Income is often the scoreboard we use in business, especially when we are trying to understand how far we have come or how long it should take to reach the next level. When that number is not moving the way you expected, it is easy to assume something obvious must be wrong and start looking […]

Every slow season comes with a reason why now is not the right time. The kids are home, clients are traveling, or everyone has already spent their money over the holidays. Then the season changes and a new reason takes its place, even though the pattern stays exactly the same. Last spring, I was launching […]

My client had a closet most stylists could only dream about. Designer pieces, famous vintage finds, clothes that fit her perfectly, all in a beautiful walk-in with room to spare. She had deep fashion knowledge, places to go, and more than enough money to buy whatever she wanted. And every single item, including the shoes, […]

Anna Rova came to personal styling from a place I don’t hear very often. She built a seven-figure dating coaching business, closed it down, and then decided to become a personal stylist, even though she had never styled friends and family or really seen herself as the stylish one. Anna grew up in Moldova thinking […]

There’s a version of success in your styling business that doesn’t usually get posted about because it isn’t dramatic enough. It’s not the viral post, the big press placement, or the six-figure reveal that makes everything suddenly feel legitimate. That Cinderella version of business success is what a lot of stylists think they’re waiting for, […]

If you’ve been with me for the last two episodes, you know summer is the setup season. So if you’re not where you want to be right now, this is a really good time to stop assuming “summer is just slow” and look at what’s actually happening in your styling business before you head into […]