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Michelle Broadbent
Michelle Broadbent is a small business strategist who has worked with hundreds of female entrepreneurs to grow successfully from one-woman entities to known brands and now she is going to help you too.
In this podcast, Michelle takes you behind the scenes of what it is REALLY like to build a business (the good, bad and the ugly) and shares realistic strategies, practical solutions and insightful advice to boost your business and your life.
Whether you are an established entrepreneur, thinking about starting a business or searching for some inspo to get your life sorted, Michelle is the motivating force you can rely on.
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Welcome to the fourth and final part of this limited series of Your Business Boost where we have been preparing your business so that you can take a lovely break over the festive season.
For many business owners, switching off 100% may not be entirely possible as there could be work that absolutely has to be done during your break.
In this episode I share tips to make your break as relaxing as possible, without needing to be constantly dipping in and out of work.
We cover:
- Identifying & prioritising the essential tasks for your business
- The importance of planning ahead and scheduling
- Minimising the impact of your work time on your play time + time with loved ones
- Dealing with digital distractions
- How to avoid needing a holiday from your holiday!
I hope that all I have shared over the last 4 episodes has helped you see that it IS possible for you take a holiday this year. You can download your Holiday Proof Your Business Checklist by going to michellebroadbent.com.au/holidays
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Welcome to Part 3 of this limited series of Your Business Boost where I am sharing tools to help you holiday proof your business.
In this episode, we look at exactly how your business will run while you are away.
We cover how to:
- Identify what “business as usual” looks like for your business
- Use tech to manage your business when you can’t
- Earn revenue from your sunlounger
- Outsource to experts without your holidays being impacted with endless questions
Utilising tech and getting human support will make it possible for you to take a break without feeling like you need to be “on” the whole time. The tips in this episode are going to help you to do just that.
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Welcome to Part 2 of this limited series of Your Business Boost where I am sharing tools to help you holiday proof your business.
In this episode, I am going to show you how to master your time at a time of year when we feel like there is not enough of it.
We cover:
- Staying focused during the final weeks of 2023
- Creating your Master Task List.
- 5-Steps to optimise your time and productivity
- The importance of white space in your calendar - especially during the festive season
You can wrap up the year without working yourself into the ground and missing all the things that are important to you. The tips I share in this episode are going to support you.
To download your Holiday Proof Your Business Checklist, go to michellebroadbent.com.au/holidays
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Welcome to Part 1 of this limited series of Your Business Boost.
Over the next four episodes, I will share steps that you can start taking this week to prepare you and your business for a relaxing holiday.
It is possible to take a break over the festive season but you do have some decisions to make and action to take now. Don’t worry - I’ve got you!
In this episode, we focus on laying the groundwork - taking control of your time and making space for what is important. You want your schedule to reflect your priorities and I’m going to show you exactly how you can do that.
We cover
- The importance of planning and taking breaks for business owners. [3:07]
- Planning for and communicating a business break for the end of the year. [6:20]
- Managing time and energy during the final months of the year. [13:40]
- Tools to help you manage your priorities. [16:30]
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There’s nothing like crossing over into the second half of the year to trigger you to take action on those big projects in your business.
I am supporting a number of women to bring some massive goals to life this quarter and a common conundrum is “How am I going to fit this in among all the other competing priorities in my life?”
In a perfect world, everything would slot in beautifully but in reality, life needs some serious adjustment in order to give these projects the required energy and focus to achieve the outcomes you want.
I call these Seasons of Sacrifice.
This is a break from normal programming - it doesn’t last forever but there is always a reason for the season. Sometimes we consciously choose the season, other times the season is forced upon us.
Whatever the reason, I have some tips to get you through it and out the other side and I’m sharing them with you in this episode.
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My guest on this episode is Vanessa Bennett, CEO and co-founder of Next Evolution Performance - an organisation that uses neuroscience to help driven business leaders and teams to optimise productivity, energy and profitability without the burnout.
Like Vanessa and her team, I do not believe that success needs to equal burn out.
Sadly, I see many broken women limp into my world who have nothing left in the tank after doing everything themselves.
Vanessa works with leaders of businesses of all shapes and sizes every day and she is sharing the goods with us in our chat. Not only does she have the intel and the insights, she has solutions for us to better manage our energy to avoid burnout.
We talk about just how much cognitive energy we have per day (and spoiler alert - it’s not anywhere near as much as you think). Vanessa shares how we can manage and, most importantly, optimise our energy and how crucial automation, delegation and simplification are for this.
Vanessa’s insights are going to help shift your focus from how much you do and for how long to improving your output and lowering workload.
To learn more about Vanessa and her work, visit here
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My guest, Jenn Donovan, has had a really interesting journey from lawyer to retail store owner to marketing consultant. Her mission is to take her many years of experience as a business owner to help other small business owners make marketing a priority and stand out in a crowded marketplace.
Where do we start? That’s exactly what Jenn is sharing with you in this episode.
We do a deep dive into the importance of human-to-human marketing and community. Jenn shares examples of businesses that have successfully built a strong community, including her Spend With Us - Buy From a Bush Business Marketplace, an online shopping marketplace directly supporting Australian rural and regional families and communities
Jenn offers tips for simplifying social media and marketing efforts as well as a great book recommendation that is sure to boost your business if you are struggling with pricing.
Learn more about Jenn
Jen’s podcast: "Small Business Made Simple."
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How do you feel about your business branding? Are you proud? Do you feel like it is a true representation of your business?
Or does it make you cringe? Perhaps you’ve thrown that project in the Too Hard Basket? Or maybe it’s never been a priority for you?
My guest in this episode believes that every business, no matter how small, deserves the right to an extraordinary online presence, top-shelf creative and an inspiring brand.
Zoe Scott is a seasoned designer, branding specialist and founder of design agency The Design Order. Zoe has found her sweet spot helping small businesses get cut through in the marketplace. She is a pro at taking her clients business and branding to the next level. Clients love her can-do attitude and her ability to make the experience a fun and rewarding one.
In our chat, Zoe and I talk about the common struggles faced by business owners when it comes to branding and, most importantly, how to overcome them.
We explore the preparation required before collaborating with a branding specialist - including the importance of finding a service provider who aligns with your business vision and understands your target audience.
Zoe also acknowledges the budget constraints of small businesses and talks through how design tools like Canva can help you put your best face forward.
She addresses some common issues she sees in her website audits and highlights how these things can have a negative impact on your business.
This episode is jam-packed with insights that are going to help you enhance your brand presence and impactfully connect with your target audience.
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You may be feeling like things are a little “quiet” on the business front right now. Instead of hitting the panic button, take action instead.
Considered action. But it’s the one action that many business owners try to avoid…
Business development, lead generation, new business activity - notice how we try to call it anything but “sales” activity?
My guest in this episode has redefined what it means to “do sales”. Abbie White’s superpower is marrying sales and marketing efforts in order to deliver out of this world results for her clients.
She has proven strategies that are easy to implement and she is sharing the gold with us in this episode. She wants you to know what she knows so that you can boost your business
This is a replay of a conversation I had with Abbie almost two years ago so there are mentions of covid and lockdowns. The content is particularly timely right now and everything she shares is as applicable now as it was back then.
Strap yourself in because after you listen to our chat you are going to feel amped up and ready to tackle business development head on in your business.
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It’s time to reflect on the first half of 2023…
At this time of year I always run through my Half Yearly Reflection and I’m sharing the details in today’s episode.
This is a process where I take the time to identify what worked well and what didn’t - in business and life - and to tap into how it made me feel.
I take you through the exact steps I follow as well as the prompts I use to get me thinking.
Do you take time to pause and reflect on your business (and life)?
This episode will get you started and I also have a great resource to help you gather your thoughts and learnings.
You can access your own Reflection Worksheet HERE
Let me know how you go!
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Shivani Gupta has had a most extraordinary career as an entrepreneur. She has owned, scaled and exited multi million dollar businesses, presented to over a quarter of a million people all around the world and has authored eight books.
When Shivani and I first met, she was in the process of selling her business and facing an uncertain future.
This led to her decision to take a six-month sabbatical and in this episode of Your Business Boost, Shavni talks about what came up for her during this time.
She grappled with questions about her identity and purpose outside of her professional and personal roles.
Who was she if she wasn’t a business owner?
She shares very openly about how challenging she found it to “let go” and her struggle to find joy in the absence of familiar identities.
I’m going to let Shivani tell you in her own words how this played out but… spoiler alert… It has led her to her most important work yet.
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I LOVE a plan. Sitting down and formulating the pathway to achieve mine or my client’s dreams is the stuff I live for. And I LOVE working with women who love planning as much as I do.
One of those women is the episode’s guest, Melissa Marsden.
Mel is the Founder of workplace strategy and interior design studio, COMUNiTI. She has spent over 20 years guiding organisations to leverage their physical environments to elevate employee experience, empower high performing teams and unleash productivity.
Her design and business brilliance have been recognised by the Australian Institute of Management, Design Institute of Australia and Telstra Business Women’s Awards among many others.
She is also the host of the Work Life by Design podcast which I have been a special guest interviewing her about her recently published book, The Next Workplace.
She sounds like a rock star right? She is!
But even rock stars get thrown curve balls and that is what Mel is sharing with us in this episode.
Because about 18 months ago - behind the very polished, gorgeous looking business and woman, life was most definitely not going according to her well-thought out plan.
Business was exploding, her team was imploding, there was a surprise pregnancy, looming book and client work deadlines coming in one after the other.
I have been privileged to have worked with Mel before, during and after this period and I have marvelled at her grace and resilience through all of these plot twists.
In our chat, Mel shares her experience of what it's really like to build a business, write a book AND have a baby all at the same time.
I am so thankful that Mel agreed to have this conversation because I know that right now, a lot of people’s businesses and lives may not be going according to plan. If this is the case for you, please know that you are not alone. I hope that this conversation provides you with some much needed comfort and perspective.
