It’s quiz time!
1. Do you chew your bottom lip and start to pace when you realize that you need to double your prices to actually earn a big enough profit to make your business worth running? And do you feel a little light-headed when you realize that you’d have to double THAT price to get into wholesale?
2. Have you set up a blog and post on social media…maybe even created a product or two, but you still need a flagship product or program–THE product or program that you become known for?
3. Do you need to diversify your revenue streams so that you’re regularly making money even if one revenue stream dries up for a few months?
4. Do you feel like things are okay in your business but you’re missing that “one magic piece?” Something that the successful people know but you still need to uncover?
5. Do you get that nauseating, please-don’t-make-me-be-a-grownup feeling on Sunday evenings because you have to wake up the next morning and go to a job that sucks all the energy out of you (and makes you wonder if your boss is really a dementor in disguise)?
If you answered yes to any of the above, you passed (sort of)…keep reading!
I just finished racing around my house with my three hundred pound doggies running after me, barking the entire time.
I had to get some energy out before writing this email, because I’m so flipping excited.
Now, my dogs are passed out and snoring. They’re lazy labs.
I’m still ready to toss some confetti…blow on trumpets…and twirl around in a big skirt.
Today is the day that Mayi and I are sharing all the details of Operation World Domination with you.
And, as the frosting on top of that donut we’re also announcing our annual scholarship! Whoop whoop.
Here we go…
Mayi Carles and I have created a program called Operation World Domination and before you start making excuses about not having enough time or money, hear me out.
OWD was built with you in mind: the entrepreneur who would rather create than promote her business, who would love to make $20,000 or $80,000 from her next launch or $150,000 this year (not millions and millions), who doesn’t want to run a team of 28 people but would love an assistant and an accountant and wants to hire out certain projects like product photography or videography, and who wants to figure out how to apply marketing concepts to HER type of business.
The creative who has trouble focusing and jumps from project to project, and still doesn’t have a flagship or signature product or service, who wishes she could find her perfect accountability partner, and who needs an intensive mastermind to GET. IT. DONE.
You might still be thinking that you don’t have the money to invest in this kind of program.
First, that thought comes from a place of scarcity and if you’re running your business with that mindset, it’s no wonder that you aren’t making the kind of money you want to be making.
Second, I’ve got some great news for you.
Mayi and I are offering a scholarship to one entrepreneur and the friend of her choice.
If you win, you’ll get everything included inside of Operation World Domination: 8 weekly mastermind calls, an invite to a private Facebook clubhouse, 1 year memberships to both Life is Messy Bootcamp and Sunday Society, Behind the Scenes of Six B-School Launches and the coolest mug in the galaxy. (Read about all of this in more detail right here.)
Entries close on February 25th at 11pm EST, so make sure you do it now! THIS IS NOW CLOSED!
Don’t miss out on your chance to win a spot inside of Operation World Domination.
And here are the winners…
Congrats! We’ll be in touch soon to set you up with OWD!
To enter:
OWD Scholarship
1. Download the image above.
2. Post the image above on the social media platform of your choice (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest) with the caption:
I want to join #OperationWorldDomination with April and Mayi. Come join me at: www.joinOWD.com
You get major bonus points if you post it on multiple platforms (and those bonus points definitely make a difference when picking a winner).
3. In your caption or social media post, tag your friend and/or include the name of your friend that you want to go through Operation World Domination with, because it’s always better with a friend, right?
4. Tag us if applicable (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook). April is @blacksburgbelle and Mayi is @mayicarles
5. Comment below to let us know:
Where you posted the image and caption, the name of the friend that will also get a scholarship to Operation World Domination if you win, why you want to take Operation World Domination with that friend, and your favorite pizza topping…because pizza makes everything more fun.
***If you purchase Operation World Domination before the winner is announced (because you want to get time-sensitive bonuses or you know you want in and don’t want to wait!) and you win the scholarship, we’ll simply refund your payment. Good luck!
