Posts in Special Topic Podcast Episodes
Episode 93: Purity Culture, Respectability Politics, and Online Business with Sydney Montgomery

Sydney Montgomery is many things: a Princeton grad, a Harvard Law-educated lawyer, and founder of her own booming admission consulting firm. She's also deeply passionate about helping people understand how purity culture and respectability politics impact their life and their work. On today's episode she's sharing how our work is impacted by these cultural forces and what to do about it.

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Episode 89: Top 12 Tips for Online Business Owners from Online Business Owners [2022 Edition]

Today's episode comes with a special announcement - the blog launches this week at OnlineBusinessOwner.com! On the blog, you’ll find industry news, social media updates, and insights about what it takes to build a thriving online business that you love. And on this episode, we're kicking off the launch with 12 golden tips from our expert contributors.

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Episode 88: The Power of Resonance in Online Business with Jay Acunzo

Jay Acunzo lives by a simple motto in his online business: "Don't be the best. Be their favorite." He's committed to building something that resonates with his community, not just something that has reach. On today's episode he's sharing how you can create content and offers that resonate deeply with your audience and what it means to be your followers' favorite.

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Episode 86: How I Took 6 Months Off of My Business [From The Cubicle to CEO Podcast]

Have you ever wanted to take time away from your business? And not just a weekend or weeklong vacation. Maybe it's a month or a quarter or even a full year? Let me tell you how I did it. This week we're airing an interview I did with Ellen Yin for the Cubicle to CEO podcast earlier this year where I discussed how I took 6 months away from work in 2021. I'm sharing the lessons learned, why I took time off, and what I did to set myself and my business finances up for the time off.

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Episode 83: The Dark Side of Online Business with Maggie Patterson (part 1)

While online business creates incredible opportunity for people to achieve their goals and be a business owner, it can also cause harm for people through traditional digital marketing and the pressure that comes with entrepreneurship. On this episode I'm joined by Maggie Patterson as she breaks down the dark side of online business so you can protect yourself as a consumer and do less harm as a business owner.

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Episode 79: Financial Transparency Among Women with Ellen Yin

What happens when business owners, in particular women, feel confident in talking about their finances with one another? And why is it so important? Ellen Yin, Founder of Cubicle to CEO, believes in the power of financial transparency. She's on the podcast sharing her own business financial lessons and encouraging others to do the same.

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Episode 75: Should You Start A Scholarship Program For Your Digital Course, Program, or Membership? with Trudi Lebron

Online business owners everywhere have started to introduce scholarships, sliding-scale fees, and pay what you can pricing for their digital programs; but, are they always the best move? Today on the podcast I'm joined by diversity, equity and inclusion coach Trudi Lebron, PhD, as we discuss the question of starting a scholarship program for your digital course, program, or membership.

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Episode 71: My 2022 Marketing Forecast for Online Business Owners

I want to share one of the most exciting episodes of the year with you — it’s my marketing forecast for online business owners for 2022. We’ll be discussing the 6 trends I’m following for marketing an online business in 2022. I’ll be breaking down each trend, sharing data and insights based on research, surveys, and industry reports, and sharing what opportunities exist for you as an online business owner.

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Episode 68: Rethinking Our Relationship with Social Media

After a summer off of social media (and sharing my takeaways and social sabbatical strategies with you over the past 2 weeks), I'm left with questions about our relationship with social media as online business owners. As these platforms evolve, how do we use them in a way that's in line with our values and goals? I'm talking about it today on the podcast!

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Episode 67: How to Plan Your First Social Media Sabbatical

If you’ve ever wanted to take a break from social media but you’re not sure where to get started, I’ve got you covered! On today’s episode of the podcast, I’m joined by our Marketing Manager Rachel Davis Humphries as we break down how to plan your first or next social media sabbatical. From content strategy to how to use your newfound freedom from social media, we’re covering it all in this week’s episode!

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Episode 66: 10 Lessons Learned from My 90-Day Social Media Break

How can online business owners take REAL time away from social media? And what happens when you step away from the platforms you use to grow your business? This summer I took a 90 day social media sabbatical and learned more about myself than ever before. On today’s episode of The Online Business Show I’m sharing the top 10 lessons I learned from my time off social.

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Episode 54: How They Did It: 10x Instagram Follower Growth, $50k in 1 Year, and More Student Success

In today’s episode of The Online Business Show, host Tyler J. McCall talks to some of his student clients and followers (Hafsah Rana, Aidee Chavez Frescas, Twanna Toliver, Taylor Lee and Joyce Guan West) as they share their results and unique experiences in their respective online businesses after implementing the Follower to Fan framework for their Instagram accounts.

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Episode 8: Diversity, Inclusion, and Privilege with Simone McNish

During this episode of The Online Business Show, host Tyler J. McCall speaks with Simone McNish, a business coach who runs a diversity and privilege workshop. Tyler and Simone discuss the current Black Lives Matter movement, what it means to be anti-racist, and what business owners can do right now and in the future to support the movement and change.

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