Eight years ago, I said goodbye to my comfortable, well-paid 9 to 5 and started walking dogs for a living. Was I crazy? Possibly. Was it worth it? Absolutely! In less than 2 years I built my pet sitting and dog walking company to over $100,000 in revenue with 12 employees. In this podcast I share insights with you on being a woman quinquagenarian entrepreneur in the pet industry. I’ll give you a look into the good, the bad and the ugly of entrepreneurship that nobody else will share with you. This is a behind the scenes look from a recovering corporate junkie at being an entrepreneur and the doubts, fears, imposter syndrome, struggles, challenges, breakthroughs, and sheer joy that comes from living your true self. If you’ve ever thought about escaping from your current job or if you’ve already made the entrepreneurial plunge and need a little support from someone who’s been there and tells it like it is, tune in now!
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Eight years ago, I said goodbye to my comfortable, well-paid 9 to 5 and started walking dogs for a living. Was I crazy? Possibly. Was it worth it? Absolutely! In less than 2 years I built my pet sitting and dog walking company to over $100,000 in revenue with 12 employees. In this podcast I share insights with you on being a woman quinquagenarian entrepreneur in the pet industry. I’ll give you a look into the good, the bad and the ugly of entrepreneurship that nobody else will share with you. This is a behind the scenes look from a recovering corporate junkie at being an entrepreneur and the doubts, fears, imposter syndrome, struggles, challenges, breakthroughs, and sheer joy that comes from living your true self. If you’ve ever thought about escaping from your current job or if you’ve already made the entrepreneurial plunge and need a little support from someone who’s been there and tells it like it is, tune in now!
Join me in this very special episode as I talk about what’s truly important in life and business. I have a special show for you today with an important announcement at the end of the show so hang with me!
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If you’re like me you’re constantly on the lookout for ways to improve your business. For me this includes a habit of analyzing every business I ever walk into for what works and doesn’t work from the perspective of a customer. I’ve gotten so many good ideas simply by watching what other businesses do for their customers. On the flip side of that I also observe what other businesses do, either knowingly or unknowingly, to alienate or drive away their customers. That’s our topic today!
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This time of year is a great time to test your business systems. Your systems form the structure of your business and are made up of people (both employees and clients), procedures, policies and some technology. You work with these systems everyday but nothing stays constant. People change, procedures change and tech changes. Consequently, it’s a great idea to test the systems once a year to make sure they are still working optimally. That’s our topic today! I’ll walk you through what to think about with your systems and how to make sure everything is running optimally.
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In today’s episode we’re going to talk about how to make you pet business client centric. We all love animals but to be truly great we need to focus on our human clients as much as the animals.
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Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Bobbie Abdallah of Cold Noses News! Bobbie will be telling us 4 Reasons Why Your Pet Business Needs Regular And Valuable Content For Current And New Clients. We’ll get to know Bobbie and her incredible entrepreneurial journey!
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The summer pet care season is winding down and there’s a blissful lull as we await the winter holiday craziness. A lot of pet businesses take advantage of this lull to think about changes and improvements they’d like to make in their business. One of these changes is pricing. It’s an inevitability, prices are increasing all over the place and pet businesses shouldn’t ignore this but there is a right and wrong way to raise your prices. Don't make that price increase announcement to your clients before you listen to this!
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Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Cathleen Delaney (Cathe). Cathe is the Administrative Director for NAPPS: The ONLY national non-profit organization for professional pet sitters. Cathe’s been with NAPPS for over 20 years! Cathe will be telling us about all the amazing things NAPPS has to offer. I can’t wait to hear more so let’s get going and let’s get off the leash.
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Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to NAPPS President Amy Sparrow of Furkid Sitting and Services based in Baton Rouge Louisiana! Amy will be chatting with us on How to be Rescue Ready: Why Every Pet Sitting Business Needs a Disaster Plan. In 2016 The Thousand Year Flood decimated Baton Rouge leaving Amy’s business vulnerable and then in 2018 a personal health crisis again left her business on shaky ground. She rallied for both and is today stronger and wiser for it. I can’t wait to hear more about Amy’s incredible journey so let’s get going and let’s get off the leash.
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Today on ‘Off The Leash’ I have a special show for you. I was recently fortunate to be a guest on Starlight Pet Talk, an amazing podcast hosted by Amy Castro, president of Starlight Outreach and Rescue! Amy has spent more than 25 years helping organizations develop leaders through her customized training, speaking, and consulting programs. She's the lead management columnist for Pet Age Magazine and is also president of Starlight Outreach and Rescue, a nonprofit animal rescue in Houston, Texas. We talked about how to start a profitable pet business and it is an amazing conversation!
