All Episodes
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EP 152: Reinventing Your Product–Twice–with Freshbooks Co-Founder Mike McDerment
The Nitty Gritty * How Mike transitioned from growing his design and marketing firm to creating FreshBooks, an invoicing software tool for small business owners * Ho...
EP 151: Doing More With Less With SystemsRock Founder Natasha Vorompiova
The Nitty Gritty * Why Natasha sold her digital offerings business arm to focus solely on 1:1 work — and how she gained two clients through sending out an email * Ho...
EP 150: Juggling A Jeweler’s Business Model with Designer Christy Natsumi
The Nitty Gritty * How Christy’s sustainability values inform her minimalist and unique jewelry designs — and where she sources diamonds and gemstones from * What he...
EP 149: Combining Creativity and Productivity To Do Great Work With Unmistakable Creative Host & Author Srinivas Rao
The Nitty Gritty * Take a look at Srini Rao’s daily writing routine — from the apps to the systems — that enable him to write 1,000 words a day, every day * How crea...
EP 148: Building For Business & Life With Your Spouse with Productive Flourishing’s Charlie Gilkey & Angela Wheeler
The Nitty Gritty * What boundaries Charlie Gilkey and Angela Wheeler, founders of Productive Flourishing, set to coexist between business and life in a healthy way —...
EP 147: Scaling Mental Health Services With Move Forward Counseling Founder Alison Pidgeon
The Nitty Gritty * Why Alison Pidgeon left her Director role at two outpatient clinics to start Move Forward Counseling, a group mental health practice based in Penn...
EP 146: Wellness Hacking For Time Management Success With Business Strategist Michelle Warner
The Nitty Gritty * From the ideal diet to meditation to work style, learn how Michelle embraces her Ayurvedic dosha type * How Michelle’s rebel brain held her back i...
EP 145: Developing, Manufacturing, & Marketing An Innovative Product With Têra Kaia Co-Founder Bridget Kilgallon
The Nitty Gritty * How Bridget’s struggle finding tops that fit her body type encouraged her to make her own — and how that pursuit turned into Têra Kaia’s first top...
EP 144: Centering Women Of Color In The Outdoors with Color Outside Founder Nailah Blades Wylie
The Nitty Gritty * Why moving to Salt Lake City from San Diego inspired Nailah to start Color Outside — and how the free meetup transformed into the company it is to...
EP 143: Licensing Your Signature Work With Momtography® Creator Beryl Ayn Young
The Nitty Gritty * How Beryl runs the Momtography® training program, how she landed on the price point, and how she promotes her teachers once they’ve successfully c...
EP 142: Growing Organically Through Unconventional Channels with CozyCal Co-Founders Chris Tan & Kat Lu
The Nitty Gritty * What inspired Chris to start building CozyCal, a simple and easy-to-use online scheduling tool for small business owners and solopreneurs * Wh...
EP 141: Making Clients Comfortable With Uncomfortable Subjects With Financial Behaviorist Jacquette Timmons
The Nitty Gritty * How Jacquette uses different themes every month to inform the activities and questions she poses during her monthly dinner series, The Comfort Cir...
EP 140: Paying Attention To The Red Flags With Don’t Panic Management Founder Jess Ostroff
The Nitty Gritty * The red-yellow-green system Jess Ostroff and the Don’t Panic Management team apply to every potential new client relationship and new hire to help...
SPECIAL: Changing Your Name After 10 Years of Building A Personal Brand With What Works Host Tara McMullin
When I got married 11 years ago, I was depressed, ashamed, and feeling like I had no opportunities left — in the way only a 25-year-old can feel. I had always planned...
EP 139: Getting The Best From The People Who Work For You With Eventual Millionaire Founder Jaime Masters
The Nitty Gritty * Jaime’s lessons from hiring virtual assistants in the Philippines — and why she eventually hired an employee local to her * How Jaime and her team...
