#304: [Owner Success Stories] What Do You Want From Your Business and Why?

EP. #4 [THEME ONE]

This is a very special episode to cap off our first series “What Do You Want From Your Business and Why.” We have a panel of four business owners–along with Dr. Stacy Feiner–who are willing to share their personal journeys about getting clear on what they wanted from their businesses and how it impacted their decision-making, stakeholders, and personal happiness. 

The group shares their stories about what led them to feel lost and confused and how they overcame it by learning more about themselves and their stakeholder ecosystem. They explain what drove them to seek outside help (coaching with Dr. Stacy Feiner) instead of trying to solve the problem themselves and the enormous progress they have achieved since.

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What You Will Learn

• The personal struggles these entrepreneurs were going through that led them to seek outside help.
• How coaching can eliminate personal and mental blind spots. 
• What it’s like after having clarity on what you want and why, and how that impacts your business, stakeholders, and decision-making.
• Why and how relationships with the people around you (both business and personal) can improve and grow as a result of coaching.
• The impact of not having tools and resources to help you communicate what you want with your stakeholders.
• How conflict with others and internal anxiety can be reduced–or eliminated–if you do the hard work to look inside and get clarity on what you want and why.
• What it was like for these business owners to look back on their struggles they had prior to finding clarity through coaching.
• The importance of momentum while working with a coach.
• How these business owners aligned what they wanted with the “stakeholder ecosystem.”
• The group’s comments toward people who are skeptical of coaching.

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Bio:

Dr. Stacy Feiner is a professional coach for top performers who are ready to solve emotionally-charged problems in their professional lives in order to focus on growth.

Conner Krizancic is a founder of Good Wolf Marketing and was a Division 1 college football player that has now shifted to business, brand building, and marketing strategy.

Rachel Wallis-Andreasson has been at Wallis Companies since 1993. She first served ont he acquisition team, spent a year at territory manager, and finally moved up to the corporate headquarters.

Brandon Johnson is the president and chief vision officer at Liquid Freight.

Levi Hagen is co-owner with Brandon at Liquid Freight

Interview Quotes:

12:47  - “None of us do it alone.” - Stacy Feiner

14:56  - “I was feeling exhausted and drained and I knew that–in order to get past that point–I had to level myself up.” - Brandon Johnson

19:30  - “It’s a lot of hard work and sometimes you don’t want to dothe work because it’s emotional.” - Stacy Feiner

29:24  - “Taking away some of the questions and some of the doubt that you have in your mind, releases the stress that you don’t even know you’re working on behind the scenes.” - Brandon Johnson

37:21  - “I felt like, philosophically, we were moving from a business that was owned by a family to a family who was running a business and it was a psychological shift.” - Rachel Wallis-Andreasson

44:13  - “He appreciated me and when I feel appreciated, I want to give so much more.” - Stacey Feiner

55:46  - “We all think we’re being efficient and you don’t realize how inefficient you are when you’ve got all that baggage that you’re trying to carry around.” - Ryan Tansom

59:19  - “Not every business owner and stake holder is ready to hear what Stacey has to say.” - Rachel Wallis-Andreasson

59:55  - “I didn’t like hearing it but I guess I agree. There’s an impulsive streak, an impulsiveness.” - Levi

70:10 - “I think that’s the point of this conversation is that all this sounds simple, but it’s not. It’s extremely hard.” - Ryan Tansom

Links and Resources:

Dr. Stacy Feiner

Stacyfeiner.com

Stacy Feiner, LinkedIn

Conner Krizancic - in LA

Conner Krizancic, LinkedIn

Goodwolfmarketing.com

Rachel Wallis-Andreasson - in St. Louis

Rachel Wallis-Andreasoon, LinkedIn

Brandon Johnson (co-owner with Levi) - in Madison

Brandon Johnson, LinkedIn

Email: [email protected]

Levi Hagen (co-owner with Brandon) - in Madison

Email: [email protected]

Arkona Website

The 5 Intentional Growth™ Principles (5 Videos to Help Clarify Your Vision)

Intentional Growth™ Financial Assessment

Fractional CFO Services

You can also reach out to me via email at [email protected], or on my LinkedIn.