For more details on this podcast visit: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode22Episode 22: Stephanie Maloney walks us through her life as a notary for estate planning.Stephanie Maloney is the Director of Client Services at Premier Estate Planning, based in Arizona but assisting clients in all fifty states with their Estate Planning needs. Book a free consultation with Stephanie HERE.Episode Description:Have you been "shoulding" all over yourself about getting your Medical Directives, Last Will & Testament, or even a Living Trust in place? Me too! Even as an advocate of the importance of these documents, I've found myself dragging my feet, procrastinating, and avoiding the process altogether...until now. My guest, Stephanie Maloney, is in charge of Client Services at Premiere Estate planning, and on this episode she shares her passion and her lessons about a necessary subject that many of us avoid. Part of the joy of being the Notary at an Estate Planning Appointment is the peace of mind it brings to the signers. Now it's your turn to enjoy that peace too! And, frankly, there's no better way to understand the process AND the documents, then to go through it yourself.Episode Highlights:2:13   Estate Planning: It's about putting our permission slips in place before a problem happens in our lives. Most people think estate planning is for wealthy, older people. But actually, it's about being in control of our decisions, under all circumstances, for both our medical care and our financial lives.17:48   Who needs a trust? Anyone who has minor children needs a trust.36:25   Do it. Don't wait another month or another year. At least take your consultation now.Full transcription of this podcast: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode22This episode was produced and marketed by the Get Known Podcast Service: www.getknownstrategy.com/podcast-service

For more details on this podcast visit: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode21Episode 21: The massive opportunities in the fingerprinting business.Daniel Jurkowitsch is currently a Nassau county detective in New York, as well as the CEO of FingerprintingClasses.com Start your fingerprinting business or get your free resources at go.fingerprintingclasses.com/bill  Episode Description:Are you ready to learn how to start a fingerprinting business AND start making money at it? Daniel Jurkowitsch is the CEO of FingerprinitngClasses.com and current Nassau County Detective, and he shares unfiltered possibilities about being a fingerprint technician in ANY state. Fingerprinting services are in extra high demand right now, and no matter what state you are in, there are two clear pathways to build a side hustle OR an empire. The choice is yours on this episode of the Sign & Thrive Podcast for Notaries.Episode Highlights:39:23   Laser FOCUS is my mantra.41:44   You need three things: the equipment, the knowledge and the eyeballs.50:01   Word of mouth is still the best marketing strategy, which means customer service is paramount.Full transcription of this podcast: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode21This episode was produced and marketed by the Get Known Podcast Service: www.getknownstrategy.com/podcast-service

For more details on this podcast visit: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode20Episode 20: Bill delves into the Top of Mind Method, and how it provides even more value.Episode Description:As customers flow into our Notary business, we're faced with many different ways to represent our brand and demonstrate our expertise. These opportunities, when optimized, help deepify relationships, clearing the path for something that can last beyond one single transaction. Because, if your customer needed a Notary once, they'll need one again. Or, at the very least, they'll know someone who does. Through years of experience, Bill has built the framework for the Top of Mind Method, and the 13 Opportunities you have to connect deeper and provide even more value to your ideal customers.Episode Highlights:3:22   The challenge is that when things are going good and your phone is ringing off the hook, it's real easy to push aside all the fundamental business practices that help businesses succeed in the long run.6:49   Results don't lie. They can be harsh sometimes, but they're true.12:42   The top of mind method is basically 13 opportunities we have from the first time we interact with a client until they are in our database. And it can be a perpetual cycle of connection and adding value.Full transcription of this podcast: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode20This episode was produced and marketed by the Get Known Podcast Service: www.getknownstrategy.com/podcast-service

For more details on this podcast visit: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode19 Episode Description:Selecia has built an amazing business working as a mobile notary, a Justice of the Peace in Florida, a wedding officiant at the Rainbow Notary Nuptials, and an advocate of RON (remote online notary) - tapping into the expat community needs around the country.You can learn more about Selecia at www.rainbownotaryandnuptials.comEpisode Highlights:38:56   The cream always rises to the top - the people that are studying, the people that are looking, the people that are working on their Google My Business page, the people that are taking extra classes, the people that are expanding, the people that are doing Apostille, etc, etc.37:41   It's 2022, we marry everyone! Black and white, older and younger, tall and short, gay or straight. Love is love!42:01   Anytime someone needs a notary it's a life-changing event for them.Full transcription of this podcast: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode19This episode was produced and marketed by the Get Known Podcast Service: www.getknownstrategy.com/podcast-service

