Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Heather DeJesus of Burton’s Bookkeeping. Are you on top of the numbers in your pet business? Not sure where to look for help? Tune in now and get to know Heather and how she can make your life easier!

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With 2023 behind us we’re turning our attention to the shiny new year ahead of us and I don’t know about you but I am excited! I’m excited but I’m also exhausted! It’s important that you start the new year right and being so depleted mentally and physically that you can’t think straight isn’t the way to kick it off. That’s our topic for today. I’m going to talk about how to refill and recharge your tanks so you can be truly excited about 2024.

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Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Lori Davidson of Pet Perennials. Have you ever wondered how to offer support to your clients when a beloved pet passes? We’ll get to know Lori and her incredible entrepreneurial journey!

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This time of year is all about family traditions. Putting up the tree, baking the holiday ham, and reconnecting with friends you haven’t seen in a while to raise a glass. It’s these traditions that make family family. Your business is not different. It’s a family as well and your business traditions play a huge part in this.

That’s our topic for today. I’m going to talk about business traditions, what they are, why you should have them and why they are so important.

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Life is what happens while we are busy making other plans. What happens to your business when life unexpectedly happens. I’m going to guide you through how to set your business up for these unexpected bumps (or giant gaping craters) in the road so that you can bounce back easily and quickly.

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Every entrepreneur has a business birth story but that’s not all of who they are. We are a culmination of a whole life lived. We tend to hide much of the richness that is us. In a society where women work endlessly to prove our worth, we sometimes forget that showing our true self is more important and living off the leash is absolutely possible.

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My GPS likes to mess with me. Most of the time it’s great, and I use it a lot but sometimes it takes me in circles for no apparent reason other then it’s bored. This happened to me recently and it got me thinking about our business GPS. This is the internal or external voice telling us when and where to turn and how long we have until we get to our destination. On today’s episode I’m going to talk about your business’s GPS and why you should always listen to it.

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On todays show I’m going to get personal. I’m going to tell you about a challenge I’ve had in my life. I'm a recovering corporate junkie. This topic is a bit personal but it is important and I think there’s a lot of you out there who will relate to what I’m saying. There is another option and I'm going to talk about that on this episode!

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One of the things that literally kept me up at night thinking about my pet business was how well I was managing my employees. I wondered if I was too hard on them, to easy on them, too hands on, too hands off. One question that was always on my mind, especially when there was an employee performance issue involved, was "Am I right to expect the employee to do xyz?".

That’s our topic for today! What is a reasonable and unreasonable expectation for a part time pet sitting employee. If you have employees or are thinking about hiring you won’t want to miss this episode!

Do you have a side hustle? I know a lot of you out there got started in pet sitting or dog walking by signing up with Rover or Wag. It’s a great way to get started toward opening up your own pet sitting business or if you don’t want to open up your own business it’s a great side hustle to earn extra income while still doing your full time day job. 

Today we’re going to talk about how to juggle your side hustle and your full time day job.  

I’m excited about this topic for two reasons.

#1 - I started my own pet sitting business as a side hustle while I was still working a full time corporate job and I know many of you are doing the same. I did both for a year before I went full time into the pet business.

#2 - I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be launching my first on-line course on July 6. It’s called How to make more money on Rover. You can find out more in this episode or at this link

https://tpbc.dog/how-to-make-more-money-on-rover/