Michelle Got Goals (MGG): Recent Episodes
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The Michelle Got Goals (MGG) is a bi-weekly podcast that focuses on setting and reaching goals as an entrepreneur. The journey of the host Michelle is followed, who is building her business, while still working full-time. Michelle also interviews entrepreneurs that work full-time in their business. Their journeys are shared, tips on staying focused and reaching business goals. I have great guests! This podcast aims to inspire, encourage and build a community for women that are building a business, while still working a full-time job. Let's reach our business goals together! Please rate, review, link up with me & subscribe: YouTube: michelle_got_goals Instagram: michelle_got_goals and my site: www.michellegotgoals.com
This is a special episode, my first roundtable discussion and I had the best guests!
My guests share their business building experiences, starting with how they planned their exits from employment to entrepreneurship. We discuss choosing a business structure, landlords (including free build-outs & rent), HR issues, available business resources, MBAs and how sometimes bias, negativity and even tragedy can be a motivating factor in meeting goals (or personal freedom!).
We cover it all!
Here my roundtable guests:
Monique Jackson - Clutch and Curl
https://clutchandcurl.com/
Monique The Stylist is a Salon Proprietor, Master Stylist and Professional Development Educator. She left a thriving commission based career behind to start her own beauty enterprise. She does this by not only providing outstanding hair care services, but also educating the next generation via her The Microlinks Academy.
Lola Elzein - Venture Title Company
https://vtclosings.com/
Lola Elzein aka "The Title Lady(TM)" founded Venture Title in 2014. Despite folks in the industry telling her she would never make it -due to her young age- she went on to built her business from a one person show working out of a tiny office in Detroit, to becoming the owner of her own office building in Dearborn, MI with a staff of now 20.
Lee Padgett - Busted Bra Shop
https://bustedbrashop.com/
Lee, a U.S. Navy veteran and serial entrepreneur opened her first Busted Bra Shop store in 2013 to offer a better lingerie experience in the city of Detroit. Now with six stores, spanning from Metro Detroit to Chicago and an online shop, we all have access to beautiful, fitting bras!
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⚡LASER FOCUSED is how I would describe this episode’s guest Andrea Martin. As the founder of Andrea Martin Consulting, Andrea has quickly become the go-to coach for high performing women. Andrea has extensive experience navigating the corporate world making a name for herself. As an immigrant, a mother of two, wife, people leader, and coach, she understands the dynamic of what it takes to wear many hats while still moving towards your goals.
Andrea holds a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering, Masters in Business. Andrea is a Certified Leadership Coach, DISC Behavioral Analysis Trainer, with training at Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching. She combines her experience leading multi-billion dollar projects, large organizations, coaching credentials and delivers a straightforward coaching perspective for her clients.
She shares with us how her business started from her passion of helping women succeed in their careers. Soon, she noticed she was leaving money on the table, and since her business offered her the flexibility that her employment simply couldn’t, she took the leap of working her business full-time. Meanwhile she is also the owner of a 4EVERYOUNG Medical Spa.
If you are still working full time, while building your business on the side, you especially will appreciate this episode → so much insight!!
https://www.andreamartinconsulting.org
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Cooking with Que is the all-embracing experience of wholesome unity delivered from the kindred vision, spirit, and hands of Culinary Innovator, Executive Chef, and Founder, Quiana “Que” Broden. Founder of Detroit's Only Demonstration Kitchen and Culinary Shared Space, The Kitchen by Cooking with Que serves as Cafe experience by Day & Event Space by night — where Que delivers dishes of zestful and earth-conscious substance in a way that…mindfully immerses vegan and meat eaters into blissful co-existence.
Keenly originative in plant based meal introduction, preparation, education, and balanced eating, Cooking with Que is the healthful haven urging people to eat to live. It is the home of nuanced nutrition allowing all to discover life’s greatest gifts through the thought-provoking engagement, empowerment and elevation of our everyday plates.
https://cookingwithque.com/
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In this bonus episode you have a loan officer, realtor and investor answering questions about finding and financing your investment project. We discuss flips, traditional and short term rentals and options on how to finance them.
We may be serving the Detroit and Metro area, but the discussion covers general questions that anyone that is thinking about buying investment property may benefit from.
**This is not a sales pitch, nor legal advice, just three ladies discussing their experiences and what they see in the current real estate market.
Enjoy and let me know your thoughts! Are you thinking of investing? If so, where in your journey are you?
