Q: Tell us a little bit about your business.

Justice says:

I am a veteran licensed multicultural stylist and certified cosmetic formulator with 25+ years in the beauty industry. I specialize in curly and healthy hair transformations and have a wealth of knowledge and experience working with hair of all textures. I have created and brought 4 haircare formulations to market, and I use and test my formulations on actual clients, as well as myself and family.

Zehra says:

I am a psychologist by trade, and today, I use my experiences to formulate natural skincare products that use halal ingredients, and contain no color or alcohol. I also make cold process soap, lip balm, and body oils, and five percent of the proceeds from my company's sales go to making soap for my local homeless population. I want to grow so I can give a soap every time someone buys a soap.

Q: Why are you a good candidate for the Robin's Roses Entrepreneurial Scholarship?

Justice says:

I am an alumni of Joan Morais Cosmetics School, which is where I originally learned about Indie Business Network. I could really use IBN's mentorship and support. It’s been a rough ride, but I still keep hope alive, even through the many challenges I’ve faced over the years. I’m passionate about the work I do, have had many highs and lows, and am currently rebuilding. I am looking forward to encouragement, support, and resources. I have created some really amazing haircare formulations and I’m confident IBN's program can help me achieve my goals.

I also want to build community as I grow my product business.

Zehra says:

I have tried taking courses, but something is missing. Being a part of a community where there is 1:1 support available may be the missing piece for me. I want to grow this business and employ others, and I am excited that IBN can help me do those things … and. more! I want to earn new clients, learn to grow wholesale, and increase yearly sales.

Q: How can we connect with you and your brand online?

Justice says:

Website: https://justiceriverahaircare.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justiceriverahaurcare/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justiceriveracurlpro

Zehra says:

Website: https://www.rosebest.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosebestllc/

IBN: We've got all that for you, and more. Welcome!

Apply for IBN's Robin's Roses Entrepreneurial Scholarship

The Indie Business Network offers a valuable and transformative entrepreneurial experience to artisans and small business owners nationwide. We recognize that not everyone has the resources to access our suite of entrepreneurial mentoring, coaching, and training services, especially when they are first starting out. To help offset the challenge for as many as possible, each quarter, we offer a scholarship for a year of membership.

At the Indie Business Network, we believe that every woman can provide for herself and her children because she can sell something she made with her own hands. If you have started your business, but lack the resources needed to grow, you can get information on how to apply for next quarter's Robin's Roses Entrepreneurial Scholarship Award at this link.

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What makes this book super valuable is the interviews, Q&As, insider tips, and lessons from 25 working creative entrepreneurs across a variety of maker businesses. including ceramic artists, leather goods designers, weavers, painters, textile designers, woodworkers and more. Here are three powerful takeaways we’ll uncover together:

Here are three powerful takeaways we'll uncover together:

• Proven actions and strategies that makers use to build a profitable brand
• Behind-the-scenes glimpses into how other makers lead their businesses
• Apply some of their most valuable tips to build not just a business, but a brand
• and more!

As always, we’ll apply what we learn directly to your business so you can move forward with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Reading Plan

The reading plan progresses in the Indie Business Network Entrepreneur Member Community.

The graphic below displays our easy reading schedule.

About Erin Austen Abbott

Erin Austen Abbott is is a freelance writer and photographer who has been included in dozens of publications. She is a travel blogger and publishes The Field Trip Newsletter that introduces culture, food, design, art, and nature to children.

Visit Erin's website.

Purchase Grow Your Product Business

Buy this and other Indie Business Book Club picks at IBN's Amazon shop.

This book is available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon. It is not available on Audible.

Of course, you can also purchase the book at your favorite local book store or check it out of your local library.

Are you ready? Let's do it.

Join us!

If you're not familiar with the Indie Business Book Club, you can click here for more information.

If you're a member of the Indie Business Network, make sure to join us in our private Entrepreneur Members Facebook group to get started.

If you're not an IBN member, what are you waiting for? Join now and enjoy the book club and tons of other benefits to help you and your business become better every day.

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In this book, small-business retail expert Catherine Erdly shows you how to apply tools and strategies developed by large brands to YOUR business. Here are three powerful takeaways we’ll uncover together:

Here are three powerful takeaways we'll uncover together:

• Tips and strategies to build a profitable boutique brand that is both profitable and fun
• How to solopreneur brands can create predictable income
• The importance of creating your own unique financial system so your business becomes a financial health tool for you and your family
• and more!

