The Ops Authority

By Natalie Gingrich

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Episodes: 250

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You can’t ignore the back-end pieces that have to work together and flow smoothly in order to build a brand, grow a movement or disrupt an industry. If the operations side of your business is a mess, putting out fires will always take priority… leaving no room for creative innovation, fun visibility or networking with powerhouse peers (or wannabe peers). If you’re soaking up what I’m spilling and are getting a little excited about operations, I invite you to listen to The Ops Authority podcast. Every week, I will share actionable strategies from the Director of Ops community to move your business forward and transformational stories of powerhouse business owners who now value operations.

Episode Date
248. Natalie's Interview: Confessions of a Terrible Leader
Apr 24, 2024
247. How Kara Barnes Designed Work She Loves After the DOO Certification
Apr 17, 2024
246. The Journey from VA to Consultant with Sarah Neumann
Apr 10, 2024
245. How the Strategic Mapping Model™ Creates Freedom in Your Ops Career
Apr 03, 2024
244. The Difference Between Strategic Mapping and a Business Plan
Mar 20, 2024
243. 6 Ways to Design Your DOO Business
Mar 13, 2024
242. Understanding Assessments Used by Service Providers
Mar 06, 2024
241. 3 Ways to Convert Discovery Calls in 2024
Feb 28, 2024
240. Set Yourself Apart in Your Next Interview
Feb 21, 2024
239. Upwork and Insight for Finding New Work and Clients with Meighan O'Toole
Feb 14, 2024
238. Do This if You Need Clients Now
Feb 07, 2024
237. 3 Actions Operators Should Take When Imposter Syndrome Sets In
Jan 31, 2024
236. A Fulfilling Career Journey Because of the DOO Certification with Martina Douglas
Jan 24, 2024
235. Strategic Leadership in Government Contracting: Stephanie Marquardt's DOO Certification Journey
Jan 17, 2024
234. How to Walk Away from Work as a Part of Your Uplevel
Jan 10, 2024
233. Revolutionize Your Thought Leadership to Flow and Innovate with Dr. Julia Colangelo
Jan 03, 2024
232: 2023 Year in Review
Dec 27, 2023
231: 2024 State of the Union for Service Providers - Part 2
Dec 20, 2023
230: 2024 State of the Union for Service Providers - Part 1
Dec 13, 2023
229: What's the Difference in an OBM and a DOO?
Dec 06, 2023
228: Creating Operational Profit with Danielle Hendon
Nov 29, 2023
227: Creating a Career Path as an Operator
Nov 22, 2023
226: The Four Layers of Operations
Nov 15, 2023
225: Mastering the Art of Business Operations in the 4 Core Business Types
Nov 08, 2023
224: The DOO Download: Your Questions Answered (#7)
Nov 01, 2023
223: How to Price Your Services as a Service Provider
Oct 25, 2023
222: Should You Be a Generalist or a Specialist?
Oct 18, 2023
221: How to Transition from a Contractor to an Employee
Oct 11, 2023
220: Reflections from Make Your Mark Live
Oct 04, 2023
219: The DOO Download: Your Ops Questions Answered
Sep 27, 2023
218: How to Add Strategy to Your Clients Business
Sep 20, 2023
217: How to Build your Business Without Relying on Social Media, a Fancy Opt-In, or Any Ad Spend with the Boss Project
Sep 13, 2023
216: Securing Corporate Client Contracts with your Operations Skills with Liz J. Simpson
Sep 06, 2023
215: How 4 DOOs are Building Their Businesses in Their Own Way
Aug 30, 2023
214: How to Move from Implementer to Strategist
Aug 23, 2023
213: How the Certification Moved Moira Cleary Forward
Aug 16, 2023
212: What it Really Means to be a Leader
Aug 09, 2023
211: Taking the Leap from Corporate to Director of Operations with LaToya Williamson
Aug 02, 2023
210: How to Make the Leap from Corporate to Business Owner
Jul 26, 2023
209: What to do When Proposals Don't Get a Response
Jul 19, 2023
208: How to Raise Rates with Existing Clients
Jul 12, 2023
207: Stability Before Success with Megan Hale
Jul 05, 2023
206: Your Visual Brand as a Service Provider with WorkPlay Branding
Jun 28, 2023
205: Truth Talk Something Had to Give
Jun 21, 2023
204: Leveraging Neurodiversity as an Operator with Latrice Prater
Jun 14, 2023
