The 10 Most Downloaded Episodes of All Time (and the 4 Lessons They All Teach)

Out of 300 episodes of this podcast, the number-one most downloaded episode of all time has nothing to do with running ads. It has nothing to do with landing clients. And honestly, y’all, when I pulled the numbers, it surprised me a little. This is episode 300. Holy bananas. Seven years, 300 episodes, and I’m a little emotional about it. So to celebrate, Janessa pulled the 10 most downloaded episodes of all time, and I’m counting them down from 10 to 1 with the biggest lessons from each one in about two minutes. Some of these I recorded five or six years ago, so I’ll tell you what’s changed since then (LinkedIn has doubled, we switched from Dubsado to HoneyBook, AI exists now) and what hasn’t. And stick around for the end, because when I laid all 10 side by side, they’re teaching the same four lessons over and over. Think of this as the greatest hits. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why LinkedIn is even more relevant now than when I recorded episode 106, and the connection-limit update you need to know The two things I want you to take from the bankruptcy episode, plus what’s happened in the eight years since (over $150K in student loans paid off, two houses, eight countries, debt-free) Julie’s three things to have in place before you hire, and why your first hire might not be in your business at all The five pricing personas, and which one is costing you the most Why onboarding starts the moment someone lands on your scheduling page, not when they sign How to find 100 local businesses to reach out to, even in a small town, using my Four B’s The four time tips I still use with two kids and homeschooling The 10 lessons from scaling to $1 million, including 24 Instagram posts and no website The DM strategy that works the numbers: 100 touchpoints a month, questions instead of statements Mel Abraham’s business machine and money machine, and how one conversation changed our finances The four lessons every top episode teaches about scaling a service-based business The full countdown: #10: Attract High-Paying Clients on LinkedIn (Episode 106) #9: From Bankruptcy to Building Our Dream Home (Episode 135) #8: Hiring Success with Julie Calcote (Episode 140) #7: What’s Your Pricing Persona? (Episode 129) #6: Steal My 3 Phase Onboarding Process (Episode 71) #5: The Local Advantage: Finding High-Paying Clients in Your Own Backyard (Episode 245) #4: Finding Time To Do It All (Episode 133) #3: 10 Lessons I Learned Scaling to $1 Million (Episode 122) #2: Consistent Client Flow with Social Selling (Episode 246) #1: Building Wealth as a Service Provider with Mel Abraham (Episode 115) Mentioned in this episode: Confident Ad Manager Bootcamp, October 5-8 HoneyBook (our discount link) Predictable Clients Workshop Building Your Money Machine by Mel Abraham Conversions for Clients Strategist Society Read the full blog post Which episode impacted you most? Send me a DM on Instagram at @brandimowles and tell me which one changed something in your business or life. I might just share it. Just getting started? If you want to become an ad manager or land your first clients, head to conversionsforclients.com and get signed up for the Confident Ad Manager Bootcamp so you can see what it actually looks like to find clients and what the heck ad managers do. Ready to scale past $10K months? If you’re already past $3K to $5K months and you’re looking for $10K, $15K, $20K, even $40K months working less than 25 hours a week, apply for a call at thestrategistsociety.com. We’ll talk through what’s going on in your business, your goals, and where you want to go heading into 2027. Loved this episode? Three hundred episodes doesn’t happen without you. If the show has been worth your time, leave a star rating on Spotify or a review on Apple Podcasts, and tag @brandimowles on Instagram so I can say thank you. Now go do the dang thing. Follow the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/serve-scale-soar/id1477998650 Follow Brandi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandimowles Follow Brandi on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Brandiandcompany