by Stephanie Rising | Mar 9, 2020 | Business, Business Coaching, Dear Coach, Small Business, Big Voices, Strategy
Public speaking is an excellent way to gain visibility and credibility for your business. It’s also among one of the most feared activities for most people. But with practice, you might actually enjoy having the chance to share information that is genuinely helpful to...
by Stephanie Rising | Feb 5, 2020 | Business, Business Coaching, Dear Coach, Small Business, Big Voices, Strategy
Today’s Dear Coach is about the discomfort of firing bad employees. Being a small business owner requires tenacity and a certain toughness. But that doesn’t mean that looking someone in the eye and taking away their livelihood is an easy action to take. I like to...
by Stephanie Rising | Feb 5, 2020 | Business Coaching, Family-Owned Business, Interviews, Local, Small Business, Big Voices
Before opening her art gallery and becoming an iconic Tucson painter, Diana operated a high-profile sports marketing company that promoted major sporting events such as the LPGA and PGA golf tournaments. A month-long painting trip to Greece in 1993 changed her life,...
by Stephanie Rising | Jan 9, 2020 | Business, Business Coaching, Dear Coach, Small Business, Big Voices, Strategy
Today’s Dear Coach is a riff on a New Year’s topic that comes up a lot with clients this time of year, and it’s what I call New Year’s Goal Bloat. This time of year people love the feeling of a clean slate. It feels good to kick off the new year with goals and that...
by Stephanie Rising | Dec 6, 2019 | Business, Business Coaching, Small Business, Big Voices
Ever hear the expression “Revenues are vanity, Expenses are sanity, but Cash is king”? It’s easy to fuel optimism with your sales numbers. You can do your best to control costs. But, what if your business leaks cash? How does that affect your daily operations? What’s...
by Stephanie Rising | Nov 6, 2019 | Business, Business Coaching, Dear Coach, Small Business, Big Voices
Today’s Dear Coach is about three initial steps you can take towards building a positive business culture. Leaders talk about the importance of having a Vision, Mission, and Values. But, those often remain concepts held in a business owner’s head rather than...
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