Lurkers, where is the year going? January was gone in a blink and even though the love holiday is also my parent's anniversary (Black Love) and Black History Month (I am black 365), it feels like I sneezed and it was already March! Even though the time is moving in warp speed, I still am appreciative that I have the opportunity to reflect on some awe-inspiring and numerous LIFE SAVING people that I am fortunate to have their same blood line! In between saving lives and rearing children, they also created their own career paths! Join me as I speak about them as well as: Why I am a unicorn Trademark Black Woman Attorney Business Black Woman Attorney Black IP Lawyers Who’ve Made It Look to Grow Ranks Beyond 1.7% How to know your IP Protecting Your Brand Trade Secrets Patents Copyrights 5 Tips to Protect your Trademarks Honorable Mentions https://www.uspto.gov/patents/search https://patft.uspto.gov/ Launch Guide - https://bit.ly/3Cyg5F5 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 This episode was brought to you by Burnley Law PLLC. Burnley Law knows bigger is not always better. They provide the necessary clarity and guidance to understand your options and make fully informed decisions while embracing your role as an entrepreneur. Learn about their services here and join their email list. 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 Love what you hear in The Lurk Lounge? Leave us a Review and a five-star rating! Want me to discuss a specific topic about business that has been keeping you up at night? Follow me and ask on my Instagram! I look forward to hearing from you! The Lurk Lounge is a registered trademark of Summer Burnley. Song Credit: Feeling Free by Jesse Lawrence feat LaKesha Nugent This is a Crackers In Soup production.

I see you over there smacking your lips. You are parched!! Well, let me quench your thirst with an entire episode of BIZ TEA! Now, some of you like honey in your tea, so some of the gems are sweet. Some of you just want the strong truth. You get some of that, too! But all of this tea will soothe your business soul! Get your cup ready and come lurk with me as I discuss: How I juggle being a mom and a business owner Giving up the haves and shoulds Choosing schedules and systems that feel more like me Being analytically driven Inclusive packages Brand Strategy Consultations VIP Days 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 This episode was brought to you by Burnley Law PLLC. Burnley Law knows bigger is not always better. They provide the necessary clarity and guidance to understand your options and make fully informed decisions while embracing your role as an entrepreneur. Learn about their services here and join their email list. 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 Love what you hear in The Lurk Lounge? Leave us a Review and a five-star rating! Want me to discuss a specific topic about business that has been keeping you up at night? Follow me and ask on my Instagram! I look forward to hearing from you! The Lurk Lounge is a registered trademark of Summer Burnley. Song Credit: Feeling Free by Jesse Lawrence feat LaKesha Nugent This is a Crackers In Soup production.

It is winter, and you could use a warm drink! That's why I am bringing you today's biz tea of the day! On your website, do you have website terms of use? It functions as a contract between you and who uses the website! Listen for a more thorough breakdown of what this should include. Have you thought about combining the practical with the energetic? Well, if so, this episode is for you! Amanda Freeman loves helping others reclaim their clarity, confidence, and energy in life and work. Amanda supports you to step powerfully into your next level of personal and professional growth and expansion with a potent fusion of energy healing, mentoring, and coaching that meets you EXACTLY where you are. Lurk on our conversation as we discuss: The importance of honoring the magic within yourself Channeling energy to work with what you need Being our own healer Making room for positive energy Moving into alignment with your business Running a business as a mother Where can you find Amanda: Website: www.amandafreeman.com.au Facebook: www.facebook.com.au/amanda.freeman.fb Instagram: www.instagram.com/amandafreeman.insta Free Offerings: https://www.amandafreeman.com.au/resources/ 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 This episode was brought to you by Burnley Law PLLC. Burnley Law knows bigger is not always better. They provide the necessary clarity and guidance to understand your options and make fully informed decisions while embracing your role as an entrepreneur. Learn about their services here and join their email list. 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 Love what you hear in The Lurk Lounge? Leave us a Review and a five-star rating! Want me to discuss a specific topic about business that has been keeping you up at night? Follow me and ask on my Instagram! I look forward to hearing from you! The Lurk Lounge is a registered trademark of Summer Burnley. Song Credit: Feeling Free by Jesse Lawrence feat LaKesha Nugent This is a Crackers In Soup production.