Participants:
Shil Miller - Sr. Mortgage Consultant
CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC**
https://mortgageshilutions.com
Erica Coleman - Broker / Investor
Moving Forward Realty
www.movingforwardrealtymi.com
Michelle Small - Realtor
Moving Forward Realty
www.MitchelleGotGoals.com
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My guest on this episode is Erikka Yvonne, founder & editor-in-chief of Strut in her Shoes magazine. As founder of Strut In Her Shoes, she is always advocating for women and young girls. The platform provides a safe space for women to share their authentic journeys and experience the priceless gift of healing through the sharing of their stories and timeless connection with like-minded women.
Erikka proudly wears many hats. For over 10 years, she has dedicated herself to design and creative direction.She is a graphic designer, brand manager and creative director, you may call her your Creative Bestie™️. She's committed to amplifying the black voice and strives to create opportunities for underrepresented narratives.
During this episode we discuss her journey of publishing her magazine online and in print, her team, the emotional journey of entrepreneurship, failure, naps, passion, how important a support system is and how fear should not hold you back, but how we should use it to push us towards our goals. One of her five year old goals: Starting a publishing house. I cannot wait to see what she will publish!
Erikka is a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority, Inc. and Alpha Kappa Psi, Inc. Also, Alpha Phi Omega National Service. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Public Relationships from Grand Valley State University.
https://strutinhershoes.org/
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If you are afraid to start your own business, your friends and family are telling you that you are crazy for your dreams…📢 this is your episode!
Rebecca Abel-Buick is the CEO & founder of D’VINE Cookies, a seemingly fearless and determined financial planner, who set out to make something not only delicious but also beautiful. She describes herself as always having big dreams and aspirations.
When she first decided to start D’VINE Cookies, she told her parents that it will be a multi-million dollar business and she’s well on her way.
The idea of her own luxury cookie brand came to her, while she was going through a divorce, she needed a challenge. A challenge it was, as she is not a baker nor does she have a food manufacturing background. This was in September and she started taking orders in December, a 10k revenue first month!
Rebecca credits her career in financial planning as a valuable backdrop to develop many of the skills she needed for this journey.
We discussed it all, being a single parent while building a new business, finding space(s), food truck, staff, licensing, financing, how wholesaling can be expensive, google university and everything that goes into building a food manufacturing business and what her end goal is!
https://dvinecookies.com
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MGG EP# 33 - 🏠Final Check-In episode of 2022
My guest today is Adrienne Pickett, founder of The Guerilla Politic.
Adrienne opened up The Guerrilla Politic in 2017. After graduating from the University of Michigan’s Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design, she spent more than 15 years in art direction and design, branding products, and creating viral content for some of the biggest brands in the world.
Since founding The Guerrilla Politic, she has helped more than 100 candidates with their marketing and communications and aided several PACs, non-profits, and progressive organizations so they too can achieve their goals and reach new audiences.
“My goal was to create a creative marketing agency driven by data, strategy, and a passion for advancing progressive values,” added Pickett. “We work with political candidates, nonprofits, and non-governmental organizations to raise awareness, attract supporters and make a difference in the lives of the people and communities around us.”
Adrienne shares how she has grown her team from two copywriters and a project manager to a team of 14. We talk about becoming a pro in Excel, setting pricing, co-working spaces, hate mail, helpful resources such as BUILD institute and the Tory Burch Foundation Fellows Program and how she almost went back to a W2 job. All the high and lows that come with building a business.
🖌️ She’s also an accomplished artist, illustrator, and muralist putting her talents to use in SE Michigan.
https://www.theguerrillapolitic.com/
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My guest on this episode is Ursula Adams, MSPOD, a business leader, certified leadership coach and Organizational Development consultant on a mission to say "stuff" out loud first as a means to create comfort for - and give permission to - others craving to do the same.
As the Founder of the SheHive -a women’s empowerment center-, Ursula helps women seeking social connection and self-empowerment discover “life on the other side of should” through classes, coaching and community.
She is also currently contracted to an international automotive company where she serves as the Chief of Staff within the IT organization.
Ursula holds a Masters of Science in Positive Organizational Development and Change, as well as certificates in Executive Coaching and Emotionally Intelligent Leadership from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management.
Ursula loves telling a good story, lunching with the ladies, road trips, pigeon pose, cherry cordial ice cream and an abundance mindset.
My favorite quote from this episode: “release small pieces of your goals”...with “comfort, connection & curiosity” -her core values- being a close second!❤️
What was your favorite part?
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My guest on this episode is Ms. Tammy R. McCrory is a clinically behavioral trained leader and public maternal and infant health specialist. In addition, Ms. McCrory is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, (BCBA), and practicing Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) in the State of Michigan.
