Stacking Your Team: Growing Teams And Team Building For Female Entrepreneurs | Women In Business | Small Business Owners

Our clients often become their own worst enemy and biggest constraint in their business by stalling on hiring because of these 4 common fears. Shelli unpacks these fears and offers some solutions and action to take to bust through these mindset issues. This is a sneak peek into a portion of Shelli’s talk at BizChix Live.   Shelli provides insight on how to deal with the following 4 fears related to hiring: Fear of Hiring Fear of Leadership Fear of Responsibility Fear of Failure Get our Free Hiring Resource Bundle   Connect With Shelli: Connect with Shelli on LinkedIn Connect with Shell on Instagram Connect with Shelli on Facebook   Books or Tools or Events Mentioned:   R.E.S.E.T. Your Mindset, Silence Your Inner Mean Girl book by Natalie Eckdahl   Stacking Your Team (SYT) Episodes Mentioned: Episode 2: 12 Ways to Motivate your Team without a Pay Raise   Listen to The BizChix Podcast   Work with Shelli: One Day Mastermind Strategy Session   Work With Natalie: One Day Mastermind CEOCHIX Mastermind P

Have you ever considered hiring overseas talent for your business? Find out what to pay, how to vet candidates, and what to consider culturally when you’re hiring overseas team members, including how to form your own culture with your diverse team. Today we are talking all about the ins and outs of hiring overseas talent with Jeff Fisher who happens to have a 5 star rating as an employer with UpWorks for overseas applicants. Maybe he received that rating because of his over 300 job postings on that platform! Jeff is the Director of Recruiting Services at Diverse Recruiting Experts. He’s also the Success Coach for the “Seven Figure Agency”, a coaching program for owners of digital marketing agencies. During the “Ask Shelli Anything” segment, Jeff asks about how to best give feedback to team members. We share ideas on what’s worked best for continuing to build relationships while still providing feedback to our team members.   Get our Free Hiring Resource Bundle   Connect With Jeff Fisher: http://www.sevenfigu

On today’s episode we learn how Antonia Beauvoisin-Brown, owner and managing director of Kidooland, has built a team that has grown with her business. Antonia has moved from making her first hire to promoting from within to creating a full-blown leadership team. By building her team, Antonia has been able to grow her business both in terms of programs, space, and number of children she is able to serve. Her business, Kidooland, offers unique programming that is designed to teach children in France the English language while learning and having fun. During the “Ask Shelli Anything” segment Antonia gets some insight on how to improve team communications. Shelli offers suggestions on how to use the transparency of a team calendar to boost the culture you’re building. Get our Free Hiring Resource Bundle   Connect With Antonia Beauvoisin-Brown: Website Linkedin French Riviera Firefly Podcast Books or Tools or Events Mentioned: Voxer Facebook Dropbox What’s Up App Listen to The BizChix Podcast Work with Shell

On today’s show we learn how the Productivity Specialist, Amber De La Garza, leads her business and her team for profitability and effectiveness. Amber implemented every aspect of Mike Michalowicz’s book, “Profit First” and watched how her business grew, her team grew, and her confidence grew as focused on the structure of her business. Amber shares her story about how a referral became her very important first hire and how she’s continuing to add more strategic team members. In the “Ask me anything” segment, Amber asks for help in recognizing when it’s the right time to add in another level of leadership to her team structure. Get our Free Hiring Resource Bundle Connect With Amber De La Garza: Website Podcast  Facebook Page Facebook Group Instagram Books or Tools or Events Mentioned: Mike Michalowicz Books & Resources Listen to The BizChix Podcast Work with Shelli: One Day Mastermind EliteChix Mastermind Strategy Session Work With Natalie: One Day Mastermind CEOCHIX Mastermind ProfitChix Masterm

Today we are talking about dashboards and how you can lead your team using KPIs that are meaningful to them.  We open the up the conversation about how you can motivate your team when your team knows how their specific role is impacting the business. Our featured guest today is Layne Booth. She is the Owner & Operations Catalyst of The Project Booth: A growth and opportunity agent for small business owners that are passionate about their product, but find operations is starting to get more complicated due to accelerated growth. Layne has a background as an industrial engineer, with over a decade of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, and sales and marketing companies. She has spent significant time in the trenches, learning best practices in both process management and operations excellence. She knows how to help the owner of a product based business and those who have a service based business.   During the “Ask Shelli Anything” Layne asks for help on how to bring more clarity and explain to others

