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Out of office and fully covered: Supporting a mompreneur in crisis
Find out how helping a new mom out lead to my out of office package.
How I built the most organized office in the βMen in Kiltsβ franchise
What happens when you take a busy, chaotic business and give it systems, structure, and a serious inbox makeover?
In just a few months at Men in Kilts, I turned an overworked, under-organized office into the most organized location in the U.S. β and we did it while boosting sales, motivating the team, and creating processes other franchises hadnβt even thought of yet. Clean inbox, answered calls, clear goals.
Read how we made it happen β and why a color-coded schedule still makes my heart race.
Client chaos: What problems I solved this month
This post shares the story of a client overwhelmed by late payments and awkward money talks. Learn how setting up simple payment tracking systems and clear boundaries transformed their cash flowβand saved their client relationships. If youβre struggling to balance business and friendship while getting paid, this oneβs for you.
Built out of burnout (How I accidentally started a business)
What started as frustration with a dead-end corporate job turned into the unexpected birth of a business. In this post, I share how burnout led me to build something of my ownβand how saying βyesβ to one client changed everything.