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As we are in the month of June, our business focus this month is on all things finance so that we can wrap up the financial year in the best position possible.
In this episode I am sharing five things you can do this month to finish the financial year on a high and set yourself up for success next year.
These are actions that I take in my own business and have done over the last 7 years to not only minimise my tax obligations but maintain a financially healthy business.
Don’t procrastinate and leave this until the end of June. Start this week while there is still time to take action that will have a positive impact on your business.
If you need further assistance to set your business up for a strong start to the new financial year, get in touch about my Power Planning Sessions.
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It’s that time of year. The calendar ticks over to the month of June this week which means end of financial year.
With the focus on finance, I thought it would be the ideal time to have a chat with my client and oracle of all things finance, Hilary O’Dwyer.
Hilary is a Virtual CFO and the founder of Titian Consulting. She is a numbers ninja and champion for small business owners. She helps everyone from one-person start-ups to international enterprises untangle their numbers and achieve financial success.
Hilary’s gift is sharing her financial knowledge in an easy to digest manner and demystifying the hard stuff - and that’s exactly what she is doing for us in this episode.
In this episode, Hilary and I talk about the role a CFO plays in our business. She shares tips for how we can be more financially savvy in our businesses and where we should put our attention to ensure we are building a business that can survive long term.
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As business owners, we are all generating content every day. Not just social media content - you are sending emails, people are visiting your website, you might be sharing worksheets or questionnaires with your clients.
Do you ever consider how this content could be received by one of the 1 billion people worldwide who are living with disabilities?
No judgement here - because if you aren’t, you are in the majority.
My guest on this episode is Kathryn Collins, an accredited Accessible Document Specialist who has built a successful business helping organisations make their documentation accessible to everyone, especially people with a disability, a vision impairment or who are neurodivergent.
Kat is committed to helping businesses of all sizes to understand the importance of accessibility when creating bespoke document designs.
And that is what she is here to talk to us about today.
It’s definitely an area that gets overlooked - and like so many things in business, we don’t know what we don’t know and Kat is the woman to educate us.
To learn more about Kat.
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No matter what business you are in, loyal client relationships are key to building a sustainable business.
This is part 2 of my two part series working through ways you may be negatively impacting your existing client relationships.
These are things that you may not even realise you're doing but they are causing your clients to go looking for love elsewhere.
You don't want to waste all the time, effort and money you spent getting clients by not retaining them. Being aware of these potential red flags will help you here.
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Maintaining loyal client relationships is a sure fire way to build a sustainable business. Yet far too many people spend an enormous amount of time, effort (and $$$) acquiring new clients and not enough energy retaining them.
Over the next two episodes, I share with you 10 ways you could be sabotaging your business and causing your hard-won clients to go looking for love elsewhere.
Being aware of these potential red flags will ensure you take action that encourages your clients to stay with you for the long haul.
Because the success of your business depends on having clients who value you and what you do for them.
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Breaking up with a client is not exactly the most fun part of our job as business owners but sadly it does need to happen from time to time.
In this episode I am sharing some practical tips to consider when you find yourself in this situation.
Yes - it can be a stressful and dreaded experience but I want you to feel confident that you can manage the situation in a way that is damage-limiting and maintains your professionalism and integrity.
Clear communication, leaning on terms of business and your internal processes are going to serve you well here.
You can’t control other people’s behaviour but you can control how you respond to it and there is no need for you to stay in a working relationship that is unsustainable.
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Michelle Broadbent
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Have you ever considered building a business with your life partner?
You may have romantic notions of working alongside your loved one day-in and day-out. Or perhaps you couldn’t think of anything worse??!
How about building a second business with your husband within the first year of becoming new parents??!
That’s exactly what my guest today has done and she is here to tell us what it’s been like.
Amy Faulkner and her husband Alex founded their brand strategy consultancy Starts with A in 2016 and have been working alongside each other ever since.
Just over 18 months ago they became parents, moved countries AND started a second business together.
Amy shares her learnings and exactly how she has made it all happen. She will be the first to tell you that she is NOT superwoman but she is an Action Taker. And she and Alex have taken considered action to live the life of their dreams. Right now.
Links:
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(for 15% off, valid until 5th June 2023)
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Trigger Warning: This episode contains references to themes of depression and anxiety.
As business owners, it’s easy to fall into a trap of working in a bit of a bubble. There is a world full of amazing people who think, learn and behave in diverse ways and it’s important to expand our knowledge and exposure so that we can be even better service providers, and humans.
As a supporter of neurodiverse women in my business, I am learning more every day about the nuances of assisting women who work, think and process information completely differently to me.
Which is why I asked today’s guest, Sarah Spence, to join me for a chat.
Sarah has grown her content marketing business from a solopreneur to an agency with a team of 20 in just 2 years. During this time of amazing growth, Sarah was diagnosed with ADHD.
In our chat, Sarah shares openly about her experience of ADHD and how it's impacted her as a business founder.
Sarah is a champion of neurodivergent people and gives us some great tips for working with neurodiverse people in our lives. I learned so much during my chat with Sarah and I know you will too.
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With an extra long weekend just around the corner, I figured it was time for a Life Boost episode where I share what I have been reading, watching and listening to. These recommendations may give you some inspiration to fill some quiet time over the break.
TV:
The Swap (SBS On Demand)
Lu La Rich (Amazon Prime)
Ted Lasson (Apple TV)
Gogglebox (Binge/Ten)
PODCAST:
The Imperfects - Interview with Chrissie Swan
BOOKS:
All That’s Left Unsaid - Tracey Lien
Infidelity and Other Affairs - Kate Legge
The Good Sister - Sally Hepworth
Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus
So tell me - what have you been enjoying? Have you got a recommendation for me? I would love to hear from you. You can email me at michelle@michellebroadbent.com.au with what has been boosting your life.
Have a great week!
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As business owners, it's important to make time to regularly check-in on our business. The end of the quarter is an ideal time to drill down on how everything is going.
Things can often feel worse than they actually are but when we stop and look at the facts, we may be surprised by how well we're actually doing.
In this episode I talk about the importance of setting aside time for a formalised review of the metrics that matter most to your businesses.
I will give you the steps to follow to give you a clear picture of exactly where you stand - then you can make informed decisions and create actionable plans to stay on track with your vision and goals.
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I love taking time to celebrate big (and not so big) milestones in mine and my client’s businesses and today I would love you to join me as I celebrate 100 episodes of Your Business Boost.
That’s 100 weeks in a row you have had me in your ears - I don’t think there is anything else in my life that I have done consistently for 100 weeks!
In this episode I take a look back at some of the highlights of the last two years. I share my biggest learnings and mike-drop moments and how creating this podcast has boosted my own business and others.
I share the process I follow to choose who I interview, what makes a great podcast guest and who have been my all-time faves.
I’ll also give you the scoop of what’s coming up in Your Business Boost so make sure you stick around as there is more goodness to come.
I also received some beautiful feedback on the podcast in the lead up to the recording of this episode. I appreciate every single person who takes the time each week to have me in their ears - it means the world to me that what I share is having such a positive impact on your business and your life.
Here’s to the next 100!
xx
Episodes shared today:
Abbie White - Episode 20
Shelly Horton - Episode 80
Felicity Zadro - Episode 71
Leanne Hasting - Episode 66
Laura Macleod - Episode 58
Lise & Sarah - Episode 90
Dr Kristy Goodwin - Episode 95
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Where are you making things harder than they need to be?
Are you one of the (many) people who thinks if something feels too easy then there must be something wrong?
Having seen the inner workings of 100s of businesses, I could fill a book with examples of overcomplicated business ideas that went horribly wrong. Ideas that when put in practice made life way more complicated than it needed to be.
But I could fill another BIGGER book of simple ideas that went right.
Overly complicated businesses inevitably lead to burnt out business owners.
Let’s stop all the time, money and energy leaks by looking at where you can simplify your business.
Read my blog on The February Freakout
Listen to Episode 45: The February Freakout
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There are some really shocking statistics around women and money. The sad truth is that many of us lack vital knowledge and skill when it comes to managing money and building wealth.
This does not only apply to those of us running a business.
Often it’s a case of we don’t know what we don’t know. It can feel overwhelming to figure out on our own. So we don’t and live in blissful ignorance until something terrible happens and we have to deal with it.
In this episode I am introducing you to one of my amazing clients, Molly Benjamin, founder of Ladies Finance Club. Molly has made it her business to educate women of all ages and stages of life about finance and she is here to share some great tips to help us manage our money. I love how Molly and Ladies Finance Club make money matters fun, inclusive and empowering.
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Purchase Molly’s book Girls Just Wanna Have Funds here
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There are endless opportunities that we could pursue as business owners.
But we don’t need to catch every ball that is thrown at us.
Every opportunity comes at a cost - time, resources, money and most importantly - energy!
It might be the best looking or sounding idea on paper. It might even appear good for business, but is it good for you?
How do you know?
In today’s episode, I am sharing some advice on how you can identify what a good opportunity is for you and how to get comfortable saying “no” to what isn’t.
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As small business owners, we don’t always have big budgets for marketing. With social media organic reach dwindling and the cost of digital ads increasing, we need to consider other tactics to get noticed by new clients and stay top of mind with our existing ones.
Becoming our own publicist and getting free media exposure is a great way to boost your business and it won’t cost you a cent. The value of great press can be worth thousands in terms of business opportunities so it is well worth the effort.
But how do we do it? What’s the magic formula?
My guest in this episode is Liz Nable, a former TV journalist turned entrepreneur. Like so many business owners, Liz had no formal business training when we started out. What she did have was a ton of media skills which she used to turn little-known brand fitness brand, Xtend Barre, into a household name here in Australia.
Liz now teaches other business owners how to be their own publicist - to seek, get and leverage media exposure to drive growth in their business and she is sharing her secrets with us today.
She dispels the myth that getting media coverage is illusive or exclusive to people with a high-profile. She removes all the smoke and mirrors to show us what action we can take to boost our business.
