My Solopreneur Life

After four seasons and a year and a half of My Solopreneur Life, this episode marks the end of one chapter and the beginning of an exciting new adventure.

I’m sharing the story behind my decision to launch a new show, The Signal, and why I’m feeling pulled back to something that has always been at the core of who I am: writing from the heart, finding your voice, and bringing real human experience into thought leadership.

Over the past year, I’ve watched AI transform how we create and communicate. I use AI and believe it can be an incredible tool, but I’m also noticing a growing hunger for something deeper—real stories, real emotion, real lived experience, and content that resonates because it comes from a human being, not just a prompt.

I’m also opening up about a personal experience that threw me for a loop and how, in the middle of navigating that unexpected season of life, new doors started opening in ways I never saw coming. I share the heaven-sent story of how a chance connection with a Starbucks barista led to creating my own writers group and how that experience reawakened something in me I had been missing.

This next chapter is about returning to being a writer, helping others find and trust their own voice, and exploring what happens when we stop trying to sound perfect and start creating from something real.

Come along with me as I close one door and step into what feels like exactly where I’m supposed to be.

In this second part of my conversation with Andrew Hartman, founder of Time Boss, we move from origin story into the practical reality of how his system actually works. Andrew breaks down what was happening beneath his own burnout and what he discovered through years of experimentation: most overwhelm isn’t a time problem, it’s a capacity and decision problem. The real issue is that we keep saying “yes” to more than our attention, energy, and focus can sustainably hold.

Andrew Hartman didn’t set out to start a business. He set out to fix his own burnout. In this episode, we talk about how solving that one problem led to Time Boss, and what solopreneurs can learn about building something that truly works.

In this episode, I get real about what I’m actually seeing with AI as a solopreneur, not the hype, not the fear, but what’s happening in the day-to-day trenches of running a business. I share a moment that genuinely stopped me in my tracks when I saw how realistic AI-generated avatars have become, and why that matters more than most people realize. Because as this technology gets better, trust becomes harder to earn. That’s why I double down on something I’ve always believed: your voice, your personality, and your presence are your edge. I walk you through how I think about AI versus software, and how I’m using tools like scheduling, recording, and summarization to eliminate friction in my workflow without losing the human experience my clients expect from me.

I’ve noticed something about myself over the years as a solopreneur, and I see it in others all the time, too. We come up with a great idea, get excited about it, and then we start talking about it before it’s fully formed. In this episode, I break down the unconscious habit of sharing ideas too early and how it quietly drains their energy, creates doubt, and can even stop them from becoming something meaningful.

In this episode of My Solopreneur Life, I share one of the most common mistakes I see solopreneurs make when they finally get in front of a potential client. After all the effort it takes to generate a lead and secure a meeting, many of us fall into the same trap. We start talking about our process, our technology, our methods, and all the things we’re proud of. The problem is that prospects are not interested in how we work nearly as much as we think they are. What they really care about is whether we understand their problem and can help them solve it.

Most solopreneurs focus on execution, productivity, and output because that feels like the safest way to grow a business. In this episode, I share why that mindset eventually limits you — and why creativity is one of the most overlooked skills in solopreneur success. Creativity isn’t about being artistic or expressive. It’s about seeing patterns, identifying gaps, rethinking assumptions, and finding smarter ways to serve clients. When creativity gets pushed aside, businesses stall, energy drops, and burnout creeps in.

I also talk about how analytical, logical solopreneurs are already using creativity every day without recognizing it. When you solve client problems, refine your positioning, improve systems, or spot new opportunities, you’re being creative. The real growth shift happens when you make intentional space for that thinking instead of living in constant execution mode. Creativity, when treated as a skill instead of a personality trait, becomes a powerful driver of clarity, confidence, and long-term business growth.

In this episode of My Solopreneur Life, I chat with Miriam Schulman, author of Artpreneur: The Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Sustainable Living From Your Creativity and creator of the Artist Incubator program. Miriam shares her pivot from a Wall Street career after 9/11 into building a long-term art business, then turning her hard-won lessons into coaching frameworks that help artists and creative solopreneurs build real income.

In this episode of My Solopreneur Life, I share my own experience navigating years of working alone and what I’ve learned about creating connection on purpose. From building local networks and micro-interactions to using movement, community, and even AI as a thinking partner, I walk through practical ways to stay energized, visible, and emotionally supported. Because being a solopreneur doesn’t mean being isolated. With a few intentional shifts, you can design a business and a life that feel connected, human, and deeply fulfilling.

When you leave corporate or step out on your own, something subtle but heavy shows up fast: you lose the identity that once defined you. You’re no longer “the director at X company” or “the marketing lead at Y.” You’re just… you. And for many solopreneurs, that blank space creates fear, second-guessing, and what people casually call imposter syndrome. In this episode of My Solopreneur Life, I unpack why that discomfort isn’t a flaw. It’s an invitation. An invitation to stop borrowing credibility from old job titles and start building a brand that is fully, unapologetically yours.