Category Archives: Inspiration

THE YEAR IN REVIEW: LUCKY BREAK’S 2018

Lela Barker

I recently shared some of our big clients wins of 2018 and Lucky Break has enjoyed good success this year, too.  Raising teenage daughters, resettling my family in a new state, and navigating the Summer of Surgery (I survived three operations over the course of three months!) kept new product launches to a minimum, but…

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#LBCWantsToKnow >> November 2018: Small Business Owner Mindset

Chloe Tate

Each month, I ask my Instagram community to join me in a focused, crowd-sourced discussion on a specific subject.  For the month of November, we rolled up our sleeves to chat about small business owner mindset. Nobody understands the stress of the holiday season like a small business owner, and I was thrilled to see so many…

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LBC CLIENTS CELEBRATE A PROFITABLE + PRODUCTIVE 2018

Lela Barker

My clients made *big* money moves in 2018 and I’m so stinkin’ proud of their courage, tenacity, and smarts!  I’ve noticed that many of us are “head down” and eyeball-deep in the hustle, and we rarely surface to celebrate the wins. Celebrate client wins is one of my most favorite things to do, and as one…

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Things That Keep Us Up At Night (Part 3): The Battle Between Business and Creative Tasks + Small Business Finances

Lela Barker

Each year, I invite my clients to participate in the Lucky Break client survey. I ask you all sorts of things: about your business, small business finances, where you turn for advice, how confident you feel in various aspects of your business, and what’s keeping you awake at night.   Several hundred people rose to…

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The 2018 Holiday Gift Guide: Artisan Gifts from Makers + Product Designers

Lela Barker

We were coming off the heels of a big election cycle in America as I sat down to design our 2018 Holiday Gift Guide. After a year that saw an tremendous divide come to light in this country, many months of side-eye as increasingly acrimonious political ads blared across our screens, and wave after wave…

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