Would you like to be able to to design a culture within your team that helps grow your brand and business? Kara McKeage, founder and CEO of Pepper’s Personal Assistants in Seattle, Washington has done just that.  Kara shares her team structure, her approach to team meetings, and other unique ways she stays connected to her ever-expanding team of service providers. She also shares how this culture results in more referrals and revenue for her business. Kara started the company in 2012 as a side hustle to her stay at home mom gig. Pepper's has had tremendous growth the past two years and now has 16 part-time employees. Kara and her team help local busy professionals manage their homes so they have the time to focus on the things that matter most.  During the “Ask Shelli Anything” segment, Kara gets some insight on how to release a team member who has not been performing to her standards. This is an uncomfortable conversation to host for any leader, and we know it just as uncomfortable for the team member. Shell

Whether you are scaling or selling, TEAM is the currency that attracts high level players and buyers to your business. Shelli takes you back to basics to understand why TEAM is the New CURRENCY in a small business. She shares her top 5 reasons why you need to stack your team now. Get your copy of the Entrepreneur Growth Framework Guide here. New masterminds are launching soon. Learn more here. Work with Shelli: One Day Mastermind EliteChix Mastermind Strategy Session Work With Natalie: One Day Mastermind CEOCHIX Mastermind ProfitChix Mastermind Strategy Session This episode was first published at BizChix.com/team23. Listen to our sister podcast, BizChix, on your app or at http://bizchix.com. Join the BixChix Community here.

Have you ever been fired? What was your experience like? Firing is not a topic that's often talked about, but it's definitely on our minds. As the CEO of your business, as much as it is your role to hire people, it’s also your role to fire team members who are not performing. Doing it well takes insight, planning and care as you make your decisions to release a team member. Shelli gives us a mini-training on how best to fire a team member without losing brand loyalty. In today's climate of online openness and how easily a brand’s image, reputation and customer loyalty can be impacted by one negative tweet or post, it’s crucial to have the right approach. How can you handle these situations with grace and dignity for all team members? Get Shelli’s top strategies for releasing a team member, as well as useful scripts to lead the conversation. Get your Free Download of Helpful Phrases and Tips to Lead the Firing Conversation Stacking Your Team (SYT) Episodes Mentioned: SYT 21: How to Host a Performance Review

How do you nurture individuals on the team to form epic team results? It definitely helps if your team knows where they stand in terms of their daily impact. Whether you're leading a team of one or many, your team members deserve to know how they're doing. CEOs and team leaders are often concerned by team members who underperform, miss expectations and lack initiatives. But unmet expectations are actually a symptom of lack of direction. On this mini-training, Shelli breaks down why performance reviews matter, and how providing guiding, rather than critiquing, feedback leads to winning attitudes and high performance in your team. Remember, when doing performance reviews, the key is clarity, phrasing and encouragement! Get your Free Download: Favorite Phrases to use in Performance Reviews Connect With Shelli: Email Stacking Your Team (SYT) Episodes Mentioned: SYT 19: Leading a Large Virtual Team with Kate Ahl SYT 2: 12 Ways to Motivate Your Team Without A Pay Raise Work with Shelli: One Day Mastermind Eli

Working together as a team is easy. Building a team where everyone works together in a culture that ensures high output, high inclusiveness and high satisfaction? That’s the tough part. As a leader, you’ll face difficult situations, and some days, you'll want to give up. That's why it's really important to have team members who center you, have your back, uphold your standards and remind you why you even open the doors, to get you through tough times. Shelli invites 6 CEOChix to share their best team member stories - what set these team members apart, why they’re invaluable to the businesses they serve, and even what these CEOChix have learned from them. Join the BizChix Community Connect With Featured CEOChix: Amy Fierman, Co-Host of The Amazon Files Podcast via Mommy Income, Ellen Nystrom, Nystrom Designs Ellen Nystrom on Instagram Sarah Frink, Real Marketing Solutions Reena Philpot, Precision Duplicating Solutions Finding Simple Sue Monhait, Gift Biz Unwrapped Gift Biz Unwrapped Podcast The Ribbon Print