Join Liz's Media Masters Academy here
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Do you find it hard to focus? Wonder where your time goes each day? Worried you might be suffering with toxic tech-habits?
You are not alone.
My guest in this episode is, Dr Kristy Goodwin - a digital wellbeing and neuro productivity speaker, author and researcher. Dr Kristy's work shows us how we can use technology in ways that are aligned to our neurobiology - the way our brains and bodies are designed to work.
As you will hear in our chat today, Dr Kristy does not advocate for digital amputation, cancelling our Netflix subscriptions or never going on social media again.
Instead she gives practical strategies to eradicate our unhelpful digital habits and replace them with new ones that will improve not only our performance and productivity but our relationships, physical and mental wellbeing.
Kristy's new book “Dear Digital, We Need to Talk” is available now.
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As business owners we can have the tendency to go looking for solutions to our “problems” in all the wrong places. There is a lot of noise out there about what we should and shouldn’t be doing - it can be really hard to know our own minds.
But what if we had the tools to tap into and trust our own inner knowing? To get out of our heads and really listen to what our heart is telling us?
My guest today is Helen Jacobs - a renowned psychic who followed her own heart by quitting her successful PR career to support thousands of people all over the world through her work as a medium.
She has published her third book ‘Follow Your Heart’ - the practical and inspiring guide to tuning into what you really want, and how to work with the Universe to make it happen.
In this episode, Helen shares tools and insights we can use in our own lives. She believes everyone, not just psychics like her, is intuitive and it is that intuition that can help us live the life we dreamed of if we tap into it.
You can purchase Helen’s book 'Follow Your Heart'
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Happy New Year to you and welcome to the first official episode of Your Business Boost for 2023.
In today’s episode, I talk through how I started my year very differently this year and the benefits of the slower start.
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I’ve spoken openly about my depletion at the end of last year and I have made a vow to take better care of myself this year. I know I’m not the only one who ended the year with an empty tank so perhaps you are on a similar mission? We can start the year with good intentions but once real life kicks in either later this month, those intentions can fall away.
How can we be better at prioritising our health and well-being this year?
My guest today, Dr Kellie Rose, is here to help. Dr Kellie runs a thriving executive health coaching business, where she empowers, inspires and supports women in business to perform, lead and succeed through the science of wellbeing.
It was Kellie’s personal experience of debilitating burnout several years ago that led her on a mission to prevent other women from experiencing burnout like she did.
Dr Kellie is a wealth of information and she has some really easily implementable tips for you. So if you finished up 2022 feeling pretty ordinary, you are going to get so much from my chat with Dr Kellie.
Resources:
Dr. Kellie Rose
Connect on LinkedIn
Instagram: @drkellierose
Event - Trilogy of Wellbeing for Women in Leadership (individuals)
Event - IWD 2023 Cracking the Code of High-Performance for Women in Leadership (organisations)
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When my marriage ended 5 years ago, I actively sought out other women who had been through a similar experience. I found comfort in their stories and soaked up their learnings to give me hope that there was in fact Life After Divorce.
One of those women was Cathrine Mahoney and I am thrilled to have her as my guest in this episode.
Cathrine is a former publicist and author of the most hilarious book ‘Currently Between Husbands’.
As a self-confessed over-sharer, this book is a warts-and-all look at her whole life – from her early crushes growing up in Wales, to her years working with some of the world's biggest stars at Sony Music, the end of her marriage to one of the country’s highest profile sports stars to navigating life and love as a ‘solo’ mum, and everything in between.
It’s like Bridget Jones’ Divorce Diary and is proof that there is life, love and plenty of laughter after divorce.
So if you or anyone you care about is going through a tough time at the moment, you will find great hope and lots of laughs in my chat with Cathrine Mahoney.
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Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills (aka 'Those Two Girls') are the girlfriends we wish we had in our gang. These besties are hugely successful media personalities, hosting hit local and national radio shows for years as well as being in-demand speakers & MCs.
When they turned 40, they launched the other must-listen-on-a-Monday podcast called Forty where they celebrate the life lessons and stories of popular and everyday women in their forties.
In 2022 they published their first book Forty Favours the Brave and it is hands down one of my books of the year - possibly ever.
The book follows the same theme as the podcast - the girls and other women from all walks of life, share insightful tales about entering their forties and beyond: things they wish they'd known, relationship changes, heartbreaks survived, confidence gained and the joy of life in its second act.
It was such a treat to sit down and talk to the girls about the book, their friendship and life in their 40s. They are generous with all that they share and utterly hilarious so strap yourself in for my chat with Lise and Sarah.
Enjoy x
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It’s time to rest.
You can’t be “on” all year long. 52 weeks of go, go, go will break you - as it has broken many women in my world this year.
It’s time to hit that pause button and recalibrate after your massive year.
Here are some tips to make your break as restful and restorative as possible.
You may also like to go back to listen to Ep 83 - Holiday Proof Your Business
Read Dr Adam Fraser's article on the importance of rest here
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In this episode I share my five big business learnings from what turned out to be a roller-coaster of a year for me.
It has been a year of high-highs and some pretty ordinary lows - all of which have had an impact on both my business and my life.
But it’s always in the unpredictability and chaos where we gain the biggest learnings and today I am sharing mine.
I have also put together something special to help you wrap up your year - to reflect on your amazing achievements, celebrate your successes, gather your learnings and set your intentions for 2023.
Check it out at https://www.michellebroadbent.com.au/reset
Listen to Episode 55 – Retreat for One
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I love reading. Sharing and receiving a great book recommendation always gives me a boost.
Given that Christmas is round the corner, I thought it was the perfect time to share my Books of the Year so you had some goodies to add to your Wish List or to give you some gift inspiration for the special people in your life.
The books featured in this episode are:
That Will Never Work - Marc Randolph
Stolen Focus - Johann Hari
The Road Less Stupid - Keith Cunningham
The Gap & The Gain - Dan Sullivan
Forty Favours the Brave - Lise Carlaw & Sarah Wills
The Soulmate - Sally Hepworth
Exiles - Jane Harper
I would LOVE to know, what’s been your Book of the Year this year?
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The biggest lesson that every business owner learned when Covid hit back in March 2020 was that you can not rely on one source of revenue. Putting all your eggs in one basket is a risky strategy for business growth.
In this episode, I take you through 10 different ways you could consider delivering your services to make them more accessible and appealing to current and potential clients.
This is not a shopping list of all the things that you need to be doing to have a successful business. This is not the Fastrack to your First Million. In fact, some of these revenue streams may cost you money in the short term. But they are going to have a positive impact on your business in other ways.
I want to get you thinking - before you start your planning for next year- what you could do, not what you should do in order to boost your business.
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You are in the driver's seat of your life. You have chosen to run your own business and that gives you even more power than regular folk to create a life that you love.
But what are you doing about it?
In the day-to-day grind it’s easy to slip into reactive mode and to lose sight of this. Before you know it, a month or three months or even a year has gone by before you pause to consider the woman you have become.
So before you get stuck into making plans for next year, pause and contemplate:
Who do you want to be in 2023?
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My mission is to make running a business as pain free as possible. I love to uncomplicate the complicated and I’m a sucker for anything that can shrink a ten step process down to a couple of steps and get the same or even better outcome.
My guest in this episode is Marissa Roberts - a busy mum and business owner who only works 2 hours a day - that’s right, 2 hours! She loves helping other women simplify their businesses and their lives so they too can work less and enjoy life more.
She has some gold to share with you in this episode, including:
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How Marissa was able to simplify her business and life by working just 10 hours a week
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The tools and systems Marissa uses to automate her business and save her precious time
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How she utilises her website Contact Page to her reduce the number of emails she receives
Marissa also has some great book recommendations for you so make sure you listen out for them towards the end of the episode.
Resources:
Book recommendations:
‘Chill & Prosper’ byDenise Duffield-Thomas
‘Unrestricted’ byTammy Guest
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We know the importance of rest but as business owners, taking a proper break is often easier said than done.
In this episode, I am talking you through the necessary steps to prepare for a relaxing break this year, even if you're a solopreneur.
You will learn:
- The importance of taking regular breaks throughout the year, not just at Christmas.
- How to prepare your business and communicate your plans to key people before taking a break.
- The brilliance of batching work in advance.
- Why you need to be setting realistic expectations for yourself and others while you are on holiday.
"The only person who can make this happen is you."
These tips will help you prepare for and make the most of your holiday. You might be a bit hesitant to pre-plan but trust me, it's worth it and you will be thanking yourself for that preparation come year end.
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Would you like to boost your business by showcasing your expertise and getting paid to speak?
Jaimie Abbott is an award-winning media professional and international keynote speaker. She spent two decades working as a radio and TV journalist, a political media advisor and the managing director of her own public speaking and media training company. She's also the Communications advisor for the Royal Australian Air Force and she was an elected councilor in Port Stephens in NSW up until last year.
In this episode, Jaimie shares her tips on how to build confidence, charisma, and get paid to share your expertise as a speaker.
We cover:
- The use of storytelling to engage your audience
- The importance of focusing on one main message
- The speaking fee Jaimie boldly asked for - and received!
- Building confidence and overcoming the fear of rejection
- Why a seasoned speaker like Jaimie had a block around going live on Instagram
- The tools every speaker should have in their toolkit
"You are never ready. You will never be ready. People say, I'm not ready, I'm not ready. Well, when are you going to be ready? You have to do it to get over that fear."
This episode is full of tips to help you step into the spotlight and share your brilliance with a wider audience through public speaking
Resources:
Join Jaimie’s Paid to Speak program and receive a free 1-1 coaching session https://www.jaimieabbott.com.au/paidtospeak
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Instagram: @jaimieabbottcomms
Website
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Wouldn't you love to head into the weekend feeling accomplished with everything ticked off your To Do list? To be able to switch out of work-mode over the weekend and start the new week feeling on top of everything?