***If you’ve been through B-School, you’re still eligible for an OWD scholarship!
Each year when Marie opens the doors to B-School, I get questions about why I joined B-School when I did.
There is ONE thing that pushed me over the edge from “maybe” to “YES YES YES,” and that one thing was doing it with my business bestie, Mayi Carles.
We decided that we would do it together and keep each other accountable.
We chatted on Skype each week to share what we were working on and made sure that we each completed our homework. I bossed Mayi around and believe it or not, Mayi used her own powers of persuasion and didn’t buy into any of my excuses.
A reason B-School worked so well for both of us is because we actually did the work and it’s easier to do the work when you have a buddy who’s doing it with you.
Even though this scholarship doesn’t have anything to do with B-School (it’s for Operation World Domination!), Mayi and I decided to offer the scholarship to a creative AND her friend, because we want you to have a friend to bounce all of your a-ha moments and ideas off of to get instant feedback, to chat with after the live calls and to gather courage from before coming to a live call when you know you’re going to ask questions.
Plus, we’re a pair. We make each other (and each other’s businesses) better. And, we’re hoping your friend does the same for you.
Good luck!
Posted on business Instagram “sbfinancial” and personal Sarah Blanchfield with my friend Kanu Jacobsen tagged. Posted on business and personal page for FB too. I want to win the OWD scholarship because I have loved hearing your fb lives together. April kicks my butt into gear and then it’s like Mayi gives me a big hug and tells me not to be too hard on myself. My favorite pizza topping is prosciutto (preferably with fig jam and argula……YUM!!!!!!)
Posted on all my social media (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram under catandraven) and I want to join with my business bestie, Anja Kersten 🙂 So excited!
Hi April and Mayi,
I posted the OWD Scholarship image on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.I tried posting on Instagram but I faced a technical difficulty.
I would like to share this scholarship with my friend Suzi. The reason I’d appreciate the scholarship for OWD is because after many years of following you, both of you have provided tons of value.
You’re the perfect combination of persuasion and no-nonsense. Of practicality and wisdom. You’re artistic. You have great written voices. You care about your audience. You’re fun. You’re funny. Even if I don’t win, I just wanna take this moment to say thank you… for brightening up this world playhouse with your watercolors and with your paint, with your art and with your recipes, with your courses and with your magical way of living. Individually, each of you is wonderful, but TOGETHER, you’re dynamite. =)
Wanna know my favorite pizza topping? Well, that’s tough. I usually go with the pepperoni. (April if you get a chance to try Tombstone Original pepperoni frozen pizza, do, I prefer it over most conventional pizza places). But, I also like ham and pineapple (sorry if I’m grosing people out). BUT, hear me out, my latest pizza topping love was pizza with pesto, pine nuts and … wait for it… pear. Yes, the star of that authentic italian pizza was pear. It was heavenly.
Thanks for the opportunity and best of luck in this contest and with all your dreams to eveybody.
I posted on Pinterest and Facebook, tagging Sara Eynon. We’re both just exactly where OWD is targeted, and we’re already accountability buddies. Favorite pizza topping is extra cheese.
I posted on my public Facebook page (Katie Meyers – Calming Creative), tagging Amanda Mana Creek as my tagalong scholarship! We’re like two peas in a pod, and I learn from her every day how to be a kind yet firm biz lady. I’d love the chance to go through OWD again. Last year was so hard, my mom’s illness took a turn right in the middle of the program and I wasn’t able to dig into the calls and workbooks–then she passed right after OWD commenced and I completely lost my way on it. Thank goodness for the amazing ladies of Life is Messy and Sunday Society who kept me going throughout the rest of the year. I’d love another chance at world domination with two of the coolest biz women in the universe! Favorite pizza topping? Don’t laugh! Pineapple and pepperoni with extra cheese—-mmm SO GOOD!!
