And She Spoke

Running an online business can be draining.  Especially in a global pandemic.  If you spent most of last year glued to the screen, working 13 hours a day, and wading through digital noise, you aren’t the only one.  2020 and 2021 were not kind to entrepreneurs.  But with a new year comes a fresh perspective.  And one big trend that we stand behind for 2022 is digital minimalism. Digital minimalism...

It’s been a hot minute, hasn’t it? We know we’ve been gone for a while. But, it’s for a good reason! Last August, Jeni realized that she was burnt out.  And by burnt out, we don’t mean slightly warm — we mean full-on, Sahara Desert- level fried.  Her basement office was suffocating, she was working 18 hours a day, and to top it all off, had COVID for months.  So, she decided she needed a change. C...

If you’ve been following us for a while, you probably know that we’re obsessed with the concept of being a business nomad.  What’s not to love about getting to travel the world while still running your business?  And before Jeni took the plunge and invested in her own Airstream, she had a few entrepreneurs she would follow for travel inspo - people who were living the #campingcarlife and working w...

Society is quick to call a high-achieving woman “superwoman”. With that one word, the world defines your worth by your ability to take care of others. And because we’ve been socialized to measure our own value according to these metrics, we forget that the superhero cape around our necks suffocates us. Roxanne Francis, psychotherapist and co-owner of Francis Psychotherapy and Consulting Services,...

Sometimes, you hear a calling you just can’t ignore.  And while it’s daunting to leave behind your life as you know it to follow your instincts, there’s also nothing quite as rewarding. No one knows that better than this week’s guest Gloria Chou. Gloria is a US diplomat-turned Public Relations expert whose mission is to help business owners take charge of their own PR, gain traction, and build bra...

In all our years of working with small business owners, we’ve been asked one question over and over again:  How do I get my trademarks in order? And we 100% understand! Trademarking your intellectual property is important, especially if you want to avoid legal battles and intellectual theft.  Since this is such an important topic, we want to make sure we give you the most accurate and legally soun...

Unruly (adjective): Disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control. The official dictionary definition of ‘unruly’ isn’t something women usually aspire to be.  All our lives, we’ve been conditioned to believe that being unruly was social suicide - the opposite of how we needed to act if we wanted to be loved by our peers, respected by our colleagues, and cared for by our partn...

We often define our limits by what we think we’re capable of.  And for many women in business, structural barriers—both internal and external—play a big role in how we create these fences for ourselves. For centuries, we’ve been taught that we need to rely on other members of society to make financial decisions for us, and that our value comes from our bodies rather than our minds. This reflects i...

As women and business owners, our relationship with money is complex. We’re constantly challenged by our internalized scarcity mindset, the wage gap, and financial barriers in a system that wasn’t designed to benefit us. But money, at the end of the day, is a resource at your disposal4. And if you choose to channel it as an agent of power, freedom, and equity, that’s exactly what it’ll bring you!...

Online business is a blessing. It’s not like we didn’t already know that (we’ve been in the industry for over a decade after all), but we’ve gained a newfound appreciation for it this past year. Not only did we have the freedom to take vacations, but we were also able to leverage our online business to grow, earn consistent revenue, and help other incredible entrepreneurs do the same thing. But on...

As female entrepreneurs, we know the challenges that come with a weak money mindset. It takes a lot of trial and error before we can trust ourselves when it comes to our own wealth. And this week’s guest used to feel no different. But, she managed to stand up, do the deep work and change her relationship with money.  And now, she’s committed to helping women make the same shifts that she did! Bonn...

Confession time: we know close to nothing about product-based businesses.  We’ve been in the online space for years and our experience with product businesses has been so tiring that we don’t even have the energy to sell Hey Marvelous T-shirts.  But, as entrepreneurs who love to stay on top of industry trends, we couldn’t help but notice a huge influx of product-based businesses during the pandemi...

Today, we’re lucky to have access to the wisdom of several authors, teachers, and coaches who’ve created huge shifts to the entrepreneurial mindset.  But there’s no one quite like Gay Hendricks.  The founder of the Hendricks Institute and the Foundation for Conscious Living, Gay has written more than forty books, coached Wall Street wolves and Hollywood royalty alike.  He’s dedicated nearly 5 deca...

