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Business With Chronic Illness

Nikita Williamswww.craftedtothrive.com
Making a living with chronic illness is not easy, and conflicting business advice fails to acknowledge the realities of growing a business with them. It’s time to say goodbye to one-size-fits-all strategies and unlock the missing links to starting and growing a thriving business without compromising your health. As a globally-ranked host and award-winning business coach, Nikita Williams, who is living with chronic illness, is here to equip you with proven techniques and personal insights to conquer the unique challenges of starting and growing a business while managing chronic illness. Get inspired by the stories of successful women who decided they wanted more freedom to have the option to quit their jobs, fund their Heal Me fund, pay off their medical debt, and live more, all by starting a business! Discover sustainable ways to make money with ease living with chronic illness, and join hundreds of women who have said “YES” to creating a profitable business that gives you what you need to live and earn well.
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Episodes

The Power of ONE in Your Business

This solo cast episode I share the importance of focusing on the ONE. Many creative business owners work with one client at a time or create one piece at a time. But somehow they get caught up in the big picture. They forget that it's the small everyday actions and connections that create success. The one person and the one day. I talk about the myth & mindset shift we need to have when it comes to trying to be and do #allthethings. Statistically, numbers matter but how we reach the people i...

Jul 19, 201923 minEp. 26

Leveraging the Power of Collaboration to Grow Your Business

On this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive our guests are Kelly and Renee owners of Love Letters Co, a wedding photography business and planning company. These ladies share their journey to building a business partnership that provides excelling value in a saturated market. Building a business with someone else is like a marriage or doing a collaboration is like dating, it takes patience and honesty. What I love about this conversation is that whether you are looking to have a business partner, ...

Jul 12, 201943 minEp. 25

Helping Creative Businesses Get Started With SEO

On this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive Our Guest expert is Galen Mooney, Owner of Local Creative Co. She'll be teaching and helping us learn how to get found using SEO! She makes SEO easy and fun and shares how just implementing small things slowly can lead to WINS. But wait this is not just a how-to on SEO, Our expert has gone to college but has taught herself a lot, she says shares how everything is "Figureoutable" (Thanks Marie Forleo)! Galen tells us about her fears, challenges and favor...

Jun 28, 201944 minEp. 24

What It Means To Build A Brand

On this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive , our Brand Expert is Business Coach and Graphic Designer, Danielle Mah , owner of The Unbranded Lifestyle. Building a brand for your business is so crucial now in a sea of so many of us doing the same or similar things. Have you ever wondered what it means to create a brand or personal brand for your business? If so this podcast interview is for you. Danielle shares her personal successes and challenges with starting a business online. What I love abou...

Jun 21, 201945 minEp. 23

3 Mental Shifts Every Entrepreneur with Chronic Illness Needs

On this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive, I share 3 mindset shifts that will help you cope better with your chronic illness. You guys these steps have really helped me in living with multiple chronic health concerns. I talk about the importance of gratitude and get real about what that actually means and how to work towards it. If you are looking for a beautiful and helpful journal to assist you in keeping account of what you're grateful check out Rachel Allene's . I tell you about one of my n...

Jun 14, 201919 minEp. 22

How a Podcast Can Save You 10 Hours a Week on Marketing

On this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive, I’m talking about podcasting. Podcasts are up-and-coming and becoming more popular every day. They're a great way to create content for your business, but is podcasting for you? I had to ask myself this question when I first began and in this episode, I am sharing 3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Starting A Podcast. I also share some of the reasons why I started podcasting, my fears, and some things that I've learned along the way. Check out the addi...

Jun 07, 201919 minEp. 21

How To Have A Positive Social Media Mindset

On this episode of She’s Crafted To Thrive , our guest is Natasha Samuel , a Social Media Manager based out of Florida and founder of Sol Studio . Let’s be real staying consistent and not feeling overwhelmed when it comes to social media is really hard. But in this episode, we narrow down how important it is to have right the mindset. In this episode, she’ll share her journey to starting and growing her business while in College. An unexpected topic about to how saying NO can save you in your bu...

May 31, 201949 minEp. 20

Should You Tell Your Clients About Your Chronic Illness?

On this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive I'm sharing my thoughts on a popular question that I have heard in the chronic illness community of entrepreneurs. There's a debate on how to share your journey, be yourself and not fear the potential consequences of sharing your story. I share my thoughts and mindset on this topic. Send Me A Text & Share Your QA's or Thoughts Support the show Loved this episode? Leave a review: https://www.craftedtothrive.com/reviews/new/ Products We Love + Special...

