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...]
This past two weeks I have been interviewing my team. I love having one-on-ones with everyone to learn what they’re trying to achieve in their personal lives and what areas they’d like to grow professionally. What I consistently find: when people feel [ read more...]
This past week I’ve enjoyed reports of loggerhead turtles hatching off the beach of Oak Island, North Carolina — the beach my family visits each year. Only about 1 in 1,000 sea turtle hatchlings survives to adulthood. The odds are brutal. Yet [ read more...]