Beyond the Business Plan; Learn, Laugh & Take the Leap with LeAnn!

About Beyond the Business Plan; Learn, Laugh & Take the Leap with LeAnn!

"Beyond the Business Plan; Learn, Laugh & Take the Leap with LeAnn!" is a show hosted by business expert LeAnn Lyon, inspiring successful leadership and entrepreneurship. Each episode offers engaging advice, stories and witticisms. Whether you're launching a new venture or growing an existing one, the show provides invaluable insights into achieving success. Through interviews with entrepreneurs and thought leaders, LeAnn shares tips for creating and leading successful businesses. "Beyond the Business Plan" also delves into personal growth — a vital element in entrepreneurship. It encourages viewers to focus on self-awareness and emotional intelligence as part of their entrepreneurial quest. Join LeAnn and guests as they share lessons on leadership and entrepreneurship. Tune in today, and commence your journey to success! Meet LeAnn Lyon, the charismatic Chief Joy Officer of Joy-Minder, LLC, has diverse skills encompassing personal and professional development. In addition to holding a Black Belt in martial arts, LeAnn is a licensed MN real estate agent, licensed Minnesota teacher, travel agent, certified speaker and trainer by John Maxwell, and a Presidents Club member for sales. She has been a five-time firewalker with Tony Robbins, crewed several of his events, and completed Life Mastery and Leadership Mastery University, showcasing her unwavering thirst for self-improvement. LeAnn and her husband cherish empty-nesting their two thriving adult daughters, one son-in-law, two grand-puppies, and two grand-cats, all of whom live in Minnesota. Her ingenious approach is to interweave these life experiences, including the struggles and triumphs of entrepreneurship, to demonstrate her unwavering belief that everything is possible when approached with the right mindset. Get Reminders by Email or Text: https://joyminder.com/podcast (https://beyond-the-business-plan.now.site/home) Connect with LeAnn for Marketing and other Business Strategies: https:// (https://joy-minder-marketing-home.now.site)joyminder.com (https://joyminder.com/)

Publisher

LeAnn Lyon

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 May 2025

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 75 episodes have a transcript.

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   20 Oct 2026

   Stop Chasing More: Build a Sustainable Business Without Burnout With Monica Weakley

   Are you burned out at work and wondering whether starting a business would give you more freedom—or just a different kind of overwhelm? You do not have to become someone else to build something meaningful. Hear how a corporate sales professional used a severance package to enter real estate, found early success, and then struggled when she started copying other people’s ways of working. From building a referral-based real estate business to becoming a business coach, this conversation explores self-trust, better questions, and the courage to stop doing what no longer fits. If you are navigating setbacks or ready to grow and go beyond, you will hear why your next chapter may need less activity and more intention. Join LeAnn Lyon and Monica Weakley for an honest conversation about entrepreneurship, meaningful relationships, and creating room for joyful, sustainable growth. Share this episode with one person who needs permission to build success in a way that feels like their own. Get YOUR copy of Joy Minder's S.A.I.L.I.N.G System: https://joyminder.com (https://joyminder.com) Sponsor Links: Why I Love My Coffee: energize without the jitters – https://WhyILoveMyCoffee.com (https://WhyILoveMyCoffee.com) Beyond the Business Plan Summit (FREE ticket): https://joyminder.com/summit (https://joyminder.com/summit) Connect with Monica Weakley: 🌐 Website: https://studiomonica.me/ (https://studiomonica.me/) 📧 Email: mweakley1@gmail.com (mailto:mweakley1@gmail.com) 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicaandcorealestate/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicaandcorealestate/) 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monicaweakley/ (https://www.facebook.com/monicaweakley/) Connect with LeAnn: 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/leannlyon/ 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/leannlyon/ 🎥 YouTube: youtube.com/JoyMinderSolutions 🌐 Website: https://joyminder.com/podcast (https://joyminder.com/podcast) 📘 Facebook.com/JoyMinderLifestyle/

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   6 Oct 2026

   Stop Selling Hard: Brain-Friendly Communication for Business Growth with Dr. Thomas Trautmann

