Samara Bortz

Helping creatives build sustainable, profitable, and impactful businesses.

11/29/2023

This one isn’t even just about working smarter, not harder 🤓

It’s also about ensuring that the content you’re taking the time to create is POWERFUL and *actually* driving results. 💸

The best way to do this?

Get into the head of your ideal clients.

The easiest way to do that?

Observe the current kindred clients you’re working with. ♥️♥️

11/08/2023

I will forever invest in coaching because there is nothing more powerful or expansive than being safely HELD by someone who has walked in your shoes, can see your blind spots, and get you to your goals with more ease. ♥️♥️♥️

When clients enter my world for 1:1 mentorship, they usually want to know what we are actually going to DO together to grow their business.

And the truth is, the action steps look different for every single one of my clients. Because each of their businesses and lives are SO different. 🦋

The common threads!? Swipe through to read them. And if you’re reading through and hearing that little voice whisper ‘this is what I need 🤍’ - let’s chat what 1:1 coaching could look like for you.

11/03/2023

One of the most common things I hear from my design clients is that they wished they hadn’t waited so long to invest in their branding & website. ♥️

You don’t need to be 5 years in and making multi-six figures to have a magnetic, elevated, beeeeautiful visual identity for your business.

In fact, the sooner you create this, the sooner your dream clients take notice. 🫶

I’m celebrating .provan.events for investing in building her brand from the very beginning of (her biz is NEW, sweet ones, but she’s committed to setting herself up for success 🤍)

Sneak a peak at the first draft of her brand design 👀👀👀👀

11/02/2023

It was the end of August. I had been in major play and rest mode.👙☀️

But as the familiar back-to-school September butterflies started to reappear (I can’t shake them, even though I haven’t been a student or teacher in 4 years!).. so did the little voice that said:

“You need to start selling Fall coaching spots. You need to book another design client 💸💸”

And so… I did. 🤣

It was as simple as making the decision, implementing the strategies that I know work for bringing in new clients, showing up DAILY, and then sitting back and trusting the results would come.

(aka, not hitting the panic button or doom-spiraling when I didn’t see immediate wins).

I believe with every bone in my body that selling does NOT have to be complicated. In fact, when you have really great offers, a dialed in content strategy, a growing audience, and the energetic capacity to receive, (dare I say!?) selling is actually kind of fun.

Especially when the outcome of those sales is getting to support other beautiful, soulful women in growing their businesses, impact, and income. ♥️

My DMs are wide open to chat coaching, if you’re also needing that end-of-the-year kick in the pants to get the aligned clients flowing in.

10/20/2023

FOR MASSIVE CREATIVE BUSINESS GROWTH 👇

Get really comfortable taking action before you’re ready.

My coaching clients who get the biggest results strategize, IMPLEMENT, review, then refine.

So many of us wait way too long to do the things that we know will move the needle forward.

If I had waited until I felt “ready” to launch my business, I would still be crying to my husband every evening about how much I hated my teaching job.

If I waited until I felt “ready” to raise my design rates, I would be making a maximum of $1k each month.

If I waited until the “right time” to launch a group coaching program, it would literally never have happened.

“I’m not ready” is usually fear, not fact. You are more than ready. You have all the skills and resources that you need. The sooner you act, the sooner you create the reality you’re ready for 👇

The freedom to work from the road for 8+ weeks of the year. The $20k+ cash months. The clients who you love with your entire heart and soul.

You are READY. What are you calling in? ♥️

09/10/2023

Here’s what I know for certain – the creative entrepreneurs who are bringing in stable revenue months have a few things in common:

✨ They’re doing the inner, sticky, shadowy energetic work so they can feel their best.

✨ They lean into strategy, but not to the point where they get stuck.

✨ They’re willing to adjust and pivot when something isn’t working.

✨ They invest in help because they want to be expanded by mentors who -have walked in their shoes.

✨ They understand the importance of impactful marketing, so they prioritize learning how to create powerful content and build effective sales practices.

✨ They don’t get distracted by shiny objects. They stay in their lane and pour into the tasks that are proven to move the needle forward.

Above all, they take action. If you want consistency and stability in your soulful creative business, you have to be willing to jump in, take risks, learn as you go, refine, and hold your vision. 🦋🎬

If you’re calling in more impact and profits, send me a dm .creative so we can chat about the best support for you. ♥️

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09/09/2023

Upping your pricing can be anxiety-inducing at ANY stage of business, but especially at the beginning.

When I first launched my design studio, I was charging $500 for a custom website. I now charge 10–20 times that, and book projects with waaaaay less stress or hesitations from potential clients.

At the beginning, it was rough. Exhausting. I felt more resentful than happy. (And resenting clients does no good for anyone).

Here’s what I’ve learned: You don’t have to stay stuck lowballing your proposals and quotes. Start pricing your creative work with strategy and energetic alignment… from the very beginning of your business. We’re covering this in a BIG way inside The Expansion Collective.

Wondering where to start right now?! 💫✨🦋🌱

Swipe through the slides for the exact steps I guide my clients through when they’re coming up against fears about upping their rates. 🫶