Best Shellivarela Podcasts (2025)

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125: From Procrastinator To Procrastination Coach 20:31

4y ago20:31

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Dr. Christine Li was an extraverted child who struggled to manage her time, and it left her constantly stressed. She took a job as a college admissions officer, discovered a love for psychology, and got her Ph.D. At her next job, she found herself tasked with designing a workshop about procrastination–something she needed more than anyone else. Now…

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124: Universal Lessons from a Gardening Expert 23:07

4y ago23:07

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Lifelong gardener Nan Sterman has lived many lives as a scientist, an instructional designer, and a journalist with bylines in Sunset and the Los Angeles Times, among many others. She’s the host of A Growing Passion, a TV show about gardening, an international speaker, and the leader of a Facebook group with tens of thousands of members. Now, at Na…

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123: The Profound Ripple Effect of Making Tech Easier 21:43

4y ago21:43

21:43

Kelly Cairns was on maternity leave from the National Health Service, and she found herself getting restless. She started looking for work-from-home jobs in the pre-social media era, and started landing gigs through online forums. Along the way, she learned how to make the most of technology and build online businesses. Now, at The Tech Angel, and …

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122: Nutritionist Finds Niche In Diabetes Prevention 22:10

4y ago22:10

22:10

When the stress of being in work and school full-time took over, Lauryn Bryght wasn’t able to make nutrition or fitness a priority. After being told she had high blood pressure and that she’d need to take medication for the rest of her life, she changed her diet and soon lost 97 pounds. Now, at The Food Boss Academy, Lauryn teaches people what they…

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121: Winning the Game of Entrepreneurship 25:03

4y ago25:03

25:03

Michelle Jacobik grew up in a family of penny pinchers. When she moved out, she knew she didn’t want to live like that, spent far more than she was making, and dove headfirst into entrepreneurship to help dig her way out of credit card debt and payday loans. Now, at Envision + Thrive Academy, she helps her fellow entrepreneurs connect their visions…

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120: Your Online Business Breakthrough 22:35

4y ago22:35

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By the age of 8, Alicia Forest launched her first business. She fell in love with singing and performing, but the people in her life pushed her toward a legal career. She took a variety of jobs after she graduated college, but nothing felt right. Now, at Lively Biz Business Club, she helps people get inspired, get educated, and launch online busine…

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119: Unlikely Entrepreneur Gives Peers the Power to Build Profitable Businesses 22:51

4y ago22:51

22:51

Jerry Potter and his wife were radio presenters, personalities, and programmers who hosted a show together for 15 years. But shortly before his 40th birthday, they were both laid off, losing their salary and benefits while needing to provide for two young children. A friend told him about the world of social media consulting and he soon fell in lov…

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118: Meet the Teacher Empowering Parents, Students, and Fellow Educators Alike 22:54

4y ago22:54

22:54

Dr. Gena Lester pursued a career in the fashion industry, but she discovered that she hated the work and felt like her love of education and entrepreneurial spirit were falling by the wayside. She decided to start a private school, had 80 students enrolled within two weeks, and spent the next 15 years as its leader. However, when her husband was di…

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117: Aspiring Authors Conquer Fear and Follow their Dreams! 28:24

4y ago28:24

28:24

Brian Dixon spent the first part of his professional life as a seventh-grade language arts teacher in Columbia, South Carolina. As he struggled to work with classrooms full of kids who couldn’t read, he learned lots of tips on how to be a teacher - and knew he needed to write a book. He did all the steps, but in the wrong order, and became a busine…

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116: Teaching Runners How to Do What They Love, Pain Free! 25:45

4y ago25:45

25:45

At the age of 40, Caroline Bjorkquist decided she was going to run a marathon. She dove deep into the world of running, and realized she wanted to create a course for runners and leave her corporate job. When she suffered a muscle tear, she met Coach Valerie, and they worked together to build their membership and help others do what they love. Now,…

