Unstrictly Business

Welcome to Unstrictly Business, a podcast where we interview business owners about everything that helps them succeed, from business advice to self-care and everything in between. I'm your host, Calli! I'm the Founder of 'Do Well Dept,' an inclusive online community that helps passionate work-from-home entrepreneurs & freelancers achieve overall wellbeing for themselves and their business. 

In today's episode, I interview Helen Morrison, one of the owners of Frownies, the original wrinkle patch. If you haven’t heard of Frownies yet—though you might’ve seen them go viral on TikTok—this is a story you need to hear. Frownies began all the way back in 1889 when Helen’s great-great-grandmother invented them to help smooth out the wrinkles appearing on her face. Today, Helen’s mom runs the company and Helen runs the social media. We’ll dive into the incredible story of Frownies and what they learned from going viral on TikTok.

In this episode, you'll discover...

• The power of following your life path one step at a time
• How Helen naturally flowed into multiple careers—from school teacher to fitness instructor to health coach to one of the owners of Frownies
• The incredible story of this 5-generation female-run business

• How Frownies reached a greater audience after being a Hollywood secret for decades

• Insights on how to grow on Instagram and TikTok as well as the benefits to each

Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Unstrictly Business! If you want to learn more about how you can create a successful business of your own. Visit our website dowelldept.com. 

Resources and links:

Calli's Instagram: @callizar

Do Well Dept Instagram: @dowelldept

Do Well Dept Website: dowelldept.com

Welcome to Unstrictly Business, a podcast where we interview business owners about everything that helps them succeed, from business advice to self-care and everything in between. I'm your host, Calli! I'm the Founder of 'Do Well Dept,' an inclusive online community that helps passionate work-from-home entrepreneurs & freelancers achieve overall wellbeing for themselves and their business. 

In today's episode, I interview my mom, Cindi Copeland, a certified parent coach and speech therapist. My mom opened her first practice back in 2003 so we talk all about what it was like running a business with five young children, how she overcame the 2008 recession, and what she wish she knew when starting out her business. We also dive into how she continued on despite all of life’s stressors

In this episode, you'll discover...

• What my mom learned being both a mother and an entrepreneur
• What she learned from her father as a business owner
• How the 2008 recession influenced her business and why she kept going

• How she achieved better work-life balance as the years went on

Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Unstrictly Business! If you want to learn more about how you can create a successful business of your own. Visit our website dowelldept.com. 

Resources and links:

Calli's Instagram: @callizar

Do Well Dept Instagram: @dowelldept

Do Well Dept Website: dowelldept.com

Speech Language 101 Website: speechlanguage101.com

Welcome to Unstrictly Business, a podcast where we interview business owners about everything that helps them succeed, from business advice to self-care and everything in between. I'm your host, Calli! I'm the Founder of 'Do Well Dept,' an inclusive online community that helps passionate work-from-home entrepreneurs & freelancers achieve overall wellbeing for themselves and their business. 

In today's episode, I interview Sara, a certified health coach and the founder of Gratisfied, a wellness brand that makes hand baked, grain free protein bars. We’ll learn how Sara worked through her own doubts around entrepreneurship through mindset and manifestation. Sara’s path to Gratisfied had its difficulties so we dive into what to expect as an entrepreneur and how listening to your intuition is key to finding your own definition of success.

In this episode, you'll discover...

• Sara’s journey to entrepreneurship after growing up in a traditional household where her expected career was to become a doctor or lawyer
• When Sara knew it was time to grow her team and how she did it
• The importance of balancing your blood sugar and why she created Gratisfied

• Sara’s wellness rituals surrounding mindset and manifestation

Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Unstrictly Business! If you want to learn more about how you can create a successful business of your own. Visit our website dowelldept.com. 

Resources and links:

Calli's Instagram: @callizar

Do Well Dept Instagram: @dowelldept

Do Well Dept Website: dowelldept.com

Gratisfied Website: gratisfied.com

Gratisfied Instagram: @gratisfied

Sara’s Instagram: @saramcglothlin

Welcome to Unstrictly Business, a podcast where we interview business owners about everything that helps them succeed, from business advice to self-care and everything in between. I'm your host, Calli! I'm the Founder of 'Do Well Dept,' an inclusive online community that helps passionate work-from-home entrepreneurs & freelancers achieve overall wellbeing for themselves and their business. 

