August Recap: Salesmen, Skills & Silo


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Whatup Reader!

Where my Observant Olivia’s at?!

If that’s you then you know I’m 24 hours late for my usual end of the month recap email. I typically send this email out on the last day of each month, but decided to bump it back a day so that it could do double duty and also serve as my weekly Maestro Mail email that drops every Tuesday.

Just one of the many perks of running your own business.

If you’re new here, I send these recap emails out as a way to share the things that this awesome community has told me they’ve found helpful, and also to let you in on things that are coming your way in the next few months. I know you’re busy and I realize I put out a lot of content in a bunch of different places, so if you’re ever worried about missing anything, rest assured that the monthly recap will have all the important stuff in it.


From the ‘Gram:

Dare I say it, we’re back in the posting groove over here. I def have Crew 52 to thank for that, along with a serendipitous visit from Lady Muse. Top bangers from last month on the ‘Gram are below. As always, links are live. Click on any of the images to be taken to the full post.


From the online biz podcast, Maestro on the Mic:

New episodes of Maestro on the Mic drop every Monday. Tune in wherever you listen to your pods. Tap the links below to listen to any of last month’s episodes or click the thumbnails to watch on YouTube and see just how animated I am when I speak ;-)

Thank you to everyone who has left a rating or review, and thank you in advance to anyone who was just guilted into leaving one ;-)

PS – How dope are these thumbnail images?! Shoutout to @docjoeo for crushing it.


From the podcast all about AI, Prompting Curiosity:

New episode drops every Thursday. Tune in wherever you listen to your pods. Tap the links below to listen to any of last month’s episodes.

For those of you who ain’t bout that podcast life, check out the blog, The Curious Companion. Tap the thumbnail to read any of last month's blog posts:


From the Business:

I’ll be running round 4 of Press Publish, my 8-week super small group coaching program that comes with a 100% guarantee that you will launch your podcast, at some point in October. If you’ve been thinking about launching a podcast and are finally ready to make moves, add your name to the interest list and make sure you don’t miss out when doors open.


From our TV:

The Dragons went away and I still had pretty much no idea what was going on (except for the fact that these writers love to make their female leads go crazy), buuut, in better news, Silo’s storyline is finally picking up…right in time for the season finale. Lex and I binged Lucky and it was pretty good, and we’re of course getting our weekly serving of Ted Lasso (though…why are they making the women on the team act…like that?). Whatchu got on the screen these days? Open to any suggestions (so long as they’re good ;-)


From the Community:

Don’t forget, if you’re looking for ways to help out in your community, one of the easiest things to do is call your local food bank and see what they need donated and/or need help with. The only way out is through, and the only way through is together.


Puhlease feel free to hit me back and let me know if you have any podcast episode requests, IG post ideas, or suggestions for new workshops/courses/services. I promise I read every single response.

Alrighty, that’s it for August. Bring on September!

Happy Tuesday, Reader.

Maestro out.


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