203: Contingency Planning: Protecting Your Business in Times of Uncertainty
Jun 07, 2023
202: How to Plan to Take Vacation Time as a Service Provider
May 31, 2023
201: Is the Agency Model right for Me with Tasha Booth
May 24, 2023
200: ​​How to Make Fractional Functional
May 17, 2023
199: 3 Steps to Gain Career Clarity as an Operator
May 10, 2023
198: Can a Creative Be a Good DOO? with Employee Regina Vigil
Apr 26, 2023
197: From Occupational Therapist to DOO with Upleveled Clients with Kahlie Welch
Apr 19, 2023
196: It's Time to Supercharge your Service Based Business
Apr 12, 2023
195: How Community Cultivators are Operators with Shana Lynn
Apr 05, 2023
194: The Impact of Accountability Advisors on our Students
Mar 29, 2023
193: Developing a DOO Mindset with Melissa Froehlich
Mar 22, 2023
192: Speed Up Your Success with Transformational Events with Julie Ciardi
Mar 15, 2023
191: I'm Taking a Stand
Mar 08, 2023
190: What Service Providers are Doing to Make Business Hard for Themselves
Mar 01, 2023
189: The Power of a "Next Best Self" Mentality
Feb 22, 2023
188: The Power of In-Person Connection: Takeaways From a Live Event
Feb 15, 2023
187: The #1 Ingredient for a Business You Love
Feb 08, 2023
186: Dealing With Scope Creep [Ep. 132 Replay]
Feb 01, 2023
185: The Benefits of Becoming a DOO as an Employee of a Business with Erica Rivera
Jan 25, 2023
184: From an Executive Assistant at a Big Four Firm to DOO with Nicola Peters
Jan 18, 2023
183: Operational Meltdown: The Southwest Airlines Crisis & What We Can Learn From It
Jan 11, 2023
182: Using your Mission Statement as your Business Guide
Jan 04, 2023
181: 2022 Year in Review
Dec 28, 2022
180: 2023 State of the Union for Service Providers (Part 2)
Dec 21, 2022
179: 2023 State of the Union for Service Providers (Part 1)
Dec 14, 2022
178: The DOO Download: Your Ops Questions Answered (#5)
Dec 07, 2022
177: The Impact of a DOO in a Scaling Business with Erin Weaver & Julie Ciardi
Nov 30, 2022
176: Expert Advice I'm Not Listening To
Nov 23, 2022
175: Profit First for Minority, Service-Based Businesses with Susanne Mariga
Nov 16, 2022
174: DOO Download: Your Ops Questions Answered (#4)
Nov 09, 2022
173: How to Create a Win Win Using Relationship Marketing with Laura Meyer
Nov 02, 2022
172: The Power of Processes as Intellectual Property with Audrey Joy Kwan
Oct 26, 2022
171: Innovating as an Intrapreneur - One DOO's Path with Kimone Napier
Oct 19, 2022
170: From Press Secretary to Corporate Marketing to DOO with Amber Glus
Oct 12, 2022
169: 9 Reasons Why Now is the Time to Become a Certified DOO
Oct 05, 2022
168: 6 Actions to Take Today if Money is Holding You Back from Joining the DOO Certification
Sep 28, 2022
167: Where are They Now? A Glimpse into the Careers of the Founding Certified DOOs
Sep 21, 2022
166: Building a Business Together: The CEO & DOO Partnership with The Benefit Doctor
Sep 14, 2022
165: Evolving the DOO Certification Program
Sep 07, 2022
164: The DOO Download: Your Ops Questions Answered #3
Aug 31, 2022
163: Becoming a Strategic Partner in a DOO Employee Role with Khara Malcom
Aug 24, 2022
162: One Key to Stopping Scope Creep Before It Starts
Aug 17, 2022
161: Stories of Scope Creep
Aug 10, 2022
160: What I've Learned in Over 100K Downloads
Aug 03, 2022
159: The Path to Finding Ease and Leadership as a DOO with Stacy Norris
Jul 27, 2022
158: The DOO Download: Your Questions Answered #2
Jul 20, 2022
157: 6 Actions Your Ops Business Needs For the Recession
Jul 13, 2022
156: 3 Ways to Build Culture with Your Virtual Team with Becky Brunner
Jul 06, 2022
155: Increasing Your Ops Authority by Understanding Automation with LaToya Russell
Jun 29, 2022
154: The DOO Download: Your Questions Answered #1
Jun 22, 2022
153: How the DOO Certification Can Benefit Your Employer and Grow Your Career with Sarah Campbell
Jun 15, 2022
152: 3 Ways to Use Strategic Mapping™ as a Foot in the Door Service
Jun 08, 2022
151: Upleveling from an OBM to a DOO Resulted in Tripling Her Monthly Revenue with Kerystyn Williams
Jun 01, 2022
150: 5 Steps to Landing Your Next Ops Role
May 25, 2022
