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 311: Finding The Full Body Yes With Being Boss Host Emily Thompson
In This Episode:
* How Emily Thompson, host of Being Boss & founder of Almanac Supply Co, led herself through a year with plenty of twists & turns* How she knew that taking over Being Boss on…
00:49:30 |
Tue 01 Dec 2020
EP 310: Unlearning Default Thoughts With Financial Coach Keina Newell
In This Episode:
* How financial coach Keina Newell realized she had a mindset problem–plus all the ways she tried to make things work without working on her mindset* The personal practices…
00:41:55 |
Tue 24 Nov 2020
EP 309: How To Change Your Perspective
Today, you’re going to hear from four small business owners who have learned to see things in a new way–to shift their perspective–and as a result show up differently for themselves and their …
00:31:09 |
Thu 19 Nov 2020
EP 308: Leveraging Old Skills & Learning New Ones With Bouquet Stock Photography Founders Dana Kaye & Felton Kizer
In This Episode:
* Why Dana Kaye and Felton Kizer came together to build a stock photography business–and the important mission behind the company* How the process of making things officia…
00:46:06 |
Tue 17 Nov 2020
EP 307: Mastering A New Model With The Light House Founder Christianne Squires
In This Episode:
* Why Christianne Squires created The Light House, a community for contemplative leaders, and how it differs from her first business, Bookwifery* How she uses discernment to …
00:51:15 |
Tue 10 Nov 2020
EP 306: Finding A New Way To Communicate With Writer Kris Windley
In This Episode:
* How writer Kris Windley learned illustration skills to level up the way she communicates* The process she uses to figure out what she’s going to draw and how it’s going to …
00:53:01 |
Tue 03 Nov 2020
EP 305: How To Keep Speaking Up (Even When Things Go Wrong)
I have a confession to make.
This month, I committed to speaking up on Instagram Stories every day. I pledged to share something–not necessarily profound, not necessarily useful or valuable…
00:33:06 |
Thu 29 Oct 2020
EP 304: Speaking To New Audiences With Rebel Therapist Founder Annie Schuessler
In This Episode:
* How Rebel Therapist podcast host Annie Schuessler found her voice as a podcaster—and how her show has evolved over time* How she plans her content for her podcast and selec…
00:43:00 |
Tue 27 Oct 2020
EP 303: Creating A Curated Newsletter With #jesspicks Creator Jessica Williams
In This Episode:
* Why Jessica Williams created #jesspicks, the curated weekly newsletter for sidehustlers who love their day job* How each edition of the newsletter is structured* Why going …
00:45:46 |
Tue 20 Oct 2020
EP 302: Connecting With Confidence with Brand Builders Academy Creator Suz Chadwick
I started my very first blog back on Xanga in 2003.
I might be your internet grandma.
I used my Xanga blog to share what I was thinking about my senior year of college and process a lot …
00:46:59 |
Tue 13 Oct 2020
EP 301: Taking A Stand With Tell Me A Story Founder Hillary Rea
In This Episode:
* How Tell Me A Story founder Hillary Rea realized that she’d let her message get watered down* Why trying to please people who weren’t really her ideal clients contributed t…
00:46:57 |
Tue 06 Oct 2020
EP 300: Celebrating A Milestone With Emily Thompson, Elsie Escobar, Jessica Kupferman & Tara McMullin
This is our 300th episode of What Works!
To celebrate, What Works host Tara McMullin and top podcasters, Emily Thompson (Being Boss), Elsie Escobar (The Feed, She Podcasts), and Jessica Kup…
01:06:46 |
Tue 29 Sep 2020
EP 299: How To Design Your Own Sales System
Very few small business owners start out as confident sales people.
In fact, selling is quite often a new business owner’s #1 fear.
Many avoid selling. Some stumble through it. And still…
00:30:39 |
Tue 22 Sep 2020
EP 298: Creating A Less Harmful Sales System with Wanderwell Founder Kate Strathmann
This show is called What Works for a reason.
Sometimes it’s a declaration: this is what worked for this small business. And often, it’s a question, “What works?”
Today’s episode is very …
01:10:24 |
Tue 15 Sep 2020
EP 297: Selling A New Program With Proof To Product Founder Katie Hunt
In This Episode:
* How Katie Hunt adapted her largely events-based business in the wake of Covid-19* Why a product she’d been working on since December 2019 was the key to serving her people …
00:44:57 |
Tue 08 Sep 2020
EP 296: Putting The Humanity Back In Sales With Lawyer Autumn Witt Boyd
In This Episode:
* How attorney Autumn Witt Boyd discovered that she’d over-automated the sales process for her law firm* The adjustments that she made to get her sales process back on track—…
00:35:58 |
Tue 01 Sep 2020
EP 295: It’s Always A Work In Progress
The market is constantly changing.
New technology, new trends, new players.
We can either treat the constant changing and uncertainty as a threat…
…or we can treat it as an invitation…
00:20:58 |
Tue 25 Aug 2020
BONUS: Refining How I Offer Business Support Over The Long-Term
Hey, it’s Tara McMullin, and this is a special bonus episode of What Works, the show that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at how small business owners take decisive action to build a strong…
00:16:52 |
Thu 20 Aug 2020
EP 294: Refining Your Offer With SpeakEasy Cooperative Founder Michelle Markwart Deveaux
In This Episode
* Why voice teacher Michelle Markwart Deveaux refined her offer from a pay-for-service model to a value pricing model* How that shift changed how she packaged her services and…
00:50:42 |
Tue 18 Aug 2020
BONUS: Why We Chose Productized Services For YellowHouse.Media
In This Episode:
* Why Sean and Tara McMullin chose to “productize” their full-service podcast production offer at YellowHouse.Media… and what productized services actually are* What’s includ…
00:13:53 |
Thu 13 Aug 2020
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