In this episode of Quit Your Pitching, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Dr. Gayle, an inspiring entrepreneur who created her first business at the age of 13! She created a successful life career, full of passion for what she loves: sales and helping others. What motivates you? “I think about what turns me on, what I love to do.” In this episode of Quit Your Pitching Lyssa, Sheila and Gayle discuss… Being the creator of your own life Not using age as an excuse for achieving your dream Things to keep in mind before starting a Podcast Podcasting like a Pro Discipline as one of the keys to starting a business Persistence equals success Just go for it! There’s always something out there for you Contact Dr. Gayle! Subscribe and download: https://newfrontierbooks.leadpages.co/5-mental-monsters/ Connect with Sheila & Lyssa:  www.instagram.com/bigpicturepodcasting www.facebook.com/groups/podcastpropitchproduceprofit www.facebook.com/bigpicturepodcasting   

You have the freedom to invent each and every day of your life. In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Hilary Sutton, writer, speaker and consultant who is passionate about helping people spend their days in work that is wildly fulfilling. She lets us in on how to live a life of hustle and grace! Everyone has a unique message to tell! …    Find ways in your life to flourish in your business while keeping that flow for your personal health. How do you balance your work life and personal life? There are ways to share your unique message with the world What does it mean to live a life of “hustle and grace?” In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Hilary Sutton. They discuss… She shares her journey as an entrepreneur and how she loves being a freelancer! Hilary shares about her podcast and life motto. Learn how to find ways to find those sparks in your life! Tune into this 30-minute episode + hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Hilary Sutton + She lets us in on some of her secrets to a happy life! Key Points: You have the ability to invent each and every day in your life how you want it. You can check out Hilary’s podcast called, Hustle and Grace. You need to have boundaries within your business to keep your life flowing and flourishing. Sometimes we tend to be plugged into our electronic devices rather than being plugged into our everyday real lives. Having time blocks set up where you complete only one set task can help you be more productive. Hilary shares about an article she wrote on podcasting and what led her to write it. Blogs, YouTube Channels, and Social Media are examples of free platforms that give you the opportunities to get your message out into the world. Everyone has their own unique story and message to share with everyone! Hilary shares some of her favorite interviews on her podcast and why they really impacted her. Hustle and grace means, to be committed to your life, and career of excellence but not to be afraid to roll up your sleeves and get to work. You should take the time to learn about people before speaking with them or interviewing on their podcast. It’s not about you when you’re on a podcast, it’s about the value you can bring to the show and the message that you share. Hilary shares about her “side hustle starter kit.” This kit can help you find ways to get your side hustle off the ground. It can be found on her website. As a freelancer, you need to have a few things that can make you money on the side. This includes templates and more. “To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.” -Anatole France Links to connect with Hilary Sutton: Website: hilarysutton.com Facebook: Hilary Sutton Instagram: hilary.sutton Thanks for tuning in to Quit Your Pitching Podcast! If you liked the show or want to find out more, be sure to visit our website at www.bigpicturepodcasting.com

In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Tamera Tami Patzer, influencer, author and coach for many entrepreneurs. Tune in to learn her insight all into being an author! Everyone has a unique legacy and story to tell…    "The world is a noisy place, you have to do something to stand out." What is your legacy to tell? Everyone has life experiences that can be good or bad.... As an author, you can share those experiences with others and make an impact on the world. In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Tamera Tami Patzer. They discuss… She shares her inspiring journey with us. What does it mean to be an author? How can you become a successful author? Tune into this 50 minute episode + hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Tamera Tami Patzer + she shares her tips to being a successful author. Key Points: Everyone has a story and legacy to tell. Your journey is what makes you who you are. Being an author can help you make your impact on the world. You can now self publish your own books as an author. Learn steps Tamera took to becoming an author. Self promotion can help you get your word out. Brand visibility is very important. Tamera shares about her eight volumes of women innovators! You can use your book as an author to elevate your status and to get more clients. A good marketing system is important as an entrepreneur. Your marketing investment is what you are spending to promote and create things like flyers for your book. The biggest mistake people make when they're marketing their book is not using the book. Sometimes as an author you can feel as if everyone has seen your book, but you need to have the mindset that they have not and are seeing it for the first time. You need to start marketing your book before it is published. You can create a really viable book rapidly. In your book, you can include knowledge that will help others. Tamera shares about her nine step road map that is in her book, Beyond The Bestseller. Make sure that you leave your legacy with the world and make them remember who you are! "We live in a world that is very noisy, do something to stand out in the sea of all the possibilities for people's attention." Links to connect with Tamera: Website: dailysuccessinstitute.com Links to connect with Lyssa & Sheila www.bigpicturepodcasting.com www.podcastproacademy.org 