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115: Art Teacher Takes Her Unique Offering Online and Changes Lives 22:29

4y ago22:29

22:29

Gabbi Lancaster spent most of her life working as an after-school art teacher for kids and adults, but always struggled to pay her bills. When COVID put an end to her side job as a house painter, she invited all of her contacts to a private Facebook group where she would provide art and creativity prompts, and suddenly had over 300 signups. Now, at…

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114: The Crafter Who Niched Down to Extraordinary Results 23:50

4y ago23:50

23:50

Gwynn Carla Jones ran several different businesses in her early twenties, but nothing quite felt right. She tried to create recurring revenue by launching a membership focused on DIY building projects, but she found herself overwhelmed and struggling after a messy launch. In 2020, she closed that membership, and was working as a VA and delivering g…

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113: A Membership to Help Watercolor Artists Thrive! 23:54

4y ago23:54

23:54

Trupti Karjinni started dabbling in watercolors to get a sense of calm and release. She created an Instagram account to post a picture of her art each day, and soon found herself with over 10,000 followers and people reaching out to buy her art. She found a community and a long-overdue sense of belonging. Now, at Thrive with Trupti, she provides as…

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112: Life Coach Helps Her Students Regain Their Emotional Power 22:09

4+ y ago22:09

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Infertility issues strained Maritza Parra’s marriage and gave her such bad panic attacks that she was unable to continue running her brick and mortar business. One day after divorce court, she had an epiphany, and she started using creativity to remember the simple truths she needed to hear. Soon, she was teaching this life-changing technique to ot…

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111: The Consultancy for Creatives 21:24

4+ y ago21:24

21:24

Sasha Sousa always loved theater, but became a secretary and got a job in internal audits to pay her bills. When she learned about becoming a bridal consultant, she launched an event planning business and soon discovered her knack for speaking. Now, at Consultancy for Creatives, she guides creative event professionals that are struggling to level u…

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110: Getting More Traffic & Sales for e-Commerce Businesses 24:10

4+ y ago24:10

24:10

After several years of growth, Susan Bradley’s shoe company experienced a sudden downturn in sales. It felt like things simply weren’t working like they used to. And when she learned that her 77-year-old mother now did all of her Christmas shopping online, Susan knew she needed to make a big change. She spent the next year growing her Facebook pres…

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109: Social Media Specialist Helps Entrepreneurs Master the Art of Instagram 19:08

4+ y ago19:08

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Manu Muraro spent 15 years as a creative marketer for Cartoon Network. After she got laid off, she went to a startup, but the experience of being on all the time while holding a baby in her lap left her feeling exhausted, burned out, and unsatisfied. She decided to look slowly for another job and freelance until she found her next role. However, fr…

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108: The Art School Inspiring Empty Nesters and Retirees 19:49

4+ y ago19:49

19:49

Encouraged by her parents, Gail Sibley studied art, then started to build a following for her hand painted tiles and pastels in the markets of Salt Spring Island. People began to ask her to teach, but she found herself limited by the number of people she could serve in a single class. Now at How To Pastel and the Gail Sibley Art School, Gail provid…

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107: Self-Taught Artist Teaches Her Community How to Sell Online 26:24

4+ y ago26:24

26:24

By Stu McLaren & Marisa Cummings

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106: How Stay-At-Home Moms Can Make Full-Time Income at Home - and a Difference in Their Kids’ Lives 21:16

4+ y ago21:16

21:16

As a stay at home mom, Joy Anderson struggled to create side income participating in MLMs and selling thrift store finds on eBay. When she left a failed marriage, she knew she needed to provide full-time income to support herself and her three kids, so she started a preschool. Now, at Start Your Preschool, Joy helps parents just like her stay home,…

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105: The Artist Helping Knitters All Over the World Turn Their Hobby into a Business 26:00

