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Productive and Paid with Jamila Payne
Productive & Paid™ is a weekly podcast for entrepreneurs, small business owners, and service providers who want to make more informed decisions about money, time, and how they run their business. Hosted by Jamila Payne, a productivity expert and small business consultant, the podcast features candid conversations about what actually drives results. Each episode explores how business owners generate revenue, manage their time, structure their work, and think about getting paid. From…
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Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneMake Money in the Last 90 Days
It is almost November, and you are wondering if you can still hit your number this year. I get this question from clients every year around this time. The…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneHow to Sell When Your Calendar Is Already Full
A full calendar can hide an empty pipeline. That is the part nobody warns you about once your business starts working. You can have a week with no white space…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneIs the Yap Challenge Worth It? I Posted Daily for 40 Days
I have been visible for years. Stages, podcasts, rooms full of my people. Social media has been a different story, and after my marketing assistant…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneWhy You're Busy All Day but Your Business Isn't Growing
Why You're Busy All Day but Your Business Isn't Growing You open your calendar Monday morning with a clear plan and good intentions. So why does Friday show up…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneHow to Add Retreats to Your Coaching or Consulting Business (with Tenagne Turner)
What if your next five-figure offer did not require a launch? My guest this week is Tenagne Turner, founder of BRB Retreats, a luxury international retreat…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneHow to Get Over the Fear of Selling for Women Business Owners
This is the conversation I want every woman in business to hear. The belief that selling is sleazy, pushy, and something to apologize for is quietly costing…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneHow Scope Creep and Unbilled Work Are Costing Your Service Business
There is a number sitting inside your business right now that you have never calculated. It is the total of every hour you worked this year that you never sent…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneHow to Schedule Your Week for More Revenue as a Service Business Owner
Your calendar is telling on you. It is telling on your priorities. It is telling on your revenue. And it is telling on whether you are actually running a…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneHow to Get Consistent Clients in Your Service Business
If you have ever sat down at the start of the month, looked at your revenue goal, and realized you have no idea where those clients are actually coming from…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneOvercoming Fear in Business: How to Read What Your Resistance Is Telling You
What is actually holding your business back? For most experienced entrepreneurs, the honest answer is not strategy, not marketing, and not the algorithm. It is…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneHow to Pay Yourself as a Business Owner S-Corp vs LLC
You are making money. But are you actually keeping it? Too many entrepreneurs I talk to are generating real revenue and still not paying themselves…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneStop Quoting and Start Closing: What's Actually Happening in Your Sales Process
You got off the call feeling great. The conversation flowed, they seemed interested, and you said — "I'll send over a proposal." And then you spent the next…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneHow Business Owners Get Organized to Save Time and Make More Money
Is a disorganized business quietly costing you money? If you've ever lost 30 minutes hunting for a file, kept 47 tabs open because you were scared you'd never…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneHow to Build a Lifestyle Business vs a Scalable Business
What if the thing keeping your business stuck isn't your mindset, your offers, or your prices but the structure you've been building all along? In this…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneHow to Transition from Owner Operator to CEO
What if the reason you're exhausted, overwhelmed, and still not where you want to be in your business has nothing to do with how hard you're working — and…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneLinkedIn Strategy for Business Growth(Turn Connections Into Clients)
Your LinkedIn profile might be costing you clients. Most entrepreneurs assume LinkedIn growth comes from posting more content. But what actually drives…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneHow to Host a Virtual Summit That Makes Money (Real Numbers + Pricing Strategy)
Most virtual summits generate attention. Very few generate real revenue. In this episode of Productive & Paid, I sit down with Gemma Bonham Carter to break…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneBuilding a Business That Supports the Life You Want
