Are you holding onto tasks in your business that are keeping you from scaling? Maybe you think you’re the only person who can handle the details. If that’s you in business, you may have been hit with the curse of expertise.

In today’s conversation, business strategist and leadership coach Audrey Joy Kwan joins us to talk about overcoming the curse of expertise so that you can scale your business in a sustainable way that doesn’t compromise your well-being. 

Listen in as Audrey gives us a step-by-step guide to building your team, explains the powerful inspiration behind her business, and shares several other valuable insights in this jam-packed episode. 

The Independent Business podcast is powered by HoneyBook, the all-in-one platform for anyone with clients. Book clients, manage projects, get paid faster, and have business flow your way with HoneyBook. Use the code PODCAST to get 20% off your first year as a new member.

Connect with the guest

• Website: audreyjoykwan.com
• Instagram:instagram.com/audreyjoykwan
• Email: [email protected] 

Connect with the host

• Website: podcast.honeybook.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/honeybook
• Instagram: instagram.com/akuakonadu_

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Running a business with your BFF can be a dream come true, but it also comes with a unique set of challenges. In this episode, I sit down with Shay Brown and Cassie Torrecillas, best friends turned co-founders of Bucketlist Bombshells.

They share their incredible journeys, how they navigate friendship and business, and how they’ve turned their passion for travel into a thriving business venture.

The Independent Business podcast is powered by HoneyBook, the all-in-one platform for anyone with clients. Book clients, manage projects, get paid faster, and have business flow your way with HoneyBook. Use the code PODCAST to get 20% off your first year as a new member.

Resources mentioned

• Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman
• Episode 44 with Shay Cochran

Connect with the guest

• Website: bucketlistbombshells.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/bucketlistbombshells 

Connect with the host

• Website: podcast.honeybook.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/honeybook
• Instagram: instagram.com/akuakonadu_

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Are your biases holding you back as a business owner and person? In today’s episode, we’re making uncomfortable conversations comfortable and learning how to address our own biases so we can build impactful businesses. Alex Temblador joins us for a real conversation about how our biases can block the impact and influence of our businesses. Alex reminds us that being more inclusive can not only lead to more innovation in our business but also more profit.

The Independent Business podcast is powered by HoneyBook, the all-in-one platform for anyone with clients. Book clients, manage projects, get paid faster, and have business flow your way with HoneyBook. Use the code PODCAST to get 20% off your first year as a new member.

Resources mentioned

• Harvard IAT Test
• Everything is Figureoutable by Marie Forleo
• Census projection report

Connect with the guest

• Website: www.alextemblador.com
• Writing an Identity That is Not Your Own book: www.alextemblador.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/alex_temblador

Connect with the host

• Website: podcast.honeybook.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/honeybook
• Instagram: instagram.com/akuakonadu_

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Do you dream of doing what you love as a solopreneur? In this episode, leadership and team operation consultant Tatiana O’Hara shares her journey from having a team to going solo. With refreshing radical honesty, she shares her full entrepreneurial journey with us, as well as what it looks like to be a successful business owner despite what others think about you. 

Every independent business owner should listen to this episode because it’s an incredible reminder to believe in yourself, do what you love, and not be afraid to go after what you truly want.

The Independent Business podcast is powered by HoneyBook, the all-in-one platform for anyone with clients. Book clients, manage projects, get paid faster, and have business flow your way with HoneyBook. Use the code PODCAST to get 20% off your first year as a new member.

Connect with the guest

• Website: tatianaohara.co
• Instagram: instagram.com/_tatianaohara

Connect with the host

• Website: podcast.honeybook.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/honeybook
• Instagram: instagram.com/akuakonadu_

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Does busyness always equal more revenue for your business? The truth is…no, it doesn’t. If we want to grow sustainably, we need to be more strategic with how we spend our time, the services that we offer, and how to price them in a way that's going to grow our business.

Business strategist Holly Haynes joins us on the show to talk about how we can create more profit in our business using income-stacking strategies. This conversation is pure gold and includes key ways to help you work with what you have to create more profit in your business. 

The Independent Business podcast is powered by HoneyBook, the all-in-one platform for anyone with clients. Book clients, manage projects, get paid faster, and have business flow your way with HoneyBook. Use the code PODCAST to get 20% off your first year as a new member.

Resources mentioned

• Simone Biles bows to Rebecca Andrade

Connect with the guest

• Income stacking master class: https://www.hollymariehaynes.com/profit
• Website: https://www.hollymariehaynes.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehollymariehaynes/ 

Connect with the host

• Website: podcast.honeybook.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/honeybook
• Instagram: instagram.com/akuakonadu_

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Are you experiencing slow growth in your business? In this episode, my guest Kayla Hollatz shares why slow growth is not a bad thing. Kayla is a copywriter and website strategist, and we have a much-needed conversation about how to honor ourselves and lead with intention in everything we do.  