In 2012, Ms. McCrory launched Social Care Administrators, (now known as the McCrory center) where she lead a team of Clinical Professionals in an effort to improve the overall health outcomes of pregnant women and infants in the State of Michigan.
Drawing on the 10+ years of professional services to at-risk and vulnerable populations, Ms. McCrory's primary focus is on early identification of behavioral disorders and developmental delays. This is reflected in her business endeavors.
https://www.tammymccrory.com
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My guest this week is a multi-faceted entrepreneur: Miss Charlotte Burley!
Charlotte is an award winning tv producer, published author, tv host, course creator and so much more, presently building her YouTube channel with her weekly show “Talking Ish” where love, life, sex and relationship issues are discussed. And she is the creator of the “Seasoned Tees” shirt line.
She lets us know that even if you come from a small town, you can do big things! Her entrepreneurship journey started out of not getting fair opportunities in a white male dominated environment. She stepped out in faith and her skills landed her a show on BET as executive producer and host. She continued to build on this success, building her production company.
She shares with us her victories and failures that followed, such as her attempt of her own network, the TOS network.
She cautions to keep that entrepreneurial ego in check and to work with technology and tools already available. We discuss that it’s ok when things take longer than hoped, as building a business simply takes time and that it is ok to work a full time job while building your business, suggesting to use that job as a seed investor. You can be your first seed investor!
Again, so much valuable information in this episode. If you are thinking of starting a business, or are building a business, you do not want to skip this episode!
My favorite quote from this episode: ‘You can do this on your own”. What was your favorite part of the interview? Let us know!
YouTube Channel: Miss Charlotte Burley
Seasoned Tees: https://seasonedteesbymcb.store
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My guest on this week’s episode is Carol Huls, owner of DittoForm Michigan LLC.
Launched in 2015, DittoForm was one of the first companies in the world to develop a viable product translating digital images of real people into accurate foam models – complete with asymmetries and unique landmarks.
Carol will tell us all about her entrepreneurship journey so far! We discuss how she loves the challenge of figuring everything out in her business, how much -finally- hiring help for her books helped her and how she learned to AIM HIGH.
You may find out more about her product on her website: https://dittoform.com/
Any of you listeners bought a “start-up”? What was your experience?
Lets reach our business goals together!
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My guest on this episode is Alexandria Taylor, an attorney.
Alexandria completed her undergraduate studies at Michigan State University and also obtained a Master’s in Business Administration from Eastern Michigan University. Alexandria completed her law degree at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law where she is currently an Adjunct Professor.
Alexandria took the leap, opening her own practice in 2015. Taylor Law Firm is a boutique law firm located downtown Detroit.
She shares her start-up story with us. Including what she made sure to spend funds on in the beginning, such as a phone system and marketing, how she went about networking, and she shares what she wouldn't suggest entrepreneurs doing, such as hiring friends!
Alexandria's practice philosophy is servant first, leader second. Alexandria is passionate about teaching and mentoring young lawyers and currently is involved in the internship program at Wayne State University.
Alexandria, a lifelong resident of Romulus, and mother of three children (Jackson, Jillian, and Juliana), one dog (Oliver), and passionate about being a voice for justice and upholding the integrity of the judiciary.
Have you hired a friend? What was your experience?
Lets reach our business goals together!
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On this episode Erica Coleman, owner of Moving Forward Realty joins me.
Erica is a Detroit Native, Wayne State University graduate, with a BA in Journalism. She has established her real estate career in the Metropolitan Detroit Area. After 7.5 years of working with buyers and sellers in sales transactions, Erica decided to live her dream and branched out on her own to start Moving Forward Realty and Investments, her thriving brokerage firm.
She shares her journey, how she sets and reaches goals and tells us about her brand new Airbnb like venture. One of her latest goals!
Did you hear her say "if you write it down, it must come true"... what are you writing down?!
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My guest Amanda Brewington tells us about her journey of opening a community coffee shop in a tight-knit neighborhood in Detroit, MI called "Always Brewing Detroit". And what a journey it was!
She discusses not being afraid to ask questions, finding a spot for her coffee shop, pop-ups and building her business with little money and sweat equity.
Amanda is a true small business advocate. She has facilitated business plan writing classes and coached small business owners for pitch competitions all over Michigan. Now a small business loan officer, she is the perfect first guest to discuss entrepreneurship and goals!
Amanda is currently working on her MBA, works in small business lending and I'm sure at some point will pick-up the mic for her stand-up comedy again!
What stood out to you? What are your take-aways?
For you brick and mortar business owners, how did you decide on your location? Let us know!
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Kicking off the new year with sharing my goals and how I set them!