EP 138: Establishing Authority With Standout Content On Instagram With Achieve Fitness Founders Lauren & Jason Pak
The Nitty Gritty * How Lauren and Jason Pak, cofounders of Achieve Fitness, use their Instagram to educate and inspire their audience — and why they chose Instagram ...
EP 137: Transitioning Into Intrapreneurship While Maintaining Your Mission With &yet Chief Of Strategy Sarah Bray
The Nitty Gritty * How Sarah Bray, entrepreneur, author, and digital strategist, transitioned from working exclusively for herself to joining the smart and passionat...
EP 136: Playing Big With A Boutique Music Licensing Company with Catch The Moon Music Founder Cathy Heller
The Nitty Gritty * How Cathy and her songwriting agency, Catch the Moon Music, manage music inquiries and how they close deals * Hear all the details on Mochas and M...
EP 135: Growing A Truly Sustainable Business With Art & Eden Founder Susan Correa
The Nitty Gritty * The story behind Susan’s personal breakthrough that prompted her to leave a two decade fashion career to launch Art & Eden, a sustainable clothing...
EP 134: Realizing Your Idea Is So Much Bigger Than You Imagined With Startup Pregnant Founder Sarah K Peck
The Nitty Gritty * What inspired Sarah to launch Startup Pregnant (and how that concept pivoted from book to podcast) * Sarah’s strategy for securing sponsors before...
EP 133: Building A Business In The Feminine Economy With Sister Founder & Director Jennifer Armbrust
The Nitty Gritty * How Jennifer’s creative entrepreneurial journey influenced the creation of Sister and Feminine Business School * What led Jennifer to transition f...
EP 132: Choosing The B Corp Life with Buzz Food Truck Founder Michael Sirianni
The Nitty Gritty * Why Michael created Buzz, a rock-and-roll infused sandwich shop on wheels * How he infused his personal values into Buzz — and how those values ex...
EP 131: Optimizing What Works For Your Small Business With Oki Doki Co-Founder Marie Poulin
The Nitty Gritty: * Marie shares the role customer interviews have played in the evolution of her online learning software product, Doki * How automation plays an im...
EP 130: Crafting Communities–And Happier Businesses–Both Online And Offline With Happy Startup School Co-founder Carlos Saba
The Nitty Gritty * What prompted Carlos to shut down a thriving digital agency to start The Happy Startup School * What happiness as a business model looks like — an...
EP 129: Building a Client Pipeline With Communication Rebel Founder Dr. Michelle Mazur
The Nitty Gritty: * How Michelle created the “3 Word Rebellion” framework that brings her new client leads * Why Michelle uses a free consultation to book new client...
EP 128: Melding Disparate Passions with Herbalist & Spaceship Builder Lisa Akers
The Nitty Gritty * The breaking point in Lisa’s life that inspired her to turn to herbalism for answers — and why she decided to study herbalism deeper * How Lisa ma...
EP 127: Getting Lean For More Meaningful Growth With Textile Design Lab Founder Michelle Fifis
The Nitty Gritty * Why Michelle Fifis consolidated her offers into her membership program, the Textile Design Lab * The steps Michelle took to achieve greater profit...
EP 126: Navigating The Process Of Rebranding & Repositioning with Truce With Food Creator Ali Shapiro
The Nitty Gritty * Why Ali’s new brand message is all about shifting the way her clients see themselves * How she draws a connection between health and politics — an...
EP 125: Writing Content For Results with Content Direction Agency Founder Lacy Boggs
The Nitty Gritty: * Why Lacy is producing fewer “how to” articles and, instead, focusing on “riffing” on the leading edge of content marketing thought leadership * H...
EP 124: Co-Writing A Book To Grow Your Brand With Being Boss Author Emily Thompson
The Nitty Gritty * The four reasons why Emily and Kathleen, co-hosts of the Being Boss podcast, chose to traditionally publish their first book, Being Boss, instead ...
