Myhriah Young

09/25/2026

I’m excited to join the International Association of Women Virtual Chapter’s Women Who Build panel on October 8th!

Thank you, Suzanne Castle, for inviting me to be part of this conversation. I’ll be sharing what we’re building for small businesses through the West Jordan Chamber, along with some of the decisions, pivots, and less glamorous work behind bringing a big vision to life.

I’m looking forward to hearing the stories of my fellow panelists, Deborah Jenkins and Kristi Dear, too. I think the honest conversations about how we keep going can be just as valuable as celebrating what we’ve built.

Join us online Thursday, October 8, at 6:00 p.m. Mountain time. Registration is free for IAW members and $8 for nonmembers:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iaw-virtual-women-who-build-leading-growing-thriving-in-small-business-tickets-1998888112152

09/13/2026

If your marketing ecosystem isn’t working together, there’s a pretty good chance you’re spending too much money on your marketing.

I’ve talked with a couple of businesses recently who are experiencing exactly this.

They’re taking ONE piece of marketing, digital ads, Google, social media, SEO, video, and asking that ONE piece to do all the work:

-Find the people.
-Get their attention.
-Convince them you’re legitimate.
-Build trust.
-Generate the lead.
-Make the sale.

That’s a LOT to ask from one piece of marketing.

This is exactly why a marketing ecosystem is so valuable, larger companies have a CMO who typically works with the brand to create it.

Think of the CMO as the umbrella over the entire marketing strategy.

Under that umbrella might be social media, advertising, SEO, website, video, PR, email, events, content, partnerships, branding and more.

The CMO isn’t necessarily the person DOING all of those things.

Their job is to look at the whole picture and make sure every person, platform and marketing dollar is working toward the same goals, reaching the right people and telling the same overall story.

They make sure all the pieces work together.

Most small businesses don’t have that person.

So guess who ends up trying to hold the umbrella?

YOU. That’s a Lot!

While you’re also being the CEO, salesperson, customer service department, bookkeeper, YOU’RE probably the person actually doing the thing your customers pay you to do.

And hiring a marketing strategist or Fractional CMO simply isn’t financially realistic for every small business.

That’s a BIG part of why I’m creating the Marketing Ecosystem Lab.

If you can’t afford to hire someone to build your marketing strategy for you, come build it WITH me.

Now, before ai go into those details, I do have a free marketing tip below that you can do today to get started, so stay tuned 👇🏻

THE MARKETING ECOSYSTEM LAB

Save the dates; I’ll drop the link this week:
October 2nd • October 9th • October 16th

Three Fridays so you can do your homework & Just 8 businesses so we can truly do the work.

I’m keeping this one intentionally SMALL because this isn’t going to be a traditional sit-and-listen workshop.

Think of it more like a GROUP MARKETING CONSULTATION.

I’ll learn about your business before we even begin, and over three Fridays we’ll work through:

MARKETING MATH

What does success actually look like to you? What do the numbers say? How many customers do you need, and more importantly, how many can you actually handle?

YOUR SALES PROCESS IS LEAKING

Before we spend more money bringing people in, where are customers and money already falling out?

BUILD YOUR MARKETING ECOSYSTEM

Who do you need to reach? What do they need to hear? Where should you show up? What can you realistically sustain? And how do we make all those pieces work together?

The goal is for you to leave with an actual marketing strategy built around YOUR business, YOUR goals, YOUR customers, YOUR time, YOUR budget and YOUR life.

Registration and location are coming.

For now, SAVE THE DATES if you want one of those 8 spots:

October 2nd • October 9th • October 16th

As promised here’s a free marketing tip; something you can do RIGHT NOW:

MAX OUT the marketing you’re already paying for.

Seriously. It’s a lot like a good retirement plan, lol. If there is something you already participate in and have a membership to: a Chamber, networking group, association or other organization, are you taking advantage of everything included?

-Are you in their directory?
-Have you done a business highlight?
-Can you be on their podcast?
-Can you submit an article?
-Are there events that put you in front of the right people?
-Can they make introductions for you?
-Are there businesses in the group you should be collaborating with?

Because every one of those things can become another layer in your marketing ecosystem.

Someone sees your business highlighted by the Chamber.

