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Small Business Straight Talk | Productivity, Time Management, Mindset, & Business Strategies

Amber De La Garza, The Productivity Specialist For Small Business Owners

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If you’re a small business owner who wants to learn effective business strategies, improve time management, and elevate productivity to maximize profits, reduce stress, and make time for what matters most, this podcast is for you! Amber is a sought-after coach, trainer, speaker, writer and the creator of Leverage Lab®. Amber gives small business owners the straight talk on what it takes to reduce stress, be productive, and grow your business. Tune in and subscribe to get the straight talk on ...
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Financial Clarity

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This is Financial Clarity, the podcast dedicated to helping service-based small business owners achieve financial success. Join us as we demystify financial concepts, get practical tips from seasoned entrepreneurs, and discover strategies to increase profit and value.
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I dive into the sabotaging tendency to compare and despair, breakdown how that mindset can be harmful to your success, and tell you what to do about it. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Compare & Despair Really Is ✔ The Feelings It Can Elicit ✔ How It Can Sabotage Your Success ✔ Why Your Backend Might Be A Mess ✔ What To Do About It Mov…
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Zac Cramer is a Certified EOS Implementer at EOS Worldwide, a company that provides tools and support to help businesses implement the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS). Zac is a neurodivergent LGBTQIA+ business coach who has helped the CEO of a $200 million company take their first ever cell phone-free vacation, showcasing their ability to br…
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I sit down with the Founder of Cultivize, Jason Kramer, to dive into how effective lead nurturing and customer relationship management (CRM) can help you convert prospective buyers into customers. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What A CRM Really Is ✔ The 4 Components of A CRM ✔ Strategies For Lead Nurturing ✔ The Importance Of Connectivity…
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I dive into my Daily RAP framework so you can use it to stop letting your day conquer you AND instead… plan and conquer each and every day, thus laying the groundwork for long-term success. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Truth About Planning Your Day ✔ The Importance Of A Daily RAP ✔ When To Execute It ✔ My Daily RAP Framework Explaine…
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I sit down with Joseph Michelli, an organizational consultant with a focus on customer experience, to dive into his knowledge of exceptional business practices that help leaders and their teams deliver an extraordinary customer experience that prioritizes people. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What The Customer Experience Is ✔ Ways To Use …
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Heather Lowrey, MS, LPC, LMHC, is the Owner and Consultant at Wise Mind Financial, a coaching business enhancing financial literacy, accountability, and empowerment for young adults and couples. She is also the Owner and Psychotherapist at HSL Consulting PLLC, a psychotherapy practice focusing on the relationship between food, sex, and money. As a …
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I dive into the best practices you can rely on to help you run efficient and effective project management meetings so you can take back control, lead your team, and elevate your client experience. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Best Practices For Running Effective Project Management Meetings ✔ What Outcomes You Can Expect When You Do ✔ My …
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In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with Business Coach & Sales Expert, Sarah Walton, to dive into business owners’ relationship with money. We discuss how it can transform into a growth mindset that plugs in to money, abundance, and success, and uses it to serve others and do amazing things What You’ll Discover …
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Jamie Van Cuyk is the Owner of Growing Your Team, a consulting firm that helps small business owners navigate the hiring process to find the right employees for their teams. With over 15 years of leadership experience, Jamie specializes in guiding business owners through creating tailored hiring strategies, improving interview techniques, and provi…
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I dive into my hit list of 20 ways you can reallocate the time and energy you now have so you can create a more solid foundation in your business and prepare to move ahead full throttle when business is booming again. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What To Evaluate & Organize During Slow Periods ✔ What & Who To Invest In During Slow Period…
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Imagine going into 2025… 🌟 Having Confidence to take on any challenge because you have laid the groundwork for a successful year in your business 🌟 Being Excited because you have a clear plan on how to achieve your goals and know exactly what steps to take in what order 🌟 With Complete Clarity knowing the precise resources (time, money, people, tec…
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I sit down with the founder of Clara CFO Group, CPA Hannah Smolinski to discuss the financial support options available to business owners and break down ways to gain a better understanding of your business’ financial health so you can make the right strategic decisions to grow your business and increase your profitability. What You’ll Discover In …
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Deanna Zubrickas is a Senior Account Manager at Relay, an online business banking and money management platform, where she plays a pivotal role in equipping business owners with essential tools to manage their finances effectively. She is a certified profit-first professional and an expert in business banking solutions and banking integration with …
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I dive into getting out of denial and getting clear on what you actually CAN accomplish in three months loaded with holiday activities, so you can finish the year strong AND enjoy the season! What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Ways Living In Denial Shows Up In Your Business ✔ The Truth About Overwhelm ✔ How To Make Your 4th Quarter Less Stress…
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I sit down with the Founder of Grow A Small Business, Troy Trewin, to dive into marketing principles and strategies small business owners can use to grow their business and increase their profits with a bit of persistence. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Troy Divides His Time & Energy Among His 7 Businesses ✔ The Main Challenges Troy’s …
