SOS Small Business Success
By Bonnie Bonadeo
Your Host Bonnie Bonadeo, is a Business Owner, Entrepreneur, Coach, Trainer, Author, and Brand Strategist.
SOS Small Business Success Aug 02, 2023
SOS- Ultimate Leaders Course
How would you rate yourself as a leader? Do you fear stepping into difficult conversations? Listen now to the most innovative leaders program ever introduced for the beauty industry and get certified as a unique, emotionally intelligent leader. Leadership is the one skill that will help you to level up!
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SOS-Coach on a Boat
We have done it… we are back on a boat in the beautiful Caribbean. But this does not mean retirement… it means I am now “Coach on a Boat.” This leads us on a journey and conversation about operations. How do you grow and scale a business, whether brick-and-mortar or virtual, on land or at sea?
I will ask you the questions… what operations are working in your business, and what may need an operational system to be more profitable? Listen now or watch on Youtube!
SOS-The Tide is Coming In.
What are you tolerating in your business? Today's podcast is based on the Education Anchor and what you are expecting or not expecting in your business this year. Plus, I share all the opportunities to join me at upcoming industry events between now and August.
Listen now or watch on YouTube.
SOS- Course Correct
Okay, this is your Captain speaking again. We need to review our 2024 navigation Plan (aka our Salon Strategy Plan) and see if we are on track to meet our destination (goals) for 2024.
With Q1 over, we can review, access, and correct the course if necessary. Listen now and download your 2024 SOS Strategy Plan if you still need to implement one. It’s not too late! sossalonstrategy.com.
SOS- This is Your Captain...
Do you know the #1 reason people leave jobs? Do you know the 3-word narrative our industry uses to explain why we lose stylists and providers. Become the leader who provides growth solutions and can create a culture that promotes success!
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PS Here is your free download I was sharing and how you can be a better speaker.
SOS- Clear Skies Ahead?
I recently read a report that stated 67% of us are experiencing burnout! While 50% of us state we can manage our burnout, 20% said it is affecting work performance. 51% of entry-level employees (Gen Z) reported mental health challenges directly tied to work and claimed they wanted more empathy.
So, today, we are talking about Intentional Action. What are you doing for yourself to inspire action, and what are you doing for your team to provide more empathy and action?
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P.S. If you are experiencing burnout, set up a call with me ASAP. You need clarity in your strategies, mindset support, and an accountability coach. Book Now!
SOS- Sails Up My Friends!
This year, we sure started with a bang. I am up to big things and hope you are too. Today, let’s narrow our focus on big things and see if we can strategically find 1 or 2 to focus on for the next 30 days.
Navigate success with consistency, community, and conversion. When the sails are up, it means we are going in the direction toward our goals, and that means sales are up!
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SOS- Anchoring Your Values
SOS Anchoring Your Values
When we talk about values, it is more about what is valued, what you value, and how your core values create your foundation for success.
Listen now as we break down, Values, Values Driven and being of Value to others.
Join me for the SOS Action Planning Workshop here!
SOS-Winds Are Changing
We are closing out 2023 and prepping for 2024! Now, to look back at the 2020 vision, yes, we are reflecting on the last three years and the trends that are important to observe and recognize that what worked in the past is not working today for growing our businesses and we have to get way more strategic and sophisticated.
Are you ready? Listen now.
Plus, join me for the ACTion Planning Workshop 2024 on January 22- It’s free through the end of the year, and your SOS Plan is included! CLICK HERE
SOS- If it Wasn't for Sailing...
There would be no Thanksgiving! As we sail into the holiday season and reflect on our year, ask yourself what you are thankful for.
Listen to my gratitude list and share yours this Thanksgiving to create abundant love, compassion, and gratitude toward others.
SOS Holiday Planning
Increasing your sales and creating excitement with your team and excellent client engagement is not too late. Listen now as I share from Halloween to the New Year Promotions and everything in between for fun, and market your business as a retail location. Let’s do this….
SOS Fair Winds and Following Seas
New research has shown that humanity is stuck in a grief cycle of depression and decision following the pandemic. I know this all too well as we struggle to return to what we had and then add on any other loss from 2020. We may feel broken!
Today is the first anniversary of my mom and my dog's death (I wrote the story of that day in "One Day, Two Loves"; you can find it here in Women Standing Strong Together Volume II. Although I miss them very much, writing the story helped me heal along with Timeline Therapy and Hypnosis. Don't suffer too long before you get the support you need! Listen now for how you can set up a breakthrough session with me for free.
