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The Rachel Hollis Podcast

933 | 5 Decisions That Will Make or Break Your Business This Year

The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

Relationships, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Personal Growth, Personal Development, How To, Health And Wellness

4.416.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Rise is Back! Get your tickets - Live Events!! Upgrade to the Premium Podcast Experience - https://rachelhollis.supercast.com Dive even Deeper in the Coaching Community - Rachel Hollis Coaching Join Rachel for a Free Live Virtual Masterclass!! - February 10 @ 12 pm EST - Why Motivation Wears Off & What Actually Works! In this episode of The Rachel Hollis Podcast, Rachel Hollis offers a wealth of practical advice for small business owners on how to increase profitability and scale their ventures. Addressing common challenges such as overworking without increasing profits, and the importance of focusing on profit rather than just revenue, Rachel dives deep into key business concepts. Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 00:00 Introduction to Profit Strategies 01:05 Meet Rachel Hollis 01:35 Common Struggles of Business Owners 05:28 The Importance of Profit Over Revenue 06:57 Understanding Gross and Net Revenue 14:45 Real-Life Business Examples 20:32 Maximizing Customer Transactions 29:54 Maximizing Customer Spend 32:00 The Importance of Upselling 33:52 Leadership and Mindset 39:20 Direct Access to Customers 46:51 Financial Clarity for Business Growth Sign up for Rachel’s weekly email: https://msrachelhollis.com/insider/ Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (737) 400-4626 Watch the podcast on YouTube: http://youtube.com/@MsRachelHollis Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MsRachelHollis To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices.

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0:00.0

Now here's where this like turns from checkers into three dimensional chess. Because you started out by

0:07.1

caring about profit, you're not just going to train your cash register concierge to recommend the

0:13.4

chocolate croissant. You're actually going to train them to recommend whatever pastry has,

0:19.5

say it with me, the highest margin.

0:23.9

So not only are you bringing more money in, but you're making more money at the end of the

0:27.8

day.

0:28.3

These are just like simple things that you can do to increase the amount of money that you

0:34.9

are making.

0:35.9

You are going to have to build a system around an upsell.

0:40.3

You are. You are. Again, this is one of those things. You don't want to be every day. You're in the

0:46.7

bakery. You're in the coffee shop. You're in it, in it, in it. If you're serving customers,

0:51.2

you're taking care of people, you're taking out the trash, you're doing it. That's important

0:53.9

work.

0:55.1

But it also means that you can never rise above it enough to figure out how to make it better.

1:05.0

Hey guys, I'm Rachel Hollis, and this is the show where we talk about life, real life. Around here, we cover

1:14.3

everything from habits and motivation to relationships, parenting, and what it looks like to build

1:21.6

a life that you love. If you're trying to grow, heal, or just feel a little bit more like yourself, you're in the right place.

1:35.1

Do you own a business? Then tell me if this sounds like you. You are working so hard. Some days you feel like you're working all the

1:46.6

time, but the business doesn't grow in conjunction with how hard you're working. Or you're bringing in

1:55.2

revenue, but somehow there's never as much left over as you think there should be. Like you personally are not

2:02.6

making enough money even though the business is making money. Or you tell yourself that once this

2:09.9

busy season is over, then I'll get things under control or like once I get through this launch,

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