Totally Bossing It: Recent Episodes
Natalie Lennon
A podcast for small business owners looking to "Totally Boss It".
Join Natalie Lennon from Two Sides for tips on "How to Totally Boss It" as well as guest chats with businesses "Totally Bossing It."
Learn from the business owners who were able to quickly pivot their businesses to thrive through COVID and those who struggled initially but then came out the other side smarter and stronger than ever before.
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Welcome back, this season will be for the Accountants! I have started a new business Two Sides Academy - mentoring Accountants and Bookkeepers on to build their brand and businesses to enable them to live their best lives and work less.
This is an intro episode that gives an overview of this season.
Join the waitlist for my Tiktok Basics for Accountants and Bookkeepers for a special offer when we open (very soon) - https://www.twosidesacademy.com.au/TTbasicswaitlist
Apply for mentoring - https://www.twosidesacademy.com.au/mentoring
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Us accountants are interesting creatures, in this episode Natalie shares her tips on how to make your accountant happy - and pay less accounting fees!
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Check out Natalie's accounting firm: www.twosides.com.au
Do I really need a company or can I trade as a sole trader?
This is a question that comes up quite a lot and the average person does not actually understand the difference between the two - which is totally fine, that is what us Accountants are here for :)
Show Links: https://www.twosides.com.au/product-page/therightstructure
Find Natalie on instagram @natlenno or Tiktok @natlenno Check out Natalie's accounting firm: www.twosides.com.au
Don't shoot the messenger.... but not everyone gets tax back at tax time.
This tax time there has been huge media coverage of many people not very happy as their tax refunds (if any) have been significantly less & a lot of confusion as to why.
Listen to this episode which explains all of this in 12 minutes.
Show Links: Individual Tax Rates Private Health Insurance Rebate Income Thresholds and Rates Find Natalie on instagram @natlenno or Tiktok @natlenno Check out Natalie's accounting firm: www.twosides.com.au
This episode was recorded live at the International Accounting and Tech conference "Accountex" in Sydney on 23 March 2023.
This is a topic that the accountants will be interested in as well as other listeners. Natalie wanted to have a little fun with it so she put a call out on all of her socials to get a list of some creative things people have tried to claim as tax deductions.
Disclaimer this is not a guide of what to try and sneak past your accountant this tax time but the opposite, to try to explain the types of things that cannot be claimed…
Find Natalie on instagram @natlenno or Tiktok @natlenno
Check out Natalie's accounting firm: www.twosides.com.au
In this episode Natalie discusses the importance of understanding the following in relation to GST aka Goods and Services Tax:
- when you should register for GST
- what type of registration you should have
- when to report the GST to the ATO
- how to report the GST to the ATO
- record keeping
- types of things that may not have GST
A nice and short 11 min episode to listen to in the car.
Find Natalie on instagram @natlenno or Tiktok @natlenno
Check out Natalie's accounting firm: www.twosides.com.au
In this episode Natalie discusses the importance of setting SMART goals for your small business for the new year.
SMART is an acronym that stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
We breakdown how using this criteria can help you set clear and achievable goals for your business, and give you the tools to measure your progress and success.
A nice and short episode to listen to in the car.
Find Natalie on instagram @natlenno or Tiktok @natlenno
Check out Natalie's accounting firm: www.twosides.com.au
In this episode Stefanie Valakas Founder of The Dietologist & Award Winning Australian Expert In Fertility Nutrition shares her learnings from starting a business in her 20's and everything she has learned along the way to have a successful business with a team behind her.
We also discussed how COVID was the best thing to happen for her business and why she felt a little guilty about it, strategies on how to build trust and sell online.
Stefanie Valakas APD is an expert fertility dietitian & nutritionist and founder of The Dietologist. Stefanie and her team of fertility & pregnancy dietitians are dedicated to excellence in nutrition for reproductive health concerns, fertility & pregnancy. Her passion for nutrition in this space has truly grown from her experience helping her clients online from around the world and also through her own personal experiences of navigating a diagnosis of endometriosis.
Stefanie has been recognised for her contributions in the fertility nutrition arena as a finalist for the Dietitian of the Year Awards for 2020-21, The Dietologist has been awarded multiple awards for their excellence in nutrition care and Best Pregnancy & Fertility Nutrition Clinic in 2022.
