Bonus Episode

From Live Audio with Elizabeth

Producer's Notes Session

Dear Business Coach podcast host Elizabeth Walker opened up about her ongoing struggle with writer's block, offering fellow content creators and podcasters a vulnerable glimpse into the creative challenges that even seasoned hosts face. Drawing from her recent comedy coaching sessions with guest speaker Clayton Fletcher, Walker explored the fundamental differences between speaking and writing, revealing how her comfort with verbal storytelling doesn't always translate to putting pen to paper—or fingers to keyboard. Her personal journey through therapy-recommended journaling, digital voice recording, and the preparation for a potential standup comedy debut in New York City this fall illustrates a universal truth for many podcasters and speakers: sometimes our greatest strengths in one medium can become unexpected obstacles in another. Walker's willingness to share her own creative blocks, complete with a workplace story involving a toupee-wearing manager that she's still refining for comedic timing, demonstrates that the path from spoken word to written content isn't always linear, and that embracing alternative methods—like using transcription tools to capture spoken stories—can unlock new creative possibilities for those who think better out loud than on paper.

In an era where AI and automation are reshaping industries, Liam O'Neill, Managing Director of BPMD, advocates for a fundamental shift in how businesses approach process improvement. "A company being able to understand what it does and then improve it, it's not a nice to have capability. It's absolutely essential," O'Neill explains, emphasizing that traditional consulting models often create unhealthy dependencies. His philosophy centers on empowering organizations from within: "What we try to do is set up an internal process excellence team. That's a team internally who can almost act as their own consultants. We don't want them to rely on us long-term." This approach recognizes that sustainable transformation requires more than external expertise—it demands respect for existing institutional knowledge while building capacity for continuous improvement. As O'Neill notes from his experience with complex industries like offshore oil drilling, "There's some things that really do need a human touch," and successful transformation means "taking what they're doing, finding how we can do that a little bit better" rather than imposing generic solutions. For businesses of all sizes navigating today's rapidly changing landscape, O'Neill's message is clear: "The ability to adapt the way you work isn't something that's optional. It's something that's really critical."

Connect with Liam O'Neill: Follow him on LinkedIn where he shares weekly videos and content covering "intricacies of the process excellence space from process modeling to process mining" with "tips and tricks that I hope are useful" for making your business "as excellent as is possible." As O'Neill puts it, LinkedIn is "absolutely the best place to find me."

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Publisher Scott Perry shared profound insights on aligning entrepreneurship with personal values. "Play your game on your terms without compromise," Perry advises, emphasizing that "if you're playing someone else's game, it's a game you can never win." Perry, whose book "Close the Gap" was released in November 2024, challenges solopreneurs to move beyond societal expectations and explore their uniqueness. "Work is one of the primary ways that we build identity and forge meaning in our lives," he explains, encouraging entrepreneurs to create businesses that align with "who they are, what they're good at, where they belong, that brings them a sense of fulfillment and flourishing and prosperity." Rather than following conventional business advice that leads to overwhelm, Perry advocates for a first principles approach: "All you really need is an offer, an audience, and a way of putting that offer in front of that audience." This simplified perspective helps entrepreneurs focus on what truly matters—creating meaningful work that reflects their core values and serves others authentically.

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