Breaking Trail. Every other week, Lisa Gerber talks to people who are working to make the world more habitable, more humane, and more loving. In the words of author and environmentalist David Orr, they are the "peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of every kind" that this world needs so desperately. Through their stories, we cover themes of hope, courage, and action. This is a show for people who want to contribute to the world rather than take from it. We are living life ...
…
continue reading
Lisa Gerber Podcasts
Welcome to Beyond My Diagnosis, the podcast that brings real conversations, real stories, and real breakthroughs in health, healing, and hope. I’m your host, Michele Weston—Holistic Health and Wellbeing Coach—and I'm here to help you look past the symptoms and into the deeper story of living with your chronic condition. Each week, we go beyond the chart and challenge the status quo of conventional care. From powerful patient journeys to expert insights in functional medicine and integrative ...
…
continue reading
The Successful Bookkeeper Podcast is a weekly show to help increase your confidence, work smarter and build a business you love. Each week you'll listen to inspiring guests who will share their success secrets, so you can take your bookkeeping enterprise and life to another level. Some of them include New York Times Best-Selling Author of E-Myth, Michael E. Gerber, Pure Bookkeeping Co-Founder, Debbie Roberts, the host of The Productive Woman podcast, Laura McClellan and the author of *I Know ...
…
continue reading
1
EP506: Ron Bester - How SODA Helps You Build A Business That Runs Without You
43:26
43:26
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
43:26" You do not want a business that is entirely dependent on you. You want an independent running business." -Ron Bester Ron Bester, VP of Client Experience at Successful Bookkeeper Global, breaks down why so many bookkeepers feel buried in day-to-day work and how the SODA framework helps you reclaim time, reduce stress, and build a business that doe…
…
continue reading
1
The Patient Experience from Both Sides: Anne Llewellyn on Advocacy, Illness, and Hope
48:50
48:50
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
48:50In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I sit down with Anne M. Llewellyn, nurse leader, patient advocate, writer, and creator of Nurse Advocate. Anne brings more than forty years of clinical experience and a deeply personal journey through central nervous system lymphoma, brain tumor treatment, and rehabilitation. We talk about the emotional shock…
…
continue reading
1
EP505: Christina Springstead - The Bookkeeper's Guide To Boundaries, Cleanups & Growth
42:19
42:19
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
42:19"Like this is not just a gig, but this is my career. You grow into wanting more of that for your clients and you start recognizing if a client isn't about that. The last thing I want is just agree to do a subpar job because a client doesn't really care and then they decide to care in two years and they look back at the history and they're like, 'Th…
…
continue reading
1
Mindfulness, Mini-Meditations, and Chronic Illness: A Healing Conversation with Simone Giangiordano
42:17
42:17
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
42:17In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I talk with Simone Giangiordano, Compassion-Based Business and Lifestyle Coach and creator of the BalanceUP® Community. Simone joins me to explore the real, daily experience of living with chronic illness, and why mindfulness, mini-meditations, and self-compassion can change not only how we cope, but how we l…
…
continue reading
1
EP504: Casey Brown – How To Overcome Fear Around Pricing - Part 2
30:00
30:00
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
30:00"Do not be tempted to undervalue yourself just because it happens to be something that's fast or easy for you to produce." -Casey Brown In the finale of this two-part series, pricing expert and president of Boost Pricing, Casey Brown, returns to share how bookkeepers can move from fear-based pricing to confident, value-driven conversations. She exp…
…
continue reading
1
EP503: Spotlight - Melanie Spillman - Building Trust & Human Connection In A Digital World
41:28
41:28
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
41:28"Bookkeeping is a commodity. My accounting software can be a commodity. So how do we strike that emotional cord and how do we give the confidence that we are the right choice going forward? We're not a commodity. We are differentiating. We're building that difference." -Melanie Spillman Melanie Spillman, Vice President of Sales for Sage US Medium B…
…
continue reading
1
Breast Cancer, Caregiving, and Courage: Lessons from Loretta Donovan
37:21
37:21
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
37:21In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I talk with Loretta Donovan, a coach, educator, and healthcare leader who brings wisdom from both her professional and personal experiences navigating illness. Together, we explore how curiosity can steady us in moments of fear, how language shapes our emotional responses to illness, and why mindset becomes a…
…
continue reading
1
EP502: Casey Brown – How To Overcome Fear Around Pricing - Part 1
25:27
25:27
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
25:27"It's the bookkeeper who has to sell his or her own services, and so they're not a professional salesperson. So a lot of times there's a lot of fear and we get in our heads, we get in our gut, we feel pushy, we feel salesy, we feel weird and we discount. And so to me, it's about arming the person whose job it is to sell this value with the skills a…
…
continue reading
1
Why You Need a Patient Advocate: Lisa Berry Blackstock on Taking Control of Your Care
