Besties....HAPPY BONUS EPISODE!!!!!

Besties....in the beginning of our podcasting journey, we felt SO called to bring you a bonus episode EVERY month! We felt like this was a FUN way for us to add a bit of an extra surprise for you every month.

Besties....we always tell you it's okay to pivot in your business & now we are  practicing what we preach. To find out more on how we are pivoting with bonus episodes,  check out the episode.

In this episode, we dive DEEP into what this pivot means to us & why we are deciding to make it! We take you on the journey of how this pivot will benefit us ALL in the future Besties.

We truly always do everything with YOU in mind Besties, we truly try to find what works in the business for YOU to thrive. That's part of our WHY is finding a way to serve others that will also feel good for us at the same time. We dive DEEP into this topic in the episode!

We truly believe entrepreneurship is ALL  about making pivots until we find what works for us, even then...! You will still be pivoting because entrepreneurship is all about growth & growing not only your business, but also focusing on the growth of YOU as an individual as well! 

As the world continues to grow, as the times change, so will you & your business! This is normal & will continue to feel less stressful as you go! 

We REALLY bring you in on the highs & lows of pivoting in this episode.

We can't WAIT to hear what YOU think of the episode Besties! How do YOU feel about the pivot we are about to make?!

Have YOU had to make pivots & changes in your business to make it work for you!? We always LOVE to hear from you Besties! Feel free to reach out to us on social media to let us know what YOU think!

We would LOVE to connect with you over on instagram, besties! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard

We hope you enjoy the episode Besties & remember....entrepreneurship isn't perfect. There is no RIGHT  way to do things! So start before you're ready....embrace the mess, learn from anything that isn't working & PVIOT to make things work the way that feels good for YOU! 

WE love you Besties! Talk to you soon!

We dove DEEP into what our experience of hosting our FIFTH ever event was like for us an entrepreneurs. It's so interesting when you actually get to those "BIG" moments that we dream of experiencing as entrepreneurs.

We open up about the HIGHS that came with hosting this event. We open up about how we truly feel SO passionate about what we are creating here at Besties & Business, and how that night was truly a testament to that.

We even open up about the insecurities that pop up along the way... EVEN when you are creating a business & creating offers for your community that feel totally aligned.

This entrepreneurial journey is a journey of GROWTH. That GROWTH involves HIGHS... and it involves lows. From day 1, we've been real with you about that... & in this episode, we do exactly that.

We love you ALL so much. Thank you all for being here. Thank you to our besties who made our fifth ever event, the Spring Into Biz Cocktail Party, exactly what it was!

Thank you to Tre in Freehold, NJ for the AMAZING food, drinks & space! Without you, our night wouldn't have been what it was!

Thank you to our amazing panelists - Gabrielle Kloman, Morgan Cone, & Amanda Yoa for bringing the absolute MAGIC that you did!

Thank you to our girl Gianna Intile from @shop_feelinblue for being our GIRL & helping us BTS. Without you, it wouldn't have been the event that it was!

Thank you to Christina Vlahos from @stinadoesit for building ANOTHER beautiful selfie station!

Thank you to Jenn from @allthereboutique & Shay from @shaydesignshair for donation to our raffle baskets & helping us raise $100 for Bridge of books foundation!

We are SO grateful!

We would LOVE to connect with you over on instagram, besties! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard

Hey Besties!!!!

On today's episode of Besties & Business, we dive deep into a topic that is SUPER close to our hearts.  

In this episode, Jess has an experience that reminds her how important it is to stay in a season of being uncomfortable to find growth. 

We dive DEEP into this topic of being uncomfortable & truly bring forth both our perspectives & stories about how we relate it to entrepreneurship! 

Listen in to hear why we believe it is SO important to truly put yourself in uncomfortable situations, to not only grow your business, but grow as a person! 

We also have a bit of a challenge for you Besties...if you're willing to accept it....

We challenge you to take ONE week & try something new EVERY day!!!! 

