For some, business is a means to an end. And then there are the wild and crazy people like me - the ones who dive into business as if it were an extreme sport. I use business as a way to grow and expand as a human being with each new challenge. Each new level of success I have achieved has required me to dig deeper and show up more authentically.I love to bring my dedication to my spiritual growth and consciousness into all that I do, from Kink to Business. Blending all of my passions into one book has not been an easy task. I hope that you make use of the tools presented in this book to expand who you are personally, professionally and spiritually so that you can really step into Being a Badass in Business. 

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SNEAK PEEK - Inner Dominatrix' Guide to Becoming a Badass in Business

This episode is a lot of things – smart, funny, thought-provoking and the last Dana podcast ever why didn’t anyone tell me agh! - but it is hardly a debate. Guest Jessica Pettitt would say that it’s good enough as a debate as the end result was an amazing conversation between two brilliant ladies who got their points across.  Never mind they keep agreeing with each other on every topic. Just sit back and enjoy the wonderful ride that is this last podcast episode. And thanks, Dana, for two wonderful years of episodes! I can’t wait to see your next evolution :)

A Good Enough Debate

This week Dana brings us content strategist Leigh Fowler. This lady’s mission in life is to help people develop strategies so that we can easily and powerfully share the magic we have inside ourselves with the world. She will share with us the “8 C’s of Content That Converts”, and what the “Triple V Factor” can really do to kickstart your message. Leigh wants us all to be able to create “content that converts, that positions you as the expert, that gives people results and helps them understand how they can work with you.” That sounds pretty Badass. Sign me up!

Content That Converts

Inclusivity is being embraced today as never before.  But in business, is it always smart to assume that 100% of the people you interact with are trying their best and acting in your best interest? Your Inner Dominatrix says no. Dana explains the pitfalls to a totally inclusive mindset and shows us how we can position ourselves to deal with that other fifteen percent. Apparently, Inclusively Badass is the way to go. 

The Other Fifteen Percent

Lynn Pelzer has defined her life by being driven. Like, has launched 45 new FemCity Collectives since January kind of driven.  Actually, if you search up her profile on Facebook, you will see her life motto: “Dreams do come true, you just have to work for them”.  Except this busy, dynamic lady has reached a point in her life where business is good, home is good, life is good. So why does that make her feel so bad? Why is it just so darn hard to step off that hamster wheel of more?  Isn’t the point of growing a business to create a lifestyle that you love, that works for you?  It’s like we need someone to hold up a big sign in front of us that says “Relax. You have arrived. Please enjoy.” Well that someone is Dana.  So relax. You have arrived. Please listen and enjoy.

The Hamster Wheel of More

Alright all you business pilots. Buckle up. It’s Mach 1 and beyond today. We are busting through all the crap that rises up just as you are at the cusp of transforming your business. Whether it’s technical glitches, inter-personal issues or just plain annoying slow-downs, Dana has the inner mindset shift critical for you to transform all the crap into business success. Another powerful lesson from the dungeon awaits. Enjoy.

Break Through the Sound Barrier

Do you have Kleenex handy? You are going to laugh until you cry today! Step outside of the podcast box and avoid the formals on your way to the top. Larry Roberts’ approach to podcast success means doing the basics but it doesn’t mean that you can’t #hateonApple in the process. Larry sees people wrapped up in the numbers in podcasting, just like they are in business, and that creates an innate unfairness to yourself, your process and your goals. Today, Larry not only tears down the box you tend to put yourself but he opens himself up to share his best moments in podcasting and his life (he has dogs). Click play to hear Dana, Larry and his dogs demonstrating how to be awesome in front of an audience – no matter how smooth things go.

The Man Behind the Podcast

Today, let’s honour Jane Tabachnick as she shares her current struggle in business with us. Jane helps “savvy entrepreneurs and enlightened professionals package their message into a book that helps them achieve their goals”. Sounds pretty cool, right? So how come Jane is struggling with promoting and supporting herself in the same way? Because like many of us, Jane was raised not to talk about money. #icanrel8.  So let’s talk about it. Jane can now, after her session with Dana. What do you need to talk about? Our Inner Dominatrix can help you clear the judgements around those issues that come up around any difficult topic. Freeing you up to stretch and grow the Inner Dominatrix way.

Let's Talk About It

Leigh Burton, a brilliant, powerful successful woman in business, is struggling with something.  Even though Leigh has become a masterful coach, driven to help people live ego free; she, just like the rest of us, still has some stuff to work through. Graciously, Leigh has allowed us to listen in on her amazing session with Dana. First Dana pokes at Leigh’s financial sting of having spent money for her own coaching and not gotten the result she felt she paid for, then at the pain of loss of trust with these coaches. Finally, Dana slips in the piece of Leigh allowing herself to charge “good” money for her own membership program – something she has been resistant to as she likens it to “sitting down to have tea and conversation with friends”.  Wow. See what Dana did there? Leigh describes the internal shift she experiences from this session as “peaceful...like fresh energy or fresh air”.  Do you need a breath of fresh air? Breathe along with Leigh and Dana and see how this work feels for yourself. And if you’re ready, reach out to our favourite Dominatrix and see where your energy takes you. 

