🔥Show Notes🗒

Meet Emily Hawkins, creator of LeaderSHIFT and a powerhouse in helping small business owners escape overwhelm and build profitable, sustainable businesses they actually love. After saving corporate giants millions, she now brings those same high-impact strategies to the small biz world—simplifying operations, boosting profits, and reigniting joy. With an MBA, supply chain expertise, and a life coaching cert (featured in Forbes), Emily proves that success doesn’t require fancy degrees—just curiosity and a bold willingness to try something new.

📣QUOTE: "I don’t want you playing small. I want you scared, stretched, and growing — because that’s where the magic happens." 🌱

Fergie’s Top 5+ Knowledge Nuggets and Take-Aways:

1. Leadership isn’t about power — it’s about people. 🤝
   Great leaders ditch assumptions and lean into curiosity.
2. Culture starts with you. 🌱 - If your team isn’t thriving, maybe it’s time to rebuild the foundation.
3. Want better results? Start communicating more. 📣
   Silence kills momentum. Clarity builds it.
4. Empower your team to act like owners. 👔
   Turn employees into “intrapreneurs” — leaders of their lanes.
5. Save thousands by cutting the fat, not adding the fluff. ✂️
   Look for waste before you look for sales.
6. Stop playing small just to stay comfortable. 🚫
   Growth starts where comfort ends.

🔹 Valuable Time-Stamps🔹

🕒 00:05:00 – From toxic leadership to transformation

🕒 00:09:00 – Building the dream team from scratch

🕒 00:14:00 – Why more isn’t the answer in business

🕒 00:17:00 – Weekly goals that drive momentum

🕒 00:33:00 – Customer journey mapping = game changer

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