37:32
37:32
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
37:32In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I talk with Lisa Berry Blackstock, Independent Patient Advocate, educator, and founder of Soul Sherpa Healthcare Advocacy Services. Lisa has dedicated her career to helping patients and families make sense of complicated medical systems while maintaining compassion, dignity, and choice. We talk about why pati…
…
continue reading
1
EP501: Michelle Weinstein – How To Confidently Sell Your Bookkeeping Services
31:15
31:15
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
31:15"We have to stop trading time for money. Hourly billing traps you. It gets you in the cycle of undervaluing yourself. Discounting just to get a client to sign up with you and think that you're going to charge more in the future is another trap. Doing free work, answering quick questions, answering an abundance of emails and never getting paid for i…
…
continue reading
1
Caregiving, Cannabis, and Courage: Joyce Gerber on Redefining Women’s Wellness
34:25
34:25
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
34:25In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I sit down with Joyce Gerber, a lawyer, advocate, and caregiver who has become a leading voice in cannabis education and women’s wellness. and helping to reshape how women talk about health, caregiving, and healing. We discuss what it takes to challenge long-held stigmas, balance self-care with caregiving, an…
…
continue reading
1
EP500: Jennifer Hume – Building A Profitable Niche Business & Coaching Practice
39:01
39:01
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
39:01"The more intentional you get with your money, the more intentional you get with your time as well." -Jennifer Hume In our 500th episode, Jennifer Hume, owner of Coronation Bookkeeping & Tax Services, shares how she built a successful virtual bookkeeping firm and expanded into coaching for real estate professionals. She reveals what worked, what di…
…
continue reading
1
EP499: Spotlight - Tommy Vincent – 3 Metrics That Drive Advisory Success
37:04
37:04
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
37:04"The number one driver of small to medium sized businesses not making it is cash flow problems. It's not that they're not profitable. This is the big thing with net cash that most people don't realize, is that you can run a profitable business and run out of money." -Tommy Vincent In this spotlight episode, Tommy Vincent, Co-Founder and Chief Reven…
…
continue reading
1
Finding Light in the Shadows: Living with Solar Urticaria and Self-Compassion
34:03
34:03
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
34:03In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I sit down with Jeannie Taylor. We went to undergraduate university together in Kalamazoo, Michigan and now she is here with me having a conversation on 'Beyond my Diagnosis'. Jeannie is an actor, educator and artist living with a rare condition called solar urticaria—a severe allergic reaction to sunlight. J…
…
continue reading
1
EP498: Ted Harrington - The Hacker Mindset: A Superpower For Business
40:13
40:13
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
40:13"I think that the hacker mindset is a superpower because what it does is it fosters independent thinking. And independent thinking enables a person to observe or discover overlooked pathways, overlooked opportunities, things that other people have missed." -Ted Harrington Ted Harrington, cybersecurity expert and author of Hackable: How To Do Applic…
…
continue reading
1
From Patient to Advocate: How Lorie Gardner Transformed Healing into Purpose
25:27
25:27
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
25:27In this episode of Beyond My Diagnosis, I sit down with Lorie Gardner, a nurse, certified patient advocate, and wellness coach whose story embodies resilience and reinvention. After facing a major health crisis that led to a complex Whipple surgery, Lorie turned her recovery into a calling—helping others navigate the healthcare system with strength…
…
continue reading
1
EP497: Lisa Campbell – Habits That Transform Your Bookkeeping Business - Part 2
37:03
37:03
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
37:03"You have to keep evolving. We're always evolving. Never stop growing. Never stop learning. If you're not happy with what you're doing, there's always a way to change. And you can lean on great thought leaders like this to help you get there. " -Lisa Campbell Lisa Campbell, Founder of Accelerate 2 Advisor, returns for part two of her series about S…
…
continue reading
1
EP496: Spotlight - Paul Lodder - Turning Cash Flow Into Strategic Advisory
39:56
39:56
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
39:56"The opportunity now is huge with accountants and bookkeepers to provide more of a proactive service, more forecasting, more future visibility. But certain things have to be in place for that to happen." -Paul Lodder Paul Lodder, VP of Accounting Product and Strategy at Dext, discusses how bookkeepers and accountants can use cash flow forecasting a…
…
continue reading
1
From Chaos to Calm, Resilience and Reinvention with Annelies Gentile
43:40
43:40
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
43:40What does it really take to cultivate calm in the middle of life’s storms, In this episode of Beyond the Diagnosis, I sit down with Annelies Gentile, an integrative life and leadership coach, artist, and author of From Chaos to Calm, Leading Change from the Inside Out. Together we explore how creativity, awareness, and self compassion can become po…
…
continue reading
1
When Medicine Misses the Clues, The Power of Patient Advocacy with Dr. Sima Kahn
36:19
36:19
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