The motto / word of the year which I decided on for myself: EXECUTE‼️
My goal setting was focused on:
- Which industry events to attend and how to prepare for them accordingly
- Deciding on services to offer
- Utilize LinkedIn better
- Sell, sell, sell!!! I created a visual -a tracker- to keep reminding myself off my goals, while still working a full-time job.
What are you working on this year? Any changes in your approach to your goals for 2023?
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This is a special episode, my first roundtable discussion and I had the best guests!
My guests share their business building experiences, starting with how they planned their exits from employment to entrepreneurship. We discuss choosing a business structure, landlords (including free build-outs & rent), HR issues, available business resources, MBAs and how sometimes bias, negativity and even tragedy can be a motivating factor in meeting goals (or personal freedom!).
We cover it all!
Here my roundtable guests:
Monique Jackson - Clutch and Curl
https://clutchandcurl.com/
Monique The Stylist is a Salon Proprietor, Master Stylist and Professional Development Educator. She left a thriving commission based career behind to start her own beauty enterprise. She does this by not only providing outstanding hair care services, but also educating the next generation via her The Microlinks Academy.
Lola Elzein - Venture Title Company
https://vtclosings.com/
Lola Elzein aka "The Title Lady(TM)" founded Venture Title in 2014. Despite folks in the industry telling her she would never make it -due to her young age- she went on to built her business from a one person show working out of a tiny office in Detroit, to becoming the owner of her own office building in Dearborn, MI with a staff of now 20.
Lee Padgett - Busted Bra Shop
https://bustedbrashop.com/
Lee, a U.S. Navy veteran and serial entrepreneur opened her first Busted Bra Shop store in 2013 to offer a better lingerie experience in the city of Detroit. Now with six stores, spanning from Metro Detroit to Chicago and an online shop, we all have access to beautiful, fitting bras!
Please rate, review, link up with me & subscribe:
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Here is a check-in episode! As usual, I let you know what has been going on these past weeks with my business endeavors. This year has been all about accountability and putting myself out there! I’m very excited about my first seller client!
What are you working on these last weeks of 2022?
What will you be changing for 2023? Share!
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Work on the business course I bought
- Staying active on LinkedIn
- List my first seller’s property
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If you are afraid to start your own business, your friends and family are telling you that you are crazy for your dreams…📢 this is your episode!
Rebecca Abel-Buick is the CEO & founder of D’VINE Cookies, a seemingly fearless and determined financial planner, who set out to make something not only delicious but also beautiful. She describes herself as always having big dreams and aspirations.
When she first decided to start D’VINE Cookies, she told her parents that it will be a multi-million dollar business and she’s well on her way.
The idea of her own luxury cookie brand came to her, while she was going through a divorce, she needed a challenge. A challenge it was, as she is not a baker nor does she have a food manufacturing background. This was in September and she started taking orders in December, a 10k revenue first month!
Rebecca credits her career in financial planning as a valuable backdrop to develop many of the skills she needed for this journey.
We discussed it all, being a single parent while building a new business, finding space(s), food truck, staff, licensing, financing, how wholesaling can be expensive, google university and everything that goes into building a food manufacturing business and what her end goal is!
https://dvinecookies.com/
Goals for the coming weeks:
Review / prep my marketing for 2023
* Promote my upcoming courses*
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Here is a check-in episode! As usual, I let you know what has been going on these past weeks with my business endeavors.
I talk about networking and how -surprise, surprise- even the confident looking ones seem to struggle with it, it’s not just me! 🙃
And I share how I approached the professional organizations that I’m part of, asking how THEY can help ME in 2023! Ask for what you want! Be intentional!!
How are things going for you, with building your business?
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Work on the business course I bought
- Staying active on LinkedIn
- Land my first real estate client as a selling agent
- Promote my upcoming courses
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⚡LASER FOCUSED is how I would describe this episode’s guest Andrea Martin. As the founder of Andrea Martin Consulting, Andrea has quickly become the go-to coach for high performing women. Andrea has extensive experience navigating the corporate world making a name for herself. As an immigrant, a mother of two, wife, people leader, and coach, she understands the dynamic of what it takes to wear many hats while still moving towards your goals.
Andrea holds a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering, Masters in Business. Andrea is a Certified Leadership Coach, DISC Behavioral Analysis Trainer, with training at Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching. She combines her experience leading multi-billion dollar projects, large organizations, coaching credentials and delivers a straightforward coaching perspective for her clients.
She shares with us how her business started from her passion of helping women succeed in their careers. Soon, she noticed she was leaving money on the table, and since her business offered her the flexibility that her employment simply couldn’t, she took the leap of working her business full-time. Meanwhile she is also the owner of a 4EVERYOUNG Medical Spa.
