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Check out our deep dive essays (and podcast episodes) diving into the online business status quo with actionable ideas designed to cut the BS.

behind the scenes

Agency Behind-the-Scenes: Tasha Booth

It’s been a while since we’ve had a guest here on the show, so today, I’m thrilled to bring you an agency behind-the-scenes episode with…

avoiding burnout

Don’t Blame the Business Model: 5 Strategies To Avoid Burnout in Your Service Business

Burnout isn’t inevitable when you run a service business, no matter what people want you to believe. In this episode we’re talking about why working…

Business framework

The Framework for a BS-Free Service Business

As bosses, many of us worry we’re missing something as we build our businesses, so the idea of using a specific business framework to do…

Benefits of mastermind groups

Masterminds: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly

Masterminds are often seen as a must-have for business owners, but should we believe the hype about what they can really do for us? In…

sketchy business practices

How Sketchy Business Practices Have Become Online Business as Usual

It’d be an understatement to say that 2020 has changed everything. As our society and lives as we know it are forever altered, that bleeds…

Before you invest

9 Questions You Need to Ask Before You Invest in Anything

As the saying goes, you need to spend money to make money, but is that really true? My take is that sometimes it is and…

celebrity entrepreneurs everything you need to know

Episode 226: Celebrity Entrepreneurs: Everything You Need to Know (+ The 6 Different Types of Celeb Entrepreneurs)

Dude bros. Lady bosses. There are so many different types of entrepreneurs vying for our attention and our money, and I’ve termed these the celebrity…

referrals

Episode 225: Finding Clients: Everything You Ever Need to Know About Referrals

Fall is coming up quickly, and if your business is anything like mine, it’s GO time for new business opportunities. To help you go after…

Scale your service business

Episode 224: YES, You Can Scale Your Service Business

If you’re listening to this podcast you’re either tired of the hype in the business world about growing your business, or you’re looking for ways…