How to Sell Online

This week, I’m crushing any excuses you may have about starting an online business and offering twelve success stories to show you how it can impact you and your community. The truth is, overcoming our doubts and fears and stepping into dreams of running an online business has the potential to completely change your life! As we start this new year, I wanted to make sure you aren’t letting any of t...

Catch, Cancel, and Correct.  This is one of those episodes that is just going to BLOW YOUR MIND. I am so glad to have my good friend, Jill Stanton, on the show today. She recently moved to Puerto Rico, and we’ve started hiking together and let me tell you...those hikes are some of the most empowering moments of my day. I wanted to share that goodness with you all, so today, Jill is sharing her adv...

First of all, let me say congratulations! If you haven’t already, I encourage you to give yourself a big ol’ pat on the back. You made it through the holiday rush and served your customers. That is a significant accomplishment, and I hope you feel proud of yourself and can take some time to rest and relax as the year comes to a close.  As we start to think about 2021 and all of the great things th...

This week, I’m continuing the theme of reflecting on the past year and am sharing the marketing techniques that worked in 2020. Because of the crazy year 2020 has been, we knew that the world of e-commerce was going to look pretty different than in years past. I’m comparing sales from Cyber Monday from past years and highlighting what that means for your business going forward.  I also discuss wha...

This week, Jared and I are taking a moment to reflect on our business's highs and lows in 2020.  As we continue into the holiday season and round out the rest of the year, we thought it would be great to spend some time in gratitude. We are so thankful for the lessons learned throughout the year and wanted to share them all with you! This year, we had some incredible highs, including our virtual c...

If you're anything like me, then your mind is always spinning with new and exciting business ideas. I just love entrepreneurship. It allows me to exercise my creativity while also providing for my family. Talk about a win-win situation. Well, because I'm just one human, I've learned along the way that to move onto the next exciting project, sometimes I have to let go. This week, I'm diving into al...

This week, I enjoyed chatting with Ruth, owner of the online boutique, Leina Shine. We discuss why it’s essential to stay true to yourself when building a business and make massive sales through Instagram, even with a smaller following! Ruth got into the e-commerce game five years ago, helping her sister run her business. After that business stopped its operations, she took a break from her entrep...

In this episode, I spoke to my friend Savanah Poulson about how she's been able to grow a mega-successful business in a very saturated market.  Fashion & Beauty. Savannah actually teaches makeup and hair and fashion...Now, how many people do you know that attempt to try that and don't make it? How many people quit because they think it's a crowded market. I wanted to bring Savanah Polsen on today'...

Talking to Gina DeVee feels like that endorphin rush you get after a fantastic workout. She is the founder of Divine Living, a multimillion-dollar lifestyle brand and women’s empowerment company. And can I just say, after our conversation, I feel so incredibly uplifted and ready to conquer the day, and I know you will too. We talked about Gina’s background and how she began creating money from not...

This week’s interview brought a much-needed kick to my step, and I think it will do the same for you too! As entrepreneurs, we tend to normalize doing it all. There seems to be this cultural mindset that hustling means having all the balls in the air at once. And it’s such an easy trap to fall into because we not only love our business, but we love the value we add to people’s lives.  We start to...

Are you ready to take a deep sigh of relief? Because this episode is such a treat. I had the opportunity to talk to Allie Casazza, blogger, author, speaker, and life minimalist. And she shared SO MUCH wisdom that I can’t wait for you all to hear. We talked about Allie’s journey into entrepreneurship, and I think so many of you will relate to her feelings surrounding it as well as what it means to...

This week, I talked to Wendy Kesl, founder of Glitter Luv Creations. She has been doing amazing things in her business, just selling glitter.  That’s right! No other products or services offered other than that sparkly dust you find in all of the corners and crevices of your home after you clean up the kid’s craft projects! And she’s made over six-figures doing it.  Wendy so kindly shares the stor...

