The Commerce Club Podcast: Recent Episodes
Sophie Biggerstaff
Starting and running a product based business can be a very challenging and lonely place. As founders we tend to wear all the hats (product development, marketing, customer service, sales, operations etc etc...) and sometimes it can be a minefield trying to figure out the solutions to all your business problems alone, so this is where me & The Commerce Club podcast comes in.The Commerce Club podcast is all about helping you confront the big challenges you are facing in your product based business right now!You might be an entrepreneur with a great idea for a product, but no idea where to start to bring that business to life.You might run a fashion brand that has up until now had consistent sales, but whatever you do, you just don't seem to grow.You might be a jewelry brand founder struggling to find time to juggle your business alongside your full time job.Whatever your challenge in your product business right now, I want to help you find a solution!Every week I’ll be chatting with fellow industry experts to help debunk myths, solve your problems and delve in to current industry affairs, as well as chatting directly to founders of small product based businesses, just like yours, where I’ll be deep diving in to their business and helping them unpack and find solutions to their challenges to help them move forward and thrive in the current times.About your host... In case we haven’t met yet, I’m Sophie Biggerstaff an ex-fashion buyer turned small product based business mentor & consultant and I’ve spent the past 12 years working for brands such as Ralph Lauren, Diesel, Kate Spade and Burberry. A couple of years ago I left the corporate world behind and set up my retail consultancy business BYRCOLLECTIVE and I now work directly with small retail and ecommerce brands to help them set up and scale up their businesses!So, with that in mind if you are a small product based business owner facing a big problem right now I want to hear from you. If you are keen to debunk your challenge on The Commerce Club podcast I want you to get in touch and let’s see if I can help you!You can drop me a DM on instagram or TikTok @byrcollective and tell me about the problem you are currently facing.
I waited 3 years before starting an online business for myself, despite having an idea for one. For 3 years, I told myself “I don’t have time”, “I don’t have enough money”, “I have to wait until I’m ready”. When in reality, I had a huge fear of failure.
In this episode, I give you some real talk about the real reason why so many aspiring entrepreneurs never take the first action to start an online business and instead keep putting off their online business ideas and say they “don’t have time to start”. The reality is underneath the excuse of no time sits either a fear of failure, fear of judgement, and sometimes even a fear of success.
Tune in to hear my advice on overcoming the fears holding you back from starting your entrepreneurial journey. I’ll share the four-step framework I use on myself and with clients to name that fear, test it against the evidence, and reframe the belief.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Why "I don't have time" is never really about your online business ideas or lack of time to start.
2:26 - The real reason why so many people never start an online business
8:48 - Fear of failure vs fear of success: what's really holding you back
13:42 - How to work through fear and finally start an online business
19:20 - Why I now have a fear of success.
In This Episode You'll Learn:
- Why procrastination on your online business ideas is almost always fear of failure in disguise, not a time management problem
- What's really driving the fear of failure and the fear of success that keep so many people stuck before they start an online business
- How to name your fear of failure specifically enough to actually work through it, using the four steps I use myself to overcome limiting beliefs.
- Why the excuse of "I don't have time" quietly protects you from ever having to start an online business
Whether you're searching for online business ideas for beginners, trying to work out how to start a business from scratch, or convinced you need money to start an online business before you're allowed to begin, I bet underneath it all is fear.
If this got you fired up to finally work out how to start an online business, watch my Freedom Business Bootcamp here, and I’ll help you take your first steps to starting. https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page
About The Freedom Method Podcast:
The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business.
Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already made the leap to becoming a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast is designed to help you create a better work life balance by building an online business that is set up for you to achieve your freedom business goals.
The Freedom Method Podcast is hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, mentor, and founder of the Freedom Business Model Method - each episode explores how to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for!
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, freedom business inspiration, practical work life balance strategies, and conversations about online business.
Freedom isn't just a fantasy - but you do need the right method to create it!
Find your starting point:
🔍 Want to go from employee to entrepreneur, but stuck on which online business to start? Take the FREE Freedom Seekers Quiz to find out which type of online business model suits your freedom business goals: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Ready to quit your 9-5 and start an online business? Grab the Freedom Founders Playbook - the roadmap I wish I'd had when I began my own freedom business journey: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Already a Female Entrepreneur building an online business, but feeling stuck? Explore ways to work with me and create more work life balance: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect With Me:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
Do not make this mistake - just because you have 1000’s followers online does not mean you have built a community!
In this episode, we’ll talk about: what does it actually take to build an online community from scratch? And why so much of what gets sold as "community" is actually just not it!
My guest today is Liz Rivas, founder of RoamCircle, a female entrepreneur who built a global community app for female travellers in 90 days, with zero technical background. We talk about why community is such a buzzword online and what community building as a solopreneur really looks like in its purest form.
Timestamps:
00:00 - What Real Online Community Building Actually Looks Like (And Why Most People Get It Wrong)
07:05 - How To Build An Online Community From Scratch
27:48 - Follower Count VS Real Community: Why Vanity Metrics Don't Mean Real Networking For Business
39:27 - How To Become A Solopreneur After Getting Laid Off From A 9 To 5 Job
In This Episode You'll Learn:
- What actually separates real online community building from an Instagram page with 1000’s of followers.
- Why do so many female entrepreneurs try to build community completely alone, and burn out doing it?
- What makes networking for business feel reciprocal instead of transactional, and why do most solopreneurs get it backwards?
If there's one thing to take from this conversation, it's that online community building isn't about follower counts or a perfectly branded Instagram page, it's reciprocity. If you haven't found your people yet, or you haven't started the work-from-home business that's going to help you find them, come join my free Freedom Business Bootcamp - I'll walk you through exactly what business to build, which offer to start with, and how to find your ideal customers. Here’s the link to sign up: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page
Connect With Liz Rivas:
Instagram: @roamcircleapp
Website: roamcircle.app
About The Freedom Method Podcast:
The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business.
Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already made the leap to becoming a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast is designed to help you create a better work life balance by building an online business that is set up for you to achieve your freedom business goals.
The Freedom Method Podcast is hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, mentor, and founder of the Freedom Business Model Method - each episode explores how to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for!
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, freedom business inspiration, practical work life balance strategies, and conversations about online business.
Freedom isn't just a fantasy - but you do need the right method to create it!
Find your starting point:
🔍 Want to go from employee to entrepreneur, but stuck on which online business to start? Take the FREE Freedom Seekers Quiz to find out which type of online business model suits your freedom business goals: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Ready to quit your 9-5 and start an online business? Grab the Freedom Founders Playbook - the roadmap I wish I'd had when I began my own freedom business journey: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Already a Female Entrepreneur building an online business, but feeling stuck? Explore ways to work with me and create more work life balance: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect With Me:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
Corporate burnout got me good; now I’m ready to share the crazy stories that led me to quit my 9-to-5 back in 2020.
On paper, I had the dream job managing a £380 million fashion business, but internally, I had every classic symptom of burnout, and it nearly broke me! In this solo episode, I reveal the 3 unhinged reasons why I quit my 9-5 to start an online business after I could no longer ignore the signs of burnout at work.
Timestamps:
00:33 - Why High Achievers Stay In Jobs Despite Burnout At Work
06:02 - The 9-to-5 Job In Italy That Turned Into Workplace Bullying
13:23 - Mental Health Issues That Led Me To Quit My 9 to 5 Job
19:20 - The Signs Of Burnout At Work Nobody Talks About
23:44 - Separating Your Identity From Your 9-to-5 Job Title
In This Episode You’ll Learn:
- Why do high achievers stay in jobs long despite having symptoms of burnout?
- What are the real signs of burnout at work that get overlooked?
- How does corporate burnout happen?
- How can you start an online business alongside your 9-to-5 job before you feel ready to quit?
If my story about dealing with corporate burnout sounds familiar, let this episode of The Freedom Method Podcast take you on your own journey to overcoming burnout at work. Read my full story here and learn how to quit your 9-to-5 and start an online business. https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
About The Freedom Method Podcast:
The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business.
Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already made the leap to becoming a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast is designed to help you create a better work life balance by building an online business that is set up for you to achieve your freedom business goals.
The Freedom Method Podcast is hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, mentor, and founder of the Freedom Business Model Method - each episode explores how to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for!
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, freedom business inspiration, practical work life balance strategies, and conversations about online business.
Freedom isn't just a fantasy - but you do need the right method to create it!
Find your starting point:
🔍 Want to go from employee to entrepreneur, but stuck on which online business to start? Take the FREE Freedom Seekers Quiz to find out which type of online business model suits your freedom business goals: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Ready to quit your 9-5 and start an online business? Grab the Freedom Founders Playbook - the roadmap I wish I'd had when I began my own freedom business journey: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Already a Female Entrepreneur building an online business, but feeling stuck? Explore ways to work with me and create more work life balance: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect With Me:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
Mentioned in this episode:
Sponsored By Omnisend
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Are you for or against hustle culture? In today’s episode, my guest and I have some very BIG opinions on the hustle culture narrative in the online business world.
Tune in to hear how Noor Barrage scaled two businesses to seven figures, grew a 21k+ LinkedIn personal brand in 13 months, and found out the hard way that hustle culture is anything but a badge of honour.
Noor Barrage is known on LinkedIn as The Systems Girl. We’re discussing why the hustle culture narrative in the online business world keeps convincing high-achieving female entrepreneurs that burnout is the only route to success and the online business systems that will protect your time and energy as a solopreneur.
Timestamps:
- 03:48 - How Noor Became "The Systems Girl" By Building A LinkedIn Personal Brand
- 12:44 - What Chronic Stress Does To Your Body and Online Business
- 17:02 - Why We Wait For Burnout Before Asking What We Actually Want
- 35:27 - The Online Business Systems Noor Uses To Protect Her Time
In This Episode You’ll Learn:
- Why is hustle culture still worn as a badge of honour in the online business world.
- What nervous system regulation has to do with whether your online business is sustainable long-term?
- What online business systems should be implemented for a solopreneur to gain more time and energy back?
- Can you really scale a business to $1million if you don’t hustle?
In summary, if you want true online business success and you don't need to hustle harder, you need online business systems that work for you - watch the episode to find out how to implement yours!
Start building your sustainable business with stable foundations at the next Freedom Business Bootcamp. Sign up here.
Connect With Noor Barrage:
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/noorbarrage
About The Freedom Method Podcast:
The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business.
Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already made the leap to becoming a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast is designed to help you create a better work life balance by building an online business that is set up for you to achieve your freedom business goals.
The Freedom Method Podcast is hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, mentor, and founder of the Freedom Business Model Method - each episode explores how to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for!
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, freedom business inspiration, practical work life balance strategies, and conversations about online business.
Freedom isn't just a fantasy - but you do need the right method to create it!
Find your starting point:
🔍 Want to go from employee to entrepreneur, but stuck on which online business to start? Take the FREE Freedom Seekers Quiz to find out which type of online business model suits your freedom business goals: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Ready to quit your 9-5 and start an online business? Grab the Freedom Founders Playbook - the roadmap I wish I'd had when I began my own freedom business journey: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Already a Female Entrepreneur building an online business, but feeling stuck? Explore ways to work with me and create more work life balance: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect With Me:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
Mentioned in this episode:
Sponsored By Omnisend
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Is it too late to start an online business in 2026 - is AI going to ruin your online business idea? And will you be able to escape your 9-5 life to run your own business without it all falling down in the next 3-5 years?
In this episode, I'm giving you my honest answers about whether starting an online business in 2026 is actually worth it! I built my first online business from scratch in 2020 with no audience, no products, and no clue what I was doing so I’ll be sharing what's changed in the online business space since I started in 2020, why online business ideas 2026 need to look different from what they did back then, and what it actually takes to escape 9-5 and build something that lasts in the age of AI.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Is it too late to start an online business in 2026?
01:37 - From corporate fashion buyer to building an online business from scratch
02:24 - Why 2020 was the golden era for online business for women - and what's changed
05:04 - Online business with AI: why it's your biggest opportunity right now
07:29 - The bare minimum you need to build an online business that actually gets seen
10:07 - The honest answer: Is it too late to start an online business?
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why is online business with AI creating more opportunities than threats for people starting a business in 2026?
- How do you start an online business with no audience, no products, and no experience?
- What has actually changed about online business ideas 2026 versus what worked in 2020?
- Why is visibility the non-negotiable for any online business for women building online today?
- How can you escape 9-5 and build something authentic when the internet is flooded with generic content?
The honest truth is it's not too late to start an online business in 2026 - but it requires more strategy, more visibility, and more authenticity than ever. I’ll be teaching you exactly how to start your online business in 2026 in my upcoming FREE & LIVE Freedom Business Bootcamp on June 25th - I'll walk you through choosing your business model, building your offer, and figuring out who you're selling to, all using AI. Register here.
About The Freedom Method Podcast:
The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business.
Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already made the leap to becoming a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast is designed to help you create a better work life balance by building an online business that is set up for you to achieve your freedom business goals.
The Freedom Method Podcast is hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, mentor, and founder of the Freedom Business Model Method - each episode explores how to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for!
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, freedom business inspiration, practical work life balance strategies, and conversations about online business.
Freedom isn't just a fantasy - but you do need the right method to create it!
Find your starting point:
🔍 Want to go from employee to entrepreneur, but stuck on which online business to start? Take the FREE Freedom Seekers Quiz to find out which type of online business model suits your freedom business goals: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Ready to quit your 9-5 and start an online business? Grab the Freedom Founders Playbook - the roadmap I wish I'd had when I began my own freedom business journey: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Already a Female Entrepreneur building an online business, but feeling stuck? Explore ways to work with me and create more work life balance: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect With Me:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
Want to know what it actually takes to start an online business that allows you to work from anywhere in the world?
I’ve been running my online business from all over the world for the past 5 years - Bali, Thailand, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, Portugal - just to name a few places I have been a digital nomad in. In this episode of The Freedom Method Podcast, I'm breaking down exactly what your business model needs to look like if you want real location independence as a digital nomad - not just a remote job where you’re still trading time for money.
I’ll share the passive income and scalable offer structure you need, the digital nomad mistakes I made in Bali and give you an honest insight into what it really looks like when you build a work-from-anywhere business that actually works.
Timestamps:
00:04 - How I built an online business I can work from anywhere
05:04 - The moment I realised the digital nomad lifestyle was possible for me
07:12 - The time zone trap that limits your location independence
14:04 - The work from anywhere business model you actually need
17:02 - The truth about passive income - nothing is truly passive
You’ll learn:
- Why work from anywhere requires more than just a laptop - and what your business model actually needs to look like to make it work.
- Which digital nomad mistakes can burn you out, even when your online business is working
- What passive income really means - and the difference between scalable income and just having a remote job
- Why who you sell to matters as much as what you sell when building location independence
If you want to work from anywhere, you have to build your business around your life from the very beginning - I’ll teach you how in my live Freedom Business Bootcamp. The next one is on June 25th. Register for free here: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page
About The Freedom Method Podcast:
The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business.
Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already made the leap to becoming a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast is designed to help you create a better work life balance by building an online business that is set up for you to achieve your freedom business goals.
The Freedom Method Podcast is hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, mentor, and founder of the Freedom Business Model Method - each episode explores how to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for!
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, freedom business inspiration, practical work life balance strategies, and conversations about online business.
Freedom isn't just a fantasy - but you do need the right method to create it!
Find your starting point:
🔍 Want to go from employee to entrepreneur, but stuck on which online business to start? Take the FREE Freedom Seekers Quiz to find out which type of online business model suits your freedom business goals: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Ready to quit your 9-5 and start an online business? Grab the Freedom Founders Playbook - the roadmap I wish I'd had when I began my own freedom business journey: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Already a Female Entrepreneur building an online business, but feeling stuck? Explore ways to work with me and create more work life balance: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect With Me:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
Being good at what you do is not enough in business!
Often in entrepreneurship, there comes a time when there might be a gap between how good you are at what you do and how well-known you are for it - PR Strategy expert KJ Blattenbauer calls it the recognition gap, and it's the reason brilliant people stay invisible while others who are great at PR get all the attention.
In today’s episode of The Freedom Method Podcast, I'm joined by KJ Blattenbauer, publicist and founder of Hearsay PR, with nearly 30 years in media relations. KJ breaks down PR strategy for entrepreneurs in a way that's actually simple to action yourself. We cover why brand visibility doesn't happen by accident, how to start media pitching without a budget or a team, and why your work will never speak for itself, no matter how good it is.
Timestamps:
00:00 - What the recognition gap is and why it's costing you, clients
14:50 - How PR strategy and media relations can close the recognition gap
23:44 - DIY PR - how to find the right media contacts without a database
You’ll learn:
- What the recognition gap is - and why being brilliant at what you do is not enough to get you known
- Why media relations and PR strategy are the fastest way to build trust with strangers before they ever pay you
- How personal PR works and how to pitch yourself to the right places in five sentences - no agency needed
- What makes brand visibility compound - and how showing up in borrowed lanes builds brand authority faster than posting daily
Closing your recognition gap is how you stop being the best-kept secret in your industry.
Connect with KJ Blattenbauer:
Website
Drop in to my Free Freedom Business Bootcamp if you're ready to build a business that gets you seen from the start: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page
About The Freedom Method Podcast:
The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business.
Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already made the leap to becoming a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast is designed to help you create a better work life balance by building an online business that is set up for you to achieve your freedom business goals.
The Freedom Method Podcast is hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, mentor, and founder of the Freedom Business Model Method - each episode explores how to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for!
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, freedom business inspiration, practical work life balance strategies, and conversations about online business.
Freedom isn't just a fantasy - but you do need the right method to create it!
Find your starting point:
🔍 Want to go from employee to entrepreneur, but stuck on which online business to start? Take the FREE Freedom Seekers Quiz to find out which type of online business model suits your freedom business goals: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Ready to quit your 9-5 and start an online business? Grab the Freedom Founders Playbook - the roadmap I wish I'd had when I began my own freedom business journey: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Already a Female Entrepreneur building an online business, but feeling stuck? Explore ways to work with me and create more work life balance: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect With Me:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
Mentioned in this episode:
Sponsored By Omnisend
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Have you been hearing about building a second brain? If so, you can not miss this episode, especially if you are still prompting AI and wondering why the results aren’t exactly what you want!
