Don't Work Harder

What if the exhaustion you're feeling isn't from working hard - it's from working to please and prove yourself into burnout? Tamu Thomas had a panic attack on her way to work one Monday morning. She thought she was going to die. That moment became the catalyst for revolutionising her approach to healthy ambition and toxic productivity. Now she's a Hay House published author, who teaches women how...

What if working less actually makes your content better, and your business more profitable? Yasin Mammeri built Viral Video Club from zero to a projected £4 million in revenue in just two and a half years, teaching entrepreneurs to create viral content and grow their businesses on social media. Yasin has over 650,000 followers on Instagram and runs a 90-day boot camp that guarantees 1 million view...

Sam Winsbury built his personal branding agency to£ 1.5 million in revenue with 19 employees by age 26 - and he's NEVER sent a traditional cold email 👀 Instead, he cracked a GENIUS LinkedIn strategy that makes clients come to him inbound, and makes prospects arrive already wanting to work with him. Sam is the founder and CEO of Kurugo, a personal branding agency launched in 2021 that's helped ove...

In this powerful Don't Work Harder highlight clip, The Apprentice interviewer and business legend Linda Plant shares how she went from knitwear entrepreneur to TV icon. She reveals: – The real reason Lord Sugar chose her (and what it teaches about leveraging unexpected connections) 🤝 – The brutal truth about The Apprentice interviews 👀 – The one mindset shift that got her to say yes to TV despit...

A lot of entrepreneurs think improving their health means time consuming biohacks, perfect routines, or completely changing your life overnight - but it doesn’t have to be that way. In this powerful highlight clip, longevity physician Dr. Alka Patel shares how busy entrepreneurs can improve their energy, focus, and long-term health without burning out. She reveals: – Why “work-life balance” doesn’...

Merry Christmas and welcome to a very special episode of Don’t Work Harder! 🎄 Join us as we reflect on an incredible first year of bringing you authentic conversations with entrepreneurs who’ve built successful businesses without simply “working harder.” 🎙️ We’re revisiting our top 10 most powerful moments from the past year - raw, honest conversations that challenged the hustle culture narrative...

What if 99% of your business came inbound - with clients coming to you instead of having to chase down clients or send thousands of cold outreach messages? Jo Bird built a near six-figure business in her first year solo with almost 90,000 followers on LinkedIn, where she has created multiple revenue streams including brand partnerships, speaking gigs paying £5k+, and more. Jo is a creative directo...

Most online businesses constantly chase new clients - but what if that's exactly what keeps you stressed and barely surviving? Dan Knowlton spent years grinding through project after project, constantly hunting for the next deal, until one realisation changed everything... He was pitching the wrong type of work. Then he made a single shift that took him from crisis point to running a highly succes...

How do you go from charging £99 an hour to over £2,500 for three hours - and sell out every spot? Lea Turner built one of the most recognisable personal brands on LinkedIn by doing the exact opposite of what "professionals" told her to do. She showed her tattoos. She documented the elements of her personality that made her unique. And in just six years, she went from 400 followers to becoming the...

Is it worth running a business that doesn't make you happy? Suzy Ashworth built a multi-seven-figure business over 12 years... then her most successful program stopped bringing her joy 😬 She asked herself one simple question: "Am I happy?" The answer was no. So, she made the terrifying decision to close it down, decreased her revenue , and discovered what true business alignment actually costs 👀...

How do you scale to seven figures without burning out, hiring dozens of people, or losing yourself in the process? Dani Wallace built a seven-figure business with a lean team of just six people - proving you can grow massively while staying true to your values and maintaining the quality that sets your business apart 💪 Dani is an international speaker, empowerment coach, and founder of the Big Fe...

Dr Tru Powell built one of the UK's most trusted voices in creative entrepreneurship - while refusing to conform and staying unapologetically himself 🙌 Dr Tru is a personal branding expert, founder of the Multicultural Inspire Awards, co-founder of Black Business Magazine, and a whole lot more. His network includes huge names from Judi Love to Usher, and he came on Don't Work Harder to teach YOU...

