Elaine Tan Comeau knows the ups and downs of being a mom entrepreneur.  She launched her product line and company from off her kitchen table two days after her third baby was born.  She went from being a school teacher to accidentally inventing a children’s product, to CEO and Founder of one of Dragons’ Den favorite pitches, Easy Daysies, which incited a bidding war among all five Dragons. Also winner of Kevin Harrington's Pitch Tank.  She has been featured in Forbes, Macleans, CBC, FOX, CTV, Canadian Business Magazine, and the Financial Post, to name a few.  Elaine was awarded the 2014 Canadian Mompreneur of the Year, Four time nominee for the RBC Women of Influence Award, Chamber of Commerce Award for Excellence in Business, and just published her third article in a University Textbook, "Educational Psychology".  Her company Easy Daysies has won 13 awards and was announced as one of the 2018 Top Ten Most Innovative Companies by Small Business BC. 

Elaine loves supporting women in business through speaking on stages, through her podcast “Elaine’s Kitchen Table… the Business of Real Life”, as the Lead Ambassador of the Western Canada Chapter of Mompreneurs Canada, and through her Best Seller book, “Sell Your Passion”!  Elaine is honoured to have opportunities to give back and is a member of the Marketing Advisory Council for Douglas College, and a Patron for the ANCA Naturally Autistic World Festival. 

Please do follow her on social media @easydaysies and @elainetancomeau.

Elaine shares her impact of Covid-19 and what has helped her get through her days at home.

She follows this acrynym - CALM

Create – create a workspace at home for yourself and your kids. Create a schedule to decrease anxiety and more productivity. Create office hours.  

Amplify – amplify your expertise and offer help.

Lighten – lighten your expectations, but don’t lower them.  Lighten others load and be kind.

Make – Make connections with your customers, kids, community.

Technology entering more home’s and recommended by Elaine

1.      Zoom, House Party,  Messenger for kids
2.      Scribd – audio books, magazines, sheet music
3.      Calendly – online booking system (with Zoom Integration)
4.      Upworks – for hiring online Virtual Assistance.

Advise from Elaine:

• Don’t ignore symptoms of your health!!!  Take time aside for you and your business.
• Set Targets to achieve your goals.  
• How Basketball is similar to Sales. – if you are in a triple threat position – 

1.      Pause 
2.      Make a choice 
3.      Drive it forward

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4.  What is a successful strategy you have to grow my social media following?
5.  My number one marketing mistake I made that you can avoid.

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Welcome Lisa Van Reeuwyk, owner of Bloom Business Consulting.  She loves working with solo entrepreneurs focusing on clarity, consistency and killer cash flow. 
Lisa chats with us about productivity, shares 3 common mistakes that you see with small business owners, 4 tips to using your iPhone to save you time and listen to the very end to hear about the DONE acronym. 

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It's 2020 and we are entering a new year with new adventures in the world of DIY.  Moving forward means evaluating what your accomplishments, what went well, and what didn't.  What lessons did you learn?
This episode will break down a bit of my review of the last quarter as I share examples in my workshop business. 

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It's 2020 and we are entering a new year with new adventures in the world of DIY.  Moving forward means evaluating what your accomplishments, what went well, and what didn't.  What lessons did you learn?
This episode will break down a bit of my review of the last quarter as I share examples in my workshop business. 

P.S.  My Event is coming up January 26th and 27th to help you be strategic with DIY Workshops, be profitable and achieve your goals.  This is a live event in Langley, BC to help you set up your best year yet.  Join me at DIY TRIBE LIVE now.  Become a DIY Tribe Member to learn even more about Workshops.

In this Episode you will learn:

How to look at 2019 and questions you can ask yourself.
1.  Celebrate
List all the things you should celebrate as accomplishments.
List all the things you loved about your biz.
Your most profitable services/products.

2.  Evaluate
Cash Flow, Marketing Plan, Collaborations, Staff roles
Define where you can improve

3.  Set Yearly Goals (no more than 6)
Set Quarterly Goals to help you achieve your yearly goals.


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Episode 20 with Alon David - Achieving your Goals

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Meet Angela Crocker , a thought leader on online communities, digital decluttering, education technology, digital parenting, and content planning, Angela works as an author, speaker and instructor to help individuals and businesses navigate the issues, challenges and joys of living a digital life.

We chat about why content planning is important, the 9 step cycle and how to get started.

You can learn more about Angela at:
https://angelacrocker.com/
https://angelacrocker.com/contentplanner/ 

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Define Play, types of Play and and how our past experiences of play can impact how we play as adults.  How does this affect your DIY business?  Listen to this episode.


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Strategizing your creative ideas into a plan will keep you focused on your vision, increase your productivity and help you take action!

Alon David is the founder and CEO of, 90x Goal Planner

He shares the 4 pillars of achieving your goals:

1. Be clear on your vision
2. Set your goals
3. Know you why
4. Take action

Two stumbling blocks:

1. procrastination
2. fear of failure

"Failure of not taking action is worse than taking action and failing" - Alon David

Advise: 

• Hire a coach
• Realize what is it really going to cost you

Hear Alon's story of how he lost $1 Million Dollars in his business.

BONUS
Coupon code: theworkshop25    to save 25% off your 90x Goal Planner

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In the workshop, 10 years ago, Duane started his own company called Out of Line Designs.  He made small furniture pieces, and made the switch to Residential Cabinetry and Interior Design.  Listen to his grass roots story how he took his business from an idea to a thriving business.
Duane chats about tools of the trade and hiring his first staff,
how he views competition in the marketplace and his value of home!
I love how he knows his vision for his business which guides his decision making! 
Duane share his business tips for entrepreneurs in the creative industry.

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Jennylyn took time out from her merchant training in Atlanta a few weeks ago, to chat with me about Fusion Mineral Paint and how it all started.  She shares how workshops can benefit your DIY business, tips to leading workshops, and more about offering Free demo's.  She talks about the importance of stepping away from your business to work on your business, her thoughts on work/life balance and hear what she has to say to you, as a DIY Entrepreneur.

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Part 2 Interview with Rosemary March talking about branding and the influence it has on your business.  She shares some tips, what you can find in a branding guide, the impact that consistent photography can have on your brand.

RESOURCES:
Adobe Lightroom presets
A Colour Story
Snap Seed
Adobe Colour

Episode 16 - Graphic Design (part 1) with Rosemary March 
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