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Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Therese Kopiwoda, owner of Social Media Hound! Therese will be talking to us about SEO tips for your websites home page. Most of us have websites but are they really working as well as they should be? I know a lot of us shudder when we hear the words search engine optimization (I know I do) so I’m really looking forward to talking with Therese. So let’s get going and let’s get off the leash.
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Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Megan Herrera of MRH Ledgers. Megan will be telling us how to Sniff Out Financial Mistakes: Bookkeeping Tips for Pet Entrepreneurs. I remember early on doing my own books and I made a ton of mistakes. I probably spent as much time fixing things as doing them the first time so I’m excited to speak to Megan. So let’s get going and let’s get off the leash.
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Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to pet copy writer Lori Marsh! Lori will be telling us about 3 easy steps to better search engine results with blogs. Everyone talks about blogging for SEO or search engine optimization but so few people actually understand how to do this effectively. I’m so excited to learn from Lori today! So let’s get going and let’s get off the leash.
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Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Amy Castro, president of Starlight Outreach and Rescue! Amy will be sharing with us how pet businesses can partner effectively with rescues in your area to benefit you, your business, your clients and the rescue.
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The summer pet care season is in full swing and I’m willing to bet there’s a lot of new or nearly new pet care employees out there. You as a business owner are responsible for getting them quickly and effectively up to speed in time to meet the summer rush. It’s a tall order and if done right can have your employees singing your businesses praises but if done wrong can lead to turnover and churn.
That’s our topic for today. How do you take your New Employees from Novice to Pro quickly and effectively.
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Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Skarlet Rockwood of Fur Social! Skarlet will be revealing her secrets on transforming a single piece of long-form content into a treasure trove of over 30 engaging social media posts, helping you maximize your content’s reach and impact without the extra workload.
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This show is for all those pet sitting and dog walking business owners who feel like they never have time off. Those that are afraid to step away from their business for any amount of time, even a day or a few days because the business will crash and burn without them. You know who you are and I know how you feel, because I was there. I got to the point where I was ready to throw in the towel and quit my business but I didn’t and today I’m going to walk you through 6 steps to step out of the field and back into your business and your life!
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Spring is a time when a lot of pet businesses think about expanding their territory. The holiday craziness and the stress has faded from your memory and the summer holiday season isn’t quite yet in full swing. This is the time of year when pet sitting and dog walking businesses in particular start thinking that they would like to grow their client base and what better way to do that than to increase the territory that they currently service. But is that the best idea?
That’s our topic for today. I’m going to talk about why you might not want to jump into a bigger service area just yet.
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Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Jessica Fisher of The Pet Parenting Reset! We’ll get to know Jessica and her incredible entrepreneurial journey!
As a CPCN, CHPHC, R+ Trainer and Podcast Host she works with the whole dog, addressing nutrition, enrichment, and environment, as well as behavior to help pets and their parents thrive.
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Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Tori Levitt of Doolittle’s Doghouse! We’ll get to know Tori and her incredible entrepreneurial journey!
Tori Levitt is the owner of Doolittle’s Doghouse, a pampered pet care company in the greater Phoenix area. Since 2008, Doolittle’s Doghouse continues to serve thousands of pet owners with a rock-star team of 40+ pet sitters.
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Today on ‘Off The Leash’ we’re talking to Mary Oberdier of Chase’n Tails Pet Care, LLC. Hear how Mary started he pet sitting and dog walking business after she lost her beloved dog Chase and is now living her life Off The Leash!
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Eight years ago, I said goodbye to my comfortable, well-paid 9 to 5 and started walking dogs for a living. Was I crazy? Possibly. Was it worth it? Absolutely! In less than 2 years I built my pet sitting and dog walking company to over $100,000 in revenue with 12 employees. In this podcast I share insights with you on being a woman quinquagenarian entrepreneur in the pet industry. I’ll give you a look into the good, the bad and the ugly of entrepreneurship that nobody else will share with you. This is a behind the scenes look from a recovering corporate junkie at being an entrepreneur and the doubts, fears, imposter syndrome, struggles, challenges, breakthroughs, and sheer joy that comes from living your true self. If you’ve ever thought about escaping from your current job or if you’ve already made the entrepreneurial plunge and need a little support from someone who’s been there and tells it like it is, tune in now!
