by Jenn | Jan 5, 2021 | Podcast, Small Business
In this episode, I speak with Penguin Random House Editor Ashley Hong (she/her) about what makes a book marketable and her path to the publishing world with a couple detours through Grey’s Anatomy and computer science. Powered by...
by Jenn | Jan 5, 2021 | Podcast, Small Business
In this episode I talk to Hanna Chiou, the co-creator of one of my favorite products, the Habbi Habbi Reading Wand and Global Library. We discuss her journey from global consulting to toy and book manufacturing as well as the power of seeing your identity in books....
by Jenn | Jan 5, 2021 | Podcast, Small Business
Feminist Asian Dad Eugene Hung (he/him) shares about his journey from teacher to blogger and activist and back to teacher, what his kids really think of his blog, and how he amplifies female voices without taking away space. Eugene’s blog:...
by Jenn | Jan 5, 2021 | Podcast, Pricing
In this mini episode, my business bestie joins me in going through our year-end reviews, talking specifically about which income metrics are *actually* informative and important. Powered by RedCircle
by Jenn | Jan 5, 2021 | Podcast, Small Business
Sam Brandt (they/them) provides a fascinating (seriously!) glimpse at technical writing, which I now think is the most underrated niche in the writing world. Marketing copywriters get customers and clients in, but good documentation keeps them coming back for more....
by Jenn | Nov 9, 2020 | Podcast, Pricing, Productivity
Giving yourself a raise is an oft-trumpeted goal for freelancers and creatives. But in order to pay yourself more money, you usually need to take on more work. There’s a running joke that entrepreneurs and freelancers are the only ones who will work 60 hours a week to...
by Jenn | Nov 2, 2020 | Podcast, Small Business
In this episode, I somehow manage to not pee myself while talking to Rebecca Kuang, award-winning author of The Poppy War trilogy about her writing process, changing her major (we’d all be sad if she’d stayed in economics and finance), and the many complexities of...
by Jenn | Oct 26, 2020 | Podcast, Pricing
In this episode, Auntie throws down over freelancers and creatives price shaming one another and pours the tea about what a “good” client actually means. Powered by RedCircle
by Jenn | Oct 19, 2020 | Podcast, Small Business
In this episode, Los Angeles County Youth Poet Laureate Sophie Kim shares the benefits of taking a gap year, her experience as poet laureate, and her hopes for her creative work during and beyond her education at Harvard. Powered by...
by Jenn | Oct 12, 2020 | Branding, Podcast, Small Business
In this episode I discuss the words and phrases I don’t use in my brand communications and why it’s not really about “not offending people.” (Which seems like a perfectly worthy goal to me, but what do I know.) To ask a question or leave a...
by Jenn | Oct 5, 2020 | Podcast
In this episode I chat with romance author and actress Preslaysa Williams about the 5am writer’s club, what feedback to take and what to ignore, and the magic that comes with writing your true identity into your work. We also talk about what it’s really like to be a...
by Jenn | Sep 28, 2020 | Podcast, Productivity, Small Business
In this mini episode, I discuss the need for an In Case of Emergency plan for your business and how to start putting one together. My pal Anna’s recession-proofing toolkit: https://www.annafhetzel.com/recession Powered by...
