Life & Business Coaching http://leancrafting.com Making Money & Leaving a Legacy Thu, 16 May 2013 21:53:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 In this podcast, host Ashley Jennings interviews a variety of entrepreneurs across occupations. Everyone from technologists, makers, writers, bloggers, and crafters, to business and life coaches. She asks the hard questions in order to uncover what it takes to bring value while making money. Ashley is particularly interested in unveiling the special-sauce of each person she interviews. Watch out for the occasional "F" bomb and the sass that cuts through the fat. Ashley Jennings clean Ashley Jennings ashley@leancrafting.com ashley@leancrafting.com (Ashley Jennings) Telling the unabashed truth about running your own business lean startup, business coaching, entrepreneur, makers, crafters, small business, start up, etsy, business consulting, coaching, awesome Life & Business Coaching http://leancrafting.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/LeanCraftingPodcast.jpg http://leancrafting.com Reno, Nevada A beautiful event for women! http://leancrafting.com/2013/05/16/a-beautiful-event-for-women/ http://leancrafting.com/2013/05/16/a-beautiful-event-for-women/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 21:51:38 +0000 Ashley http://leancrafting.com/?p=2541 Posted in Uncategorized

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A business plan isn’t exactly necessary, but you will have to flush out your idea. It’s all about lowering the risk of failure. Below I will give you three reasons for why a typical business plan is not necessary and will offer you a solution to your problem. Your problem: “I have an idea for a [...]

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]]> http://leancrafting.com/2012/11/20/truthy-tuesday/feed/ 0 Truthy Tuesdays: “I have no idea what I am doing” http://leancrafting.com/2012/11/13/truthy-tuesdays-i-have-no-idea-what-i-am-doing/ http://leancrafting.com/2012/11/13/truthy-tuesdays-i-have-no-idea-what-i-am-doing/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:00:37 +0000 Ashley http://leancrafting.com/?p=2362 Posted in Truthy Tuesday

Today’s Truthy: “I have no idea what I am doing.” Well, duh! Have you ever met an entrepreneur who totally knew what they were getting themselves into? “Not I”, said the proverbial fly sitting on the collective walls of small businesses EVERYWHERE! But don’t let it stop you! Right now you might not even know [...]

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]]> http://leancrafting.com/2012/11/13/truthy-tuesdays-i-have-no-idea-what-i-am-doing/feed/ 0 Truthy Tuesdays: “You have to have a brilliant idea.” http://leancrafting.com/2012/11/06/truthy-tuesdays-you-have-to-have-a-brilliant-idea/ http://leancrafting.com/2012/11/06/truthy-tuesdays-you-have-to-have-a-brilliant-idea/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 03:22:58 +0000 Ashley http://leancrafting.com/?p=2248 Posted in Truthy Tuesday

Today’s Truthy: “You have to have a brilliant idea.” Brilliant ideas are great, but they can often be a curse. Especially if the target customer doesn’t even know that they need your product. Whereas, normal, seemingly simple ideas can be just as effective. Why does Method stand out amongst other pillars like Clorox and Proctor [...]

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]]> http://leancrafting.com/2012/11/06/truthy-tuesdays-you-have-to-have-a-brilliant-idea/feed/ 0 The Shocking Truth About Your Health http://leancrafting.com/2012/11/01/your-body-knows-trust-it/ http://leancrafting.com/2012/11/01/your-body-knows-trust-it/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:58:10 +0000 Ashley http://leancrafting.com/?p=2192 Posted in Lessons

The Shocking Truth About Your Health Holy. Night. Dr. Lissa Rankin pretty much nails it with this one. This is it! This is why I can’t do anything but think about how to help people find their true calling. Because it’s my calling! Lissa is a Gynecologist who has dedicated her life to helping people [...]

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]]> http://leancrafting.com/2012/11/01/your-body-knows-trust-it/feed/ 0 Truthy Tuesdays: “If you build it they will come” http://leancrafting.com/2012/10/30/truthy-tuesdays-if-you-build-it-they-will-come/ http://leancrafting.com/2012/10/30/truthy-tuesdays-if-you-build-it-they-will-come/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:31:24 +0000 Ashley http://leancrafting.com/?p=2153 Posted in Truthy Tuesday

What is a truthy? Truthiness is a quality characterizing a “truth” that a person claims to know intuitively ”from the gut” or because it “feels right” without regard to evidence, logic, intellectual examination, or facts.> Stephen Colbert is the one who really put the word “truthy” on the map.> (Wikipedia) It’s easy to fall for them. They are neat. The are tidy. Elementary [...]

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]]> http://leancrafting.com/2012/10/30/truthy-tuesdays-if-you-build-it-they-will-come/feed/ 0 Truthy Tuesdays: “You can’t always get what you want.” http://leancrafting.com/2012/10/23/truthy-tuesdays-you-cant-always-get-what-you-want/ http://leancrafting.com/2012/10/23/truthy-tuesdays-you-cant-always-get-what-you-want/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 01:52:25 +0000 Ashley http://leancrafting.com/?p=1703 Posted in Truthy Tuesday

Truthy Tuesdays You know those sayings that you hear and automatically consider truth because they sound or  feel right? They are neat. The are tidy. And they happen to make sense within the paradigm that we live in. Elementary school students rattle them off when they get home from school. But…those things also have to [...]

