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Pet Sitter Confessional
Pet Sitter Confessional is the go-to podcast for pet sitters who want to grow, learn, and feel seen. Having run a pet sitting and dog walking business since 2012, Meghan and Collin share the real, behind-the-scenes life of professional pet sitting—from funny mishaps and tough lessons to business insights and personal stories. Each week, they also interview fellow sitters and industry pros to explore what it really takes to thrive in pet care. Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned pro…
Episodes
- Pet Sitter Confessional
151: Working with Family with Dominic Hodgson
Summary: Working with a family member is something many of us have done, either formally or informally. It's a great way to get help in times of need, but how…
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150: Standing Up For Your Business
Summary: Too often we can become the doormat for our clients as they try and change how we operate our businesses. Today, we discuss a few recent instances of…
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149: Pet Advocacy with Jill Merjeski
Summary: Jill Merjeski, owner of Jill's Next Door Dog Walking & Pet Services, is on a mission to perform at the highest standard and equip her clients to give…
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148: The Extra Mile
Going the extra mile means something different to everyone. From making clients happy, to settings ourselves apart, going above and beyond can meet various…
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147: Consistency and Intentionality with Christina Walker
Summary: After 15 years in business, Christina Walker shares her transition from corporate America to full-time pet sitter. She gives us some great advice for…
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146: Becoming More Than Our Logo
Understanding your "brand" and what it means for you and your business takes time. We share our experience rebranding our pet sitting business and our…
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145: Building Your Community with Lyndsay Shackelford
Summary: Growing community has become increasingly more important over the past year. While it may look different for each of us the principles of connecting…
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144: Marketing in 2021
Summary Finding new clients has always been challenging, even more so this past year. While the challenges have changed, the fundamentals haven't. We have to…
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143: Website Design with Mikaela Vargas
Summary: Building a website that works for you takes planning and understanding of who your client actually is. Mikaela Vargas joins the show to discuss the…
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142: Setting Boundaries
Summary: We have so many demands on our time and attention. By setting healthy boundaries, we create more time and space for doing what we actually want to be…
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141: Pet Transportation with Claire Harris
Summary: Claire Harris, owner of Pets 2 Place, has such a passion for pet transportion that she's made it her entire business. As a growing part of the pet…
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140: New Year, New You?
Summary: With all that happened in 2020, you are new! It's time to take advantage of the new year and reaffirm, reapply, and reassess what we learned from last…
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139: Leading the Way with Kylie Holliman-Rivera
Summary: Kylie Holliman-Rivera, owner of Fire Hydrant Pet Sitting, has been a leader in many arenas. This past year she led her team through Covid while also…
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138: Back to Basics- Dog Walking
Summary: The biggest change to the pet care industry this year has been mid-day dog walks. On our last Back to Basics episode, we discuss how dog walkers have…
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137: Knowing That You're Enough with Melanie Haynes
Summary: Melanie Haynes, owner of Space Coast Pet Services and Virtual Pet Pro, shares how she found her authentic self by starting her pet care business. She…
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136: Doing vs Dwelling in Business
Summary: In business there is a time for dwelling and a time for doing. Unfortunately, dwelling can be very comfortable, while doing the work can seem scary…
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135: Paws N Whiskers with Chenelle Conquest
Summary: Chenelle Conquest, owner of Paws N Whiskers, shares her journey into pet care and her struggle in hiring and bringing on team members. She talks about…
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134: Back to Basics- House Sitting
Summary: What's the difference between a value based house sit and a for-pay house sit? Should you eat their food? This Back to Basics episode is all about…
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133: Texas Pet Sitters Conference with Jessica Milam
Summary: Jessica Milam, co-organizer of the Texas Pet Sitters Conference, joins us to talk about how the conference has changed over the years, what their 2021…
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132: Finicky Cat Care with Beth Pasek
Summary: Beth Pasek is passionate about cats. So passionate that she runs her entire business taking care of them. Beth shares why being certified fear free is…
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131: Privacy in Online Marketing
Summary: Modern technology and social media have made marketing as easy as a click of a button, but that sometimes comes with a price. We discuss privacy in…
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130: Redefining Prosperity with Kristin Morrison
Summary We're super excited to get to share this talk from Kristin Morrison entitled, "Redefining Prosperity in the Midst of a Pandemic" that she recently gave…
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129: Patience and Perseverance with Jay Pattiz
Summary Jay Pattiz has been taking care of pets professionally for the last 23 years. From reading Patti Moran's groundbreaking book to today, Jay's passion…
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128: Back to Basics- Drop-in Checks
Summary Up next in our Back to Basics series, we cover Drop-in checks. We discuss what we do during a typical visit and how to price it compared to your other…
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127: 2020 Tax Talk with Mike Jesowshek
Summary: This year has had a lot of things to distract us and keep us busy. However, tax time is right around the corner and there are many things we should be…
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126: Starting a Pet Sitter Support Network
Summary 2020 and Covid have taught us the importance of having a close community and network of other pet care business owners. But what if you don't already…
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125: Mindset Work
This podcast is sponsored by Pet Sitters Associates. Pet Sitter Confessional listeners can get a discount when joining by clicking membership Pet Sitter…
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124: Transitions in 2020 with Isabel from The Wag Pack
Summary: 2020 has been a year of change for many of us. For Isabel Alvarez Arata, it meant closing down after 12 years in business and 100,000+ visits. Isabel…
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123: Back to Basics - Daycare
