Ladies Lounge is a monthly event series presented by GA focused on elevating and empowering women in tech.* This month, we're teaming up with YouEarnedIt to bring you an evening of reflection and inspiration as we close out 2018 and get ready for the new year ahead! Ashland Viscosi, Founder of Creatives Meet Business, will be leading a goal planning panel featuring Maggie Gentry Miller, Pei Sim, and Alison Tugwell. Each of the four will discuss their goal planning tactics and processes and then facilitate breakout sessions for attendees to start crafting their goal plans.

You'll walk away with your goals for 2019 and a behavioral plan to start executing on right away.

*All are welcome and encouraged to join.

THIS EVENT IS FREE WITH AN RSVP.

With so much information swirling about in regards to what to do and what NOT to do in your business, it's enough to make anyone's head spin. How do you build a brand that stands out from the crowd? How do you share content that doesn't feel like it's contributing to all of the noise? How do you stand firm and stick to your guns while the impermanent winds of each passing trend are tempting you to change course?

You practice Owning Your Why every. single. day.

The first step to Own Your Why® is to uncover your core purpose, the thing that makes your business tick, your North Star that helps light your path when times get hard. When we can identify WHY we do what we do, we are then able to clearly share our story in a way that attracts all of our ideal clients.

Not only is a clearly defined WHY helpful for sharing what we do, but it can also be the cornerstone in redefining success for our business so that we know how navigate changes in our business with confidence and ease.

In this 3-hour virtual workshop, we will: 

• Discuss what it means to run a soul-centered business

• Transform how you think about marketing

• Begin to craft a Why Statement that will have you sharing about what you do in a brand new way

• Redefine success for your business so that you have new guidelines from which to operate

Photo credit: Creating Light Studio

With so much information swirling about in regards to what to do and what NOT to do in your business, it's enough to make anyone's head spin. How do you build a brand that stands out from the crowd? How do you share content that doesn't feel like it's contributing to all of the noise? How do you stand firm and stick to your guns while the impermanent winds of each passing trend are tempting you to change course?

You practice Owning Your Why every. single. day.

The first step to Own Your Why® is to uncover your core purpose, the thing that makes your business tick, your North Star that helps light your path when times get hard. When we can identify WHY we do what we do, we are then able to clearly share our story in a way that attracts all of our ideal clients.

Not only is a clearly defined WHY helpful for sharing what we do, but it can also be the cornerstone in redefining success for our business so that we know how navigate changes in our business with confidence and ease.

In this 3-hour virtual workshop, we will: 

• Discuss what it means to run a soul-centered business

• Transform how you think about marketing

• Begin to craft a Why Statement that will have you sharing about what you do in a brand new way

• Redefine success for your business so that you have new guidelines from which to operate

Photo credit: Creating Light Studio

A half day event to reflect & release your 2018 and dream & activate your 2019

Over the past year, Mara Oatman and I have partnered to offer a Quarterly Planning workshop series that guided business owners through how to make intentional goals and a plan to see them through. It’s been transformative to have a space where you can not only get really clear on your WHY, but also your HOW. Each time, we guide you through a deep, introspective exploration to hear what your soul desires, and then help you manifest that reality by creating an action plan that works for you.

Our work together has been powerful, and we want to wrap up this year with a half-day retreat that will be an ode to honoring the lessons we’ve learned this year and releasing the blockages that are holding us back so that we can walk into 2019 with a clear mind and an open heart.

Sounding like exactly what you need? Join us!

Here’s what you can get excited about:

• Drop in with a guided meditation to start off the day

• Move energy through the body with a gentle flow yoga class

• Begin to actualize your desires by creating a vision board

• Craft a mantra for the year and use that as a guiding light as you create an action plan for what to create in 2019

• Nourish yourself with healthy foods, hot tea, and invigorating conversation

A note about location: This will be hosted at a private residence, and the address will be emailed to all participants 48 hours prior to the event.

Photo credit: Creating Light Studio

This quarterly event series is designed for busy entrepreneurs and small business owners who are eager to create values-based goals and a corresponding action plan to help them achieve those goals within the next 3 months. Guided by Maggie Gentry Miller, a business coach and marketing expert, and Mara Oatman, a systems and efficiency consultant, you are getting the best of both worlds to ensure you create a roadmap for your business that aligns with your core purpose, and incorporates your unique working style with your specific resource limitations.

