Simple Online Business: Business Strategy for Moms

This is a question that SO many Mamas have reached out to me about throughout the years. I think that there are so many places, people, and positions that business owners can hire support in, that it almost becomes overwhelming of where to actually start looking. Speaking from experience, the first hire you will probably make in your business is a virtual assistant. However, there are so many diff...

This episode is going to be a bit contradicting to some things I have posted in the past. If you’ve been here for a while, you might remember me talking about how your business might not need an email list.  While I don’t disagree with that, I want to clarify whom that statement is meant for.  If you are brand new to starting a business, you don’t need to stress out about growing an email list. Yo...

Recently, I have been chatting with many of my friends that have reached either a million dollars, once or multiple times in their businesses. We’ve really been reflecting on: -What are the things we think everyone knows when it comes to making money, but maybe they don’t know about? So many people believe, “If I work hard, and hire the right coach, I will arrive at a million dollars. Then, the ha...

The other day, I overheard someone say, “Moms use kids as an excuse to not have a business. To not take action, and to not move their businesses forward.”  And, as you can probably imagine, this just didn't sit well with me. Moms can, in fact, build a business, in all different phases and seasons of their life. Not only that, but motherhood and entrepreneurship can and should look different t...

If you’re someone that is thinking about starting a business, and you haven’t actually “started” yet, chances are there is something that is paralyzing you from actually starting. A lot of times, people are stuck in the  fear of actually starting, because they’re afraid they’ll take the first wrong steps, or they’re afraid they’ll make mistakes and have to apologize for them later.  Other times, l...

I am going to share something that might be an unpopular opinion to some. I know there are so many moms that feel so fulfilled at home, being with their children full-time, and immersing themselves in motherhood. And while that is so great for those moms, that just wasn’t my story.  Staying at home, and pouring myself solely into motherhood just didn’t fulfill me. It made me a little (ok, alot). s...

Are you the kind of business owner that plays the, “look at them ” game with yourself? You know, the game where instead of putting your time and effort into things that might actually move your business forward, you scroll on social media for hours, stalking and comparing yourself to every single person in your niche. Then, you sit there and say: “Look at them , I could never have a business like...

I want you to think about the last time you were scrolling through social media, and came across a business coach talking about something NOT working in their business.  I would say probably once, if that, am I right?  And WHY is that? This Is a real and normal experience that every kind of business owner has faced at least once in their lifetime. You don’t hear a lot of people speaking about this...

Remember that iconic scene in The Lion King, where Rafiki whacks Simba over the head with his walking stick?  Rafiki says to Simba, “You can’t be upset about it, because it is in the past.”  And while this scene, and the famous Hakuna Matata song share some more lax insights on leaving your trouble and worries behind, they failed to create a song about the long-term strain of all of this to our Ne...

Scaling; it’s one thing every kind of business coach talks about all of the time, right?  “In order to grow your business, you need to scale it” But do you ever get the feeling that no one is ever really talking ABOUT scaling, just that you NEED to do it? It almost seems like scaling is something most people want to do in their business, but no one is asking or addressing the questions mentioned a...

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be in the room? The room where possibility becomes reality. This last round of the Simple Scaling Mastermind live event was magical, and everyone felt it. On today’s episode of the Online Business Building Mama’s podcast, I invited a few of my Mastermind clients to share their thoughts on the Mastermind and the live event. As most of you know, I have made s...

Today’s episode is all about differentiation.  In other words, when it comes down to it, differentiation in business happens when you start working with more people and attracting more people into your world.  Dare to be different. You have to cut out this mentality of not being “unique” enough in your business. Women especially have been brought up to think we have to blend in and not stand out....

At the April 2022 Simple Scaling Mastermind event one of my clients said that she was ready to start playing BIG. This inspired me to restructure my mastermind - to create space for 90 Day leaps in your business to get you playing in the big leagues.  If you think you’re playing small or that there’s a hierarchy where you are “lower than other people ''... you need to scratch this mental...

