74. Do What You Love, Love What You Do: Going All-In and Scaling a Small Business During the Pandemic with Angela Engel

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When the pandemic hit, many small businesses struggled and many mom business owners chose to take a step back, but not Angela Engel. Instead, this mom of 3 went all-in to scale her business, The Collective Book Studio, because now was “her time to push forward.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For many years Angela Engel worked in sales and marketing for nationally known category leaders in publishing, including Chronicle Books, Cameron + Company, Dwell Studio, and Moleskine. She has sold to key national and international retailers such as Amazon, Costco, Nordstrom, and Target and became a sought-after expert in the industry. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But motherhood pulled her in a different direction. Today, Angela is the Founder of The Collective Book Studio, a full-service, partnership publisher that has disrupted the publishing industry. Now, Angela has the opportunity to provide authors the support they need to get a beautiful book out into the world, from start to finish.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode we talk all about</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How she overcame working mom guilt</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Leaving a corporate career to start a consulting business</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Turning a consulting side business into an imprint / publishing company</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Using relatable skills to disrupt an industry</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The lessons being a working corporate mom taught her children (and herself)</span></li> </ul> <p>Follow Angela at</p> <ul> <li>Website: <a href="https://thecollectivebook.studio" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">thecollectivebook.studio</a><