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I'm an adventurous introvert from Vancouver, Washington who lives on sleep + "me time." I'm a lover of lifting weights, dinosaurs, real talk and traveling with my husband. I am here to help you move better, lift more, bust the myths of the fitness industry, and inspire you to love the process.
How to create more engaging Instagram stories! It’s no secret that building an audience is important, and that getting that audience to interact with your content is even more important. But what happens when you feel like you’re doing all of the things, and people are still not taking the bait? You’re putting the question […]
Starting a business in the world on online health and fitness can be overwhelming, and almost discouraging. First off: If you’re here for the business side of things, then go ahead and join my free on demand workshop, Your Biz | Your Way – 3 steps to build a profitable online health and fitness biz […]
Everyone knows you need to “niche down” and get clear on your “target market,” your “ideal client.” In fact I don’t know a single business coach who doesn’t talk about this on some level. That’s for good reason. If you don’t know who you want to solve problems for, who you want to create content […]
Whether you’re looking to hire in your business now, or you can’t even comprehend hiring someone, today’s episode is worth a listen. You will at SOME POINT need to pay a human to help your biz grow and run. I’ve had a few one on one business clients recently hire a VA, or outsource for […]
Last week we covered the first three phases of business from pre-conception, to conception, to embryonic. If you missed that, you’re likely in one of those three stages, so please do go give that a listen, then come on back. Today we continue from embryonic to infancy. I know that all sounds so young when […]
Identifying phases of business is similar to identifying the season of business that you’re in. It helps us set realistic expectations and kind of gauge where we should be at that point. Or what we should be focusing on. So that’s kind of my hope today, is to help you identify which phase of business […]
This is going to be a shorter episode, but one that hits close to home for me and many of my clients I think. Fun story – I drafted episodes 121 and 122 and then asked Nate, my husband, what should my next podcast be about. He immediately said “dinosaurs.” But then he followed up […]
Instagram recently announced that they are a video-centric platform. Pinterest started allowing video and swipe-style graphics in 2020, and YouTube favors long videos cut into shorter segments. Video is the future, and we’ve known that for a few years now. So, what does that mean for those looking to start or grow a biz in […]
This episode was inspired by answering several programming questions over on the gram. My audience seems to want to know what type of programming works for what type of client. And how we program beyond 1:1. Some professionals are 1:1 or nothing. And I get that. Because nothing will get you more personalized results than […]
2021 Instagram takeaways for business owners… Oh Instagram – it can be a flaky beezy, that’s what we can actually count on. I asked my IG audience what Instagram’s enneagram would be if it had one. My favorite answer was that it’s not on the chart. It has an identity crisis. I’ve never heard something […]
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I, Annie Miller, bring you a no B.S. approach on how to navigate + thrive in the world that is online health and fitness. You’ll learn through the lens of the trainee, the strength coach and the entrepreneur. I don't shy away from the nitty gritty truths my friend. Join me.