From a small town in North Dakota, Rebecca Undem, a speaker, author and fellow podcaster, joins us to talk about how your zip code doesn’t have to define your life… we live in a big world! Don’t shrink your dreams to fit the size of the community you live in.

During this season, we’re all eating at home more than ever before and many of us struggle with our “food system” or how we feed our family. My guest, Alesha Berning, owner of Chaos to Calm and author of “Calm the Fork Down”, joins us to discuss the importance of meal planning and talk about the workbook she created that will help you master the art of meal planning, stay within your budget, plan for the next meal and stop wasting food!

Wanting to create an extra special graduation gift for her daughter, Tiffny Hagan had the idea to create an amazing, personalized memory book that is part journal, part scrapbook and the Happy Thought Book was born!  The launch of these cherished living time capsules comes at a perfect time when we’re mourning the loss of graduation ceremonies and grasping for ways to properly recognize and honor the seniors in our lives!

If you find yourself with extra time for personal development, you’re needing to pivot your life and career during these uncertain times, or if you are a lover of making lists, THIS podcast is for you! Melissa Heckel, creator of the List with Purpose, joins us to share about this amazing product for helping you live with more intention, organize your ideas, see your goals come to life and live with purpose!

Health can be an extremely overwhelming concept, especially with all of the fad diets and information available to us. Chiropractor and mom of three, Dr. Melanie Mullenmeister, joins us to break down this huge topic and discuss the four pillars of optimal health plus easy ways we can improve them!

Health can be an extremely overwhelming concept, especially with all of the fad diets and information available to us. Chiropractor and mom of three, Dr. Melanie Mullenmeister, joins us to break down this huge topic and discuss the four pillars of optimal health plus easy ways we can improve them!

These past few weeks of being quarantined in our homes due to COVID-19 have meant uncharted waters for us all. So I'm taking my 15 years of work-at-home experience (13 of them with kiddos by my side) and addressing how we may be feeling… and don’t worry, I have loads of advice to encourage you on what you can take action on to bring some normalcy and sanity to our homes and lives during these uncertain times!

I’ve been talking about recording this podcast for a while now because making tally marks has made a large impact in my life and I know it can do the same for you! There is something SO GOOD about tracking things… it gives focus, momentum and encouragement about progress all while creating an inexpensive data system for yourself and your business!

I’m always being asked, “How are you so full of energy and positivity?” First of all… it’s Jesus! Know Him, love Him, and pursue Him always! But I DO have some other tips that help as well. Listen in and learn how when you give joy, you receive joy!

Every email is a demand or request for your time, which is why having a system and boundaries around email are so important! Today, we are learning how to apply simple but powerful organizing tips to your email inbox. Tiffny Hagan of Virtual Office Advantage joins us to share her expert advice on tackling this digital clutter to get it under control once and for all.

Knowing your numbers, such as COGS (Cost of Goods Sold), as a business owner is a MUST and sometimes you have to look outward to get the detailed help you need. Clinton Brown and Lauren Forsch with Alluvio have helped me with my business, Rebekah Scott Designs, to figure out how to grow and be more profitable.

We all have to eat, right? And we want to provide good food for our family but it can be tough to do it all and feel successful. One of my artisan friends, Jessica Kelm with Just Sew Baby, is here to help us ALL improve our food systems! She shares her amazing and easy hacks for how she makes freezer meals, all while sticking to a budget!

After a break or during a New Year, I like to update you on where we are now (and where we have been) in business and with my family. We’ve just experienced both so WELCOME TO 2020! Here’s what’s been happening with me, my family and my staff!

How many of us feel our identities are tied up in our kids, our job, or something else? As we enter the holiday season, we are surrounded with messages of thankfulness and joy… but what happens when we don’t feel that way? I talk with Adam and Becky Weber about how comparison is stealing our joy, peace and gratitude and what we can do to reclaim our identities and feel these amazing emotions again!

I LOVE to dream big! As an entrepreneur and business coach, I have LOTS of ideas myself and I help others walk through making decisions about whether to say “yes” or “no” to things with their personal and professional lives (and with my own). I’ve developed a simple method for decision making with opportunities and ideas and am sharing it with you!

When it comes to marketing, it’s easy to overcomplicate or oversimplify things. My best advice when it comes to marketing is to simply PLAN. The marketing plan I’m going to show you will save you time, make you more creative, AND it will equal a major increase in your sales!

I believe everything happens for a reason… and on my travels with Rebekah Scott Designs, I got to meet Chris with the DTOM22/0 Foundation where I learned of his mission to help eliminate veteran suicides through several methods, including using horse therapy on his veteran’s ranch. Because I grew up on a ranch, love horses, lost my oldest brother to suicide, and love to help others by giving back, I KNEW meeting him was no coincidence and I HAD to share this information with all of you so we can join Chris and help him make a difference and spread much needed awareness! 

Today’s mainstream world is overwhelming when we consider all the things we “should” be doing for ourselves and our families. Listen in on my chat with Joshua and Brittany Sopko, owners of Juniper Apothecary, about their business, their favorite products, and living a wildly uncommon life with their growing family.

In our fast-paced life, it's SUPER easy for the days, weeks and months to pass by without us taking time to make special moments with our family. Creating seasonal bucket lists is a great way to usher in each season with intentional activities you can do together to make memories that last!

Wishing certainly has its place but did you know it takes just as much energy to wish as it does to plan? Instead of wishing for things, I want to teach you how to plan instead and see how my simple tips can help you get traction on achieving your dreams!

If you think this is going to me a mic drop situation, you might be let down a little bit, as it’s not the sexiest thing.... It’s a staff meeting! This meeting will help you (even if you’re a team of one right now) become more focused, driven, accountable and motivated when held regularly. The importance of scheduling this meeting cannot be overstated!

I have talked about the importance of hiring an Executive Assistant throughout the past seasons of the Encourager Podcast and I honestly can’t emphasize it enough… hiring this position is seriously a GAME CHANGER! In this episode, I talk with my Executive Assistant, Angie Sattler, about her position, some of the personal qualities and skills you need to look for when hiring this position, and what tasks should be included in the job description.

I am obsessed with self-help and self-development because I believe you need to know who you are so you know where you can go. You need to discover more of who God specifically made you to be so you can utilize the gifts He gave you and discover what more He has in store!

I don’t necessarily separate my work-life from my home-life and, while I realize this may not work for everyone, I think it does for us because my best home practices keep things running smoothly and help harmonize the two. I’ve developed these over the last 12 hears (since becoming a mom) and I know they can help you too!