Allergic To Small Talk

Ever wondered what it takes to shift from an employee mindset to business owner mindset? It all starts with a conversation. This podcast will introduce you to entrepreneurial conversations that can help you transition from where you are as an employee by first honing in on your genius zone (+ passion) to then creating + growing as a small business owner, solopreneur, side hustler, freelancer, or consultant. If you’re allergic to small talk, get ready for big conversations from your team of small business mentors at Cutclass. About Cutclass We’re 9-5 dropouts, MBAs, ex-executives, and brand masters. Our brainchild, Cutclass, is the culmination of decades of combined experience—from navigating corporate bureaucracy, 50+ hour weeks, and the executive suite to transitioning into full-time business owners, launching multiple successful brands, building communities of professionals, and finally, achieving the dream of full-time freedom by turning our passions into business.

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What Happens at the Top? With Jas Takar 12/15/2022

The Organic Lead Generation Toolkit with Yann Ilunga 12/01/2022

Nailing your networking strategy with Christine Smith 11/24/2022

Becoming a Marketing Master with Ivana Radojevic 11/17/2022

Tackling Taxes with Charles Read 11/10/2022

A New Way to Prospect for Clients with Anders Boulanger 11/03/2022

Becoming the ultimate giver with EA Csolkovits 10/26/2022

Nailing your business strategy with Alex Brueckmann 10/18/2022

Big Picture Thinking with Maggie Perotin 10/12/2022

Standing Out Above The Rest with Terry Begue 10/05/2022

Creating Energy on Demand with Nate Palmer 09/28/2022

Levelling up your business with Lisa Marie Platske 09/21/2022

How to Slay Giants in Your Business with Curt Tueffert 09/14/2022

This DJ Means Business, Featuring Amani Roberts 07/26/2022

5 Apps to Run Your Business Smoothly 04/14/2022

9-5 or Build Your Own Business? 04/08/2022

Secrets to Building a Business that Scales 02/24/2022

How to Structure a Workflow 02/17/2022

Talking Creativity with Mari Reisberg 02/10/2022

Talking Creativity with Mari Reisberg I really love the dreaming aspect of creativity. Meaning, I LOVE to create what could be possible for whatever project I’m working on. It’s a very sexy space to be in because ANYTHING is possible and nothing is too crazy or too big. But did you know that there is an entire process to creativity and the possibility part of creativity comes much later in the process? In this episode, I interview Mari Reisberg, and she LOVES the process of creativity. She teaches us what creativity is, how to hone it, and how to get more of it, especially when you really need it! Mari Reisberg, is a therapist, performer, creativity coach, and host of the Sustaining Creativity Podcast. She holds a BFA in Acting from the Hartt School and an MA in Somatic Counseling Psychology, Dance/Movement Therapy, from Naropa University. Mari is what we here at Cutclass like to call a double agent because, she currently splits time between the traditional 9-5 world as the director of utilization review and internship programming for a substance abuse treatment centre, and her own Sustaining Creativity business where she works with performers and non-performers to spark, grow, sustain, share and transform creativity in their lives. Mari believes life is way more fun when we tap into our creativity! I know you’ll dig this episode because a lot of creativity goes into starting and running a small business. From dreaming up your concept to then executing it every single day. But somewhere along your business journey, your creativity will run dry or can be super tough to execute – dive into this episode now to get some tips to put you out of your next creativity rut! To get in contact with Mari: Facebook: Instagram: LinkedIn: Website: Mari's Email: To get in contact with Rochelle: To get your retrospective template visit: To Book a 15 min networking strategy call with Rochelle click here: Instagram: Facebook: What type of networker are you? Take this quiz now! Free resource to boost your networking: 5 Minute Networking Exercises -> Ready to take the leap from your 9-5 to start your own biz Not sure? Take the quiz here -> Free networking training video here: /episode/index/show/allergictosmalltalk/id/22047689

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Trailer 01/28/2022

How to Network on LinkedIn with LinkedIn Coach, Alice Fewings 01/27/2022

What should I do after I network? Schedule a 1 to 1! 01/20/2022

How to plan your goals for 2022 01/13/2022

Dr. Ruth Gotian - The Success Factor 01/06/2022

Retrospective w/ the Cutclass team, Leslie Levito and Sho Kazandijan 12/30/2021

Retrospective w/ the Cutclass team, Leslie Levito and Sho Kazandijan This episode is super special because you’ll get to meet my two business partners for Cutclass, Leslie and Sho. In this episode we demonstrate a retrospective. A retrospective is an exercise that we do after a launch or project or at the end of the year. This exercise allows our team to talk about our desired outcomes, talk about what worked, what didn’t work, what was missing, and most importantly show gratitude for one another and acknowledge one anothers contributions. Usually, I have a pretty structured episode flow, but this episode is going to be very much conversational, real, and organic. We haven't rehearsed any of the questions we're going to review today, so you’re going to get a real behind the scenes look at how we run our business. Before we get into the nitty gritty, let me give you a little background on 2 of my most favorite people and business besties, Les and Sho. Les has launched over 50 brands, owns 2 businesses, Cutclass and a branding Agency called Brands Etcetera. While I focus on helping people build their business through networking and adding key foundational processes and systems in place, Leslie focuses on helping people transition from their 9-5 jobs to launching their own businesses. Leslie has so many ways people can work with her, through her 10 week course called Out to Launch Academy or through her many free resources like her podcast called Out to Launch or through the many tips, tools, and strategies she’s drips out on her TikTok account called Let Go and Discover. Sho has also launched multiple brands and she too owns 2 businesses, Cutclass and her branding Agency with Les, Brands Etcetera. Sho is a design, branding, and art directing wizard. Everything that you see on our social channels, podcasts, website, business cards or opt-ins is touched and worked on by Sho. While she hangs out in the background of our brand, she is very much in the forefront of everything that we create. Our brand wouldn’t be where it is today without her bringing our visions to life. I’m so excited to give you insight on how we run Cutclass and share a little piece of my heart with y’all today go jump into this episode! Click here for your retrospective template: To Book a 15 min networking strategy call with Rochelle click here: To get in touch with Rochelle: Instagram: Facebook: What type of networker are you? Take this quiz now! Free resource to boost your networking: 5 Minute Networking Exercises -> Ready to take the leap from your 9-5 to start your own biz Not sure? Take the quiz here -> To get in touch with Leslie: Instagram: Facebook: Website: Email: TikTok: Ready to take the leap from your 9-5 to start your own biz Not sure? Take the quiz here -> To get in touch with Sho: Instagram: Facebook: Website: Email: /episode/index/show/allergictosmalltalk/id/21619160

