The Self Made Life Podcast

We all love showing some parts of our business and lives on social media. But we also have our limits. Creatives are people, not search engines. We aren’t Amazon Prime, we are doing these things with our hands, with lots of love and care. These simple things get forgotten often and we share our thoughts on those topics. We talk about how much sharing is too much and how to answer those DM question...

We are back! We are talking about where we have been, what is new with each of us, and what we have planned for 2020. More guests, more tips, more direct content, more behind the scenes! We are changing it up to be season based, so you will get a few episodes all at once, then one a week for a bit, then we will take a small break. We are looking forward to chatting with you again!

Running a business in this digital age has made things easier for us. However, the ever changing algorithms of Instagram has made it difficult for business owners to reach their audience. Today we're sharing a few tips on how to organically grow your instagram following by making genuine connections, being your authentic self, and reaching your target clients. 

In this weeks podcast the girls laugh, cry, talk about business and mom life with this weeks' guest Melissa, the creator of Josiah and Co. Josiah+co. started out of a desire to share our story of multiple pregnancy loss, and to encourage others to not grieve alone.  and thanks again to are guest this week josiah and co https://josiahandco.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/josiahandco/ credit: in case...

As a creative entrepreneur and maker, navigating the market scene can be tough and intimidating. We walk you through some tips and advice to help you get started, up your game, and share our own experiences. 

On today's episode, we sat down with Linda Kelly from Dollop Bakery to learn more about her and her home based bakery business. From unique flavours, branding herself with the cutest miniature deserts, and what is involved in becoming a licensed home kitchen in Burlington, Ontario.  www.dollopbakery.com/

Finding your tribe of boss babes is so important when you are an entrepreneur. We sat down to chat with local boss babe Emma from Simple Girl Canada. Her contagious laugh, positivity and message of empowerment drew us in and she is pretty much one of the sweetest humans we know. Grade 2 teacher by day and girl boss by night, this girl is making some serious waves in the community! Check her out on...

Running a business is hard! There are so many things to consider when opening and operating your business including the financial side. On today's episode, we're chatting with Jessie Manuel from  The Boost Up Bookkeeping . Jessie helps explain and answer some of your questions when it comes to bookkeeping, important and best practice financial advise for running your business, and touches on key d...

No matter what business you run -- you are likely wearing all the hats and juggling all the things in your business. On today's episode we talk about batch working and how it saves us all time in each of our own businesses. From creating handmade products, to batch editing content for clients and social media, to time blocking for a productive day. We're also answering some Q & A's from you guys -...

Starting a business and being your own boss is hard. There are so many steps along the way. We're here to share our own experience about starting a business all while giving you tips and advice on how to start your own business or sharing ways to streamline your process. We're also answering some Q & A's from our recent instagram poll. 

The Self Made Life is a podcast for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. We're here to inspire small, local and creative businesses along their journey to success. We'll give you a behind the scenes look at your favourite local businesses and what it's like to be Self Made.