Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping solopreneur parents stop checking email at the playground
Kanaal Besonderhede
Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping solopreneur parents stop checking email at the playground
You started your business for freedom, not to be chained to your desk. I help small business owners grow without burning out through simple, powerful online automations. On Streamlined Solopreneur you'll get real-world strategies, smarter workflows, and practical tools to help you reclaim your t...
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An End of the Year (Beginning of the Year?) Update
We're almost at the end of Christmas break and I decided to record a quick update on how it's going...plus test my new camera. Check out the (somewhat...
My Favorite Tech, Apps, and Media of 2025
It's one of my favorite episodes of the year: my Favorites of the year! I'll go through all of my favorite media and tech of the year, as well as some...
How I Saved Laura Brazan More Than She Spent on my Coaching
Knowing when to get help is so, so, so crucial to prevent burnout. Laura Brazan knew this, which is why she decided to hire me for coaching. During ou...
Replay: My Favorite Christmas Story
I knew from a young age, I wanted to play the drums. I got my first small kit when I was five, and when my friends and I started a "band," heavy quote...
3 things you need to do before 2026
I started my Christmas vacation the minute my kids got out of school. I can do that because I’ve built a business that doesn't chain me to my desk. Bu...
Pick 2 (Revisit Edition): Bear Notes and Blinkist
It’s a soon-to-be classic Pick 2 episode, where I pick 2 apps or tools I’m using and tell you about them. I say soon to be classic because I’ve wanted...
How Much is AI Harming Our Ability to Connect?
It’s no secret I’m a full-on AI skeptic. And while I still use it, I’m very, very worried about the long-term effects of overuse. I saw a number of st...
How Liz Wilcox Built a Half-Million-Dollar Business on a $9 Membership
What if your business could support your life instead of consuming it?
That’s exactly what Liz Wilcox has built — a $9/month membership that su...
We should write less with AI and more like the Supreme Court
I’m reading Amy Coney Barrett’s book, Listening to the Law, and it struck me that instead of writing using AI, we should write more like the Supreme C...
The Best Gifts for Small Business Owners (2025 Edition)
Every year, I put together a massive gift guide for small business owners — but this year, I wanted to do things differently. Instead of rattling off...
My Approach to Black Friday, and Affiliate Links
Well, we're in the holiday gauntlet now. I've gotten several emails from small, service-based business promoting Black Friday sales, and I'm not sure...
The 3-Step Process for Your First Automation
My oldest daughter loves asking me to tell her a funny story about my wife from when we were dating... and I almost always freeze. It's not because th...
Thinking About Affiliate Emails During Cyber Week
Our inboxes are about to be inundated with sales emails and affiliate-link riddled round-ups. Should I contribute to the noise?
I'm thinking ye...
The 4 Core Components of Every Automation
Remember diagramming sentences back in school? I always thought it was pointless, but the real goal wasn't the diagram itself—it was understanding the...
The #1 Mistake Solopreneurs Make With Newsletters
Ever wonder if your newsletter should be the product…or just promote the product?
I’ve been treating mine more like a magazine tha...
Growth by Subtraction: How to Make Time for What Matters Most
When I was a kid, I said things like, “I won’t forget,” or “When I’m a dad, I won’t get mad.” Or…”I’m bored.”
But as you get older, and l...
How I Built Episode 500
Episode 500 of the show came out on Monday. Here’s I I put it together using Google NotebookLM
Get your free Time and Tools Self-Audit at https...
After 500 Episodes, Here’s the Real Secret to Success
Nine years. 500 episodes. And one big question I've asked since the beginning. Do you have any trade secrets for us?
When I started this show (b...
Big milestone episode coming Monday!
Am I overthinking how to approach episode 500? Plus, I got an android phone.
Send feedback to https://streamlined feedback.com
Get your f...
The Productivity Tools Draft
We turned productivity into a fantasy draft! 🏆
Four small business owners battle it out, picking the apps and tools we cannot live without — wi...
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What I Learned Posting on LinkedIn for 40 Days [Audio Note]
I just wrapped up a Social Growth for my friend Chenell’s community where I posted on LinkedIn for 40 days.
Here’s what I learned and what’s ne...
Stop Being the Bottleneck in Your Business
Can you really delegate out when you are your business? Don’t people hire you to work with…well, you?
That’s the question Justin Moore and I wr...
When is it Time to Switch Tools?
It seems like every day there’s a new tool designed to help us be more productive. They promise to help us to more, faster, better, with fewer resourc...
I’m Creating a Paid Newsletter
I’m considering a membership again, but this one is different! I’m going to do a paid newsletter, powered by Memberful and Kit.
Get your free T...
Why Work-Life Balance is a Myth for Parent Entrepreneurs
Running a business while raising kids feels impossible some days. Between checking emails at the playground and working after bedtime, it's easy to fe...
Happy Apple Christmas!
It’s new iPhone Day! It was a big year for me as it was time to upgrade several of my devices. Here’s what I got, and why.
Get your free Time a...
Kill Decision Fatigue with Simple “Recipes” for Your Business with Layla Pomper
Ever go to do something – a task for your business, yard work, cooking – and suddenly realize you’re not sure where to start?
It’s not that you...
Accidental Entrepreneur: Building a Business That Fits Your Life with Dylan Redekop
Ever stumble into entrepreneurship by accident? Dylan Redekop did — and he’s built a business that lets him spend time with his family, stay fit, and...
GAPS Framework: How to Build Space in Your Business
Ever feel like your business eats up every free moment? The truth is, you don’t need Taylor Swift-level fame or Hormozi-style hype to succeed. What yo...
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Don't Let AI Kill Personal Touch [Audio Note]
I've had a few conversations with parents lately about how it feels like our kids are being pushed through, "the machine." When we get that personal t...
Full-Time Job, Side Hustles, and Fatherhood: Can You Actually Do It All? with Matt Medeiros
What happens when you’re a dad of 3, working a full-time job, and still running not one but two side hustles? That’s the question I put to my friend M...
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Is Gemini the Best AI Chat Thing? [Audio Note]
I’ve been testing Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude to see which one actually helps me. Claude felt forgetful, so I dropped it. ChatGPT is still great at st...
How to Prevent Overwhelm in Your Business with the D.A.D. Framework
Sometimes running a business can feel a bit like the curse of Sisyphus — pushing a boulder up a hill, only to have it roll back down again. Futile lab...
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Stop Personifying AI [Audio Note]
I'm calling out something that's been bothering me since ChatGPT-5 launched - people are getting upset about AI "changing its voice" and referring to...
My Complete Business Setup: All the Gear, Apps, and Tools I Use
Ready for the ultimate tech setup tour? After getting tons of questions about my gear and tools, I'm pulling back the curtain on EVERYTHING I use to r...
Can Your Business Survive Going ‘AI Vegan’ with Joe McKay
I have a confession to make: I use my GPS every time I drive. It’s not that I don’t know where I’m going. It’s that I’ve told myself, “the GPS knows m...
What do I even do? [Audio Note]
I spent the week at the beach thinking about my signature framework, but honestly, I’m struggling to define what I really want to do and how I want to...
The 3-Minute Brain Dump That Transformed My Work-Life Balance
I used to lie awake at night thinking about tomorrow's tasks and couldn't be present with my family because my mind was stuck on work problems. Sound...
I’ve updated my /now page
I just updated my /now page for the first time in a while, and it’s become much more comprehensive than before. I walk through all the new sections I’...
The Hidden Cost of Switching Tools (It's Not What You Think)
My dad's furious "never again" phone call to some faceless company stuck with me for decades. Fast forward to last weekend: I'm rage-quitting Dropbox...