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.
The Vault is an archive of my first podcasts so there is a record for you to enjoy. Welcome to the Vault Episode 193! In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Steven D. Wood, the author of “Be Bodacious: Put Life in Your Leadership.” This book is filled with insightful stories that…
This is a guest post by Emily Caswell of The Favor Stylist, specializing in tiny thank-yous in personalized packages. If you would like to submit a guest post for my blog, please read the guidelines here. I have spent the past 13 years running two businesses from my home. For most of those years, I’ve…
Donna Maria announces the next IBN member “30-Minute Beauty Break,” with guest Marc Sampogna of Canopy Brand Group, discussing: “5 Global Consumer Behavior Trends Affecting Your Brand.”
The Vault is an archive of my first podcasts so there is a record for you to enjoy. Welcome to the Vault Episode 192! In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Bruce Katcher, an accomplished organizational psychologist and the founder and president of The Discovery Consulting Group. Have you ever experienced…
Fresh from a 3-mile run, Donna Maria compares the marathon-like mindset required for running, to the marathon-like mindset required to be successful in business.
Last year, I told you about what happened when a blogger chronicled her experiences making every single recipe in one of Julia Childs’s cookbooks. The blogger eventually found fame as the subject of a movie starring Meryl Streep. I am amazed at how much blogging has enhanced my life. I suppose it’s no wonder then…
Community is nothing new. We know one when we see one, and we all live in one. But the notion of community as it relates to business success is relatively new to most small and independent business owners because up until now, most have relied heavily on their “quality products” to make those products sell.…
Donna Maria interviews Funlayo Alabi, co-owner of Shea Radiance, about how her business empowers the women of Ghana by providing opportunities for fair shea butter manufacture and trade.
Donna Maria interviews Paula Davis, the Texas-based owner of Canyon Creek Soap Company, about how she won $100,000 in a business plan competition. This video was recorded live during my social media presentation at the 2010 Conference of Handcrafted Soapmakers.
