Quits and Giggles

Is your shitty committee ruining your business?? The topic of mindset can sound boring as hell, and you might feel like you’ve heard it all before. But nine times out of ten, when a client comes to me about pricing, messaging or marketing, there's a mindset issue at the root of it. So, I went back through hours of coaching calls to hear what you lot are really saying to yourselves (spoiler: i...

Why did I disappear for over a year? I thought £10k months meant I’d made it, until chasing them nearly broke me. In 2025 I was running three huge group coaching programmes, often working 6am to 11pm and posting content about ‘Big money months’ that didn’t feel like me. I was snapping at the people I love, dreading Sunday nights again, and ended up in tears in my GP’s office, signed off for eight...

Quits & Giggles is back! In 2025, extreme burnout made me step away from pretty much everything, this podcast included. I needed to recover and rebuild my business in a way that actually works for me and my family.  Now I’m back with a bang, and the show has evolved. Whether you’re dreaming about quitting the 9-to-5 or years in and wondering what TF to do next, this one’s for you. Expect the b...

What will your life look like 18 months after you go all in on your side hustle? Today we’re getting a glimpse of what’s possible with my fabulous returning guest Nicola Pye. Nicola quit her corporate role to start her Leadership Coaching business after secretly hatching plans to go it alone. In this episode we see how far she’s come, the things that had the most impact on her business and the low...

PR is not just for big business and the mega famous! Your small business needs you to get out there and talk about your fabulousness, because nobody else will do it for you. In this episode I am joined by baddass PR expert Pippa Goulden. Pippa transitioned from corporate to entrepreneurship to run her own PR agency 4 years ago. She shares the best ways you can use PR to get your brand out there an...

Your money mindset is holding you back from living the life of your dreams. But you can overcome your money fears and the corporate ideologies of what’s possible. I am joined by money mindset baddass Ray Dodd, who went from receptionist to earning her yearly salary in a month. She shares her story of overcoming her own money issues and how she tried a million businesses before she found “The One.”...

Over the last year EFT (tapping) has changed my business and my life. I needed a shift to move past the things that we’re blocking me. I never thought when I started tapping it would be the thing that would change everything, but it did. In this episode, I go through, what tapping is, what it does and importantly how to do it. I then take you through a confidence building tapping that will stop yo...

Let me set this straight…. You DO NOT need social media to get your first paying clients. I got my first 6 clients in 4 months without social media, which is why I know it works, and it's now worked for over 100 incredible women I have coached. In this episode I give you the key steps you need to take to get your first clients without socials. I go through everything from my side business suc...

You don’t have to be all over social media to start your business. My amazing client, Lisa Nunn, refused to use socials to promote her new business but didn’t know how else to find clients. She had the skills and qualifications but no pipeline, which is why she started to work with me. After nailing her market research, she landed her first 2 clients in 5 weeks, all by using the techniques she lea...

This week I have to talk to you about burnout. It is something I have experienced first-hand over the last few weeks, and I want to be totally open with you about it. First of all, burnout is not a sign of weakness. It is something that shows how resilient, resourceful and amazing you are. So, I want to take you through why I have been struggling with it, how you can recognise the signs of burnout...

Social media is not the only way to get the perfect clients for your new business. The most transformational thing you can do to hit your badass business goals is to get clarity on your offers and who they are for. This was the experience of my incredible client Fiona Kimbell, the founder of Neom Divorce Coaching. She was at the point of giving up, when she decided to join my Side Hustle Without S...

You won’t have a clue what you are doing when you start your business. Who is my ideal client? Where do I find them? How much should I charge? My fabulous guest and client Ella Schwarz felt all these things when she started her side hustle coaching business. Now 6 months in, having gone through my Side Hustle Without Social program, she is hitting 10K months and killing it! Ella built all of this...

Your baby business mindset is killing your business. Thinking and acting like a CEO will change everything. These 2 shifts will help you move away from imposter syndrome and into your badass bitch zone of genius. You need to embrace your inner CEO to think strategically about the future of your business, how you market and your finances. All things that will have massive impacts. So don’t get bogg...