May 24, 201915 minEp. 19

A Heritage of Self Care

On this episode of She’s Crafted To Thrive, our guest is Anna Cabo, the founder, and creator of A’mour360 a natural skin care line. Self-care is a common challenge for all of us. Sometimes we feel that it’s gotta be this big “to do”, not always. Anna shares how watching several generations taking care of themselves with mini daily nightly facials set a foundation for her life and business today. Send Me A Text & Share Your QA's or Thoughts Support the show Loved this episode? Leave a review:...

May 17, 201949 minEp. 18

3 Surprising Ways to Increase Client Retention

On this episode of She’s Crafted To Thrive I’m sharing a personal pet peeve that is brought up when I go to my favorite artisan pie shop. Have you felt like the biggest cheerleader of a local small business? I mean you are loyal, been supporting them for years, and share all the goods with friends but they don’t seem to notice or care. Well I’m going to share my experience and 3 things you should do in order to avoid this misstep in your business. Send Me A Text & Share Your QA's or Thoughts...

May 10, 201916 minEp. 17

Jasmine Star, Conquering The In-Between

On this episode of She’s Crafted To Thrive, our guest is Jasmine Star . She’s a photographer and business strategist from Newport Beach, California. If you are a creative entrepreneur and are struggling with family responsibilities, chronic health problems or even trying to figure what is happening next in your life or business, you’ll want to tune in. The beautiful thing about Jasmine’s story is like all of us we are constantly going through changes no matter how great or not great our life is....

May 03, 201930 minEp. 16

3 Steps To Grow Your Creative Biz On Social Media

On this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive™ I share My 3 Steps that will help you to really create and connect to your ideal customers on social media. It’s time to shift your mindset and embrace your story. These steps will help you to plan, organize and grow your social reach online with fans and customers that will love you for life. The steps I talk about in this episode are simple yet powerful. They have really served as a great foundation for my business when marketing online. The freebie ...

Apr 26, 201918 minEp. 15

How To Get Unstuck In Your Creative Biz

On this episode of She’s Crafted To Thrive, our guest is Rachel Leachman. She’s the owner of Rachel Keppeler Designs , a jewelry maker and designer based out of San Diego, Ca. If you are a handmade artist and feel stuck but and frustrated with being in creative rut this episode is for you. Rachel shares her very real look at what it feels to be stuck in her creative business and how she's working through it. This conversation a raw look into what it means to be a creative entrepreneur. It’s not ...

Apr 19, 201940 minEp. 14

One Step Leads To A Stronger You

On this episode of She’s Crafted To Thrive™, our guest is Crystalyn Aucoin, a jewelry designer from New Orleans and a mom to a superhero. She spent a decade in the jewelry industry but a major life-altering event changed the course of her journey and her outlook forever. We learn how one step, no matter how small leads to healing and growth. She shares her tips & tools that help her to run a business and keep life in harmony while designing meaningful jewelry that women love . Send Me A Text...

Apr 12, 201948 minEp. 13

5 Steps To Avoid Overwhelm Marketing Your Creative Business

On this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive™ I share my 5 Steps that will help you to avoid overwhelm when marketing your creative business online. I know you know the feeling at looking at all the things and feeling like this can’t be done. These steps will help to refocus and shift your mindset on how to market your business. To be real these steps have helped me in life in general. They have really served as a great foundation for my business when marketing online. Send Me A Text & Share Y...

Apr 05, 201920 minEp. 12

How To Grow As A Mompreneur

On this episode of She’s Crafted To Thrive™ our guest is Christina Jones, a Personal Branding photographer. If you are a mom and you are looking for some inspiration to start or keep going in your business this conversation is for you. Our guest will tell you that Finding the balance of taking care of yourself, family and business is not for the faint of heart. But she shares some tips, mindset changes, and tools that will help you craft the life you want to live. Send Me A Text & Share Your...

Mar 29, 201952 minEp. 11

How To Uplevel Your Photography Business

On this episode of She’s Crafted To Thrive, our guest is Angie McPherson . She is a wedding and branding photographer based out of Virginia. If you are a side hustler or in a business and feeling stuck in the day to day of running your creative business, this is the episode for you. Angie shares her own journey of feeling the same way. Her success started in making different choices. Looking within herself gave her the motivation to change and grow. She shares her own experiences of how to creat...

Mar 21, 201939 minEp. 10

My Endometriosis Story & What I've Learned That Helps Me in Business

On this episode of She’s Crafted To Thrive is a solo cast. I will be sharing my personal Journey with endometriosis. In episode 8 I featured a fellow endo sister, Renee Hughes and we talked about her story and how to cope. I wanted to share with you my raw thoughts and stories in hopes that will give the courage to carry on. Warning…. these are my own personal experiences, these are my own thoughts and my own feelings with dealing with this chronic illness. I'm going to share with you 3 things t...

