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Skinned Knees and All: My First Year as an Entrepreneur (Epsde. 5)
Monthly Stats- Number of Times Today I Got Online to Do Research: 4 Number of Times Today I Went to RueLaLa Instead: 3.... Fine- 4! Number of Items Added to my "To Do" List After I Already Did Them: 6 I remember as a child every time my mom would tell me to make up...
Dress Like a Boss – Fashion that Fills the Gender Gap (Part Two)
Can our fashion choices at work make a difference in our performance (perceived)?
Dress Like a Boss – Fashion that Fills the Gender Gap (Part Three)
It’s hard to select the right shoe for the right occasion at work. Do you have a favorite go-to pair that hits all the right notes? Do share!
Help! My Client Stiffed Me!
From Good Girl to Grown-Ass Woman Carrie Wren, Life + Small Biz Coach Submit your most pressing Life, Leadership, Relationship, or other quandaries, and I'll pick one each month to respond to in the column. In addition, the lucky chosen inquirer will receive a...
Live Loud Gives Back: Hope Haven Recap
In March, Live Loud bosses had the absolute privilege of giving back at Hope Haven in North Charlotte. Hope Haven is a really great foundation that provides life skills for chemically dependent adults and families within a supportive residential environment with the...
Live Loud Gives Back: Bike LUCK Recap
In April, Live Loud Gives Back headed out to volunteer at Bike LUCK, one of the largest fundraisers of the year for Camp LUCK. At its core, Camp LUCK serves as an important support network for families in the Charlotte area caring for children with congenital heart...
Skinned Knees and All: My First Year as an Entrepreneur (Epsde. 4)
Presents I Have Left to Buy: Many Number of Pieces of Candy I Have Hijacked from Stockings: REDACTED Pairs of Jeans I Can Comfortably Fit Into: Very Few Since I was 18 years old, I have gone to my mother’s house for every Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter...
Three Tips for Success
The meaning of success tends to evolve in our minds as we evolve. When I think of what I wanted when I was a teen, in my 20s, and now in my 30s, the big picture has definitely shifted. Oftentimes, we achieve the success we dreamed of in the past but lack those...
The Key to Growth is Relationships
We’ve all heard that the key to success is sales. Well this just in: The key to business success is actually relationships. A successful business stems from winning and keeping customers. And the key to winning and keeping customers is, and has always been,...
Maybe the Defiant Ones Become the Trailblazers
There were things we were supposed to do. They told us as much. Go to school. Listen to your parents. Get a good job. Get married. Have a couple of children. Buy a house and a car. Eat healthy. Put your children through school..and make sure they follow the same...
Three Must-Do SEO Tactics for Your Local Business
SEO is not rocket science. If your customers live within a 5 mile radius of your small business, here are the three things you MUST do right now to get setup for a successful online presence.
Dress Like a Boss – Fashion that Fills the Gender Gap (Part One)
Learn how to Dress Like a Boss and improve your work-related communications.
BRAND IDENTITY – YES, IT MATTERS
What exactly is a brand? The short answer: it’s everything. Brand identity is one of the most important facets of marketing. Brand identity, or brand image, is the look and feel of a company. Yes, it’s a logo, but it’s also the association that the consumer creates...
PEOPLE BUY FROM REAL PEOPLE
How many times have you not purchased something because you didn’t like the sales approach? When the kiosk sales guy stops me at the mall and tells me I should be a model, I’m not buying- unless he can immediately point me to an agent recruiting 36 year old, 5’ flat...
Skinned Knees and All: My First Year as an Entrepreneur (Epsde. 3)
Monthly Stats- Number of Times I Have Gone to Bed Before Midnight: < 10 Number of Networking Lunches: > 10 Number of Times I Have Frantically Asked “Where’s my phone?” while holding it: > 20 I don’t know about you, but I have been tired lately. Not “I...
When Yes Means No
Y'all I am such a YES girl, it isn't even funny. By nature, if someone asks me to do something, I tend to vigorously nod my head and take on the task full steam. “You need a discount? I can do that.” “You need something else added on to your package but don't have the...
Attract Your Tribe
When I opened up Pachyderm Music Lab a few years ago, the goal was to do private music lessons and group classes. I have a daughter who was around 2 at the time and I wanted to do some group classes for kids in her age group. I love working with kids and doing a...
Change Your Routine, Change Your Life
I’m a mom of a 4 year old and my life feels chaotic a lot of the time. It’s weird though, because we do have our typical routines regardless of how busy I am with my business. I finally figured out a way to be less stressed, and it’s making me a better mom and...
Trading My Youth
I am sure you have heard this song... "I ain't trading my youth for no suit and jacket I ain't giving my freedom for your money and status So don't say I'm getting older 'Cause I'll say it when I do 'Cause everybody I know, everybody I know Is growing old, is growing...
You Are A Badass….Well, Duh
When I first started really digging into the planning stages of launching my business, I read so many praises of the book “You are a Badass”… people going on about how it had changed their whole outlook, given them a new business strategy, or even revitalized a...
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Call me, strong maybe!
I am not sure how else to put it. I HATE the phone. I do not use the word HATE loosely.... I hate talking on the phone. I have tried to dig into why it is that I hate it so much with no clear understanding. I saw this meme and it made me feel a little bit at peace...
10 Things Before 10 AM
What does your “Perfect Work Day” look like? Check out this entrepreneur’s “10 Before 10” morning routine that sets her up for the perfect work day.
Three Weeks Off and a Flight Around the World
I took three weeks off from work and normal life...and here is what I learned... Well, maybe more than three weeks if you count the fact that I just got married and also took some time off then. How did I do it? I am not going to sugar coat it: it has not been easy....
3 Tips for Looking & Feeling Your Best as a Busy Entrepreneur
As entrepreneurs, we understand at some point - something's gotta give. We can't spend all our time and energy on growing our business AND all our time and energy on looking and feeling our best. That's not how things work, unfortunately! Somewhere along the line we...
Top 7 Criteria for Choosing a Kick-Ass Coach
These are my top 7 criteria to consider when hiring a kick-ass coach:
4 Ways to Become More Selfish
To say being selfish makes me uncomfortable is an understatement. Just typing in the title on this blog made me squirm. I am not well practiced at it, nor well versed. Towards the end of 2017 and entering into 2018, I started to work - literally - on being more...
Dress Like a Boss – Fashion that Fills the Gender Gap (Part Two)
Can our fashion choices at work make a difference in our performance (perceived)?
Dress Like a Boss – Fashion that Fills the Gender Gap (Part Three)
It’s hard to select the right shoe for the right occasion at work. Do you have a favorite go-to pair that hits all the right notes? Do share!
Help! My Client Stiffed Me!
From Good Girl to Grown-Ass Woman Carrie Wren, Life + Small Biz Coach Submit your most pressing Life, Leadership, Relationship, or other quandaries, and I'll pick one each month to respond to in the column. In addition, the lucky chosen inquirer will receive a...
Throw the Scale Away
If you know me personally, or even if you just know me on Insta, you know that I’m really into health and fitness. I recently decided to throw away the scale. Many fitness experts recommend it, but following through with that is harder than you’d think. For someone...