® Strategic Consulting.
04/09/24 • 16 min
Ever feel like the mantra "we all have the same 24 hours" doesn't quite fit your life?
This episode tears down that myth and reconstructs a more personal blueprint for success. As we continue dissecting the four Ps of consistent success, we zero in on the third P: power.
I'm here to unfold the layers of your potential, showing you how to prioritize tasks that genuinely push your business forward, and reveal the truth about personal capacity. From the energy you expend to the resources you wield, I'll steer you through making every business move count.
Harnessing power isn't just about sheer effort; it's about the finesse of managing your team, tapping into expert insights, and mastering the art of delegation. This episode isn't just talk—I'm bringing practical tools and personal anecdotes to the table, illustrating how a robust support system is as valuable as your professional network.
We'll also discuss the importance of financial wisdom and investing within your means, preparing you for next week's deep dive into the emotional aspect of promise in business. If you're an entrepreneur at any level, ready to sync your ambitions with your true capacity, this is your sign to listen up.
Looking for the Business Time Optimizer I mention in the show? Check it out here:
https://getcorporaterehab.com/timeoptimizer
Connect with Sarah:
- Tired of being the "best kept secret"? Download the FREE Thought Leader's Playbook for 5 essential steps to to ignite your influence and get noticed! Get Your Playbook HERE
- Follow Sarah on Instagram (instagram.com/corporate.rehab)
- Learn how to work with her HERE (getcorporaterehab.com/services)
The Business Blasphemy Podcast is sponsored by Corporate Rehab® Strategic Consulting.
EP38: Connection Made Easy: The Shift from Transactions to Trust
Business Blasphemy
09/26/23 • 25 min
Have you ever found yourself in a busy networking event, feeling drained and disconnected as you attempt to navigate the sea of pitches and self-promotion?
That's where I found myself recently, moderating a panel for a local Women's Enterprise Centre event. As an introvert, I was anticipating the usual energy suck. But instead, I found myself energized, and it set off a light bulb moment. Networking (aka connection) events aren't the problem: WE are.
We've all been there - the dreaded 'pitchslap', where, without even a ‘how do you do’, someone is smacking you in the virtual face with their latest offer. (It's no wonder so many people are in their feelings about sales and lead generation.)
Connection in business has traditionally been more about transactions than genuine human connection, and it's taking a toll. Instead of feeling compelled to sell or to be sold to, I wanna share a different approach: create authentic connections, cultivate trust, and personalize your interactions. Sales are important, of course, but they shouldn't overshadow making real connections because you took time to see the human behind the dollar signs.
In the cut-throat world of business, maintaining honesty and transparency may seem like a tall order. But instead of the usual BS, it's time we focus on building enduring relationships. After all, it's through these genuine connections that we lay the foundations of lasting success.
Connect with Sarah:
- Tired of being the "best kept secret"? Download the FREE Thought Leader's Playbook for 5 essential steps to to ignite your influence and get noticed! Get Your Playbook HERE
- Follow Sarah on Instagram (instagram.com/corporate.rehab)
- Learn how to work with her HERE (getcorporaterehab.com/services)
The Business Blasphemy Podcast is sponsored by Corporate Rehab® Strategic Consulting.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Business Blasphemy have?
Business Blasphemy currently has 96 episodes available.
What topics does Business Blasphemy cover?
The podcast is about Entrepreneurship, Mindset, Business Coaching, Podcasts, Education, Business Education, Business and Hustle.
What is the most popular episode on Business Blasphemy?
The episode title 'EP54: Unlocking Copywriting Secrets: Boost Your Brand with Samantha Burmeister' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Business Blasphemy?
The average episode length on Business Blasphemy is 31 minutes.
How often are episodes of Business Blasphemy released?
Episodes of Business Blasphemy are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Business Blasphemy?
The first episode of Business Blasphemy was released on Jan 9, 2023.
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