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Since launching Miss Excel in June of 2020, Kat Norton has grown a 7-figure course sales business and a community of over 1 million people on TikTok & Instagram through viral Excel trick videos infused with creativity, music and dance. Kat was recently awarded the Microsoft MVP award and was named one of the Top 10 Social Media Influencers of 2021 by Forbes.

Jamie talks to Kat about the importance of mindset and listening to your intuition when making business descisions. We are excited for our listeners to have the opportunity to learn Kat, given her incredible success in the online course world!

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In our first interview of the season, Jamie is chatting with Kristin Karotkin and Catherine Willhoit of The Hive, an amazing local coffee shop in Hoboken, New Jersey. Since opening its doors in 2020, The Hive has become one of Hoboken's most popular destinations and its owners have been recognized for their work by Hudson County as Women of the Year 2022, PBS, New Jersey Monthly, and countless local press outlets and influencers.

Jamie talks to Kristin and Catharine about bringing their idea for the Hive to life, how they manage their successful partnership and the importance of staying true to the mission of the business when setting strategy. We are excited for our listeners to have the opportunity to learn from these successful business women!

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Welcome to Season Three! In this season, we are mixing things up and coming to you with twelve amazing interviews. Through my legal practice, I meet some incredible business owners. Each one teaches me something new and has helped me on my journey as an entrepreneur. I wanted to bring their expertise to our listeners through interviews with these professionals about their business journeys.

I am chatting with interior design professionals, course and content creators, professional service providers, owners of a brick and mortar store and a franchise, and design professionals. We will explore strategic planning, pivotal moments in each entrepreneur's business, the tough decisions or setbacks each business owner has faced and how they handled it. Get ready for some fantastic advice from which all business owners can benefit.

But before we get started, I do something in this episode I have never done before. I share my own story about Hashtag Legal, how it started, how I grew it and how I feel about it now. It gets pretty personal!

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We cannot believe it is already the end of Season Two! We hope this season has helped you level up your negotiation skills and can be a resource you can go back to when you need some added support. In Season Three we are changing things up a bit. Season Three will be all interviews and will feature some incredible entrepreneur stories about business and legal strategy. We cannot wait for you to hear these amazing stories! Season Three will be back this Fall!

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This week, Jamie interviews Belma McCaffrey, the CEO and Founder of Work Bigger, a career coaching platform for dissatisfied high-achievers who want to find their purpose. Through coaching and community, Work Bigger helps individuals connect to their mission and step into their purpose and full potential.

Belma's work has been featured in Forbes, Fortune, Thrive, and other media platforms. Belma is also a refugee, a mom, and prior to Work Bigger, she spent 10+ years working in media and strategy roles at companies like the Associated Press and Conde Nast. Don't miss this episode!

If you want to learn more about Belma and her work, check out her website for Work Bigger or follow Belma on Instagram.

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In this episode, Jamie breaks down the importance of setting a BATNA, or the Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement when planning for a negotiation. She gives you a framework to create your BATNA and guidelines for using your BATNA in a negotiation. Check out this episode to get an advantage in your next negotiation.

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This week, Jamie interviews Seisei Tatebe-Goddu, the Founder & CEO of Tandem Consulting Group, an organization providing strategy and organization development consulting, coaching, and training to clients across 3 continents. SeiSei gave us some fantastic insights about negotiations spanning different countries and cultures. Don't miss this episode!

If you want to learn more about SeiSei and her work, check out her website for Tandem Consulting Group.

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In this episode, Jamie lays out the most common mistakes she sees during client negotiations. This episode will help you avoid some of these common pitfalls, including poor planning, being overly competitive, ignoring cultural differences, letting emotions impact your judgment and many more! Check out this episode to get an advantage in your next negotiation.

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This week, Jamie interviews Molly Marq, the creator of Negotiate This, a blog and platform focused on all things negotiation. Molly is on a mission to equip every person with the tools they need to negotiate a better future and take action in their career. Don't miss this episode!

If you want to learn more about Molly and her work, check out her blog, Negotiate This. You can also find her on Instagram as well!

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You can connect with Jamie here:

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This topic seems self-explanatory, but believe it or not, Jamie is asked how to ask effective questions so frequently, we decided to make it a whole episode. In this episode, Jamie provides a framework to teach you how to ask questions designed to elicit answers that will help you in your negotiation. And once you know how to ask the right questions, Jamie provides tips about maximizing your listening skills so you are actively listening (rather than thinking about your next question!).

If you loved this episode, don't miss the next one! Please subscribe to this podcast where ever you listen and head over to our YouTube Channel to check out the videos of all of the episodes.

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You can connect with Jamie here:

Email: [email protected]

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