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Ignore The Crap That’s Holding You Back & Discover What It Really Takes To Be The Boss
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Episode 1: “What If There Was No Concept of Age?” Welcome to the debut episode of Everything & Nothing, the Podcast! Eddie and Anthony dive into a mind-bending question: What if we lived in a world with no concept of age? How would it change the way we view milestones, relationships, and even our identities? Join us as we explore how society would function without the markers of birthdays or age limits. From career paths to friendships, we ponder the ripple effects of a timeless existence—an ...
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Welcome to the debut episode of Everything & Nothing, the Podcast! Eddie and Anthony dive into a mind-bending question: What if we lived in a world with no concept of age? How would it change the way we view milestones, relationships, and even our identities? Join us as we explore how society would function without the markers of birthdays or age l…
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Do you worry about money? Are you scared because you don’t have enough? Or maybe you have enough right now but you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop and wipe out that stability? The majority of the people I talk to have been there or are there. And I’ve been there too. I’ve been scared with $40,000 in debt and I’ve been scared with $40,000 in t…
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How are you going to make this your best year yet? Every year inside No BS Agencies Mastery, I lead a two-day planning workshop for our students. If you want to have your best year yet, it’s vital that you envision not only the big picture, but what steps it will take to achieve it. Today, I’m sharing my vision and planning process, from soup to nu…
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I was recently a guest on Sara Chambers’s fabulous podcast, Chicks Who Give a Hoot and I loved our conversation. We chatted a lot about Mastery, her experience in it, and talked about other people’s experiences as well. Plus we dug into mindset shifts we’ve both needed to make to be successful in our businesses and lots more. I wanted to share that…
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Almost all of us have worked for a crappy boss at some point. And even though you have your own business now, you might still be working for one. Getting away from bad bosses may be one of the reasons you started your own business in the first place. But it is all too easy to end up treating ourselves horribly. So to close out 2024, I want to talk …
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Last week, I talked about how to think about planning your year ahead when you’ve had a wildly successful year. If you’re looking back at 2024 and feeling like things fell apart instead of coming together, you are not alone. Those same students I talked about last week who had their best years ever have also had years that felt like a total bust. I…
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It’s been a year filled with milestone achievements for No BS Mastery students. And the wins aren’t just about bank accounts and booked calendars. It’s taking pottery classes in the middle of the day and bucket list trips across the world and teaming up on a project with a legend in your field. It’s the freedom and flexibility that comes with ownin…
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Ep 223: Jess Dyroff and Katie Koch Jump In Early and Set Their Business on the Right Course From the Start
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Katie Koch and Jess Dyroff are No BS Agencies Mastery success stories. They joined the program soon after they started their business, setting the right course that works for them from the start. Katie Koch and Jess Dyroff are the founders of Brightside Creative, where they transform nonprofits and mission driven organizations into unforgettable br…
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Let’s see if this sounds familiar: You say yes to everything. You take any project as they come up and you start them as soon as possible. You have too many clients and you’re juggling too much work. You have no work-life balance. And if you’re not up to your eyeballs in client work, you’re stressing and spinning your wheels about the next thing to…
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Many branding agency owners and creative people find dealing with clients very difficult. In my experience, and after having coached many people through difficult client experiences, I have found that the culprit is almost always lack of clarity around boundaries and expectation management. Things often go off the rails when you can’t communicate a…
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I’ve come to realize that so many people struggle to set and hold boundaries because they are afraid of being perceived negatively. Whether it’s saying no to a casual invite to a bar when you’d rather not or holding firm to your boundaries in a professional setting, having and communicating clear boundaries can be stressful. But it is absolutely vi…
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Ep 219: Eleanor Hancock on Making the Big Leap, Changing Everything in Their Business, and Finding the Most Valuable Piece of Any Client Project
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Eleanor Hancock is a star student inside No BS Agencies Mastery and her transformation over the last couple of years has been absolutely phenomenal to watch. She’s an inspiration to me and in the community, and I know you’ll get so much out of hearing her story. Eleanor Hancock is the co-founder of Number 75 Design, a creative agency that specializ…