Then they see one of your videos>They meet you at an event>A friend mentions you>They see you in a directory>They read something you wrote>THEN they see your Facebook ad.

Now that Facebook ad isn’t trying to introduce you to a complete stranger and convince them to trust you all by itself.

They already KNOW you.

You’ll often hear marketers talk about people needing multiple interactions, sometimes described as 7–11 touches, before taking action. There isn’t a magical number that applies to every business, but the principle matters:

People need opportunities to see you, remember you and begin to trust you.

And those interactions don’t all have to cost you money.

THAT is the superpower of an ecosystem.

You also don’t necessarily need to do MORE marketing.

You need to make what you’re already doing work harder together.

Then we can decide what else actually belongs in your ecosystem based on:

Your goals.
Your numbers.
Your ideal customer.
Your budget.
Your available time.
What you’re actually willing to be consistent at.

And what YOU want your business and life to look like.

Not 37 more marketing things you’re supposed to do.

Not my marketing plan.

Not whatever the latest marketing guru says you HAVE to be doing.

And definitely not more marketing spaghetti thrown at the wall.

Let’s get you off the marketing hamster wheel and make the hard work you’re already doing actually work together, so you can spend more time doing the part of your business you got into business to do in the first place.

08/26/2026

Not knowing your marketing math may be making your business WAY harder than it needs to be.

Are you tired of the hamster wheel of business?

You’re doing things ALL DAY LONG, but somehow it feels like you’re just spinning in circles and not actually getting anywhere?

Or maybe you’re throwing spaghetti at the marketing wall hoping something sticks…and instead you just spent a whole lot of money on marketing with no idea whether it actually worked.

This is where marketing math can help.

I know. I know.
Marketing + math.
Super exciting, right?!?

Believe it or not, if you’re a creative person like me, understanding a few basic numbers might actually be one of the things that helps you do LESS.

Because I can come up with approximately 1 million marketing ideas, lol:
Social media.
Networking.
Email.
Events.
Video.
Ads.
Collaborations.
A newsletter.
A podcast.
Another platform someone just told me I absolutely HAVE to be on…the list NEVER stops!!!

And pretty soon we’re doing ALL THE THINGS.

But do we actually need to?
That’s where the math takes some of the subjectivity out of marketing.

Instead of:
“I feel like we should be doing more marketing.”

We can say:

“We want X number of new customers this year. Here’s approximately what it will take to get them.”

Now we have a target. And while, yes, the numbers may be large and feel overwhelming, they still help you to create a better plan.

-How many new customers do you actually want? Or more importantly have capacity for?
-How many sales conversations will you need to get them?
-How many people need to engage with your business to create those conversations?
-How many people do you need to reach to create that engagement?

That’s part of your marketing math.
But it’s definitely not all of it.

There are other numbers that can tell us A LOT about what’s actually happening in your business, but that’s for another post.

What I truly want you to hear and see with this post, is that you can create a strategy that will create peace in your life and business,  because you are now spending your time doing the right things for your business, instead of ALL the things!!!

So, before my fellow creatives run away…
You do NOT need to become a data analyst.
You don’t need 47 spreadsheets.
I don’t love that either!

You don’t need to track every number that could possibly be tracked.

You just need to figure out which numbers matter to YOUR business.

Because sometimes the math tells us:
“You need more people.”
Great! Now we can figure out the smartest way to reach them.

But sometimes it tells us:
“Wait a minute…you already have plenty of people coming in. You’re just losing too many of them.”
That is a completely different problem.

What I want you to stop doing is running yourself ragged trying to be everywhere when you don’t actually NEED that much marketing to reach your goals.

That’s when I start to really like math.

Because knowing your numbers can actually give you permission to STOP doing things.

Whether you’re doing everything yourself or you have a team, your numbers give you a target.

Then you get to use your creativity to figure out the smartest, simplest way to hit it.

This is one of the first things we’re going to dig into in the marketing workshops I’m developing through the West Jordan Chamber.

You have an impact to make with your business, so let’s get you off the hamster wheel…
so we can focus on the things that actually move the business forward.

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Image: Chat GPT

08/24/2026

Personal invitations are seriously underrated.

Especially when you’re trying to get people to come to an event.

