Preventing Professional Burnout with Sabrina Runbeck

May 16, 2022 Elizabeth Tollis

After overcoming burnout working in cardiothoracic surgery, Sabrina Runbeck, MPH, MHS, PA-C now helps healthcare practice owners and their teams to gain back a day a week while maintaining a role in clinical medicine. She believes that with the right system, every healthcare leader is able to create the ultimate time makeover where they can spend less time, earn higher profit, and enjoy life more.
Sabrina hosts the Powerful and Passionate Healthcare Professionals Podcast and is an international bestselling author being featured on Thrive Global, Authority Magazine, Fox, CBS, and ABC.

Although Sabrina’s background is in healthcare, her methods for preventing burnout translate across all professions. Join our discussion on her approach that includes identifying patterns, taking a mini mental vacation, and solving the root causes of problems. You can find out more about Sabrina at SabrinaRunbeck.com Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis.

The Scheduling of Self-Care

April 27, 2022 Elizabeth Tollis

In this episode, I’ll give you a brief introduction to my Comprehensive Theory of Self-Care and discuss scheduling self-care as it relates to that theory. Join me as we prepare for the upcoming 6-week self-care challenge that begins on May 16th. You can find all of the links discussed in this episode in the timeline below. Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis.

The Fallacies of Time Management with Mark Bowers

April 6, 2022 Elizabeth Tollis

Mark Bowers mission is to aid do-gooders in doing more good. Specifically, he helps leaders make a distinctive, sustainable, and measurable social impact. Mark has over 30 years in leadership and management of government, business, and information technology efforts including 20 years as a Navy submarine officer. After leaving the corporate workforce, Mark established Lighthouse One to leverage his passions in strategic planning, coaching, and performance improvement for the benefit of mission-focused organizations. Mark is a volunteer global leader for the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI). His current “labor of love” is as founder and executive director of the Professional Development Consortium of Hampton Roads which provides free and low-cost leadership education for membership associations.

In this episode Mark and I discuss the misnomer of time management. Listen in as Mark shares some great resources to assist you in managing your priorities. Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis.

Resilience in the Face of a Continuing Pandemic with Eileen McDargh

March 21, 2022 Elizabeth Tollis

Eileen McDargh has been called a hope merchant although she says she has been put on earth for comic relief. She’s an internationally recognized keynote speaker, master facilitator, and award-winning author with expertise in resiliency and leadership. Her articles have appeared in countless publications and two of her eight books have been awarded national recognition. Her latest book is: Burnout to Breakthrough: Building Resilience to Refuel, Recharge and Reclaim What Matters. In 2021 Global Gurus International ranked her 3rd in the World’s Top 30 COMMUNICATION Gurus following a global survey of 22,000 business professionals.

In this Episode of Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast Eileen shares her resiliency expertise as we dive into how to look for opportunities amidst disaster, channeling your inner child, applying it to your business, and much more. You can find Eileen here https://www.eileenmcdargh.com/ Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis.

When Your Frame of Reference Changes with Elizabeth Tollis

March 7, 2022 Elizabeth Tollis

Throughout life and business our path takes many turns. When this happens our frame of reference changes. Listen in as I explain how to redo the math and use scalability to help you through those changes in your business. During the month of April, in the Full Focus Entrepreneur Membership, we are focusing on Scalability and The Fundamentals of Focus so if this is something you need help with be sure to sign up today. If you are interested in the free “Anatomy of Your Business” course that I mention you can find it here. Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis.

The Power of Story with Melanie Gow

February 22, 2022 Elizabeth Tollis

Inspirational Speaker Melanie Gow is known as a Brand Story Strategist. Her “Legend's Journey™" process combined with The Leadership Story is how she became a crowd-funded publisher with a sold-out national inspirational speaking tour. Join us as we dive into the Power of Story where Melanie shares with us the 3 types of stories you should be sharing. You can find Melanie here https://makeyourstorymatter.co.uk/ Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis.