In today's episode, I'm joined by Kerstin Dallinger, AI strategist and founder of papAIa, who helped me build a second brain for my business. We cover AI productivity at a deeper level than most solopreneurs are operating at, what AI agents for business really mean beyond basic chatbots, and why what you do with AI in the next 12 months defines where your business sits in three to five years.
What we cover:
00:00 - Why AI strategy matters more right now than most people realise
08:43 - Your data foundation - where building a second brain actually starts
11:51 - What AI agents are and how to use AI agents in your business
14:31 - How to build a second brain as a solopreneur or consultant
26:32 - AI productivity - how to combine your expertise with AI
You’ll learn:
- Why second brain AI isn't just a productivity hack - and what happens to your business if you skip the foundation step
- What AI agents for business actually mean and how one person can now operate what used to need a team
- How AI for consultants goes deeper than using AI to write content
- What AI tools for business are worth starting with - and how to avoid the tool overwhelm trap
- Why AI for entrepreneurs and AI solopreneurs need an AI strategy for business - not just a stack of tools
Your second brain is the foundation on which everything else gets built on - tune into The Freedom Method Podcast to hear exactly how to start.
In the process of building your online business? Join my free masterclass - a bootcamp where you pick the online business model that fits your life and leave with a proper action plan. AI is built into every part of it. Register here: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page
Connect with Kerstin:
Website
About The Freedom Method Podcast:
The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business.
Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already made the leap to becoming a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast is designed to help you create a better work life balance by building an online business that is set up for you to achieve your freedom business goals.
The Freedom Method Podcast is hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, mentor, and founder of the Freedom Business Model Method - each episode explores how to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for!
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, freedom business inspiration, practical work life balance strategies, and conversations about online business.
Freedom isn't just a fantasy - but you do need the right method to create it!
Find your starting point:
🔍 Want to go from employee to entrepreneur, but stuck on which online business to start? Take the FREE Freedom Seekers Quiz to find out which type of online business model suits your freedom business goals: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Ready to quit your 9-5 and start an online business? Grab the Freedom Founders Playbook - the roadmap I wish I'd had when I began my own freedom business journey: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Already a Female Entrepreneur building an online business, but feeling stuck? Explore ways to work with me and create more work life balance: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect With Me:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
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Not sure how to start an online business from scratch? You're not missing a business degree - you're missing a starting point, and you don’t need to wait until you have a business plan to begin!
In this episode, I'm walking you through the actual steps to starting an online business - no fluff, no 50-page online business plan required. Whether you're exploring online business ideas for beginners or you already have an idea and need to know what to sell online, this episode gives you the foundation you actually need.
In this episode:
00:00 - How to Start an Online Business Using Skills You Already Have
03:59 - What to Sell Online: How to Build Your Core Offer
07:42 - How to Identify Your Ideal Customer Avatar
09:13 - Do You Actually Need an Online Business Plan?
What we cover:
- Why is it easier to start a business from scratch when you build around skills you already have?
- What does selling online actually mean - and why picking one thing beats trying to be known for everything?
- How to identify your ideal customer avatar so your marketing speaks to the right people?
- Why an online business plan is a myth - and the three things you actually need before you launch?
- Why doesn't the question of how to start selling online need to wait until everything is perfect?
If you've been wondering how to start an online business, this episode gives you the three things you actually need - and strips out everything you don't. Want to work through all three steps with me live? Join the free Freedom Business Bootcamp - I'll help you figure out what to sell online, who to sell it to, and give you a three-day action plan for starting an online business for real. Join here: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page
About The Freedom Method Podcast:
The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business.
Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already made the leap to becoming a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast is designed to help you create a better work life balance by building an online business that is set up for you to achieve your freedom business goals.
The Freedom Method Podcast is hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, mentor, and founder of the Freedom Business Model Method - each episode explores how to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for!
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, freedom business inspiration, practical work life balance strategies, and conversations about online business.
Freedom isn't just a fantasy - but you do need the right method to create it!
Find your starting point:
🔍 Want to go from employee to entrepreneur, but stuck on which online business to start? Take the FREE Freedom Seekers Quiz to find out which type of online business model suits your freedom business goals: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Ready to quit your 9-5 and start an online business? Grab the Freedom Founders Playbook - the roadmap I wish I'd had when I began my own freedom business journey: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Already a Female Entrepreneur building an online business, but feeling stuck? Explore ways to work with me and create more work life balance: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect With Me:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
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Wondering how to start a business with no money - and assuming the answer is you can’t? It's actually yes. You can indeed start a business with no money- online!
In this episode, I'm tackling the two things that stop most aspiring female entrepreneurs before they even begin: thinking they can’t start a business with no money and no experience. I break down how to start an online business using the skills you already have, why a service-based business or digital product model is the lowest-cost entry point, and what bootstrapping a business from day one actually looks like.
In this episode:
00:00 - Can You Really Start a Business With No Money or Experience?
07:14 - Skills Transfer: How Your Current Job is Already Preparing You
08:23 - Bootstrapping a Business: What You Actually Need to Invest
What we cover:
- Why how to start a business with no money is the question everyone's afraid to ask - and why the answer isn't what you think
- What skills transfer means and how your current job is already an asset you can build on
- How to pick the right service-based business or digital model when you're starting from zero
- Why bootstrapping a business doesn't mean free - and what a realistic starting budget actually looks like
- What an online business for beginners looks like when you have no audience and no following yet
If you've been telling yourself you can't start because you don't have the funds or the experience, this is the episode to listen to so you can take action to start a business with no money - it's possible, and it's how most online businesses begin.
Ready to take action? Join me for the free Freedom Business Bootcamp - I'll give you a step-by-step plan to start an online business in 72 hours. Register here.
About The Freedom Method Podcast:
The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business.
Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already made the leap to becoming a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast is designed to help you create a better work life balance by building an online business that is set up for you to achieve your freedom business goals.
The Freedom Method Podcast is hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, mentor, and founder of the Freedom Business Model Method - each episode explores how to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for!
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, freedom business inspiration, practical work life balance strategies, and conversations about online business.
Freedom isn't just a fantasy - but you do need the right method to create it!
Find your starting point:
🔍 Want to go from employee to entrepreneur, but stuck on which online business to start? Take the FREE Freedom Seekers Quiz to find out which type of online business model suits your freedom business goals: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Ready to quit your 9-5 and start an online business? Grab the Freedom Founders Playbook - the roadmap I wish I'd had when I began my own freedom business journey: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Already a Female Entrepreneur building an online business, but feeling stuck? Explore ways to work with me and create more work life balance: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect With Me:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
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You want to quit your 9-5 job to start an online business, but you're scared of losing your salary and have no idea which freedom business you would even start, so you can finally become your own boss?
In this solo episode of The Freedom Method Podcast, I'm answering one of the most common questions I get - how do you actually escape the 9 to 5 and build a freedom business that makes real money to replace your salary?
I’ve spent the past six years testing multiple online business models after I quit my 9-5 job to become a female entrepreneur, in this episode - I'm giving you the honest version of how you can do this too, without quitting your 9-5 before you’re ready, and making sure you have a financial runway in place before you do!
I’ll also be teaching you how to start an online business in my FREE Live Freedom Business Bootcamp on 2nd June 2026. Save your seat here:
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Why quitting your job before you’re financially ready is actually the riskiest move you can make.
03:18 - How to start building your freedom business alongside the job you're already in with just 1 hour a day.
05:20 - How to find the transferable skills that will help you become your own boss faster than you think.
07:05 - How you can join the free Freedom Business Bootcamp LIVE on June 2nd 2026. (replay will be available)
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- What do you actually need in place before you quit your 9-5 job.
- What does your financial runway need to look like before you can safely escape the 9 to 5 - and how much is actually enough?
- How working one hour alongside your 9-5, can help you build a freedom business that eventually replaces your salary.
- What skills from your current job can you use right now to start an online business that works around your life?
Ready to start an online business so you can quit your 9-5? Join me on June 2nd 2026 - I'm running a free live Freedom Business Bootcamp - we'll build your business model, your first offer and your 24-hour action plan together. If you're ready to escape the 9 to 5 to become your own boss, grab your free spot,
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Is decision fatigue silently draining your energy and causing entrepreneur overwhelm before you have even opened your laptop?
In this episode of The Freedom Method Podcast, I sit down with Kate Evans - psychologist, life coach, and author of Ditch Your Sht: Decluttering Your Mindset to Declutter Your Home - to get honest about why so many female entrepreneurs are struggling with decision fatigue and how simplifying your life and following a routine for entrepreneurs* can finally break that cycle for good. 🧠
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 How Decision Fatigue is Holding Female Entrepreneurs Back
11:41 What Decision Fatigue is Actually Doing to Your Brain
17:18 Why Female Entrepreneurs Face a Heavier Overwhelm Load Than Men
30:08 How Routines and Systems Help You Build a Decision-Making Support System
38:35 The First Steps to Eliminating Female Entrepreneur Overwhelm Today
If you are spinning into entrepreneur overwhelm, struggling with decision fatigue and low productivity - it is almost always because you do not have the right systems or supportive routine for entrepreneurs underneath you.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why decision fatigue is one of the biggest hidden causes of low productivity for female entrepreneurs?
- How does decluttering your life directly reduce decision fatigue and entrepreneur overwhelm, helping you move forward in your business?
- Why do female entrepreneurs carry a statistically heavier decision load than men?
- What does a simple decision-making support system actually look like in practice for a female entrepreneur running an online business?
- How can building routines and systems help you eliminate overwhelm, beat procrastination and get out of that freeze state for good?
If you are a female entrepreneur who constantly feels like you are spinning many plates and getting nowhere - this episode of The Freedom Method Podcast with Kate Evans is exactly what you need.
Connect with Kate:
Website: www.soulfulspacecoaching.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katesevans.coaching
Book - Ditch Your Sh*t: https://www.soulfulspacecoaching.com/ditch-your-shit-book
👉 Ready to eliminate decision fatigue and build an online business with solid foundations - check out The Freedom Model Method Foundations, the programme I built because I burnt out doing it the hard way, and I do not want that for you: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/Freedom-Model-Method
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Is your online business going to survive the next 3 to 5 years - or are you building something AI is about to make completely irrelevant? Building a personal brand can make sure that doesn’t happen!
In this episode of The Freedom Method Podcast, I'm joined by Teresa Heath-Wareing - award-winning online business strategist, TEDx speaker, and host of Your Dream Business Podcast - to talk about personal branding and why building a personal brand is the most important thing you can be doing right now. Teresa has spent over a decade helping female entrepreneurs build a personal brand through visibility, credibility, and real relationships - and with AI now able to write your content, build your offers, and generate entire courses in minutes, she breaks down exactly why the businesses without a strong personal branding strategy are the ones that won't survive.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Why personal branding matters more than ever in the age of AI
06:28 - How Teresa went from single mum to TEDx speaker by building a personal brand
13:07 - The strategy that landed Amy Porterfield and Pat Flynn as her first podcast guests
21:34 - Showing up authentically online when everyone is questioning what's real
34:58 - How to overcome the fear of cancel culture and put yourself out there
YOU’LL LEARN:
- Why is personal branding the deciding factor between an online business that survives the AI era and one that doesn't - and what is the one thing AI can never, ever replace about you?
- How did Teresa build a personal brand from talking to three mums in a play barn to landing Amy Porterfield and Pat Flynn as her very first podcast guests - and what does this teach us about building genuine connections?
- What does how to build a personal brand actually look like when you're overwhelmed, scared to be judged online, or have no idea where to start - and where should you actually focus first?
- Why are personal branding tips about showing up as your real, imperfect self the most powerful strategy you have right now - and why is that more true in the age of AI than it's ever been?
- How do you build a personal brand social media presence that's genuine and connects with the right people - without the fear of cancel culture shutting you down before you've even started?
If you want your online business to still be standing in 3 to 5 years, this conversation with Teresa Heath-Wareing is the wake-up call you need - listen now on The Freedom Method Podcast.
Connect with Teresa Heath-Wareing:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teresa_heathwareing/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Teresa_Heath-Wareing
Website: https://teresaheathwareing.com
Free Toolkit: https://teresaheathwareing.com/toolkit
Ready to build a personal brand and launch an online business with real personal branding for entrepreneurs strategies built in from day one? My Freedom Business Foundations programme is designed to help you do exactly that. Click here to find out more!
About The Freedom Method Podcast:
The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business.
Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already made the leap to becoming a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast is designed to help you create a better work life balance by building an online business that is set up for you to achieve your freedom business goals.
The Freedom Method Podcast is hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, mentor, and founder of the Freedom Business Model Method - each episode explores how to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for!
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, freedom business inspiration, practical work life balance strategies, and conversations about online business.
Freedom isn't just a fantasy - but you do need the right method to create it!
Find your starting point:
🔍 Want to go from employee to entrepreneur, but stuck on which online business to start? Take the FREE Freedom Seekers Quiz to find out which type of online business model suits your freedom business goals: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Ready to quit your 9-5 and start an online business? Grab the Freedom Founders Playbook - the roadmap I wish I'd had when I began my own freedom business journey: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Already a Female Entrepreneur building an online business, but feeling stuck? Explore ways to work with me and create more work life balance: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect With Me:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
Mentioned in this episode:
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Is your online business strategy actually built to last - or are you one AI integration away from it all falling apart?
In this episode, I'm getting real about what it actually takes to build a sustainable business model in the age of AI. I'm sharing my honest online business strategy for building a freedom business that doesn't just survive the AI wave - it's built to thrive through it.
I cover how to use AI in your business on a much deeper level than most people are thinking about right now, AI integration for small business owners and solopreneurs, and the two other pillars that AI simply cannot touch.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why is a sustainable business model built with AI no longer optional - and why most online business strategy advice from three years ago is becoming obsolete faster than you think?
- What does real AI integration for small businesses actually look like - and how to use AI in your business beyond surface-level ChatGPT prompting to build a freedom business that works while you sleep?
- Why is community the freedom business superpower that AI can never replace - and why human connection becomes MORE valuable as the online world gets flooded with generic, faceless content?
- Why is personal branding for entrepreneurs your most powerful weapon right now - and why your lived experience, story, and perspective are the one thing AI tools for online business can never replicate?
- What is the three-pillar formula for a sustainable business model that AI can't kill: solopreneur AI integration + community + authentic personal branding for entrepreneurs?
If you want to build an online business strategy that's genuinely built on a real freedom business foundation, this episode is for you - tune in.
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The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method.
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business.
Find Your Starting Point:
🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Grab My Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Work With Me: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
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If you’re a small business owner currently avoiding AI because it feels too technical? This episode is a perfect guide on AI for beginners to help you use AI for content creation and integrate ChatGPT for small businesses.
In this episode of The Freedom Method Podcast, I sit down with Cheyenne Dominguez, founder of the Mavens Newsletter - helping educate women on using AI for beginners without overwhelm. Cheyenne built her AI knowledge from scratch with zero tech background and now helps female entrepreneurs implement ChatGPT for small business needs and explore other AI tools for entrepreneurs, the smart way.
You’ll Learn:
- Where to start with using AI for beginners? Cheyenne breaks down the three stages most business owners go through and where the biggest opportunity is for solopreneurs.
- Why does using ChatGPT for a small business keep giving generic responses? AI is designed to tell you what you want to hear. Cheyenne shares the voice note method for getting genuinely personalised output.
- Which AI tools for entrepreneurs are worth using? ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Lovable - what each one is actually good for.
- How to start using AI business automation - anything repeatable, repurposable, or plannable should be handled by AI. Cheyenne walks through exactly where to begin.
- How to use AI for content creation without sounding robotic - AI cannot replicate your lived experience. Your story is your biggest competitive advantage right now.
This is the AI for beginners guide female entrepreneurs actually need. Hit play.
Connect with Cheyenne Dominguez:
Website: M(AI)VENS
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Use AI to build your online business, I teach you how in The Freedom Model Method Foundation - I’ll share my prompts to help you build a simple, scalable online business, set up with the right foundations.
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The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method.
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business.
Find Your Starting Point:
🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Grab My Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Work With Me: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
Have you ever thought about how to build an online business, but struggled when it comes to finding a sustainable business model that would work for you?
In this solo episode of The Freedom Method podcast, I’ll be sharing my personal experiences as a female entrepreneur on how to build an online business and choose the most sustainable business model for you. I’m sharing ALL of the online business models that I have personally tried, from failed ideas to building a sustainable business model that actually gave me freedom.
I break down what worked, what didn’t, and how I finally figured out which online business idea for beginners aligned with my skills, passions, and lifestyle.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 How to build an online business that actually fits you
01:51 Why most online business models fail for female entrepreneurs
04:24 My failed online business ideas and what they taught me
14:51 How I built a sustainable business model that gave me freedom
18:02 What happens when I burnt my e-commerce consultancy down to become an online business coach
If you’re trying to figure out how to build an online business and want to learn how to choose the most sustainable business model - this episode will help you avoid the mistakes I made as a female entrepreneur.
YOU’LL LEARN:
- How to build an online business using your skills, passions, and market demand
- What female entrepreneurs get wrong when choosing an online business model
- How to identify which online business ideas for beginners will suit you best
- What it really takes to become an online business coach and build a profitable online business
- How to align your online business with your lifestyle goals
👉 Ready to learn how to build an online business and create your own sustainable business model as a female entrepreneur? Take my Free Quiz to find the best path for you ✨
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The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method.
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business.
Find Your Starting Point:
🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Grab My Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Work With Me: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
How do you humamize chatgpt text? I bet you’ve googled that more than once since you started using AI to support your online business content strategy. If you've been relying on AI to give you online business copywriting tips, but it’s left your content sounding not very “human”, this episode teaches you how to humanize content once again.
In this episode of The Freedom Method Podcast, I sit down with Belinda Weaver, copywriting powerhouse and founder of Copyright Matters. Belinda has 15+ years of experience helping online business owners humanize content and build an online business content strategy that actually connects. Belinda shares copywriting tips on how to humanize chatgpt text and how to write content for a website that actually converts.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- How to humanize content to make it sound more authentically like you. The answer isn't to stop using ChatGPT text - it's to stop trying to make it perfect by taking out all the quirks that make it sound like you.
- How to humanize ChatGPT text - by adding more storytelling in business content.
- How to write content for a website that actually converts, using AI!
- Copywriting tips to adopt in your online business content strategy that still allows you to use AI in your content, but more strategically.
If you want to humanize ChatGPT text and build an online business content strategy that sounds like you AND converts, hit play on this episode now.
