Casual conversations about entrepreneurship, strategy & balance from three best friends turned business owners.
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Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram: The Pod - @bizbanterpodcast Biz Retreat - @bizretreat Allie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfit Allison/Allison Speka - @allisonspekaBy Alex+Allie+Allison
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Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram: The Pod - @bizbanterpodcast Biz Retreat - @bizretreat Allie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajeanfit Allison/Allison Speka - @allisonspekaBy Alex+Allie+Allison
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29. Service Industry Hot Takes: Client Experience, Professionalism and Showing Up Authentically as a Small Business Owner
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49:50Allison is out this week traveling the world, so for this episode with just Allie and Alex, we are talking all things service-based businesses We discuss: Why your client experience is so important, if not, THE most important thing Professionalism and the types of behaviors we see lacking in this space The challenge of knowing when to speak your mi…
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On this week's episode, we play a friendly little game of the classic "Would You Rather", business addition. Uncovering our preferences, delusional dreams and biggest fears, one either/or scenario at a time. Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram: The Pod - @bizbanterpodcast Biz Retreat - @bizretreat Allie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.ph…
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27. Business Goals - Goal Setting Through Different Seasons, Revisiting Old Goals
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50:22We all know that goal-setting is an important part of being a successful entrepreneur, but in today's episode, we get honest about our relationship to goal-setting and revisit our goals from years past. - Bantering about gray hair (again) - Goal-setting across different seasons of business - Creating the right environment to set impactful business …
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26. Social Media Catch-Up: Content That's Resonating, Consistency, & Choosing the Right Strategy for your Sales Funnel
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54:24Join us for a social media catch up! Allie, Alex and Allison chat all things social media this week. - Alex celebrates an exciting social media win! - What's currently resonating in each other's spaces? - Our Instagram (sorry, entrepreneur) husbands - Real Talk around being consistent (or not), and what helps/doesn't help - How each of our sales fu…
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25. Testing Assumptions About Each Other's Businesses
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38:28We're back with another blind react episode! This week we're sharing assumptions we have about each others' businesses. We had to dig deep because.. well.. we know everything about each other (or so we thought). Grab your coffee & get ready for us each to spill some tea (juicy deets about Allison's romance novels??). Thank you for listening! Follow…
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Hey clients, maybe don't listen to this episode.. kidding! This week Alex, Allie, and Allison share their toxic traits as biz owners and they're CERTAIN you can relate to at least one of these. Grab your coffee and laugh with us! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram: The Pod - @bizbanterpodcast Biz Retreat - @bizretreat Allie/Alexandrae …
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23. Business Tasks We AVOID Like the Plague
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42:29What are the tasks in your business you don't want to touch with a 10 foot pole - or in the case of Alex, spend 90 days in jail to avoid? LOL Have fun listening to what we'd just rather not do when it comes to business and the ways we've found to handle them! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram: The Pod - @bizbanterpodcast Biz Retreat -…
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We're late to the game, but we're BACK & sharing our top 2025 Ins & Outs with respect to business, social media, and more. This was such a fun, chatty, casual ep so grab a coffee & come hang with us! ps- don't bring up the Lions because we're not over it. Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram: The Pod - @bizbanterpodcast Biz Retreat - @bi…
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21. VIRTUAL BIZ RETREAT 2024 - Week 3: Strategy pt. 2
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48:06Welcome to BIZ RETREAT 2024!!! Snag your FREE condensed Biz Retreat workbook here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUWRMn4VikYJAE7dVF0Ja3HocgmbFrOmO9O6t2uRPhHtZLxg/viewform Purchase your FULL Biz Retreat workbook here: https://www.alexandriajeanfitness.com/shop/biz-retreat-2024-workbook Questions? Shoot us a DM @BizBanterPodcast or @BizRe…
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20. VIRTUAL BIZ RETREAT 2024 - Week 2: Strategy pt. 1
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56:28Welcome to BIZ RETREAT 2024!!! Snag your FREE condensed Biz Retreat workbook here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUWRMn4VikYJAE7dVF0Ja3HocgmbFrOmO9O6t2uRPhHtZLxg/viewform Purchase your FULL Biz Retreat workbook here: https://www.alexandriajeanfitness.com/shop/biz-retreat-2024-workbook Questions? Shoot us a DM @BizBanterPodcast or @BizRe…
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19. VIRTUAL BIZ RETREAT 2024 - Week 1: Reflections on 2024
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56:56Welcome to BIZ RETREAT 2024!!! Snag your FREE condensed Biz Retreat workbook here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUWRMn4VikYJAE7dVF0Ja3HocgmbFrOmO9O6t2uRPhHtZLxg/viewform Purchase your FULL Biz Retreat workbook here: https://www.alexandriajeanfitness.com/shop/biz-retreat-2024-workbook Questions? Shoot us a DM @BizBanterPodcast or @BizRe…
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18. Newborn Life & Entrepreneurship - Allie is Back!