A Breath Of Fresh Air

Ooh!! We get to be a fly on the wall with this one! Super successful Rina Rovinelli shows us that no matter how big you get in your business, there is always room for improvement. She graciously and bravely allows us to listen in on her personal coaching session with Dana. You can’t get any more authentic than this! Dana takes Rina through a series of clearing exercises; tackling the charges around asking people for money, being a pushy salesperson, being successful and being good enough. I highly recommend you breathe and play along with the home game. You will see how clearing out the charge around both sides of an issue that is blocking you can actually open the way for you to step in and choose what actually works for you. And if this kind of work seems like a fit for where you are right now, book a session with Dana. That way instead of being supercharged with blocks, you can be supercharged with choice, just like Rina. Thanks Rina and Dana for sharing this powerful session with us! 

Supercharged

Fall Fair season kicks off with Dana putting you at the controls of the biggest ride ever to hit the county fair: ‘Your Business’. But some of the people in line haven’t grown enough to get on the ride, many of them have WAY too much baggage or are straight up terrified by ‘Your Business’.  Well, you can’t drag the ones who aren’t ready kicking and screaming onto the ride. You can’t hold someone else’s baggage for them while they enjoy unlimited rides on ‘Your Business’, and, tantrum or not, you certainly can’t let those who have not grown enough for the ride to climb aboard. I can see you now, standing at the controls of ‘Your Business’, clear in your power and resilient to the conflict, triggers, stress and strife the stuck masses will generate. Because YOU are the badass boss of ‘Your Business’, all thanks to a little help from your Inner Dominatrix.   

Kick Them Off The Ride

Today Dana lets us in on a big secret: Big Brands are spending billions redirecting their ad campaigns into storytelling marketing. Why? Because our brains are actually hard-wired with the need to tell and hear stories. Which is good, because storytelling marketing cuts through the noisy, sophisticated, jaded markets we deal with today.  So, let me tell you a story: Once upon a time there was a marketing genius named Kylie Slavik. But, wait, she didn’t start out as a marketing genius, of course. She started, like many people, as an “alienated artist”: doing three minute improvisational slam poetry gigs, feeling like she was “preaching to the choir” and wondering where the money was going to come from. Her “AHA!” moment came at the hands of a stern nudge from a Cherokee Medicine woman, who enabled her to embrace her talent for story and transition it into a brilliant career in marketing.  Kylie’s story shows us how getting really connected with what we are passionate about can transform our lives in ways we’d never expect. YOUR story will change your business. So, what is it? Dana would love to hear! 

Let Me Tell You A Story

This one has homework. And on summer vacation and everything! But this simple task can lead to a massive mindshift in your work and your profits. Dana uses Mike Michalowicz’s book “Profit First” to expound on something she’s been saying for years: fall in love with saving money, do it on a consistent basis, and start reaping the rewards of standing in your power as a profitable business owner. How you ask? Tune in to find out! Have you ever been excited to find out what your homework is before? That’s pretty badass. 

Turning A Profit

If you are drawn to Dana and all her Inner Dominatrix Awesomeness, does it mean that you hunger for power in your own life? As you steer the ship of your business do you take the helm as a control freak or can you do the number one thing people miss seeing when they look at the dungeon lifestyle: Powerfully Submit. That’s right. Forasmuch as it appears on the surface that the Dominatrix is in control, the true power lies with the Submissive.  So if you are hungry for the kind of power that surrendering and opening yourself up can give you, step right this way to Dana’s Dungeon. 

Power Hungry

Bringing the awesome, the realness, and the authenticity this week is Davide Di Giorgio! Davide is 30‑days into a squat challenge and used a time lapse video to show the changes on his social media channels. This led to a random, but appreciated, offer by a friend for a free consultation to assess the physical mechanics of the squats. Davide’s point is that you need to make a connection with people before you reach out with an offer. Dana admitted to being guilty of that same behaviour in the past. Davide and Dana agreed that there’s a certain amount of ego involved in these kinds of communications and that the anonymity of the internet doesn’t help at all. The best example? Davide was approached to be in a magazine and featured in an article – the catch? He had to write the article about himself by himself.

Communication & the Internet

The Inner Dominatrix podcast is a show that takes you on a journey of stepping into owning your power in business through the lens of a former Dominatrix. Moving you out of judgement and sliding into becoming magnetically attractive to your clients. My name is Dana Pharant and we are having candid conversations with interesting business people; finding out what allows them to own their Inner Dominatrix. Each episode is packed with tools and tips you can use. You will also get a behind the scenes look with live coaching sessions and in-depth discussions of topics that will increase your awareness, get you unlocked from the loop of judgement and having a good laugh along the way. A bit edgy, a whole lot informative and often shaking up your perspective I hope you will enjoy each of the episodes as much as I do.

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