After nine episodes of talking business, creativity, leadership, and all the ways we accidentally make our own lives harder, we realized something important:

We never properly introduced ourselves.

In this episode, Michelle and Sara pull back the curtain and share the stories behind their businesses, their careers, and their partnership. You'll learn how a vocal performance major and a director/educator ended up becoming business coaches and consultants, why collaboration beats competition, and how their work helps artists and creative entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses without sacrificing their values. This is their origin story.

• How Sara's journey led from performance and music teaching to founding Savvy Music Studio
• How Michelle's path evolved from performer, director, and educator to creating The SpeakEasy Cooperative
• The identity shifts that happen when artists become business owners
• How Sara and Michelle began working together and how their businesses overlap
• The programs, services, and resources available through their businesses

How to Run Your Biz Without Hating Your Boss is the podcast for creative entrepreneurs and service-based business owners who want to thrive professionally without sacrificing their values, peace, or creative integrity. Michelle and Sara share the hard-won wisdom you won't find in generic business coaching or "just follow my simple formula" advice.

➡️ Join SECO: https://thespeakeasycooperative.com/speakeasy/

➡️ Email Michelle about Key of CEO: michelle@faithculturekiss.com

➡️ Join The Music Teacher's Marketing Library: https://savvymusicstudio.com/music-teachers-marketing-library/

➡️ Explore 1:1 Coaching with Sara: https://savvymusicstudio.com/coaching-for-music-teachers/

➡️ Email just to say hi and tell us what you wanna hear about: hey@faithculturekiss.com

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