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Hit It or Quit It with Lisha Bell, Alyson Caffrey, and Mickie Kennedy · The SmallBizChat with Melinda Emerson

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  3, 2, 1, 0, ignition.
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  Lift off.
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  Ending small business failure.
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  Welcome to the small biz chat podcast with the number 1 small business expert, Melinda
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  Emerson.
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  Melinda's goal is to end small business failure, and she'll give you the information
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  you need succeed and live the life you dream of.
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  Now here's your host, the small Biz chat lady herself, Melinda Emerson.
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  Have you subscribed to the small bizchett podcast?
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  Well, it's time every Wednesday we offer listeners bite sized actionable tips to start
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  and grow a successful small business.
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  And just 20 minutes or so a week you can get a ton of insight and resources to propel your
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  business forward.
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  Be sure to subscribe to the small beachhead podcast today.
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  Hi, everybody.
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  I'm Melinda Emerson, the small biz lady.
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  America's number one small business expert.
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  It is time for me to introduce my guest for today's show.
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  And my first guest is Angel investor, Alicia Bell, operation strategist, Allison Capri, and
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  she's the author in the new book, the Somadable Method, and Vicky Kennedy.
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  He is the CEO of e releases.
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  Now we're gonna have a quick panel that I like to call hit it and quit it.
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  Okay.
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  And this is the reason why we call it this.
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  Okay.
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  I'm going to ask one question to each of you.
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  You only have 30 seconds to answer it and you cannot repeat somebody else's answer.
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  Somebody takes your answer.
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  You better come up with something else.
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  Otherwise, you're gonna get the cowbell.
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  I don't wanna give you all that.
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  So we're gonna start with you, Alicia, because you've been waiting the longest.
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  Then we're gonna go to you, Allison, and then we're gonna come to you, Mickey Furr.
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  So the very first question, this is an easy one.
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  What is your favorite podcast?
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  Please just know, what is your favorite podcast?
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  My very own sisters with ventures.
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  It's everywhere.
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  Please follow, like, and listen, subscribe.
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  Thank you.
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  Check it out.
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  I can co sign that sisters with ventures is fabulous.
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  It's absolutely worth a listen.
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  Okay.
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  Allison, what is your favorite podcast?
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  I like Gold digger with Jenna Kutcher.
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  She is a fantastic, fantastic leader both in the home and in her business.
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  And honestly, I'm super inspired, when I listen to a lot of her episodes.
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  I I like her podcast as well.
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  I've heard several episodes of it.
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  Alright, Mickey.
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  What's your favorite podcast?
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  I'm gonna go with the $100 MBA show.
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  It's all about bootstrapping and trying to make do, often early in that entrepreneurial
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  journey.
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  Love it.
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  Love it.
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  That's a good one.
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  I I love that book, so I'm sure that podcast is good.
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  Alright.
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  Next question.
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  Allison, I'm coming to you first.
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  This time, then you, Mickey, then you lead to.
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  Alright.
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  What is your favorite business app?
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  Favorite business app would you use the most either on your computer or on your phone.
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  This is a tough one.
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  I actually really like loom.com.
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  It's on a Chrome extension.
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  You can add it and you can record your screen and show anybody all over what you're doing,
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  how you want something done.
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  I personally love it as my number one delegation tool in my company.
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  Love it.
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  Love it.
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  Alright.
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  Mickey, what you got?
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  Dropbox.
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  I am often in the middle of dinner or some places.
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  Somebody wants something, and I'm like, how do I get this to them?
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  And it's always Dropbox creating a share link and sending that along.
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  I'm a Dropbox girl too.
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  Alright.
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  Lisa, what's your favorite business at?
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  I'm Melinda biased when I'm going with my Wells Fargo Banking app.
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  I'm always on my money every day.
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  Minute.
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  I'm chatting those finances.
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  So your banking app is your favorite app.
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  Okay.
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  Yes.
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  No shade.
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  No shade.
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  Alright.
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  Good stuff.
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  Next question.
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  This time, I'm coming to you, Mickey First, then you, Alicia, and then Emerson.
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  What is your favorite old school marketing tip?
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  Favorite old school marketing tip?
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  I think for me is to communicate with your clients and leads, you know, email is is
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  something that still works.
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  Newsletters still work, and, you can also, start, you know, using stuff like tech messages
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  and things like that, but I think that, a lot of people think that it's all social Melinda,
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  and they forget email at times.
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  Love it.
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  Love it.
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  I agree.
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  Alicia, what you got?
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  Well, I had to go back and print business cards.
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  Like, I stopped printing business cards, and I was like, oh, actually, we still need these.
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  Like,
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  it's a very viable option, and it works, and it does a job.
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  Sorry about the paper, but, like, business cards are still a thing.
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  So
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  I'm with you.
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  I cosigned that completely.
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  Allison, what's your favorite old school marketing tip?
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  Okay.
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  I'm gonna go super old school and basic, and that's just Melinda.
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  I'm not joking.
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  I just read how to win friends and influence people again, and he had a whole chapter on
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  smiling.
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  And I was like, yeah.
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  We don't smile at random people and the that we're working with.
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  Enough.
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  So smile.
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  I like it.
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  I like it.
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  I'll I'll take that.
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  I'll take that.
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  Alright.
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  Here's the last question.
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  Alicia, I'm coming to you first.
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  And then you, Allison, and then you, Mickey.
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  What is the best business book you have ever read?
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  Best business book you've ever read?
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  Yeah.
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  I think it's my 3 thinking grow rich or Risdette or that kind of find similar to
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  similar ideas, but, you know, Mindset.
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  My mindset.
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  But both are good choices.
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  Very, very good choices.
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  Alright.
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  Emerson, what's your best favorite business book you've ever read?
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  Yeah.
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  One that sticks out to me right now is called The Motivation Myth by Jeff Hayden, and he
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  talks about waiting for inspiration versus just getting started and creating your own momentum.
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  And I personally love that, especially for early stage business first.
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  Love it.
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  Alright, Mickey.
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  What about you?
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  I had mentioned about testing everything and a b split testing and the perfect, companion to
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  that is the, eightytwenty sales and marketing, book by Perry Marshall.
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  It, helps you hone in on what's working in your business and cutting out the stuff that isn't
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  so that you can, scale and provide, a better experience for your customers.
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  I love it.
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  That's a great book.
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  That's a oldie but pity.
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  And my favorite book is actually 10 x is easier than 2 x.
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  By Dan Sullivan.
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  That's my favorite book.
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  I read a lot of them, but that's the one I've been holding on to the longest.
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  Thank you guys so much for being here on this special edition of the small business chat
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  pockets in honor of National Small Business Week.
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  This was a great show.
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  Please thank my guest, Alicia Bell, host of the sister with voices podcast.
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  Please check out her podcast.
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  Thank you to Emerson Capri, author of the new book, the sabbatical method.
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  Please go and grab her book, and thank you so much, Mickey Kennedy, CEO of ereleases.
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  You can get more information from ereleases.com.
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  Thank you all for joining me for this episode of the small Bishop podcast.
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  for women entrepreneurs looking to start and grow.
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  We're so excited and we're gonna officially launch at the top of June.
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  Now I want to leave you with this.
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  You never lose in business.
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  Either you win or you learn.
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  God bless everybody.
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  Thanks for listening to the small biz chat podcast.
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  With Melinda Emerson.
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  Subscribe to this podcast wherever you listen to podcasts and join us next Wednesday for more
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  fantastic information and interviews.
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  You can find more sources and small business success strategies by visiting Melinda's
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  website succeed as your own boss.com.
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  Thanks again for listening, and we'll see you next week.