Ellie Kime, from Eleanor Mollie

Exbiztential Crisis

Business EN ↓ 36 episodes

When you feel like you're going through an existential crisis in your business, it can be hard to know what to do next. Exbiztential Crisis is a grab bag of brilliant experts from all corners of the industry telling you their one short, sweet tip, piece of advice, or action they'd take, to help get you out of your head and back into your business.

Author

Ellie Kime, from Eleanor Mollie

Episodes

And that's a wrap! 17.12.2025 4:54

Thank you SO much for listening to Exbiztential Crisis - it's been a BLAST. Goodbye? Or Au Revoir?

If you feel like you can't take a break, with Meg Lovell 15.12.2025 9:24

Meg Lovell is a fractional CEO & business strategist, here to share not only holistic wisdom for if you're in a crisis, but a brilliant mental model that changed the way I look at things (oooooh, intriguing!) Follow Meg on Instagram , LinkedIn and on their website , where you can sign up to The Anti-Panic Button.

If you feel like you're on autopilot, with Ceylan Kumbarji 15.12.2025 11:26

Ceylan is a life coach, the founder of Shared Collective and Taylor Magazine, and shares her top tip for when you're running your business but feel like you're doing it on autopilot. Check out Shared Collective on instagram , their website , and Ceylan's (eponymous, iconic) substack .

If you feel uninspired, with Phoebe Minson 15.12.2025 14:53

Phoebe wears many hats, but luckily for us she's donning her podcasting hat (a baseball cap) for our chat today about the thing none of us are prioritising enough in our businesses and lives: creativity. Follow her on instagram & check out her website and substack .

If you feel like your crisis is all-consuming, with Eli White 08.12.2025 6:49

Eli works with creatives, coaches, and service providers to create profitable businesses that honour creative rhythms and reflect lived experience. I LOVED our chat, and can't wait for you to hear their tip! Check out their instagram and their website .

If you feel like you don't know what you want, with Alexa Martinez 08.12.2025 13:13

Alexa is a success and leadership coach, and her tip was something I was SO grateful was brought to the proverbial table. Check Alexa out on instagram , Threads , and her website , and sign up to her newsletter, The Sweet Spot .

If you feel worried about sharing, with Courtney Elko 08.12.2025 12:28

Courtney is a marketing and messaging business coach working with women who are in the middle of a transition, so she's got a pearl to share with the listeners. Check her out on instagram and download her freebie, 20 Social Media Hooks that You Can Repurpose for Your Email List .

If you feel like you need a hand, with Kira Matthews 08.12.2025 7:02

Whether you know her as Kira The Bold or Kira Matthews, Queen of Pitching, Kira is here to help you get what you want; which is exactly why I asked her on the podcast. Check out her instagram and her LinkedIn .

If you feel like you're playing small, with Leanne Sia 08.12.2025 8:03

Leanne Sia - identity mentor and writer working with ambitious women in business - shares her top tip and question for those who are currently in crisis mode. (Or are they? You'll have to listen to find out...) Check out your Big Deal CEO score here , Leanne's website , and instagram .

If you feel like you're shouting into the void, with Thierry Ngutegure 08.12.2025 10:00

Serial entrepreneur, founder of Humans Against, Head of Data Storytelling and the reason I once met Sue Perkins, Thierry Ngutegure shares his top tip for business owners who are going through it. Check out Thierry's instagram , LinkedIn , and the Six Chillies website , and get your recovery patches at Humans Against here .

If you feel unproductive, with Caitlin Rozario 02.12.2025 14:34

Grey sweatshirts UNITE! Caitlin Rozario, TEDx speaker, facilitator and founder of Interlude, chats her top tip (s) for moments of crisis in business. Check out Caitlin's instagram , Linkedin , and Interlude .

If you feel like an imposter, with Laura Surley 02.12.2025 8:48

Dr Laura Surley brings both her clinical psychology skills and her very relatable, human experience to her #1 tip for existential business crises in a gorgeous chat. Check out The Canny Psychologist on instagram , and her private practice NeuroNest's website .

