“And I wish more people were like me. I wish more people would just give themselves a break and know that it's okay to screw up because other people learn from that. And again, there's value, I think, in seeing how you respond to the screw ups.” - Kamilah Martin

In this episode, we had the pleasure of chatting with Kamilah Martin, the founder and CEO of Katalyst, who shared her valuable insights and experience as an interim executive director for nonprofits. Kamilah revealed some practical tips on how she manages to balance her workload while prioritizing rest and self-care, and how she sets boundaries with her clients to avoid burnout. 

Highlights:

• The power of REST 
• Master the art of LinkedIn outreach with Kamilah's strategies  
• Balancing work with rest and other passions
• Kamilah’s 60-40 rule to manage her business and work with clients
• Setting boundaries with clients and maintaining healthy working relationships
• Organic growth approach to community-building for nonprofits
• Embracing vulnerability

Connect with Kamilah Martin:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamilah-martin-67673b8

Website: https://www.katalystconsult.com/

Find Us Online:  https://www.confessionswithjessandcindy.com/

Connect with Cindy:

Cindy Wagman Coaching https://cindywagman.com/

The Good Partnership https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/

Connect with Jess: 

Out In the Boons: https://www.outintheboons.me/

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“So it really is the topic. It's sadly, far less about the person and the accomplishments, the experiences, the biography of who is getting pitched, and more about how relevant that topic is to the host audience and how aligned it is with the type of content that they create and produce.” – Angie Trueblood

In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome Angie Trueblood of the Podwize Group to discuss the art of pitching yourself to podcasts. With her entrepreneurial spirit, innovative thinking, and super-connector powers, Angie deeply supports business owners who use podcasts as a core tenet of their business growth. Her passion for normalizing the voices of women in leadership positions shines through in her work. Whether you're a nonprofit pro, consultant, or coach, this episode will give you the inside scoop on the long-tail impact of being a podcast guest and how you can maximize the opportunity.

• How to strategically determine why being featured on a podcast is important for your business
• The power of podcast guesting for authority building and lead generation
• The dos and don'ts of pitching yourself to a podcast, including how to personalize your pitch and the best way to reach out
• Real-life examples of good and bad pitches and how to make yours stand out
• Nurturing relationships with the podcast host and their audience

Connect with Angie Trueblood:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angietrueblood

Website: https://thepodwizegroup.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepodwizegroup/?hl=en

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/go-pitch-yourself/id1480391075

Find Us Online:  https://www.confessionswithjessandcindy.com/

Connect with Cindy:

Cindy Wagman Coaching https://cindywagman.com/

The Good Partnership https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/

Connect with Jess: 

Out In the Boons: https://www.outintheboons.me/

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"The real win is who I'm becoming, that I'm becoming a more resilient person, that I am becoming someone who is more courageous, more kind. I'm learning perseverance in a real way. I'm learning staying power. Can you just stay? Can you just keep going? That's what entrepreneurship is, right ?" –  Julie Ordoñez

In this podcast episode, we’re joined by Julie Ordoñez, a major gifts strategist and coach. She is also the founder of CourageLab, a 6-week accelerator where ambitious nonprofit leaders get the courage to ask for more and raise major gifts. Julie walks us through her personal journey of building her own business (as a side hustle), her strategies to attract ideal clients, her own struggles and challenges in growing her business and how she overcomes them. Tune in now to gain valuable insights and inspiration for your own entrepreneurial journey!

