I am a multi-passionate, feminist creative marketer who helps values driven businesses make money while making the world a better place. As an accomplished brand strategist, web designer and published author, I know a thing or twenty about helping businesses grow their online presence, wealth and impact in the world AND confidently take up space online.
January 1st is NOT a deadline 🫠
Hey YOU!Tired of business advice that doesn't feel like...YOU? This newsletter is your permission slip to build your business on your own terms...let's dive in! If you’re already being bombarded with 2026 business goal planning invites, let me be the one to whisper this instead: ✨ You don’t have to have it all figured out by January 1st. ✨ We’re heading into one of the busiest, buzziest seasons of the year, and if you’re anything like me, your nervous system is already raising an eyebrow at all the “get your goals in order!” energy. Listen...I love a fresh start. I also love realistic timelines, having a regulated nervous system, and not forcing myself to make big business decisions when I’m deep in laundry piles and kid chaos (which is exactly what December looks like over here, even with less time at the rink). So instead of business planning during the holidays, I’m doing something different... I’m planning for 2026...in late January. Yup! A full month into the new year. Because by then the pressure fog has cleared, the inbox frenzy has died down, and I can actually hear my own thoughts again. I actually got this idea from Lib Aubuchon’s FREE Solo Business Retreat Guide. You can grab it here if you'd like! Did I mention it was free?! I’m taking it with me on a two-night business retreat with a biz bestie. No kids. No husbands. Just space to co-work, reflect, sip something warm, and maybe even think clearly for once. 😅 We’ll be journaling, brainstorming, and setting gentle intentions—not aggressive goals—for the year ahead. If you’ve been craving a reset without the rush, this might be your sign to not start planning for 2026 just yet! Give yourself some space. Permission to rest. And when you’re ready to Because honestly? 👉 A slow start doesn’t mean a small year. Sometimes, the best brands are built not in January...but in June. Or September. Or whenever you can exhale and say, “Okay, I’m ready now.” So if 2026 includes a rebrand, a new website, or a clearer way to share your secret ingredients (the stuff that makes you, YOU!)...let's chat when you’re ready. |
Hey, I'm Emily, and I don't just create stand out brands - I create change.
I am a multi-passionate, feminist creative marketer who helps values driven businesses make money while making the world a better place. As an accomplished brand strategist, web designer and published author, I know a thing or twenty about helping businesses grow their online presence, wealth and impact in the world AND confidently take up space online.
Hey YOU! The other night I had a dream in which I was being guided to delete my social media accounts. If you've been around awhile, you already know that I no longer create regular content for social media (I've thoroughly enjoyed having a static 9-grid Instagram feed for awhile now). The benefits no longer outweigh the disadvantages to supporting a company that protects horrible people and has done so much damage to our mental health and the safety of children. The very fact that I've...
Hey YOU! I'm still recovering from my *finger in the door* incident, but the eight other fingers I've got are working just fine so I can write this week's newsletter. For those of you who missed that, I slammed two of my own fingers in our sliding doors last week. Ouch! It was a big reminder for me to slow down in my personal life. My work life is sustainable, why shouldn't my personal life be, too?! I guess, I'm a work in progress. I still managed to launch an amazing brand and website for...
Hey YOU! Tired of business advice that doesn't feel like...YOU? This newsletter is your permission slip to build your business on your own terms...let's dive in! I just got back home from a very busy weekend away with my daughter's hockey team...and am trying to catch up on client work and life while it feels like the world US is on fire (and not in a good way!). As a Canadian, I am feeling so much fear for my neighbours. My nervous system is seriously fried! 🫠 And yet, I still get up every...