149: How to Separate From an Implementer’s Identity
May 18, 2022
148: Mission, Vision, and Values Revisited
May 11, 2022
147: 4 Steps to Becoming a Strategic Thought Leader
May 04, 2022
146: How Marketing and Ops Leaders Come Together in a Business with Veronica Romney
Apr 27, 2022
145: Develop Your Coaching Skills to Become a Stronger Operator
Apr 20, 2022
144: Keys to Working in Business with a Friend with Esther Littlefield
Apr 13, 2022
143: Managing Your Finances as a Service Provider with Melissa Houston
Apr 06, 2022
142: Top 8 Ways to Monetize Your DOO Certification
Mar 30, 2022
141: Upleveling as a DOO from OBM with Allie Stewart
Mar 23, 2022
140: How to Find “Top-Tier” Clients as a DOO
Mar 16, 2022
139: Why Every Scaling Company Desires a DOO
Mar 09, 2022
138: Why Copy Matters for Ops Service Providers with Lindsey Johnson
Mar 02, 2022
137: VIP Days for Operators with Jordan Gill
Feb 23, 2022
136: Why Visibility Looks Different for Service Professionals
Feb 16, 2022
135: Visibility for High-Ticket Services with Amanda Berlin
Feb 09, 2022
134: How Cherline Found Career Clarity Through the DOO Certification with Cherline Pierre Johnson
Feb 02, 2022
133: 3 Keys to Creating the Career Path You Desire
Jan 26, 2022
132: What is Scope Creep and Why Should You Avoid It?
Jan 19, 2022
131: How to Get Your First (or Next) Client with Abbey Ashley
Jan 12, 2022
130: State of the Union for Service Providing Professionals: Part 2
Jan 05, 2022
129: State of the Union for Service Providing Professionals: Part 1
Dec 29, 2021
128: The Ops Authority’s Year In Review
Dec 22, 2021
127: Identifying Your 2021 Accomplishments
Dec 15, 2021
126: 4 To Dos To Set Up 2022
Dec 08, 2021
125: How Your Project Management Skills Make You a Great Launch Manager with Tasha Booth
Dec 01, 2021
124: 5 Ways to Show Gratitude in Your Business
Nov 24, 2021
123: Conviction Marketing with Kelly Roach
Nov 17, 2021
122: Why Emotional Intelligence Matters in Your Operations Career
Nov 10, 2021
121: 3 Ways to Upgrade Brain Performance to Smoothly Run Your Business with Tanessa Shears
Nov 03, 2021
120: What Does a DOO Really Do?
Oct 27, 2021
119: How Personality Assessments Can Help You Grow Your Business & Navigate Your Career 
Oct 20, 2021
118: Leveraging Kolbe While Leading and Growing a Team with Eryn Morgan
Oct 13, 2021
117: Understanding the Kolbe for Greater Ease in Business
Oct 06, 2021
116: Creating a Next Level Experience for Her Clients & A Better Fit for Her Life with the DOO Certification - Claire Grace
Sep 29, 2021
115: Why It's Important to Build a Business That Fits Your Personality & Skills
Sep 22, 2021
114: How to Break Up with a Client
Sep 15, 2021
113: Results Matter: Why Quality Programs Focus on the Results of their Students
Sep 08, 2021
112: How the DOO Certification Helped Her See Her Potential and Create A Dream Business with Sarah Khan
Sep 01, 2021
111: The #1 Essential Ingredient to Healthy Client Relationships 
Aug 25, 2021
110: 8 Benefits of Setting Boundaries with Clients
Aug 18, 2021
109: The 5 Ps to Deliver an Unexpected Message to Your Leader
Aug 11, 2021
108: How to Ask Your Leader to Pay for Your Learning + Development 
Aug 04, 2021
107: 4 Steps to Managing Your Time as a Service Provider with Amanda Warfield
Jul 28, 2021
106: Leveraging Live Video in Your Marketing with Alicia Henderson
Jul 21, 2021
105: How to Stop Holding Yourself Back with Kelly Ruta
Jul 14, 2021
104: What to Do When You're Discouraged in Your Business
Jul 07, 2021
103: How to Balance Learning with Taking Action
Jun 30, 2021
102: How to Dream Bigger When You’re a Natural Operator & Planner
Jun 23, 2021
101: Beyond the Checklist - Keeping Your Clients for Life with Hallie Agostinelli
Jun 16, 2021
100: The Difference 100 Episodes Has Made in The Ops Authority Business and Brand
Jun 09, 2021
Episode 99: 5 Steps to Building a Predictable Schedule When Serving Multiple Clients
Jun 02, 2021
98: From Corporate Accounting to DOO Agency Owner with Rachel Kempf
May 26, 2021
97: The Most Common Professions that Lead to a DOO Career 
May 19, 2021
96: Is Your Service Offering Serving You… and Your Bottom Line?