Connect with Belinda Weaver
Website
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Want to build an online business that gives you freedom like Belinda?
Belinda didn't start out as a copywriter - she learned a new skill, built it into a business, and now works from wherever she wants. The Freedom Model Method is my programme designed to help you do the same - make the right decisions and build an online business that works for your life.
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The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method.
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business.
Find Your Starting Point:
🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Grab My Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Work With Me: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect:
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📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
Are you trying to build an online business that gives you real freedom - or have you accidentally created yourself “a freedom business” that is actually just another job? If your online business strategy still has you feeling stuck, burnt out, or like something just isn't clicking.
You might have noticed a big change… Turn in to hear the full story behind the rebrand of the podcast from The Remote CEO Life to The Freedom Method Podcast, why that change was necessary after six years in business, and the exact freedom business framework I use with every single one of my clients who are building an online business from the ground up.
In today's episode, I am sharing with you my Freedom Model Method - the online business strategy you need to build your online business around your dream freedom life, instead of someone else's version of success. Because if you have quit your 9-5, or you are planning to, so you can build an online business for yourself, the last thing you want is to create yourself another job.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Why I rebranded from The Remote CEO Life to The Freedom Method Podcast
04:48 - What the Freedom Model Method is and how to build an online business using this online business strategy
08:58 - Clarity - why building an online business around your lifestyle goals
14:57 - Alignment - create online business alignment, and stop copying other people's online business strategy
20:51 - Aligned action - how to quit your 9-5 thinking and finally move forward
YOU’LL LEARN:
- The real reason so many people who quit their 9-5 end up building another job instead of a freedom business
- Why business alignment and freedom are not buzzwords
- The three-stage Freedom Model Method - clarity, business alignment, and aligned action - and how to use them to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
If you are ready to stop copying everyone else's version of success or freedom business blueprint and finally build an online business that gives you time, location, and financial freedom, this episode of The Freedom Method Podcast is your starting point!
Support the show
The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method.
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business.
Find Your Starting Point:
🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Grab My Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Work With Me: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
Connect:
🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff
Are your cognitive skills working against your productivity as an ADHD Business Owner - or have you just never been taught how to use your brain properly?
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m exploring how you can use your brain and cognitive skills to think like a CEO and increase your productivity as an entrepreneur with brain engineer ST Rappaport.
She shares the cognitive skills that sit behind everything ADHD Business Owners do and why the way you’re using your brain may be making you feel like your productivity levels need support. ST shares her framework of 28 thinking skills - the mental functions that determine how you handle overwhelm, procrastination, and productivity as an ADHD Business Owner.
Timestamps:
17:53 - What are cognitive skills, and why do cognitive skills matter so much for ADHD business owners and entrepreneurs
22:18 - The cognitive skill that is silently destroying your productivity - and the simple fix to think like a CEO
36:35 - The single cognitive skill that will save you time in your business
Key Takeaways:
- Your brain is built from 28 cognitive skills, and the weaker ones are the exact reason you procrastinate, lose productivity and struggle to think like a CEO .
- ST's practical productivity method for ADHD business owners: do a full brain dump, then compare every task one by one until your entire list is in true priority order.
Listening to this episode will give you a completely new way to think about productivity, cognitive skills and what it actually means to think like a CEO in your online business - hit play now on The Remote CEO Life Podcast.
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The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method.
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business.
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Is your business actually set up to give you real financial freedom, or are you accidentally building a business as a female entrepreneur that never will? 🤔
In this episode, I sit down with Beth Mazza, a 3x female entrepreneur, 2x business exiter and mum of four, to get into the real conversation around financial freedom, business exit strategy and what it actually takes to build a business worth selling. Beth is the co-founder of Female Mavericks and has spent her career scaling and building exit strategies to sell her seven-figure consulting businesses to achieve financial freedom.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Why most female entrepreneurs are missing the key to financial freedom
17:44 - Female entrepreneurship, motherhood and how to achieve financial freedom
48:17 - The seven-figure exit strategy that turns your business into real financial freedom
So many female entrepreneurs are building businesses in the moment without ever thinking about the long game. If financial freedom is your goal, the way you set up your business today, matters more than you think.
- Why most female entrepreneurs never achieve true financial freedom, and how to achieve financial freedom by building it right
- What an exit strategy actually means, why every female entrepreneur needs one
- The financial freedom sales approach that builds real relationships and gets clients coming back.
If you are a female entrepreneur who wants to know how to achieve financial freedom and build a business with a real future, this conversation is exactly what you need to hear. 🎧
Connect with Beth:
Website
Get Beth's Entrepreneur Like a Mother Course - use code RCEO for 25% off
👉Ready to create financial freedom by setting up your own online business and setting it up with an exit strategy in mind from day one? Check out the Freedom Founder Playbook to get started.
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The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method.
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business.
Find Your Starting Point:
🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
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Are you ready for human design explained in a way that actually helps you build a business and entrepreneurship model that feels fully aligned to you?
In this episode, I’m joined by Stefanie Carlstedt, a Human Design & Business Coach, to break down human design explained through the lens of using your human design for business alignment. If you’ve ever Googled what is my human design or how can I use human design for business alignment? and still felt confused, this conversation is going to help you gain clarity.
By the end of this episode, you’ll have your human design explained - what it is, why it matters, and how to use human design for business and life decisions ✨
TIMESTAMPS:
14:19 Human design explained for business (and why it’s not just a personality test)
16:57 The 5 energy types and what human design for business looks like for each
25:18 Live reading: How can I use human design for business decisions
Together we dive into:
- Human design explained: what is my human design? Am I a Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector or Reflector?
- How do I read my human design chart?
- How do I use human design for business? (especially if you’re an emotional authority)?
- Which entrepreneurship models align best with my human design?
If you’ve been craving human design explained in a practical way, this episode will help you use human design for business to make clearer decisions, market more authentically, and stop building your business around what you “should” do.
Connect With Stefanie Carlstedt:
Website: stefcarlstedt.com
Free Human Design Report: stefcarlstedt.com/hdreport
👉 Ready to design an online business that supports your lifestyle? Watch my Free Masterclass and learn how to build an online business that works for you (using your own freedom-aligned entrepreneurship models)
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The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method.
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business.
Find Your Starting Point:
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Are you going through an identity shift and wondering if it’s time to be out with the old in with the new so you can improve your business? It’s the year of the horse - it’s time to go full speed ahead!🌱
If you’re in the middle of an identity shift, craving out with the old in with the new energy, or asking yourself how to improve your business without burning it all down, this conversation will hit. I sit down with Alka Martine, a recovered eating disorder survivor turned Buddhist psychologist and holistic wellness business mentor, to talk about identity shifts, shedding old versions of ourselves, limiting beliefs and how to improve your business by doing less, not more.
TIMESTAMPS:
12:17 Limiting beliefs, how they are blocking you from improving your business
19:31 Out with the old, in with the new - letting go of outdated identities
26:51 How to improve your business without burning out
34:43 The year of the horse energy and taking aligned action
This episode is everything you need to hear as we transition away from the year of the snake, in to year of the horse energy!
Together we dive into:
- Why an identity shift is required before you can truly improve your business
- How out with the old, in with the new applies to your habits, beliefs and business model
- The link between limiting beliefs, self-worth and how to improve your business sustainably
- Why the year of the horse energy is about movement, not hustle 🐎
Ready for your own out with the old in with the new energy in this year of the horse? Learn how to start your own online business using my signature programme, The Freedom Model Method Foundations. Find out more about it here!
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The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method.
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business.
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Should I quit my job and move abroad to start an online business for a better quality of life? 💭This is the question so many high-achieving freedom-seeking women are asking.
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m sharing a real-life expansion story from my guest Alex Kennedy, a solopreneur, mindset coach and shuffle dance teacher who quit her job and started an online business so she could move abroad to thrive in life in Costa Rica.
We talk all about choosing yourself and why that’s the most powerful thing you can do if you’re dreaming of creating a freedom-filled lifestyle for yourself. We get into the reality of what it takes to actually quit your job, move abroad and start an online business without burning out. Even inspiring her parents to move abroad and start a business themselves!!
Alex’s story is proof that when you’re brave enough to choose yourself and start an online business - “everything is figure-out-able.”
Wondering, should I quit my job? How do I start an online business? This episode is here to inspire you towards your life of freedom!
We talk about:
- How to know when it’s time to quit your job and go all in on your dreams
- Why choosing yourself is key to building a freedom lifestyle
- The mindset shifts you’ll need to move abroad and start an online business
Connect with Alex Kennedy:
Instagram: @alexnicolekennedy
Shuffle Dance Account: @shuffleshred
Website: shuffleshred.com
👉 Want to quit your job and start an online business? Download my Freedom Founder Playbook to guide your transition out of 9-5 into entrepreneurship. You’ll learn practical mindset tips, financial planning advice, and solid action steps to get you moving closer to your Freedom-filled life.
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The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method.
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business.
Find Your Starting Point:
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👉 Ready to break free of your limiting beliefs and create success by starting your own online business - check out this FREE Masterclass to get you started.
Are limiting beliefs secretly holding you back from success in business?
You might be doing everything right - showing up, creating offers, taking action - but nothing’s actually shifting. If you feel stuck at 5K months or can’t seem to break through to the next level, it’s probably not your strategy holding you back. It’s your subconscious and your limiting beliefs.
In which case, it’s time to rewire your brain to get unstuck! Listen to this episode to find out how.
In this episode, I’m joined by Jess Pinili, a business strategist and subconscious mentor who specialises in helping women rewire their brains for success. We talk about how limiting beliefs shape your business mindset, the internal resistance that sabotages your growth, and why your nervous system plays a bigger role than you might think when it comes to creating and sustaining success in business.
Together we dive into:
- Why action alone doesn’t create success in business (especially if you’re stuck at 5K, 10K or 50K months)
- How limiting beliefs and your subconscious are ruling your success in business, and what to do about it
- What happens when your nervous system isn’t regulated enough to receive the success in business you desire
- How to stop capping your income by rewiring your brain
- Rewiring your brain and reprogramming your limiting beliefs to start a business, no matter how much money you have
If you’re ready to actually release your limiting beliefs and stop repeating the same patterns, this is your reminder that it’s not about doing more - it’s about healing and rewiring the brain and limiting beliefs that are keeping you stuck.
Connect with Jess:
Woman Mastery HQ Membership
The Jessica Pinili Podcast
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The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method.
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business.
Find Your Starting Point:
🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
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Ready for a real new year glow up that actually changes how you live, work and feel in 2026?
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I walk you through my personal new year glow-up reflection process and how I’m using it to intentionally shape my 2026 goals. I share how reviewing 2025 through the lens of mental health, energy, business and simplicity has completely changed how I approach growth, success and self-improvement.
You’ll learn:
- My exact year-in-review process and how to do your own new year glow-up reflection
- Why life is short and how that realisation should shape your 2026 goals
- How simplifying your business, finances and relationships leads to better results
- The importance of nervous system regulation when it comes to success and growth
- How to spot what drains your energy vs what fuels your motivation
- Why goal setting needs to work with your lifestyle, not against it
- How personal development and mental health directly impact entrepreneurship and financial freedom
If you want a calmer, more intentional 2026 new year glow up that supports your 2026 goals, mental health and lifestyle, this episode will help you reflect, reset and move forward with clarity - listen now to The Remote CEO Life Podcast.
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The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method.
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business.
Find Your Starting Point:
🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Grab My Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
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What if the reason you feel stuck isn't because you're failing, but because you're overthinking everything and living out of alignment? In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m joined by coach and Belgium born photographer Michèle Sennesael to talk about what it really means to stop second-guessing yourself, rebuild your self-belief, and create a business and life that feels aligned - on your own terms.
After walking away from burnout in the fast-paced world of journalism, Michèle rebuilt her life through creativity, coaching and deep personal growth. Today, she helps female entrepreneurs transform self-doubt into presence, clarity and confidence.
This is an episode for anyone tired of performing, pleasing or pushing - and ready to start trusting themselves again.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why so many entrepreneurs leave 9–5 jobs only to recreate burnout
- The power of alignment over approval
- How to stop overthinking and trust your decisions
- Tools to rebuild self-belief when you feel stuck
- How sensitivity and intuition can become business strengths
- What true freedom looks like as a female entrepreneur
This conversation is your reminder to slow down, get present, and come back to yourself. Learn how to stop overthinking and start building a life and business that feels truly aligned on The Remote CEO Life Podcast.
👥 Connect with Michèle Sennesael:
🌐 Website
howtostopoverthinking #selfbelief #alignment #femaleentrepreneur #burnoutrecovery #authenticbusiness #freedomlifestyle #remotelife
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The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method.
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business.
Find Your Starting Point:
🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Grab My Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Work With Me: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
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Scared of investing, but know it could be the key to you unlocking your own personal version of wealth and financial freedom? This episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast will help you debunk and change your mindset on investing and identify if building wealth and financial freedom through an investment portfolio could be something for you.
To walk us through this hot topic, I’m joined by Hannah Mayfield - a qualified financial adviser and founder of What Is Wealth - to talk all things investing, financial freedom and building wealth, specifically when you’re self-employed.
Hannah shares her personal journey into finance, breaks down common money mindset blocks, and reveals practical steps for how to start investing - even if you're new, overwhelmed or afraid of taking risks.
Please note: This episode is for inspirational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Always consult a qualified financial adviser before making any investment decisions.
What we cover in this episode:
- What true wealth really means (and why it’s more than just money)
- Why investing is the ultimate cheat code to freedom
- The mindset shift to help you stop seeing money as a risk
- How compound interest can change your future (even with small amounts)
- Simple ways to get started if you’re new to investing
- Why building wealth is an emotional and practical journey
- How your business income can support long-term freedom through smart investing
If you’ve been stuck in fear or waiting for the “right time” to start investing - this conversation is for you.
Learn how investing can be a powerful tool to build financial freedom and create a life where you can afford to take time off when it matters most.
Connect with Hannah Mayfield:
📸 Instagram: @hannahwhatiswealth
🎁 Freebie: 5-day email course on index investing basics: www.whatiswealth.io/learn
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The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method.
Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business.
Find Your Starting Point:
🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz
📖 Grab My Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook
🎓 Work With Me: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme
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Ever found yourself feeling like you’re in the midst of a midlife crisis? What if that “midlife crisis” was actually the start of your most powerful life and business transformation yet?
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m joined by Victoria Lefebre, certified holistic midlife strategist and international best-selling author, to talk about what really happens during perimenopause and how you can find yourself again after a midlife crisis with confidence and clarity.
With over 25 years in the wellness industry, Victoria shares her journey from burnout to bold reinvention - closing her wellness studio, moving to the Caribbean, and writing her book Chaos, Clarity, and Confidence.
This episode shares some excellent examples of how nervous system regulation is the true foundation of confidence and why so many women feel lost, stuck, or dismissed during this chapter of life.
🎧 In this episode, we discuss:
- How to know if you’re in a midlife crisis or on the edge of personal transformation
- Why confidence in midlife starts with nervous system regulation
- Misconceptions around perimenopause and how to advocate for your body
- The truth about burnout, hormone shifts, and emotional overwhelm
- How to reclaim your voice, your rhythm, and your freedom in entrepreneurship
- The power of taking the leap before clarity comes
Listen now if you're navigating career change, burnout, or just feel like you've lost yourself in a midlife crisis - this conversation is your sign that it's time to reclaim your power.
Connect with Victoria:
📸 Instagram: @victoria_lifestrategist
📘 Book: Chaos, Clarity and Confidence: Finding YOU Again
🎁 Free Guide: Free Midlife Reset
midlifecrisis #howtofindyourself #confidence #entrepreneurship #perimenopause #nervoussystemregulation #womenshealth #personaldevelopment
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
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What if your business could run without you? Operational efficiency (aka creating systems, automations and hiring a VA) might just be the secret weapon that frees your time, scales your growth, and brings back your sanity in your online business.
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life, I chat with business operations expert Emily Hatton to explore how online business owners can create operational efficiency through smart automation and systems. We talk about real founder mistakes when hiring a VA, systems that save hours, and the mindset shifts needed to finally step away from the day-to-day chaos.
You’ll learn:
- The difference between being busy and being effective
- Why automating your business is non-negotiable for growth
- How to create systems that support your freedom
- The most common bottlenecks in business operations
- When and what to delegate when hiring a VA (and when not to)
If you're ready to achieve operational efficiency in your online business, automate the right tasks, and run a business that doesn't run you, this episode is a must-listen.
Follow Emily on Instagram @emilyhattonbusiness and @femalefounderspace
LinkedIn: Emily Hatton
operationalefficiency #automation #businessoperations #systemization #delegation #hireavirtualassistant #onlinebusiness #freedomfocused
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
👆Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter
👍 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business.
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Are you a freelancer or remote worker… but still feel trapped when life gets hard?
In this solo episode, I share why I built a flexible working business that actually supported me through a recent family emergency - without asking for permission, sacrificing income, or burning out.
Whether you're a freelancer, a digital nomad, or juggling remote work with everything life throws your way, this one is for you to help you answer the ultimate freedom question - Can your business support you when life gets hard?
🎙️ In this episode, I talk about:
- The benefits of remote work and how they showed up during a recent family emergency
- Why flexible working hours are non-negotiable for me now
- The dangers of building a business that actually feels like another job
- What to change if your online business idea doesn’t support your lifestyle
If you're building a business for freedom, make sure you don’t ignore the foundations. Your business needs to support you through all life circumstances. You’ll walk away from this episode with a whole new understanding of what it means to be a freelancer or online business owner with real freedom and flexibility - plus the permission to adapt your business to work for you.
If this episode sparked something for you and you're thinking, “Damn, I need to rebuild this,” your first step is to watch my FREE Find Your Freedom Model masterclass. And if you need help rebuilding, check out how I could help here!
Don’t forget to link and subscribe so you can hear more business advice around how to build a business that supports you - especially when life gets hard.
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
👆Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter
👍 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business.
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Are you a remote worker or digital nomad feeling invisible, craving a true support system and real community building so that your spiritual growth doesn’t stall in your entrepreneurship journey? 🌿
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life, I chat with Kai‑Lee Worsley, a CEO, international author and founder of True Alchemy Academy, about how remote workers and digital nomads can lean into community building, create a strong support system and embrace spiritual growth as part of their business. We explore what happens when your life isn’t only about work but also about connection, purpose and deep growth as a woman in business.
