Jennifer Higgins

Aloha, business owners! Grab your favorite tropical drink (the one with the tiny umbrella, obviously), kick off those sensible loafers, and let’s talk about the summer itch. You know the one. It’s that feeling around 2:00 PM on a Friday when the sun is blazing, the birds are chirping, and your team is staring out the window with the kind of longing usually reserved for long-lost lovers in a Nicholas Sparks novel. As the temperature rises, productivity can sometimes take a nose-dive off the...

Ah, summer. The season of overpriced sunscreen, sand in places it definitely shouldn't be, and the glorious "Out of Office" reply. But for small business owners, those three little words can spark a wave of cold sweat faster than a shark sighting at a crowded public beach. You want your star employees to take a break: really, you do. You know that burnout is the quickest way to turn a high-performer into a "searching-for-new-jobs-on-their-lunch-break" performer. But the thought of your office...

It’s a beautiful Saturday morning here in Destin. The sun is hitting the Gulf just right, the coffee is hot, and you’re looking at your revenue charts with a big, satisfied grin. Business is booming. You’re finally ready to level up and bring on more people. But then, a cold chill hits you. It’s not the AC, it’s a vision of the future. You see yourself sitting in a windowless boardroom, discussing "synergistic leverage" and "top-down deliverables" while wearing a stiff wool suit. You imagine...