In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome Angie Trueblood of the Podwize Group to discuss the art of pitching yourself to podcasts. With her entrepreneurial spirit, innovative thinking, and super-connector powers, Angie deeply supports business owners who use podcasts as a core tenet of their business growth. Her passion for normalizing the voices of women in leadership positions shines through in her work. Whether you're a nonprofit pro, consultant, or coach, this episode will give you the inside scoop on the long-tail impact of being a podcast guest and how you can maximize the opportunity.

In this podcast episode, we’re joined by Julie Ordoñez, a major gifts strategist and coach. She is also the founder of CourageLab, a 6-week accelerator where ambitious nonprofit leaders get the courage to ask for more and raise major gifts. Julie walks us through her personal journey of building her own business (as a side hustle), her strategies to attract ideal clients, her own struggles and challenges in growing her business and how she overcomes them. Tune in now to gain valuable insights and inspiration for your own entrepreneurial journey!

Join us as we chat with Nneka Allen, the founder of The Empathy Agency, a business that is aligned with her values - love and justice. Nneka dives into the complexities of the historical relationship between African and Indigenous peoples and how it informs her work to create belonging spaces where everyone can feel they belong. Tune in as she discusses her approach to coaching, training, consulting, and education to achieve her mission.

Nikki Bell and Simon Scriver are the co-founders of Fundraising Everywhere, an online training and support community for fundraisers. Through their hard work and dedication, Nikki and Simon were able to provide their staff with pay rises and other benefits, and introduce new methods to make their events and conferences more accessible.

You’ve heard us talk about the value of having an email list, well, today we’re diving all in.In this episode of The Confessions Podcast, we are joined by Eman Ismail, an email strategist and copywriter who started with a small email list of 400 people, and was able to make $35,000 from her launch. Eman now helps online business owners and ecommerce brands make money through email, and encourages them to nurture their email lists.

Jen Love and John Lepp are the founders and strategic leads of Agents of Good, a strategic and storytelling firm that supports nonprofits in telling better stories and connecting with donors. They are passionate about helping organizations of all shapes and sizes unlock their donors' giving and creativity. Perhaps most impressively, they have been working together for over 20 years!

DeaRonda Harrison is a grant writing expert and coach, helping nonprofits train up their grant writers and start or scale their own consulting businesses. She is the founder of June First Firm, providing high quality services and achieving impressive ROI for her clients.

Julia Campbell is an OG nonprofit consultant and social media teaching maven. She has been in the nonprofit sector for over 13 years, and now works with clients one-on-one, speaks on stages, and runs online courses to empower nonprofit coaches and consultants. In this episode, Julia walks us through how she has built her own speaking business and shares her top tips on how you can leverage it for your own consulting business.

Navigating the 'Fun Hard' of scaling a business, Brooke Richie-Babbage, CEO of Bending Arc, joins the podcast this week to talk all things strategy. From business models to goal setting, Brooke is sharing how she has grown her business.

Sales. It’s consistently one of the things consultants and coaches will say they dislike about running a business. The whole sales process can feel uncomfortable. Until now! Join the conversation with Erin Lindstrom, a sales strategist and dynamic coach who has been in the online business world for 10 years. Erin walks us through sales in a “non-icky” way with practical tips to help you find the win-win in your sales process.

Today, in this episode, we are joined by a very important person who has been teaching and coaching thousands of people on VIP days for the past two and a half years, Jordan Gill! She is the founder of System Save Me, a business that helps coaches and consultants build successful six-figure businesses through VIP day offerings.

When it comes to investments, one of the best you can make is in yourself! In this roundup episode, we gathered inspirational insights from our number of guests and shared their personal journeys of success and revealing their secrets on business growth.

When it comes to investments, one of the best you can make is in yourself! In this roundup episode, we gathered inspirational insights from our number of guests and shared their personal journeys of success and revealing their secrets on business growth.

We’ve had insightful conversations with our amazing guests this year. And that’s why for this episode, we’ve invited them back for the podcast’s first-ever roundup episode. Our guests talk about what they are expecting in the nonprofit consulting and coaching space in the next year. One thing’s for sure, there are so many things to look forward to!

Often the business advice we hear is: focus. Do one thing and do it well. Great advice! Except if you’re like Jess, or today’s podcast guest Betty, who are multi-passionate, multi-talented people. On this episode of the Confessions podcast, we are joined by Betty Xie, a multi-passionate artist, fundraiser, and filmmaker, who shares her journey of how she found a way to blend all of her talents into one business.

Do you even exist if you’re not online? All jokes aside (of course you do), being visible to your audience can help build the “know, like, and trust” factor for you and your business. People go to your social media or your website as a part of getting to know you and the solutions you have for them. On this episode of the Confessions podcast, we'll tackle the importance of visibility for business growth.

Is Pinterest a social media platform? Not exactly! It’s more like a search engine. Which means folks are on there looking for solutions to their problems. Solutions you have! On today’s podcast, we’re chatting with Precious Rodgers of The Pinning Oasis, a boutique agency that helps consultants, coaches, content creators, and businesses, drive more people and profit to their business by leveraging Pinterest.

In today’s podcast, we’re chatting with Sabrina Walker Hernandez about how she moved from being completely burned out (including how that affected her health) to growing a business that allowed her to still serve nonprofits but in a way that protected herself and her own wellbeing. Through her company, Supporting World Hope, Sabrina is a trainer, facilitator, and coach who specializes in strategic planning, fundraising, and leadership development.

If you asked Cindy for the most game-changing book she’s read as a consultant, she will easily declare, “Building a Storybrand”. On today’s podcast, Amy Milne, the CEO of Beyond Fundraising, experienced nonprofit consultant, and recently certified as a StoryBrand guide joins the conversation. She talks about how to use the StoryBrand framework and how to make your customer the hero of the story. So if you’re feeling stuck or you’re experiencing a business slump then this episode is for you!

In today’s podcast, we are chatting with Tania Bhattacharrya. We talked about her going from her in-house job as a fundraiser to having a business of her own, to becoming known for something very specific. Today she is working with vision-led entrepreneurial women in the social impact space and helps them build their power and influence using LinkedIn.