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GSD Diaries with Angela Proffitt

Transforming Life & Business with Purpose, Passion, and Perspective Welcome to GSD Diaries (formerly Business Unveiled), where we share stories of transformation, resilience, and the pursuit of purpose. Join us as we travel the world, sharing insights from other cultures, highlighting wellness, and what it means to navigate the ups and downs in life and business. We'll uncover the truths behind living a fulfilling and impactful life. In this podcast, we highlight impactful leaders who have navigated change, wellness resorts and companies that prioritize health, sharing real stories of resilience and motivating you to create a balanced, fulfilling life. I'll sit down with industry leaders who have overcome incredible challenges, sharing their secrets to success and survival. Together, we'll explore how to shift perspectives, embrace healthy habits, and find true happiness in our work and lives. Hi, I'm Angela Proffitt, an entrepreneur disrupting the hospitality industry by shaking things up. As the GSD Girl who loves to Get Shit Done, let's dance around the world together, uncovering the 'first times' and the powerful stories behind them. Often, it's a near-death experience that wakes you up and pushes you to make a change. I've learned the hard way—if you don't take care of yourself, you can't take care of others in hospitality. In this wellness series, I'll chat with some of my closest friends and fellow movers and shakers in the entrepreneurial community. Together, we'll explore meaningful ways to become more human and empathetic, and shift our perspectives for a better life and business. This is GSD Diaries—transforming the hospitality industry, one step at a time.
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Now displaying: September, 2020
Sep 29, 2020

As women we are power houses when it comes to business! So many women business owners are also "Mompreneurs". Balancing work and home life at times can be a challenge, but never forget that you are slaying the game as you GSD!! Today I am chatting with Podcast and Clarity Coach, and Mompreneur, Stefanie Gass all about helping incredbile women uncover and tap into their God-led calling!

In this episode, we are chatting about:

-WHY podcasting can be a great way to grow an organic audience
-How to monetize a podcast
-Tips for starting a  podcast and creating passive income

Here were my Key takeaways for y’all:

-Podcasting is the #1 long-form content outlet for mompreneurs/busy entrepreneurs
-You don't need an audience to podcast, podcasting actually grows your audience in an evergreen way
-Passive income strategies can be easily implemented from day one of your podcast

More about Stefanie: 

Stefanie Gass is a Jesus lover, wife, and mom of two boys from Tijeras, NM. She is the host of the top-ranked podcast The Mompreneur Mastermind Show, and her mission is helping, empowering, and transforming Christian Mompreneurs. Stef specializes in helping these incredible women uncover and tap into their God-led callings, launch podcasts, & monetize using courses and coaching. Stef wants women to create true change for themselves and for Jesus by utilizing their gifts and serving the world with a business that lights them up! Stef believes that when we let God's miracles light our path, we will profit from our passions, live proactively, & design a life that fuels our soul. She believes we actually can have it all.

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Sep 24, 2020

If you’re an iPhone user you don’t want to miss this surprise bonus episode!! The Apple Queen herself, Angela Proffitt, shares her top tips and tricks for the iOS 14 update to help you increase your productivity for your business!

This episode is brought to you by  Kajabi, (the most amazing time saving all-in-one platform) check it out at: angelaproffitt.com/kajabi

Sep 22, 2020

Have you noticed how life shapes us? Through the good and bad, we always learn and are given the opportunity to grow through out experiences. Today I am chatting with Jessica Zimmerman, Owner of Zimmerman Events and Author, all about transforming her zero-profit events company into a seven-figure business, all while caring for her ailing husband. 

In this episode, we are chatting about:

-Setting healthy business boundaries
-Investing in yourself
-Creating a business and life you love

Here were my Key takeaways for y’all:

-Overcoming financial crisis
-Overcoming physical crisis
-What happens when you step into who you were always meant to be

More about Jessica: 

When Jessica Zimmerman survived a childhood car crash that took the life of her only sister, she knew even then, she couldn’t waste her life. After meeting her husband at the University of Arkansas, she returned to her hometown and built a successful wedding floral design business, Zimmerman Events, that grew alongside her three young children. When her husband fell tragically ill, Jessica realized that she had to begin earning more than just the “fun money,” transforming her zero-profit events company into a seven-figure business, all while caring for her ailing husband. She’s a floral designer turned educator and author who spends her days chasing kids, recording podcasts, creating courses, and teaching students how to find life's purpose.