I keep being reminded of this over and over again with the events we’re doing. I have been planning events in different capacities for over a decade now, so let me share this now:

If I personally reach out to someone and invite them, and they tell me they’re coming, they almost always come.

And when something comes up and they can’t make it? Most of the time they actually message me and tell me they can’t be there.

There’s just something different about being personally invited.

And I think this is becoming even MORE important right now.

We’re surrounded by digital everything. More content, more emails, more ads, more AI-generated everything. And I’m not anti-AI—I use it too… it polished this, as a matter of fact.

But I do think people are craving actual human connection. (Something I’m not claiming to have down perfectly; I don’t)

Which is also why I think events are becoming more important to marketing.

People want to get out from behind their screens. They want to meet people. Talk to people. Make connections. Be part of something.

So if we’re creating events because people want more human connection…maybe we should use a little more human connection to get them there.

When you’re planning your next event, make personal invitations part of the plan.

If you have a team, give everyone a number.

Reach out personally to 10 people. Or 20. Whatever makes sense.

Text them. Call them. Send them a quick email.

It doesn’t need to be some beautifully crafted sales message either.

“Hey! We’re doing this next week and I thought of you. I’d love to have you there.”

Done.

Of course you can still post about it. Send the emails. Make the graphics. Do all the other marketing things.

But don’t overlook one of the simplest tools you have:

Actually inviting someone.

It works.

End of PSA for the day, lol.

Pic from Friday’s Brand Camp event for fun ❤️

08/20/2026

Marketing Tip: You Don’t Have to Have It All Together to Make Money

One of the things I’m working on right now at the Chamber is making it easier for people to purchase from us.

Our website is still a work in progress.

Would I love for it to eventually walk someone beautifully through every benefit, answer every question and lead them directly to the perfect place to purchase?

Absolutely.

But here’s the thing: you don’t have to have it all together before you start making money.

I think sometimes, especially as small business owners, we convince ourselves that we have to look completely put together before we’re ready to sell.

Perfect website, Perfect CRM, Perfect branding, Perfect sales funnel. Perfection has almost paralyzed me many times! Ugh!

Meanwhile, we could just be selling. 🤔

So, while we’re continuing to build the Chamber infrastructure, I created a simple sales sheet.

It explains the membership, clearly lays out the benefits, and has a QR code that takes someone directly to the place where they can sign up.

Is it a little more manual?

Yep.

Does it work? Also yep.

And I think this is especially important for small businesses and people who are just getting started.

You may not have the money to hire the right people to make it all sleek and shiny, yet, but please don’t let that stop you in your tracks.

There are many ways you can make it easy for people to buy from you.

In one of my previous businesses, my partner and I made $1,000 our very first month using basically Google Docs, Canva, ChatGPT, and PayPal.

I know, I know, if you’re an expert in anything branding, you might be cringing, but guess what, it worked, so there! Lol 😂

We didn’t have everything built, instead, we got resourceful.

So, lesson?
Create the PDF. Make the sales sheet. Add the QR code. Link directly to checkout. Send the Google Doc.

Whatever removes the unnecessary steps between:

“I want this.” → “I bought it.”

Do that.

As the Get Stuff Done coach, I often heard this from my clients:

I’ll start selling when the website is finished.
I’ll launch when the branding is perfect.
I’ll do it when I can afford the right software.

Meanwhile, we need the income from selling the thing to afford all the things we’re waiting for.

It’s not my goal to have you stay in this mode, no! You do want to make your business legitimate and a good website, CRM, brand, etc. will do that for you. I simply don’t want you to get stuck there when you’re first starting out.

One of my favorite mottos is:

Keep it simple, sweetie.
You don’t have to have it all together.

You just need something that works right now. Let me repeat that - Right Now!

Then make some money. Learn what works. Fix what doesn’t. And use what you’re earning to build the better version as you go.

Progress can be profitable long before it’s perfect.

08/17/2026

How easy is it to buy from you?

Here's a simple test:
If you hired a new salesperson tomorrow, could you easily show them how to sell your products or services?

Or would you need to explain a 12-step process, five exceptions, three different websites, and all the things that “you just kind of learn as you go”?

I have completely been there, by the way.

If it's difficult for your salesperson to understand how someone buys from you, imagine how it feels to your customer.

