Rhonda G. Mincey is a multi-award-winning mentor, entrepreneur, and inspirational expert for female entrepreneurs. Her genius and gift is to create profit-producing and legacy-building content that distinguishes businesses from the competition. Through her speaking and writing, Rhonda challenges women to work passionately and purposefully with her Born to R.E.I.G.N.TM Methodology. Believing that everyone lives their legacy daily, Rhonda has founded two nonprofits that serve youth, building their self-esteem and leadership skills, and she also supports young ladies in Brazil and Rwanda to become educated, confident, and productive women. In this episode, Rhonda and I talk about the struggle to balance profit with purpose. There’s a lot of conversation about either profit or purpose, but very little about working to combine the two. Rhonda shares practical ways to bridging the gap between them in a way that not only increases profit while working within purpose, but also creates a legacy. She also highlights that purpose-driven businesses don’t have to be only for service-based businesses and shares how product-based businesses can also live the dream of profit and purpose.

Sandra Francisco is a Business Coach that helps entrepreneurs go from idea to profit while balancing their personal growth so that they can have fulfillment and profit. Sandra spent 15 years as a marketing and product development expert for two of Canada's fortune 10 companies, after making the difficult decision to leave the corporate path, she found herself exploring professional coaching and the dynamics of the human psyche. The combination of her eclectic background in personal and professional development translates to a unique and exceptional understanding of people, from multi-million-dollar business owners to entrepreneurs that are just getting started in business. In this episode, Sandra and I talked about how anxiety shaped her decision to start her own business and how that move impacted her sense of identity. Sandra’s passionate about the importance of self-care and we discuss the common blocks her clients experience in this area, the impact of imposter syndrome and how identity plays such a huge role in her work. If you’re struggling with anxiety, imposter syndrome or overwhelm, this episode is for you.

Suzanne Tulien is a Brand Clarity Expert, author, and speaker who specializes in helping her clients identify, define, and align their brand to what they want to be known for. She’s a firm believer in the power of aligned branding and how it can help solopreneurs launch and grow a successful business. She is the author of three books: Brand DNA, Personal Brand Clarity, and The 6 Myths of Small Business Branding. She speaks, trains, and consults internationally. In this episode Suzanne and I explore how branding can empower not just the business but also the business owner. We talk about the difference between marketing and branding, how brand values can translate to creating a business that stands out in a crowded market, and how personal branding can help us, as business owners, overcome mindset issues that may otherwise hold us back.

Debra A. Woog is a Crisis Navigation Partner™ with 30+ years of experience as a leadership researcher, executive and advisor. She provides highly competent women with expertise, structure and empathy so that they can process difficult situations, connect with necessary resources, communicate effectively, and lead with a clear mind and a solid strategy. Having experienced her own crises and crossroads, Debra understands the importance of an outside resource to provide perspective while navigating difficult circumstances, decisions, and conversations. In this episode, Debra shared the impact crisis has on a business, along with the components of her own Crisis Management Plan which, after this episode, I believe every business should have in place! Debra has over 20 years experience as a business owner, and she shares a lot of valuable lessons learned that I’m excited to share with you.

After making the decision to leave an abusive relationship and fight for the life she knew she deserved, Anuket’s founder, Ashlee Dozier, took several months to travel solo around the world. She committed to rediscovering her independence and was determined to come out stronger than ever. Little did she know, her investment into herself would lead her to discover the thing that would change her life and inspire the creation of, what you now know as, Anuket Luxury Apothecary. In this episode, Ashlee and I talk about the serendipity of her business, the journey she’s taken literally and figuratively to get to where she is today. Ashlee shares her experiences in building a brand, particularly for a product based business, and where to focus due to the importance of prioritising money that goes hand in hand with that kind of business.

Nikki Nash is a Hay House author, international speaker and marketing mentor for women entrepreneurs. As host of the Market Your Genius podcast and founder of the Genius Profit Lab, she equips entrepreneurs and authors with the tools and resources they need to share and profit from their experiences. Known for empowering people to quit making excuses and start going after their dreams, Nikki uses her extensive business and personal development background to help women create a business and a life they’re MADLY in love with. In this episode, Nikki and I discuss attracting and converting the right people into clients, and how to evaluate your marketing for success. Nikki shares a simple way to test and change your marketing for the biggest impact, making marketing feel a little less overwhelming and aligned with how you want to show up, as well as attract the people you want to work with.