Highlights:

• Julie’s personal journey on transitioning her fundraising skills to the business world
• The importance of investing in business and marketing strategies
• Money mindset on fundraising vs business
• Attracting the right clients and letting people go in your business
• Developing courage and resilience in entrepreneurship

Connect with Julie Ordoñez: 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julieordonez

Website: https://julieordonez.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliemordonez/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/juliemordonez

Courage Lab : https://www.couragelab.co/

Find Us Online:  https://www.confessionswithjessandcindy.com/

Connect with Cindy:

Cindy Wagman Coaching https://cindywagman.com/

The Good Partnership https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/

Connect with Jess: 

Out In the Boons: https://www.outintheboons.me/

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“I make all my decisions through the lens of my values. My values are love and justice.” – Nneka Allen

Join us as we chat with Nneka Allen, the founder of The Empathy Agency, a business that is aligned with her values - love and justice. Nneka dives into the complexities of the historical relationship between African and Indigenous peoples and how it informs her work to create belonging spaces where everyone can feel they belong. Tune in as she discusses her approach to coaching, training, consulting, and education to achieve her mission.

Highlights:

• Creating belonging spaces for racial justice through coaching, training, consulting, and speaking
• Determining client fees through the lens of love and justice
• How Nneka's clients find her through word of mouth, teaching, and her intentional online presence
• Collecting Courage, an anthology about Black fundraisers, is more than just a book, it's a movement

Connect with Nneka Allen:

Website (The Empathy Agency): https://theempathyagency.ca/who-i-am

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nnekaallen/?hl=en

Website (Collecting Courage): https://www.collectingcourage.org/meet-the-authors/nneka-allen

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-empathy-agency

Find Us Online:  https://www.confessionswithjessandcindy.com/

Connect with Cindy:

Cindy Wagman Coaching https://cindywagman.com/

The Good Partnership https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/

Connect with Jess: 

Out In the Boons: https://www.outintheboons.me/

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Nikki Bell and Simon Scriver are the co-founders of Fundraising Everywhere, an online training and support community for fundraisers. Through their hard work and dedication, Nikki and Simon were able to provide their staff with pay rises and other benefits, and introduce new methods to make their events and conferences more accessible.

Highlights:

• How Nikki Bell and Simon Scriver started Fundraising Everywhere and their journey to success
• The ROI of making values-based decisions and how they incorporate values into day-to-day operations 
• Growing an affordable and accessible online community 
• Bridging the digital gap for nonprofits through their own virtual event platform: Everywhere+ 
• Generating leads with different business models and strategies

Connect with Nikki Bell and Simon Scriver :

Website: https://www.fundraisingeverywhere.com/

Fundraising Everywhere (Twitter): https://twitter.com/FundEverywhere

Nikki Bell (Linkedin): https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nikki-bell

Simon Scriver (Linkedin): https://ie.linkedin.com/in/simonscriver

Find Us Online:  https://www.confessionswithjessandcindy.com/

Connect with Cindy:

Cindy Wagman Coaching https://cindywagman.com/

The Good Partnership https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/

Connect with Jess: 

Out In the Boons: https://www.outintheboons.me/

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You’ve heard us talk about the value of having an email list, well, today we’re diving all in.In this episode of The Confessions Podcast, we are joined by Eman Ismail, an email strategist and copywriter who started with a small email list of 400 people and was able to make $35,000 from her launch. Eman now helps online business owners and ecommerce brands make money through email and encourages them to nurture their email lists.

Highlights:

• Transition from working for charity to for profit business owner
• The value of having a quality email list 
• How to nurture your email list 
• The anatomy of an effective email
• Finding your creative flow when writing
• How to get people in your email list
• Building a solid email list by learning the importance of subject lines, preview text, and images in emails 

Connect with Eman Ismail :

Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/eman-i307

Website: https://emancopyco.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emancopyco/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/emancopyco

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/mistakes-that-made-me/id1635998876

Find Us Online:  https://www.confessionswithjessandcindy.com/

Connect with Cindy:

Cindy Wagman Coaching https://cindywagman.com/

The Good Partnership https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/

Connect with Jess: 

Out In the Boons: https://www.outintheboons.me/

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"This is a long game. Everything in life, every relationship we have with our best friends is a long game. If you try to turn to your short game, you just cannot win. And unless you're capable of investing in the long game and yes, looking for quick wins, I just don't think you can have a very successful long business life." - John Lepp

Jen Love and John Lepp are the founders and strategic leads of Agents of Good, a strategic and storytelling firm that supports nonprofits in telling better stories and connecting with donors. They are passionate about helping organizations of all shapes and sizes unlock their donors' giving and creativity.

