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Do you have your own business? Does it bring you joy? 

Are you thinking seriously about starting your own business and want one that brings you joy but need a push of encouragement?

Get ready for actionable inspiration from Jennifer Starns. She is a seasoned software turned career mentor to aspiri...

Is your business aligned to your superpowers? 

If not, get ready for some actionable tips and guidance from Renee Brauns to make that happen.

Renee worked her way up into leadership roles. The logical next step in her career was not a repeat of what she's already done but to create something new b...

Are you ready to find your superpower? 

Even though you've taken personality tests and can easily list your strengths, you may still be unclear about what you do that makes you unique and intensely valuable to the people you want to serve.

You might even know how your approach to consulting or coa...

Big changes in your career or taking risks with your business can be scary. But it's also an opportunity to reverse engineer your fear and step into something great!

Today, I continue my conversation with Roy Bell. Roy helps high achievers explore the intersection of the mind-heart connection, spir...

Get ready for a powerful conversation about why letting go of the business you think you should have IS THE WAY to the business that is meant for you. 

When Roy and I started working on his business build and brand several years ago, at the time, it made sense for Roy to leverage his process and sy...

Jared Nichols has always been an independent thinker and never wanted to work for someone else. 

I met Jared several years ago when we worked with a company helping us build our online platform and get started creating content. 

Initially, I wanted to interview Jared because he has done a fantasti...

I have known Roberta Matuson for over ten years. I have witnessed her remarkable journey from a start-up consulting business owner to an established expert with five published books and author of articles featured in Fast company, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Forbes. She is an expert...

Dan Weedin, a treasured colleague of mine for over ten years, is an experienced entrepreneur, thought leader, author, and award-winning speaker who has a passion for consulting, coaching, and mentoring other entrepreneurs and business professionals.

When I first met Dan – he and I were learning how...

How much does it REALLY cost to start and run a profitable consulting or coaching business?

Jen Hamilton and I talk about what it takes.

Jen Hamilton is a business coach that helps coaches and consultants build a business foundation that generates ongoing revenue. Using her background as a former ...

Adam Schwartz was an experienced Chief Communications Officer for a $3b global hospitality company when he unexpectedly got laid off. When he got opportunities, he knew he didn't want to take another corporate job.

He wanted to do his own thing, but he didn't know what that was.

This sacred crossr...

How can you evolve from being a transactional consultant to a recognized industry leader?

What tactics need to change? What mindset needs to shift?

I talked about this with Jason Fearnow in this interview.

Jason is an accomplished leader with specialized expertise in large contract negotiations f...

Have you ever thought to yourself, "I'd love to take the best of my career and turn it into a business?" but got stuck because you didn't know how?

After a 20-year career as a leader at Wyndham, Lori Smith decided that she had done all she could for the company she loved. 

She had created a unique...