Have you ever had the thought in your business that your clients are running the show? Today’s guest, Shannon Mattern, has had quite the journey from accepting basically anything her clients threw at her to really owning her role as CEO, setting high standards for herself and her company, and really being able to scale in a way that honoured her boundaries and expectations. That was all a part of Shannon’s journey as a web designer, but she’s also now the founder of Web Designer Academy, where she’s helped hundreds of other web designers do the same thing to create both sustainability and profitability – two of my favourite words.  Quick overview of what we cover: <ul><li>Shannon’s perspective on changing your mindset from employee to CEO</li><li>The importance of creating boundaries within your business and trusting your instincts</li><li>Shannon’s scaling journey and how she transitioned from only one on one clients to adding in retainer clients</li><li>How Shannon used money mindset to scale successfully and building courage to say no to low paying jobs</li></ul> RESOURCES: <ul><li><a href="http://soulpreneur.co/membership">Click here</a> to join Adriane’s Scalable Foundations Membership</li><li><a href="https://www.soulpreneur.co/lab">Click here</a> to get on the waitlist for Sustainable Growth Lab</li><li><a href="https://www.soulpreneur.co/agency">Click here</a> to work with Adriane and the Soulpreneur Agency</li></ul> LET’S CONNECT: <ul><li>Follow Soulpreneur: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/soulpreneur_co">@soulpreneur_co</a></li><li>Follow Sustainable Scaling: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sustainablescaling">@sustainablescaling</a> </li><li>Follow Adriane <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adrianegalea">@adrianegalea</a></li><li>Visit the website: <a href="https://www.soulpreneur.co/">soulpreneur.co</a></li></ul> CONNECT WITH SHANNON: <ul><li>Follow Shannon: <a href="https://instagram.com/profitablewebdesigner">@profitablewebdesigner</a></li><li>Visit Shannon’s website: <a href="https://webdesigneracademy.com/">webdesigneracademy.com</a></li><li><a href="https://webdesigneracademy.com/pricing">Click here</a> for Shannon’s Profitable Pricing Framework Training for Web Designers</li><li><a href="https://webdesigneracademy.com/podcast">Click here</a> to listen to Shannon’s Profitable Web Designer Podcast</li></ul> Shannon Mattern is the founder of the Web Designer Academy where she’s helped hundreds of web designers create profitable, sustainable web design businesses using her proven frameworks, systems and strategies. She’s also the host of the Profitable Web Designer podcast, your go-to resource for no fluff, all heart marketing, mindset, money, management and mentorship so you can create freedom, flexibility and financial independence as a web designer.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Loved this episode? If you leave a review or share it with your friends on social, my team will send you a copy of one of our favourite business resources! Take a screenshot and email it over to us at support@soulpreneur.co or DM it to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sustainablescaling/?hl=en">@sustainablescaling</a>This episode was first published at <a href="https://SustainableScaling.co/013">SustainableScaling.co/013</a>

Stepping Into the CEO of Your Business and Scaling On YOUR Terms with Shannon Mattern