Here’s what we discussed:
- How remote workers and digital nomads often miss out on a support system and how community building gives them that safety net.
- Why spiritual growth must be part of your journey when you’re a remote worker or digital nomad - it’s not optional.
- Practical steps for community building for remote workers and digital nomads: what Kai‑Lee did to bring people together.
- How to use your business as a platform for spiritual growth and community building rather than just revenue.
- Building your support system, embracing your identity as a digital nomad or remote worker, and making spiritual growth a business asset.
If you’re a remote worker or digital nomad looking to build real connections, develop a lifelong support system and infuse spiritual growth into your business, this episode will guide you to the community-building mindset that transforms everything. Hit play to start building your community now.
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Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
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Ever feel like you’re doing everything but still falling behind? Like your energy’s drained, your brain won’t switch off, and you're shouldering all the mental load alone? If asking for help feels like a weakness, and your healthy habits are nowhere to be seen, this episode is exactly what you need. 🌿
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life podcast, I’m joined by Sue Richards - coach, mentor, speaker and host of the PEP Talks podcast. She’s on a mission to help women in business manage their mental load, build healthy habits, and feel safe asking for help without guilt. We talk burnout, energy, motherhood and the pressures of being a female entrepreneur. It’s real, honest, and seriously needed.
Here’s what we discussed:
- How to reduce your mental load when you’re juggling motherhood and a business
- Why so many women in business resist asking for help and how to shift that mindset
- What healthy habits actually look like when you’re already overwhelmed
- How perfectionism, people pleasing and self-worth issues fuel burnout
- The connection between mental health, depression, and sustainable personal development
If you’re a woman in business constantly navigating mental load and wondering how to create more space for yourself, this is your sign to stop doing it all alone. Tune in to hear how building healthy habits and asking for help can change everything 💫
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Check out Sue’s Website: suerichardscoaching.co.uk
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
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What really happens when your business fails? And how do you start again at the age of 40?
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m chatting to social media agency owner and podcast host Jen Kinal.
After running a successful event planning business for over a decade, Jen lost everything during the pandemic and was forced to start over - at 40.
She shares the raw truth behind burnout, rebuilding her confidence, and starting a brand new business that finally gave her the freedom she wanted.
You’ll hear:
- What it really feels like when your business fails
- How Jen went from events to launching her own social media agency
- The steps she took to recover from burnout and rebuild her confidence
- Why undercharging can keep you stuck (and how to fix it)
- The systems and mindset shifts she put in place to avoid burnout for good
- How to create recurring revenue in a service-based business
- What freedom looks like when you design your business your way
If you're starting over, feeling stuck in your current business, or ready to build a more sustainable path to freedom - this one’s for you.
Listen now to hear how Jen made her pivot work.
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Website: jenkinal.com
startasocialmediaagency #socialmediaagency #burnoutrecovery #startingover #femaleentrepreneur #freedomlifestyle #remotebusiness #businesspivot
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This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
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Dreaming of ditching the 9-to-5 and starting your own online business? Join me - Sophie Biggerstaff on the Remote CEO Life Podcast! Learn how my guests and I achieved financial freedom through remote work, embraced a laptop lifestyle as digital nomads and took back control of our work-life balance by starting an online business. Subscribe now to design your ideal lifestyle freedom and learn how to make money online.
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
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Ever wondered how Tony Robbins teaches entrepreneurs to master self-love and use it to fuel their business success and personal growth?
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, Self-Love coach Denise Michelle - a Tony Robbins-trained coach - shares the truth behind how deep inner work and self-love practices transformed her business, life, and mental health.
Denise has spent over two decades healing from trauma, addiction, and mental illness, which led her to help spiritual entrepreneurs unlock authenticity, resilience, and freedom through self-love and personal growth.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Denise’s 25-year healing journey through borderline personality disorder, addiction and trauma
- Why self-love is the real secret behind long-term entrepreneurship and business success
- Her experiences training under Tony Robbins and how that shaped her leadership
- The spiritual side of business: how your external results mirror your internal world
- Differentiating self-care vs true self-love
- How to create morning and evening routines that actually shift your mindset
- The link between mental health, personal growth, and growing a freedom-based business
- A practical roadmap to cultivating authenticity, transformation, and emotional strength in your business.
You can’t build a freedom-based business without building self-love, personal growth, and emotional resilience.
Denise proves that mastering your internal world is the key to authentic leadership and business success.
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- Website: bridgethelove.com
SelfLove #Entrepreneurship #PersonalGrowth #TonyRobbins #HealingJourney #MentalHealth #Resilience #Authenticity
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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What if syncing with your cycle was the key to unlocking next-level productivity and business success?
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life, I sit down with women’s health guide Samantha Howath to talk about how cycle syncing can completely transform the way we work, plan and grow our businesses as female entrepreneurs. We’re breaking down the real link between women’s health, burnout, and how ignoring our natural rhythms has been holding us back - not just physically, but energetically and professionally.
Sam’s story is one I resonate with deeply - from burnout and hormonal imbalance to discovering a more holistic, body-led approach to life and work. This isn’t about doing less - it’s about doing what’s aligned, and watching your business respond accordingly.
We cover:
- What each phase of your cycle means for your energy, creativity and output
- How to structure your calendar and workload around your hormonal rhythm
- Why burnout is often a sign you’re working against your natural design
- The connection between moon cycles, mindset shifts and sustainable success
- Practical tips to start cycle syncing - even if your life feels chaotic
This episode is your permission slip to stop forcing productivity and start building success that works with your body, not against it.
Connect with Samantha Howarth:
Website: https://www.thewayshewasmade.com
Instagram: @thewayshewasmade
Sam offers group coaching, 1:1 mentorship, retreats and more for women who want to grow their business in alignment with their cycle, energy and purpose.
CycleSyncing #ProductivityTips #BusinessSuccess #FemaleEntrepreneurs #WomensHealth #NaturalRhythms #BurnoutRecovery #MindsetShifts
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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Ever feel like creating content for social media is draining you? You’re not alone.
In this episode of the Remote CEO Life podcast, I sit down with Chandler Lee, a business and content creation coach who unapologetically helps ambitious female entrepreneurs master content creation by tapping into their unique self-expression.
Chandler’s journey from network marketing to building a thriving coaching business proves that showing up boldly online isn’t about following trends - it’s about owning your truth and building a personal brand that magnetically attracts the right people.
We dive into:
- Why most founders struggle with content creation and how to make it fun again
- The power of storytelling and sharing your origin story on social media
- How to build confidence and stop hiding online
- The difference between chasing algorithms and creating content rooted in self-expression
- Why your personal brand is your greatest asset as a female entrepreneur
If you’ve been holding back from showing up online, this episode will inspire you to use content creation as a tool for freedom, impact, and authentic connection.
🔗 Connect with Chandler Lee
- Website: chandlerleeco.com
- Instagram: @chandlerleeco
- YouTube: Chandler Lee
🎧 Tune in and learn how to stop hiding, start sharing, and finally feel confident showing up on social media.
ContentCreation #SocialMediaStrategy #PersonalBranding #SelfExpression #FemaleEntrepreneurs
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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Is your money mindset the real reason your business isn’t growing?
In this powerful live coaching session on today's episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m speaking to therapist-turned-coach Meghan Fitzpatrick about the internal and practical blocks that are keeping her from creating business success.
From navigating pricing strategies to setting stronger boundaries, we unpack what’s really getting in the way - and spoiler alert - it starts with your mindset.
Inside this episode, we cover:
- Why money mindset can silently sabotage your business growth
- The pricing trap therapists and coaches fall into - and how to get out of it
- How to shift your positioning to attract serious, aligned clients
- When trading time for money no longer works (and what to do instead)
- Systems that help eliminate energy leaks and client management stress
- Using boundaries to protect your time, energy and income
If you’ve been struggling with low pricing, poor client boundaries or feeling stuck in a cycle of burnout in your business - this is the episode that will help you reconnect to your purpose and step into your next level of business success.
Listen now and start shifting your money mindset & unblocking your business growth today.
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MoneyMindset #BusinessGrowth #CoachingBusiness #PricingStrategies #EnergyManagement #BoundariesInBusiness #ClientManagement #TherapeuticCoach
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This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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Have you ever felt the urge to start over - but questioned whether it was too late? Whether you're navigating a career shift, building a business in your second career, or simply trying to make sense of all the job roles you've played so far, this episode will empower you to see the value in every chapter you've lived.
In this inspiring conversation for The Remote CEO Life podcast, I'm joined by Roh Doylida - an actor, teacher, entrepreneur, and second-career coach - who has spent 30 years weaving together experiences across multiple industries. Now she helps women reinvent themselves by building aligned personal brands and using their past to fuel future growth.
In this episode, we cover:
- How to start over with confidence, no matter your age or career path
- Why your past careers aren’t disconnected - but key to your reinvention
- How to reframe your narrative and create a brand that makes sense to you
- The most common mindset blocks in a second career - and how to overcome them
- Real-life client stories of turning old experience into new success
This is your sign that it’s never too late to reinvent yourself and design a career that reflects who you truly are.
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📩 Get her free guide
CareerChange #ReinventYourself #StartOver #SecondCareer #PersonalBranding #CareerTransition #Empowerment
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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If you're tired of trying to force digital marketing strategies that just do not feel like you, this episode of The Remote CEO Life podcast is for you.
We're diving deep into authenticity in marketing, exploring how marketing strategies don't have to feel icky or follow the crowd, plus looking at how to use AI (Chat GPT or others) properly to sound like you in your social marketing content.
In this episode, I’m joined by Emma Orlando, a conscious marketing consultant and former advertising exec turned soulful strategist. We unpack how to use storytelling to connect with your ideal audience - and how to ditch the gimmicks to market in a way that actually feels aligned with who you are.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
- How to refine your digital marketing style to feel effortless and authentic
- Why following cookie-cutter strategies often stifles your unique voice
- How to use storytelling to magnetize - not manipulate - your clients
- The first steps to crafting authentic marketing that resonates with your values
- How to make AI not sound like a robot in your social media content.
If you've been searching for a way to make marketing feel more real, this is your episode. You’ll walk away encouraged, energized, and inspired to build marketing that’s both strategic and fully you.
✨Connect with Emma Orlando
Learn more about her conscious marketing approach and how she can help you create aligned, authentic strategies:
🔗 Website → consciouscreatorco.com
📸 Instagram → @consciouscreatorco_
digitalmarketing #storytelling #marketingstrategies #authenticity #socialmedia #marketingtips #consciousentrepreneurship
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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If you’ve ever felt stuck in your 9–5 and wondered how to quit your job to chase a life that actually lights you up, this episode is going to speak to your soul.
I’m joined by Chandni Arora in today's episode of The Remote CEO Life podcast, founder of Inner Calling Coaching. Chandni spent 19 years in a multi-six-figure corporate career before walking away to follow her true calling. Now a certified mindset coach and master NLP practitioner, she helps women unlock their self-confidence and reprogram the subconscious mind to create a life on their own terms.
We share so many parallels in our stories - from high-pressure corporate roles to choosing freedom, both of us had to overcome fear, limiting beliefs, and shift our mindset to make it happen.
In this episode, we dive into:
- How Shandni used NLP to shift her mindset and step into coaching
- What to do when your version of success no longer fits your life
- How to reprogram the subconscious mind to break free from fear and guilt
- What freedom looks like after leaving your 9–5
- Practical tools to overcome limiting beliefs and take your next step
- Why failure is just feedback - and how to use it to your advantage
- The mindset needed to build a business that fits your life
If you're ready for a career change but fear is holding you back, this episode will help you reprogram your subconscious mind and believe it’s possible.
Connect with Shandni:
💻Website → www.innercallingcoaching.com
✨Instagram / LinkedIn / Facebook → Inner Calling Coaching
reprogramthesubconsciousmind #howtoquityourjob #NLP #subconsciousmind #personaldevelopment #successmindset #manifestyourdesires #quityourjob
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This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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I asked a room full of 45 business owners, freelancers, and digital nomads if they had a healthy work-life balance - and not one of them raised their hand.
That moment really stuck with me. It reminded me just how easy it is to fall into the hustle culture trap, even when we’ve built businesses designed to give us more freedom.
In this episode, I share my personal story of burnout - four times over - and the mindset shifts I had to make to truly understand what balance means. Spoiler: It’s not about doing more, it’s about doing things differently.
I’ll walk you through how I moved from living in constant hustle (even while living in Bali!) to creating a more sustainable, freedom-focused business.
Here’s what I cover:
- Why your to-do list will never be finished - and why that’s okay
- How hustle culture leads to burnout and what “balance” actually looks like
- Understanding yin and yang energy and how to apply it to your day-to-day
- The truth about building yourself another job vs building a business
- My top practical tips to create more space in your day without losing momentum
- How to tune into your body when it’s telling you it’s time to slow down
- Why setting boundaries, working smarter, and listening to yourself is non-negotiable
If you’ve ever felt like your version of success was costing you your sanity or health, this episode is for you. I’m breaking down what work-life balance really looks like for entrepreneurs - and how you can start building it today. Whether you’re in a 9-5 or already running your own business, these mindset shifts can help you step into the life you actually want.
✨Want help figuring out what kind of online business could give you more freedom and balance? Take my quiz here:
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worklifebalance #stress #burnout #stressManagement #wellnessTips #hustleCulture
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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Struggling with procrastination or always feeling behind in your business? This episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast is your go-to guide for productivity, time management, and organization - designed specifically for the overwhelmed business owner.
Sophie chats with productivity coach Kristen Edwards about how to stop procrastinating, get organized, and finally build a time management system that actually sticks. Whether you’re juggling work, family, or just trying to stay consistent, this episode will show you how to take back control of your time and energy.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why clarity and focus are essential for real productivity
- The 4-step framework to stop procrastination in its tracks
- Easy-to-implement time management and scheduling strategies
- How to build a system that works for you as a busy business owner
- What real-life organization looks like (hint: it’s not about being perfect)
If you're ready to stop wasting time and start creating real momentum in your business, hit play now.
Don’t forget to like and subscribe if you loved this episode!
Connect with Kristen:
- Instagram: @kris10edwards_
- Website: amplifyambition.com
- Podcast: Amplify Ambition
productivity #timemanagement #procrastination #organization #businessowner
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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What if your bucket list could guide your entire career - and help you build the work-life balance you've always wanted?
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life, I chat with Dina Ramadhan, a digital nomad coach who's been helping people design location-independent careers for over a decade. Dina shares how she turned her personal bucket list into a roadmap for building a freedom-based business, and how you can do the same.
We dive into how she helps people transition out of the 9 to 5, the truth about what it really takes to be a digital nomad, and how to create true work-life balance without burning out. If you're dreaming of working remotely and living life on your terms, this episode is a must-listen.
In this episode, we talk about (digital nomad, work-life balance, bucket list):
- Leaving the corporate world to become a digital nomad
- How creating a values-aligned bucket list changed her life
- The realities (and myths) of the digital nomad lifestyle
- What you actually need to leave your 9 to 5 and go remote
- The mindset shifts required to build work-life balance as an entrepreneur
- Practical advice for building a business that aligns with your goals
If you're ready to stop putting your dreams on hold and start living your bucket list, this episode will give you the clarity and confidence to take the first step.
Connect with Dina Ramadhan:
🌐 Website
digitalnomad #bucketlistlife #worklifebalance #locationindependent #careerchange #remoteworklife #freedomlifestyle #digitalnomadcoach
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
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Ever felt like the black sheep of your family or community? Wondered what life would look like if you stopped following the rules and started following your truth instead?
In this episode, I sit down with life and mindset coach Dalia Kemble, who helps women turn their black sheep energy into something powerful - what she calls becoming a pink sheep. We talk all things freedom, mindset, authenticity, and what it really means to live a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside.
- Why being the black sheep doesn’t make you rebellious - it makes you real
- How solo travel helped both of us transform our confidence and self-expression
- The truth about breaking societal norms and what it takes to live a life on your own terms
- The mental health side of personal growth and identity shifts
- Why you don’t need to hit rock bottom to start your transformation
If you’re craving freedom, navigating an identity shift, or just tired of doing what you “should” do, this episode will leave you feeling seen, understood, and inspired to step into the most powerful version of yourself to create your dream life.
Ready to step outside of societal norms, keeping you stuck? Listen now to start rewriting your own social path.
👉Connect with Dalia here
📩 Download Dalia’s free resource here
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This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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Feeling fatigued, brain-fogged, or stuck by chronic histamine intolerance or burnout? Yep, me too!
Here’s what happens when you combine a strict diet for histamine intolerance with a 4-day silent meditation retreat in Thailand?
In this solo episode of The Remote CEO Life podcast, I share my personal journey through an intense meditation retreat, a gut-focused detox, and how both radically shifted my mindset, energy, and business.
I share my story about living with histamine intolerance, why I needed a total gut reset, and what I learned about myself - and business - by walking in silence for four hours a day whilst cutting out sugar, gluten, dairy, and processed foods.
Here’s what I unpack in this episode:
- How chronic stress and cortisol levels affected my health and work
- Why I chose a silent meditation retreat in Thailand and gut reset detox as part of my healing
- What walking in silence for four hours a day taught me about control, focus, and surrender
- Why taking space is essential for mental clarity, leadership, and sustainable productivity
If you’ve ever struggled with burnout, dietary restrictions, or felt misaligned in your business - this one will resonate. It’s about healing, reflection, and letting go of pressure so you can show up from a place of wholeness.
DM me on Instagram @itssophiebiggerstaff if you’ve got any questions about the retreat, histamine intolerance, or want to hear more about how I’ve embedded these lessons into my Freedom Model Method.
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
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What are the best marketing strategies for small businesses that actually work?
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life, I sit down with marketing expert Nicole Bernard, whose journey from running an organic farm and microbrewery to becoming a top-rated contributor for Entrepreneur Magazine has given her rare insight into what it really takes to build a marketing strategy that works - without the overwhelm.
We explore simple, freedom-driven approaches to marketing, why PR and SEO still matter, and how to maintain visibility even when you hate social media.
Here’s what marketing strategies for small businesses we discuss in this episode:
- How to decide what channels work best for your business
- SEO, PR, email, and long-form content explained
- Why your content pillars and buyer persona are key
- Alternatives to social media for lead generation
- Creating an effective weekly marketing rhythm
- How to grow your email list without social media
- How to beat content fatigue
If you want a marketing strategy that actually works for your small business without burning you out, this episode is a must-listen.