February Reset with Elizabeth

February 8, 2022 Elizabeth Tollis

What do you do when your January didn’t quite go as you had planned? Don’t throw the whole year away just because one month didn’t go the way you had hoped. Come listen as I walk you through how to reset in February. If you are looking for a beautiful planner to help you reset in February then head over to @theemeraldoffice on Instagram and enter my giveaway for a beautiful Desk Planner from Sugar Paper. If you need something to help guide you through your goal setting for a successful reset check out my Virtual Goal Setting Retreat here https://www.fullfocusentrepreneur.com/newyears2022 Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis.

Break Your Year Down for More Success in Your Goals

January 24, 2022 Elizabeth Tollis

This time of year a lot of people are in the middle of setting their goals for the year. This year I decided to make a shift on how I do this, not only with my clients but also in my own life. Join me as I discuss the changes I have made and why I decided to make that change. If you are interested in taking advantage of the personal study version of the goal setting retreat where I went in depth over 4 days on this concept you can find that here https://www.fullfocusentrepreneur.com/newyears2022 Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis.

Uwe Dockhorn: Your Family Matters

December 29, 2021 Elizabeth Tollis

Known as the Lifestyle Liberator for high achievers and their families, Uwe believes in freedom and inner certainty that shows up in your business financially and emotionally in your relationships. Join us as we discuss Uwe’s upcoming Your Family Matters Summit. You can find Uwe here https://www.uwedockhorn.com/ and information on how you can join his FREE Your Family Matters Summit here https://www.uwedockhorn.com/yfm?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uwedockhorn.com%2Fa%2F2147502096%2FbzEEVqCM Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis.

Plan Tightly Hold Loosely with Sarah Light, Creator of the Sol Planner

November 23, 2021 Elizabeth Tollis

Through her experience in Direct Sales, Sarah learned valuable life lessons in time management, but couldn’t find a planner that fit the needs she had. After years of waiting and hoping for someone to come up with a planner for someone as busy as she was, she decided to take the task on herself, and the Sol Planner was born. Please join us as we discuss my pick for The Best Planner of 2022 and all the reasons I love it. You can find the Sol Planner here https://solplanners.com/products/2022-sol-planner and take her quiz to discover the best planning strategies for YOU https://solplanners.com/pages/what-planning-style-reflects-your-values Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis.

If you want to start your year off with vision, goals, intention, and a follow-through plan head over to https://www.fullfocusentrepreneur.com/newyears2022 and sign up for my New Years Retreat. It’s perfect for both, business owners and non-business owners alike, and it’s virtual so you can attend from the comfort of your very own home.

Getting Started Speaking With Dr. Stevie Dawn Carter

October 14, 2021 Elizabeth Tollis

As a four-time business owner, Dr. Stevie Dawn Carter has created multi-million dollar success in business, fine art, dance, and now speaking/coaching. She is a highly sought-after speaker and coach because of her innate ability to energize others to unleash their insurmountable success. Join us as Dr. Stevie gives us a “crash course” in public speaking and we discuss how to turn speaking into profit. You can find Dr. Stevie at https://drsteviedawn.com/. Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis.

Jodi Krangle: The Power of Audio Branding

September 15, 2021 Elizabeth Tollis

Jodi Krangle is an outstanding voiceover artist who has voiced national and international commercial campaigns for some very well-known companies. She also hosts a podcast called Audio Branding: The Hidden Gem of Marketing where she explores how audio branding influences our lives. In this episode, we discuss what audio branding is, how it is used in advertising, and how you can use it in your business. You can find Jodi and the link to her podcast here https://voiceoversandvocals.com/ Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis.

Blair Neher: The Must Know of SEO

June 22, 2021 Elizabeth Tollis

Blair Neher is the owner and operator of Talking Monkey Media which is a full-service web company offering custom websites, graphics, and local search marketing. He has worked in web technologies for 10 years, and in the tech field for 20. In this episode, we focus on how to use SEO (search engine optimization) in business. Join us as we talk about what exactly SEO is, offsite and advanced SEO, using reviews, website design and so much more. You can find Blair at https://talkingmonkeymedia.com/ You can find the website Blair referenced in the podcast at https://www.padgettpropertiesva.com/ Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis.

