Today, we're thinking about social media with Kat from Social Kat Media. Kat Tepylo Murphy is the Head of Strategy (and Memes) at Social Kat Media. She’s also your small business’s #1 fan. Kat helps small & local businesses reclaim their time, feel more confident about their content and grow their business. She believes showing up for your community is about so much more than feeding an algorithm and that social media should not just tolerable—but FUN and EFFECTIVE.

Kat is a mom of two, new to rural living with her kids, husband and dog, and is very passionate about mental health. She spends her time offline crafting, chasing her kids around, watching sports, and enjoying country living down by the dock.

In the episode, you’ll hear about how Kat got into social media, how to protect your boundaries with social media, Kat's best advice for how to show up on social media, tips for planning and managing social that helps people take action, testing with your content, what you can gain from analytics and so much more.

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We're back with another solo episode! This chat, from a few weeks ago, shares five tips I turn to when trying to find myself when I'm overwhelmed or not feeling at my best.

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Today we’re thinking about the power of our voices and using them. Sara Giita Flores understands the power of voice, because after experiences with sexual assault – she had to find her way back to what she calls embodying her self-expression.

Embodying the transformation of trauma-induced silence and shame into radiant self-expression was the start of Sara’s journey. She’s now a voice coach, speaker and singer/songwriter based near Denver, Colorado. With 16 years of vocal coaching experience, she helps empathic women to deepen their confidence in their voices so they can speak up and share their work with ease. You can find her projects featured on Denver’s 9News, KGNU Radio, Westword Magazine, and more.

In the conversation Sara walks us through her journey – the experience of her own voice not being received and what lead to her moment of awakening where she reclaimed her voice. We discuss  people pleasing, living in your body vs your mind, how we come to moments of awakening, setting boundaries, promoting yourself, and more.

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Today, we're thinking about all things blogging! Blogging is so much more than just a fun pastime for people ­– it can be an outstanding way for business owners to showcase their expertise or for people to create an income that allows people freedom within their life – something our guests today know a lot about. So much so, that they created a business to help other women be able to do that for themselves.

With over 14 years of combined blogging experience, Amy Reinecke and Jennifer Draper are passionate about helping women create the blogs they desire to build a business that allows them to live the life they desire. They started Spark Media Concepts to help women use their stories, passion, expertise, and perspectives to share content that adds value to others via their blog. Together they also host the Ultimate Blog Podcast where they share tips and interviews with experts about how to start a blog to further their mission.

In the episode we talk about all things blogging, including:
- WHY business owners and others should still create a blog in 2023
- How to get started
- Things to think about when naming your blog
- Having a business mindset when it comes to your blog
- Why picking a niche is important and what it looks like to change your niche as you grow
- What’s changed with blogs over the years/what to do in 2023
- How to distribute your content in a way that is both useful and sustainable.

Feeling ready to start blogging? Spark Concepts is hosting a FREE three day challenge starting April 11. The Three Day Blueprint for a Profitable Blog will help you carve out an hour a day to learn the foundations of what you need for a successful set up in blogging, how to create content that connects and learn how to turn your blog into a money making machine.

Connect with Amy & Jennifer:
Visit the Spark Media Concepts website
Sign up for the Three Day Blueprint For a Profitable Blog Free Course
Follow along on Instagram
Listen to the Ultimate Blog Podcast

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Today, we're thinking about empowering women to live their well-thiest life with Huda Alvi. Huda is a real estate agent & self taught investor. Going from broke and unemployed to owning five properties in less than 12 months, Huda shares her journey of perseverance through her social media presence. She is the creator of The Wellthy Women, whose mission is to help women invest in real estate and become financially independent through events, courses and a Masterclass in the pipeline for 2023. She also runs a super cool side hustle called The Girls Trip - a bad ass tour company empowering women to travel more.

In the conversation, you’ll hear us talk about why she started her "Brown Girl Bucket List" series on TikTok, the importance of taking time for yourself and how she fits that in as a wife and mother of two, what her bucket list includes and how her vision board helps her break down her themes.

We talk about her money journey, where to start including some resources if you’re looking to become financially well – which as you’ll hear for Huda means well on all levels, and we also talk about her recent solo travel to Colombia, how she plans EPIC itineraries, the importance of solo travel and of course, how you can take advantage of her travel planning skills on incredible adventures through the newly relaunched company, The Girls Trip.

