Plutus Awards Podcast
Business & Economics Podcasts
You will be inspired by these stories. Hear from the top financial authors, podcasters, video creators, and speakers. What are the secrets of their success? This podcast is for the independent financial media. Bloggers, writers, podcasters, and more will hear from the best of the best. The Plutus Awards Podcast is hosted by Sarah Li Cain (Beyond the Dollar) with assistance from Plutus Awards founder Harlan Landes and long-time Plutus Awards volunteer Miranda Marquit. In each episode, Sarah or a guest host speaks to content creators, entrepreneurs, Plutus Award winners, and your idols in the financial media. For more about the Plutus Awards, visit plutusawards.com.
Location:
United States
Description:
You will be inspired by these stories. Hear from the top financial authors, podcasters, video creators, and speakers. What are the secrets of their success? This podcast is for the independent financial media. Bloggers, writers, podcasters, and more will hear from the best of the best. The Plutus Awards Podcast is hosted by Sarah Li Cain (Beyond the Dollar) with assistance from Plutus Awards founder Harlan Landes and long-time Plutus Awards volunteer Miranda Marquit. In each episode, Sarah or a guest host speaks to content creators, entrepreneurs, Plutus Award winners, and your idols in the financial media. For more about the Plutus Awards, visit plutusawards.com.
Language:
English
Episodes
Dr. Derricka Harwell - The Sin of Haste: How Early Success Can Damage Long-Term Growth
11/9/2022
In today's episode, Dr. Derricka Harwell shares how early success without the right systems and people in place can be costly.
She tells what she learned, how she figured out what didn't work, and the successful decisions she made the second time around.
https://plutusfoundation.org/2022/derricka-harwell-haste/
Duration:00:39:19
Adrienne Taylor - The Sin of Purposelessness: Tailor Your Products to Your Audience's Needs
11/2/2022
We can build courses and do webinars, but these actions don't guarantee success.
Adrienne Taylor speaks with Michelle Jackson about the need to be authentic and vulnerable with our audiences and the importance of seeing people and not just sales.
https://plutusfoundation.org/2022/adrienne-taylor-wells-purposelessness/
Adrienne-I’m the founder of Tailored Wealth Saver and our goal is to help Millennials live a life on their terms. I help people figure out their financial intentions while...
Duration:00:24:21
Felicia Gopaul - The Sin of Misalignment: Why Your Brand's Consistency Is So Important
10/26/2022
It is hard to know what areas to focus on when building your brand. One thing is clear, you can not do everything! Felicia Gopaul shares with Michelle Jackson how trying to do everything hurt her brand and what focuses allowed her business began to thrive.
https://plutusfoundation.org/2022/felicia-gopaul-misalignment/
Felicia-It’s funny, we talked about how we make mistakes when building out our online brand. In the beginning I was everything. That was the biggest mistake I made and not...
Duration:00:25:31
Terri Huggins-Hart - The Sin of Vagueness: Clarify Your Ownership As a Freelancer
10/19/2022
When you are unclear and confused about the direction of your business, others will be too. Terri Huggins-Hart and Michelle Jackson discuss clarity and intentions in business and how ownership develops in a freelance career.
Show notes: https://plutusfoundation.org/2022/terri-huggins-hart-vagueness/
Duration:00:30:47
Marcia Armstrong – The Sin of Inconsistency: Commit to Your Process to Achieve Results
10/12/2022
Marcia Armstrong joins us to talk about the sin of inconsistency. Marcia shares how too many zero revenue months forced her to look at her business and the steps she took to turn things around in a little over 30 days.
https://plutusfoundation.org/2022/marcia-armstrong-inconsistencty/
Duration:00:35:05
Amanda Page - The Sin of Perfectionism: How Bold Moves Pay Off When You Think You're Not Ready
10/5/2022
Fear and perfectionism are the constant enemies of a creator.
Today, Michelle Jackson speaks with Amanda Page about how creators can overcome these obstacles and take risks in developing projects that may feel out of reach for them.
For more information, visit the show notes at https://plutusfoundation.org/2022/amanda-page-perfectionism
Duration:00:26:17
Rahkim Sabree - The Sin of Hubris: How to Use Insight From Your Audience
9/28/2022
For more information, visit the show notes at https://plutusfoundation.org/2022/rahkim-sabree-hubris
Welcome to Series 6 of the Plutus Awards Podcast hosted by Michelle Jackson. Our community is filled with hundreds of stories from creators and entrepreneurs just like you. And through this show we share these stories of challenges and successes from bloggers to podcasters, from writers, speakers, and more.
In this season we talk about a somewhat taboo topic — the deadly sins that...
Duration:00:34:35
LaTisha Styles - The Sin of Pride: No Shame in Backtracking
9/21/2022
Welcome to Series 6 of the Plutus Awards Podcast hosted by Michelle Jackson. Our community is filled with hundreds of stories from creators and entrepreneurs just like you. And through this show we share these stories of challenges and successes from bloggers to podcasters, from writers, speakers, and more.
In this season we talk about a somewhat taboo topic — the deadly sins that personal finance (and other content creators) can make. We share lessons learned, how to avoid these mistakes,...
