Donna Maria is an entrepreneur mentor, the founder and CEO of the Indie Business Network, and the host of the Indie Business Podcast and the Indie Business Retreat. She has been recognized as one of the most trusted voices for Makers and Creative Entrepreneurs. Her coaching and consulting enterprise trains thousands of new and evolving entrepreneurs every day.

Meet Vivian Jamison + Shanon Kindred: Indie Business Network 4Q 2025 Robin’s Roses Entrepreneurial Scholarship Recipients

We are excited to introduce you to Vivian Jamison of Xpressive Mocha and Shanon Kindred of Toushea Skincare, our 4Q 2025 Robin’s Roses Entrepreneurial Scholarship Recipients. We are normally thrilled to welcome one new scholarship recipient, so you can imagine how much pleasure it gives us to welcome TWO for the fourth quarter of this…

October 2025 Indie Business Book Club: The Art, Science and Business of Aromatherapy: Your Essential Oil & Entrepreneurship Guide by Kayla Fioravanti

I’m excited to announce the October selection for the Indie Business Book Club: The Art, Science and Business of Aromatherapy: Your Essential Oil & Entrepreneurship Guide by Kayla Fioravanti. While this book was originally written for aromatherapists, the lessons extend far beyond essential oils. Kayla weaves together her insider industry expertise with timeless entrepreneurial principles that…

September 2025 Indie Business Book Club: Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick

I’m excited to announce the September selection for the Indie Business Book Club: Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick. Artificial Intelligence (AI) can feel exciting, intimidating, or even irrelevant depending on where you stand. But no matter your perspective, ignoring AI is the one response you cannot have if you want to be…

August 2025 Indie Business Book Club: The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About by Mel and Sawyer Robbins

I’m excited to announce the August selection for the Indie Business Book Club: The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can’t Stop Talking About by Mel and Sawyer Robbins Most self-improvement books are designed to help us reframe how we think so we can begin to take the actions that will change…

Meet Pearl Harris: Indie Business Network 1Q 2025 Robin’s Roses Entrepreneurial Scholarship Recipient

We are excited to introduce you to Pearl Harris of Beach Body Butter, our 1Q 2025 Robin’s Roses Entrepreneurial Scholarship Recipient. Pearl is a licensed clinical social worker at a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. Her Beach Body Butter is the elegant, essential daily moisturizer for people with active lives. Among the most popular scents are…