Prosperous Pet Business

Kathryn is a pet sitter and dog walker in Oregon who is not quite ready to sell her business but would like to create a game plan to do that in the future.   She's also exploring some feelings around mortality given that her parents both died fairly young and she's nearing the age her parents died.   Kathryn is clear she doesn't want to hire staff bur she's also feeling burned out so she's in a bi...

For busy pet business owners, the usual self-care like scheduling spa days or going on a weekend retreat can feel stressful when time is tight.   In this episode, you'll learn now to reframe self-care as essential daily maintenance rather than a luxury, focusing on micro-habits that reset your nervous system without disrupting your packed workday.   In this episode you'll discover the "Micro-Dose"...

This episode originally aired in 2017 and since then has helped a lot of pet business owners reshape their money mindset - I hope the re-release of this episode will help you too!   Want to make more money in your business? So did Marc Allen. In this episode, he shares his journey from poor person to multi-millionaire in a candid and vulnerable way. You'll learn his empowering story about how he m...

Abby runs a dog walking and pet sitting business with a co-owner. In this coaching session, Abby discusses challenges in growing her pet business. She's expanded the client base by taking on clients outside the original area and have tried low-tech advertising methods like door hangers and lawn signs, with lawn signs being particularly successful. But when it's snowing in Buffalo, New York, lawn s...

This episode is about something no one glamorizes when running a pet business: the messy middle.   This can often look like confusion, second-guessing, restructuring, and uncomfortable change. If you've ever questioned your pricing, outgrown clients, rewritten your offers, or wondered whether you're cut out for this at all – this episode is for you.   Social media shows the butterflies. It rarely...

Happy new year! In this episode, you'll hear goal-setting tips and tools I've used in my own business and life to to create a great year. I'm excited to share them with you too.   You'll also hear a spontaneous conversation I recorded with someone I was co-working with on (with her permission!) one of my favorite productivity apps ever - Focusmate.   You'll hear why she and I love Focusmate so muc...

In this pet business coaching session, Jorge discussed his need to downsize his dog daycare and boarding business. Jorge is seeking advice on adapting his operations and staff for a smaller facility. This session covers strategies for managing walk-in clients, implementing new policies for space limitations, and improving marketing efforts through social media and SEO. Jorge also shared plans to m...

In this coaching session, you'll hear pet sitter and dog walker Malina share challenges she's having with team member turnover and client retention in her pet sitting and dog walking business, particularly after expanding to multiple states. You'll hear strategies for delegating responsibilities and improving staff independence, various operational improvements including software systems, staff tr...

This episode dives into the intricate challenges of running a pet sitting and dog walking business, focusing primarily on liability and proper worker classification.   Lori, who operates a dog walking and pet sitting service in the Philadelphia area, shares her concerns about managing the risks associated with her pet walkers, especially after sustaining an ankle injury herself while on the job.  ...

Renee is a dog trainer in Maine who wants to quit her corporate job to run her dog training business full time. However, she's concerned about letting go of job stability and stepping into full-time entrepreneurship.   She's wondering when and how to make that leap and has a lot of questions about that so she can feel more confident about taking the leap to doing her dog training business full tim...

This episode dives into a game-changing productivity tool: The Eisenhower Matrix (also known as the Urgent-Important Matrix).   This four-quadrant framework challenges the common mistake business owners make of confusing mere urgency with true importance.   You'll hear me break down the four quadrants: Do, Schedule, Delegate, and Delete - and illustrate the importance of protecting your time by co...

What if you had a medical emergency and you needed to take time off from your pet business? Or, what if you got the news that you're pregnant and will need to take some maternity leave?  Maybe you just need a chunk of time away from your business for your mental health?  In this episode, you'll hear me coach Sarah, a dog walker and pet sitter who has a knee issue that is impacting her ability to d...

