Elevated with Brandy Lawson
If you own a luxury design business and everything gets decided in meetings but nothing gets written down this season fixes that.
Elevated is hosted by Brandy Lawson, founder & CEO of FieryFX, who has spent over a decade helping companies put software, systems & AI to work where it makes a difference. Each episode is about 5 minutes.
One problem. One trap. One fix. No fluff.
Season 8: Systems & Sanity with AI Meeting Notes, is for luxury residential design companies who are done running their business from memory. We break down how to put AI to work starting with your meetings using simple recording and transcription workflows you can set up with your phone.
New episodes every Wednesday.
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Episodes
215 episodes
Information is Power: Give a Crap About Website Data
I guess this episode might have been more appropriately titled: Why you should give a crap about this stuff that you don’t think you care about. On the surface, no one sees just how sexy data is from your website. It's so much easie...
Leverage Your Spark with Special Guest Stacey Harris
If you run a business, I think it is a MUST to have a Biz BFF. If you’re new to the term, a Biz BFF is a friend that cares more about your business than your feelings. So they’re incredibly valuable to have in your support system. And, I think,...
What Metrics to Measure: Harness Technology
You aren’t wrong if you expect me to be giddy with excitement about using technology for metrics. You might be surprised though that I’m actually not an advocate of getting super automated and fancy. This surprise and more ahead in this episode...
What Metrics to Measure: Numbers vs. Insights
The saying goes: The numbers don’t lie. There’s also a quote popularized by Mark Twain that says: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Hmmm… so which is it? Well, I think it is all in how you approach it. Let’s ge...
What Metrics to Measure: Don’t Judge Me!
No one likes being judged. Which is the reason I think that a lot of businesses end up skipping or avoiding metrics. But, hear me out here… metrics are not judgements! Sure, most of the time they get treated like grades, but that’s all wrong. M...
What Metrics to Measure for your Website
When presented with a bunch of options, it's completely normal to be overwhelmed. (if you don’t get overwhelmed, we need to talk - I want to know your secret). I’ve found the best way to combat overwhelm is to figure out my criteria for what’s ...
That’s NOT What Email is For: Unless you work for Google, don’t use a Gmail address
Are you hesitant to send out calendar invites or don't prefer to share drive links, because they don't actually have your business email address on them?That's NOT what email is for! This is the final episode in our series ex...
That’s NOT what email is for: Your Data Deserves Better
Do your monthly reports arrive in your inbox? That's NOT what email is for!. This is the third episode in our series examining the idea that we're using email for far too many things. And I get it - email is the defacto ...
That’s NOT what email is for: Your To Do List is Dying in Your Inbox
Are you keeping your to-do list in your inbox? That's NOT what email is for!. This is the second episode in our series examining the idea that we're using email for far too many things. (that is - that’s NOT what email is for)
That’s NOT what email is for: Don’t send form data in an email
Do your website form submissions come to your email? That's not what email is for! This is the first episode in our series examining the idea that we're using email for far too many things.[what is email for] - asynchronous exchange of m...
Origin Story: The Simple Machine of Technology
My first job was doing data entry for my Dad. He had written the computer programs to process and analyze the sales & labor data for the restaurant. But… in order for those to work, the numbers from the miles & miles of daily report rec...
Origin Story: The Simple Machine of Analytics
My parents opened a restaurant the year I was born. Not until I became a business owner and a parent myself in the same year did I have actual appreciation of what kind of bold courage that required. (seriously… what were they thinking?!?!)...
Origin Story: The Simple Machine of Smart Business
I spent the first 4 years of my business half-ass attempting to implement everyone else’s systems, and it sucked. Late nights, money stress, racing to meet deadlines, having zero confidence about everything because it felt like I was doing it a...
Origin Story: The Simple Machine of Websites
Websites are critical for communication & attraction in your business. And they can be so much more. Their functionality can extend to pretty much every facet of business: sales, operations, customer service, human resources (particularly r...
Trailer - Leverage Your Spark with Brandy Lawson
Owning a business is hard work. But, there are "simple machines" available to every business owner to help your hard work yield more results. Each episode of Leverage Your Spark will cover a business topic viewed through a simple machine of bus...