Ep. 149 - ALL IN: Power Skills with Kelly Ruta

In this ALL IN edition of Profit First Nation, Danielle welcomes Kelly Sullivan Ruta, a clinical psychotherapist turned coach, focused on building an unstoppable team by cultivating emotional agility. 

Kelly shares insights into the concept of the Ultimate Inner Operating System, emphasizing the importance of skills like emotional agility and emotional intelligence in scaling a business via power skills.

If you want to learn how to enhance your own emotional intelligence and empower your teams for success, this episode is for you.

 

TIMESTAMPS:

  • [00:19] Introduction to the episode and guest, Kelly Sullivan Ruda.
  • [03:31] Discussion on the importance of emotional agility when scaling a business and building a strong team.
  • [04:50] Highlighting the impact of emotional agility on talent retention, stress reduction, and avoiding burnout.
  • [06:47] Example of a company overcoming challenges through the development of emotional agility.
  • [09:19] The significance of incorporating learning and development into an organization for employee satisfaction and business success.
  • [14:13] Reframing soft skills as power skills and their measurable impact on business outcomes.
  • [16:50] Distinguishing between emotional agility and emotional intelligence.
  • [19:06] Connecting emotional intelligence to effective communication, problem-solving, and creating a positive workplace culture.
  • [22:27] Emphasizing the importance of aligning team values and the positive outcomes it produces.

 Key Takeaways:

  • Developing emotional agility is a powerful tool for leaders and teams to navigate challenges, maintain resilience, and create a positive work environment.
  • Reframe the terminology from "soft skills" to "power skills" to acknowledge the measurable impact these skills have on business outcomes, team performance, and overall success.
  • Emotional intelligence is essential for leaders to connect on a deeper level with their teams, fostering a positive workplace culture, reducing turnover, and increasing employee satisfaction.

Kelly Sullivan Ruta is a clinical psychotherapist of two decades who made a leap into the coaching world to help entrepreneurs create an ultimate inner operating system for scaling without breakdown.

 

Kelly believes entrepreneurs are perfectly positioned to create a massive positive impact on the planet. But she also knows that no strategy, plan, or tactic will ever outperform one’s mindset, limiting beliefs, conditioned programs, or habits. She is obsessed with helping entrepreneurs do deep inner work while they scale and grow.

 

Resources:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyruta/ 

https://www.facebook.com/KellyRutaMentor 

https://www.instagram.com/kellysruta/

https://kellyruta.com/

https://kellyruta.com/op/psw-audio-series/ 

 

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ABOUT THE HOST:

Danielle Mulvey is a former flight attendant-turned-entrepreneur and owns multiple businesses doing $50 million in annual revenue. She is one of the exclusive, select group of Mastery-Certified Profit First Professionals worldwide and the go-to “HOW TO IMPLEMENT” workshop facilitator for Profit First and WSJ Journal best-selling author Mike Michalowicz following his keynote speeches. Danielle is currently running multiple businesses, from start-ups to mature businesses with 10-year plus track records and revenues ranging from $1M to $50 million in annual revenues and is a certified numbers geek about Profit First, leveraging the DIY cash management system for small business to achieve maximum profitability. She can personally guide business owners to achieve maximum profitability based on her 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur who has been there and done that.

 

Additionally, Danielle authored the book The Rapid Read™ Guide to The 5-Star Employee Rating System™ and is currently collaborating with Wall Street Journal best-selling author Mike Michalowicz on his new book, to be released in Q1 2024, titled ALL IN: How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams.


Mike Michalowicz is an entrepreneur and New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan, SURGE, Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, Clockwork, Fix This Next and Get Different. BusinessWeek called Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, a business cult classic. His books have been translated into ten languages, and Mike has had the privilege to speak on stages worldwide because of his passion for connecting with entrepreneurs.

 

As the founder of Profit First Professionals, he empowers accountants, bookkeepers, and business coaches with the tools and techniques to maximize client profitability, allowing them to uplevel from being one of the 83% of small businesses operating check-to-check and struggling to be profitable to becoming one of the 17% of thriving and highly valuable businesses with cash in the bank to correlate to profitability. Mike also co-founded the business growth consultancy Provendus Group and has successfully founded, built, and sold two technology service-based companies. He is passionate about sharing his experiences and advice with entrepreneurs and sits on formal and informal advisory boards while maintaining relationships with angel and early-stage investors.




