The Smart Gets Paid Podcast

In this insightful episode, we're going deep on scaling consulting businesses with Mandi Ellefson, the founder of Hands Off CEO. In a captivating conversation, Mandi and Leah explore the fascinating differences between how men and women grow their consulting businesses differently. Discover the pitfalls and challenges faced by both, and learn what it takes to scale your own business while managing your bandwidth. Whether you're a solopreneur or aiming to build a million-dollar agency, this episode is packed with nuggets you can apply to your business.

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→ Get Higher-Paying Consulting Clients: If you’re a woman running a consulting business, learn how you can get paid more for your consulting contracts and attract more of the right kinds of clients at smartgetspaid.com.

Several years into Smart Gets Paid, Leah's niche is pretty clear and easy to recognize: women who run independent consulting businesses. But it wasn't always that clear. So in this episode, I pull back the curtain and share with you how I came to my niche, the women I work with. But I get there in a roundabout way, by talking to a client who's struggling to find HER niche. Tune in to my conversation about how I found my niche, and how you can find your own.

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→ Get Higher-Paying Consulting Clients: If you’re a woman running a consulting business, learn how you can get paid more for your consulting contracts and attract more of the right kinds of clients at smartgetspaid.com.

Why are proposals so difficult sometimes?

Whether they're a minor annoyance or the bane of your existence, listen in as Leah helps a client who's struggling with proposals as well.

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Resources:

→ Free LinkedIn Guide for Consultants: If you’re focusing on LinkedIn for your consulting business, it starts with your profile. Learn the 7 steps to turn your LinkedIn profile into a powerful tool to get your ideal consulting clients coming to you - get your copy of the One-Hour LinkedIn Profile Power-Up today: smartgetspaid.com/profile

→ Get Higher-Paying Consulting Clients: If you’re a woman running a consulting business, learn how you can get paid more for your consulting contracts and attract more of the right kinds of clients at smartgetspaid.com.

Even though there's no silver bullet to getting consulting clients, there is one thing that can make getting clients easier: having a good Painkiller Statement. But what you might not know is that creating your Painkiller Statement is one of the hardest things to do. In this episode, you'll hear why my client is so frustrated with her Painkiller Statement, and how to make it easier to create.

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Resources:

→ Referrals on Repeat: If you get consulting clients through word of mouth or referrals, it can feel like you're waiting for the next one to come your way. Get the 5 step Referrals on Repeat system to take control of the referrals so you can get referrals and word of mouth clients consistently. Get your copy at smartgetspaid.com/referrals.

→ Get Higher-Paying Consulting Clients: If you’re a woman running a consulting business, learn how you can get paid more for your consulting contracts and attract more of the right kinds of clients at smartgetspaid.com.

You didn't start your business so you could work all the time. And yet, so many women are working way too hard in their consulting businesses, for "ok money," and they don't have enough time for what really matters. But it doesn't have to be this way. In this conversation with Rosie Stafford Smith, she shares how she built a profitable consulting business and has time for what truly matters.

Resources:

→ Referrals on Repeat: If you get consulting clients through word of mouth or referrals, it can feel like you're waiting for the next one to come your way. Get the 5 step Referrals on Repeat system to take control of the referrals so you can get referrals and word of mouth clients consistently. Get your copy at smartgetspaid.com/referrals.

→ Get Higher-Paying Consulting Clients: If you’re a woman running a consulting business, learn how you can get paid more for your consulting contracts and attract more of the right kinds of clients at smartgetspaid.com.