Grit & Grace

Owl’s Lesson: Clarity Beats Complexity (Stop Learning, Start Leading) If your business has become a research project — courses, podcasts, screenshots, endless tabs — but you still feel stuck, this episode is your reset. Because information is not the same as implementation. In this instalment of The Hundred Acre Wood Boardroom series, we use Owl as a mirror for a pattern that quietly blocks progre...

Eeyore’s Lesson: Feelings Aren’t Forecasts (Lead With Evidence) If you’ve caught yourself thinking, “What’s the point?” or “It probably won’t work anyway”, this episode is for you. Those thoughts can feel protective in the moment — but over time, they become a ceiling. In this instalment of The Hundred Acre Wood Boardroom series, we use Eeyore as a mirror for a common pattern in business: heavy st...

If you keep doing everything yourself because it’s “faster”, this episode will feel very familiar. Control can look like competence — but it quietly becomes a ceiling on your time, capacity, and profit. In this instalment of The Hundred Acre Wood Boardroom series, we use Rabbit as a mirror for a pattern many high-performing women in business slip into under pressure: over-functioning, perfectionis...

Tigger’s Rule: Finish What You Start (The “Fresh Start” Trap) If you’ve ever said, “Right — fresh start. New plan. New week”… and then found yourself saying the same thing the following Monday, you’re not lazy. You’re in a pattern. In this episode of Grit & Grace , we unpack Tigger: big energy, big ideas, and the very real way enthusiasm can turn into chaos when there’s no container. Starting...

Piglet’s Rule: Courage First, Confidence Second (Send the Email) There’s an email sitting in your drafts — the follow-up, the boundary, the invoice reminder, the message that says “that’s outside scope”. And you keep telling yourself you’ll send it when you feel more confident. Here’s the truth: confidence usually arrives after you act. In this episode of Grit & Grace , we use Piglet as a mirr...

Pooh’s Rule: Simple Is Profitable (A Story About the Week Everything Got Too Loud) If your business feels heavy, it’s often not because you need a bigger strategy — it’s because you’re carrying too much complexity that’s draining your time, energy, and decision-making. In this episode of Grit & Grace , I share a story about the week my business got too loud: too many moving parts, too many “qu...

If the word numbers makes you want to close your laptop and suddenly find something—anything—else to do, you’re not alone. Many women in business aren’t avoiding the numbers because they’re incapable. They’re avoiding them because they’ve been made to feel intimidating, overly technical, or like a measure of personal worth. In this episode of Grit & Grace , I’m simplifying business numbers in...

In Episode 1 of Grit & Grace , I explain why I created the podcast and who it’s for: business owners who want to grow profitably and sustainably, without burning out. I unpack what “grit” means in this context (clear decisions, consistent execution, and raising your standards) and what “grace” looks like (boundaries, capacity, and building a business that supports your life, not one that consu...