Mar 15, 201944 minEp. 9

Endometriosis, How to Cope in Life & Business

On this episode of She’s Crafted To Thrive our guest is the Renee Hughes , Aromatherapist, Certified Health Coach, and my friend. We get real honest and talk about her endometriosis story and how she copes with it in her life and business. Renee Hughes shares her endometriosis story and how she found a way to cope with it in her life and business while doing all the amazing things. I hope you find some comfort, some answers, some inclusion when you hear the story and feelings that we talked abou...

Mar 08, 201941 minEp. 8

Building A Community Of Boss Women

On this episode of She’s Crafted To Thrive our guest is the founder and owner of Babe Crafted, Gina Moccio . She’s located in Tampa Bay and I am super excited to feature this amazing Florida Local. If you’ve ever wondered if you should join a business community type membership this is a conversation you should listen to. As you all know I am a huge believer that stories and community can build strong businesses. Gina has made that her path and mission. Throughout the conversation you’ll learn ho...

Feb 12, 201953 minEp. 7

The Numbers... Are People

On this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive. I’m so excited to say it’s a solo-cast, that’s right folks just me. I talk about a project that I've been working on and a few stories of what led me to it. But Why did I name this episode The Numbers Are People? Well, I’m sure you hear this all the time, numbers matter, the more numbers you have the more Yes’s you receive. This is true. I 100% understand this fundamental marketing principle. But I'm a big believer that relationships matter the most. T...

Nov 09, 201824 minEp. 6

The Importance Of Being Organized

On this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive™ our Guest is Laura Neff a Photographer, Workflow Extraordinaire, and Educator for Creatives! As small business owners, creatives and not to mention all the other roles women fill feelings of being overworked, overwhelmed, and underpaid are common among us. We may be organized in something's but being organized in business usually does not come so easy. Many times we find ourselves trying to reinvent the wheel or getting stuck in the day to day aspects,...

Sep 14, 201847 minEp. 6

"Finding The Real YOU"

As women, we have to juggle all the things and that usually means at the expense of ourselves. On this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive™ our Guest is Courtney Elmer, a life and business coach showing women how to Stress Less and Live More! Send Me A Text & Share Your QA's or Thoughts Support the show Loved this episode? Leave a review: https://www.craftedtothrive.com/reviews/new/ Products We Love + Special Guest Gifts → Want to support the show and treat yourself? We’ve created a quick-acc...

Aug 06, 201841 minEp. 5

"Be Yourself and Don't Be Afraid"

On this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive™ our Guest is Hannah Martini, a wedding, and senior photographer. Hannah was featured on my Blog earlier this year and in less than 3 months has seen MASSIVE Growth in her business. Which included being featured in Jasmine Star’s Social Curator. Hannah and I get real about the realities of social media and how the numbers can lie! If you are a photographer or creative and you find yourself in a rut you’ll learn what worked for Hannah and I’m sure it wil...

Aug 06, 201850 minEp. 4

"Learn to Value Yourself"

On this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive™ our Guest is TeAirra Mitchell, a family photographer who shares how learning to value yourself can increase your confidence and business. You’ll hear TeAirra’s very touching and real story on how she discovered her craft, what it means to her and what value it brings to her clients. A lot of time we look to the outside to tell us what we have to give but it starts within. Send Me A Text & Share Your QA's or Thoughts Support the show Loved this epis...

Aug 06, 201839 minEp. 3

"Get Serious About Business"

On this episode of She's Crafted To Thrive our Guest is Cierra Camper, a young photographer that is serious about her business. A common problem for new photographers is learning how to run a business and to be yourself. Cierra shares her journey on how she went from running her business like a hobby to an actual business. Send Me A Text & Share Your QA's or Thoughts Support the show Loved this episode? Leave a review: https://www.craftedtothrive.com/reviews/new/ Products We Love + Special G...

Aug 06, 201835 minEp. 1

Who? What? Why?

My very first episode, So welcome! You’ll learn about me your host and why this podcast was launched. The She’s Crafted To Thrive Podcast was started because of a need and a passion to share valuable content that truly touches your heart. That’s my goal anyway. I hope it inspires you! Send Me A Text & Share Your QA's or Thoughts Support the show Loved this episode? Leave a review: https://www.craftedtothrive.com/reviews/new/ Products We Love + Special Guest Gifts → Want to support the show a...

Aug 06, 201827 min
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