Angela Henderson is an international award-winning business coach for women, international keynote speaker, podcaster, and a mental health clinician of 15+ years. Angela helps women in business get all the pieces in place to have consistent 5 figure months and then onto 6/7 figure years without burning out in the process. She believes the key to a successful business is overcoming inner challenges and roadblocks to improve external results. It was her journey building Finlee & Me, a highly successful online store, that fueled her desire to help others avoid the pitfalls, rise above the challenges and get their business and family life on track. In this episode we dive into the entrepreneurial mindset required to be successful at business, mental health issues that can impact entrepreneurs and how we think as business owners that may be different from our non-entrepreneurial friends and family. Angela shares tips on how to manage stress, the importance of network and so much of her wisdom with me, and it’s my hope the information shared will help you manage your mindset and mental health as well as your business.

Cate Scolnik specialises in helping people build their business on Facebook starting from zero, without spending a cent on advertising. She has a unique ability to take the complex and make it simple, and she’s passionate about social media. Cate literally grew up in small business - her mother owned an antique shop and her father was a GP, Cate's earliest “professional” experience was answering the switchboard for her father’s medical practice. Cate started marketing way back in 1990 (before her kids were born, or online marketing was a ‘thing’). Today she focuses on helping other business owners using social media by teaching the exact strategies she uses in her agency, some of which she shares in this episode. Cate’s value-driven, customer-centric approach has made a huge difference to her business, especially during the current pandemic. In this episode we talk through why values are so important to business, how you can incorporate them into everything you do, and how they can help you increase your client base.

Erica Carrico is an Award-Winning Life Purpose & Business Coach for women ready to transform their lives by creating six-figure soul-aligned businesses, so they can earn more money doing what they were put on earth to do. Through coaching services and speaking, Erica helps professionals who are frustrated and stuck figure out who they are at soul level, why they’re here and how they can leave their 9-5 and really fulfil what they’re here to do. Erica has a BS in Psychology, a Masters in Business Management, and 12+ years in international business leadership experience. She built a half million dollar coaching business (with two kids in tow AND while recovering from kidney cancer!) in just over 3 years and is obsessed with helping her clients all around the world transform their lives by creating profitable, soul-aligned businesses, while lucratively expressing their own soul purpose. In this episode we explore how Erica’s journey into entrepreneurship has shaped her work and how purpose can have such a profound impact on a business. We discuss the ways that purpose can make a difference, how health can be impacted when you’re out of alignment with your purpose, and how you can begin to figure out your soul’s purpose.

For almost a decade, Annie P. has harnessed her Hulk-like disdain for hard-sales, tacky self-promotion, and overly competitive sleazeballs as inspiration to help people find better ways to grow their small businesses. As the Founder of The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy, she's guided hundreds of people toward making deeper connections, lasting impressions, and friendlier, more lucrative transactions and conversations. Her podcast, Too Legitimate to Quit, serves up instantly actionable small business strategies - with a pop culture spin - every Monday. In this episode, we’re talking about Annie’s journey from sales avoidant queen into why she created a business helping small business owners learn how to sell with integrity and confidence. Annie’s passion for helping people redefine selling so it uses their natural strengths, is based on their individual personality, and allows them to show up and sell in a way that feels authentic. She offers up some great tips to help you start shifting how you sell into something based on who you are as a person.

