About this episode

Stephanie and her business bestie Isabelle discuss the realities of building a business, including mindset shifts and hiring mistakes.

In this episode, Stephanie sits down with her business bestie Isabelle, founder of Coldwater Skin Bar , for an unfiltered coffee date conversation about what building a business actually looks like in real life. Isabelle started her skincare clinic alone in her basement and has grown it into a multi-treatment-room brick-and-mortar with a full team. In this episode, she and Stephanie riff on the business books changing how they think, the hiring mistake most business owners make, why the internet is kind of fake, and the real reason showing up online still feels scary even years in. In this episode, you'll learn: The books they're reading right now that are genuinely changing how they run their businesses The hiring mistake that keeps business owners stuck doing the work they hate What the YAP Challenge is and the tension between following what's working and doing what feels right for you Why the internet is kind of fake, and how to stop measuring your business against someone else's highlight reel The mindset shift that makes showing up online feel less about you and more about the people who need to find you Links and Resources Mentioned: Get fully booked and make consistent…

People in this episode

Host: Stephanie Long

Guest: Isabelle

Topics covered

• business growth
• entrepreneurship
• mindset
• hiring mistakes
• online presence

Sponsors

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Organizations: Coldwater Skin Bar

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