It is possible but it hinges on how we wrap up the week before.
In this episode I walk you through the steps I take to wrap up my week so I am not cramming five days worth of work into the final few hours.
I share how I clear the decks as I head into the weekend, make space for Friday Fun Time AND set myself up to start the week ahead with a bang.
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When you hear the word menopause, you may think it’s something that happens when you become an “old lady”.
I didn’t realise until it was way too late that menopause is just a date. It’s perimenopause which can last up to 10 years before you go through menopause that has the wildest impact on us as women and it’s something that rarely been talked about until now.
As a typical listener of this podcast, statistically you may already be in perimenopause (or not too far off). There is no avoiding the impact it will have on your health, your relationships, your ability to run your business, your confidence. It’s monumental.
This month is Menopause Month, I thought it would be perfect timing to have a chat with proud Peri-warrior Shelly Horton on to have a chat. Shelly is a journalist, TV presenter, keynote speaker, MC, she runs her own business - ShellShocked Media.
Shelly and I have a really open, honest discussion about the impact of perimenopause on her life and her ability to build her business, what prompted her to start sharing her experience and what has happened as a result of her sharing.
We also talk about what action needs to be taken in our workplaces and Shelly and her bestie Dr Ginni Mansberg have created Don't Sweat It, an online program about managing and supporting perimenopause and menopause in the workplace.
You can see from the episode duration that this is a long one but it is incredibly valuable as every woman will go through this.
Trigger warning: miscarriage, divorce, depression and suicidal thoughts.
*Neither Shelly or Michelle are medical professionals. The material discussed is for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Please seek advice from a medical professional. And if you are not getting the help you seek, contact HERE
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With the final quarter of the year underway, we can feel the end of the year rapidly approaching. It is easy to think “oh I’ll just leave that (“AMAZING PLAN”) until next year. But there is still plenty of time to make an impact.
In this episode I share five steps you can take this week to ensure you finish 2022 on a high.
Don’t limp to the end of the year a strung out mess!
This is the fun part of the year, you want to be able to enjoy it while continuing to build your incredible business. It is possible and today I will show you how.
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I have supported many talented service providers over the last 6 years and a common struggle among most of these women is productising their expertise.
It’s one thing to deliver their brilliance in a 1:1 way but it’s something else developing their expert framework and building a product offering off the back of it. It’s not for everyone but it is an ideal way of positioning yourself as an industry expert or thought leader.
Today I am going to introduce you to one of my clients who has done just that while we have worked together.
Sharon Darmody is an organisational consultant and mediator, specialising in Workplace Health and Wellbeing. With more than 25 years experience, Sharon has seen what has worked and what hasn’t in our workplaces.
Sharon is using her voice to offer a new work order - one that focuses on employee wellbeing. Right now, work is not working so Sharon created her MAGIC framework to empower teams and individuals to create a roadmap out of this broken way of working and make work work again.
Sharon is a mum, wife and owner of a busy, thriving business and the most perfect woman to have as a client because she does the work. She is an information gatherer but she doesn’t just get that information - she takes action. She came to me with a goal that she had already committed to - to publish a book in 2023 - and that is exactly what is happening.
I have been very privileged to support Sharon and I really enjoyed our chat today where she not only shares her journey to creating her framework, building her personal brand and writing her book but she also gives us important insights into how we can thrive in our own workplaces.
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With school and public holidays on the calendar right now, I thought it was timely to share what I have been enjoying watching, reading and listening to if you are looking for some inspiration.
WATCHING:
Welcome to Wrexham (Disney Plus)
Uncoupled (Netflix)
The Dry (SBS on Demand)
READING:
Cassandra Speaks by Elizabeth Lesser
Currently Between Husbands by Cathrine Mahoney
Vanity Fair Diaries by Tina Brown
LISTENING:
Goop Podcast with Esther Blum on Balancing Hormones. Integrative Dietician & menopause expert
Goop Podcast with Becky Kenney on conscious parenting
Separate Bathrooms podcast - Cameron Daddo & Alison Brae
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Every year I set goals for myself and my business and one of my goals for 2022 was to secure my own office space. A space that was reflective of me and my business and the service that I provide to my clients.
In May, I achieved that goal and moved into my very own office.
In this episode, I share the story behind why I felt it was so important for me to do this and the surprising (and not so surprising) impact it has had on my business.
I talk about what it felt like to take the plunge and make this investment in my business, what it has done for my productivity and how it has made me feel about myself and the way I deliver my service to my clients.
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When you hear the words “strong visual brand”, many people think of a gorgeous Instagram grid. But it’s so much more than that. It depicts your mission and values visually and is so important in attracting the right customers for your business.
You can have the most incredible service or product but it can be compromised by a sub-par visual brand.
My guest in this episode is Sandra Chau - a stylist and creative director who connects brands to their customers by elevating their imagery in new and exciting ways. She has directed and styled campaigns for luxury brands all over the world and is the founder of the School of Visual Branding where she teaches entrepreneurs how to grow their online brands and increase their profit using visual strategy.
Known and respected for her minimalist design aesthetic, Sandra takes a thoughtful and intentional approach to design. She believes that defined visual branding should awaken the very heart of your mission, value, and legacy as a brand, and is passionate about teaching and sharing this.
In our chat, Sandra shares great tips on standing out, keeping things simple and some absolute gold around preparing for photo shoots.
She also has a really beautiful recommendation to boost our businesses and lives at the end of our conversation so make sure you stick around to the end for that.
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My guest is someone who has stepped out from behind big brands to creating a brand of her own. Natalie Coulson is a content marketer with a passion for personal branding. She helps small business owners promote themselves more confidently.
Starting out working for big brands, Natalie had to get used to being the brand and admits that this is not always easy. But as someone who has travelled this path personally - she knows exactly what it feels like, what works and what doesn’t so she is able to share this with her clients and she is sharing her insights with us today.
She talks about the importance of sharing our lived experiences and how that sets us apart, and really standing for something and not "being beige".
Nat learnt the hard way that people pleasing and burning the candle at both ends was not the ticket to success - it led to burn out for her and she speaks very openly about how she manages your mental health alongside her role as a business owner, parent and partner.
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September is a time of year when lots of businesses dial up their marketing and promotional activity in preparation for all the upcoming holidays. It’s one of the most popular times for launching new products and services.
If you are heading into promo mode, it means that there are going to be more people looking at you - so I want to make you feel like you are able to put your very best business-self forward.
I am sharing my tips to Get Your House in order - to give your business a refresh so you are prepared to accommodate extra eyes on you and the growth that will happen from that.
This episode is very tactical so I have captured everything in a checklist which you can download at michellebroadbent.online/audit
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With so many services vying for people’s attention, as business owners - now more than ever - we need to be able to clearly communicate with our clients and potential clients so that we can cut through all the noise.
My guest today is Nadine Nethery, founder of CAN DO! Content and one of her superpowers is her ability to create copy that provides this cut through.
Nadine shares her most valuable insights around truly getting to know our audience being key to creating copy to attract, delight and retain those dream customers. She gives us the actions we can take to do this - in a painless way!
So, if you are on a mission to build genuine connections to drive sales and boost your business, you are going to enjoy my chat with Nadine.
Connect with Nadine:
CAN DO! Content
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Link to Nadine’s Audience Success Formula
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My guest today is celebrating 15 years in business… 15!!! When you consider how many businesses don’t even make it through the first year, this is absolutely something to be celebrated.
Felicity Zadro is the founder of Zadro Agency which is an integrated communications agency. In this interview, Felicity generously shares the highs and lows of her 15 years in business. The things she did at the beginning and at every stage of growth - what worked, and what didn’t.
She has worked hard to build up her business and has had incredible success, working with amazing clients and winning awards as well as dealt with some crushing lows including the decimation of her client base in the wake of covid.
Some of the secrets to Felicity’s longevity are consistency, not sweating the small stuff and fostering a strong team culture. She attracts rockstars and she lets them shine and is proof that it’s possible to build a great business with great people by your side.
I absolutely loved this chat and I know you will too.
Zadro Agency
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Felicity’s Recommendation - Zadro University
Book: ‘Cassandra Speaks - When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes’ by Elizabeth Lesser
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This week I am answering listener questions. These episodes are so much fun for me to do and I am thankful to those listeners who sent through their questions.
In this Q&A episode, I share:
The most impactful thing I have done for my business
What advice I would give around niching in your business
My updated website
My favourite podcast guest (spoiler alert: I couldn’t pick one!)
My trip to Uluru
What I’m reading right now
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I love a business origin story. I am fascinated about how they got to be doing what they are doing now and what prompted them to take that leap into running a business.
My guest in this episode has a very special story. Melissa Reader is the CEO at The Violet Initiative, a not-for-profit organisation, providing information and support to help us navigate the last stages of life, and the grief and loss that accompanies it. They focus on the needs of family members, caregivers and friends, so that they can be better prepared and supported to help those they love to die well.
It was the death of her husband that led Melissa to this important work. At the time, she lacked the necessary support to navigate such a tumultuous time. Her failing to adequately prepare led to much pain and a deep sense of regret and she wanted to prevent as many people as possible from feeling the way that she did. And this is what led her to this important work.
Now if you think that this episode is going to be depressing, please don’t. I wanted to shine a spotlight on this incredible organisation and the woman who runs it as well as provide you with valuable information on how you can care for yourself, your team members and your business while dealing with grief.
Melissa’s recommendation: Listen: How to Find the Words for Tender Conversations by Dr Kathryn Mannix
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Starting a business has never been easier but keeping one going is a daily challenge. But if it was easy everyone would be doing it, right?
It takes courage to show up day in and day out, most of the time without a clue what you are doing. The higher you climb, the more visible you are, the stakes feel higher. Feelings of inadequacy or incompetence take control.
You’ve felt it, haven’t you?
You second guess everything, start comparing yourself to others. That negative internal dialogue takes over. The wheels spin, panic sets in and this is often when you make some not-so-great decisions that feed this cycle of overwhelm. And the growth stops.
