Since February 2020, consumer prices have surged by an unprecedented 21.2%—a sharp contrast to the 18.9% increase over the entire decade from 2010 to 2019. Today, we’ll focus on this spike in inflation, its financial strain on your business, and the urgent need for strategies to protect profitability amidst rising costs.

We’ll cover seven essential strategies for inflation-proofing your business and explore practical ways to protect your margins without losing customers. We'll also discuss the value of optimizing your supply chain and why AI can be your best friend in streamlining operations.

Plus, we’ll share the inspiring example of Campbell’s Soup, a brand that’s thrived through multiple economic downturns, showing you how smart marketing can make all the difference.

Don’t forget to check out our free resource guide in the Visionary Vault to get even more tips on safeguarding your business in these challenging times.

Episode Highlights:

- Strategy #1: Understand how inflation impacts your business

- Strategy #2: Adjust pricing without losing customers

- Strategy #3: Improve operational efficiency and profit margins

- Strategy #4: Optimize your supply chain for cost savings

- Strategy #5: Focus on marketing that builds long-term value

- Strategy #6: Cutting unnecessary costs without losing quality

- Strategy #7: Building long-term customer loyalty through engagement

- Recap: 7 key strategies to inflation-proof your business

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Are you prepared for the regulatory shifts in 2025? Ryan Poteet of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani joins today’s episode to break down the upcoming FTC and FDA changes that every advertiser and e-commerce entrepreneur needs to know.

Ryan shares his invaluable insights as a partner at one of the nation’s leading advertising and e-commerce law firms. From subscription billing transparency to truth-in-advertising mandates, we discuss the rules that could save your business from hefty fines or legal battles.

And that’s not all—Ryan also reveals insider tips on monitoring affiliate claims, performing compliance audits, and implementing website terms and conditions to protect your business from adverse legal issues.

But it’s not just about avoiding penalties—it’s about staying competitive. Tune in to discover how to stay ahead of the curve and adapt your business model to comply with the changes.

In this episode:

- Introducing Ryan Poteet

- Upcoming FTC and FDA changes in 2025

- Key FTC regulations for advertisers

- Proactive steps for advertisers to comply with regulations

- Predictions for 2025 with the new administration

- Upcoming FDA changes? Telehealth and Telemedicine

- FDA violations and call centers

- Future of some popular weight loss supplements and drugs

- Importance of website terms and conditions

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Many marketers may spend heavily on advertising but fail to identify the audience that will bring them the highest ROI. Consequently, businesses end up spending more to serve low-value customers, making scaling difficult. Eliminating the wrong customers can prevent losses and increase profitability.

In this week’s episode, we explore the critical importance of targeting the right audience for your e-commerce business and discuss how to build a detailed customer avatar by understanding the emotional and social needs of your best customers.

You’ll learn how to refine your marketing strategies, identify high-value customers, and create multiple audience segments based on different product mechanisms.

Whether you’re offering products or services, tune in to this episode for practical tips on maximizing your e-commerce campaigns and ensuring you're reaching the right audience!

Episode Highlights:

- The importance of refining your target audience based on customer lifetime value (CLTV)

- Strategies for expanding your product to new audiences using different mechanisms

- Why you should create an anti-avatar

- The risks of selling to the wrong customers

- How to build a community around your product to gain deeper audience insights

- Actionable steps for optimizing customer targeting

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Many marketers focus only on their product's benefits and ignore the risks that potential customers consider, including money, time, and energy. By reducing these risks, marketers can build trust and make offers more appealing, which increases conversions.

The quarter-billion-dollar webinar man, Jason Fladlien, joins us today as we explore risk reversal in marketing. He introduces innovative ways to mitigate risks, explaining how even capping potential outcomes can build trust and drive conversions.

Jason explains how he operationalizes risk reversal through practical strategies like conditional coaching, offering you an insider look at turning bold promises into reality. His approach to creating and scaling offers ensures that businesses over-deliver while keeping risks low.

Tune in to learn how you can transform your marketing, reduce customer hesitation, and build unbeatable offers that keep clients coming back for more.

Episode Highlights:

- The three key risks every customer considers and how to address each

- Why energy risk is often the biggest hurdle in sales and how to tackle it

- The concept of conditional coaching and how it enhances customer commitment

- Jason's method for creating "fantasy offers" and scaling them to reality

- Practical steps to blend operations and sales for seamless delivery and trust-building

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Strategic planning doesn’t have to be overwhelming or reactive. In today’s episode, I’m walking you through the WAVE System—a proven method to help you achieve clarity, align your team, and crush your 2025 goals.

