036 - Elevating Your DIY Skills with Melissa Vera

Business Amplified

Join us with one of our very special guests Melissa Vera.

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• Kevin Dunlap shares his entrepreneurial journey, focusing on how to grow a business.
• Melissa Vera of Adventures of Frugal Mom discusses the importance of listening to one's audience and making authentic connections.
• Kevin visits the Wright Brothers Museum in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, highlighting their perseverance and trials before achieving flight success.
• Melissa emphasizes the value of having a supportive tribe and how encouragement from others, especially in business, is crucial.
• Kevin recommends having an accountability partner and joining a mastermind group for business owners to gain valuable insights and ideas.
• Melissa shares how a mastermind helped her podcast "Chats from the Blog Cabin" grow and reveals the podcast name was inspired by a mastermind group friend.
• Kevin stresses the importance of others reviewing your work to ensure clarity and effectiveness, drawing from his own experience with content editors.
• Melissa talks about overcoming imposter syndrome and finding strategies to manage business tasks, like breaking down accounting work into smaller, manageable parts.
• Kevin advises business owners to schedule personal time to avoid burnout and ensure they are at their best for clients.
• Melissa incorporates self-care activities, such as facials, to stay refreshed and productive in her business.
• Kevin underscores the importance of rewarding oneself for hard work to stay motivated and avoid burnout.
• Melissa provides her contact information: Instagram handle @frugalmom and website https://adventuresfrugalmom.com, where people can reach out to her for blogging classes and other inquiries.