2011 - The Personal and Business Blog of Katrina Sawa

Jumpstart Your Business NOW – Focusing and Planning Tip #4

December 22, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

-->> Calendarize Your Life One thing I often have to do with some of my mastermind or VIP coaching clients is to help them get more focused with their time. Managing time is one of the big obstacles that entrepreneurs have to face on a weekly basis. And especially if you're working with me, I outline all sorts of things you'll need to add to your weekly to dos so it can be a little overwhelming for some people who aren't used to doing so much or aren't really good at structuring their time. When I work with clients however I always give them options for outsourcing almost everything we talk about adding so it doesn't have to be so overwhelming. It is sometimes nonetheless as not … [Read more...]

Jumpstart Your Business NOW – Focusing and Planning Tip #3

December 20, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

-->> Co-Promote with Other Complimentary Business Professionals There are probably thousands of people you could connect with on Facebook alone much less other sites, in-person networking events, people who are already in your database and more if you really think about it. But more than likely you're not taking the time to connect, right? Maybe you don't see how it could bring you business or maybe you aren't sure what to ask them or say to people to get them interested in working with you on some level but doesn't it make sense to try? Here are a few ways to start thinking of how to get in front of other people's lists to leverage your time and expertise. If someone … [Read more...]

JumpStart Your Business NOW! Radio Show with Katrina Sawa

December 19, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

I host my own Blog Talk Radio show called JumpStart Your Business NOW! on Blog Talk Radio from 11:00 - 11:30 am (PST) / 2:00 pm (EST) every Tuesday. If you want to call into the show and ask a question just dial (347) 843-4152 Upcoming Show My next show will air on Tuesday, December 27th and I will be talking about Big Picture Planning for Big Business Profits Business planning and marketing planning has changed. Come listen in to what you REALLY need to do in the 'new economy' in order to get all the clients you want and drive your business in the direction of a six-figure business or more! Times have changed and YOU need to CHANGE with them or you'll struggle more than … [Read more...]

Jumpstart Your Business NOW – Focusing and Planning Tip #2

December 17, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

-->> Pick up the PHONE. Yes I know this isn't always fun. But can I tell you that about 1 out of every 5 calls I make where I can actually talk to someone live it turns into a sale of something OR it turns into a great joint relationship and we end up doing something together and promoting each other! Seriously. And my clients who actually do make their follow up calls too experience the same results if not better for the most part. Face it, you've got to call people in this day and world of marketing. In fact, many of them are WAITING FOR YOUR CALL! You'll see. Everyone is just too busy to pay attention to just emails that come from you, even a mailer now and then. That is not … [Read more...]

Video Biz Tip From Kat – Big Picture Year End Planning

December 16, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

Listen in to get some tips on your business and marketing planning for 2012 plus find out how to talk with Kat 1on1 during the month of December or January ONLY for a really outrageous price to get help on your big picture plan, marketing plan, website and more! SUBSCRIBE to my video channel to receive my future videos in your inbox! FREE info, tips and business strategies to help you start, grow and market your small business. Want to find out how to make some simple tweaks in your business, marketing, speaking or selling to monetize more of what you’re doing PLUS get some quick ideas on how to add some simple income streams to bring in more cash too. I invite you to apply for the … [Read more...]

JumpStart Your Business NOW! Radio Show with Katrina Sawa & her special guest Toni V. Martin

December 12, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

I host my own Blog Talk Radio show called JumpStart Your Business NOW! on Blog Talk Radio from 11:00 - 11:30 am (PST) / 2:00 pm (EST) every Tuesday. If you want to call into the show and ask a question just dial (347) 843-4152 Upcoming Show My next show will air on Tuesday, December 13th and I will be speaking with Toni V. Martin Toni V. Martin is an Atlanta-based author, coach and consultant. As a ghostwriter and publishing consultant, she helps entrepreneurs become published authors. Her experience spans over a decade in the publishing, public relations and journalism arenas and she is a clear and compelling communicator and speaker. Martin is author of Atlanta Weddings … [Read more...]

