Dealing with a sudden emergency or crisis when you’re self-employed feels like doing a high-wire act without ever having practiced, or even setting foot on a high wire before.
When Things Go Sideways
Work/life balance
What does a sustainable economy look like?
The predominant narrative in the entrepreneurship industry is that the solution to every problem is capital. More money. More growth. More glory. And of course, pushing more loans or equity investment funds to small businesses continues the flow of wealth and assets towards an ever smaller and richer sliver of the population.
Late Summer Greetings
Too often I find myself feeling the angsty sense of constant URGENCY as if there were some action I could take to fix everything. If only!
If Not Now, When?
Happy Monday, peeps! How is everyone holding up? We’re still in “as well as can be hoped” territory. All of us are healthy, we are fairly strictly isolated, the kids are doing fine with school, and Turtle is still working from home, which is an enormous blessing. I’m trying not to dwell on the fact … Read More
Free Friday Hangouts: Small Biz Check-In
To stay connected and moving forward with our self-employed gigs, I’m offering a free Zoom workshop on Fridays, at noon Mountain Time from now through May 5, 2020. Let’s hang out and share what we are going through and how we’re dealing.
Free Tuesday Workshops: Streamline Your Virtual World
Let’s share our best tips and tricks for videoconferencing, file sharing, project and remote team management while we’re all socially isolated!
Holding Inclusive Space: Monique Salhab and Kendra Toth, Co-Founders of RACED
Monique and Kendra are developing a powerful partnership that helps build capacity within other organizations to continue the important, ongoing work of dismantling white supremacy.
Taking the Lead: Giovanna Rossi, Founder of Family Friendly New Mexico
‘Tis the season…of badass women stealing the show in the House impeachment hearings. 😉 In this episode, I invite leadership coach, founder of Family Friendly New Mexico, and Producer/Host of The Well Woman Show Giovanna Rossi to talk about how women in leadership can maximize their effectiveness while staying physically and mentally well. With the … Read More
Making It from Scrap: Allegra Howell, Woodworker and Owner of Foxy Girl Designs
Holiday market season is upon us! I invited woodworker and maker of useful recycled wood items Allegra Howell into the studio to talk shop, craft markets and more. Allegra shares how she got into the biz of recycled wood handicraft, what makes a good market, and how she works on scaling her business while being … Read More
Art of the Coffeeshop: Pilar Westell, Owner of Zendo Coffee
I chat with Pilar Westell, owner of Zendo Coffee, about the intersection between art and coffee, and the ins and outs of building and running a community space.