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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.

No Sleaze, No Cheese: Discovery Calls That Actually Work

No Sleaze, No Cheese: Discovery Calls That Actually Work

Let’s cut the bullshit: If your discovery calls feel like a nightmare of giving away free advice and fumbling through awkward sales scripts, it’s not…

The No Drama Guide to Delegation

You didn’t start your agency to spend your nights fixing work you already paid someone else to do. But if delegation has ever left you…

The Micro Agency Advantage: Size Isn’t Everything

The Micro Agency Advantage: Size Isn’t Everything

If I see one more ad in my feed telling me to scale to 7 figures by hiring a massive team, automating everything, and launching…

Behind the Scenes of the Staying Solo Book

Behind the Scenes of the Staying Solo Book

Do you know what’s wild? I’ve been podcasting for 11 years, writing for even longer, and yet the minute I decided to write a book,…

You’re Not Playing Small (The Staying Solo Book is Here!)

You’re Not Playing Small (The Staying Solo Book is Here!)

What if everything you’ve been told about growing a business isn’t just wrong but actually making things worse for you? We’ve been fed the idea…

Set Your Business Boundaries: Stop Letting Clients Walk All Over You

Set Your Business Boundaries: Stop Letting Clients Walk All Over You

You built your business for freedom, not to be at your client’s beck and call. So why are you still checking emails at night and…

Reinventing Her Business: How Natalie Taylor Went from Conversion Copywriter to Membership Business Consultant

Reinventing Her Business: How Natalie Taylor Went from Conversion Copywriter to Membership Business Consultant

Natalie Taylor had been a successful conversion sales copywriter for seven years, working with online launches and strategy. She had a secure client base, a…

From Managing to Leading: How Katie Elzer-Peters Built a More Sustainable Micro Agency

From Managing to Leading: How Katie Elzer-Peters Built a More Sustainable Micro Agency

When Katie Elzer-Peters, CEO of The Garden of Words, joined the Micro Agency Mastermind in late 2022, she was navigating major business transitions. With a…

The Real Deal: What It’s Like to Work With Me

The Real Deal: What It’s Like to Work With Me

Have you ever signed up for one of those business coaching programs that promises to be “the only system you’ll ever need”—only to realize that…