ep. 101: From Overwhelmed to Relief: Flight Podcast Group Member interview with Janet Addison

Editor, Pastor’s wife, podcaster, and former Flight Podcast Group member Janet Addison joins me on the podcast today!

She did not know how to do the technical steps involved and was a little hesitant about the vulnerability a podcast host requires. Enter the Don’t Wing It Podcast. She searched and found the Don’t Wing It Podcast and started bingeing it! She emailed her employer and said, Can you hire Wren to help me launch the podcast?

Listen in to hear how Janet went from overwhelmed to relieved when launching her podcast this Summer!

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ep. 99: Convert Your Audience into Clients

There I was wearing a red and white cow print Mrs. Claus dress offering customers samples of brownies at Chick-fil-A Giving samples qualified those customers to go to the next step and buy a brownie. Today we are diving in head first into how to invite YOUR audience to take the next step with you…becoming a paid client!!!

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ep. 98: Taking Bold Steps: Navigating Business as a Christian

There we were mouths dropped open seeing this THING in our bedroom!!! It was so bright I couldn’t believe it and it confirmed that I should record this episode for you, friend!

Listen in to hear this and what stepping out looks like as a Christian Business Owner!!

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ep. 97: Becoming Swap-Worthy With Your Podcast with Kim Stewart

Since 2014, book marketing coach, Kim Stewart has helped clients build their platforms, launch their books, and market their messages long before - and long after - their book release, through podcast pitches!

And, today Kim is here to share how YOU can do it, too!!

Out of the gate we talked about HOW to pitch EVEN IF you don’t have a podcast…yet. (PS: I’m here when you are!)

We moved to what a podcast swap IS, some prerequisites, and HOW you can be Podcast SWAPWORTHY!

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ep. 96: Promote Your Podcast with Ease

A client shared her podcast goal with me for the week. She said her goal was to create additional content for this weeks episode and schedule it.

And, from the naked ear it sounded good. But I dug deeper and realized that the word choice should be creating freedom and excitement for her not just a to do list item.

Did you know that the words we say and think can affect us in astronomical ways??

Listen to today’s episode and hear the evidence and the way to reframe and repurpose and THAT will create the freedom you desire!

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ep. 95: Attracting Mission Aligned Clients

Back in school, revving up for the Fall. And, I’ve been thinking about this idea about what we as business owners REALLY WANT…to serve and who do we want to serve?  Those who are aligned with our mission.  What does that dream client (who is mission-aligned) look like for us?

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ep 93: The Gift of Being Led Well : FLIGHT interview Series with Angela Sackett

As business owners, we are always leading, so it was refreshing to be led sometimes, and that was true of Angela. Angela shares how she and her husband serve at a Christian camp and how she loved being in the Flight group program allowed her to enjoy the gift of being led. She said, “What a gift it is to follow someone else.”

When God leads, you follow and you know it is the perfect timing. Angela went ALL IN when she joined Flight. She proved that you make time for what you want and when you have skin in the game, you prioritize it. She did that and I’m so glad that she is sharing it with us today on Don’t Wing It!

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ep 92: Choosing the Discomfort of Growth - FLIGHT Interview with Deb Brown

Before Deb participated in my Flight podcast group program she was plagued with fear. In 2023, she kept moving her “Launch a podcast” business goal from Q1, to Q2, and then to Q3…pushing it away because it was too heavy and too hard to figure it out on her own. But, she is a GO GETTER…why couldn’t she just do the thing?? Right after Deb and I got in contact with each other, she heard CLEARLY that she was supposed to join the FLIGHT podcast group….I get LITERAL chills when she tells the story!!! Hear THAT story and Deb’s transformation below!

“Staying the same or doing something new, there’s discomfort either way…so let’s choose the discomfort of growth. And, that’s what FLIGHT did for me.” Deb Brown

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ep 91: Overcoming Hurdles: Empowering You to Launch Your Podcast with Confidence

Got some great feedback on last week’s episode.. And maybe you heard that episode about igniting your business growth and you are ON BOARD but then some pecky doubtful thoughts started creeping in…. then THIS episode is FOR YOU!!!  Let s jump in….

