It's our season 3 finale! Sam and Fifa drop back in the podcast to update you on what happened in their entrepreneur journey this year and give a preview of what's coming next in life, and for the Still Minimum Wage Podcast. Fifa shares where she made the biggest strides in her business: from having shiny object syndrome to making hard choices to protect her business.  Courtney also confesses what the pivot from solopreneur to being business married to Sam has been like and how she got through one of the most anxious years of her life.  But we end on a positive note: Our special guest Lisa stops by for a special announcement too! Connect with Fifa: @feimodern Connect with Lisa: @ellettestudio Connect with Sam: @awesamgram Connect with Courtney: @nowcallingcourtney -------------------- STAY CONNECTED: New episodes on Wednesdays! We want to hear what you got out of this episode: follow us on Instagram: @stillminimumwage Still Minimum Wage is a Swiftly Media LLC. Production. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/support

What do you say to taking chances? When we signed up for the entrepreneur life, we also signed up to saying yes to a series of risks, chances, and making decisions.  Daily there are small and big things that we decide in our business. They may scare us when we don't have anyone to talk them through which is why Fifa Tran of Fei Modern, Joanne Ly of Minima Basics and Sara Vartanian wanted to join the Still Minimum Wage podcast to share their risky experiences, how they make decisions, and how to to get over taking a risk that doesn't pay off the way you hope it will.  Fifa also shares how she's grown and changed since episode 2 when she didn't know who her target client was. It's another classic episode where we share the realness of what happens behind the scenes of being a solopreneur.  Connect with Fifa: @feimodern Connect with Joanne: @minimabasics Connect with Sara: @saravartanian Connect with Courtney: @nowcallingcourtney --------------------- STAY CONNECTED: New episodes on Wednesdays! We want to hear what you got out of this episode: follow us on Instagram: @stillminimumwage Still Minimum Wage is a Swiftly Media LLC. Production. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/support

"Community over competition" is a common saying in the entrepreneur space but for the female entrepreneur, community is one important component of sticking with the business and not giving up: because the support through empathy that we can give each other makes us feel less alone.  On this episode, Courtney is joined by Maryn Masumiya and Jasmine Ortiz to share how they've each received support as female creativepreneurs, how they have leaned in to help others out, and why we're not really into the boss babe movement.  Maryn also shares several resources that help out woman-owned and AAPI businesses.  Resources Mentioned:  https://www.co-mrkt.com/ https://www.acepopup.com/ https://www.jointhecosmos.com/ https://goldhouse.org/gold-house-futures/ https://www.comcastrise.com Connect with Maryn : @kawaiicraftlady Connect with Jasmine: @jasminemariephoto Connect with Courtney: @nowcallingcourtney -------------------- STAY CONNECTED: New episodes on Wednesdays! We want to hear what you got out of this episode: follow us on Instagram: @stillminimumwage Still Minimum Wage is a Swiftly Media LLC. Production. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/support

Let’s talk money money money today. Landing on your pricing can be a huge source of insecurity and stress for you in your business. We put pressure to get it right: charge to little and you end up burnt out and if you charge too much you could price yourself out. The common advice given to solve that is to "charge your worth" - however, we are questioning that advice and talking about our mistakes with charging for our services with our panel that has over 25 years of combined experience.  Sara Vartanian, Kaysha Weiner, Shavavian Allister, Michelle A. Whyte and Courtney Chow each share how they first approached charging for their services, times they regretted giving discounts and how to mentally prepare yourself for getting rejected.  We also have two recommendations at the end of the episode for books to help with your own mindset.  Connect with Kaysha: @kayshaweiner Connected with Michelle: @themichelleawhyte Connect with Sara: @saravartanian Connect with Shavavian: @shavavian.allister Connect with Courtney: @nowcallingcourtney -------------------- STAY CONNECTED: New episodes on Wednesdays! We want to hear what you got out of this episode: follow us on Instagram: @stillminimumwage Still Minimum Wage is a Swiftly Media LLC. Production. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/support

Not all launches are equal which means that you don't need a 5 figure launch of a service to be successful.  The reality is that launching is a scary part of selling our services and that's why we went to the pro to wrap our mind around how to do it without feeling sleezy or inauthentic. Sara Vartanian is a launch copywriter and shares not only some unique approaches to launching some services but also our we can adjust our mindset about what a successful launch looks like...and the reality is that it can mean whatever you want it to, and you don't have to follow the blueprint of celeb entrepreneurs.  By learning to listen and gauge your energy, you can find the motivation to sell your services with heart.  Sara also shares her launch playbook as our free resource of the week! Sara's Instagram: @saravartanian Sara's Website: https://www.saravartanian.com/ Courtney's Instagram: @nowcallingcourtney -------------------- STAY CONNECTED: New episodes on Wednesdays! We want to hear what you got out of this episode: follow us on Instagram: @stillminimumwage Still Minimum Wage is a Swiftly Media LLC. Production. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/support

