Breakthrough Brand Podcast - Online Business Growth, Website Design Strategies, Grow a Podcast, Motherhood and Business, Passive Income, Christian Faith, Showit Templates

Today I’m chatting with Katelyn Dekle from Launch the Damn Thing. Katelyn and I first connected when she heard me on James Wedmore’s podcast and she sent me the world’s sweetest email. This was BEFORE Booked Out Designer even existed, but later when the course was created, she joined and has been an essential part of our community ever since. We’re talking through her business journey, her advice...

I’ve been thinking about unpopular opinions lately, as I asked a question about this to guests on my podcast and now I’ve been like “hmmm… what are my unpopular opinions about different aspects of business?” So, here today I’m sharing 3 of my unpopular opinions about branding and website design businesses specifically. So whether you’re a Showit designer, Squarespace designer, Wix designer, brand...

Today I’m chatting with a friend and member of my Booked Out Designer community, Stephanie Duke! We first connected in 2019 before I ever made Booked Out Designer because she was one of the people I “interviewed” about what they needed help with in their business. Since then, she’s been a long-time podcast listener, and eventually joined Booked Out Designer and has had HUGE WINS from the course. I...

If bookings are slow for you — whether you’ve been in business for years or just weeks, I’m sharing with you 4 important questions to ask yourself as you examine the situation and strategize what to do next in your business! 3 of the questions are really strategic, and the final one (worth staying to the end for) is a heart check question with some encouragement for you because I know when you’re...

Today you get to hear from Katy Boykin, who is an incredible brand designer and WordPress designer. My goal with this interview (and the 3 coming next week) is to show you what’s possible in your business. You’ve heard my story time and time again on the podcast, but this time I’m interviewing 3 friends to share their stories with you. These women are all 3 designers who design on different platfo...

CONTRACTS…OMG. Do they make your heart beat faster? Maybe you wrote yours yourself and that makes you nervous. Or, maybe your contract is so confusing that you yourself don’t even understand what you’re saying or how to enforce it if needed. Or, the worst… maybe you don’t have a contract at all, and you’re just kinda hoping for the best. Wherever you are — no shame. Seriously. But, I can tell you...

Designer friends, this is for you! If you’re feeling drained by your business or wanting to AVOID feeling drained in your business, these strategies I’m sharing will help. I’m going to teach some mindset tips, some super practical working with client tips, and even some marketing and productivity tips that will help you not be drained (or at least not as drained) by your business because you’re fo...

Short but, I think, this will likely be a very inspiring episode for you today! Do you know where your best ideas happen? When you think about brilliant ideas (or even just good ideas) you’ve had, when did the idea come to you? And how can you make more time for that place? That’s what I’m exploring in this episode. I’ll be sharing my process and where my best ideas come to me, the research around...

I’m so excited to have fellow web designer, Josh Hall, on the podcast today. Josh is a web designer turned educator for designers, and he’s bringing the good stuff today! Josh and I jump all over the place from his business story to his advice for scaling your web design business, maintenance plans, messaging as designers, time management, fatherhood, and so much more.    Josh built his business t...

To create this episode, I basically asked myself — What would I want to tell a dear friend who owns a business and now has a baby or is expecting about doing motherhood and business together? And, these are the things I wrote down! Whether you’re an expecting mama, a new mom, or have been doing motherhood and business longer than me, I think you’ll find some great tips you can implement right now...

Technically we ALL have a funnel for our business, meaning the way we’re getting leads into our business and selling, but if your funnel is actually working as well as it could is another question that we’re diving into today. I’m chatting with the brilliant Alexa Cawley, owner of Forever Friday Consulting. She’s the host of the Friday Society Podcast and is a marketing consultant for wellness bra...

In this episode, we are having some fun, talking about how to HAVE fun as business owners. So many of us start a business because we think it’ll be fun. We maybe aren’t enjoying our day jobs, we want a side hustle to go along with being a mom, or we feel really passionate about an idea and want to act on it. Whatever it is, we want to have fun with it typically. But so often our businesses aren’t...

