How To Give Raises (Without Doling Out Participation Trophies)
Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs
Release Date: 03/18/2025
5 Step Process To Cut Back on 1:1 Work
Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs
Are you ready to cut back on one-on-one work and scale your consulting business, but unsure where to start? In this episode, Eleanor shares a five-step process designed to help service-based entrepreneurs transition from high-touch client work to a more leveraged business model. Eleanor walks you through setting clear intentions for your consulting revenue, refining your offers, and eliminating work that no longer serves your long-term goals. These steps will help you maintain a healthy balance while shifting your focus to the scalable side of your business. Get full show...
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Why Deep Niching Builds 7-Figure Businesses
Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs
Most entrepreneurs think they’ve niched down. But in reality, their positioning is still too broad—and it’s costing them time, energy, and sustainable revenue. At Safi Media, deep niching is the secret behind why so many of our clients go from six figures to multi-seven figures with less stress and more clarity. In this episode, you’ll learn what deep niching really looks like and why it’s the highest-leverage move you can make to grow your business with focus, not force. Eleanor shares three key micro-lessons to help you rethink how you define your niche and how that...
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The Psychology of High Conversion: Niche Clarity and Premium Pricing
Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs
Most entrepreneurs Eleanor meets aren’t satisfied with their current rates. Whether you're closing at 20%, 30%, or higher, there's almost always room for improvement—and she’s discovered a framework that can help you reach 80% conversion in under eight months. The root problem isn't about being a better salesperson or having the perfect script. It's about creating structural clarity in your business foundation. Join Eleanor this week as she shares her one-two punch approach for dramatically increasing your conversion rate: combining a razor-sharp niche with a...
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The Subtle Ways Women Entrepreneurs Abdicate Power (and How to Stop)
Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs
Are you unconsciously giving away your power as a woman entrepreneur? Power abdication happens in subtle ways that can significantly impact your business growth and leadership effectiveness. Eleanor sees it happen all the time with her clients—and she’s certainly been guilty of it too. Eleanor is bringing you some tough love this week as she walks you through the five most common ways women entrepreneurs abdicate their power. From over-consulting when you should be decisive to avoiding financial responsibility, these patterns can derail your growth and impact. The good news?...
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This "Second Sale Strategy" Drives 90% Close Rate on 100K+ Retainers feat. LISA LARTER
Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs
Have you been struggling to close high-ticket retainer deals? Lisa Larter is a brilliant strategist who helps entrepreneurs and small business owners create clear and simple strategies that help them reach those big, lofty business goals that feel out of reach. And in this episode, she joins Eleanor to share her proven "Second Sale Strategy" that has helped her maintain an impressive 90% close rate on six-figure retainer deals with clients who stay for 5-9 years. Get full show notes and more information here:
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Life After 7 Figures: Post Empire Energy
Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs
Have you reached what you thought was the pinnacle of business success… only to find yourself asking, "Is this it?” In today's episode, Eleanor explores the unique challenges, experiences, and opportunities that emerge once you've crossed that significant revenue threshold. “Post Empire Energy” is that peculiar feeling when you know you could 10X your business, but you're questioning whether you actually want to. Get full show notes and more information here:
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How To Take a 4-Month Sabbatical While Running A 7-Figure Business feat. DR. MEGHAN WALKER
Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs
Have you ever dreamed of taking an extended sabbatical from your business while still seeing it thrive? Dr. Meghan Walker, a self-described "recovering naturopathic doctor," has cracked the code. She recently took her family to Spain for months while continuing to run her multi-million-dollar coaching business - and it actually grew during her absence. In this episode, Meghan breaks down her powerful 8-step framework that allowed her to design this extended sabbatical while maintaining business momentum. Get full show notes and more information here:
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Fear, Consumer Confidence and the Transfer of Wealth
Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs
The world is navigating through one of the most challenging periods for business leaders in recent memory. However, there’s some nuance here. There's a ton of fear and volatility in the markets, but there’s also a huge transfer of wealth happening right now. The question is: are you positioning yourself to be on the receiving end of this massive wealth transfer? Tune in this week for a deeper understanding of the fear, shifting consumer confidence, the transfer of wealth gripping the world right now, and how you can utilize this incredible, uncertain, challenging...
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She Used Human Design to Drive a $470k Online Launch feat. CALLAN FAULKNER
Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs
What changes when you start aligning your business strategy with your most authentic expression? Enter AI expert Callan Faulkner who transformed her business by doing exactly that: using Human Design principles to guide her decisions and create a launch that generated nearly half a million dollars. Tune in this week to learn how Callan executed her $470,000 launch with a small email list of just 2,000 people and minimal paid advertising. Get full show notes and more information here:
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5 Steps to Escape the Time-for-Money Trap
Woman Owned: The Growth Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs
Are you trapped in the consulting hamster wheel, making good money but unable to scale beyond your billable hours? The one-on-one work pays the bills, but it's complex, demanding, and ultimately limits your growth potential. You're ready for something bigger, but cutting off that reliable income stream feels terrifying. If you want a strategic approach to shifting from service provider to scalable CEO without financial anxiety keeping you stuck, this episode is for you. Get full show notes and more information here:
info_outlineAre you still giving out annual raises just because... well, that's what everyone does?
Here's a hard truth: If you're handing out "participation trophy" raises, you're actively discouraging high performance in your business.
In this week's episode of Woman Owned, Eleanor shares her simple 6-step system for giving raises that actually drive business growth and create a culture of excellence.
Get full show notes and more information here: https://safimedia.co/WO42