Ever dreamed about building your own empire? Find out how Kate Ahl, founder of Simple Pin Media, did just that by stacking her team! Kate joins Shelli on this episode to share how she built Simple Pin Media, a Pinterest management company, and how she scaled it using a unique style of leadership: shared leadership. How has Kate designed the structure of her organization that includes multiple layers? How did she onboard her vast team, and how does she support them? Most importantly, how does communication happen within a team that large? Kate shares all this, and more! This is just the episode for you if you want to learn more about how to build your own empire. Here's a tip: it's about building trust, shared leadership, and creating opportunities to bring your entire organization together and solidify co-worker relationships. Kate also has some great insights on how to retain key talent and batch hiring. Grab the free download: "12 Ways to Motivate your Team without a Pay Raise" and join the BizChix Communit

Summer is almost here! Summertime should be a time for us to all wind down and take it easy, but if this is the high point of your business, consider bringing on part-time help to your business and your team. As business ramps up, it's crucial to have the right staffing that favorably reflects your brand and meets your customer needs. Shelli shares some essential activities you and your team must do to provide direction, clarity and accountability to ensure the success of your investment in part-time help. She also addresses frustrations and concerns incoming team members could have and how to deal with them. As a bonus, Shelli touches on summer help for your home, and some surprising first part time jobs of celebrities! Get the Free Guide: 12 Ways to Motivate Your Team Work with Shelli: One Day Mastermind EliteChix Mastermind Strategy Session Work With Natalie: One Day Mastermind CEOCHIX Mastermind ProfitChix Mastermind Strategy Session This episode was first published at BizChix.com/team18. Listen to ou

Reference checks. It's funny how we sometimes ask candidates applying for a position for references but fail to follow up. Checking on a person's references could make the difference between a great hire and a great headache. Doing your due diligence in your hiring process includes checking references. Asking key questions from people who have already worked with this candidate is priceless, especially if you ask insightful questions. Shelli shares her top 10 reference check questions that will help you figure out if your top candidates will be a good fit for your team. Reaching out to a former employer and requesting their time to provide feedback on someone you want to hire is a big ask. Shelli has tips for how to approach former employers for references, and also what to do in a situation where the interview and reference checks do not match up. Get the Free Cheat Sheet with Shelli’s Favorite Reference Check Questions Here Work with Shelli: One Day Mastermind EliteChix Mastermind Strategy Session Work Wi

Conflict is inevitable. But having the skills to identify, navigate and avoid conflict can ease the stress of working with clients or team members. Shelli interviews Lara Currie, communications expert and CEO of Difficult Happens. Lara serves those working in high stress, high stakes and purpose driven fields understand conflict and get better communication skills. Lara and Shelli discuss common team conflicts, and how to manage accountability, boundaries and breaches - not only among your team, but with clients as well. Lara also has some great insights about working with millennials and soul-sucking clients, and how you can improve the communication on your team and within your client and customer base. Grab the free download: "12 Ways to Motivate your Team without a Pay Raise" and join the BizChix Community! Connect With Lara Currie: Website Get Lara’s Free Resource - 10 Tips for Dealing with Difficult Clients Difficult Happens Podcast Podcast Episodes on Millennials Books or Tools or Events Mentioned:

Do you talk yourself out of hiring because you don't have any training plans or tools set up yet? Are you afraid to hire because you think you won't have time to onboard a new team member? Hiring, onboarding and training can be a stressful process, but Shelli has just the tips on how to ease the transition and stack your team with thoughtful onboarding. She shares her one-point lesson method, and reminds us of a key point: Your team members do not need to learn tasks until it is time for them to execute or take over that task from someone else! Shelli also has a special clip from a real CEO chick, a participant of the CEOChix Mastermind Program, who recently onboarded a new team member where it didn't go quite so well. She talks about what she learned from the experience, and how she's going to do things differently in the future. Grab the free download: "12 Ways to Motivate your Team without a Pay Raise" and join the BizChix Community! Connect With Shelli: Email Books or Tools or Events Mentioned: Loom Ca