Do you feel like you’re stuck in your business and you’re not sure why?

December 9, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

Do you feel like you’re stuck in your business and you’re not sure why? Wondering how to satisfy your personal life, family and significant other all while working to become a successful entrepreneur too? Regardless of what type of business you’re in, many entrepreneurs struggle because of lack of love in their life….love and support for or by a significant other, love and confidence in yourself or love for life in general. All the marketing, systems and planning in the world may not be able to pull you through or get you to that next level unless you are completely happy in your personal life too; you will only get to a certain level of revenues and then most likely get … [Read more...]

From Surviving to Thriving Business Empowerment Summit

December 7, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

I am being interviewed on Monday, December 12th at 1:00 pm PST / 4:00 pm EST - mark your calendar and register now! Isn't having your own business fantastic? We get to meet really great people who are on the same wave length and I'd like to introduce you to a colleague of mine who is one of them. Hazel Palache, the President of Your Stairway To Wealth, a mindset expert and business mentor decided she really wanted entrepreneurs to be totally empowered and ready to flow into 2012 with the right kind of tools, mindset and plans in place to create all the business success you want. So.... Hazel invited 15 top business experts, one of them being me, to participate in her new "From … [Read more...]

Jumpstart Your Business NOW – Focusing and Planning Tip #1

December 2, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

Jumpstart Your Business NOW - Focusing and Planning Tip #1 -->> Connect with 1000 or more NEW prospects EVERY MONTH one way or another. Yes I said 1000 and it IS possible to do this yourself...but you've got to have key strategies in place and the systems to manage this kind of volume. Face it, you're NOT doing enough marketing to see the results you want for revenue! Plain and simple. In my experience too, most small business owners don't know which marketing strategies are the quickest, easiest to implement and the least expensive. Over the next few weeks I'm going to show you a few my clients and I use every week to generate business. 4 Possible Ways to Connect with … [Read more...]

Purpose Brilliance Expert Interviews

December 1, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

I will be a guest expert on Sasha Sabbeth's Purpose Brilliance Expert Interviews on Wednesday, December 7th at 6:00pm. Sasha’s vision for her series is to provide self empowering tips, models, and messages from a range of specialists who are bringing forth their Soul Purpose Brilliance throughout the world. Her intention for the calls is to create a relaxed, lounging in a family living room with a cup of coffee or tea around a cozy fire type of mood. What a great tone to set so that our heart felt life experiences can just flow out of both of us. For some background, Sasha’s website is http://www.entrepreneursoulcoach.com. Sasha works with Entrepreneurs as a sound and energy … [Read more...]

JumpStart Your Business NOW! Radio Show with Katrina Sawa & her special guest Lady T

November 25, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

I host my own Blog Talk Radio show called JumpStart Your Business NOW! on Blog Talk Radio from 11:00 - 11:30 am (PST) / 2:00 pm (EST) every Tuesday. If you want to call into the show and ask a question just dial (347) 843-4152 Upcoming Show My next show will air on Tuesday, November 29th and I will be speaking with Lady T. Mompreneur expert, Teisha (Lady T) Shelby-Houston is an international speaker, radio show host and author who humours the audience teaches business principles that help women go from being a mom to a mompreneur. A professionally, certified seminar leader and women’s empowerment speaker, Lady T has been an invited guest on the Oprah show, is founder of PMW … [Read more...]

“How to Manage Overwhelm & Massive Life Change”

November 21, 2011 By Katrina Sawa 1 Comment

This particular topic has arisen for me this week because so many women who've come to me for help with their businesses have been so extremely overwhelmed. Overwhelmed with all the things they think they need to do, the things they are already doing plus they're usually not just running a business but they have a household kids and a husband usually to manage too. That's a lot. One of the things I love to do is coach women entrepreneurs how to manage being overwhelmed in their business, how to create better and more effective systems, processes, marketing and teams to take away much of their overwhelm so they can live a happier life. We can be overwhelmed with … [Read more...]

