• 395 | Hidden Revenue Leaks Part 2: Real Businesses, Real Leaks, Real Solutions
    Sep 22 2025

    I dive into the messy reality of how revenue leaks actually show up when you're running a business day-to-day and divulge real-world solutions to the pricing, billing, and operational issues causing them.

    What You’ll Discover In This Episode:

    ✔ How Your Commute Can Become An Unpaid Customer Service Hotline

    ✔ The Revenue Leaks That Could Be Showing Up In Your Business Daily

    ✔ How You Might Be Sabotaging Your Billing & Business Model

    ✔ Ways Your High Efficiency Could Actually Be Penalizing Your Profitability

    ✔ The Importance Of Building Upon An Operational Foundation

    ✔ The Freedom That Comes From Shifting To Reward Efficiency

    ✔ So Much More!

    To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/395

    P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!

    And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 394 | Hidden Revenue Leaks Part 1: Digging Deeper To Uncover Profits
    Sep 15 2025

    I dive into the five levels of revenue leaks that compound into massive losses year after year and show you exactly why most "fixes" don't actually fix anything.

    What You’ll Discover In This Episode:

    ✔ What Separates Successful Business Owners From Those Who Stay Stuck

    ✔ The 5 Revenue Leaks That Most Business Owners Miss

    ✔ What Must Be Done To Acquire Lost Revenue

    ✔ The Time-Money Connection Most Business Owners Miss

    ✔ So Much More!

    To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/394

    P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!

    And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call

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    49 mins
  • 393 | Tax Secrets: How To Keep More Of Your Money With Mark J. Kohler
    Sep 8 2025

    I sit down with “America’s #1 Small Business Tax Lawyer” - the Founder and CEO of Main Street Tax Professionals, Mark Kohler, to dive into how you can utilize little known business tax secrets to keep more of your hard-earned money.

    What You’ll Discover In This Episode:

    ✔ A Great Summertime Tax Tip That Can Make Yours Better

    ✔ What Flow Through Taxation Is

    ✔ Why Converting From An LLC To An S-Corp Can Save You On Taxes

    ✔ At What Point You Should Convert (Yes, There’s A Specific Moment)

    ✔ The Payroll Action You Should Be Making Quarterly

    ✔ How To Pay Your Kids Through Your Business

    ✔ The Crossroads Of Crypto & Small Business

    ✔ Advice For Creating A Trust

    ✔ How That Coincides With An LLC & Those Protections

    ✔ So Much More!

    To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/393

    P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!

    And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call

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    41 mins
  • 392 | Regulating Your Nervous System With Michelle Grosser
    Sep 1 2025

    I sit down with trial-attorney-turned coach, Michelle Grosser, to dive into actionable strategies and practical tools to overcome stress, regulate your nervous system, and unlock peak performance in all aspects of your business and life.

    What You’ll Discover In This Episode:

    ✔ What A Dysregulated Nervous System Looks Like

    ✔ How It Impacts Your Business If Left Unchecked

    ✔ The Primary Function Of Your Nervous System

    ✔ How To Communicate Safety To Your Body

    ✔ The Impact Of Your Window Of Tolerance

    ✔ How To Use Your Breath To Get Out Of Fight Or Flight

    ✔ Other Tools To Return To Baseline Stress Level

    ✔ The 3 Easy Habits That Make A Major Difference

    ✔ So Much More!

    To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/392

    P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!

    And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call

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    46 mins
  • 391 | The Real Reason You're Always 'So Busy'
    Aug 25 2025

    I dive into the real reason you’re always ‘so busy,’ digging deep into the underlying beliefs that keep you in this frantic, reactive cycle. I go into how society has programmed us to believe that being busy equals being virtuous, productive, and secure, talk about why those beliefs are a trap, and divulge how to make the necessary shift from reactive to intentional.

    What You’ll Discover In This Episode:

    ✔ The Underlying Beliefs Making You Feel Like You Must Always Be "Busy"

    ✔ How "Toxic Busy-Ness" Impacts Your Health, Relationships & Business

    ✔ Ways Constant Busy-Ness Is Undermining Your Expertise

    ✔ How Shifting To Intentionality Requires Changing Your Mindset & Business Model

    ✔ Strategies To Notice Your Default Response & Create Space For What Matters

    ✔ What True Success Is Really About

    ✔ So Much More!

    To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/391

    P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!

    And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • 390 | Behind The Biz From Burnout To Boundaries With Jude Charles
    Aug 18 2025

    Jude Charles runs a video production company that helps entrepreneurs tell their stories via video documentaries that pull back the veil on both their business and the person behind the business. In this special Behind The Biz episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I sit down with Jude Charles to pull back the curtain on his life and business, and dive into the journey that took him from severe burnout to establishing boundaries that work for him.

    What You’ll Discover In This Episode:

    ✔ Jude’s Genesis Story That Started In Grade School

    ✔ The Lesson He Really Needed To Learn As A Young Entrepreneur

    ✔ The 3 Rules For Authentic Storytelling

    ✔ Jude’s Experience With Burnout That Led To The Need For Boundaries

    ✔ The Time-Off Cadence He’s Learned That Works For Him

    ✔ The Most Important Story You Tell & Why

    ✔ What’s Next For Jude 7 His Company

    ✔ So Much More!

    To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/390

    P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!

    And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call

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    58 mins
  • 389 | When To Cut Your Losses (And Why You're Not Doing It)
    Aug 11 2025

    In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I dive into the raw, honest reasons why you might be stuck throwing good money after bad and teach you how to cut those losses. More importantly, I share the mindset shift and a powerful question that will help you finally make that call, free yourself from the emotional burden, and create space for genuine growth.

    What You’ll Discover In This Episode:

    ✔ What Nobody’s Telling You About Cutting Losses In Business

    ✔ Why This Happens & What To Do About

    ✔ How To Know When It Is Time

    ✔ Why Stopping Something In Far From Failing

    ✔ When To Expect The Mindset Shift Necessary To Grow

    ✔ So Much More!

    To access resources and links from this episode, click on https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/389

    P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!

    And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call

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    38 mins
  • 388 | Lead Follow-Up: How To Convert Leads Into Client Relationships With Jacob Hicks
    Aug 4 2025

    I sit down with Success Coach Jacob Hicks to dive into how you can convert leads into client relationships by creating a lead follow-up system that works!

    What You’ll Discover In This Episode:

    ✔ What A Good Lead Follow-Up System Looks Like

    ✔ How Many Times To Reach Out To A Lead

    ✔ Ways To Get Started With Lead Follow-Up System

    ✔ How The Stories You Tell Yourself Could Sabotage You

    ✔ Strategies For Integrating AI Into Your Lead Follow-Up System

    ✔ How To Determine Which CRM Is Right For You

    ✔ So Much More!

    To access resources and links from this episode including the 10 x 10 Lead Follow-Up System we created to help you stay top of mind, build trust, and convert leads with a proven 10-day strategy, click on over to https://AmberDeLaGarza.com/388

    P.S. Want to discover what’s most holding you back in business and receive a personalized playlist to help you overcome those specific challenges? It only takes a few minutes to take the Next Level Business Owner Quiz and get on the path of taking your leadership and business to the next level!

    And… If you want help managing your time, creating efficiency, making a new hire, reducing the stress and overwhelm of running a business, or making strategic decisions that will help you level up your business, I’d like to talk to you. Let's discuss how we can partner together to help you get unstuck, reduce stress, and determine a clear path to increased profits! Schedule your Discovery Call

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    55 mins