Team meetings--every company has them, but they don’t always have to be a chore and a waste of time. In this episode, Shelli tackles how to improve team meeting efficiencies, because there is definite value in bringing your team members together! Shelli shares some of her favorite types of meetings to host, so that you can consider a new style of meeting to introduce to your business. She outlines some best practices for team meetings, and how you can make simple tweaks to your meeting structure to have meetings that add value for you and your team. Grab the free download: "12 Ways to Motivate your Team without a Pay Raise" and join the BizChix Community! Connect With Shelli: Email Books or Tools or Events Mentioned: Trello Excel Other Links Mentioned: ProfitChix Mastermind Work with Shelli: One Day Mastermind EliteChix Mastermind Strategy Session Work With Natalie: One Day Mastermind CEOCHIX Mastermind Strategy Session This episode was first published at BizChix.com/team14. Listen to our sister pod

What's the difference between hiring an independent contractor and hiring an employee? As a small business owner who is a service provider, where are you placing yourself in the marketplace? Danielle Liss of Hashtag Legal and the Businessese Influencer Marketing Podcast joins Shelli to discuss stacking your team with sub-contractors. Shelli and Danielle discuss the differences between independent contractor and employees, and Danielle shares her tips for setting up your business as an independent contractor - it really depends on the level of control and flexibility. At the end of the day, expectation management is key to ensure both parties are in agreement about the working relationship. It’s also important to equip yourself with the right tools and team to help you manage the relationships you build with your clients. Connect With Danielle Liss: Hashtag Legal Businessese Influencer Marketing Podcast Businessese Stacking Your Team (SYT) Episodes Mentioned: SYT 10: Lessons from Our Best Bosses (Featuring

Something we don’t often talk about is loss. As we grow and stack our teams, it is inevitable that team members will come and go. How do we, as CEOs of our businesses, deal with the sudden loss of a team member? Natalie Eckdahl returns to join Shelli on this episode to share her story of a sudden loss on her BizChix team. Natalie reveals a tragic loss she experienced on her team, and her key takeaways from the experience. Shelli also has some insights about working through a recovery plan and supporting your business and team members through that transition. As with other aspects of life, in dealing with the loss of a team member, it is important to hold a space for the emotions you and your team will feel, and finding the courage and resources to do what needs to be done to support everyone involved. Join the BizChix Community Books or Tools or Events Mentioned: Voxer Loom Other Links Mentioned: Podfly BizChix Episodes Mentioned: 240: [On Air Coaching] How to Pivot Your Business with Freya Casey 290: [O

How can stacking your team with an Online Business Manager (OBM) add immediate value to your business? Adding an OBM to your team at the right time can help you take your business to new heights. Esther Littlefield of Morningstar Media Services and Shelli dive into all aspects of hiring and inspiring an OBM to join your team and help you grow your online business. Esther shares some insights about some of the key components of an online business that an OBM can help you with, as well as how to attract, onboard and retain the best talents in your business. Connect With Esther Littlefield: Blog post: How to Hire an Online Business Manager Morningstar Media Services Facebook Instagram Books or Tools or Events Mentioned: BAM Success Summit 2018 Other Links Mentioned: Trello Asana Google Drive Voxer Google Calendar Create Your Laptop Life Hiring Form Work with Shelli: One Day Mastermind EliteChix Mastermind Strategy Session Work With Natalie: One Day Mastermind CEOCHIX Mastermind Strategy Session This ep

One of the best ways to learn how to be a great leader is by following in the footsteps of others who have gone before you. Listen as several fabulous BizChix join Shelli today to share some of their “Best Boss” stories, and what it was that made them such great leaders. Don't miss out on this great compilation of personal anecdotes from our very own BizChix about the importance of role modeling, serving those you lead, and taking advantage of teachable moments. Join the BizChix Community Connect With Featured BizChix: Shannon Crow, Connected Yoga Teacher Podcast Nikki Rausch, Sales Maven Maelisa Hall, QA Prep My Biz Bestie Podcast Lara Currie, Difficult Happens Podcast Danielle Liss and Jamie Lieberman, The Businessese Influencer Marketing Podcast Hashtag Legal, LLC Sue Monhait, Gift Biz Unwrapped Gift Biz Unwrapped Podcast for Gifters, Bakers, Crafters and Makers Carol Cox, Speaking Your Brand Speaking Your Brand Podcast Books or Tools or Events Mentioned: BAM Success Summit 2018 BizChix Live 2018 Work