For more details on this podcast visit: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode18Episode 18: Listen to how Vanessa is expanding her own personal business, as well as showing others to do the same.Vanessa Terry is the Founder of Notary2Notary, the nationwide notary training program, On-Time Notary, her nationwide signing service and iNotarize, her new Electronic Notary Platform. She loves training and provides resources in the notary industry across the country. She was also named 2021 Forbes Next 1000 Entrepreneur who is changing the way people work.Visit our website to learn more about our training at www.notary2notary.com Episode Description:Are you feeling afraid of not making enough money as a loan signing agent with the rising interest rates? You're not alone! And where some Notaries are stressing, others are expanding. Many of our peers are finding opportunity everywhere! Listen to this conversation with Vanessa Terry about how she's expanding her own personal business, as well as coaching others to do the same. There are additional income streams AND ways to warm up your current network to get more business right now.Episode Highlights:1:06:54   The first thing I always tell new notaries to do is join a local chamber of commerce.1:04:22   Attend five client-getting events every single year. This will radically change your business.1:02:52   You've got to reduce the amount of time you spend with energy vampires. Those are the people that suck the life out of a conversation or a meeting. And you'll know these people because when you walk away you'll feel exhausted.Full transcription of this podcast: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode18This episode was produced and marketed by the Get Known Podcast Service: www.getknownstrategy.com/podcast-service

For more details on this podcast visit: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode17Episode 17: Jane Wenning shares her wisdom on improving your mental and physical well-being.“When you love who you are, you become healthy, strong and unstoppable.  This is true transformation – body, mind and spirit.  This is the gift I want to share.”  Bio – Jane WenningJane Wenning is a certified Medical Technologist with a degree in Clinical Laboratory Science.  She is an Athletic Trainer, and Health Mentor who has been helping people improve their mental and physical health for over 20 years.  During high school and college, she was overweight, struggled with eating disorders, had low self-esteem and brain fog.  Obtaining a degree in Clinical Laboratory Science and working with athletes, Jane merged these two worlds together to create a structured wellness plan focused on four pillars – Recovery, Emotional Energy, Nutrition, and Movement.   Outside of her degree she has spent hundreds of hours learning about nutrition, longevity, brain health, sleep, interval training, fasting, epigenetics and estrogenics.  Jane now equips motivated people with the tools to transform into healthier and stronger versions of themselves to look younger, have more energy and  live life with vitality.  Website for download of bio-optimization tools and / or survey 4-pillarshealth.comOr email her directly at [email protected] Episode Description:Have you ever felt too embarrassed about the way you look or feel about yourself to even walk into an escrow office or networking meeting? Or do you just run out of energy halfway through the day and give up on all the things you know you "should" be doing today?  Is the stress associated with major changes in your business getting you bogged down? Jane gets it. Jane Wenning has been helping people improve their mental and physical well-being for over 20 years. As an entrepreneur herself, she understands how difficult it can be for mobile workers to stay active and eat in a way that energizes us. From her own experience, she adapted the Four Pillars of Health and she shares her journey from body shame to acceptance and abundance in today's episode. Episode Highlights:7:16   You have to give yourself compassion. Because if you don't, you're just going to continue to to keep yourself in that place of hurt. And you can never heal from a place of hurt.37:30   Take out a piece of paper and start journaling "gratitude". You cannot be grateful and angry at the same time. 30:47   The four pillars are recovery, emotional energy, nutrition, and movement.Full transcription of this podcast: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode17This episode was produced and marketed by the Get Known Podcast Service: www.getknownstrategy.com/podcast-service

For more details on this podcast visit: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode16Episode 16: Hear Janessa's journey to building a thriving General Notary Work business covering two States!Entrepreneur since 2004, Notary since 2017, Janessa stumbled into Notary work while I was looking for something to add to her real estate income. Little did she know it would become a main source of income! Originally living in Orange County and then moving to St. Louis, she figured out how run successful notary businesses in two different States. Now she is working to expand her areas of coverage and become more efficient in process and procedures. Learn more about Janessa here:  http://www.NotaryNewbiesMentor.com and www.facebook.com/groups/notarynewbiesgroup Episode Description:Janessa sees opportunity everywhere! And as a serial entrepreneur, she usually turns that opportunity into a business. Hear how she built a thriving Loan Signing business in Southern California, and then MOVED to the heart of the midwest. Through a commitment to Search Engine Optimization and building relationships centered on trust, she now has a thriving business based mainly on GENERAL Notary Work in BOTH states! Episode Highlights:4:31   What if you moved to a different state? Would your Notary business continue to thrive? Janessa West's sure did, in unexpected ways. Listen to the Sign & Thrive Podcast for Notaries now. 46:24   How do you plan your growth? Janessa West shares her strategies for building a Notary empire across the country. 37:34   Have you considered using Google Ads to help grow your Notary business? Janessa has some suggestions to help you get more customers. Full transcription of this podcast: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode16This episode was produced and marketed by the Get Known Podcast Service: www.getknownstrategy.com/podcast-service

