Welcome to another insightful episode of "They Don't Teach This in Business School" with your host, Julie Bee. In this week's episode, Julie sits down with the esteemed Doug C. Brown, founder of CEO Sales Strategies, to delve into the realities of being an entrepreneur. As a seasoned business owner, Doug shares his favorite aspect of the entrepreneurial journey, highlighting the unparalleled sense of freedom and creativity it offers. Moreover, Doug emphasizes a critical lesson he has learned throughout his career: the primary reason entrepreneurs fail is that they give up too soon. Doug ..read more

They Don't Teach this in Business School is a podcast where we discuss business ownership lessons that are learned through experience, not in a classroom. Today's episode is an update on our mission to help 1 million business owners by 2032. In the first quarter of 2023, we helped 10,480 business owners. How do we help them? Through content, speaking engagements and coaching. There are a lot of ways that you can help 1 million business owners in 2032. You have a seat at the table towards this mission. If we all work together, we'll all be able to look back and say helping 1 million businesses ..read more

All good things must come to an end, and today is the day for the Lead from Anywhere podcast. While this is the final podcast episode for Lead from Anywhere, something new is on the horizon. A new podcast focused on entrepreneurial leadership that will incorporate Julie’s own thoughts, but also interviews with other leaders, and content around topics that impact business owners every day. In this episode, Julie recounts why she started Lead from Anywhere to begin with, and what’s next for her on this podcasting journey. Thank you so much for your support since March 2020, and be sure to sign u ..read more

Leaders have a lot on their plates, and sometimes it is hard for them to focus on what’s next. At times, it can feel downright impossible for leaders to make sure everyone is focused on the right “next step”. In this episode, Julie shares three questions every employee and staff member, or key contractor, should be able to answer about the company and their own work. If they can’t answer these three questions, the leaders will know exactly where they need to focus their attention to get everyone on the same page, rowing in the same direction. Get weekly leadership tips and insights via email ..read more

Every leader and manager’s dream is to have a team of capable, self-reliant individuals who answer their own questions on a regular basis. Who can make judgement calls without bringing them to their boss. However, a lot of leaders and managers struggle to get to that point with their team. In this episode, Julie shares a personal story to illustrate how it should go, and then gives advice to both current AND aspiring leaders to achieve this goal. Get weekly leadership tips and insights via email– sign up here. Please leave a review or rating on Apple Podcasts then, join the Facebook Group. Pro ..read more

Part of the job description for any leader or manager is that they delegate effectively. But how does one delegate effectively when you know a mistake is likely to be made by those you delegate the work to? In this episode, Julie shares a personal story about her own challenges with this, and when this scenario is likely to show up. She also shares a few ways to deal with the challenge of delegating when it’s likely mistakes will be made. Get weekly leadership tips and insights via email– sign up here: https://www.thejuliebee.com/resources/ Please leave a review or rating on Apple Podcasts the ..read more

At some point, every successful business owner faces the decision of what their role in their business will be. It usually comes down to one of two choices – focusing on business growth (sales, marketing, and operations) or focusing on building the team that will make the business grow. In this episode, Julie reflects on this journey, shares her own choice, and offers some insights that might help you make the decision for yourself. Get weekly leadership tips and insights via email– sign up here: https://www.thejuliebee.com/resources/ Please leave a review or rating on Apple Podcasts – https ..read more

Life happens, and leaders aren’t excluded from that statement. What happens when leaders are unexpectedly unavailable, but a big decision must be made? Who makes the decision? Who fills in for the leader until she’s back to work? In this episode, Julie shares when this might happen and provides a detail plan to make sure that if this happens to you, your team will be prepared to make those decisions in your absence. Get weekly leadership tips and insights via email– sign up here: https://www.thejuliebee.com/resources/ Please leave a review or rating on Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.c ..read more

A question that often comes up for business owners is how to identify future leaders for their business. The need shows up in various ways, but the way to address it is often more art than science. In this episode, Julie shares her insights into how she identifies future leaders without adding any extra work on her plate. Get weekly leadership tips and insights via email– sign up here: https://www.thejuliebee.com/resources/ Please leave a review or rating on Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lead-from-anywhere/id1503169902 Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com ..read more

Sometimes leaders know burnout is coming. Sometimes they know the warning signs. But sometimes, they don’t. In this episode, Julie shares a recent story of her own burnout that she should have seen coming, but didn’t. The end result was that she resigned from the leadership role (after a trip to the emergency room). Get weekly leadership tips and insights via email– sign up here: https://www.thejuliebee.com/resources/ Please leave a review or rating on Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lead-from-anywhere/id1503169902 Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups ..read more