405: Thriving Through an Emergency with Amy Sparrow
What kind of emergencies are you prepared for? While we may focus on natural disasters, lost pets, or medical emergencies, what about you? After going through a severe medical emergency, Amy Sparrow had to make drastic changes to her business, Fur Kid Sitting & Services. Amy shares how having a multi-year business plan allowed her to accelerate a brand new business structure. From growing a network, to addressing your personal risks, Amy stresses the importance of getting a plan in place today. She also explains why it’s critical to give back to the community.
404: Communicating in Stressful Situations
How do you handle stressful situations? From acute to chronic, we encounter all sorts of situations in running our business. As a business owner, we’re obligated to not just take care of stressful situations and emergencies, but also communicate and help others through it as well. We break down how to cope with stress in the moment. We give several strategies for effective communication and also how to plan for after the emergency is taken care of.
062- Specialized Pet Care with Cheyenne Williams
Cheyenne Williams, owner of Shiney Day Specialized Pet Care joins us this week to talk about emergency preparedness and specialized pet care. From planning to practicing, to tools and resources, this is a packed episode!
013- Planning for Emergencies
Emergencies can happen, even on the most relaxing days. Make sure you’re prepared before they happen! Today’s episode of Pet Sitter Confessional talks about being prepared for emergencies.
007- Boarding
On Episode 7, we start off discussing what the 80/20 rule is, and why we need to use it when thinking about which clients to go after. We then dive into what its like boarding in your home, and what you need to consider. We end the show talking about why we really like boarding vs house sitting, and how our kids have gotten in on the pet sitting fun!