It's Wednesday, which means a new Bubbles & Biz is live! 🍾

This week, I sit down with Sara Connell, bestselling author and founder of Thought Leader Academy, to talk about all things visibility, mindset, and the power of sharing your story. Featured on Oprah, The New York Times, Forbes, and more, Sara has helped countless entrepreneurs become bestselling authors and in-demand speakers. 🎉

In this episode, she shares her journey from overcoming self-doubt to building a thriving business—and why visibility is the #1 factor for success in 2025. 💥

If you’ve ever felt like your voice doesn’t matter or worried about putting yourself out there, this episode is for you. Grab a glass (champagne optional, but encouraged! 🥂) and get ready to rethink what’s possible in your business!

Connect with Sara here: www.saraconnell.com Want to join an awesome group of biz owners? Join us in the Bubbles & Biz Community! https://bubblesandbiz.co

Happy February, y'all ❤️

This week's episode is about Search & Content Marketing in 2025 and it's SO good! Listen to learn about how search is changing and tips to effectively create (and distribute) content in 2025 🥂

Read the article here: https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/is-search-dying-and-does-content-really-matter-looking-ahead

Join us in the Bubbles & Biz Community! https://bubblesandbiz.co

Y'all, this is such a fun episode! This week I sip and chat with Dana Malstaff, founder of Boss Mom 🎉

If y'all don't know Boss Mom, you need to! I have been a member of their FB group for years and after that was closed down (you'll hear why in the ep), I followed to the paid community and it has been amazing!

Dana talks about her journey with Boss Mom, how she decided to close her 75K+ FB group, what she's learned along the way, her most effective marketing and more in this episode so grab a glass and let's chat 🥂

Connect with Dana (and join us) here: https://boss-mom.com

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We heard the phrase "Becoming Iconic" often, but what does it actually mean? Well, this week I chat with Iconic Entrepreneur, Jennifer Szpigiel! 🥳 We discuss what it means to become iconic, step into our power and so much more! It is such a great conversation and I can't wait for you to hear it so grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂 Connect with Jen here: https://becomingiconic.co/

Welcome back to Thursday Thoughts! This is last episode in the SEO series and I chat about what Off Page SEO is and share some strategies to use it in your business! Utilizing off page SEO will help your rankings and your people find you quicker! 🔎 Grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂

If you have ever thought of self-publishing, you won't want to miss this episode! My guest, Meera Kothand, shares how she uses lead magnets on Amazon instead of giving them away for free downloads! She shares so many amazing tips on how Shifting Lead Magnets to Amazon and Self Publishing Has Changed Her Business!  Grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂

We're back this week talking about local SEO! This aspect of SEO is vital to local small businesses! If you are a brick and mortar or even a local photographer without a studio, you'll want to listen to this! I discuss ways to localize your website and listings you should be utilizing in your business! Grab a glass and let's chat!

This week's chat is with Randi Ponce, founder of sustainable fashion brand, Suite Stitch! We chat about her journey to entrepreneurship, capsule wardrobes, her most effective way of marketing her business and so much more! Grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂 Connect with Randi: https://suitestitch.com/

This week is all about SEO! In today's Thursday Thought I dive into on-page SEO- what it is, how to do it and everything you need to do it properly! Grab a glass and a notebook and let's chat 🥂

When you hear SEO, do you cringe? Is it like Greek to you? I admit, it can be confusing because there are SO many aspects to SEO (Search Engine Optimization), but my guest this week explains it in such an easy to understand way 🙌 Tyler Horsley, CEO of Nuclear Networking, shares a TON of valuable information about SEO and digital marketing! We have a blast geeking out on marketing and I can't wait for you to listen- it's a great episode! 🥂

This week's episode is perfect for this time of year...tax season! My guest this week, Damari Gold, is the co-founder of The Gold Standard Accounting & Tax Consulting, Inc.! 💸 She shares so much helpful information we can all use right now about taxes, payroll, bookkeeping, tax planning, LLC's and more! She is a wealth of knowledge and shares this critical information in a way that is easy to understand! 🥳 Grab a glass and let's chat 🥂 Connect with Damari: http://tgsaccounting.com/

This week we dive a little bit deeper into SEO! This week's topic is about technical SEO, which is a great place to start in your SEO journey! Getting your website healthy before you start driving traffic to it is key! In this episode I share more about what technical SEO is and some tests to run to audit your website and see where your core vitals stand! Grab a glass, a notebook and let's chat!

