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Do you dream of turning your ideas, talents, and expertise into a successful business that brings you joy every day and pays you well while working less and living a life your friends and family envy?
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Make Your Business
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Are you a businesswoman who dreams of turning your ideas, talents, and expertise into a successful business that brings you joy every day and pays you well while working less and living a life your friends and family envy?
Come where strategic thinking, data science, and modern craft meet. Build your dream business with expert guidance in SMARTSTART.
SMARTSTART empowers you to build a profitable asset-based business using strategic marketing for effortless growth. Work smarter by changing how you think about your business.
By prioritizing “joy first” and sustainable income, our Business Success Accelerator transforms your expertise into thriving ventures without compromising values or sacrificing health.
Our graduates do work that matters, for people who care, while making more sales and keeping more money!
Wouldn’t it be incredible to fall in love with your work again?
See what’s possible when you master earning well while working less. SMARTSTART alumni receive expert guidance and graduate with clarity, confidence, and clients after 10 private collaborative work session with me, Linda Lopeke.
Along my journey, I have:
– earned recognition as an authority in six professional disciplines
built two successful businesses (both launched during recessions)
– helped others succeed in business for five decades
– won a great many industry awards for my work over the years (my clients routinely do the same)
– my unusual methods have been written about in Harvard Business Review
Where Are You Stuck
At Today
1.Starting a Business?
Are you drowning in to dos? Overwhelmed with unknowns? Tired of wasting time and money on guesswork, useless poo-ru advice, and courses that only confuse you? Stop that insanity!
2.Rebranding or Pivoting?
Feeling stuck, stressed out and miserable chasing a dream that’s not working for you and sucking all the joy out of your life? Don’t give up on your dream, let’s fix it stat!
3. Scaling or Raising Funds?
Are you dreaming of making big next-level growth moves or raising funding and want to play to win? Make informed decisions to mitigate your risk of wrong moves while preparing for right ones.
Where Are You Stuck At Today?
1. Starting a Business?
Are you drowning in to dos? Overwhelmed with unknowns? Tired of wasting time and money on guesswork, useless poo-ru advice, and courses that only confuse you? Stop that insanity!
2. Rebranding or Pivoting?
Feeling stuck, stressed out and miserable chasing a dream that’s not working for you and sucking all the joy out of your life? Don’t give up on your dream, let’s fix it stat!
3. Scaling or Raising Funds?
Are you dreaming of making big next-level growth moves or raising funding and want to play to win? Make informed decisions to mitigate your risk of wrong moves while preparing for right ones.
Say Goodbye to Guesswork
Stop Learning Your Business Lessons the Hard Way!
Grow Your Business Genius with SMARTSTART!
Find Your
Perfect People
Hone your strategic thinking and planning skills, build a scalable business model that works for you, and start making bank with predictable revenue!
Make Things
Your Market Wants
Create compelling offers and design exceptional customer experiences, find the best tools, build systems and processes for a well-oiled operation and put the right price on everything you sell!
Win on the Playing Field Important to You
Hone your strategic thinking and planning skills, build a scalable business model that works for you, and start making bank with predictable revenue!
“Get the results you want, but don’t have and change the results you have, but don’t want in SMARTSTART!“
A Small Sample of Our
3,979 Success Stories
Sara Oblak Speicher
Anita Toth
Wayne Kelly
Judith and Jim
A Small Sample of Our
3,979 Success Stories
Sara Oblak Speicher
Anita Toth
Wayne Kelly
Judith & Jim
Is SMARTSTART
Right for You?
Absolutely, IF YOU WANT TO …
Be a Force for Good
I bet you’re somebody with an amazing business idea, service, product or coaching program! With a deep desire to help others and make an impact that brings positive change to the world. You might even aspire to being seen by others as a thought leader or person of influence in your space.
Stop the Insanity
Feeling sad watching everyone else crushing it online and thinking “Dammit … Why not me? “ You may even feel close to giving up on your dream! Or, if your business is a side hustle, fear you’ll have to keep a day job forever. You are not alone! And this does not have to be your story!
Make Competition
Irrelevant
Whether you’re a high-level expert, thought leader or influencer, it’s not just about lead generation anymore … it’s about DEMAND GENERATION. it’s critically important to your success to establish and maintain the right presence online to control audience perception and protect your positioning.
Rethink What’s Possible
SMARTSTART completely changes how you THINK about your business. And shows you exactly how to create a joy first business that helps you realize your full potential, enjoy the freedoms and independence of entrepreneurship, and lead your business and life with absolute clarity, confidence and clients.
Is SMARTSTART Right For You?
Absolutely, IF YOU WANT TO...
Be a Force for Good
I bet you’re somebody with an amazing business idea, service, product or coaching program! With a deep desire to help others and make an impact that brings positive change to the world. You might even aspire to being seen by others as a thought leader or person of influence in your space.
Stop the Insanity
Feeling sad watching everyone else crushing it online and thinking “Dammit … Why not me? “ You may even feel close to giving up on your dream! Or, if your business is a side hustle, fear you’ll have to keep a day job forever. You are not alone! And this does not have to be your story!
Make Competition Irrelevant
Whether you’re a high-level expert, thought leader or influencer, it’s not just about lead generation anymore … it’s about DEMAND GENERATION. it’s critically important to your success to establish and maintain the right presence online to control audience perception and protect your positioning.
Rethink What’s Possible
SMARTSTART completely changes how you THINK about your business. And shows you exactly how to create a joy first business that helps you realize your full potential, enjoy the freedoms and independence of entrepreneurship, and lead your business and life with absolute clarity, confidence and clients.
DREAM BIG.
