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What if 2026 doesn’t go like this?

December 2, 2025

If You Thought This Year Would Be Different I don’t know about your 2025, but I feel like I’m on the last mile of a marathon I was so excited to start back in January… but then halfway through was...

267. Before You Plan 2026, Do THIS First

December 1, 2025

Listen on Apple | Spotify | YouTube Listen Now: If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably hit the end of the year and thought:Wait… what actually happened?!How did we blink and suddenly find ourselves staring down a new calendar, new...

266. How to Grow Your Email List (Series #4)

November 24, 2025

Listen on Apple | Spotify | YouTube Listen Now: If you’ve ever stared at a blinking cursor while trying to write your weekly newsletter and thought, “What in the whole enchilada am I supposed to say?” — today’s episode is...

265. How to Grow Your Email List (Series #3)

November 17, 2025

Listen on Apple | Spotify | YouTube Listen Now: Let’s be honest — most freebies out there? They’re not working.If you’ve ever spent hours creating a lead magnet only for it to attract people who download and disappear, this episode...

My best email list building tips

November 11, 2025

But Do They Trust You? On more mornings than I can count, I’d wake up to the sound of my dad, Norm, telling someone on the phone, “If it’s so important, put it in the mail!” He didn’t trust anyone...

264. How to Grow Your Email List (Series #2)

November 10, 2025

Listen on Apple | Spotify | YouTube Listen Now: You’ve been told that the only way to grow your email list is with freebies, PDFs, and opt-ins galore—but what if there was an easier (and honestly, more effective) way? In...

How to add 1,000 subs to your email list

November 4, 2025

Taking Control of Your Bumpy Road The pilot just turned on the seatbelt sign because 30,000 feet somewhere above New York City, things are getting bummpppyy on my way to Mexico for a business retreat. Speaking of bumpy things —...

263. How to Grow Your Email List (Series #1)

November 3, 2025

Listen on Apple | Spotify | YouTube Listen Now: You’re doing everything to grow your email list — promoting your freebies, sharing your links, posting on social — and yet, that number just won’t budge. You want new subscribers rolling in every day, the kind...