May 12, 2021
95: How to Set Financial Goals as a Service Provider
May 05, 2021
94: My Favorite Business Growth Resources Over the Past Year
Apr 28, 2021
93: Five Tips to Finding the Right Mentor
Apr 21, 2021
92: Four Types of People Who Will Help You Grow Your Business
Apr 14, 2021
91: How Mindset & Limiting Beliefs Almost Stopped Her from Transforming Her Business with Alexia Bustios
Apr 07, 2021
90: Your Questions Answered - A DOO Roundtable
Mar 31, 2021
89: From Army Intelligence Officer to Director of Operations with Courtney Waid
Mar 24, 2021
88: Should You Add "PM" to Your Title?
Mar 17, 2021
87: Planning Your Weekly Schedule Like a CEO
Mar 10, 2021
86: Increase your Earning Potential with Profit Sharing
Mar 03, 2021
85: Up-level by Transitioning from Hourly to Outcomes Based Pricing
Feb 24, 2021
84: How to Add a Consulting Offer to Your Business with Melissa Froehlich
Feb 17, 2021
83: Five Steps to Full Circle Success as an Operations Leader
Feb 10, 2021
82: Overcoming the Emotions of Selling
Feb 03, 2021
81: How to Evaluate Shiny Objects in Your Biz
Jan 27, 2021
80: 8 Ways to Skyrocket Your Ops Business in 2021
Jan 20, 2021
79: 4 Common Mistakes That May Be Holding You Back from Success in Your Operations Business
Jan 13, 2021
78: What You Should Know to Reach Your Financial Goals in 2021
Jan 06, 2021
77: 2020 Business Update: A Year of Unexpected Growth
Dec 30, 2020
76: How Much Financial Knowledge Do You Need as a DOO?
Dec 23, 2020
75: How to Determine if a Business is Ready for a DOO
Dec 16, 2020
74: 4 Popular Models for a DOO Business
Dec 09, 2020
73: Do You Need Digital Marketing Experience to be a DOO?
Dec 02, 2020
72: How to Gain Visibility for Your DOO Business with Lisa Simone Richards
Nov 25, 2020
71: The 5 Levels of Operations
Nov 18, 2020
70: How to Avoid Settling in Your Ops Career
Nov 11, 2020
69: Setting Goals in Your Business with Catherine Calmes
Nov 04, 2020
68: 10 Questions To Ask for a Successful Discovery Call
Oct 28, 2020
67: From Bookkeeping Agency to Profit Strategist as a DOO [with DOO Expert Coach Jenni Davis]
Oct 21, 2020
Which Assessments Matter for Ops Experts and Why
Oct 14, 2020
65: From Corporate Ops to Small Business HR Expert with DOO Expert Coach Kimone Napier
Oct 07, 2020
64: From Nonprofit Leadership to DOO Agency Owner with DOO Expert Coach Claire Crum
Sep 30, 2020
63: The TIES Method: How an Operations Expert Shows Their Value
Sep 23, 2020
62: From Corporate Accounting to Data-Driven DOO [with DOO expert coach Kelsy Schmidt] 
Sep 16, 2020
61: Fame vs. Impact: What Matters to You and Your Clients?
Sep 09, 2020
60: From Systems to Strategic Partner [with DOO expert coach Amy Lockrin]
Sep 02, 2020
59: How to Have a Difficult Conversation
Aug 26, 2020
58: From IT Project Manager to Director of Operations [with DOO expert coach Liz Watson]
Aug 19, 2020
57: Managing Your Time with Multiple Clients
Aug 12, 2020
56: Should I Pursue the OBM or DOO Certification?
