Uncomplicating Business with Sara Torpey
Business gets WAY less complicated when you keep it human. In the Uncomplicating Business world, we use a simple, flexible four-part framework—ground, plan, connect, sell—to help you simplify decisions, set (and keep!) effective timelines, and show up consistently without burning out. You’ll hear bite-sized solo episodes and thoughtful interviews that turn messy challenges into actual actions, from pricing with confidence to building trust with yourself, your offers, and your community. Come for the clarity, stay for the momentum. Let's create *functional success* - where successful businesses are one part of our successful lives - together.
Episodes
196 episodes
Why the most commonly taught way to sell is failing you
If selling feels spammy, frustrating, overcomplicated, and out of alignment with what you actually value, the problem might NOT be you. It *might* be the MODEL. The most commonly taught sales model is something I think of as ABC - always ...
The 4 Most Common Misconceptions of Teachers Starting Businesses
Are you a teacher who's starting a business? Or a new-ish entrepreneur? Here are 4 of the MOST common misconceptions I hear from new-ish business owners, especially the former teachers, and how you can AVOID them (and by avoid I mean skip entir...
The Holy Grail of Accountability
Accountability is something we all search for - how do we hold ourselves accountable to accomplish what we set out to do? How do we get MORE accountable, and hopefully get more done? So we sign up for buddies, we buy tools, we make lists... and...
Success Secret: Taking Credit for Your Wins
I have to let you in on a secret. One of ways you are shooting yourself in the foot right now is by NOT taking credit for your wins. How do I know? Because ALL of my clients (plus me and everyone I know) D...
Serving as a Guide with Lisa Smith
Lisa Smith is a guide. As a teacher, she guided students through the world of music, and now , having left teaching and moved full-time into business, she guides families who have a loved one struggling with the disease of addition. On this epi...
How to Find Your Lane
You've heard the advice 'You've just got to find YOUR lane...' but if you're not sure exactly what your lane IS, how do you actually find your way there? If you're not sure how to find your lane, not sure you're in the right lane, have question...
Success from the INSIDE Out, Bonus Part 4: Proof of Success
Watch out, it's a bonus episode! Success BEGINS as an inside job and on this episode, the fourth in this series on success, we're going to talk about PROOF. Proof is a tricky thing - to have people buy from us, we need proof of success; but to ...
Success from the INSIDE Out, Part 3: Embracing Failure
Success BEGINS as an inside job. On this episode of Teachers in Business, I'm sharing the last of THREE steps to creating success from the inside out. Part 3 is about everyone's least favorite thing - failure. Today I'm making the case for EMBR...
Success from the INSIDE Out, Part 2: Getting Unstuck
Success BEGINS as an inside job. On this episode of Teachers in Business, I'm sharing the second of THREE steps to creating success from the inside out. Part 2 is about what to do when you are STUCK. Based on my work with clients, and my own ex...
Success from the INSIDE Out, Part 1: Your Expertise
Success BEGINS as an inside job. On this episode of Teachers in Business, I'm sharing the first of THREE steps to creating success from the inside out. Part 1 is about your EXPERTISE, and is the most important shift I made on my journey from su...
The Visibility Equation
Does 'visibility' feel like a whole lot of 'shoulds' and 'supposed tos' and not a lot of 'how does this actually work'? Does it feel mysterious, and/or scary, and/or like more than you can or want to do? Then this episode is for YOU. Today on T...
The Stretch-Snap-Stretch Cycle of Growth
Have you ever tried something new and then felt immediate regret like' OMG, what did I do?!' Or, when you've done something new all day - networked, shared, posted, whatever - and the next day you just CANNOT bring yourself to even...
What to Do When You Are 'OUT OF IDEAS"
Sometimes you are FULL of ideas - so many that you can't get them out in to the world fast enough. And sometimes? You stare at the computer and wait and wait and...nothing. This 'nothing'? It's SCARY. Havi...
The Recipe for Simple Marketing
Marketing. It's probably the thing we think about MOST as business owners. It's the thing we feel like we need to 'crack' in order to succeed. And in our efforts to succeed in marketing, more times than not, especially early on in business, we ...
But Which Skills Transfer? Teacher Skills that ARE Business Skills, Part 2
"But which skills ACTUALLY transfer?" Part TWO! There were just too many skills to talk about to fit in one episode...so here's are MORE teaching skills that transfer directly into the business world. If you are a teacher who is considering sta...
But Which Skills Transfer? Teacher Skills that ARE Business Skills, Part 1
"But which skills ACTUALLY transfer?" If you are a teacher who is considering starting a business, or already has the answer is SO MANY. On this episode of Teachers in Business I'm going to take you through the skills ...
The Only Diet You Need in 2022: The Noise Diet
No one likes a diet. But this one? It's not what you think it is. It's not about less food - it's about less DRAMA and noise in your head. And I think THAT is the only kind of diet that's wort...
Changing Your Friendship Status with Time
I don't have enough time', 'I'm working against the clock', "I don't know where all my time GOES'...thought any of these lately?You're not alone.These are the MOST common thoughts about time I hear from my clients, my FB group m...
Newbie vs. Expert Energy
One of the things I hear from clients all the time is ‘well, I’m new in business, I don’t know what to do’. They’re walking around with what I think of as ‘newbie’ energy - but it’s like a costume they’re wearing over their expertise. Today on the...
Why You Should Have at Least TWO Words for 2022
Do you usually pick a word of the year? If you do (or even if you don't) I'd like to propose something different for the new year to come. Instead of just one word, I'd like to propose that you pick at least 2, and may...
The 4 Words to DITCH as You Plan For 2022
This is the time of year we all starting to shift into 2022 planning mode. As you do this, there are 4 words (and all of their iterations) that would be SUPER helpful to DITCH. On this episode of the podcast I'll share...
Why Your Business Isn't Making Money and What to Do About it TODAY!
If you are a teacher-turned-entrepreneur and you aren't making money in your business right now, let's talk about exactly what's going wrong. In this episode of the podcast, I'm going to share why people aren't responding to your o...
The MOST Powerful Business Growth Tool You AREN'T Using!
When I mention 'evaluation' people cringe.The word comes with SO much baggage - evaluation feels like a lot of work, like something we SHOULD do, and like something that will NOT be fun.As teachers, we KNOW the power of evaluati...
How to Sign a Client This Week
Signing a new client this week IS possible (it's even possible TODAY). And here's the best part - you don't need to do MORE to sign a client this week. The simplest way to sign a client this week is 3 steps. <...
The Missing Piece from the Conversation Around Leaving Teaching
If you are a teacher, or you are plugged into the education world in any way, you know there is a BIG conversation going on right now about TRANSITIONING out of teaching. For a whole host of reasons there are more teachers than eve...