Now that the year is ending, it’s tempting to crash—but this is actually the most critical time to set yourself up for success.

In this episode, we're transitioning from the final push to launching strong into 2026. We show you how to take the data and momentum from your Small Business Audit and turn it into a focused, mission-driven strategy for the new year.

We dive into three essential steps for building your 2026 blueprint:

Stop Guessing, Start Growing: How to use your Year-End Scorecard (Bestsellers and Top Revenue Channels) to determine exactly where to invest your time and energy next year.
Mission-Aligned Goal Setting: Learn to set big, exciting goals that aren't just about revenue, but are directly rooted in your core values and vision. This ensures growth feels authentic.
The "One Thing 100 Times" Plan: Simplify your marketing by choosing the one campaign or message that performed best this year and committing to doubling down on it for powerful, focused results.

Don't wait until January 1st to scramble. Use this valuable downtime to build your 2026 launchpad and ensure your next year is your best year.

Connect with Meredith:

I am a mom to three, big maw maw to seven. I've been married for 18+ years, counting the days down to the BIG 20 so we can open up a great bottle of wine.

My husband and I also own a wine bar in our town we live in, called Library Wine & Provisions.

I am the founder of Sweet Baton Rouge®, a local Louisiana business I created from scratch with no marketing plan, just a little grit and lots of geaux! This business will hit 15 years in October and by far has been my most professional career doing what I love, marketing. I have built systems and habits to stay consistent and vision focused on our goals at hand. In 2024 I started a second business, Petey’s Press, to bring all of our production in-house to screen print as our business has always been centered around locally designed & printed t-shirts.