As always, we’ll apply what we learn directly to your business so you can move forward with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Reading Plan

The reading plan progresses in our Entrepreneur Member Community.

The graphic below displays our easy reading schedule.

About Catherine Erdly

Catherine Erdly is an award-winning small business retail expert, podcast host, speaker and writer, recently named one of the top 100 retail influencers in the world by Rethink Retail. She has over two decades experience in the retail industry, including 17 years managing budgets up to £400 million for some of the largest names in the high street in the UK and USA.

Visit Catherine's website.

Purchase Grow Your Product Business

Buy this and other Indie Business Book Club picks at IBN's Amazon shop.

This book is available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon. It is not available on Audible.

Of course, you can also purchase the book at your favorite local book store or check it out of your local library.

Are you ready? Let's do it.

Join us!

If you're not familiar with the Indie Business Book Club, you can click here for more information.

If you're a member of the Indie Business Network, make sure to join us in our private Entrepreneur Members Facebook group to get started.

If you're not an IBN member, what are you waiting for? Join now and enjoy the book club and tons of other benefits to help you and your business become better every day.

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Over the past several months, I have been working thoughtfully and intentionally behind the scenes to create something new for our members. Today, I’m pleased to share that we will soon open a new Indie Business Network community on a dedicated platform designed to better support your growth as an entrepreneur. This marks an important step forward in how we gather, learn, and build together. Our member Facebook group has played a meaningful role in connecting us together members over the years. While it will remain in place for now, it will become public and it will serve different purposes than the new Indie Business Community.

Why IBN We Are Transitioning From the Facebook Group

The digital landscape is constanty evolving. Platforms like Facebook (Meta) continue to make changes that, while beneficial for their business model, are not always aligned with the needs of our members who want to learn, grow and share in private as they cultivate deep and meaningful relationships and collaborations with other members. Increasingly, on platforms like Facebook groups, community leaders face challenges such as limited visibility due to lack of trust and privacy, algorithmic control, a constant stream of distractions, and fewer tools to create structured, intentional member experiences.

As a result, many business owners are rethinking where and how they build community. IBN is one of those businesses.

A Better Member Experience

The new Indie Business Network community is built with clarity, focus, and your ease of use in mind.

It will provide:

• A cleaner, distraction-free, truly private environment that allows for deeper learning, relationship-building, and engagement
• Centralized access to training materials, insurance resources, business news, tips, and events
• Organized spaces and dedicated sections to make it easy to find support, guidance, and connections

Rather than relying on fragmented tools and scattered conversations that depend on a platform we cannot control, our new space brings everything together in a way that is both intuitive and purposeful.

A Strategic Shift to Support Modern Entrepreneurship

This move is not simply about adopting new technology. It reflects IBN's broader strategic priorities.

I believe that small business owners must increasingly take ownership of their audience and their relationships by building communities they control. These should be spaces where brand leaders can connect directly with customers, facilitate meaningful interactions, and create long-term value beyond any and all public social media platforms. While these platforms have their place, they are severely limited when it comes to providing opportunities for the kind of personal interaction that supports creative maker and artisan businesses.

In the months ahead, you will see a deeper emphasis within the Indie Business Network on:

• Building and leading brand communities
• Strengthening customer relationships and boosting sales through connection and engagement
• Creating sustainable business ecosystems that support recurring revenue and long-term growth

Our new community will serve not only as a gathering place, but also as a working model of these principles in action.

Our New Community is Built on Circle

After careful consideration of several options, I have personally selected the Circle platform to host our new home.

Other platforms, including Mighty Networks, Heartbeat, Slack, Discord, Skool also offer strong options for community building. Circle, however, allows for the highest quality member experience for the Indie Business Network.

It's not perfect, but it is the best option we've seen for our valued members.

As part of this transition, I will be incorporating more teaching and coaching around how to evaluate and use these tools effectively within your own business. I'm very excited about that because I am persuaded that the future of every business depends on large part on the brand community that supports it.

Looking Ahead

The new Indie Business Network community is now open, and you can join us by opening this page and typing in your name, email address and the word JOIN in the space provided.

I'll See You in the New Indie Business Community!

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Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, psychology, and real-world case studies, Beyond Belief reveals a powerful truth: what you choose to believe, not your skills or resources, are the biggest drivers of your success.

