The Business Reality Check: You can’t grow a business you hate.
Successful but sinking? This is your intervention. We don't talk marketing tactics; we talk misalignment. Each month, we take a blunt, honest look at the Business Reality Check Pre-Assessment results submitted by a professional services owner who's ready to transform. We expose the expensive "lies" and disconnects causing the burnout. If you're tired of being drained by the business you built, join us to face the truth and find your authentic purpose. Your sustainable success starts now. Take the Free Assessment: https://www.thrivecollective.shop/
Episodes
Mendy Applegate built HDC Academy to answer one of the most frustrating questions in small business: why does nobody hand business owners the actual owner's manual?!
Trust us, she would know. Mendy spent years in corporate, pivoted into running her own bookkeeping firm in 2020, and has grown into one of the most trusted small business educators in the Oklahoma City area. She speaks at the Chamber, at colleges, at real estate groups,...
THE BUSINESS REALITY CHECK PODCASTEpisode 5: When the System Does the Work But the Story Does the Selling with Patrick Wilson of Bar-Key BartendingPatrick Wilson is not just a bartender. He is a problem solver who spent years in accounting and banking before deciding he was done building someone else's business. When he launched Bar-Key Bartending, he knew from the very beginning that he wanted to build something that felt differen...
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Episode 4: When the Culture Is the Brand with Devin from Fernwell Salon and Spa
Devin did not open Fernwell Salon and Spa because she wanted to run a business. She opened it because she had spent years working in environments that were the opposite of what a salon should feel like, and she made a promise to herself that she would build something different. Something safe. Something where every singl...
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Episode 3: When You're Great at What You Do But Nobody Knows You're There Yet with Mo from Crush Theory Beauty
Mo made a decision most people would never make. She spent six months away from her husband and babies, lived with her in-laws, and went back to school full time to build something she believed in. Last month, she opened Crush Theory Beauty, a skincare studio in OKC rooted in science, genui...
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Episode 2: When Your Self-Imposed Expectations Become Your Boss with Liliana Provencial
Liliana Provencial has spent more nights than she can count working past midnight since her daughter was born. She's running three businesses doing the creative work that lights her up, but somewhere along the way, her stress and self-imposed expectations became her boss.
She's a military spouse, a mother, and a c...
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Episode 1: The Gap Between Loving Your Work and Making Money From It with Melinda Schmitz, Founder of Lifestyle Techniques
Five years into her business. Working full-time. Posting every day. Running ads. Spending money on courses and tools. And Melinda Schmitz still couldn't figure out why her calendar wasn't full.
She teaches confidence and social skills to young people—work she genuinely love...
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