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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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Saturday Apr 09, 2022
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
How did you find your pet sitter? I’m not talking about the pet sitters you’ve hired for your business. I’m talking about the sitter for your own furry family members. I was recently in the position of trying to find a new pet sitter for my babies and let me tell you it was an interesting experience! We’re going to talk today about my adventure on the client-side of the pet sitting business and what we can learn from it.
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
How does a pet sitter earn a client’s trust? Especially a new client. Perhaps they’ve scheduled the initial meet and greet, maybe they’ve read your online reviews. Many will take the recommendation of someone they trust or that has used you in past to care for their own animals. We’re going to talk today about how to build an amazing client referral program that will drive your business to the next level.
This is part 2 of my 2 part series in building referral programs that can drive your business to the next level so be sure to check out the last episode if you missed it on how to build an amazing employee referral program!
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
It seems like you can’t look anywhere these days without seeing a help wanted ad. Everyone is hiring and pet care businesses are no exception. I’m going to explore an area today that most business owners don’t take advantage and may not even have considered in their hiring programs. This will be an eye opener to many of you and may change the way you find and hire great people. This will also be part 1 of my 2 part series in building a referral program that can drive your business to the next level so be sure to tune in next time as well!
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
The truth is that owning your own pet business sometimes stinks! February and March are a tough time of year for pet sitting businesses. For those of you who know me I don’t beat around the bush. I give it to you straight, the good, the bad and the ugly and today is a good bit of ugly followed by an important message. I hope you’ll hang with me today to talk through some of the touchy feely stuff that affects all of us, including me. And my hope is that, in exploring this together and getting it out there in the open, your heart will be a little lighter because of it.
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
I love talking about your pet businesses. I also love talking about my own pet business and what’s worked for me. In this episode I’m going to give you a rare behind the scenes look at my own business, Preferred Pet Partners. I’ll give you practical advice on how to make your business run like a well oiled machine.
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
The holidays are in full swing and your business is bursting at the seams with activity. The period between mid November and mid January are among the busiest times of year for pet related businesses. This is can be the best time of year for your business and the most stressful! Today I’m going to talk about how not to lose your mind during this time. You and your business can come out of the craziness stronger, wiser and calmer and I’m going to tell you how.
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
You’ve decided to become a pet care business owner. That’s great news! That’s one decision down and about a 1000 more to go. Two of the most difficult decisions you’ll make as you start your business is how much are you going to charge people for your services and what are you going to pay your employees to deliver those services. While there’s no wrong answer to these question, they are factors that will have a huge impact on your bottom line and it’s worth taking some time to fully think them through. Today I’m going to walk through some things to keep in mind and options for both of these important questions.
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
It’s been a roller coaster ride in the pet care industry over the past 18 months. Many of us saw a radical decrease in clients at the beginning of the pandemic followed by record levels of business in the last 4-6 months. We reacted as quick and as best we could to handle the surge and that generally involved hiring more people. You’ve worked hard in the past few months to find and hire great people, now what? How do you maximize the chances that they’ll stay with you?
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
The pet care industry is booming right now and I’m guessing that you are hiring! That is great news but how’s it going, really? Are you optimizing where you’re looking for great candidates? Are the great people you find joining your team or are they flaking out on you?
Are you really doing all you can to find the best people? We’re going to talk about that today!
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Monday Aug 16, 2021
I recently read a book called the 4 hour workweek by Timothy Ferris that got me to thinking. Am I really doing all I can to optimize how I spend my time in my business? Are there things I’m not doing that I should be and just as or even more importantly, are there things I’m doing that I shouldn’t be. We’re going to talk about that and more today!