In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Morgana Rae, mentor coach and 20-time international number one best selling author. She lets us in about her new products and services. Tune in to learn her tips for success! How do you handle negative things ruining your life? … “The purpose of love is not to pair with a perfect person but someone who is willing to be kind, loving and work through stuff.” What is your purpose? Think positive thoughts because negative temporary thoughts don’t give you the desire to change. Have purpose to change the life of others by reaching more people. In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Morgana Rae. They discuss… • She shares her journey as an entrepreneur. • Morgana shares about her new products and services! • Learn how to make changes and get into a more positive mindset! Tune into this 27-minute episode + hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Morgana Rae + she lets us in on her new products and some of her tips for success! Key Points: • Your journey is what defines you! • Morgana shares her journey that led her to be an entrepreneur. • Morgana shares for the first time about some of her new services and products! • Hopelessness narrative is nonsense. • She tells how her husband who is a relationship coach will be cohosting on her new podcast! • “The purpose of love is not to pair up with a perfect person, but to pair up with a person who is going to be willing to be kind, loving, and work through stuff.” • It’s important to remember that we have different insights then others including the ones we love! • When you have a good relationship with money then you will have a good relationship with human beings. • The first way to help with money and your relationships is to understand what in your relationships are being affected negatively by money. • Destroy your monsters that are affecting your life. • Money is an area of life that has so much wound and mess that needs our love and healing. • You can use your knowledge and passions to reach more people. • Morgana shares about a challenge on Facebook called, My Rich Witch Challenge. • Rich Witch will be the name of Morgana’s new podcast launching soon! • Make sure to stay connected to your community and interact with them. • Having a podcast or radio show is a good way to get a message you want to share out there. • Morgana shares her word of advice: Change your relationship with money. Go to morganarae.com to start her free 4-part video series. • The best way to get clients is to build genuine relationships with them. • The farther you go into what isn’t working, the more motivated you are to create a dramatic change and create your success! Links to connect with Morgana Rae: Website: Morganarae.com (you can find coaching and more here!) Ways to ask questions and directly speak to Morgana for a future episode on Rich Witch: askmorgana.com

It’s normal to feel lost at one point in life. A decision can turn the experience of life into a cluster of unforgettable experiences! In this episode, we interview Amanda, a former military officer transformed into the successful podcast host "Woman Of The Military.   Is it possible to create a successful blog and podcast having to take care of a family?   “I think finding my voice was really a challenge that I was struggling with.”   In this episode Lyssa Wales and Amanda Huffman talk about: Turn your own experiences into inspiration for others. The discrimination suffered by women in the military force. Being a mother and entrepreneur of blogs, podcasts, and books.     Tune into this 18-minute solid episode on key points to keep in mind when starting out as an entrepreneur such as: Creating a community and generating networks. Maybe look for a co-production to help with all the work. Paying attention to what the podcast is about. Identify the value you can bring as a guest to a colleague's audience.   Don't forget to check Amanda's links: http://www.airmantomom.com/podcast/ http://instagram.com/airmantomom https://twitter.com/Airmantomom https://www.linkedin.com/in/airmantomom/   Amanda also wrote a girl’s guide to the military, check it out: http://www.airmantomom.com/free-resources/a-girls-guide-to-the-military/

