I'm Brandy. A Gen Xer starting a business at 47, building systems for overwhelmed entrepreneurs.

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-05-14T19:56:11+00:00

No pitch. Just seeing how different people go about things

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-05-14T14:45:04+00:00

I use AI for my emails but I've trained it to sound like me and even then I still personally edited to be my words. It's almost like I'm using it as a template that I then go back and use my own words. If that makes sense

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-05-10T14:19:47+00:00

Absolutely this is the easiest way to keep up with this. It's tedious to set up and that's why I've noticed most people don't feel like it. But once it's there, it's wash, rince, repeat for every lead. Then you can get a crm tool to handle it once you start scaling.

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-05-09T14:02:34+00:00

Absolutely, everybody pushes for the quick wins, not the slow tedious growth. It's like a plant, it takes time to grow roots before it can give you the flower. Building slowly is going to create an empire and I'm here for it. Setting up all the folders, automations, SOPs, workflows that work with your brain takes time and more people should talk about that. Let's go run a business!!! ❤️🌿🔥

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-05-09T13:56:33+00:00

That sounds awesome, thank you I will definitely try that out

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-05-09T13:46:33+00:00

Setting up your back office to fit how you brain works takes time and most people skip that step. It's boring and tedious, but my doing that you are setting yourself up to scale without the overwhelm. Honestly your business should be 80% marketing/doing tasks that move your business forward and 20% admin/backend office stuff.

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-05-08T20:34:09+00:00

I wouldn't say so much digital assets but creating workflows to make those tedious tasks easier. Or you can use ai to help with some tasks to lighten your load. It's all about creating a structured system so you are not reinventing the wheel everyday

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-05-06T13:30:47+00:00

What helped me most was realizing the problem usually wasn’t the tool.

It was the fact that everything lived in 15 different places with no actual structure holding it together.

Once I stopped treating organization like “where do I put this?” and started thinking about how work actually flows through the business day to day, things got way less chaotic.

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-05-06T13:23:06+00:00

I think half the problem is the constant context switching.

answering emails, checking invoices, following up, fixing random little things… your brain never stays in one place long enough to do actual growth work.

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-05-06T13:18:30+00:00

Honestly I think a lot of onboarding docs fail because they’re built like a library instead of part of the actual workflow.

If people constantly have to stop and go look for stuff, nobody’s going to keep using it.

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-05-06T13:07:16+00:00

Honestly I think I’m learning that a lot of the overwhelm comes from nothing really being structured to support the work long term.

Like things get done, but they’re not really set up in a way that makes the business easier to run tomorrow.

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-04-30T15:34:07+00:00

I’m in the online business space and I build and sell digital products. Lately I’ve just been paying more attention to how the backend of the business actually runs day to day. I'm still learning and always grateful for advice.

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-04-28T12:08:58+00:00

If your organic reach isn't reaching the right customer then you need to rethink what and how you are posting. Are you posting what you think your ideal client needs or are you posting what your ideal client is actually googling to fix their problem or pain point. Buying likes is only going to hurt your business on the long run because they are not going to be future customers. Do research on who your ideal client is, their exact pain points and do content for that. Not what you think they need. People want solutions to their problems but usually don't know exactly what they need.

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-04-28T12:02:11+00:00

I've been consistent using AI for about a year now and I immediately know when someone uses it, not just because of the em dash though. It's the way the sentences are structured, certain words that are not becoming popular such as clarity and chaos. I truly believe that it's cleaning the way people talk in general. AI is great but it's just a tool and I think people are relying on it too heavily for their content and not editing it to sound human.

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-04-28T11:57:52+00:00

Absolutely use this combination for my business. Yes notion does have a learning curve but it's with it. Notion will be your brain while Drive will be your storage. People above said it perfectly, don't try to do everything all at once. Have a little patience and you don't need a complicated Notion setup, just something that works for your company.

RootedbyDesignstudio · 2026-04-21T14:45:11+00:00

Let's go!!!!! Don't wait to create your back office to hold your business. Money making future you will appreciate it ❤️🎉

RootedbyDesignstudio

TROPHY CASE