If you are still working full time, while building your business on the side, you especially will appreciate this episode → so much insight!!
https://www.andreamartinconsulting.org
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Promote my roundtable discussion, hopefully receive some questions
- Promote my upcoming courses
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This week’s check-in episode is a little different. I’m sharing that I’m working on a roundtable episode. The topic is "entrepreneurship vs a W2 job" and how one overcomes the fear of letting go of that benefits package and what the result of entrepreneurship can look like… ❓ got questions ❓ Send them to me! What are your questions on making that leap from W2 to your own business?
I will have three business owners participate, a title agency owner, an owner of a chain of retail stores and a beauty salon owner. Three different backgrounds, businesses and experiences. What questions may you have for the ladies? You can reach me on the below social media channels. ❗I’m looking forward to your input❗
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Promote my roundtable discussion, hopefully receive some questions
- Promote my upcoming courses
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Cooking with Que is the all-embracing experience of wholesome unity delivered from the kindred vision, spirit, and hands of Culinary Innovator, Executive Chef, and Founder, Quiana “Que” Broden. Founder of Detroit's Only Demonstration Kitchen and Culinary Shared Space, The Kitchen by Cooking with Que serves as Cafe experience by Day & Event Space by night — where Que delivers dishes of zestful and earth-conscious substance in a way that…mindfully immerses vegan and meat eaters into blissful co-existence.
Keenly originative in plant based meal introduction, preparation, education, and balanced eating, Cooking with Que is the healthful haven urging people to eat to live. It is the home of nuanced nutrition allowing all to discover life’s greatest gifts through the thought-provoking engagement, empowerment and elevation of our everyday plates.
https://cookingwithque.com/
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Here is a check-in episode! As usual, I let you know what has been going on these past weeks in my business endeavors. Which included some frustration on how slow things move at times, networking and current LinkedIn statistics.
Technology is not playing nice while recording this episode either! It’s been a session 🙃!
How are things going for you, with building your business?
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Work on the business course I bought
- Staying active on LinkedIn
- Land my first real estate client as a selling agent
- Promote my upcoming courses
Please rate, review, link up with me & subscribe:
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My guest on this episode is Erikka Yvonne, founder & editor-in-chief of Strut in her Shoes magazine. As founder of Strut In Her Shoes, she is always advocating for women and young girls. The platform provides a safe space for women to share their authentic journeys and experience the priceless gift of healing through the sharing of their stories and timeless connection with like-minded women.
Erikka proudly wears many hats. For over 10 years, she has dedicated herself to design and creative direction.She is a graphic designer, brand manager and creative director, you may call her your Creative Bestie™️. She's committed to amplifying the black voice and strives to create opportunities for underrepresented narratives.
During this episode we discuss her journey of publishing her magazine online and in print, her team, the emotional journey of entrepreneurship, failure, naps, passion, how important a support system is and how fear should not hold you back, but how we should use it to push us towards our goals. One of her five year old goals: Starting a publishing house. I cannot wait to see what she will publish!
Erikka is a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho, Sorority, Inc. and Alpha Kappa Psi, Inc. Also, Alpha Phi Omega National Service. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and Public Relationships from Grand Valley State University.
https://strutinhershoes.org/ Please rate, review, link up with me & subscribe:
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A couple of weeks ago, I posed the question: “What sounds better, a steady job where you are always dependent on pay increases and bonuses or working in your business, where the sky's the limit??” After looking at my vacation schedule and having been sick, without being able to take time off, for me it's 📣 “my own business!”. I crave some flexibility.
What is your why? Please share!
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Staying active on LinkedIn
- Land my first real estate client as a selling agent
- Promote my upcoming courses
Please rate, review, link up with me & subscribe:
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My guest today is Adrienne Pickett, founder of The Guerilla Politic.
Adrienne opened up The Guerrilla Politic in 2017. After graduating from the University of Michigan’s Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design, she spent more than 15 years in art direction and design, branding products, and creating viral content for some of the biggest brands in the world.
Since founding The Guerrilla Politic, she has helped more than 100 candidates with their marketing and communications and aided several PACs, non-profits, and progressive organizations so they too can achieve their goals and reach new audiences.
“My goal was to create a creative marketing agency driven by data, strategy, and a passion for advancing progressive values,” added Pickett. “We work with political candidates, nonprofits, and non-governmental organizations to raise awareness, attract supporters and make a difference in the lives of the people and communities around us.”