One of the first things I look at when helping a business with its sales process is the foundational sales system.

Can you clearly show me:
-How someone first gets to know you?
-Is there a low-risk way to experience what you do before they're ready to buy?
-Where do you send someone who's ready to purchase?
-Can I scan ONE QR code and land exactly where I need to be?
-Is your website easy to navigate, or do I have to hunt for the next step?
-What happens when someone isn't ready to purchase yet?
-What happens when someone IS ready?
-What does the sales conversation look like?

Does your team know which simple questions to ask?
-“What would you like to accomplish today?”
-“How much would you like to purchase today?”
-“What information would help you make your decision?”

(Of course, this depends on your product or service, but it shouldn't be difficult for your team. Make it easy for them)

And most importantly:
-Does everyone know what happens next?

Your customer shouldn't have to figure out how to buy from you.

Your employees shouldn't have to invent a sales process every time someone walks through the door.

And YOU shouldn't have to personally step in to make a sale.

A strong sales operation should be simple enough that you can draw it on a piece of paper and hand it to someone.

They came in here → we ask this → based on their answer, we guide them here → if they're not ready, this happens → if they buy, this happens next.

If you can't explain your basic sales process simply enough that a kid could follow the path...

You may have just found the first hole in your funnel.

And before you spend more money putting people into the top, I'd fix that one first.

08/12/2026

Well, hello again…It’s been a while.

If you’ve followed this page for a long time, you may have noticed it’s been pretty quiet around here.

That’s about to change.

I’m bringing this page back to life. It feels a little bittersweet because this page has actually followed me through several chapters of my work.

Some of you first found me when I was working alongside my mentor, Dan Miller, helping businesses use personality profiles to better understand their people and improve their sales processes.

From that came AI Brand Creationeer with my fantastic partner, Amanda Goff, where we taught AI prompt engineering using Human Intelligence to help business owners get stuff done!

Others were here during my wonderful G.A.L.S. years, when I had the privilege of working with women to help them recognize their strengths, build confidence and Cultivate their S.Q.U.A.D. Of women who empower and lift them up.

In fact, the cover photo on this page is still an amazing group of women who helped GAL-A-CON happen. ❤️

I love that photo and everything it represents, so it’s a little bittersweet to say that it’s finally time to change it.

What a history one business page can have!

But it’s time for a new chapter!

Over the last few years, I’ve done what Dan always encouraged people to do:

I’ve continued getting an education, not necessarily the classroom kind.

The kind you get by stepping into new rooms, taking on new challenges, doing the work and paying attention.

One thing I hadn’t anticipated, was having the opportunity to step into corporate marketing and see business from an entirely different perspective. I learned a lot and it brought my skills from being a business owner, full circle!

And finally, on June 1, I stepped into my newest role as President of the West Jordan Chamber of Commerce.

I LOVE this work.

I’m getting to help build an ecosystem where businesses can become more visible, make meaningful connections, collaborate, find resources and become part of the community around them.

And all of these different chapters have helped me recognize something about myself:

I really love helping businesses figure things out. I really do!

It’s not simply how to do more marketing though.

Sometimes it’s:
-figuring out who they’re actually trying to reach.
-understanding their numbers.
-discovering that their sales process is losing customers.
-customer experience or retention.
-their marketing strategy is trying to do WAY too many things.

And sometimes I’m going to be the marketer who tells them to stop marketing for a minute. It’s true. I have had to do this!

Sending more customers into a broken process isn’t going to fix it, because doing so can cost you revenue and eventually your reputation.

So alongside my role as Chamber President, I’m beginning to offer business strategy workshops, marketing intensives and fractional CMO services for businesses that need someone to go deeper.

To me, these two parts of my work are a natural marriage.

At the Chamber, I get to help build the ecosystem around businesses.

Through my strategy work, I can go deeper with individual businesses when they need it.

And that’s what this page is going to become.

We’ll talk marketing, sales, customer experience, retention, collaboration, strategy, numbers, and probably ask some questions that make us a little uncomfortable.

Things like:

Would you buy from your own business?

If I met your perfect customer tomorrow, would I know to refer them to you?

What are the holes in your funnel costing you?

I have a LOT I want to talk about.

