Sales as Service
Sales as Service is the podcast for creative agencies and solopreneurs who want to grow their businesses without feeling awkward about sales. If you’ve ever thought, “I hate selling,” or wondered how to get more clients, this show is for you.
We make sales simple and approachable with practical tips on topics like:
- How to get clients for your creative business
- Easy sales strategies for solopreneurs
- Overcoming the fear of selling
- Building a sales process that works
Whether you're a freelancer, entrepreneur, or running your own agency, you’ll learn how to handle objections, close deals, and grow your business with confidence—without hard-sell tactics.
Listen in to discover how a simple change in your perspective can create a complex change in your business.
Sales as Service
The Founder’s Guide to Doing Less & Growing More with Emily Dean
In this episode, I talk with Emily Dean, founder and lead strategist at Bolt & Bloom, about how female founders can scale their businesses past $1 million without burning out.
Emily shares how she helps women entrepreneurs who've hit a growth wall create sustainable systems that support both profit and wellbeing. After 15 years in corporate marketing with brands like MTV, Nickelodeon, and Paramount Global, she saw firsthand how hustle culture was taking a toll, and now helps founders rebuild their businesses from the inside out.
Key takeaways:
- Success and hard work don't have to mean constant grinding and exhaustion
- Perfectionism and the need to do everything yourself are major barriers to sustainable growth
- Corporate lessons that apply to small businesses: strategic thinking, data-driven decisions, and consistent messaging
- Build systems that allow your business to "run while you sleep"
- Use mindfulness practices to rebuild your relationship with your business
Emily also shares insights from her yoga teacher training in Thailand and how that experience completely reframed her definition of success - focusing on creating a calm nervous system rather than constant hustle.
This week's challenge: Take 15 minutes to do an energy audit of your work. Categorize tasks as: "Do" (your zone of genius), "Delegate" (necessary but not for you), or "Delete" (tasks draining you without adding value). Then make one immediate shift based on your findings.
Want to connect with Emily? Find her on Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn, or reach out about her Brand Reset Lab designed to help founders realign their businesses with their true vision and values.
Connect with Tam:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamara-b-smith/
- https://www.instagram.com/studiothree49/
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