Wait List for Flight: www.wrenrobbins.com/waitlist

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ep 90: Igniting Business Growth and Connection Through Podcasting

When Jim and I were doing some tree work at our property last week, we had to follow a step-by-step plan to get the work done and stay safe. First, we got the tools and the Gator truck into position. Next Jim cut the limbs, Then, he attached the wench to the limb, and lastly, I hit reverse and pulled the limb outta there!! We HAD to have a plan of action OR WE WOULD STILL BE THERE TODAY working on it OR we could have been hurt. Hear the episode for how you can ignite the growth of your business and connection through podcasting.

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ep 89: Overcoming the Fixed Mindset

When we focus on what we can’t do and NOT what we are called to do, we get stuck. We stop walking in the gifts God gave us.

AANNNNNNDDDDD, nothing good happens when we focus on ourselves.

Moses looked at how he couldn’t speak well. But he didn’t see how he WOULD BE a good leader for the Israelite people.

Serve first. Steward your gifts well.

Listen in to hear more!

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ep 88: Marketing Your Business Using Video & Podcasting - with Virginia Kerr

You probably know her as the cute blonde that is FANTASTIC on video AND gives INCREDIBLE value to her audience! Through her podcast, newsletter, Youtube, and Instagram, Virginia offers high-level strategy for business owners who need to connect with their audience. Today, Virginia shares how she found her business coach and where she gains most of her clients…you may be surprised…or not;)

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ep 87: How to Be Consistent With Your Podcast During A Busy Season

Our lives are busy!

Even though our Summer lives are filled with relaxing fun in the sun, it can be a busy time with grandkids coming over for a visit, lunches with friends and taking those important vacations you love.

But it’s NOT a time to let off the accelerator pedal in your business. You CAN create content people resonate with even in your busy daily life, whether it's Summertime or in a different season of your life.

Being intentional is important for any business marketing to work. I’ve been testing something out for you. A way for you to STILL create content WITHOUT sacrificing audio quality. The BEST part??? It’s on the go.

Listen to this strategy and get started on it THIS WEEK!!!

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ep 86: How Starting a Podcast Birthed My Business!

The fact that I started podcasting not knowing what I was doing is still comical to me. But, experience is the best teacher and I've been doing this now for 7 years, having launched TWO thriving podcasts!!

Recently I was featured as a guest speaker in the Hope*Podcasters membership group and we covered A WHOLE LOT in our conversation. Hear how starting my podcast birthed my business, how it took me a whole year to pivot into what I knew God was leading me to, and my PROVEN binge-able practical podcast strategy…you will not guess what it is!!

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ep 85: A NEW Perspective on Your Word of the Year

We are almost halfway through the year…how ya’ doing with your goals for the first half of the year?  Are you meeting some of them?  None of them?  We are almost at the halfway point for 2023. 

If you haven’t met some of your business goals, what is your plan from here into Quarters 3 and 4?

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ep 84: What Is Keeping Your Podcast From Making Sales: The Mistake New Podcasters Make

The lightbulb went off.  I’m talking glowing, & shining bright!!!  You know when the lightbulb goes off for you…like when you’ve been striving toward something and you realize there’s a better and easier way to do the thing!!! It’s when the figurative Walls of Jericho come tumbling down on top of the assumptions you had!  And It’s SO freeing!!!

Listen to the story and hear what is keeping your business idle & what to do instead!

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ep 83: Managing My Business in the Summer as a Full-Time Mom

Hello, fellow supermoms and business mavens!  As the scorching sun of summer approaches, I find myself managing the exhilarating roles of a full-time, only-child mom AND a business owner. While it may seem like an impossible feat, I've thought about how to make this work A LOT. So buckle up and join me on this rollercoaster ride as we navigate the summer months, armed with permission, boundaries, and a plan that we hold loosely!

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ep 82: Stop Hiding & Take the Mic

I had a client reach out and ask me a question.  It was that she didn’t see anyone else like her doing this…starting a podcast.

She asked me "Am I too _______ to be starting a podcast?"

Find out what I told her on this week's episode of Don’t Wing It!

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