In this book, we’ll explore how your hidden assumptions influence your decisions, your actions, and your results. More importantly, we will discover how to rewrite those assumptions so they work for you instead of against you. Here are three powerful takeaways we’ll uncover together:

Here are three powerful takeaways we'll uncover together:

• How to spot hidden opportunities others overlook, and then turn them into advantages
• How to break through mental and physical limits you once believed were fixed
• How to intentionally shape beliefs that support your growth in both life and business
• and more!

This is not just a mindset book—it’s a practical guide to unlocking the next level of your potential. And as always, we’ll apply what we learn directly to your business so you can move forward with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Reading Plan

The reading plan progresses in our private Entrepreneur Member Facebook Group.

The graphic below displays our easy reading schedule.

About Nir Eyal 

NIR EYAL is a globally recognized authority on behavior change and human potential. His research-backed frameworks have empowered millions to build better habits, enhance focus, and unlock greater agency in their lives and work. A former lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Nir has collaborated with leaders and organizations worldwide to improve performance through behavior design.

Visit Nir's website.

Purchase Beyond Belief

Buy this and other Indie Business Book Club picks at IBN's Amazon shop.

Of course, you can also purchase the book at your favorite local book store or check it out of your local library.

Are you ready? Let's do it.

Join us!

If you're not familiar with the Indie Business Book Club, you can click here for more information.

If you're a member of the Indie Business Network, make sure to join us in our private Entrepreneur Members Facebook group to get started.

If you're not an IBN member, what are you waiting for? Join now and enjoy the book club and tons of other benefits to help you and your business become better every day.

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Q: How long have you been making products? How did you get started?

Maria:

I grew up mixing DIY skincare recipes I found in my mom's and grandmother's magazines. It was my version of a science lab. Following my lifelong interest in holistic health, nutrition and the science of what we feed our bodies inside and out, I started formulating skincare products in early 2020. When I finally decided to go all in, it felt less like a leap and more like a natural next chapter.

I started by diving deeply into organic chemistry, ingredient research, and professional skincare formulation. The more I learned, the more convinced I became that there was a better way to formulate, one rooted in what nature already provides.

Q: What sets your products apart? How is your skincare brand unique?

Maria:

A few things set White Turtle Beauty apart, and they all connect back to the same philosophy: give your skin less of what it doesn't need, and more of what it does.

That philosophy came from personal experience. For years I chased every new ten-step routine, convinced that more products meant better skin. What I discovered was the opposite. My skin became increasingly reactive and overwhelmed by the constant layering, and the harsh ingredients that came with it. It never had time to adjust or rebalance. That realization shifted everything: what if skin needed less, not more? That question is at the heart of every White Turtle Beauty formula.

First, we formulate for the skin barrier, not for skin types. The barrier is the foundation of healthy skin regardless of whether your skin is dry, oily, normal or mature. When it's compromised, dry skin becomes fragile and reactive, normal skin loses its balance and mature skin stops responding to products altogether. We address the root cause of most skin imbalances, not just the symptoms.

Second, White Turtle Beauty formulas are entirely plant-based, and waterless. Removing water from a formula isn't about dismissing it; water is essential to skin health and to life. It's about concentration. When a formula doesn't rely on water as a base, every ingredient that remains must earn its place, and what you're applying is purposeful and far more potent per application. And because our formulas are plant-based, there is a deeper reason they work. Our skin has co-evolved with plant compounds for millennia. It recognizes them. They work with the skin's biology, not against it.

Third, most of our products are genuinely multifunctional, designed to work as an entire routine in a single step. That's not a shortcut. It's the result of deliberate formula design, where each ingredient carries real weight. Fewer ingredients means fewer potential irritants, a simpler ritual, and a much clearer sense of what's actually working.

Q: How do you sell your products? Wholesale? Retail? Physical locations?

Maria:

Presently, we sell exclusively through our online store, whiteturtlebeauty.com, which allows us to stay close to our customers and be very intentional about how the brand shows up. This year, we're looking forward to expanding into select retailers that align with our values around ingredient integrity, sustainability and education. Growth for growth's sake is not the goal.

Q: What do you enjoy most about the creative entrepreneurial process?

Maria:

Freedom, and I didn't fully appreciate it until I had it. The freedom to start from scratch when something isn't working, to scrap an idea without having to justify it to anyone and to change direction because your instincts tell you to. Freedom is permission to try new things all the time. In a corporate environment, that kind of flexibility simply doesn't exist.

