Uncensored Sales With Ryann Dowdy

Amber Monaco is the Community Manager at Bridge Space in Downtown Lee’s Summit.  She loves creating impactful content, meeting and connecting people, and exploring the planet.  She has a curious, never-quit-learning attitude that has allowed her to take huge risks and teach herself numerous skills.   Amber’s past lives include serving in the US Navy, working for the Department of Homeland Security in Washington DC, entrepreneurship, podcasting, traveling the world as a digital nomad, and co-launching a fashion technology startup in London. She’s lived on 4 continents and has traveled to 40+ countries. One time, she finished The New York Times Crossword.

That’s how it feels when you’re just getting started. When you start sharing your business with your friends and family, you feel like you’re being looked at, judged, and ridiculed ALL of the time. Good news, sweet friend, it’s probably all in your head. In this week’s podcast we dig into that fear of “everyone watching” and talk about the ways to push through the uncomfortable stuff so you can start sharing with confidence, getting visible to your ideal client, and MAKING MONEY in your business.

I couldn’t help myself. The conversations inside our Top 10 Myths About Growing Your Service Based Business are SO GOOD that I decided to repurpose Myth #2 with you, my amazing podcast audience. Today’s topic - No One Can Afford My Services ….and that’s why I can’t get clients In this conversation, we tackle the MINDSET behind pricing, why people don’t buy, and the fact that most “I can’t afford it objections”...are bullsh*t.  If you were there live, LISTEN AGAIN. This is important stuff.

In line with our new series inside the Sales Skills for Women in Business Facebook Group - this week’s podcast is breaking down the BIGGEST myth OF ALL about building a service based business. This short and sweet podcast will walk you through what you definitely DO NOT need to start a business (and what you definitely do!).

Amy Matos is a bilingual content strategist, soulful word wizard, and copywriter who is on a mission to create a sisterhood of women who collaborate, lift one another up, and allow one another to shine!! She lives by the mantra community over competition, because when one woman rises, we all do!! Amy helps her clients elevate their voice, articulate their greatness, increase their sales, and empower their people by writing copy that nurtures, engages, and converts for women who coach women. Learn more at www.gleampeoplestrategies.com

This might be one of the most fun interviews we’ve done yet on the podcast. Shawna Beckmann is a fellow sales trainer that helps her clients “get paid without being a PITCH…” She’s raw, real, and tells her story of graduating college during an economic downturn and how she became an entrepreneur. Reinvention, a few moves across the county, and 5 kiddos later - Shawna is amazing at what she does!  I know what you’re thinking - WAIT - did you REALLY put someone on your podcast that is a DIRECT competitor?! YESSSS - because she’s brilliant and because it’s all about community over competition. When you listen, you’ll hear that Shawn and I have very different styles and our business are very different. We just happen to share a passion for teaching sales to help women build businesses that make money! Shawna's Bio Shawna is a speaker and sales trainer for business owner who are eager to create a waiting list of happy paying clients. She helps them communicate more effectively without comprising integrity usi

This week’s podcast is a super fun interview with Crystal Baird. A former healthcare professional turned entrepreneur, Crystal walks us through her journey from a “steady” career to helping other creatives find their voice and develop their content strategy. Crystal shares her evolution of struggling to promote herself and connect with new people to seeing selling as serving and showing up as a necessity for her people.  As one of my first Uncensored Sales Foundation clients - Crystal shares her experience working with yours truly and her own internal mindset shifts that have her talking to more people, showing up even when she’s scared, and raising her rates (literally tripling them!).

The #1 challenge most of the business owners I work with have is that they are struggling to get clients. In this podcast, I tell you exactly what I share with each of them - the 3 activities that HAVE to happen to get clients. In this episode, we dig into the fastest path to cash, more clients, and hitting your business goals!

This week’s podcast guess is Marketing Coach, Michelle Vroom, joins me to talk about building relationships. Michelle generously shares her business building journey, her secret for getting clients, and how to market your business….like a BOSS!  Michelle demystifies marketing and relationship building. She teachers female solopreneurs how to simplify their approach and massively grow their audience. You don’t want to miss this podcast! 

Inside the Sales Skills for Women in Business Facebook Group in May - we made a commitment to do some kind of revenue generating activity EVERY single business day.  The results were pretty amazing - and the momentum the women in the group have going into the summer is unbelievable. In this podcast, I am sharing the 5 things we learned during the Sell Everyday in May Accountability challenge that will help craft a plan to show up and SELL every day in your business!

