Following a lucrative career within the plus-size modeling career that included features in Essence Magazine to QVC, Jese Lewing Gary stepped onto the entrepreneurial runway as the CEO & Founder of both LuxeGiving and GreeneyedAmbition. Jese built LuxeGiving with the purpose of helping people feel connected in a world that is disconnected, and she specializes in helping multifamily property managers create a sense of community to improve resident engagement and retention. Through GreeneyedAmbition, Jese supports other hospitality and service based entrepreneurs with scaling their brands by simplifying their systems to improve productivity and duplication. In today's episode, you'll hear how Jese's modeling career helped her better understand business and relationships, how she grew LuxeGiving to a multiple six-figure business annually, and how GreeneyedAmbition is helping service & hospitality entrepreneurs scale through sustainable development and systems, and focusing on the things that truly matter.

Let's talk about money, money, money! In today's episode, we've outlined five main reasons for when and why it might be time to raise your rates, so you can sustainably keep booking amazing opportunities while simultaneously avoiding an income ceiling. We also share some tips for letting your current clients know about rate raises in advance, and a few things to be wary of when discussing future projects.

Emily Merrell is the Chief Networker and Founder of Six Degrees Society, whose mission is to provide an integrative approach to networking — focused on women and their personal, professional, and lifestyle development. She has supported thousands of ambitious women in their journey to get what they want in both their personal and professional lives thanks to her signature curated connection style, and her expertise has even been applauded and featured by Refinery29, Girlboss, Forbes and Huffington Post. Emily is a professional speaker, podcast host, business coach for ambitious women and an expert community curator.

In today's episode, we chat about her entrepreneurial journey and what led to the creation of Six Degrees Society, and how she's reinvented what it means to network. Emily also shares the ins and outs of her 1:1 coaching and mastermind programs, and details how she has successfully transitioned her business to meet the digital demands of COVID-19.

People are starting businesses left and right lately, and if you have a business, a pretty common question you’ll get as an entrepreneur from want-to-be entrepreneurs is “how’d you do it?” That’s a loaded question because there are infinite answers! In today's episode we're walking through our recommendations for what you need to get started when you're side hustling, and the essentials you need when you're ready to take your business full-time. For direct links to several of the tools and platforms listed during this episode, check out our show notes here.

Mia is the Founder and CEO of tabú, a modern guide to sexual wellness that has been ranked Mashable's #1 Resource for Sex Ed and featured in Forbes, The New York Times, Bustle, Refinery29, Mic, and more. Back in 2015, Mia was working at Salesforce as a UX Designer after earning her Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University. In 2016, she left corporate behind to start tabú, with a mission of encouraging more people to join the conversation about sex and raise awareness about the importance of sexual health. In this episode, you'll hear how Mia has broken the mold of traditional sex ed, how she's overcame shame and stigmas associated with the sexual wellness industry during her entrepreneurial journey, and how she stays at the forefront of educational, inclusive and authentic conversations about all things "taboo."

It's no secret that 2020 was...somethin’ else. When things are feeling out of control, it might feel weird to try and plan things out but it’s actually a great way to reduce some of that stress and anxiety, and feel more confident walking into the unknown. We’ve applied that thought process in this episode by outlining three main areas to look at within your business as you plan for success in the new year. We also chat through some personal goals, and a few podcast ones too.

In this episode, Anneliese and Georgia present 12 days of client boundaries that every business owner needs to establish.

Michelle is the Brand Designer and Creative Director behind MKW Creative Co. and has worked with hundreds of small business owners to create brag-worthy brands. She was recently featured as a Yahoo Finance Top 10 Brand Designer, and also hosts both the Kiss My Aesthetic podcast and KMA Facebook Group, bringing together creatives, wannabe creatives, or design-fiends that love to learn about branding, marketing and entrepreneurship. If you've been thinking of scaling your business, this episode will give you an inside look at how Michelle has built an incredible team of 12+ contractors, while still keeping her business organized, personable and authentic. We also chatted about the different processes she's created to keep things running smoothly and how she's built a value-driven Facebook group, plus how she utilizes social media marketing to attract clients, her thoughts on sharing "too much" of your process, and even how she stays a step ahead of creative burnout.

Anneliese and Georgia dive into how each of their businesses have been impacted by COVID-19, along with how they've pivoted their services, pricing and mindsets to adapt to the world's new normal. 

Get to know co-hosts Anneliese Gartner and Georgia Kaye in the very first episode of Per the Contract! They dig into their professional backgrounds and how they got connected, along with why they launched a podcast, and what to expect in future episodes.