Hi Mayi & April,
Amazing women in my life for almost 1 whole year So far I posted on my business FB page & Instsgram. I’m visiting my daughter in DC. We’re wedding shopping & planning. Operation World Domination saved my business and me last year. It’s the best business savvy class that kicks you into gear and keeps you going. I’m looking for my accountability friend so if there are any other solo entrepreneurs I’d love to be there Business BFF.
Z ! I forgot to add my favorite pizza topping. I love, love sauerkraut & Canadian bacon with extra cheese. My business
Sorry, I’m flying out of O’Hare enroute to Rochester, MN, then home. We had to deplane & when I was adding my business BFF, Eileen. We’ve been friends since 6th grade. She’s about to start a new career & this class would be perfect to take together, now that I know more about what I’m doing. Her favorite color is purple and more purple. So we’re the “Amazing Purple Dominators”. We’d love to work with you.
I posted the image on my Facebook (MissMonet), Instagram (@Christine_Monet), Pinterest (https://pin.it/wlazad24lqzszn), and Twitter (@miss_monet87) accounts. If I win, I’m surprising my cousin, best friend, sister-from-another-mister, Marina, with this gift because she just started her own charcoal tooth powder company and I’m in the midst of creating an e-course that helps men attract more women on dating apps (like, Tinder or Mutual). We’re both very excited about our businesses yet completely overwhelmed at the same time. We know we’re meant to take over the world with our awesomeness, we just need help in figuring out how to do so. Basically, we’re Pinky and we need you to be our Brain!! haha 🙂
My favorite pizza topping is pineapple & pepperoni! ^_^ I know, it sounds weird, but it’s seriously the perfect combination of sweet & savory – I promise! <3
I am not sure if I am supposed to post on both of your blog posts… but here is what I just wrote under Mayis post:
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That would be A-MAAAA-ZIIIIIIIING! Fingers crossed (and thumbs pressed because that’s how we wish for good luck in Germany!)
I shared on Twitter, Instagram and on my Facebookpage, all @thegermancoach
and I would love to do it together with my BBFF (Business Best Friend Forever) Katarina aka Blogprinzessin.
I think we both can’t get enough of your and April’s wisdom, anecdotes and personality. Doing it together will be so much fun!
oh and pizza? I am a classic gal… I like a Margherita with onions. Pizza Cipolla all the way!
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Winning would be SO great…. good luck to all of us!
I’d love to throw my name into the hat since I’m changing things up in my business and trying to navigate new waters. I’ve posted to Twitter and Pinterest at the moment, but I’m sure I’ll share it other places in the coming days. (Look for something in my IG stories too!)
And as far as friends to join me….ahhhh this is such a hard question because I want everyone to be in OWD. If you’re twisting my arm (gently, of course) then I’d like to have my cousin Michele Klopfenstein come along with me. 🙂 She’s a newer business owner but she’s the best photographer in the world and I know she’d gain SO SO SO much out of being a part of OWD.
Oh and pizza toppings would be onions, green peppers, and mushrooms!
This is so awesome ! Fingers crossed 🙂
So, I posted on facebook @charlinecuisine and @lagodiche
on pinterest https://www.pinterest.fr/pin/27514247707684026/
on twitter @charlinecuisine
on instagram @charline_tiu and @lagodiche
If I win I would love to share it with my best (boy)friend Sam. We would like to work on a project idea we have for a long time, so it would be the perfect opportunity with the two best mentors 😉 to finally start it with all the good keys in hands !
And favorite pizza topping is goat cheese with honey 🙂
(posted on Mayi’s blog too 🙂 )
Charline
Ahh! This is so so exciting! Things are so in flux for me these days that I DEFINITELY need something to keep me accountable and motivated. I have half baked plans and ideas to move from a retail jewelry seller to a B2B resource, but I keep getting distracted by rabbit holes and research that doesn’t help me. I have wanted to work with the two of you for AGES, and this just sounds like the most perfectest opportunity!