RESOURCES:

Danielle Mulvey - Website https://www.daniellemulvey.com/

Danielle Mulvey - Linkedin http://linkedin.com/in/danielle-mulvey-66a315

The All In Company - Website http://theallincompany.com

Profit First Nation - Website http://profitfirstnation.com

 

Mike Michalowicz - Website http://mikemichalowicz.com

Mike Michalowicz - Linkedin http://linkedin.com/in/mikemichalowicz

Mike Michalowicz - Twitter http://mikemichalowicz

Profit First Professionals - Website http://profitfirstprofessionals.com

Mike Michalowicz - Books http://mikemichalowicz.com/books/

Om Podcasten

Welcome to Profit First Nation, the podcast that helps you achieve permanent profitability in your business by taking action to implement Profit First right. Hosted by Danielle Mulvey, a Profit First expert, and Mike Michalowicz, the author of Profit First, this podcast is for the top 17% of entrepreneurs who have cash in the bank to correlate with their profitability. On the podcast, we dive into advanced Profit First strategies by sharing the honest and authentic ups and downs of being a business owner. Each episode provides information for entrepreneurs focused on taking the right steps and seeking appropriate advice from professionals in accounting, legal, tax, or other relevant areas. You’ll also hear transformational stories from business owners who have turned their businesses from cash eating monsters to money making machines with cash in the bank to correlate to their profitability by implementing the Profit First System. With a focus on intelligent entrepreneurship, Profit First Nation guides you on how to take ownership of your finances and leverage Profit First as a DIY cash management system to make your business permanently profitable. If you're a fan of Profit First and Mike Michalowicz, this is the podcast for you. Join a in on our community of successful entrepreneurs driven to be permanently profitable, with a grit and growth mindset that lets no obstacle stand in the way in pursuit of the three Ps: passion, profit, and play. https://www.profitfirstnation.com ABOUT THE HOSTS Danielle Mulvey: Danielle Mulvey is a former flight attendant-turned entrepreneur and the owner of multiple businesses doing $50-million in annual revenue. She is one of the exclusive, select group of Mastery-Certified Profit First Professionals in the world, and the go-to “HOW TO IMPLEMENT” workshop facilitator for Profit First and WSJ Journal Best Selling Author Mike Michalowicz following his keynote speeches. Danielle is currently running multiple businesses from start-ups to mature businesses with 10-year plus track records and revenues ranging from $1M to $40-million in annual revenues and is a certified numbers geek about Profit First, leveraging the DIY cash management system for small business to achieve maximum profitability. She has the ability to personally guide business owners to achieve maximum profitability in their business based on her 25-years experience of being an entrepreneur who has been there and done that. Additionally, Danielle authored the book The Rapid Read™ Guide to The 5-Star Employee Rating System™ and is currently collaborating with Wall Street Journal best-selling author Mike Michalowicz on his new book, to be released in Q1 2024, titled ALL IN: How Great Leaders Build Unstoppable Teams. https://www.daniellemulvey.com linkedin.com/in/danielle-mulvey-66a315 theallincompany.com profitfirstnation.com Mike Michalowicz: Mike Michalowicz is an entrepreneur and New York Times and Wall Strett Journal best-selling author of Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan, SURGE, Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, Clockwork, Fix This Next, and Get Different. BusinessWeek called Toilet Paper Entrepreneur a business cult classic. His books have been translated into 10 languages and Mike has had the privilege to speak on stages all over the world because of his passion to connect with entrepreneurs. As the founder of Profit First Professionals, he empowers accountants, bookkeepers, and business coaches with the tools and techniques to maximize client profitability, allowing them to uplevel from being one of the 83% of small businesses operating check-to-check and struggling to be profitabably to becoming one of the 17% of thriving and highly valuable businesses with cash in the bank to correlate to profitability. Mike also co-founded the business growth consultancy, Provendus Group, and has successfully founded, built, and sold two technology service-based companies. He is passionate about sharing his experiences and advice with entrepreneurs and sits on formal and informal advisory boards while maintaining relationships with angel and early-stage investors. linkedin.com/in/mikemichalowicz MikeMichalowicz.com ProfitFirstProfessionals.com mikemichalowicz.com/books/ MikeMichalowicz