Moving from the state of solopreneur to the CEO role in our business takes more than a mind-shift.

It takes setting up systems and practices that keep you out of the day to day and allow you to play the role of leader and visionary in your business.

You move from having all key responsibilities lay in your hands to run a growing and scalable business with a team, systems.

What does it really take to create a business that runs itself?

It starts with a change in what YOU do as the business owner on a day-by-day basis.
When you can step into the CEO role in your business you start to create a business that can really have the impact you dream of.

Our guest is Patty Palmer of Deep Space Sparkle is a collection of art lesson plans, videos, podcasts and other art resources for teaching art to kids.

In this episode we look at:

• What it means to go from solopreneur to CEO in your own small business
• The mindset change that helps you transition your thinking and play a bigger game
• How stepping into the CEO role helps you impact more people
• The practical changes to make in your business so that you can grow and scale
• How to step out of the day-to-day into the most important role
• How to maintain being the face of the business while stepping away from all the doing
• The ONE thing that you must keep doing in your business to support its the ongoing sustainability

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Imagine a business that runs itself.

Isn’t that just the ant’s pants, the ideal scene, the highly-coveted dream for so many business owners?
But, is it doable?

Our guest today knows, for sure, that it is.

But every day HerBusiness is working with women business owners who carry their entire business on their backs.

They’re doing everything themselves, and some are getting very little sleep.

They are trapped by their business.

If this sounds like you…

Imagine being able to take a 4-week vacation from your business – no contact at all – and coming back to everything running smoothly. 

Sounds impossible? It isn’t. In fact, it could be possible in just 18 months.

In this podcast episode, you’re going to hear how to gradually design your business to run itself.

Our guest is Mike Michalowicz, the author of best-selling books like Profit First, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan.

His newest release is Clockwork - Design a Business to Run Itself.

In this episode we look at:

• Why you should be the super VISIONARY of your business, rather than the superhero
• How having to make all the decisions STUNTS your business growth
• What is the ‘Four D mix’ and how to use it in your business
• Why you must SUPPORT your employees’ decisions, even the bad decisions
• How to define, PROTECT and serve your business’s ‘Queen Bee Role’
• What is a ‘Clockwork business’ that runs itself?
• How the AC/DC model helps you IDENTIFY WEAK LINKS in your business
• What allows your team to REVEAL HIDDEN TALENTS

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Lessons for Living an Inspired, Creative and Meaningful Life with Guy Kawasaki
Becoming a Big Deal in Your Niche with Amy Porterfield
How to Stop Marketing AT Your Customers and Start Marketing with Them with Seth Godin

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The worlds of business and creativity have combined.

Exploring your interests and giving in to your creative curiosity can energise you AND innovate your business.

It turns out that allowing yourself to be passionate about something other than your business can energise you, and benefit your business.

While we may see creativity as an indulgence, the little thing that piques your interest may be the next opportunity to grow your business. 

Valerie Khoo, visual artist and National Director of the Australian Writers’ Centre, recently threw herself into the world of art. This sparked growth in her business, her career, and developed her “Creative Quotient”.

Valerie is the featured guest in this episode of the HerBusiness podcast.

In this episode we look at: 

• How your creative interests can lead to innovation in your business
• Why creativity is a vital factor in determining your bottom line
• How to incorporate creativity into your life
• The perils of ignoring your 'creative quotient'
• How to tap into your inner genius

Take a listen.

And, be sure to subscribe for more great interviews with inspiring entrepreneurs. 

Here are some popular recent episodes:

• Lessons for Living an Inspired, Creative and Meaningful Life with Guy Kawasaki
• Becoming a Big Deal in Your Niche with Amy Porterfield
• How to Stop Marketing AT Your Customers and Start Marketing with Them with Seth Godin

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When you look back on your business in 20 or 30 years’ time, which moments will have made you proud?

• Finding motivation from within?
  
• Creating moments of joy in your work?
  
• That you made a ‘dent in the universe’?
  
• The client’s you’ve helped?
  
• The money you made?

Guy Kawasaki has been a fixture in the tech world since he was part of Apple’s original Macintosh team in the 1980s. He had the role of Evangelist for Apple in the early days.

He’s widely respected as a source of wisdom about entrepreneurship, venture capital, marketing, and business evangelism, which he’s shared in bestselling books such as The Art of the Start and Enchantment.

He is HUGE on social media with hundreds of thousands of followers and he’s a sought after expert at the world’s biggest marketing and business conferences. He’s also currently an evangelist for Canva - the Aussie design tool, and a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz.

In this HerBusiness podcast you’ll hear:

• Why the toughest teachers are the most formative (that’s been true for me)
  
• Guy’s advice to “Pursue joy, not happiness”
  
• The important difference between price and value
  
• Why you should pitch new ideas by telling stories instead of using adjectives
  
• How to discover a new passion at any age
  

We also talk about some wise words from Steve Jobs, about ‘denting the universe’ — a favourite part of the interview that I hope you’ll love as much as I did.