Elite Business Architect Annie Harmon brings three decades of C-level experience to help coaches and CEOs build profitable, scalable businesses through her unique "aligned performance business blueprint." Drawing from her extensive IT management background, Annie explains, "I'm a really good process person from the IT department that I had my background in, so I was able to develop processes that are easy to follow and repeatable and help the customer gain new clients." Her approach goes beyond typical business coaching by focusing on the human element: "The whole idea behind the call is to build trust and build the relationship so you spend quite a bit of time right up front building that relationship with a potential customer so that you can gain trust and ease their mind through the conversation." After retiring from a 35-year IT career, Annie discovered that traditional coaching courses "left holes in the processes," prompting her to create her comprehensive system that takes clients "from branding all the way through to the sales conversation so that they feel confident and are able to enroll clients easily." Her methodology emphasizes sustainable growth through strategic time management, as she shares: "I use a six-week block for all my work and break goals down into six-week blocks, and that's the way I teach it to my clients so that they can get more accomplished in a year." Ready to transform your business with proven processes?

Visit Annie at anniesharmon.com to book your consultation and access free resources including her business launch guide and hidden talent assessment – because as Annie believes, "you can't accomplish everything that you need to accomplish in your life without setting up some kind of goal and some kind of vision and breaking it down into bite-sized pieces."

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Bonus Episode

From Live Audio with Elizabeth

Producer's Notes Session

Dear Business Coach podcast host Elizabeth Walker opened up about her ongoing struggle with writer's block, offering fellow content creators and podcasters a vulnerable glimpse into the creative challenges that even seasoned hosts face. Drawing from her recent comedy coaching sessions with guest speaker Clayton Fletcher, Walker explored the fundamental differences between speaking and writing, revealing how her comfort with verbal storytelling doesn't always translate to putting pen to paper—or fingers to keyboard. Her personal journey through therapy-recommended journaling, digital voice recording, and the preparation for a potential standup comedy debut in New York City this fall illustrates a universal truth for many podcasters and speakers: sometimes our greatest strengths in one medium can become unexpected obstacles in another. Walker's willingness to share her own creative blocks, complete with a workplace story involving a toupee-wearing manager that she's still refining for comedic timing, demonstrates that the path from spoken word to written content isn't always linear, and that embracing alternative methods—like using transcription tools to capture spoken stories—can unlock new creative possibilities for those who think better out loud than on paper.

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# Mental Health as a Business Advantage: Why Smart Entrepreneurs Are Prioritizing Employee Well-Being

In a compelling conversation on the Dear Business Coach Podcast, mental health advocate and entrepreneur Francine Binns shared how she transformed her franchise business by putting employee well-being first—and saw remarkable results. "Business includes people. Your staff are people, and your customers, your clients are people, and you cannot remove that aspect from business," Binns explained, emphasizing that caring for people emotionally and mentally directly impacts profitability. Drawing from her psychology background and business experience in Jamaica, she revealed her competitive edge: creating space for staff to decompress during work hours. "If you have a business where people do not feel psychologically safe, then you, as the entity, you're missing out on the potential of this person," she noted. Her approach proved successful as customers specifically chose her location for the exceptional experience her well-supported team provided. Binns advocates for what she calls "smart work" over just hard work, using a powerful car engine analogy: "Our brain is our engine, and you cannot ignore what is going on there... if you were checking the water level in your engine, you wouldn't know it overheated." Now co-hosting the Balance in Bloom podcast, available on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon, Binns continues championing the integration of mental health awareness in business settings. To learn more about creating psychologically safe workplaces and hear more transformative stories, connect with Francine Binns on LinkedIn and subscribe to Balance in Bloom, releasing new episodes every two weeks.