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Episode Synopsis
If you’re an entrepreneur or business owner, chances are you’ve heard of or have even practiced the concept of “CEO days.”
I’ll admit, when I first launched my business, I took this to mean a day or long weekend at a lavish hotel, noshing on room service, taking yourself out for a massage and cocktail, and getting creative about the next phase of your business. SOOOO SEXY, RIGHT?
Well, that’s amazing, but I quickly realized in life with 2 young kids, those types of CEO days would be far and few between. For a while, I kind of gave up on the idea of it all together.
Enter today’s guest, who shares the *truth* about CEO days, along with what it was like to be raised by successful entrepreneurs, how she stays blissfully booked out, and this novel idea that as a business owner, you “don’t have to be stressed out.”
Mind blowing, right?
It’s a great conversation.
Rachel Meltzer is a freelance writing coach (and a freelance writer, of course). She's coached over 100 freelance writers on launching their businesses and getting clients. She's written for Lenovo, Grammarly, Loom, FarOut, Six Moon Designs, and more in the tech and outdoor recreation industries. She loves the freedom that freelancing gives her to thru-hike, live in a van, move whenever she wants, and spend time with her loyal cat, Bonnie.
CONNECT WITH RACHEL:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmeltzer/
https://www.meltzerseltzer.com/
I’ll admit, when I first launched my business, I took this to mean a day or long weekend at a lavish hotel, noshing on room service, taking yourself out for a massage and cocktail, and getting creative about the next phase of your business. SOOOO SEXY, RIGHT?
Well, that’s amazing, but I quickly realized in life with 2 young kids, those types of CEO days would be far and few between. For a while, I kind of gave up on the idea of it all together.
Enter today’s guest, who shares the *truth* about CEO days, along with what it was like to be raised by successful entrepreneurs, how she stays blissfully booked out, and this novel idea that as a business owner, you “don’t have to be stressed out.”
Mind blowing, right?
It’s a great conversation.
Rachel Meltzer is a freelance writing coach (and a freelance writer, of course). She's coached over 100 freelance writers on launching their businesses and getting clients. She's written for Lenovo, Grammarly, Loom, FarOut, Six Moon Designs, and more in the tech and outdoor recreation industries. She loves the freedom that freelancing gives her to thru-hike, live in a van, move whenever she wants, and spend time with her loyal cat, Bonnie.
CONNECT WITH RACHEL:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmeltzer/
https://www.meltzerseltzer.com/
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