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No Wishing For Wishes | Top 5 Wishes for 2016 | Ep. 137 | Small Business | Entrepreneur | Leadership

What’s In This Episode:

Are you a resolution kinda person? Do you make them, like Jill, or resolve to never be resolute about anything, like Brad? The co-hosts banter about their January heroics, by what date they plan to be over their own resolutions, and discuss their Top 5 Wishes for 2016 in business. And for the very first time on the show, Brad has a public service announcement all of his own for you. Listen in! »

Brad's PSA:

Brad wants to talk about not talking about politics. On social media. Especially for those of you who want to express outrage about things. To hear more about why he suggests editing your political voice on social media, you have to check this episode out.

Shout Out:

Waqas Hassan left us an amazing comment on our Facebook page all the way from Dubai. WHAT’S UP, WAQAS!? (You can leave one too, just like Waqas. You know you wanna!)


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Top 5 "Back-to-Basics" Practices You Need Now

 

What’s In This Episode:

What's something that's really basic but that's always worked for you? It could be as simple as following up with customers or clients. Maybe it's using proper grammar when you email potential partners. Or it could be that you pick up the phone and actually calling people. Jill and Brad talk about getting back to basics -- also the name of a Christina Aguilera album (COINCIDENCE? Yes.) -- and so naturally they go over the Top 5 Back To Basics Practices You Need Now in this episode. Jill also talks about something so newsworthy that there's a video to accompany this topic -- tune in for a great discussion! Listen in! »

Newsflash:

Jill brings up the epidemic of bad things happening to good people around the world. Watch Guy Winch's TED talk, Why We All Need To Practice Emotional First Aid, and listen in to Brad and Jill's conversation about our need to pay more attention to the kinds of problems that no one is talking but are turning up everywhere in the world, in business and beyond.


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<h2>What’s In This Episode:</h2>
How many things that you use every day these days did you not even know about last year? Are you a Slack user now? Know when you started using Google Docs? <em>All</em> the photo filtering apps that are on your phone now? Jill &amp; Brad discuss the apps and business practices that they now use,  and they talk about the <b class="">Top 5 Ways To Make Your Business Different in 2016</b> in this episode. They also welcome entrepreneur Tim Fargo to the show.<span class=""> </span><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-down-your-business/id784888385" target="_blank">Listen in! »</a></strong>
<h2><img class="alignright wp-image-2792 size-medium" style="float: right; margin-left: 20px;" src="http://breakingdownyourbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/tim-fargo-262x300.jpg" alt="Tim Fargo" width="262" height="300" />Guest:</h2>
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<li><span class=""><strong>Tim Fargo</strong> is the founder of <a href="http://www.tweetjukebox.com/" target="_blank">Tweet Jukebox</a>, an app that helps you to eliminate the need to continually schedule your tweets and manage your content on Twitter. Find him on </span><a class="" href="https://twitter.com/alphabetsuccess" target="_blank">Twitter</a><strong>, </strong>of course.</li>
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<h2>Tool:</h2>
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<li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ecoute-beautiful-music-player/id536882653">Ecoute</a> :: It's Brad's favorite, and according to iTunes, it's the best music player available for the iOS. It's an alternative way to play your existing music library.</li>
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<img class="alignleft wp-image-2793 " style="float: left; margin-right: 20px;" src="http://breakingdownyourbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/135_Square-Podcast-Art-150x150.png" alt="Change It Up | w/ Tim Fargo | Ep. 135" width="115" height="115" />Talk to us! Leave us a Google Voicemail so that we can read it in a future episode at </i><i>708.872.7878</i><i>. Or tweet at us using hashtag #jillnbrad. And leave us a review on iTunes — pretty please? </i><strong><i><a href="http://breakingdownyourbusiness.com/itunes" target="_blank">Over here</a>!</i></strong>

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<h2>What’s In This Episode:</h2>
Is this the busiest time of the year for your biz? Or are you mentally checked out? (Or both?!) Jill and Brad discuss what they do for their respective businesses at the end of the year and Jill alludes to just how much egg nog she'll be drinking this holiday season. They also talk about the <b class="">Top 5 Things To Review At The End of the Year</b> in this episode.  and they welcome Michelle Koclanis to the show.<span class=""> </span><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-down-your-business/id784888385" target="_blank">Listen in! »</a></strong>
<h2>Rant:</h2>
<ul>
<li>JILL HAS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT SOMEONE WHO WON'T STOP FOLLOWING UP WITH HER EVEN THOUGH SHE ADVISES PEOPLE TO FOLLOW UP EVERY SINGLE EPISODE. You may wanna tune in juuuuuuust to hear how angry Jill is at a certain woman who shall not be named...whose name is Heather.</li>
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<img class="alignleft wp-image-2788 " style="float: left; margin-right: 20px;" src="http://breakingdownyourbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/134_Square-Podcast-Art-150x150.png" alt="Lookin' Back | Ep. 134" width="115" height="115" />Talk to us! Leave us a Google Voicemail so that we can read it in a future episode at </i><i>708.872.7878</i><i>. Or tweet at us using hashtag #jillnbrad. And leave us a review on iTunes — pretty please? </i><strong><i><a href="http://breakingdownyourbusiness.com/itunes" target="_blank">Over here</a>!</i></strong>