In today's episode, I interview Emmaline, a certified color consultant and personal stylist who helps busy women elevate their style. We’ll learn what Emmaline discovered when opening up her first brick and mortar studio and how losing her part time job helped her dive into being a business owner full-time. We also talk about how what you wear affects your confidence and tips for dressing well for virtual meetings and in person.

In this episode, you'll discover...

• How Emmaline found her passion for personal styling after originally wanting to be a designer
• What self-care activities Emmaline does to combat anxiety 
• How hiring a digital marketer changed Emmaline’s business

• Why it’s important to dress for the person you want to be 

Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Unstrictly Business! If you want to learn more about how you can create a successful business of your own. Visit our website dowelldept.com. 

Resources and links:

Calli's Instagram: @callizar

Do Well Dept Instagram: @dowelldept

Do Well Dept Website: dowelldept.com

Yvonne Website: www.thetwentiesbudget.com

Yvonne’s Instagram: @thetwentiesbudget 

Welcome to Unstrictly Business, a podcast where we interview business owners about everything that helps them succeed, from business advice to self-care and everything in between. I'm your host, Calli! I'm the Founder of 'Do Well Dept,' an inclusive online community that helps passionate work-from-home entrepreneurs & freelancers achieve overall wellbeing for themselves and their business. 

In today's episode, I interview Flory Huang, the founder of Studio Protea, a multidisciplinary creative service provider, and The Rested Revolution, a community and movement dedicated to the reclaiming of our power to heal ourselves and rest. 

You’ll learn how Flory has used her intuition and empathy to navigate her life as a business owner and how she dealt with chronic exhaustion and underlying anxiety during her years working for corporations and as a freelancer. We dive into how things we might assume are necessary as a business owner like late nights and overwhelm can be removed from our business world.

In this episode, you'll discover...

• The importance of rest as a human being and business owner
• How The Rested Revolution began
• How Flory discovered it was the business environment around her that wasn’t right for her rather than her being not right for business

• The importance of the mind-body connection 

Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Unstrictly Business! If you want to learn more about how you can create a successful business of your own. Visit our website dowelldept.com. 

Resources and links:

Calli's Instagram: @callizar

Do Well Dept Instagram: @dowelldept

Do Well Dept Website: dowelldept.com

Welcome to Unstrictly Business, a podcast where we interview business owners about everything that helps them succeed, from business advice to self-care and everything in between. I'm your host, Calli! I'm the Founder of 'Do Well Dept,' an inclusive online community that helps passionate work-from-home entrepreneurs & freelancers achieve overall wellbeing for themselves and their business. 

In today's episode, I talk about why I decided to start Do Well Department. You’ll learn what how not having a community of other entrepreneurs and freelancers pushed me to start a community of my own and what Do Well Department means to me.

In this episode, you'll discover...

• How listening to podcasts inspired the creation of Do Well Department
• What was missing for me in other business communities
• Why I believe taking care of yourself is just as important as taking care of your business

Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Unstrictly Business! If you want to learn more about how you can create a successful business of your own. Visit our website dowelldept.com. 

Resources and links:

Calli's Instagram: @callizar

Do Well Dept Instagram: @dowelldept

Do Well Dept Website: dowelldept.com

Welcome to Unstrictly Business, a podcast where we interview business owners about everything that helps them succeed, from business advice to self-care and everything in between. I'm your host, Calli! I'm the Founder of 'Do Well Dept,' an inclusive online community that helps passionate work-from-home entrepreneurs & freelancers achieve overall wellbeing for themselves and their business. 

In today's episode, I interview Yvonne, a certified finance coach who helps ambitious people take the anxiety out of money. We’ll learn how Yvonne got the confidence to leave her comfortable full-time job in HR and how she has helped business owners take control of their finances. We also dive into inexpensive ways to enjoy self-care and why recharging is so important, especially for introverted business owners.

In this episode, you'll discover...

• How Yvonne prepped herself to leave her full time job and start her business
• What self-care activities and hobbies can be done on a small budget
• The first thing Yvonne has all of her clients do when struggling with money

• How to budget for your business even if your income is changing from month to month

Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Unstrictly Business! If you want to learn more about how you can create a successful business of your own. Visit our website dowelldept.com. 