Jenna Dancy helps high achievers and purpose-driven moms channel their go-getter attitude into a freedom-based business while incorporating simple wellness solutions such as automation and Messenger marketing. Passionate about leaning into automation to support health and wellness, Jenna’s business has evolved over the years and, in this episode, she shares that journey from an unexpected discovery while in college to where she is today.. We talk about the advantages of including Messenger marketing in our businesses, the opportunities for sharing who you are, and how Jenna merged her two passions for health and wellness and marketing to build a business that she loves. Jenna Dancy is a lead gen expert, podcaster, and course creator for all things sales and marketing. Jenna has always had a love of marketing and advertising. Having spent the last decade-plus in PR, sales, marketing, and coaching, Jenna has been in the online space since long before digital downloads and evergreen masterclasses--I’m talking since coaches were printing and mailing binders as product! These days, Jenna specializes in lead-generation messenger marketing campaigns (also known as Facebook chatbots) that help coaches step away from their computers while continuously growing their client list. While tech implementation of bots sounds intimidating, Jenna makes this marketing strategy super approachable and regularly sees her clients booking more calls, selling more courses, and interacting with more potential followers, all without being hooked to their phone 24/7. Spending just six dollars, Jenna herself made $500 in sales this Black Friday through her personal bot messenger system. She loves nothing more than helping entrepreneurs scale their business and see the results they’re looking for through this unique strategy.

Melanie Mitchell is a Life & Career Coach who took her 18 years in the recruiting and staffing industry and shifted her focus into building a small business that helps people find meaningful and fulfilling work. She started her business from literally nothing after hitting rock bottom but in less than a year had transitioned into growing her business full time. Three years later, she’s now working with people from college graduates to C-Level executives across the United States, helping her clients to better understand themselves and make better career decisions. In this episode we talked about the impact the pandemic has had on Melanie’s business and clients, how confidence has such a huge influence on success, and what we can do to cultivate more confidence in ourselves. Melanie shared how her attitude towards her daughter’s self-confidence has changed over the years and the ways it’s made her rethink how she runs her business.

Jennifer Urezzio is a master intuitive, author, teacher and speaker. She founded her own business, Blooming Grove, Soul Language‘s parent company, in 2004 in response to her intuitive senses and ability to help others feel better about themselves both holistically and naturally, working closely with them to generate a feeling of strength and well-being. Jennifer’s passion is around helping people connect, to themselves, each other, and their business. In this episode, we dive into how Jennifer’s business got started and how her beliefs and values have shaped it. We talk about learning to trust yourself, what being stuck really means and how to navigate feeling stuck.

Nicole Johnson became a baby sleep expert through necessity after her first son was born and he refused to sleep more than an hour or two at a time, all night long. As a result, the Baby Sleep Site was created in 2008 to give her the platform to support sleep-deprived parents learn how to get their babies to sleep better. Over thirteen years of business, Nicole has seen a lot of growth and change and in this episode she shares her experiences with hiring contractors and moving into becoming a business with employees, how growth impacted her role within the business, and how she wishes she’d managed the growth of her business differently. It’s not often you hear entrepreneurs share about how their business got smaller, and Nicole is honest and open about the decision she made to stop growing and why. Nicole Johnson is a married mother of two wonderful boys and founder of The Baby Sleep Site. When her eldest son was born, he had a lot of sleep problems – he would wake every one or two hours, all night long! She got busy and thoroughly researched literature and scientific reports until she became an expert in sleep methods, scheduling routines, baby developmental needs, and more. She overcame her son’s sleeping issues in a way that matched her own parenting style, and knew it was her mission to help other tired parents “find their child’s sleep”. If you have your own sleep issues, Nicole and her team at The Baby Sleep Site® can help! Download the popular free guide, 5 Ways To Help Your Child Sleep Through The Night, to get started today.

Tracy Lamourie is a human rights activist and award winning publicist who started her business campaigning to free an innocent man from Death Row. She’s passionate about amplifying important messages and being a voice for those who most need one. In this episode, Tracy shares her knowledge and experience helping her clients gain media attention, providing step-by-step suggestions that you can follow, along with tips around changing your mindset to make media, PR and publicity and part of your business marketing goals.

Shauna Armitage is a fractional marketing director for early-stage startups, guiding founders at all stages of growth in developing an impactful marketing program. Bridging the gap between consultant and agency, Shauna takes a hands-on approach in each and every business. Through her intensive client work, Shauna has helped her clients achieve results such as a 400% increase in website conversions and a 220% growth in sales leading to profitability and scalability. She is a Hubspot Certified professional with a certificate in Women’s Entrepreneurship from Cornell University. In this episode, Shauna shares just what exactly a Fractional Marketing Director does and how she came to create her business. She shares some great tips for marketing your business, even if you’re not a start-up. Shauna’s passion for growth based in not just strategy, but also integrity, really came through in our conversation and I encourage you to implement her suggestions for growing as an entrepreneur.