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SOS- Bring Me That Horizon
Today, we are looking at how difficult communications can be, what gets in the way, and how to separate whether it is a performance or behavior conversation. Why that matters and the impact if you don’t get it right. Plus, I am sharing my weekend with Sunlight Symposium 23 and my presentation “Mastering Effective Communications, How to Have a Great Team and Client Conversation Every Time.
Want to find out more?
Join me for Mindset and Strategy Online Live Workshop Oct 16th
SOS-The Doomed Enterprise
So many expressions we use today are linked to boating and sailing. Like man overboard, walk the plank and scuttle the ship. This would be where the crew intentionally undermined the captain to sink the ship. Speaking in metaphors can create a lively conversation until I read a post that, in so many words, said it’s okay to start poaching other stylists in salons and to normalize this. I thought, my goodness, we were an industry scuttling our industry.
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SOS- Blueprint for High Performance
What do High-Performance Habits mean to you? My guest, Andrew Finkelstein, is a high-performance coach who shares the 6 Pillars or habits of high performance and how to stay connected with service from the heart!
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SOS-Speak with Confidence
75%? 55%? 38%? 7%?
What do all these numbers mean? Find out now as I share the truth about speaking and the opportunity to be a better speaker no matter your role, leader, stylist, Educator, influencer, teacher, or desire to be a better communicator. I got your ticket!
You may want to have a voice and join me for some FB live sessions for Bold conversations. Listen now to get the deets!
SOS- Saying No to Say Yes to You
How often have you said yes to something you did not want to do? How many times do we put ourselves second or even third?
Listen or watch episode 108 with my extraordinary guest, Brigette Sobus from Power and Joy Coaching Academy, as we take on Mindset Madness. Learning to say yes to you every time may mean saying no to others at times.
Brigette shares the NLP and Timeline Therapy approach to removing blocks that have kept us from being who we want to be, growing our business to the next level, and living our lives to the fullest.
Listen Now! Follow Brigette @coachbrigettesobis on Instagram.
SOS-Mindset to Success
What does it take to be successful in the beauty industry? My guest Vivienne Mackinder, known as the hairdressers- hairdresser, has the answers.
Listen now as we discuss the three things every stylist should do to succeed. How to always have the perfect consultation with your new and existing clients. Plus, which of the four archetypes are you when doing a consultation?
Check out her education options and join her upcoming Masterclass now.
SOS- I am Your Captain of Success
Coming off a fantastic Virgin Cruise Voyage with the Beauty Industry Cruise Gang (you know who you are) was uplifting, and I loved being the educator and the attendee. I featured a class on communications and saw many other SOS anchors presented, including sales, operations, mindset marketing and all levels of education in spirituality, cutting, finance, leadership, and more.
So, join me today as we go through those five anchors for yourself to see what areas you may need to steer your ship to be the Captain of your success.
SOS- Sea the Future
My Guest, Donna Roggio, is about surviving, thriving, and building a future with freedom and time. Donna is the Beauty Business Coach specializing in creating financial success and independence. Her Freedom Tribe Program brings her clients diverse personal and business growth topics. Today she shares five pillars for financial freedom to bring your dream to life, expand your business, sail the seas or live abroad.
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SOS -Leading Conversations
Are we smarter than the average bear? Or animals, for that matter, claim humans have a part of our brain, the prefrontal cortex, responsible for decision-making and impulse control. I am questioning this based on a broad view of our society today. Then add AI to the mix. Are we moving away from our core and innate abilities as humans?
All of this makes communicating much more difficult. So I created The Communication Qube™ to help guide us better in communicating, developing content and programs, and moving ourselves and our businesses forward.
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Plus, join me for a free Webinar on Leading Conversations on May 22nd. Click here.
SOS Sea of Success
Today's anchor is Education, and my guest, Brad Poirier, from Beauty Industry Cruises is on the course! Brad is a big advocate of Education, inspiration, and entertainment, so in 30+ days, we are set to take the on the sea with the Mayon Sol Beauty Cruise. So listen now, and it's not too late to join us!
May 7-12, 2023. www.beautyindustrycruises.com
SOS- Women Standing Strong Together
Happy Women’s Day… My guest and friend Gloria Coppola joined me to share in our standing strong together to support women on all levels. Listen to the five necessary anchors I share for women today and the inspirational stories of grief and success.
