Pet Business Coach Kristin Morrison
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Today you’ll learn how even the busiest and most stressed-out pet professionals can make a full recovery from business burnout! This episode will walk you through some of what I use in my own life – and some (or all of them!) may work for you too. Also, congratulations to Norma, Rose Maria, and Ilona for winning guest passes to my three in-person workshops at next month’s SuperZoo Pet Business…
Kathryn is a pet sitter and dog walker in Oregon who is not quite ready to sell her business but would like to create a game plan to do that in the future. She’s also exploring some feelings around mortality given that her parents both died fairly young and she’s nearing the age her parents died. Kathryn is clear she doesn’t want to hire staff bur she’s also feeling burned out so she’s in a bind…
For busy pet business owners, the usual self-care like scheduling spa days or going on a weekend retreat can feel stressful when time is tight. In this episode, you’ll learn now to reframe self-care as essential daily maintenance rather than a luxury, focusing on micro-habits that reset your nervous system without disrupting your packed workday. In this episode you’ll discover the “Micro-Dose”…
This episode originally aired in 2017 and since then has helped a lot of pet business owners reshape their money mindset – I hope the re-release of this episode will help you too! Want to make more money in your business? So did Marc Allen. In this episode, he shares his journey from poor person to multi-millionaire in a candid and vulnerable way. You’ll learn his empowering story about how he…
Abby runs a dog walking and pet sitting business with a co-owner. In this coaching session, Abby discusses challenges in growing her pet business. She’s expanded the client base by taking on clients outside the original area and have tried low-tech advertising methods like door hangers and lawn signs, with lawn signs being particularly successful. But when it’s snowing in Buffalo, New York, lawn…
This episode is about something no one glamorizes when running a pet business: the messy middle. This can often look like confusion, second-guessing, restructuring, and uncomfortable change. If you’ve ever questioned your pricing, outgrown clients, rewritten your offers, or wondered whether you’re cut out for this at all – this episode is for you. Social media shows the butterflies. It rarely…
Happy new year! In this episode, you’ll hear goal-setting tips and tools I’ve used in my own business and life to to create a great year. I’m excited to share them with you too. You’ll also hear a spontaneous conversation I recorded with someone I was co-working with on (with her permission!) one of my favorite productivity apps ever – Focusmate. You’ll hear why she and I love Focusmate so much…
In this pet business coaching session, Jorge discussed his need to downsize his dog daycare and boarding business. Jorge is seeking advice on adapting his operations and staff for a smaller facility. This session covers strategies for managing walk-in clients, implementing new policies for space limitations, and improving marketing efforts through social media and SEO. Jorge also shared plans to…
In this coaching session, you’ll hear pet sitter and dog walker Malina share challenges she’s having with team member turnover and client retention in her pet sitting and dog walking business, particularly after expanding to multiple states. You’ll hear strategies for delegating responsibilities and improving staff independence, various operational improvements including software systems, staff…
This episode dives into the intricate challenges of running a pet sitting and dog walking business, focusing primarily on liability and proper worker classification. Lori, who operates a dog walking and pet sitting service in the Philadelphia area, shares her concerns about managing the risks associated with her pet walkers, especially after sustaining an ankle injury herself while on the job. In…
Renee is a dog trainer in Maine who wants to quit her corporate job to run her dog training business full time. However, she’s concerned about letting go of job stability and stepping into full-time entrepreneurship. She’s wondering when and how to make that leap and has a lot of questions about that so she can feel more confident about taking the leap to doing her dog training business full time.…
This episode dives into a game-changing productivity tool: The Eisenhower Matrix (also known as the Urgent-Important Matrix). This four-quadrant framework challenges the common mistake business owners make of confusing mere urgency with true importance. You’ll hear me break down the four quadrants: Do, Schedule, Delegate, and Delete - and illustrate the importance of protecting your time by…
