Anyone who owns their own business or is trying to juggle too much knows the struggle. "Clients come first!" ... "I don't have time to promote my business, or do budgeting, or..."

Our guest on this episode has some really creative and useful ideas for helping us to carve out that time and make a routine out of it.

Start small and make it fun are two of her tips!

Our guest Maiko's book recommendation: Built to Sell

Our guest...

• Maiko Sakai - Founder of Airtight Concepts

Maiko is a business strategy consultant. A secret weapon, confidant & silent partner to visionary creative entrepreneurs with the desire to build a high-functioning, profit-generating machine of their dreams. She is also the creator of two programs: “Define + Refine Your Profitable Niche” and “Business Optimizer 360.”

As a self-proclaimed “Queen of Counterintuitive Strategies,” she provides effective, but not-so-conventional, strategies to boost sustainable profitability for her clients’ businesses by utilizing both quantitative & qualitative assessments.

Originally from Yokohama, Japan, Maiko considers herself a New Yorker, loves ethnic foods of all kinds. She's a minimalist, a sucker for ultra-contemporary design, and exotic houseplants. She earned her MBA from Johnson School of Management, Cornell University.

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