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Eight years ago, I said goodbye to my comfortable, well-paid 9 to 5 and started walking dogs for a living. Was I crazy? Possibly. Was it worth it? Absolutely! In less than 2 years I built my pet sitting and dog walking company to over $100,000 in revenue with 12 employees. In this podcast I share insights with you on being a woman quinquagenarian entrepreneur in the pet industry. I’ll give you a look into the good, the bad and the ugly of entrepreneurship that nobody else will share with you. This is a behind the scenes look from a recovering corporate junkie at being an entrepreneur and the doubts, fears, imposter syndrome, struggles, challenges, breakthroughs, and sheer joy that comes from living your true self. If you’ve ever thought about escaping from your current job or if you’ve already made the entrepreneurial plunge and need a little support from someone who’s been there and tells it like it is, tune in now!
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Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Bobbie Abdallah of Cold Noses News! Bobbie will be telling us 4 Reasons Why Your Pet Business Needs Regular And Valuable Content For Current And New Clients. We’ll get to know Bobbie and her incredible entrepreneurial journey!
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Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
The summer pet care season is winding down and there’s a blissful lull as we await the winter holiday craziness. A lot of pet businesses take advantage of this lull to think about changes and improvements they’d like to make in their business. One of these changes is pricing. It’s an inevitability, prices are increasing all over the place and pet businesses shouldn’t ignore this but there is a right and wrong way to raise your prices. Don't make that price increase announcement to your clients before you listen to this!
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Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Cathleen Delaney (Cathe). Cathe is the Administrative Director for NAPPS: The ONLY national non-profit organization for professional pet sitters. Cathe’s been with NAPPS for over 20 years! Cathe will be telling us about all the amazing things NAPPS has to offer. I can’t wait to hear more so let’s get going and let’s get off the leash.
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Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to NAPPS President Amy Sparrow of Furkid Sitting and Services based in Baton Rouge Louisiana! Amy will be chatting with us on How to be Rescue Ready: Why Every Pet Sitting Business Needs a Disaster Plan. In 2016 The Thousand Year Flood decimated Baton Rouge leaving Amy’s business vulnerable and then in 2018 a personal health crisis again left her business on shaky ground. She rallied for both and is today stronger and wiser for it. I can’t wait to hear more about Amy’s incredible journey so let’s get going and let’s get off the leash.
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Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Today on ‘Off The Leash’ I have a special show for you. I was recently fortunate to be a guest on Starlight Pet Talk, an amazing podcast hosted by Amy Castro, president of Starlight Outreach and Rescue! Amy has spent more than 25 years helping organizations develop leaders through her customized training, speaking, and consulting programs. She's the lead management columnist for Pet Age Magazine and is also president of Starlight Outreach and Rescue, a nonprofit animal rescue in Houston, Texas. We talked about how to start a profitable pet business and it is an amazing conversation!
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Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Therese Kopiwoda, owner of Social Media Hound! Therese will be talking to us about SEO tips for your websites home page. Most of us have websites but are they really working as well as they should be? I know a lot of us shudder when we hear the words search engine optimization (I know I do) so I’m really looking forward to talking with Therese. So let’s get going and let’s get off the leash.
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Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Megan Herrera of MRH Ledgers. Megan will be telling us how to Sniff Out Financial Mistakes: Bookkeeping Tips for Pet Entrepreneurs. I remember early on doing my own books and I made a ton of mistakes. I probably spent as much time fixing things as doing them the first time so I’m excited to speak to Megan. So let’s get going and let’s get off the leash.
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Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to pet copy writer Lori Marsh! Lori will be telling us about 3 easy steps to better search engine results with blogs. Everyone talks about blogging for SEO or search engine optimization but so few people actually understand how to do this effectively. I’m so excited to learn from Lori today! So let’s get going and let’s get off the leash.
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Saturday Jun 15, 2024
Saturday Jun 15, 2024
Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Amy Castro, president of Starlight Outreach and Rescue! Amy will be sharing with us how pet businesses can partner effectively with rescues in your area to benefit you, your business, your clients and the rescue.
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