Get your cup ready because we are starting off with the biz tea of the day! Have you considered creating an employee handbook or standard operating procedures when you onboard a team member? If you have or haven't, listen now! Now that you have your go-to source for your company, let's talk about Manisha Holiday's go-to source:  The Lord!!! Manisha is a multi-passionate entrepreneur and international author. Although her journey to 40 wasn't paved in gold, it was filled with golden nuggets that took her from victimhood to living a victorious life. This conversation was filmed in March of 2021. Lurk on our conversation as we discuss: Connecting to the spiritual realm Sharing a story that is inside each of us Receiving personal development from different sources before Manisha could share her story Trusting God in challenging situations The importance of giving back to the community Where can you find Manisha: Email: [email protected] Website: ManishaHoliday.com Free Offer: Victorious Life: Affirmations & Self-Care Journal  👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 This episode was brought to you by Burnley Law PLLC. Burnley Law knows bigger is not always better. They provide the necessary clarity and guidance to understand your options and make fully informed decisions while embracing your role as an entrepreneur. Learn about their services here and join their email list. 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 Love what you hear in The Lurk Lounge? Leave us a Review and a five-star rating! Want me to discuss a specific topic about business that has been keeping you up at night? Follow me and ask on my Instagram! I look forward to hearing from you! The Lurk Lounge is a registered trademark of Summer Burnley. Song Credit: Feeling Free by Jesse Lawrence feat LaKesha Nugent This is a Crackers In Soup production.

I am so excited to bring you my guest, Laura Rees, but you know what I have to do before that:  Give you the biz tea of the day!  Have you classified those on your team as an employee or a contractor? Do you know the difference? Lurk now to see if you are misclassifying a worker! What do a brand strategist, a copywriter, and a creative director all have in common?  Laure Rees embodies them all!  Laura helps you build your brand and start attracting the kind of clients you love working with the most. Lurk on our conversation as we discuss: Getting comfortable with marketing yourself Teaching small businesses how to create business strategies Using social media videos to increase your business Learning from failures in business Executing your core business strategy with video FOXES method of video marketing Where can you find Laura: Instagram: @_laurarees Website: https://lrees.com/ Free Offer: Free Reels Training! 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 This episode was brought to you by Burnley Law PLLC.  Burnley Law knows bigger is not always better.  They provide the necessary clarity and guidance to understand your options and make fully informed decisions while embracing your role as an entrepreneur.  Learn about their services here and join their email list. 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 Love what you hear in The Lurk Lounge?  Leave us a Review and a five-star rating! Want me to discuss a specific topic about business that has been keeping you up at night?  Follow me and ask on my Instagram! I look forward to hearing from you! The Lurk Lounge is a registered trademark of Summer Burnley. Song Credit: Feeling Free by Jesse Lawrence feat LaKesha Nugent This is a Crackers In Soup production.

GO BLAZERS!!! Before I tell you what that means, we have to sip that biz legal tea of the day!  Do you have a website privacy policy? If you are collecting any data on your website (yes, that includes emails!), listen to find out why privacy policies are not only important but are legally required. Now that you got your thirst quenched, let's talk to Brittni Tucker! Like myself, Brittni is a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) alumni! She is also the only one who doesn't describe herself as a wordsmith.  Written Write LLC began from a love for writing.  Written Write, LLC aims to improve the habits and studies of professional writing and reading comprehension for both professionals and students. Their goal is to facilitate intentional writing methods, research, or workshops that provide clients with devices towards producing writing that is effectively written right. Lurk on our conversation as we discuss: Brittni assisting with resumes, cover letters, CVs and so much more Business Plan Templates Why Brittni asks her clients: "What are you trying to do?" The importance of showing people what you're business is doing Marketing to Everyone Where can you find Brittni Tucker: Website: writtenwrite.co Instagram Facebook Email: [email protected] 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 This episode was brought to you by Burnley Law PLLC.  Burnley Law knows bigger is not always better.  They provide the necessary clarity and guidance for you to understand your options and make fully informed decisions while embracing your role as an entrepreneur.  Learn about their services here and join their email list. 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 Love what you hear in The Lurk Lounge?  Leave us a Review and a five-star rating! Want me to discuss a specific topic about business that has been keeping you up at night?  Follow me and ask on my Instagram! I look forward to hearing from you! Song Credit: Feeling Free by Jesse Lawrence feat LaKesha Nugent This is a Crackers In Soup production