There's also something deeply satisfying about building a brand that is completely aligned with my values, where every decision reflects what I actually believe in. That alignment is rare. It's one of the things that make indie brands so unique.

Q: What has been a challenge in your business? How do you overcome it?

Maria:

Being a solo founder is genuinely isolating in ways I didn't fully anticipate. You're wearing every hat: formulator, logistics coordinator, finance expert, customer service team, social media manager and many more. The mental load of holding all of it at once is real, and the hardest part isn't any single task. It's the constant context-switching, staying focused when everything feels equally urgent and resisting the pull of every new direction.

What's helped most is understanding that I didn't have to do it all alone. And that it was okay to ask for help.

Q: What advice would you give to people just starting out?

Maria:

Automate from day one. Build your email sequences when you have ten subscribers. Set up your shipping workflow when you're shipping once a week. Create a comprehensive FAQ document you can draw from every time a repeated question comes in. It feels like too much when your volume is small, but this is precisely where small brands choke when momentum hits. They get buried under tasks that could have been streamlined from the start, and end up making rushed decisions that take years to untangle.

Three things I wish someone had told me earlier.

• Be patient with yourself. You don't know everything, and you're not supposed to. Being persistent and focus on your north star: the reason you started your business in the first place. When things get confusing, let it guide you back to center.
• Put yourself first, especially if you're a solopreneur. Everything depends on you, which means your energy and clarity aren't luxuries but business strategies. Take the day off. Take the week off if you need to. Sometimes the best thing you can do for your brand is step back and look at it from 10,000 feet. It's far too easy to get buried in the wrong things when you're deep in the weeds.
• Don't be afraid to ask for help; doing so is wisdom, not weakness.

Q: What other Indies do you admire, and why?

Maria:

Two brands I return to often, and for the same core reason: they built something with genuine conviction and never chased scale for its own sake.

The first is Vintner's Daughter. Founder April Gargiulo walked away from the multi-step routine entirely, seeing it for what it had become: overwhelming, diluted, built more around consumption than results. What I admire most is the uncompromising commitment to ingredient and formula quality. Ten years in, she still has only three products. That kind of focus takes real discipline. And like us, her products are 100% plant based, with a shared belief that when a formula is made well enough, fewer products genuinely deliver more.

And then there's Inlight Beauty, founded by Dr. Mariano Spiezia, a medical doctor and clinical herbalist, and another 100% botanical brand. What resonates is the depth of formulation knowledge behind every product, and the same uncompromising commitment to ingredient integrity and process that we hold at White Turtle Beauty.

Q: What is your vision for the future of your business?

Maria:

I want White Turtle Beauty to be genuinely known for changing how people think about their skin. Not chasing a 10-step routine, not buying more, but understanding what their skin actually needs and trusting fewer, better products to deliver it.

In practical terms, I'd love to see sustainable, intentional growth into selected retail partners that share our values, and a community of customers who feel educated and empowered, not just sold to. What I don't want is growth that compromises formula integrity or the founder-led conviction that got us here.

I plan to stay independent, stay intentional and continue to enjoy success on my own terms.

Q: What resources do you recommend to other small business owners?

Maria:

I'm a podcast person. I absorb information better in audible format, and it fits more naturally into the rhythm of running a business solo. But one book I would genuinely put in every indie founder's hands is Company of One by Paul Jarvis. His central argument, that growth isn't always good and that being better rather than bigger is a complete and valid business strategy, is something I already felt intuitively about White Turtle Beauty. For anyone building intentionally, on their own terms, that reframe is quietly revolutionary.

Any AI tool that works for you, and I say this practically, not as a buzzword. I use Gemini and Claude for research and analysis tasks, like staying current with industry news, sorting data, recommending best apps for my Shopify store, deciding what to automate and how, summarizing articles and podcasts so I can absorb information faster without sacrificing depth. As a solo founder, one of the hardest things is keeping up with the volume of information relevant to running a small brand. AI compresses that time significantly.

What AI doesn't do is replace judgment, expertise, or the relationships that actually build a brand. Those still require you. But for everything that surrounds them, AI is the most useful tool I've added to my workflow. If you're a solopreneur and you're not using it yet, start small: summarize a podcast episode you don't have time to finish, research an ingredient, get a quick read on a trend. The time it returns to you is real.