Sep 15, 2020

We all have our own style, right? How do we translate that style over to our business? Today I am chatting with Lisa Landers, Owner, Curator, Content Creator and CEO of Swirl Boutique. She has three Southern California boutique locations and an online store. She established her business in 2006 and just opened her third location in 2019. Lisa has been featured on Bravo’s Real Housewives, MTV, Forbes and seen on countless of your favorite fashion influencers and YouTube Stars. Today we are discussing brand longevity, the importance of being able to pivot your business in the current climate and how to find opportunity in new challenges. 

In this episode, we are chatting about:

-Brand longevity
-The importance of being able to pivot your business
-How to find opportunity in new challenges

Sep 8, 2020

Traditionally we are told the way to live our lives and to create a happy life is to study hard at school, get a secure job, and work at that job for years and years. We I am here to tell you that there is a better way! Today, I am chatting with Founder of Simple Passive Cashflow Lane Kawaoka all about how to invest to create the career and life you want!

In this episode, we are chatting about:

-How Lane started with his first few rentals
-How he used his podcast to grow his audience
-How the wealthy invest and in a tax advantaged way to pay 0-15% tax rate

Here were my Key takeaways for y’all:

-Investing basics
-How to grow and online community
-How to leverage the capital you have for legacy wealth

More about Lane:

After 12 years as a Licensed Professional (PE) Civil/Industrial Engineer, I fired the boss and began to focus 100% of my time on my investing and helping others in my Passive Investor Accelerator & Mastermind. I began investing in 2009 in rainy Seattle, being a ramen eating cheapo I was able to buy a property early right after college. After discovering the difference between ‘Cashflow Investing’ and ‘appreciation investing (gambling/speculating)’… I moved my portfolio into 11 single family rentals in Birmingham, Atlanta, Indianapolis, and Pennsylvania. Today, I am investing in syndications which invest in Class C & B Multi-Family Apartment, RV Parks, mobile homes, and assisted living facilities because of this Nation’s demand for affordable housing – not rich people Class-A assets. My mission is to help regular people into good deals that were once only accessible to the rich. The passive income from investing in stabilized rental properties made it possible for me to move back home to Hawaii where the cost of paradise is 10%+ cost of living and -30% less pay for comparable jobs in the US mainland. There I was able to live a lifestyle where I was able to  bike to work. It did not take me long however to finally quit the day job and ditch the e-bike for a Mercedes.

Annoyed by the bogus real estate education programs out there (that take money from people who don’t have it in the first place), I set out to make this free website to help other hard-working professionals, the shrinking middle-class dispel the Wall-Street dogma of traditional wealth-building and offer an alternative to “garbage” investments in the 401K/mutual funds that only make the insiders rich. We help the hard-working middle-class build real asset portfolios by providing free investing education, podcasts, and networking plus access to investment opportunities not offered to the general public.

Sep 1, 2020

It is important to set clear goals for your business and with your team. Goals drive us to grow in our business and personal lives! Today, I am chatting with Founder and President of LBL Event Rentals, Lisa Anhaiser, all about how personal goals and business goals intersect as well as successful goal setting strategies for yourself and your team.

In this episode, we are chatting about:

-Goal setting for business owners
-Goal setting for your team
-How personal goals and business goals intersect

Here were my Key takeaways for y’all:

-How to determine your "why" when refining your goals
-The reason personal and professional goals are not so different after all
-The easy steps you take now to start bringing change immediately

More about Lisa:

Lisa Anhaiser is the founder and President of Houston- based LBL Event Rentals. Lisa began her career in retail management, initially learning the ins-and-outs of the event industry from the perspective of wedding shows and gift registries. She began utilizing her seamstress skills to create custom linens for one particular show, and it was so well-loved that it ultimately led to the start of LBL. For the past twenty years, LBL has been widely respected as an award-winning brand providing quality linens and event rentals for social events, corporate gatherings and weddings.

As Lisa makes the shift from owner to President, after selling LBL, she is excited about her second act as a consultant for event professionals, with a focus on setting business goals, strategic partnerships, exit strategies and understanding the underlying reasons for a company’s successes. Lisa is a recent graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program and Harvard's Consultancy Course she also has a bachelor’s degree in journalism/marketing from Louisiana State University.

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