In this episode, Samantha and Pepper talk about niching, an area many business owners struggle with. Samantha shares about her own fears around the process, but also about how niching has really helped her business change organically, shifting into an agency model working with independent contractors. A Certified Birth Doula and Postpartum Doula and Certified Childbirth Educator, Samantha came to the realization that as one woman, she could only support one woman at any given time. With strengths in leadership, education and organization, Samantha multiplied her efforts by founding DC Metro Maternity, a boutique parenting support agency. She brought on a team of other passionate female certified doulas of color and together, they have been supporting black families in the DC, suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia areas since 2018.

Jyssica Yelas is an entrepreneur whose digital marketing agency helps businesses create social content. She began her journey into social media for business while at college and moved into running her own business when she was unexpectedly let go from her job. She’s passionate about helping business owners embrace social media for their business, the connections and collaborations that can be grown on the various social platforms, and is a lover of Instagram in particular. Jyssica and I talked about her business journey, how social can be used by businesses and how to determine what you post and what you keep private. Jyssica shared a useful exercise to help you figure out those boundaries which I’m looking forward to completing myself!

Shannon Kenny is a sustainability consultant, helping eco-friendly businesses become more sustainable without sacrificing profit. Her journey into fighting climate change, supporting people in their journey to eco consciousness, began with a piece of plastic packaging she wasn’t certain could be recycled. From there, Shannon began educating herself, and then others, to help them learn how to reduce their carbon footprint and help them understand that any action, however small it feels, does make a difference. In this episode, Pepper Makepeace talks with Shannon about her journey into entrepreneurship and the difficult decision-making and numerous pivots she navigated to get to where she is today. They talk about following your core values and mission to help steer your path through the choices we have to make and the learning curve that comes with being an entrepreneur.

Susan Elford believes relationship building is the key to a successful venture. In this episode she shares how that belief came about, the steps she took to build her businesses and the relationships she’s built. She offers practical steps for how people can start to build business relationships, give back to causes they’re passionate about, and build a business based on caring about other people.

Sagan Morrow is a productivity strategist for multi-passionate creatives, and is also an indie author of romantic comedies. She started back in 2008 as a healthy living blogger and has slowly pivoted into a small business resource for solopreneurs, adding in different strands and interests to her business as she went. In this episode, Sagan shares the practicalities of running a multi-passionate business - from managing an email list and how she describes what she does - and gives great tips on how to create and run a multi-passionate business yourself, without getting overwhelmed.

The sisters have successfully transitioned their business from 100% in person to 100% online in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and have recently created an online product tailored to fit their business and niche perfectly. In this episode they talk about how they navigated that transition, their new product and how the marketing has worked for it, as well as their planning process for 2021 so we can all hit the ground running.

Introvert and former camera-shy television professional, Tors is a Confidence & Success coach, female empowerment advocate, and writer currently working on publishing her first books. An avid podcast listener, Tors runs a podcast production agency called Podcastology. She’s brought everything she learned about audio from her past life in television and combined it with her experiences in entrepreneurship to create an agency designed to support female business owners get their podcast up and running. She lives in south Wales with her direwolf, Bear, and they can usually be found wandering the mountains whatever the weather. A lover of sassy tees, Pimms cocktails, and a good book, Tors would often prefer to be curled up on the couch but admits the views are worth getting rained on.

Micheline Edwards is a Transformational Coach who’s spent almost thirty years running a variety of businesses, all while homeschooling her five children. She works as a Certified Holistic Health & Life Coach to help women across the world grow with confidence into a happier & healthier individual. In this episode we discuss how time management lead to homeschooling, the importance of boundaries and how to say no respectfully, and the lessons Micheline’s learned over her thirty years in business.

