Infertility issues strained Maritza Parra’s marriage and gave her such bad panic attacks that she was unable to continue running her brick and mortar business. One day after divorce court, she had an epiphany, and she started using creativity to remember the simple truths she needed to hear. Soon, she was teaching this life-changing technique to others, and the resulting momentum led her to become a life coach. Now, at Heartwork Journaling University, she…
After several years of growth, Susan Bradley’s shoe company experienced a sudden downturn in sales. It felt like things simply weren’t working like they used to. And when she learned that her 77-year-old mother now did all of her Christmas shopping online, Susan knew she needed to make a big change. She spent the next year growing her Facebook presence and building up her email list to 18,000 subscribers. Now, at The Social Sales…
6 Ways to Make Money With Your Membership and Set Yourself Up for Success It’s the topic no one likes to talk about, but one we all have to talk about to run a membership site business: MONEY. At the beginning stages of offering a service or product or membership, the question always comes back to pricing. How much should I charge? How do I charge it? Do I charge monthly or annual or a…
3 Proven Hacks to Grow Your Audience and Start Getting the Following You Really Want People will sell you all kinds of tactics and strategies for growing an audience, but how do you do it in a way that scales quickly with the high-quality people you really want? How do you grow without losing the members who love you, love your product, and make you as great as you are? We have three proven hacks…
Brandie Bracy always had the entrepreneurial bug, but pursued a career in law to keep her family happy. When she realized it wasn’t the right fit for her, she left to start an all-female cabinet painting company in a male-dominated industry in Nashville. While there, she realized she was an even better marketer than she was a painter, and found her life moving in a new direction yet again. Now, at Salon Business Academy, Brandie…
Growing up, Lisa K always wanted to know how the world worked. She studied psychobiology and electrical engineering, but when she became a stay at home mom, she wanted to learn about what science didn’t teach. She wanted to know how people like Steve Jobs and Sir Richard Branson used their intuition to make big decisions, and discovered that with the right training, anyone could do it. Now, through the Intuition Development Circle, Lisa teaches…
Toni Bache loved the corporate world, but burned out so hard she found herself suffering from chronic illness and unable to get out of bed. She vowed to find a way to work on her health and made a plan to move her body for at least 5 minutes a day. She shared the story of how she exercised every day for a year in a blog post, and it led to many other women…
Julie Dueck wasn’t happy with any of the quilting shops in her area, so she started her own. But after she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that required major surgery, she struggled to pay the bills and had to close shop. Now, at Quilt For Joy, Julie serves quilters who have lost their passion and want to get back into it. She connects a like-minded community of quilters and gives them permission to create…
Dan Netting knew from an early age that he didn’t want a boss. After trying and failing to make it as an affiliate marketer, he eventually decided to launch a new online business that provided real value and made the most of his passion: motorcycles. In the year that followed, he created his first eBooks and courses, and began growing his audience online. Now, at Life At Lean, he helps fellow riders learn fundamental skills…
After her son was born, Sarah Masci realized she didn’t want to continue her job in energy management if it meant having to sacrifice time with her family. She made it her mission to find a sustainable way to work from home, and eventually realized a passion for creating brands, bringing them to life, and sharing them with the world. However, as her family grew, she hit a breaking point, and it was clear that…
