Building your entrepreneurial confidence takes time, effort, and a commitment to learning. Confidence isn't something that happens overnight. It's an ongoing process of building trust in yourself as a business leader. Confidence is essential for entrepreneurs because it provides the strength and resilience needed to take risks, make decisions, and stay focused on achieving goals.

My dear friend Bridgitte Mallinson is the perfect example of someone who had leveraged unwavering self-confidence to become a successful entrepreneur. Bridgitte is a Functional Dietitian, entrepreneur, and business mentor. When I think of women who have gone against the traditional business model to create one that works for them, Bridgitte is top of mind. Why? Because her entrepreneurship journey started when she realized she had a lot to offer. 

According to Bridgitte, confidence isn't only about knowing your strengths—it's also about recognizing and embracing areas of improvement....

Leadership is defined as the ability to inspire, motivate and direct a group of people to work together toward a common goal. Good leadership is essential for any business to be successful and grow. It is the responsibility of leaders to create a positive working environment where employees can excel and reach their fullest potential. 

In my most recent podcast episode, I chatted with a very successful, very hard-working, and very selfless leader. Jess Glazer DeRose is a business mentor, investor, CEO, and entrepreneur. She founded Digital Business Evolution, a way to take your expertise and turn it into a scaleable, profitable online business. As a teacher turned 7-figure CEO, Jess has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to leadership and growing a team of leaders. 

In this blog post, we will explore the importance of good leadership and how it can be used to grow businesses and create spaces for employees to shine based on Jess’ leadership principles. 

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Being a parent is hard enough, but being a parent and an entrepreneur can feel like an impossible tightrope act. How can you possibly balance the demands of running a business with the demands of raising a family? The answer is conscious parenting.

What is conscious parenting? It’s the act of making a deliberate effort to be present and mindful in your parenting, while also staying attuned to your children’s emotional needs. I first learned about conscious parenting when my husband and I wanted to have more parenting tools for our six-year-old twins. That’s when we started working with Kim Marshall, the Founder of Roots & Wings Childhood. Through Roots & Wings Childhood, parents can work with Kim one on one to learn how to parent consciously. Kim really helps parents shift from surviving to thriving with her wealth of knowledge. 

In addition to her parenting expertise, Kim also knows a thing or two about entrepreneurship and founding a business. Once a...

Jackie Koch is the Founder of People Principles. People Principles offers Fractional Recruiting and People Operations services for high-growth companies. They are experts in scaling teams from 5 to 50 employees. People Principles has become incredibly successful thanks to Jackie’s leadership and her past career experience (which wasn’t always in the HR space). 

In this blog, I’m going to talk about how to make a career change–successfully. 

When it comes to changing your career, there are a few key things to remember. 

First and foremost, don't let other people's opinions affect your decision-making process. Everyone has an opinion on what you should do with your life and career, but at the end of the day, their opinions aren't as important as yours. It's up to you to make the decisions that will shape your future. 

Jackie says she is wired to not care what people think. Although Jackie wants to be perceived as a hard worker and a nice...

Women in business and women founders have an advantage that can help them drive success: their intuition. Intuition is the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning. Women's intuition has long been celebrated for its ability to help them make the right decisions, even when the evidence isn't clear. 

I am passionate about women founders. Not only because I am a part of that group, but because I know how valuable women’s energy and intuition can be for the growth of a business. 

You’ve probably heard the saying “a woman's intuition” and, or “a mother’s intuition.” The truth that this saying holds can be seen in every aspect of life, but especially in business. 

When I started my business, I had this philosophy that it had to look a certain way. It had to be hard, it had to be grueling, and it had to be all-consuming to be successful. Luckily, that mentality didn’t last long. I...

Whether you tell yourself, "I don’t belong here" or you constantly think, "I’m not good enough" negative self-talk affects how you feel and how you behave. In fact, the conversations you have with yourself often turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

For example, imagine someone who thinks, "I don’t have what it takes to start my own business.” To cope with this self-doubt, this person avoids really chasing their dreams and limits the opportunities presented to them.

Negative self-talk used to make up 90% of my inner dialogue. I’d say things to myself like “Why do I think I can be an entrepreneur,” “I will never be successful,” and “I always make mistakes.” 

Your internal dialogue is continuous and does not shut off. Your internal dialogue is a part of you and shapes how you think, how you act, and how you see the world. While your internal dialogue is always running you can learn to ignore the negative self-talk....

As a solopreneur, there are a plethora of hurdles you face when you are starting your business from scratch. Building a business from the ground up usually requires a lot of time and energy. But let’s be honest, solopreneurs only have so much time and energy to give in a day. Oftentimes, solopreneurs find themselves having to put important projects on hold so they can spend time managing tedious, yet vital back-end tasks. 

My best advice for freeing up pivotal time in your day is: to offload the back-end work to OBMs (Online Business Managers).  

As primarily systems strategists, OBMs develop and implement business tools and procedures to ensure the smooth sailing function of your business and its people. An Online Business Manager will manage all aspects of your business--from operations, projects, people, and metrics. They handle everything from logistics to product launches to overseeing the day-to-day operations of your business. 

When I hired an OBM,...

Have you ever noticed what happens as soon as the clock hits midnight on Christmas Day? Everyone stops talking about the magic of the holidays and gets right into stressing about the new year. 

Instead of pressuring yourself to set resolutions, set rituals. The ritual I’m proposing helps you focus on your positive intentions and the purpose of those intentions. Unlike a resolution, which is full of rigidity and obligation, the result of this ritual leads to informed actions.  The questions to ask yourself are:

1. What do I want to start doing this year? 
2. What do I want to stop doing this year? 
3. What do I want to focus on in 2023? 

By "start doing" I mean — what goals do you have in mind for 2023? How do you need to reach those goals? What things have you put off doing because they seem hard or scary?  What bucket list items do you want to check off? What do you feel the need to start? 

By "stop doing" I mean  — what things,...

The week between Christmas and New Year is an opportunity to reflect on the year gone by and to approach the year ahead with purpose and intention. A lot of emphasis is placed on this being a time to make big changes in our lives and while this can prove to be a useful motivator for many, it is also important to recognize that meaningful transitions and milestones are happening all year round. 

Our efforts in forging forward with life are meaningful and valuable regardless of when they occur. However, I have found that giving myself the space to reflect during this specific week, leads to a clear mind for the New Year. 

The reflection I do comes from the framework of the Start Stop Continue Method. 

Start Stop Continue is an intuitive framework that lets you collect feedback on three aspects:

• What you should start doing;
• What you should stop doing; and
• What you should continue doing.

These prompts allow you to reflect on the past year and set intentions for the...

When it comes to entrepreneurship, no one does it quite like my dear friend Regina Lawrence. Regina is a lawyer turned soulful business and life strategist who has cultivated a community of women who can be all the things - successful, spiritual, sexual, and wildly unique. As a business owner of 3 different companies, Regina knows a thing or two about the transition from employee to entrepreneur. 

In this blog article, I’ll share her suggestions for creating a smooth transition from employee to entrepreneur, increasing your chances for the success of your new company.

After you’ve been employed for a few years, you probably have job security, a regular income, benefits, and a bright future. Even so, you may want more out of life, and starting your own business may be the way to get it. However, moving from employee to entrepreneur requires planning, a clear understanding of your career objectives, and confidence that you can do the job as an independent business...