You can have the business you dream of. You can have 10K months. You just need to know what it really takes to get there. That’s why in this episode I share how I went from the corporate world to being the boss of my own badass business. I used my 5 M’s framework: Mindset, Money, Merch, Messaging, and Marketing. Listen as I go through what each M represents and how they form a crucial aspect of bu...

Are  you dreaming of starting or growing your own business? In this episode, I’m joined by my incredible client Rebecca Hadley, and her journey will inspire you to take that leap. Rebecca spent 15 years in retail buying before deciding to pursue her passion for interiors. But the road to success wasn’t smooth. After incorporating her business in 2015 with no clear plan, she faced redundancy while...

Do you believe that anything is possible? Well, in this episode I’m joined once again by my fabulous client Eva Murray to show you that it is. I first spoke to Eva when she was still side hustling. Now 7 months into life as a full-time entrepreneur she’s back to tell us what it’s truly been like. After 13 years in the corporate tech and data world Eva became a coach, helping data professionals to...

How much is your mindset holding you back from starting or growing your business? You doubt yourself, your abilities, and don’t get me started on talking about yourself online. My thriving client Pauline Gidoin did things the hard way. After 12 years of long, unforgiving hours she burnt out and quit with no work in the pipeline. She started from nothing to create her own residential interior archi...

In this special final episode of the season, I mark the one-year anniversary of this podcast by reflecting on the incredible journey of launching it from nothing to amassing 34 episodes and nearly 4,000 downloads. You’ll hear the 7 lessons I learned along the way and - most importantly - how you can apply them to any area of your business that you’re looking to upgrade. “Dare to dream it. Keep it...

If you’re sat there right now dreaming about how to turn your side hustle passion project into a real, legit business, then this episode is for you.  I’m talking to my fabulous client Fran who after getting bored and burnt out with her monotonous nine-to-five, created an Instagram account dedicated to her passion for interior design and amassed a big following. The problem? She was struggling to c...

Have you already had a couple of people pay you, but in your head they don’t count coz you already knew them? Well, you’re not alone.  Meet my fabulous client Susie Boutal who as a mother of three with a demanding 9-5 is proof that you can carve out a successful side business without compromising your integrity or sanity. In this fascinating episode, you’ll hear how Susie’s passion for helping peo...

Think that business and spirituality have nothing in common? Think again.  In this episode, I talk to my incredible coach Hannah Rose Cluley. She’s a powerhouse business coach who has helped thousands of women transform their businesses into six and seven-figure enterprises.  Hannah is all about empowering women to elevate their energy, content & sales strategies, which I can personally 100% v...

Think tax and accountancy is dull? Think again. Beth Jackson describes herself as 'Not another pants accountant' and she's on a mission to debunk the financial side of running your business - something that so many female entrepreneurs struggle with (me included before I met her). But Beth wasn't always running her own business. She was once a corporate slave, who spent most of...

WARNING: This episode is a tad ranty... Listen as I dish out some sass and lay bare all the BS that's swirling around the online business world right now.  From those sneaky webinars trying to lure you into high-priced coaching programs to the illusion that you can charge big bucks right out of the gate... I've had enough of these fake AF promises! And don't even get me started on t...

Getting your first paying client not only feels incredible, it also gives you the belief that you can have a future working for yourself. In this episode I’m joined by my amazing client, Zabrina Chapman, who just 6 months ago was dreaming of pivoting from her corporate job to the world of interior design. But she was drowning in questions, unsure where to start, and really wanted to avoid social m...

Becoming a badass female entrepreneur doesn’t always mean completely changing careers. You CAN take control of your career by starting a consultancy  within your specialism. My guest in this episode is Helen Patrick, who is a little bit different from my usual side hustle clients, because she was already working in the charity sector before building her business supporting the causes she cared abo...