This episode, we veered from our scheduled episodes to record an impromptu talk on leading in a crisis. As you know, COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) is currently affecting nearly every aspect of our live…

We love surrounding ourselves with smart, funny women—especially in the recording booth. This episode, author Lyssa Kay Adams talks about changing careers and how being a romance novelist and femini…

Many of us have heard of the 80/20 Rule, which is also known as the Pareto Principle. It's the rule that says 80% of your outputs come from 20% of your inputs. And while it has roots in economic studi…

Some of us were raised to believe that talk about money, politics and religion had no place in polite conversation. So that means we are definitely diving into a discussion about money–pricing, spec…

We've both said that if we weren't business owners in creative services that our skills would still translate to other fields. The same is true of our friend Lis Weston. She changed careers and brings…

We know employees dread employee reviews–but we're pretty sure most employers and bosses dislike them as well. We've both recently been through our last round of employee reviews, and the modificati…

Today more than ever, our internal, external and client teams might not be in our own backyard. In fact, we both have clients we've never met in person across the country. But for professional communi…

This episode, we're welcoming a special guest: Democratic nominee from Michigan House District 68 Sarah Anthony. As Chair of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners, Sarah was the youngest African-Am…

It's safe to say that many of us in creative services would prefer to talk about something other than sales. Anything other than sales. But the fact of the matter is, prospecting keeps our businesses …

When you make the right pairing, unexpected things happen. But one thing is for sure: a great partnership makes all the difference. We're excited to host our first-ever guests, Robin and Betsy Miner-S…

I recently hired some new staff, and I promise you, it's one of the most difficult boss duties around. We've both had our ups and downs when it comes to bringing on new talent. Sometimes, we've hit it…

Did you hear? Professionalism is dead! There are no more rules, and everything goes! Sound great? Or not so much? Listen in as we discuss the many aspects of professionalism.

Just kidding. Human resources is not terrible. But it is tricky business for small business. And emotions! There's weighing the good of the person against the good of the whole team. It's not easy.

What do you do when everything is a priority? Do the things that take up your time align with what you should be or would like to be doing? We'll be breaking down the problem, talk about how we identi…