BOW 096: Angie Colee: Permission To Kick Ass

06/01/21 • 31 min

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In This Episode:

Angie Colee is a heavily-tattooed rocker turned copywriter and entrepreneurial coach. She was one of our very first guests here on the show, and since then she’s made some incredible shifts in her business.

She’s recently said goodbye to most of her client work to focus on her coaching, podcast, and writing a book – All supported by the incredible lessons she’s learned on her journey from cubicle copywriter to badass business owner.

In that time she’s coached hundreds of creative freelancers through finding clients and confidently fulfilling the gig...

Strategized and written multiple multi-million dollar launches, including two during the recent pandemic...

And Generated over $50MM in direct-to-consumer sales with her copy.

Since she walked away from her day job, she’s created strategies and promos for companies like Masterclass, Copy Chief, The Hustle, Rich Dad Poor Dad, and Product Launch Formula.

These days, she’s teaching everything she’s learned in her new business called Permission to Kick Ass. There she provides business and confidence coaching for creative entrepreneurs.

Episode Highlights

Why Angie decided to move away from being a copywriting gun for hire
How Angie manages her creative work while working remotely from the road
Her superpower that makes her the perfect person to turn to when you need a loving kick in the butt.
How to have difficult conversations with clients when you need to set boundaries
The difference between a "red flag" and s "miscommunication" when it comes to managing clients
How you can use your personality and quirks to attract the right clients
The filters you should run all prospects through to make sure they’re easy to work with

And plenty more along the way. Get the resources mentioned in this episode below.

In This Episode:

In that time she’s coached hundreds of creative freelancers through finding clients and confidently fulfilling the gig...

Strategized and written multiple multi-million dollar launches, including two during the recent pandemic...

And Generated over $50MM in direct-to-consumer sales with her copy.

Since she walked away from her day job, she’s created strategies and promos for companies like Masterclass, Copy Chief, The Hustle, Rich Dad Poor Dad, and Product Launch Formula.

These days, she’s teaching everything she’s learned in her new business called Permission to Kick Ass. There she provides business and confidence coaching for creative entrepreneurs.

Episode Highlights

Why Angie decided to move away from being a copywriting gun for hire
How Angie manages her creative work while working remotely from the road
Her superpower that makes her the perfect person to turn to when you need a loving kick in the butt.
How to have difficult conversations with clients when you need to set boundaries
The difference between a "red flag" and s "miscommunication" when it comes to managing clients
How you can use your personality and quirks to attract the right clients
The filters you should run all prospects through to make sure they’re easy to work with

And plenty more along the way. Get the resources mentioned in this episode below.

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BOW 095: Mayank and Prerna Malik: Scaling Your Biz While Working Less

In This Episode:

Mayank and Prerna Malik are the founders of Content Bistro where they serve up wallet-wooing conversion copywriting services for creatives and seasoned-for-growth consulting for service providers.

They’re also the creators of Profits on Tap ® and Momentum Mise-en-Place ® where they work closely with fellow service providers who want Sustainable Scale TM for their businesses.

They’ve worked with over 500 clients worldwide including some of the biggest and best names in the industry, such as Pat Flynn, Vanessa Lau, Amy Porterfield, Kerwin Rae, Carrie Wilkerson, Alli Worthington, and others!

They live in India with their daughter, Manini and when they aren’t working on launches with clients or on profit optimization with service-based businesses, they’re traveling the world and eating all the food! (Sounds like our kind of people!)

Today we talk about getting strategic about your profits and mindset, scaling on your own terms, running a business Internationally, and how to grow your business while scaling back the hours you work.

Episode Highlights

How chronic illness forced Prerna and Mayank to launch their own business
Their system for finding international clients while based in India
How they moved from “content creation” to sales copywriting (and why they made the switch)
Scaling your business on YOUR terms (and doing it sustainably)
How they scaled BACK the hours they worked without sacrificing growth in their business
The 3 key areas of your business to focus on if you want to work LESS hours while your business continues to grow
How to be intentional and strategic about building profits in your business (and you don’t need to be an accounting whiz)

And plenty more along the way. Get the resources mentioned in this episode below.

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BOW 097: Finka Jerkovic: How To Love Your Business, Clients, and Offers

In This Episode:

Finka Jerkovic is an author, international speaker, and coach. She consults with clients on their personal branding, leadership, sales, client experience and employee engagement.

Finka believes when you bring authentic leadership and a mission-based mindset to business, you can achieve inner fulfillment, outer success and leave a transformational impact.

Today we’re talking about how to “own” your offers and your business, as Finka share her strategies from selling from a place of love, instead of fear.

Episode Highlights

How to pull on the tendrils of the book hiding inside you
Dealing with the pain (and sometimes necessity) of throwing out your first draft
How to know when it’s the right time to write your book
The strategy behind fitting a book into your overall business plan
How to write your book while balancing a full time job or business
Working with a book writing coach to get past your sticking points
How to fully embrace what you’re selling so you can feel free in promoting yourself and your work
Managing book launch anxiety (and how to avoid constantly hitting the ‘refresh’ button on your results)
How to sell from love instead of fear (for both your own business, and your client’s)

And plenty more along the way. Get the resources mentioned in this episode below.