Building a business that’s profitable and values-aligned is not only possible—it’s essential for long-term sustainability. In this dynamic and heartfelt session hosted by Women in Tech & Entrepreneurship (WTE), Arielle Morten, business strategist and founder of Strength First Consulting, delivers an empowering roadmap to scale without compromising your integrity, chasing virality, or hitting burnout.
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The workshop begins with a deep breath of honesty. When we talk about scaling, most founders don’t feel energized — they feel exhausted. Stuck. Disconnected from the business they set out to build.
If that’s you, you’re not alone.
You might be wondering:
Arielle Morten’s answer? You’re not broken. You’re just building a business that isn’t fully aligned with your strengths, values, or capacity.
This workshop breaks down:
If you’re tired of the hustle-and-hype playbook and ready to scale in a way that feels clear, grounded, and true to you—this workshop is your blueprint.
Mindset isn’t just a buzzword. According to Arielle, your mindset is your #1 business asset. Not your revenue, not your resume, and not even your relationships—your mindset determines whether or not you take action, show up, and stay consistent through challenges.
Arielle draws from the story of Katharine Graham, the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company, who led The Washington Post through the Watergate scandal. Despite tremendous personal and societal pressure, Graham embraced leadership with courage—not certainty.
💥 Take Action: Start with small, meaningful actions. Micro-momentum builds confidence. Celebrate the tiny wins. Shift from fear of imperfection to trust in your “why.”
In Arielle’s words: “Feelings are fleeting. Math doesn’t lie.”
Too often, women entrepreneurs price based on fear or comparison. Arielle urges founders to follow the example of Madam C.J. Walker, America’s first self-made woman millionaire, who priced her products at 20% of her customers’ monthly income—not out of greed, but because they delivered life-changing value.
When you don’t do the math, you undercharge, undercut, and undermine your sustainability.
💥 Take Action: Add up the real cost of delivering your offer — from time, tools, and travel to opportunity cost. Use that to work backward from your income goals to set aligned pricing and packaging.
Busy work ≠ business growth. Arielle challenges founders to confront distractions like:
Instead, she urges founders to identify their money-generating activities—and make space for them.
💥 Take Action: Audit your time. What did you do this week that actually moved the business forward? Prioritize sales follow-ups, networking, proposal writing, and automations before tweaking branding or tools.
The breakthrough moment happens when you build your business to fit your strengths, not someone else’s formula.
Too many founders build marketing, delivery, and sales processes around things they hate or don’t do well. Then they wonder why it feels exhausting.
“Everything works. But it has to work for you.”
Arielle recommends taking a StrengthsFinder® assessment and reviewing your results regularly. Your strengths should inform your sales style, marketing approach, business model — even your offers.
She also emphasizes defining your non-negotiables: the values that will guide you through hard decisions and keep your integrity intact as you grow.
💥 Take Action: Write down:
Build from there.
During the Q&A, Arielle tackled common pricing and sales challenges:
Arielle’s go-to scaling equation:
Strengths-Aligned Strategy + Growth Mindset + Money-Generating Focus = Sustainable Business
To get beyond hustle or hype, you must commit to building something that fuels you — personally and professionally — for the long haul.
Arielle is a growth strategist, certified business coach, and speaker with nearly a decade of experience in marketing. She founded IamArielle to empower women to build profitable, sustainable businesses rooted in their strengths and values. Her specialty lies in helping overwhelmed founders scale without sacrificing their integrity or falling into the burnout trap. Arielle has guided women-owned businesses to generate over half a million dollars in revenue, consistently championing authentic, human-centered marketing strategies.
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