Have you ever had a conversation with someone and then found yourself saying, “Well, DUHHHH…why didn’t I think of that?” (I’m embarrassed to admit of how often that happens to me.) A few months ago, I sat with a group of brilliant entrepreneurs to discuss business and brainstorm ideas around our biggest challenges. I expressed my desire to speak more often at events and conferences and it went a little something like this: J:* I’d like to source my own speaking invites and get more leads… Jamie: Well, why aren’t you posting Reels or Tiktoks showing you speaking on stage? You have to show peopl ..read more

Today is my BIRTHDAY and the team decided to throw a little cyber surprise party, and you’re invited. So this is how we’re gonna make it happen… One: the last 12 months have been some of the hardest, most beautiful, and expansive, so can we talk about what I learned so you can avoid my mistakes and pitfalls? Two: despite my best efforts I think the next 12 months will be some of the hardest, most beautiful, and expansive, so can we talk about what I plan to do to GROW, so we can do it together? Three: I’m giving myself a $50,000 birthday gift. (No, that wasn’t a typo…nor is it a #humblebrag, s ..read more

On occasion, I write a letter to my daughter, sharing what (little) I know of the world in hopes she knows there’s a perfect purpose for her life. Can I share the letter with you? Because—deep down—I believe there’s a perfect purpose for your life, too. Dear Luna, I hope you find this letter at the right time.  A time when nothing (and everything) makes sense. Allow me to explain:  There’ll be times in your life when nothing makes sense, and–despite your best efforts–you go back to square one. To be clear, I don’t think of square one as a thing, I believe it’s a place.  The begi ..read more

As a child, when someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I simply copied what other kids said. I lived in a blue-collar neighborhood, so most responses related to what our parents did. Responses were varied from truck drivers to secretaries to gardeners. I lived in a neighborhood where aspirations were limited to what we saw, not to what we dreamed. Years later I still struggle with dreaming. On the most daring mornings, I dream of simply making what I have into more. But where is the courage in more of the same? Where is the magic in safety? When I started my first business, I dr ..read more

Sometimes we all need a hard truth. (Trust me, I’ve needed many.) And… I have one for you today. If you’re not creating a revenue plan, paying attention to how you’re getting new customers, or thinking — often — about how to increase your income, your business will not grow. It just won’t. Chances are, you’ll stay stuck in the same place, month after month, quarter by quarter, and year by year. It’s a common problem. I mean, we have a million things to do on any given day, and it gets easy to click on autopilot and push things off until tomorrow. Or next week. Next month. Just after ..read more

When was the last time you felt lit up in business, she asked me.  She stared at me from across the table, blowing into her green tea. There were a few highlights to choose from (starting with my podcast, finding my mentor, etc.), but it wasn’t, exactly, right. My favorite memories were focused, well, on me.  When I searched for a time when I was lit up in business–inside, out–I thought back to 2016. I started a Facebook group dedicated to teaching how business owners could improve their social media marketing. Tens of thousands joined this group and it felt like summer camp (minus t ..read more

We woke up early, our cups of black coffee emptied, but conversations full.  The seven of us warmed up in the cold gym, snow melting just outside the opened garage door. If you saw us, you might wonder how we ended up together.  We’re an odd mix of founders, to be honest.  We met as part of a mastermind and decided to meet up in real life in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Who are we?  Wholesale clothing operations, a marketplace for medical care, menu software for chefs, and—amongst others—one of the top-rated fitness podcast hosts. Adam Schafer built his career as a competitor, trai ..read more

Just look at the numbers, she said. Like always, our COO, Jade, was her logical, forthright, unnervingly calm self when she stated the truth. Despite my best efforts, I couldn’t argue. (You can’t argue with data!) Last December, I took a two-week break from social media, which empowered me to reflect on my goals, ambition, and performance. When it comes to social media, I have a love/hate relationship…it’s undisputedly the most powerful free marketing, but it also feels like I have to work twice as hard for half the results. I spend copious amounts of time planning, creating, and sharing conte ..read more

A few weeks ago, I listened to a podcast where the hosts were talking about business lessons.  After a particularly hard year, one host asked the other, “So what did you learn?” Then there was complete silence. I tried to fix my phone, thinking the silence was a tech issue, not a lack of answer. Then the silent host responded, “I know I learned a lot, but I don’t know what, exactly.” It was an incredibly honest answer.  How many times had I been there myself? COUNTLESS. Since then, I’ve made it a point to write down what I’ve learned… After a conference: what did I learn? After I fi ..read more

I was afraid, I just couldn’t admit it.  Few things scare me, but this?  THIS?  Well this made me quiver in my boots like Jesse James walking off a train with his posse and walking into church alone. For years (yearsssss) I wanted to share my process of launching (the exact methodology creating a strategic and expiring promotional plan for an offer), but it was daunting. It made me uncomfortable. It was much bigger than anything I’d done before. It was advanced. It was—also—the most frequent thing I was asked about. For years I pushed this idea aside, but when I began consulting ..read more