Calling all Showit users and business owners who are thinking about using Showit as your website builder. Showit rocks, and if you’ve been around here for a second, you probably know that I absolutely love Showit. My own website is built on Showit, I sell Showit templates, and I’m a Showit Design Partner. I love Showit — plain and simple.    In my membership, Breakthrough Brand All Access, one of...

Want to go behind the scenes with me for a week? Seriously I’m sharing it all — the realities of running my business, the realities of mom life, and the mundane moments that kinda feel like “wait, why am I sharing this?” but that’s just what’s actually happening in life. When deciding what week to share, I probably picked a not that interesting one, but often the most interesting stuff is in the m...

Let’s talk productivity for mamas! For the past year since my son was born, I have either been on maternity leave or running my business very part time. The way I do things, how much time I have, what I prioritize, and my energy output have all changed since becoming a mom. So, my productivity methods have changed too. What used to work doesn’t work as well anymore, and I’ve found myself constantl...

Brand designers, website designers, and people who want to be a brand and website designer — this one is for you. When you’re first getting started as a designer, it can be absolutely confusing as to what you need to do and how to do it. If you went to college for design, they likely did not teach you any of this business stuff in college. You might be struggling with confidence in yourself that y...

Today I’m sharing a quick product creation tip with you! This is something you really need to be doing before you start building your digital product. I mean before outlining your course lessons, before you start creating your membership content, before you write your eBook, or before you build the template you’re selling. It’s a really simple thing but makes a huge difference later when it’s time...

Calling all course creators and future course creators, this one is for you! Creating an online course is NOT easy. It’s daunting, often very overwhelming, and it can be tough to get started and get momentum to keep going. I think online courses are so worth it, but it’s not all “no work and easy money” like some people presume. In fact, it can be hard to fit the time into your business to create...

Does your business need a mentor? I’m talking about a coach, a person in your corner who can help you out and that you can consistently learn from. Let’s find out. In this episode, I’m walking you through 4 signs that it is time for a mentor plus how a mentor can help you in your business. I believe that having a mentor is a HUGE key to business growth and getting unstuck, and I hope this will giv...

We’re walking down memory lane today back to 2015 when I first quit my job and then the process of starting my business. As a business owner who has been in it for a while, it can be easy to forget to share about the early days because you get so focused on what’s going on now. This isn’t going to be one of those “I was at the bottom, now I’m here!” types of stories. But, I do want to just share w...

Love them or hate them, the big influencers have figured out a lot about running successful personal brand businesses, and we can learn from what they do as we build our businesses. I personally enjoy following influencers, whether it’s the lifestyle, fitness, travel, motherhood, or fashion influencer — I enjoy their content and often buy products they share. These men and women are excellent mark...

If you know me, you know I love a good calendar and productivity conversation, and that’s exactly what we’re doing today! I’m sharing strategies to help you protect your time, schedule meetings with more efficiency, and think strategically about your calendar and meetings. Whether it’s an in-person meeting, a zoom video call or a phone call, they all take time, energy, and effort. AND, meetings ta...

In April, I posted a (very cute) video of my baby doing what appears to be a little baby workout, and… it went viral! 3.2 million views at the time I’m recording this, and probably more as you are hearing the episode. It’s had 171k+ likes, 1,532 comments, 125k+ shares, and over 10k saves. (And growing… I’ll add updates to these shownotes as I have them!)    So today, we’re taking a casual look at...

I’m answering your questions about MY team specifically and how I do team and systems in my business. If you love learning through hearing what other people do, you’ll love this episode. And, I’ve got plenty of tid bits throughout that you can apply to your business right now. Working with a team and NOT doing it all alone is a huge part of how I’ve built my business, how I’m able to work less hou...

Ready to hear 9 different perspectives on productivity and time management as a working mom? This episode is sure to inspire you and give you ideas in your own journey as a working mama!    I asked some business friends to share with myself and you all, how their productivity changed when becoming a mom. Once I started back to work from my maternity leave (episode #157, #158, #139), I realized tha...