“Stories Sell” – I’m sure you’ve heard that advice. Storytelling is the latest trend in marketing right now, and for good reason. Storytelling allows your ideal clients to get to know more about you, your expertise, and your business in a very relatable way… and we all know that people do business with those they know like and trust, right? Joey Held from Ink Communications joined me for an interview where he shares his advice on how to use Storytelling

Ask any business owner where there best clients and customers come from and they are likely to tell you referrals. Most business owners think about referrals from existing or former clients, creating partnerships with other businesses who serve the same ideal clients can be an amazing source of fantastic, ready-to-buy referrals.​Elizabeth Dodson from Home Zada is an expert at finding those referral partners and she was kind enough to share some of her best strategies with me in this interview…

As a parent and a business owner, I often feel like I am directing traffic at a massive (and busy) intersection. Think spaghetti junction. I’m constantly evaluating what, or who needs my attention. That’s part of the beauty of being self-employed though, isn’t it? We have the flexibility and freedom to control our schedules as needed. Normally I’m pretty darn good at managing everything if I do say so myself, but sometimes things go amiss. A couple of weeks ago

I can’t wait to share this interview with you! I got so excited about the concepts Jason Howell shared about what every business owner needs to know about personal finance. Jason was listed as a TOP Wealth Adviser by WASHINGTONIAN magazine. He is also President of Jason Howell Company a family wealth management firm that develops regular net worth parents into patriarchs and matriarchs. He does that by walking them through decisions and a unique family governance process. You’ll definitely

With everything happening in the world today, we’ve all been reminded of how important it is to take some time to re-evaluate things and look at them from a different perspective. I get this reminder often from the most amazing source… my daughter. You see, my daughter has anxiety. One of the things that helps her is for us to work on ‘black and white thinking.’ You see examples of black and white thinking all over right now… things are

I noticed something recently and thought it might be helpful for you too.  Have you ever heard the quote “what got you here won’t get you there” from Marshall Goldsmith? It means that the habits, behaviors, strategies, and tools that got you to your current level of success won’t get you to your next level of success. You must evolve in order to “level up.” This idea has become a recurring theme with some of my most successful clients. They’ve

I think we can all agree that 2020 has not gone the way we expected it to.It most certainly has not gone the way we wanted it to.But here’s the good news… we are officially past the halfway point in the year. We’ve learned a lot and we realize that we need to make adjustments to how we do things, but now it’s time to take those lessons and tackle the second half of the year with a renewed focus

I want to introduce you to someone who has made a big impact on my personal business success. Mark Firth is one of the leading experts in helping business owners and entrepreneurs generate leads and grow their businesses using LinkedIn.  LinkedIn has been one of my biggest sources of new business, and my clients have seen great success there too. Mark answers some of the most important questions you should be considering when you use LinkedIn in this current environment.

This week didn’t feel ‘beautiful’.  I had my plan that I had worked out with @Cat Stancik the prior week.  I was refreshed from a retreat with @Victoria Whitfield and I was working from my 9 Principles of Sustainable Business Success. I would get up before the kids to get going but my motivation was low. Why didn’t it feel beautiful?  I wasn’t sure when I would have to toss all my plans out the window and focus on my

One of the topics that many small business owners find confusing as they begin adding employees to help grow and expand their business. I interviewed Allison De Paoli from Altiqe Consulting about what businesses need to know now about health care. Allison helps employers take control of their healthcare spend and get budgeting predictability. She is able to show them how to find high-quality care with lower out of pocket costs for their employees. Providing a solid benefits package is