Martinis and Pipe Dreams

Dating is hard in general. Add the element of entrepreneurship and we've got a whole new ball game, and freedom being a core value makes it extra interesting.

On today's episode, Sarah and Quinn discuss their experiences with dating as entrepreneurs and what they're looking for in a future partner. 

They also discover that they may have a few unrealistic expectations, but hey, nobody's perfect!

If you're considering entering a business partnership, then this podcast is for you.

On today's episode, Sarah and Quinn talk about forming their own partnership, which is interesting considering neither of them wanted to go into business with a friend. 

They talk about the pros and cons of a partnership, as well as what made them change their mind about going into business together. Quinn has never been in a partnership, Sarah has been, and it went very wrong. There was a lot to consider and they dive into all of it. 

Let us know why you decided to form a business partnership, or what's stopping you from forming one.

Deciding to start a business isn't a difficult choice. Freedom, autonomy, being your own boss, it sounds amazing, in theory. What's hard, are the choices that need to be made after your initial decision to start.

Money is tight. Do you downsize or move to a new location to save money, get rid of your high-end car, cut back on shopping and dining out? They sound like easy decisions to make, until you're actually faced with the reality of what it is to own and start a business. 

It sounds like an easy decision to downsize, drive an affordable car, and push pause on shopping trips and nights out. But we become surprisingly attached to our creature comforts, we also fall into comparison traps and can get caught up in people's perception. 

On today's episode, we talk about our personal experiences with the difficult decisions we've had to make in order for the business to work. While we're happy with the decisions we've made, making certain choices wasn't easy.

What difficult decisions have you had to make for your business?

As entrepreneurs, we know the difficulties and time it takes to start and stick with a new business. The days are long, "no" is a word you hear often, and your finances are tight. 

It's hard to stay motivated when you're up against so many challenges, yet people do it.

Today, Sarah and Quinn talk about their experiences with entrepreneurship and how they stay motivated when the going gets tough.

On today's episode we talk about starting your business on a budget and how you can build your company without going broke.

We all want the bells and whistles, it's difficult to see a successful person you look up to recording their content in a professional studio when you have to record in your living room with your phone propped on a flower pot. But you can't compare your starting point to someone else's end point.

Every successful business owner has started small and has figured out how to make do with what they've got. It also forces you to get resourceful and creative- strong attributes of every entrepreneur.

How are you building your business on a budget?

When you work for yourself, you can do whatever you want when you want. But that can be dangerous, for two reasons. 

The first is that you pressure yourself so much to succeed that you work non-stop and burnout. The second, is that you fully embrace your freedom and neglect the necessary work you need to do for your business.

It can be hard to strike that balance, especially when your business demands change from day to day. So how do you manage your time?

That's what we talk about on today's episode. For both of us, taking care of ourselves is numero uno, and what self-care looks like for one person, isn't going to be the same for another. It also takes a little bit of time to find the right balance, so don't stress if you're still trying to figure it out.

How are you managing your time as a business owner?

As entrepreneurs, we often want to share our new, exciting venture or vent a frustration, but when we do it’s met with advice that does more harm than good.

Today, Sarah and Quinn talk about the worst business advice they’d ever been given- both solicited and unsolicited.

It served as a great reminder that while people are well intentioned, they often lack the experience or knowledge to serve as a proper mentor or guide.

Let us know the worst piece of advice you’ve ever received!

We look at successful people and think if we do what they're doing we'll be just as successful, it will come fast and it will be easy, they already laid the framework.

They did indeed lay the framework, but what we underestimate in that framework is the middle, it's messy and it's where most people stop. 

Starting a new business is fun, it's exhilarating, but inevitably, mistakes will be made, the "no's" will be never-ending, and there's no money coming in. It will make you doubt yourself and your abilities and you'll tell yourself you need to make a decision- stop everything you're doing and take the easy road, or keep pushing. 

The one thing that all successful people have in common is that they kept moving through all of the awkward, uncomfortable moments that make up the messy middle.

As an entrepreneur it can be difficult to figure out WHAT to entrepreneur.

What if you're multi-passionate? What if you don't want to get stuck doing ONLY one thing? What do you do?

In today's podcast episode, Sarah and Quinn discuss what it's like to be multi-passionate and what that means as an entrepreneur. Fortunately, there are options and multiple ways to move forward in a business without feeling like you're backing yourself into a corner or limiting what you really want to do.

The first step is to get started! Tune in to find out what that looks like and why you should celebrate loving that you like to do more than one thing!

There's no doubt we're fascinated with the power Millennials now have in every industry, but that also includes buying power.

In recent conversations, we've heard of brands struggling to abandon their old ways of advertising, not understanding that their new customer are no longer listening to the radio or watching TV.

In this episode, we talk about the places Millennials are hiding- in plain sight and how brands are finding them.

We also talk about what some of our favorite brands are doing and why others need to follow.

What are some brands you love and why?