The Wellpreneur Podcast

Last week we were talking about business planning for 2018, and today have a fantastic guest on the show, Jules Schroeder of Unconventional Life, who shares how she actually got better results in her business when she just acknowledged what was right in front of her, stopped planning and just really went with the flow. So it’s going to be a great way for you to look at the both sides of the coin and wager if there’s actually a place for you to use both of these approaches in your business. I personally really believe in the value of the plan and having a goal, but once you are confident and really clear on those, I think you also need to be open to some serendipity and see when good opportunities present themselves. And that’s what we’ll be talking about in this week’s episode. Jules shares about the transformation she’s gone through in her business, how she’s really learnt to let go and go with the flow. I love how she defines allowing things to happen effortlessly as a ‘minimum movement maximum impact’, and

Welcome to our last episode in 2017! We are wrapping up the year with an amazing interview with the founder of the Girlskill podcast, Anna Rova. I met Anna in October at a conference in Bangkok and I was really inspired by her story of taking a leap and becoming a digital nomad. If you are in the place where you are either still balancing between your corporate job and entrepreneurship, or you have already started your own business but realized it’s not really aligned with you and require changing your niche – you are going to love this episode! We talk about Anna’s first job in marketing industry and how with going through a tough breakup first motivated her to take a step into exploring men and their take on relationships with women. We talk honestly how letting events in your personal life affect your professional life don’t necessarily have to be negative, but push you to explore and find your passions. So while running this super successful podcast where she interviewed men, Anna found her femininity aga

Have you thought about offering an online group health coaching program, but you aren’t sure where to start or how to find your first customers? Kathleen LeGrys from Health Coach Solutions walks us through the process of online program creation in this week’s episode. Creating an online health coaching program is a great way to expand beyond just seeing 1-on-1 clients and doing things in person, because you can run a group program. And with the holidays approaching I see so many of you grow an interest to run an online program to offer your clients something special or expand your reach, but simply don’t know where and how to start. And that is exactly what we are covering today in a out step by step process. We talk about why you should choose to run a 30 day health coaching program, what to include in it so your that it gets results without feeling overwhelm, how to find your first customers (even if you don’t have an email list), and some tips on free marketing strategies and how to get your participants e

This week we’re talking about personal branding with Erica Blair.Erica is a Brand Strategist specialized in helping skilled professionals plan out how to set up foundation and launch their own independent brands so they can successfully market their business.She is here to share that creating a brand for your health and wellness business can be a lot simpler than it seems, as we naturally tend to really over-complicate things.In this conversation, we are going to cover what it means to create a personal brand, how to decide if you want to create a brand around yourself or your business name, and how you can emphasize some really unique qualities in yourself that you might be a little nervous to put out there.As Erica explains, shifting those qualities to the core of your brand rather than downplaying them may be the key component to connecting to your ideal clients.Having a brand for your business means having the key elements to be recognized by not just your words, but also the feelings you want to invoke w

This week I’m bringing back a fantastic episode from our archives. This interview with Julie Parker is filled with really great information and this is still very relevant content to what the situation is today with growing our wellness businesses online. Julie is the creator of Inspired Coach Magazine and the founder of Beautiful You Coaching Academy and we’re talking about the coaching industry and what do top health and wellness coaches she’s observed do differently. From the habits and behaviors of successful wellness coaches that get them great results (and clients) all the way to sales, Julie shares with us key mindset shifts that differentiate successful wellness coaches from the rest. So if you are a health and wellness coach or you’re thinking about becoming one this episode is super relevant for you and you’ll definitely want to tune in. Now, I don’t know what you are using for your email marketing, but I use a tool called ConvertKit, and I have been with them a couple of years. I tried Aweber and M

Today we are really focusing on entrepreneurial journey, so if you enjoy listening how someone decides what is the work they are meant to do, when is the right time for an entrepreneur to make transition from the day job to working for their own business, how to create a platform and build a sustainable business – you are going to love this episode! Most of all, my today’s guest Shannon Kaiser and I talk about self care and self love as a wellpreneur, and Shannon shares how she built her wellness business around self love and self care. Out of shame from others we often don’t admit to ourselves we are not satisfied even if we do earn a lot of money or live someone’s dream. But what if it’s not your dream and you’re not exactly sure what it is that you really want to do? Shannon talks about the tools she found helpful to move forward from the advertising industry she wasn’t happy working in towards her own business, and how shifting focus on her happiness helped her get a clearer picture of what her ideal busi

Could your mindset about money be holding you back in building your wellness business?It’s so easy to think that something ‘out there’ is preventing you from reaching your income goals. But the reality is, as entrepreneurs, we are responsible for our business results – and many of those results might be limited because of your beliefs about money! Coach and motivational Denise Duffield-Thomas joins us for this weeks interview (which you can listen to above). Denise is the founder of Lucky Bitch, where she helps exceptional women create outrageous success in their life + business. And through her work, she has noticed three pervasive limiting money beliefs among wellness entrepreneurs.3 Limiting Beliefs about Money that keep Wellness Entrepreneurs BrokeThere are 3 limiting beliefs about money that are especially prevalent among health and wellness entrepreneurs. And they’re not serving you (or the world!) at all – do you have any of these?Limiting Money Belief 1: “I’ll never make money from this kind of work.”