It can be as simple as writing a journal entry, dm'ing someone new on Instagram OR as big as trying a new sport like rock climbing. whatever it is, make sure it is something that is truly going to challenge you a bit & make you feel a bit uncomfortable, we promise the outcome is going to shift your perspective! 

If you do this challenge, tag us on Instagram & let us know! We LOVE getting to see & hear how what we say impacts YOU!!! Also, it's just SOOO much fun to tag along YOUR entrepreneurial journey with YOU.  

Besties.....we LOVE you! 

We hope you enjoy the episode! 

We would LOVE to be your Bestie over on Instagram a well! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard

If you have been listening to the Besties & Business podcast or have been following Jess on social media, you've probably seen how Jess has been making some MASSIVE changes over at her personal business, Pupsibilities!

In this episode, Jess really brings you in on what these last 4 months of making major changes at her business looked like. She brings you in on her WHY behind it all. She brings you in on the CHALLENGES that embracing these changes & taking aligned action steps created. She brings you in on the LESSONS she learned from all of the pivots she took action with.

Back in December, Jess just KNEW that she had to create changes at Pupsibilities. She still felt connected to her WHY & her MISSION to create impact for animals with her business, but she knew that the way that her business was functioning no longer felt fulfilling & truly didn't feel sustainable. She realized that she didn't jump into entrepreneurship to create a business that felt frustrating for her. She KNEW that she had to make changes, she just didn't know WHAT those changes would be or how she would get there.

Over the last 4 months, Pupsibilities has become a COMPLETELY new business in comparison to what it was before. The business model is completely DIFFERENT. The products are different. AND.... she created the Pupsibilities PODCAST! She dives deep into ALL of this throughout the episode, so be sure to listen to learn even more about her journey!

If there is ANYTHING that you take from this episode besties... we hope it's that you realize that YOU have the ability to find your own BRAVERY and make the changes in your life & business that you KNOW you need to. We ALL deserve to own businesses that feel REALLY fulfilling to us. We ALL deserve to have businesses that create IMPACT in a way that feels GOOD to us. We ALL deserve this... but we all need to find our own BRAVERY to make that happen.

We can't wait to hear what you think, besties!

Check out Pupsibilities & shop for a cause! 15% of net profits at Pupsibilities go to SAVE animal shelter! pupsibilities.com

Check out the Pupsibilities Podcast! It's available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, & more!

Check out Pupsibilities on instagram! @pupsibilities

We would LOVE to be your bestie over on Instagram a well! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard

If you want to dive more deeply into YOUR own WHY & into cultivating a MINDSET that allows you to create a life & business that you LOVE, check out our mindset mini course!
https://www.bestiesandbusiness.com/offers/88FPuybQ/checkout

Hey Besties!!!!!

On this episode of Besties & Business, we give you guys a bit of a real-life-update! But ofcourse we also slip in a bit of pep-talk in there because we KNOW how much you Besties LOVE the pep-talks!

We have a MASSIVE week ahead of us Besties, in the beginning of the episode, we bring you in a bit on how we are getting ready for our next event THIS THURSDAY at Tre Pizza in Freehold NJ. We are SO unbelievably PUMPED  about this event! We had an event at Tre back in November & you NJ Besties enjoyed it SO much that we decided to go back!

It is going to be such an epic night FILLED with amazing Italian food, mingling with your future business besties & a panel of three INCREDIBLE entrepreneurs who are READY to tell you THEIR story about WHY they are SO passionate about their entrepreneurial journey! Overall, it is going to SUCH an incredible night!

Two out of the three entrepreneurs have actually been on the Besties podcast, check out their podcast below before coming to see them LIVE to TRULY get pumped up!

72. [Interview] The power of bringing unapologetic AUTHENTICITY to life & business with Amanda Yoa

65. [Interview] EMBRACING yourself, taking the LEAP & following what's CALLING you with Morgan Cone

If you also want to check out the podcast we recorded after our LASTn Tre event in November to hear what it was like....we are just going to drop this right below for you!

