Hey Reader,

Welcome to the first official Mid Week Uprising. I spend all week swimming through news, spicy drama, industry tea, and creator chaos, and while Saturdays are for your polished Production Oracle, Wednesdays are where we start building your voice in real time — louder, clearer, and with far less apologizing.

Because you know what I hear constantly in my DMs and Voxers and private chats? “But Mary… how did that person get so far ahead already?” Oh, Boo, it’s because they stopped overthinking and started practicing. Every. fuckin. week.

So today’s message is simple: Small Business Saturday is coming, and I need you checked in — not checked out.

If you missed my full rant about the “Mass Blackout” movement — the one-week boycott that’s basically a masterclass in performative activism and unfocused virtue signaling — go refresh yourself here.

If you’re new here: welcome to what I model every week. Your values and your business are connected — not fused into a moral panic, but linked the way bones link to muscle. You cannot pretend your business floats above the real world.

And on Saturday, you’ll see that in action. The Production Oracle will look different for Small Business Saturday because every year I use it to lift up the creators, makers, and independents who are genuinely holding shit down. You’ll meet the sponsors for the CEO Winter Rebellion — the generous humans offering giveaway prizes for our December challenge.

If you missed the CEO Summer Rebellion, here’s your recap:
We ditched business books. We reclaimed joy. We remembered our voices. And some of you found entire reading universes that woke up parts of your creativity you thought had died. That wasn’t an accident.

This winter, we’re switching to podcasts and YouTube:​
You binge what excites you. You explore outside your comfort zone. You learn the art of the DNF — “did not finish” — which is a skill entrepreneurs desperately need. Because finishing everything is not the flex you think it is. Knowing when to stop is far more powerful.

If you want to blow up your podcast or YouTube presence in the coming year, this is the place to start. It’s fun. It’s structured. It’s sneaky CEO training wrapped in joy. And you earn raffle tickets the whole way through. Prizes get drawn on New Year’s Day, because we’re starting 2026 the way creators should: celebrated and resourced.

Your first insider guide drops Monday, December 1st.
Step one is simple: join the challenge.​

Don’t be boring,
~ Mary

P.S. Want to get in front of a whole lot of humans this December? Become a giveaway sponsor. Drop your info in this form and I’ll send you the details.