Four Lessons from Four Weeks of Sabbatical
When my kids were little, I started a life lessons book. Then it became a joke that every time a bit of mom wisdom emerged, it would be prefaced by…
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October 16, 2022
Why You Need to Sabbatical
My first sabbatical exposure came at a small consulting company I was a part of in my 20s. They offered a consecutive month off (paid) in addition to vacation every…
September 28, 2022
The Nuts and Bolts of Fractional COO
Everything you wanted to know about Fractional COO, when to engage in this service, how to contract a Fractional COO and more.
August 31, 2022
Every Business Owner Needs a Planning & Performance Practice
Every business owner needs a practice. We call it a Planning & Performance practice, because that’s what it is. You: Reflect on the past (performance) and use it toPlan for…
August 24, 2022
Do You Know What It Takes To Get Paid?
Are you getting paid what you need? What's your bottom line? We help you break it down, and arm you with the knowledge you need to achieve your goals .
March 8, 2021
5 ways to build a team that grows your business (when you aren’t around)
How do you attract the right talent? Here are four steps. Hint: The first one happens before the job description is ever written.
January 31, 2021
Hire like it counts
How do you attract the right talent? Here are four steps. Hint: The first one happens before the job description is ever written.
December 17, 2020
Are you losing good employees?
Employee turnover is a simple formula, but it requires a little probing to get the right measures and decide if it is useful for you to track as a business owner.
November 17, 2020
How to find your measures that matter
Do you know what measures matter to your micro-business? We break it down to 4 steps (with a lot of definition) so you can focus on what matters —- and let go of the rest.
November 8, 2020
How to get from overwhelm to a path forward
So you want to grow your micro-business. Do you know where to start? We break it down into 7 steps. So you can get from where you are, to where you want to be. Game on!
October 19, 2020
How to set your prices: The facts that matter
Your pricing strategy is about more than your self-worth. It’s a set of criteria and considerations that leads you to the center of the venn diagram, where perfect pricing comes alive for you. Here’s the 4 criteria, and how to use them to build a pricing strategy that gets you the results you’re looking for.
September 24, 2020
Use the Lean Canvas to triage your offer
Do you have the right offer? That means the best-suited solution — to solve a relevant problem — for a real customer — at a price they can afford? If you’re not sure we outline how to use the Lean Canvas (and our modified Go-to-Market Canvas) to triage your offer.
September 21, 2020
How to scale your sales and find your customers
You’ve decided that revenue needs to be your focus as you take the next step to scaling up. Awesome. But where do you start to get there? Whether its completely rethinking your solution — or learning how to avoid being left at the altar by a prospective customer, you’ll know your next step and have a slew of resources to help.
September 8, 2020
What does scale look like to you?
Scaling your micro-business is not a one-size-fits-all deal. Finding yourself hesitating? We set the record straight on how to figure out what scale means to you, how to measure it, and how to actually do it.
August 28, 2020
How to bridge brand & marketing gaps to build credibility
Are you building your brand intentionally or by chance? Kesha Lien of Brickhouse Create shares her wisdom on how to bridge the gap between brand and marketing so you can grow to your potential.
August 20, 2020