Ep 52 // How to Plan 2025 as an Entrepreneur: A Conversation with Shelly Hughes

Welcome back to the We Grow Together Podcast! This week, Laura sits down with Shelly Hughes, founder and CEO of Nolia Roots. Every few weeks, Laura and Shelly sit down to talk about their businesses, their goals, and their plans for the future in order to keep each other accountable. Before recording this episode, they created their plan for 2025! They discuss the benefits and key takeaways from their personal boot camp and share how it has impacted their friendship and their businesses. Diving into topics about organization, creativity, mentorship, and more, listen as these two friends give listeners a taste of their personal meetings and learn how you can implement these strategies into your personal and professional lives! Guest Bio: Shelley Hughes is the founder and CEO of Nolia Roots, a marketing company used to help other businesses with their marketing. Covering topics from advertising/ marketing campaigns, to branding, website design and development, content creation, photography and video production, and much more! From coaching boxing to being a mom, Shelley is very open about maintaining her mental and physical health. She also promotes a healthy work-life balance and shares tips on social media for people struggling with this aspect of life. Check out the links below to see her Instagram and visit her business’s website. Topics Discussed // Shelly Hughes Background // History of Shelly and Laura’s friendship // Keeping Each Other Accountable // Creativity is Good for Business // Finding a Peer in Business // Finding Others with Similar Ambitions Episode Highlights: [0:00] Intro [2:06] Who is Shelly Hughes? [5:40] Supporting Each Other [10:00] Finding that Business Friend [12:10] Structure of Meetings and Creating the Plan [14:57] Shelly’s Benefits to the Meetings [20:07] Sharing Life Online [21:08] Annual Meeting [29:16] Moral of the Story [31:45] Outro Resources Mentioned: Shelly Hughes Instagram // https://www.instagram.com/shellyhughes_/ Nolia Roots Website // https://noliaroots.com/ E Myth Book // https://www.michaelegerbercompanies.com/product/the-e-myth-revisited/ VISIT THE MILL AT ETHEREAL FARMS TO ENJOY PENNSYLVANIA WINE COUNTRY // https://etherealfarms.co Please subscribe and like the video if you want more content like this! If you have any other Q's, drop them below. —————————————————————————— VISIT THE SHOP // https://lauradifrancesco.co/the-shop personal website // https://lauradifrancesco.co ethereal farms website // https://etherealfarms.co flourish website // https://flourishcoworking.com dean street law website // https://deanstreetlaw.com attend upcoming events // https://www.eventbrite.com/o/flourish-coworking-space-28115010011 personal instagram // http://www.instagram.com/lauramdifrancesco ethereal farms instagram // https://www.instagram.com/etherealfarms flourish instagram // https://www.instagram.com/flourishwestchester dean street law instagram // https://www.instagram.com/deanstreetlaw daily inspirational texts //https://my.community.com/lauradifrancesco podcast // https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-grow-together-podcast/id1509350488 60 days to launch your business course // https://flourish-coworking-space.teachable.com/p/60-days-to-launch-your-business-course book club // https://mailchi.mp/flourishcoworking.com/joinflourishbookclub amazon favorites // https://www.amazon.com/shop/livelvly connect on linkedin // https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauradifrancesco/ SIGN UP for my daily inspirational texts!! https://my.community.com/lauradifrancesco —————————————————————————— #money #debt #studentloan #lawschool #funding #lawyer #personalfinance #womeninbusiness #attorney #corporateattorney #corporatelawyer #girlboss #createcultivate #bossbabe #womenownedbusiness #entrepreneur #creative #beautyqueen #farmgirl