Thriving Through

Thriving Through

Hosted by: AJ Riedel

Dive deep into the real-world journeys of successful independent consultants. Each week, host AJ Riedel sits down with a top-performing consultant to unpack their business evolution and breakthrough strategies,...

Episodes

Episode 57: From Accidental Consultant to Full-Time Success: How Laura Rudolph Built a Thriving Practice Through a "Build and Exit" Philosophy

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Show Notes How do you build a sustainable consulting business when your entire philosophy is to work yourself out of a job? In this episode, host AJ Riedel talks to Laura Rudolph, founder of Square One Consulting....
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Episode 56: From Product Pushers to Trusted Advisors: How Daniel Bitz and Ty Clinton Built a Consultative System That Transforms Healthcare Practices

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How do you move beyond transactional selling and build a consultative approach that creates long-term client relationships and recurring revenue? In this episode, host AJ Riedel talks to Daniel Bitz and Ty Clinton,...
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Episode 55: From Corporate Betrayal to Six-Figure Systems: How EdnaLyn Harding Built Scalable Programs After Losing $500K

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How do you rebuild a consulting practice when you've lost everything and need to serve clients who can't afford high fees? In this episode, host AJ Riedel talks to Edna Harding, Bible-Based Business Growth &...
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Episode 54: From Taking Whatever You Can Get to Premium Pricing: Why Going Upmarket Changed Everything for Operations Expert Mark Scrimenti

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Show Notes: Are you tired of working with clients who are too small to see real impact from your work, or struggling to command the rates you deserve for your expertise? In this episode, host AJ Riedel talks to Mark...
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Episode 54: From Feast or Famine to 8-10 Prospect Calls Per Week: How David Penny Built a Systematic LinkedIn Prospecting Machine for His Job Search Coaching Business

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SHOW NOTES Episode Summary In this episode of Thriving Through, AJ sits down with David Penny, a job search coach who transformed his consulting practice from inconsistent client flow to averaging 8-10 prospect calls...
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Episode 52: From Fear to Thriving: How Justine Lemanowicz Built a Referral-Based Consulting Practice Through Strategic Networking

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Episode Summary Struggling with overcoming consulting fears and building consistent consultant income? This episode reveals how Justine Lemanowicz transformed from a fearful employee into a thriving fractional CFO...
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Episode 51: Why Your Consulting Website Isn't Converting (And How to Turn It Into a Client-Closing Machine) with Krista Walsh

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Episode Summary Is your consulting website failing to convert warm leads into paying clients? You're not alone. Most self-employed consultants struggle with websites that function like digital brochures instead of...
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Episode 50: Breaking the Feast or Famine Cycle: How Ben Blankenship Built His Consulting Practice Using Curiosity and Strategic Referrals

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Episode Summary Are you tired of the feast or famine cycle that plagues so many self-employed consultants? In this episode, AJ sits down with Ben Blankenship, a scaling-up business coach who has built a thriving...
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Episode 48: From Corporate Golden Handcuffs to a Thriving Healthcare Consulting Practice: How Dr. Kasia Hein-Peters Escaped Big Pharma Burnout

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Show Notes How do you transition from a comfortable corporate role to building a thriving consulting practice when you're competing against your former industry contacts? In this episode, host AJ Riedel talks to Dr....
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Episode 47: From Scattered Marketing to Strategic Collaboration: How Laurie Cameron Built a 27-Year Practice by Following Her Intuition

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Show Notes: Are you struggling to find your ideal target market while feeling pulled in too many directions by all the clients you could serve? In this episode, host AJ Riedel talks to Laurie Cameron, a professional...
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Episode 46: From Manual to Automated: How Daniel Sweet Built a Self-Running Marketing System That Works 24/7

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Show notes: Are you tired of the feast-or-famine cycle where your marketing stops every time you get busy with client work? In this episode, host AJ Riedel talks to Daniel Sweet, a small business M&A consultant...
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Episode 45: From "I'll Get Them Back" to Strategic Joy: How ​Laura Palacios​ Built a Thriving Practice Through Program Descaling

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Show Notes Are you struggling to find your niche as a consultant while juggling time management challenges and building a sustainable client pipeline? In this episode, host AJ Riedel talks to Laura Palacios, founder...
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