Raise Your Own Bar Podcast

About Raise Your Own Bar Podcast

Let's talk about the keys to success with success-minded people! Hosted by Tammara Buckey raiseyourownbar.substack.com (https://raiseyourownbar.substack.com/s/raise-your-own-bar-podcast?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Know Better Do Better

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Jul 2024

Latest episode

15 May 2026

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 May 2026

   Doing What You Love Without Doing Everything Yourself

   Most entrepreneurs don’t start a business because they dream about payroll, compliance, HR headaches, or administrative chaos. They start because they love creating, leading, building, teaching, serving, or solving problems. In this episode, I sat down with Jennifer Gray, founder and CEO of Gray Operations Group, to talk about how smarter systems, delegation, and operational support can help business owners stop drowning in the back-office work and get back to doing what they actually love. We talked about: * The hidden stress business owners carry behind the scenes * How documenting systems creates freedom and scalability * When to keep it, automate it, or delegate it * Using AI responsibly in business operations * Why “good is better than perfect” when it comes to growth Jennifer also shared powerful insights about leadership, communication, motherhood, entrepreneurship, and the importance of staying open to change and feedback as you grow. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed trying to do everything yourself, this conversation will remind you that you don’t have to do it the hard way. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raiseyourownbar.substack.com (https://raiseyourownbar.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

2. 

   21 Apr 2026

   Growing Through Grief with Sheila Ray Montgomery

   Today’s conversation is for anyone who’s ever been told they’re “too much.” Too loud. Too emotional. Too intense. Too different. What if being “too much” is actually your advantage? Yesterday I sat down with award-winning nurse, author, and founder, Sheila Ray Montgomery (https://substack.com/profile/314467608-sheila-ray-montgomery). She shared her wisdom about life, love, and living through the kind of loss that reshapes everything. After losing her husband to cancer, Sheila had to forge a new way forward. She didn’t shrink or disappear. She kept building her dreams. She kept creating. And she turned her story into award-winning work. We talked about: * Being yourself even if other people don’t like it. * How to carry on with your dreams after loss. * Taking up space without apology. This episode is a reminder: You’re not everyone’s cup of tea… and' that’s ok. If you’ve been hold back your true self to make other people comfortable, this one might hit a nerve. Get her books and stay up to date with Sheila at https://sheilaraymontgomery.com/ (https://sheilaraymontgomery.com/) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raiseyourownbar.substack.com (https://raiseyourownbar.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

3. 

   24 Nov 2025

   Raise Your Own Bar Ep 38

   In this week’s episode, I sit down with an extraordinary guest: the host of the JRC Podcast, a powerhouse community advocate helping to market and promote events and small businesses across Guernsey County, Ohio. A disabled Army veteran, he credits his service with teaching him two defining lessons: discipline and resilience. He has built his entire life around both. He opens up about his years as an Army HR specialist, the injuries and multiple surgeries that followed his deployments, and the long road to recovery that reshaped who he is. Despite the physical challenges he still lives with, he refuses to let disability define him. As he puts it, “I’m disabled, not dead.” And he lives that truth every day. We dive into the unique challenge of bringing rural communities into the modern digital world and how he is helping local organizations embrace social media marketing and online engagement. His passion for service shines through everything he does. He volunteers with nonprofits, serves on community boards, supports groups like the Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, Feed My People, and the Honor Guard, and uses his platform to elevate the needs of others. He also shares his journey to becoming a Meta social media content creator, how his own experience of being “legally homeless” fuels his empathy, and how he maintains a positive mindset by reminding himself that someone out there always has it worse. For him, service is the antidote to self-pity. We talk about leadership, confidence, and the lessons the Army gave him about influence, purpose, direction, and motivation. He believes everyone needs to be led differently. Some people need a push. Others need a gentle word. The same principle applies to how we show up for the people in our lives. His message is simple yet powerful: “You’re only limited by your thinking.” Whether you are navigating a medical crisis, battling through a setback, or chasing a dream that feels out of reach, his advice is clear. If you need help, get help. Failure is not final, it’s feedback. Learn from it and get back in the fight! This is an inspiring conversation about service, grit, community, and what it really means to rise above your circumstances. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit raiseyourownbar.substack.com (https://raiseyourownbar.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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• Kyle Campbell
• Justin Allen
• Malachi Fly
• Alex Eubanks
• Mike Blake

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1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

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