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I dive into the topic of theme days and how to implement them so you can take advantage of the awesome benefits gained from taking your time blocking from good to better to batch! What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Time Blocking Is & Its Benefits ✔ What Theme Days Are & How To Use Them ✔ How I Got Started Theming My Days ✔ What Batching I…
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Lindsay Pedersen is the Founder and Brand Strategist at Ironclad Brand Strategy, a company that partners with CEOs to create rigorous and focused brand strategies, making the brand a powerful North Star for organizational growth. She is the author of the best-selling book Forging an Ironclad Brand: A Leader’s Guide and an advisor to several compani…
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I sit down with the CEO and founder of Disrupt PR, Marin Richardson, to dive into the best PR tactics to attract the right clients and enable you to charge more for your services. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What PR Really Is & How To Get It ✔ How To Track The ROI On PR ✔ What An Ideal PR Client Looks Like ✔ The Time Commitment Necessar…
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I dive into the challenge of being the only problem solver in your business so you can step down from that demanding role, effectively empower your team, and create a business full of competent and capable problem solvers. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Area You Might Not Realize You Need Support In ✔ Why You’re Currently The Only Prob…
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I sit down with small business attorney Elissa D. Hecker to dive into the role a small business attorney takes when hired to give you legal advice, protect your assets, and provide support. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Legal Matters Elissa Helps Small Business Owners With ✔ The Action You Must Take After Creating A Trademark ✔ Reaso…
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I dive into the many ways you can stop being the only hero in your story and get the support you need to grow your business, increase profits, and reduce the stress of running your business. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Common Reasons Business Owners Don’t Get The Support They Need ✔ Why It’s Important To Stop Being The Only Hero In Your…
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I sit down with Fractional COO and The Online Integrator, Raquel Castillo, to dive into the role of a Fractional COO, what an Entrepreneurial Operating System is, and how both can support you in running your business. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What A Fractional C-Suite Executive Is ✔ Why & How Raquel Became A Fractional COO ✔ What Her…
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I dive into making smarter client scheduling decisions so you can prevent the negative costs poor client scheduling has on your business. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Poor Client Scheduling Looks Like ✔ Amber’s Scheduling Story That Ended Badly ✔ Krystle’s Scheduling Story That Ended Well ✔ How Those Business Owners Both Failed & Su…
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I sit down with John McClain, the CEO & Creative Director of John McClain Design, to dive into creating systems and processes for your business so you can gain peace of mind knowing that every project will run like a well-designed machine and attain greater success. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Not Having Systems Almost Cost John His…
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I dive into the heavy mental load business owners carry and discuss four specific activities worth making time for to help you reduce stress, improve your productivity, and better manage your mental load. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What A Mental Load Is ✔ How It Impacts Business Owners ✔ What You Should Be Focusing Your Time On ✔ The A…
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I sit down with income growth strategist Marion Wagner to dive into the major lead generation mistakes many business owners are making and discuss what to do instead to generate leads that convert! What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Lead Generation Mistakes To Stop Making Today ✔ What Hole You Shouldn’t Allow Yourself To Get Stuck In ✔ Whe…
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I dive into the specific time management strategies, skills, and policies you can implement in your business immediately to get the most of your team members’ time without overwhelming them. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Your #1 Job As A Leader Is ✔ What Skill You Must Train Your Team Members On ✔ My 12 TimeMaximizers To Help Your Te…
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I sit down with business mentor and health coach Molly Asplin to dive into the importance of living in alignment with your personal priorities and not just your business goals, so you can feel more in balance and find fulfillment beyond traditional measures of success! What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Molly’s Definition Of Success ✔ The Powe…
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I dive into how you can take action to respect and value your own time because if you don’t, no one else will and your business will suffer because of it. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Ways Others Might Be Disrespecting Your Time ✔ What Not Valuing Your Own Time Looks Like ✔ Which Adjustments Will Have The Greatest Impact ✔ The Steps To V…
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I sit down with the co-founder of the Lefkoe Institute, Shelly Lefkoe, to dive into the topic of eliminating the beliefs sabotaging your growth so you can stop hitting that wall and attain greater success in business. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Beliefs Really Are & Where They Come From ✔ How To Know If You Have Self-Limiting Belie…
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I dive into how to create a schedule that more effectively supports your ideal work/life balance so you can actually achieve it. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Thing You Must Get Clarity On ✔ What You Should Be Tracking & Auditing ✔ What Gaps Are Important To Solve For ✔ 4 Steps To Create A More Supportive Schedule ✔ The Nuisance That …
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I sit down with the founder of Tsetserra Growth Partners, Malcolm Peace, to dive into how you can best prepare yourself and stabilize your business now to ensure you’ll be able to sell it down the line when the timing is right and should you wish to do so. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Malcolm Got Into Buying Businesses ✔ Why You Migh…
