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Regardless of whether you are just starting your business or have been in business for awhile, one thing that will always remain is that you will have to deal with your business taxes. California licensed tax preparer and IRS Enrolled Agent, Mike Ball of Sequoia Tax is sharing the importance of setting up your finances, what you can expect regarding quarterly tax payments, what exactly are write-o...

Master Life Coach, podcaster, business owner, and entrepreneur, Brenda Lomeli didn’t take a direct path to becoming a life coach. After a career in occupational therapy and a quest to find solutions to why she wasn’t losing weight, Brenda educated herself with her master’s degree, a certification as a nutritionist and if that wasn’t enough, she received whole foods culinary training. All of this a...

Research is one of the most important aspects of your business and applies to virtually everything you do from launching your business to growing it. Research takes work and isn’t the sexiest topic, but it can literally set you apart from competitors, grow your business more rapidly, and ensure that you are speaking directly to your ideal client. You are researching things in your life right now, ...

Co-founders of The Email Collection, Linda Sidhu and Wendy Jensen not only both had major career pivots, but have launched a business that is helping entrepreneurs and business owners nurture and grow their email lists. These are two women saw a need in the marketplace when it came to email lists and they are generously sharing their knowledge. I love this episode because we are talking about the...

Life minimalist and host of the top rated podcast, The Purpose Show, Allie Casazza is encouraging and inspiring women to pursue abundant lives by creating space for what matters most. She’s got fresh, practical lifestyle strategies, is relatable, and honest about what being a minimalist means to her. Allie shares how she turned her blog into a 7 figure empire and didn’t just create a business...sh...

Have you ever considered how your mindset might be affecting your entire life? The word and concept of “mindset” is a relatively new one for me, but once I started to work on having a positive mindset in my business, I quickly realized that it’s setting out a positive intention into the world and it actually works. This week I launched a Mindfulness Challenge in which we are resetting our mindsets...

There is a lot of sadness, stress, anxiety and unknown going on in our world right now with the COVID-19 pandemic. Outside of watching the nightly news, we aren’t watching regular TV in our house right now. I can’t stand the constant reminders with commercials about the virus and at some point, my brain needs to rest and recharge. Although there is so much to be sad and negative about, I’ve also f...

Having supportive friends and family members is important, but how important is it when it comes to your business? When you launched your business or your podcast, did you expect everyone you knew to be supportive with reviews or comments and likes? I’ve been there and I know what it feels like when your expectations aren’t met, but it’s taught me a big lesson in business and in life. You shouldn’...

Creator of Never Skip Brunch and host of Make Space Podcast, DIY Queen Cara Newhart is joining me to chat all things design and is sharing how you can create your Pinterest worthy room even if you have toddlers running around! Cara started a corporate career in the oil and gas industry and launched a blog as her side hustle. After having her daughter, she was able to channel even more creativity i...

The Refined Woman, Kat Harris is a photographer, blogger, speaker, host of The Refined Collective podcast and soon-to-be published author of Sexless In The City . Kat’s career started like so many others...somewhere completely different than where she is today and she’s sharing her journey from being a Bible study major to becoming a professional photographer without any photography experience and...

Career coach and host of the Your Career Story podcast, Jena Viviano is not only sharing how her career went from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to coaching 6 figure women in their careers, but why LinkedIn is a best kept secret. en on their corporate careers. Jena is going to change the way you not only look at, but the way you utilize LinkedIn and turn it into your favorite networking...

Our world is experiencing something like never before with COVID-19. The fact that we are all now isolated in our homes with our loved ones brings up a lot of questions in regards to working from home and how to deal with homeschooling and being together nonstop. I’m sharing how this is already the norm for our family because my husband and I work from home already and our kids are with us. I’m le...

Daniel Romeros, owner of DR. Podcasts and the audio engineering genius behind over 3000 podcast episodes is joining me to give you his best podcasting tips along with what exactly goes into editing an episode. Much like myself, Daniel stumbled into podcasting and never looked back. You’re going to hear what it’s like for our clients to work with Daniel and I since we produce 6 shows together and w...