Summary: We continue our Back to Basics series with daycare! We share how we provide daycare, what screening looks like, and what kind of clients typically…
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122: Selling Your Business with Becky Eberly
What does moving on the next phase of your life mean? How do you know when it's time to make a big shift? Becky Eberly grew her business to over 35 employees…
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121: Preparing for the Holidays
This year's holiday season is likely going to look very different! On this episode we discuss how to market to that difference, gifts, and safety concerns…
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120: SEO with Amy Toman
SEO doesn't have to be scary or confusing. Amy Toman, from Pet Sitter SEO, breaks down the common misconceptions of SEO, the best practices we should all be…
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119: Back to Basics- Boarding
On today's episode we go back to basics and cover boarding! We break down how we operate boarding a small number of dogs in our home, how we approach cleaning…
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118: One Year in Business with Simone Addison The Pet Nanny
Simone Addison, The Pet Nanny, discusses her first year in business, what it was like discovering herself as a pet sitter, how she overcomes being discouraged…
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117: Telling Your Story
This podcast is sponsored by Pet Sitters Associates. Pet Sitter Confessional listeners can get a discount when joining by clicking membership Pet Sitter…
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116: Growing Your Tribe with Judy Nuñez
Summary Judy Nuñez, owner of Tails On Trails LLC, is on the podcast to discuss the importance of building and having a tribe as a business. She also tells us…
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115: Back to Basics- The Meet and Greet
Summary: The Meet and Greet is an essential part of being a pet care provider. It allows you to get to know the pet before you care for them. In the first of…
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114: Burnout Recovery with Jennifer Bassman
Summary: Jennifer Bassman, The Witty Entrepreneur, joins us talk about avoiding burnout, setting healthy boundaries around email and phone calls, and her three…
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113: The Gig Conversation
Summary An article was written recently about a survey of 100 pet owners who used Rover. The result? The owners thought the Rover sitter had all the same…
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112- Business Recovery after Covid with Dominic Hodgson
Summary Fellow podcaster, pet business owner, and coach Dominic Hodgson comes on the show today to talk about digging out of Covid. Dom breaks down the two…
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111- Preparing for Uncertainty
Summary: 2020 has been a whirlwind of uncertainty so far, and unfortunately it doesn't look like it's getting any better soon. What are the things we can do to…
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110- Pet Loss and Grieving with Coleen Ellis
Summary: Processing the loss of any pet is difficult. Processing the loss of a clients pet can add complications and uncertainty of how to handle it on both a…
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109- Who is your ideal client?
Summary Who is your 'ideal client?' Have you ever tried to figure that out? It can really help your sanity and your business when you know exactly who you want…
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108- Hiring in the Time of Covid-19
Summary Today's episode is two interviews, one with Amber, owner of Atta Boy! Animal Care, and the other with Mary Beth, owner of Auntie M Pet Care. They talk…
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107- Expanding From Arizona to Connecticut with Michelle Sabia
Brought to you by Time to Pet. Go to timetopet.com/confessional for 50% off your first 3 months. Summary: Many of us talk about looking into new service areas…
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106- Defining Success
Summary: Today is all about what success looks like in our business and personal life. We break down the definition of success and areas in our lives where it…
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105- Marissa LeJune from Tail Swaggers
Brought to you by Time to Pet. Go to timetopet.com/confessional for 50% off your first 3 months. Summary: Marissa LeJune, owner of Tail Swaggers, joins the…
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104- Setting Yourself Apart
There are thousands of pet care providers across the world so, many times we are left wondering how we can set ourselves apart from the pet sitter down the…
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103- Pet Sitter Self Care with Nicole Ryan
Summary Self-care is a big topic and one that Nicole Ryan joins us to break down. She shares the lessons she's learned from running her business, the…
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102- Staying Content
Summary This episode is about being content and knowing why we do what we do. In business, we can get pushed by outside influences to do things we may not want…
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101 - Elise Proctor with Canine Company
Summary On episode 101, Elise Proctor, owner of Canine Company, shares how her experiences with her own reactive dogs shaped her pet care business. Elise…
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100- 100th Episode Q&A!!
This podcast is sponsored by Pet Sitters Associates. Pet Sitter Confessional listeners can get a discount when joining by clicking membership Pet Sitter…
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099- Marketing with Jane Harrell
Jane Harrell, President of 'cause Digital Marketing, joins the show to break down the marketing world in the pet care industry. Jane shares her passion to see…
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098- Self-Care
Summary On today's episode, we discuss our self-care routines and feelings toward the idea of self-care. This episode is just as much for us as anyone because…
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097- Robin Bennett from The Dog Gurus
Brought to you by Time to Pet. Go to [timetopet.com/confessional](www.timetopet.com/confessional) for 50% off your first 3 months. Topics on this episode: How…
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096- Learning to say 'YES'
Topics on this episode: Follow-up from last week What to say yes to? Importance of a mission statement Why say yes? How to say yes? Who gets to say yes? When…
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095- Jessica Abernathy with NAPPS
Consider becoming a Patreon member and supporting the show Topics on this episode: What to expect from the conference Getting prepared Thinking outside the box…
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094- Holistic Pet Care with Gillian Edwards
Brought to you by Time to Pet. Go to timetopet.com/confessional for 50% off your first 3 months. Topics on this episode: Definition of holistic care Purpose of…
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093- One Year Podcast Anniversary
Check out Start. Scale. Sail. and use PSC20 for 15% off. This podcast is sponsored by Pet Sitters Associates. Pet Sitter Confessional listeners can get a…
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092- Beth Stultz-Hairston with PSI
Topics on this episode: Shift to virtual conference History of education focus of PSI Conference programming Preparing for the virtual conference Adapting to…