Grab a glass because you don't want to miss this week's episode with Jamie Joslin King, formerly known as The Slay Coach! Jamie doesn't hold back on trends that are on the horizon for businesses, why she changed her name and tips on visibility for 2022 from her recent Forbes article 🥂 Connect with Jamie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamiejoslinking

This week I'm discussing the most clicked on link from the Bubbles & Biz newsletter which was 11 Marketing Predictions for 2025 from the Marketing Millenials ✨

You'll notice themes of AI, B2B, Data and Community - will be pretty interesting to watch these all grow in the New Year!

I also share a mindset tip that I just learned about dancing with our fears instead of trying to just "get over them" from Regan Hillyer. It's super eye-opening 👀

Here is the link to the article: https://themarketingmillennials.com/articles/2024-10-27/11-marketing-predictions-for-2025

Want to get the Bubbles & Biz newsletter? Head here: https://nb.marketing/freebies

This week's Thursday Thoughts comes to you on a Friday! Because, well, life has a funny way of throwing unexpected things our way! I have been talking about visibility and branding alot lately and wanted to start sharing the in's and out's of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) with y'all so that you can utilize the various ways SEO can get your brand out there! I'll be talking about SEO over the next few weeks because there is a lot to it, but this episode is an introduction to the world of SEO! Grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂

Happy Tuesday everyone! This week's episode dives into debunking the hustle culture that has been so popular over the last few years! My guest, Janelle Lara, founder of the Part-Time CEO, shares how to build a six-figure business and only work 20 hours a week! (Yes, it's possible 😉) We also talk about human design and how you can use it in your business to utilize your strengths for growth! I'll admit, I'm new to human design, but Janelle is an expert! It is such a fun conversation, grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂 Connect with Janelle on her website: https://www.janellelara.com

Welcome back to Thursday Thoughts! This week I share a simple exercise that you can do TODAY to start developing and utilizing your personal brand! Grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂 See my example here: https://pin.it/NxvQWAp

OMG y'all! My guest this week is someone who I have been following for YEARS! I have read her books, worked through her courses and listen to her podcast each week! I'm not going to lie, I was a little nervous, but she was so awesome and we had such a great time chatting! 🤩 Cara Alwill (AKA The Champagne Diet), best-selling author, podcast host, course creator and coach joins me and we chat about personal branding! She shares so many tips on how to utilize your personal brand, common things to avoid and how to become ICONIC 🥂 Enrollment for ICONIC is open through 2/11! I have personally been through it and it's amazing! Learn more here: https://www.thechampagnediet.com/iconic Connect with Cara on IG @thechampagnediet and binge her podcast, Style Your Mind, wherever you listen to podcasts!

I'm back this week with some thoughts on user experience (and my voice is finally normal, yay!) So, what exactly is user experience? How can you improve it? Does it really matter? Listen to this short episode to get the answers to these questions and read my latest Entrepreneur article to discover what I learned about user experience from my rescue dog: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/401573

We're back this week and my voice is finally not cracking! 🥳 My guest this week is Victoria Sexton, a financial coach, author and podcast host 🎙️ Y'all, this episode is so good! We talk about improving our relationship with money, common mistakes she sees business owners making, how to get started TODAY with a better relationship with money, how visibility gets her clients and more! 🥂 Grab a glass and let's chat! Connect with Victoria: https://victoriasexton.com Victoria's Podcast: Don't Play With Trash

First off, let me apologize for my voice! I am still recovering from my lingering cough but I wanted to share this information with y'all so that you can really be prepared for the best year yet! This is the time of year that I love to look forward to the future, but I also take a look back! I look back to see if my messaging is still in line with my business goals and resonates with my ideal customers, I review content to see what performed the best and lastly, I look at my website to make sure it's still on brand, fast, links work, relevant CTA's and it's easy to navigate. In this week's #thursdaythoughts I share how you can do this, too! I've added a new freebie and updated my SEO guide, so head to the website to grab them: https://nb.marketing/freebies I love connecting on Instagram 🥂 Come join me over there: https://www.instagram.com/nb.mktg

This week’s conversation is perfect for this time of the year! My guest, Marisa Lonic, shares valuable time management tips! Marisa is the creator + founder of Mama Work It, an author, speaker and coach! 🙌 We have a blast talking about mindset shifts, how to immediately start managing your time better and her experiences getting out of her comfort zone! If you’d like to improve your time management skills in 2022, grab a glass and let’s chat! 🥂 Connect with Marisa: https://www.mamaworkit.com/

