I started another Instagram account two years ago that reached over 100k followers in 2024... again. A lot has changed since I reached 100k with a different account in 2018, but some keys to growth are exactly the same. The last time I did this, it was 2018, and Instagram was very different. There were … Continue reading How To Grow An Instagram Account To 100k In 2024
I love to mine my experiences for lessons. I feel so lucky that I get a chance to start over and do things differently with all the lessons I've learned from my experience building my first business. During that seven-year journey, I experimented with dozens of different strategies and tactics to scale it. Here's what … Continue reading Business Reflections: What Worked & What To Do Differently Next Time
When I decided I needed to leave my company, one of the reasons I chose to sell instead of shutting it down was that it was the bigger risk. In 2022, my mantra was "take more swings" and working to sell my company was my biggest swing yet. I had no idea what the process … Continue reading The Journey Of Selling A Small Company
I've been told my decisiveness is one of my best qualities as an entrepreneur. But the decision to sell my company, Workweek Lunch, was nothing but one-and-done. Instead, it was a culmination of unpredictable moments and slow, painful realizations about my work and how I really felt about it. It was unlike any decision I've … Continue reading How I Made The Choice To Sell My Company
Hello! If you're visiting this blog after seeing my announcement that I sold my company, Workweek Lunch, welcome and thanks for being here. Here's the newsletter where I'll share monthly updates about projects, business, travel, moving to a new state, what I'm writing and of course, my dog Coconut. It took me a whole year … Continue reading A New Chapter
My partner and I have a goal of visiting all 50 states. At the time of this post, I'm happy to report that in four years, we are exactly halfway there! Our 26th state will be California (finally) where we'll be celebrating his 30th birthday and Thanksgiving. One benefit of having a large Instagram following … Continue reading All The Places To Visit In San Francisco
Japan first fell on my radar in 2016, when a few members of my ski club organized a trip to Niseko. Before that, I had no idea Japan even had ski-able mountains. The second I heard about the trip, I wanted in. At the time, I could barely afford to pay rent, let alone an … Continue reading First 3 Steps For Planning A Solo Snowboarding Japan Trip
How I doubled my Instagam account from 100k to 300k in a year and what I've learned along the way.
Here are answers to some of the most common questions I get asked about building a business from scratch and being an entrepreneur.
It's fun to talk about highlights. Yes, some sad and not-so-great things happened this year. I lost my grandmother whom I was very close with all my life. Most of this year, I was in a long distance relationship which had many shitty moments. I considered throwing in the towel and getting a regular job … Continue reading 2018 Highlights: The Year I Made Workweek Lunch My Full-Time Job
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