Every creative business owner knows the dreaded the Feast-or-Famine Cycle: “We only sell when we’re not busy. Then we get busy and we stop selling.” The consequences of the Cycle – anxiety, poor cash flow, activating your primitive “lizard brain” – are well known. I call this your Starvation Mentality. What you may not realize…
Joel Pilger
It’s Friday and I’m checking in on you… This week I heard more than a few owners in Confab struggling with feelings of guilt: Parenting guilt: “Working from home while also parenting is maddening.” Family guilt: “I’m concerned about my parents. How can I protect them?” Team guilt: “Every day, another person on my staff…
Do you ever wish your creative firm could run itself? It’s a desire common to most owners. What is the #1 obstacle that stands in your way? It’s likely that your greatest strength as an individual… a.k.a. sales Is your greatest weakness as a company… i.e., no one can sell better than you. So where…
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Here in the US, some states are beginning to allow businesses to reopen. Getting back to work is not just a concern for business owners. It’s a necessity. As you move forward, the steps will look something like this: Make a plan Be prepared Step up and lead As shared yesterday in our Daily Briefing…
As many of us were dealing with updates from the SBA on their Payroll Protection Program, this week's Daily Briefings centered around the stimulus, application process, as well as important insights into what the government programs provide. Below is a helpful digest recapping what was covered: Monday March 30th C.A.R.E.S Act: Relief for Creative Firms?...
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For the next month or so RevThink’s Joel Pilger and Tim Thompson – along with expert voices like our good friend Marcel Ziul at STATE Design – are carving out a half hour every weekday with creative business owners. This livestream is a safe place to share, process, and build community: Daily Briefing Livestream – weekdays…
Yesterday myself, Tim Thompson, and Marcel Ziul at STATE Design jumped on a Zoom call. It was just a call between friends processing: “How are you?” “What’s going on?” “What are you doing about it?” Then we invited a few others to join us and… 80 owners showed up. Our need for community is greater…