Can we learn lessons about business from watching TV? We can when it’s The Profit with Marcus Lemonis!

This episode is a special roundtable discussion with guests author Cheri Gregory, husband and ministry supporter Roger Lipp, and literary agent Rachelle Gardner.

Listen and learn why each person likes the show, which episodes are their favorites, and what big lessons they have learned to apply to their own business and life. 

• Cheri Gregory-Author and Speaker
• Roger Lipp-Clutter Free Academy
• Rachelle Gardner-Literary Agent and Writing Coach

What we can learn about our business and our lives from the TV show The Profit with Marcus Lemonis.

Why each guest enjoys the show

Roger: I love how Marcus handles one specific business a week and goes into details of what they are doing and follows a step-by-step process on how they can make things better.

Cheri: I like how Marcus deals with people just like we have to deal with in our areas of life.

Rachelle: It speaks to my business heart on so many levels. Everything he talks to people about can be used by anyone who is running any kind of business.

Favorite Episodes

Rachelle: Sweet Pete’s S2, Ep6 Peter and Allison Behringer are candy makers who run a small business, Sweet Pete’s, in Jacksonville, Florida.

Cheri: Tonnie’s Minis S3, Ep3 Desperate to keep his cupcake shop going, Tonnie Rozier has burned through his wife’s retirement fund.

The importance of having someone protect us from ourselves.

Roger: Sweet Pete’s S2,Ep6 but also Grafton Furniture S3, Ep6 A father’s resistance to change is ruining his family furniture business–and wrecking his relationship with his son.

Multi-generation businesses training up the new generation with passion.

Lessons Learned

Rachelle:  Don’t get caught up in our own ego which can lead to bad decisions. Being able to be more direct and have more courage in communication.

Kathi:  Feeling empowered to ask for what I need. End things well.

Cheri:  What is core to my ministry or is it an extra interest that is distracting me? If relationships aren’t right, then it’s going to destroy the business. Deal with issues as they come up instead of waiting.

Roger:  Know your numbers. If you don’t know the details, you don’t really know what’s going on.

Before jobs, responsibilities, and children came along, we had creativity. Somehow along the way, we lost it.

Now there’s a lot of pressure for us to PRODUCE, but not to produce our creativeness.

How do we get that back?

Today I talk with Erin about rediscovering your creativity.

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This download gives you three simple steps for getting those creative juices flowing. Click here to download.

Feeling overwhelmed with all you have to do? Do you have ideas and projects but feel like you are juggling all the plates in the air and can’t get a grip on what you have done and what needs to be done next?

I just happen to know one of the best personal resources for being productive:  my talented and productive husband, Roger Lipp!! He is a productivity expert for a Fortune-50 company and today he shares some of the best tips of the trade to get your work done without dropping the plates.

Listen as we talk about the three key components to getting and staying productive. We’ll learn crazy technical terms like Kanban, Scrum, and Pullback Planning. It’s actually quite fun and we promise you’ll feel like a productive project manager in no time!

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Some people (Kathi included) work better with paper and post-it notes. Download this simple Kanban board as a way to be more productive. Print some out for your kids as well. Click to download. 

Want to get things done and yet don’t know where to start? Can you find your desk under all your piles?

Today we talk about my process of creating your own creative space. A place where your creativity has room to flourish. With the right things in place, and everything else not in your space, you’ll have the ability to focus and get your creative juices flowing. I used to think buying some cute things and adding them to a space was the way to decorate. But you can make cute out of clutter!

Below are pictures of some of the things I mention in the podcast. Leave a comment and let me know what space you work in and what you need to do to make it more creative.

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When creating a creative space, using the M.O.S.T. method will get you organized and make your space special. Download this printable for the how’s and why’s of the M.O.S.T. method.

Have you had a dream that ended up falling apart? A vision for your future that never came to be?

“All of us end up with a life that doesn’t look quite like we imagined it would look.  What do we do when we wake up someday and we’ve got this life we don’t recognize?” Michele Cushatt.

Today we talk with Michele Cushatt, author of Undone: A Story of Making Peace With an Unexpected Life and learn about a fabulous new community especially created for the Undone in all of us. 

Listen to hear Michele’s amazing story and how you can be a part of her five week conversation today!

If you haven’t listened to our last interview with Michele, you can click here:  Podcast #142 – Michele Cushatt – When Everything Comes Undone