Q: What's do you love most about the Indie Business Network?

Maria:

The community, genuinely. There's something specific about a network built for indie founders, people who understand building something independently, without the support of large investors or teams. Learning from the unique challenges of other Indie founders I encounter every day, and how they overcame them, is invaluable.

What sets IBN further apart is the direct access to Donna Maria herself. Being able to reach out in our Entrepreneur Member community and get a real response from the person who built the network is rare, and it matters, because most of the time it's group admins or other users who lead the conversations. It's the difference between a real community and just another group or membership.

Learn more about the Indie Business Network and our members!

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You've heard of an “overnight success,” right? If so, and you are at least 10 years old, you probably also know that there is no such thing. This is especially true in business. Since you had never heard of that new awesome skincare brand you just fell in love with, you may be tempted to think that it must be an overnight success. After all, you'd never heard of it before.

Well, rest assured, it didn't happen “overnight,” and it probably didn't happen over 365 nights. If it's anything worth buying twice, it happened gradually, then suddenly.

Of course, this is the hardest thing for entrepreneurs to accept and plan on. We want everything to happen quickly. The faster, the better. But that's not life, and it is certainly not business. We are going to explore that reality in this book, and we are going to work together to create plans to accept it and be successful anyway.

Here are some of the things we will learn as we read the book together:

• how “overnight” successes (or failures) are the result of persistent, compounding actions
• what “long obedience” is, and how to harness it for the benefit of you and your business
• what to do when “gradually” is happening too slowly for you, and how to enjoy the journey while you're on it  cathedral thinking—adopt a long-term perspective that changes your daily decisions and life trajectory
• and more!

Reading Plan

The reading plan progresses in our private Entrepreneur Member Facebook Group.

The graphic below displays our easy reading schedule.

About Mark Batterson 

Mark Batterson serves as the Lead Visionary of National Community Church (NCC) in Washington, DC. NCC owns and operates Ebenezers Coffeehouse, The Miracle Theatre, the DC Dream Center, the Capital Turnaround, and Culture House as gathering places for the community and funding for church causes. Mark holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Regent University and is the New York Times bestselling author of 25 books.

Visit Mark's website.

Purchase Gradually Then Suddenly

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Of course, you can also purchase the book at your favorite local book store or check it out of your local library.

Are you ready? Let's do it.

Join us!

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If you're not an IBN member, what are you waiting for? Join now and enjoy the book club and tons of other benefits to help you and your business become better every day.

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Drawing on her experiences as an event host, the author takes us behind the scenes of gatherings of all kinds to reveal what to do to make them successful, and what not to do to avoid events that flop. From conferences and business meetings to courtrooms, flash-mob parties, and even an Arab-Israeli summer camp, we'll see how small, intentional shifts can transform ordinary interactions into meaningful, energizing experiences that help your customers choose your products over everyone else's.

Here are some of the things we will learn as we read the book together:

• How hosting in-person and virtual events are the roadmap to increased sales and customer loyalty
• Why including elements of community into your business strengthens customer relationships and deepens brand connection and loyalty
• What you can do to easily foster a genuine sense of belonging that supports your sales goals

Reading Plan

The reading plan progresses in our private Entrepreneur Member Facebook Group.

The graphic below displays our easy reading schedule.

About Priya Parker

Priya Parker is an author and the former executive host and producer of the New York Times podcast, Together Apart. She is an an advisor to leaders and organizations.

Visit Priya's website.

Purchase The Art of Gathering

Buy this and other Indie Business Book Club picks at IBN's Amazon shop.

Of course, you can also purchase the book at your favorite local book store or check it out of your local library.

Are you ready? Let's do it.

Join us!

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If you're not an IBN member, what are you waiting for? Join now and enjoy the book club and tons of other benefits to help you and your business become better every day.

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(Program Note: this episode was recorded in 2023. Hannah's business may be different now than it was at that time.)

Enjoy this lively conversation as Hannah's calm, magnetic energy and honest storytelling leave you inspired, energized, and ready to take meaningful next steps in your own entrepreneurial journey.

Sit back, relax and enjoy my interview with Hannah NOW!

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Important entrepreneurial and content creation insights from Hannah

Let's unpack some of the most significant business and content creation insights Robbin and I discussed in this episode.