Find Stef and The Dietologist:
Website: www.thedietologist.com.au Instagram @the_dietologist and @endo.dietitian Facebook Pages: The Dietologist and The Endometriosis Dietitian Podcast: Fertility Friendly Food - http://thedietologist.com.au/podcast/ Find Out More about our online courses at: http://thedietologist.com.au/podcast/
Find Natalie on instagram @natlenno or Tiktok @natlenno
Check out Natalie's accounting firm: www.twosides.com.au
Personail is an online nail wrap company based in Sunny Sydney, Australia. Personail was started by Alice, a lover of cool design, great nails, and all things nail art.
After quitting a pretty sweet job in design and marketing, Alice started Personail in her parent's lounge room with $700.
Alice was passionate about finding a solution to printing out nail designs using her printer. Needless to say, she injected the printers ink with nail polish and the printer broke down.... and then how her event only business had to transition to online due to covid which has helped her business have exponential growth
Find Alice and Personail:
- Instagram & Tiktok @itspersonail
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Facebook
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Check out Natalie's accounting firm:
www.twosides.com.au
Burnout is something that usually isn’t talked about and is something we always think will never happen to us. In this episode Natalie shares her experience with burnout throughout 2020 & 2021.
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Check out Natalie's accounting firm: www.twosides.com.au
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This episode features Cassandra Hili, founder of Millennium Communications a serial Entrepreneur and PR Queen.
Cassandra is a passionate, honest, down-to-earth communicator who helps businesses connect the dots with an end-to-end approach, creating long-lasting relationships between brands and their key audiences to achieve sustainable success and true business value.
Affectionately known as Cass to her clients, family and friends, her journey to becoming one of Australia’s most successful and youngest female entrepreneurs began as a lifestyle and fitness blogger.
With a devoted following in excess of a quarter of million fans across YouTube, Instagram and Tumblr, Cass was regularly asked to feature on media platforms around the world to inspire others, and during this time truly mastered the best ways to forge connections with audiences, by being genuine and paying attention. Thanks to this journey, it included her to help other businesses through a variety of social media and PR contracting goals, to expand their brand traction. Eventually, this led to the birth of Millennium Communications in 2016.
Having worked with a number of businesses who have had unbelievably poor experiences with a PR offering; from the exorbitant cost and often unrealistic goals and outcomes, not to mention poor customer service, Cass is leading the charge in exemplifying what good PR is - and how it can turn a business around to ‘back in the black’.
Find Cass:
www.millenniumcommunications.com.au
instagram.com/cassandra.hili
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Podcast website: www.totallybossingit.com.au
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Check out Natalie's accounting firm: www.twosides.com.au
Join the Great Minds Networking Group run by Natalie on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/GR8mindsnetwork
Today’s episode features Kathleen, a share trader from the USA who was able to earn 5 times her salary in profits last year!
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Podcast website: www.totallybossingit.com.au
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Everywhere we hear growth is the main goal in business, grow, scale, sell/get rich.. we are accustomed to the highlight reel of everyones life which has us always wanting more and never being happy with what we have.
In realty the get rich part doesn't happen for many... a lot of businesses get so caught up in the glamour of growing a business and more sales that they don't pay attention to the actual profitability.
How COVID taught us to take a closer look at our customer base and slow things down to have more of a work/life balance and not be so focused on growth of sales.
⚡️Natalie's thoughts on sales being a vanity metric of growth and why profitability is key
⚡️Why bigger isn't always better
⚡️Natalie shares the growth rate of her business
⚡️Natalie shares the planning behind her husband's gym that was opened in the middle of a pandemic
⚡️Natalie's thoughts on mental health being more important than $
⚡️Natalie shares the key factors to consider when starting a business to prepare for your 3-4 year plans
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Podcast website: www.totallybossingit.com.au
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Check out Natalie's accounting firm: www.twosides.com.au
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Today’s episode features Jess Cook who founded Socially Squared at the age of 18.
Jess is a fashion and lifestyle blogger, venturing into the world of social media management.
She graduated from Orana Fashion Business College in 2017, majoring in online and social media, and is continuing to learn more about marketing and communications through her studies at TAFE Digital. She has over 4 years experience in running social media platforms, creating original, high-quality content and developing branding graphics and designs for her own personal blog, Molly and Gizmo, as well as many other companies.