If you feel unsure, with Fliss Lee 02.12.2025 8:29

Fliss Lee is the founder of Honest Folk, and loves nothing more than translating these big-picture things into your everyday brand bits - so her top tip was full of great questions to ask yourself. Check out Fliss's website , instagram , and LinkedIn .

If you feel like you are failing, with Pippa Parfait 02.12.2025 12:04

Her business name may be the Disobedient Business Co, but strategist, coach and mentor Pippa very kindly obeyed the format of the podcast to share her #1 tip for those wtaf is going on moments. Check out the Disobedient Business Co , and Disobedient Business School .

If you feel like the odd one out with Sue-Jan Noreiga 02.12.2025 6:36

You might think a business systems strategist exists to iron out all of your eccentricities - on the contrary, Sue-Jan Noreiga is here to hold them. Here's her number 1 tip for when you're in a crisis period in your business. Check out her website , (iconic) Threads , and instagram here.

If you feel out of touch with yourself, with Naudia Salmon 02.12.2025 9:34

Naudia is a Transformation Coach who helps entrepreneurs and leaders cross the threshold from knowing to being - and here's her #1 tip on how to do that in times of exbiztential crisis. Check out Naudia's website , instagram , substack , youtube , and linkedin , or book a free call here .

If you feel like you're in the tumble dryer of your business, with Jaz Marfo 24.11.2025 6:50

Career coach Jaz Marfo gives me her top tip for small business owners going through an existential crisis in their business -- and gives me an alternative name for the podcast, too. Follow @justjaz.co on instagram, check out her website , and listen to After The Hustle .

If you feel like you're making it up as you go along, with Zoë Dew 24.11.2025 10:22

Strategic scaling expert Zoë Dew shares her top tip for small business owners going through an existential crisis (and answers some nosy questions from me, too). Find Zeëon threads and instagram , and check out her website too.

If you feel tired, with Kaitlyn Kessler 24.11.2025 8:16

Energetics-focused business coach Kaitlyn Kessler was the very first person to respond to my podcast pitch, and it was a pleasure to chat to her about the number 1 thing she'd advise small business owners in a period of existential crisis. Check out her website & substack , and follow her on instagram .

If you feel out of alignment, with Ovi 24.11.2025 8:03

Business coach and strategist Ovi answers her #1 tip for business owners going through an existential crisis in their business - get your star charts out now... Follow @lifewithovi on threads, and check out her website too.

If you feel out of love with your business, with Xanthe Appleyard 24.11.2025 13:22

Social media strategist Xanthe Appleyard takes us through her 3-step rubric for when something's not right in business - and somehow gets me to confess to an embarrassing tumblr moment, whilst we're at it. Check out the Leisure Ethic Mentorship , Leadership Lifestyle Challenge and Social Life . Follow Xanthe on instagram , substack , and listen to her podcast too.

If you feel restless, with Holly Close 24.11.2025 6:24

Holly Close, one half of Good Egg, came with receipts - and I was inspired and delighted in equal measure. Follow Good Egg on instagram , and sign up to their newsletter, the Highly Emotional Business Owner, here .

If you feel out of sync, with Amanda Laird 17.11.2025 10:32

I spoke to Amanda Laird of Slow and Steady Studio, all dressed in blue to support the Blue Jays in the World Series (Go Jays Go!), for her top tip for business owners in crisis. Follow her on threads , and check out her website here where you can subscribe to the Slowdown, her free newsletter.

If you feel disconnected, with Emily Rose 17.11.2025 8:25

Business consultant Emily Rose shares her top tip for battling existential crisis (and 3 books to help, because she's nice like that). Follow Emily on insta , check out her website , and find the books she recommended here: The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron Start With Why, by Simon Sinek The Power Of Purpose, by Richard Leider

If you feel like you're not making much sense, with Taylor Elyse Morrison 17.11.2025 10:28

I spoke to portfolio careerist and leadership expert Taylor Elyse Morrison on her top tip for founders going through a crisis in their business (and I tried my best not to nerd out on linguistics). Follow Taylor on instagram , threads and LinkedIn , and check out her website here .