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Industry insights and business tips for creative service providers looking to build strong foundations, make lasting impressions, and grow a sustainable business.
How to Nail Your 90-Day Plan Without the Stress (Hint: It’s Easier Than You Think)
Creating a 90-day business plan might sound overwhelming, but it's easier than you think. Once you break it down into manageable pieces, it becomes less daunting and more actionable. Planning isn’t about scribbling endless to-do lists but about gaining clarity and setting yourself up for success step by step
How I Structure My Weekly CEO Day for Focus and Growth
Learn how to plan a weekly CEO Day for your business. Get tips on reviewing the wins, understanding challenges, planning content, delegating, and making the most of focused CEO time.
Crafting Your Signature Process: The Key to Scaling with Authenticity
Ready to scale your creative business while staying true to your unique approach? Discover how a signature process can transform the way you work, delight your clients, and set you up for sustainable growth.
Overcoming Creative Burnout and Boosting Your Profits
Get ready to beat creative burnout and boost profit in your business with these simple strategies for vision setting, brand messaging, sales, and streamlined systems—everything you need to fast-track your growth.
Quarterly Planning for Creatives: A Guide to Goal Setting for Growth
Learn how to plan your quarterly CEO day to set goals, review finances, and streamline client management. Get a clear roadmap for sustainable growth and stay on track with your big-picture vision!
Why I’m Launching a Private Podcast for Our Community
Discover how streamlining systems and practical business strategies helped me build a sustainable, aligned business. Learn more and get a sneak peek into my new private podcast, Break Free—coming soon!
5 Essential Tools for Growing Your Interior Design Team
Ready to take your interior design business to the next level? In this post, I reveal 5 under-the-radar tools that have revolutionized how I scale my consultancy and collaborate with my growing team. From seamless client management to efficient project workflows, these tools are a game-changer for any designer looking to streamline processes.
A Simple Guide to Processes for Interior Designers (SOPs)
When you carve out time to write and implement SOPs that are goal-oriented and support your company’s signature process, you can rest assured that every detail can be refined and optimized over time. That means no more half-baked procedures or one-off wins. Instead, whatever changes you make WILL save you time and bring you one step closer to the smooth-as-butter, scalable design business of your dreams.
3 Strategies I Use To Navigate Imposter Syndrome
“For those of you who feel stuck navigating a minefield of self-doubt, I’m here to share 3 strategies that have helped me conquer the temptation to self-sabotage and move forward with confidence in what I have to offer...”
What I’ve Learned in the First 3 Years of Business
Make no mistake about it, running a business is NOT for the faint of heart… But as challenging as my journey has been, the decision to set out on my own has been far more rewarding and worthwhile than anything I’ve had to sacrifice to make my vision a reality. Here’s what the last three years of owning my business have taught me. Hopefully, you can learn a thing or two from what I’ve walked through as well.
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Willow and Jax is a boutique consulting and creative studio providing brand strategy, client experience design, and high-touch business consulting for female founders.