Do you feel like you're constantly working in your pet business? One minute you're walking, training or grooming dogs, the next you're updating your social media, and before you know it, the day is over and you're not sure where the time went. The answer isn't to work harder; it's to work smarter. Time tracking is the secret weapon for pet business owners who want to reclaim their days and increas...

Genevieve has a pet sitting and dog walking business in Indiana and she's recently added the service of pet wedding attendant to her pet services. She is trying to figure out when is the right time to hire staff. She's also feeling like she should do some tasks in her business, but she does want to because these tasks drain her energy. Money is also a concern and is an important consideration to k...

Today's coaching client is Randye, a pet business owner in Pennsylvania who is pivoting her business to create a totally different type of service: she wants to create a mobile cat nail trimming business.    The good news: she has no competitors in her area and in the past she created a successful service-based pet business.    The challenge: This is a brand-new service in her area cat owners are...

If you're struggling to make money and/or you've got a scarcity mindset that is making you feel hopeless about your financial future (example: "there's not enough", "I can't earn enough", "I'll never earn enough", etc.), or you just want to give yourself a leg up when it comes to improving your financial situation, affirmations can help!   Affirmations are an empowering way to reprogram the brain...

Today you'll hear me work with coaching client Pretteek, a pet sitter and dog walker in Northern California. He's got a new business and already has 3 five-star Yelp reviews! He has had a lot of pet owners reach out via Yelp but rarely do those leads turn into actual clients.   He feels frustrated by this and wants to get more clients. Pretteek is very eager and willing to do the work to make that...

If you've got pet business burnout, this is the episode to listen to!   Heather Gibson, from Big Hearted Breeders, interviewed me for her Pet Breeder Summit and this is the interview.   I overcame burnout in my own pet business and built a pet business that allowed me to have lots of time off and even travel extensively –I spent many months in Bali and India!   Even if travel isn't something you'r...

Today's coaching client is Nicole, a long-time pet sitter and dog walker in San Diego, California. She's had some big challenges that impacted her pet business, including helping her dad during his illness and an injury she got from dog walking. She's needs to make more money because the cost of living in San Diego keeps going up and up, but her profit is not going up.   In this session, you'll he...

Today's coaching client is Kai, a pet sitter and dog walker who has had her business for a few years but has had some personal setbacks including a recent divorce, and some business setbacks including having to change her business name because of a similar name in her area and losing some lucrative clients.  She is rebranding and wanting to get more clients as well as hire some staff to help her. ...

That dream of a pet business, promising a life of freedom? Yeah, it probably didn't pan out exactly as planned, did it? More hours, less you-time? You're not alone if you can relate to that.   If the daily grind of running your pet biz is suffocating your initial vision of a flexible life, and you're longing for that promised freedom, listen up.   Mikaela Vargas from the Pet Marketing Unleashed po...

This episode is different from the pet business coaching sessions you're used to hearing lately on this podcast!    Today's episode is about how affirmations can help your pet business.    Whether you've never done affirmations before (and maybe you even think they are a bunch of hokey woo-woo) or you used to say affirmations, but it's been a while, what I have to share with you today contains som...

Brooke is a long-time pet business owner who has a large pet sitting and dog walking business in Los Angeles.   She no longer does the pet sitting and dog walking visits herself; she has a large team of staff to help her.   One of the challenges Brooke is currently struggling with is how to get new clients. She used to get a lot of new client requests but lately she hardly gets any inquiries from...

Is Your Mindset or Your Habits Sabotaging Your Success?   In this episode, Kristin Morrison was interviewed on the podcast, Pet Sitter Confessional.   You'll hear how she delves into the profound impact of mindset on both personal and professional growth. Kristin unravels the strategies to break free from negative thought patterns, crafting affirmations that truly resonate, and integrating daily p...

Luis has been in business for 12 years in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He has a thriving dog walking business.   Lately his clients have been using his pet service as more of a 'ride share app" (using his services periodically instead of consistently) which has made planning very difficult because his clients aren't being consistent and scheduling regular, ongoing service like they used to do.   Many h...