Jess Sato

Reader, My refrigerator died this weekend. There were signs it was on its way out for months, but I ignored them. Well, maybe more accurately, I just sort of hoped the low hum I'd been hearing would resolve itself. Newsflash: It didn't. We do this in business all the time. We see a problem bubbling to the surface and put it in the "deal with this later" bucket. When positive signals show up or it looks like the winds of change are coming, we think, "Whew! Glad I don't have to worry about that...

Reader, EEEE! The Solo Consultant Summit is almost here, and I'm genuinely so excited to be speaking and sharing. I've been a solo consultant for 14 years, and I've ridden some super high highs and some super low lows. I love being able to talk about my experiences with the hope that it'll help you as you're growing your business. I want to make sure you don't miss my live (or the replay) panel. I'll be diving into "Conviction as Strategy," (I know you're totally surprised by this! LOL) and...

Reader, A couple of days ago, I sent you an email about the Solo Consultant Summit. As I mentioned, my session is a live panel, and one of the things I'll be talking about is "Why Intelligent Procrastination Is Costing Solo Consultants More Than They Think." This panel and the others are a Booked Out Bundle exclusive, which means they're not part of the free ticket. If you want to be there for it, live or on replay, the Bundle is what gets you in. It also unlocks permanent access to every...

Reader, "I’ve tried everything and nothing is working."I was at a networking event a few weeks ago where we were hot seating around business challenges. The woman sharing was running a very well established business, and I could feel the pain and frustration in her voice as she walked through the challenge she was facing and everything she had been doing to fix it… As I looked around the Zoom room, I could see heads nodding. As the call went on, many of the business owners in the room...

Reader, I'm on an AI Detox... and I freaking love it!For a while now, I've been feeling like I can't think, and worse, that I have NOTHING to say. As a longtime business owner and someone who believes deeply in consistency, this feeling has been deeply troubling. I didn't want to keep putting out content for the sake of content... and yet, how do you keep showing up when you genuinely feel like you have nothing to say. Fast forward to a few weeks ago when I had an important aha moment around...

Reader, I spent nearly a decade at Boeing facilitating high-stakes strategic decisions and coaching executives on business growth, leadership, and strategy before founding Jessica Sato Consulting. As you know from being here, the core of my work now is helping established women founders unearth the conviction-driven vision at the heart of their business and building a rock-solid strategy to help bring pivots, evolutions, and smart changes to their business to life. When a colleague of mine,...

Reader, Happy Friday! It has been a week of intense connection, deep brainstorming, and strategic planning sessions with colleagues and clients over here. My brain is fried in all the best ways, but seriously, T.G.I.F.! As I sat down to do my end of week CEO Time, I wanted to reflect back to you some of what I'm seeing and hearing to see if this is happening to you. Over and over this week, I heard people say things like: "This has been the hardest year in my business." "I don't know why...

Reader, It's been a busy day back in the office, and I wanted to share two things with you as you head into the weekend. Marketing, Media, and Money Magazine I am deeply honored to be on the cover of the Q3 issue of Marketing, Media & Money Magazine. When my friend and colleague, Patty Farmer, told me the subject of this issue was all about mission-driven business, and asked if I'd be interested in being on the cover, you know it was an easy yes! At the core of this issue is the question:...

Reader, I'm currently in Steamboat Springs, CO celebrating my inlaws' 50th wedding anniversary. 50 years! In today's world, that feels like a whole lifetime, and I guess it is. But it's got me thinking about commitment and how we navigate the ups and downs of life and business. If you've been at this for a while, you know that running a business, like relationships, take a lot of work and commitment. There are moments where it's easy, where everything feels like it's clicked into place and...