Hey y'all! I'm excited to announce a new weekly short episode that will be coming out each Thursday 🥳 These will be 5-10 minutes long and are designed to give you super actionable marketing tips that you can implement immediately for results! This week I chat about getting your goals, content pillars, ideal customer and messaging organized so your marketing will be more effective and efficient in 2022! Grab a glass and let's chat 🥂

We're back after a holiday break! To be honest, I didn't mean to take a holiday break, but I am really glad that I did! This week's episode is FULL of social media tips, tricks and advice! My guest is Kassandra Arsenault, the founder of Let's Konnect, and we chat all things social media 🥂 If you're ready to kick off 2022 feeling confident in social media, you won't want to miss this episode! Grab a glass and let's chat!

If you're interested in learning about email marketing, you won't want to miss this week's episode of Bubbles & Biz! 🥂

I chat with Melissa Seideman, who is an email marketing specialist and copywriter. She is the CEO of Not Another VA which is a marketing agency specializing in email marketing. She shares a TON of information on email marketing best practices and we also talk about her journey to where she is today! It's a great episode full of valuable information so grab a glass and let's chat!

Connect with Melissa here: www.notanotherva.com

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This week's chat is all about systems and how they can save you TONS of time in your life and business 🥂 My guest this week is Geomyra Pollard is a well-rounded life + biz coach and the host of the Living Well-Rounded podcast 🎙️ She is amazing and shares so much valuable insight on how to create systems, where to get started and different things can be systematized! Grab a glass, a notebook and let's chat! 🥳 Connect with Geomyra: https://geomyra.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Iamlivingwellrounded

This week's chat is so insightful! My guest, Stephen King, shares financial tips, how we can make informed decisions based on data and how to utilize human capital strategies to grow our business! If you squirm when you think of dealing with financial issues in your business, you won't want to miss this episode!💸 Grab a glass and let's chat!🥂 Connect with Stephen: https://www.growthforce.com

Do you ever wonder what your data says about your marketing efforts? It can be intimidating, confusing and frustrating if you're not quite sure what to look at and why you're even looking at it in the first place...not to mention you need to do everything else in your business as well! 😩 I know I have definitely ignored my data in the past because of these very reasons! But, once you understand the gold mine of information in it, it will change your marketing efforts and results big time! 📈 My guest this week has such an amazing way of explaining how to get started with digging into your data, where to look, what to look for and how to use that data to improve your results! 🥳 Ann Marie O'Braskin cultivates conversions through marketing and content! We have such a great conversation and I know you're going to love it, so grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂 Learn more about Ann Marie here: https://amobraskin.com Connect with her here: https://www.instagram.com/amobraskin

This week's guest helps business coaches and marketing strategists reach their first 100K and beyond without the fluff! 🥳 Michelle Vroom, founder of Market Like a Boss and host of Market Like a Boss podcast, and I have so much fun talking about marketing! We chat about common mistakes we see, how to go all in, balancing being a mom and biz owner, and so much more! 🥂 Grab a glass and let's chat! Connect with Michelle: https://michellevroom.com Market Like A Boss Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/market-like-a-boss/id1453590439 Market Like a Boss FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2044100592272216

OMG y'all, this conversation was fantastic! 🥰 My guest this week is Marta Spirk and she is an Empowerment Coach + Marketing Strategist! We have so much fun diving into content marketing and how mindset actually has ALOT more to do with marketing than most people think! She is also the mom of triplets so we discuss effective ways to manage time while being an entrepreneur! It's funny because mindset is not addressed in "business" school, but when you change your mindset, everything else changes including aspects of your business! Grab a glass and let's chat!🥂 Connect with Marta: https://www.martaspirk.com https://www.instagram.com/martaspirk https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-empowered-woman-personal-growth-visibility

If you have ever struggled with a successful PR strategy, you won't want to miss this episode! It is longer than normal because my guests share SO much information! 🙌 Marc & Kathy Silverstein, founders of On the Marc Media, are public relations and journalism experts and they don't hold back on this episode! You will love their stories, their tips and their energy! It is such a fun conversation and it is honestly packed with tips to uplevel your PR game! 🥳 Grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂 Learn more and connect with them here: https://onthemarcmedia.com

