Making Good: Small Business Podcast

My guest today is Kate Ahl, the owner and founder of Simple Pin Media, a Pinterest management and marketing company. Through their work with over 700 Pinterest accounts, they take a data-driven approach to crafting a Pinterest strategy that aims to help their clients and students find their perfect person on Pinterest. Kate is also host of the fantastic Pinterest marketing podcast, the Simple Pin Podcast.I need to say right now that you’re going to want to take notes during this podcast… It’s THAT good.____________________MAKING GOOD SHOWNOTES:https://makinggoodpodcast.com/139CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM:https://instagram.com/laurentildenGET 100 MARKETING PROMPTS (free!):https://makinggoodpodcast.com/100prompts

Today's episode is part 2 of a super special, brand new two-part series where I host four MORE of my favorite small business owners to talk about how they're planning for Q4, specifically how they're planning their marketing for Q4. My guests today are: London Tierney from Particle Goods (@particlegoods), Miranda Harris Hamlin from And Arlen (@and.arlen) , Stacey Miyahara from Monday Made (@_mondaymade), and Christy Martinho from Full Bloom & Co (@fullbloomandco).This episode is the second half of a 2-episode series about Q4 planning; you can listen to the first episode all about thriving in business and personal life right here. ____________________MAKING GOOD SHOWNOTES:https://makinggoodpodcast.com/139CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM:https://instagram.com/laurentildenGET 100 MARKETING PROMPTS (free!):https://makinggoodpodcast.com/100prompts

For today’s episode, I have invited 4 of my favorite small business owners to come talk about how they’re planning for Q4 in order to not only thrive in their business, but in their personal lives as well.  My guests today are: Irene from Rex Made This (@rexmadethis), Dani from Imperfectly Tidy (@imperfectlytidy), Linda from Lulumiere (@lulumierecandles) and Ali from Wild Clementine (@wildclementineco)This episode is the first half a 2-episode series; the second episode will come out on Thursday, and that episode is specifically about planning marketing for Q4.____________________MAKING GOOD SHOWNOTES:https://makinggoodpodcast.com/138CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM:https://instagram.com/laurentildenGET 100 MARKETING PROMPTS (free!):https://makinggoodpodcast.com/100prompts

Raise your hand if you find social media overwhelming. (I'm raising mine!)Today's episode is just for you. In my interview with marketing strategist Charelle Griffith, I pick her brain about all things marketing beyond social media.  We discuss the marketing landscape outside of social media, and great marketing alternatives and complements to social media, long-form content, trends, and more.____________________MAKING GOOD SHOWNOTES:https://makinggoodpodcast.com/137CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM:https://instagram.com/laurentildenGET 100 MARKETING PROMPTS (free!):https://makinggoodpodcast.com/100prompts

One of my favorite things about marketing is how it's our entire job to stand out (and not blend in). In the first part of this episode, we’ll talk about exactly WHY it’s so important to stand out with your marketing. And then, I’m going to share a ton of ideas and straightforward tips for you to create marketing that makes your brand stand out.____________________MAKING GOOD SHOWNOTES:https://makinggoodpodcast.com/136CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM:https://instagram.com/laurentildenGET 100 MARKETING PROMPTS (free!):https://makinggoodpodcast.com/100prompts

Welcome back to Making Good Book Club! In this episode, my book club co-host, Charelle Griffith and I discuss The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield. This is a book that I read years and years ago and I honestly think about one key takeaway from this book ALL THE TIME (hint: it's the concept of resistance). In this book club episode, we talk about the concept of resistance and how it relates to creativity, how to overcome it, how to approach your creative work as a pro, and much more. ____________________MAKING GOOD SHOWNOTES:https://makinggoodpodcast.com/135CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM:https://instagram.com/laurentildenGET 100 MARKETING PROMPTS (free!):https://makinggoodpodcast.com/100prompts 

Today, we’re talking about rules. And specifically, how and why to break them.My guest is Brooke Monaghan, and in this conversation we dig into the truth that there is no one right way to run your business. In this episode, we discussed: why breaking the rules is part of achieving long term, sustainable growth, what it means to break the rules, how rule-breaking relates to marketing and making an impact, and much more.____________________MAKING GOOD SHOWNOTES:https://makinggoodpodcast.com/134CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM:https://instagram.com/laurentildenGET 100 MARKETING PROMPTS (free!):https://makinggoodpodcast.com/100prompts

This episode is a goldmine! I'm airing 2 episodes from the Making Good Happen private daily podcast. The first episode I’m going to air is a short & sweet list of some of the ways that being a small business owner has changed me or made me better. The second episode is a list of 22 evergreen content ideas.____________________MAKING GOOD SHOWNOTES:https://makinggoodpodcast.com/133CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM:https://instagram.com/laurentildenGET 100 MARKETING PROMPTS (free!):https://makinggoodpodcast.com/100prompts

The doors of Making Good Happen are about to be OPENED! In anticipation of welcoming new voices and faces to the community, Lauren shares some thoughts about the art of ideas. After all, this very podcast, as well as the Making Good program, began as little kernels of ideas before they grew and grew. In this episode, Lauren shares her thoughts about how to generate ideas and where to put those ideas after they materialize in our thoughts. 

Welcome back to Making Good Book Club! In this episode, my book club co-host, Charelle Griffith and I discuss The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fears and Take Your Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks. This book is all about how we can face our fears, overcome what’s called the “upper limit problem” and achieve our true potential by living in our zone of genius. In this episode we cover the main points from the book and discuss how it applies to us as small business owners.____________________MAKING GOOD SHOWNOTES:https://makinggoodpodcast.com/131JOIN THE FB COMMUNITY:https://www.facebook.com/groups/goodbusinesspeopleCONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM:https://instagram.com/laurentildenGET 100 MARKETING PROMPTS (free!):https://makinggoodpodcast.com/100prompts