My guest, Deborah L. Schuster of The Lettersmith, joined CDI four years ago as a 20-yr industry veteran and then discovered numerous other success secrets that apply whether you are starting up or trying to grow your resume writing or career coaching practice. With the 24th annual TORI resume writing awards now open, this interview is timely since she says that joining CDI was one of the best things she ever did for her business. Even after such a lengthy and successful career, what she learned about graphic resume design restored her joy in resume writing and led to her winning several TORI ..read more

When it comes to organizing and coordinating clients and projects in your resume writing and career coaching business, it makes sense to see if there’s an app that can help you. But too often they’re complicated or you end up using multiple for different needs… Asana does this… Evernote does that… Calendly does this… Trello does it that way… Should you have a separate ‘serious’ CRM…? Between multiple solutions in multiple places and the time and learning curve to learn complex solutions, it’s easy to just hit pause. But then you don’t have the benefit of saving time, being organized, and havi ..read more

My guest, Sandra Allison, has some great start up and growth secrets to share as a self-employed resume writer and career coach from her journey from ‘retired and unemployable’ to ‘successful business owner at 70’. She says she’s redefining the vision of grandma in business as she helps Board and C-Suite candidates in 22 countries meet their resume writing and career coaching needs in the industries of tech, finance, and pharma. As her fifth business, started after retirement, there’s a wealth of knowledge coming your way about business and about challenging resume projects and clients. Keep ..read more

Landing huge, nationwide contracts for resume writing services and creating programs used by companies, universities, and the military are just some of the areas in which my next guest, Grant Cooper, will share start up and growth secrets as a self-employed resume writer and career coach. There is so much gold in this interview! One viewer commented: “Thanks, Laura and Grant. Your talk will be increasing my ROI—and I’ve been at this since ‘94, too.” Keep reading for the interview replay, tips (that differ from those in the replay), and supporting resources to start up, build, and grow your bu ..read more

It’s time for more great business success secrets from my interview of career industry pro, Donna Shannon (they/them), who personally mentors their team of 5 resume writers, and has been the force behind their program/course creation and cultivation of a unique niche market. IMPORTANT! While we’ve shared seven (7) start up and growth tips for resume writers and career coaches from Donna below, there are several more that you can ONLY learn if you watch the replay!! Keep reading for her interview replay, tips, and supporting resources to start up, build, and grow your business! Again, don’t mi ..read more

This is Part I of a series. Initially it was one lesson but as it hit ten pages when not yet half way written, I knew it needed to be split up and expanded for you in smaller, more digestible pieces. Please be sure to watch for future installments.  BOBbing. Nope, that’s not a typo and it won’t make sense until you dig a ways down into this lesson. I did that for a reason because I want you to read this. In fact, if you are struggling in your business, you need to read this because I am trying to sneak past some beliefs that are holding you back from your awesome success. Originally I cal ..read more

NOTE: This video blog is a little different than my others in that the post and video go hand-in-hand. Don’t just watch the video but read the text below to get the biggest ROI for a high close rate and 6-figure-plus income. Beliefs and perceptions are interesting creatures in that they form our reality and how we act and react. However, they are rarely based on truths. When career entrepreneurs step out to sell their resume writing and career services, we repeatedly see some interesting things happening: Not pitching services a prospect may truly need because of the belief that someone at th ..read more

When a resume writer tells me they love writing new graduate resumes because they are fast and easy, I cringe inside. The only thing more complex than a new graduate resume (done right) is a resume for an IT project manager who constantly changes companies and projects! Unlike experienced working professionals, to truly sell a new grad, you’ve got to pick up and examine every piece of the puzzle that makes up their story. This unique approach allows you to turn basic new grad data into extraordinary story-telling that gets results. In this lesson, I’m sharing my unique expertise and strategy ..read more

Are you ready to learn resume writing and career coaching business start up and growth secrets from Canada’s only while-you-wait resume writing service, Marian Bernard of The Regency Group? From the time we danced on stage at a CDI Entrepreneurial Success Summit to today, this fun-loving dynamo with over 30 years of successful career industry business ownership, brings a unique perspective and value to her global clientele that you’ll learn about in the replay below. There are SO MANY golden nugget success secrets and tips in the replay to help you start up and grow! From mindset and client c ..read more

Laura M. Labovich of The Career Strategy Group is a dynamo when it comes to start up and growth secrets for resume writers, career coaches, and even outplacement firms. From her early days as a member to her wowing colleagues as a top-rated speaker at CDI events, she knows what it takes and was, of course, a fabulous guest on my show, which you can watch below. In the interview she answers: When did you start your business? Tell us a little about your business. What did you do before you started your business? What made you decide to start your business? At what point in your business did yo ..read more