Does Networking Make You Nervous? Me Too. Almost all of us have tried it: stepping into a room, probably with a nearby bar, and dozens of strangers looking like they’re comfortable. They may even look like they know everyone else! But networking is a necessary “evil” when you’re launching, growing, or sustaining a small business. […]

Hello Hustle is my fifth business, so I’ve definitely learned some lessons! Especially what not to do. If I had to give one piece of advice to any business owner starting off, it would be to document their processes.  Years ago, probably around 2011, I read The E-Myth. It talks about business processes and basically […]

Some business owners are still analog, i.e., still writing appointments into paper calendars or manually entering things into Quickbooks. Yikes on bikes, Batman. The truth is that every day, week, month, or year, we waste dozens of hours on manual and menial bullshit. Copy/paste this and that. Switch from site to site for information. Get […]

Nerd alert: I love Pokémon. Ever since we were introduced to the Kanto region, I’ve loved Nine Tails and Rapidash. I played the card game, praying for shinies…and when Pokémon Go came out in 2016, I nearly died from excitement.  Then, like most people, I stopped playing pretty quickly. The game was in its infancy […]