Now you might be feeling this right now and thinking that you are the only one - but you are not. It is perfectly common to question yourself.
Today I am sharing some tools you can use when uncertainty strikes - when you feel like you don’t know what the hell you are doing. And, yes, that may feel like most of the time!!! These are going to help stop the wheels from spinning and remind you just how ah-mazing you are.
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Everyone’s version of success is different.
For some, it’s hitting that magical 6 or 7 figure revenue figure For others it’s being able to work a 4 day week For you it might be working around the needs of your family Or to be able to take the summer off every year.
I love shining a spotlight on clever, capable women who are succeeding on their terms and kicking massive goals in their business and that is what I am doing in this episode.
Julia Jones is a trainer and author with over 15 years of experience in postpartum care. Julia has trained almost 2000 postpartum professionals in over 60 different countries worldwide with her online course the Newborn Mothers Collective.
In our chat, Julia generously takes us inside her business and how she has grown it to what it is today. We cover: Building her incredible community How she shows up and serves community so well Sticking to a niche and being successful doing so How she stepped out of her business for 6 months and it continued to function without her Her passion and purpose which is the driving force behind everything she does
Whatever your version of success is, you are going to feel inspired after listening to this episode.
CONNECT WITH JULIA: Instagram: @newbornmothers Facebook: @newbornmothers Website: www.newbornmothers.com
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You may have come to the realisation that to grow your business, you can’t do everything yourself. But bringing people onboard does mean that you need to deal with the seemingly complex world of HR.
Instead of fumbling your way through and making it up as you go (no, you are not the only one!!), my guest, Leanne Hasting, is here to help.
Leanne is the founder of Leanna J Consulting and is the Go-To HR support for busy small business owners and leading not-for-profits.
She makes HR easy to understand for her clients - and us - helping create productive, people-centred, compliant, genuinely happy workplaces. Leanne is also a sought-after mentor for first-time managers and business owners who want to step into a leadership role with confidence and she has some great advice around this for us in this episode. Leanne is honest, generous and completely non-judgemental. She also has a completely hilarious life boost for us so make sure you stick around till the end for that.
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Are you set for the new financial year?
Today I am sharing my 3 Step Reset so you can start off on the front foot this month:
Reflect
Project
Protect
Put yourself in supercharge mode for the new financial year. Let’s go!
Share with me the action you are going to take after listening to this episode. You can email me at michelle@michellebroadbent.com.au
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What are you so busy doing??
I have been consciously trying to avoid using the word “Busy” because, let’s face it, we are ALL busy and it’s BORING to talk about how busy we are all the time isn’t it??
Yet “busy” has become a default answer whenever we are asked “How are you?”
My guest in this episode is leadership coach Julie Hyde. Julie’s mission is for us to elevate our thinking around what keeps us “busy” and the importance of living and leading with intention.
Julie drops loads of gold in this conversation. My favourite quote of her’s was “we can’t lead others until you can lead yourself”. Boom!.
Julie also generously shares a personal story that illustrates exactly why it is so important for us to fill our time with meaningful, purposeful activities.
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Julie’s Meditation app recommendation: One Giant Mind
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With the end of financial year rapidly approaching, this is the time of year when business owners go into panic-mode. There is lots of scrambling around to do all the outstanding work required to wrap up the financial year and fulfil your obligations to the tax department, your team, your customers and suppliers.
What if it didn’t need to be so overwhelming every year?
In this episode, I share the actions I take on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis to make the finance function pain-free all year round.
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My guest in this episode is the video ninja herself, Rebecca Saunders. Rebecca works with business leaders, course creators and speakers to make their impact on the world through video.
Video is something that is becoming increasingly important and Rebecca’s superpower is making showing up on camera manageable and uncomplicated.
In this episode, she shares her wisdom with us - all of it focused on saving us time, money, removing the stress and overcoming our camera fears.
After listening to our chat, you are going to feel more confident about creating content that is authentic to you and aligns with your business objectives.
Rebecca’s Life Boost recommendation: A Repurposed Life by Ronni Kahn
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It can feel a little like the world of Facebook ads is a mystery. It’s an ever changing landscape and a source of frustration for many small business owners.
Today’s guest is Stacey Hughes - a digital ads expert and she is here to demystify the world of Facebook ads for us. Stacey helps small business owners boost brand awareness and attract more clients with attention-getting digital ads that deliver clicks, leads and ultimately, sales.
In this episode, Stacey shares some actionable advice that we can implement right away to start attracting new customers into our world.
‘You can slowly build up an organic audience, or you can fast-track your results with clever, targeted ads campaigns,’ says Stacey. ‘I want business owners to learn from the mistakes I’ve made and fast-track their success, sell-out their courses and build the business of their dreams.’
You can connect with Stacey here
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Many of the women building their businesses that I speak to tell me they love the idea of providing a rock star experience to their clients, but fall short because they don’t have the time.
I’m going to let you in on a little secret - lots of those “personal” touches are not done by the service provider. Many elements of that supreme service are provided by their support team.
What could you imagine getting someone to help you with?
In this episode I share some ideas for parts of the customer experience you could outsource in your business.
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As service providers, we want to ensure that our service is delivered in a way that has our clients coming back for more. We want them to feel like they have had the best experience possible and become our raving fans.
Too many business owners spend a great deal of time, money and energy on getting customers through the door but sadly don’t put as much effort into keeping them.
So today I am sharing some tips for how you can make sure your customer journey is truly representative of you and your business and where you could make some small changes to really elevate their experience.
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This week’s guest is multi-award winning hairdresser and highly acclaimed national educator, Laura Macleod. Just over four years ago, Laura exited her successful, seven-figure business to pursue her true love - educating, mentoring and training salon owners and their teams.
Laura is a champion for her industry and is her clients’ biggest cheerleader. With emphasis in the digital space on “building a community”, Laura has built hers without a digital platform. The secret ingredient? Providing exceptional service. She is heavily invested in her community and they love her for it. Seriously, their loyalty to her is akin to Tay Tay’s Swifties.
In our chat, we talked about the value and importance of service, how she supported her community through the horror show that has been the last 2 years, how important it is for the helpers to have helpers and much more.
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As business owners, it is natural for us to look externally for examples of ways of doing things better or differently. If there is something new we want to do, we look for examples around us of people who are doing what we want to do.
When I have conversations with women around boundaries or getting support in their businesses, their blocks come from the fact that they don’t have those examples of what is possible.
Did you know there are people watching you right now that you don’t even know are watching you?
In today’s podcast, I talk about being the example. About showing the women around us that success doesn’t have to mean burnout, late nights and a strung-out version of you.
We can be the circuit breakers and show others that there is other, better, more sustainable ways to live our lives.
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One of the qualities that I most admire in women who are at the top of their game is generosity.
Usually, I find it's the women who had to work really, really hard to get to where they are who tend to retain their generous spirit when they reach the top. It’s like they never forget where they came from, no matter how big their teams and their bank accounts become.
Today’s guest is one of those generous leaders.
Sharon Williams is CEO and founder of Taurus Marketing. She is an international marketer, PR strategist, speaker, entrepreneur and media commentator.
Sharon is passionate about empowering, educating, educating and inspiring others.
She created her mentoring program TaurusAcademy© for interns, graduates and members of her team. The support that she provides people through this program, even after they leave her employ, is next level.
I love sharing business success stories and I hope that you will be inspired by Sharon’s.
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Today, I talk about the importance of scheduling in circuit breakers - making space to remove ourselves from our regular responsibilities and surroundings. How restorative this time is and how it inspires limitless, blue-sky thinking.
I have just returned from the most wonderful circuit breaker - my Business Retreat for One.
This is a non-negotiable practice that I have been doing each quarter since I started my business. It’s looked different over that time depending on the season of life, business, budget, lockdowns, etc.
You can do this too. I’m sharing how I make it work in my life and what I do while I’m away so you can identify elements to bring into your own life.
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It’s been a while since I did a Life Boost episode - where I share the things which given my life a boost. With Easter upon us, I thought it was good timing to share what I’ve been reading, watching and listening to in case you are looking for inspiration to while away some hours this long weekend.
I would love to hear your recommendations too. Share them on Instagram or email me with your faves so I can add them to my list.
Happy listening!
RECOMMENDATIONS: The Younger Wife - Sally Hepworth https://www.amazon.com.au/Younger-Wife-Sally-Hepworth/dp/1760784982/ref=asc_df_1760784982/?tag=googleshopdsk-22&linkCode=df0&hvadid=463581824762&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7924438709397890275&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9071826&hvtargid=pla-1387415844221&psc=1 The Mother In Law - Sally Hepworth https://www.amazon.com.au/Mother-Law-Sally-Hepworth/dp/1760988014/ref=pd_sbs_sccl_3/358-9820247-6076814?pd_rd_w=RszyO&pf_rd_p=2ea63d53-554c-4def-9e88-56ee4bd0fbe9&pf_rd_r=M9WXA5SAKEXDXMS8CK8C&pd_rd_r=5131e2d6-0569-40a0-b81c-c0e768d47044&pd_rd_wg=hmucb&pd_rd_i=1760988014&psc=1 Again Rachel - Marian Keyes https://www.amazon.com.au/Again-Rachel-unmissable-heart-breaking-bestseller/dp/0241441137/ref=asc_df_0241441137/?tag=googleshopdsk-22&linkCode=df0&hvadid=530139359446&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2558369240509428265&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9071826&hvtargid=pla-1407916990986&psc=1 The Audacity - Katherine Ryan https://www.amazon.com.au/Audacity-first-superstar-comedian-Katherine/dp/1788703987
Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis (Netflix) Bridgeton (Netflix) The Dropout (Disney Plus) The Teacher (ABC iview) Million Dollar Listing (Netflix) Location Location Location (Lifestyle Channel)
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It’s been a while since I did a Life Boost episode - where I share the things which given my life a boost. With Easter upon us, I thought it was good timing to share what I’ve been reading, watching and listening to in case you are looking for inspiration to while away some hours this long weekend.