43. A behind the scenes look at 1 AM after hosting our NETWORKING EVENT

If you are already going we can't WAIT to see you there! If you listened to this episode & you are READY to put yourself in the room & join us.....click the link below to meet YOUR next Business Bestie. 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-into-biz-cocktail-party-tickets-528560798577

Speaking of our event....because we know that this is going to be SUCH a busy week for us, we felt SUPER called to bring up a topic that we talk about often but we go into detail in this episode into practicing what we preach! 

In this episode, we kind of bring you in a bit on the past few weeks of our lives & what we are learning! 

Besties, one of the things this year we have REALLY learned with both of us having TWO of our own businesses, is that you HAVE to make time for the things you love. 

If you aren't making time for the things you love & you are CONSTANTLY just working, you are going to be running on empty. In order to SHOW up in your business the BEST way you can, you have to do the things that FUEL you to get there! 

This means, taking some time to meditate, read a book, go to the beach for a bit. Whatever it may be, find what makes you happy, find what makes you feel good.  When you feel good, you are able to put that good back into your business! 

We hope you enjoy the episode Bestie! 

We ALWAYS want to hear from you! What do you think?!? 

We would LOVE to be your bestie over on instagram! Come say hi! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard

This is a SPECIAL episode not only because we FINALLY got to interview our bestie, Jenn, but because this truly turned into an AMAZING conversation between 3 business besties! We covered SO many important & impactful topics surrounding entrepreneurship.

Jenn is the owner of All There Boutique, a boutique in Matawan, NJ! We both are OBSESSED with her boutique & are proud customers of hers! Jenn was actually one of our panelists on our besties talking biz panel back at a networking event that we hosted at Ocean Brew Coffee in December of 2022! She absolutely LIT UP the room that night, so we just NEW this episode would be AMAZING.

In episode 83, Jenn brought us in on her journey of leaving her career path during the pandemic so that she could pursue her entrepreneurial dream. We dove into topics such as starting before you're ready, the difficulty that comes with career changes, the importance of having a strong support system, living life without regrets, how comparison can creep into our lives through social media & SO much more!

This was SUCH an amazing conversation. We just KNOW that it's going to inspire you and get you thinking about these REALLY important topics. As entrepreneurs, we experience some intense challenges that only other entrepreneurs can understand. A huge part of why we created this podcast, is to help other entrepreneurs know that they are NOT alone & that they don't have to do this alone. We want to thank Jenn SO much for coming to this podcast interview with the intention to IMPACT our besties & to let them know they're not alone. Her vulnerability, openness, & wisdom is SO appreciated & highly IMPACTFUL! We just know that you are going to love this episode & that you are going to love Jenn!

Let's get to know Jenn real quick before getting into the episode!
Jenn was a New York City Big 5 accountant who knew she couldn’t put a price on her dreams - she ditched the corporate world & created All There Boutique & let her passion for style & women’s clothing take center stage. Originally an exclusively-online shopping platform, she’d herself drive to deliver same-day order turnaround times. Those early days planted the seeds of good-natured business, & an individualized approach to the customers & their lifestyle. Once she proved the concept, she successfully opened a brick & mortar store in Matawan, which is stylishly ringing in its 2nd year already. When she’s not at the store, Jenn enjoys Pilates, traveling and trying new restaurants. 

Go give Jenn some love after this over on instagram! @allthereboutique
Check out her website! If you don't live in NJ, she does offer shipping! allthereboutique.com
If you're local, go visit All There Boutique at 347 Matawan Road, Matawan, NJ! All There Boutique is open 7 days a week!

We would LOVE to be your bestie over on instagram! Come say hi! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard

Check out the business that Jess mentioned during this convo - flour4purpose.com

Hey Bestie!

If you have been listening to us for a while now you KNOW much we LOVEEEEE to talk about mindset!

If this is the first episode you are EVER listening to in the Besties & Business, welcome! We are so excited to have you here but definitely buckle up because we are about to go on a ride!

Besties....one of the things we LOVE talking about on this podcast is mindset! You know we are invested in mindset when we make an ENITRE course on it....more on that in a minute!

