Plan Like A Boss | Planning, Productivity, and Strategy for Entrepreneurs
Plan Like a Boss is your go-to podcast for mastering planning, productivity, and strategy as a solo or small business entrepreneur. Each week, you'll get practical tips and real-life insights to help you set smart goals, manage your time, and grow a business that actually fits your life.
Episodes
49 episodes
How to Turn Social Media Followers into Paying Customers (Without Chasing Virality)
Posting consistently but still not seeing meaningful business growth from social media? The problem may not be how often you post. It may be what your content is designed to accomplish.In this episode of Plan Like a Boss, Tonya Lawson si...
The Secret Sign That Shows You're Operating Beyond Your Business Capacity
Somewhere along the way, online business turned into business all the time.How to find Gwen: https://peekadvisory.com/In this episode, Gwen Taniguchi and Tonya Lawson explore how the shift to constant availability—especially durin...
From Teacher to FinTech Founder: Sarah Potter Jeanneault’s Entrepreneurial Journey
What does it really look like to use AI in your business without losing the human connection that makes your brand special?In this episode of Plan Like a Boss, Tonya Lawson sits down with Sarah Potter Jeanneault, a growth strategist, pub...
She Built A Company That Doesn't Need Her Anymore - with Jennifer Staats
What does it really take to grow a business without working 80-hour weeks or becoming the bottleneck in every decision?In this episode of Plan Like a Boss, Tonya Lawson sits down with Jennifer Staats, Chief of Staff at SureSend and found...
7 Ways to Make 7 Figures as a Thought Leader with Aurora Winter
Learn how to build a thought leadership brand that AI can’t replace.🔴 Get Aurora Winter’s free hardcover book, Turn Words Into Wealth: ➡️ https://turnwordsintowealth.com⭐️ Learn more ...
He Managed $8 Million in Ads—Here's What Most Businesses Get Wrong
Wondering if paid ads for small business are worth it? Jeremy Yang breaks down when to start and what to avoid.🔴 Try Jeremy’s free ad calculators from Digital Goliath ➡️ https://digitalgoliath.com.au/google-ads-management-services/<...
Why Social Media Isn't Growing Your Business with Jessica Marie Davis
Learn how to build business visibility without depending on social media algorithms.🔴 Get Jessica’s book Decentering Algorithms ➡️ https://amzn.to/4vhhjPH⭐️ Connect with Jessica and learn more about relationship-based visibility ➡...
The Real Reason Your Business Still Feels Overwhelming - With Chad Paris
Avoid entrepreneur burnout by fixing broken business processes before adding more AI tools.⭐️ Ready to build a business that feels less reactive and more intentional? Start here ➡️ https://tonyalawson.com/search/🔴 Conne...
From Higher Ed to Entrepreneurship: Starting Before You’re Ready with Julie Marty-Pearson
Want to start a podcast for your business? Here’s how to begin with confidence, clarity, and realistic expectations.Connect with Dr. Julie Marty-Pearson and explore her podcast workshops, networking, and launch programs. https://j...
Why Success Makes You More Stressed (And What to Do About It)
Emotional sobriety & nervous system regulation are the real keys to reducing stress and building a successful business.Take the FREE Quiz ➡ https://emotionalsobrietycoaching.typeform.com/to/jA8GSTvpIf you...
Your Revenue Problem Isn't Your Offer (It's This)
Build consistent monthly revenue with the Repeat Framework for smarter, simpler sales.Join Search to Sales ➡ https://tonyalawson.com/searchIf your revenue spikes during launches and then disappears for months, this video will show y...
The Hidden Cost Of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur mental health matters more than hustle, and ignoring it can cost you everything. Get mental health resources here ➡ https://www.cdc.gov/mental-health/caring/index.htmlIn this video, we’re having an honest conversati...
How Coaches Build Predictable Income With Recurring Revenue Layers
Why your coaching income is inconsistent—and how a structured revenue model fixes itApply to “Search to Sales” Mentorship ➡ https://tonyalawson.com/growthIf you're a coach struggling with inconsistent income, this episode breaks...
Launches work…until they don’t
Build a business that generates leads every month without launching burnout. Join Creative Growth Lab ➡ https://www.tonyalawson.com/growth/If your business relies on laun...
Money Shame & Why Creative Entrepreneurs Struggle to Sell
Why selling feels icky (and how to fix money mindset for creatives) Apply for Group Coaching ➡ https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/form/016RC5MtLNSBM5xH1apaIf selling feels uncomfortable or “icky,” it’s not because you’re bad at sale...
Stop Building Passion Projects (Build Painkillers Instead)
Why your course isn’t selling (and how to fix it with the painkiller vs vitamin framework) Save your seat in the Revenue on Repeat Workshop (Only $10) ➡ https://drtonyalaw...
Why Your Audience Isn’t Buying From You
Followers don’t equal revenue — here’s why creative entrepreneurs must build demand instead of chasing followers.Join my FREE Telegram channel where I'm building a new program in public ➡ https://...
Stop Planning. Start Building a REAL Strategy
Are you constantly rebranding, tweaking your offer, or planning your next launch… but still not making consistent sales?In this episode of Plan Like a Boss, Tonya Lawson breaks down why creative entrepreneurs struggle with execu...
The REAL Reason You Never Finish Your Projects
We challenge hustle culture and show why more hours and bigger lists kill focus, creativity, and momentum. A simple reset—three weekly outcomes and one daily momentum task—helps you finish what matters and build sustainably without burning out....
How Hiring Early And Narrow Focus Unstuck My Business
Ever feel like you’re doing everything and getting nowhere? We’ve been there. Today we pull back the curtain on the messy middle—how fear of failure fueled constant pivots, why “new” felt safer than “fix,” and the simple shifts that turned scat...
You’re Not Behind: Redefining Momentum For Hard Seasons
We share a kinder way to build momentum when life lowers your capacity, redefining progress as continuity instead of speed. From setting a momentum floor to counting recovery weeks, we show how to plan to protect energy, preserve self-trust, an...
You Don’t Need More Motivation, You Need Better Design
We dismantle the myth that motivation and willpower drive lasting habits and show how environment and systems do the heavy lifting. We share practical ways to design for low energy days so progress becomes inevitable and compassionate.Jo...
The ONE Decision That Sets Up Your Entire 2026
We share why choosing a single theme for 2026 creates clarity, reduces overwhelm, and protects energy after a hard season. We walk through what to release, how to set fewer priorities, and how to build systems and visibility that compound witho...
Stop Chasing Motivation And Build The Systems That Carry You
We map out the three systems that make progress steady even when motivation dips: a weekly planning rhythm built for real life, a visibility flywheel that compounds offline, and decision rules that protect energy and focus. The goal is not to d...
Designing a Year That Supports Your Energy, Not Just Your Goals
We unpack why traditional planning breaks when energy dips and replace it with a system that flexes with real life. We show how to build chronic-illness-friendly workflows, choose fewer priorities, and use tools that reduce mental load so momen...