Connect with Huda:
Huda's Instagram
Huda's TikTok
The Girls Trip Instagram
The Girls Trip Website (Use code EARLYBIRD to save $100)

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Today, it's just me and you! We have officially made it to ONE YEAR of the Thinking About Podcast. Listen in as I share five lessons that I've learned from starting my podcast. 

We'll dive why you should start that thing you're dreaming about, the value of outsourcing, celebrating your wins and more. Plus, I'm giving a sneak peek into what you can expect to see in the second year of the pod.

Thank you for tuning in to the first year of the pod and I can't wait to see what the next year will bring!

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Today, we're thinking about tax season and all things accounting with Martina Morton of GrowCPA. GrowCPA is a digital accounting firm that was founded with a BIG mission:  to empower Canadian business owners with the financial knowledge they need to build a wildly successful business and lasting financial legacy.

In the episode, you’ll hear the origin story of GrowCPA, how they’re making accounting accessible for small businesses, starting a virtual company BEFORE the pandemic and what they’ve experienced through the changes, how having a business can help you improve your personal finances, deciding between doing your own taxes or working with an accountant, making bookkeeping fun, useful programs/resources to prepare you for tax season, profit planning and more.

Connect with Martina:
GrowCPA Instagram
GrowCPA Website
Explore the Solopreneur Academy
Get the Profit Planner
Guide to Win Tax Season

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In true Thinking About fashion, we're thinking about A LOT this week – from pressing flowers to running a business to mental health and more. We’re joined by Devon Elcomb-Anzit. Devon is the owner of Pressed In Time a beautiful flower preservation business in Niagara, Ontario, Canada. 

She’s described on her website as a creator and flower enthusiast who has always held a love and appreciation for art. After experiencing flower pressing from two important women in her family and experimenting on her own, Devon eventually created a business of it. Today, she is helping people preserve memories made at their biggest life events in beautiful ways.

Join us as we talk about why you should tell people you admire their work, being tea girlies, how she started flower pressing, the birth of Pressed In Time, tips on preserving your wedding flowers, starting and running TWO businesses before focusing her energy on one, business advice, the impact of sharing vulnerably, setting boundaries and so much more.

Connect with Devon:
Pressed In Time Instagram
Pressed In Time Website
Devon's Instagram

Links from this week's episode:
Criminal Episode - They Came for the Judges
Donate to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
Get Rob Anzit's 2023 Gameplan Journal
Get Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book

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Today, we're thinking about the strategy behind reaching your business goals and making networking less awkward with Hannah Schwartz. Hannah is your Business Strategist. She is dedicated to helping clients achieve success and works with entrepreneurs to integrate strategy into their business to level up or pivot.

In the episode, we talk about her signature pillar system that helps business owners and anyone work towards their goals, opportunities to grow within your business or shift away from what you initially thought you wanted, how failure is feedback and tangible tips you can do today to bring your goals to life.

She’s also on a mission to have 100 coffees with entrepreneurs this year. We talk about the value of networking, how to foster relationships with people, great questions to ask when it comes to networking and more. She also gives us great tips on journaling – incase you’re like me and need to take some time for internal work after diving deep into your external side.

Connect with Hannah:
Visit Hannah's website
Follow Hannah on Instagram and TikTok
Sign up for 100 cups of coffee
Check our Hannah's Medium

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Today, we're thinking about all things freelancing with Jasmine Williams. Jasmine Williams is an award-winning writer, content marketing expert, and the founder of Jasmine Williams Media, a boutique content marketing consultancy serving a global roster of industry-leading companies and visionaries.

She’s also the founder of Click-worthy Creatives, an education hub and community for freelance creatives. Jasmine helps creative entrepreneurs, coaches, consultants, and growth-stage startups scale their businesses with strategic storytelling.

In the episode, Jasmine talks about how she went from a journalism degree to freelancing, all kinds of tips on how to get started, the value of transparency, titling yourself as a freelancer, finding space to market your OWN business while marketing for others, the importance of timing and following up, how to reach out to strangers, the power of mentorship, what to consider when you're creating content that excites your audience, why post-it notes are so important to us, and so much more.

Connect with Jasmine:
Visit Jasmine's website
Check out Jasmine's resources
Follow Jasmine on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn

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