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Business New Year’s resolutions

Episode 197: Three New Year’s Resolutions for Small Business Bosses

Happy New Year, bosses! 2020 is here, and in this episode, I’m sharing three resolutions based on things I wish I’d only known sooner in…

Building business relationships

Episode 196: Building Real Relationships with Lisa Princic

When you run a service business, your relationships are everything. Who you know, what they think about you, and your reputation can make or break…

Recap November 2019

Episode 195: November Recap and a Look Ahead at 2020

Another month has flown by, and it’s time for another recap. In this episode, I’m sharing my updates and lessons from November and giving you…

sales and marketing advice

Where Sales and Marketing Advice Can Go Seriously Wrong

Boss, we need to have a talk. It’s something I’ve been thinking about for months — okay, more like years — and I’ve had a…

Annual business planning

Episode 194: Planning with Intention (And Avoiding Procrasti-planning)

Happy December, bosses! And the end of the year means one thing when you run a business: The planning frenzy has begun. In this episode,…

Leadership mindset

Episode 193: Leadership and Mindset Shifts for Agency Owners with Bekka Prideaux

Owning a business requires a lot of inner work, and nothing has pushed me more on a personal level than stepping up as a leader.…

Tressa Beheim

Tressa Beheim Doubles Her Revenue and Then Doubles It Again

Tressa Beheim is an online business manager and founder of Tressa Beheim Operations. Tressa’s business provides strategic support for female entrepreneurs who are delivering a…

Recap October 2019

Episode 192: The Recap: October 2019

It’s time for another recap, so let’s dive into what happened behind-the-scenes in my business in October 2019. This may go down in history as…

Rai Cornell

Rai Cornell Transitions from Solopreneur to Agency Owner

Note: The results shared in this post are not at all typical.  Rai Cornell is the president and senior copywriter at Cornell Copywriting, which offers…