For more details on this podcast visit: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode15Episode 15: Hear Nicola's passion about building her business and serving the Notary community.Nicola Jackson manages the Training and Education Department at the National Notary Association. Her group of 14 instructors conduct the California required Notary training statewide approximately 800 times a year. She also manages the NNA hotline that answers over 12,000 questions monthly from Notaries across the country. Nicola spent most of her career with the NNA as a seminar instructor where she taught Notary law seminars in 17 states and is highly regarded as a subject matter expert in Notary laws and practices. Nicola also helped develop the NNA’s award winning Notary Signing Agent Certification course.Follow her @notarynicola on instagram  Episode Description:Nicola Jackson manages the Training and Education Department at the National Notary Association, providing support for Notaries all over the country. Have you used the NNA Hotline yet? That's her team! She's also a passionate Notary Public that found the bureaucracy of loan signing work fristrating. So, she decided to get really great at Specialty Notary Work and loves both her job, in service of Notaries through the NNA, and her Notary business, in service to the public at large.Episode Highlights:4:55   If you want staying power in this business, you have to be a great Notary, diversify your income streams, and button up your Search Engine Optimization. 5:26   Tell everyone you're a Notary Public! And then tell them again! When they, or their friends, need one, they'll remember you.8:24   Get really great at being a Notary Public. Go to training and events. Connect with your peers. Have a support system in place. Full transcription of this podcast: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode15This episode was produced and marketed by the Get Known Podcast Service: www.getknownstrategy.com/podcast-service

For more details on this podcast visit: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode14Episode 14: Listen in to Judi describe the opportunities in becoming a apostille.Judi Lawrence, dubbed the Queen of Apostilles, owns and manages the Lawrence Institute for Notaries where she teaches her famed certification course, The World of Apostille. She also has a physical office location for her Notary services in central Philadelphia. Learn more about the World of Apostille certification course on the Notary Coach website at www.notarycoach.com Episode Description:18 months ago, no one knew what an apostille was. Today, the Notary world is on fire with the Apostille Agent opportunity and my guest today, Judi Lawrence, is a central force in making it mainstream. Learn what it means to be an Apostille Agent, the importance of doing this work correctly, and what Judi is doing to match her graduates & crew with opportunities across the country. Episode Highlights:9:23   If you're going to do the work of an Apostille Agent, take the time to learn how to do it right. These documents are important to your customers. They're counting on you. 22:32   Have you ever thought about having a physical location for your Notary business? A place where customers can come to you? Judi Lawrence has a high-traffic location and shares her perspective. 42:29   Judi shares her top referral partners for apostille work. Do you know who your ideal customer is for this line of service? With clarity comes customers!Full transcription of this podcast: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode14This episode was produced and marketed by the Get Known Podcast Service: www.getknownstrategy.com/podcast-service

For more details on this podcast visit: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode13Episode 13: Janae's journey from educator and stay-at-home mom to a successful Notary.Episode Description:This week I interview Janae, who went from a career in education, guidance counseling, and stay-at-home mom to creating a successful Notary business. I urge you to listen in on how she embraced her entrepreneur spirit and overcame challenges to build the career of her dreams.Episode Highlights:5:57   One of the biggest mistakes I mad on my journey was dragging my feet. I recognized the opportunity but I was trying to do too many different things.28:41   If you can teach people in your state to be a better notary, to really honor this role that we play as the last line of defense against mortgage and identity theft, then you have a very valuable gift for other notaries in your state.40:49   I bet you already know the exact person that you need to make your business, whatever you want it to be.Full transcription of this podcast: https://www.notarycoach.com/blog/PodcastEpisode13This episode was produced and marketed by the Get Known Podcast Service: www.getknownstrategy.com/podcast-service