Kayla also shares how she has evolved after walking through the hardest season of her life, why it’s important to embrace your current pace and trust the process, and other powerful insights that business owners need to hear. 

The Independent Business podcast is powered by HoneyBook, the all-in-one platform for anyone with clients. Book clients, manage projects, get paid faster, and have business flow your way with HoneyBook. Use the code PODCAST to get 20% off your first year as a new member.

Connect with the guest

• Website: kaylahollatz.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/kaylahollatz 
• Three MPH: threemph.com

Connect with the host

• Website: podcast.honeybook.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/honeybook
• Instagram: instagram.com/akuakonadu_

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Many business owners are timid about setting boundaries with their clients because they fear it will negatively impact their business. However, our guest on today’s episode found the opposite to be true.

Becca Bunch is the founder and CEO of the social media marketing agency Homemade Social. When she and her team implemented new boundaries and systems with their clients, their revenue went up 44%. In this episode, she’s sharing the exact boundaries she sets and the systems she uses to maintain them.

The Independent Business podcast is powered by HoneyBook, the all-in-one platform for anyone with clients. Book clients, manage projects, get paid faster, and have business flow your way with HoneyBook. Use the code PODCAST to get 20% off your first year as a new member.

Resources mentioned

• Career Civility
• Open Phone app
• Groove app
• Opal app

Connect with the guest

• Website: homemadesocial.com
• Homemade Social Instagram: instagram.com/homemadesocial_
• Becca’s Instagram: instagram.com/bbooks

Connect with the host

• Website: podcast.honeybook.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/honeybook
• Instagram: instagram.com/akuakonadu_

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Do you want your website to make more money for your business? Today’s guest has tips to take your brand and website to the next level. Danielle Connor is a website designer who works with female business owners to create sites that convert.

This episode is jam packed with tangible tips to improve your website, along with tips for staying true to your brand and allowing your brand to evolve with you. Plus, she touches on how to step into the CEO role of your business instead of treating yourself like a solopreneur, and how your website can do the same. 

The Independent Business podcast is powered by HoneyBook, the all-in-one platform for anyone with clients. Book clients, manage projects, get paid faster, and have business flow your way with HoneyBook. Use the code PODCAST to get 20% off your first year as a new member.

Connect with the guest

• Website: danielleconnor.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/danielle.a.connor

Connect with the host

• Website: podcast.honeybook.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/honeybook
• Instagram: instagram.com/akuakonadu_

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What do you do when two celebrities steal your podcast name? On this episode, I’m joined by Phoebe and Caroline Connell, two sisters who host the Pretty Little Podcast, a Pretty Little Liars rewatch podcast. Phoebe and Caroline hosted this show for two years before two actresses from the show launched their own rewatch podcast with the same name.

Their story got crazier from there, but in the end, Phoebe and Caroline turned it into a huge opportunity for their podcast. They share how they built a loyal community that had their backs during this whole experience, advice on how to protect your business from a situation like this, and ways to monetize your podcast that benefits your community. 

The Independent Business podcast is powered by HoneyBook, the all-in-one platform for anyone with clients. Book clients, manage projects, get paid faster, and have business flow your way with HoneyBook. Use the code PODCAST to get 20% off your first year as a new member.

Resources mentioned

• Caroline’s TikTok
• Victoria Alario
• Shea Cochran episode 
• Patreon

Connect with the guests

• Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprettylittlep0dcast/?hl=en
• Podcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theprettylittlepodcast
• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ThePrettyLittlePodcast

Connect with the host

• Website: podcast.honeybook.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/honeybook
• Instagram: instagram.com/akuakonadu_

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Are you looking for new ways to collaborate with other independent business owners? If so, this episode is for you. I’m joined by Danielle Wiebe, a community builder, collaboration expert, and business strategist who talks about how we can use creative collaborations and partnership strategies to reach our ideal clients.

Danielle gives us so many tangible tips on the different ways business owners can collaborate, how to cold pitch potential collaborators, and how to move forward if a collaboration doesn't work out. You're going to walk away with new and innovative ways to collaborate with other business owners to help generate revenue in your business.

The Independent Business podcast is powered by HoneyBook, the all-in-one platform for anyone with clients. Book clients, manage projects, get paid faster, and have business flow your way with HoneyBook. Use the code PODCAST to get 20% off your first year as a new member.

Resources mentioned

• Our episode with Ellen Yin
• Our episode on Ellen Yin’s podcast 
• Our episode with Lakrisha Davis

Connect with the guest

• Business Babes Collective podcast: businessbabescollective.com/podcast 
• Business Babes Instagram: instagram.com/businessbabesco
• Personal Instagram: instagram.com/danilivinglife

Connect with the host

• Website: podcast.honeybook.com
• Instagram: instagram.com/honeybook
• Instagram: instagram.com/akuakonadu_

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