One of the things we have been super focused on lately with mindset is really diving deep into the idea that 'Your thoughts create your reality'.

What does this mean you might ask!?!?

We ll you're going to have to listen to the episode for our deep dive into why we think it's so important to truly understand the idea of 'your thoughts creating your own reality.'

In this episode we briefly touch on a few ways you can deepen your thoughts into finding the foundations to create a healthy mindset as an entrepreneur. We dived deep into the idea of your thoughts creating your reality & the beauty behind truly starting to think your thoughts into reality! 

One of the ideas we discuss on how to do this is, investing in yourself by finding courses that might be able to help you better understand your entrepreneurial mindset on this journey. If this is something that sounds interesting to you....we have GREAT news for you!

WE HAVE A MINDSET COURSE here at Besties! WOOOO!

The course we created is called the MINDSET MINI COURSE! It was DESIGNED for the entrepreneur who is READY to know themselves deeply & cultivate a strong mindset, so that they can create a life & business that they LOVE.

Think the Besties & Business Podcast meets Youtube videos meets FUN learning & DEEP mindset work!

We believe in what we created DEEPLY & we are SO excited to bring this to you, bestie.

Check out the course at the link below:
https://www.bestiesandbusiness.com/offers/88FPuybQ

We hope you LOVE this episode Besties! We truly hope this episode resonates with you! Please don't hesitate to share with us any takeaways you get from the episode! We always LOVE to hear from you Besties! 

Let's connect on instagram! @besties_and_business @stepherhard @heyimjessjacobs

We have NEVER had an episode like this to date on the podcast & we say that in an EXTREMELY special & beautiful way. First of all, besties, we just want to start by saying how PROUD we are of our girl, Gemma! Gem has been on the podcast before & was actually our FIRST EVER interview! Gem has evolved a LOT since then & so have we, but please feel free to go check out episode 8!

Gemma recently went through a breakup from a 4 year relationship. It has been a few months since her breakup, which have been filled with a lot of HEALING. Now that she is feeling more healed, she felt CALLED to bring you besties in on her journey. She didn't hold back in her RAW & REAL truth! She truly brought us all in on what this experience has been like for her. She brought us in on those tough, low moments that come with the disappointment of a breakup. She also brought us in on the beauty and the LESSONS that she learned from it. Her BRAVERY is truly inspiring to us.

Gemma's healing journey hasn't been easy. But oh my gosh, besties... it's almost like she is a NEW person... in the most BEAUTIFUL way. We have seen such a SHIFT in her. She is truly the most authentic & brave version of her that we have been blessed to be besties with.

All 3 of us truly hope that this episode helps YOU. Because let's be real, we have ALL been through breakups & we have ALL been through disappointments in life that bring about change in a pretty chaotic way. We hope that this episode lets you know that you are NOT alone & that you have besties in this community to support you. We also hope that this episode motivates YOU to step into your most authentic, real self.... & we hope that you do that UNAPOLOGETICALLY.

Let's get to know Gemma real quick... Gemma is multi-passionate, goofy, animal obsessed entrepreneur. Her journey started in January of 2021 when she made the commitment and decision that by the end of the year, she was leaving her unfulfilling corporate job. With calculated risks and mindset shifts, she was able to leave 11 months later. But she had no clue how to put this burning mission and vision she had in her head of helping women create their own realities and live life on their terms. She decided to open up a dog walking and pet sitting company, only thinking this would keep the lights on and be temporary, but the business wound up replacing her corporate monthly income within 3 months! For the first time in her life, she was present with her time, enjoying life and traveling the world. This dog walking and pet sitting business became a steppingstone for her to help other burnt-out corporate women say “F*ck this, I’m out!” of their unfulfilling 9-5’s, and create the business and lifestyle their obsessed with, just like she did! She has passion for guiding and mentoring women to build strong mindsets and empowering beliefs, gain unshakeable self-trust and help them step into the CEO seat they were meant for. Because let’s be real – the world is a better place with women leaders! Her mission and vision has now upgraded to building a movement of women to ditch the 9-5 and become badass CEO’s while traveling the world and enjoying martinis on a Monday at noon. Because you deserve all that and more. When she’s not helping other women ditch the 9-5, she enjoys hanging with her besties, traveling, being curled up in bed watching Netflix, and of course – a good espresso martini!