Deb Matlock works as a professional environmental educator and naturalist, a shamanic practitioner, and an animal communicator. She is dedicated to exploring her own spiritual connection to life, passionately refined her natural ability to experience shamanic – style journeys, communicate with animals, and act as a spiritually-focused life coach. In this episode we discuss Deb’s journey to becoming a business owner, how what she does impacts how she does it, her philosophy around business and how she approaches the failures that come with being a business owner. It’s clear in our conversation that Deb walks her talk and her relationship with her business is something she takes seriously. I had a great time chatting with her and there’s plenty of take-aways that you can apply to your own business.

In this episode, Rhiannon dives into her approach to business as well as review her strategic four pillar approach that she created and credits for her success. She’s passionate about helping women feel better, physically, mentally and emotionally, so they can show up day after day while reaching their full potential.

Meet Rooshy Roy, founder of AAVRANI a premium skincare company that reimagines India’s ancient beauty rituals, while harnessing the power of potent, all-natural ingredients. Their mission is to align inner confidence with outer radiance and empower women to embrace their all natural beauty, challenge expectations and redefine beauty standards at large. In this episode we discuss fusing culture, values and branding, as well as how mindset plays into the success of entrepreneurship even when you’re Googling how to.

In this episode, Stacey Harris talks about how her commitment phobia helped shape her business, and how her business has evolved over the years as she explored what interested her, one small step at a time. She shares how experimentation and evaluation have played into her business growth and gives tips you can apply to your own business.

In this episode, Benedetta and Valeria share how the pandemic has forced their business to change, and how they’ve managed to stay positive throughout the entire process, despite losing their projected revenue for the whole of 2020. They dive into how their morning routine has changed their lives and changed how they approach life, business and everything in between. Benedetta and Valeria are Italian, foodies, sisters, and the owners a food and wine experiences company in Rome (Italy) called Local Aromas. Benedetta is a wine sommelier, an olive oil sommelier, and a professional cheese taster. Valeria is a trained pastry chef. Through in-person experiences, online cooking school, and their YouTube channel, these sisters are on a mission to share Italy's culture and traditions through food and wine.

Tessy Nkechi Egonu. Tessy is the founder of Queentrepreneur Women’s Foundation, a non profit organisation serving women and girls in underserved communities of Nigeria and throughout Africa. Through training programs, exposure, and mentorship, Queentrepreneur Women’s Foundation empowers women to become socially conscious global leaders. They also provide free legal assistance to female victims of domestic violence and human rights abuse and engage in human rights education and grassroots popularization of rights. Their vision is to develop more confident women to be equipped and passionate about leading organisations, businesses, schools and agencies domestically to contribute to a society where women leaders are no longer viewed as the exception to the rule but as relevant assets and necessary additions to organisations nationwide.

Ani Fernandez, the artist behind TonicARTistry, shares with us the marketing and customer service strategy behind her very successful Etsy shop. Ani is an acrylic painter, mixed media artist, jewelry designer, yogi, martial artist, musician and lover of all things artistic and awesome.

Tia Johnson shares her experience with self-publishing and doing everything on her own the first book and how she did it differently publishing her 2nd book. Join us and learn about her process and plus tips for self-publishing your own book.

Anna Sabino talks about her process of testing ideas and getting feedback for her products. She also shares her experience with getting a literary agent and publishing her book with a traditional publisher.

Stephanie Pollock is a Leadership Coach fiercely devoted to helping women entrepreneurs develop the leadership and business skills needed to go PRO with their dreams. In this episode we discuss what it means to embrace a leadership role in your business, even as a solopreneur. Stephanie offers 3 powerful tips for new entrepreneurs that will save you time, money, and heartache.

Melissa Talago & I talk about getting clear about your business and sharing your story. Melissa shares her wisdom about building credibility, presence, and awareness for your business through consistent PR efforts. She teaches how to think like a journalist to get free press plus using Twitter to find press opportunities. This is an episode you won't want to miss!

Andrea Jordan discusses her experience as a digital nomad and tips for using systems in your business and blog to create the lifestyle you desire. She shares tools for planning blog content and social media posts as well as how to get started as a digital nomad.