Have you plotted out your marketing calendar yet for 2012?

November 16, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

Did you know that I do at least 40 different marketing strategies in my business every month and I know that's a lot but the goal is to be EVERYWHERE so you're top of mind with everyone you know about what you do. If you're doing less than the top 10 strategies I recommend, you're NOT doing enough marketing. (FYI this is about 98% of all small business owners!) On this call I'm going to share a minimum of 10 marketing strategies that anyone in any business can do - most of which are FREE even so don't run and hide because you think marketing is expensive. Marketing is NOT expensive, it's the marketing MISTAKES you make that ARE however. They waste your valuable time and … [Read more...]

JumpStart Your Business NOW! Radio Show with Katrina Sawa & her special guest Adrienne Graham

November 15, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

I host my own Blog Talk Radio show called JumpStart Your Business NOW! on Blog Talk Radio from 11:00 - 11:30 am (PST) / 2:00 pm (EST) every Tuesday. If you want to call into the show and ask a question just dial (347) 843-4152 Upcoming Show My next show will air on Tuesday, November 15th and I will be speaking with Adrienne Graham Adrienne Graham is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of TWO companies. Read about her story here. She is the CEO & Founder of Empower Me! Corporation, a media, publishing and professional development organization for the upwardly mobile career professional, entrepreneur and small business owner. She is the voice behind Views From the Top Radio … [Read more...]

Katrina Sawa’s 2012 Live Big Mastermind Program

November 14, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

If you've been wondering what all the hype is about mastermind programs then definitely listen in to this short video. Katrina Sawa explains all about the different types of masterminds, when do you want to consider joining one and which kind, etc. Want more info about Kat's Live Big Mastermind Program, go to http://www.LiveBigMastermind.com! SUBSCRIBE to my video channel to receive my future videos in your inbox! FREE info, tips and business strategies to help you start, grow and market your small business. Want to find out how to make some simple tweaks in your business, marketing, speaking or selling to monetize more of what you’re doing PLUS get some quick ideas on … [Read more...]

“How to Start a Business with No Money”

November 7, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

How could this be you ask? Business owners or wanna be business owners have so many options these days, it's amazing. With the Internet, you can reach millions of people to sell your products or services, you just may not know how to do that and need to learn. In fact, it's been tested by some of the big internet players out there that much of the marketing and advertising options that cost money don't work as well as the free strategies that are available to anyone. Therefore, it's true, you can start a business with no money. Now of course it's important that you have a website and some business cards and those may cost some money. However, if you have the right, product, … [Read more...]

JumpStart Your Business NOW! Radio Show with Katrina Sawa & her special guest Schall Adams

November 6, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

I host my own Blog Talk Radio show called JumpStart Your Business NOW! on Blog Talk Radio from 11:00 - 11:30 am (PST) / 2:00 pm (EST) every Tuesday. If you want to call into the show and ask a question just dial (347) 843-4152 Upcoming Show My next show will air on Tuesday, November 8th and I will be speaking with Schall Adams Schall Adams is an entertainer, speaker, author and coach. She is known as the Voice of Unique Expression and is the CHIEF Expression Officer of her company. Her area of expertise is helping people who are stuck, shy or unsure of where they fit to define and develop what makes them unique and learn to Express Themselves in an authentic manner. For anyone … [Read more...]

Get Personal, Make More Money

November 4, 2011 By Katrina Sawa Leave a Comment

I heard about a great new training program that my friend Kim Schuld, The LIfe Journey Coach, will be starting on November 8th. and I thought you should check it out. It's the GET PERSONAL, MAKE MORE MONEY 30-Day Training for Entrepreneurs www.thelifejourneycoach.com/makemoremoney Kim specializes in teaching people how to recognize and understand personality types in order to help you connect faster and better with your prospects and clients. It's amazing that she has created a way to teach you to quickly learn how to read other people and identify their social styles so that you can make adjustments to your presentation or approach on the spot. The key to getting more sales, or … [Read more...]