APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY Welcome back to the show one of our favorite past guests (and a dear friend of mine) Ashlyn Carter, founder of Ashlyn Writes, for the first of our Encore! episodes! Last time, we talked about building a business—this time, we’re getting real about how to build a life alongside that business. No fluff, […]

APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY New year, fresh start, and that shiny list of goals you swear you’ll conquer this time around. Sound familiar? By January 14 (aka Quitters’ Day), reality hits, and those dreams are collecting dust. Enter THE Lazy Genius herself, Kendra Adachi. She’s a New York Times bestselling author, podcast queen, and one of my […]

According to this study 68% of people would rather talk about their weight or sex life than money— ehhh. So let’s go there? When it comes to money talk, budgeting has got to be the worst? Even as a former fortune 100 financial advisor, self-proclaimed numbers nerd and financial consultant for the past twelve years […]

If you’re part of the 65% of small business owners who don’t pay themselves consistently or the 27% funding your business with wages from another job…you aren’t alone! My hope is that todays post will help you finally take that consistent paycheck you’ve likely been longing for! Word on the street is that it’s normal […]

Confession: I’ve totally been that person a week before taxes were due sorting through receipts and trying to get my quickbooks up to date. I know from experience that if you don’t make room to stay on top of your finances consistently, it’s a task that inevitably ends up on the back burner. Which is […]

It was November 2013 when we pressed “publish” on our very first website announcing the official start to Skidmore Consulting! A decade has passed since that day and I can hardly believe it! I sit here humbled and so very grateful for the ability to do this work for the past ten years. Being self-employed […]

When I graduated from college I immediately started working as a Fortune 100 Financial Advisor. Technically I was “self-employed” in that role and had to start figuring out the world of health insurance. We helped a lot of our clients with health insurance and the landscape looked much different then.  However, when I left my […]

How to Grow Your Business Without Social Media | Work and Play Podcast Feature If there’s one thing I’m known for besides talking about money, it’s my decision to quit social media. What started as a year-long break in 2017 has turned into a completely different way of doing business. Since replacing our Instagram traffic […]

One of the greatest honors of my life (other than being a wife to Kyle and mama to Madelyn) is getting to help others build businesses around the life they want to live. Each month we spotlight one of our incredible students and this month I’m beyond thrilled to feature Grace Paul! Grace is building […]

APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | STITCHER Shay Cochrane: The 16 Hour CEO From living on food stamps to building a multi-six-figure photography business in just 16 hours a week, Shay Cochrane has perfected the art of working smarter, not harder.  Shay is the CEO and Founder of Elevae Visuals (formerly Social Squares), a styled stock membership for creative entrepreneurs. […]

“Work less but make more.” It’s a goal I hear often, especially in the event industry. When I first met Mary Love Richardson (owner of Rosemary & Finch Floral Design) back in 2015 and learned she was taking on over 50 events per year, I knew, and she knew, that workload wasn’t sustainable for the […]

Every year I set a goal to read twelve books—mostly new, some repeats. I like to mix books from four categories: on life, on work, autobiographies, and fiction books. While I do a lot of research before making my final book list, I have embarked on some real duds over the years (which I now […]