⚠ Quick note: Some of the folks I'm sharing here have different relationships with AI than I do, and our values don't always align completely. I'm here to help talented people navigate the realities of running a business in late-stage capitalism without having to compromise who they are to do it. So I share what I find useful, I trust you can filter out what doesn’t align, and we all keep thinking critically together. Cool? Cool.
Check out a few recent discoveries that are well worth ten minutes of your time and/or bookmarking:
Studioworks Library — Free Tools for Better Businessing
This is exactly the kind of resource I wish had existed when I was first figuring out how to run a creative business. Built by Jessica Hische and the Studioworks team, it's a free collection of practical tools like bookkeeping wizards, hourly rate calculators, project estimators, and client email helpers made specifically for freelancers and creative studios. Bookmark this one.
Meighan O'Toole's End-to-End Client Onboarding Bootcamp
Enrollment is currently closed, but you can get on the waitlist for the spring session! Meighan runs Ops+Bots and this intensive is all about building your entire client lifecycle inside Notion. If you've been holding together your onboarding process with duct tape and good intentions, this is worth keeping on your radar.
The Top 7 Content Strategies To Get Ahead of Everyone Else — Joanna Wiebe
Joanna Wiebe is one of the sharpest conversion copywriters out there, and this video is a good one even if you're not a marketer by trade. The stuff about problem matching (leading with your audience's exact language before you ever pitch a solution) is something every business owner should understand. Worth 15 minutes of your time.
How to Find Your Authentic Voice Online Without Faking It — Mallory Contois
Mallory Contois is VP of Growth at Maven, and this talk gets at the difference between performing authenticity and being authentic online. For folks trying to build a presence without feeling gross about it, this one hits.
De-Googling Your Life — YK Hong + Liberation Toolbox
YK Hong is doing work I think more of us should be paying attention to. Their focus is on liberatory tech strategy, which means thinking critically about our reliance on big tech infrastructure, surveillance capitalism, and what it actually looks like to start disentangling from it. Their reel on de-Googling is a good entry point, and Liberation Toolbox is where you can go deeper. Thinking about who benefits from the tools we use is part of running a business with integrity.
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