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One of the biggest issues we see with clients is lack of community. As women solopreneurs, we often work in silos and it's not as easy to meet people as it is in the corporate world. You have to be deliberate about it as a small business owner.

But how? How do you find your tribe? Who do you want in your inner circle?

We'll answer those questions in this episode - PLUS bonus content - we also talk about the Buy Nothing group and purging your house!

https://buynothingproject.org/

SolePower podcast is hosted by Angela Jorden (angelajordencoaching.com), and Cheryl Burke (resettingjoy.com).


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It's the second season of SolePower! We're so excited that we've been doing this for a year. Happy Birthday, SolePower!

This episode features Christy Ragle, who shares her story, as well as advice about marketing yourself as a solopreneur. As a public relations professional for more than 20 years, Christy knows her stuff. She's earned her chops!

Join us as we share Christy's insight, as well as Angela's example of a great advertising slogan. Hah!


Christy Ragle is 30 years into her career in public relations and marketing. Her career began in Fort Wayne, and she was on the fast-track to executive status before she decided to slow down and live life on her terms. She started a freelance public relations consultancy in 1999 and launched WholeHeart Communications in 2014.

WholeHeart Communications started with just Christy and two clients and now is a staff of four and 24 clients. The company's office is in downtown New Castle, Indiana. Christy has been heavily involved in the strategic growth of New Castle's emerging downtown district. She also recently accepted a role on the board of directors for New Castle-Henry County Public Library.

www.wholeheart.biz

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SolePower is hosted by Angela Jorden (angelajordencoaching.com), and Cheryl Burke (resettingjoy.com).


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What exactly are GAILs? When Cheryl and I went through coach training, we learned all about GAILs and how they keep us from succeeding.

G- Gremlins

A- Assumptions

I- Interpretations

L- Limiting Beliefs

I'm sure you're aware of these things already, but do you know where they came from or how you can eliminate them? We'll tell you how on this episode of SolePower!

SolePower is hosted by Angela Jorden (angelajordencoaching.com) and Cheryl Burke (resettingjoy.com).


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What do you do when you have an inhaled peanut allergy that affects your ability to work in an office? Or when you're hospitalized three times and the company you work for isn't happy that you actually used your health insurance? You start your own business so you can work from the comfort of your own home and still be productive.

This week's guest, Kate Shepherd, has worked in broadcasting, media relations and public relations for years, so she did what she knew best - she started her own communications agency. At first, she was scared about money and stability, but the clients started coming and many colleagues stepped up to help her out. Now she couldn't fathom going back to work for anyone else and she's doing better than ever!

For SolePower listeners only, Kate offers a free consult and 20% off your first month with her. OR 20% off your first project! That's quite a deal. Contact Kate for communications services kate@kateshepherdcommunications.com.

BIO

Communications veteran Kate Shepherd founded Kate Shepherd Communications LLC in 2016 after more than 25 years working as a well-known broadcast reporter and PR professional in Indianapolis.

Kate most recently held the position of marketing and communications director at the education advocacy group Stand for Children Indiana where she increased media mentions by more than 400 percent in one year. She spent much of her time at Stand training parent members in media relations and speech delivery as part of grassroots advocacy campaigns, while also managing all aspects of media relations including social media, member communication and web content.

Kate also gained legal marketing experience at Indianapolis law firm Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP and honed her crisis communications and media relations skills as the director of communications and marketing at Planned Parenthood of Indiana and as director of communications for the Indiana Secretary of State.

Shepherd was a fixture in the Indiana broadcasting community for more than 15 years, serving as Producer/Anchor at Inside INdiana Business, Senior Anchor/Reporter at Network Indiana and Weekend Anchor at the Network’s sister station, WIBC. Shepherd also held positions at WISH-TV and WAJC-FM in Indianapolis.

The Indianapolis-native graduated cum laude from Butler University with a major in Radio-Television and a minor in Political Science. She was honored to receive a Sagamore of the Wabash from then-Governor Joe Kernan in 2004.

When she’s not helping clients, Kate enjoys spending time with her young son, reading mysteries and drinking bubbly with her book club.


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"Never work with animals or children..." - WC Fields

"Being downsized was the best thing that ever happened to me, professionally." - Mary Risher

What do polo ponies, dogs, pooping peacocks and NASCAR have in common? This week's podcast!

Our guest is photo shoot producer and editor, Mary Risher, who does everything from acquiring animals to hiring local photographers for luxury photo shoots around the world. From her corporate days to her solopreneur work, she does a bit of everything with photos - research, sourcing and creating visual stories.

Mary has been a solopreneur for 18 - count 'em - 18 years! Getting downsized from her corporate job was a tragedy, until she learned that she could go it alone and still succeed. Yay, Mary!

If you want to connect with Mary, email her at maryrisher@mac.com or 317-430-3767. She can help with photo archiving as well as her other services.


Photography has been a part of Mary's life in some way or another for more than 45 years. She had aspirations of becoming a photo journalist but realized that she enjoyed being a photo editor just as much. Her shift from working as a staff photo editor to a solopreneur came about as a result of a corporate downsizing. That was 18 years ago and she's been fortunate enough to work with an amazing roster of clients ranging from magazine and textbook publishers to commercial photo studios and advertising agencies. She loves what she does and can't imagine doing anything that provides her as much freedom and creative satisfaction.


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Hooray! It's our 50th episode! Happy 50, SolePower!

Cheryl takes the lead on this episode of SolePower as we
chat about work life balance. Ah yes, the age-old conundrum of work life balance. We’ve discovered that it’s really about harmony, not so much balance (thank you
Amy Ackermann!) which makes things a lot easier.

This week, we chat about being the default parent and how that affects our time during the week, as well as getting our work organized for a more efficient work day. Feel like you’re the one doing all of the things all of the time? We get it. As solopreneurs, we take on a lot. Think about WHY you left the corporate world to do what you’re doing. What were your drivers?

We all want balance in our lives, but sometimes it’s not
possible. Running our own business helps us balance our time and energy – WE get to choose what our day looks like. How about your day?


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