4 takeaways from 5 years as a business owner

Marte Siebenhar
5 min readMar 27, 2024
The author throughout her business journey

This month I celebrated five years as a small business owner, a big departure from nearly two decades as an employee of the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and New World Symphony.

To say it has been the most rewarding and challenging part of my career is an understatement.

Small business has given me a platform to do the work I’m called to do, yet it requires constant inner work to know my purpose — and business savvy to build a model around it.

My approach resonates with my clients, though — nearly 90% are founders of arts and social impact organizations, people who are translating their passions and purpose into practice and progress. I’m grateful that I’ve been able to help them as a grant writer, executive coach, and now, through energy healing.

As The Business Healer, I’m still an executive coach, but I channel energy to help my clients remove personal obstacles and move forward faster. I show how inner work can help them become powerful, nurturing leaders whose organizations manifest their vision.

My approach isn’t for everyone; plenty of small business owners make money without ever looking…

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