I'm excited to announce my first Australian guest! 🥳 Tristan Wright is the founder of Evolve to Grow and his story is so inspiring! An engineer by trade, he ended up building and scaling a successful business selling cycling gear...but as the Aussie dollar came crashing down, so did everything else - including his marriage. 💔 Would he quit and return to work or rebuild his company? He choose the second option and the rest is history as they say! It is seriously a fantastic episode and Tristan shares so many insights about building a business sustainably! 🌱 Grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂 Connect with Tristan: https://www.evolvetogrow.com.au https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristandwright

My guest this week wears MULTIPLE hats because she owns and operates MULTIPLE successful businesses! 🤩 Kizzy Parks helps service-based small business owners learn HOW to win profitable government contracts, is the CEO of KPC, GovCon Winners, AmPar, & AdultFluent and is the host of AdultFluent℠, a 5⭐️ top-rated education podcast! Her energy is contagious and her ambition is inspiring! She shares tons of nuggets in this episode, grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂 Connect with Kizzy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kizzy https://www.kpcinc.com Want to keep the conversation going? Let's connect on IG! ➡️ https://instagram.com/nb.mktg

Bubbles & Biz is back with a super fun episode! 🥂 After a busy summer, I took most of September off to recover, but I am ecstatic to share this episode with you, you will be SO inspired! This week I chat with Emily Grey, founder of The Flourish Market in Raleigh, NC! Every product has a bigger purpose and she shares so much insight into customer service and creating a thriving business (she actually has a few!) ✨ Grab a glass and let's chat! Need marketing help? I've got free resources: https://nb.marketing/freebies I'd love to connect with you on IG! https://instagram.com/nb.mktg

If you struggle with Facebook ads or you'd like to learn more, you won't want to miss this episode! My guest, Alexandra Ramirez, is the founder of Freedom Ad Agency and she helps online businesses scale their income on autopilot 🙌 And she doesn't hold back in this convo! She gives easy-to-implement strategies to get started with ads now! Grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂

We had our first-ever tie on the most clicked URL in the Bubbles & Biz newsletter! 🙌 Plus, a cool quote that I heard over the weekend that got me thinking so grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂 Get the Link Building checklist here: https://tinyurl.com/mrys5taf

And the Generative AI Report here: https://tinyurl.com/4zksbzev

Want to get these awesome articles sent to you each Friday? Get the Bubbles & Biz newsletter here: https://nb.marketing/freebies

This episode was SO much fun!! I love chatting about marketing and this episode is all about debunking marketing misconceptions! My guest, Jaime Wright, is the owner and Chief Strategist at Embellish Marketing and we have so much fun nerding out on common marketing myths we see happen! Is less marketing really better? Why isn't your marketing strategy really working? (Hint- it's probably not what you think) Should you spend a lot of money on branding in the early stages of your business? Tune in to find out the answers to these questions and much more! Grab a glass and let's chat🥂 I love connecting on Instagram, so please follow me there: https://instagram.com/nb.mktg Get free marketing resources here: https://nb.marketing/freebies

OMG ya'll...my guest this week is amazing! His energy is infectious, his insights are priceless and his mission is inspiring! ✨ Femi Doyle-Marshall is Femi Doyle-Marshall is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, author and founder of REBOOTX Academy; the go to source for entrepreneurial personal and professional development. We get into fun topics like mindset, manifestation and even a journaling prompt exercise where I share my answers! You can't miss this episode so grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂

Does the word "selling" make you cringe? Then grab a glass and a notebook for this week's episode! 🥂📓 Leah Neaderthal is a sales coach for women who run B2B consulting and coaching businesses, and the founder of Smart Gets Paid! She joins me this week and share SOOOO much amazing information like common mistakes she sees (and how to avoid them), tips on getting comfortable with selling and how to establish yourself as an authority on LinkedIn! 🤩 It's seriously so good, you won't want to miss it! I'd love to connect with you on Instagram! Follow me @nb.mktg Or join our free and supportive group for weekly accountability, support from other business owners and monthly guest speakers and happy hours! www.facebook.com/groups/bubblesandbiz Want free marketing resources? Grab those here: nb.marketing

This week's chat was soo much fun and my guest shared so much information on how to gain sponsorships and utilize them to grow your business! Jessica Chinyelu, AKA The Sponsorship Lady, explains how everyday people can get sponsorships! And not just for events, either! If you have a podcast, a virtual event or other things, you'll want to listen to this episode so grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂 I'd love to connect with you on Instagram! Follow me @nb.mktg Or join our free and supportive group for weekly accountability, support from other business owners and monthly guest speakers and happy hours! https://www.facebook.com/groups/bubblesandbiz Want free marketing resources? Grab those here: https://nb.marketing

This was such a fun chat with my local friend and fellow small business owner! Samantha Irwin, founder of Kaizen, here in Hood River, Oregon shares wonderful tips on how to hire, engage and retain your employees! 🥂 In such a volatile time due to the pandemic, hiring and retaining good employees can really make a difference in your business! Grab a glass and let's chat!