Resources and links:

Calli's Instagram: @callizar

Do Well Dept Instagram: @dowelldept

Do Well Dept Website: dowelldept.com

Yvonne Website: www.thetwentiesbudget.com

Yvonne’s Instagram: @thetwentiesbudget 

Welcome to Unstrictly Business, a podcast where we interview business owners about everything that helps them succeed, from business advice to self-care and everything in between. I'm your host, Calli! I'm the Founder of 'Do Well Dept,' an inclusive online community that helps passionate work-from-home entrepreneurs & freelancers achieve overall wellbeing for themselves and their business. 

In today's episode, I interview Sandy, a professional chef with a passion for local and sustainable produce. Sandy is the founder of Sandita’s, a monthly backyard dinner series that over the course of COVID evolved into a brand of beautiful rainbow dumplings, fortune cookies, and more. We’ll learn how growing up as the only daughter in a Vietnamese household, her career as an artist, and her experience being a chef on sailboats around the world influenced her career. 

In this episode, you'll discover...

• How Sandy knew when it was time for a career change
• What Sandy learned while sailing around the world
• The power of word of mouth in a passion-driven business

• How to evolve your business through life’s many chapters

Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Unstrictly Business! If you want to learn more about how you can create a successful business of your own. Visit our website dowelldept.com. 

Resources and links:

Calli's Instagram: @callizar

Do Well Dept Instagram: @dowelldept

Do Well Dept Website: dowelldept.com

Sandy’s Website: www.sandyho.com

Sandy’s Instagram: @sanssho 

Sandita’s Instagram: @ssanditas

Welcome to Unstrictly Business, a podcast where we interview business owners about everything that helps them succeed, from business advice to self-care and everything in between. I'm your host, Calli! I'm the Founder of 'Do Well Dept,' an inclusive online community that helps passionate work-from-home entrepreneurs & freelancers achieve overall wellbeing for themselves and their business. 

In today's episode, I interview Marcia, the founder of Her Hideaways, a solo self-care retreat for women, as well as Connector Conference, a community with events for passionate and purpose driven business owners. We’ll learn how Marcia’s career as a saleswoman and serial entrepreneur has taught her the importance of self-care as a business owner and woman. Marcia speaks on the successes (and failures) she has experienced as a business owner and why Her Hideaways is her most successful business yet. 

In this episode, you'll discover...

• Why nurturing yourself is important as a woman + entrepreneur
• When Marcia knew she had to leave her her first business behind
• How she gained the confidence to be a business leader as an introvert

• The benefits of building a strong network

Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Unstrictly Business! If you want to learn more about how you can create a successful business of your own. Visit our website dowelldept.com. 

Resources and links:

Calli's Instagram: @callizar

Do Well Dept Instagram: @dowelldept

Do Well Dept Website: dowelldept.com

The Her Hideaways Website: www.herhideaways.com

Marcia’s Website: www.marciasheehan.com

Her Hideaways Instagram: @herhideaways

Connector Conference Instagram: @connectorconference

Marcia’s Instagram: @marciasheehancom

Welcome to Unstrictly Business, a podcast where we interview business owners about everything that helps them succeed, from business advice to self-care and everything in between. I'm your host, Calli! I'm the Founder of 'Do Well Dept,' an inclusive online community that helps passionate work-from-home entrepreneurs & freelancers achieve overall wellbeing for themselves and their business. 

In today's episode, I interview Ariel, the founder of The Blog Stop, a creative marketing agency. We’ll learn how Ariel became a self-taught graphic designer and helped pay for a trip around the world with the revenue from her new clients. Ariel is a marketing powerhouse and there is so much marketing goodness for any new business owner in this episode. 

In this episode, you'll discover...

• How Ariel succeeded as a self-taught graphic designer
• When Ariel knew it was time to raise her prices
• Why The Blog Stop’s business is better than ever

• A look into the power of a good brand strategy 

Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Unstrictly Business! If you want to learn more about how you can create a successful business of your own. Visit our website dowelldept.com. 

Resources and links:

Calli's Instagram: @callizar

Do Well Dept Instagram: @dowelldept

Do Well Dept Website: dowelldept.com

The Blog Stop Website: www.theblogstop.co

The Blog Stop Instagram: @theblogstop