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In addition to running her consulting business, Jennifer shares her big business experience through content created for JLM & Associates Consulting's Enlightened Leadership Blog. In 2023, Jennifer expanded the Enlightened Leadership Blog to include insights from award-winning author and small business owner Cortney Donelson.

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More Voices and Stories Meet Cortney

Cortney Donelson is a small business owner and award-winning author. As founder and principal writer at vocem LLC (Latin for "voice"), Cortney offers ghostwriting and editing services with the mission of giving voice to stories that matter. Her own books include a memoir, a faith-based book, and a mystery/crime novel called The Billionaire's List. When she's not writing or reading, she's traveling, hiking, and paddle boarding with her family.

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Business Book Recommendation for You | September 2023

By Jennifer L. Musser

Recently, I was doing end of summer organization during which I ended up revisiting a few good business books.  Then, Culture Hacks by Colin D. Ellis caught my attention since many folks are returning to the office,…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | 10 Pro-Tips for Effective Self-Editing for Business Owners | August 2023

By Cortney Donelson

A moment of honesty, if I may? (Thank you.)  If I see headlines while I’m scrolling through news feeds, blogs, or online magazines that intimate there are lists within the stories or articles, I get excited. Lists…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | How Collaboration is Contagious | July 2023

By Jennifer L. Musser

Negativity or positivity can spread among a group. How about collaboration? In last month’s blog post “How Collaboration between Small Businesses Leads to Growth”, Cortney Donelson, founder of vocem, LLC (yourvocem.com), shared one of her own experiences…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | How Collaboration between Small Businesses Leads to Growth | June 2023

By Cortney Donelson

My opponent glared at me from across the net. Kelly was a senior; I was a freshman, having just stepped onto campus and unpacked my belongings into my dorm room the day before. On the blue-painted college…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Three Key Factors About Sponsorship Opportunities | May 2023

By Jennifer L. Musser

Business owners have access to many different sponsorship opportunities. How do you know when to sign up and when to pass? Think (without overthinking) about the type of sponsorship and some key factors before you commit to…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Writing Tips for Entrepreneurs | April 2023

By Cortney Donelson

The greatest leader I know is a storyteller. People have gathered around him for years as he shares tales from his professional and personal life. His animated voice and the belly laugh that causes his eyes to…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | How to Use LinkedIn to Connect to Grow | March 2023

By Jennifer L. Musser

Do you run your own business? Are you on LinkedIn? Good. If you aren’t, then join the network today. Why? Because you are missing out on potential connections and information that could help you grow your business. …

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Enlightened Leadership Blog Stories Connect Us February 2023

By Cortney Donelson

What gives humanity the capability to engage, learn, bond, discern, and grow like no other being on earth? The answer is the soul. Our souls comprise our thoughts, feelings, and will, or choices. Some people call the…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Similarities Between Running a Business and Working Out | January 2023

By Jennifer L. Musser

What similarities do running a business and exercising share? A few. Let’s bend our minds to explore the top five related action items: First, be honest with yourself by asking, Is my intention to stay in my…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Breathe Your Way | December 2022

By Jennifer L. Musser

When sitting down to write the last Enlightened Leadership Blog of 2022, I asked myself – What was the most beneficial habit focused on this year that could help You? The One Thing Once year end rolls…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Write a New Chapter | November 2022

By Jennifer L. Musser

Life lessons are learned many ways. Sometimes through loss, wins, or the windy roads and uphill climbs in between. In this case, more enlightenment was discovered by remaining open to new beginnings. Remain Open  About a year…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Choosing the Right Consultant for Your Business | October 2022

By Jennifer L. Musser

Choosing the right consultant, for the right work, at the right time for your business can feel confusing and overwhelming. What if the consultant you hire ends up overselling and underdelivering? What if you don’t communicate your…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | How to Provide Stellar Service | September 2022

By Jennifer L. Musser

Operating as a top-notch service provider requires commitment to ensure customers feel valued. Clients want to be confident their problems are solved by high quality expertise. Here are ten tips to set providers up for long term…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | When Less Is More | August 2022

By Jennifer L. Musser

We’ve heard the expression less is more. Intellectually, we understand it. Application of the concept can be challenging to navigate. This practice requires self-awareness and discipline that is not easily learned from a book or absorbed in…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | How a Small Business Can Boost Strengths | July 2022

By Jennifer L. Musser

Small business owners share many strengths. However, when we intentionally prioritize, delegate, and execute we don’t personally have to excel at all facets and details of running a business. Think back to prior jobs or schooling when…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | A Side Hustle that Gives Back | June 2022

By Jennifer L. Musser

Accomplished professionals know how to hustle. Kind professionals know how to give. Big picture thinkers can combine the two concepts to create a side hustle that shares valuable expertise with the community through pro bono service offerings.

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Find Another Way to Say It | April 2022

By Jennifer L. Musser

We use words frequently, knowing their literal meaning, perhaps without awareness of what they communicate or how they make others feel. Next thing we know, certain words are overused. We may have even offended others, unintentionally. Recently,…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Why Are We Connecting? | March 2022

By Jennifer L. Musser

Digital connection can be engaging, informative, and useful, ultimately leading to new partnerships. However, it can also be distracting and fruitless. Many of us are greeted with multiple “invites” to network daily. I’ve learned through experimentation how…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Laugh & Learn | February 2022

By Jennifer L. Musser

Leadership is one of those terms that means many things to folks of different life stages. Messages communicated at a recent leadership event were insightful, inspiring, honest, and at times, funny. When was the last time I…

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Enlightened Leadership Blog | Craft a Kinder Business Model | January 2022

By Jennifer L. Musser

Sometimes we are inspired by real life situations that confirm for us how we want to be. Learn Networking presents many opportunities to learn, listen, connect. We may receive unsolicited advice that is super. Other times, “advice” is…

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Contact Jennifer

To explore writing or promotional inquires, reach out to Jennifer via email. Follow @jlmaconsulting on Instagram to learn more.

Contact Jennifer

To explore writing or promotional inquires, reach out to Jennifer via email. Follow @jlmaconsulting on Instagram to learn more.

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