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Fika With Friends
Fika With Friends is a podcast for business owners, entrepeneurs and leaders that want to find clarity, purpose and success by slowing down and connecting with themselves on both a personal and professional level.
Just like the Swedish tradition of fika, the Fika With Friends podcast is your chance to step away from work and be present in the moment. It's an opportunity to talk about all aspects of business — the good, the bad, and the messy.
This is your chance to embrace your business journey and learn to shine in all avenues of life.
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In this episode, I'm joined by the incredible Joe Brookes, founder of Banner Department.
During this episode, Joe shares his experience of starting a creative business and the importance of letting go of "what ifs" and risk aversion along the way. From exploring his first failed foray into entrepreneurship to where he is today, this is an honest deep dive into running a business.
This episode is fantastic look at how you can make your business dreams a reality, overcoming challenges, getting clear on what you want, and giving it your all.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Joe (aka today's guests): Instagram | Website | LinkedIn
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In this episode, I'm joined by Lauren Isles, the founder of Lauren Jane Coaching and a personal coach working with women.
During this episode, Lauren shares the importance of finding your inner coaching voice so you can find more clarity, balance, and ease within your life.
This episode is fantastic look at how you can make your business dreams a reality, overcoming challenges, getting clear on what you want, and giving it your all.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
Let's connect:
Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Lauren (aka today's guests): Instagram | Website
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In this episode, I'm joined by the amazing Oakley Hardwick who runs Forest Flow CrossFit. During this episode, Oakley shares his business journey along with all the decisions, twists, and turns along the way.
This episode is fantastic look at how you can make your business dreams a reality, overcoming challenges, getting clear on what you want, and giving it your all.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Oakley (aka today's guests): Instagram | Website
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
This solo episode explores the power of tiny topics. Tune in as I share how you can use tiny topics to establish yourself as an expert in your niche.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In today's episode, I'm joined by Naomi and Louise, co-founders of Lucky Night Studio
During this episode, we chat about the importance of building a personality-packed business and how you can add more personality to your brand. We also dive into the design-side of using visuals to connect with people over your vibe.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Naomi & Louise @ Lucky Night Studio (aka today's guests): Instagram | Website | Podcast | YouTube
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In this chatty solo episode, I'm taking you on behind the scenes of my business as I share the three main investments I made in 2023 to drive my business forwards.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In today's episode, I'm joined by Lucy Nichol. Lucy is an incredible author, having penned several non-fiction and fiction books.
During this episode, we chat about Lucy's experience as an author. Her latest book, "No Worries If Not" leads up to discuss tendencies to people please, how to stop staying sorry and the challenges of toxic work cultures and workplace bullying. It's a varied conversation touching on many important topics.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Lucy (aka today's guest): Instagram | No Worries If Not | Substack
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
As another business year draws to a close, I wanted to use today's episode to give you a little reminder and some hope for your business. In this solo episode of the podcast, I'm chatting about uncertainty and how you can embrace it and use it to take your business down a new, exciting route.
So, if your business year didn't turn out quite as you expected, I hope this episode gives you some solace and hope for the year ahead.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
On this episode, I'm joined by Rachel Harris, the woman behind the AccountantShe brand and co-founder of accounting practice StriveX that she runs with her husband James. Rachel is shaking up the accounting industry as we know it.
In this episode, Rachel opens up about her money mindset beliefs, how she's building a people-first business, the power personal branding has had on her businesses, and how she navigating hitting the £1 million milestone.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Rachel (aka today's guest): Instagram | Website
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
This solo episode is diving deep into the fun topic of girl math with a consumer psychology twist for your business - price anchoring!
Price anchoring is a powerful technique for helping your customers see the value in your product and service prices. So, in this episode I share some examples of ways you can use price anchoring for your business to help get more customers over the line.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
Today, I'm joined by the wonderful Victoria Jackson, founder of The Manifestation Collective, author, and soulful business coach.
In this episode, we chat all about manifestation, Vic's personal spirtuality journey, what it means to run a soulful business, and so much more.
Tune in for a heartwarming episode that's bound to leave you feeling energised and excited about your business and life.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Victoria (aka today's guest): Instagram | Website | Podcast | Book
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In today's episode we are chatting about personal branding. There is a lot of personal brand talk on LinkedIn but I feel it portrays it in a negative light. So, I wanted to share how you can build a personal brand that feels authentic, rather than one that feels fake or forced.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
p.s. sorry for the sound quality on this one! I've been having some serious mic issues recently
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Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In today's episode were diving into the topic of AI as we discuss some of the downfalls of AI and why it won't take over human writers (yet). I also share some ways you can use AI to benefit your writing process as a business owner, which is great for those on a budget who still want some content support.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
Today, I wanted to chat about goals. More specifically, the power in starting stupidly small and slowly chipping away at your goals... rather than, being overfaced and doing nothing at all.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
P.S. Sorry if the audio quality is bad! It's a hot summers day, the neighbourhood is full of children playing outside, and I used a different microphone... I guess the audio quality of this podcast is the perfect example of "start stupidly small" in action. The conditions weren't perfect, but here we are and I hope you enjoyed it!