I posted on my Twitter (@littlehilljewel) and my business FB (@LittleHillJewelry). A little later, I’ll hit up Instagram and Pinterest.
Just so you know, I have my fingers crossed SO HARD for this. I don’t have a business BFF yet (part of my no-accountability problem) so if someone is looking for a BBFF, let’s team up! Even if we don’t win, supporting each other would be so awesome!
Also, I totally got so excited about this that I forgot to include my favorite pizza toppings. That depends on my mood, but I’m recently a little obsessed with a pesto and chicken white pizza. It’s soooo yummy
Hi Ladies! I have posted on my IG stories and will post it in other social media as well. I have chosen Amanda Sue Howell, as the friend to go along with since I think she would be the perfect pal to keep me straight and with no fluff. She is a wonderful human and very honest!
My favorite pizza is pepperoni with extra cheese!!! And a bit of Parmesan cheese on top as welll why not!!! Hahaha
I am SO honored that you tagged me!!!! <3
I have posted now on Pinterest, But don’t know how to tag you there sonhere is the link
https://pin.it/r5zwzwynp7ncli
I have posted the picture on both my personal accounts on Instagram and Facebook – Hannah Gilly, and done a few Instagram Stories about it as well, in my instagram.com/KnitWithHannah account.
I would love to go through OWD with my biz buddy Madeline, who runs the fine art photography business MadelineShayne
Why do I want to join Operation World Domination with Madeline?
We began meeting up for regular biz-buddy support in November last year. I thought about asking in the summer and wish I hadn’t left it so long, as I have had so much amazing feedback from her. We meet regularly to talk about goals, projects, how we can shift things to find focus and when either of us is feeling stuck we benefit so much from another’s fresh perspective.
Madeline’s fine art photography caught my eye from the very first moment, I’ve not had an artist crush like this since I discovered Gary Hume when I was at college!
She is such an inspiration, seeing the process and how much her photos have grown in depth and wonder, just in the last six months. I know I can grow like this too and I’m so happy to be doing that growing with Madeline by my side.
pizza toppings eh? Well, that would be grilled peppers, cherry tomatoes, strips of roasted chicken, and a very garlicky sauce. And handmade with a whole grain base.
Hey April, I shared on insta, facebook, twitter and pinterest. 🙂
Ok, deep breath…I’ll try to keep this short!
I actually already did OWD last year! And I want to do it again with my partner in crime, Felicia Raffaele, and here’s why: last year I took OWD along with Bschool. I loved it, because it not only integrated perfectly with Bschool, but it gave it a more human dimension by bringing in the business experience of my favourite Panamanian artist, Mayi (who I’ve been following for three years now!) and the April’s marketing genius, which I actually discovered last year thanks to Operation World Domination itself. OWD was for me a sort of catalyst that brought into my life not only the right strategies and resources to build my business, but above all like minded people that encouraged me to follow my dreams. Thanks to OWD, I got into Sunday Society, which revealed to be one of the most supportive, active and uplifting community I’ve ever been in. There, I met Felicia Raffaele, another Italian multipassionate entrepeneur in the making who I saw eye to eye with. And now, in a way, I hope to close this circle by bringing Felicia with me into this new round of OWD and make the most out of it together.
Thanks for reading so far,
Ermy
P.S. I love ALL Pizzas toppings! Seriously!
Congratulations on winning the scholarship Ermy and Felicia !!!!!! xox
Thank you so much, Hannah!
Lots of love!xx
I posted on Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram! I’d like to do this with my friend and stellar accountability partner, Hannah Gilly, because the thought of being an Executive Assistant (day job) for even one more year feels like I’m ripping my heart out of my chest and crushing it (and all my dreams) between the pavement and my heel. I can’t do it anymore!!!