Connect with Nicole Bernard:
🌐 Website: https://nb.marketing
📥 Download her free marketing & PR workbooks: https://nb.marketing/hello
🎧 Listen to her podcast: https://nb.marketing/podcast
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
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Can being neurodivergent actually help you succeed in entrepreneurship?
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m joined by Hannah Whitfield - a creative activist, performer, and host of the No Longer Legally Detained podcast - to talk about what success really means when you’re neurodivergent and building a business.
Hannah shares how her ADHD and autism diagnoses have shaped her journey, how medication and creativity supported her healing, and why self-awareness has been the biggest key to both personal and entrepreneurial growth.
We talk about:
- What it’s really like to run a business while being neurodivergent
- Using self-awareness and structure to support mental health
- Redefining success and purpose through lived experience
- Peer support, boundaries and embracing your unique brain
If you’ve ever felt like you don’t fit the traditional model of success, this episode will show you how neurodivergence can actually be your superpower in business.
Connect with Hannah Whitfield:
📱Instagram & TikTok: @legallydetained
🔗 LinkedIn: Hannah Whitfield
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
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Are you dreaming of becoming a digital nomad, building location independence, or even achieving financial freedom - without sacrificing stability?
This episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast reveals how Ryan Mellon, a digital nomad coach and serial entrepreneur, did exactly that.
Ryan shares his journey from working two demanding full-time jobs and flipping real estate, to building a thriving rental business and living a location-independent lifestyle - part-time on his sailboat and part-time in Bali, a true digital nomad hotspot. Learn how he transitioned into coaching, built remote income streams, and created systems that support travel without sacrificing stability.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- How to transition from the 9–5 grind to a life of freedom with remote work.
- How to structure a location-based business (like property) to support the digital nomad lifestyle
- Mindset and strategies for building a purpose-driven digital business from scratch
- Practical steps to overcome fear and start building your remote work income streams
If you’ve ever wondered how to make the leap into digital nomad life - what it really looks like to quit your job, work remotely, and live life on your terms - this episode is your roadmap.
Tune in to discover how to shift your mindset, create systems, and build a fully mobile lifestyle that gives you the freedom you’re craving.
Connect with Ryan Mellon:
📸Follow Ryan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheDigitalNomadCoach
💻Website: https://www.thedigitalnomadcoach.com/freeguide1
🎙️Listen to Digital Nomad Nation Podcast: https://www.digitalnomadnation.com/blog/ep26
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
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Can podcasting actually grow your business?
In this episode, I’m diving into the power of podcast guesting as a tool for business growth and real, authentic marketing strategies - with the amazing Candace Dudley.
Candace is a former teacher turned podcast guesting strategist and the host of Better Brave podcast, where she’s published over 175 episodes.
We talk about how podcasting helped her build a business that gives her freedom, and how guesting on other people’s podcasts is one of the most underrated ways to get visible, build trust, and attract dream clients.
Here’s what we talk about:
- Candace’s pivot from teaching to podcasting and entrepreneurship
- Why podcast guesting works better than most marketing strategies
- Her exact system for finding aligned shows and pitching with confidence
- How to turn guest spots into long-term business growth
- What makes a great pitch - and what makes one get deleted
- The kind of freedom podcasting has given her (and how it can for you too)
If you’ve been wondering whether podcasting is worth it - especially if you don’t want to start your own show—this episode will shift your mindset and give you a strategy to take action.
Connect with Candace:
Website
Podcast: Better Brave (on all major platforms)
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
👆Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter
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Overwhelmed with where to start when building your online business? This episode is for you.
I’m doing something a little different today - I’m sharing a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to work with me through my Freedom Model Method and 1:1 mentoring.
In this episode, I’m joined by one of my clients, Giulia, a holistic health expert and yoga instructor who has been running in-person services but wants to bring her business fully online. We walk through her challenges around defining her niche, structuring her offers, and how to design a business that actually supports the nomadic lifestyle she wants.
This is exactly the kind of support you get when you work with me - and it starts with my free Freedom Mapping Call.
Here’s what we covered in the session:
- How to niche down when you’re multi-skilled and multi-passionate
- Creating a business model that works around your lifestyle
- The importance of mapping your customer journey
- Choosing the right format for your offer (course, membership, 1:1)
- Why solving one clear problem is the key to early traction
This is a must-listen if you’re just getting started and want to create a business that actually gives you more freedom - not less.
Ready to start your own online business journey?
🎯 Watch my FREE masterclass and get the link to book your personal 1:1 Freedom Mapping Call:
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
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How do we create real balance between doing and being in business - especially when we’ve been conditioned to work in hustle culture?
In this episode, I sat down with Nils Schink, a men’s and business coach I met here in Thailand, to talk about something that’s been a hot topic in my life and with my clients: feminine and masculine energy.
We dove deep into how understanding and integrating these energies can support long-term business growth, prevent burnout, and actually make you feel more fulfilled in life and work.
Inside this episode we explore:
- The difference between feminine energy (receiving, being, presence) and masculine energy (doing, structure, action)
- Why so many entrepreneurs (especially women!) default to burnout-mode
- How to use energy awareness to guide business decisions
- My own story of experiencing 3 burnouts and what I’ve changed since
- Tools that help you create balance and still make progress
- The one thing that might be missing in your current business strategy
- Why slowing down can be the secret to faster growth
If you’re building a business and craving more balance, this one’s for you. You’ll walk away with practical steps and powerful mindset shifts to help you grow without grinding.
Connect with Nils on Instagram here:
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
👆Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter
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Ever felt like life was pushing you to change... but you had no idea what came next?
In this episode, I’m joined by Heather Morgan - host of Wandering the Wild Mess Podcast - to talk about what it really looks like to trust the process and rebuild your life from scratch.
Heather left behind a marriage, a corporate career, and everything she knew in Utah to start over in Nashville - guided only by her intuition. We had such an honest, real conversation about navigating change, self-discovery, and what happens when you finally listen to that quiet inner voice.
We talked about:
- Learning to trust your intuition (even when it doesn’t make sense)
- Why your ego can actually help you move forward
- How to deal with the messiness of starting over
- Synchronicities and those weird “signs” that tell you you’re on the right path
- Shifting your self-concept so success feels natural
- Releasing old identities and stepping into the version of you that’s actually aligned
If you're in a season of change or feel like something's calling you even though it makes no sense, this episode will remind you to trust the process and take that first step.
Connect with Heather here:
Website: wanderingthewildmess.com
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
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What if your intuition were your best business advisor? In this episode, we dive into what it really means to be a spiritual entrepreneur - and how blending spirituality with business strategy can totally transform the way you show up and scale.
This week on The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m joined by Tara Fisher - an energetic strategist and psychic medium - and we’re talking all things spirituality in business. From following your intuition to creating offers that feel soul-aligned (not just strategic), we unpack how to build a business that honours both your inner wisdom and your big vision.
Inside This Episode:
- Find out what it means to be a spiritual entrepreneur
- Discover how to trust your intuition and use it as a guiding force in business
- Recognize why traditional business strategies often fail spiritual women
- Learn ways to blend spiritual practices with intentional, strategic growth
If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your business or unsure how to bring more of you into what you’re building, this episode will reignite your belief that strategy and spirituality can work together. You’ll walk away feeling more empowered, aligned, and ready to lead from within.
Connect with Tara on Instagram: @tara.fischer
Make sure you like and subscribe to this podcast if you want to see more episodes like this!
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
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Ever feel like you're stuck in a life that doesn’t feel like yours? It might be time to escape the matrix and start building your freedom life.
In this solo episode, I’m diving into what it actually takes to create more freedom in your life - especially if you’re feeling stuck, uninspired, or like your current circumstances just aren’t working for you anymore.
I’m sharing the truth about comfort zones, why we get trapped in them, and how you can start moving out of yours. Plus, I’ll walk you through the four types of freedom - emotional, time, financial, and location.
You’ll also hear a sneak peek from my free masterclass, where I break down my Freedom Model Method - a framework I created after going through this journey myself. It's the exact method I used to leave my old life behind and build a business (and lifestyle) that actually works for me.
You'll Learn:
- The four key types of freedom and how they’re all connected
- Why emotional freedom needs to come before financial or time freedom
- How to escape the matrix - the system, the job, the expectations keeping you stuck
- My Freedom Model Method: Clarity + Alignment + Action = Freedom
- Why online business is one of the best paths to designing your freedom life
- The four traits I believe every freedom-seeking entrepreneur needs
You can watch the full masterclass and learn more here:
If you’re ready to escape the matrix and build a business that supports the life you want - not traps you in another version of burnout, check out The Freedom Model Method here:
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
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In this week’s episode of The Remote CEO Life, I’m answering the top questions I get asked about how to become a digital nomad - with real, honest insights from over four years of living and working remotely.
From finding remote jobs and freelance gigs to starting an online business, I walk you through the most realistic ways to fund a freedom-based lifestyle. I also dive into digital nomad visas, the truth about making friends while traveling, and how to find accommodation and build community on the road.
Whether you're dreaming of van life, laptop life, or just working from a beach in Bali - this episode is your no-fluff guide to getting started.
🎯 Topics Covered:
- How to find remote work opportunities
- Freelancing vs. online business
- Digital nomad visa countries
- Nomad accommodation tips
- Making friends & building community while traveling
- What I wish I knew before I started
💬 Ready to start your freedom journey?
This is the episode to listen to before you book that one-way ticket and THEN ,of course like and subscribe to this podcast for your journey 😉
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
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Ever desired more than just surface level business relationships?
In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m joined by Melek Mourad, founder of Harmony Lab, to explore what it truly means to build authentic business relationships - especially as a digital nomad.
We talk about:
- How to stay true to yourself in new and unfamiliar environments
- The emotional challenges of entrepreneurship and remote life
- Why community and deep connections are key to long-term business fulfillment
- Navigating burnout, loneliness, and the importance of self-awareness
- The inner work required to create lasting, meaningful relationships in life and business
Melek shares her journey as a digital nomad and emphasizes the need for self-awareness and the process of peeling back layers to reveal one's true self. We also address the importance of managing burnout and loneliness in a nomadic lifestyle.
If you're craving more genuine connection in your business or life, this episode will remind you that authenticity is your greatest asset.
📍 Connect with Melek:
- Website
- Instagram: @typicalmelek
💭 Want to create deeper, more meaningful relationships in your work and life? This episode will show you where to start.
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
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How can podcasting benefit your business growth?
Let's find out in this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m joined by Anne Claessen, CEO of Cashflow Podcasting, to explore the question: Should you start a podcast to grow your business?
We dive into:
- The evolution of podcasting and why it's more relevant than ever
- How podcasting builds long-term trust with your audience
- Tips for planning, launching, and marketing a podcast
- The ideal publishing frequency to maintain momentum
- Behind-the-scenes of Anne’s own journey from law school to building a podcasting agency as a digital nomad
If you’ve been thinking about launching a podcast (or want to level up the one you already have), this conversation will help you get clear on whether it’s the right move for your business—and how to make it sustainable and successful.
📍 Connect with Anne:
- Website
🎙️ Ready to build brand authority and connect with your audience on a deeper level? This episode will show you how podcasting could be your most powerful tool yet.
Don't forget to like and subscribe if you're planning to take one of the tips from this episode and implement them in your business.
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
👆Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m joined by Nadine Fowler – a business and marketing coach who built her six-figure online business while living life as a digital nomad.
Nadine shares how she left her 9–5, aligned her business with her personal values, and made key mindset shifts that helped her achieve financial freedom without ever sending a cold DM.
We chat about:
- Her journey from employee to entrepreneur
- Why values and boundaries are key to sustainable success
- How she uses content marketing to attract dream clients
- The importance of consistency, clarity, and confidence in messaging
- Life as a digital nomad and building a freedom-first business model
Whether you’re growing your online business, refining your marketing, or chasing location freedom – this episode is full of actionable insight and inspiration.
📍 Connect with Nadine:
- Website
- 🎁Grab her Free "Become In Demand" course on how to create excitement, momentum, and drive DM inquiries directly through your content: Download Here
Don't forget to like and subscribe if you loved this episode so we can reach more people who need to hear this message.
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
👆Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter
👍 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business.
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This week on The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m joined by Chrissi Sperduto – full-time air traffic controller and part-time mindset coach – who knows a thing or two about staying grounded in high-pressure situations.
Chrissi shares how her high-stakes career led her to explore mindset work and how she now helps women entrepreneurs break through limiting beliefs, imposter syndrome, and comparison traps to step into their full potential.
We talk about:
- The underestimated role mindset plays in entrepreneurship
- What self-awareness really looks like in business
- How to balance multiple roles without burning out
- Tools to reframe imposter syndrome and comparison
- Why mindset isn’t a “nice to have” – it’s essential for success
This one’s for any founder who feels like mindset is holding them back from showing up, scaling up, or simply believing they can.
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This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
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This week on The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m joined by Anne Ryan – a multi seven-figure business owner and mentor who helps service-based entrepreneurs scale simply and sustainably, with the ultimate goal of achieving a 4-hour workday.
Anne shares her inspiring journey from the construction industry to online coaching, breaking down the exact mindset and strategies that helped her build a thriving business without hustle, complexity, or burnout.
We dive into:
- How simplicity, commitment, and focus are the true keys to scaling
- The biggest risks she took when starting her business
- Why overnight success is a myth (and what really works)
- The truth about high vs low-ticket offers and pricing perception
- Why simplifying your business model creates more time, income, and freedom
Anne’s practical wisdom and no-BS advice will leave you feeling inspired to streamline your business and create more space in your life.
📍 Want to connect with Anne?
Find her on Instagram: @anneryanstrategist
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m joined by the inspiring Roshanne Dorsett – founder of The Glowcery, an award-winning natural skincare brand.
Roshanne shares her powerful story of leaving behind a high-pressure law career to pursue her passion for wellness and create a product-based business rooted in natural, healthy skincare.
We dive into:
- How she navigated the uncertainty of a major career pivot
- The mindset work it took to overcome imposter syndrome and self-doubt
- Why visibility and networking were game changers in her journey
- The importance of putting yourself out there – instead of waiting for permission
This episode is packed with real talk, inspiration, and practical advice for anyone dreaming of taking the leap and building something of their own.
📍 Connect with Roshanne:
- LinkedIn: Roshanne Dorsett
- Shop The Glowcery: theglowceryshop.com
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
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To go from stuck employee to thriving entrepreneur takes more than just strategy – it takes a mindset that says, “I can do anything I put my mind to.”
After taking a short break from The Remote CEO Podcast, I’m back – and there’s been a big shift behind the scenes. I’ve been evolving my business from traditional e-commerce consultancy into something that feels even more aligned: empowering entrepreneurs to build online businesses that support the lifestyle they truly want – not one that drains them.
In this episode, I’m sharing how mindset plays a huge role in achieving time, financial, and location freedom – and how aligning your beliefs with your goals can be the biggest unlock of all.
🎯 Inside this episode:
- The mindset shifts that changed my life and business
- Why I pivoted away from consultancy
- How to get started with a business that works for your life – not the other way around
✨ Want help figuring out your freedom path?
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👉https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/registration-page
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m sharing real talk from Thailand – giving you an inside look at what it’s really like to run an online business while living abroad. 🇹🇭
Of the three types of freedom – time, financial, and location – location freedom is often the most achievable first step.
Whether you're dreaming of working from a beach café, a mountain village, or just having the freedom to pick up and go… there are ways to make it happen. From freelancing and remote jobs to building your own online business, I walk you through the best paths to get started.
🎯 Tune in to learn:
- The easiest route to achieving location freedom
- The realities (and perks) of digital nomad life
- How to figure out which online work suits your skills and lifestyle
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m joined by Julie, co-founder of Inseparable – a mother/daughter sustainable fashion brand celebrating womanhood and conscious living through timeless, made-to-last pieces. 🩲
We dive into Julie’s journey launching a purpose-driven brand, the realities of running a fashion business, and her passion for slow fashion.
Plus, I audit her Shopify store live and share actionable recommendations to:
- Improve her conversion rate
- Use more effective messaging & visuals
- Simplify product layout to avoid customer overwhelm
- Leverage consumer language for better SEO
- Test and optimize for consistent growth
If you're building a product-based business or care about sustainability in fashion – this one’s for you.
📲 Connect with Julie
Instagram: @inseparable.brand
🛍️ Shop Inseparable
Website: inseparablebrand.com
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, Amy Cook of Mango & Wild Marketing is back to break down everything you need to know about using Google Ads to grow your e-commerce business.
We dive into:
- The key differences between Google Ads and Facebook Ads
- Why keyword optimization is critical
- The different types of Google Ads campaigns you can run
- Budgeting tips for small businesses
- How to track conversions and maximize your ROI
Whether you’re new to Google Ads or looking to optimize your existing strategy, Amy shares practical advice you can start using today to boost traffic and sales.
📲 Connect with Amy
Instagram: @amy_mangoandwildmarketing
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
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🎧 The Remote CEO Podcast is BACK - with a new name, new vibe, and exciting updates for 2025!
In this kickoff episode of the newly rebranded Remote CEO Podcast (formerly The Commerce Club), I’m sharing the behind-the-scenes changes to the podcast and my business - plus the 4 essentials you need to build a freedom-focused online business.
Whether you want to:
- Work from anywhere in the world 🌍
- Launch your own online business 💻
- Or explore remote job options 👩💻
…this episode will help you get clear on what freedom means to you and what it really takes to make it work.
Inside the episode:
- Why I rebranded the podcast and what’s changing in my business
- The mindset shift from hustle to freedom-first entrepreneurship
- The 4 pillars of building an aligned online business
- My journey as a digital nomad - and how you can get started too
If you’re dreaming of more freedom, flexibility, and purpose in your work - this is your sign to go for it.
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This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
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Let’s not sugarcoat it – 2024 was a wild ride. Personally and professionally, it was a year of deep transformation, challenge, and growth. And while it wasn’t always easy, it came with powerful lessons that I’ll be taking with me into 2025 and beyond.
In this solo episode, I’m reflecting on 24 things I learned this year – from embracing the unknown and surrendering control, to finding more presence, peace, and alignment in how I live and run my business.
