Feel like hustling for a paycheck that still doesn't cover a decent health plan is overrated? This one's for you. Our guest Miranda is back (she was on the show all the way back in episode 37) and this time she's telling us what happened after she gave her own business an Irish goodbye and took a full-time gig at a Small Business Development Center.

Health insurance, paid holidays, an actual maternity leave... and now, navigating a breast cancer diagnosis with benefits she wouldn't have had while working for herself. Miranda’s take on business and money is honest as hell and might just give you more options or even permission to make a similar decision.

Enjoy the episode! 😊

In this episode, we explore:

➡️ Miranda's exit from the online space (and why she'd do it again)

➡️ The traits she sees over and over in the people who actually make it

➡️ How much delusion is healthy, and when it becomes your downfall

➡️ Why Miranda jokes that her actual job title might be "Dream Killer"

➡️ How to know if/when it's time to say goodbye to your business

➡️ Facing breast cancer and finding out what benefits are really worth

➡️ What a Small Business Development Center actually does (and why almost nobody online knows)

➡️ How speaking locally builds up your presentation skills

Links & Resources Mentioned:

>> Find your local Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
>> Buy us a coffee/support the podcast

About the Guest:

Miranda Rodriguez is the Small Business Coordinator and business advisor at the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Waubonsee Community College in Aurora, Illinois. She is a marketing strategist by trade, and formerly a marketing consultant and coach at Marketing for the Uninhibited, which she founded in 2017. Through her 1:1 consulting, coaching and workshops, she has helped hundreds of product-based business owners and specialty service providers catapult themselves into their next phase of business - whatever that looks like to them. She’s hosted workshops at Wellington International Winter Equestrian Festival, SCORE, College of DuPage, and the Small Business Development Center at Waubonsee Community College. To learn more about how Miranda can help you catapult you into your next phase of business, email her at mrodriguez2@waubonsee.edu.

SBDC Illinois: https://www.waubonsee.edu/community-offerings/illinois-small-business-development-center-waubonsee
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_marodriguez_/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodriguezmiranda/

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Additional Links & Resources Mentioned:

>> Buy us a coffee/support the podcast

Learn more about Curiously Guided:

Curiously Guided, the podcast for intentional business owners & curious minds. Where the outer work meets the inner work, so we can create a life, business, and career that feels deeply fulfilling & wildly aligned.

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Connect with The hosts’ Shay + Mariah:

👉 Shay: saleswithshay.com | @saleswithshay

👉 Mariah: mariahmagazine.com | @mariahmagazineco