Staying Solo | Business Strategy for Service Providers, Creatives and Consultants

Sigh. We're both so tired of six figure talk, but it's not going to stop any time soon so in this episode we're confronting it straight on. We're breaking down the problem with borrowing other people's dreams, the embracing where you are and more.

Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode24

If you feel like you've got a lot of balls in the air (don't we all?) you'll want to listen to this episode where we chat with Jules Taggart. She's nearly 5 years into her business and has a baby and a toddler, so she gets honest about the myth of balance, running her biz, maternity leave and the biggest challenges she's faced.

Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode23.

So much of the advice out there about going full-time in your business is along the lines of "screw it, just do it" - which isn't going to work for the majority of people. In this episode, Krystina Feucht, the owner of Modi Marketing gives us the scoop on how she made a graceful exit after 15+ years in corporate, how she found her first clients and much more.

Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode22.

In this episode we go behind-the-scenes of Dr. Michelle Mazur's business Communication Rebel where she helps people create breakthrough messages and turn their speech into a product. Michelle gets real about bucking the status quo, why she went into business and how she doesn't fall into the trap of comparison.

Show notes available at: www.scoopindustries.com/episode21.

In this episode we continue going behind-the-scenes of services-based businesses and this time we're talking with Scoop's Brittany Becher. She opens up about the pressure we put on ourselves, redefining success so we aren't falling into the same thing we left behind with our 9-to-5 and making business sustainable.

Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode20.

Get ready for a breath of fresh air! Today copywriter and sales specialist Courtney Johnston of The Rule Breaker's Club shares how she runs her business, what she's learned from niching and redefining success so she's living life on her terms.

Show notes available at: www.scoopindustries.com/episode19.

Today we're turning the tables and Brittany is interviewing Maggie to kick off a new series that takes you behind the curtain of how people run their services-based businesses. Maggie shares her biggest challenges, favorite thing about working with clients and guilty pleasures.

Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode18.

Can you believe it? 2016 is half way through, so how do you use this as a point to reset, and take your Summer to recharge? We're talking about how to do a mid-year check up on our business goals and plans, and how to do your own checkup so September doesn't roll around and you're scrambling.

Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode16

You bounce out of bed in the morning, you start your day ready for the BEST DAY EVER!!!

And then you check your email and there's the kind of email with a client that strikes fear into your heart. In this episode of the Inside Scoop show we're talking about icky and sticky situations and how to handle them like a pro.

Show notes: www.scoopindustries.com/episode15.

Running a services-based business isn't for the feint of heart and as you're juggling client projects, sometimes it's easy to let client communications slide. In this episode we're talking client comms: how-to do it better, how to watch for red flags and more.

Show notes: http://scoopindustries.com/episode14/