What if you had a medical emergency and you needed to take time off from your pet business? Or, what if you got the news that you’re pregnant and will need to take some maternity leave? Maybe you just need a chunk of time away from your business for your mental health? In this episode, you’ll hear me coach Sarah, a dog walker and pet sitter who has a knee issue that is impacting her ability to do…
Do you feel like you're constantly working in your pet business? One minute you're walking, training or grooming dogs, the next you're updating your social media, and before you know it, the day is over and you're not sure where the time went. The answer isn't to work harder; it's to work smarter. Time tracking is the secret weapon for pet business owners who want to reclaim their days and…
Genevieve has a pet sitting and dog walking business in Indiana and she’s recently added the service of pet wedding attendant to her pet services. She is trying to figure out when is the right time to hire staff. She’s also feeling like she should do some tasks in her business, but she does want to because these tasks drain her energy. Money is also a concern and is an important consideration to…
Today’s coaching client is Randye, a pet business owner in Pennsylvania who is pivoting her business to create a totally different type of service: she wants to create a mobile cat nail trimming business. The good news: she has no competitors in her area and in the past she created a successful service-based pet business. The challenge: This is a brand-new service in her area cat owners are not…
If you’re struggling to make money and/or you’ve got a scarcity mindset that is making you feel hopeless about your financial future (example: “there’s not enough”, “I can’t earn enough”, “I’ll never earn enough”, etc.), or you just want to give yourself a leg up when it comes to improving your financial situation, affirmations can help! Affirmations are an empowering way to reprogram the brain…
Today you’ll hear me work with coaching client Pretteek, a pet sitter and dog walker in Northern California. He’s got a new business and already has 3 five-star Yelp reviews! He has had a lot of pet owners reach out via Yelp but rarely do those leads turn into actual clients. He feels frustrated by this and wants to get more clients. Pretteek is very eager and willing to do the work to make that…
If you’ve got pet business burnout, this is the episode to listen to! Heather Gibson, from Big Hearted Breeders, interviewed me for her Pet Breeder Summit and this is the interview. I overcame burnout in my own pet business and built a pet business that allowed me to have lots of time off and even travel extensively –I spent many months in Bali and India! Even if travel isn’t something you’re…
Today’s coaching client is Nicole, a long-time pet sitter and dog walker in San Diego, California. She’s had some big challenges that impacted her pet business, including helping her dad during his illness and an injury she got from dog walking. She’s needs to make more money because the cost of living in San Diego keeps going up and up, but her profit is not going up. In this session, you’ll hear…
Today’s coaching client is Kai, a pet sitter and dog walker who has had her business for a few years but has had some personal setbacks including a recent divorce, and some business setbacks including having to change her business name because of a similar name in her area and losing some lucrative clients. She is rebranding and wanting to get more clients as well as hire some staff to help her.…
That dream of a pet business, promising a life of freedom? Yeah, it probably didn't pan out exactly as planned, did it? More hours, less you-time? You're not alone if you can relate to that. If the daily grind of running your pet biz is suffocating your initial vision of a flexible life, and you're longing for that promised freedom, listen up. Mikaela Vargas from the Pet Marketing Unleashed…
This episode is different from the pet business coaching sessions you’re used to hearing lately on this podcast! Today’s episode is about how affirmations can help your pet business. Whether you’ve never done affirmations before (and maybe you even think they are a bunch of hokey woo-woo) or you used to say affirmations, but it’s been a while, what I have to share with you today contains some…
Brooke is a long-time pet business owner who has a large pet sitting and dog walking business in Los Angeles. She no longer does the pet sitting and dog walking visits herself; she has a large team of staff to help her. One of the challenges Brooke is currently struggling with is how to get new clients. She used to get a lot of new client requests but lately she hardly gets any inquiries from new…
Is Your Mindset or Your Habits Sabotaging Your Success? In this episode, Kristin Morrison was interviewed on the podcast, Pet Sitter Confessional. You’ll hear how she delves into the profound impact of mindset on both personal and professional growth. Kristin unravels the strategies to break free from negative thought patterns, crafting affirmations that truly resonate, and integrating daily…
