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It’s one thing not to feel worthy of showing up authentically online, but it’s another thing entirely to prevent yourself from pursuing an authentic life. That’s what I was doing until I decided to run a business that is built on the beauty of sharing stories. In this episode, I share a deeply personal story that […]

As business owners and as consumers, we are obsessed with value, am I right? We’re always on the hunt for a deal, and if you’re anything like me, I bring home one too many throw pillows from Target and meet my husband’s eyeroll with an insistent, “But they were on sale!” Let me make something […]

I believe that as a business owner, your brand voice is your superpower, and I’ve got two key hacks to help you discover and use your authentic voice online. But first, hear me on this: your voice is your unique way of serving your audience AND, if you’re in business, of selling to them, too. […]

In May of 2021, I was working as a middle school gifted education teacher in the school district that grew me up. It was a wonderful experience – I truly loved working with seventh and eighth graders who, throughout the course of our musical history unit, grew to love Hamilton almost as much as I […]

Copywriting and content writing for my photography clients can differ based on the photographer’s brand voice type, niche, busy season or season of the year, or common questions they’re fielding. But ALL photography clients want and need their content to demonstrate their dedication to their clients and their expertise in capturing moments beautifully! Today, I’m […]

From a copywriting perspective, whether you’re a service provider or a product-based business, your business website needs to offer your subscribers, visitors or customers a glimpse into the personality of your brand. No matter what industry you’re in, a business must embody and project a brand persona that not only lives out the values of […]

When my Grandma Helen died in the spring of 2019, she left behind her expansive Norwegian sweater collection, countless recipes in her signature cursive script, and so many stories, all of them with a moral or lesson attached. Even if Grandma didn’t know what it was yet, she insisted that our experiences mattered in some […]

Her name is Mylah. She likes her coffee light, her wine complex, her popcorn lightly salted, and her Mexican cuisine with a hefty dose of spice. She binge-watches episodes of Orange is the New Black and secretly watches reality tv like Love is Blind. She’s a glasses-wearing, top-knot-to-bed memoir reader who never has time to […]

In every single industry, profit is king (or QUEEN – ahem). But before profit comes the leaps of faith that lead to the products and services that meet people’s needs, that meet YOUR people where they are, that present a solution to an aggravation, a fulfillment of a desire, or a realization of a dream. […]

Meet me at the salad bar, won’t you? While I heap tongs-full of spinach leaves on my plate and source a river of Ranch dressing, creating a current that rivals the Big Sioux River, you opt instead for romaine, a conservative ladle of French dressing, and croutons on top. The beauty of a salad bar? […]