037 What We Wish We’d Known In Our First Years Of Business with Maggie Collette & Rose Radford

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09/26/22 • 49 min

On today’s show, I am joined by the amazing Maggie Collette from Think Like a Boss. Maggie is a half-English, half-Peruvian InstagramTM️ expert, coach, and educator. She helps female entrepreneurs unleash their potential and skyrocket their sales, simply by showing up on InstagramTM️.

Maggie started her business 5 years ago after spending many years working in corporate banking. She is now the go-to strategist for 7 and 8-figure business owners and recently hit 100,000 followers on Instagram. In this podcast, we engage in a candid discussion about our journeys over the last 5 years of growing our businesses in the online space; sharing some interesting insights, lessons, and breakthroughs that we hope will help you in your journey too.

What you’ll learn:

A combination of both intuition and data-driven decisions is the key to success

Don’t get overly consumed by numbers – Instagram followers don’t define how good you are at what you do

Why you should get to know your people and engage with your community

How niching down enables you to scale back up

Why repurposing and reposting content on Instagram really does work

Focus on your own lane and STOP focusing on what other people are doing

Why you shouldn’t be afraid to invest in things that will deliver results for your business

When things don’t work out, this can actually be a good thing

Why you should overestimate what you can achieve in a year but underestimate what you can achieve in 5 years

Maggie’s favourite thing about being a business owner is the freedom it has given her. But it hasn’t been an easy journey for Maggie. There will be many times where you fall flat on your face, but just keep picking yourself back up – the results WILL come in time.

Resources:

Connect with Maggie Collette on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/think_like_a_boss.co/

Visit the Think Like A Boss website: https://www.thinklikeaboss.co/ - Free Training: Sign 1-3+ clients a week on evergreen: https://www.roseradford.com/stepup-podcast

Apply for Freedom Accelerator: https://www.roseradford.com/apply

Visit my website: https://www.roseradford.com/

Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rosekirbycoach1

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamroseradford/

Let’s connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-radford/

What you’ll learn:

A combination of both intuition and data-driven decisions is the key to success

Don’t get overly consumed by numbers – Instagram followers don’t define how good you are at what you do

Why you should get to know your people and engage with your community

How niching down enables you to scale back up

Why repurposing and reposting content on Instagram really does work

Focus on your own lane and STOP focusing on what other people are doing

Why you shouldn’t be afraid to invest in things that will deliver results for your business

When things don’t work out, this can actually be a good thing

Why you should overestimate what you can achieve in a year but underestimate what you can achieve in 5 years

Resources:

Connect with Maggie Collette on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/think_like_a_boss.co/

Visit the Think Like A Boss website: https://www.thinklikeaboss.co/ - Free Training: Sign 1-3+ clients a week on evergreen: https://www.roseradford.com/stepup-podcast

Apply for Freedom Accelerator: https://www.roseradford.com/apply

Visit my website: https://www.roseradford.com/

Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rosekirbycoach1

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamroseradford/

Let’s connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-radford/

Previous Episode

036 10 Reasons Your Sales Calls Aren't Converting

A client recently asked me, “Rose, do you have a checklist for all the reasons why I’m not converting my sales calls when selling my coaching programme?” This episode is born out of that question.

I used to convert sales around 30% of the time, with that figure now reaching between 75%-85%. Non-conversion usually occurs because my offering was never really the right fit for them anyway. So, the way I see it, I achieve an 100% success rate when converting leads to clients. Today, I’ll share the 9 most common reasons (it was supposed to be 10, but apparently, I can’t count) why your sales calls aren’t converting.

The questions you’ll learn to ask yourself:

Are the leads that are getting on the calls with you the right people in the first place? Are they qualified leads?

Is the offer right for them? Are you selling the right thing to the right person?

Are you articulating the value of your offer clearly enough?

Are you people pleasing or are you leading the conversation?

Are you in CERTAINTY about your offer, the processes you are taking them through and the results you are helping them achieve?

Is it clear why this person would work with you over others?

If they don’t make a decision on the call, do you clarify what’s holding them back from a ‘yes’?

Can you offer a non-judgemental, safe space for them to share their concerns and worries?

Are you too attached to the sales outcome?

We all ultimately want to make sales, but don’t be too attached to the outcome. Although it can be challenging if you are struggling with financial constraints, you should always trust that the right people WILL sign up to work with you.

Resources: - Free Training: Sign 1-3+ clients a week on evergreen: https://www.roseradford.com/stepup-podcast

Apply for Freedom Accelerator: https://www.roseradford.com/apply

Visit my website: https://www.roseradford.com/

Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rosekirbycoach1

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamroseradford/

Let’s connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-radford/

Next Episode

038 Lessons From Hanging Out With Sir Richard Branson On Necker Island

In today’s episode, I’ll be revealing the lessons I learnt whilst hanging out with Sir Richard Branson on the notorious Necker Island...

As part of The Collective, a mastermind group of women leaders and entrepreneurs led by Natalie MacNeil which is an official partner of Sir Richard Branson’s not-for-profit Virgin Unite, I was lucky enough to be invited to Necker Island with Sir Richard Branson earlier this month. I was invited alongside 40 or so other female entrepreneurs who truly wanted the best for each other, and this love-based community really warmed my heart.

In this podcast, I’ll be sharing:

How I was lucky enough to get invited to Necker Island

Our journey on a VIP speedboat to Necker Island (which may or may not have seen me throw champagne all over myself!)

What the notorious Necker Island is really like

What Sir Richard Branson likes to do during his spare time

My favourite things that Sir Richard Branson said during the trip

The drink that Sir Richard Branson orders (spoiler alert: it’s NOT Scotch!)

Lessons I learnt along the way, including the 4 “circles of support”

My personal highlights of the trip and why it was so special to me

I walked away from this trip truly feeling that anything is possible and that “I can do anything”. We are living in a really abundant world, and you can feel abundant right now if you allow yourself to – you don’t have to hang out with Sir Richard Branson on Necker Island! I’d love to share this feeling with all my listeners today; you CAN do anything and there is infinitely enough in this world for you! Resources - Free Training: Sign 1-3+ clients a week on evergreen: https://www.roseradford.com/stepup-podcast

Apply for Freedom Accelerator: https://www.roseradford.com/apply

Visit my website: https://www.roseradford.com/

Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rosekirbycoach1

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamroseradford/

Let’s connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-radford/