A post from one of our fabulous sponsors (& resident PR rockstar!) Melissa Cassera As a creative business owner, you’ve probably heard plenty of stuff about publicity. You need it. You don’t need it. You need to hire an expensive publicist. Expensive publicists are a rip-off. You work really hard for it, and then you don’t even get a single sale. (insert sad trombone … [Read more...] about Media Coverage + Cash: The Surprising Things you Need to Know
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10 Days + 100 Spaces + $150: The OMHG Campaign!
We are getting ready to launch our new site and this Romance & Finance theme could not have come at a better time! One of the things I've learned about being an entrepreneur is that we have to put love and money into our businesses to take them to the next level. This can leave us financing what we love from our savings and sometimes living paycheque to paycheque (& … [Read more...] about 10 Days + 100 Spaces + $150: The OMHG Campaign!
Romance + Finance: A February Fling
Let's talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be! One theme comes up over and over again in emails, comments, and at our chats: how do we make a living while loving what we do? So this month we are spending February having a fling exploring love + money and where the two intersect. Our finances are one of those sticky topics that can be intensely personal … [Read more...] about Romance + Finance: A February Fling
Exceeding Expectation: My Alt Summit Experience
This month I intended to let go of my expectations and comparisons so I could lift off for Altitude Summit feeling confident in myself and the story that lives under my skin. It worked! I flew to Los Angeles for a few days of talking and dreaming with Dyana Valentine on the beaches of Santa Monica and laughing in her kitchen while stirring up food to feed her genius. I spent my … [Read more...] about Exceeding Expectation: My Alt Summit Experience
#OMHG – Jan. 17: Risk-Taking in 2013
“So you think that you're a failure, do you? Well, you probably are. What's wrong with that? In the first place, if you've any sense at all you must have learned by now that we pay just as dearly for our triumphs as we do for our defeats. Go ahead and fail. But fail with wit, fail with grace, fail with style. A mediocre failure is as insufferable as a mediocre success. … [Read more...] about #OMHG – Jan. 17: Risk-Taking in 2013