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Take Control With Nicole

Entrepreneurship

As business owners, we experience firsthand the fine line between our personal and business lives. During our conversations, we will look at simple hints and tips to create time, reduce overwhelm and help you to navigate through your journey to where you want to be. If you are looking for smarter ways to work and create space and time freedom in your day then you are in the right place. Join your host Nicole Smith COO, Operations Specialist and Systems Designer from The Artisans Business Solutions with a new episode released each Wednesday.

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United States

Description:

As business owners, we experience firsthand the fine line between our personal and business lives. During our conversations, we will look at simple hints and tips to create time, reduce overwhelm and help you to navigate through your journey to where you want to be. If you are looking for smarter ways to work and create space and time freedom in your day then you are in the right place. Join your host Nicole Smith COO, Operations Specialist and Systems Designer from The Artisans Business Solutions with a new episode released each Wednesday.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Discover to Connect, Foundations for a Successful 2024

12/12/2023
Today's episode we're wrapping up 2023 and taking our learnings on board and creating change for a fabulous start to 2024. I'll take you through a health check on your business to see you wrap up your 2023 business year. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-145/

Duration:00:19:43

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How Google Ads Can Help Supercharge Your Business with Kaity Griffin

12/5/2023
Today I'm chatting with Google Ads specialist and systems geek, Kaity Griffin about supercharging your business with Google Ads. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-144/

Duration:00:40:12

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The Wonderful Art Of Wrapping Up A Project

11/28/2023
In this episode, we're sharing the fabulous stage of a project, the handover and offboarding stage. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-143

Duration:00:16:18

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The Great Tech Untangle

11/21/2023
Today's episode is all about finding the best tech systems for your business. And that all starts with awareness. We'll talk through not using the tech systems full capabilities and finding the right system firt for purpose and connecting that into the wider business. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-142/

Duration:00:21:04

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Mastering Branding Tools for Growth with Krystian Ostrowski

11/14/2023
Today I'm chatting with Founder of Story Time Studios, Krystian Ostrowski about tools for scaling your business. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-141/

Duration:00:55:33

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Enhancing Your Foundational Business Operations

11/7/2023
In this episode, we'll explore the transition into 2024 and whether it's time to reconsider and adjust the fundamental building blocks of your business for the year ahead. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-140/

Duration:00:13:12

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Leads to Success: Crafting Your Nurturing System for Conversion

10/31/2023
Today I'm taking you on a new adventure through the land of nurturing your leads and the systems to support this. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-139

Duration:00:20:00

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Headache Free Marketing with Cathy Camera

10/24/2023
Today I'm chatting with The Construction Copywriter, Cathy Camera about headache free marketing - music to my ears! We chat about all things content, including why case studies are so effective and how you can use them in your business. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-138/

Duration:00:51:55

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Delivering Consistency with Your SOPs

10/17/2023
Today we're continuing our conversation about Standard Operating Procedures, and exploring more from an operational point of view. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-137/

Duration:00:14:45

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Getting Your Team to Efficiently Use Your SOPs

10/10/2023
Documenting your fabulous SOPs for your business is one thing, but getting your team on board and using them efficiently is another. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-136/

Duration:00:14:36

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Evolving Your Tech for Your Small Business with Liam Benson

10/3/2023
Today I'm chatting with Liam Benson on important topics of evolving your tech, like backing up your data and cyber security in your business. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-135/

Duration:00:51:20

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When is the Right Time to Document Your SOPs

9/26/2023
When we start our businesses, we are in the doing and don't often take time to set our processes up. So, when is the right time to start? We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-134/

Duration:00:16:42

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Get Excited About Your SOPs

9/19/2023
Today we're exploring into the world of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and why we should be excited about them in our businesses. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-133/

Duration:00:16:04

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Make More Sales by Looking Backwards with Shannon Stone

9/12/2023
Just like we do with our processes, reflecting is so important. And looking back to make more sales is something the fabulous Shannon joins us today to talk about. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-132/

Duration:00:53:16

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Why Your Systems Are Blocking Your Business Objectives

9/5/2023
If you're new in business, you may be finding that the systems you have selected to get started may be hindering instead of helping your day to day operations. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-131

Duration:00:17:28

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How Systems Support Business Growth

8/29/2023
Today we're continuing on the journey of aligning your systems with your business bigs, and diving into how your systems can actually support you. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-130/

Duration:00:18:52

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Connecting Strategy and Creative Marketing with Mia Fileman

8/22/2023
Campaigns are not something that is 101 in the small business world, so my guest today is Mia Fileman aka Campaign Queen to dive into what campaigns are, and how they can work for your business. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-129

Duration:00:48:52

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Assessing Systems Alignment

8/15/2023
Today we're shifting the focus ever so slightly to look towards, how to know if your business systems and bigs are aligned. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-128/

Duration:00:15:50

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Aligning Systems with Your Business Bigs

8/8/2023
You know that you're wanting to move towards your bigs, you've beautifully designed your marketing strategy and yet, the missing piece is the execution. Today I'm helping you take action to create a system that allows for micro actions to move closer and closer to your bigs. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-127/

Duration:00:16:21

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Creating a Brand with Purpose with Emma Lovell

8/1/2023
Emma Lovell is a coach, speaker and writer specialising in personal brand and has been a business owner for 14 years. We discuss personal branding, building your business with purpose and building your personal brand because it's really not what you know, it's who you know. We dive into: For more detailed shownotes and full transcript of the episode, click here: https://theartisans.com.au/podcast/episode-126

Duration:00:58:01