Duration:00:24:35
Natasha Scott - The Sin of Omission: How To Share About Your Reality and Why
9/14/2022
For more information, visit the show notes at https://plutusfoundation.org/2022/natasha-scott-omission
Duration:00:34:30
Michelle Jackson – The Seven Deadly Sins of Content Creation
9/7/2022
Welcome to season 2 of the Plutus Awards Podcast hosted by Michelle Jackson. Our community is filled with hundreds of stories from creators and entrepreneurs just like you. And through this show we share these stories of challenges and successes from bloggers to podcasters from writers, speakers and more.
In this season we talk about a somewhat taboo topic-the deadly sins that personal finance (and other content creators) can make. We share lessons learned, how to avoid these mistakes and...
Duration:00:13:35
Michelle Jackson Navigates the Nuances of Monetizing a Personal Finance Brand
7/20/2022
In the first episode of this season I spoke with Harlan Landes, founder of the Plutus Awards, Plutus Foundation and Plutus Voices events. It’s a great conversation about the evolution of the Plutus ecosystem and what motivates Harlan to do the work that he does.
The main question that the Plutus Foundation will be exploring this season is the tension that content creators in the personal finance space feel when deciding whether or not to monetize their brand. I absolutely felt this tension...
Duration:00:11:11
The Mobile Home Gurl Shares How She Pivoted From a Free to Paid Membership
7/13/2022
Rachel Hernandez is known as The Mobile Home Gurl. Rachel talks about listening to what your audience tells you they want, leaning into your authority and how making mistakes helps content creators find the right products and services for their brand.
Adventures in Mobile Homes
Duration:00:45:16
Patrona Dixon the It's My Money Lady Shares How to Affiliate Market the Ethical Way
7/6/2022
Patrina Dixon is the It’s My Money Lady. We talk about the impact that COVID had on her business and the unexpected opportunities for growth that occurred from pivots that she had to make during that time. We discussed why she loves affiliate marketing what it is and what isn’t and how her community guides her business decisions.
Where to Find Patrina
https://Itsmymoneyjournal.infoIt’s My Money with Patrina Dixon
Duration:00:43:25
Knowing When it's Time to Let Part of Your Business Go with Joseph Hogue of Let's Talk Money
6/29/2022
Joseph Hogue is creator of the Let’s Talk Money YouTube Channel with over 500,000 subscribers.
We talk about candidly wanting to earn money as an online creator, letting go of projects that aren’t serving you well and the important questions that multi-passionate content creators need to ask themselves in order for their projects to grow.
Where to Find Joseph
Let’s Talk Money-YouTube
https://mystockmarketbasics.com
Duration:00:40:00
Monetizing a Mission-Driven Financial Brand
6/22/2022
Angela and Regina are co-founders of Women’s Personal Finance, a massive community that is a safe space for women to talk about all aspects of how money shows up in women’s lives.
We talk about monetizing a community like this one, the purpose it serves and being able to lean deeper into the brand mission through intentional monetization.
Women’s Personal FinanceMeet the Women of the Personal Finance Community Post
For more information, visit the show notes at ...
Duration:00:44:11
How Jillian Johnsrud Fired the Haters
6/15/2022
Jillian Johnsrud is the author of Fire the Haters, a book that isn’t about the FIRE movement, but is all about creating content online and the challenges that may impact your brand. We talk about how different seasons of life influence her business, the pushback on content creators positioned in the FIRE space aren’t they allowed to make money too? And why Jillian has decided not to attend any events in 2022
“I didn’t write this for year 1 sales, I wrote it for year 5 sales”
"I admit...
Duration:00:35:03
Julien and Kiersten of rich & REGULAR Share How to Monetize Your Personal Finance Brand
6/8/2022
Today's guests are Julien and Kiersten Saunders of Rich and Regular. We talk about the importance of knowing how to talk to your audience vs. at your audience. How they decided on a monetization strategy that allowed them to stay out of the pockets of the community that they serve with their content and the goals that they have for their upcoming book. Julien and Kiersten Saunders introduce themselves “Rich and Regular” and their upcoming book “ Cashing Out: Win the Wealth Game By Walking...
Duration:00:44:15
Monetizing and Selling a Seven-Figure Financial Website - And What's Next
6/1/2022
Welcome to another episode of the Plutus Awards Podcast. Our community is filled with hundreds of stories from creators and entrepreneurs just like you. And through this show we share these stories of challenges and successes from bloggers to podcasters from writers, speakers and more. In today’s episode I share how and why I decided to monetize my personal finance brand. It wasn’t an easy decision and for those of you making the decision my monetization story will highlight the fears and...
Duration:00:59:46
Money Should Be a Side Effect of Your Business, Not Its Purpose
10/6/2021
Can your business succeed if making money isn’t its guiding factor? Perhaps in the most successful businesses, creating monetary value isn’t the primary objective -- or, at least, owners have another purpose in mind.
In this episode, Sarah Li Cain has a candid conversation with J.D. Roth, founder of Get Rich Slowly. J.D. discusses the benefits of getting away from the idea that money is the primary goal in business, how to blend your business and personal life together and enjoy meaningful...
Duration:00:28:07
Candice Latham - Work Backwards to Achieve Success in Your Business
9/29/2021
Success is not necessarily defined by how much money you make or how many subscribers you have. You can create your own vision of success, and your metrics may be unique to you. It helps to know what’s within your control and what’s beyond your control, and define your success accordingly.
In this episode, Sarah Li Cain speaks with Candice Latham, brand business owner of Latham Agency. Candice shares what it means to own your own version of success, how she shifted and pursued her goals in...
Duration:00:25:45