It’s no secret that the world of business is skewed to serve a certain group of people. If you aren’t a cis white male with an Ivy League degree and an impressive resume, your chances of ‘making it’ in this industry are slim. And if you’re a Black entrepreneur? Those chances are close to nonexistent. Systematic barriers of entry have kept Black entrepreneurs out of the conversation for decades. An...

This week’s guest quite literally puts the pro in productivity! She’s an official productivity coach, a self-declared recovering perfectionist, and a calendaring enthusiast (more on that later!). Mridu Parikh is the founder of Life Is Organized, an initiative that teaches women in business to “wake up with a plan”. Her mission is to help them fulfill their demands, set clear boundaries, and elimin...

We received such amazing feedback for last year’s Thrive Online conference that we knew we had to host one this year too! Tickets are now for sale online for this one-day event on 29 September. We’ll be talking about how to build a lucrative membership model and create a signature offer, as well as hosting a talk by Sadie Nardini on how to stand out on social media, before diving into the topic of...

Social media is constantly evolving. And keeping up with the trends is challenging for anyone , let alone those of us who actually have a business to run too... For example, recently, Instagram announced that they wanted creators to focus more on reels than images. The meaning of this is simple - videos posts will now receive a MUCH heavier algorithm than image-based ones. When we first heard of t...

According to Shopify’s CEO, massive growth in the online retail space has arrived 10 years early.  We’ve seen thousands of people turn to the internet to supplement their income, create alternate livelihoods, and survive in this post-pandemic world.  But, going online isn’t easy, especially for those who’ve spent years working in offices, studios, and other brick-and-mortar spaces.  Which is why t...

Sometimes entrepreneurship feels like a constant uphill climb but it is an endeavor that pays off in the long-run: it’s just about staying the course and ensuring that you get the basics right. In today’s episode, Sandy and Jeni talk about some of the most common reasons why your business is not making as much money as you would like.  You’ll learn more about the strategies and mindset shifts that...

Remember when you’d work your tush off just so that you get handed a shiny gold star in front of the whole class?  Yeah, us too. Our theory is that this behavior is why so many women in business identify as perfectionists today.  When we had a show of hands in our community, there were SO many of you who identified as loud and proud perfectionists. And, we can definitely relate.  But, perfectionis...

On this re-released episode, we talk about a slightly controversial topic, namely, the value of a wife. Lately we’ve read several articles about the benefits for husbands to have a wife at home or at least in a position where she is still primarily responsible for childcare and the emotional labor that takes place in families. As feminists and entrepreneurs, we felt that it was important to invite...

On an average day, we make 35,000 decisions. It can be as simple as deciding what to wear, or what to eat for breakfast, or something a little consequential like deciding to diversify your business revenue streams, or as tense as dealing with conflict. As entrepreneurs, our power comes from being decisive. Making a decision, following through, and knowing when to pivot.  Tune in to this week’s epi...

Often, the only thing standing between us and where we want to be, is a crippling lack of confidence.  Now that might sound like a serious problem. But here’s the good news - in situations like these, only one thing needs fixing.  Our mindset.   In business and in life, the fear of failure and the comfort of familiarity can lock us in, prevent us from facing new challenges and experiencing growth....

If there’s anyone on this planet who can teach you how to be your own hero, it’s undoubtedly this week’s guest.  She’s extremely candid, optimistic, and one of the most self-assured people we’ve ever met!  Brig Johnson is a full-time life and mindset coach with a mission: helping high-achieving Black women work through their internalized biases, manage their emotions, and unlock their full potenti...

Today’s guest is someone we’ve wanted to speak to for years .  In fact, she was one of the first women we knew who not only worked in tech, but also had a thriving career in it. And this was long before we started Marvelous! So, it goes without saying that Sarah K. Peck is a force of nature.  She’s the founder of Startup Parent — a company that focuses on the narratives we share (and more importan...