Adrienne shares how she has grown her team from two copywriters and a project manager to a team of 14. We talk about becoming a pro in Excel, setting pricing, co-working spaces, hate mail, helpful resources such as BUILD institute and the Tory Burch Foundation Fellows Program and how she almost went back to a W2 job. All the high and lows that come with building a business.
🖌️ She’s also an accomplished artist, illustrator, and muralist putting her talents to use in SE Michigan.
https://www.theguerrillapolitic.com/
Please rate, review, link up with me & subscribe:
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2022 has been all about planning my exit strategy from my full-time job. Since 2014 I been building a business, pivoting, changing service offerings, got my real estate license and NOW my employer asks to talk to me, asking if I would like to head up my department. Technically… A DREAM JOB!
What is a girl to do? Should I stay or should I go????
❓ What sounds better, a steady job where you always dependent on pay increases and bonuses or working in your business, where the sky's the limit??
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Staying active on LinkedIn
- Land my first real estate client as a selling agent
- Promote my upcoming courses
- Map out a plan to leave my full-time gig
- Weigh pros and cons of working a W-2 job
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I been thinking a lot about my exit strategy lately. How exactly do I go about preparing for quitting my job and taking the jump to working my trade compliance and real estate businesses full-time? I would love to hear your input!
As of right now, I’ve loosely given myself until the end of this summer.
❓ What are you doing or did you do, to prepare for your transition of working a full-time job to working in your business full-time?
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Staying active on LinkedIn
- Land my first real estate client as a selling agent
- Promote my upcoming courses
- Map out a plan to leave my full-time gig
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In this check-in episode, I share how things have been going. First, networking is paying off! I even had someone approach me at an event, asking if I provide importer training. We exchanged information and she booked a course within the week!
I’m not selling at the rate that I would like yet, but between networking and LinkedIn, my trade compliance business is gaining traction.
Speaking of LinkedIn, my LinkedIn Social Selling Index increased from 41 to 44 points. I’m inching along! 😊
Have you checked out your LinkedIn Social Selling Index Score?
On the real estate side, my broker has pulled me into some listings, to give me a feel of things, such as showing houses and being part of leasing out an apartment complex. It’s been exciting to learn new things!
🎙️ About this podcast: it’s work too! LOL. But I’m loving it. For the first time, I even had a marketing agency reach out to me, suggesting their client for an interview on my podcast!
I have great guests coming up for you!!!
⚠️ Overall, things changed at my full-time gig and I’m ready to go. Life is to short to be at a job all day, miserable. So I need to start being real intentional with my plans and time.
❓ What are you doing to reach your goals?
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Staying active on LinkedIn
- Land my first real estate client
- Promote my upcoming courses and travels, scheduled for June
- Map out a plan to leave my full-time gig
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In this episode, I touch on a couple of things that went on these past weeks. Like, how crazy it is that the first quarter of 2022 is about to be over! Are you hitting your goals, your target numbers within your business? As the bigger companies might call it: KPIs?
I sure am not, but since we are talking about it, at least I’m aware and can kick into overdrive!
✨I had my first meeting with my real estate broker, I am so excited about starting something new!
My LinkedIn Social Selling Index increased from 39 to 41 points, which I contribute to the new connections I made while networking. I share with you how I felt about going to the dinner, leading up to the event. Our minds sure like to mess with us and our confidence! Give it a listen!
Have you checked out your LinkedIn Social Selling Index Score?
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Staying active on LinkedIn
- Promote my business
- Promoting my upcoming course, scheduled for April
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In this episode I talk about how I’m engaging more on my LinkedIn page and my LinkedIn Social Selling Index currently being at a 39 out of 100. We will check in four - six weeks again, to see how I am improving.
I’m also talking about my experience, trying to book services with a freelance graphic designer. But due to bad communication, I decided not to buy from him. I would have liked to work with this freelancer, but his lack of communication raised a red flag.
We need to remember, even as solopreneurs, side-hustlers, small business owners, I think our services still need to be on point. Do you agree?
Do you know your LinkedIn SSI score? Share with me!
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Staying active on LinkedIn
- Promoting my upcoming course, scheduled for March
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I met one of my major goals that I set for myself this year, this week. I passed the Real Estate Salesperson exam! 🥳
Once I receive the license, I am good to go! I’m so excited about the opportunities ahead. This will be a great addition to my current business and overall goals that I set for myself!
You see, even when you work full-time and build a business on the side, you still have time to set new goals and reach them. It's all about focus and priorities!
How are things going for you?
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Staying active on LinkedIn
- Promoting my upcoming course, scheduled for March
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That is how I’m feeling these days. There aren’t enough hours in the day! But this too shall pass! I passed my real estate course 🥳 and now am practicing for the State exam. Wish me luck!
