RISE Episode #148

How Laura Roeder Created A Business Model By Helping Small Businesses Become Rockstars

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Laura RoederLaura Roeder is a cool cat. She isn’t literally a cat, but she has created a interesting business model centered around helping small business owners become rockstars. Not like “grab an instrument” rockstar, but instead a rockstar to a specific niche of people.

I invited Laura on RISE for a few reasons.

  1. She is super cool and down-to-earth.
  2. We think similarly, and while I love guests with different opinions of course, sometimes it is fun to pull in someone on the same wavelength.
  3. She has a lot of great stuff going on that we can all learn from.

In this interview, Laura and I discuss:

  • Why she decided to work with small business owners as opposed to corporations.
  • Her business model and how she makes money.
  • How she has marketed and promoted herself.
  • Her platform strategy (this is really interesting).
  • Advice for creative entrepreneurs, and much more.

Enjoy this interview with Laura and as always, feel free to hop into the discussion in the comments.

Connect With Laura (and tell her you saw her on RISE!):

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Comments

  • Psrios

    Hello!! I’m also starting a new business from scratch and is always very good that people have felt the way i feel now! Thanks for sharing!

    with love,
    Patricia