Highlights:

1. The power of strategic thinking and partnership in business success
2. How to find a balance between passion and practicality
3. Playing the long game in business
4. Making wellness a priority 

Connect with Jen Love and John Lepp :

Website :https://agentsofgood.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnlepp

https://twitter.com/agentsofgood

New Book by John Lepp: Creative Deviations

Find Us Online:  https://www.confessionswithjessandcindy.com/

Connect with Cindy:

Cindy Wagman Coaching https://cindywagman.com/

The Good Partnership https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/

Connect with Jess: 

Out In the Boons: https://www.outintheboons.me/

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“If you have great structure and systems in place and your pricing is right, you can do this while you're at your nine to five. The goal is to replace your income, not feel burned out, and not do all those things”

DeaRonda Harrison is a grant writing expert and coach, helping nonprofits train up their grant writers and start or scale their own consulting businesses. She is the founder of June 1 Firm, providing high quality services and achieving impressive ROI for her clients.

Highlights:

1. Strategy on evolving her pricing and service model 
2. How to attract quality clients with a premium offer
3. Positioning yourself as an expert 
4. Leveraging LinkedIn to attract premium clients 

Connect with DeaRonda:

Website: https://junefirstfirm.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dearondaharrison 

Find Us Online:  https://www.confessionswithjessandcindy.com/

Connect with Cindy:

Cindy Wagman Coaching https://cindywagman.com/

The Good Partnership https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/

Connect with Jess: 

Out In the Boons: https://www.outintheboons.me/

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 “I've been speaking for about 10 years. You know, I'm not a newbie at it. I think just being really clear about your boundaries and what you'll accept and not accept.’ – Julia Campbell

Julia Campbell is an OG nonprofit consultant and social media teaching maven. She has been in the nonprofit sector for over 13 years, and now works with clients one-on-one, speaks on stages, and runs online courses to empower nonprofit coaches and consultants. In this episode, Julia walks us through how she has built her own speaking business and shares her top tips on how you can leverage it for your own consulting business. 

Highlights:

1. Pricing, negotiating and setting boundaries in your business   
2. How to grow your speaking business like a pro 
3. Business advise and resolutions for 2023 

Connect with Julia:

Podcast: Nonprofit Nation

Email: j[email protected]

Find Us Online:  https://www.confessionswithjessandcindy.com/

Connect with Cindy:

Cindy Wagman Coaching https://cindywagman.com/

The Good Partnership https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/

Connect with Jess: 

Out In the Boons: https://www.outintheboons.me/

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"It takes a lot of time and having an accountability partner or just somebody to be on that journey with you to remind you that you're not doing it wrong." - Brooke Richie-Babbage

Navigating the 'Fun Hard' of scaling a business, Brooke Richie-Babbage, CEO of Bending Art, is on a mission to empower nonprofit coaches and consultants to make the power moves that bring them the income and freedom they desire, uncovering secrets and no-longer gatekeeping strategy.

Highlights:

1. Shifting business models to scale
2. Setting business systems and goals 
3. Exploring Brooke Richie-Babbage's strategic thought process when scaling her business.

Find Us Online:  https://www.confessionswithjessandcindy.com/

Connect with Cindy:

Cindy Wagman Coaching https://cindywagman.com/

The Good Partnership https://www.thegoodpartnership.com/

Connect with Jess: 

Out In the Boons: https://www.outintheboons.me/

Connect with Brooke:

Newsletter: richiebabbage.com/leadershipforward321

Podcast: Nonprofit Mastermind Podcast

Website: https://brookerichiebabbage.com/

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