This week I have another inspiring interview for you with a wellpreneur who works in the part of our industry we don’t often see online. Dr. Travis Zigler is an optometrist, and he and his wife both being doctors have been running a regular on-site business and seeing clients in person. But they wanted more freedom and flexibility in their lives and they also had a really strong drive to give back to the community when it comes to eye health – because not everyone can afford to go and see an optometrist. So they decided to start an online business called Eye Love, and set up Eye Love Cares Foundation to start helping prevent blindness in the world. You’ll see how they came up with a unique way to tell people what they do, a title that that sparks a conversation and allows them to throw an amazing pitch. Travis shares how while figuring out how to work online, they first started out with sunglasses business but quickly evolved to developing and selling their own eye wellness products for dry eye and macular de

Going to conferences and trying to make the most of them is something that I did extensively in my corporate job so it really comes natural to me. But, from talking to other wellpreneurs I realized that most of you haven’t had that experience, and as I’m just getting ready to head out to conference in Bangkok I decided to share some tips on how I approach conferences to make sure I don’t burn myself out, that I get what I want out of the event and make some amazing connections. Taking it from someone who is really introverted, because going to conferences really drains me, I really had to learn how to pace myself and take care of my self so I could spend my time and energy in areas that are important to me – like meeting new people and enjoying the travel. If you are about to go to your first conference, or have already been to one but felt uncomfortable and like you didn’t get what you wanted, or you just love conferences like I do – you are really going to enjoy this episode.This episode originally aired on

This week we’re talking about how to use Instagram the right way to grow your health and wellness business. This episode was actually inspired by a recent thread in Wellpreneur Community on Facebook, where my today’s guest, wellness photographer Briena Sash, replied with amazing tips, techniques and strategies on how to use Instagram for wellness business. Many of our members found Briena’s insight super helpful, and I know all of our listeners would too. Running a successful Instagram account is definitely not just taking photos of what you’re eating and all places you are, because if you want to be effective you really need some strategy behind it. Briena shares how at the beginning even as a photographer, she herself approached Instagram the wrong way, and talks how she later shifted her strategy and branded her feed by following three pillars of Instagram success: inspire, educate and engage. She also shares what inspired her to do wellness photography and how we as entrepreneurs don’t have to be great ph

Today I’m speaking with an inspiring wellpreneur and one of my good friends here in Hong Kong, Dr Kamilla Holst. Kamilla is a chiropractor specializing in care of mothers and babies, but in today’s conversation we’re exploring one of her other interests, which is overcoming fear. And not just her own fears in her business, but particularly helping her clients and friends face the fears they have in their life and overcome them. We also talk about the book she recently released where she shared her own experience in facing fears, but Kamilla also shares the system and process that you can use in your life and the small steps to take to face your own fears, because fears are often what’s often holding us back from having the life we really dream of. We also touch on daily routines and what keeps her in balance, social media and email management, how to get great referrals, book publishing + more!This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast.Get the full show notes with links: https://wellpreneur.com/

You’re probably familiar with using medicinal herbs as teas – but what about using them in our soups and broths? In Chinese culture, soups are used as a daily nourishment filled with specially chosen herbs and vegetables to balance the body. I’ve been fascinated (and daunted!) by the idea of including these herbs in my own soups and broths, so this week I invited Peggie Zih, naturopath and herbalist, onto the podcast to talk to us about the traditional usage of medicinal soups – and how we can start to add herbs into our own soups at home, and what herbal soups are good for!This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast.Get the full show notes with links: https://wellpreneur.com/medicinal-herbal-soups-with-peggie-zih/Copyright 2012-2020 Wellpreneur Ltd. All Rights Reserved.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Do you want to work with Moms on improving their self-care?This episode was inspired by our recent Nail Your Niche challenge. I see so many wellpreneurs wanting to work with Moms to help them with their stress, anxiety, poor sleep, weight gain etc, by encouraging them to take more time for self-care. Well – despite your good intentions, talking with moms about self-care is often a frustrating target market with low sales … and here’s why. I’m going to explore exactly why this target market is hard to reach and the huge (and sometimes hidden) cultural influences that may be sabotaging your sales. BUT not all is lost! You absolutely CAN work with moms AND help them with self-care, you just need to know the right way to approach them. We’ll talk about that too. This episode is a must-listen if you want to work with moms, but also for any wellpreneurs who want to hone their marketing mind and learn how to communicate with their ideal client.…This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast.Get the full sh

