Reprinted from Consumption Conversations, which shares insights, expertise and inspiration through entertaining Q&As with great business thinkers, social media ninjas, biz experts!  There is only one Million $ Party Girl…and it’s Lynn Bardowski! You can meet Lynn, if you do not know her already (shocking!) at her site, Milliondollarpartygirl.com. Lynn is an energized person who literally shines! One of Lynn’s sayings

Walk a mile in my shoes and you’ll meet a young girl who grew up during the 60s and 70s minutes from Atlantic City, home of the annual Miss America Pageant and the Show Us Your Shoes parade.  The pageant was part of the fabric of my life, blending in with the sand, sea and boardwalk. It was easy to get

You’re passionate about your new biz and you want to tell the world about it. I get that. There’s a right way to share your biz with your Facebook friends so you engage with customers and find new ones. After all, Facebook is called social media, not advertising media. If your small biz facebook posts sound more salesy than social, chances are your friends are

Welcome to the J-months (June/July), synonymous with the summer slump in direct sales lingo.  The weather is hot and sticky and half your customers are probably on vacation. Keeping your direct sales business, and your profit checks, consistent can be a challenge. So “they” say.  What’s a Million Dollar Party Girl to do?  Reinvent, innovate and turn a hot summer

Tory Johnson brought her spark, and a little hustle, to a PartyLite conference I attended last week in Minneapolis, MN. As Tory took the stage, she shared how she overcame fear and failure to turn her passion into profit. Her message for the 2,000+ entrepreneurs in the audience was to connect with your why, stop making excuses and ask for help when you need it.

Summer time is conference time.  Congratulations!  You invested time and money in your number one asset – you!  For women entrepreneurs, business conferences are a chance to develop friendships, learn, grow and have a blast while leaving the kids, laundry and dishes at home.  We get a few days away to clear our heads and not only feel, but dress, like a