4+ y ago26:00

26:00

Lifelong knitter Shelley Brander worked her way up in the advertising industry and had great success, but knew she didn’t want to sell cable TV and casinos for the rest of her life. She opened a modern yarn store with the intention to franchise, but after seven years still hadn’t taken a dollar of profit. Now, at Knit Stars, Shelley has up-leveled …

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104: A Creative Community for Daily Art Journaling 23:31

4+ y ago23:31

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Donna Clark spent over 20 years as a corporate broadcast video producer, but burned out after doing the same things all the time. To fill a new need in her community, she founded a nonprofit theater arts academy for kids, but also wanted to create recurring income for herself and her family. Now, at Your Artful Journey, Donna helps her members come…

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103: Stories and Wisdom from 100 Game-Changing Entrepreneurs! 29:31

4+ y ago29:31

29:31

Over the last 100 episodes of this podcast, we’ve featured entrepreneurs in every stage of their journey. We’ve spoken to business owners who launched incredible membership sites just days or weeks before being interviewed, as well as experts who have been doing this for years. We’ve even featured entrepreneurs twice as they’ve made powerful pivots…

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102: The Strategist Helping Online Business Owners Break the Six-Figure Boundary 22:52

4+ y ago22:52

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Dr. Shamieka Dean aspired to be the CEO of someone else’s company. But when she got fired from her last corporate job, she found her calling in purpose and business coaching. Now, at Next Level Business Academy, she helps business owners get unstuck and scale their income without having to hustle 24/7. She provides her members with the tools they n…

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101: Teaching Online Entrepreneurs How to Scale to Multiple 6-Figures 27:34

4+ y ago27:34

27:34

During her time in corporate America, Becky Davis fell in love with public speaking. As she learned the craft and skill, she focused on growth and development within her company, and helped others earn millions. However, when she was injured during a surgical procedure, she realized it was her time to take the leap and build a business of her own. …

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100: A Wool Crafting Membership for Artists that’s Saving the Planet 20:51

4+ y ago20:51

20:51

Jean Haley worked with university researchers to reach farmers, growers, and other important players in the world of sustainable agriculture. Though she loved her work, losing several loved ones in rapid succession made her realize she didn’t want to be staring at data for the rest of her life - and she set out to become a full-time artist. To make…

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099: The Photographer Who Ramped Up Her Membership Business to Survive the Pandemic 33:37

4+ y ago33:37

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Jamie Swanson had a seven-figure photography business, but the COVID-19 pandemic decimated it. She lost 85% of her income almost overnight, and struggled to find photography sessions in the months following the first lockdowns. However, her membership business presented her with the opportunity to step up, inspire others, and become who she needed …

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098: The Therapist Empowering Telehealth Professionals to Handle Their Own Billing 14:49

4+ y ago14:49

14:49

Kym Tolson’s natural sense of empathy led her to become a therapist, and she eventually opened a private practice of her own. However, issues with her billers led her to discover that she had over $12,000 in uncollected client and insurer payments, and her attempt to resolve the issue led to the termination of her contract and getting locked out of…

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097: Turning a Financial Coaching Business Into a Membership 21:57

4+ y ago21:57

21:57

After seeing her mother file for bankruptcy, Kelsa Dickey believed that becoming a financial advisor was her dream job. However, she discovered that she didn’t want to help people with investments, insurance, or long-term planning. Instead, she wanted to help her clients’ make sense of the money each and every day. Now, at Fiscal Fitness, she provi…

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096: The Couple Helping Nonprofits Build Million-Dollar Visions 23:31

4+ y ago23:31

23:31

Angela Myles worked in and out of administrative jobs while her husband Victor drove tanker trucks. As they had children and grew their family, long hours started to wear on them, and the couple needed to make a transition to change their lives for the better. A stranger gave Victor the guidance and advice to build a nonprofit to work with homeless…

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095: Teaching Norwegian Entrepreneurs How to Master the Art of Social Media 28:01