Michelle Pippin: Keys to Content Marketing

May 26, 2021 Elizabeth Tollis

Michelle Pippin is the CEO and Founder of Women Who Wow and effectively uses content marketing to keep her business thriving. In this podcast, we discuss the ins and outs of content marketing. Join us as we talk about what it is and why you should use it, the 3 “How’s”, bedside manner in business, staying focused, and MUCH MORE. You can find Michelle at https://www.bmichellepippin.com. Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis.

Some Note-worthy Times:

4:43 What is Content Marketing and why use it?

7:14 Lighthouse Marketing

9:11 The Three “How’s” of Content Marketing

9:45 Consistency
10:40 Purpose
11:40 Intention

13:10 Bedside Manner in Business

14:06 Being Unique

20:00 Imperfect Action

22:48 How to start in Content Marketing

27:00 How Michelle stays focused while working from home

32:23 Three Categories of tasks

33:11 The business-killing word

Some Time-worthy Notes:

As a small business coach and consultant, I have built my business on the idea that entrepreneurship impacts communities and the world. I work with small business owners to increase their impact, build businesses for greater purposes, hone their focus, and sort out what exactly they should be focusing on. With the members in my Full Focus Entrepreneur Program, I dive into a different key area of entrepreneurship each month to bring them EXACTLY and ONLY what they need to succeed in that area. The Podcast is a chance for me to bring in an outside expert on that topic.

If you want to hear, watch, read, and learn more about Entrepreneurship, Focus, and Living a life of impact I invite you to check out Full Focus Entrepreneur where I coach small business owners to be more effective, more organized, more profitable, and more impactful. Sign up for The Full Focus App to receive access to all my free resources.

If you are interested in listening to more of me talking to myself and others please check out The Emerald Office where all the episodes of all of my podcasts can be found.

A special thank you to Eric Tollis who made this sweet backtrack and to Maria Carias for the beautiful art that graces this Podcast. All of Maria's art can be found on her Instagram. She kinda rocks right?

How to Take Vacation as a Business Owner

May 5, 2021 Elizabeth Tollis

This time of year the question on everyone’s lips is about Vacation. Can you take it as an entrepreneur? How do you avoid losing money? How do you make the most of it so you don’t come back more stressed than when you left? I dive into laying out a full training-style exploration of the core tenants of taking vacation as an Entrepreneur. Full Focus Entrepreneur: The Podcast is hosted by Elizabeth Tollis

Creating Epic Engagement Experiences on Your Site

April 22, 2021 Elizabeth Tollis

Creating an engaging website is the difference between the NOW of having a great website as opposed to what was a “great website” 10 years ago. RJ Redden is fantastic at making websites fun and engaging. We talk about why bro marketing sucks, the importance of engagement, what you can add to your site to make it more interesting, and how to use gamification and content to create a rabbit hole people can fall down.

Jay Smack: The Ins and Outs of Podcasting

April 12, 2021 Elizabeth Tollis

Welcome back for Season 2! We are starting off a little meta with a podcast episode all about how powerful podcasting is as a medium. I’m joined by the Jay Smack of Smacksound Studios, an amazing podcaster, audio producer, and voice actor. Basically, if it is about sounding good on recording he’s your guy.

Elsbeth Thurston: Reopening Safely and Preparing for the New Normal

June 8, 2020 Elizabeth Tollis

Blueprint Response works with small business owners to plan for the worst. Today I sat down with Founder/Owner Elsbeth Thurston to talk about reopening after COVID. We cover what you need to do as a brick and mortar business and what all businesses need to think about in order to move forward.

Amber Miller: Behind the Scenes with an Instagram Influencer

April 29, 2020 Elizabeth Tollis

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In a little under a year and a half, Amber Miller has built her Instagram account into a successful lifestyle blog. I interviewed her about growing your social media presence and together we tackled some of the misconceptions that exist about influencers. Whether you are hoping to become an influencer or simply hoping to use your instagram to its fullest potential, Amber is an excellent resource.

Brennan Smith: Practices That Make You A Better Leader

March 17, 2020 Elizabeth Tollis

Via the wonders of technology, I sat down with one of my mentors, Brennan Smith of the Inspired Action Network. We talked mostly about the routines and practices that he utilizes and teaches for more powerful leadership and entrepreneurship.