We’re so excited to have Carrie Severson join us for this episode of Your Sparkly Brand. She’s sharing her wisdom on overcoming burnout, embracing rejection, writing a book, and protecting your energy. Listen to Carrie’s story of how she found her own way and started a book publishing business. 


Carrie Severson is an author and the Chief Executive Officer of the Unapologetic Voice House, a hybrid book publishing business. She has been in the storytelling industry for nearly twenty-five years. She started the Unapologetic Voice House in 2019 after spending years pitching literary agents in the hopes of being published traditionally. All her rejection letters from literary agents came down to the same thing. They all loved the work. They all compared the work to well-known authors. But because she didn’t have a big enough platform, agents always passed on her. Carrie used that pivot in life and launched a company that could help women just like her―unapologetic in their stories without massive following.


 


How to connect with Carrie...


Carrie’s Website: unapologeticallyenough.com


Unapologetic Voice House Website: theunapologeticvoicehouse.com


Social: Facebook Instagram TikTok


 


TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES


00:35 Meet Carrie Severson!


1:40 Lauren’s sparkly moment of the week.


1:55 Meg’s sparkly moment. 


2:15 Carrie’s sparkly moment.


2:50 Carrie shares the story of how she built her business.


6:50 How to handle rejection and use it for growth


7:55 What does Unapologetic mean?


10:25 Overcoming burnout and embracing your masculine and feminine energies.


12:10 Advice for entrepreneurs experiencing burnout right now…


16:10 All about the book: Unapologetically Enough


17:05 How to start writing a book.


18:15 Marketing and branding in book publishing.


20:10 Managing social media and work when you’re empathic.


22:40 Advice for entrepreneurs just starting out.


24:25 What’s next for Carrie.


25:25 Find Carrie online: Website Facebook Instagram TikTok


 


LINKS WE MENTIONED


Grab a copy of Carrie’s book Unapologetically Enough here: https://unapologeticallyenough.com/


 


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