Today’s interview has me downright giddy because it is such a dose of hope and motivation! I know the uncertainty of COVID has left so many business owners at a complete loss on how to make their next move. The sense of unpredictability has permeated almost every area of our lives, and I see how difficult it’s been for business owners.  In this episode, I had the chance to talk to Anne-Michelle Fr...

Money is the one subject no one wants to talk about, yet it's on each of our minds. It's just kind of an uncomfortable topic. I think so many people feel that way because there are so many myths surrounding money. We're conditioned to believe that money is an inherent evil and not something we should want to attain.  Today, I want to share with you some of those myths. Because I think it can help...

As entrepreneurs, it can sometimes feel like we have all the cards stacked against us. Operating a business while maintaining our personal lives is no easy feat, not to mention all the unexpected curveballs that get thrown in our path. Today, I had the chance to talk to Sarah Petty. She is an author, speaker, and founder of The Joy of Marketing. She started and grew an incredibly successful photog...

When starting your business, it can be so challenging to make all of those initial decisions. Each one feels so loaded and important. I wanted to take the opportunity and give you some helpful encouragement and, hopefully, some peace of mind, too. A lot of the advice I have to offer is gleaned from the trials and errors I made in my own business. We’ll be going over questions like deciding what to...

In this episode, I have on Karrie Chariton-Bhurgari, who is a Pinterest strategist, to help us understand how we can leverage Pinterest to get customers to come over to our stores and make purchases and join our email lists. Karrie has helped shops, bloggers, and DIYers go from zero pins to over 7.6 million monthly views. Pinterest is a fantastic platform to get your products out there to the worl...

Bethany started writing a book ten years ago. She struggled to find a publishing agent to read her book. She sent numerous queries to agents to get them interested in her book. She sent more than 100 of these without any success. She got so frustrated and cried a lot and eventually moved on and forgot about the book. This was until January of this year when she was out on a cruise. On one of the d...

There are many changes happening with Instagram. Just like other social media platforms, Instagram has its tips and tricks to optimize your content and grow your following, and what a better way to learn more about these than from an Instagram expert. In this episode, I dive into all the details and ask Elise all the questions that e-commerce brands have on using Instagram. We cover everything fro...

Entrepreneur life comes with some challenges that will make us feel like quitting. These thoughts will cross your head so many times. But you know what, you are not a quitter. You will carry on and will be fine in the end.  Understanding the reasons why you feel like quitting will help you push these thoughts away from your head when they come. These reasons are the normal challenges that entrepre...

How do you connect with your audience with everything that is going on currently? How do you show them love and serve them at a higher level? With everything getting canceled due to the virus, it may seem difficult to connect with everything on the world pivoting to online. Our successful virtual conference was so enlightening. We got to see how you can connect with your audience virtually. I go t...

Shelley, Missy and I are business partners in the How Does She business. Shelley has the superhero power of making business relationships work. She also does a good job working with influencers for the business. She helps us understand some of the things you can do to make business relationships last. She also shares how to work with influencers. Shelley shares how we started our blog business bac...

After trying deal sites and Shopify store, Vina settled for Etsy to sell her product. In Etsy, just like other platforms, you have to make sure your listing has a good title, has good pictures and you are offering your customers what they are looking for. Vina did this by learning what people were searching for and optimized her listing using keywords. This led her to make $20k from one shirt. Hav...

Have you ever thought about a situation and let your thoughts spiral downwards very fast to the worst-case scenario that can happen? Learning how not to let your thoughts go to the worst-case scenario is a learned skill. Learning to sit, enjoy, and rejoice is important. Enjoying that money you just made, that email list you just built, and other wins are things we should rejoice about.  Learning t...

Entrepreneurs often get stuck in their thoughts. This holds them back and prevents them from going to the next level. I experienced this early on and was helped by a performance coach to overcome the nervousness I had. The next level program is designed to help entrepreneurs push through when they feel stuck. The coaches help them back to the right lane so that they can run their best race. Tune i...