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If you could just make the right social media posts, if you could just make your offer better, if you could just find the people who would pay the high prices, would that make you successful? What does it really take to be successful as a one to two person branding agency? Success is about the whole picture: the business you want, the money you wan…
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Money. A topic that makes so many people so uncomfortable. We all have money stories that can negatively impact us. God knows I have spent a lot of time working through those to have a healthier money story and a healthier relationship with money. So many creatives don’t like talking or even thinking about money. But it is such an important and pow…
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It seems like everyone wants to be an entrepreneur these days. Start your own business! Be your own boss! It might look glamorous from the outside, but small business owners know, the truth isn’t all that. This month, we’re talking about hard truths most business coaches won’t tell you. And today, I’m going to lay down some hard truths about what i…
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Apparently, I have developed something of a reputation for telling it like it is. Students and my friends know that they can expect me to give to them straight. Sometimes that might come across a little harsh, and it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but I think there’s value in giving (and getting) no BS answers. I’ll be honest about what you can expec…
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Ep 214: Caitlin Lang on Being Ready to Embrace the No BS Way and How it Changed Her Business
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I’m excited to share my conversation with a No BS Mastery star student. Caitlin Lang has been an absolute delight to have in our community and it’s been awesome to watch her take action and transform her business. Today, she shares her journey from the dot com boom to working as a freelance brand designer, to embracing the No BS way after years of …
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Following up can not only cost you a lot of time in trying to craft a thoughtful email that will hopefully get a response, it can be emotionally draining and frustrating too. Especially when you need or want the work, it feels like there’s a lot on the line. This month, we’re talking about the default way that things are done in our industry and Th…
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How do you schedule your day? Do you plan your week out? Do you know what you're working on every single day? Or are you in reactive mode and constantly playing a guessing game for when you’ll hit project milestones? Been there, done that, and trust me, there is a better way. This month, we’re talking about the default way that most agencies run th…
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A lot of small agency owners learned how to structure and run their businesses from the agencies they’ve worked at in the past. But what if everyone's doing it in an inefficient, ineffective way? That’s the conclusion I came to when we found ourselves deep in debt after following the default way things were done. Now after over a decade of doing it…
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I am a long-time user and proponent of Squarespace for client projects and we’ve used them exclusively for over a decade. In this episode, I chat with Jeremy Schwartz, Squarespace’s Director of Channel Partner Business, about what makes Squarespace such a powerful tool for creatives and designers and how it can help you build your business. Jeremy …
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Ep 209: Kris Byers: From Frustrated Creative to Positive, Confident Business Owner at the Helm of Horrible Brands
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Today, I’m excited to share a conversation with someone who has been on an absolute rocket ship ride inside No BS Agencies Mastery. Kris Byers has transformed his business and achieved phenomenal results and become a real leader and inspiration in our community. So I wanted to talk to him about what exactly he did, how his process changed, and how …
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All this month, I’m talking about some of the most common and frequent mistakes I see people make in their one-to-two person branding agencies. Today, I want to talk about choosing a niche. Yes, you need a niche and I love helping businesses find theirs, but it’s not as straightforward as it sounds. Niching is about more than just picking an indust…
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This month, I’m digging into some of the mistakes I see one-to-two person branding agencies make over and over again. And today, I want to talk about pricing. Pricing your services is an art and it’s something people struggle with all the time inside the No BS Mastery program and out in the world. It also happens to be one of my favorite things to …
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When you spend a lot of time working with one market, you start to notice patterns. I’ve worked with hundreds of one-to-two person branding agencies over the last few years, and I see people make the same mistakes over and over again. No matter how we address it in our curriculum, or how many times I talk about it, there are certain things that peo…
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Ep 205: Erika Stanley on Launching a Business During the Pandemic, Unlearning Agency Practices, and Going the No BS Way
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Today, I’m sharing a conversation with one of my star students-turned coaches, Erika Stanley. Erika has truly mastered the No BS model. She's done an amazing job finding more freedom, space, and enjoyment in her life in a way that I know so many entrepreneurs wish they could. She’s also become a highly-valued and much-loved member of our No BS comm…
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