The moment you find what you love to do, the more successful you will be as an entrepreneur. In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Anung and she shares tips to be a successful entrepreneur. How can you be successful as an entrepreneur? … “Why don’t you work for yourself because you don’t like taking orders from other people?” How do you see your business? The moment you find the thing that you love, it just opens, and you realize you can do it. Your purpose of your business is to help others. In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Anung. They discuss… • She shares her journey as an entrepreneur. • Tips to becoming a successful entrepreneur. • Learn bonus tips to pitching to a podcast successfully! Tune into this 20-minute episode + hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Anung + she shares tips on how to be a successful entrepreneur Key Points: • When you find what you love to do, things will open, and you will realize you can do it. • Everyone deserves to get their story out. • Having and understanding your target audience is key to success as an entrepreneur. • Find support from others in entrepreneur groups, blogger groups, etc. by asking questions and finding resources. • You can find support groups where everyone helps each other. • Within your main income you can have different small streams of income. This can be courses, digital products, services etc. • Make a list when you first start out of what you want to do and what your niche is. • Once you have a list of things you want to do or niche in, split them up into ways you can make money with them. The first one is going to be your quickest money maker. • There is something out there for everyone, no matter what the topic. • As an entrepreneur you have a mission to help the greater good. • Make sure it is not about you but everything you should be; your point of your business to help someone else. • Being a successful entrepreneur does not just happen overnight, it takes time to build your business. • When you are pitching to a podcast, make sure you are bringing something mutually beneficial to you both. • You do not need to change the way you are fundamentally; you just need to help upgrade yourself. Links to connect with Anung Website/Freebies: courageouscreativity.co/freebies Social Media: @Anung (only one that shows) Thanks for tuning in to Quit Your Pitching Podcast! If you liked the show or want to find out more, be sure to visit our website at www.bigpicturepodcasting.com!

Make sure you are putting yourself out there and living out your true purpose in life. In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Kimberly Hobscheid and she shares all about being a successful entrepreneur. What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? … Sometimes people in corporate are doing well, promoting, succeeding and then they realize they are carrying someone else’s purpose. What does success mean? Focus on serving people, doing what is right in the world and giving value to your customers. Make sure you are getting your message out there that you want to share with the world, that will bring you success! In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Kimberly Hobscheid. They discuss… • Kimberly shares her inspiring story and how it led her to having 6 businesses! • Tips to becoming a successful entrepreneur. • Learn some bonus tips about podcasting with questions Kimberly has! Tune into this 20-minute episode + hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Kimberly Hobscheid + she shares tips on putting yourself out there as an entrepreneur Key Points: • Sometimes everything aligns, and you realize you are not carrying out your true purpose. • Profitability is important for an entrepreneur so they can make enough money to invest back into their business. • Make sure within your business, you can help yourself and other entrepreneurs succeed. • Every time you get out there and you give your message to the world, you have an opportunity to hear it, refine it, see how it fell on the audience deciding whether or not to adjust it slightly. • “Your best speech is always your next one.” • If you hang on to stuff and you do not get it out there two bad things will happen. Nobody will know your purpose and mission. And you will not ever be able to perfect your speech. • When you are trying to start a podcast and want to guest on one, you need to do some research and see if the podcast will benefit from the message you want to share. • You understand podcasting more and feel more comfortable starting your own podcast when you have been a guest on someone else’s before. • Inviting people on your “journey” rather then pitching and selling them is the best approach as an entrepreneur. • Always think about your customers first as an entrepreneur! • Give a short intro to your clients including your name, a little bit about you and who you serve. • Make sure you spread what your purpose is and how you can solve problems to your target audience. • Make sure you are engaging with your target audience. • Get your message out there. If you are not being seen, you are going to get lost and not be able to share your message here on this planet. • Encouraging words from Kimberly, “We only have so many go rounds on this planet, and we might as well make the most of it.” • Kimberly is sharing her freebie, a PDF that is a quick read on how to be a successful entrepreneur. https://cf.entrepreneursrocketfuel.com/giftwhatiwishiknew  Thanks for tuning in to Quit Your Pitching Podcast! If you liked the show or want to find out more, be sure to visit our website at www.bigpicturepodcasting.com 

