What do you do when you lose your biggest client? That was my Spotify search query for podcast episodes on this topic in the summer of 2023. It came up empty—there was not a single podcast episode on this topic. Of course not. Who wants to admit out loud and in their archives that they've lost their biggest client? In the past, I probably wouldn't have fessed up to this either. Except for the fact that now it's what I wish I could see, read, and hear. Today’s compilation episode is here to fix that!
If you've been reading Rolling in D🤦🏻♀️h, you know that the origin story for my new-ish paid Substack was losing my biggest, most beloved corporate client in the summer of 2023. Getting The News shook me up so much because not only was it one of my longest-running favorite licensing clients, but it also represented at least six figures of income for the next six months being instantly wiped off the table.
Now, at least, we will all have something to turn to (and return to). My goal is not to provide advice but rather to offer some comfort through the voices of some of my dearest friends and favorite Heart-Based Business owners who are speaking from experience about how they've handled situations just like this.
Maybe you don't need this episode right now, but if something does happen in the future (even if we hope not), you'll remember that you can come back and listen on a proverbial rainy day.
Please share with any fellow business owner friends who might be going through a tough time, and enormous thanks to the wonderful group of friends and former podcast guests who shared their stories for this two-part episode!
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210: ⛵️Knot a Care—Sailing the Free Time Seas with Joy and Ease
209: From Lost and Founder to Chill Work with Rand Fishkin
208: 😇 Delight Is in the Details
207: Geeking Out on Client-Facing Pages + Favorite Notion Templates with Karen Allen
206: 🦊 Celebrate the Small Fixes, aka Your Business Rose 🌹
205: Why Paul Millerd Turned Down a $200K Two-Book Traditional Publishing Deal
204: 8 Benefits and Strategies for Managing a Shared Team Inbox Through HelpScout
203:🎢 Riding the Emotional Rollercoaster of Launching with Natalie Lue
202: 🎉 20+ Free Time Permission Slips for Small Business Owners (Part 2)
201: Never Lose a Team Member Again with Joey Coleman
200: 🎉 20+ Free Time Permission Slips for Small Business Owners (Part 1)
199: Creating Happier Hours and the Diminishing Returns of Too Much Free Time With Cassie Holmes
198: Book Club ✨ OUTRAGEOUS OPENNESS: Letting the Divine Take the Lead by Tosha Silver
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196: 🍩 What Do Donuts, Coffee, Conversation, and Energy Cliffs Have in Common? (My Mini Daily Audio Diary from Attending TED 2023)
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194: 🤖Top 10 Favorite Recent GPT Prompts for Creative Business Owners (BFF Bonus Replay)
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192: 📲 5 Creative Ways to Better Organize Your Phone Contacts
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