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"You could be the best coach in the world, but starting a business is a completely different skill." –Pua Pakele, Founder and Brand Strategist Being great at your craft and running a business are two completely different things. If you had to choose one skill to turbocharge for your business right now, what would it be? Let us know below and, if you haven't already check out Pua as our first guest of How I Work live from last week: https://lnkd.in/epEpbkqc

Navigating address books, tabs and spreadsheets to manage your relationships isn't the way. Calendly Contacts keeps track of every client relationship so you don't have to store it all yourself. Watch how it works and learn more in the comments.

Who doesn't love a good discount? Coupon codes aren't just for e-commerce. Use them to reward your best clients, fill a slower month or run a seasonal promo. They make booking with you feel like a win-win. We have coo-pon codes built in. Try them and other ways to get paid with Calendly: https://lnkd.in/eCVC7Mdv (Also, how do you say coupon? Let us know in the comments)

In case you missed our first How I Work live episode, you also missed an exciting announcement: we officially launched Many Hats. It's a Substack for business owners to have a space to share what you've learned, what you're still learning and the honest lessons that only come from real experience. Our first post asks: "If you could go back in time, what would you tell yourself when you started?" Their answers cover embracing the highs and lows, finding the right tools early and remembering why you started (there's even a nod to Dolly Parton). TL;DR - if you're wearing many hats, this is for you. Check out our first post and subscribe: https://lnkd.in/gzQJHc_c

Spoiler alert: We're launching a show! If you run your business mostly on your own, you know what that means. You're the strategist and the executor. You troubleshoot problems and chase invoices. You figure things out as you go because there's nobody else to figure them out for you. You've gotten good at it. But being good at everything all the time can be exhausting, and nobody really talks about that part enough. That's why we built How I Work. It's a show for people who are tired of pretending they have it all figured out. Every episode, we sit down with someone who's running wearing many hats and ask them how they actually make it work. The tools they use. The things they've stopped tolerating. The lessons they learned by making mistakes first. And so much more. Our first guest is Pua Pakele, founder of RBL Media and brand strategist who's been running her business on her own terms for years. She's here to talk about what's worked, what hasn't and how she keeps going without falling apart. Part talk show, part game show, part therapy session, we’re bringing practical advice delivered in 30 minutes or less all centered around one question: how do you work? Tune in live May 14 at 12 PM ET for our very first episode. You don’t want to miss it!

If you haven't RSVP'd for tomorrow's first How I Work live episode, what are you waiting for? If wearing many hats is familiar, this show is made for you. This first episode we're sitting down with Pua Pakele and it's going to be a great time. Oh, and we might be making a fun announcement at the end for all our many hat wearers 😉

We don't talk about this enough when it comes to running a business: the people who make it look easy are still figuring things out too. The people you admire? They're figuring out the right pricing constantly. They're wondering if they're charging enough. They're trying new ways to stay organized. They're trying not to burn out while keeping everything moving. The difference is we forget to talk about these things in public. We only talk about what's working, and rarely what we're wrestling with. So if you could sit down with someone who's built their own business and get one honest answer, what would you actually want to know? And if you want to hear how Pua Pakele has built RBL Media, RSVP to our first episode of How I Work live: https://lnkd.in/epEpbkqc

Calendly's launching a show and I wanted to invite you to tune in. It's called How I Work and features live conversations with founders and small business owners about how they actually run their businesses and what they've learned (and are still learning) along the way. Our first episode is Thursday, May 14 at noon ET with Pua Pakele, founder and brand strategist. If you're someone wearing many hats (or know someone who is), this might be worth your time: https://lnkd.in/gJa5AeWi

Happy Mother’s Day to everyone celebrating today. To the moms running businesses, juggling client calls and school pickups, answering emails between bedtime routines and building something meaningful while raising humans: we see you. Your time matters today and every day. 💙