In the last few weeks, we’ve been selling every single day, launching 8 different products and bringing £500,000 into the business. We usually have one launch a quarter, but I had some financial goals I wanted to hit, so we decided to launch a few things at once and I thought it might be valuable for you to understand how we did it. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - Why I wanted to do multiple launches in one quarter and how we’ve proved it is possible to sell every day. - How we nailed our m...
Nov 21, 2022•21 min•Ep. 77
In the UK an average family throws away approx £720 worth of food each year. Not only is this a waste of money, but it wastes all the resources used to get that food into your home, so joining me to discuss how we can reduce waste and save money is Kate Hill. Kate is the founder of The Full Freezer where she helps families, individuals and corporations to cook from scratch, and reduce their waste without the stress of batch cooking. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - How Kate has grown a busin...
Nov 14, 2022•19 min
Today I want to talk about debt. I have first-hand experience of being in debt and I know many other people too, but there’s still a stigma around openly talking about it. My guest today is Niki Matyjasik who found herself £50k in debt, but with planning, accountability and consistency she is not only debt-free today but has built a successful business helping small businesses take action towards their vision and goals. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - Why not speaking out about our own expe...
Nov 07, 2022•23 min•Ep. 75
Today I’m joined by Lucy Rennie to talk all things networking, marketing and utilising the network you already have, especially when you’re just starting out. Having spent 25 years working in high-level corporate positions Lucy set up on her own in 2015 to help entrepreneurs build businesses they love and quickly became an expert in building brands trusted brands. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - How to recognise the people you already know that can help you market your business but are so o...
Oct 31, 2022•20 min•Ep. 74
Confidence plays a huge part in growing a successful business. It affects our visibility, how comfortable we are speaking to clients or selling our products and it’s something we all wish we had more of. Joining me to chat about how to grow in confidence is Lizi Jackson-Barett, a confidence expert who helps entrepreneurs get out of their own way and start growing their comfort zones to defeat self-doubt. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - The journey Lizzi has been on to feel fully confident i...
Oct 24, 2022•18 min
For this final part of The book series, I want to share with you my experience of getting a book deal and working with a traditional publisher. I’ll take you through the process from start to finish because before I went through this myself, I had no idea how much was involved. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - What I included in my book proposal, the help I got to make sure it was appealing to publishers and the feedback I got, which covered more than just my content ideas. - How I secured t...
Oct 17, 2022•19 min
Welcome to part two of this three-part series to celebrate that my book, Make Money Online, is available now for pre-order and I want to help you write your book too! For two years I said no to writing a book because I couldn’t see how it would differ from all the business books out there, but then having spent time reading a lot of different books about business and money, I realised my book could be completely unique. So today I want to talk to you about why I wrote this book and what you can ...
Oct 10, 2022•17 min•Ep. 71
My book, Make Money Online , is available now to pre-order! To celebrate its launch, over the next 3 weeks, I'm going to take you behind the scenes to share why I wrote this book, the process of getting a book deal and explain some of the publishing routes out there, so if you’ve been sitting on a book idea but don't know where to start, this mini-series is for you! Joining me for today’s episode is Abigail Horne - a publishing powerhouse and the best in business when it comes to writing, publis...
Oct 03, 2022•19 min•Ep. 70
Today, joined by Ange de Lumiere, we’re venturing into the subject of intuition and the part it can play in business. I’ve always been interested in spirituality and believe as entrepreneurs we already have strong gut feelings so learning to trust our intuition can be really powerful when making decisions in life and business. What You’ll Learn In This Episode: - The powerful experiences in Ange’s life leading her to leave her work as a business lawyer and start a new career after trying to supp...
Sep 26, 2022•28 min•Ep. 69
My guest today is Matt Boyles, founder of Fitter Confident You and a real ray of sunshine - you can’t feel unmotivated with Matt around. Matt’s mission is to help Gay, Bi and Trans men love who they see when they look in the mirror through his online fitness plans that build community, confidence and strength. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - How Matt has grown his business from 1-2 -1 personal training to moving online allowing him to reach more people and love his work more than ever. - Ma...
