by Aardvark Girl | Feb 7, 2022 | Business Tips, Solo Episode
I spend a lot of time talking about building relationships with clients and how to approach things from the vendor perspective. But many of us who have clients also ARE clients, because we hire other contractors to do portions of our projects. So I’m wondering how...
by Aardvark Girl | Jan 10, 2022 | Business Tips, Solo Episode
We all know I have a lot of favorite things about being self-employed. On that list is being able to set your own rules for how you run your business. You get to choose your hours, your location, how you communicate, which systems work for you, and everything else....
by Aardvark Girl | Nov 22, 2021 | Business Tips, Solo Episode
I’ve never understood why people think kindness is weakness. It’s something I’ve heard over the years and it just doesn’t make any sense in my brain. It takes a lot of strength to be kind, especially when you’re frustrated, under a tight deadline, or don’t agree with...
by Aardvark Girl | Nov 15, 2021 | Business Tips, Solo Episode
In 2017 when Dave Barry and I were making the “Dream Out Loud” documentary, we met a wonderful human named Aaron Govern. We initially talked to him because he was a big U2 fan, but when we finally met him in Vancouver, we knew he was so much more than that. I still...
by Aardvark Girl | Aug 30, 2021 | Business Tips, Solo Episode
As I’m about to start recording, I’m reminded of this college English class where I had to write a paper that instructed readers how to do something, step by step. At the time, I worked a full-time job, a part-time job, and was going to school full-time, so finding...