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I dive into eight simple upgrades to the technology you use in your business every day that can help you maximize your efficiency. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Tech Upgrades Can Impact Your Business & Workflow ✔ Which Simple Tech Upgrades You Should Consider Implementing ✔ My Task Management Program Evolution ✔ My Thoughts & Warnings…
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I sit down with Charlène Gisèle, The Burnout Prevention Adviser, to dive into burnout prevention strategies, as well as tools to help you heal from burnout. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Habits & Behaviors That Lead To Burnout ✔ How To Know When An Intervention Is Needed ✔ The Mindshift That Needs To Happen To Course Correct ✔ The Healing…
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I dive into what it takes to develop and maintain a strong team so you can maximize the benefits of having a team who supports you in achieving your business goals. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ The Smart Alternative To Micromanaging Your Team ✔ Why It’s Important To Invest In Your Team ✔ Necessary Steps To Build A Strong & Effective Team…
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I sit down with the co-founder of email management company InboxDone.com, Yaro Starak, to dive into an effective email management solution that could reduce chaos, keep you from drowning in emails, and get you to inbox zero every single day. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Is Making It Hard For You To Grow ✔ Why Yaro Hired His First Em…
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I dive into the root causes of why you’re micromanaging your team so you can stop doing so and instead, empower your team to grow in their roles and invest more of your time in your own high-value activities. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Micromanagement Is ✔ How It Might Be Showing Up In Your Business ✔ Why You Might Have The Tenden…
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I sit down with the Founder and CEO of Keystone Group International, Jaime Taets, to dive into the leadership role a business owner plays in building culture and how a strong culture is the foundation for scaling. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ Why Strong Cultures Help Businesses Grow ✔ How To Get Out From Under The Founder’s Dilemma ✔ Way…
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I dive into the topic of time blindness so you can learn how it might be affecting you and your business, then take action to minimize its unintentional costs. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What Time Blindness Is ✔ Who It Affects & Why ✔ Common Symptoms & Costs of Unintentional Time Blindness ✔ Ways To Tell If You Struggle With It ✔ How T…
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In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with personal coach James Brackin to discuss how intentional action can fuel your growth and lead to exceptional results. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ James’ Background That Significantly Influenced The Way He Lives ✔ What Specific Event Led Him To Bet On Himself ✔ H…
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Amber De La Garza is a coach, trainer, speaker, and writer renowned for her work as The Productivity Specialist. Through her role as the host of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast and creator of Leverage Lab®, Amber dedicates her expertise to assisting entrepreneurs in enhancing their productivity, helping them to maximize their profits and m…
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I dive into the different kinds of perfectionism and how you can use guardrails to curb your perfectionism tendencies so you can stop sabotaging yourself and your business! What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ How Perfectionism Shows Up In Your Business ✔ What Excellence Seeking Perfectionism Is ✔ What Failure Avoiding Perfectionism Is ✔ How Per…
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Sara Kappler is the CEO of Centric Squared, a CRM-driven agency specializing in email and SMS marketing. Having pivoted to CRM consulting and email marketing after over a decade in digital consulting, Sara specializes in high-performing marketing campaigns for clients in the finance, e-commerce, and online business niches. A mom of three with a rec…
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I sit down with retail shop owner and marketing coach, Lauren Tilden, to dive into strategies to cut the noise, devise an effective marketing plan, and be consistent with it so you get the results you want! What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ 3 Reasons Why It Proves Difficult To Show Up Consistently ✔ How To Keep Showing Up When You’re Not Seei…
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Adam Lean is the CEO and Co-Founder of The CFO Project, a company dedicated to training financial professionals on how to offer outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and business advisory services. With an accounting background and years of experience in the corporate world, Adam transitioned into entrepreneurship, successfully launching, growin…
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I dive into discovering the root cause of why you aren’t more productive so you can take action to eliminate the biggest threat that is holding you back. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What True Productivity Is ✔ The Underlying Reason You’re Not Productive ✔ How You Might Be Sabotaging Your Success ✔ What To Do To Break The Shackles Of Sel…
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Andrea Heuston is the CEO and Founder of Artitudes Design, an award-winning creative agency. She has over 20 years of experience in the design industry and has won several awards such as the Puget Sound Business Journal’s 40 under 40, the Annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards for Enterprising Women Magazine, Cambridge Who’s Who, and the Key4…
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In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with Marcel Petitpas, the CEO & Co-Founder of Parakeeto, a company dedicated to helping agencies measure and improve their profitability by streamlining their operations and reporting systems. We dive into how you can interpret your important operational metrics to help you tak…
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Mallory Ulaszek is the Co-founder of Week of the Website, a web design agency that simplifies the process of creating websites for small businesses, agencies, and large enterprises. With a rich background in leading various marketing, finance, sales, and operations teams, Mallory leverages her extensive experience to create an intuitive web design …
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I dive into how you can ruthlessly starve your distractions and feed your focus so you can consistently show up your best during scheduled work time. What You’ll Discover In This Episode: ✔ What You Can Do To Starve Your Distractions ✔ What you Can Do To Feed Your Focus ✔ Resources To Help You Implement Each Of Those ✔ How Environmental Factors & P…
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