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Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
I took an accidental unplanned hiatus from the podcast. The truth is, life got busy, I got overwhelmed, and I needed to put down some of the balls I was juggling as a busy, burnout solopreneur.
In this episode, I catch you up on life and share my strategies for what you can do when life throws curveballs your way.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
Money shouldn't be a taboo topic, and it's a conversation, I'm always happy having. Learning how to increase your rates as a service-based business owner is valuable. So, in today's episode, I'm sharing six strategies you can use to increase your rates and charge more in your business. Some of these are strategies I've personally tried, and others are strategies that others have used with great success.
So tune in, increase your rates, and lets breakdown the taboo topic of money.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic, please share your thoughts with me on Instagram or Twitter.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
I am passionate about burnout and, more to the point, I'm passionate about putting a stop to burnout culture. It isn't counterproductive to our success, health, and general lives. So, in today's episode, I'm chatting all about burnout, along with how to spot the signs, how to stop it, and why we need to wave goodbye to burning out for the sake of our business or career.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic, please share your thoughts with me on Instagram or Twitter.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
After a mini and unplanned hiatus, I'm back with another episode of Fika With Friends! In today's episode, I wanted to share my top tips for getting started as a freelance. In this episode, I will walk you through the seven things I think every freelancer needs to know at the start of their journey.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic, please share your thoughts with me on Instagram or Twitter.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Freelance job platforms I use:
YunoJuno
ProCopywriters
That Works For Me
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In today's episode, I'm joined by the amazing Ceel Lockley. Ceels is a business mentor and offer strategist for freelancers and the founder of Fiercely Freelance. Ceels and I chat all about her experience building a business she loves, the vulnerabilities of business ownership, and the identity crisis that ensues when discovering who you are outside of your career, among many other topics related to learning how to build a business around the things you want.
Tune in as we share all the wisdom, musings, and our own experiences of building authentic businesses... and the mistakes you'll make along the way.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Ceels Lockley from Fiercely Freelance (aka today's guest): Instagram | Podcast | Website
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In this episode, I'm chatting about the direction you're heading in right now and why it's okay to change direction if your current destination no longer serves you.
It's a bit of a short yet rambly one but I hope you enjoy diving into my inner-musings and thoughts on a topic that's close to my heart when it comes to running a business that makes you happy.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic, please share your thoughts with me on Instagram or Twitter.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Resources:
Read Playing Big by Tara Mohr — this is easily one of my favourite books to read whenever I need encouragement or clarity in my business, and even my personal life
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
This short (yet hopefully sweet) episode is musing on the idea of being a beginner as I explore how being starting new hobbies, trying new things, and embracing that beginner mindset can be good for you and your business.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In this episode, I'm talking all about goals — why I used to hate new year resolutions, how I learnt to love them, and how I set goals for my personal and business life.
I also share some of my 2023 goals so you can see what habits and achievements I'm prioritising for the year ahead.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In this episode, I am joined by Rebecca Broad, or Bex, who is a freelance social media manager and writer.
During this episode, Bex and I chat about her experience as a freelancer and how she builds a business that reflects her values. Bex also shares her tips for working more efficiently and chats about her journey so far as a digital nomad living and working around the world.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Bex (aka today's guest): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
As we near the end of 2022, it's time to hold space for the year just passed and make plans for the new year that lays around the corner.
In this episode I will walk you through my end of year reflection and review, taking you through each of the questions I ask myself as I reflect on 2022.
You can use this episode to have your own end of year reflection and take stock of what your business year looked like, and everything to achieved and learnt during that time.
You can find the questions below to make it even easier for you to join me in reflecting on your business this year.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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End of year reflection questions:
Taking stock
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What happened this year?
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How do I feel about 2022?
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What were this year's goals?
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Why/why did I not achieve my goals?
2022 wins
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What were this year's wins? What went well this year?
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Why were these wins & what made them happen?
2022 learnings
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What were this year's learnings?
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Why did these learnings happen? What can i take from these?
Looking ahead to 2023 & planning the perfect year
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What do I want more of in 2023?
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What don't I want to take with me into 2023?
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What would my ideal year look like next year?
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What steps can I take to make that happen?
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In today's episode, I wanted to discuss a topic that I'm really passionate about and that is fear.
