Brand Builders Lab with Suz Chadwick

This week I'm chatting with Rowena Preddy about thinking outside the brand box to stand out.  Rowena has not only done the branding for my BVC (Bold Vibes Consulting) business, but she's also gone through her own journey of building a brand and business that truly works for her. I loved picking her brain on this topic and wanted to share some of the key lessons. Here are the key takeaways from our...

I've been having this conversation with a lot of my business coaching clients recently and so I wanted to share it with you too. In today's episode, we're talking all about how to make you the Queen Bee in your business by building your CEO & leaders mindset. We're covering: WHAT a CEO and leader mindset is, including thinking strategically, having a vision, leading with purpose WHY you need t...

I'm a big believer in the power of evolution in business. It's what keeps us fresh, relevant, and moving forward. And it's something that my client, Janine Stanton, knows a thing or two about. This week I'm chatting with Janine Stanton from Lemon Crush in client conversations about shifting business models to booked out.  Janine's journey is a great example of how important it is to be open to cha...

This week I'm chatting with Elise Daniels about building an engaged community.  We discuss the importance of authenticity, vulnerability, and experimentation in building an engaged community. Here are the key takeaways from our conversation: Be Authentic and Vulnerable: When building a community, it's essential to share your heart and who you are. By being authentic and vulnerable, you create a ma...

In a compelling episode of the Brand Builders Lab Podcast, Suz shares the invaluable lessons she's learned from a decade of navigating the entrepreneurial seas. These 10 lessons are not just narratives of success and challenges but are powerful beacons for anyone looking forward to thriving in their own business ventures. From embracing risks with enthusiasm, forging one's path to opportunity, to...

In this episode of the Brand Builders Love podcast, I engage in a fireside chat about AI and its implications for business with Amy Williamson, a copywriter and AI enthusiast. Amy shares her journey into AI, sparked by witnessing the creative possibilities it offered through a fellow copywriter's experimentation. She emphasizes AI's role as a creative assistant rather than a replacement for humans...

Join Suz in this episode of Brand Builders Lab Podcast as she uncovers the top 3 secrets to staying motivated and consistent with your content creation journey! Key Takeaways: Importance of clarity in content creation and goal setting. Continuous improvement to achieve content creation goals. Strategies for efficiently creating valuable content. Ready to conquer consistency in your content strateg...

This week I'm chatting with the queen of business operations, Leanne Woff the founder of Audacious Empires.   Leanne Woff is an Online Business Manager and Integrator, an OBM Coach and the driving force behind the powerhouse operations, systems & growth agency – Audacious Empires. Leanne and her team have quickly become known as the empire builder’s secret weapon, delivering and implementing a...

Today the podcast is broken into 2 parts. Building your 2024 networking mindset and strategy to grow your business The lessons I learned during the one-day mastermind that I attended this week   I'm all about connecting with new people this year in my year of YES. Yes to more high-quality connections. Yes to getting out and working with more clients.   When it comes to building your network, it's...

Let's talk about how bringing your full self into your business is one of the fastest ways to stand out.  No one can compete with what makes you, you! In this episode, we're talking about how to identify what makes you unique how to dig deeper and identify what to share  the different categories you can use what are the signature elements of your brand and more.  This is something worth spending t...

Are you ready to shift your energy to create more of what you want in business and in life? I'm sharing 3 powerful ways to intentionally shift your energy for success. I want to encourage you to take the time to ask yourself these questions and reflect on the energy you wish to cultivate within yourself to pursue your goals and dreams. It's all about creating intentional shifts to make way for new...

Are you ready to build a fearless personal brand this year? I'm sharing powerful insights on what it takes to stand out in the market and connect with your audience. I highlight the three key elements that are crucial in building a powerful personal brand: reputation, repetition, and brand storytelling. Tune in for practical strategies and actionable tips to elevate your brand presence. If you're...

2024 is your year to become a fearless content creator. Whether we like it or not, creating next-level content is essential for any small business owner. We're online shoppers and that goes for services-based businesses as well as product-based businesses so unless you're spending a bomb on paid ads to get your message out there then content creation is really the only way to go if you're looking...

This week I'm joined by Hayley and Katy from Oh My Digital to talk about the marketing and social media trends for 2024!  It's such a juicy episode, there is so much goodness, so many things to be aware of, to take note of so that you can utilise the tools that you've got, but also have a strategy that works.  In this conversation, we're covering it all. We talk about: Insights on how 2023 has bee...

This week we're talking about inspiring, feel good business and life planning for 2024.  I took myself out for a planning session the other day and I shared that process on my Instagram stories. I also wrote a little post about it and the response that I had was amazing. It was definitely something that really resonated with people and so I wanted to do a little bit of a deep dive here on the podc...

Welcome to part 2 of the UPW debrief with Dr Marion Piper. If you haven't had a chance to listen to part 1 you can do at Episode 303 . On the 14th of September to the 17th of September, Dr. Marion Piper and I attended Unleash the Power Within with Tony Robbins, live in Sydney Australia. It was an incredible event with so many lessons learned and we wanted to bring you this fireside chat to share s...

This week we're talking about 3 things to think about if you want to move from a done-for-you to a done-with-you model or a mixed business model.   I know that it's something that a lot of business owners who have been around for a while want to do - so let's talk about it!   Having worked with OBM's, copywriters, brand designers, agency owners, and website site creators to move from done for you...

Today we're having an honest conversation about business. Some people might disagree but this is something that I've found to be true for me being in the business, brand and sales world for over 25 years.   The harder you work, the more success you can have.   So often we get into business and we see other people doing it and it seems easy. You start a business and you show up online and then you...

Let's talk about some failures today. Before we dive in, there are a few things that I want to share about failing. Whilst I don't want to fail, I'm not scared of it. I know that to grow any business is going to take a lot of failing so I'm okay with it. I think where I draw the line is not having massive fails. So I don't take huge risks. I take small risks often and if things start to work out o...

If you're looking to create a powerful message and brand, then the 5M Method can help you simplify your strategy and become known in your space. In this episode, we're talking about: Creating your method that you become known for and that helps you communicate clearly to your target audience Developing your message and content out of your method Building a powerful brand that magnetises 2024 Havin...

I was recently listening to a podcast that inspired this episode. I was listening to Diary of a CEO with the Air BnB founder, Brian Chesky talking about the fact that have to keep refounding our business, and it kind of hit me.   As founders and business owners and one way to think about it is, are we refounding and rebuilding our business all the time to keep up with what's happening in the marke...

Today on the podcast we're talking about how you can realign and re-energise your business. When things get hard, it's really easy to get into scarcity, fix it and hustle mode. That's what we're going to work together to get out of today! There are a few little exercises that I'm going to be sharing with you that have helped me to create a circuit breaker and get out of scarcity or negative thinki...

I have a belief - that you get what you expect.  If you expect to get a table at the cafe, then you'll most likely do that you need to make that happen.  If you expect that clients will come to you then you'll probably show up so that they know where to find you.  If you don't expect any of that, then in turn you'll probably not show up and do what's required.  That's what we're talking about on t...

Are you tired of not being as productive as you would like to be? That's one of the most common things I hear from my community and clients. They feel like they get in their own way, overthink things, and are scared to implement and do the work that will make a big difference. Today we're talking about how you can become a Super-doer. I talk about being a super implementor but I thought super doer...

What does owning & amplifying your brand mean? As we start to plan ahead for 2024, we have to know what we're building. Getting really clear on what you want your brand to become - what you want your business to look like - the impact that you want to have and having clarity around that (as much as possible) makes such a difference. In this episode, we talk about: What do leading brands do tha...