by Janelle Roker | Aug 17, 2025 | Business, Creativity, Leadership
“Always remember you matter, you’re important and you are loved, and you bring to this world things no one else can.” -Charlie Mackesy This quote sums up what it feels like to find the joy in your work, something every business owner or creative...
by Janelle Roker | Oct 14, 2023 | Change, Coaching, Leadership
Part of my role as an executive coach is to create space for clients to voice their frustrations. For frustrated business owners, identifying and naming what isn’t working is the first step to creating change. When my clients are frustrated, I ask them to describe...
by Janelle Roker | May 13, 2023 | Change, Coaching, Creativity
“There is no safe way to be great. There is no great way to be safe.” – Bob Anderson If. It’s a very small word. Combine it with a few other words and it holds the power to raise you up or cut you to your core. “What if….” holds the power of...
by Janelle Roker | Oct 22, 2022 | Change, Goals, Leadership
Fall is the perfect time to start planning if you’re creating a business strategy for the new year. If you want your team to “hit the ground running” in January, they need an idea of where you want them to end up. And this is where a few lessons from growing up on a...
by Janelle Roker | Jul 29, 2022 | Change, Leadership
What happens when you face an obstacle? And how do you lead when your team hits a roadblock? You might think the role of a great leader is to create and execute a perfect plan. And while there’s some truth to that, life rarely plays along. Having a vision is a good...
