EP 411: She Made $1.1M 2015 Performance Arts Center, Now Coaching with Stacy Tuschl
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Stacy Tuschl, who has maneuvered her way to the top with a brick-and-mortar business and has now entered the online world. She just launched her Level Up group coaching program, another step in the right direction as a true entrepreneur.
Famous Five:
Favorite Book? \\u2013 Virtual Freedom
What CEO do you follow? \\u2014 Amy Porterfield
Favorite online tool? \\u2014 Google Calendar\\u2019s gTasks Pro
Do you get 8 hours of sleep? \\u2014 Always.
If you could let your 20 year old self know one thing, what would it be? \\u2013 Find a coach to work with immediately.
Time Stamped Show Notes:
01:40 \\u2013 Nathan introduces Stacy
02:15 \\u2013 She has been in business since she was 18
02:40 \\u2013 Her performing arts center and her online world are both sources of revenue
03:05 \\u2013 She started teaching dance in her parents\\u2019 backyard when she was 18
03:25 \\u2013 The business snowballed, and people started to pay her
03:45 \\u2013 The company is now 11 years old
04:05 \\u2013 Total revenue was 1.4 million
04:15 \\u2013 Tons of expenses with a brick and mortar business.
04:35 \\u2013 Profit margins were not great
05:15 \\u2013 She pays herself a salary and does distributions
05:50 \\u2013 She strategizes with her CPA
06:15 \\u2013 A team of 14
06:25 \\u2013 Payroll was $350000 last year
06:40 \\u2013 Unique sales were 2000 in a week
07:20 \\u2013 Her coaching started the last couple years
07:25 \\u2013 She wanted to challenge herself and help other people
07:55 \\u2013 Selling one-on-one calls evolved into group coaching
09:00 \\u2013 One-on-one coaching helps you get to know your customers and their needs
09:35 \\u2013 Group coaching was launched last week
10:15 \\u2013 Using Facebook
10:35 \\u2013 She has about 2000 people on her list
11:05 \\u2013 People could trust her and get behind her
11:24 \\u2013 Spending on Facebook ads is $1200 for the first two weeks
11:50 \\u2013 How her consulting business is doing.
12:50 \\u2013 It was launched in November 2015
14:00 \\u2013 A win-win and a partnership with her affiliates
14:35 \\u2013 Writing a book was not to make money. She wanted to establish her expertise
15:05 \\u2013 She wanted to help people get their businesses on track.
15:20 \\u2013 Her last speaking gig
15:35 \\u2013 About 50 people attended
16:00 \\u2013 She made that event perfect, to attract attention for the future
16:20 \\u2013 Her last paid speaking was for $1000
17:05 \\u2013 How to know if a speaking opportunity is right for you
17:20 \\u2013 Look at the audience and the connections
17:40 \\u2013 Epic Launch is going to help her relaunch the book
18:20 \\u2013 Connect with Stacy and follow her podcast, Business Rescue Roadmap.
18:35 \\u2013 Text \\u201cLevelup\\u201d to 24587 to join her free Facebook community.
20:00 \\u2013 The Famous Five
3 Key Points:
Find ways to strategize and save with your brick-and-mortar business.
Don\\u2019t be afraid to challenge yourself and take on new business ideas.
Get to know your customers\\u2019 needs.
Resources Mentioned:
Host Gator \\u2013 The site Nathan uses to buy his domain names and hosting for cheapest price possible.
Freshbooks - The site Nathan uses to manage his invoices and accounts.
Leadpages \\u2013 The drag and drop tool Nathan uses to quickly create his webinar landing pages which convert at 35%+
Audible \\u2013 Nathan uses Audible when he's driving from Austin to San Antonio (1.5 hour drive) to listen to audio books.
Toptal \\u2013 Great for business people to start building their app
Virtual Freedom \\u2013 Stacy\\u2019s favorite business book
gTasks Pro \\u2013 A new Google Calendars application that syncs your tasks to your calendar
Business Rescue Roadmap \\u2013 A podcast to help you save your startup from going under
Epic Launch \\u2013 Help to launch your book to the top of Amazon
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