4+ y ago28:01

28:01

Stine Bustillo was always interested in marketing, and landed her first high-level sales job on what was practically a fluke. She cultivated over a decade of experience, and realized on a trip to Paris that she wasn’t headed on the life path she wanted. Now, through her membership, she helps predominantly female entrepreneurs in Norway build their …

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094: Helping Her Fellow Musicians Build Successful Careers 22:04

4+ y ago22:04

22:04

Cheryl Engelhardt made a career for herself scoring documentaries, writing jingles, and working with social justice choirs. Eventually, she found herself being asked to speak to others about what it meant to have a successful career as an independent musician, and needed to learn how to answer her fellow musicians’ tough questions about life and bu…

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093: The Membership that Helps Wedding Business Owners Attract and Book Big Ticket Clients 22:22

4+ y ago22:22

22:22

When Faye Cornhill discovered that a career in media would involve years spent making no money, she worked for a series of totally unglamorous technology and logistics companies in sales. Along the way, she mastered the art of corporate selling and storytelling. Now, at The Wedding Business Club, Faye helps her fellow wedding business owners regula…

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092: The Community and Coaching Membership Exclusively for Wedding Pros 21:59

4+ y ago21:59

21:59

Ashley Ebert went to school with a plan to become a marriage and family therapist, but quickly discovered that being an employee in someone else’s small business wasn’t for her. When her grandmother had a stroke, Ashley took her home and stepped up to become her caregiver, and soon after launched and scaled a wedding planning company. Now, at The A…

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091: Geocaching Entrepreneur Ends Her Hunt for “One More Sale” by Launching a Membership 20:00

4+ y ago20:00

20:00

Lisa Breitenfeldt launched a business selling geocaching equipment in 2005. Ten years later, she had a line of products and some success, but lots of competition. Instead of continuing to chase sales and new products, she asked her mailing list what they might want out of a box subscription - and got the feedback that transformed her business. Now,…

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090: Lifelong Musician Turns Her Passion into a Powerful Membership 25:27

4+ y ago25:27

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Rachel Davis grew up playing the piano, writing songs, and loving music, but was steered away from pursuing a career in it. She spent 20 years in corporate sales, advertising, and online marketing to great success, but found herself anxious and unhappy in her work. She walked away from the corporate world to teach music classes that went beyond the…

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089: Entrepreneur Pivots from Retail Struggles to Scalable Coaching 29:01

4+ y ago29:01

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Candace D’Agnolo left her corporate job at a big ad agency and spent over 15 years running brick-and-mortar businesses, including a pet supply store and a doggy daycare. She launched her own pet spas, and by the age of 28 had three retail locations in Chicago and 30 employees. However, she also had a massive amount of bank debt and SBA loans, and h…

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088: Strengths Coach Turns Her Weight Loss Journey Into Guidance for Others 19:21

4+ y ago19:21

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Strengths coach Lindell Pereira started her own consultancy but found that she had created a job more than she had achieved freedom. She wanted to create a membership to scale her reach and serve people at a greater level. Meanwhile, she grew a dedicated following on an Instagram account she created to keep herself accountable as she worked to lose…

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087: Law of Attraction Coach Helps Others Manifest Their Dreams 23:11

5y ago23:11

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While backpacking around Australia, Ginny Gane discovered the law of attraction. She discovered the vibrational components of life and human interaction, and as her life became easier, she found others calling her their law of attraction coach. Now, at LOA Skills Camp, Ginny helps her students truly leverage the law of attraction in their lives and…

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086: The Lawyer and Financial Expert Helping Others Create Hope and Financial Abundance 21:25

5y ago21:25

21:25

Tasha Cochran had no idea how she was going to afford college, so she joined the US Marine Corps. She became a mother as a teenager, and, while serving as a full-time Marine, took night classes at a community college, then attended Yale Law School. She got a great job, but also found herself posting YouTube videos about hair and personal finance, w…