DO SMALL.
ACT NOW.
#1 DREAM BIG
Build Your Dream
No recent lottery win or trust fund to draw on for building your business dream? Stop wasting money on useless poo-ru advice. Get expert professional guidance through SMARTSTART’s one-of-a-kind Business Success Accelerator Program.
Why play safe when you can make things your market wants and win on the playing field most important to you? Without sacrificing your joy, health or personal relationships on the way?
#2 DO SMALL
Grow Without Limits
Master modern marketing and elevate your online presence to attract your perfect people and profitable opportunities with significantly less effort and expense.
Build strong human connections and share your marketing message more effectively; both are needed to establish yourself as a visionary business leader achieving your business goals.
Start from zero or elevate your current approach by creating more meaningful marketing conversations. Get the results you want, but don’t have. Change the results you have, but don’t want. SMARTSTART!Â
#3 START NOW
Live Your Dream
Our innovative methodology, business and digital marketing success accelerators, and expert advisory services help visionary leaders and unlimited thinkers go from idea to income to icon.
You leave SMARTSTART knowing exactly how to:
create intentional positioning through your marketing,
develop compelling offers, messaging and media campaigns, and
build an online presence that leaves a legacy as unique as you are.
Get the expert guidance needed to join the 1% who succeed in digital business. Learn more and apply here.
DREAM BIG. DO SMALL. ACT NOW
#1 DREAM BIG
Build Your Dream
No recent lottery win or trust fund to draw on for building your business dream? Stop wasting money on useless poo-ru advice. Get expert professional guidance through SMARTSTART’s one-of-a-kind Business Success Accelerator Program.
Why play safe when you can make things your market wants and win on the playing field most important to you? Without sacrificing your joy, health or personal relationships on the way?


#3 ACT NOW
Live Your Dream
Our innovative methodology, business and digital marketing success accelerators, and expert advisory services help visionary leaders and unlimited thinkers go from idea to income to icon.
You leave SMARTSTART knowing exactly how to:
create intentional positioning through your marketing,
develop compelling offers, messaging and media campaigns, and
build an online presence that leaves a legacy as unique as you are.
Get the expert guidance needed to join the 1% who succeed in digital business. Learn more and apply here.
#2 DO SMALL
Grow Without Limits
Master modern marketing and elevate your online presence to attract your perfect people and profitable opportunities with significantly less effort and expense.
Build strong human connections and share your marketing message more effectively; both are needed to establish yourself as a visionary business leader achieving your business goals.
Start from zero or elevate your current approach by creating more meaningful marketing conversations. Get the results you want, but don’t have. Change the results you have, but don’t want. SMARTSTART!Â
Admission to SMARTSTART is by application only
STEP 1: Apply
Tell me more about your dream (there are no wrong answers to my questions)
STEP 2: Interview
Have a chat with Linda and get your questions answered
STEP 3: Commit
Schedule your work sessions with Linda if you want to join SMARTSTART.
Current Availability:
2/4 Seats
Procrastination is a thief! Don’t let it steal your dreams. The best time to apply to SMARTSTART was yesterday; the second-best time is now!
Admisson to SMARTSTART is by application only
STEP 1: Apply
Tell me more about your dream (there are no wrong answers to my questions)
STEP 2: Interview
Have a chat with Linda and get your questions answered
STEP 3: Commit
Schedule your work sessions with Linda if you want to join SMARTSTART.
Current Availability:
2/4 Seats
Procrastination is a thief! Don’t let it steal your dreams.
The best time to apply to SMARTSTART was yesterday; the second-best time is now!
There Are 10 Collaborative Work Sessions Covering
There Are
10 Collaborative Work Sessions
Covering
Wondering what SMARTSTART graduates archieved
in their work sessions with Linda?
Here are Some Examples of What You Could Complete in Your Work Sessions:
- designed what success looks like for you
- defined your market and ideal client profile(s)
- chosen your go-to-market strategy
- identified your brand positioning and values
- selected the revenue streams and models you want to use in your business
- identified key strategic relationships to develop over time
- created compelling marketing messages
- designed your signature solution (or product)
- crafted your irresistible offers
- mapped your path to growing your audience and platform
- selected your business and marketing priorities and objectives
- created a content strategy for optimum visibility
- established the critical tools and processes needed to serve your clients/customers
- set up an evergreen promotion strategy to build your authority and credibility
- prepared a marketing plan and campaigns for the next 12 months
- designed the marketing assets needed to generate demand, leads and sales
- defined your business development and marketing strategies supporting your revenue growth and business success
- selected the milestones and measures for tracking your progress over time as you grow earnings in all your revenue streams
Real People.
Real Result.
Why SMARTSTART clients are so happy with our program
Before SMARTSTART
- Fumbling in chaos, missing a solid business foundation.
- Facing challenges alone, with no expert guidance.
- Scattered marketing tactics, unable to attract steady clients.
- Support ends the moment paid courses finish.
- Wasting money on useless tools and extra resources
Clients To Graduate
- Strong Foundation: Build a scalable business system and long-term strategy.
- Flexible Growth: Invite a partner or your VA to attend your sessions at no additional charge.
- Precise Action: Every meeting focuses on key steps, no time wasted.
- Between-Session Support: Have a sudden issue come up or questions about the work you’re doing? Linda provides a detailed response the same business day your email is received!
- Ongoing Benefits: Renew services at the original price after graduation, unlock all new courses for free.
Last chance
to apply now!
Current Availability:
2/4 Seats
Procrastination is a thief! Don’t let it steal your dreams.
The best time to apply to SMARTSTART was yesterday; the second-best time is now!
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