Jess has a can-do attitude, entrepreneurial spirit and great work ethic, with a desire to see a business' story come to life through the magic of social media marketing. When it comes to working with clients, she is patient and determined to create exactly what the client wants.
She creates content and runs social media accounts for business' in industries including education, fashion, food, and more!
Find Jess:
Website: https://www.sociallysquared.com.au
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sociallysquared/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sociallysquared
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Find us/Natalie:
Podcast website: www.totallybossingit.com.au
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Check out Natalie's accounting firm: www.twosides.com.au
Join the Great Minds Networking Group run by Natalie on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/GR8mindsnetwork
Today’s episode features Lani Giovenco a full time beauty therapist that also runs a Spray Tanning and freelance Makeup business- Reign Of Beauty. Lani has also recently launched her Tanning Kimono line.
We talk all things business and how COVID 19 has had a positive impact on her and her business.
Find Lani:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/reign.ofbeauty
Facebook: www.facebook.com/reignofbeauty.lani
Website: www.reignofbeauty.com.au
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Podcast website: www.totallybossingit.com.au
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Check out Natalie's accounting firm: www.twosides.com.au
Join the Great Minds Networking Group run by Natalie on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/GR8mindsnetwork
In this episode Natalie speaks with Chana Imsirovic Founder of Owl and Monk (a boutique agency in Southern Sydney) specialising in helping small to medium sized merchants grow their businesses by strategically planning, designing and maintaining professional, responsive and easy to use e-commerce stores on Shopify, WooCommerce, eBay and Amazon.
Using the right online tools and systems Chana makes the lives of business owners easier and creates personalised eCommerce solutions that help them to sell their products online more simply and effectively.
Chana Co-founded the Shopify Women’s Network in 2019, an online community on LinkedIn dedicated to empowering women to confidently use Shopify.
Connect with Chana on LinkedIn here
If you need help with planning and or executing your eCommerce Strategy and or want to build and improve your eCommerce website / contact Chana directly for a free consultation. https://calendly.com/chana_owlandmonk/ecommerce-strategy
Find Chana:
Website: :http://owlandmonk.com.au/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/owlandmonk
Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chana-imsirovic-ecommerce-specialist/
Shopify Women's Network: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13751134/
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Find us/Natalie:
Podcast website: www.totallybossingit.com.au
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Check out Natalie's accounting firm: www.twosides.com.au
Join the Great Minds Networking Group run by Natalie on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/GR8mindsnetwork
In this episode Natalie speaks with Marika Day (insta famous Nutritionist & Dietician) about her journey and what gets her up in the morning. Marika is a Sydney-based Accredited Practising Dietitian & Nutritionist & digestive health & IBS expert. Helping you feel free from digestive distress is her speciality.
Find Marika:
Website: www.marikaday.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/marikaday
Find us/Natalie:
Podcast website: www.totallybossingit.com.au
Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totallybossingit
Check out Natalie's accounting firm: www.twosides.com.au
Join the Great Minds Networking Group run by Natalie on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/GR8mindsnetwork
Meet Kiri & Wesley from Amperna
In this episode we meet Kiri & Wesley from Amperna, we hear their story, why they started, how COVID has impacted them and what their plans are for the future. AMPERNA® is Australian Probiotic skincare brand specifically formulated for even the most sensitive skin, so they can be used by everybody.
Website: https://amperna.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/ampernaskin
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We’re on a mission to get the world outside.
To help you breathe in the air, breathe out the fear, and have fun exploring our greatest playground. We believe that’s the secret to the good life.
At Zorali, we want to show you just how close that good life can be. Frankly, it’s right outside your door. The outdoors. They’re wild and they’re free. Not a challenge to be conquered, but a teammate welcoming you to the field.
Get out there. Breathe in so deep that your chest grows. Heart and lungs. Bring your mates. Or don’t. Because the only things you actually need is an open mind. Oh, and water. And snacks. Maybe a jumper. That’s it though, we swear.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoralioutdoorclub/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zorali
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Welcome to the first episode of TOTALLY BOSSING IT where I share my story publicly for the first time talking through my personal struggles and coming out the other end stronger than before, a little bit about my business and how I have been impacted by COVID.
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