Aug 05, 2020
55: The Difference a Year Can Make in a Small Business
Jul 29, 2020
54: Risks and Rewards: Full Time or BYOB
Jul 22, 2020
53: Run Your Business as Well as You Run Your Client’s
Jul 15, 2020
52: What To Do When Your Leader Doesn’t Let You Lead
Jul 08, 2020
51: How to Help Your Visionary Create Priorities For Their Business
Jul 01, 2020
50: Master Your Next Virtual Interview
Jun 24, 2020
50: Master Your Next Virtual Interview
Jun 24, 2020
49: The Top Traits of a Director of Operations
Jun 17, 2020
48: Two Operational Opportunities the 2020 Current Events Brought Small Business
Jun 10, 2020
47: Why Your Marketing Should Match Your Model
Jun 03, 2020
46: Four Ways I’ve Found Balance During this Disruption
May 27, 2020
45: How to Transform Your Business and Life with the Director of Operations Certification
May 20, 2020
44: The Benefits of Becoming a Director of Operations
May 13, 2020
43: How I Transitioned from Corporate to Entrepreneurship with a Project Management Skillset
May 06, 2020
42: Four Challenges Online Project Managers Face
Apr 29, 2020
41: How Chanie Wilschanski Rebuilt Her Team
Apr 22, 2020
40: Managing Up to Your Leader While in Crisis
Apr 15, 2020
39: Behind the Scenes of Growing a Team with I Heart My Life
Apr 08, 2020
38: What to Do Before Cutting Your Team in a Crisis
Apr 01, 2020
37: Eight Ways to Keep Your Business Running During Chaos
Mar 25, 2020
36: How to Move From Directing to Leading
Mar 18, 2020
35: Pricing Pet Peeves & How to Set Pricing as a Service Provider
Mar 11, 2020
34: What to Do Before, During, and After Firing
Mar 04, 2020
33: How to Set Goals to Measure Your Team's Performance
Feb 26, 2020
32: Step By Step to Onboard Your New Hire
Feb 19, 2020
31: Ten Questions to Answer Before You Write a Job Description
Feb 12, 2020
30: How to Break the Bad Habits of Hiring
Feb 05, 2020
29: Six Ways to Build a DOO Business
Jan 29, 2020
28: How to Determine if You Should Become a Director of Operations
Jan 22, 2020
27: Directors of Operations: Then and Now with Liz Watson & Kelly Reynolds
Jan 15, 2020
26: A Week in the Life of a Director of Operations
Jan 08, 2020
25: How to Expand Your Business in 2020
Jan 01, 2020
24: Ten Quick Year-End Tasks with a Long-Lasting Impact
Dec 25, 2019
23: How to Reflect on Your Accomplishments
Dec 18, 2019
22: What 2019 Taught Me
Dec 11, 2019
21: Managing the Holiday Hustle in Life + Business
Dec 04, 2019
20: Behind the Scenes of Redefining Mom with Monica Froese and Theresa Baretta
Nov 27, 2019
19: Three Shifts to Make Business Fun Again
Nov 20, 2019
18: Why it Pays to Develop a Customer Journey
Nov 13, 2019
17: How to Prepare for Your First Hire
Nov 06, 2019
16: How One Business Grew Her Revenue by 46% with Veronica Staudt
Oct 30, 2019
15: Where to Invest Next in Your Business
Oct 23, 2019
14: Standing Out Online Without Spending A Fortune
Oct 16, 2019
13: Growing Your Business without Burning Out with Jennifer Grayeb
Oct 09, 2019
12: Why $100K in Revenue is the Wrong Financial Goal for Your Business
Oct 02, 2019
11: Behind the Scenes of The Ops Authority's Systems with Esther Littlefield
Sep 25, 2019
10: How to Inventory Your Own Productivity
Sep 18, 2019
9: How to Find the Right Project Management Tool with Cadri Cunningham
Sep 11, 2019
8: Three Productivity Hacks You Haven’t Thought Of
Sep 04, 2019
7: Behind the Scenes of Boss Mom with Dana Malstaff and Amy Lockrin
Aug 28, 2019
6: How to Measure the Effectiveness of Your Business
Aug 21, 2019
5: The Seven Pillars to Your Business Strategy with Andrea Layne
Aug 14, 2019
4: The Core of Business: Your Mission, Vision, and Values
Aug 07, 2019
3: The Essentials of Your Business Foundation
Jul 31, 2019
2: What is a Director of Operations?
Jul 31, 2019
1: Business Operations 101
Jul 31, 2019
Introducing The Ops Authority
Jul 19, 2019