“Women are struggling to make more money in their business because they’re hitting a lot of mindset blocks.”Sonya Stattmann & Laura Shook-GuzmanWomen in the Business Arena This week we wanted to talk about the internal factors holding women back from reaching financial stability. Last week we began a three-part series discussing the reasons for the […]

“The world is designed for a man and we need to change it. We need to shift it. We need to redesign it.” – Sonya Stattmann (34:22-34:29) Only 12% of women-owned businesses are making more than $100,000 in revenue per year. That’s total revenue. It doesn’t take into account business expenses such as taxes, labor, […]

“It’s better to focus on minimal momentum for consistency rather than maximum effort towards exhaustion.” -Sonya Stattmann (28:16 – 28:24) Maintain minimal consistency for the success of your business. The culture in which we live in loves to perpetuate what we like to call the “work, work, work, collapse” model. You start pushing yourself and […]

“You CAN run your business on 10 hours a week if you’re strategic, you set realistic expectations and you really focus on what’s essential” – Laura Shook-Guzman (37:09 – 37:17) When we have a limited amount of time and energy, and an endless list of tasks, what do we prioritize to keep our business running, […]

“Our businesses don’t stop for life, and life does not stop for our businesses. It’s inevitable that you’re going to hit something… that takes a huge amount of your capacity that is not your business.”- Sonya Stattmann (4:43 – 5:00 ) How do we maintain momentum in our business when it is impossible to operate […]

“If you‘re running a business, it’s going to shift and change. You’re going to shift and change. Let it change, and evolve, and grow with you.” – Sonya Stattmann (16:29-16:48) Every business evolves over time. But how can entrepreneurs change and pivot their brands in ways that reflect their own personal growth? Business owners often […]

“There’s a middle ground where you can be clear and upfront with your agreements, and still come from a place of caring.” – Sonya Stattmann (15:42-15:52) As business owners, we have to make a lot of agreements. We make agreements with our clients, with other service providers, with our spouses and our families. The problem […]

“Entrepreneurship is not just one skill. It’s a lot of different things you learn along the way.” – Laura Shook-Guzman (8:17-8:22) The desire for personal and professional freedom is pushing people of all ages to start their own businesses. But there’s an impractical reality that’s setting in. A lot of would-be entrepreneurs think they’re going […]

“Divine timing is about surrendering to a certain current or energy that is unseen. It takes a lot of trust and communicating with those around us and giving ourselves permission to say, ‘I think something is off.” – Laura Shook-Guzman (28:44-29:04) What does it mean to yield to divine timing? There are those times in […]

“Realize that you are absolutely going to confront fear if you’re trying to grow your business.” -Sonya Stattmann (5:38 – 5:43) As entrepreneurs, we are used to using our rational mind to build our business, but when faced with “paralyzing” fear, we have to use different tools and skills to effectively navigate it. Rationalizing ourselves out […]