So whether you’ve been here since the Dan Miller days, came along during G.A.L.S., or are just finding me now, I’m glad you’re here.

I’m grateful for every chapter represented on this page, and I’m really excited about the one we’re starting now.

Welcome ❤️

10/24/2024

The Loving push I Needed: Why I’m Sharing More About Cultivating Your SQUAD

This past weekend at Verve, I got the loving kick in the butt I needed from the wonderful Suzanne Castle, who reminded me of something I had almost forgotten—my superpower is helping women cultivate their SQUAD of Got Your Back GALS. And, honestly, I needed this reminder. It reignited my passion for something I know is vital to every successful woman’s journey, especially coming off the heels of GAL-A-CON and the amazing event that it was!

As I’ve grown in my personal and professional life, I’ve had incredible women confide in me about their struggles:

That gossip has ruined their organizations.
That they feel they’ve outgrown their closest friends.
That those who should be cheering them on just don’t understand or support them.

This kind of loneliness and frustration can be so isolating, especially for She.E.O.s

I know, because I’ve been there too.

But here’s the thing—it doesn’t have to be this way. What I’ve learned is that we can’t expect one person to meet all of our friendship needs; it's not fair to them or us to expect that from them. That’s where building your SQUAD comes in. Not every friend needs to fill every role, and it’s okay to have different types of friends who support you in different ways.

(I wrote a short post about the 5 Types of Friendship Here:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/myhriah-young_hi-friends-i-am-excited-to-share-the-many-activity-7162835685916225536-Uv3u?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop )

This realization was a game-changer for me. Instead of feeling isolated, I started intentionally building the right kinds of friendships—women who understood my journey, who could cheer me on, offer advice, and also hold me accountable.

I’ve decided to start sharing more about this because I know firsthand how crucial it is for She.E.O.s like us to have these deep, meaningful connections. So, you’ll be seeing more of me talking about how to intentionally Cultivate Your SQUAD and why it’s the key to thriving in both your personal and professional life.

Verve was the perfect reminder that this is my mission—helping women, especially those who are high achievers, create and nurture the SQUAD that will support them as they continue to grow.

Stay tuned, because I’ve got some exciting things to share that will help you do just that.

09/20/2024

I had several ladies reach out to me yesterday that they wanted to join for just a portion of GAL-A-CON due to schedules...
It made me think, if you have a busy weekend, but you want to drop in on GAL-A-CON, send me a message and let's see if we can make it happen!

I know we're all busy, but here is my current thought:
There may be someone you need to meet, an encouraging word that you need to receive, or a new experience that you need to have, so I want the women in the room who are supposed to be in the room.

Don't let not being able to be here for the entire weekend stop you! Get in touch with me today and let's see what we can make happen.

Here is our schedule, so you can just let me know what you want to come for:

Join us for a warm and inviting start to GAL-A-CON! The beautiful Fireplace Alcove in the Hilton will provide a wonderful backdrop to kick-off our event!

06/27/2024

Do you need a Confidence Boost?

I love getting the opportunity to help women Design Their Ideal Life...it is a privilege and I don't take it lightly.

I just had an amazing conversation about my coaching and the big point that we discussed today is that there are more areas in life to have success than just work.

This is a concept that I have worked on a lot in my life because I am very fortunate to love my work! Alex and I have also really worked hard to make sure our work goals support the future we are working towards and so sometimes we may get a little out of balance in this life category.

BUT there are other areas to have success in as well. It would be sad to be so successful in your career that you neglected your closest relationships and therefore end up alone.

Or if you're a mom, it is good to make sure that you don't just pour absolutely everything into your kids, neglecting your spouse, friendships, and self care-that doesn't serve anyone.

It's important to recognize that you need to feed the other areas of your life as well.

So, to help with the task of finding work you love and that is a fit for your life, who you are, and the goals of your family, I created a little Confidence Boosting AI Walkthrough that can help you explore your skills and jobs that you might enjoy, very quickly.

While it is not the only measurement of success, we do spend a good portion of our time in our work, so it would be great if it could be something you enjoy or at least helps support the goals you have in your life.

Let me know if you would like this walkthrough. It's only $8, but it could totally change the trajectory of your life and at the very least give you an excellent boost in your confidence.

Photo for fun!