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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.

Managing or leading

Episode 169: Are you Managing or Leading?

Over the years, I’ve had an adversarial relationship with the idea of leading as I don’t really want to be responsible for people or be…

being a high performer

Episode 168: Tara Newman on Being a High Performer

When you’re the boss, it’s easy to get bogged down in focusing purely on how to be more productive, get more done and, ultimately, check…

Expert economy

Did the Expert Economy Kill Mastery?

Back in 2013, my family went on a road trip to Prince Edward Island, and somewhere in the middle of rural Quebec, I threw my…

How to Find Potential Clients Online

Episode 167: How to Find Potential Clients Online

Oh, magical Internet with all your superpowers, surely you can help me find allllll the clients without breaking a sweat. If only it was that…

how to get clients fast

Episode 166: How to Get Clients FAST in 2019

We’ve all been there — the moment when a beloved client leaves or something else happens where we need a new client ASAP. In this…

Running a service business

Why I’m Still Running a Service Business and Have No Plan to Stop

Who I am today is very different than who I was a year ago. And while the human condition is such that we’re usually focusing…

March 2019 recap

Episode 165: The Recap – March 2019

What’s the saying about March? In like a lion, out like a lamb? In this March recap episode, we’re talking about a month that was…

finding clients

Episode 164: Getting Proactive About Finding Clients

As a service business owner, it’s no secret that clients are the lifeblood of your business. That’s why you’re always on the lookout for new…

Finding your dream clients

Episode 163: Finding Your Dream Clients with Reina Pomeroy

The idea of dream clients is one that’s thrown around a lot, but what does that mean and where on earth do we find these…