My guest today is Elaine Lou Cartas. She’s a business and career coach, as well as a speaker. She specializes in helping women of color, entrepreneurs. and industry leaders land their dream career, and create business opportunities through relationships, both online and offline.She’s also the founder of the Color Your Dreams Movement, which is an initiative to inspire and support women to create their business dream.Elaine is an expert in what she likes to call “high organic touch in no touch times.”We’ve been in a pandemic for almost two years. So, we haven’t been able to connect with people on a personal level, especially in our businesses.For most of the conversation we’re talking about quote unquote, “higher ticket” programs, and how to leverage personal connection with people. We talk about going the extra mile to create that connection, and how that can help you grow your business.Her background is in fundraising for nonprofits, and she has taken what she learned in the nonprofit space and raising money to running her very successful online business.She takes us through her three-step system for how to do this, and she shares some specific numbers from her business. It’s a really wide ranging conversation. I think that you’re going to get a ton out of it.In this episode, you’ll learn:Actionable steps to increase connection with your audienceDoes asking for audience feedback mean you’re not an expert?Why caring about your clients is uniqueSavvy tips for writing copy that resonates with your audiencePrinciples and practices for making connections on InstagramHow Elaine builds meaningful relationships with peopleThe importance of setting mental health boundariesLinks & Resources:DM me on InstagramVisit my YouTube channelThe Art of Online Business clipsThe Art of Online Business websiteThe Art of Online Business Podcast websiteCheck out my Accelerator coaching programElaine Lou Cartas’ Links:Elaine’s InstagramElainelou.comMastermind courseColor Your Dreams Movement*Disclosure: I only recommend products I use and love and all opinions expressed here are my own. This post may contain affiliate links that at no additional cost to you, I may earn a small commission.Full show notes are available here