Contrary to what social media might tell you…being on camera is not a natural thing for 99.9% of the population. But if you’re running a business, showing up on camera is now an inevitable part of your job description.  But this is good news for us small business owners and side hustlers.  Because we are […]

If You’re Camera Shy…Do This

She turned her trauma into triumph.Her bullies into bucks.Last year 19-year-old Tania took in more than $1M in sales and says it was only when she started leaning into her backstory did her company explode.  I dare you not to get emotional watching this clip of 19-year-old Tania pitch the Sharks. (this is the only […]

Make Your Haters Your Motivators

So you’re not a natural-born writer.  It’s OK. It doesn’t mean you can’t become one.  The first rule of thumb is to remember that every great story involves a transformation in the main character. If that person is you, you need to show your audience how you changed.  If that person is your customer, the […]

Use This Easy Formula to Write Better Stories

“But Patrice, my back story is SO MUCH. Where do I even start??” I hear this a lot from entrepreneurs. You’ve done a lot. You’ve lived through a lot of jobs, transitions, bad hair trends, bad partners, questionable nightlife decisions (and made it the other side) peaks, valleys, therapy breakthroughs.  When it’s time to keep […]

From Arranged Marriage -> Immigrant Career Coach

If someone came up to you and asked you why you do what you do….do you know what you’d say? (without you word vomiting and without the person getting that GLAZED look which is Universal Human Sign for STFU!!) So do you? Rachael didn’t. Meet  Rachael who just wrapped my Founder’s Fire cohort (check out […]

I’m at it Again

Writing about yourself is hard. Showing up on camera and talking about yourself -that isn’t one giant snore fest- is even harder. In order to stand out from the approximately 897,675 other people doing the exact same thing as you, you will want to get comfortable with sharing key parts of your back story that […]

How to Make a Killer About Me Video

I am about 90 percent sure we will be moving from Brooklyn to Lisbon next summer. It’s a move that has been percolating in our brain for the past year and certain events in our lives, increased comments from my kids about hating gun drills at school & a hard ask to ourselves about the […]

Should I Uproot My Family to Europe?

Hooks are the beginning of every amazing story. And the hype is true.  Write a hook that connects and it’s the reason your audience will continue watching your video (or reading your pitch, email, newsletter.) Write one that doesn’t hit home and that video or newsletter you spent HOURS, OK…DAYS making will be for you […]

5 Hooks to Keep Your Audience Wanting More

Dropping my go-to secrets for making consistent content that RESONATES with my audience. It’s a funny story why I am doing this so make sure you read TO.THE.END. 👀Do you find yourself making a $hit load of content but it doesn’t seem “to land?” 😭Are you posting a lot to your feed, showing up on […]

Content Strategy Tips

Why does everyone else seem to be an overnight success compared to me?⁣ Do you ever ask yourself that? Guilty. Take Rachel Hollis. She’s a motivational speaker, author, blogger, powerhouse conference host and Netflix star. When her Netflix show ‘Made for More” debuted last year a lot of people in my circles were like “HUH? […]

Does it Sometimes Feel Everyone is an Overnight Success but You?