People are willing to hustle and follow someone else’s rules and ideas to get to a certain place, and it totally works - but then they realize that what they’ve built is something they don’t even want.  Early in our businesses, we think that money is the solution. And money IS a solution. It solves a lot of problems.  But if more money is the only thing you focus on, the sacrifices you’ll make to...

I'm going to tell you a little secret... There are no real rules in running your business. You might be shaking your head right now. It comes as a shock to my clients when they come to me with rules and I fill them in on the secret that there AREN’T any real rules… For a lot of us, we’ve absorbed a lot of rules about how business needs to be, or how we have to act. On today’s episode of Onlin...

How do you feel when you look at photos of yourself? What comes up for you? What are your feelings, what are your thoughts? I know, for a lot of you, you look at it and pick out all of the things you don’t like. Now think about what is the difference between how you see photos of yourself and photos of the people you love? I’m sure we all look at our loved ones' photos and see all the things...

A lot of you think there is some magical shift that will change everything for you…  Sorry to break it to you, but there is no such thing. I am here today to tell you that you can stop the chase. You can stop feeling inadequate. You can stop feeling like you’re missing out on something major if you haven’t had your “ahaaa” moment.  Stop exhausting yourself by running a race that doesn’t even exist...

I’m going to be straight up with you… There is a culture of faking success in the online business world.  The pictures of the private jets, the lamborghinis, the Jeff Bazos of the world! A lot of these people try to come off as more successful than they really are. This causes undue pressure on ourselves and can actually impact the way we show up in your business, or in life in general.  For those...

Today I have my bestie and extremely accomplished coach, Kristen Boss on the podcast. Her and I share a lot of the same beliefs in business and marketing, and today we unlock several core areas where we see people not having the success that they absolutely could have in their business.  Kristen and I have made 12 million between both of our businesses in the last two and a half years. Run, don’t...

FACT: Giving up all of the things can actually make you miserable. If this is the price you have to pay to make 6 or 7 figures, then what’s the point? I encourage you to think and ask yourself some really important questions in hopes of upgrading the relationship with yourself, and having more trust in yourself!  A lot of you have a lengthy list of action items to be successful- change your diet,...

Calling all clients - current and future! You'll want to be all ears as I get down to business with not only one, but several of my Mama to CEO clients. Yes, you heard me correctly, multiple successful Mama to CEO clients came on my podcast at the same time, and yes, the outcome is so inspiring. People who are in the Mama to CEO program are in love with these episodes as they really help them...

This week on the Online Business Building Mamas podcast, I chat with Kristin LaFontaine, one of the program coaches in Mama to CEO and Simple Scaling Mastermind.  Recently we have both noticed a theme come up in our work with clients: feminine conditioning.  Essentially… as women, we’ve received strong messages about how we are supposed to be in the world, and all of that can interfere with what w...

As mom business owners, summer break should be fun.. yet instead it can become a major hassle. Mainly because we have competing desires: 1. Make memories with my kids this summer OR 2. Keep building momentum with my business… Here’s the deal - it doesn’t have to be either/or. It can be both! You can enjoy Summer 2022 without mom guilt OR losing momentum in your business.  Tune in today to hear 5 a...

Here’s what I’m noticing and I can’t stay quiet about it any more.  You are doing too many disclaimers before you speak.  You discount your expertise. Your work. Your skills. Your personality.  We need to throw this in the trash. Imposter syndrome, low self worth or confidence, and self-deprecation are intertwined, and are all hot topics in business these days. The point of this is not to make you...

Do you know the easiest way to grow your business? It’s having people who are already a yes, when they reach out to you. When you put out so much value into the world, that value does the selling for you. Rather than overthink “selling”, we must trust in the process if you’re putting authentic value into your business.  When potential clients approach you with the preconceived mentality they’re si...