APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | STITCHER Preview: So often we start a business out of passion or a desire to have more flexibility with our time—and money is a good and often necessary by-product of our hard and fun work. But seeing ourselves as a CEO, for many (myself included), wasn’t a role I fully […]

APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | STITCHER Preview: “It’s going to take time” something Hillary Butler wishes she could go back and tell herself on day one of her business. Now eleven years into being a professional artist, Hillary has a thing or two to say about staying in the game, pivoting with the times, and […]

APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | STITCHER Preview: “It’s a write-off”.  The four words every entrepreneur loves to hear but may be the exact mindset keeping us from financial freedom. It’s pretty easy these days to find resources on how to make money but much harder to learn how to then manage it well. Hello, that’s […]

APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | STITCHER Preview: While Brynn Casey didn’t author the Blue Ocean Strategy she sure does embody it. A coastal artist known for painting oceans. Oceans yall. For years.  Don’t you ever get bored? Don’t you ever want to branch out?  These are questions Brynn is more than accustomed to hearing. Her […]

APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | STITCHER Preview: Whether it’s fear of rejection, not booking the client, or mental barriers to know your worth; as business owners it can be hard to charge others for the work you provide. But as a single mom of three, today’s guest had a lot riding on each client and […]

APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | STITCHER Preview: From marketing director for a real estate company, to wedding photography, to fine art, to a dream job working as a photographer for Magnolia, Kelli Kroneberger has dabbled with many mediums in many creative industries. As someone who has always been a little embarrassed by the twists and […]

APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | STITCHER Preview: Just four years into her floral design business, Amy knew it was up to her to make money for her family. Newly divorced, single-mom with three young boys, the financial pressure was on her to make this thing work. She turned to a financial advisor for help… “It […]

APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | STITCHER Preview: I believe most of us set out on the path to entrepreneurship with a lot of hope, energy, and excitement but it doesn’t take long on the journey to realize we’re not just expected to be great at our craft, there’s a lot of other tricks we have […]

APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | STITCHER Preview: While money may be a hurdle most entrepreneurs have to overcome when growing a business, confidence ranks right up there with it. In the midst of learning to understand profit & loss statements and price for profit, it feels a little unfair to also battle the mental hurdles of confidence, […]

APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | STITCHER Preview: “If you’re not growing, you’re dying” In the business world, “success” is often directly or indirectly tied to this idea of “more”. More sales, more profit, more growth, a bigger team, or more franchises. Translation? Success = more MONEY.  But what if “bigger” isn’t always better. In fact, […]

APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY | STITCHER Preview: According to many sources, most businesses fail within the first 5-10 years. How do you beat the odds and build a business that withstands the test of time? Through the economic recession of 2008 to the global pandemic of 2020, KT Merry has seen a lot during her […]

APPLE PODCASTS | SPOTIFY Preview: “We don’t get more than one lifetime to create these big visionary ideas. We have to take the years that we’re given and just go for it.” – Emily Jeffords As an art student she was given the expectation that a career in art would be a constant struggle. “Struggling artist” is […]