You know life is super weird. Some of you know I moved out of NYC and got a marketing job. Like, by choice. I gave up self-employed life to work in an office and build a marketing department from scratch. For a year and a half, it was pure bliss…I was able to do something I’d been doing for myself, except this time I was getting paid regularly AND benefits…
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Life
The day I found out I was less than.
This isn’t a business-related post, and you’ll have to forgive me about that this time. I, like so many other women I’ve texted/emailed/spoken with, have had bouts of crying spells the past few days. Because I feel hated. Because I feel less than…again. As always. Another time a man will look at my husband instead of me to talk about business. Another time someone will address me via email as…
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The things to come
Puh. This is a difficult post to write because, for me, it signals a change that once set in motion cannot be stopped. It’s about closing my “day job” MSC Skin Care + Home. I speak about my feelings and the “oh shit” moment that came while I was filling an order for 42,000 units by myself on the podcast episode, so I’d definitely recommend listening to it, because it’s…
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Perfect Product Copy is the course you need (and you can save $150!)
Let me start with my story. I have never, ever, EVER EVER had an advertising budget. I couldn’t afford one as I bootstrapped my business (with a little infusion from my American Express here and there), so the thought of “you don’t think you can afford it, but you can” just didn’t make sense. Lean times were abundant, and any profits I made were immediately put back into the company…
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the depressed entrepreneur
My holiday season this year was nuts. I spent most of December going on red wine, gourmet marshmallows (seriously, I had amazing neighbors at my holiday market) and very little sleep. With all of the stress that came along with filling holiday orders, running a booth that was open every day for 10 hours, and the rest of my life, I made a fatal error in self-care and let my…
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52 in 2016
SO many people make resolutions at the beginning of each year, and despite my punk-rock/fight-the-system-which-is-too-exhaustive mentality, I am no different. In addition to being a goal nerd, I’m also impatient…which is sort of a problem when you’re working towards big goals and big payoffs. Thus I decided this year to make a BUNCH of goals, 52 to be exact (1 per week). Some of them are hefty, some are smaller,…
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Just a moment for gratitude
Hey Friends, I know this is the most insane part of your year. I’m part of a group on Facebook that is made up of entrepreneurs who bond together during this time of year. We post terrible pictures of our mess that we call studios, we all commiserate and discuss the virtues of the ugly cry, and at the end of each holiday season, we throw up cyber high fives…
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Where I’ve been, where I’m going
I have to admit, I’ve dreaded writing this post because it’s more personal than I’ve ever wanted to put out into the world. 2014 was…rough. I went through the entire year in a state of deep depression. My depression realized itself as apathy: I couldn’t go to my studio, I couldn’t push myself to try, I couldn’t get off of my couch. I certainly could not try to put the…
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3 easy ways to make side money when sales are slow (Updated for 2015!)
We’ve all been there. There’s accounts that are late paying bills, or the retail sales have been low and you need some pocket money. Here are a few ways to get it! NOTE: These are definitely not going to replace your main income but if you need some cash to get subway fare or lunch for a couple of days, here are some options.: 1. Surveys online. There are a…
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A good problem to have
Warning: it’s about to get ranty up in this piece. This past month has been my most intensive month for Metropolis to date (and it’s not even holiday season hahahaha…kill me now). Orders have been coming in from Natural Products Expo and from pre-holiday marketing. On top of that I’ve had to prepare about 600 samples for my new product broker that is starting November 1st. On top of that,…
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