Tea with the Queen

AI can give you the answer. Your experience tells you what to do with it. I use AI a lot (I’ve even named mine Chatty), but after more than 20 years in leadership, HR, business and coaching, I’m asking whether we’re forgetting the value of everything we’ve already done. I’m talking about lived experience, judgment, nuance and human connection, and why I think they become more valuable the more AI...

If your offer needs a flowchart, a PDF and a voice note to make sense, your message isn’t helping you sell. I’m sharing the seven signs your offer has become too complicated and how to simplify it fast. I start with the three-sentence exercise we do at Go Getter Day, where far too many women can’t say what they do, who it’s for and what it costs without launching into 17 sentences and custom optio...

If you had to leave tonight, would you be able to? Not emotionally, but logistically, financially, safely? This is a sensitive episode. We’re talking about domestic violence, coercive control, economic abuse, and why “just leave” is almost never a simple answer. I’m sharing why this matters to me personally, what’s happening here in Australia and what can actually help if you’re trying to build mo...

If you’re scared of sounding salesy, you might be leaving money on the table. In this episode, I’m talking about follow-up, and why it isn’t pushy or chasing. Follow-up is simply closing the loop with someone who already showed interest and then got busy. I’m sharing what surprised me while organising Day With The Queen. I’ve had a stack of conversations with suppliers, asked for information, rece...

I make people cry. And it’s not because I’m mean, I swear. It happens because I’m direct and ask the questions people have been dodging. The moment you finally say the real thing out loud, the body often responds before the brain has caught up. This episode is about what’s actually going on in that moment, and why tears in business are often a sign you’ve reached something true. We talk about the...

A sponsor said something to me recently that made me stop and think about reputation in a whole new way. In this episode, I’m unpacking what the “halo effect” looks like in real life, and why people are watching how you do business long before they ever buy from you. You’ll learn what your audience is actually noticing (your follow up, your communication, your delivery, and how it feels to be in y...

If your business feels busy but growth feels slow, the answer is usually in the audit you haven’t done yet. In this episode, I’m going to show you how to audit your business offers so you can spot what’s working in your business and see whether your next level might already exist in the offers, content and sales you’ve already created. I’ll talk about why constant creation is exhausting, and why t...

If you’ve been avoiding your numbers, you’re not alone. I’ve coached hundreds of business owners and I’ve seen smart, capable women do everything except open their profit and loss statement, then wonder why decision-making feels stressful and reactive. Xero accounting software can be a great choice for small business owners. When you can see what’s coming in, what’s going out, and which revenue st...

A big revenue month can still mean a broke business. This episode is about the cash flow management shift that stops you seeing a healthy bank balance and assuming you’ve got spending money, because that money already has jobs waiting for it. You’ll hear why revenue is only the starting point, and why your business account needs to be treated like its own entity with real responsibilities attached...

Somewhere along the way, a lot of women end up running their business like a corporate job they never even wanted. You sit at the desk because you think you should, you wait for “lunchtime” to eat, and you feel weird about going for a walk at 2pm, even when the work is done. Mixing business and personal is the focus in this episode. It’s clear to me that the old rules around “professionalism” ofte...

If you've ever looked at a coaching fee and immediately divided it by the number of sessions, you're not alone. It's the most common pricing question I hear, and it's also the one that misses the point. Today I’m taking a look at what you're really paying for when you hire a business coach (or any expert). Because the hour you can see is rarely the product. The product is the thinking, the context...

What do blindfolded bowling, ding dong ditch, and someone suggesting “murder in the dark” have to do with business? Absolutely nothing, and also everything. What I noticed after our Thriving Women retreat earlier this month made it clear: the moments of laughter didn’t distract us from the work. They prepared us for it. The energy shifted, creativity lifted, and women who carry huge responsibility...

Kajabi looks simple. GoHighLevel looks powerful. But the real question is which one will actually help you grow your business at the stage you are in. Today I’m walking you through the five questions you need to ask before choosing any platform, so you stop buying software because it is shiny and start choosing it because it solves a real problem. I mention replacing multiple tools, avoiding a gro...