Luis has been in business for 12 years in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He has a thriving dog walking business. Lately his clients have been using his pet service as more of a ‘ride share app” (using his services periodically instead of consistently) which has made planning very difficult because his clients aren’t being consistent and scheduling regular, ongoing service like they used to do. Many have…
Maddie is struggling with many of her clients cancelling at the last minute. This is impacting her schedule and her cash flow and her peace of mind! She’s concerned about how to enforce a cancellation policy because she also doesn’t want conflict with her clients. In this pet business coaching session, you’ll hear how Maddie can begin to set boundaries with her clients and attract more new clients…
Tonya has owned her pet sitting, dog boarding and dog walking business for over 10 years. She’s struggling with the pet industry competition in her area, especially the large amount of Rover pet sitters, hobby and neighborhood dog walkers and pet care providers. Tonya is understandably feeling confused and upset because the people reaching out to her for pet services lately aren’t willing to pay…
Jeremy has owned his pet care business for a few years, and he’s got a lot of 5-star Yelp reviews and many clients who love his pet services. In this coaching session, he’s feeling frustrated because he would like to get referrals from his clients, but it rarely happens. He’s not sure what to do to get referrals from his clients without being pushy. Obviously, Jeremy can’t force his clients to…
Maria has owned her pet business for many years. She had a business partner, but she recently bought her partner’s portion of the business, so the business is all hers now. For the last several years, Maria has been managing her business remotely because she’s living in a different state than her service-based business is located. She has a lot of staff members who are ICs, and she needs to…
Heather wants to have more time with her kids and herself. She bought a pet sitting business and now that’s she’s been running it for a while, she wants to change some fundamental ways she’s currently running it. Like a lot of pet business owners (especially newer pet business owners), Heather is trying to being too many things and doing too much for many of her clients which is causing her to…
Hi pet business owners! There’s something brand-new that’s happening VERY soon: It’s the Pet Business + Self Care Accountability Group! This is an opportunity to connect with me in real-time and meet other pet business owners from all over the world. If you can’t make the live class date(s), you’ll automatically get the recording! So, if it feels right for you, jump on it quick to save some money…
Katie is a pet sitter and dog walker who has had her business for 17 years. She needs to hire staff in her pet business. Katie has experienced a lot of growth in her business and, though she does have a few staff members, she is still doing some of the services as well as managing her business. She feels exhausted and needs to find good help quickly! Go to the show notes page at:…
Kendra is a pet sitter and dog walker in Florida who needs some help with some specific areas in her business. She wants to expand her client base and also wants to figure out how to best navigate the seasonal demands. She has a hard time predicting (and working with) the feast and famine aspect that can sometimes be at the center of a pet sitting business. Go to the show notes page at:…
Tanya is in the midst of restarting her pet sitting, dog walking and dog boarding business in New Jersey. Her pet business was doing well pre-pandemic but then when the pandemic happened, a lot of her clients stopped needing pet care and she had to let her pet care team go. She is in the beginning stages of restarting her business and she has a lot of questions. Go to the show notes page at:…
COMMENT Rob is starting a new dog training business, and he’s got a lot of questions! No matter what kind of service-based pet business you have, in this pet business coaching session you’ll learn how you can also start and grow your pet business! Go to the show notes page at: www.ProsperousPetBusiness.com/podcast146 Click to apply to be coached on the Prosperous Pet Business podcast.…
Today’s episode is coaching session I did with Amy, a pet sitter and dog walker based in Texas. Like a lot of business owners, Amy is finding some experiences from her past are impacting her future. Amy’s courage and vulnerability are something powerful to behold. So many business owners go through what you’ll hear her share about today and if you’re also someone struggling with your past…