You didn't start your business to quietly resent it. And yet, a lot of successful entrepreneurs wake up one day realizing the business grew… but their life…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneWhat It Really Means to Be Productive and Paid as an Entrepreneur
Being productive and paid is not about doing more. It is about who you decide to be as a business owner. In this episode, I break down the identity shift…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneThe Conversations Entrepreneurs Aren't Having About Money
In this first episode of Productive & Paid, I am opening up a conversation most entrepreneurs avoid. Too many people talk about how much money they made, but…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneProductive and Paid Trailer
Productive & Paid is a podcast for entrepreneurs who want real conversations about money, time, and what actually drives results in business. Hosted by Jamila…
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[BEST of 2025] Overcoming Overplanning: Take Action and Achieve Your Goals
This is one of our best Episodes of 2025. A few years ago,I had a brilliant idea for a new offer. I mapped it out in detail, brainstormed all the…
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[Best of 2025] Collaborate to Accelerate: How Peer Partnerships Can Boost Your Revenue
Over 300,000. That's how many business owners are in the communities that I did workshops for to in January alone. Sounds crazy, right? It's a visibility…
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Must Do Year End Ritual You Need (Part 2)
Before you rush into 2026, there is one move I want you to make: Pause and reflect. That pause will shape your next year more than any strategy, planner, or…
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The Must Do Year End Ritual You Need (Part 1)
Before you rush into 2026, there is one move I want you to make: Pause and reflect. That pause will shape your next year more than any strategy, planner, or…
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Money Mistakes that Women Owners Make (and How to Avoid Them) Part 2
Last week, we cleaned up your money habits. This week, we build your financial empire. Because once you stop saying "I'm bad with money," the next question is—…
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5 Money Mistakes that Women Owners Make (and How to Avoid Them)
You're not bad with money. You just haven't been taught how to own your numbers yet. In this week's episode of Breadwinning Business Women, I'm calling out the…
Productive and Paid with Jamila PayneManaging the "Messy Middle" of Emotions in Business
You sit at your laptop. The email draft to a potential client is open. The cursor blinks. But you freeze. You tell yourself you'll come back to it later. But…
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7 Must have skills that every business owner needs
Your calendar is full. Revenue feels stuck. You are doing more work, not getting better results. You need skills that convert effort into income. I'll share…
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How to Stop Overthinking and Start Winning
Success doesn't sit around waiting while you "think it over." It moves. Fast. I learned that the hard way early in my career—watching mentors, colleagues, and…
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The Six-Figure Mistake That Almost Sank My Business
Picture this: Your business is rolling. Bank deposits are coming in. Clients feel steady. And then—bam. One shift, one decision, one email from your "big…
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Prep Your Business for a Profitable Fall (My Simple 5-Step Routine)
You know what most business owners do in August? They coast. They slow down. They "wait until September" to get serious. And then they spend the first month of…
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How I Built My First Group Coaching Program to Scale My Business
Ever hit a wall in your business and wonder, 'Is this all there is? At that moment I wanted to throw in the towel because it hit me like a ton of bricks: I…
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Package Your Expertise into a Scalable Group Offer
I met a brilliant service provider—a woman who helped C-suite executives get clear on their personal brand. When I asked about her client experience, she said…
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The Business Model That Gives You Your Time Back
I remember staring at my calendar—17 client calls booked for the week. Every hour filled. Every day color-coded and accounted for. I had built what some would…
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How to Reconnect with Clients and Get Referrals
This week, I did something I hadn't done in a while. I opened up my client spreadsheet and started reading through the names of people I've worked with over…
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Revenue Rescue: How to Bounce Back if Q2 Didn't Hit the Mark
For a lot of folks—Q2 didn't go as planned. Maybe the clients were inconsistent. Maybe your offer didn't convert. Or maybe life just... happened. But here's…
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Should You Double Down or Take a Break This Summer?