 Danielle Welch is the owner of Bridge Consulting & Design, LLC a website design and social media marketing company that works specifically with small businesses. Having come from a family of small business owners, Danielle has always been attracted to helping small businesses grow and thrive through marketing & advertising. With over 5 years of experience as a marketing consultant, in 2018 Danielle decided to take everything she had learned in her career and start her own small business. Within 3 months she was able to replace her full time income and in her 9th month of business she reached her first 5 figure month of revenue! Danielle is married and runs another successful business with her husband mentoring and coaching individuals in developing cash flow assets outside of their full time jobs so they can pursue their dreams and lifestyle goals. She also has two little girls, 3 and 3 months who are the reason and why behind everything she does in both of her businesses! You can reach out to D

When you start a business there is SO. MUCH. NOISE. Everyone has the “magic bullet…” to: Make 6-figures in 90 days Become a Social Influencer Magnetize high paying clients And it’s loud. Here’s the deal, friend. You have to do it YOUR way. What works for you. For your business. Your goals. Your family. Your bandwidth. This week’s podcast is all about throwing out what “they” say - and building the business of YOUR dreams (not theirs…)

Founder and CEO of Fab Fempreneurs, Sara Clark-Williams took the leap from her corporate job as an Organizational Development Consultant in 2008, growing two highly profitable businesses within 5 years. Through her Fab 4 Formula℠, annual Fab Fempreneur Fest conference, and her “roll-up-your-sleeves” coaching style, Sara specializes in leading female entrepreneurs to make more money, make a bigger impact, and have more fun- that place she calls your “Sweet Spot”.  When she is not doing business, you will find her hiking local trails, training for half marathons, supporting animal welfare organizations, sipping scotch, or finding the best burgers in San Diego, with her husband Chris. Links: Fab Fempreneur Fest 2019: www.FabFempreneurs.com/fest Take the Fab 4 Sweet Spot Assessment: https://fabfempreneurs.com/fab-4-sweet-spot-assessment/ Join our Fab Fempreneurs Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FabFempreneurs/ Facebook and Twitter: @FabFempreneurs

It’s so often that people ask me: How do you get it all done?  How do you balance all of the things?  How do you manage everything you have going on? This week’s takes a left turn from sales and tackles entrepreneurship - and the crazy schedule that it can bring (especially when growing a business alongside a full time job). Spoiler alert, dear friend - I am NOT a one woman team. There is a VILLAGE that makes this thing work - and I walk you through how to manage my life, my time, my family and my full time job on today’s podcast.

Stephanie has been supporting entrepreneurs in the Kansas City area for the last 10 years. The experience and expertise she gained while working for two nonprofit organizations; KCSourceLink and the Ennovation Center Business Incubator positioned her to understand the needs and constraints of a very special population, parent entrepreneurs. Stephanie is the executive director of SymbioBiz, a nonprofit business incubator that assists in helping parent entrepreneurs build successful businesses while finding work/life balance. SymbioBiz provides a flexible place for parents to run part-time businesses, one on one coaching and group classes. SymbioBiz on Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Facebook group- LS Entrepreneur

I constantly hear from my community that they don’t want to come off as spammy or salesy when connecting with new people. Good news, there are plenty of ways to start conversations with strangers online WITHOUT being annoying! It all goes back to the basics - make it about THEM! Connect the same you would in person. And be genuine in your approach. Check out this week’s podcast for ideas to warm up your cold outreach and start connecting with new people today!

Performer at heart, but marketer by trade, Sarah has spent her entire career helping companies and individuals move beyond selling products or services to creating meaningful connections. She's managed a social media following of over four million, created award-winning marketing campaigns, and reached millions with low-production, high-yield videos. While marketing trends come and go, Sarah specialize in helping those with great ideas grow their business online. You can learn more about her over at Sparkworth.com.

The FASTEST path to cash in your business is in person networking. Meeting someone face to face ups the "know, like, + trust" factor BIG TIME! However, if you haven't had a lot of experience networking, it can be intimidating. AND, if you're been to bad networking events in the past, you're probably expecting the worst. Building a network is by far one of the most valuable things you can do for yourself - both personally and professionally. In this week's Uncensored Sales Podcast you will learn how to find the right places to network for YOU, how to make the most of your experience, and start turning your networking connections into new clients!

In this episode, Ryann chat with Megan O'Neill about how much MINDSET impacts your business, and specifically your ability to sell. In this candid chat, they discuss money blocks, fear of what other people think, and how to master these things to have the business, and the life, of your dreams.  Megan O’Neill is a Business Mindset Strategist with an international clientele. For over 17 years, she has assisted clients to break-free of limiting core beliefs, fears and patterns. Her work specializes in the area of business mindset and imposter syndrome—helping clients get clear, to feel powerful to take action and to make money doing what they love.  Megan’s CBE journey began after realizing she logically and cognitively knew what her blocks were, but was stuck and couldn’t make the changes she really needed. Fortunately, the universe intervened—she received a pamphlet in the mail about a workshop on a method called Core Belief Engineering (CBE). After experiencing amazing results with CBE, Megan reali

This podcast is for you if you've ever said - I'm not in sales. I'm not good at sales. Sales isn't my thing. News flash, my friend - EVERYONE is in sales in some capacity.  Regardless of your role - you are consistently influencing others. This podcast will help you master basic skills to help you influence others and SELL more!