You’ll learn how to craft a 10-year vision that aligns with your life, turn goals into actionable commitments, and stay focused on what matters most. We’ll explore how to build a values-driven team and execute a clear plan to achieve tangible results—all while avoiding common entrepreneurial pitfalls.

Tune in now, and let’s build the roadmap that will take your business to the next level. Don’t forget to grab your WAVE System Checklist from the Visionary Vault.

Episode Highlights:

- How a structured plan can create a competitive edge for your business

- How to use the WAVE System to align business operations for success

- Steps to writing a 10-year vision that aligns your personal and professional life

- Why commitments guarantee progress and how to define them for your business

- Avoiding distractions and sticking to your business's core purpose

- How to create an avatar for your team and define non-negotiable traits

- Business execution plan essentials and common mistakes to avoid

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Year-end budget evaluations are an instrumental tool for achieving sustainable growth and financial stability. In today’s episode, I provide a step-by-step guide to financial evaluations, including patterns in revenue streams and expenses. I also highlight the need to calculate ROI for major expenses to ensure resources are allocated to activities that drive maximum returns.

You’ll learn how to set SMART financial goals for 2025 and discover strategies for creating monthly budget monitoring systems. I share common pitfalls to avoid, such as ignoring small recurring expenses and failing to adjust budgets based on real-world outcomes.

Join the conversation now for actionable budgeting advice and resources, including a free budget evaluation checklist and a planning toolkit to help you take control of your business finances and make 2025 the best year yet.

Episode Highlights:

- Why year-end budget evaluations are crucial for sustainable growth

- How to review 2024 financials to identify overspending

- Calculating the ROI of major expenses and investments

- The SMART financial goal framework for 2025

- Simple tips for cutting costs and reallocating funds strategically

- How to adapt budgets to external factors

- How to align budgets with operational and marketing strategies

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Bonuses are more than extra cash; they reflect how much a company values and motivates its team members. Today, we explore bonus structures and their impact on team morale, loyalty, and productivity. From holiday bonuses as gestures of goodwill to performance bonuses tied to measurable achievements, we explore how different types of rewards drive results.

You’ll learn about performance-based bonuses that motivate employees to deliver results consistently and how end-of-year bonuses can foster a sense of belonging.

We highlight strategies for hybrid bonus models and why effective communication and transparency are critical to maintaining trust and clarity in any bonus system.

Join us for this insightful discussion and valuable strategies to design a bonus structure that aligns with your company’s goals and employee expectations. Don’t forget to visit our Visionary Vault for free resources to help you implement these ideas!

Episode Highlights:

- Why bonuses matter for employee morale and loyalty

- The pros and cons of holiday and performance bonuses

- Why performance-based rewards drive results

- Costly bonus mistakes every business should avoid

- Effective strategies for hybrid bonus models

- The importance of clear communication and transparency

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Profit margins are essential KPIs because they reveal a business's financial health. By optimizing profit margins, businesses improve cash flow, make informed financial decisions, and ensure sustainable growth. Today, we’re diving into profit-boosting strategies that every visionary entrepreneur should know.

We’ll break down how understanding and improving profit margins is essential to business success, with a focus on knowing where each dollar is spent. You'll gain insights into analyzing KPIs, streamlining tech stacks, and cutting redundant software costs that can quietly eat into profits.

We’ll explore how customer service can transform into a revenue-generating powerhouse with smart retention strategies while efficient fulfillment and inventory control prevent costly errors. We also discuss the power of data in scaling your business and understanding customer lifetime value.

Join us for impactful strategies that will help you scale your business. Also, check out our membership area for a "Profit Health Quiz" that helps identify areas of financial weakness, a manual on reading profit and loss (P&L) statements, and guidance on understanding balance sheets.

Episode Highlights:

- Understanding and improving profit margins for business success

- Analyzing KPIs to track financial health and identify issues

- Streamlining tech stacks and cutting redundant software expenses

- How to transform customer service into a revenue-generating department

- Enhancing fulfillment processes and inventory control to prevent costly errors

- Leveraging data for better decision-making and business growth

- Recognizing customer lifetime value for effective resource allocation

- Optimizing labor with efficient processes to avoid unnecessary hires

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