Posts by Maggie Patterson
Episode 214: Building a BS-Free Business
Does your business feel simple? Does it feel sustainable? Or are you on a hamster wheel where you’re working too hard or like there are a lot of things standing between you and your goals? In this episode, we’re going to talk about how to build a BS-free business in three specific ways, and they…
Read MoreEpisode 213: Business as Unusual: Let’s Talk About Finding Clients and Making Money
Do you feel stuck as you’re not sure what the future of your business looks like? In this episode, we’re talking about finding clients and making money in a period where business is anything but usual. The last few months have been seriously strange. I don’t know about you, but in some ways, the last…
Read More15 Years, 15 Insights on Being a Small Business Boss
Today, you’re helping me celebrate a milestone in my business, 15 years of being my own boss. And there’s nothing like an anniversary to make you reflect on how far you’ve come. In this episode, I’m sharing 15 insights from my 15 years of being a small business boss. Way back in 2005, I quit…
Read MoreEpisode 212: Business as Unusual: Spring Clean Your Service Business
Spring is here, so it’s time for a little clean up in your business. Plus, with the madness of the last couple weeks, many of you are feeling like things are slower than normal, making it the perfect time to do some work ON the business. What we do now in our businesses will have…
Read MoreWhat I Learned About Investing in My Success By Spending $72,700
Back in 2013, I stumbled upon the online business world. At that time, I was running two businesses, one in the papercrafting industry as a blogger and teacher, and the other as a content marketing freelancer and consultant. I was looking for ideas on how to do things differently for both businesses and once I…
Read MoreEpisode 211: Business as Unusual: Decision Making and Boundaries During a Crisis (With Shulamit Ber Levtov)
When things are unusual, it’s all too easy for our decision making to falter and for our boundaries to be shaky. In this episode, guest Shulamit Ber Levtov walks us through how to deal with our fear in this unique time we’re living through. The last few weeks have been a rollercoaster of emotions for…
Read MoreEpisode 210: Business as Unusual: How I’m Handling My Marketing and Sales Right Now
It’s a new month, and let’s be real, it’s one with a lot of questions and many answers. For this episode as part of the business as unusual series I’m talking about finding and booking clients in the midst of COVID-19. Bosses, this episode is going to be full of real talk about the realities…
Read MoreEpisode 209: Doing Business As Unusual: Business Planning Amid Uncertainty
Things are pretty far from business as usual right now, so do we even bother with planning right now? The answer is yes. We definitely need to plan. In this episode, we’re going to look at how to plan differently as we head into Q2 amid a global pandemic. Welcome to a new series here…
Read MoreEpisode 208: Behind-the-Scenes with Agency Owner Rita Barry
In a world full of other agencies doing the same thing as you, it’d be so easy to simply blend in, and end up struggling. But that’s not the case for today’s guest Rita Barry who’s built a nearly 7-figure agency in a market that appears saturated. In this episode, Rita takes us behind-the-scenes of…
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