I didn't think it would be 11 months before I recorded another podcast episode. Time flies when you are running a business. I'll update you on what all has been going on during my absence and the lessons I've learned in the past year.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

Blackburn Boss

Lessons Learned

I've been MIA on the podcast for almost a month. Right after the last podcast posted I made a life altering decision for my business. Well, actually I made two life altering decisions. I quickly started down a new path. One that feels so right and in alignment with who I am and where I want to go with my business. Have you ever done something so completely scary that you had no choice but to be courageous? Follow along as I share my journey for the past month and what I have been up to in the absence.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

Step into courageous

With over 19 years of experience in business coaching, community outreach, and social media insight, Chisa Pennix-Brown has transformed her love of learning into Lady Bizness She is the #1 Small Business Facilitator in North Carolina and she continues to foster environments for small business development, community partnerships, business growth, and events for Entrepreneurs throughout the state.   Her most notable accomplishment is opening Pod Biz Studios, the first Black Woman Owned Podcast Studio in North Carolina. Chisa is also the author of The 90 Day Focus: Your Action Plan for Success, a book that helps to transform your mindset towards prioritization and goal setting to help you complete your passion project.  She has also founded a 501c3 nonprofit women's organization, called  Real Glow Getters to help women start, stay and slay in business. She thrives around women who aren't afraid to shine, but thrive on sharing their #GlowUp with others. She can always be found Giving it to the People! Please put your hands together for Chisa Pennix-Brown. You can find her here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chisapennixbrown/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChisaPennixBrownMBA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladybizness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ladybizness/ Website: https://www.ladybizness.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

Chat with Authentic LadyBoss Chisa Pennix-Brown

Have you ever wished you could simply start your business over? What are you doing that you love to do? What are you doing that you hate or maybe you simply dislike? Let's talk about what it would look like if we built the business that we want.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

Build the Biz You Want - Get rid of the things you don't like

Have you thought about taking two weeks off to simply work on your business instead of in it? That's exactly what I have planned in September. A mini retreat just for me to get creative and ignite my passion again.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

Building the Biz You Want: Work on your business not in it

We all face it from time to time and some weeks I feel like I simply live there. How do you deal with overwhelm? I share my tips and hope you will share yours too.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

Dealing with Overwhelm

When I was in my 20's I never could have believed that I would be able to live the life that I do today. I woke up the other morning with a wash of gratitude. This is the life I get to live. It didn't get this way from nothing. I did the work. I worked on my mind, my heart, my thoughts, my healing. The biggest struggle to running a business is getting out of your own way.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

Do the work

Andrea Johnson and I took a bit of time to record a conversation between us. Technology was not our friend that day but you will find it is well worth the listen. We shared lots of tips on how  to get through these trying times, what we are doing, our thoughts on SBA loans, and all the things.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

Being a woman business owner during COVID-19

Have you wondered what you can do to pivot your marketing during COVID-19? Join me and guest Terri Watkins as we discuss the different ways you can still market your business and how to pivot.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

Marketing during COVID-19

A friend of mine talked of the swirl going on right now. Too much information, too much on social media, too much of everything. Decision fatigue abounds. The flood of information is exhausting. We hear from so many different groups as to what their life is like right now but there is a group that has remained very silent.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

Beware of the swirl

Things are hard. You just had to close your business. You don't know if you will be closed a short while, a long time, or if you will ever reopen. What do you do next?  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

The Pivot

Schedules tossed around. Kids at home with no school. Working from home. How have you made the pivot in your business? Are you surviving or just thriving? Here is my experience this week.   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

Uncertain Times

Podcast Guest Amy Bull shares what it is to be a female entrepreneur.  Website: https://www.theupfrequency.com Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/theupfrequency/?modal=admin_todo_tour Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theupfrequency/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-bull1/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

Podcast Guest Amy Bull

Is all growth good? We hear that we must grow our businesses but is there such a thing as bad growth? Can we grow too fast? We explore in depth the things we must think about when growing our businesses.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

Growing your business - Watch out for the pitfalls

I welcomed my first ever podcast guest, Sonia Karina to my podcast. We talked about what it was like working a full-time job and staying motivated with your side hustle. Sonia talks all things essential oils, women's wellness and the what it is like working your passion.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/message

The Side Hustle with guest, Sonia Karina

Audrey Blackburn, owner of Blackburn Consulting talks being a mom, a woman business owner, a writer, and all things boss. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/audrey-blackburn/support