I would love to hear your recommendations too. Share them on Instagram or email me with your faves so I can add them to my list.
Happy listening!
RECOMMENDATIONS: The Younger Wife - Sally Hepworth The Mother In Law - Sally Hepworth Again Rachel - Marian Keyes The Audacity - Katherine Ryan Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis (Netflix) Bridgeton (Netflix) The Dropout (Disney Plus) The Teacher (ABC iview) Million Dollar Listing (Netflix) Location Location Location (Lifestyle Channel)
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We get told as we are building our businesses that “those who market well win”. Sadly, there are way too many talented service providers struggling to grow their businesses as they are not born marketers.
If you are someone who finds doing marketing activity overwhelming or put it in the Too Hard Basket, you are going to enjoy today’s action packed episode.
My guest, Jane Hillsdon, is the founder of Dragonfly Marketing and The How To Do Marketing Academy. She has supported hundreds of small business owners make good marketing decisions to ensure it delivers a healthy return on investment for their business.
What I love so much about Jane is her realistic and authentic approach to devising simple marketing strategies - strategies that identify and leverage opportunities, and most importantly, help achieve business goals. Because that is where all the activity should stem from - the goals of the business, not what all the cool kids are doing on social media.
Jane’s positivity and energy is infectious and you are going to walk away from our chat with bucket loads of tips to make marketing easy and do-able so make sure you have your notebook ready.
JANE’S RECOMMENDATION - 'This is Marketing' by Seth Godin
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As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2022, I know I can speak for a lot of us to say that the year may not have started quite as we imagined.
If you are feeling a little (or a lot) out of control, you are not alone. You don’t have to stay there. Instead of casting all your hopes aside, this is my invitation to you to Reflect and Reset.
In this episode I am going to give you insights to help you hit the reset button and take that next right step.
We are only a couple of months into the year. It is absolutely possible to take steps towards living the life of your dreams and today’s episode will help you do just that.
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My guest in this episode is a success by anyone’s standards.
Kate Toon is an award-winning entrepreneur, digital educator, straight-talking SEO and copywriting coach, author and podcaster, and a very entertaining and in-demand speaker. She has more than two decades of experience in all things advertising and content and her mission is to help other business humans create their own version of online success.
There were a tonne of things that Kate and I could have talked about - after all she is the Queen of SEO and Copywriting. But with the spirit of this podcast being about what it’s REALLY like to build a successful business, we both agreed to talk about being at the summit. The stories of the climb to get there and what happens when you reach the top.
Kate is a completely open book and speaks honestly about how she has built a successful business that has weathered many storms.
Hilarious and honest to the core, after listening to this conversation you are going to love Kate as much as I do.
Kate’s recommendation: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson
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This is Episode 50 of Your Business Boost and I thought it would be timely to share my learnings from publishing a podcast episode every week for the past year.
I’m going to take you behind the scenes and share how it all began, what I do myself and where I get help, how I plan my content (and I have a tool that can help you plan yours too), how I chose my guests + much, much more
I love being in your ears every week and I am so, so grateful that you have stuck with me for 50 episodes! I’ve got lots more to come over the next year and I appreciate you spending part of your week with me each week. Thank you xx
Details on my Quarterly Planning Day
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Are you the World’s Best Kept Secret?
I know so many talented women with the most fantastic service offering who will do anything to avoid actually telling anyone about it.
Maybe you’re one of them? Does the thought of “putting yourself out there” make you want to run and hide?
I would like you to meet Erin Huckle, founder of Chuckle Communications and my guest in this episode. Erin is in the business of shining the spotlight on others, helping the World’s Best Kept Secrets share their stories with confidence.
Erin takes the cringe-factor out of profile raising activity and shares some brilliant tools to make it as pain-free as possible for you. She has a great mindset shift if you struggle with the idea of “putting yourself out there” and she wraps up our chat with a really great life boost for you too.
GUEST PROFILE Erin Huckle, the founder of Chuckle Communications, is in the business of raising the profiles of her clients through proactive PR, amazing award entries and compelling written content. She works with small businesses and leaders, to find their voice and tell their stories.
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Why do systems freak people out so much?
I spend a lot of time supporting women as they are building their business and the ones who can grow quickly and sustainably have their systems locked and loaded.
Now I’m going to share a secret with you, many people make this way more complicated than it needs to be.
The most effective systems are the simple ones.
In this episode, I am sharing with you ways to make systemising your business simple and pain-free. AND I have a brilliant tool to help make it super easy to capture everything in one place.
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If you find yourself unable to “switch-off”, you are not alone.
If you find it difficult to concentrate, you are not alone.
If you find yourself switching from one task to another every 2 minutes, you are not alone.
If you are feeling exhausted at the end of a day of Zoom meetings, you are not alone.
Living in a digital age, none of this is our fault - but there is something we can do about it.
Today’s guest, Dr Kristy Goodwin is here to set the record straight about how and why our lives are so impacted by technology and what we can do to overcome digital depletion.
Kristy is a digital wellbeing and neuro-productivity speaker, author and researcher. Her superpower is decoding the neurobiology of peak performance in a digital age.
Kristy’s philosophy is not about throwing your laptop out the window, doing digital detoxes or never responding to another Zoom meeting request. Instead she is all about realistic, actionable solutions for us to build sustainable digital habits to improve our performance and function better in our lives. And that is what she is sharing with you today.
You are going to come away from this episode with some easy to use tools in your tool kit to deal with digital depletion and rescue your time.
Kristy’s book recommendation is:
Four Thousand Weeks - Embrace Your Limits. Change Your Life by: Oliver Burkeman
Connect with Kristy and soak up more of her wisdom at drkristygoodwin.com
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Free Beat Zoom-Fatigue masterclass and tip sheet can be accessed here.
Link to Dr Kristy’s eBook on Productivity Hacks
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Our everyday actions are what helps us to achieve our goals. Sadly, many people don't get there because they spend their days doing "work" that masquerades as Work, instead of the tasks that lead them to achieving their goals.
Your To Do list needs to reflect what is important to you. In this episode, I share my tips for Mastering your To Do List - how to make it work for you, so that it doesn't overwhelm you and you can so work most efficiently
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Something happens every year around this time and I call it The February Freakout.
It's at exactly this time of year that our wheels start to wobble - or fall off completely. That limitless feeling that you had in January starts to fade and you start questioning the brilliant ideas you had over the holidays. You abandon good intentions and big goals you set for yourself as real life gets in the way.
The impact of a quiet January might be impacting your business, the Christmas bills are coming in, client and family demands are starting to overwhelm you and panic sets in.
This is when my phone starts running hot from clients and former clients needing to be talked down off a ledge.
Hence The February Freakout.
Are you feeling it? If you are, you are not alone. This is happening to women all around you right now.
In this episode, I’m sharing some strategies that you can implement today to help ease your February Freakout.
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What would your Winning Week look like?
What would you spend your time doing? When would you do those things that are most important to you?
Or does the idea of having control over your own time feel completely alien to you?
In this episode, I share how it is absolutely possible for you to create your Winning Week.
Your Winning Week is the blueprint for accommodating time and space for all the important areas of your life, so you are not spending your time in reactive mode.
You CAN put yourself in the driver's seat of your life and be the boss of your time this year.
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As we are about to kick off another school year, those of us who balance business building and child-raising contemplate how we are going to make it work this year.
My guest is one of my oldest work-mates, Lisa Byrne. Lisa is an eCommerce mentor and mum of two. Before either of us were mums or business owners, we worked together in the crazy world of kids television.
Lisa runs a successful, profitable business providing a service that people are lining up for. She has a tonne of satisfied clients and is fulfilled by the work she does.
But Lisa is super transparent about how tough she finds it to balance her parental responsibilities with business building. In a world full of smoke and mirrors and curated, Insta-worthy moments, Lisa’s openness is refreshing.
In our chat, Lisa shares the biggest challenges and learnings from building a business while raising a family. If you wonder how it’s possible to balance both business building and family, you are going to enjoy this episode.
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Are you ready to dive into 2022?
Are you a goal setter? A visualiser? A planner? Do you wish you were but not sure where to start? You are not alone, many people struggle with this.
In this episode, we explore the most powerful question you can ask yourself before you start putting plans in place for the year ahead - what do YOU want to do in 2022?
It doesn't matter what process or tools you use to capture your goals and plans. You can stick them on a spreadsheet or on a gorgeous vision board on your wall but none of it is worth anything if you are not being true to yourself.
Are you making plans for what you want to do, or what you think you should be doing?
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The New Years’ festivities are over and hopefully you have enjoyed a lovely break. Often we can get clarity on big life decisions when we take a break from our regular life. There are a LOT more women who are ready for change this year
My guest today, Bec Sands is someone who has supported many professional women as they have taken big career leaps and she is here to share her wisdom with you.
As a career pivot coach and personal branding specialist, Bec helps professional women pivot into aligned, fulfilling, careers and businesses. She supports them to build personal brands that enable them to scale their income, do work that aligns with their values, and land incredible opportunities that help them grow.
I wanted you to meet Bec as there is much talk of the Great Resignation this year and, whether you believe it or not, I thought Bec would be a great person to chat about this with if you are secretly (or not so secretly) one of the women looking to make a change.
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The "new year, new you" thing gets thrown around a lot at this time of year. My guest today is here to help dispel a few myths and help us women take better care of ourselves in 2022.
Angelique Clark is an advanced sports dietitian, performance nutritionist, exercise physiologist and active mum boss! She’s spent more than 15 years working with elite female athletes and celebrities for transformation campaigns. She is now firmly focused on helping women over 35 uncomplicate nutrition and enabling them to lead the high performing lifestyle they deserve.
Amen to that!
