Your Dream Business

This week’s Small Business Superstar is Rebecca from Think Social, Be Social. A little bit about Rebecca’s amazing business… Think Social, Be Social offers social media management, and consultancy. Rebecca helps small businesses to promote their business on social media and manages their social media for them too. What one marketing thing made a difference to their business?  Being social! Be...

Today’s episode of the podcast is an interview with the amazing Angela Henderson. Angela is an author, small business consultant, blogger, and mental health clinician who helps women to grow their business without burning out in the process. We talk all about human to human marketing; what it is, why it’s important, and how you can do it in your business. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST Women...

This week’s Small Business Superstar is Toria from Wild Iris Boutique in Ironbridge. A little bit about Toria’s amazing business… Wild Iris Boutique is an independent shop in Ironbridge stocking jewellery, fashion, and gifts. On top of being a beautiful shop full of amazing products, Toria has also added an “Artist of the Month” feature where she promotes local talented artists and they also hold...

In today’s episode of the podcast, we are talking all things email. I talk to you about why it’s important to have an email list, using automation for your email list, the systems I recommend, and how to assign and use tags. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST We do not own our social media following and any of their information – your profile could be taken away at any point. Building your email...

Today I have a special episode because I wanted to share something exciting coming to my podcast very soon! KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST There is a lot out there at the moment that makes running an online business sound so easy and they only tell you about the good stuff – this is unrealistic and can make us feel like what we are doing is not good enough. I am all for people being suc...

In this week’s episode of the podcast, I have an interview with the lovely Adrian Salisbury aka The Video Guy. Adrian started as a photographer and then took his passion and skills to build an online business offering advice on video set up, photography, and using YouTube for your business. We talk all about Adrian’s career so far, taking your business online, why being on YouTube is a must for bu...

This week’s podcast carries on from last week’s topic of creating content and staying consistent on social media. I talk all about Instagram and how I come up with my content for Instagram, as well as how to come up with engaging captions.   KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST   Instagram is more personal and aspirational so your content may be different on this platform. There are two...

In this week’s podcast I talk about how I post content consistently on social media, post varied content, plan my content in advance, and how I manage my own social media platforms. I will also be sharing some content ideas and time-saving strategies for your own social media content and management. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST In an ideal world, you would create different content for each...

In this week’s episode, I am going to be talking all about is the systems I use in my business, why I use them, how they save me time and why you may want to consider using those systems or something similar. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST Zapier is a system that gets one system to talk to another system and makes a task happen. Kajabi allows you to have everything all in one place and build...

This week’s episode is an interview with the very lovely Nikki Rausch who is the CEO of Sales Maven – an organisation that is dedicated to selling. We talk all about the different ways you can sell in your business and the process you need to go through, without being pushy and salesy.  KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST Just because we love what we do and we are good at it, doesn’t mean we...

In this week’s episode, I am going to be talking about finding your mentor in your business world and why you need one. We will also be covering how you can find the right mentor for you and what they can do for you. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST A mentor can be someone who doesn’t even know they are your mentor. A mentor is someone you can look at and help to guide you, giving you that enc...

In this week’s podcast, I have the lovely Jamie Cross who is a wife, mother of four small boys as well as one on the way, and an 8 figure entrepreneur who runs an organic skincare company – MIG Living and an international movement – the HER effect . We talk all about how Jamie grew her business from the bottom to the top and the story of how Jamie’s business plan came to her. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED...

This week’s podcast is all about pricing. I will be talking about the practical side and the emotional/mindset side. I really hope these points will help you if you are struggling with setting your prices or want to increase them. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST It is good to look at what the industry average is but you can go higher if you are more experienced or lower if you feel someone is...

In this week’s podcast episode I’m speaking to the lovely Jennifer Spivak who is the CEO and founder of an all-female Facebook and Instagram Advertising agency, working with women entrepreneurs to make more money and smash the patriarchy! We talk all about why Jennifer does what she does, ad funnels, building connections with your audience and setting boundaries in your business. KEY TAKEAWAYS COV...

In this week’s episode, I am going to be talking about getting in front of other people’s audiences to help build you, your business, your profile, your personal brand, and your social media. This is a particularly good strategy for small business owners as you are the face of your brand. We will be covering how you can do this, why you should do it, examples of what you can do, and getting over t...

In this week’s episode, I have the lovely Amanda Jane Daley who is a leading business mentor for health coaches worldwide. We talk about how Amanda excelled her business in 12 months, why money mindset is so important and using Instagram to grow your business. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST The more you put into your business, the more you get out. Sometimes it takes 2-3 years of learning be...

This week’s episode is all about getting stuff done! I will be sharing with you planning, productivity and getting into a routine so that you work more efficiently and get more done! KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST Not every tool or technique will work for you, you have to find which one suits you best. Having a routine to your day really helps in terms of productivity. It is good to review y...

In this week’s episode I have the very lovely Ben Bellamy. Ben is a WordPress website creator who designs creative and modern websites for entrepreneurs. We talk all about websites, the key things you might be missing out on and how to convert prospects to customers. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST Your website is your digital shop front. Don’t just rely on social media for your business, you...

In this week’s episode I want to talk to you about outsourcing and bringing on a virtual assistant. I’m going to tell you all the benefits of bringing on a virtual assistant, and how it will actually make you more money. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST If you are doing a task in your business more than twice, you shouldn’t be doing it. Every time you are doing a task that you don’t have to do...

This week’s episode I have an interview with the lovely Sonia Thompson who is a customer experience strategist and consultant and CEO of Thompson Media Group. We are going to be talking all about the Black Lives Matter movement and how we can ensure we are doing everything we can in our business marketing to be inclusive.   KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST As much as we focus on spea...

This week’s episode is a little different to usual. I wanted to give you all a little update on what has been going on and some of the lessons I have taken from this situation. It is only a short one this week but I am going to rest up and be back next week.  KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST At some point in our lives, we will all have things happen that are beyond our control and we have...

This week’s episode is an interview with the very lovely Sarajane Case who is an expert in all things enneagram. We talk all about what the enneagram is and why it’s good to know which type you are, as well as the different enneagram types and identifying yourself. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST The Enneagram is a personality typing tool that is self-guided and it is motivations based so we...

In this week’s episode, we are going to be talking all about launching an online product. Due to what we have all experienced in the world lately, lots of people are starting to think about how they could take their business more online, which means you can work anywhere, at any time. I want to help you by giving you all the tips I have learnt from having an online business and the things you need...

In this week’s podcast I have an interview with the very lovely Matt Johnson, who is an agency founder, podcaster and author of the book called “Micro Famous”. We talk all about not needing loads and loads of followers in order to be successful, using a niche and understanding who your customer is. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST Attention spans are getting shorter – having something in your...

In this week’s podcast we will be talking all about promoting your lead magnet on social media to build your email list and also how to not feel bad about selling on social media. KEY TAKEAWAYS COVERED IN THE PODCAST A lead magnet is content you give away for free, in return for an email address to get them on your email list. A landing page is where people sign up for your lead magnet, this usual...