CEO of Zipbooks Tim Chaves helps break down what many entrepreneurs consider “the least sexy part” of their job: accounting.

Artist Natalie Allgyer tackles self-doubt and inauthentic motivations. “But wait! Whose voice is that talking in your head?!” What she discovered about finding her authentic self is a powerful tool for all business owners.

While it may not be an answer, it is safe and comfortable ... and 100% steeped in fear.

It allows us to throw up our hands, remain exactly where we are and say, “Well! Since I don’t know what to do, I’m going to sit here and do nothing.” And not fail. It’s the fear of failing, or going in the wrong direction, or, or, or….

Raise your hand if this hits you in the guts with familiarity...

I worked in corporations for 15 years before realizing I was ready to start my own business. Building something on my own was never a career goal of mine, but the demands of my last corporate role as the Global Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at The Coca-Cola Company opened my eyes to new ways of thinking and gave me new-found confidence that I could succeed...

When I work with entrepreneurs, I’m always amazed by the number of them that set revenue goal without a plan on how to get there.I’ll often hear goals of “I want to make $100,000 this year”, and then when I ask them how they will get there, they have no idea.

Haven’t we all been told that if you do what you love, you will never work a day in your life? As a young creative, I have found that doing what you love is much more complex and challenging than it seems, it is in fact, work.