You are going to love my chat with Ange today because she is giving actionable advice - including things you can do right now that does not involve you signing up for another New Year Quick Fix regime that is setting you up to fail and feel bad about yourself.
Links to connect with Ange
Visit www.angeliqueclark.com.au to get access to her Female Superfuel Recipe Book
Follow her on Insta @angeliqueclark_nutrition for practical, evidence-informed, nourishing advice for women to lead the high performing lifestyle they deserve.
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In today’s Life Boost episode, I am introducing you to Rosie McKay. Rosie is a personal stylist and Founder of My Virtual Stylist which is a platform that offers a range of in-person and virtual personal styling products.
I believe Rosie has magic powers when it comes to knowing what makes us look and feel fabulous. I wanted to share her wisdom with you if you are feeling ready for a style refresh for the new year.
Rosie is a huge believer in the power of building a personal style that elevates your mood and mindset, giving you the confidence to perform to your greatest potential. And this just oozes out of her in everything she does not just for herself and for her clients too.
In our chat Rosie shares tips on shopping the sales like a stylist. We also talk about wardrobe essentials, what to keep an eye out in terms of trends for next year and packing your perfect holiday wardrobe now that we are able to travel again.
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Welcome to my Summer Series - no business, just lots of content to give your life a boost as you have a rest over the summer holidays.
I have read A LOT this year so today I am sharing my top books of 2021.
It’s a bit of a blend of personal and professional development as well as some page-turning fiction perfect for long, relaxing days this summer.
What’s on your summer reading list? I LOVE a good book recommendation so tag me on instagram and let me know what you’re reading.
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Today I am taking you behind the scenes in my business and sharing with you the highs and lows - or the hits and bombs - of 2021.
In the spirit of keeping it real here on Your Business Boost, I’ve shared what worked, what didn’t and what my biggest learnings were.
I encourage you to do your own reflection process as we head towards the end of the year. It’s a great way to wrap up the year and get you set for the year ahead.
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My guest today is my client, Lorraine Murphy - serial entrepreneur, best selling author, speaker and mentor. We have worked together for more than 3 years now and she has been a big supporter of mine. She is someone who has given me so many of my “first” opportunities in my business - including being a podcast guest. Today I am turning the tables and interviewing her about her new book ‘Step Into You’.
The book - and this interview - couldn’t be more perfectly timed with a lot of us limping to the end of the year. If you are desperate to recharge, re-focus and stride into your best future, you are going to get SO much from my chat with Lorraine (and from her new book).
We cover purpose, energy management, masculine & feminine energy and Lorraine shares insights from her own life and those of the women in her world. She knows (and shows us) that it is possible to make epic, lasting changes - whatever your situation or life stage.
We also talk about how she managed to write her 4th book while caring for a newborn baby and she shares some great tips for aspiring writers.
And we share our mutual most-fave book of the moment - The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
If you are not already familiar with Lorraine’s work, you can find out more about her here
You can pre-order Step Into You here
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With the end of the year upon us, most of the women I’m talking to at the moment are completely exhausted. I have been mopping up the tears of many overwhelmed women who are limping to the finish line.
When we are in a state of overwhelm, it is really hard to figure out what the next right thing to do is.
In today’s episode, I am going to share some tools with you to use if you are feeling End-of-Year Overwhelm.
I will show you how to triage what is truly important, simplify the rest, reduce decision fatigue and tap into the things that bring you joy at, what should be, a wonderful time of year.
You may have heard the quote “When you are tired, learn to rest - not quit”. It’s almost time to rest. The tips I share in this episode will help you get there.
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I talk a lot about the importance of accountability as a business owner. You can only go so far on your own and having that outside perspective and support is a sure-fire way to help you level-up and grow your business.
All successful entrepreneurs are coached in some way - but choosing the right business coach can be quite a minefield. There are so many service providers out there offering the world so in today’s episode I am helping you cut-through the noise by sharing my tips on how to choose the right coach for you.
A good coach is worth their weight in gold and I am yet to meet anyone whose business hasn’t been better off with the right support in their business.
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One of the best business growth strategies for me has been being a guest on other peoples’ podcasts. 9/10 times when I ask people how they found me, they say it is because they heard me speak on a podcast or event.
Podcasts have exploded here in Australia but a lot of people don’t know how to approach a host about being a guest. What makes a good guest? How can I add the most value?
This week’s guest is Christina Lenkowski - a podcast pitch pro. She loves helping underrepresented speakers and authors step into the spotlight by being a guest on other people’s podcasts. I have brought her on today to share her wisdom so that you can feel comfortable being a podcast guest.
Podcasts are a great way for people to get to know, like and trust you without having met you. This has been the case in my experience and I hope after today’s episode you feel ready to step out of your comfort zone and give it a try.
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The Christmas merch is in the shops, our calendars are filling up with festive catch-ups and the end of the year is now in sight. In today’s episode, I am showing you how you can holiday-proof your business so you can take a restful break this year.
Taking these three simple steps now will enable you to step away and have a really well-earned break. We cannot sustain the lifestyle of 2021 and I will show you how it’s possible to recharge with the confidence that your business won’t be impacted by doing so.
Holidays are the perfect circuit breaker. The best ideas come to you when you give yourself space. You need to be well for your business to do well. So, boost your business - take a break this summer and enjoy – it’s been a long year for us all.
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Today’s guest is Tracey Mylecharane, my go-to for all things legal in mine and my clients’ businesses.
Tracey’s mission is to empower and educate us to prevent the pain of legal mishaps. Her superpower is demystifying all things legal for small business owners. In our chat, she shares advice on: Getting our legals in order - what we need to make sure we are covered from a legal standpoint What you need to keep an eye out for as your business grows How legals help us get paid in our business Protecting your IP and dealing with copycats What to do if things do go wrong
Tracey has some fantastic resources for you - you can connect with her via the links below.
Links: TMSolicitors Resources Getting Paid Made Easy Course Find ‘The Annual Legal Checklist’ here Follow @tmsolicitor on Instagram
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In this episode of ‘Your Business Boost’ podcast I sit down with financial expert, best-selling author and speaker, Mel Browne.
Mel and I have both seen first hand the pain that comes from not having your business finances in order. Mel acknowledges that there are so many reasons for this and she is here to change the narrative for women in business.
‘Most women are passion focused and find dealing with money uncomfortable. The money stories they hold for themselves also have a part to play. We may not realise we are carrying these money stories but, they are absolutely unconsciously keeping our business’ small.’
‘If you want a sustainable business it needs to be able to pay you’ says Mel.
Mel shares her top tips for becoming financially empowered and what incredible results you can achieve just by understanding your numbers.
She also shares her own business journey as an ‘accidental entrepreneur’ and we talk about the vital part that Mel’s ‘work-wife’ Lawsie has played in her story.
Mel is the author of four books; More Money for Shoes, Fabulous but Broke, the global best-seller Unf*ck your Finances and my most recent, Budgets Don't Work (But This Does). She has some amazing resources for you which can be found at: https://www.melissabrowne.com.au/yourbusinessboost
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This week I celebrate my business' 5th birthday and I am taking time to reflect on the biggest learnings from those 5 years. What I know now that I didn't know back when I started out. I am sharing my top 5 learnings with you today.
I want to thank you for supporting my business and listening to this podcast. It means the world to me - without you I would not have a business. I love getting feedback so please get in touch at michelle@michellebroadbent.com.au and share how this episode has helped you.
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One of the most difficult things for anyone to define is “What are you known for?” - that unique value that sets you apart from everyone else.
My guest, Nicole Hatherly’s superpower is unlocking this with the people she works with. She does this by aligning their vision, articulating their value and amplifying their voice to turn Invisible Experts into Thought Leaders.
Nicole is sharing the goods with us today - this episode is like a mini masterclass in unlocking your signature value to create real impact. She has some really valuable resources with you too. Enjoy!
Download your Signature Value Map here: https://bit.ly/Signature-Value-Map
Get all the tools to rebrand yourself with the Articulate Your Value Program here: https://bit.ly/articulate-your-value
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We can’t be what we can’t see and as business owners we are constantly on the lookout for women who have walked a path before us. What is it really like to build a long-term, sustainable business?
My guest today is Jen Dugard has done just that. She has been in business for more than 13 years and over this time her business has evolved enormously - from being a trainer to training other fitness professionals to build and scale businesses that align with their values.
Jen has done some things that many business owners have on the bucket list including that shift away from trading time for dollars, international expansion, and productising her offering to becoming a known brand.
This is a really honest chat about how all of those things came to be and it is going to show you just how much your business can (and should) evolve over its lifetime.
Connect with Jen: https://www.jendugard.com/ Instagram: @jendugard
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As we move into the final quarter of the calendar year, there is often a flurry of activity to ensure we “get it all done” before the end of the year.
In today’s episode, I am sharing some tips that you can implement right now to set yourself up for success and finish the year on a high.
For a detailed outline of my Quarterly Planning Process, go to Ep 15 of Your Business Boost podcast at www.michellebroadbent.com.au/podcast
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School holidays are upon us and many of us are facing two weeks of blending kid-wrangling with running a business.
In this episode, I am sharing tips to manage this time without feeling compromised - so that your business continues to function while you get to enjoy time with your children (no matter how much time that is).
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A common phenomenon that I see with the women I work with, my business buddies, my girlfriends and the other women in my life is that they are exhausted!
For my guest, Dr Ali Young, this phenomenon is all too familar. She is on a mission to help mum’s reclaim and reset their health and inject more joy into their days.
Ali is the founder of Unfck Motherhood - an online community and resource hub to support women all over the world to choose themselves.
In this episode, she shares really simple strategies for us to inject more nourishment, movement, connection and calm into our lives. If you are a women who is stretched thin across all the areas of your life - mother or not - you are going to love my chat with Dr Ali Young.
Ali’s Life Boost: Ben Crowe @mojocrowe
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Today’s guest is Hannah Statham, founder of Media Mortar, a content marketing agency based in Brisbane. Last year I had the privilege of supporting both Hannah and her husband Chris as they prepared their businesses for the arrival of their gorgeous daughter Penny.
