What Works
Work is central to the human experience. It helps us shape our identities, care for those we love, and contribute to our communities. Work can be a source of power and a catalyst for change. Unfortunately, that's not how most of us experience work—even those who work for themselves. Our labor and creative spirit are used to enrich others and maintain the status quo. It's time for an intervention. What Works is a show about rethinking work, business, and leadership for the 21st-century economy. Host Tara McMullin covers money, management, culture, media, philosophy, and more to figure out what's working (and what's not) today. Tara offers a distinctly interdisciplinary approach to deep-dive analysis of how we work and how work shapes us.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 414
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
EP 348: Knowing When To Get Out Of The Way With Let’s Do The Books Founder Mark Butler
In This Episode:
* Why Let’s Do The Books founder Mark Butler has been working on getting out of the way for his team* How he’s evolved the way he works to take a break from creating chaos wh…
00:43:33 |
Tue 27 Jul 2021
EP 347: Carving Out Space For Creative Work With The Autonomous Creative Founder Jessica Abel
In This Episode:
* Why Jessica Abel believes carving out space to work on experimental and creative projects is key* The strategy she recommends for buying the time you need to do creative wo…
00:57:30 |
Tue 20 Jul 2021
EP 346: Finding The Right Blend With Financial Behaviorist Jacquette Timmons
In This Episode:
* Why financial behaviorist Jacquette Timmons is more interested in finding the right blend that finding a balance between work and life* How she approaches the way she engag…
00:39:49 |
Tue 13 Jul 2021
EP 345: Putting Your Business In Maintenance Mode With ScaleSpark Founder Susan Boles
In This Episode:
* Sean McMullin asks Break The Ceiling host Susan Boles what she’s learned about creating a business that runs itself* Why maintenance mode is key to creating the space to ex…
00:37:25 |
Tue 06 Jul 2021
EP 344: Time To Take A Break?
Do you ever get the feeling you’re white-knuckling it through business ownership?
Like if you just squeeze the wheel hard enough and focus on what’s in front of you, you can keep your busines…
00:17:25 |
Thu 01 Jul 2021
EP 343: 5 Ways To Do More & Better By Teaming Up
I did not like group work as a student.
I much preferred to take on a project myself. I wanted complete control over the vision for that project, its execution, and all of the details along…
00:30:42 |
Tue 29 Jun 2021
EP 342: Getting Help Before The Ish Hits The Fan with Shulamit Ber Levtov
In This Episode:
* How mindset & resilience consultant Shulamit Ber Levtov became interested in the mental health challenges women face in entrepreneurship* Why she took a month off from work…
00:59:55 |
Tue 22 Jun 2021
EP 341: Taking Better Care Of Each Other with Wanderwell Founder Kate Strathmann
In This Episode:
* Wanderwell founder Kate Strathmann and I unpack how our personal values often don’t line up with economic forces—and how that impacts our business* Why rethinking the purpo…
01:01:18 |
Tue 15 Jun 2021
EP 340: Managing As An Introverted, Anxious, and Autistic Boss: Tara’s Interview On The Rebel Therapist With Annie Schuessler
In This Episode:
* How I decide what roles to hire for (and why understanding our team structure is key)* When it’s time increase capacity by hiring versus fixing messy operations* Why you do…
00:52:17 |
Tue 08 Jun 2021
EP 339: Hiring For The Upside With Small Business Co-Pilot Founder Podge Thomas
In This Episode:
* Why management specialist Podge Thomas believes your team should be your biggest asset* How to prepare to hire—and how to take better care of your team member through caref…
00:51:10 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
Q&A: What Content Should Be Free? And What Should Be Paid For?
How do you know what content should be free? And, what should be paid for?
This month, we’ve been talking all about building an audience and/or finding customers—as well as how those two th…
00:12:15 |
Thu 27 May 2021
EP 338: Why Staying Small Leads To Big Results
This month, we’ve explored finding customers and building an audience—which are not the same things.
Every business needs to find customers. But not every business—not even most businesses—…
00:29:36 |
Tue 25 May 2021
EP 337: Connecting With Stories With Tell Me A Story Founder Hillary Rea
In This Episode:
* Why storytelling is good for business and how it can help you build your audience* Why you don’t have to squeeze your story into the hero’s journey* How finding a related e…
00:47:10 |
Tue 18 May 2021
EP 336: Marketing Without Scale With Brand Strategist Felicia Sullivan
In This Episode:
* Why brand strategist Felicia Sullivan doesn’t bother with using social media to find clients* How she uses coffee dates to make long-lasting relationships* Why she prioriti…
00:46:59 |
Tue 11 May 2021
EP 335: Finding The Right Strategy To Market Your Business with Savvy Social Podcast Host Andréa Jones
In This Episode:
* How social media marketing expert Andréa Jones balances two different marketing strategies for her agency and for her membership community* Why she prioritizes feelings whe…
00:56:40 |
Tue 04 May 2021
EP 334: Creating Mental Space With Simple Changes
What’s the ROI on mental space?
What would it be worth to you to get some peace of mind?
What would you be willing to do to alleviate a bit of uncertainty from your life or business?
…
00:26:41 |
Thu 29 Apr 2021
EP 333: Simplifying Social Media Content Creation With Andréa Jones and Tara McMullin
What Works is all about exploring what’s really working for small business owners.
Because there are a lot of assumptions and misconceptions about what it takes to build a stronger business…
00:54:35 |
Tue 27 Apr 2021
Q&A: How Do You Make A Big Change To Your Business Model?
How do you make a big change to your business model without making it harder than it has to be?
How do you navigate sunsetting an old offer (or a few), raising your prices, or sh…
00:11:46 |
Fri 23 Apr 2021
EP 332: Maybe Simplicity Is Just A Dream…
I’m convinced that every entrepreneur has a fantasy business that they daydream about.
It’s free from all of the baggage and assumptions that we’ve built up around our existing businesses.
…
00:21:08 |
Tue 20 Apr 2021
EP 331: Embracing Simplicity With Brigitte Lyons & Sophy Dale
In This Episode:
* How Sophy Dale decided to let go of 2 of her 3 businesses and just focus on one and why figuring out a novel distribution strategy was a key part of the decision* Why Brigi…
00:48:26 |
Tue 13 Apr 2021
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