   Are you burned out at work or trying to start a business—but worried that people still do not fully see the value you bring? In this episode, you’ll hear how the first few seconds of a conversation can shape trust, attention, and connection. Dr. Thomas Trautmann shares how neuroscience can help you become more memorable without becoming more salesy, pushy, or disconnected from who you are. You’ll learn why people often make emotional decisions before rationalizing them, why stories build trust, and how a simple shift from “I” language to “you” language can change the way a client, colleague, referral partner, or potential customer responds to you. This conversation especially speaks to the Ignite Commitment, Launch Into the Unknown, Integrate & Adapt, and Grow & Go Beyond stages of the SAILING System. It is for the person who is tired of chasing success the hard way and is learning to build sustainable habits, communicate with integrity, and keep moving after a setback. The SAILING System frames these stages as moving from hesitation into action, learning as you go, and scaling beyond your first goals. #Entrepreneurship #Resilience #Empowerment #WomenInBusiness #inspiration #BeyondTheBusinessPlan #JoyfulBusiness #BusinessSuccess #JoyMinder #podcast #LeAnnLyon #Neuroscience #Neuromarketing #EthicalPersuasion #BusinessCommunication #BurnoutAtWork #StartABusiness #SalesMindset Sponsor Links: Why I Love My Coffee: energize without the jitters – https://WhyILoveMyCoffee.com (https://WhyILoveMyCoffee.com) Connect with GUEST: 🎁 Free Gift: (https://www.letslevelup.app/value-new/opt-in-page-80)https://home.happy-brains.com/3r-research-report (https://home.happy-brains.com/3r-research-report) 🌐 Website: happy-brains.com (http://happy-brains.com) 📧 Email: thomas@happy-brains.com (mailto:thomas@happy-brains.com) 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/thomastrautmann/ Connect with LeAnn: 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/leannlyon/ 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/leannlyon/ 🎥 YouTube: youtube.com/JoyMinderSolutions 🌐 Website: https://joyminder.com/podcast (https://joyminder.com/podcast) 📘 Facebook.com/JoyMinderLifestyle/ #Entrepreneurship #Resilience #Empowerment #WomenInBusiness #inspiration #BeyondTheBusinessPlan #JoyfulBusiness #BusinessSuccess #JoyMinder #podcast

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   26 May 2026

   The Leverage Shift: How Tiffany Alexander Found a Smarter Path in Real Estate

   Are you burned out at work but still craving freedom, wealth, and maybe even real estate investing, without becoming a 2 a.m. landlord? In this conversation, you’ll hear a different way to start a business in real estate that doesn’t require you to fix toilets, chase tenants, or answer midnight elevator calls. Tiffany Alexander shares how she went from dreaming of aerospace engineering to working in national seminar companies, flipping houses, and owning 16 rentals… and then realized that version of “success” wasn’t sustainable for her life, marriage, or calling. She walks you through discovering promissory note investing, owning the paper instead of the property, where she can help families stay in their homes, restructure loans, and still build wealth in a way that aligns with her big heart and faith. If you’re in a corporate job, a real estate agent, a W‑2 high achiever, or a burned‑out landlord wondering, “Is there a smarter way to do this?”, this episode will open your eyes to creative real estate, no‑money‑down deals, and note investing as part of your own S.A.I.L.I.N.G journey—from failing to sailing, and eventually to Grow & Go beyond. You’ll also hear how Tiffany is expanding with her own Reg D 506 fund and even venturing into AI for fractional COO/CFO support, reminding you that entrepreneurship is a calling you can grow into, one step at a time. Toward the end, Tiffany and I, LeAnn Lyon, talk directly to you, the burned‑out or worried professional, about resilience, community, and finding your “anchor people” so you never have to suffer in silence while you explore entrepreneurship. If you’re ready to think differently about leverage, calling, and joyful business, this episode will help you grow and go beyond your current business plan in a way that honors both your heart and your future. Get YOUR copy of Joy Minder's S.A.I.L.I.N.G System: https://joyminder.com (https://joyminder.com) Sponsor Links: LeAnn's Book is NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon! "Grow & Go Beyond: A Real-World Guide to Using Private Money and Real Estate for Legacy and Impact" Why I Love My Coffee: energize without the jitters – https://WhyILoveMyCoffee.com (https://WhyILoveMyCoffee.com) Start/Restart Your Business Summit (FREE ticket): https://joyminder.com/summit (https://joyminder.com/summit) Connect with Tiffany: 🎁 Free Gift: 🌐 Website: https://aspensagefund.com (https://aspensagefund.com/) 📧 Email: tiffany@aspensagefund.com (mailto:tiffany@aspensagefund.com) 📘 Instagram: https://instagram.com/tiffsinvesting (https://instagram.com/tiffsinvesting) 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thankfulinc (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thankfulinc/) 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@aspensage (https://www.youtube.com/@aspensage) Connect with LeAnn: 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/leannlyon/ 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/leannlyon/ 🎥 YouTube: youtube.com/JoyMinderSolutions 🌐 Website: https://joyminder.com/podcast (https://joyminder.com/podcast) 📘 Facebook.com/JoyMinderLifestyle/

Inside a recent episode

Unlocking the Power of Relationships With a Podcast with Greg Wasserman

Published 20 Aug 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Any comments on that? Oh, I mean, that's exactly what you need. You use AI. We all should be leveraging it because it's going to open up our eyes to realms we didn't even think about. The questions I could ask it is going to help give me a framework. But at the same time, it's giving me things that I never even thought about. And that becomes a key piece, but you can also then people. That's why I say life is about time and relationships. The one thing AI won't replace will be people, the connections that we've got. And how we're able to leverage each other for support for a additional service that we may be thinking about bouncing ideas off of each other. […]

Who has been a guest on Beyond the Business Plan; Learn, Laugh & Take the Leap with LeAnn!

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• Emily Heird
• Katie Sandquist
• Suzanne Doyle Ingram
• Birgit Biehl
• Zehra Ashary

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YouTube views

22,864

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100

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Quality

87

Social presence

91

YouTube

85

Engagement

0

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