Business Pathfinder

In this Going Deeper episode, I am interviewed by podcaster Marianne from Message in the Middle. Marianne sits down with me and asks questions about my journey of transitioning from being a high achiever, type-A business owner to finding balance and prioritizing non-work activities. In this episode you'll discover the importance of setting intentions when it comes to creating a a healthy work life...

Susan is a beekeeper who educates people on how to raise healthy and happy bees.  She has a small farm on the Big Island of Hawaii, called Bird and Bee Hawaii. Susan teaches beekeeping classes, she sells beekeeping equipment in her farm shop, and she also has a bird rescue on her property with over 50 rescued chickens, peacocks, turkeys and other types of birds.  Susan needs to hire someone to hel...

  Albert is the teacher and founder of a high-level creative writing school which is an alternative to MFA programs. Albert wants more students in his program, but he's got his foot on the gas and the brake at the same time in his business, which you will hear in this session.    There's an inner confidence that he needs to cultivate, and it starts with Albert discovering tangible ways that will a...

This is the Part Two of Gabrielle's session. If you haven't already heard Part One, you may want to go back and listen to Episode 17 to get an overview of Gabrielle's situation. But... if this title is calling to you right now, it's fine to start right here. Gabrielle is a business owner recovering from a hysterectomy and now that her healing is nearly done, she wants to be able to create a more f...

This episode is Part One of the business coaching session with Gabrielle. Gabrielle is a business owner recovering from a hysterectomy and now that her healing is nearly done, she wants to be able to create a more financially lucrative business. She has two businesses that work very well together; she has a dog treat business and an overnight pet sitting business. Gabrielle has sold her treats to...

Ari is the youngest entrepreneur I've coached. He's 13 years old and has created a Marin County, California product business that is gift baskets for dogs. He sells his baskets to neighbors, at farmer's markets and through word-of-mouth from those who share venture. He sells his dog gift baskets to buyers all over the United States.   Ari is wondering how to grow his pet product business and he'd...

Karma is Lamaze-trained and has worked at her local Northern California hospital assisting many births along with helping to alleviate the fear pregnant women often experience.  During the pandemic, Karma created an online birth class and birth coaching service. Now she's ready to grow her business and needs boots-on-the-ground instruction to take her business the next level to reach soon-to-be pa...

Miriam is in the creative arts and is nearly done getting her PhD.  In this coaching session, she is feeling unexpected grief after recently completing a big creative project and is unsure what to do next. She wants to utilize her skills, strengths and passions in her work, and she'd like to complete her artistic and scholarly visions. Miriam also wants to create more financial abundance and live...

Grace wants to expand her pie company. She's currently making 500 pies herself each week and she needs staffing help, a commercial kitchen and more personal time!  In this episode we explore how she can take steps to begin to have her trained crew making the pies, Grace overseeing the pie production so she can then concentrate more on marketing and creating strategic relationships to help her grow...

Delisa is an artist who has an artist space but it's not quite right for her creative needs because it's tucked in the back of another building.  She's mulling over the possibility of wanting to find an art space where she could potentially sell her art, and have her friends sell their art too and create a feeling of community with the space. However, she doesn't want to have to be there all the t...

Today's episode is a deep dive into friendship. Alex Alexander recently interviewed me on her podcast, Friendship IRL and this is that interview.  Originally, our idea was to talk about how to make business friends, but our conversation quickly became so much more. We focused especially on intentional everyday actions we need to take to build the kinds of connections we want in our lives.  You hav...

Angelica has a housecleaning business that she'd like to grow. She has one person on staff but she'd like to also hire another housecleaner so she can take on even more clients. Angelica wants to begin to step more away from her business to free up time to spend more time with her family and have quality time with herself. In this session, we explore that and a lot more. If you are looking for peo...

This is a very unusual episode for this podcast. Here's why: my coaching client today, Sasha, is a job seeker rather than a business owner.  But what she grapples with here in this session is something that a lot of people deal with, regardless of if they're in the workplace or they have a business.  Sasha's last job feels like a bad breakup and she wants to find the right fit when she lands her n...

My coaching client today is Alicia Dattner and she's a force of nature. She's a comedienne, an online course creator, an author, and she also has many other creative and business projects.  Sometimes business owners who have so many business projects can get stuck in chaos and Alicia is experiencing some chaos.  She needs to find a way to channel her energy from her many mundane tasks into contain...

Corrin Madden has a product-based business. Her product is heartwarming and unusual! (When you listen to this episode, you'll find out what her product is; I think you're going to love hearing about it.)  With Corrin, I did something different than I've done with the other coaching clients you've heard on this podcast which is this: after I ordered Corrin's product and was so 'wowed' by what she o...

Ivonne has a tea shop near my home on the Big Island of Hawaii. It's the one of the sweetest, most homey shops. Both Ivonne and her tea shop have great energy and if you are ever on the Big Island of Hawaii, I encourage you to visit her shop which is called Cardinal Herbs, Teas and Spices. I'm working with Ivonne today on an issue you may be able to relate to if you have an aspect of your business...

The coaching session today is with Robin, a prop stylist in New York City. If you aren't familiar with what a prop stylist does, you will find out when you hear this episode!  Not only is Robin a prop stylist, she's also the author of a new book. Like a lot of authors, she wants to expand her business reach with her book.  In addition to her book and prop style business, Robin is also pregnant wit...

Andrea is a new mom who is also scaling her real estate business. Growing her business and raising her son are requiring her intense focus, time and energy.  She also needs inner restoration by giving herself some "me time" and she's unsure how to give that to herself or even where to put herself into her schedule.  In Andrea's coaching session we explore where, when and how she can put herself ba...

Sheira is a therapist who wants to take her business to the next level and reach a lot of people with the important information she has to share. In this episode we explore how she can create passive income items including books, audiobooks and online courses in order to expand her reach and her profit. Sheira's time is limited because she's not only a business owner but she's also a devoted mom....

In today's coaching session, I'm working with Cora, a pet business owner who struggles with occasional bouts of depression and anxiety. This causes her to suffer - and her business to suffer. When she's not experiencing depression and anxiety, her energy level is high, her response time to clients is quick, and she's able to invoice clients in a prompt manner as well as do other necessary business...

Today's coaching session is with Adam, a money coach in Oakland, California. Adam wants to learn how to post on Facebook and other social media platforms in a way that not only gets him clients but is also an authentic expression of who he is as a business owner and a transparent human being. Like a lot of conscious business owners, Adam has a challenging time with the word 'brand'. He is also hav...

Today's coaching session is with Donna, a pet business owner in Tennessee. She has owned her business for a few years and she's struggling with creating a schedule that works for her and her full life with family and many pets.  In this episode you'll hear how Donna has pretzeled herself to accommodate her beloved clients. Like a lot of entrepreneurs, she needs to un-pretzel herself to put some of...

Hi there, listener, Because this is not a 'business as usual' podcast, today you'll find out a bit about the new podcast before the episodes get released.  If you feel stuck, confused, overwhelmed or alone in your business, you'll find your people and actionable advice here.  The Business Pathinder podcast is real, raw, and relatable; it's live coaching sessions with business owners, entreprenuers...

The Business Pathfinder podcast is coming soon. If you feel stuck, confused, overwhelmed or alone in your business you'll find your people and actionable advice here. The Business Pathinder podcast is real, raw, and relatable; it's live coaching sessions with business owners, entreprenuers, innovators, and makers.  Your host is holistic business and life coach, Kristin Morrison. Kristin has coache...