As a mom and a gardener, I want to make everything perfect for both my kid and my flowers. Yet I recall an experiment where plants grown in sterile, perfect conditions were weaker than those grown with natural stressors. The adversity made [ read more...]
Last week I met with a client who shared that her dream is to have a family, but her business is struggling and she’s not sure the time is right. Her partner’s work is super demanding. She’s carrying a lot. What I [ read more...]
Over the weekend I attended two meetings of our homeowners association. One was a group of neighbors who were up in arms, and the other was the official meeting. The contrast was striking. Great leaders don’t have all the answers — they [ read more...]
While I was in Northwest Washington with my daughter last month, we attended a paint and sip class at a local coffee and wine shop. A local artist taught us how to paint an orca. I haven’t painted with acrylics in years, [ read more...]
In Profit First Basics Episode 6, we talk about the Profit Account — and specifically, why half of it is the key to long-term stability and growth. Most people think of the Profit Account as a reward account — money you take [ read more...]
Have you looked at your products and determined their true profitability? Not the gross revenue each one generates — but the actual net profit after COGS, platform fees, fulfillment, advertising, and returns? Most sellers haven’t. They know their bestsellers by volume. They [ read more...]