Strategizing is a part of business, but how can you strategize in your own business to strengthen your offerings and expertise? Strategy sessions should be something you tackle every quarter and make adjustments along the way, so you don’t get stuck somewhere. When you identify your strengths and hone in on your exact offerings and expert topics, then you are not only going to move the needle in y...

Emmy Award winner Patricia Kelikani is a filmmaker and video marketer who is on a mission to help small business owners grow their businesses by creating videos. Patricia is sharing her story of how she was turned down for her dream job of being a reporter and how her life changed when a video camera was put in her hands. You are going to learn amazing tips and tricks to help you create your own v...

Rachel Bailey is a Parenting Specialist who is also a clinical psychologist and has worked as an ADHD coach for kids and teens and now works exclusively with parents. I love how Rachel is sharing how she created her business and grew it and also gives me some tips and encouragement about how I’m raising my kids as a work-from-home mom. We are talking about entrepreneurship and the effect it can ha...

Career and Business Strategist, Michelle Terpstra and I met last year in a mastermind and quickly learned we had more in common than just our names. We’d both had corporate careers, graduated from UCSB, had small kids and a love for yoga...well, she teaches it and I admire it.  Since the time we met, Michelle has left her 9-5 and is full-time with her business. Not only that, but she’s working on...

Host of the top 50 career podcast, Whiskey & Work Podcast, Kelsey Murphy is a life and business coach who has worked with Fortune 100 companies like Twitter and Facebook. She’s been mentioned in Forbes and left a cushy advertising career working with Elizabeth Arden and Nintendo to pursue her passion in working with other people. Kelsey is not only someone I consider a mentor, but also a dear frie...

As a podcast producer, one of the most frequently asked questions I get is, “How do I grow my audience?” Today, I am sharing with you 11 ways you can repurpose your podcast content. Creating content is time consuming and if you create content for multiple platforms, then you are spending a lot of time doing different tasks. By taking your podcast episode and repurposing it with some small tweaks,...

In today’s world we have a lot going on with a to-do list a mile long, but when you own a business, overwhelm and stress can not only sneak in but be fully present. If you’re like me and you are a full-time mom AND business owner, then your to do list is not only long but mixes your personal tasks with your business tasks. I’m sharing the key to avoiding the feelings of overwhelm and stress when o...

Whether you’re an entrepreneur or have a corporate 9-5 job, you should surround yourself with people who not only support you, but also play a role in your life. I’ve identified 5 people you should have in your life and how they will help you grow, reach your goals and why they are essential. From your partner to a mentor to someone you can mentor along the way, everyone plays a role in your caree...

Last year I pre-ordered Everything Is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo and literally devoured it, the moment it downloaded! If you’re like me though, you might not have heard of Marie Forleo. I learned about the amazing Marie in 2018 but since I was in the corporate world prior to that, she wasn’t on my radar...but her words were! “Everything is figureoutable” is one of Marie’s known phrases and it’s...

Have you been listening to podcasts and wonder how hosts find their guests? Do you have a unique story that others should hear about or are you an expert on something that you could teach others? You can pitch yourself (or hire me to pitch you!) to be interviewed on podcasts! I’m sharing some of my best tips and tools with you so that you can start landing interviews and not only educating others...

Christmas is already here and this year there was less time to prepare for it from Thanksgiving than normal. Somehow I’ve managed to be even more prepared than when there was extra time. Decorations are done, tree is up, presents are purchased and wrapped and I’ve had some extra time this month to focus on our family traditions and making this time special. The gift I’m giving to myself and to my...

She’s Not Your Father’s Lawyer...she’s Keren de Zwart, a corporate attorney turned flat-fee solo practitioner who is helping entrepreneurs and small businesses become legally legit! I met Keren in an online Facebook group and we became fast friends due to our similarities such as both loving the law, being total Type-A planning people and our sons having the same names. Keren is one of my close fr...