This month, Kathi Lipp and Tonya Kubo are sharing their resources, tactics, and strategies for taking care of business. In this first episode, the two tackle the issue of staying on top of email. There is no one right way to handle email. Kathi strives to have a “zero inbox” by Friday, while Tonya operates on an infinite loop of email. Kathi has several email accounts that serve different purposes, and Tonya does not. Either system can be effective as long as you tailor it to work for your particular style. Whatever your email system, Kathi explains that staying on top of it is important for your business because:
- It’s your information source
- It’s how you keep your clients well taken care of
- It’s how your partners get the information they need
Plus, Tonya shares her favorite Gmail resources. If you find yourself drowning in a full inbox, you won’t want to miss this episode. Come for the cat banter, and stay for the invaluable resources to keep your email under control.

Meet Your Hosts

Kathi Lipp
Author, Speaker, Communicator Academy Creator and CEO
Communicator Academy founder, Leverage: The Speaker Conference creator and master instructor Kathi Lipp, is a national speaker and author of 17 books including “Clutter Free,” “Overwhelmed,” and “The Husband Project.”
She is a frequent guest on radio and TV, and has been named Focus on the Family radio’s “Best of Broadcast.”
She is the host of the popular podcast “Clutter Free Academy with Kathi Lipp.”
Over the past 10 years, Kathi has helped hundreds of people increase their platform through teaching and coaching. She is a frequent teacher at writer’ s conferences and has helped countless authors and speakers find their audiences.
Kathi’s desire to help fellow speakers and authors avoid the mistakes she made, increase their confidence and be the person God made them to be, inspired her creation of Communicator Academy. Her newest adventure, is The Red House where she offers writer’s retreats and Writers in Residence events. Learn more about the Red House at https:writingattheredhouse.com

Tonya Kubo
Tonya Kubo is the illustrious and fearless leader of Kathi Lipp’s Clutter Free Academy Facebook group and the Clutter Free for Life membership program. A speaker and writer, Tonya makes her home in the heart of California with her husband, Brian, their two spirited daughters, and one very tolerant cat. Visit her at www.tonyakubo.com.
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264 Discovering and Writing to Your Niche Part 1
Discover your writing niche by listening for God’s calling, knowing the right way to go, taking time to process, and seeking outside input.
263 Your Author Board of Directors: How to Create Goals for Your Business and Your Board (and a few ideas on how to actually achieve them!) Part 4
Go from big, audacious goals to actionable plans – Kathi and Roger Lipp have been there, done that, and they will help you think it through!
262 Your Author Board of Directors: how to not mess up your first meeting (and a free sample agenda you can download and use !) Part 3
Establish your board of directors – Kathi and Roger Lipp show you how to balance being prepared and just getting it done.
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