About this podcast
Behind the scenes stories of real entrepreneurs and business owners making an impact while learning to make an income doing it. Confessions, funnies, experiences, cautionary tales, and much more are wrapped into the conversations in the BBG Studio. This podcast is for anyone interested in building a business that they own and doesn't own them. Join us for weekly chats with tears and giggles along the way.
Episodes
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- Show Side Manner & Doing Business When Life Is Heavy #138 · 17 min · Season 4In this episode of Buckets & Boom Gates, Jill Olish and Kim White talk about what it really looks like to keep going in business when life is very much still happening. They…
- Courage, Guarantees & Elbows to the Front - How do I know my idea will work? #137 · 18 min · Season 4In this episode of Buckets and Boom Gates, Jill Olish and Kim White talk about what real courage looks like in business—not the flashy, fearless version, but the quiet choice to…
- Polarizing vs. Alienating: Building Trust Without Showboating #136 · 20 min · Season 4In this episode of Buckets and Boom Gates, Jill Olish and Kim White unpack the difference between being polarizing in a healthy way and alienating the very people you’re called…
- Cultivating What Matters and The Truth About Your Focus Face #135 · 17 min · Season 4In this episode of Buckets and Boom Gates, Jill Olish and Kim White talk about what it really means to cultivate the things that matter in your life and business—slowly…
- Red Carpet Feedback: Harmful or Helpful? Destroying Confidence or Building It #134 · 19 min · Season 4In this episode of Buckets and Boom Gates, Jill Olish and Kim White dig into the difference between feedback that genuinely helps you grow and the kind that quietly erodes your…
- Colossal Projects, Overwhelm & Majoring on the Minors #133 · 19 min · Season 4In this episode of Buckets and Boom Gates, Jill Olish and Kim White talk about what really happens after you finish something big—a launch, event, course, or massive client…
- Playing to Win vs. Picking Yourself Apart: The Sports Mindset for Business #132 · 19 min · Season 4In this episode of Buckets and Boom Gates, Jill Olish and Kim White explore what changes when you treat business like a sport instead of a one‑shot test. They unpack the idea of…
- Leverage, Bootstrapping, and Repurposing What You Already Have #131 · 16 min · Season 4In this episode of Buckets and Boom Gates, Jill Olish and Kim White talk directly to the scrappy, bootstrapping entrepreneur who’s doing a lot alone and wondering how to make it…
- Pausing for 9/11: Making Space for Memory in a Busy Business #130 · 21 min · Season 4In this special Buckets and Boom Gates episode, Jill Olish and Kim White pause to honor September 11 as a day of remembrance and reflection. They talk about what it means to live…
- Remembering, Loss & Real Priorities - Navigating Life Events Alongside Business #129 · 24 min · Season 4In this tender episode of Buckets and Boom Gates, Jill Olish and Kim White talk about what it means to live with loss and still build a business, especially around days of…
- Turning No’s Into Not-Yet's: Rejection In Business Without Losing Your Confidence #128 · 28 min · Season 4In this episode of Buckets and Boom Gates, Jill Olish and Kim White get real about rejection in business—the no’s, the crickets, and the launches that don’t land the way you…
- Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater: Fixing Your Podcast Without Starting Over #127 · 20 min · Season 4Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Bathwater: Fixing Your Podcast Without Starting Over Launching or growing a podcast can feel overwhelming, and when things don’t go as planned…
- The Ugly Baby Syndrome of Publishing - Feelings of an Author #126 · 21 min · Season 4In this episode of Buckets and Boomgates, Jill Olish and Kim White get brutally honest about what happens after you hit publish. If your book doesn't sell the way you hoped, it’s…
- CEO Habits: Planning, Money & Focus… And Being Messy (Not Sloppy) #125 · 15 min · Season 4In this episode of Buckets & Boom Gates, Jill Olish and Kim White unpack the CEO habits that actually move your business forward. Instead of chasing motivation or complicated…
- Why Flexibility is a Strength Not a Weakness in Business & The Hard Spaghetti Test #124 · 19 min · Season 4In this episode of Buckets & Boom Gates, Jill Olish and Kim White explore what it really means to be fluid in business and why flexibility is a strength, not a weakness. They…
- R&D, Intentional Listening, and Building a Smarter Business #123 · 25 min · Season 4Episode 123 of Buckets & Boom Gates dives into what research and development really looks like for everyday business owners. Hosts Jill Olish and Kim White explore how…
- Hard-Headed, Tenacious, or Just Needing To Be Right? Know Someone? #122 · 25 min · Season 4In this episode of Buckets & Boom Gates, Jill Olish and Kim White unpack the real difference between being hard-headed and being genuinely tenacious in business. They also shine…
- The Power of Celebrating in Business and Confessions of a Hardaholic #121 · 18 min · Season 4In this episode of Buckets & Boom Gates, Jill Olish and Kim White talk about why most entrepreneurs are terrible at celebrating their wins and how that quietly drains momentum…
- #120 - Sexy Business, Sexy Life, Season Reflection · 17 min · Season 3Sexy Business, Sexy Life: Season Reflection Let’s pause and look at what actually shifted this season. In this episode, Jill Olish and Kim White reflect on the changes they’ve…
- #119 - Support Squads Friends Mentors & Partners Who Keep You Sane · 23 min · Season 3Support Squads: Friends, Mentors & Partners Who Keep You Sane You can’t build a business by yourself, at least not for long. In this episode, Jill Olish and Kim White talk about…
