by Monica Gerberding | Dec 6, 2018 | Biz Brave, Blog, Monica Gerberding
If you’re an entrepreneur, and you’re married, the chances of you ending up working with your spouse somewhere along the way is pretty high. Sometimes they’re directly involved with the company, other times they might simply be more of a support system or occasional...
by Monica Gerberding | Oct 5, 2018 | Biz Brave, Blog, Monica Gerberding
The fashion industry has a way of making me feel old. It seems that everywhere I turn, I see twenty-somethings taking the industry by storm. I see fashion bloggers whose Insta-stories are flawless, because well, they’re 22 and really are “flawless” in terms of...
by Monica Gerberding | May 30, 2018 | Biz Brave, Mind and Body Badassery, Monica Gerberding
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...
by Monica Gerberding | Mar 22, 2018 | Biz Brave, Blog, Monica Gerberding
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...
by admin | Jan 6, 2018 | Biz Brave, Blog, Monica Gerberding
I dreamed of owning a boutique ever since I was about 5yrs old. The question is why did I wait so long? Why did I spend so many years working for other people’s dreams when I could’ve just jumped right into my own? Did those years of helping someone else fulfill...
by admin | Nov 14, 2017 | Biz Brave, Blog, Monica Gerberding
We recently celebrated one year in business as Makaila James boutique. Being the smart and savvy business owner (and occasional overthinker) that I am, I obviously took the time to look back over the highs and lows of our first year. There were successes and there...