Even though I’m an OWD alumni, I’d love the chance to do it again. The amount of growth and insight I got from my inaugural B-School experience was phenomenal when I did it with OWD. Every year since then, when I’ve been doing B-School on my own, hasn’t seen much improvement. It has lacked the accountability and personalization that comes with doing B-School through OWD. Also, a LOT of really cool perks have been added to OWD since I last did it, which is exciting to think about!
My favorite pizza toppings are pears, arugula, and fontina cheese!
I posted on Facebook, and Instagram!
I’d like to do this with my best- friend and also my sister, Mariana Green because we both really need this in this moment of our lives.
My favorite pizza toppings??? if it has to be topping, I’ll say arugula, but the favorite pizza is the one you eat with a bear 😉
not bear….a beer!! OMG
I would love to join the OWD party again! and I completely believe that you never stop learning, no matter your stage or season in biz. Every time I come back to lessons or hear the advice, I always see it through a new lens. I love this journey; I’m a proud B-schooler, and so happy I originally joined through OWD – wouldn’t change a thing! I want to tag my cousin Jen, a fine artist who I think would be amazing in your program!! So far I have posted to: Twitter, Pinterest, FB,& Insta Stories. Oh, and pizza toppings… uh…Can we bond over churros? Churros dipped in Nutella perhaps?? ✨
Hi! I’d love this, and I SO need this! I am recovering from a super broke year with things finally taking off, but not exactly sustainable.. so this is so much needed! I have just shared on Pinterest (@nitnoi), Instagram (@ciciaz) and Facebook (Cicia in the sky).
I would like to be on this journey with my friend and accountability mate Erminia Pedata (we’re both Italians in the UK and building a creative business, both members of Sunday Society), it would be wonderful and would make all the difference in the world.
I am currently running here and there to be the magic fairy of a few clients and get things sorted out for them, and working on developing a more sustainable business at the same time, sometimes a little lost on what to do… so please be my magic business fairies and help me complete my transition towards a more creative and fulfilling life. 🙂
My favourite pizza in the world is a margherita with thin deep fried aubergine and parmigiano on top!
April, thank you for your blog post.Really thank you! Awesome.
Yes!
I am passed 🙂
It’s going with me I had to get some energy out before writing this email because I’m so flipping excited.
this year is going to be so great for me. it’s already starting off so much better than the past two years ! i am more ready than ever to open up and be fully present. i am in love with my new mediums. i am so pumped to be getting my website in shape. i feel very on the verge of a breakthrough. much credit goes to you, April, and all the women of Sunday Society!
my biz bestie Gini is a talented maker and a really smart, fun person, but she doesn’t know much about the business part of maker biz. she is at about the same spot i was when i first met April. totally undercharging, not sure how to find her people, struggling to be consistent. honestly, i would be really stoked if she won a scholarship to OWD.
i posted on FB and Twitter. and my favorite pizza topping is extra sauce.
Hi April and Mayi! Oh ya! I just entered!! I posted on my Instagram account– @amodernteacher and on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/158751955599489595/
I would love the opportunity to go through this experience and I would love to have my sister, Kelly, go through this with me! Kelly (@thescrappydoll on IG) just started her sewing blog. She is an incredibly creative person with an amazing talent playing the oboe professionally. However, we both have an entrepreneurial spirit! Since we were 7ish, we’ve taken on all kinds of creative biz projects. With our most famous– Kelly sewing mini-backpacks to people at festivals and I starting a dessert business.
Ah! Pizza!! My favorite! I love a not-too thin, not-too thick crust with spicy italian sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, gouda cheese, AND crushed red peppers (the spicy kind). Yummo!
Thanks girls for the opportunity to enter!
P.S. I meant to add that I think we both have the ingredients to do some pretty big things. That’s where this experience comes in…the nudge to put us over the edge. 🙂
April,thanks so much for the post.Really thank you! Great.
Thanks for hosting, Sandra! Have a great week!