Welcome to another episode of The Blue Shirt Leadership Podcast! In today's interview, we dive deep into the world of entrepreneurship and business scaling with our special guest, Beate Chelette. Join us as Beate shares valuable insights on building a signature system and taking your business to new heights.

Notable Quotes:

"So you need to now really think through how you are, how you are going to take one customer and keep the customer for longer, over a longer period of time, for different services."

"You specialize or you create your signature system. Then you're able to start to delegate out portions of that to other people that play a role in the specific parts of that system."

Show Notes:

0:02:45 - Importance of a Signature System: Beate emphasizes the significance of a signature system in differentiating a business from competitors.

0:04:39 - Unique Aspects of the Growth Architect's System: Kyle inquires about the uniqueness of Beate's signature system, the "five-star success blueprint." She outlines the five components of her system and emphasizes the importance of understanding clients' problems and addressing them in their language.

0:14:02 - Adapting the Signature System: Beate advises adjusting the system to align with client's needs and desires rather than selling them what they don't know they need. She encourages packaging the system under the client's immediate wants to make it more appealing.

0:17:01 - Visual Representation and Nuances: Beate agrees that visuals and a program name can enhance understanding and engagement.

0:19:38 - Shifting Mindset for Business Growth: Beate highlights the importance of mindset for business owners in the trades and encourages viewing the business as an opportunity for growth and scalability rather than just providing a service.

0:21:41 - Scaling the Business: Beate recommends delegating specific tasks within the system to expand capacity. She encourages exploring upselling opportunities to existing customers based on their needs.

0:25:24 - Making a Business Sellable: Beate emphasizes the importance of processes, procedures, and systems to make a business sellable.

0:28:13 - Challenges and Mindset Shift: Kyle and Beate highlight the challenge of recognizing the need for delegation and viewing the business as a business owner and emphasize the need to shift from being solely a service provider to thinking like a business owner.

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Are you ready to build your personal brand and become a recognized authority in your field? In this episode of the Blue Shirt Leadership podcast, Kyle Gillette sits down with Dylan Vance, a two-time eight-figure founder and business speaker, to discuss the power of personal branding.

Notable Quotes:

"If your 'why' is strong enough and if you believe that it's not gonna be a two-week fix, you're gonna commit to it long term, anything is possible."

"Here's something that can never be taken away from you that has limitless potential and allows you to not just make more money, raise your prices, but also get in a room with the people that are the leaders in every single sector, and that is personal branding."

Show Notes:

00:01:52 Personal Branding: A Discussion on the definition and importance of personal branding in todays business world.

00:04:10 Value of Personal Branding: An Exploration of the value and limitless potential of personal branding in the current era.

00:10:01 Building a Personal Brand: Strategies and steps to build a personal brand, including establishing social proof, defining a clear mission, and collaborating with others.

00:11:02 Overcoming Fear and Imposter Syndrome: Discussion on the two obstacles people face when building a brand: fear of what others will think and imposter syndrome.

00:12:36 Reaching New Audiences: Exploration of the importance of reaching new audiences and the fact that the majority of people who see your content are strangers.

00:14:22 Combining Personal Branding with Business Growth: Tips and suggestions on how to combine personal branding with growing a business and generating revenue.

00:20:00 Video Creation App: Discussion about a video creation app that allows users to write scripts, edit, record, add captions, and save videos for free or at a low cost.

00:20:43 Barrier to Entry and Success: Exploration of the low barrier to entry for sharing ideas and the importance of consistency in achieving success.

00:22:50 Staying Consistent and Getting Results: Advice on staying consistent in content creation and the potential for long-term success if the process is followed consistently.

Are you looking to become a better leader? In this episode, Kyle Gillette and Velma Knowles discuss the importance of serving with heart, influencing with purpose, and creating a sense of belonging for individuals. Velma introduces her acronym "SHIP" and Kyle shares the Blue Shirt Leadership Framework, both of which emphasize the importance of self-awareness, accountability, a growth mindset, and empowering others.

Notable Quotes: 

"Leadership is not about position, it's about influence."

"It's truly my vision in life that people will not only understand their value but that they will live their value and share it with others."

"People are really the key to leadership."

Show Notes:

Introduction to Blue Shirt Leadership Framework [00:00:00] Kyle introduces the Blue Shirt Leadership Framework and its four key pillars: be self-aware, lead with accountability, use a growth mindset, and empower others.

Velma's SHIP Framework [00:02:32] Velma shares her SHIP framework for leadership, which stands for serving, heart, influencing, and purpose.

Creating a Sense of Belonging [00:07:59] Kyle and Velma discuss the importance of creating a sense of belonging for individuals and how it can be achieved through understanding personal strengths, communication styles, and the five languages of appreciation in the workplace.

Knowing Your Value [00:11:00] Importance of understanding one's value and showing up with one's full self in communication and appreciation.

Creating a Sense of Belonging [00:13:20] Benefits of fostering a sense of belonging in the workplace, including increased employee engagement, productivity, and happiness.

Coaching for Self-Awareness [00:16:10] Example of coaching a leader to recognize their own blind spots and improve their leadership skills through self-awareness.