Ari is the youngest entrepreneur I’ve coached. He’s 13 years old and has created a Marin County, California product business that is gift baskets for dogs. He sells his baskets to neighbors, by word of mouth from those who share about his creative venture with their friends and family. He ships his baskets to those who have ordered them from various parts of the United States.  Ari is wondering how to grow his pet product business and he’d especially like to increase his business exposure by being interviewed on podcasts and other media. More than a coaching session, I found this to be a ..read more

I’ve got a new brand-new podcast coming and it’s for all types of business owners. In this episode, you’ll hear a bit about the new podcast as well as an audio appetizer of what’s to come with this new podcast. Don’t worry, the Prosperous Pet Business podcast isn’t going anywhere! You’ll hear more about that and the new pod in this short episode. Enjoy!  Find out more about the new BUSINESS PATHFINDER podcast and subscribe to the pod on your favorite apps via this page: KristinMorrison.com Copyright © Prosperous Pet Business and Kristin Morrison www ..read more

Hi pet business owner! I’m popping in with a special announcement today. Click play to hear what I have to share.  ~Kristin  Visit the show notes page:  www.ProsperousPetBusiness.com/30day Find out more about the 30 Day LIVE Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Business Challenge. Connect with Kristin Morrison on Instagram. Copyright © Prosperous Pet Business and Kristin Morrison www.ProsperousPetBusiness.com ..read more

This is part one of my session with Lois. You can listen to the next episode to hear part two. Lois started her dog walking and dog training business while still working her corporate job. She walked and trained dogs on her lunch break and before and after her corporate job! After a while, she realized that she was making more money walking dogs than working in her corporate job as an accountant! So, she started her dog walking business and then after she started her business, she’s become a workaholic! It’s also been scary for her to let go of job security and to trust herself and her busines ..read more

This is part two, so if you haven’t yet listened to part one, I encourage you to listen to the prior episode before listening to this episode. Lois started her dog walking and dog training business while still working her corporate job. She walked and trained dogs on her lunch break and before and after her corporate job! After a while, she realized that she was making more money walking dogs than working in her corporate job as an accountant. So, she started her dog walking business and then after she started her business, she’s become a workaholic! It’s also been scary for her to let go of j ..read more

Hello pet business owners, I’ve got a very special announcement for you!  There’s a BIG Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale happening right now and you’ll receive the discount I’ve ever offered, and it expires at midnight on November 28, 2022.  Use promo code SAVE30 to save 30% (largest discount ever!) on pet business forms, client contracts, pet sitting startup or hiring kits, audiobooks, eBooks, and a lot more. (All of these business-building items are a tax-deductible write off too. Woo!) Visit this page and use code SAVE30 at checkout to save 30% from now until midnight on Monday, N ..read more

Jodi is a dog trainer who wants to expand her dog training business. She is having a hard time having her clients follow through on the homework she gives them. Like a lot of business owners, Jodi is an idea generator and a visionary! These are great qualities to have as a business owner, but for her ideas to come to fruition they also need to be implemented! In this coaching session you’ll hear how Jodi, like her clients, also needs methods to help her stay accountable so she can accomplish the many business and personal life tasks on her to do list. Even if you’re not a dog trainer but rathe ..read more

My podcast coaching client today is Kristen. She boards dogs in her home and offers dog walking and has had her part-time pet business for nearly a decade. She recently made some courageous life changes, and she now needs to turn her business into a full-time venture to financially support her and her kids.  You’ll hear Kristen talk about the life changes she recently made and how those changes have impacted her and her business. You’ll also hear about some changes that she needs to make in her business to support her personal life. If you want or need to make big life or business changes ..read more

Heidi is an experienced pet sitter and dog walker in Naples, Florida. Lately she has been feeling frustrated about hiring staff. She’s been interviewing not-right people and also hiring flaky people who seem very interested in the beginning of the hiring process, but they back out before they are already hired or shortly after being hired. In this session, you’ll also hear me share a step-by-step process to help her hire better people and the way we do that is to really break down her hiring process to determine exactly where the flaky ones are even considered in the first place – and how to a ..read more

In the last podcast episode, I worked with a coaching client on hiring and we’ll dive a bit more in depth on that topic today with a different coaching client.  My coaching client today is Shannon, a pet sitter and dog walker from Pennsylvania. Her business has grown so quickly that she’s had to scramble to hire keep up with the large number of clients coming her way.  She’s trying to figure out whether employees or independent contractors are best for her business. In this session you’ll also hear how to find a low-cost employment attorney to get labor law questions answered in the ..read more