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]]> http://leancrafting.com/2012/10/23/truthy-tuesdays-you-cant-always-get-what-you-want/feed/ 0 An App Sumo Simple To-do List Hack! http://leancrafting.com/2012/10/17/a-simple-to-do-list-hack/ http://leancrafting.com/2012/10/17/a-simple-to-do-list-hack/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:08:46 +0000 Ashley http://leancrafting.com/?p=1711 Posted in Lessons

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For those of you who just can’t used to having your calendars and to-do lists on the computer. For those of you who like the sound of scratching off a task with a pen. This is a great hack by App Sumo’s Neville. Ooh, speaking of App Sumo. Noah Kagan has a great marketing plan from [...]

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]]> http://leancrafting.com/2012/10/17/a-simple-to-do-list-hack/feed/ 0 Dorothy Mackendrick of DeeMack Consulting http://leancrafting.com/2012/10/16/lean-crafting-podcast-dorothy-mackendrick-of-deemack-consulting/ http://leancrafting.com/2012/10/16/lean-crafting-podcast-dorothy-mackendrick-of-deemack-consulting/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:02:39 +0000 Ashley http://leancrafting.com/?p=1650 Posted in Podcasts

 In This Podcast You Will Learn: Why you need a plan: Congrats! You are super brave.  You enjoy the “leap” and you thrive on taking risks!  But the plan…will make all the difference. The financial plan can be fairly simple and will most likely change, but you need to have a pretty good idea of [...]

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]]> http://leancrafting.com/2012/10/16/lean-crafting-podcast-dorothy-mackendrick-of-deemack-consulting/feed/ 0 budgeting,consulting,DeeMack Consulting,Dorothy Mackendrick,excel spreadsheets,having a plan,lean crafting,lean crafting podcast,small business  In This Podcast You Will Learn: Why you need a plan: Congrats! You are super brave.  You enjoy the "leap" and you thrive on taking risks!  But the plan...will make all the difference. The financial plan can be fairly simple and will most likely ch...  In This Podcast You Will Learn: Why you need a plan: Congrats! You are super brave.  You enjoy the "leap" and you thrive on taking risks!  But the plan...will make all the difference. The financial plan can be fairly simple and will most likely change, but you need to have a pretty good idea of what is going in and what is going out. Start not with what you "think" will be coming in, but with what is actually coming in. How to budget for sustainability: No matter how good your product or idea is, if you can't fund it, then it is not sustainable. And sustainability is what you need if you are in the market for leaving a legacy. Have someone help you with a few excel spreadsheet basics. Simple as that. When to ask for help! Planning ahead and managing your funds are probably the least exciting parts about starting a business. If they aren't your forte, no problem. Just make sure that you seek out help from a business coach, accountant, or someone better than you at it--before it comes back to bite you in the butt. Don't be naive. It will bite you in the butt. It's what I hear over and over from failed startups. CLICK HERE to listen to the Podcast or scroll down to the bottom of the post. I first met Dorothy at Craftcation, a conference for crafters who own small businesses. Dorothy fit right in with the rest of us dog o'sessed, creative, small business strategists. Not pictured, but very much present, was Marlo M. and Steph Cortes. What struck me as super impressive about Dorothy is the fact that she is such a grand champion master planner. I'm pretty sure she has an Excel spreadsheet for every area of her life. I thought that creatives aren't supposed to have that super power! I thought it went against every grain of our being!?! Well, I was wrong. Such is not the case for this lady! She has both right and left-side brain power and is keen on creative small business owners. It's official. "She likes us! She really likes us." <tear>. Don't miss out on what she has to say! p.s. Here's your Tuesday mid-day Reality check: You need to know the financial side of  our business, our life depends on it, your legacy depends on it! At the very least you need to know enough about it to delegate the task to someone else. About Dorothy: Dorothy Mackendrick is a small business coach who lives in Los Angeles. She is the founder of DeeMack Consulting and she is the yin and yang of business coaching. She knows what needs to get done, but is adaptable and flexible in the methods she applies. You'd have to be if you had  spent 13 lucky years in museum education and administration with both creative, teaching and administrative responsibilities.  She painlessly massages you into doing the things you don't like about business. All in the name of bringing you more success. She has her  MBA, and is not scared of budgets, numbers and spreadsheets. In fact, she finds a lot of comfort in them. Do you think that’s weird? Believe it or not, there is a lot of information to be gleaned from your bank statement (with a little organization). It’s like a great big puzzle that she can help you solve. Dorothy's experience includes spending two years working at a small film production company where she watched projects go from early stage budgets through production (the fun, really fast paced part), and then the long process of managing a creation once it is out in the world. She enjoyed  the whole process, and  can help you do it too. She knows the startup culture from beginning to end. Dorothy lives in Los Angeles with her dog and her man. She loves to cook and there is almost always a food experiment in her dehydrator. You can find her at DeeMack Consulting or on Twitter.       Ashley Jennings clean 29:32