Join us for a 3-hour working session which includes:

• 60-minutes of instruction from both Maggie + Mara 

• Worksheets to assist you create your quarterly goals, followed by your 3-month action plan

• Ample time to set goals and create your action plan during our time together

• Individual Hot Seat with Maggie + Mara to help you break through any blocks and create solutions

• Closing Q&A to share what you’ll be working on and ask for any support from the group that you may need

I’m speaking at the Creatives Meet Business Experience (CMBXP) this September 20 - 22, and I’d love to see you there! CMBXP includes over 50 hands-on workshops for all of the hats that artists, creatives, and small business owners wear: artistry and skills development, business, marketing, and storytelling. Mix and match your day with whichever workshops most fit your needs (or wants!). Stick around each evening for the "spirited" happy hours and spend time with your new friends, fans, collaborators, and the creative community. 

MORE ABOUT MY WORKSHOP: HOW TO HEAL YOUR BUSINESS

Oftentimes, we get so caught up in the never-ending tasks of running a business that we can lose sight of why we even began. That’s why it’s more important than ever to take time away from adding to your to-do list and reconnect with Your Why.

In this workshop, you’ll be guided through a short visualization exercise to help you connect with your intuition. From there, we’ll dig even deeper to first gain clarity and then put some structure around a Why Statement that will become the foundation for how you define success for your business. With this new definition of success, you’ll have a secret weapon to employ whenever you find yourself at another crossroads and you’re not sure what path to take.

When you follow Your Why, you will never be led astray. Think of this as a self-care workshop for your biz. And, you deserve to #treatyoself!

Nina Berenato presents the 3rd installment of Working Woman's Toolbox. A FREE series, aimed to educate and uplift the modern woman.

In this episode, guest lecturer, Maggie Gentry Miller, introduces, Own Your Why® — Running a Soul-Centered Business.

With so much information swirling about in regards to what to do and what NOT to do in your business, it's enough to make anyone's head spin. How do you build a brand that stands out from the crowd? How do you share content that doesn't feel like it's contributing to all of the noise? How do you stand firm and stick to your guns while the impermanent winds of each passing trend are tempting you to change course?

You practice Owning Your Why every. single. day.

The first step to Own Your Why® is to uncover your core purpose, the thing that makes your business tick, your North Star that helps light your path when times get hard. When we can identify WHY we do what we do, we are then able to clearly share our story in a way that attracts all of our ideal clients.

In this workshop, we will:

• Discuss what it means to run a soul-centered business
• Transform how you think about marketing
• Begin to craft a Why Statement that will have you sharing about what you do in a brand new way

We're halfway through the year—how are you doing with those goals you set in January? This will be the perfect time to reflect and readjust.

This quarterly event series is designed for busy entrepreneurs and small business owners who are eager to create values-based goals and a corresponding action plan to help them achieve those goals within the next 3 months. Guided by Maggie Gentry Miller, a business coach and marketing expert, and Mara Oatman, a systems and efficiency consultant, you are getting the best of both worlds to ensure you create a roadmap for your business that aligns with your core purpose, and incorporates your unique working style with your specific resource limitations.

Join us for a 3-hour working session which includes:

• 60-minutes of instruction from both Maggie + Mara to cover the topics of releasing what no longer serves us and rebuilding from a place of honesty & intention

• Worksheets to assist you create your quarterly goals, followed by your 3-month action plan

• Ample time to set goals and create your action plan during our time together

• Individual Hot Seat with Maggie + Mara to help you break through any blocks and create solutions

• Closing Q&A to share what you’ll be working on and ask for any support from the group that you may need

We can’t believe it’s already been one whole year since our first event, and we cannot thank this community enough for your support.

As a way to celebrate our first year anniversary, we’re putting together a Self-Care Bash so that you can take a little time out of your weekend to enjoy slow down and unwind. We’re adding new vendors all the time, but get excited for:

• Meditative drawing station with lessons guided by Becca Borrelli

• Tarot readings by Carly of Sound Sight Tarot

• Temporary tattoos with a mindful twist by Lumenkind

• Selfie Station with your besties by Simple Booth

• DIY essential oils station

• Custom calligraphy prints by Jen Krause Calligraphy & Design

• And more coming soon!