I’m loving the opportunities the organizations that I recently joined provide.
Projects in my business have been keeping me busy as well.
All good busy!
How are things going for you?
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Passing the State exam (Real Estate Sales person)
- Staying active on LinkedIn
- Promoting my upcoming course, scheduled for March
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My guest on this episode is Ursula Adams, MSPOD, a business leader, certified leadership coach and Organizational Development consultant on a mission to say "stuff" out loud first as a means to create comfort for - and give permission to - others craving to do the same.
As the Founder of the SheHive -a women’s empowerment center-, Ursula helps women seeking social connection and self-empowerment discover “life on the other side of should” through classes, coaching and community.
She is also currently contracted to an international automotive company where she serves as the Chief of Staff within the IT organization.
Ursula holds a Masters of Science in Positive Organizational Development and Change, as well as certificates in Executive Coaching and Emotionally Intelligent Leadership from Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management.
Ursula loves telling a good story, lunching with the ladies, road trips, pigeon pose, cherry cordial ice cream and an abundance mindset.
Find out more about Ursula and the SheHive at: https://www.theshehive.com/
My favorite quote from this episode: “release small pieces of your goals”...with “comfort, connection & curiosity” -her core values- being a close second!❤️
What was your favorite part?
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During this week’s short & sweet check-in episode I share how busy I have been, with taking my 40 hour real estate course! I’m knee deep in practicing for my test. Once passed, I may take the State’s exam. Wish me luck!! 🍀
I’m also giving you an update on the latest professional organization I joined and if I made a sale in my business this week.
How are things going for you?
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Passing my course
- Staying active on LinkedIn
- Promoting my upcoming course
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MGG EP# 14 - Chat with a Behavior Analyst
My guest on this episode is Ms. Tammy R. McCrory is a clinically behavioral trained leader and public maternal and infant health specialist. In addition, Ms. McCrory is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, (BCBA), and practicing Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) in the State of Michigan.
In 2012, Ms. McCrory launched Social Care Administrators, (now known as the McCrory center) where she lead a team of Clinical Professionals in an effort to improve the overall health outcomes of pregnant women and infants in the State of Michigan.
Drawing on the 10+ years of professional services to at-risk and vulnerable populations, Ms. McCrory's primary focus is on early identification of behavioral disorders and developmental delays. This is reflected in her business endeavors.
https://www.tammymccrory.com
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On this week’s kick-off episode I share how I spent my first two weeks.
Met with my accountability group, to map out our business year in writing. How my business is costing me money, but hasn’t made any yet and how I invested in a fancy planner from a life coach and it’s missing days.🙃 Getting into the swing of things!
Goals for the coming weeks:
- Promoting my upcoming course
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My guest this week is a multi-faceted entrepreneur: Miss Charlotte Burley!
Charlotte is an award winning tv producer, published author, tv host, course creator and so much more, presently building her YouTube channel with her weekly show “Talking Ish” where love, life, sex and relationship issues are discussed. And she is the creator of the “Seasoned Tees” shirt line.
She lets us know that even if you come from a small town, you can do big things! Her entrepreneurship journey started out of not getting fair opportunities in a white male dominated environment. She stepped out in faith and her skills landed her a show on BET as executive producer and host. She continued to build on this success, building her production company.
She shares with us her victories and failures that followed, such as her attempt of her own network, the TOS network.
She cautions to keep that entrepreneurial ego in check and to work with technology and tools already available. We discuss that it’s ok when things take longer than hoped, as building a business simply takes time and that it is ok to work a full time job while building your business, suggesting to use that job as a seed investor. You can be your first seed investor!
Again, so much valuable information in this episode. If you are thinking of starting a business, or are building a business, you do not want to skip this episode!
My favorite quote from this episode: ‘You can do this on your own”. What was your favorite part of the interview? Let us know!
YouTube Channel: Miss Charlotte Burley
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✨HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎈During this week’s check-in episode, we are talking GOALS! It’s just right, since this episode is released on New Year’s Day!
Have you thought about your goals for 2022 yet? I’m sharing mine on this episode, as well as my “why” and I’m hoping you will share yours too!
My overall goals for 2022:
- More consistent revenue in my business
- My real estate license
- Write a book
How do you keep track of your goals? Do you write them down? In your calendar, maybe have a pretty notebook, or a poster on the wall?
Let's meet our goals together and make this a great year!
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During this week’s check-in episode, we are in sync with the season 🎄and speak on gratitude and how far we have come! We might not have reached our goals yet, but we are working on it. MANIFESTATION. That is half the battle friends!