Sep 20, 2022•22 min•Ep. 68
Joining me today is Jacky Walker, founder of The Informed Woman, a support service for forward-thinking female business owners with long-term health conditions. The Informed Woman helps rewire businesses so they can operate independently and provide peer-to-peer support when needed. I’m on my own health journey at the moment and it’s imperative to me that we see women with health conditions running amazing businesses and all consider how our business could operate without us present every day. W...
Sep 12, 2022•23 min•Ep. 67
About 6 months ago I started to think about how I can help people make money while also running a business that makes them happy in their daily lives. Happiness is so underrated amongst business owners with a lot of entrepreneurs chasing money, rather than chasing happiness. I’ve built my business around the things that I enjoy doing as I truly believe that’s where the magic happens and I have a new set of workshops running in September to show you how you can also build a successful business th...
Sep 06, 2022•20 min
A lot of clients ask me about being an introvert and running a business as it’s assumed that introverts are less suited to entrepreneurship, but that’s simply not true. My guest today is Kate Jordin, a confidence coach who grew up believing that being an introvert was something to overcome, but actually, in building her own business she discovered how powerful and enhancing it can be. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - What makes you an introvert or an extrovert and how understanding the diffe...
Sep 05, 2022•22 min•Ep. 66
I often speak about how adversity can fuel success and my guest today is the perfect example of that. Having been through a divorce that impacted her confidence, self-esteem and career, Sarah Woodward followed her calling and retrained as a Positive Psychology and Divorce Coach to help other women move forward after a painful breakup. Today Sarah shares her story with me as well as some of her tools & techniques to cope with the emotions that come with the end of a relationship. What You'll ...
Aug 29, 2022•20 min•Ep. 65
Having legal protections in place for your business is a lot like doing your accounts - you can happily have your head in the sand until something goes wrong and it ends up costing you more to correct than it would have to deal with it in the first place. Joining me to discuss why having legal protection is so important is lawyer Sarah Waldbuesser who provides affordable and user-friendly legal templates for online businesses so they can confidently crack on knowing they have protected their pas...
Aug 22, 2022•24 min•Ep. 64
Today I want to talk to you about a subject that I’m so passionate about, and that is how to sell your services without using manipulative marketing techniques. I recently launched a new programme, a completely new offering for my business and I ran a little experiment. I prioritised launching with integrity more than ever before to prove it’s possible to launch in an ethical way. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - Some of the manipulative techniques used to encourage us to buy that have becom...
Aug 15, 2022•34 min•Ep. 63
Today I’m joined by Celinne Da Costa, a high-performance coach and brand story expert. Celinne is the master in crafting captivating stories. Having worked together in the past, I know first-hand her talent for taking a story and making it powerful, consumable and relatable. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - As humans, storytelling is in our DNA and as Celinne explains stories can be more memorable than facts, so harnessing how to tell your story can be a powerful tool in growing your busines...
Aug 08, 2022•25 min•Ep. 62
Today I’m joined by Facebook strategist, Zoe Mckeown, an expert in growing engaged and profitable communities on Facebook. When building a community or an audience we often talk about the importance of sharing your story when trying to connect and resonate with others, but what if your business’s backstory just isn’t that elaborate or engaging? Well, today Zoe shares how you can build a loyal and engaged group, even if you don't have a juicy backstory or rags-to-riches tale. What You'll Learn In...
Aug 01, 2022•21 min•Ep. 61
Feeling comfortable in front of a camera and hosting live videos is a great skill to hone when running an online business, but it doesn't come naturally to many of us and it can take time to feel confident speaking to the camera. My guest today is Karen Sargent who empowers coaches, course creators & service providers to get confident on camera, ditching imposter syndrome and fear of failure so they can show up for their audience. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - If you want to be going ...
Jul 25, 2022•22 min•Ep. 60
Offering your services to corporate companies can be a great addition to your revenue stream, but as business owners, we often feel we don’t belong in the corporate world or don’t know where to start in approaching corporate clients. Today I am joined by Carol Deveney who is brilliant at helping entrepreneurs pitch and sell to corporates while working on their own terms. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - How Carol has taken her 2 decades of experience working in the corporate world to now coa...
