Will You be at Houston’s International Quilt Market?

Will You be at Houston’s International Quilt Market?

As a long-time business consultant in the craft industry, I’ve seen firsthand the passion and creativity that drive creative retailers and the businesses that cater to them. But I’ve also witnessed the struggles many face in turning their passion into a...
Now Booking Workshops, Speaking Events

Now Booking Workshops, Speaking Events

Once upon a time, I dreamed of traveling the world as a keynoter. Now I realize I prefer leading workshops. Keynotes are great, but workshops provide a much more interactive experience. By nature, workshops are smaller, action-oriented, and leave attendees with...
How to Establish Systems for Clear & Efficient Communication

How to Establish Systems for Clear & Efficient Communication

How often do the following scenarios happen within your company on a regular basis? You spend too much time answering questions that should have been directed at someone else.Someone who works with your company has to send three different types of messages for one...
How to Set Goals You’ll Keep

How to Set Goals You’ll Keep

How happy are you with the way you typically set goals for your business? Do you keep your goals once you’ve set them, or do you struggle to follow through? In my last post, I outlined the crucial first step in the goal-setting process: quarterly review. Today, I’m...
How to Scale Your Business

How to Scale Your Business

Have you reached the upper limit of your productivity in your business? Are you doing all you can, but it still just doesn’t feel like you’ve grown your business to where you want it to be? If you’ve been running things as a CEO who is also the face of your business,...
5 Teaching Lessons We Can Learn from Groundhog Day

5 Teaching Lessons We Can Learn from Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day has always been one of the “strange” holidays celebrated in the US, passing each year mostly unnoticed until the release of the 1993 movie by the same name. Suddenly, the day had a whole new meaning. What would you do if you kept repeating...