You’ll hear honest insights on:
- Navigating burnout and realignment
- Releasing expectations and accepting what you can’t control
- What I’m no longer available for in life and business
- The mindset shifts that changed everything for me in 2024
I hope this episode encourages you to reflect on what this year has taught you – and to choose what gets left behind and what gets carried forward into the new year.
✨ I can’t wait to keep sharing honest conversations and online business tips with you in 2025 and years to come!
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This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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On this week’s episode of The Remote CEO Life, I’m joined by Eniye Okah – the founder of Beame, a conscious sunscreen brand built to empower and protect.
Before launching Beame, Eniye was the founder of Blob Box, a business she eventually made the difficult decision to close. In this episode, we unpack her entrepreneurial journey – from starting, to pivoting, to launching a brand rooted in purpose and personal experience.
We discuss:
- How to spot a genuine market gap and turn it into a business opportunity
- The emotional and mental health challenges of closing a business you love
- The connection between skincare and self-worth – and how Beame was born
- Ways to fund a business early on through accelerators and crowdfunding
- How to build before you’re ready so you can hit the ground running
Since we recorded, Eniye and Beame were announced as WINNERS of the Adobe Express Manifesto Method competition in partnership with Steven Bartlett – huge congrats, Eniye!
📍 Connect with Eniye and Beame:
- Website: beamespf.com
- LinkedIn: Eniye Okah
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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Today I’m joined by Amy Cook, founder of digital marketing agency Mango & Wild, to chat all things SEO for product-based businesses.
If SEO has always felt a little overwhelming, this episode will help you break it down. Amy is an expert in helping online brands boost their visibility through SEO and Google Ads – and she’s sharing tons of simple, actionable advice to get you started.
We cover:
- The basics of SEO (without the jargon)
- Short-tail vs long-tail keywords – and why they matter
- How to research and analyze the right keywords
- How to optimize your product pages to boost visibility and conversions
- What role AI should (and shouldn’t) play in your SEO strategy
- And why SEO isn’t a “set it and forget it” kind of task
Whether you’re brand new to SEO or want to tighten up your strategy, this episode is packed with tips to help you make smarter marketing moves that drive long-term results.
📍 Connect with Amy on Instagram: @mangoandwild
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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This week I’m joined by Rachel Cutler, a Lead Product Designer based in NYC who specializes in user experience (UX) for e-commerce brands.
Rachel has worked with major names like Instacart, Brita, Fellow Products, and Coterie – designing user journeys that boost engagement, conversion, and long-term customer loyalty.
In this episode, we dive into:
- What UX really means for e-commerce businesses
- How intentional design impacts conversions
- The biggest mistakes brands make when designing their online store
- The non-negotiables for a seamless customer journey
- And… a live review of my brand new e-commerce website TINAH (yes, really!)
Rachel also shares her approach to designing experiences that create connection, not just clicks – and how to use design as a silent but powerful sales tool.
📍 Connect with Rachel:
LinkedIn – Rachel Cutler
🎧 If you're building or refreshing your online store or website, you need to listen to this one.
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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In this episode, I’m joined by Rebecca Lazarou – medicinal plant scientist, holistic therapist, and founder of Laz the Plant Scientist, an e-commerce brand offering herbal teas and remedies to support healing and wellbeing.
Rebecca first came to me back in 2021 to refine her pricing strategy with wholesale in mind. Now, she’s come full circle – launching a wholesale channel as a new revenue stream in her business. And she’s here to share how it’s all come together.
If you’ve been thinking about selling your products wholesale but aren’t sure where to start, this episode walks you through what to consider before diving in, and why getting the foundations right is so important.
We cover:
- How to know if wholesale is right for your brand
- Pricing for profit and future scalability
- What you need in place before you approach stockists
- Real-world insight from Rebecca’s journey
🎧 Hit play to learn how to add a wholesale revenue stream the smart, sustainable way
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About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋♀️
👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
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I outgrew my ecommerce mentoring business in it’s original format… And I’ve seen it happen to so many of my ecommerce founder clients as well.
In this weeks episode I am chatting about how important it is for your business to work for you as a founder, and what steps you need to take if you realize suddenly it’s not…
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If you’re an e-commerce business owner looking for support I host my online courses designed for you here: www.thecommerceclub.co
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Feeling like you’re ecommerce business if failing? Here’s why 👇
Back in 2020, e-commerce was booming - so many of your businesses were probably born in this time, and thrived… for a while...
Fast forward to 2024, and the market we are in is VERY different. Customer shopping behavior has shifted, the ecomony has changes and getting your business seen is much harder…
This means what you were doing back then, is NOT going to continue working now - you can't keep running your business the way you did the past few years.
If you want to survive and thrive in this new market, TRUST ME it’s time to pivot!
Out with the old (things that are no longer working for you) and in with the new (getting really clear on your strategy and how to optimize your customer experience to ensure conversions)
I share my take on this and give advice on you can pivot your business in this episode.
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If you’re an e-commerce business owner looking for support I host my online courses designed for you here: www.thecommerceclub.co
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So many people think drop-shipping is going to be their “get rich quick” scheme - but can it ACTUALLY make you rich?
IMO NO…
Dropshipping is for sure a popular business model in the ecommerce world, that has a lot of benefits, but it is not a get rich quick scheme and actually you could end up losing more money than you make...
While dropshipping offers low risk and low barriers to entry, it is not a sustainable long-term plan if you don't build a brand around it.
Many people approach dropshipping as a way to make quick money by selling trending products without being passionate about what they're selling.
This leads to a crowded market, lack of customer loyalty, and poor customer experience.
However, dropshipping can be done well by building a brand, white labeling products, and utilizing platforms like Amazon FBA.
I share more of my personal opinions on dropshipping in today's episode.
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If you’re an e-commerce business owner looking for support I host my online courses designed for you here: www.thecommerceclub.co
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If your e-commerce conversion rate is less than 2% YOU ARE MISSING OPPORTUNITY TO SELL!
In this episode, I let you in on the most common reasons why why customers may not be converting on your e-commerce website - these are the challenges pretty much ALL of my clients face.
The main 3 reasons money is left on the table in an e-commerce business is because:
- Website Merchandising Issues
- Lack of a Sales Strategy
- Confusing customer journey
I’ll be giving you solutions for all of these to help you improve your ecommerce conversion rates.
If you’re ready to get a bit more strategic about selling in your ecommerce business and converting more of your browsers in to buyers - get started with my convert more customers checklist, where I’ll give you 10 actions to take on your website in order to generate more sales. Download it here: https://itssophiebiggerstaff.myflodesk.com/conversionchecklist
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Incase you just stumbled across this episode and we haven’t met before let’s get formally introduced here: www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
If you’re an e-commerce business owner looking for support I host my online courses designed for you here: www.thecommerceclub.co
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I always said I’d never start an E-Commerce business, but I lied…
Or atleast changed my mind.
In this episode I share my journey of launching my own ecommerce business Tinah, which is a mental wellbeing marketplace on a mission to change the narrative around mental health.
I fill you in on everything you might want to know from the inspiration behind the business, the challenges we’ve faced setting up, and the steps we took to bring the business to life.
If you’re looking to set up your own e-commerce business check out my FREE Start Your Ecommerce Business tool kit - a 30-day action plan for the first month of you launching your ecommerce business.
If you've enjoy this episode please make sure to hit that subscribe button:
And if you’re interested in learning more and supporting TINAH you can find us here:
www.timeisnotahealer.com
https://www.instagram.com/timeisnotahealer
https://www.tiktok.com/@timeisnotahealer
You can also find my online course I followed to set up my e-commerce business right here: https://thecommerceclub.co/p/the-e-commerce-launch-pad
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It’s been a while, but I am back and I am SO excited to restart the Commerce Club podcast!
& this time we’re on video…
I had to pause the podcast for a while due to issues with my laptop, starting a new business, life drama and an intensive period of traveling. But, I always knew I’d be back eventually as I love podcasting - it allows me to build relationships and share better insights than any instagram reel or tiktok could allow me to.
In my first episode back I give you an update on what you’ve missed whilst I’ve been gone , with updates on my e-commerce / retail consultancy business, launching my second business, and what my plans are for the next few months.
Give this episode a listen to hear how I plan to support you in your e-commerce businesses going forward.
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Incase you just stumbled across this episode and we haven’t met before let’s get formally introduced here: www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
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This week on the commerce club podcast I am doing something a bit different in celebration of the launch of my online course platform which is called - you guessed it - The Commerce Club.
The Commerce Club is a educational platform where you will find courses designed and led by me to support you in starting your very own ecommerce or product based business.
I guide you through how to get started with developing your idea and turning in to reality, so you can make money from the products you want to sell from the day you launch using everything I know from my 13+ year retail industry career and give you actionable steps to take along the way to make sure you are moving in the right direction to set this business up.
So if in 6 months time you want to be seeing your first sales are pinging through your online shop after you’ve sourced your dream products and launched them to a warmed up audience on social media and you are comitted to turning your ideas in to reality YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
Every day this week I am sharing a module of the course with your for FREE!
Today I am talking about SELLING and why you need a sales strategy in your ecommerce business.
Marketing & sales strategies work hand in hand...
You need to have a sales strategy to know exactly how you are actually going to sell your product and be able to take actions in order to make it happen..
Basically your sales strategy is the messaging you will use to feed your marketing campaigns.
I talk you through why you need a sale strategy in module 1 of the “how and where to sell” course in The Commerce Club.
If you loved what you heard in todays module clipping from The Commerce Club there is plenty more where that came from.
Why not head over to www.thecommerceclub.co and enroll in the START bundle to start taking action to turn your ideas in to reality today. Use the code STARTNOW to get 10% off your enrollment.
This week on the commerce club podcast I am doing something a bit different in celebration of the launch of my online course platform which is called - you guessed it - The Commerce Club.
The Commerce Club is a educational platform where you will find courses designed and led by me to support you in starting your very own ecommerce or product based business.
I guide you through how to get started with developing your idea and turning in to reality, so you can make money from the products you want to sell from the day you launch using everything I know from my 13+ year retail industry career and give you actionable steps to take along the way to make sure you are moving in the right direction to set this business up.
So if in 6 months time you want to be seeing your first sales are pinging through your online shop after you’ve sourced your dream products and launched them to a warmed up audience on social media and you are comitted to turning your ideas in to reality YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
Every day this week I am sharing a module of the course with your for FREE!
Today I am talking about taking your customer on a journey, because let's be honest nobody JUST buys from you…
For someone to buy from you, they need to trust you, think you are credible, understand what you can offer them and feel like they have a relationship with you, you do this through taking them on a customer journey to convert…
How do you take them on a journey?
I explain all in module 3 of my course “how to launch your brand” in The Commerce Club.
If you loved what you heard in todays module clipping from The Commerce Club there is plenty more where that came from.
Why not head over to www.thecommerceclub.co and enroll in the START bundle to start taking action to turn your ideas in to reality today. Use the code STARTNOW to get 10% off your enrollment.
This week on the commerce club podcast I am doing something a bit different in celebration of the launch of my online course platform which is called - you guessed it - The Commerce Club.
The Commerce Club is a educational platform where you will find courses designed and led by me to support you in starting your very own ecommerce or product based business.
I guide you through how to get started with developing your idea and turning in to reality, so you can make money from the products you want to sell from the day you launch using everything I know from my 13+ year retail industry career and give you actionable steps to take along the way to make sure you are moving in the right direction to set this business up.
So if in 6 months time you want to be seeing your first sales are pinging through your online shop after you’ve sourced your dream products and launched them to a warmed up audience on social media and you are comitted to turning your ideas in to reality YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
Every day this week I am sharing a module of the course with your for FREE!
Today I am talking about how to build a strategy for your brand.
A strategy is simply a plan of action that you can implement to get you one step closer to your goals!
& there’s a few strategies you are going to want to create if you are setting up an ecommerce/product business…
Product strategy - What are you selling? How much of it? Why? USP?
Pricing strategy - Where do you sit in the market? What will incentivize people to buy from you? How much is too much?
Marketing strategy - How will your build awareness and target the people you want to sell to?
Sales strategy - How are you actually going to sell to them?
I cover all of this in module 2 of my course “How to set up your product business” in The Commerce Club.
If you loved what you heard in todays module clipping from The Commerce Club there is plenty more where that came from.
Why not head over to www.thecommerceclub.co and enroll in the START bundle to start taking action to turn your ideas in to reality today. Use the code STARTNOW to get 10% off your enrollment.
This week on the commerce club podcast I am doing something a bit different in celebration of the launch of my online course platform which is called - you guessed it - The Commerce Club.
The Commerce Club is a educational platform where you will find courses designed and led by me to support you in starting your very own ecommerce or product based business.
I guide you through how to get started with developing your idea and turning in to reality, so you can make money from the products you want to sell from the day you launch using everything I know from my 13+ year retail industry career and give you actionable steps to take along the way to make sure you are moving in the right direction to set this business up.
So if in 6 months time you want to be seeing your first sales are pinging through your online shop after you’ve sourced your dream products and launched them to a warmed up audience on social media and you are comitted to turning your ideas in to reality YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
Every day this week I am sharing a module of the course with your for FREE!
Today I am talking about how to target your ideal customer...
Ultimately they are the ones that are going to be buying from you, so you need to know who they are! In module 3 of the “how to turn your idea in to reality” course on the commerce club we delve in to: Why your product needs to be relevant to them. How to target them with your marketing. How you can retain their long term custom
& build a loyal community of people who love what you do!
If you loved what you heard in todays module clipping from The Commerce Club there is plenty more where that came from.
Why not head over to www.thecommerceclub.co and enroll in the START bundle to start taking action to turn your ideas in to reality today. Use the code STARTNOW to get 10% off your enrollment.
This weeks guest on the commerce club podcast is the wonderful Alana who is the founder of this is the remix.
This is the remix was born following alanas diagnoses of autism aged 36, she wanted to create something that was inspired by all of her interests and elements of her personality to promote a positve message to anhyone struggling with mental health and suppor tthem on their healing journey.
I loved this conversation so much as mental health is a hot topic for me and ive been on my own healing journey over the past few years, so we had a lot to talk about and her story is super inspirational.
You can check out This is the remix here!
Instagram here!
If like Alana you are looking to set up your ecommerce business right now and need a little helping hand to keep you going in the rigth direction you can check out my FREE Masterclass "5 steps to starting a product business here!"
Today’s guest is Harriet a freelance fashion and tech pack designer with 10+ years experience working in the fashion industry.
When starting a brand on a budget, tech packs and samples is often something that is neglected due to low start up funds, but it’s actually a huge part of a product development process that should not be missed.
The thing is putting your product in to development without tech packs and sampling is super risky, what might save you money in the short term, may cost you a lot in the long run.
In this episode Harriet and I chat about the product development process and how to eliminate risk by creating tech packs and samples.
Need a tech pack designer? Harriet can be found here…
http://www.harrietfreelance.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/harrietfreelance_/?hl=en
If you have been dreaming about setting up a product based business this year, but you feel like you have NO idea where to start with setting up their business 🤷♀️
I've designed a FREE Masterclass to help you! Sign up to: "5 Steps to starting your product business" & by the end of the masterclass you will...
Have learnt how to adopt a founders mindset.🤯
Know how to validate your idea and figure out where you sit in the market. 💡
Know who your ideal customer is & where to find them. 🙋♂️
Have an idea of how you will source your product. 🔍
Know how to plan your launch by marketing and selling to a warm audience. 🛒
Be confident & well on your way to setting up and launching your brand!
Sign up to this FREE Masterclass right here!
Copywriting it’s a task in business that we either love or hate to do.
If you’re a creative maybe it comes naturally to you, if you struggle with words this part of your business probably starts to feel like hard work and that;s when you know it’s time to outsource…
In this weeks episode of the commerce club podcast I’m talking to Kate founder of eat your words copy about how important your tone of voice as a brand actually is.
Kate gives us her best advice and copywriting tips for ecommerce websites and how you can convert customers through your choice of words.
Connect with Kate here: https://www.eatyourwordscopy.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatyourwords__/
If you have been dreaming about setting up a product based business this year, but you feel like you have NO idea where to start with setting up their business 🤷♀️
I've designed a FREE Masterclass to help you! Sign up to: "5 Steps to starting your product business" & by the end of the masterclass you will...
Have learnt how to adopt a founders mindset.🤯
Know how to validate your idea and figure out where you sit in the market. 💡
Know who your ideal customer is & where to find them. 🙋♂️
Have an idea of how you will source your product. 🔍
Know how to plan your launch by marketing and selling to a warm audience. 🛒
Be confident & well on your way to setting up and launching your brand!
Sign up to this FREE Masterclass right here!
In todays episode of The Commerce Club podcast myself and founder of the uncommon club membership Kimberly are talking about freedom in business.
So many of us, myself included have set up our businesses with the goal of escaping the 9-5 and finding freedom in our work lives.
It’s not always an easy journey, especially if you are one of the many founders that leans more towards the creative side and struggles with the more businessy aspects of actually running a business.
Running a business and living a freere life can also be super isolating especially if the people around you are all living that corporate ladder lifestyle, they don’t get it that you might have to work at weekends, or that during the week you might just take a random day off, and sometimes money is a real worry as we don’t always know when our next paycheck is gonna be.
& That’s why Kimberly has designed the membership uncommon club,
The uncommon club has created a dedicated space for creatives to thrive. It’s a hub for change-makers to elevate their voice and bring their unique talent to the world. Kimberly is building a global network of freedom-seeking creatives for inspired support and a united voice of change. Through the membership she is connecting forward-thinking creatives from across the globe to drive the creative movement via inspired collaborations, trend sharing, and open discussions. & as a collective we are changing the narrative across the board. From challenging traditional working narratives, reshaping what success means, and changing the narrative on following a creative path.
Essentially the common club is a positive, inspiring, and uplifting space that goes against standard social networks.
In todays episode we dicuss what it feels like when you don’t want to live a traditional working lifestyle, why it’s so important to find your tribe when setting up your business and why the uncommon club membeship might help you finally find your freedom.
You can find out more and subscribe to The Uncommon Club membership here:
https://uncommon-folk.com/registration-form/
Don't forget to quote my name SOPHIE BIGGERSTAFF when you join.
