On Your Terms®

This week, we’re talking all about working with clients overseas. We’re going to touch on something that we don’t talk about enough when it comes to legally protecting your business: Enforcement. In this episode, you’ll hear… One thing you must include in your contracts - no matter where you or your clients live Establishing what state’s laws apply to your business + contracts Enforcing your contr...

Let’s talk small business taxes. It’s a confusing, occasionally frightening, topic for many business owners — and rightly so! I have Keila of Little Fish Accounting here to break down all the basics: Why taxes are so confusing How you can track your expenses When to hire a bookkeeper How to pay yourself from your business By the end of this conversation, you’ll have a better grasp of what you need...

This week, we’re talking all about if you can legally use the © symbol, known as the copyright symbol, and whether or not you have anything registered. In this episode, you’ll hear… When you can (and can’t) use the © symbol What the © symbol does What to do when it’s not practical to copyright everything My © Copyright Formula for content protection Click here to find the full show notes and trans...

Planning out the next year of business in advance has been a game-changer for me — and it can be for you, too! This year, despite a number of personal challenges, I was able to hit every goal I set for myself at the end of last year. I’m even prouder of my new, updated planning process incorporating everything I’ve learned this year. And I’m going to share it all with you, along with a free Annual...

This week, we’re answering questions about who owns your business if you pass away — and why it’s super important to start thinking about that now. In this episode, you’ll hear… Who gets control of your business if you pass What happens if you don’t have a written will How to get a legal will in place Click here to find the full show notes and transcript for this episode. RESOURCES: If this season...

At the end of every year, I take the time to reflect on the past 12 months, both personally and professionally, and how the two played together. In this episode, I share my reflection process so you can join me in thinking about what went well, what didn’t, what you might change, and how to carry those reflections forward into planning out the next year. In this episode, you’ll hear… Why you need...

This week, we’re answering questions about liabilities beyond LLCs. In this episode, you’ll hear… What liability is — and why it matters to you The difference between in-person and online liabilities How to legally protect yourself from liability Click here to find the full show notes and transcript for this episode. RESOURCES: Episode 9. How to Register Your Business to Protect Your Personal Asse...

For many business owners, speaking can be a huge way to make some money and gain awareness for your work. Whether you’re looking to start getting into public speaking as an arm of your business or you’re already doing it, you may have wondered: What am I supposed to do if any legal issues come up while speaking? And if you haven’t wondered that, even better! I’m going to share how to own your mate...

Have you ever wanted to have your business, legal, or even personal questions answered directly by me? That’s what we’re doing here, where I opened up my Instagram to your burning questions. I was asked about HIPAA, the differences between business entities, how I repurpose my email content, branding tips, and more! In this episode, you’ll hear… Do you need HIPAA for a coaching or consulting busin...

Scope of practice couldn’t be more important in coaching and advisor-type careers. Understanding what you’re actually legally allowed to do and not do is not only smart but could help prevent you from breaking the law! In this “part 2” episode, we’ll go over my best tips to help you figure out your scope of practice. I’ll teach you… how to know if you’re stepping over the legal line (even though a...

Out of everything I’ve learned over the years of running a business, there’s one thing I wish I could go back and give myself the permission to do when I first started: Not turning everything I learn immediately into content for my business. Once I gave myself this permission, not only did it impact my business success and my bottom line, my mental health improved. I didn’t realize how exhausting...

We’re back to talk all about email lists! In the first part of our series on email lists, we talked all about list-building strategies—with or without the freebies. But once you’ve built that list… what are you supposed to actually send them? Let’s dive into what you can email your list to keep them engaged, how important consistency is, and the different ways you can nurture your audience. In thi...

Kira La Forgia of Paradigm Consulting is a friend of mine as well as a colleague I’ve hired to help in my own business. I’m bringing her onto the show to talk all about hiring: Working with contractors, hiring employees, compliance issues you need to know about, growing your team, and more. Building a team isn’t just about scaling your business—it can also be a way to support your lifestyle and ma...

List building advice is everywhere these days—from putting pop-ups on your website to creating “opt-ins” that give people a reason to sign up—but most of them don’t actually help you figure out how to get people to give you their email address. People often give us these individually dialed-in tactics without providing the actual high-level strategies necessary to make email marketing work for you...

You might be getting ready to hire, you might even have some contractors or employees working for you. Wherever you are in that process, you’ll want to start laying the groundwork for this now and not just when you need it. It’s important that you get it right—a wrong move can really land you in legal hot water. We’ll talk about the difference between an independent contractor and an employee lega...

I’m all about getting outside of your industry for ideas and inspiration. Thinking outside the box has played a big part in the success of my business, and part of that has been incorporating the lessons I learn from all over and applying them to my business. You may also know that I love cooking. To that end, we’re going to be speaking with Chef Mike Solomonov! We talk about what success looks li...

Business owners have a lot on their plate—trust me, I get it! Over the years I’ve found a helpful way to structure my weeks so that I can get a ton of stuff done without driving myself crazy. I’ve managed to build a 7-figure business without working like a maniac, and I want you to be able to take some of the methods I’ve used to get there and apply them to your business. I’m going to break down f...

In this episode, I’m sharing with you the backstory behind my signature product, the Ultimate Bundle®! I want you to experience it from the perspective of someone who has been passionately tinkering and perfecting this product until it’s the best it can be—AKA me! You’ll hear me dive into all the details, including what is included, what you can expect inside the bundle, whether you’re the right p...

When we’re in the weeds it can be hard to see what the big picture is. Sometimes in business, we need to zoom out and see the whole thing from above ground in order to see the plan and how it all fits together. I’m going to share how I integrate this practice of high-level observation into my own business and the ways it benefits me—as well as how I make a flow chart to direct my marketing and bus...

At the ConvertKit Craft + Commerce conference—which was full of mind-blowing moments for me—I attended a workshop hosted by the mega-talented speaking coach Mike Pacchione and it was so helpful. Public speaking is such an important skill to learn, and it can be a huge advantage in your business if you do it well. He gave tips and tactics I’ve never heard before such as using your body language eff...

Congratulations: Your Business, LLC has just made a sale! Time to go shopping—right? Hold up! That money actually belongs to your business, not to you. So how do you get paid? And how do you do it in a legally legit way? That’s what we’re going to talk about today. I’m going to share how I paid myself in the beginning, the step-by-step process I recommend for setting yourself a financial cushion,...

Do you run a business and you’re thinking of moving? The moving process can already be enough of a hassle before you even consider the legal ramifications of it. Whether you’re already registered or holding off because you don’t know what to do, there are really just two options—and I’m going to break them both down so you can decide which is right for you. In this episode, you’ll hear… 04:44 - Wh...

Jen Diaz is the real deal when it comes to coaching. She’s a mindset and success coach who I personally work with and she knows her stuff when it comes to overcoming the beliefs that are holding you back. We talk about everything from mindset to Jen’s JAVA method (journaling, affirmations, visualization, action) and how you go about implementing it, how visualization actually works, how to improve...

I’ve seen a lot of nonsense in the online business industry—both during my time in it and well before then. I want to pull back the curtain a bit and show you some of the marketing tactics being used to get you to buy into courses and programs so that you can make better decisions. I also talk about the fear that we’re creating a coaching micro-economy—where we coach future coaches in order to mak...

I recently got back from ConvertKit’s Craft + Commerce Conference in Boise, Idaho and my mind was BLOWN! The online business world is changing and we all need to adapt. This conference brought together some of the biggest names in the industry, but also the up-and-comers who are trying new things and finding out what works. I’m going to share some of my biggest takeaways, why I went, what I had ho...