Jul 18, 2022•23 min•Ep. 59
Gamification is a subject that has fascinated me for years and having added it to my business with great results I want to share with you today how gamification can increase your revenue. Joining me is gamification specialist, Kimba Cooper, the expert when it comes to using game-like elements to incentivise your audience. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - What gamification is, how it’s integrated into our everyday lives, and how you can use it in your business to drive leads and revenue. - Ho...
Jul 11, 2022•19 min•Ep. 58
A quick trigger warning before we start - This episode has conversations about trauma and upsetting incidents, so please skip this one if you need to. Alison Smith is a trauma-informed coach and EMDR therapist who works with high-functioning entrepreneurs aiding them to re-frame trauma so they are no longer held back by past experiences. We’ve all been through things that have a lasting impact on us, they can be big or small events, but if we can learn how to re-frame trauma we can break out of ...
Jul 04, 2022•22 min•Ep. 57
In the last 5 years, my business has made $10 million in sales and I’m frequently asked what’s the one thing that has really moved the needle? How has this all happened? Well, I believe what has truly helped me is visibility. So today I want to talk to you about being visible and take you through what I’ve done year on year in my business to increase my visibility and build the crucial ‘know, like, and trust factor.' What You'll Learn In This Episode: - Why a multi-layered strategy towards being...
Jun 27, 2022•23 min•Ep. 56
My guest today is the inspirational Jo Mitchellhill, a coach who works with individuals and families that have experienced childhood trauma. Trauma from our childhood can stay with us as adults, stopping us from getting where we want to be in life. Today Jo shares some of the strategies she uses with her clients that allow them to begin healing from those experiences and helps them to feel heard, seen and connected. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - How Jo has combined her 20 years of teachin...
Jun 20, 2022•22 min•Ep. 55
Today I’m joined by my husband and copywriter, Sam Johnson. When this episode is released we’ll be in Malta renewing our wedding vows which Sam has organized for us. This got us talking about how in relationships, be it business or life, it's essential to let people work within their zone of genius. Starting out in business it’s easy to try and do everything yourself, but I’ve learnt over the years when you bring in people who are really good at the jobs you’re not great at, your business will b...
Jun 13, 2022•23 min•Ep. 54
Today we’re talking all things subscription boxes which have seen a huge boom in popularity over the last few years. Joining me is subscription box expert, Lauren Prentice - a serial entrepreneur who was the first person I saw in the UK to create an outstanding subscription box service and has gone on to become a leader in this space and now teaches others how to launch a successful subscription service. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - How Lauren identified subscription boxes as an area of ...
Jun 06, 2022•21 min•Ep. 53
When it comes to making money online and running an online business, age really is no barrier and you’re never too old to start. Just like me, Paula Shepherd made a transformational career change at 40 and now works with entrepreneurs who want to thrive in business, without being glued to social media 24/7. I love this conversation and I love that there are people out there showing others that you can build a business that works for you whatever your age and stage of life. What You'll Learn In T...
May 30, 2022•25 min•Ep. 52
Today I’m joined by Nina Macarie, a Podcast Outreach Manager who connects guests with podcasts giving them the platform to share their inspiring stories. We all have valuable stories to tell that can help others feel less alone, which is something I certainly strive for on this podcast. I love to hear from people who have similar experiences, adversity or triumphs to me and my audience, and Nina’s job is to find those people, uncover those stories and get more voices heard. What You'll Learn In ...
May 23, 2022•24 min•Ep. 51
TW: A quick warning, this episode contains conversations about family bereavement so if that’s hard for you right now, please do skip this one and I’ll see you again next week. Today I am speaking to Camille Plews, the superstar of systems who helps entrepreneurs automate their businesses, giving them more time and freedom, but our conversation today is actually all about perspective. I believe perspective in business is so important and I wanted to share how Camille has shaped her positive outl...
May 16, 2022•22 min•Ep. 50
This week I’m joined by PR expert, Nicola Rowley. Working with entrepreneurs and brands in the entertainment and leisure industry, Nicola helps them get visible through strategic storytelling. Running a business is all about telling your story, telling people about you, and it’s through these relatable stories that you can really harness the power of PR. What You'll Learn In This Episode: - What PR is, how it can benefit your business, how to pitch to journalists and why it’s worth putting yours...
May 09, 2022•24 min•Ep. 49