Do you partner or co-own a business? If so, this tea tip of the day is for YOU! Make sure you have a buy/sale agreement.  If you don't know what that is, jump on and listen. You are running a business.  You are running a successful business.  You are running a successful business with employees.  And you feel trapped!!  One of the reasons could be that you don't have a financial plan.  Why hello, Jala Eaton! Jala is a generational wealth expert and founder of On My Own Financial AND the Law Office of J. Eaton.  Her mission is to close the racial wealth gap. Lurk on our conversation as we discuss: How financial planning can get your business going The importance of everyone including millennials and younger needing estate planning Using estate planning when you are alive Life Lessons from Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle Your wall of Jordans and Louis Vuittons are assets Exit plans for your business Learning new money habits Where can you find Jala? Website / Schedule financial Consultation: www.onmyownfinancial.com Instagram (financial education): www.instagram.com/onmyownfinancial Purchase Books: www.onmyownfinancial.com/shop Law Office schedule Consultation (estate plan drafting): www.jeatonlawoffice.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/je2020/ 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 This episode was brought to you by Burnley Law PLLC.  Burnley Law knows bigger is not always better.  They provide the necessary clarity and guidance for you to understand your options and make fully informed decisions while embracing your role as an entrepreneur.  Learn about their services here and join their email list. 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 Love what you hear in The Lurk Lounge?  Leave us a Review and a five-star rating! Want me to discuss a specific topic about business that has been keeping you up at night?  Follow me and ask on my Instagram! I look forward to hearing from you! Song Credit: Feeling Free by Jesse Lawrence feat LaKesha Nugent This is a Crackers In Soup production

If you have any questions about the terms copyright, trademark, and patent, this tip of the day is for you!  I start by explaining the difference and in what situation you need any or all of these types of intellectual property. Now, let's talk about Kate Bagoy! After finding her "dream job," it slowly became her personal nightmare.  After rage quitting and leaving $60k behind, she found herself unable to pay her rent.  This led her to get a master's degree in business and marketing, and then she truly found her calling: working with entrepreneurs. Lurk on our conversation as we discuss: How Kate grows her current business working from the beach Kate working as an introvert How her spiritual awakening guided her to the nomadic way of life Fast-tracking your business to generate revenue quickly Changing your business as you grow Where can you find Kate? website - [email protected] Instagram - @kbagoy Twitter - @Kbagoy Tiktok - @Kbagoy LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/katebagoy/ Honorable Mention The 4-Hour Workweek   Company of One 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 This episode was brought to you by Burnley Law PLLC.  Burnley Law knows bigger is not always better.  They provide the necessary clarity and guidance for you to understand your options and make fully informed decisions while embracing your role as an entrepreneur.  Learn about their services here and join their email list. 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 Love what you hear in The Lurk Lounge?  Leave us a Review and a five-star rating! Want me to discuss a specific topic about business that has been keeping you up at night?  Follow me and ask on my Instagram! I look forward to hearing from you! Song Credit: Feeling Free by Jesse Lawrence feat LaKesha Nugent This is a Crackers In Soup production

Do you ever wish someone would pop up and help you heal and transform your life so you can show up powerfully in your business? Well, your wish has been answered in Tracy Neely! Tracy is an intuitive healer and certified life coach. Tracy comes out of the gate giving us information on how to go about living our best lives! Lurk on our conversation as we discuss: Why Tracy was called an "Old Soul" when she was younger What happened when she felt she was doing something that wasn't aligned with her soul How a medical condition helped her learn to heal her body AND her mind Energetically showing up for your business The importance of working with people who bring you joy Spirituality and business coexisting Where can you find Tracy? Website - https://www.tracyneely.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tracylneely Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tracyneely/ 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 This episode was brought to you by Burnley Law PLLC.  Burnley Law knows bigger is not always better.  They provide the necessary clarity and guidance for you to understand your options and make fully informed decisions while embracing your role as an entrepreneur.  Learn about their services here and join our email list. 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 Love what you hear in The Lurk Lounge?  Leave us a Review and a five-star rating! Want me to discuss a specific topic about business that has been keeping you up at night?  Follow me and ask on my Instagram! I look forward to hearing from you! Song Credit: Feeling Free by Jesse Lawrence feat LaKesha Nugent This is a Crackers In Soup production

Today's guest is Darlene Hawley!  Darlene a speaker, personal branding and online business coach who shows ambitious, heart centered service-based entrepreneurs how to create a profitable online business while making space for themselves and their families. In this episode we will be talking about: Darlene purchasing a franchise How being a single mom influenced her work and wanting flexibility in her schedule Building SOPs into her own business The importance of picking a niche Finding your people Being in alignment with your clients and in your business Where you can find Darlene: www.darlenehawley.com [email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/darlenehawley 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 This episode was brought to you by Burnley Law PLLC.  Burnley Law knows bigger is not always better.  They work to provide the necessary clarity and guidance for you to understand your options and make fully informed decisions while embracing your role as an entrepreneur.  Learn about their services here and join our email list. 👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁👁 Love what you hear in The Lurk Lounge?  Leave us a Review and a five-star rating! Want me to discuss a specific topic about business that has been keeping you up at night?  Follow me and ask on my Instagram! I look forward to hearing from you! Song Credit: Feeling Free by Jesse Lawrence feat LaKesha Nugent This is a Crackers In Soup production