
I don't sell motivation.
I challenge assumptions.
Every column is designed to help entrepreneurs think differently about branding, positioning, products, pricing, customer experience, and the business decisions nobody else is questioning.
Sometimes the smartest strategy isn't doing more.
It's finally seeing what everyone else missed.
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For years I chased ideas instead of clarity.
I collected opinions instead of evidence.
I listened to people who had never built the kind of business I wanted to build.
Eventually I stopped asking for permission and started asking better questions.
Business for the Daft became the place where I write about those questions—and the answers that actually move businesses forward.
This isn't another business blog.
It's my weekly editorial column.
Where I untangle complicated business problems and expose what's really getting in the way.
Brand positioning, messaging, identity, and why a new logo rarely fixes an old problem.
Revenue opportunities hiding in plain sight.
Ordinary business decisions that quietly kill remarkable companies.
Customer psychology, offers, products, and making people actually care.
The unconventional ideas worth exploring before someone else turns them into a business.
One - Five minutes.
One ridiculous word.
A reminder not to take life—or yourself—quite so seriously.
Art, interiors, and creative spaces for people who think better when their surroundings finally calm down.
Until next time, stop polishing the problem and start unfucking the business.
— Kimberly Ann Hawes