36:19What happens when the healthcare system runs out of answers, In this episode of Beyond the Diagnosis, I sit down with Dr. Sima Kahn, a former OB GYN turned independent patient advocate who helps people unravel complex, often mysterious medical cases. After decades in clinical practice, Dr. Kahn realized that patients were falling through the cracks…
…
continue reading
1
Moving with MS, Reclaiming Mobility with PT Expert Herb Karpatkin
46:38
46:38
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
46:38In this powerful conversation with Herb Karpatkin, PT, DSc, we dig deep into the role of movement, fatigue, and rehabilitation in navigating life with Multiple Sclerosis. Herb brings over four decades of clinical and research experience in neurologic physical therapy, specializing in MS, and he shares how he crafts individualized exercise programs …
…
continue reading
1
EP495: Lisa Campbell – Habits That Transform Your Bookkeeping Business - Part 1
26:20
26:20
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
26:20" Beginning with the end in mind is very helpful for people who are starting, but also for people who are already in the weeds and they just like, 'I can't do this anymore. I need to do something else.' Figure out what it is that you want to build and then reverse engineer it and build it." -Lisa Campbell Lisa Campbell, founder of Accelerate 2 Advi…
…
continue reading
Welcome to Beyond the Diagnosis, the podcast that brings real conversations, real stories, and real breakthroughs in health, healing, and hope. I’m your host, Michele Weston—Holistic Health and Wellbeing Coach—and I'm here to help you look past the symptoms and into the deeper story of living with your chronic condition. Each week, we go beyond the…
…
continue reading
1
EP494: Etinosa Agbonlahor - The Science Of Pricing For Bookkeepers - Part 2
37:14
37:14
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
37:14"Anyone who grows plants knows that sometimes you have to trim the leaves to have an overall healthy plant. Not every customer will come with you as you grow your business, and that's actually a good thing. It keeps your business efficient and healthy." -Etinosa Agbonlahor In the finale of this two-part conversation, Etinosa Agbonlahor, behavioral …
…
continue reading
1
EP493: Etinosa Agbonlahor - The Science Of Pricing For Bookkeepers - Part 1
24:05
24:05
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
24:05"You should be distinct enough and positioned just a bit enough that people go, 'Oh, I am caring about the value they're gonna bring to me, to the point where I wanna double click.'" -Etinosa Agbonlahor Etinosa Agbonlahor, behavioral economist and CEO of Decision Alpha, shares how pricing is about more than numbers. She explains why understanding y…
…
continue reading
1
EP492: Jess Jensen - How To Differentiate Your Business Through Storytelling - Part 2
22:12
22:12
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
22:12"Just having the courage to allow some of your real story to come through publicly is your differentiator. It builds trust, opens doors to sales conversations, and draws future customers to you." –Jess Jensen Jess Jensen, co-founder of Co-pilot Communications, is back for the second part of this powerful conversation. In part one, she revealed why …
…
continue reading
1
EP491: Jess Jensen - How To Differentiate Your Business Through Storytelling - Part 1
27:59
27:59
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
27:59"People are interested in other people. So you can talk about your practice or where you see perhaps the industry going down the road, but from a point of view that is informed and experienced and maybe has a little bit of vulnerability woven in." -Jess Jensen Jess Jensen, co-founder of Co-pilot Communications, has helped leaders at Microsoft, Qual…
…
continue reading
1
EP490: Jennifer Kahnweiler - How To Thrive As An Introverted Leader
46:05
46:05
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
46:05"A woman came up to me and said, 'You know, you really get me.' And I thought that's really the mantra I want to kind of go with. I want people to understand that I get what they're saying. I can't be them, but I can translate the pain and the successes that they're having." -Jennifer Kahnweiler Introverted leaders bring unique strengths to the wor…
…
continue reading
1
EP489: Jenny Groberg - Turning Small Steps Into Big Wins - Part 2
33:22
33:22
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
33:22" I think it's important that you go for it. You imagine what that looks like. I didn't go into this with the intention of having a big company. It happened one employee at a time. How do you get the 30 employees? Well, start with one." -Jenny Groberg In this episode, we wrap up a two-part conversation with Jenny Groberg, founder of BookSmarts Acco…
…
continue reading
1
EP488: Jenny Groberg - Turning Small Steps Into Big Wins - Part 1
35:55
35:55
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
35:55" When I'd go on appointments I would say, 'You know, I do work with so and so', and then that would kind of just help them feel reassured that I knew what I was doing, but I never pretended to know everything. I would be very upfront. If there's something I don't know, let me do some research and I'll get back to you." -Jenny Groberg Jenny Groberg…
…
continue reading
1
EP487: Lynn Gagne-Webb – Building & Selling A Bookkeeping Firm - Part 2
38:16
38:16
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
38:16" One of the most famous quotes ever from Tony Robbins, this one I take with me every single day. 'Fall out of love with yourself and fall in love with your customer and watch the magic happen'. And you gotta fall in love with your customer. When you fall out of love with what you offer or your package, and you fall in love with your customer, you …
…
continue reading