Today I’m talking with super inspiring wellness entrepreneur Sadie Lincoln, the founder of Barre3. Sadie came up with a workout concept that embodies Ballet Bar workouts, Yoga and Pilates. She is teaching her classes online and in-person and openly shares about growing this type of fitness business, and how her previous experience in scaling fitness business helped her find her place in her industry. We touch on various topics like the biggest surprise for her when starting out, how yoga helped her get more aligned with her inner self and find happiness in what she does, daily routines, the myth of multitasking. Our conversation also takes an interesting turn when mentioned on social media, especially the importance of being offline and staying authentic to yourself. I’m also announcing a great Marketing Bootcamp Launch that started today, and if you want to learn more about this week’s special early-bird offer, tune in!This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast.Get the full show notes with link

Target market – love it or hate it, it’s a fact that you’ll get traction faster with your new business if you’re super specific about who you work with and what you do.Since this is such a common stumbling point for many wellpreneurs, this week, I’m running a 4-day challenge dedicated to helping you nail your niche once and for all! Even if you have a target market, go through this process with us to refine it and get inside your ideal client’s mind, to make your marketing even more magnetic.This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast.Get the full show notes with links: https://wellpreneur.com/target-market-myths/Copyright 2012-2020 Wellpreneur Ltd. All Rights Reserved.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Start where you are. That’s the overarching message I took away from today’s conversation with health coach Elizabeth Rider. Although now Elizabeth has led more than 10,000 people through online courses and has a show on FMTV she started with a blogger site and zero audience – and it took time to grow. During our conversation today we talk about how Elizabeth’s business has evolved (including the first products she sold and her first website!), how she’s continued to build a community through blogging, whether it’s worth it to invest in SEO, and the advice she’d give herself just starting out.This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast.Get the full show notes with links: https://wellpreneur.com/start-where-you-are-with-elizabeth-rider/Copyright 2012-2020 Wellpreneur Ltd. All Rights Reserved.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

New installment of the Real Wellpreneur series is here! In this week’s episode I’m speaking with wellness coach Corinne Dobbas about how her wellness business has evolved over the past decade. She shares her first job in wellness working at a health center, to creating her own programs and putting them online, and talks honestly about how she either had a full time or part time job for many years to take the pressure off her growing business. We talk about authentic growth in your business, trusting your path, and her favorite tools, podcasts, audience building and program promotion strategies and the importance of putting your coaching business first.This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast.Get the full show notes with links: https://wellpreneur.com/real-wellpreneur-corinne-dobbas/Copyright 2012-2020 Wellpreneur Ltd. All Rights Reserved.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

This week I’m speaking with Dr. Benita Perch about using genetic testing for health. I’ve been really interested in DNA analysis after doing the Ancestry.com test for genealogy purposes. So in this episode we talk about the various ways genetic testing can be used in holistic health, especially to understand your predispositions so you can nourish and support your body accordingly! If you want to find out what methylation is and how genes are being used to determine inflammation levels – stick with us! Dr. Perch describes that lot of people do have autoimmune conditions that would push their body towards inflammation point, so depending on their DNA results and more importantly person’s current lifestyle an expert can help determine proper ways to detox and balance their health. We also touch on personal routine and self-care and how Dr. Perch stays healthy with her busy schedule (as a health expert and a mom of two little boys). Have your notebooks ready as we are scratching onto the scientific surface of DN

Who doesn’t feel overwhelmed by email from time to time? In this week’s episode, I share a conversation with conscious business coach Willo O’Brien about how we manage our work and personal email, including loads of process and tool recommendations – and some mindset shifts, to make the email feel easy again! We talk about what helped us take the pressure off by simply accepting that when running your own business getting your inbox to zero shouldn’t really be your top priority. And that an email overwhelm comes from us and our current mindset, so we talk about how we changed that first, and then we get into the strategies for email management. Tune in

How do you make decisions in your business: with your mind or with your gut? In this week’s episode, I’m speaking with Holly Worton about how to incorporate more intuition into your business. And if you feel like you don’t have it in you and if your overly academic mind is not allowing you to tune into your body and what it’s trying to tell you, you’ll find this really interesting. As someone who was not really in tune with her body, Holly shares how she awakened her own intuition, small practices you can do to start listening to your inner self, and how to distinguish a good intuitive feeling from making impulsive decisions that feel right but are actually awaken by fear. We talk about how nurturing business intuition can really make a positive impact on your business and your life and make taking action in your business so much easier. And all it takes is to start trusting yourself and your feelings.This episode originally aired on The Wellpreneur Podcast.Get the full show notes with links: https://wellpren