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<h2>What’s In This Episode:</h2>
Do you value sleep? Or do you value caffeine? Pick a side: Brad doesn't do caffeine and has replaced it with solid rest while Jill enjoys the perks of a dark brew and resists a good night's sleep (particularly before recording this podcast for that extra punch.) So it only makes sense that Jill &amp; Brad talk about the <b class="">Top 5 Secrets To Getting Great Rest</b> in this episode and they get a surprise call from Blue Deer Designs' Nedra Rezinas who responds to a question from an earlier episode.<span class=""> </span><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-down-your-business/id784888385" target="_blank">Listen in! »</a></strong>
<h2><img class="alignright wp-image-2779 size-full" style="float: right; margin-left: 20px;" src="http://breakingdownyourbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/nedra-Rezinas.jpg" alt="Nedra Rezinas" width="300" height="300" />Guest:</h2>
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<li><span class="">Nedra Rezinas is the founder of <a href="http://bluedeerdesigns.com/">Blue Deer Designs</a> where she helps businesses &amp; non-profits with Wordpress websites, email marketing, and other tech solutions. Find her on </span><a class="" href="https://twitter.com/bluedeerdesign" target="_blank">Twitter</a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bluedeerdesigns">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bluedeerforest/" target="_blank">Instagram</a><strong>.</strong></li>
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<h2>HAPPY FESTIVUS FROM JILL &amp; BRAD! EGG NOG FOR ALL!</h2>
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<img class="alignleft wp-image-2781 " style="float: left; margin-right: 20px;" src="http://breakingdownyourbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/133_Square-Podcast-Art-150x150.png" alt="Rockabye Baby | w/ Nedra Rezinas | Ep. 133" width="115" height="115" />Talk to us! Leave us a Google Voicemail so that we can read it in a future episode at </i><i>708.872.7878</i><i>. Or tweet at us using hashtag #jillnbrad. And leave us a review on iTunes — pretty please? </i><strong><i><a href="http://breakingdownyourbusiness.com/itunes" target="_blank">Over here</a>!</i></strong>

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<h2>What’s In This Episode:</h2>
Ever flown Spirit Airlines? Brad and Jill waste no time getting right down to it in this episode and <em>going off</em> on the worst customer experience Jill has ever had while flying. (For a lot of you the term "Spirit Airlines" tells you most of the story already.) They also talk about the <b class="">Top 5 Reasons To Celebrate</b> in this episode and introduce the most soothing app you'll ever use.<span class=""> </span><strong><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-down-your-business/id784888385" target="_blank">Listen in! »</a></strong>
<h2>Tool:</h2>
<ul>
    <li><a href="https://www.soothe.com/">Soothe</a> :: <b>Soothe</b> takes the stress out of booking a massage. Request a 5-star massage therapist anytime, anywhere, with a few taps on your cell phone.</li>
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<h2>This Guy's A Genius:</h2>
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    <li><em><strong>Jay Carberry</strong></em> left an iTunes review that Brad reads on the air. He is awesome. (Spoiler alert: <a href="http://www.breakingdownyourbusiness.com/itunes">You can be, too</a>!)</li>
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<img class="alignleft wp-image-2785 " style="float: left; margin-right: 20px;" src="http://breakingdownyourbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/132_Square-Podcast-Art-150x150.png" alt="Celebrate Good Times | Ep. 132" width="115" height="115" />Talk to us! Leave us a Google Voicemail so that we can read it in a future episode at </i><i>708.872.7878</i><i>. Or tweet at us using hashtag #jillnbrad. And leave us a review on iTunes — pretty please? </i><strong><i><a href="http://breakingdownyourbusiness.com/itunes" target="_blank">Over here</a>!</i></strong>

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Top 5 ways to keep your momentum through the holidays

 

What’s In This Episode:

Do you take any time off over the holidays? Jill and Brad share the days they take off, why they choose to break away from biz when they do, and discuss whether it's a good idea to do so or not. They also talk about the Top 5 Ways To Keep Your Momentum Through The Holidays in this episode and they welcome Ethan Daly to the show. Listen in! »

Ethan DalyGuest:

  • Ethan Daly is the Director of Strategy and Partnerships at Sunshine Enterprises, a neighborhood organization that offers entrepreneurial training in Chicago’s struggling communities. Find him on Twitter and Facebook.

Sponsor:

  • EnMast.com is a small business owner community that offers members a supportive community and mass resource to help owners. Want a free 6-week e-course showing you the tools and templates that are offered inside the small business community? Of course you do! Learn how to get your business in shape by signing up here!

Tool:

  • Inbox Pause :: Take a break from email. Be free. Put new messages on hold, making it so they won't appear in your inbox until you're ready for them.


Dashing Through the Snow | w/ Ethan Daly | Ep. 129Talk to us! Leave us a Google Voicemail so that we can read it in a future episode at 
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Top 5 moments for straight talk in business

 

What’s In This Episode:

When's the last time you met with someone in a business setting and thought, "Wow, you're such a fake!"? Were you offended by their lack of authenticity? Why? Jill and Brad talk about the ins and outs of fakes, condescending tricksters, and folks who just aren't doing this business thing correctly. Spoiler alert: They also figure out why telemarketers have such success! So, this week they share their Top 5 Moments for Straight Talk In Business in this episode and they welcome motivational guru Stephanie Owen to the show. Listen in! »

Stephanie OwenGuest:

  • Stephanie Owen is the founder of Motivational Parenting where she helps parents tackle the challenges in setting limits and clear boundaries with their children. Find her on Twitter and Facebook.

Rant:

  • Jill needs your help. If you know the answer to, "WHY, DEVELOPERS, WHY?" then please call 708.872.7878 and help her understand how coding a website permits developers to do business wildly differently than everyone else in the world. Tune in to hear why there's so much steam coming out of her ears.


Truthiness | w/ Stephanie Owen | Ep. 128Talk to us! Leave us a Google Voicemail so that we can read it in a future episode at 
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