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SOS Small Biz Success -Season 3 Intro
After two years, 100 episodes, and thousands of plays, we are launching Season 3. Finally, we are out of the dark pandemic and made it through the storm of rebuilding, and now we must strengthen the foundation of what it takes to thrive, personally and professionally. So what does Season 3 have to offer? More guests, leadership/coaching training, and mindset awareness and connection to you…
SOS Small Biz Podcast/coaching is about building your brand to survive, and now...it’s time to develop YOU to thrive.
Want to be a guest? Click here!
SOS- Feeling the Winds
Life sometimes requires nothing more from us but to feel emotions, our feelings, and if they are congruent with our souls or do these feelings create resistance. We also must look at patterns in our lives, business, and relationships and see if these patterns are old and not serving us and need to be uninstalled or revised. Sometimes, you need to feel the wind and trust the guidance.
My word for 2023 is Breakthrough, breaking through the programming that keeps us blocked but, more importantly, finding the new programs, resources, and people that support our intentions and actions. So we can get what we say we want!
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Oh and join me for the Mindset and Strategy Workshop, on Feb 20th!
Pirates' Plight
Hello February...
February first is called “Quits Day,” when your New Year’s resolutions fade into oblivion, and guess what tomorrow is... yep Groundhog Day; of course, we all know its purpose is to determine early spring or if winter continues. Still, the movie by that name is the perception we all live by. Are we going to keep doing the same things and expecting to get better or different results? The monotonous cycle of one step forward and two steps back.
Break the cycle and join me for Mindset and Strategy Workshop -90 minutes, and you can instill a new process and have the success you desire.
Why Mindset and Strategy I want you to think of one successful thing you have accomplished and determine if it was without the why, what, who, how, when, and where being answered and then think of your level of commitment or empowerment to accomplish the goal or task.
Mindset & Strategy go hand in hand; they support each other.
* SOS Strategy Plan is included with this workshop!
SOS- Captain's Log
Remember Captain Kirk and Spock? Although they were sailing the galaxy and not the seas, there is something we can learn from them as leaders. Kirk being all human, was emotional first, then logical, and Spock being half Vulcan and half human but more logical than emotional, so when we look at leader vs. coach, we have to know what hat to put on to manage the crisis, and map the course to your final frontier.
Listen now as I share the leader vs. coach concept and how to support your team successfully.
SOS- Focus on the Island
Yes, I am a certified business coach, but more importantly, I am a certified Life Coach. Truth is, that is more important because no matter how great your business is, are you living the life you love! Today, I share some manifesting techniques to help you achieve your life and business goals for this year; dial in that frequency that will have you aligned with your desires.
Join me for Mindset and Strategy Workshop and let’s manifest your course. Register now!
SOS- Skipper Skips Empathy
Today we discuss how investing in yourself first is not just about money or education but also about self-awareness and managing your emotions. Being a business owner and leader comes with many hats and expectations.
Listen now as I share how empathy in every conversation builds trust and creates a necessary form of acknowledgment.
Do you want to become a better leader for 2023? Join me on January 16 for the Mindset and Strategy Workshop. Click here to register!
SOS Jibe Ho-Ho-Ho
SOS-Jibe Ho-Ho-Ho
I often see a missing element in communication; it can escalate a conversation in a super great or the wrong way. If we can implement this simple “Acknowledgement” technique, your communication will be much more powerful for all parties.
Listen now as I share the SOS Coaching Method and how creating “acknowledgment” can keep you as the captain of your conversations.
P.S.
Join me on January 16th for the Mindset & Strategy Workshop and help you chart a course for 2023!
SOS- Fishing for Profits
Featured Guest, April McDaniel, CPA- Kopsa Otte
I know, talking about taxes 10 days before Christmas seems like a buzzkill, but if you are a savvy businessperson, you are thinking about the new year, new ideas for your business, and how to be more profitable. Now more than ever, small businesses like ours need support to improve our bottom line.
Take a listen or watch the video on YouTube {sossmallbusinesssuccesspodcast} as April shares some good money advice to prepare for a good 22 tax time and a prosperous 2023!
Bonus check out the "10 Steps to Prepare for Year-End Guide."
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SOS- Word on the Seas
Everyone believes that social media is the “be all end all” to building your business. But, sometimes, we forget about the other marketing tools that provide real success. Word of mouth is still #1, but sometimes that is a pay-to-play option. Listen now as the word on the seas is about making real-life (IRL) connections vs. virtual posts.
