Stories, ideas & behind-the-scenes from 15+ years in events.
The Blog
Planning tips, the real stories behind our events, and the things we’re learning about hosting, travel, and setting up a home and a life that feel good to come back to. (With the odd dog photo along the way.)
What I Learned in Year One of a Business Pivot
The season finale: an honest inventory of year one of a business pivot, from the title question to Camp Rover and the permission gap.
Identity Lag and Imposter Syndrome in a Career Pivot
Identity lag, the permission gap and imposter syndrome mid-pivot: what it feels like when your title stops fitting. Work, By Design S1 E11.
How to Design a 4-Hour Workday as a Business Owner
A four-hour focused workday, build vs. integration seasons, and why intensity isn’t chaos. Season 1, Episode 10 of Work, By Design.
How to Pause a Business Project Without Quitting It
Why Amanda let Camp Rover sit still, the difference between scaling and rushing to scale, and how to rest a project without letting it go.
How to Pivot Your Business Without Losing Income
Pivoting while you still pay the bills. Episode 8 of Work, By Design on letting the old work fund the new, and three rules to avoid a freefall.
AuDHD Productivity: Systems That Fit Your Brain
Planners and routines never stuck? Episode 7 of Work, By Design on why it’s a design problem, not discipline, and the systems that work.
Speaking Topics That Support a Career Pivot
What you talk about tells people what you’re for. Episode 6 of Work, By Design on choosing speaking topics that match where you’re going.
How to Build Authority Before You Feel Ready
Mid-pivot and not sure how to claim a new title? Episode 5 of Work, By Design on showing your thinking until authority follows.
Value-Based Pricing: Price Your Expertise, Not Time
How do you price thinking? Episode 4 of Work, By Design on leverage, scope creep and pricing impact instead of hours.
From Operator to Architect: Executor to Strategist
Making something work isn’t the same as designing something that works. Episode 3 of Work, By Design on moving from operator to architect.
How to Say No to Wrong-Fit Work in Your Business
Before you build something new, you reduce something old. Episode 2 of Work, By Design on subtraction, saying no and aligned revenue.
When Your Business Works But Doesn’t Fit Anymore
Profitable, respected, stable, and still not right. Episode 1 of Work, By Design on redesigning a business instead of abandoning it.