This quarterly event series is designed for busy entrepreneurs and small business owners who are eager to create values-based goals and a corresponding action plan to help them achieve those goals within the next 3 months. Guided by Maggie Gentry Miller, a business coach and marketing expert, and Mara Oatman, a systems and efficiency consultant, you are getting the best of both worlds to ensure you create a roadmap for your business that aligns with your core purpose, and incorporates your unique working style with your specific resource limitations.

Join us for a 3-hour working session which includes:

• 60-minutes of instruction from both Maggie + Mara

• Worksheets to assist you create your quarterly goals, followed by your 3-month action plan

• Ample time to set goals and create your action plan during our time together

• Individual Hot Seat with Maggie + Mara to help you break through any blocks and create solutions

• Closing Q&A to share what you’ll be working on and ask for any support from the group that you may need

We have a very special guest in all the way from Toronto, ON for a special two-night event! Barbara Erochina, emotional wellness coach and founder of Be With, will be in Austin to teach a Workshop on Night 1, followed by a more intensive, and much more intimate, Masterclass on Night 2.

I have personally worked with Barbara for almost a year now, and in this short time she has single-handedly given me the tools to transform my life. And that's not hyperbole—she really is that good. We hope you'll join us for this truly transformative event.

The start of every year is full of hopeful new beginnings, and yet we often fall victim to our lives taking control over what we really want. In this session, I will guide us on how to set meaningful intentions to last the entire year, how to create quarterly plans with mini check-ins, and establish your intention of the year.

We'll begin with some seated yoga led by my co-founder Mandy Millican, and then we'll hop right into it. Join us for an evening of meaningful discussion and connection.

Are you still in the market for a New Year's intention? Do you already know what you want out of 2018, but could use some backup? Do you just want to have fun + be a boss this year?

#ATXconnectionmixer (founded by Chelsea Laine Francis) + The Refinery are hosting a New Year's Intention Fair, and I'll be there with a table, along with 10+ other wonderful ladies chatting about hopes, dreams, fears, and everything in between. My table will be all about cultivating a gratitude practice in your business & life. 

The event is FREE, but an RSVP is required. Click through to see all the details, as well as reserve your ticket!

Juice Society is hosting a community event that will start out with a Camp Gladiator Boot Camp Class, followed by a panel discussion from wellness leaders and entrepreneurs. I am honored to be on the panel discussing how I find balance as an entrepreneur and make wellness a priority.

Panelists include:

• Amelia Raun | Yoga teacher, writer, photographer

• Jordan Jones | Camp Gladiator

• Kelly Krause | Programming at SXSW, Wellness writer at Camille Styles

• Claire Siegal | Lead Dietitian & Content Strategist at Snap Kitchen

• And... yours truly! :)

For more information and to RSVP, click below. See you there!

The Paper + Craft Pantry is all about goal setting, setting intentions, and supporting small businesses, so it was a match made in heaven when they asked if I would join them to co-host the 3rd Annual Vision Board Party.

Here's what they have to say about the event:

We love Maggie's approach to Introspective Marketing, and creating a vision board is a really great way to access your intuition and help you think through what goals, intention, or word(s) of the year that you may want to set for 2018.

Everyone who purchases a ticket will receive an email prior to our Vision Board Session with journal prompts to help you get in the right headspace before you even pick up the scissors in our studio. 

Your $5 workshop ticket will include all supplies needed for your vision board including a glass of wine and snack. 100% of proceeds will be donated to Open Arms, our designated non-profit partner for 2017.

Join me around my dining room table for a day full of introspection, dreaming & planning. The Own Your Why®: Workshop is all about helping you write the story of your business, devise a plan to reach your dream customers, define what success means to you, and gain confidence to tell your story with irresistible delight. This isn't about increasing your email list in 7 days; it's about setting your business up for success for the next 7+ years.

Join me via live stream from anywhere! Or if you're in Austin, join me around my dining room table for a day full of introspection, dreaming & planning. The Own Your Why Intensive is all about helping you write the story of your business, devise a plan to reach your dream customers, define what success means to you, and gain confidence to tell your story with irresistible delight. This isn't about increasing your email list in 7 days; it's about setting your business up for success for the next 7+ years.

Join me via live stream from anywhere! Or if you're in Austin, join me around my dining room table for a day full of introspection, dreaming & planning.The Own Your Why Intensive is all about helping you write the story of your business, devise a plan to reach your dream customers, define what success means to you, and gain confidence to tell your story with irresistible delight. This isn't about increasing your email list in 7 days; it's about setting your business up for success for the next 7+ years.