Join me on January 16 for a Mindset and Strategy Webinar. 90 minutes and we will build your SOS Success Plan 2023. Registration will open soon.
SOS -Gratitude Strategy
As we head into the holidays, we can easily get overwhelmed with everything, work, family decorating, and spending.
You should think about your gratitude strategy to take care of yourself for a few minutes. Then what is your gratitude strategy for others?
Listen now as I share my eight gratitude strategies and how they support my well-being.
Need a mindset coach with a flair for strategy? Book a free consultation for a 2023 coaching opportunity. www.soscoachme.com
SOS-Points of Sail (SALE)
A client bought two products from us yesterday and commented on how expensive they were. These were 2 of our most price-conscious products, which came to $50. She walked out grumbling, and I realized it had begun.
Although she saw the value of completing the purchase, we must now prepare for clients questioning the purpose, value, and worth of our services and homecare items.
Listen now as I discuss the 8 Points of Sale that create the emotional and physical connection to a happy client seeing the value in themselves to say yes!
** Now Accepting New Clients for 2023. Set up your Complimentary Strategy Session Today**
SOS- The Pirate Imposter
I know you have all heard the phrase Imposter Syndrome, but why is it so relevant today? What is the cause, and what is the effect? It can impact our businesses, our families, and our souls. So how do we overcome this without feeling like a fraud?
Join me today as I deep dive to define it and not fix it but create awareness of it enough to diffuse it.
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PS I will be taking new clients in 2023. Click here to set up that free session call right away.
PSS. Take advantage of some of my free downloads to support you through the end of the year and into the next.
SOS -The Life Preserver
You know the saying it’s business; it’s not personal. Well, everything is personal, whether it is a business circumstance that is making us grieve or a personal circumstance that is having us suffer and affecting our business. So, you need to know what tools and support are available to work your way through the healing process.
Today I share the tools I am using as I grieve the loss of my mom and my dog, who died on the same day 1800 miles apart. What and who are my life preservers?
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SOS- Captain Goes Down with the Ship- Part 5
The final session for our 5-part series of “How to Recession Proof Your Salon.”
Our topic today is our last anchor Education, which is a threefold approach.
· What do I need to learn?
· What does my team need to learn?
· What do I need to teach my clients?
Listen now to the last of the 25 tips to close your year powerfully and prepare for the new year of uncertainty or abundance.
Catch the entire Series on YouTube as well.
SOS Ebb & Flow Part 4
In part 4 of our 5-part Series on the Guide to Recession Proof Your Salon, today we discuss our Mindset and the ebb and flow of balance. Plus, this week, focus on Story Telling as sometimes we must stop managing and marketing and tell a few stories to create connection and engagement while building value and trust.
I took my Brand Me S.T.O.R.Y. Telling Template and shared my time working with Sebastian, how it was the most creative time in the industry, and the serendipitous week I had with Jeff South, Nick Arrojo, and Brain Bode.
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The SOS on Social Media Part 3
Ahoy,
Welcome to Part 3 of our 5 Part Series, Recession Proof Your Salon. Today's topic is the infamous love /hate relationship of Marketing and Social Media. We know we need to do it, we want to do it but get stuck on what to post, and then it becomes a have-to-do it, and it's not as much fun.
My special guest, Danyelle Hildreth, is a Social Media Expert and Captain of Canva, and she is going to share some tips on what we need to do to have a rocking Instagram.
P.S. Want to get some salon-ready IG templates? Click here to find out more.
P.S.S. Need help getting your marketing and brand in shipshape? Book a free SOS Call today!
SOS- The Distress Call Part 2
Join me for this 5-Part Series, How to Recession Proof Your Salon. Today’s episode is Part 2 of my SOS Signature Framework –Operations, The Distress Call.
Mayday, Mayday… my salon is sinking because I am unintentionally not paying attention to my expenses.
So, I challenge you today in this segment to look at ways to decrease costs and be more operationally sound while improving operational excellence.
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BTW, Download the FREE Guide to Recession-proof Your Salon!
SOS Leak Proof Your Biz -Part 1
Join me for a 5-Part Series, How to Recession Proof Your Salon. Today’s episode is part 1 of my SOS Signature Framework - Leak Proof Your Biz-Increase Your Sales first 6 of 25 action approaches to surviving the recession and continuing to thrive in an unstable economy.