1. Streamline your product line

Hannah's passion for crafting led her to initially create a vast array of products when she launched her business. Seriously, she said, anything scented was fair game. However, she soon realized the challenges of maintaining a wide range of scents, sizes, and products. Gradually, she streamlined her offerings to just four staple soaps with occasional limited editions, along with six roll-on blends following the same pattern. Additionally, she introduced self-care sets featuring combinations of existing products that were already in her line. This meticulous pruning process spanned years but proved to be a strategic move for Hannah. Not only did it alleviate operational burdens, but it also simplified her marketing efforts and the overall leadership of her business. Smart move, Hannah!

Like I always share with my clients, I'd rather see you make lots of money successfully selling a few products than make a little money trying to sell “all the things.”

2. Test the waters to achieve success

In her early days of business, Hannah cast a wide net, eager to gauge the reception of her products by selling at lots of markets. Unsure of how her offerings would be received, she opted for quantity over quality. However, as both her business and personal brand evolved, Hannah became more discerning. As she gained a deeper understanding of her target audience, she became better at identifying the best market venues. Today, aside from carefully curated pop-ups aligned with her brand, the only market she sells at is St. Louis's largest market. This strategic shift ensures maximum return on investment, both financially and in terms of personal fulfillment. Hannah acknowledges that navigating the market landscape has been a journey of trial and error, a quintessential experience for any small business owner.

3. Create a business that works for YOUR life, on YOUR terms

Hannah pointed out the dual nature of entrepreneurship: challenging yet inherently enjoyable. It's a sentiment that deeply resonates with me. As Hannah points out, entrepreneurial enjoyment isn't automatic; it requires deliberate effort. For Hannah, the fun lies in the hands-on aspect of crafting her products and the joy of personal interactions at events. Whether it's the vibrant atmosphere of markets or the physical satisfaction she gets from the activity of setting up and breaking down her booth, she finds fulfillment in every step of the process. While it's undeniably hard work, she relishes the opportunity of creating a physical space that reflects her business's unique identity. For Hannah, infusing enjoyment into her work isn't just a perk—it's a priority.

Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode

In this episode, Hannah and I mentioned the following resources.

1. Learn more about Ruministics
2. Follow Ruministics on Instagram
3. Aromatherapy certificate: American College of Healthcare Sciences
4. Learn about the benefits of the Indie Business Network – for American makers and artisan entrepreneurs

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The 5 Types of Wealth reminds us of a powerful way to view life and business, not through a financial lens but through a wealth lens. While money is a definite part of that, true and lasting wealth comes via other areas of life. We will look at those areas in this book, and together, we will discover how our lives and businesses can be changed for the better by pursuing wealth in its broadest and most robust terms.

Here are some of the things we will learn as we read the book together:

• How to create physical wealth, without which the other forms of wealth don't really matter
• What financial wealth can teach us about “true” wealth
• Why social wealth is one of the golden keys to a happy and fulfilling life (and how your business can deliver that)!
• Who can be best positioned to enjoy time wealth, and what to do to get it
• The. importance of mental wealth, and how to maintain it as the leader of a great small business of your own

Reading Plan

The reading plan progresses in our private Entrepreneur Member Facebook Group.

The graphic below displays our easy reading schedule.

About Sahil Bloom

Sahil Bloom is an inspirational writer and content creator, captivating millions of people every week through his social insights and bi-weekly newsletter The Curiosity Chronicle.

The 5 Types of Wealth provides a groundbreaking framework to help you break free from the daily grind, discover true fulfillment, and build a life of infinite wealth. The book is a unique blend of strategies, tactics, and actionable insights, enabling readers to make real, positive changes and lead healthier, wealthier lives.

Sahil is also an entrepreneur and owner of SRB Holdings, a personal holding company, and the Managing Partner of SRB Ventures, a venture investment firm committed to investing in and accelerating the most compelling startups in the world.

Visit Sahil's website.

Purchase The 5 Types of Wealth

Buy this and other Indie Business Book Club picks at IBN's Amazon shop.

Of course, you can also purchase the book at your favorite local book store or check it out of your local library.

Are you ready? Let's do it.

Join us!

If you're not familiar with the Indie Business Book Club, you can click here for more information.

If you're a member of the Indie Business Network, make sure to join us in our private Entrepreneur Members Facebook group to get started.

If you're not an IBN member, what are you waiting for? Join now and enjoy the book club and tons of other benefits to help you and your business become better every day.

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