Could you charge up to 6 figures for your 1:1 services with full confidence? And build a successful business that GIVES you time and energy, not takes it away from you? Dr. Alka Patel left her conventional GP partnership to build a longevity practice where she helps clients revolutionise their health and lifestyle for a premium price 😮‍💨 And the impressive part? She did that while prioritising h...

Imagine taking the entire month of August OFF your business, to enjoy spending time with family, friends, and doing the things you love. And imagine that being something that you do EVERY August? Alice Benham just wrapped her fifth consecutive year doing just that - taking the full month of August off while going through a complete rebrand and sustaining a successful membership program ✨ We recor...

Want to know everything a business owner is doing to scale to £10 MILLION? 💰 Jess Cunningham built Belief Coding from zero to over £1M in revenue… and now she's on a mission to 10x AGAIN. She's spent over £1 million on Facebook ads, invested £150,000 in coaching this year alone, and created a community of 80,000 people who are obsessed with what she's teaching 😮‍💨 Her approach challenges every...

Here's how to turn your existing network into a business that sells out on launch - even when you're starting with just a vision and 20% of a plan 👀 Nishma Patel Robb launched a successful business without a detailed business plan. Nishma is a cultural strategist, personal brand expert, and founder of Glitter Sphere - a personal brand accelerator for women. In this transformative conversation, Ni...

After making nearly £25 million in revenue over 23 years, Jo Simpson still flies economy and stays in budget hotels for business. Most entrepreneurs think success means upgrading your lifestyle as revenue grows. Jo Simpson proved that's limited thinking when she built a multi-million pound accounting practice by calculating ROI on everything... And in this episode she talks about how you can do th...

Andy Lambert almost FOLDED his business two months before closing their biggest deal with the United Nations 🤯 Andy is a serial entrepreneur and tech expert who co-founded ContentCal, scaled it to 30,000 customers, and sold it to Adobe in late 2021. He's also a bestselling author, and a sought-after speaker... This episode is HUGE. From nearly going bankrupt to becoming Adobe's newest acquisition...

Many entrepreneurs think you need to work 60+ hour weeks to build something meaningful. Many people think scaling means sacrificing family time. Rupinder Kaur built a thriving membership business that runs on just 30 hours per month while maintaining lots of time with her children ⏰ Rupinder is the visionary founder of Asian Women Mean Business, and has built a sustainable business model from cor...

Listening to everyone else’s opinion could be what’s STOPPING you from becoming successful 😳 Most entrepreneurs think they need more advice, more mentors, and more information before they can succeed. Lindsey Kane proved that wrong when she ignored the “expert” who gave her some potentially dangerous business advice. Instead, she trusted her gut - and built an award-winning supplement company tha...

Starling started off her journey as someone who was always told she couldn't sing, and that there was no career to be had in music. Fast forward to now, Vivienne Westwood, Phoebe Waller Bridge and Shane Meadows are all fans of hers - and Eminem has had Starling’s ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ on hold for his latest album. She has millions of streams already under her belt and has been compared to the l...

What if changing your target client could make you a LOT more money? Elizabeth went from feeling underpaid and unsuccessful, to hitting her first £10k month... then £20k month... faster than you could believe 💰 And she finally broke out of the rollercoaster cycle of unpredictable cash in her business. The secret? She changed who she was selling to. Elizabeth Stiles is a highly respected fashion c...

Most entrepreneurs have that ONE thing they keep putting off - the uncomfortable skill that feels too scary, or just not ""them."" But what if that's exactly what's holding you back from your next breakthrough? Sophie Milliken MBE avoided sales for YEARS... until difficult circumstances forced her to face it head-on. The result? £200k of new business in just six weeks 💸 Now she's sharing exactly...

Is self-confidence holding you back from building the business of your dreams? And what could you achieve if your lack of self-belief wasn't standing in the way of greater success? It was through ultimate belief, self-confidence, sheer tenacity and ambition that Sinead Sharkey‑Steenson and Lisa Strutt built a sold-out conference that takes most people 10 years… in 12 months. In May of this year, S...

Imagine making 7 figures a year… without having a ton of meetings in your calendar, or a complicated team to manage 👀 In this episode, Laura Belgray told us exactly how to do just that. Laura is one of the most influential voices in modern copywriting - and in this episode she tells us… - How she rose from starting out in the coaching space, to building a 7 figure online business faster than you...