Early Riser Studio

I just signed my biggest client yet …

Shopify!

Dear friends and community, I have some exciting news to share with you.

I recently accepted a FT position working in-house at Shopify. Wahoo!!

This decision to shift my energy away from building my business was an extremely difficult one to make. I’ve poured my “blood”, sweat, and tears into this business - sacrificing many things to make it successful - and walking away from it took months of hard contemplation.

Some of the reasons why I decided to make the shift were:

- I could impact more businesses working at this scale

- I missed having a team (entrepreneurship can get lonely)

- I wanted to learn from the some of the best product managers in biz

- I wanted more stability for my stage in life and financial goals

What this means for Early Riser:

- I will no longer be able to accept Shopify-related work

- I will stop taking on projects while I transition

- I will pivot and reposition myself

I don’t have all the answers yet but I’ll share my journey as I try to find them!

In the meantime, if you have any questions about my decision or this new endeavour, please reach out!

As always, thank you for all your love and support. This community means the world to me. 🤍

Have you ever wished you could go back in time and give your past self some advice?
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What would you say?
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I bet you would tell yourself all of the things that you know you needed to hear.
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I bet you would be extremely optimistic, kind, encouraging, and supportive.
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I bet you would say things like:
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→ "Keep going! You've got this"
→ "You're smarter than you think"
→ "Your breakthrough is just around the corner"
→ "Stop doubting yourself"
→ "Things are going to work out. I know it"
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Am I right?
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Now reframe this to imagine what your future self would say to you today.
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What do you need to hear?
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Share a piece of wisdom in the comments that you think the entrepreneurs and creatives here might need to hear ✨

While launching Early Riser, I set ambitious goals to move fast, and grow as quickly as possible.
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To make these goals a reality, I knew I couldn’t do everything myself - as badly as I wanted to - and I would need to make smart investments to help scale my business.
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I quickly realized the key was to organize and automate tasks, meetings, and workflows.
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Getting the proper tools in place made a huge difference in how efficient I was able to be.
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Here are the top 5 tools I use to organize myself and save a ton of time.
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Want more tips to help streamline your business? Read more of our smart investments on our blog, following the link in the bio! 📖
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