March is women's history month and we're still celebrating...right? This year, celebrations have been overshadowed by the uncertainty, event cancellations and disruption of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). I was lucky enough to to spend the first week celebrating with fantastic women business owners. They are an inspiration and also a reminder that change is the [...]
https://vimeo.com/223227575 It's been all over my social media feeds so I recently watched She Did That. It's a documentary about Black women entrepreneurs overcoming obstacles to grow successful businesses. Renae Bluitt, the filmmaker, interviews Black women who founded successful brands. They talk about their trajectory from startup, to scale, and in one case [...]
Liz talked to Rhodes Perry about how hashtag #outbosses can achieve their business goals. If you are struggling with how to get bigger clients and more of them, if you think you don't have the time to learn tips and tricks, or you just don't know where to start, this is the place.
Photo by CoWomen on Unsplash I'm behind on my podcasts There are a lot of great things about entrepreneurship but one of the best consequences of going out on my own has been not having a commute. My business allows me to work from home, or Hera Hub, or a coffee shop, or my client's office but I [...]
Liz talks to Carrie Grimes, host of her high school's alumni podcast about her journey from high school to entrepreneurship. She talks highlights, how paths only look linear in hindsight, and advises graduating seniors to be fearless. Look for episode 25: https://www.severnschool.com/alumni-podcast
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Diane and Liz had a great time talking certification and tips to leverage it. Tune in here to listen to the episode: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/dhelbig/2019/12/12/leverage-certification-for-bigger-clients-and-more-of-them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyoNEhlDU48&feature=youtu.be If you're looking at the video thinking, "That's not Liz." You're right! In talking effective business development, once we get past the process of leveraging their business certifications, the thing I talk about most with my clients is getting to know their potential customers. They have a plan and a list of a [...]
I was at a loss for how to bring together the thoughts running around in my head in these few hours before I take a very needed vacation for a few days with my family. A few days ago I showed up at the airport to fly to a conference very early in the morning. [...]
Over the past few months I've had the privilege to work in partnership with two fabulous women to launch a new product in the supplier diversity space. In the course of a few months we developed and launched a brand new product that is the brainchild of three business owners. While I'd love to fill [...]
