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Summer always seems to fly by, especially here in Michigan! We’re soaking up the last few weeks and also prepping to head back to school. I’ll have a kindergartner and first grader this year! Kindergarten will start only 3 days a week so we’ll do a combo of homeschool + traditional school. As we start […]

Emily’s Back to School Guide

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Every now and then I like to reflect on where I’m at and where I’ve been, and after nearly a decade of running my PR agency and being a mom now to three little ones, this old blog I wrote is a fun blast from the past.  So much has happened since this blog, like […]

Surviving the First Year of Motherhood + Business

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Today on the show I’m talking with Kate Erickson, one half of the duo behind the Entrepreneurs On Fire Podcast with John Lee Dumas and host of her own show, Kate’s Take.  Kate runs all of the systems and processes behind Entrepreneurs on Fire and gives us an inside view of what those processes look […]

Episode 46: Creating Systems for Success With Kate Erickson

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When I first started discovering online entrepreneurs who would share tips and tricks via an email newsletter (often sharing some really big incentive when you initially subscribe), I couldn’t get enough. Weekly recipes from my favorite cookbook author? Sign me up! Social media tips from the latest popular marketing guru? Count me in! Someone who […]

Hi everyone – I’m back! I had to break my weekly podcast streak this year (I was SO proud of it!) but for very good reason– I welcomed another baby girl on April 21st, Mae Elizabeth, and she is just an absolute dream!  In this episode, I share all about planning for a maternity leave […]

Episode 45: Planning for Maternity Leave and Time Off From Biz for Mom Entrepreneurs

Motherhood + Life

Note: This article originally appeared in Emily’s Inc.com column, Own It. You’re running a successful business, but you can’t seem to leverage enough time to scale it, let alone enjoy enough freedom away from it. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. While most articles will lead you to believe the key to having it all is […]

3 Things Entrepreneurs Need to Scale their Business

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Well, I’m still waiting on baby #3 to arrive, so I decided to “birth” one more podcast episode before I take a short break from the show for maternity leave! Today I’m talking about why you should create a digital product or course. This episode applies if you have a service-based business like I do, […]

When many moms shifted to working and schooling from home at the start of the pandemic, I shared the video interview below with a few tips to “balancing it all.” The notion of balance has been something moms have always strived for – it continues to be a hot topic in self-help books, podcasts, and […]

Finding Balance While Working and Schooling at Home

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