When you narrow down your audience and value you can add to your audience, things become easier. In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Krystal Proffitt and she shares all about podcasting! Have you ever decided to just go all in? … Doing what makes you happy will just feel natural. Are you interested in podcasting? When you narrow down on your target audience and what problems you want to solve, things become easier. If you are struggling with what to say, what to do, and who the person you want to reach on your podcast…. That’s okay- just try to focus on who is the person you want to reach and what problems do you want to solve. In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Krystal Proffitt, podcast host & genius. They discuss… • Krystal Proffitt shares her journey to podcasting • Learn tips to starting your own podcast Tune into this 30-minute episode + hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Krystal Proffitt+ she shares all about podcasting! Key Points: • Sometimes when we find things that we are passionate about, it just feels natural and easy to do. • Use the speak to text option on google docs or any other programs you use to practice speaking. You can go back later to format and edit what you speak. • Don’t be hard on yourself if it takes some time to learn software when trying to start your own podcast. • Don’t let equipment hold you back because there are ways to get it done. For example, you can find a $20 microphone on Amazon and it will work just fine. • Progress over perfection. You aren’t going to be perfect over night when starting a podcast but with time you will grow and perfect your impact you want to make on your audience. • It’s important to pinpoint your niche and the exact audience you want to make an impact on in order to be successful in your podcast. • When you narrow down on your target audience and what problems you want to solve, things become easier. • Don’t push for a sale or come off salesy to people you are pitching to. A sale will come naturally if you are a good fit. • If you put blinders on and only what focus on exactly who you’re talking to and how you want to add value to them, things become easier and natural. • Everything stems back to the value you can give to people. Just keep asking yourself “Who am I talking to?” and “How can I add value to them?” • Being a successful entrepreneur is a cycle and process that takes time. • Krystal is offering a free five-day podcast boot camp. It’s a free five-day video series about podcasting! Links/Information for Krystal: Podcast: https://krystalproffitt.com/podcast Website: krystalproffitt.com Freebie: https://krystalproffitt.com/podcastbootcamp Thanks for tuning in to Quit Your Pitching Podcast! If you liked the show or want to find out more, be sure to visit our website at www.bigpicturepodcasting.com!

There are many struggles in life that we can overcome. In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Sean Douglas and he shares all about overcoming struggles and how to be a successful entrepreneur. What makes you a successful entrepreneur? … Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. Is being an entrepreneur right for you? Top tip to putting yourself out there as an entrepreneur – position yourself! Sometimes people find they aren’t meant for something they are pursuing in life. That’s okay- there’s something out there for you and you are not a failure. In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Sean Douglas. They discuss… • Sean shares his inspiring story and his journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur • Ways to overcome struggles in life • How to be put yourself out there as an entrepreneur Tune into this 30-minute episode + hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Sean Douglas + he shares how to overcome struggles and be a successful entrepreneur! Key Points: • Sometimes people find that they aren’t meant for something they are pursuing and that’s okay. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. • Your journey to success will include successes and failures, but it’s all about the journey. • There are 3 steps you can do to move forward from struggles. Making a roadmap, seeing what that roadmap looks like, and just working towards the positive. • Sometimes digging deeper and finding out how to escape from the struggles moves you to more positive things. • Having a strong support system can help you overcome struggles you are having. • Knowing if there are things to support your negative thoughts towards failure will help you understand double standards and stay positive. • You have to know if something is for you and understand it before committing to it long term. • You should listen to advice from someone with experience in that area that you want advice for. • The top thing to putting yourself out there as an entrepreneur is to position yourself. • Position yourself in the marketplace how you want to be perceived and what you have to offer. • Your problem solver that you present to clients has to be so emotionally encapsulating that its an easy yes to work with you. • The bigger the problem you are solving, the more money you command. • Sean will be releasing a new podcast soon called Failed Dinner Conversations. It will be a comedy show.

What is your life journey? … You can use your life journey to inspire others. Are you living your best holistic life? It’s important for you to be your true authentic self and share your story with others. Everyone has hardships in life. The good news is- you can overcome them and create memories throughout your life journey. In this episode, hosts Lyssa Wales and Sheila Galligan speak with Jana Short…. • Jana shares her journey and how it made her who she is today • Being your true authentic self helps you connect more with people • You have to invest in yourself Tune into this 16-minute episode + We talk with Jana Short, a Health and Wellness Coach and Practitioner + She shares her journey of hope Key Points: • The key to connecting with people is by being your true authentic self. • Life is a very special thing, so create as many memories as you can. • Sometimes your answer in life isn’t about being healed but by using your journey to help others. • Spend your time on things you are good at and get help with things you aren’t good at. • Learn some good pointers for podcasts! • There is power behind your story, don’t be afraid to share “failures.” • Failures are just feedback, keep going and don’t give up! • Jana is offering a freebie called, “Top Five Ways to Convert Online Clients in 30 Days.” It a digital book that you can fill in. Learn more about Jana on our website: www.bigpicturepodcasting.com  *Note from the hosts: This episode was previously recorded prior to COVID-19 so some future travel plans mentioned may not have happened for the safety of our guest and others.