Sustainable Success As Podcasters With Tonya Kubo
Is the relentless pressure to scale up suffocating your entrepreneurial spirit? Gwen Bortner and Tonya Kubo challenge the "bigger is better" narrative, diving deep into why strategically staying small might be your greatest competitive advantage. In this episode,...
Small Business Decisions With Big Impact
Every small business decision has the potential to create ripple effects that either accelerate growth or drain energy and resources. Gwen Bortner and Tonya Kubo dive into how business owners can recognize high-leverage choices, avoid decision fatigue, and focus on...
Why Accountability Fails (And What To Do About It)
Are you tired of launching new team processes only to see them completely fall apart? As leaders, we often mistake true accountability for simple reliability (did they do the thing?). Tonya Kubo and Gwen Bortner dive deep into this common pitfall, explaining that...
Whose Finish Line Are You Running Toward?
Chasing the wrong finish line can look like success on the outside and feel like emptiness on the inside. In this conversation, Tonya Kubo and Gwen Bortner unpack why so many leaders, especially women entrepreneurs, find themselves pursuing goals that were never...
The Danger Of Half-Decisions: Why Hesitation Costs More Than Mistakes
Half-decisions might seem harmless, but they’re some of the biggest drains on a business. Gwen Bortner and Tonya Kubo unpack how lingering in “maybe” costs more in time, energy, and opportunity than making the wrong choice ever could. Through personal stories and...
Why Success Without Satisfaction Feels Like Failure
Achieving success should feel fulfilling and bring you tremendous joy. But there can be certain times when succeeding does not feel like winning. Sometimes, it makes you feel empty. Gwen Bortner and Tonya Kubo discuss how to address the feeling of non-satisfaction...
Business Myths: Why Common Business Advice Might Be Sabotaging Your Success
Have you followed a piece of business advice so religiously, believing it would bring you big success, but brought you bigger problems instead? There are some business myths people still adhere to these days that could be sabotaging your strategies. Gwen Bortner...
When The Business You Built Isn’t The Business You Want
Business misalignment often creeps in quietly—one success at a time—until you realize the business you’ve built no longer fits the life you want. In this candid conversation, Gwen Bortner and Tonya Kubo talk about recognizing when your work feels out of sync, why...
Sorting Business Trends That Build Vs. Break
Business trends are everywhere this time of year—but not all of them are worth chasing. In this episode, co-hosts Gwen Bortner and Tonya Kubo break down the top business trends that will shape 2025, from AI and automation to human-centered leadership and simplicity...
When Money Walks Out The Door
By the time you notice the money theft, the energy and time theft have likely been happening for months, if not years. In this final episode of our small theft series, we examine how seemingly minor financial infractions can devastate your business's bottom line....
I'm Gwen Bortner, and I've spent 40 years turning chaotic businesses into well-oiled machines across 47 industries. Now, my team and I work with women entrepreneurs to build sustainable, fulfilling businesses aligned with their values.