Kira La Forgia is an HR Consultant and growth strategist for women-owned businesses who helps women design a business and team that is fun to manage and puts people first (but doesn’t neglect profit!) After time in corporate sales, operations, and small business HR, she made the leap to launching her business, Paradigm Consulting, and scaled so quickly that in her first month after re-launch she hit 5-figures without a single sales page.We talk about so much in this episode, including Kira’s journey from corporate sales to small business HR to entrepreneurship, and how she managed to grow her consultancy while working full-time in a 9-to-5 job. We also talk about the ins and outs of HR for small businesses, including why HR does NOT have to be scary, and how emotions play into up-levelling your business and stepping into a CEO role.For show notes and more visit: https://pinegateroad.com/podcast-83

Rae Owens is a full stack web developer, Squarespace Pro and Circle Member, and Showit Implementer, and she works behind the scenes with web designers to do the development so they can focus on taking more projects on. She is also an Aligned Business Academy graduate who had an amazing transformation over the past year!In this episode, Rae shares why she quit her nanny job, took the leap to fully commit to her business for 90-days, and how that led her to running a 6-figure business.She’ll also be giving us the low down on what her journey looked like going from zero to consistent $10k months and how she booked herself out in the first few weeks being full-time in her business!For show notes and more visit: https://pinegateroad.com/podcast-82

Shay M. Lawson is an Atlanta based intellectual property and entertainment attorney and she is also my amazing lawyer who has helped me manage the many blips that have popped up along the way as I’ve scaled my business. In this episode we talk about so much, including what to watch out for as a new or established entrepreneur, what things you should be consulting with a lawyer about, and when the best time is to bring in a lawyer’s expertise. Shay also explains what a trademark is and when you should probably consider getting serious about trademarking your intellectual property.For show notes and more visit: https://pinegateroad.com/podcast-81

Pamela Chen and Leeza Robertson are the queens of energy and a completely magical pair. They are Quantum Wealth Coaches for spiritual entrepreneurs and creative intuitives and have worked with hundreds of students to create a heart-centred business that they can thrive in.What makes them stand out though is how they fuse together magic and energetics with business to create aligned businesses that sell out.In this episode, we’re talking about how strategy and intuition dance together, how they use Tarot to guide them in business, and why it’s really not about what you do, it’s how you do it.For show notes and more visit: https://pinegateroad.com/podcast-80

I’m baaaack!The past six months have been hectic to say the least, and in this episode I’m bringing you up to date on all the changes that have been happening with Pinegate Road, with the Aligned Business Academy, and in my personal life.I’m also giving you a sneak peek of what you can expect from future episodes - I can promise you there is a lot of really good stuff coming, so take a listen and then stay tuned for what’s coming up!

Reflecting back on 2020, and sharing about my word for 2021. And, a big announcement! You're invited to the Becoming Conference! Learn more and register today at www.pinegateroad.com/becoming

Have you caught yourself thinking: "I don't want to hit certain milestones or goals in my business... that means bringing on team, and I don't want to manage team." Or anything else that has you NOT wanting to hire team because of the work?? This episode is for you! We are sharing the common misconceptions people have around hiring team. I get it, it's a BIG next step! But... you can only raise your prices so high, and your time is always going to be limited. To seriously scale your business to next levels — you will need support. Listen in to this episode to hear from my hiring manager all about what you need to know as you go into hiring. We're going over limiting beliefs that might be holding you back, and the huge sanity savers hiring team will have for your life and your business.Did you find this helpful? We'd love if you could leave a rating and review on iTunes! Please head there now, it only takes a minute, and will help grow this show and get it in more ears :)

Have you ever wondered HOW to build an audience for your online business? Building an engaged audience of potential customers is one of the main driving factors for your business' success. I'm doing a deep dive into what you need to be thinking about and implementing to build an audience that supports the growth (and sales!) in your online business.Did you find this information helpful? I'd love if you could leave a rating and review on iTunes!!

Sharing all about the Pinegate Road business model today. If you've wondered how we've set things up to work as an agency and a coaching business, I'm diving into it all! I share about who we have on the team, how this all works, where I'm thinking of hiring next, and where I personally spend my time in the business. Hint, I work about 10h per week!

Let's travel back in time to July 2019, where I was making a HUGE decision for my life and business. I am sharing the recording from last year where I openly share about what it feels like to be in the middle of making a big decision. I'm also catching you up on how things worked out, one year later!