About me
I help you build a business that doesn’t compete with the life you want.
Because growing your business shouldn’t mean shrinking your life.
Hi, I’m Lydia
I help service-based business owners who’ve outgrown the business they built create a more spacious and sustainable business. One that fits the life they want to live now.
I believe the most sustainable businesses aren’t built on grinding. They’re built on alignment.
A business should fit your life, not ask you to fit your life around it.
That’s why I created the Tiny Business Method – a framework that helps service-based business owners redesign their business so it becomes more profitable, sustainable, and enjoyable to run.
But I didn’t always believe this.
Five years into my business, I had my highest revenue year ever.
From the outside, it looked like I’d made it. I had a growing team, impressive numbers, and all the markers of what most people would call success.
But behind the scenes, I was working longer hours than I ever had in my corporate career. I was exhausted, my health was deteriorating, and I barely recognized the life I’d built for myself.
Then my body made the decision for me. Burnout forced me to step away from my business for three months just to recover.
That’s when I realized I’d been chasing someone else’s definition of success, not my own.
I’d bought into the idea that success meant constant growth. More offers. A bigger team. Longer hours. Always chasing the next milestone.
But none of it was bringing me closer to the life I actually wanted.
So I rebuilt my business from the ground up.
I stopped chasing “more” and started designing around “enough.”
Today, my business is more profitable than ever. I work around 25 hours a week and take eight weeks completely offline every year.
A tiny business doesn’t mean making less or playing small.
It means you’re building a business that’s intentionally just big enough to support the life you actually want.
A tiny business gave me the freedom to choose what I wanted more of in my life.
More time with people I love.
More room for curiosity and adventure.
More space to be present when life happens.
Today, my business creates space for what matters most.
Like…
Long lunches with friends in the middle of the week without rushing back to work.
Plan adventures between multiple places I call home in SE Asia, Canada, and Europe.
Hop on a plane to care for my aging aunt, because the people I love will always come before my business.
Learn new hobbies I’m hilariously bad at (I’m currently tripping my way through salsa lessons).
Today, I spend my time helping other business owners create that same kind of spaciousness in their own businesses.
If you’re trying to build a business that fits your life, not the other way around, I think you’ll enjoy what I share each week.
Some of the client results I’ve loved being a part of:
- Alex, who stopped undercharging for work he was already great at, and now closes bigger deals with his afternoons free for his kids.
- Julie, who turned years of education expertise into a thriving education consultancy, and finally published the book she’d always wanted to write.
- Tracy, who went from a scattered consultant working long hours to making more money in half the time, with time for her passion of burro racing (yes, that’s a real sport with donkeys!).
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Here’s how I can help you build a business you love and care about:
Overcome your fear of uncertainty and self-doubt to pursue building your dream business
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Design your business intentionally to leverage your ‘genius zone’ so you’re building a business that feels YOU
Identify your personal version of success that’s aligned with your values and priorities