Ready or Not Podcast
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Ready or Not Podcast
A podcast about growing your family and your business. Lauren & Scott Ready share their experience of running a business together while growing their family through adoption. It's a podcast for business owners, couples, parents and adoptive families all under one roof. You can learn more about...
Recent Episodes
56 episodes
S4E4 - Why I Hired A Speech Coach
In this episode Lauren & Scott do a deep dive with speaker coach, Sally Zimney, about how creating a signature talk can help grow your business and im...
S4E3 - One Year Later
It's been a year since our worlds were turned upside-down due to a pandemic. In this episode Lauren & Scott reflect on what they learned, what they w...
S4E2 - Saboteurs & EQ
In this episode Lauren & Scott discuss how your emotional intelligence can help and hurt your agility to be your best. They walk through the Saboteurs...
S4E1 - Where Did You Go?
Where did Lauren & Scott go...again? In short...2020 got really really really busy. And this fun little side project...got really really hard. So to...
S3E14 - What Are We Doing?
In this episode Lauren & Scott update you on how their business is doing in the middle of a pandemic. And how their mission continues as they march f...
S3E13 - Where Have We Been?
It's been awhile. And in this episode Lauren & Scott explain why they've been gone and catch listeners up on what's going on in their life. It's wort...
S3E12 - #FeelGoodFriday - Positivity
In this episode Lauren & Scott pick up where they left off and update listeners on current COVID life. Hear the story of how #FeelGoodFriday came to...
S3E11 - Hey Chicago!
We've expanded! Our business is now operating in Memphis, TN and Chicago, IL and in this episode Lauren & Scott talk with our Allison Wong and Charli...
S3E10 - What Goals?
What happened to your 2020 goals? In this episode Lauren & Scott revisit their goals and reset them to realistic goals for the second half of the yea...
S3E9 - Stand Up And Say Something (#BlackLivesMatter)
In this episode Lauren & Scott sit down with Jason and Lesley Brown Rawlings in Memphis, TN. Jason works as a filmmaker who spotlights poverty and in...
Out Of The Studio
Happy Memorial Day week...Lauren & Scott are in the woods and have a quick message about next week.
S3E8 - Now What?
In this episode Lauren & Scott answer a series of 8 questions that reflect on their quarantine experience (that's not over yet). Hear their answers a...
S3E7 - A Business Coaching Session
In this episode Lauren & Scott discuss unsaid expectations, loyalty versus commitment and what it's like to have a business coach. Listen in as Laure...
S3E6 - What's Not Cancelled
As Lauren & Scott head into week 8 of quarantine (despite some communities re-opening) they discuss what's not cancelled. Both literally and figurati...
S3E5 - Social Distancing Across The Country
In this episode hear from couples in Iowa, Washington and Florida. The one thing they all have in common: dear friends of Lauren & Scott. And they hav...
S3E4 - Working To Get To The Other Side
With all this talk about re-opening the country, Lauren & Scott share 5 ways they are spending the next few weeks in quarantine preparing for "the oth...
S3E3 - Let's Try To Keep Our Head Up
Are we still here? This week Lauren & Scott talk about what they're really feeling during their #SafeAtHome quarantine and how it's impacting their bu...
S3E2 - Business During Uncertain Times
In this episode Lauren & Scott dive into what it's like to run a business, lead and team and focus on mission during a pandemic. Hear 5 ways they are...
S3E1 - Working From Home (with a toddler)
We're back! Yep, it took a pandemic for us to make time to record again. This time we're talking about how we're relearning to work from home, with a...
S2E19: 2020 Goal Setting
In this episode Lauren & Scott walk you through their goal setting process, review their 2019 goals and share their 2020 vision. Tune in to see where...
S2E18: Grief at Christmas
In this episode Lauren & Scott talk about grief during the holidays. How it sneaks up on you, how they cope and what it feels like to get through it.
S2E17: #DecadeChallenge
In this episode Lauren & Scott compare 2009 to 2019. Since it's the last month of the decade you'll hear what has changed over 10 years and just how m...
S2E16: Family Differences
As we head into the holidays, Lauren & Scott discuss family differences that have shaped their perspectives on life, tradition and holidays. Hear how...
S2E15: 3, 4, 5
In this episode Lauren & Scott are inspired by "Pod Decks" to discuss three topics: 3 silly mistakes to avoid, 4 things you may not know about them an...
S2E14: National Adoption Month
In National Adoption Month Lauren & Scott answer questions about their adoption process. The common questions and the ones people are afraid to ask. S...
S2S13: Love Languages
A wedding gift from Scott's parents sparked a conversation very early on in their marriage. In this episode Lauren & Scott breakdown "The 5 Love Langu...
S2E12: Why I Quit TV News
This week Scott is out sick and Lauren takes over the podcast sharing two separate talks she's given to different crowds in Memphis. The first is abou...
S2E11: Coat of Arms
In this episode Lauren & Scott participate in a coat of arms exercise. They discuss four impact moments in life, four core values, three things money...
S2E10: Balance
In this episode Lauren & Scott talk about finding balance in business growth and life. Hear what challenges they face and how they find balance in the...
S2E9: Q4 - The Last 90 Days
Have a goal to complete in 2019? Make it fun! No seriously, that's what Lauren & Scott talk about as they head into the 4th quarter (the last 90 days...
S2E6: Ready Sister Takeover
In this episode we sit down with the Ready wives and girlfriends to discuss our path to motherhood and how different it looks on everyone. We discuss...
S2E5: Ready Brother Takeover
One brother just became a father, one is a father to be and the other will have kids someday. So what happens when you get them all together to talk a...
S2E4: What Keeps You Up At Night
What keeps you up at night? In this episode Lauren & Scott share some real and honest answers to that question. Everything from our business, to educa...
S2E3: Start-Up Adoption
Starting a business with your spouse, studying for exams and adopting a baby all at the same time? That's what Behavioral Science Consulting founders...
S2E2: Start Up Pregnancy
In this episode Lauren & Scott sit down with Truckish founders Aayush Thakur & Deme Yuan to talk about growing their start-up while preparing to welco...
S2E1: We're Back!
After 8 weeks off for summer vacation, Lauren & Scott are back at it and beginning and all new season of episodes featuring interviews and new topics....
S1E20: Out of Control
On this episode Lauren & Scott talk about how life feels out of control and what they do to try and regain control. Plus, hear why they're taking the...
S1E19: Starting and Growing Your Business
On this episode Lauren & Scott take listeners through the beginning of their video production business, Forever Ready Productions. Hear how it went fr...
S1E18: Lucy J's Bakery
In this episode Lauren & Scott sit down with fellow business owners and adoptive parents, Tracy and Josh Burgess. They talk about their dream to run a...
S1E17: First Birthday
In this episode, Lauren & Scott celebrate Max's first birthday. First with a recap of what they wish they would have known about parenthood and adopti...