Hard truth: small talk has no place in marketing. You’re going to have to accept that you need a hook and that crafting a good one takes effort and practice.

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When learning a new skill, building a new belief, or developing a new habit, you don’t get to jump right to having it happen on autopilot. Here’s why you need someone in your corner to remind you - over and over again - what you’re building toward.

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Engagement with content doesn’t happen without some sort of emotional payoff. Have you factored fun into your marketing strategy? Here’s why you should and how to start if fun feels like a foreign concept.

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Today’s episode is about how to emotionally prepare to uplevel your business. This was the topic the Squad, my membership for black sheep turned creative entrepreneurs, voted on for our theme for the month of August 2025. With their permission, I’m sharing our masterclass and Q & A with the podcast, because it was just too good not to.

We cover: ✨Why entrepreneurs need a presence practice instead of checking out from their emotions

✨Why lack of clarity is often a sign you need to rest

✨Common blocks for knowing what you want

✨Why desire is uncomfortable for many folks who have been chronically invalidated

✨Why grind=burnout and the rationale behind romanticizing

✨When your inner monologue is holding you back and how to change the story

✨How to build your creativity muscle

✨Why leaders don’t try to do it all alone

✨Creativity as an antidote to feelings of powerlessness and helplessness

Let’s dive in.

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If your About page is just a bullet point list of your qualifications, you’re leaving money on the table.

In this episode, Shaté Hayes, founder & CEO of Career Steward, Inc., shares practical tips for taking radical ownership of your story and sharing it so powerfully, it blasts open opportunities.

You’ll learn:

🖋️ How to convey expertise- ethically

🖋️ How to identify the strongest parts of your story to share in your marketing

🖋️ How to use data to combat your imposter syndrome

🖋️ Why negative self-talk can sink your messaging

🖋️ How to get better stories

🖋️ How to message through a major career (and identity) change

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Expecting instant results often betrays a lack of understanding of your buyer’s journey. Here’s why measuring too early will lead you to misinterpret your data.

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Coaching is great when it strengthens your ability to trust yourself and your judgement. It’s amazing when it clarifies your wants and needs and expands your capacity to advocate for them. It’s mind-blowing and world changing when it smashes through perceived barriers and limits and empowers you to dream bigger, want more, and believe in your worthiness to receive abundantly. It sucks when there is no concern placed on how it lands. It sucks when there is no accountability for how it’s delivered. So, is your coach empowering you or relegating you to permanent follower status? Let’s get into it.

🍓Marketing Through Fear of Visibility: How To Emotionally Afford the Cost of Being seen on April 29, 2025

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