Ep 1.29 Break Through Your Limits by Getting Out of Day-to-Day Work in Your Business w/Todd Ruedt

05/06/21 • 53 min

How do you go from veteran landscaping business owner, working 18 hour days outside in the elements for decades, to business coach working just 2.5 days per week? That’s what I asked our latest guest, Todd Ruedt. Todd is a business coach and franchise owner of ActionCoach in Brookfield and Fox Cities, and was named ActionCOACH Americas #1 Coach of the Year in 2018. And he hasn’t been slacking since then, either. Todd continues to help free agents build multiple streams of income and delegate the right things so they can work on their business, not in it. Todd pulled back the curtain on his own journey, sharing some incredible insights along the way, including: How to use collaboration to build confidence and expand your business, whether you’re in the initial stages or getting to the next level The biggest pitfall new franchise owners fall into (and how to avoid it) How to leverage franchise systems to drastically reduce your learning curve and get results in your business faster As a business coach, Todd is known for asking great questions, and you’ll find a hidden gem in this conversation, where he shared one simple question you can ask yourself to bring positivity to any situation. One of the key steps for any free agent is building a support system around you, including mentors. You can’t go wrong looking to someone like Todd for coaching, mentorship and support. Enjoy the conversation and reach out to Todd if you get value from his insights! Guest Bio Todd Ruedt is a business coach and the owner at ActionCOACH of Brookfield, ActionCOACH of Fox Cities and The Offsite Collaboration Center in Brookfield/Neenah. At the onset of his experience as a business coach, Todd Ruedt hit the ground running. He was named 2018 ActionCOACH America’s #1 Coach of the Year. As a certified ActionCOACH Business Coach for 4 years, and part of the ActionCOACH community for another 10, Todd is an expert in education, training & growing businesses. Add to that his experience as a veteran landscape designer and horticulturist with more than three decades of industry expertise. Todd is also an avid organizer of more than 21 golf events for notable charities throughout Southeastern Wisconsin. For more information visit, https://coachingwisconsin.com/. Learn more about Todd’s upcoming Growth Club Mid-Year Extravaganza on June 17th and 18th here.

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Ep 1.28 3 Ways to Supercharge Your Online Presence & Show Your Authentic Self w/Stacy Kaat

Corporate refugees are coming out of hibernation! They’re thinking of the future, making new plans and setting new visions. In this exciting process, many are rethinking how they present themselves online. What better person to talk about the free agent journey and visual branding than photographer extraordinaire Stacy Kaat! As one of Milwaukee’s premier photographers and longtime free agent, Stacy is a genius at bringing out the authentic self in her clients. Her strength is seeing your true personality, giving creative input, and helping bring your entire visual brand together into a cohesive package. In this episode Stacy shares.. How a new visual brand can help you show up to sales calls with more confidence, energy and authenticity How the right headshot serves as a “virtual handshake” - capturing the essence of your personality How your visual brand can help you conquer common fears, such as “Am I good enough” We also dive into Stacy’s story and her experience working with a variety of mentors, and how critical it is for free agents to build the right support system. If you’re looking to supercharge your online presence, show your true personality and give people a great first impression, this episode will give you insight you won’t get anywhere else! Guest Bio Stacy Kaat is a photographer, personal branding expert, and business owner. She helps Executives, Authors, Speakers, Trainers, Coaches and Entrepreneurs who are the FACE of their business and want quality brand photographs to attract the right people. She collaborates with them to create pictures that accurately represent their personal brand and business for social media profile, website, and marketing materials. Stacy also provides personal brand guidance so her clients can achieve their goals by aligning their social media profiles and posts with their vision. For more information, visit https://www.stacykaat.com/, send an email to [email protected] and call Stacy directly 414.758.0622.

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Ep 1.30 How to Change the Stories & Limiting Beliefs Holding You Back w/Sue Schultz

What if the stories you tell yourself about the past are sabotaging your success right now? That’s the key question I took from our latest podcast conversation. We all have these stories we believe are true, even though they aren’t. Stories we created around the events of our lives. But it’s what we do with those stories that determines our level of success. Our guest is Sue Schultz, corporate recruiter turned career and life coach, and our conversation is all around the stories we tell ourselves and how to break free. Sue opened up about her own life and coaching experience, sharing... The one thing you can do every morning to ensure your tank is full and you’re ready for the day ahead. How to build “non-negotiable” activities into your day to refill your emotional piggy bank How the stories you created around past events are sabotaging your success right now As Sue said, we can’t change the past, but there’s a lot of good that came from the past that we can use to drive ourselves forward. Get your free digital copy of Free Agent: From Corporate Refugee to Being the Boss. Click here to download. Guest Bio Sue Schultz is a Career & Life Coach and the founder of Inspired Integration. She helps women align their career and life so they can finally feel the success that is filled with passion and purpose. Her holistic experience helps her clients overcome the fear, and self-doubt interfering with their life choices. Over the years Sue has built her career on helping others understand who they are, where they’re at, what is standing in their way and “what they really want to be.” As a Career Development Coach, she helps people create opportunities to take control of their careers. For more information, visit https://inspiredintegration.org/ and connect with Sue on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-schultz-inspired/ and follow @inspiredintegration on Instagram.