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05/28/2026

A SoloCEOs Guru Talk

You negotiate every single day. With clients, partners, prospects, and yes, even yourself. But if negotiation feels like a battle you're not sure you can win, our next GuruTalk is for you.

On Thursday, May 28, we are joined by Mori Taheripour, a globally recognized negotiation expert, 12-time award-winning faculty member at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and bestselling author of Bring Yourself: How to Negotiate Fearlessly. Mori has spent more than two decades helping people navigate the most consequential conversations of their lives, and her message is clear: the best negotiators are not performers. They are authentic.

In this GuruTalk, Mori will help us reframe how we think about negotiation as solopreneurs, not as confrontation, but as collaborative problem solving rooted in curiosity and genuine connection. Whether you are negotiating your rates, your contracts, or your next big opportunity, this conversation will shift how you show up.

05/28/2026

Guru Talk with Mori will be starting soon!!!!

Meet Mori Taheripour.A globally recognized negotiation expert.A Wharton faculty member.A bestselling author.And someone ...
05/27/2026

Meet Mori Taheripour.

A globally recognized negotiation expert.

A Wharton faculty member.

A bestselling author.

And someone who believes the best negotiators aren't performers.
They're authentic.

Join us May 28 for a powerful conversation about confidence, boundaries, self-advocacy, and navigating difficult conversations as a solopreneur on the next SoloCEOs Guru Talk.

Streaming Live on the SoloCEOs LinkedIn page.

2 PM ET | 1 PM CT | 11 AM PT

Talk # Mindset

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05/23/2026

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This Guru Talk is going to be GOOD. 👏On Thursday, May 28 we’re joined by globally recognized negotiation expert and best...
05/20/2026

This Guru Talk is going to be GOOD. 👏

On Thursday, May 28 we’re joined by globally recognized negotiation expert and bestselling author Mori Taheripour for our next SoloCEO Guru Talk:

✨ “You’ve Done This Before: Reimagining Negotiation as a Superpower”

If you’ve ever:

• Undercharged
• Overexplained
• Avoided a hard conversation
• Said yes when you meant no
• Felt awkward advocating for yourself…

This conversation is for you.

Mori’s approach to negotiation is one of the reasons we’re so excited for this event. She believes the best negotiators aren’t performers. They’re authentic.

And honestly? That’s a conversation more solopreneurs need.

📅 Thursday, May 28, 2026

⏰ 2pm ET / 1pm CT / 11am PT

Come join us live. Bring your questions, your experiences, and maybe your “I should’ve charged more” stories too.

05/04/2026

If you’ve been doing the work, landing the contracts, and still not cutting yourself a check... this one’s for you.

✔️ Pay yourself. Consistently.
✔️ Invoice your clients on time. Every time.
✔️ Start building that nest egg — even if it’s small.

You’re running a business. Treat it like one.
We talked about knowing your worth when it comes to pricing (link in bio if you missed it) — this is the next piece. Getting paid isn’t enough. Keeping some of it is the move.

FreelanceLife SolopreneurTips SmallBusinessOwner

04/30/2026

Most solopreneurs overcomplicate growth.

Derek Canty keeps it simple:
Do great work. Then ask for the referral.

Not vaguely. Not passively.
Ask your client to connect you with 3–4 people who need what you do.

That’s it. That’s the strategy.

No chasing. No guessing. Just earned trust—multiplied.

If you’re not building referrals into your process, you’re leaving real growth on the table.

Would you actually ask for those 3–4 names?

Reintroducing the women behind The SoloCEOS.Marilyn Johnson — founder of MHJohnson & Associates.She moves with quiet con...
04/28/2026

Reintroducing the women behind The SoloCEOS.

Marilyn Johnson — founder of MHJohnson & Associates.
She moves with quiet confidence.
Sees the play before it happens.
Says less, means more.
Built her business on clarity, discipline, and knowing exactly where she stands.

Terra Winston — founder of inTerract Consulting.
Grounded. Intentional.
The one asking the question you’ve been avoiding—in the best way.
Builds spaces where people think better, move smarter, and stay rooted in what matters.

Two different energies. Same standard.
Over 35 years of lessons between them—and they’re not gatekeeping any of it.

The SoloCEOS isn’t about hype.
It’s about real conversations, real strategy, and building something that actually works for you.

If you’ve been doing this alone… you don’t have to anymore.

04/24/2026

Water 💦 Cornflakes 🥣 and faith got Derek through until an opportunity changed his life.

Sometimes you have to step out on faith, especially early on in your solopreneur journey, until your path becomes clear.

Derek’s solopreneur story is as real and vulnerable as he is. That’s his superpower.

Give his episode a listen and hear about how he built his business — real talk without the hype.

Link in our bio!

04/20/2026

When your mentor knows you so well they start telling your stories for you 😂

It starts as a joke but then you realize—they’re not wrong 😅

There’s something about being around people who really see you. It’s a huge part of mentorship that goes unnoticed — someone reflecting you back to yourself (whether you asked for it or not).
�The patterns, the habits, the little things you don’t even clock yourself.

And in between the laughs, you end up learning a lot about who you are.

Listen to our first podcast episode this season for real talk about professional mentorship!👇

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