In our chat Hannah talks about how she went about how she weaned herself off her business, setting it up to succeed without her and how she did it on her own terms. And succeed it did! But I will let Hannah share the wins with you herself.
Hannah has some fantastic tips and insights that she is sharing today. This is not just for parents-to-be - if you are ever going to have to step away from your business for a period of time, you are going to get so much from our chat.
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https://mediamortar.com.au/ Instagram: @hannahstatham
Link to Hannah’s Recommended Readings: https://mediamortar.com.au/product/recommended-business-readings/
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This week I am answering your listener questions and there are some good ones! I share some tips for dealing with distractions, how to identify which of our skills are valued by others, fun ways of monitoring our growth + much, much more.
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We may fight it, but the most successful women in business are the ones who are comfortable doing the uncomfortable. We do need to pull on our Big Girl Pants and do the hard things from time to time.
Today I am sharing you some hacks to do some of these hard things in your business. While we can’t avoid it altogether, this will make it a little easier and remove some of the angst around it.
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Today’s episode is especially for all of you who will do anything to avoid doing proactive business building activity in your businesses. Business development, lead generation, new business activity… we will try to call it anything but “sales”.
Abbie White is the woman who has redefined what it means to “do sales”. Her enthusiasm for sales is off the charts. Her superpower of marrying sales and marketing efforts has delivered out of this world ROI for her clients - more than $500 million worth in fact. That's right $500 million!! If you are impressed by numbers then this is mighty impressive by anyone’s standards.
The thing I love so much about Abbie is that she is a sharer. She has the proven strategies and she wants you to know what she knows so that you can boost your business and she is doing that in spades for us today.
We go deep with some strategies you can utilise right now - especially if you are operating a covid-impacted business. After you listen to our chat you are going to feel amped up and ready to tackle this head on.
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Instagram @abbie__white LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/salesredefined/
Get your Sales Cheat Sheet here: https://cheatsheet.salesredefined.com.au/
Abbie’s Business Boosting Resource: Hal Elrod’s The Miracle Morning
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Briony Benjamin is sunshine personified and she sparks joy to all of those around her. But her life has not been without its challenges.
Briony is a cancer survivor. But in her typical “turn lemons into lemonade” way of being, she has shared the most important lessons from this time in her life in her new book “Life it Tough But So Are You”.
In our chat today, Briony very generously shares some of the lessons that she learnt through her illness and recovery. Everything from how to assemble your support team in times of crisis, happy hacks for cutting yourself some slack and some great tips for how to help when a friend or loved one is going through a tough time...
If you want some joy in your day as well as have some tools ready for when life gets tricky, you are going to love our chat.
Read Briony’s Book: Life is Tough But So Are You
Watch Briony’s video: You Only Get One Life
Get a dose of Briony’s positivity by following her on Instagram @briony_benjamin or her website: www.brionybenjamin.com
The book she mentions in our chat is Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World and Things are Better Than You Think
And if you would like to connect with me or share any feedback or insights on today’s episode, contact me at michellebroadbent.com.au
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You have no doubt heard the saying “it takes a village to raise a child”. It also takes a village to build a business!
We need people around us - supporters, sense checkers, advisors, who have walked the path before us to share their wisdom, to lend an understanding ear, to support us through the painful periods and celebrate our wins with.
So in this episode I reveal who you need in your village and where to find them.
We are wired for connection and collaboration, I personally see enormous value in that. That’s what I want for you.
If you would like me in your village, please get in touch. I have a support plan where you have me as your Wing Woman - providing practical advice,tailored solutions and emotional support to take your business to the next level. Email me michelle@michellebroadbent.com.au with the subject line “I need a Wing Woman”
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The most successful businesses are not the ones who spend the most money on Facebook ads or have the funniest Insta reels.
They are the ones who take the best care of their clients.
Everyone worries about crossing that fine line between nurturing their clients and annoying them. Today I will share with you some things that you can start doing in your business to show love and appreciation to your clients so they keep coming back for more and become your raving fans.
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Right now there are lots of people who are struggling with various challenges (covid related and others). Rather than add to the doom and gloom, I wanted to share with you some of the strategies that I use in my life when the going gets tough.
This content is not prescriptive or “Michelle’s 5 Steps to Lockdown Success”. I’m hoping that by sharing what helps me, you may hear something that you could use to boost your life.
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At the beginning of July, I did my business (and life) Quarterly Planning. This is one of the most impactful things I do in my business.
I follow four steps: 1. Reflection 2. Intention 3. Projection and 4. Action
In today’s Your Business Boost episode I will walk you through my exact process and how you can implement this into your life too.
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Tina Tower is on a mission to help women build million dollar businesses by packaging their expertise into online courses. The thing that sets Tina apart from so many others professing to make us all millionaires is that she has actually done it. And now she has written a book about it!
Million Dollar Micro Business is THE guidebook for any wanna be online course creators. It’s filled with methods that she has tried and tested not just in her own business but in those of her clients.
In our chat today, Tina generously shares her wisdom around how to get started, discovering what we can teach others, the realities of building a “passive income” through online courses and designing and living the life you want.
Enjoy!
You can connect with Tina at www.milliondollarmicrobusiness.com
Or follow her on Instagram @tina_tower
Link to the Ted Talk she mentions in our interview is https://youtu.be/nLjchFPvcQo
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So you’ve been thinking about bringing some support into your business but have got no idea where to find them? How would you like the inside-scoop on exactly where your Unicorn is hiding?
Posting an ad on Seek and hoping for the best is not the solution. Your Unicorn is usually hiding in plain sight. In this episode I am sharing tried and tested strategies used by small business owners just like you to find your Unicorn.
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER for my Finding Unicorns program: https://www.michellebroadbent.com.au/finding-unicorns
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You know that in order to grow your business you can’t do everything yourself.
Thankfully there are VAs, PAs, EAs, OBMs, Office Managers and a raft of other capable people who can help you in your business.
But where do you even start with all of this? How do you know what level of support is right for you? How much should you pay them?
In today’s episode I am going to decipher all this terminology and share some important insights into how these different support people could help you as you build your business.
Register now for my Finding Unicorns program: https://www.michellebroadbent.com.au/finding-unicorns
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It’s June which means that the end of financial year is right around the corner. This can instil panic and overwhelm in many of us as our business finances go under the microscope.
I want to make EOFY as pain free as possible for you so this week I have brought along my business buddy, Justine McLean to help us prepare for June 30.
Justine is a registered BAS agent who truly Justine understands small business. With over twenty years experience as a small business owner, Justine coaches women in business to reduce the overwhelm surrounding money. She helps them get their finances under control, charge what they’re truly worth to create a sustainable and profitable business.
We all want that don’t we?
Link to Australian Government Small Business Start Up Guide that Justine references in our interview is: https://business.gov.au/guide/starting
You can download Justine’s comprehensive guide 12 Tips for EOFY at https://www.flossi.com.au/resources/
And you can follow her on Instagram @flossifiles
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This week’s podcast features special guest Bridget Johns, founder of Be Simply Free, a professional organising and declutter coaching business.
Her mission is to teach women to reduce their mental load by decluttering their homes, phones, calendars and minds so they can find more space in their homes and time in their calendars to collect moments, not things!
In our chat we talk about the importance of doing more of what makes us happy and prioritising “me” time. Bridget shares loads of tips to enable us to make time to do that.
This episode will give you a real Life Boost. Enjoy! x
In our chat, Bridget refers to Tiffany Dufu's book "Drop The Ball" http://tiffanydufu.com/drop-the-ball
Link to Bridget’s "Finding Time" masterclass: www.besimplyfree.com.au/masterclass.
You can connect with Bridget: Facebook: Be Simply Free www.facebook.com/besimplyfree Instagram: @be.simplyfree www.instagram.com/be.simplyfree Website: www.besimplyfree.com.au
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Part 2 of my Listener Questions. One question I was asked a number of different ways was also the subject of the webinar I did last week: 5 Things You Need to Know Before You Hire. I also reveal my dream podcast guest + more
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This week I am answering listener questions including what time saving tools I used, my former life as an inflight entertainment salesperson and some inspirational book recommendations.
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There is a misguided belief that our role as business owners is to do everything ourselves. While you are a super capable woman, you can't physically do everything yourself AND have a life, without burning out. In this episode, I share some real-life stories of women who've delegated to the right people and the impact it has had on their business (and their life).
If listening to this episode has tempted you to consider delegating to some support in your business, I am hosting a FREE Online Masterclass on Tuesday 25th May: 5 Things You Need to Know BEFORE You Hire.
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We all see those women on Instagram that seem to just have their sh%t together and wonder how they get everything done. How do they do it? In this week's episode I'm going to tell you (and how you can be the Boss of your time too).
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One of the biggest causes of overwhelm is the loss of control over how we spend our time. But where does the time go? What are we busy doing? In this episode we have a look at where you are spending your time and how you can change things so you can take back control of your time.
And as promised, the apps that I mention in the episode are: Harvest, Toggl, Clockify & Rescue Time
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I love a productivity hack - my life's purpose is to find easier ways to do things in less time because I believe that business (and life) should be uncomplicated and easy.
In this episode, I am sharing some hacks that you may not hear every day but I promise these strategies are super effective at saving you time and energy throughout your working week.
Do you have any random productivity hacks of your own? I would love to hear so please share with me.
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Success means different things to different people. But no matter what success looks like to you, it's important that you have ways to measure success in your business. In this episode I will talk you through exactly how you can do that. If you want a copy of the Magic Number Masterplan I talk about in this episode, email michelle@michellebroadbent.com.au
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Do you want to know the secret to success in business (and life)? This is the question I get asked the most and it the most important piece of advice I want to share with you.
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Meet the host of Your Business Business Boost Podcast, Michelle Broadbent.
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