195: Business Tools That Makes Cents While Helping You Save Time & Money

Open up your toolbox as we delve into a topic that can significantly impact the trajectory of your entrepreneurial journey. This week we are talking about all things business tools with guru LaShonda Brown. She has mastered the art of working smarter not harder to get the most out each work day without working all day. As entrepreneurs, we understand the importance of optimizing efficiency and by maximizing available resources. In this episode, LaShonda, an award-winning Tech Educator, YouTube Coach, and Speaker, shares her invaluable insights and expertise on how to leverage business tools to improve business function and time utilization.

DURING THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

How to effectively utilize business tools to streamline your operations and boost productivity.
The value of seeking help and outsourcing tasks, instead of overburdening yourself as an entrepreneur.
How to scale your business from a service into a revenue producing product.
The untapped potential of YouTube as a multipurpose business solution.
Ways to ensure the business tools you use are delivering to their full potential.
The principles for building a mindful morning routine to set the tone for a more productive and efficient work day.
The key principles for building a mindful morning routine to set the tone for a productive day ahead.
About LaShonda:

LaShonda Brown is an award-winning Tech Educator, YouTube Coach and Speaker based in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of VA. Through her educational company, Bootstrap Biz Advice, LaShonda teaches service providers worldwide how to work less & live more by leveraging tech and YouTube. LaShonda believes there is no shame in bootstrapping and her trainings will help you keep your expenses low and your profit margin high while you DIY.

LaShonda heavily advocates for sustainable, healthy rhythms in business and is most well known for her 20-Hour Work Week practice that’s built on the foundation of deep focus work and a mindful morning routine.

In 2022, LaShonda became one of the first 25 Canva Verified Experts in the world. In addition to training organizations of all sizes about Canva, LaShonda consults SaaS brands about UGC and serves as an instructor for the email service provider, Flodesk inside of Flodesk University.

🙏🏿 Support:

This episode is sponsored by Harvard Business School Executive Education.

Transformation requires a catalyst. For thousands of business leaders, Harvard Business School Executive Education has been that catalyst. Here, senior leaders join in a transformational learning experience, networking with executives from around the world.

During the day, participants take part in dynamic lectures led by distinguished faculty. In the evening, the learning continues in unique on-campus living groups. And a wide range of virtual leadership programs offer the types of interactivity and connectivity formerly reserved for in-person engagements.

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

BigVu – Teleprompter
Canva – Design software
Epidemic Sound – Royalty free music
Flodesk – Software tools
Groove – Coworking
Honeybook – Clientflow management
Kajabi – Marketing tool
Podia – Online course sales tool
Tubebuddy – YouTube tool
Uscreen – Video creator membership
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