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Episode 122: How to Run Your Direct Sales Biz YOUR Way

Today’s episode of the Modern Direct Seller Podcast is all about creating your own sales toolkit! Now that the spring selling season is approaching, it’s time to evaluate what’s really working in your business and decide where you should focus your time and energy through the rest of 2023. From hosting parties to posting on social, this is your reminder that showcasing your value and utilizing strategies that build your personal brand will grow your network more than any new trend. And when you show up authentically, you’re doing better for your buyers—and for yourself.

Episode 121: Selling without Being Salesy with Janelle Holden

Janelle Holden is the Director of Business Development at Modern Direct Seller, and today she joined us on the podcast for an episode that’s all about sales. With her background in the direct selling business and fundraising for nonprofits, Janelle knows that successful sales start from a place of caring more about the relationships you’re building than the transactions themselves. From there, you can reframe the conversations you’re creating, offer your service in place of feeling pushy, and meet people where they really are. Listen in as Janelle tells us how!

Episode 120: Shop Social with Author, Dana Roefer

This week, Dana Roefer joined us on the Modern Direct Seller Podcast to chat not about being a social seller, but about being an advocate for the channel. She’s seen firsthand how intentionally shopping small benefits both seller and consumer, forms a system of personalized support, and aligns our dollars with our values, and she knows that there’s opportunity across the industry to share those ideals. Building a successful direct sales community starts with the way we shop, and Dana is here to show us how those connections are created!

Episode 119: Hustleproof Your Life with Minessa Konecky

On today’s episode of the Modern Direct Seller Podcast, public speaker, podcast host, and joy ambassador Minessa Konecky is sharing her best tips for bringing business and happiness into better balance. After experiencing a decline in her mental and physical health from focusing too closely on a productivity goal, Minessa is helping others avoid the same by refocusing our thinking, training our brains to leave less room for distraction, and putting systems in place that work hard for our wellbeing and overall success. Using your time and energy more wisely starts here!

Modern Direct Seller Content Strategy

Ever feel like you’re on a social media hamster wheel? You know… the kind that keeps spinning and spinning, and you’re never done! And, you’re just trying to stay afloat. You’re not alone! In fact, social media is just one marketing strategy to build your personal...

Episode 118: Reframe Your Thoughts and Actions for Success with Jill Strahan, CEO and Founder of Tastefully Simple

On today’s episode of the Modern Direct Seller Podcast, we’re joined by Jill Strahan, founder and CEO of Tastefully Simple! Since its beginning in 1995, her company has grown to $143 million in sales, and she’s here to share her most impactful lessons from business and life with us. Listen in as she talks about what brought her to where she is today, what she thinks makes a direct seller effective, and the trends she sees impacting in the industry—as well as her tips for reframing your mindset to see even more success!

Episode 117: Boost Your Brand + Visibility (without posting 10x’s/day!)

Today on the Modern Direct Seller Podcast, Jeremy and Becky chatted about all the ways that you can successfully build your brand in 2023! Not only are they sharing updates to Oh My, Hi! that make it more individualized than ever, and an upcoming workshop with personalized support that will you help launch your site, but as always, they’re armed with plenty of tips to make the content you create—wherever you create it—work harder for you.

Episode 116: Maximize Your Direct Sales Impact with Connie Ashburn

After years with multiple direct sales companies, growing businesses through both field work and corporate coaching, Connie Ashburn has gained a lot of knowledge around successful sales. This week on the podcast, she shared that knowledge with us! She not only dove deep into how to build a team and spend quality time on your business, she also offered advice about finding a strong community, growing personally, and most importantly, connecting your big goals to your business plans. No matter where you are in your direct sales journey, you won’t want to miss it.

Episode 115: Direct Sales Finance Questions Answered

We’re well into January, which means that this week, we’re focused simplifying the preparation that can make tax season feel so daunting. Tune in as we break down the forms and filing you can expect to use; share our favorite tools and trackers to ease your workload; and give our best tips to make next year’s taxes even more painless.