Let's talk about your summer game plan. Right now, you're either thinking: → "I need to take a break and actually live a little." → Or, "I should be using this…
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Mid-Year Reset: How to Refocus and Finish the Year Strong
If you're looking up at June like, "Wait, What!?—how are we halfway through the year already?"...you're not alone. This is your halftime moment—and it's…
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How to Brand Your Ideas into Intellectual Property (and Stand Out in a Crowded Market)
Let me ask you something: When your clients talk about what you do—do they repeat your language, or do they describe you the same way they describe everyone…
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Your Next Client is closer than you think
If you're trying to grow your service business and feeling like you need to be everywhere all the time—posting, pitching, DM sliding, launching—it's time for a…
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7 Signs You're Getting an ROI from Coaching (Part 2)
You know that awkward stage between planting the seeds and seeing the harvest? That's where a lot of entrepreneurs start doubting their coaching. But what if I…
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How to Create an ROI from Coaching
You signed up for coaching. You paid the invoice. You showed up to the Zoom. And now... you're waiting for the miracle. Well, I hate to break it to you…
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Don't Let Them Make You Small
It starts small. You second-guess an idea. You downplay a win. You hold back from launching something you know could be powerful. Before you know it, you're…
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Prepared is the Enemy of Perfect
You're stuck in prep mode. There's a sneaky little trap high-achieving women fall into—and it's dressed up as professionalism. We wait until the branding is…
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Zero Budget Marketing
Let's have a quick heart-to-heart about your marketing strategy. If your entire growth plan is built on free content, social posts, and good intentions—you…
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Revenue without the rollercoaster: A guide to creating predictable income in business
You didn't start your business to be broke. And you work too hard for your revenue to feel like Shonda Rimes latest mystery series, The Residence. It's the…
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Quarterly Reset
If you want to run your business like a real business—not a side hustle, not a hustle-hustle—but a grown woman business that makes grown woman money... Then…
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How to Manage Business When Life Take Over (PART 2)
Life can be unpredictable. One minute, you're making strides in your business, and the next minute, something unexpected derails everything. Sound familiar? In…
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How to Manage Business When Life Takes Over
Sometimes life throws us a curveball. You know that feeling when you're cruising in your business, making progress, and then—BOOM—something happens that…
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Collaborate to Accelerate: How Peer Partnerships Can Boost Your Revenue
Over 300,000. That's how many business owners are in the communities that I did workshops for to in January alone. Sounds crazy right? It's a visibility…
- Productive and Paid with Jamila Payne
Overcoming Overplanning
A few years ago,I had a brilliant idea for a new offer. I mapped it out in detail, brainstormed all the possibilities, and spent weeks refining it. Guess what?…
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Why Accountability Is the Missing Ingredient to Scaling Your Business
It's already the middle of the month, and if you're like many entrepreneurs, you may be feeling the weight of your goals right now. Did you know last Friday…
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Annual business planning step-by-step
Not planning annual goals last year was a big mistake. I was completely down in the dumps. I was still emotionally healing from a multi-year ill ness, and to…
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[REPLAY] 5 Mindset Shifts to Reach $10k or more in Monthly Revenue
Happy New Year! Let's start 2025 with some real talk: Hitting $10K months isn't about luck—it's about mindset, belief, and bold action. It's not just about…
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[REPLAY] How to Believe in Yourself and Your Business
I got into a heated debate recently. A dear friend and I were having a back-and-forth discussion about what the key ingredient is that successful entrepreneurs…
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90 Day Goals Changed My Life (Here's How to Use Them)
Tell me if this sounds familiar: You start the year full of big dreams and a long list of goals. By March, you're already off track, and by October, you're…
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The BEST Networking Secrets to Grow Your Business
Let's be real—networking can feel...awkward. Like, "What do I even say without sounding desperate, pushy, or boring?" If you've ever walked into a networking…
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What Business Success Actually Takes for Women Over 40
You've worked hard, made sacrifices, and built a life you're proud of—but deep down, you know there's more. More impact to make. More money to earn. More…
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Overcoming the Culture of Busyness
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you're enjoying the day with your family and loved ones. If you're traveling this week, I've got a great episode for you to check…