Find out more about me here: www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
Todays guest on the Commerce Club podcast is Denisa is the founder of branding and packaging design agency Kind & Ivy. Denisa is on a mission to transform conscious small businesses into memorable brands. After graduating from her master's degree in environmental science, she knew she wanted to use her knowledge and expertise to make a change in the world. She's turned my passion for sustainability and design into giving good causes a bigger voice and helping them stand out in a sea of the same.In this episode Denisa and I chat all things packaging and why it plays an important part in taking your customer on a journey to convert.
Packaging is a hot topic amongst all of my clients especially when it comes to figuring out how much you should buy and what budget you should spend on it, so in this episode we dele right in to all the questions I so often get asked
You can find Denisa here:
https://www.instagram.com/kindandivy.studio
https://kindandivy.com/welcome
You can find out more about me, your host at www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
& don’t forget as a listener you’ve got a 10% discount code on your chosen courses over at www.thecommerceclub.co using code TCC10OFF
Today’s guest Kira Matthews is a manifestation coach, podcast host and all round joy to chat to about all the spirtual woo woo topics I love to chat about.
I met Kira a few years ago as we both lived in the same area of London, so we connected and had a lot of common ground. I wanted to get her on the podcast to chat about a topic I’ve personally been exploring over the past year of so which is Manifestation.
Manifestation is all about emboding the person you want to be or visualizing yourself already having the things you desire.
In this episode we chat about the first time Kira was introduced to manifestation, how it works & how you can start using it to manifest your big business goals in to your life.
You can check Kira out here:
https://www.kiramatthews.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kirathebold/
One of the first steps to exploring manifestation is being in the right mindset to do so and I’ve launched a FREE voice note challenge to help you step in to the mindset of a founder. You can gain access to it, by clicking here:
https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63dc66c7781752946ff2ae92
Found yourself here, but don’t know who I am or what I do? You can find out more about me at www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
I'm very excited to share todays episode as Lizzie is an ex-client of mine and all the topics we covered in todays coversations we suuuper interesting and tbh unplanned, the conversation took a really interesting turn and we spoke about some topics that we both felt very passionately about, so I'm looking forward to hearing your feedback.
Lizzie and I worked together back in 2021/2022 when she was launching her brand B.X.M. Lizzie had limited experience in the retail world, and she consulted lots of business support services to help her bring her idea to life, so that she didn't waste money or time on the wrong things.
Lizzies business set up journey came with extra challenges due to some personal situations she faced along the way, naturally she wanted to pour her everything in to this business set up, but in reality her head was elsewhere and this did inevitably impact her motivation to show up for her new business launch.
In this episode we have a very candid chat about the pressures founders put on themselves due to toxic work & hustle culture, our opinions on setting yourself business goals, why you have to spend money to make money, what it feels like going in to year one in your business and what happens when LIFE gets in the way of you working on your business.
You can check Lizzie & B.X.M out here: https://www.iambxm.com/
https://www.instagram.com/iamb.x.m/
If you're struggling with managing your time to work on your business and take strategic action to convert your ideal target customers I've designed a free resource to help you step in to your founders mindset with my free 3 step voice note challenge. An audio experience where I'll guide you through some of my best advice to step up in to your role as a founder and focus on taking actionin your business to generate more sales. If you'd like to get this directly in your inbox head over to www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com and sign up now.
Clare is back for this episode of The Commerce Club podcat & today we are talking about how to network to benefit your product based business…
Clare & I met during the pandemic via a networking group called The Coven and bonded over a shared mission to support small product business owners set up and grow their brands and our mutual love of dessert.
We both joined The Coven because starting a business during lockdown was super lonely, we didn’t have anyone to share our experiences with, hold us accountable or hash out our problems to. We were craving connection, with people that actually understood what we were going through as new service business owners…
& we found that in eachother! Suddenly business didn’t feel so overwhelming and we were constantly sparking ideas off of eachother, so much so that we decided to collaborate and back in September 2021 we hosted our first LIVE networking event which was a special evening brining 50 small product business owners together to chat about their brands, find support in eachother, share learns, and find their business community. So many of the attendees of this event have gone on to collaborate with eachother & find life long business besties - which is something we know you probably want as well, but maybe you don’t have the confidence to approach people or you don’t know how to network…
In this episode we talk you through some of our tips for networking and also invite you to join our product business networking hub - a place for you to connect with other small product business owners who are going through and facing the same challenges, lessons & conversations as you!
You can sign up to the lets get down to business networking hub here: https://subscribepage.io/ElX9iv
If you want to find our more about myself or Clare you can find her at https://www.clare-alexander.co.uk/ and me over at www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
Elle is the ecommerce assistant with the superpower to show independent businesses how to get the most out of their online shops by using shopify and klaviyo.
In this episode of the commerce club podcast I am chatting to elle about email marketing - a marketing channel we both feel is neglected so often by small product business founders due to lack of time or knowledge on how to get started with it.
But the thing is we both know how important this marketing channel could be for your business to drive conversions if it’s used correctly so I wanted to chat to elle so she could give you some of her best advice on how to set up and utilize email marketing in your product based business.
You can find Elle here: https://www.theecommerceassistant.com/
Want to find out more about email marketing - I’ve created a FREE Masterclass called “3 organic hacks to grow your business”, which you can find out heaps more information on how to set it up in your product business. & you can unlock access to the FREE masterclass now when you sign up to my mailing list here: www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com
In todays episode of The Commerce club podcast I am chatting to Fae, founder of fable petite, she is currently half way through the process of setting up her petite womenswear brand.
After discovering a gap for peitite brands in the market Fae has taken a leap of faith in her idea and putting some of her designs in to development, it hasn’t been smooth sailing though as Fae soon realised her expectation of what product development would be like was not quite the reality.
I chat to Fae about the overwhelm that comes with setting up a product business when you don’t have a background in the retail industry and how this has impacted her conversations with suppliers.
If like Fae you are in the process of setting up a product based business and would like some support don’t forget this is something I can help you with, you can check out what I do and who I help by clicking here!
You can follow Fae and Fable Petites set up journey here:
https://www.fablepetite.com/
https://www.instagram.com/fablepetite/?hl=en
If you enjoy this episode please don’t forget to show me your support by subscribing, downloading and liking 🙂
If you'd like to feature on the podcast as a guest feel free to drop me an email with an outline of what you think you can talk about to sophie@byrcollective.com
You can follow me & DM me on instagram @byrcollective
If you're ready to start working on building or scaling your business check out my courses out below..
www.thecommerceclub.co
I was first introduced to Kayleigh through my client Calene. Both of them used crowdfunding as a route to launch their businesses back in the pandemic and had great success through their campaigns via Natwests back her business.
Off the back of her successful crowdfunder Kayleigh launched her workout headwear brand Bind London and has had a huge amount of support for her business set up journey since documenting via social media.
Kayleigh is brilliant at sharing the BTS in her entrepreneurship journey through LinkedIn and instagram and she most recently partnered with Crowdfunder uk to help support more entrepreneurs with the crowdfunding campaigns.
Crowdfunding is an amazing way to fund your business idea if you don’t have the initial capital to invest to set up your brand. In this episode of the commerce club podcast Kayleigh and I chat about crowdfunding, how to plan your campaign, what you need to do to make it a success and what you might want to use your money to invest in.
If you have been debating starting a brand, but struggled to find the funds to invest this could be a great route for you.
& when you are ready to start your brand don’t forget
Clare Alexander and I are hosting a 6 months group coaching programme “6 months to start” the product business launch pad. Throughout our time working together we will be supporting you from taking your idea and turning it in to reality to launch a fully fledged product business by the peak trading season in 2023.
Every month we will be focusing on a different topic to get your business ready for launch including working on your founders mindset, doing your competitive research to figure out where your brands fits in the market and what your USP is, how to source and buy your product, how to market your brand and build an audience to sell to & how to launch your brand to make sales from day one. If you want to feel f you want to feel...
Confident in building and running a product based business.
Armed and ready to take action with a strategic plan.
Confident in speaking with and negotiating with suppliers we have helped you find.
Supported throughout your business set up journey.
then you will want to join us for the exclusive programme starting in February 2023!
There’s only 10 spots available sof iyou want one get in there quick. All the details you need to know are linked here! We can’t wait to support you in starting your product business!
You can check out today's guest Kayleigh and her brand Bind London here:
Instagram
Bind London
Website
Find out more about me over at www.byrcollective.com & @byrcollective
Elizabeth Stiles is the friendly face in fashion, she is a retail and sales expert and helps brands launch and sell their products without selling their soul.
In this episode of the commerce club podcast I wanted to talk to Elizabeth about launching and what it really takes to have a successful launch!
Elizabeth is the queen of launching for her own business and helps other business owners get comfortable with selling through social media. The stats we discuss in this episode may blow your mind as we talk about how many times Elizabeth had to talk about her recent course througout her launch.
We also talk about some of the things that might be holding you back from launching and selling.
This episode is definielty one you need to listen to if you are starting a brand in 2023.
& if that’s you don’t forget…
Clare Alexander and I are hosting a 6 months group coaching programme “6 months to start” the product business launch pad. Throughout our time working together we will be supporting you from taking your idea and turning it in to reality to launch a fully fledged product business by the peak trading season in 2023.
Every month we will be focusing on a different topic to get your business ready for launch including working on your founders mindset, doing your competitive research to figure out where your brands fits in the market and what your USP is, how to source and buy your product, how to market your brand and build an audience to sell to & how to launch your brand to make sales from day one. If you want to feel f you want to feel...
Confident in building and running a product based business.
Armed and ready to take action with a strategic plan.
Confident in speaking with and negotiating with suppliers we have helped you find.
Supported throughout your business set up journey.
then you will want to join us for the exclusive programme starting in February 2023!
There’s only 10 spots available sof iyou want one get in there quick. All the details you need to know are linked here! We can’t wait to support you in starting your product business.
Find out more about today's guest Elizabeth Stiles on instagram here!
& you can check me out over at www.byrcollective.com & @byrcollective on instagram!
Have you been sitting on an idea for an incredible product, but never had the tools, knowledge or time you need to take action and set it up?
Myself & fellow retail business expert Clare Alexander are here to help! We have broken it down in to 6 key stages you need to go through in order to set up a brand within approximately 6 months.
In this episode we give you a quick overview of what they are. If you'd like to hear us speak about it in more detail you can sign up to our free 3 day masterclass playback here!
If you're ready to commit to making your business idea in to a reality, myself and Clare are also hosting a 6 months group coaching programme “6 months to start” the product business launch pad.
Throughout this programme we will be working together & supporting you from taking your idea and turning it in to reality to launch a fully fledged product business by the peak trading season in 2023.
Every month we will be focusing on a different topic (within the 6 key stages we speak about in todays podcast) to get your business ready for launch including working on your founders mindset, doing your competitive research to figure out where your brands fits in the market and what your USP is, how to source and buy your product, how to market your brand and build an audience to sell to & how to launch your brand to make sales from day one.
So, if you want to feel...
- Confident in building and running a product based business.
- Armed and ready to take action with a strategic plan.
- Confident in speaking with and negotiating with suppliers we have helped you find.
- Supported throughout your business set up journey.
Then you will want to join us for the exclusive programme starting in February 2023!
There’s only 10 spots available sof iyou want one get in there quick. All the details you need to know are linked in the shownotes. We can’t wait to support you in starting your product business! Find out more details here!
Find out more about me your host here!
Laura first came on to my radar when she was initially in the early stages of setting up her brand the shortlist, we were connected on LinkedIn and she posted an update about her career change that went viral. This was the beginning of some amazing success with social media for the shortlist & proof LinkedIn is not just a proffessional networking platform for corporates.
The shortlist is a limited edition petite fashion brand, helping sub 5’3 girls break up with their tailotrs. The best businesses are often born out of personal challenges and Laura had always struggled to find clothes to fit her other than the trend led petite sections at miss selfridge and topshop.
She took matters in to her own hands and pivoted her career from recruiter to fashion designer and documented her entire business set up journey along the way.
In this weeks episode of the commerce club podcast I chat to Laura about why she thinks her launches have been so successful & some challenges she has had to battle through.
If you want to find out more about Laura and her brand The Shortlist you can check her out on instagram hereand her website here!
& if like Laura you want to turn a problem you have in to a business, I might have a few solutions to help you…
Clare Alexander and I are hosting a 6 months group coaching programme “6 months to start” the product business launch pad. Throughout our time working together we will be supporting you from taking your idea and turning it in to reality to launch a fully fledged product business by the peak trading season in 2023.
Every month we will be focusing on a different topic to get your business ready for launch including working on your founders mindset, doing your competitive research to figure out where your brands fits in the market and what your USP is, how to source and buy your product, how to market your brand and build an audience to sell to & how to launch your brand to make sales from day one. If you want to feel f you want to feel...
Confident in building and running a product based business.
Armed and ready to take action with a strategic plan.
Confident in speaking with and negotiating with suppliers we have helped you find.
Supported throughout your business set up journey.
Then you will want to join us for the exclusive programme starting in February 2023!
There’s only 10 spots available sof iyou want one get in there quick. All the details you need to know are here. We can’t wait to support you in starting your product business!
You can find out more about me over at www.byrcollective.com :)
For me 2022 was my year to focus on me, this was not a year for me to focus on my business as I had been the past 2 years, but suprisingly from taking a step back I actually learnt SO MUCH. So here’s 22 things I learnt about business in 2022…
- Breaks are healthy, feel like you need time off? Take it!
- You need to expand yourself with other people that are doing what you want to do in order to feel like YOU CAN DO IT.
- Everything comes down to your mindset and it needs to be neutral for you to really achieve what you want to achieve.
- The energy you put in is what you’ll get back.
- Don’t force anything - if you are constantly coming up against challenges when you try over and over to do the same thing and it still isn’t working, maybe it’s time to stop forcing something to work and pivot in to a new direction.
- Trust your gut.
- Community is key surround yourself with people who understand what you’re doing, support you, hold you accountable and you’ll find yourself in a constant thinktank.
- There’s opportunity everywhere, be open to exploring opportunities across all walks of your life.
- You should be running your business, not letting your business run you.
- You can’t pour from an empty cup, when you feel like you are running on energy, take a step back to recharge before you pick up where you left off with a new set of eyes.
- Sales can be passive, you just need to put the work in to set your business up to sell on automation.
- Money is not the be all and end all, it’s even more fulfilling when your business has a wider purpose.
- The environment you work from is super important to keep inspiring and motivating your ideas and productivity.
- Business support is the best investment you will make - this year I’ve hired social media support, business coaches, branding designers - all people who have areas of expertise that I don’t so I can offload some of my work and also get a fresh perspective on my business.
- If you don’t market, you won’t sell.
- The things that scare you will be the things that you get the most out of!
- Social media is not the be all and end of all of marketing - if it’s not your thing find something that is, like I have with my podcast The Commerce Club.
- Collaborations are fun, myself & @clare_alex_consults are proof of this, check out our group coaching 6 months to launch pad here!
- If you know you should be doing something, but you’re not doing it, there’s probably something deeper going on here and you won’t make moves until you solve it.
- Hustle culture sucks, life & business is more enjoyable when it feels balanced.
- The less I work, the more productive I am with my time.
- Your business can’t run, if you’re not functioning - look after yourself first!
If you want support launching your business in 2023 and learn exactly how to start your brand step by step from myself and Clare Alexander in a group business acellorator programme you're in luck...
We will be guiding you through how to launch your brand in 6 months so you can go live before and capitalize on the peak trading season in 2023, find out all the details you need to know to join us here!
This weeks guest on The Commerce Club podcast is Ciara - she is an all round fabric whizz and joins me today to chat about sourcing fabrics for your small product business.
If you are starting a fashion brand it is highly likely you will need to source yourself some kind of fabric for your product, and this can feel like a minefield if this is something you have no experience in - and it’s likely that as a new business founder bringing your idea to life you’ve probably never done this before and it can feel super overwhelming.
Ciara has been working in the fabric sourcing industry for many years, she studied textile design, and has held fabric sourcing positions at UK high street giants including River Island & Coast and now runs her own fabric agency where she represents 8 fabric mills all over the world.
In this episode Ciara talks us through the fabric sourcing process, how to avoid hefty fabric MOQs and the common mistakes people make when they are sourcing their fabrics.
Ciara is also hosting some fabric sourcing and sustainability workshops in January 2023 - so keep a look out for these!
You can connect with Ciara here: https://www.ciarajenningstextiles.com/ and on instagram @ciara_jen_tex
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If you're ready to start working on building or scaling your business check out my courses & my 1-1 services below..
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Animalia is a fightwear brand with a social heartbeart, founder Tony has been running the business from his hub in Glasgow for the past 6 years.
The business started off the back of Tonys career as a sports development youth worker where he recognized that there was a need for more support for the youth community in his local area.
Tony developed a range of fightwear, partnering with world class fighters which he sells through Animalia and reinvests profits in to activities for the community such as hillwalks, boardgame nights, socials and he even gets the community involved in designing product for the brand.
I met Tony during the pandemic when 4 years in to running the business he wanted to go back and apply some stronger foundations to the brand, we worked together to get the apparel side of the business in a position to grow.
Tony fell in to running this business and it hasn’t always been smooth sailing, especially when his mental health took a few dips along the way.
In this episode I chat to Tony about his mental health challenges and the importance of putting yourself first even when you’re a founder.
You can check out Animalia Apparel here: https://animaliaapparel.co.uk/shop and on instagram @animalia_apparel
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Influencer marketing - it’s a term that if you are working with product I am sure you are familiar with, but possibly don’t know how best to utilize it for the benefit of your business!
I hear from clients all the time that they have tried using influencer marketing and they’ve sent out product or paid for a post and seen no sales come from the effort and money they have put in to it.
So what can you do to get the most out of influencer marketing? How do you protect your brand and find the right influencers to work with? and how can you utilize influencer marketing without it costing your brand $$$.
In this weeks episode of The Commerce Club podcast I am chatting to influencer marketing expert Yash Chavan where we discuss how to utilize ambassadors instead of paying for posts, how to choose influencers that are aligned with your brand, how to put measures in place to get a return on your investment.
Yash runs an influencer marketing tool called SARAL - which helps you choose the right influencer for you! Check SARAL 2out here!
You can connect with Yash on LinkedIn here!
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I was first introduced to the founder of Kids Life Clothing Carlene back in 2020 when we connected over LinkedIn, she came to me with her idea of starting a childrenswear multi-brand ecommerce website, but having limited experience in the retail industry, she just didn’t know how to execute this.