Client Review with Nadia Scott, Managing Director of Geon Training Solutions 12/23/2021

Client Review with Nadia Scott, Managing Director of Geon Training Solutions Last week you got to meet a client that I coach 1 on 1. His name is Fahmy Kayira, he’s a rapper, independent artist, and CEO of a creative agency called The Streets Coldest. If you haven’t had the chance to catch up on that episode, pop back to episode 29 and give it a listen. And this week, you’re going to get to meet another client and friend, Nadia Scott. Nadia is the Managing Director for Geon Training Solutions. A government funded training provider in the North East of England. Nadia’s team is responsible for drawing down funds from the government, creating training programmes for people that are out of employment or people that are seeking to upskill themselves. This training is geared to sectors that are most in need, meaning, these sectors are growing and need employees, however, people don’t have the skills to enter that market. For example, the construction sector or digital sector are two areas of need, Nadia’s team finds candidates for these sectors, provides them with training + qualifications they need, and then specs them out to these sectors with their respective employee partners. They also offer a commercial programme for CPD units, one of their most recent clients in this area is: Greggs. As you might imagine, there is A LOT that goes into the operations of Geon. From bidding for funds, to marketing to potential learners, to resourcing learners, to onboarding, nurturing, and offboarding learners, keeping track of tutors and timelines, to following compliance procedures and setting our employer partnerships…I mean, wow! It’s A LOT to keep track of, right? In this episode, Nadia is going to share a bit about herself, her business, and what it’s been like to work with me on her team. Wanna see what your business could look like in 2022? Dive into this episode now! To Book a 15 min networking strategy call with Rochelle click here: To get in touch with Rochelle: Instagram: Facebook: What type of networker are you? Take this quiz now! Free resource to boost your networking: 5 Minute Networking Exercises -> Ready to take the leap from your 9-5 to start your own biz Not sure? Take the quiz here -> To Find out more about Nadia: 1. Geon Training's Facebook - 2. Nadia Scott's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadia-s-361aab8a/ 3. Website: https://geonts.co.uk/ /episode/index/show/allergictosmalltalk/id/21584303

Client Review with Influencer, Independent Artist, and CEO of The Streets Coldest, Fahmy Kayira 12/16/2021

Client Review with Influencer, Independent Artist, and CEO of The Streets Coldest, Fahmy Kayira I’m so pumped for this episode because you are going to gain insight on what it’s like to work with me 1 on 1 by hearing from my client and friend, Fahmy Kayira. He’ll share how our time together has leveled up his business game in terms of saving time and implementing a structure and system in place to keep all areas of his business under control. He’ll even talk about how he lost business because he didn’t have a system in place. Fahmy is a rapper, Independent Artist, and CEO of The Street Coldest. The Streets Coldest is a creative agency that is revolutionizing productivity and ease of access for independent artists within the music industry. Their dedicated team of musical connoisseurs take on a number of projects with both new and established artists to grow fanbases through content creation in the form of videography and graphic design. With so many moving parts to his business, he needs a little guidance on how to exactly manage it all while also still keeping the money rolling in. I wanted to do this episode for you because I know as we head into 2022 there are going to be several New Year resolutions that you might have for your business. And if you’ve ever considered hiring a coach to help get you to the next stage in your business, I thought I would interview one of my client’s so you can get a real behind the scenes look at what working with a coach like me could do to transform you and your business. I focus on teaching small businesses how-to network to create connections, collaborations and of course sales for their business, but I also focus on teaching small business owners how to add foundational business structures and systems to view their business in one place. The benefit of this is that they can see every part of their business in one AREA. One of the requirements when working with me is that you must use a project management software system to keep your business rocking and rolling. Pen and paper just won’t cut it. Wanna see what your business could look like in 2022? Dive into this episode now! To Book a 15 min networking strategy call with Rochelle click here: To get in touch with Rochelle: Instagram: Facebook: What type of networker are you? Take this quiz now! Free resource to boost your networking: 5 Minute Networking Exercises -> Ready to take the leap from your 9-5 to start your own biz Not sure? Take the quiz here -> To Find out more about Fahmy: 1. Fahmy's Instagram: 2. The Street's Coldest Instagram: 2. Email: [email protected] /episode/index/show/allergictosmalltalk/id/21502445

How to save time as you head into the Holiday season, with Karen Brooks M.D. of Pellings Business Solutions Ltd 12/09/2021

Allergic To Small Talk

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