{"podcast":{"title":"Empire Building","slug":"empire-building-513351","podcast_index_feed_id":513351,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/fef04654-0ebb-4a66-9020-3dac622265ae","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/empire-building","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/4/21/17/9cdca5bd-cf43-454f-8a65-3cb9a80e38b2_6-96f8-ee1f9a758c77_podcast-coverart-1400x1400.jpg","author":"Keller Podcast Network","episode_count":342,"summary":"It’s no secret that business owners face a unique set of challenges, often juggling marriage, parenthood, and career aspirations. Empire Building brings together five influential women who are unapologetic in their goals to build big businesses and live big lives. Another common goal? Helping others do the same. Tune in for authentic, unfiltered conversations with Wendy Papasan, Seychelle Van Poole, Sarah Reynolds, Kymber Lovett-Menkiti, and Tiffany Fykes, as they invite you to be a part of their journey.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T18:19:37.676845+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-building-513351"},"episode":{"title":"338. How to Set Standards That Protect Your Business","slug":"338-how-to-set-standards-that-protect-your-business","published_at":"2026-08-24T09:30:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-building-513351/338-how-to-set-standards-that-protect-your-business","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-building-513351","url":"http://empirebuildingpodcast.com/","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/95800435-fa3f-455f-9416-b0f6bdff176d/stream.mp3","summary":"The business you tolerate is the business you create. So are the expectations inside your company actually standards, or are they just preferences? In this episode, we’re breaking down what makes a business standard real: it’s clearly defined, consistently communicated, regularly measured, and backed by accountability when the expectation isn’t met. We share examples from our own businesses across communication, customer experience, sales, team performance, culture, and financial operations, including response times, client updates, lead follow-up, weekly scorecards, spending limits, and even cell phones in meetings. We also dig into the harder part: actually holding the standard. We talk about modeling expectations as leaders, building standards into systems and workflows, addressing missed commitments without making every conversation punitive, and figuring out whether a performance issue comes down to clarity, skill, capacity, or willingness. Standards should create consistency, not rigidity, and strong accountability can help your people achieve the goals they committed to in the first place. Your culture is ultimately shaped by what you consistently reward, correct, and tolerate. Start with the standards that matter most, hold them well, and build from there. Resources: Check out Her Best Life: www.herbestlife.com Learn more about Empire Circle Connect on Instagram: Seychelle Van Poole: @seychellevp Sarah Reynolds: @sarahreynoldsoji Wendy Papasan: @wendypapasan Kymber Lovett-Menkiti: @kymbermenkiti Tiffany Fykes: @tiffanyfykes Produced by NOVA This podcast is for general informational purposes only. The views, thoughts, and opinions of the guest represent those of the guest and not Keller Williams Realty, LLC and its affiliates, and should not be construed as fina…","meta_description":"The business you tolerate is the business you create. So are the expectations inside your company actually standards, or are they just preferences? In thi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1976,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/empire-building-513351/episodes/338-how-to-set-standards-that-protect-your-business/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/empire-building-513351/338-how-to-set-standards-that-protect-your-business.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}