After bad business practices left me nearly bankrupt in 2014, I got serious and got educated, turning my small business doing wedding flowers into a seven figure empire. Today, I teach entrepreneurs, side-hustlers, and weekend-warriors how to live businesses and lives they love, although there's a little something for everyone here! To find a specific episode, get a little taste of what we talk about, or find special information like links and freebies, check out the episodes below!
I had such a blast chatting with Tawnya Falkner, the creator of Le Grand Courtage sparkling wines for Zimmerman Podcast episode 010. While there’s obvious crossover between myself in the wedding industry and Tawnya in sparkling wine, today Tawnya and I focus more on the overlap we have in creating powerful brands, turning passion projects into actual monetized businesses, reverse engineering creative ideas, and how to define your destination so you can plan your journey.
Read MoreHow do you foster creativity in kids? How can you avoid being a helicopter parent? How do you help nurture kids’ dreams and help grow their confidence and social connections? How can you treat your children like the complex human beings they are from the beginning? We’re covering all of that in this week’s episode of the Zimmerman Podcast.
Read MoreBeekeeper’s Naturals founder and CEO, Carly Stein is on the podcast today! Carly’s mission is to improve the health of humans and bees alike, which is why she left her job on the trading floor at Goldman Sachs to launch Beekeeper’s Naturals full-time in 2016.
Read MoreWelcome to the first episode of Questions with Rachel! Rachel is a Bloomer turned Zimmerman team-member, which means we first connected because she took my course the Business Behind the Blooms, and then she came on to the Zimmerman team in January of 2019. Rachel has a foot in both worlds-- she’s a student and floral designer, mom and entrepreneur, but she also gets to see the inside of team Zimmerman and the inside of my brain as she helps me communicate with our audience and students.
Read MoreDoug Budin is an actor known for his roles in Friends, Modern Family, and Two Broke Girls. However, I first found Doug through Jeff Lewis’s show on Sirius XM and totally fell in love with his voice. His positivity and fun nature comes straight through the sound waves and into my van every time I listen.
Read MoreOn today’s episode we’re talking everything email! I can’t think of anything less sexy to talk, but hear me out: Over the years, I’ve both seen and experienced how much an unruly email inbox can derail an entire day. I truly believe that productivity is won and lost in your inbox. Because how can you get anything done when you’re constantly solving other peoples’ problems? Put your email on “do not disturb,” because I’m telling you exactly how to keep email from derailing your business.
Read MoreToday, I’m chatting with Katie Selvidge. Katie created the online and print publication Cottage Hill. Katie loves real inspiration and wholehearted living, and used her experience as a magazine editor to shape the content of her program, Mastering Instagram for Creatives which is, by the way, the only Instagram course I believe in.
Read MoreToday on the Zimmerman Podcast, we’re chatting boundaries. Specifically, how on earth can you be a good mom and a good business owner at the same time? I haven’t always been good at walking this fine line, and to be honest, there are still weeks when I struggle.
Read MoreOne hundred thousand dollars. Doesn’t that number just take your breath away? Have you ever asked someone for a $100,000 loan? I have. It’s how I saved my business from bankruptcy and created a stable, thriving floral and event design business that supported my family of five as we navigated a twin pregnancy, parenting three under three, and a hospitalized husband.
Read MoreWelcome to Zimmerman Podcast, a place for wedding professionals and creative entrepreneurs. If you're new around here, I'm Jessica Zimmerman. In the past five years, I've transformed my nearly bankrupt business into a seven-figure career. A few years ago, I discovered the life-changing power of sharing my story. It includes face-plants and pit-falls, mistakes and triumphs.
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