Do you worry about how you can juggle anything else while running your business? Dondrea Owens was an accountant before she choose to leave her job to pursue a stationery business. Stationary is near and dear to my heart as that’s what I was doing professionally in corporate America before pursuing Pinegate Road full-time and I love all things stationery. She also has two little kids so as I prep myself to have a family and build my business in a way that works for my lifestyle, I loved Dondrea’s advice and I know it will be perfect for anyone who wants to do something else while running their business.
— Transitioning out of her work as an accountant and starting her own business so she could stay home with her kids
— How realizing that she didn’t have a hobby led her to pursue scrapbooking and then ultimately stationery design
— The evolution of Dondrea’s business from just starting out to quitting her full-time job
— Applying the skills we learned in our corporate jobs to running our businesses
— Using process sheets to put some of your business tasks on autopilot
— Keeping a flexible calendar to make it easier to manage running a business and raising a family
— How Dondrea’s free time has changed since having kids
— Finding time to yourself when you have kids
— Getting help in your business so that you can focus on your zone of genius
— Building a business slowly over time so that it’s sustainable, profitable, and you know exactly what your mission is
— Why Dondrea no longer offers custom stationery anymore and instead focuses on creating collections that she only has to design once
— Balancing the creative and business sides of your business
— Staying consistent with your social media marketing by batching it over a few days a week
— Using screenshots and notes on our phones to capture inspiration
— That having kids has fuelled Dondrea’s hustle and helped her use her time much more effectively
— Living the mantra “Done is better than perfect”
— Having accountability buddies who help keep you on track with your projects
— The measures of success at a full-time job versus being at home
— Minted
— Oh So Beautiful Paper
— SkillShare
— Elle & Company
— Freelance Academy
— Atlanta Wedding Loft
— Creative Empire
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