Merry Christmas, we’ll talk next week! 🎅
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During this week’s check-in episode, I’m pondering if I should switch it up for the upcoming year and join new professional organizations? Should I join my local chamber of commerce? A new international chamber of commerce? A professional women's organization?
How do you decide which professional organizations to join?
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My guest on this week’s episode is Carol Huls, owner of DittoForm Michigan LLC.
Launched in 2015, DittoForm was one of the first companies in the world to develop a viable product translating digital images of real people into accurate foam models – complete with asymmetries and unique landmarks.
Carol will tell us all about her entrepreneurship journey so far! We discuss how she loves the challenge of figuring everything out in her business, how much -finally- hiring help for her books helped her and how she learned to AIM HIGH.
You may find out more about her product on her website: https://dittoform.com/
Any of you listeners bought a “start-up”? What was your experience?
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During this week’s check-in episode, I tell you about my podcast and YouTube launch.
I share how I started putting my podcast together, how I went about selecting software, set up a new website and how I almost delayed my launch by… being myself. 😆
Are you working on a project, that is taking you out of your comfort zone? How is it going?
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On this week’s episode, I have Amanda Brewington with me, my very first guest!
She shares her entrepreneurship journey of opening a coffeehouse in Detroit, MI with us.
As a small business lender and having coached entrepreneurs for pitch competitions, she’s a great first guest to have. I really appreciated her sharing her story with us. Enjoy!
For you brick and mortar business owners, how did you decide on your location? Let us know!
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On my podcast and YT channel I talk about my entrepreneurship journey. Setting and reaching business goals is the topic.
During this intro, I talk about how I quit my job to start my own business and found myself the a job to work at night, so I could build my business during the day.
It was the worst job experience too!
Find out where my journey has led me and share yours on my Insta or YT!
Lets reach our business goals together!
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Come and listen in on what the Michelle Got Goals podcast is all about!
It's about setting business goals.
I aim to build a community of like-minded business owners.
On this episode, I share my entrepreneurship journey so far, as well as my goals.
What are your business goals?
My goals:
- building a thriving business and providing stellar customer service
- write a book about growing up in Germany and building a life in the U.S.
Lets reach our business goals together!
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On this episode Erica Coleman owner of Moving Forward Realty joins me.
Erica is a Detroit Native, Wayne State University graduate, with a BA in Journalism. She has established her real estate career in the Metropolitan Detroit Area. After 7.5 years of working with buyers and sellers in sales transactions, Erica decided to live her dream and branched out on her own to start Moving Forward Realty and Investments, her thriving brokerage firm.
She shares her journey, how she sets and reaches goals and tells us about her brand new Airbnb like venture. One of her latest goals!
Did you hear her say "if you write it down, it must come true"... what are you writing down?!
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This week I talk about my fear of cold calls 😰 and how I think I need to get over it after watching my friend who handled some for me this week, doing so well!
My LinkedIn feed is improving, with the new connections that I am making through networking.
And I'm pondering if my newsletter is a waste?
What do you think, are newsletters a thing of the past?
short term goals:
- tackle cold calls while on vacation
- continue my LinkedIn course
Lets reach our goals together, what are you working on?
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This week I am working on my website, as I noticed it shows to be "not secure", so I guess a SSL cert was needed! How do you feel about wearing all the hats in your business? Kind of no wonder that I'm falling behind my LinkedIn course, right?
I also touch on networking, how I have to pump myself up to go to some events, as I'm introvert, if I'm not familiar with my surroundings.
I also been working on my courses and platform that I upload them to.
Of course I also work on the creation and scheduling of my newsletter. Again, so many hats!
short term goals:
- promoting my course
- continue my LinkedIn course
What are you working on?
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My guest on this episode is Alexandria Taylor, a lawyer.
Alexandria completed her undergraduate studies at Michigan State University and also obtained a Master’s in Business Administration from Eastern Michigan University. Alexandria completed her law degree at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law where she is currently an Adjunct Professor.
Alexandria took the leap, opening her own practice in 2015. Taylor Law Firm is a boutique law firm located downtown Detroit.
She shares her start-up story with us. Including what she made sure to spend funds on in the beginning, such as a phone system and marketing, how she went about networking, and she shares what she wouldn't suggest entrepreneurs doing, such as hiring friends!
Alexandria's practice philosophy is servant first, leader second. Alexandria is passionate about teaching and mentoring young lawyers and currently is involved in the internship program at Wayne State University.
Alexandria, a lifelong resident of Romulus, and mother of three children (Jackson, Jillian, and Juliana), one dog (Oliver), and passionate about being a voice for justice and upholding the integrity of the judiciary.
Have you hired a friend? What was your experience?
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