I always love hearing unique stories of people living a life drastically different from my own. Genevieve Flanagan is the owner and farmer of The Urban Acre Homestead, a one-acre farm located within the Urban Growth Boundary of Portland, Oregon. Our conversation begins with alpine strawberries and the desire for new ways to experience food. […]

Welcome to the 500th episode of Getting Work To Work. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has listened to the show, been a guest, or inspired a monologue. When I set out on this journey almost five years ago, I had no idea that it would impact my creative life and work in such […]

What does bold mean to you? For today’s guest on Getting Work To Work, bold means doing something you are unwilling to do. Through her work with Bold Leadership Revolution, the Bold Money Revolution Podcast, and The Bold Profit Academy, Tara Newman is on a mission to help people achieve more while radically doing less. […]

Every week it seems that I’ve got something to say: I’m writing newsletters, podcast monologues, planning for interviews, and producing client work. But there are aspects of my business that I don’t share. It’s not that I have something to hide, but I either let my fears, assumptions, or lack of perfect clarity prevent me […]

What is your big dream? How are you making it happen? Two great questions from today’s guest to consider as you move through your day. Kerri Twigg, author of The Career Stories Method: 11 Steps to Find Your Ideal Career—and Discover Your Awesome Self in the Process, helps people find ideal work by using their […]

My mind surges with words and affirmations found in the game known as “self-help business buzzword bingo”: Confidence, comparison, imposter syndrome, value, frameworks, systems, purpose, values… The list goes on and on, but I realized I need a break from all of it. It’s exhausting and soul-crushing to be in a constant state of analyzing […]

“If what you expect to happen doesn’t occur, what are you going to do instead?” is a question that today’s guest asks every day, so she is ready for anything. Ilise Benun is “a business expert for creative professionals,” an author, speaker, and teacher. In this conversation, she brings her message of reality and what […]

I don’t know about you, but I’ve felt the fear found in being lost before, both literally and figuratively. Neither are pleasant experiences and fill you with equal amounts of despair and delight, but they are potent opportunities to learn about yourself and what’s important to you. In this episode of Getting Work To Work, […]

Do you know what your core values are? On top of that, do your employees, even your customers, know them? Today’s guest on Getting Work To Work is Darius Mirshahzadeh, serial entrepreneur, core values expert, and author of The Core Value Equation: A Framework to Drive Results, Create Limitless Scale and Win the War for Talent. In […]

In a recent conversation with my business coach, I talked about my business and how I have operated for the past 15 years. As I explained my systems and processes, I realized that I had developed a creative defense system to protect myself. And I don’t think I’m alone. I believe all of us have […]