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57:13In this episode of the Biz Banter Podcast, Allie is back! While she's still on maternity leave, she's back on the pod discussing motherhood, balancing time with her baby and her business, and where she's at today. Also - Allison is staying! We're so excited to bring you Biz Banter hosted by all 3 of us. We're all small business owners with a passio…
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In this episode of the Biz Banter Podcast, we discuss business fails! We share some fails we've experienced and ultimately what we were able to take away from every single one of them. We give some advice, some laughs, and some good ol' Oprah quotes. We had a lot of fun recording this one so we hope you enjoy! Thank you for listening! Follow us on …
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16. Real Talk: What its Like to Build a Business While Working a 9-5 Corporate Job
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51:49In this episode of the Biz Banter Podcast we're talking about building your small business WHILE working a 9-5 job. We discuss: How we started our businesses initially Time management & growing a biz while working 9-5 Investments and start up costs Finding support & more! We hope you enjoy this week's ep! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Insta…
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In this episode of the Biz Banter Podcast we take your responses and our convos with other business owners and discuss some of the common struggles we go through/see as entrepreneurs. We cover: Work-life balance Marketing Cash flow / start ups Scaling your biz Networking Burnout We hope you enjoyed this week's ep! Thank you for listening! Follow us…
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14. Setting, Building, & Sustaining HABITS as a Biz Owner
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49:14Allison Speka is co-hosting again this week! In this episode we cover: The science behind habits - how they work & how you can hack them for productivity Some of our best habits that help us maintain productivity in our businesses Habits we'd like to adjust or add into our routines Setting a challenge of 3 new habits we're going to incorporate Than…
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13. Navigating Social Media: Tips and Challenges for Small Businesses
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49:07In this episode of Biz Banter, we have Allison Speka guest hosting while Allie is on maternity leave & we're talking social media! We discuss 3 of our biggest social media tips that help keep us consistent, creative, and efficient with our messages. We also share 3 of our toughest struggles when it comes to showing up on social media for our busine…
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In this episode Alex brings a surprise topic to the pod and has Allie react. We had a lot of fun with this one! Let us know which stat surprised you the most! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram: The Pod - @bizbanterpodcast Biz Retreat - @bizretreat Allie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness - @alexandriajea…
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11. Self Care Strategies for Business Owners
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1:09:19In this episode of Biz Banter, we cover: 3 Categories of Self Care for Business Owners with tips for each! Anxiety Management Burnout Management Physical Health and Wellness Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram: The Pod - @bizbanterpodcast Biz Retreat - @bizretreat Allie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.photo Alex/Alexandria Jean Fitness -…
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In this episode of Biz Banter, we cover: Is it hard starting a business with a friend? Tips for work-life balance How do you navigate friendship breakups? What are you most proud of? Any tips for self care? Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram: The Pod - @bizbanterpodcast Biz Retreat - @bizretreat Allie/Alexandrae Photo - @alexandrae.pho…
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In this episode of Biz Banter, we cover: Our weekly wins & business priorities Each of us walks the audience through the story of starting our businesses, growing them and then ultimately taking the leap to quit our corporate jobs to go full time Reflecting on key moments throughout our individual journeys What we might have done differently lookin…
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08. SOLO EPISODE with Allie - Navigating Pregnancy and Entrepreneurship
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47:35In this episode of Biz Banter, Allie pulls back the curtain to talk through her experience with pregnancy and being an entrepreneur Breaking down each trimester, sharing her experience, surprises, and the unique challenges of each How to prepare for building your family as an entrepreneur Maternity leave The positives of being a full-time entrepren…
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07. Overcoming Failure and Having to Rethink Your Strategy
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57:28In this episode of Biz Banter, we cover: Our weekly wins & business priorities An announcement regarding 2024 Biz Retreat Each of us walks the audience through a time where something in our business didn’t go to expectation (a launch, a strategy, an experience) and how we handled it Learning from our “failures” Thank you for listening! Follow us on…
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06. GUEST - Allison Speka on Overcoming Your Fears and Putting Yourself Out There
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45:58In this episode of Biz Banter, we cover: Our weekly wins & business priorities Interview with Allison Speka: Indie romance author, former roommate of Alex & Allie Her journey from start-up data analyst to full-time romance author How she went from being afraid to tell anyone she was a writer to building her confidence Social media growth What it ta…
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In this episode of Biz Banter, we cover: Our weekly wins & business priorities Reacting to an iconic pop culture moment featuring our favorite power couple (Tayvis) Sharing the results from our mini business audits How we approached the mini audit Different business buckets to look at Discussing “quick wins” to go after within each of our businesse…
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04. Six Quick & Simple Things You Can Do to Improve Your Business Productivity Today
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52:45In this episode of Biz Banter, we cover: Our weekly wins & business priorities Sharing six *easy* & quick things that you can change today that will improve… How your business runs Client experience Organization Social media consistency And more! Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram: The Pod - @bizbanterpodcast Biz Retreat - @bizretreat …
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03. How To Navigate Low Energy Weeks as an Entrepreneur
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53:33In today's episode of Biz Banter, we cover: Our weekly wins & business priorities The concept of “High-Energy” and “Low-Energy” weeks in business The two types of “Low-Energy” weeks Tips from Allie & Alex on how to navigate a “Low-Energy” season in business Thank you for listening! Follow us on Instagram: The Pod - @bizbanterpodcast Biz Retreat - @…
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02. Lightbulb Moments We've Experienced on our Journeys as Entreprenuers
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52:36Welcome to the Biz Banter podcast! In this episode Alex and Allie share their Biz Win of the Week along with what they're each currently working on in their businesses. Then they dive into today's topic: 3 Lightbulb Biz Moments. These moments are times throughout your business when things just *click* (for better or for worse). We hope you enjoy to…
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01. DEBUT: Our Journey from Corporate to Becoming Successful Full-Time Entrepreneurs and Retreat Hosts
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48:30In the debut episode of Biz Banter, we cover: How Alex & Allie met and their experience in college at Michigan State University What our time in corporate was like and how we were each inspired to start our businesses while working full-time jobs How we approached quitting our corporate jobs and transitioning to entrepreneurship The idea that spark…
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