Coffee with Courtney

Welcome back listeners! It’s been awhile! I have Kelsea Warren on the show who started off as a client of mine, and now I’m thrilled to have her as a guest on the podcast. In this week’s episode, we’re talking about burnout, which is something that I think most of us will inevitably encounter. Stay tuned for when I have Kelsea back on the show for another episode! Grab your cup of coffee and join...

Michelle is a friend and colleague (co-worker?) I met in the design space. She’s the owner of Michelle Marie Studios, and as a brand and website designer, she specializes in ShowIt websites (but she also loves logo designs too!). She’s worked with many different types of clients in all industries. In this episode, we’re talking about what it’s like to start a web design business, the mistakes we’v...

I did this podcast with Jocelyn Berding, an Austin-based recruiter. She asked me and Ann Wilson to come on her show! A lot of entrepreneurs and business owners go through a lot of the same things, but we don’t talk about it. Someone else’s story and challenges may be just like yours, and sometimes it’s helpful to know that you’re not alone in your struggles in entrepreneurship. In this episode, we...

If you’re going through something, chances are, someone else is going through the same thing, so why not talk about it on this show? In today’s episode, Ryan Gallego and I are talking about the struggles we go through in entrepreneurship, whether you’re first starting out or you’re 4-5 years in. Grab your cup of coffee and join us as we talk about: Ryan’s journey to entrepreneurship How to stay mo...

Today’s episode is a bit of a spinoff from last week’s episode with my friend Ellen, where we talked about how to operate your business from a masculine and feminine approach. In this episode, I’m peeling back the layers and elaborating a little more. I’ll share how I used to operate my business, and how I evolved to the way that I operate it now. My hope is that by sharing this journey, I will be...

What does running a business from a state of feminine energy flow look like? Live from an actual podcast studio, I have Ellen Tsai on the show! Ellen is a process and mindset architect and life & business consultant. After 10 years in the corporate sphere (a super masculine energy-dominant space), she started her own business and has been able to discover how to bring feminine essence and ener...

Today I have Mark Drager, and in this episode, we’re getting tactical about how to build an agency (and build a business in general) and how to deal with the hustle burnout. Mark Drager founded his creative production company in 2006, grew it to a little over $2m in annual revenue, and then slowly watched as it all crumbled around him. Through the hard lessons learned and working to not make the s...

It’s been awhile since I’ve released an episode! But I have a lot to share and I’m excited to dive into this episode and update you all on recapping 2022 (better late than never!), and what 2023 is going to look like for me in business, in my personal life, and more.   Grab your cup of coffee and join us as we talk about: Recapping 2022 in my business and what I learned My end of the year jou...

I’m super excited to bring you this episode! Recorded IN PERSON with my friends CJ and Yash, this episode is a long one, but it’s a good one. We’ll talk about content repurposing, which these guys do very well, and I wanted to bring them on to share their expertise. They’re going to share some amazing tips on content repurposing and what that might look like for you. Grab your cup of coffee and jo...

How do you know when you’re ready to start Facebook ads? My guest this week is Mayorca Young, owner of Mayorca Digital, a Facebook Advertising Agency specializing in Facebook ads and sales funnel strategy. Her agency helps online coaches,and course creators scale their offers, increase their impact, and grow their email list on autopilot.  In this episode, we talk about what you need to have...

Is it too late to get started on Tiktok? My guest this week is Rebeca Simon! Rebecca is a Virtual Service Provider Coach and the founder of The Success Society, a corporation that has helped hundreds of women build, launch, and scale their online service-based businesses. In this episode, we're talking about all things TikTok: getting started on TikTok (spoiler alert: it's NOT too late!), how shor...

  Sarah Hagstrom has built a multi-six figure global business helping go-giver Health Coaches rapidly scale to 5 figures per month, without sacrificing sanity or profit. In this episode, we’re talking about how you can set yourself up for a successful launch, whether you’re offering a coaching program or a course.  As a special bonus, Sarah and I are going to be doing a giveaway! On...

