Feeling like your business is ghosting you? In this episode of The Ordinary Business Podcast, I'm sitting down with Marissa Lawton (https://www.marissalawton.com/) to talk about what it actually looks like to have a relationship with your business—spoiler alert: it’s less “sexy CEO power moves” and more “figuring out where the heck your passwords are.” If you've ever avoided opening your bank account or pretended your business subscriptions just…sort themselves out, you are so in the right place.

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Today, Marissa and I dig into the art of reconnecting with your work (without the guilt), the messy middle of hiring and firing help, and why you don’t need to know code to run a successful website. Plus, you’ll get a healthy dose of honesty about setting up boundaries, ditching hustle culture, and building a sustainable rhythm that doesn’t wreck your life. Yes, snacks by the kitchen island are a business strategy.

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Key Takeaways:

• Own your numbers (even if you still pay for mystery subscriptions)—knowing your metrics keeps you in the driver’s seat.

• Build your business around your actual life, not some internet millionaire’s schedule or expectations.

• Reconnect with why you started by mapping your customer’s journey and getting (gasp) honest about what you want your business to do for you.

This podcast is for business owners who are tired of hustle culture and want relatable, honest conversations about running a sustainable business that actually works for their life.