Liz Geeslin has been an entrepreneur her whole life and is full of wisdom and grace. Liz shares her experience combining her two passions - being personal chef & Jeunesse health and wellness products - under one umbrella business, Better Lifestyle Solutions. Liz cares about helping her clients and providing them with options for living better. In this episode, Liz also provides tips for young entrepreneurs to start saving for the future.

Dannie Fountain, an experienced marketing and PR strategist for creative entrepreneurs talks about her process writing her books, The Side Hustle Gal and The Bucketlist Babe. She also discusses sharing your story with purpose and her personal journey with writing her third upcoming book, One Honest Woman, also releasing in 2017. Dannie gives us a behind the scenes look at what it's like to be a digital nomad and graciously shares tips and strategies for getting started as an entrepreneur.

Behind-the-scenes look at developing a new fashion brand with Kickstarter with Toyin Ajayi, known as Da Vinci in the blogosphere as the founder of the lifestyle blog, Your Life After 25. Your Life After 25 is a blogazine that covers a wide variety of topics from fashion, health and cooking to entertainment, employment tips, finances - everything for living an awesome life after 25. Now Toyin has started her own fashion brand called Ife Medow, offering a line of sustainable bags and accessories that also spells luxury. Inspired by eclectic culture Ife Medow is where Made in the USA meets the African touch.

What goes in to a business plan and how do you create one if you hate spreadsheets? Tali Koziol Thomason, a Mindful-Life Coach, Marketing Maven, and Licensed Facilitator of the Right-Brain Business Plan® shares amazing strategies for planning and running your business, especially as a side hustler with young children. Tali has a passion for helping people co-create their big beautiful brilliant life using her intuition, love for listening, empathy, yogic learning, comfort in nature, and direct communication. She also has an affinity for WordPress Websites, social media, strategic content, and making her client’s branding dreams come true.

Maggie talks about her transition to a brand that truly reflects her personality and helps her business stand out online. Plus, she shares tools for finding your voice in your brand and staying consistent in your marketing copy.

In this podcast episode, Lysa Greer shares her immense knowledge of what it takes to be an entrepreneur including how to price your services, the importance of self-care in your business, transitioning from a corporate background to an entrepreneurial mindset, and expanding from a one-on-one business model to a one-to-many model. There's so much to be learned from Lysa!

Tors Grantham discusses the importance of video as a business owner and how planning can make a difference. She provides tools for making video creation easier and reducing necessary editing time. Tors helps online business owners create video and audio content that aligns with their business goals and inspires, educates and grows their audience.

In this podcast episode Nicole talks about being authentic in your business to build confidence and to create a business that you love. Also, we talk about redefining success as a small business owner in a way that's sustainable and encompasses much more than just money goals.

Maura shares her process about finally landing on her dream niche in her business. She also helps us understand the process of hiring a custom stock photographer and offers advice to new entrepreneurs.

Christy provides tested strategies for using Instagram for business and shares her experience building an app. She has an amazing story and is sure to make you laugh. Christy Laurence is the creative powerhouse behind Plann, an Instagram scheduling app that visually designs your feed in advance. She's recently given up her professional career in Advertising in Sydney to focus on what she is most passionate about - growing Plann to empower small businesses online. With no previous experience in building an app (but an unhealthy obsession with wanting to create her own product), Christy merged her love of design, creativity and tech, coming up with the idea for Plann during an illness and has thrown everything at it.

In this episode Erica shares with us three things anybody can do to improve their website’s SEO. As a business coach and digital marketing strategist Erica Lerman empowers and teaches online entrepreneurs to grow their tribe, make an impact and monetize their passion.

Krista tells us about starting her clothing business out of a personal frustration with fit after hearing from so many women who experience the same problem. I love how she dove in to solve a problem even without having any sewing skills before launching her business. Krista also shares her struggle with mindset and how she overcame it as well as her passion for giving her clients a positive shopping experience and a custom dress that fits.

Welcome to the Small Business Sisterhood Podcast. Join me as I talk a bit about the purpose behind the podcast, the Small Business Sisterhood, and my journey as an entrepreneur. xo