  Tatiana O'Hara is a corporate operations leader turned Team Operations Coach. She helps entrepreneurs truly become the CEO through effective team building and delegation. Her signature program, Grindaholics Anonymous, has transformed dozens of businesses! Are you micromanaging? Sometimes we have to take a step back and do what’s uncomfortable. Look at your business as a whole and identify w...

In this episode we’re going to talk about confidence, and unapologetically showing up both online and in relationships. As women, so many of us struggle with this. You can be a confident person and still struggle with insecurities, and social media certainly does not not help. How are you going to show up unapologetically today?  Love the episode?  ✨ Leave a REVIEW on iTunes to let me k...

Get your notebook ready, you’re going to want to take A LOT of notes for this episode! I’m so excited to welcome my friend Ryan Moreno on the podcast this week to share his expertise on something that plagues so many entrepreneurs out there… SEO!    Ryan is a Florida-based SHOWIT SEO specialist and online tech expert. He’s passionate about empowering creatives and small businesses with s...

Continuing with our website mini-series, this week I have my friend Andrea Merrill on the show! I met Andrea on Clubhouse (hands up if you remember the Clubhouse boom), and I’m so excited to welcome her to share her expertise with Squarespace!  Andrea is a brand and website designer and SEO strategist. She loves helping established 6-figure business owners show up and stand out through a psyc...

This week’s episode is a replay from when I interviewed Andy Ortega, a Solutions Consultant for Kajabi. Andy and I used to work together at Kajabi, and today, we’re going to dive DEEP into why Kajabi is so great and why it’s truly my favorite platform. What is Kajabi? Founded about 10 years ago, Kajabi is an all-in-one platform for online courses, marketing, blogging, web design, and so much more…...

It’s been a few weeks since we’ve released a new episode, so thank you for your patience! Sometimes we need to take time for ourselves, and all you entrepreneurs can empathize with the ebbs and flows of entrepreneurship and needing to step back every now and then. Feelings of stress, anxiety, and burnout are all normal. You just have to find a way to hit the reboot button and get grounded. For me,...

Today’s episode is the first in a series of several episodes that are going to dive into websites! I’m really excited about these (I am a web designer after all!) and I’m hoping to cover all facets of websites: how they can help your business, how websites can help you scale your businesses, SEO, looking at all the website platforms (Kajabi, Showit, Squarespace, Wordpress, and Wix) and which one m...

Ellen MacKenzie is a corporate escapee turned 6-figure social media strategist and coach. She’s based in New Zealand and recently celebrated two years full-time in her business. In this episode, we’re going to talk about everything instagram, how Ellen started her business, and how she was able to build a 6-figure business with only 3,000 followers on instagram. Ellen is a self-proclaimed serial s...

Lauren started her business as a side hustle in 2016. At the time she was working in investment banking with a high-paying job that she couldn’t stand, but what she really wanted to do was coaching. It took 2 and a half full years for her to truly escape the corporate world, and she’s been running her business ever since. She started as a life coach and then pivoted to business coaching. She now h...

Are you creating an optimal customer experience for your clients?  My guest this week is Taryn Rachelle. Taryn is a systems and client experience expert who helps 5-6 figure service providers elevate their clients' experiences with them and create systemized processes that save them time! She specializes in Dubsado, Trello, Slack, and Zapier integrations. There’s a lot of buzz in the online b...

Grab your pen and paper, you’re going to want to take notes for this one! Today I’m talking about a super important topic: how to deal with difficult clients and how to spot those red flags 🚩 Dealing with difficult clients will happen to everyone at some point. It’s inevitable in the industry! It tends to happen when you’re first starting out in your business and you’re in the process of figuring...

You may have heard of or even used something like Asana or Trello for project management, but ClickUp is a more robust project management platform with a lot more customization capabilities for your business.  Today my good friend Courtney is on the show! Courtney is the CEO of the Elevate Effect and your go-to expert for leaning out systems, strategy, and self for highly profitable unchained...

When it comes to website design, we tend to talk a lot about the importance of good design and good copywriting, but there’s something I think is even more important than either of these: user experience. User experience isn’t something that is talked about enough. Think about it… if a user is visiting your website and they can’t figure out what it is you do, or find where they need to go, then yo...