Aleksandra Ceho dropped by to tell the story of how she stuck to her intuition and built up a very successful business by showing up, making an effort, being openminded, and presenting herself well. Aleksandra also talks about how Astrology and hermetic philosophy have helped business owners and CEO's to think in ways that line up more with what their astrological chart and base decision on that type of timing over more traditional processes. Marc and Aleksandra also talk about creativity and the surprising ways in which they present themselves and help us to grow as entrepreneurs and people.

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Ash Fox tells the story of how she pioneered the industry of marriage proposal planning. Ash not only runs a unique business that thrives on creativity and skill, she also has a front row seat to many love stories. Ash has gone from being a solopreneur in a field where there weren't many examples of how to do it or how to make it work to being an entrepreneur who has expanded beyond the New York City area. Marc's own proposal story, plenty of entrepreneurial discussion, and much more in this episode.

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Marc kicks off 2026 by inviting Ashley, the owner of Fancy Pops Bakery, to chat with him about starting her own business and using Tik Tok as a tool to help her business to grow. They also talk about balancing a business and working a 9 to 5 job in the process. Ashley brings a lot of great wisdom when it comes to running her business, the way she uses her time from preparing for a TikTok lives to baking, selling merch, maintaining storefronts, and much more.