I worked with Carlene on outreaching and onboarding and buying in to some of the world biggest premium luxury fashion brands for her to stock on her website, these included the likes of Juicy Couture, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, DKNY to name a few.
The set up of this business wasn’t always smooth sailing though, but Carlene is probably one of the most ambitious and determined people I know so I wanted her to share her story as inspiration for anyone considering starting a product business.
In this episode Carlene talks about some of the limitations we faced when we were on boarding the brands, why she consulted business support to help her start out and where she should invest next to grow the business further.
You can check out Kids Life Clothing here: www.kidslifeclothing.co.uk and on instagram @kidslifeclothing
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Running a business is all about confidence.
Having the confidence to show up, having the confidence to take action, having the confidence to go after what you want!
Sometimes, our confidence can hold us back…
It can stop us wanting to show up on instagram stories, because who wants to hear us speaking about our business right?
It can stop us outreaching to new clients, because who is going to buy from us?
IMPOSTER SYNDROME IS REAL
and it affects way too many people (especially women) from achieving their max potential in business!
Sophie French is a confidence and self trust coach who works with women to tackle the limiting beliefs that are stopping them from stepping in to their confidence in their business
In this episode Sophie & I discuss what the most common limiting belief are, how your childhood may have affected how you are showing up for your business and what steps you can take to start working through anything that is holding you back!
This podcast is sure to get you ready to take action on working on your business mindset to move your business forward!
You can find Sophie here:
https://www.instagram.com/sophiefrench.co/
https://linktr.ee/sophiefrenchcreative
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This week on The Commerce Club podcast I am talking to Kat who is the founder of Vandal Kids. Kat and I were first introduced when she attended the lets get down to business event @clare_alex_consults and I hosted back in September 2021.
Kat came to me looking for advice on how to get her childrenswear brand stocked in retailers, however we soon realised there was so much more opportunity for her brand through pop up shops and events.
Kats product is very interactive, is has been designed for children to play mess free, so it lends itself nicely to pop up events where both parents and children can interact with the product and see how it works first hand.
In this episode Kat and I discuss some of the reasons why her pop up events have been so successful and why she is focusing on a local sale strategy before she goes down the route of approaching national retailers.
You can check out Vandal kids here: https://www.vandalkidswear.com/ @vandalkids_london on instagram!
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If you'd like to feature on the podcast as a guest feel free to drop me an email with an outline of what you think you can talk about to sophie@byrcollective.com
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If like Kat you are wanting to build a wholesale strategy for your business and need a bit of help, you can enquire to work with me 1-1 at www.byrcollective.com OR enroll in my self-led course "How to get your product stocked in retailers" via my online course platform www.thecommerceclub.co
Do you run your business or does your business run you?
Running a business is a hefty job, you’ll be wearing so many hats and trying to keep yourself afloat when things inevitably don’t go to plan. To give you the best possible foundations to be running your business, staying healthy is going to be play a HUGE part of this.
Today I’m chatting to you Amalaya Rossi about how to stay healthy as a small business owner. She is a curious scientist who likes to connect western science with eastern wisdom to offer guidance to creating a life of wellbeing and ease.
In this episode we discuss…
- Burnout & stress and the physical symptoms to look out for if it’s affecting you and your business.
- Habits to adopt for optimal health.
- The impact not looking after yourself will have on your business.
You can connect with Amalaya for more tips and 1-1 wellbeing support here:
https://www.instagram.com/amalayarossi/?hl=en
http://amalayarossi.com/
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If you're ready to start working on building or scaling your business check out my courses & my 1-1 services below..
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Apologies in advance for some of the sound in this episode, we had some technical difficulties whilst recording...
It’s only 8 weeks until christmas & 4 weeks until Black Friday, which means there's not long left to maximize your sales in this PEAK trading period.
Many retail businesses generate around 70% of their yearly revenue between October - December.
And the reason for this is because buyers are actively shopping, gift buying is at the forefront of people's minds, you’ve got holiday parties, sales on, Black Friday - all of which meaning shoppers are way more engaged in this time than they will be for the rest of the year.
In this BONUS episode of The Commerce Club my business bestie Clare is back and we will be discussing some of the things to think about to max out the sale opportunity in this quarter for your product based business.
We also have an announcement at the end so make sure you listen all the way through!
In case you can’t wait here it is… We are going to be hosting a FREE 3 day mini training “start your brand in 6 months” where we will be guiding your through all the essential basics you will need to start working on your product based business...
Each day in the training we will cover a different aspect of turning your product ideas in to a fully fledged business from understanding your USP, sourcing your product and marketing your brand to make sales from day one!
You will learn:
How to identify your mission, values, USP & position in the market.
How to source and buy your product to make a profit.
How to plan the launch of your brand and warm up your audience to start selling from day one!
Avoid making costly mistakes & wasting your time an join us on for a 3 day mini training starting 28th November...
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Find out more about me and Clare here:https://www.byrcollective.com/
https://www.clare-alexander.co.uk/
Want to get started on your brand right now, don't wait - sign up to The Commerce Club to get your course now: https://www.thecommerceclub.co/
All the best businesses are formed from a problem or a personal frustration & in this episode I am talking to Tracey, the founder of Children of the deep - a swimwear brand targeting young and free spirited girls.
She launched her business out of a frustration for not being able to find quality, practical, trendy and sustainable swimwear for her teenage daughter when they were going on holiday.
Tracey went in to her business with the impression starting a product business was going to be really easy, but in this episode we talk about how she soon realized actually that was not the case and ended up having to sample 6 times to get her product right!
One problem Tracey has been struggling with is how to target her ideal customer when she as a founder does not feel like her customer resonates with her as the face of the brand.
We discuss options for what she can do to get her marketing material resonating more with her teen audience & how she can manage the overwhelm as a one man band founder.
You can check Children of the deep out here:
https://www.childrenofthedeep.com/
https://www.instagram.com/childrenofthedeep/
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If you'd like to feature on the podcast as a guest feel free to drop me an email with an outline of what you think you can talk about to sophie@byrcollective.com
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If you're ready to start working on building or scaling your business check out my courses & my 1-1 services below..
www.byrcollective.com
www.thecommerceclub.co
In recent years sustainability & ethical manufacturing have become somewhat “buzz words” in the industry, but the fact is that this is the direction all brands need to head in if we really want to see change in the retail world.
Sara Collins is an ethical production guru, she believes in making ****ethical production accessible (and stress free) for independent brands. She connects Fair Trade enterprises and ethical manufacturers with conscious businesses.
In today’s episode Sara talks to us about how new businesses can start off in their sustainable & ethical brand journey. Some of the topics we delve in to are…
- The secrecy of manufacturing, and how sustainability is making this more collaborative.
- How your customer shouldn’t be concerned by paying more for your product if you are targeting the right people.
- How your brand values will determine how you manufacture.
Her best tip for starting a sustainable and ethical brand is to try not to cover all basis at the beginning - think about what is most important to you and do that well, then you can move on to including other things as you develop and grow.
Learn more about fairtrade brands here!
You can find Saras consultancy and ethical fashion brand here…
https://www.sarahelencollins.com/
https://www.sisterandkin.com/
& her new fabric supplier directory with Elizabeth Stiles focused on low MOQs is available to download here now.
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You can follow me & DM me on instagram @byrcollective or check out my services and courses at the below websites…
www.byrcollective.com
www.thecommerceclub.co
Got a subject you think small product business owners need to know about? Pitch to be a guest now by emailing me with an outline of what you think you can talk about to sophie@byrcollective.com
In today’s episode I am chatting to Sian Louise, founder of obvs skincare!
Sian has a super inspirational personal story behind the reason for starting her brand which you will hear as we head in to the episode, it’s commonly said that all the most successful businesses are born from your own challenges and this could not be more true for Sian and her story!
One of the things most of my clients want when starting a business is to be able to make it their full time job instead of their side hustle and after a just over a year in business Sian is about to do just that, so this episode also marks a huge milestone for her!
In this episode we also discuss the fact that Sian has been running this business with dyslexia and recently diagnosed ADHD and how this has impacted her business set up journey in both positive and negative ways.
Although obvs is doing considerably well, Sian has been struggling to know how to grow her audience without pumping all her money in to paid ad so this is the challenge I’ll be debunking with her today…
You can catch Sian on instagram @obvs_skincare and shop obvs skincare here: https://obvs-skincare.co.uk/
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If you'd like to feature on the podcast as a guest feel free to drop me an email with an outline of what you think you can talk about to sophie@byrcollective.com
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If you're ready to start working on building or scaling your business check out my courses & my 1-1 services below..
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www.thecommerceclub.co
This week on the podcast we are talking about exporting your product globally with my friend Hattie I’Anson.
Exporting your product is probably something you’d want to start doing when you have recognized opportunity in your goods outside of your domestic selling region. For example if you have set up and selling your product in the UK, but you know there is a gap in the market for your product in Australia, you would want to start exporting and selling in this new region.
Exporting comes with lots of challenges and things to consider, so today my guest Hattie is sharing all of her tips around exporting goods that she has learnt from working with her family business British Horse Feeds and The Golden Paste Company.
Hatties best tips for exporting include:
- Making sure you are really strategic about where you are exporting to.
- Thinking about what is best for you a direct route to market where you sell in to that region directly or indirect through a distributor.
- Make use of the free resources out there including The Department of International Trade, who has free workshops and seminars at your disposal.
You can check out British Horse Feeds and The Golden Paste Co to see which regions they currently sell in.
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If you need some help getting your product stocked in your dream retailers or exporting your goods in to new markets, this is something I can support you with.
You can follow me & DM me on instagram @byrcollective or check out my services and courses at the below websites…
www.byrcollective.com
www.thecommerceclub.co
Got a subject you think small product business owners need to know about? Pitch to be a guest now by emailing me with an outline of what you think you can talk about to sophie@byrcollective.com
Sometimes when you are running a business it can feel like you are spinning so many plates all the time, fire fighting and keeping yourself afloat that you end up losing sight of your original business goal and going a bit off piste.
Maybe you set up your business with the intention that you were going to have 100% of your sales through your online store, so you could be less location dependent and avoid paying physical space rent, but somehow suddenly all of your revenue is coming from a physical retail location which means you are tied to that site and are now finding it difficult to grow your online business because all of your time and resource is being used up with developing your physical store.
This is exactly what has happened to today's guest Barbaraella - she set up her vintage clothing business in the pandemic wanting it to be fully online, but when lockdown ended she opened shop in the world famous Brick Lane Vintage market. After a step back from her business, she has realized her current business model does not align with her long term and initial goals, so she is now looking to pivot her strategy back to align with her original business goal.
In today's episode we look at the current business model she is operating with and how she can transition back to where she wants the business to be.
You can shop By Barbaraella here!
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Today’s podcast guest is my business bestie @clare_alex_consults who in case you haven’t met yet is a fashion brand consultant who helps fashion business entrepreneurs with product development and launching their brands.
& together we are going to be debunking a hot topic & a question we get all the time…
How much does it cost to start a brand?
So, if we’re going to be honest here there’s no right or wrong answer to this question, you can make something work and start a business with any amount of money, but in this episode you’ll find out what we recommend and how you can invest your budget wisely to get maximum return.
Give it a listen and let us know what budget you started your brand with in the comments.
If you want to find our more about Clare you can find her at https://www.clare-alexander.co.uk/.
Need support managing the budget for your business set up? This is something I can work with you on.
You can email me sophie@byrcollective.com
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Ellen has been running her streetwear brand for the past couple of years, year one was all about taking baby steps and experimenting with product to see what worked, year two Ellen has been focusing more on the commercial side of running her business and focusing on growth and sustainability.
There’s 2 things she’s looking at to help her grow…
- Email marketing.
- Adding revenue streams to diversify her income.
In this episode we look at options for what she can do to add additional revenue to her product business using her existing skill sets and how she can convert more of her audience in to buyers using email marketing without feeling like she is spamming inboxes.
You can shop by.eln here!
https://by-eln.com/
If you'd like to unpack one of your business challenges with me live on the podcast feel free to get in touch and pitch your episode idea to me today - sophie@byrcollective.com
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The past few years shopping behavior has changed massively. Fast fashion is no longer the primary choice for many people when they want to refresh their wardrobe and buy in to the latest trends.
Instead consumers are becoming more conscious of their buying habits to make them more sustainable and considered to avoid waste and do better for the environment.
Todays episode is in honour of second hand september, which is a campaign run my @oxfamgb to encourage people to buy only second hand items for 30 days in the month of September.
Today’s guest @ellensinwonderland is a fashion youtuber and instagrammer, ex fashion brand merchandiser and she also spends a lot of time spreading awareness around the ups and downs of chronic illness.
Over the past couple of years Ellen has made a conscious effort to change her shopping behaviours from fast to slow fashion, thrifting much of her wardrobe from second hand websites and charity shops.
In honour of second hand september, in this episode Ellen gives us her best tips on how you can start shopping more sustainably and thrifting your wardrobe which were:
- Go in with an open mind as you might go in wanting one thing, and come out with something else, you never know what gems you might find.
- Clear out your wardrobe before you start thrifting so you know exactly what you have and don’t buy any duplicates and can also sell anything you no longer want or need.
- Take inventory of what you already have so you know what you need.
Ellens favourite places to shop are:
https://www.vinted.com
https://www.depop.com
https://www.ebay.com
If you take part in the campaign this month, make sure you use the hashtags #SecondHandSeptember #FoundInOxfam.
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If you'd like to feature on the podcast as a guest feel free to drop me an email with an outline of what you think you can talk about to sophie@byrcollective.com
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If you're ready to start working on building or scaling your business check out my courses & services out below..
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Have you got a product based business, that you could add a service based revenue stream to?
In today’s episode of The Commerce Club podcast I am chatting with Gemma, founder of @gemmabishoplondon who has recently added an interior design service to her Accessories/Lifestyle brand.
I met Gemma when she was working as a Visual Merchandiser for Kate Spade and I was the Buyer, together we mapped out and opened many stores, and I can vouch for her incredible eye for detail when it comes to all things design.
It’s likely adding a service in to your existing business may be targeting a new customer entirely, so in this episode Gemma and I unpack this and discuss options for how best to promote & manage her new business venture.
You can check out everything Gemma does here!
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If you'd like to unpack one of your business challenges with me live on the podcast feel free to get in touch and pitch your episode idea to me today:
You can email me sophie@byrcollective.com
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If you're ready to start working on building or scaling your business check out my courses & services out below...
www.byrcollective.com
www.thecommerceclub.co
One of the most important things you have to master as an entrepreneur is your mindset!
There’s 3 things I always say entrepreneurs needs, passion perseverance and ability to pivot and ultimately all of these come down to having the right mindset, so today I am talking to a very good friend of mine Kelsey March - a positive psychology coach from Chicago.
I met Kelsey in Bali, we've spent many hours co-working together, along with many nights out, and I honestly had some of the best advice I’ve ever been given on how to manage my mindset. I'll be sharing with you what that is in this episode!
Kelsey helps entrepreneurs master their mindset, emotions and productivity habits to improve life balance and business success and her key takeaway from this discussion was that you are the foundation of your business, so it's important you take care of yourself so you thrive as a business owner.
To do this the number one recommendation Kelsey has is to master your breathing. As we discuss an easy place to start is with square breathing, there's a great 5 minute one that we recommend trying that can be found on YouTube here!
You can connect with Kelsey on instagram and facebook @habits.to.happyness and the website to check out more about what Kelsey does can be found here!
Make sure you subscribe and like this podcast if you want to hear more tips on setting up and running a product based business.
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In today's episode I am doing a live coaching session with Leanne, founder of Hachure Active to tackle a couple of the problems she has been facing recently in her business.
Hachure Active is a sustainable eco-conscious outdoor activewear brand for the wild and adventurous. Premium quality clothing created around the core values of being ethical and sustainable, built with longevity in mind.
I met Leanne through instagram, and we’ve worked together a couple of times in one of my group coaching programmes so I’ve got to know her business fairly well. Leanne has come to me today with a couple of problems she is currently facing in her business including:
How she can juggle her business and job at the same time.
What she needs to do in order to be able to leave her job and focus on her business full time.
What she should be focusing on and investing money/time in to in order to grow her business.
How she can keep her product assortment feeling/looking fresh without bringing in too much newness.
I am going to help her debunk all of this in today's live coaching session.
You can connect with Leanne on instagram @hachure.active and @thegarmentdesigner
Shop Hachure Active online at www.hachureactive.com.
Make sure you subscribe and link this podcast if you want to hear more tips on setting up and running a product based business.
You can email me sophie@byrcollective.com
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You check out my website & find out more about what I do here...
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www.thecommerceclub.co
Hi, I’m Sophie, founder of BYRCOLLECTIVE and The Commerce Club... I'm an ex fashion buyer turned small product business mentor and strategist!
After an 12+ year career in industry for some of the worlds biggest brands including Ralph Lauren, Diesel, Kate Spade, Burberry I started working with small product based businesses helping them set up and grow their brands.
The more clients I worked with the more I found common problems between them all which led me to wanting to help more people in an accessible and affordable way, which is why I started The Commerce Club - a membership for product business entrepreneurs.
The Commerce Club has courses and resources centered around all subjects you might need support with in your product business founder journey, from how to turn your idea in to reality, how to set up your product based business, how to convert more customers using email marketing, how to get your product stocked in retailers & MORE.
It’s perfect for people right at the beginning of their business set up journey, up until launch and beyond!
As founders we tend to wear all the hats and sometimes it can be a minefield trying to figure out the solutions to your business problems alone, so alongside the membership I wanted to give you a FREE resources to help you confront the big challenges you are facing in your business right now!
Every week I’ll be chatting with fellow industry experts to help debunk myths and delve in to current industry affairs, as well as chatting directly to founders of small product based businesses, just like yours, where I’ll be deep diving in to their business and helping them unpack and find solutions to their challenges to help them move forward and thrive in the current times.
So, with that in mind if you are a small product based business owner facing a big problem right now I want to hear from you. If you are keen to debunk your challenge on The Commerce Club podcast I want you to get in touch and let’s see if I can help you!
Make sure you subscribe and link this podcast if you want to hear more tips on setting up and running a product based business.
You can email me sophie@byrcollective.com
You can follow me & DM me on instagram @byrcollective
You check out my website & find out more about what I do here...
www.byrcollective.com
www.thecommerceclub.co