Meet my sister, Ariel Voorhees, founder of Gather Round Chef

Hi! You’re here because you’re a woman who runs an independent consulting business, and you want to learn how to make it more profitable. In our world, that means doing more of the work you love, with the clients you enjoy, and getting paid for your value, not your time.

Here, you'll discover effective strategies to implement in your consulting business, as well as hear inspiring stories from other smart and successful women who are also running their own consulting businesses. Along the way, you’ll learn that you can build the consulting business you want, that lets you live the life you want, and you’re not alone.?

I'm glad you're here! Let's dive in.

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??? Ever wonder what it takes to completely change careers and build a thriving business from scratch?

In the latest episode of The Smart Gets Paid Podcast, I sit down with someone who did just that – my sister, Ariel Neaderthal Voorhees .

Normally, on the podcast, I talk to consultants selling into large companies and nonprofits, but I made an exception for Ariel.?

Because when you’ve seen how unhappy someone close to you has become in their full time job… When you’ve watched that person who’s had a dream to do her own thing for so long… And when that person is your younger SISTER… you make an exception.

Ariel left her 14-year teaching career to become a family chef, creating Gather Round Chef, a service that helps busy families sit down to dinner together every night.

Listen to the episode here: https://www.smartgetspaid.com/podcast/

In our conversation, Ariel shares:

1. The skills that took her from zero clients to a waitlist in just a few months
2. Why she had to rebuild her business three times
3. What she had to learn (and unlearn) transitioning from teaching to entrepreneurship
4. Her secret to success (hint: the word NO figures large!)

But there's more to this story. We dive into the challenges of shifting your marketing when moving from a bustling city to rural Vermont, navigating business as new parents, and dealing with societal expectations (or as Ariel calls them, "patriarchy hours").

If you’re currently adapting your marketing strategy, figuring out how to balance work-life demands, or wrestling with challenging expectations, I know you’re going to find this episode useful.

?? Tune in and let me know what resonates most with you!

To your success,

Leah

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Hi! I'm Leah Neaderthal. I'm a sales coach for women consultants and the founder of Smart Gets Paid .

When I left my corporate career and started my first consulting business, I learned three things very quickly:

1- It’s 1000x harder to sell your own stuff than to sell someone else’s.

2- Marketing is not selling.

3- I had no idea how to sell.

I needed clients, but I didn’t know how to actually get them, and I was terrified of coming off like a used car salesman. It made me doubt whether I was even cut out to run a business.

So I taught myself how to get new clients in a way that feels authentic, allows me to be myself, and that works consistently. I now teach these techniques to others. Because I know it’s possible to learn how to land clients, and actually feel comfortable doing it, once you know how.

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Whenever you’re ready to start landing higher-paying clients, here are three ways I can help you.

1. Listen to the Smart Gets Paid Podcast

You’ll hear me chat with my actual clients as we tackle their biggest challenges in getting new clients, and you’ll learn sales strategies you can use today in your own business. It's the only podcast that can help you land higher-paying clients in your B2B consulting business. Listen on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast platform.

2. Get your copy of Referrals on Repeat

If you’ve gotten clients through referrals or word-of-mouth, and you want to start getting referral clients more consistently, get your copy of Referrals on Repeat, and start getting more referrals coming into your business today: smartgetspaid.com/referrals

3. Break through to the next revenue level in your consulting business with help from my team and me.

Learn the proven, step-by-step system women like you are using to get more of the clients they want, get paid way more for their consulting contracts, and build confidence that they know what they’re doing to get clients. Send me a message here on LinkedIn with “Breakthrough” in the first line and I’ll get you the details.