Today’s episode is a conversation that Kristin Wilson had with me on her podcast, Badass Digital Nomads. You’ll hear Kristin and I discuss the various ways we kept ourselves away from traveling (sniff sniff!) You’ll also learn how the desire to travel eventually pushed us to set up our businesses in ways that would enable us to go away for long stretches of time, including a sabbatical I took a…
This episode is an interview that Laura West did with me on her podcast, A Guided Life Podcast. It’s also a conversation that can help you too! You’ll hear us discuss how we cultivated deep trust in our businesses and in our life. You’ll also learn ways we have sharpened our intuition, which has not only helped us personally but also professionally – and how you can do this also. Go to the show…
This episode is your invitation to clear out the clutter in your calendar (you can do it along with me as you listen!) and create more space for what truly matters in your life and pet business. By revisiting those recurring appointments and events that may be unknowingly weighing you and your calendar down, you'll gain valuable insights into how you're actually spending your time. Visit the show…
If you’ve got a busy pet business, you may think that is the cause of your stress, but it may be the way you’re running your business or your relationship to the daily tasks that you do (or don’t do). In this podcast episode, you’ll learn the “what, why and how” when it comes to your stress and the art of creating calm that not only benefits you but also benefits your business. Change can begin to…
Learning how to maximize productivity is an important skill for pet business owners! There are simple actions you can take, starting right now, to help you get more done in less time. This podcast episode will help you do that! In this episode, you’ll learn how to: -Set goals in ways that will support productivity (rather than become energy drains) -Why a Monday morning date with yourself is…
This is Stephanie’s third and final coaching session in this episode series. Her first coaching session is Episode 137 and her second session is Episode 138. If you haven’t already heard the prior sessions, it’s recommended you listen to those before listening to this one. (This episode builds upon the two prior episodes and will make a lot more sense if you’ve listened to those first.) In this…
This is Stephanie’s second coaching session. Her first session is Episode 137. If you haven’t already heard her first session, it’s recommended to listen to her first session before listening to this session. Since the first coaching session, Stephanie has stopped spending time on social media since that took time and energy away from working on her passion project (the business she discussed in…
If you would like to combine a wonderful vacation along with an empowering day of private 1:1 pet business coaching with me, Kristin Morrison, the VIP Coaching Day is for you! In this episode you’ll hear from Karissa, a pet sitting and dog walking business owner from Michigan. Karissa combined her very first trip to Hawaii along with a day of coaching with me when she was in Hawaii – and she got…
Stephanie has had a dog business for many years and though she wants to continue growing her pet business, she also wants to create a new online business that is targeted to pet parents. She is thinking that an online business could be a good “branch” off her current pet business. She has a lot of questions about logistics around creating an online business and how to balance both her…
Today’s podcast coaching client is Kristen. She boards dogs in her home and has three sons who keep her busy. She is going through a divorce and her soon-to-be ex-husband supported most her financial needs and now she needs to make more money in her dog boarding business. What becomes apparent as we begin this coaching session is that she needs to get clear how much she needs to make each month.…
Visit the show notes page at: www.ProsperousPetBusiness.com/podcast135 Find out more about the 28-Day Business and Life Bootcamp for Badass Women . Listen to Kristin Morrison’s other podcast: Business Pathfinder podcast . Find out more about the live monthly webinars and workshops for pet business owners . Join the Prosperous Pet Business Facebook group . Click to apply to be coached on the…
Hi pet pros! Hope you're doing well today. :-) I'm hopping in your feed today with a special announcement. I hope to see you at the 28-Day Business and Life Bootcamp for Badass Women. ~Kristin Morrison
This is an episode from my other podcast that is for all types of business owners called Business Pathfinder. I wanted to share this episode with you, dear pet business owner, because I think you may find it helpful too. A lot of pet business owners suffer from what my coaching client in this session is struggling with here. It’s my hope that if you also struggle with what my coaching client is…