This week's guest is me! 🥂 My guest last week had to reschedule and I didn't have enough time to get champagne to another guest, so I figured I'd chat about some recent milestones that have happened recently! Last week was my 40th birthday, this podcast hit 10K downloads and my first article for Entrepreneur magazine went live! 🥳 These are big wins for sure, but I also wanted to share what I've been doing in order to achieve them. It's not been easy to work through limiting beliefs and anxiety around trusting my intuition. But, it's been worth it! This is pretty short and I really just wanted to share some resources that can business owners also reach their goals so grab a glass and let's chat! THANK YOU to everyone who has been listening over the last year and to all of my amazing guests!! Here's to the next 10K ❤️ I'd love to connect with you on Instagram! Follow me @nb.mktg Or join our free and supportive group for weekly accountability, support from other business owners and monthly guest speakers and happy hours! https://www.facebook.com/groups/bubblesandbiz Want free marketing resources? Grab those here: https://nb.marketing

My guest this week, Pauline Malubay, has such a great story to share! She was working in the corporate world and was given an ultimatum to stop her side hustle which spurred her to launch her own online VA business! She talks about her journey, tips on how to work with your VA successfully (from a former VA perspective), the importance of mindset for entrepreneurs and so many other things! Grab a glass and let's chat!🥂

Do you use Human Design in your business? Or maybe you haven't heard of Human Design? I know I hadn't before my podcast recording last week! It is so interesting and my guest, Kelsey Abbott, dives into it and shares so much about it! Kelsey is an Intuitive Human Design Reader, Certified Professional Coach and the host of Find Your Awesome podcast! I'll spare you from trying to explain it since I'm so new to it, but you truly should grab a glass, a notebook and let's chat!

Delegating can be a scary thought for many business owners...and where do you even start? Is onboarding a VA hard? What tasks can you delegate to a VA? Should you hire an offshore VA or US-based? 😩 My guest this week answers all of these questions and more! 🥳 Brett Trembly, founder of Trembly Law and co-founder of Get Staffed Up, shares how to get started, when you should hire a VA and his #1 tip for a successful working relationship with a VA! Grab a glass and let's chat! 🥂

My guest this week has an incredible story! After working LONG weeks and developing Bell's Palsy, she decided to take her life back and now helps other business owners do the same! Join me as I chat with Sarah Dawn, Esq. and get some helpful tips, hacks and all around awesomeness 🥂 Grab a glass and let's chat!

New recordings of Bubbles & Biz are back! 🥂

My guest this week is Damon Raque and he is the co-founder of Bottle Bank, Atlanta’s new playground for wine lovers, set to open next summer 🥳

We have a great time sipping + chatting about his journey from idea to execution! You can feel his passion for creating amazing experiences which is what is going to make Bottle Bank a successful and memorable business!

It is such a fun conversation so grab a glass and let's chat 🍾

Learn more about Bottle Bank here: https://www.bottlebank.com Connect with Damon here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damon-raque-21128213

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Did you know that people make up their mind in less than 5 seconds when landing on a website? If they don’t like it within 2 (literally) seconds, the bounce rate spikes 50%. That is lightning speed. ⚡ This is your first opportunity to make a good impression because if they do not like your website, they’re going to be skeptical about learning more about your business. This might make you a little anxious...👀 Don't worry! My guest this week is an AMAZING designer and shares a TON of valuable information to get your website to rockstar status 🤩 Stacie Benefield, owner of Dynamic Designs Solutions, shares common mistakes to avoid, what to include on your website and how to get started today! Grab a glass and let's chat 🥂

Join me this week with Dr. Brooke Smith as she shares her incredible story of recovery! We dive into mindset, how she gets out of her comfort zone and so many other amazing things you won't want to miss! Grab a glass and let's chat!

Content strategy can be very confusing! What type of content should you create? How long should it be? How often should you create new content? Well...my guest this week answers these questions and SO much more 🥂 Jessica Walrack is a writer and content strategist and I actually worked with her when I was a Project Manager at a digital marketing agency I used to work at! It was so fun to catch up and discuss all the content marketing things 🤩 Grab a glass and let's chat!