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Being an entrepreneur might sound like a glamorous and lucrative career, but the reality is that entrepreneurship is more of a roller coaster ride. If you aren’t expecting the ups and downs, then you aren’t prepared for the experience.  Running my own business has been nothing less than some of the best experiences of my life, along with some of the worst. And, unlike a real roller coaster at an amusement park, I haven’t been able to predict when those highs and lows will occur.  I’ve won big deals, then lost them. I’ve hired an employee who seemed like the perfect person for my business, only to have that person snapped up by a competitor. I thought I had the perfect marketing … [Read more...]

“What got you here won’t get you there!” ~ Marshall Goldsmith Congratulations, you’ve grown your business and achieved a major milestone, one million in revenue. Well done! It’s a huge achievement. Less than 4% of business in America reach this goal.  Now that you’ve celebrated, let’s talk about your next steps. Do you want to keep growing? If so, there are some major changes ahead. The skills and practices that made it possible for you to bring in a million dollars this year aren’t going to scale when you are at two million or five million. You’re going to need to do some things differently.  I get it, change is hard. And delegating can be hard, too. But learning to accept these … [Read more...]

As if living through a global pandemic wasn't enough — you're a business owner, so you have to become an expert on SBA loan guidelines and now learn all about CDC recommendations too? We're here to help you out. Here's the CDC's workplace decision tree and our advice about what to think about when reopening... Setting expectations By now, you should already be in near constant communication with your team on key office decisions in regards to how the pandemic affects your employee’s day to day work life. As you work on reopening it will be imperative to set crystal clear expectations. Reopening may provide some much needed financial relief for the company, your employees face … [Read more...]

I could tell he didn’t want to sell his company. My client had supposedly called me to talk about selling. But right away, it was clear that something else was going on. You see, his business was doing great—it had grown bigger than he’d ever dreamed. The real problem was he was exhausted. I glanced over at his computer and peeked at his calendar. All-day, every day, he was booked in meetings! On a hunch, I asked him, “What got you into this business in the first place?” He got this far off stare and told me about his love for crafting narratives. That’s what his business does—they tell incredible stories for brands that bring complex ideas to life. But he didn’t do it himself … [Read more...]

I clearly remember the moment I decided to hire a virtual assistant (VA). As my business started growing, I realized that more clients meant more work to get done! Pretty soon, I was so busy that I was missing emails and failing to get back to people because I just never had the time. I knew this couldn’t continue—so I tracked my time for a week or two, hoping to get some insight on where all my hours were going.  Looking at my time log, I discovered that I was spending eight hours a week just scheduling meetings with people. Worse, I hated it. All those back and forth emails. Then once I got agreement on a time and date, I would screw up the calendar invite half the time. Are you kidding … [Read more...]