Hi! My mom snapped the pic below. As you can see… I’ve been a “Professional Superhero” since I was three. If I were doing this “by the book,” I’d tell you about my fashion degree. I’d try to look like a polished CEO with perfect hair. But… I’m not a “by the book” kind of girl. In the 3rd grade, lunch cost 90 cents. Most kids had an extra dime in their pocket. I saw those dimes… And I saw the 25-cent snacks I wanted. So… I raided my house for scraps. I made hair bows and bookmarks. I set up shop on the playground and traded those bows for those "useless" dimes. I got my snacks. And I learned that I was "Happily Unemployable." But I have a confession… I’m the World Champion of “Rabbit Trails.” I’ll start telling you a brilliant business strategy I found… And ten minutes later? We’re talking about the time I floated down the Chattahoochee River dressed as an ELF in a 4th of July parade. (Thank God social media didn't exist then) And then there’s the purse. I carry a bag roughly the size of a small SUV. If there is a problem? Someone needs a band-aid, a spare battery, a snack, or a musical egg shaker? I got you! That’s why I'm the new owner of the CoLAB Club. Making like-minded friends in your 40s is hard. I miss the playground days. I miss walking up to someone and saying, “Hey! I like your dress! Want to be best friends?” And since my brain loves a good rabbit trail… I go a lot faster when I leverage YOUR focus with MY “solution-in-a-purse” brain. I want to show my bonus daughters... That you can build a stellar life without the corporate stress that almost cost me mine in 2005. But enough about my Underroos… I want to get to know YOU. Answer these questions below, and I'll DM you my "Purse of Solutions" Collaboration Map. (A simple 1-page PDF on win-win deals.) 👉 FIRST: How do you "unplug" that has zero to do with business? 👉👉 SECOND: What are you an absolute "Wizard" at in your business? 🧙‍♀️ 👉👉👉 BONUS: If we were on the playground right now, what’s one "Collaboration" you’d pitch me?

The About page of this group mentions being "happily unemployable," and that resonated with me deeply. I’m curious about the timeline of our crew here: - The Veterans: 10+ years in the game 🏆 - The Established: 3–9 years ⚓ - The New Explorers: Just started the journey 🚀 How long have you been running your own show? And let’s be real: is your dog/cat a better or worse coworker than the ones you used to have? (Photos of your new 'colleagues' encouraged!)"

Mostly I debriefed along the way, but I’m putting together all of these experiments run (paid, revenue-raising and free, audience-building) to note any patterns or trends that I can learn from. 2025 was certainly very different. How was your experience?

Everyone I meet is a potential collaborator. Every business has something that may well be relevant to me. Every possibility is a seed I’m planting in my imagination to potentially fruit. When you turn on entrepreneurial thinking, you’re not lacking opportunities. You’re just lacking capacity to do them. What say you?

I have an event tomorrow I’m running here in Sydney with two collaborators. Simple profit share, minus expenses, split three ways. A client is hiring me as a guest expert inside her program. Set fee so far, but we might negotiate some other arrangement. Someone else wants me to present overseas and pay to come to her program. That is likely an easy no as it’s a lopsided collaboration, regardless of what clients I may or may not get from it. A few more irons are in the fire right now. Tell me - do you ever do paid collaborations? What have you found works best for you? What are your red flags and green flags?