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Staying Solo

Growing a solo service business is tough. It’s even harder when you’re bombarded with BS advice that steers you away from your values and why you started your business in the first place. This is the podcast for solo creatives and consultants who want to remain as a team of one and have zero interest in the hustle and grind of typical business teachings. Most podcasts for solopreneurs and freelancers, hosted by out-of-touch celebrity entrepreneurs who haven't offered one-to-one services in years, miss the mark on today's market realities. Maggie Patterson, a service business owner for 20 years, understands that to stay solo, you need to know what matters to you, what works for you, and what you should completely ignore. In each episode, she examines one piece of conventional business advice to discover how it may hurt your business or be completely wrong for you as a solo business owner. Join Maggie for real talk to help you avoid burnout or the desire to entirely burn down your business to open a flower shop, book store, or cat cafe. (Because those cats won’t pay the bills.) (Formerly the BS-Free Service Business Show)
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Now displaying: August, 2016
Aug 29, 2016

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and it's always a time of growth for most services-based businesses. To make the most of the "high" season, in this episode we're sharing three foundational ways to grow your services business this Fall.

 

Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode26

Aug 22, 2016

Have you ever found yourself doing something and wondering why? Or bouncing around on the edge of burnout? Victoria shares a honest look at failures, shoulds and the realities of working with clients as we go behind her boss mask in this episode.

 

Show notes: http://scoopindustries.com/episode25/

Aug 15, 2016

Sigh. We’re both so tired of six figure talk, but it’s not going to stop any time soon so in this episode we’re confronting it straight on. We’re breaking down the problem with borrowing other people’s dreams, the embracing where you are and more.

 

Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode24

Aug 8, 2016

If you feel like you’ve got a lot of balls in the air (don’t we all?) you’ll want to listen to this episode where we chat with Jules Taggart. She’s nearly 5 years into her business and has a baby and a toddler, so she gets honest about the myth of balance, running her biz, maternity leave and the biggest challenges she’s faced.

Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode23.

Aug 1, 2016

So much of the advice out there about going full-time in your business is along the lines of “screw it, just do it” - which isn’t going to work for the majority of people. In this episode, Krystina Feucht, the owner of Modi Marketing gives us the scoop on how she made a graceful exit after 15+ years in corporate, how she found her first clients and much more.

 

Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode22.

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