Please make sure to go give Gemma some LOVE after listening to this episode. She truly deserves it. We love you so much Gem! Thank you so much for your bravery & for how you showed up for this community. We are HONORED to have you as our bestie!

Go check out Gemma's instagram! @therealgemmaluzz

Come over to instagram and let US know that you listened! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard

BESTIES!!! It's time to celebrate a mini-milestone! It's our 80th episode!!! WOOOOO! We always LOVE bringing you Besties on the journey! Thank you for spending 80 episodes with us Besties!  

On the 80th episode of Besties & Business, we dive into a topic that isn't talked about often but we felt SUPER called to talk about it this week! 

We are going to bring you in on, why we believe it is SO important to navigate the correct timing to bring your people in on your journey in entreprenurship! 

We both have navigated starting TWO businesses. We KNOW how intimidating things can be at times, the one thing we learned on the journey, was when the right timing was to bring certain people in on your ideas! 

In this episode, we dive really deep into why it is so important to really hone in on WHO you want involved in the beginning stages of a business-- when it is still an idea. 

We have learned how crucial this time is not just for you, but for your future business as well. We truly believe, that picking the right support system in this time is necessary. 

Buckle up Bestie & get ready for a juicy episode! 

In this episode we give you a few tools that YOU can use, if you feel like you want a BUSINESS BESTIE!!

We have a Facebook Community! If you didn't already know, we have a private Facebook community in which we encourage all our Besties to join in on the conversation, come introduce yourself, your business & let us know where you are at on your journey! If you would like to learn more about the Besties FB community, click the link below to join! 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/663989221912439/?ref=share

We also have an event coming up THIS April! We will be back at Tre in Freehold, NJ! 
You Besties LOVED Tre in November, so we are headed BACK! Come join us for a spring night out, filled with a WHOLE ROOM filled with BRAND new Besties, drinks, a panel & ofcourse lots & LOTS of FOOD!!! If you want to purchase tickets for Tre, click the link below! 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-into-biz-cocktail-party-tickets-528560798577

We hope you enjoy this episode Besties! We LOVE you LOTS!!! 

Come be our bestie over on instagram & let us know what YOUR favorite part of the podcast was! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard

Oh my gosh Besties, this is SUCH a special episode, on this episode on Besties & Business, we got the INCREDIBLE change to sit down with Melissa Randazzo from True Warrior Jewelry to chat with her about her journey in entrepreneurship....let us say this episode is one of the CUTEST & most special episodes we have recorded YET at Besties! You will see why once you listen! We had some special co-host on the episode!

Melissa takes us on the ride of WHY she started True Warrior & WHY it really impacted her & how she is trying to bring that impact to other people! ]

Melissa really brings us in on the importance of community, collaboration & why she is SO passionate about what she is creating! 

We also get a behind the scenes look at how Melissa balances  motherhood, a full time job & entrepreneurship!  

Here is a little background to help you get to know Melissa a bit more! 

Melissa founded True Warrior Jewelry after experiencing the healing power of crystals throughout a traumatic fertility journey and the premature birth of her son. She realized how much crystal jewelry helped her in her most difficult times, and wants to help others experience that same healing and hope. Melissa is a social worker, wife, mother of two and now a small business owner. Her jewelry has been worn by several celebrities and is in various TV shows and movies including Dead To Me and And Just Like That. True Warrior Jewelry empowers you to face your current journey with courage, power, and protection.

We truly hope you LOVE this episode Besties! 

Don't forget to go over & check out Melissa on instagram to say Hi & check out her incredible jewelry! @truewarriorjewelry

Come be our bestie over on instagram! @besties_and_business @heyimjessjacobs @stepherhard