This article was originally published on Entrepreneur.  A recent experience coaching my daughter’s soccer team reminded me of my strengths as a business owner. I was recently asked to coach my daughter’s soccer team, and since she’s 11 now, which equals more eye-rolling and less talking to me, and I love soccer, I said yes. Three […]

This article was originally published on Entrepreneur.  As a small business owner, time is elusive, and too often marketing tends to fall to the back burner. Owners are so busy running businesses, honoring family commitments and the million other things they need to do on a daily basis that this vital effort gets short shrift. Yet […]

This article was originally published on Entrepreneur.  I have interviewed more than 100 entrepreneurs over the last two years. Here are the things I’ve learned that have helped my business achieve tremendous growth. Entrepreneurship can be lonely. It’s hard to explain the amazing highs and soul-crushing lows to people who haven’t experienced them. When I […]

This article was originally published on Entrepreneur.  Recently, my family and I headed down to the Columbia River to have a BBQ because summer equals hamburgers, am I right? It was a beautiful summer day, and we were all excited because we all love hamburgers. We really don’t eat them a ton, so when we do, we’re excited. Anyway, […]

This article was originally published on Entrepreneur.  It was May 12, 2014. I’ll never forget the day we received our cease and desist order because it was my husband’s 33rd birthday. A few days earlier, we’d had one of the biggest weekends our organic farm and brewery had ever had, so we were ready to celebrate! We were completely blindsided […]

There’s a big misconception that small business owners + entrepreneurs can’t effectively do their own digital marketing to grow their business. There is somewhat of an unspoken belief that it’s too hard and confusing to do on their own.  That’s simply not true. Don’t get me wrong, digital marketing can be hard.  But, that’s only […]

Last week I talked about the missing ingredient that many businesses forget…their marketing foundation. I wanted to dive in a little deeper so you you can work on your marketing foundation and start getting results in your business! Buyer Persona Effective marketing starts with knowing who you are targeting. You need to take some time […]

I know a lot of small business owners are worried right now and with good reason. Things are so uncertain, people are out of jobs, spending less, we can’t leave the house to buy things, etc. so I wanted to provide some FREE ways to market your business! I’ve wanted to write this blog for […]

I get asked about Instagram ALL.THE.TIME so I wanted to really give y’all a complete “How To” guide so you can start seeing results on this awesome platform. Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about Instagram in 2020! Two things first: *Before I dive in, I just want to emphasize how important […]

I talk to a lot of business owners and many tell me that they’re really not sure what they should be doing to market their business. So, I thought I’d put together some simple tips that you can start implementing now to start seeing results!  Utilize Social Media It’s free and pretty easy to use! […]