It's so easy for our fears to consume us and hold us back from achieving our goals. So, in this episode, I wanted to explore the other side of fear and how we can use our fear to drive us forward and help us reach new heights of success in our businesses and personal lives.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
Let's connect:
Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Resources:
Learn more about Tim Ferriss' fear-setting exercise here
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
Let's talk about the infamous 5am club — the idea that waking up at 5am makes you part of an elite club of successful people... and let's talk about why that relly isn't the case.
This episode dives into the topic of the 5am club and why you really don't need to wake up at 5am to be successful.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic, please share your thoughts with me on Instagram or Twitter.
Also, I had yet another cold while filming this episode so apologies in advance if I am sniffly or nasal-y at all!
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
Let's connect:
Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Resources:
Read The 5am club: Own your morning. Elevate your life by Robin Sharma (it really is a good book even if I don't subscribe to the idea of waking up at 5am)
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In today's episode, I'm joined by Jessie Montague — a multi-hyphenate running several businesses, or side hustles, alongside her full-time job. By day, Jessie works in the Ed Tech industry and by evening she is the founder of Team Grit with her husband Sean, runs a community for dog owners named Honest Hounds, is a dog mum to a reactive Vizsla whose story she shares online, and she also has opened the doors to her Air BnB in Oswestry.
In this episode, Jessie and I chat about her experience running multiple ventures at once and how the power of grit often comes into play.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
Let's connect:
Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Jessie Montague (aka today's guest): Instagram | Team Grit | Honest Hounds | The Nook in Oswestry
Resources:
Check out these resources for theories and research discussed in today's episode:
Learn more about Angela Duckworth's research into Grit
Read Mindset by Carol Dweck to learn more about growth mindset
Resources may include affiliate links which means I may earn a small commission from any purchases with no additional cost to you.
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
Today, I want to talk to you about comfort zones — those soft, squishy spaces that keep us safe. Those soft, squishy spaces that hold us back from reaching our full potential.
This episode explores the topic of stepping out of your comfort zone and all the things that can happen when you take that step into the unknown.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic, please do send me a message on Instagram or Twitter — talking about comfort zones is one of my favourite topics!
Also, I had a cold while filming this episode so apologies in advance if I am sniffly or nasal-y at all!
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
This short yet sweet episode muses on the topic of goals, both in our businesses and personal lives. More importantly, I explore the importance of goals having direction and how without that direction we can become lost.
Thank you for tuning in and joining me for another episode of Fika With Friends.
Also, I had a cold while filming this episode so apologies in advance if I am sniffly or nasal-y at all!
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
It's time to stop chasing £10K months and in today's episode, we're going to be talking about the myth of the £10K month and why you don't need to earn 6-figure months to be a successful business owner
Full disclaimer: I am not a financial expert or a business coach. This information is purely based on my own experience as a business owner to shed light for anyone going through the same emotions and experience.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic and hear how you debunk the £10K myth in your business.
Also, I had a cold while filming this episode so apologies in advance if I am sniffly or nasal-y at all!
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In today's episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Abbey James. Abbey is the founder of Fleurs & Ink Floristry as well as being a mum to a toddler. Abbey and I discuss her experience juggling motherhood alongside starting a creative business.
Tune in as we dive into the importance of having a support network, taking pride in being unemployable, and taking the pressure off your business.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Tasmin (aka your host): Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Website
Fleurs & Ink Floristry (aka today's guest): Instagram | Facebook | Pinterest | Website
Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In today's episode, I'm chatting all about imposter syndrome. More to the point, I'm exploring the idea of approaching imposter syndrome as if it is a feature, not a bug.
Full disclaimer: I know that imposter syndrome can be extremely debilitating and I am by no means belittling anyone's experience with this discussion. I simply wanted to shine a light on the idea that perhaps we could change the way we view imposter syndrome when it is experienced in small doses.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic and to hear about your experiences with imposter syndrome, how it shows up, and what you do to try and manage those feelings.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In today's episode, I'm diving into the topic of what happens when your business doesn't go to plan.
I'm a planner — I always have been and I always will be. Yet, as someone who likes being in control, what happens when your business doesn't go to plan?
Join me as I explore this question and share my insights as an self-proclaimed planner whose business plans have been momentously derailed.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Welcome to the Fika With Friends podcast.
In today's episode, I wanted to talk about a topic that often comes up for me whilst on this wild journey as a business owner. Owning a business doesn't come with a manual. There's no rulebook or guidelines for how to run your business.
Join me as I explore how the lack of business owner manual contrasts the way we're brought up in the world and how, actually, that lack of a rulebook can be pretty amazing for you and your business.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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Welcome to the trailer for the Fika With Friends podcast.
This short-yet-sweet episode kicks off the podcast series by briefly introducing the Fika With Friends podcast: who it's for and what you can expect from the podcast.
I hope you enjoy the podcast — don't forget to subscribe, leave a review and share with anyone business friends who you think might love this episode.
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