I’ve spent nine years migrating systems, paying for consultants, and chasing shiny dashboards, only to learn one simple truth. There is no magical platform that builds a profitable, stress free business for you. Software does not build businesses. Business owners do. The best tools for coaching business owners simply remove friction from the things you were already committed to doing. In this epis...

A client asking for a discount mid contract can feel like a punch in the gut. Your brain goes straight to value, rejection, and worst-case scenarios, even when the work is solid and the relationship is good. In this episode, I share a real story from a digital marketing agency owner whose client asked to lower her monthly price by two-thirds halfway through a three month engagement. The surprising...

If your sales calls feel warm and promising, but the follow-up dies in the inbox, this episode will hit a nerve. We’re talking about the sneaky gap between “that was such a great chat” and “why did they disappear?”, and why it’s rarely your offer, your price, or your personality. Most of the time, it’s simpler than that. The call had no structure, so nothing moved forward. You’ll hear a repeatable...

A quiet week in business can mess with your head fast. One minute you’re fine, the next you’re wondering how to get more clients and whether you need to change everything. In this episode, I’m sharing a simple metaphor that brings you back to strategy, not panic: turn on the tap. Every business has a “tap”, a handful of actions that reliably create opportunities when you actually do them. The prob...

You don’t need longer sales conversations. You just need a cleaner process. In this episode, I share a little story about a 15-minute coaching conversation that completely turned a client's business trajectory around. If you’ve ever had a few inquiries fall through and immediately concluded you’re just "terrible at sales," this is your permission slip to stop overcomplicating things. We dive deep...

Want more referrals in your business? Let's start with basic manners. Before you roll your eyes, this isn’t an etiquette lesson, it’s about why skipping the relationship building in business is quietly eroding your growth and giving your network the ick. In this episode, I share two recent experiences that made me pause and realise how common it has become to confuse digital access with a genuine...

If your sales feel like a feast and famine cycle, you’re not broken. You’re just relying on bursts of effort instead of a rhythm you can keep when you’re busy, and that’s why the panic months keep showing up. In this episode, I’m sharing the simple daily framework I use to build consistent sales without burning out. It’s called the 3-2-1 rhythm, and it’s designed for real business owners who are j...

Are you staying nice on the outside while fuming on the inside? In this episode, I help you understand how to give clear feedback as a leader without causing a massive blowout or hurting someone's feelings. Most leadership friction in growing businesses isn’t a strategy problem; it’s an avoidance problem. I give you some advice on how to ditch the outdated "feedback sandwich" and replace it with a...

If you’ve been told to post more, show up more, and be everywhere, this episode is your permission slip to stop treating visibility like the goal. Visibility matters, especially early, but if you’re still hustling for every sale years in, it starts to feel like a treadmill that never switches off. We unpack the shift from visibility to positioning using a simple lighthouse test, plus a real exampl...

If you’re burnt out as a leader, it’s probably not because you’re lazy or disorganised. It’s because you keep picking up “monkeys” that were never yours to carry, and you’ve slowly become the bottleneck while everyone else clocks out at 5. If you've been trying to figure out how to delegate without losing control or feeling like you're abandoning your team, this is for you. In this episode, I shar...

If you’re somewhere between $100k and $500k in revenue and thinking, “Why does this feel harder now?”, welcome to the messy middle of business. You’re not in the startup phase anymore, but you’re also not running a calm, well oiled machine. Things are working… but they’re also not working. In this season, the chaos isn’t a sign you’re failing. It’s feedback. More clients, more moving parts, more e...

Hiring is one of those business milestones that sounds simple until you’re the one doing it, and because most of us aren’t hiring every week, it’s easy to second guess yourself, delay it, or rush it when you’re already exhausted. In this episode, we’re talking about why so many women put hiring off for too long, what hiring fear really looks like in a growing business, and why “I’ll just keep doin...