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085: Recruiter Helps People Beat the System and Find Their Dream Jobs 24:03

5y ago24:03

24:03

After Lindsay Mustain’s father was laid off from his job after 25 years, his family lost everything. His suffering and his experiences being told time and time again that he was overqualified led Lindsay to a career in recruiting to help people. Her gift for connection, finding talent, and highlighting it led her to work for 25 Fortune 100 companie…

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084: Francophile Helps People Like Her Fall Deeper in Love with French Culture 22:53

5y ago22:53

22:53

Beeta Hashempour was on track to study law, but a trip to France to visit a friend changed her life. As her French food blog grew, she discovered Francophiles all over the world who read her writing, loved her photography, and wanted a deeper connection with the French lifestyle. Now, at Everyday France, she provides her members with recipes, ideas…

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083: Image Strategist Helping Entrepreneurs Build Their Business & Uplevel Their Style 25:58

5y ago25:58

25:58

Zayna Rose studied neuropsychology but decided not to become a therapist. Instead, she built her career helping people with self-presentation. She empowers her clients to build businesses connected to their personalities, improve their interpersonal communication, and find their charm. Now, at Profit In Style, Zayna provides members with accelerate…

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082: Helping “Petrepreneurs” Niche Down and Find Freedom 22:49

5y ago22:49

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At 19, J. Nichole Smith adopted a Great Dane and soon found herself knee deep in the world of pet photography. After a trademark licensing agreement left her with over $50,000 in debt and the brand she partnered with never delivered, she moved into the world of retail. She opened physical brands in Los Angeles and London, but soon discovered that h…

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081: The Filmmaker Teaching Entrepreneurs the Power of Human Connection 24:55

5y ago24:55

24:55

In college, artist Justin DeMers had an “aha” moment that unlocked his creativity. That breakthrough allowed him to help large networks, companies, and brands find the extraordinary in the ordinary and produce powerful human interest videos. Now, at Live Lab, Justin helps entrepreneurs cut through the noise, eliminate distractions, and create power…

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080: The Trainers Training Company - Where Freelance Trainers Grow their Business 21:22

5y ago21:22

21:22

Sharon Gaskin’s first job was in human resources. When she got asked by a coworker to help run a training course, she discovered that she really loved it, and it changed the course of her life. Soon, other trainers wanted help, and she started running events where trainers could come together, talk, and share the issues and challenges they face in …

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079: Entertainment Industry Insider Helps Influencers Become Leaders 20:34

5y ago20:34

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Blogger Gwen Lane studied business and got a job in entertainment, but discovered that she wasn’t serving people in the way she wanted or making the most of her gifts. As she built her own blog and cultivated a dedicated following, she realized she was answering the same questions from other aspiring influencers and entrepreneurs over and over agai…

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078: Wildlife Biologist Turned Science Teacher Empowers Educators (and Students) 25:03

5y ago25:03

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Jackie Grundberg worked all over the world as a wildlife biologist before settling down and becoming a biology teacher. When she needed to work in a Montessori grade school to practice the style of teaching she loved, she made a breakthrough discovery: she could effectively teach high school-level science to 4th-6th graders by incorporating experie…

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077: Former Journalist Uses Her Unique Interests To Help Others Build Dream Businesses 21:19

5y ago21:19

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Angel Santos landed what she thought was her dream job working in television. However, she soon discovered that her true love was stories, not news, and she felt like her creative side was dying. She started a nonprofit to produce Christan films and introduce kids to media production, but earned only $535 in three years. She took a day job as a mar…

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076: Digital Marketer Teaches People How to Grow their Business with Funnels and Facebook Ads 21:30

5y ago21:30

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For 11 years, Cody Burch was the engineer in the back of the room, handling every aspect of his company’s digital marketing efforts. When he started to work for a number of coaching clients he really admired, he got inspired and started his own agency. However, after an infamous Facebook outage left him running ad campaigns all day on Thanksgiving,…

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