Tools & Resources — DO THE DAMN THING®
the tools we actually use ~

Our Tools &
Resources

Every tool below is one we run our businesses on — DO THE DAMN THING®, Thread Cafecito, and The Story Agency. Not a "top 10 list." Not what somebody paid us to say. The stuff we actually open on a Monday morning to make our companies work.

A note on the links: Some of these are affiliate links — if you buy or sign up through them, we earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend tools we actually use in our own businesses. Promise.
Category 01
Run Your Business
The bones. The systems that keep the whole thing running so you can actually build.
Our Headliner

GoHighLevel

CRM · Email · Funnels · Everything

The one platform that runs almost everything at DTDT — checkouts, email, automations, forms, funnels, and pipelines. If you're still stitching together five different tools and paying five different bills, this is the consolidator. It replaces four of the tools that used to be on this list.

Try GoHighLevel →

QuickBooks

Bookkeeping · Taxes

The bookkeeping tool that keeps you sane at tax time. If you're still doing your books in a spreadsheet, please stop. Your future self at tax time will thank you.

Try QuickBooks →

Gusto

Payroll · Team

The moment you hire your first person — or your first contractor — you need Gusto. Payroll, taxes, W-2s, 1099s, all handled. It's the tool that made hiring feel less scary at Thread.

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Kajabi

Courses · Memberships

If you're building a course or a membership and want everything in one place — hosting, checkout, community — Kajabi is where a lot of our clients live. It's a bigger investment than most, but the all-in-one is worth it when you're scaling.

Try Kajabi →
Category 02
Tell Your Story
Because your story is your brand — and these are the tools we use every day to tell it out loud.

Canva

Design · Everything Visual

Every graphic, every social post, every workbook you've seen from us — Canva. You do not need to know Photoshop. You do not need to hire a designer to start. Canva is the great equalizer for visual branding.

Try Canva →

Riverside

Podcast · Video Recording

Studio-quality remote recording for podcasts and video. This is what The Story Agency uses to produce client podcasts — the quality is the reason our clients sound like they're in the same room even when they're states apart.

Try Riverside →

StreamYard

Livestreams · Multi-Platform

The simplest way to go live to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, or anywhere else — all at the same time. If you're building your voice online, StreamYard makes going live look professional without a producer.

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Otter.ai

Meeting Transcription

Records and transcribes every meeting, every call, every voice memo — and turns it into searchable notes. When you're a CEO, the best time-saver in the world is never taking notes again.

Try Otter.ai →
Category 03
Build Your Community
The tools we use to gather people, keep in touch with them, and put your brand on real things you can hold.

Skool

Community Platform

This is where our MORE Collective lives. Simple, clean, and the best-feeling community platform we've ever used — the kind of place where a 40+ woman who hates tech logs in and stays. If you're building a paid community, start here.

Try Skool →

ConvertKit

Email · Creator-Friendly

If you're not ready for GoHighLevel yet and just need clean, simple email marketing built for creators — ConvertKit. It's how we started, and it's still where a lot of first-year businesses should live.

Try ConvertKit →

Printful

Merch · Print-On-Demand

Every DTDT t-shirt, mug, and tote you've ever seen us drop — Printful printed and shipped it. Zero inventory. Zero upfront cost. Design it, list it, and they handle the rest. The easiest way to put your brand on real things.

Try Printful →

Fiverr

Freelance Help · On Demand

The first place we send anyone building their first team. Need a logo tightened up, a video edited, a sales page rewritten? Fiverr has the person, at every budget. The training wheels for hiring.

Try Fiverr →
Category 04 · Favorites From The Team
Money In Your Pocket
Even the CEO shops smart. These are the apps we all actually use — the ones that give money back the minute you sign up.
New Partner

InKind

Restaurant Perks · Dining Credit

Our newest favorite. Sign up and you get $25 to spend at amazing restaurants — real credit, real places. If you eat out (and honey, you do), this one is a no-brainer.

🎁 Get $25 to spend at signup

Upside

Gas · Groceries · Restaurants

Cash back on gas, groceries, and restaurants — the stuff you already buy every week. Use code HMP3T and you get 15¢/gallon extra on your first fill-up and 10% extra back on your first restaurant or grocery run.

🎁 Code HMP3T = bonus on your first buy

Rakuten

Cash Back · Online Shopping

The one we've all used the longest. Cash back every time you shop online at basically any store you already use — Nordstrom, Sephora, Home Depot, Macy's, Target. Set it up once, get paid every quarter. Free money on shopping you were doing anyway.

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You'd Love To See?

Send us the tool, we'll take a look. We only add things we'd actually use ourselves — but we're always looking for the ones that make life easier for the women in our world.

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