When you have a million things going on in your head as you try to run your business, how do you keep track of them so things actually get done?     Getting organized feels like an obvious need for solopreneurs and today we’re talking about one of the ways to do that: which is bullet journaling. Our host Sam nerds out about bullet journaling with Lisa Aihara, the boss-lady at Ellette Studio to talk about the importance of recording your wins and to do it in a way that allows flexibility.  We also talk about how to get started with Courtney, a bullet journal newbie by getting tips, which Lisa shares in her article on bullet journaling here.  Connect with Lisa: @ellettestudio Connect with Sam: @awesamgram Connect with Courtney: @nowcallingcourtney -------------------- STAY CONNECTED: New episodes on Wednesdays! We want to hear what you got out of this episode: follow us on Instagram: @stillminimumwage Full episode transcripts: www.stillminimumwage.com Still Minimum Wage is a Swiftly Media LLC. Production. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/support

We have to do it all and do it for as cheap as possible when we first start is what a lot of us entrepreneurs think. And then when we have “quote un quote” made it we can bring on someone to help us and stop doing all the things. But is that really how outsourcing works when you’re an entrepreneur. Gather round our table with our group of service providers, Jeanine Wilson, Nicole Toledo, Fifa Tran and Courtney Chow, who have both outsourced work in our own businesses, and worked with clients in an outsourcing capacity ourselves.  Hear the good experiences that helped us in our businesses, which tasks you should outsource, what you need to consider when working with someone on your business, and the important question: "When should you outsource?" Free Resource: Training with Jeanine on how to attract more people with your website is available here: https://www.jwilsondigitalstudio.com/free-website-training Learn More About Jeanine: https://www.instagram.com/jwilsondigitalstudio/ Learn More About Nicole: https://www.instagram.com/itsnicoletoledo/ Learn More About Fifa: https://www.instagram.com/feimodern/ Learn More About Courtney: https://www.instagram.com/nowcallingcourtney/ ------------------------- Have questions or want to reach us? Our Instagram is always open for comments: https://www.instagram.com/stillminimumwage/ Still Minimum Wage is a Swiftly Media LLC. Production. Copyright 2022.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/support

How do you run a business on both the good and bad days when you are prone to anxiety and struggle to manage your mental health? Does that struggle make you a bad entrepreneur?  We don't think so: we just have to learn how to respond to and process our anxious thoughts, and worries and that's why we appreciate the tools and suggestions that business life coach Jazmin Guerrero shares in this episode with Courtney.  They talk about how important restorative sleep is, what to do when you find anxiety clinging to you during the day, and how to handle anxiety when you work with clients.  Connect with Jazmin: @jazminguerreroconsulting Connect with Courtney: @nowcallingcourtney -------------------- STAY CONNECTED: New episodes on Wednesdays! We want to hear what you got out of this episode: follow us on Instagram: @stillminimumwage Full episode transcripts: www.stillminimumwage.com Still Minimum Wage is a Swiftly Media LLC. Production. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/support

When you work with people, it's a hard line to walk between being of service and being a people pleaser and that's why we NEEDED this conversation about boundaries with clients.  Lisa Aihara, Maryn Masumiya, and Ashley Kang join Courtney to share the ways they've failed to say no to a client and regretted it and what they have learned in the process.  With lots of giggles and a dose of group therapy, they also talk about how self-care practice and CEO days help to have a solid perspective on what their boundaries should be and be able to reframe objections. They share responses to asks in a way that isn't scary and prevents overextending themselves as entrepreneurs.  Plus, lots of tips on how to communicate your boundaries to your clients! Connect with Lisa: @ellettestudio Connect with Ashley: @ahkbusinessmanagement Connect with Maryn: @kawaiicraftlady Connect with Courtney: @nowcallingcourtney -------------------- STAY CONNECTED: New episodes on Wednesdays! We want to hear what you got out of this episode: follow us on Instagram: @stillminimumwage Full episode transcripts: www.stillminimumwage.com Still Minimum Wage is a Swiftly Media LLC. Production. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/support

What is it like trying to build a business in a boss babe culture while having parents that know and see your every move: on both the good and bad days?  In this intimate interview between biz buddies, Jasmine Marie Ortiz and Courtney Chow, they share the struggles of building and proving to themselves and their families that they have actual businesses. They also reflect on how living at home has been beneficial to the start-up phase of their pandemic businesses and how they respond every time their parents send them a link to a job they should apply to.  Connect with Jasmine on Instagram: @jasminemariephoto Connect with Courtney: @nowcallingcourtney -------------------- STAY CONNECTED: New episodes on Wednesdays! We want to hear what you got out of this episode: follow us on Instagram: @stillminimumwage Full episode transcripts: www.stillminimumwage.com Still Minimum Wage is a Swiftly Media LLC. Production. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stillminimumwage/support