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Plus. Download your FREE Guide to Recession Proof Your Salon here!
SOS -Rock the Boat
Inflation Nation, Recession Depression, and Expense Defense… now more than ever, our small businesses need not be rocking the boat but instead looking for ways to weather the storm and survive what is next. Listen Now!
Need help making your goals this year? Download my FREE SOS Strategy Plan and set up a complimentary call with me! www.sosstrategyplan.com
SOS Communications 4C's
SOS Communications 4C’s
Today I breakdown the 4C Communication Framework. An easy method to support communications with clients, staff, and others in any manner that become super effective in
- Decreasing triggers
- Eliminating defensiveness
- Removes confusion
Ultimately allowing both parties to feel heard and get to a solution!
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SOS- Against the Wind
Everything feels hard today… family, business, fun, high prices, cost of living, you name it. I have a few solutions to help you to manage that feeling of one step forward and two steps back.
Plus, sourcing ways to create new awareness when fighting against the wind and the impact you can make by bringing things down to the smallest denominator.
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SOS- Growing Your Treasure Chest with Ronit Enos
Profit First Philosophy is about taking a percentage from each sale as a profit vs. the traditional formula of sales minus expenses equals profits. Flipping the script creates the growth you need to grow and sustain your business.
Ronit Enos joins me today to launch her new book Profit First for Salons. An exclusive and powerful inspirational how-to book to get you in the finding, growing, and building your treasure chest.
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SOS- Lost at Sea
Is your staff getting burned out? What about you?
I speak with owner clients weekly about the challenges they face rebuilding and maintaining their salons. What is the big phrase of the year burn out…
Yes, our specialized work is physically demanding, but it is just as emotionally demanding; add the daily world crises, and you have BURN OUT.
A recent report from Indeed found that employee burnout is rising: 52% of all workers are feeling burned out, up +9% from a pre-COVID survey.
So what do we do to support ourselves and our crew and being lost at sea from this new burnout epidemic? Listen now…
Want to see if you are on the verge of burnout. Test yourself with the SOS Balance Wheel today-Free Download.
SOS-Sea Sick Captain
I don’t have to tell you that the world is getting more crazy and things are getting more complex and expensive. We are all feeling it. So the question is, as a leader, what are you doing about it?
The Captain may go down with the ship, but when the Captain is seasick, what actions need to be reviewed to keep smooth sailing in place.
Listen now as I share the three ways you can prepare for stormy seas and a recession ahead.
Plus, check out the free worksheets to help you review you and your business now that we are mid-year!
Live From Mexico- SOS Captain’s Log!
My SOS Podcast is themed for the beach and the boating and sailing life, and finally, I was able to do a remote episode from the beach today!
Of course, I was in vacation mode, which allowed me to focus on my whole life and not just business, so I thought this was the perfect time to update my balance wheel and see where my life was aligned with my goals.
Sometimes the Captain needs to step back and see the bigger picture to ensure that all of the elements are working for you and not against you.
So, where was I on the Balance Wheel with work- career, relationships, spirituality, family, friends, finance, health, and community? Listen now… If you want to download your own SOS Balance Wheel, click here!
SOS Course Correct
Are you feeling lost, overwhelmed, or irrelevant? I know I am; after the last few years and now getting back into life and live events, am I on the right course?
I don't have all the answers for this, but I can tell you the SOS Formula for that internal and external review. First, Stop… Oxygenate (breath) and Seek solutions or a new direction when you have had time to remove yourself (as much as you can) from what you are doing. If the definition of insanity is too accurate for you, you know, "doing things the same way and expecting different results," then listen up today to a few things that can reduce anxiety and allow yourself time to reconnect with yourself.
As I state in my business brand statement. "Connecting you to you so you can confidently connect with others."
Reminder, we are almost halfway through the year...I have five spots open for a Free SOS Strategy Call in July, or download the SOS Strategy workbook for a DIY project at www.sossalonstrategy.com
SOS (Wo) Man Overboard
If anything, the last two years brought us the “What’s Next” question. We all had to do a little reinventing ourselves or taking a leap of faith and learning new skills. My guest and friend Karen Gordon took the challenge to an all-new passion.
Listen now to how Karen changed up her options, became a Certified Trichologist, and is helping her clients and the industry with hair loss issues. Something she believes as licensed professionals, we should all be a bit more educated in! Check out Karen's website full of education, blogs, and specialty products that will help you and help your clients.