Jess Ekstrom is the founder of Mic Drop Workshop, where she helps women land paid keynote spots and become thought leaders. She's also a keynote speaker, author, and mom of two.

Learn how Jess went from being the only woman in a speaking lineup (with an event planner who admitted "we just needed a woman") to training thousands of women worldwide to get paid to speak. In this episode, Jess talks about why in-person events are no longer optional, the power of asking "why not?" instead of "what if," and how she doesn't do it all despite what it looks like on social media.

Plus: throwing away yearbooks, the "tomorrow Jess" productivity hack, and why the question shouldn't be "what would you do if you knew you couldn't fail?"

Resources:

• Mic Drop Workshop: jessekstrom.com
• Podcast: Making It with Jess Ekstrom
• Book: Making It Without Losing It (out now)
• Text line: Send "HYPE" to 704-228-4973

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Amanda Cheney is the founder of aMANda's Best Friend, a pet care service that's been around for 15 years. She started with a one-page business plan and six months from her dad to prove it could work.

Learn how Amanda went from wanting to be a vet to working in telecom, banking, and politics before finally saying "I wanna work with the real dogs." In this episode, Amanda talks about rebuilding after COVID, scaling to a team of 20, expanding to Greensboro, and why she's launching a coaching and consulting arm this spring for pet care providers looking to grow.

Plus: the Maya Angelou quote that changed how she hires, why getting involved in nonprofits is essential for small business owners, and why adopt don't shop is critical.

Resources:

• aMANda's Best Friend: amandasbestfriend.com | @amandas_best_friend

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Danny Rosin co-owns Brand Fuel, a B Corp doing brand merchandising globally, and founded Band Together, a nonprofit that's raised over a million dollars a year for 25 years through live concerts.

Learn how his Band Together story raised $60,000 in only 3 weeks. In this episode, Danny talks about strategic abandonment, why nonprofits should invest in overhead, living life through rose-colored glasses, and how Raleigh's caring community banded together to create something that's lasted 25 years.

Resources:

• Band Together: bandtogether.org | October 10th concert
• Brand Fuel: brandfuel.com
• Danny Rosin: LinkedIn

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