My Daily Business Podcast

In this short quick tip episode, Fiona talks about setting a time each week to learn something new to upskill. One of the things she gets the resources is from opt-ins from somebody else’s emails. Listen now as she shares her simple technique to avoid getting too many unnecessary emails and how it helps her set intentions on learning for her education.    Topics discussed in this episode:  Introdu...

In this interview, Fiona talks to Kate Stokes, owner of Coco Flip - a Melbourne-based furniture and lighting design brand. Kate shares what the challenges are when running a product-based business and running a business with her life partner while raising small children, particularly during 2020. Fiona and Kate also talk about why it’s important to work with local manufactures and how doing so has...

It’s been a hard year for all of us and as we prepare ourselves for a new year, it’s time we add more good news in our social feeds (just to balance out the news we don’t want to hear but we have to deal with). In this quick (personal) tip episode, Fiona shares how 2020 has been for her and why following accounts sharing good news helped her deal with everything that went on this year.    Topics d...

n today’s coaching episode, Fiona shares her experience in starting the My Daily Business Coach podcast and talks about how to find the podcast to be a guest on and how it can be beneficial to your business. Listen now as she shares her five easy steps you can follow if you’re interested to do it to promote yourself and your products or services..   Topics discussed in this episode:  Introduction...

If you’re a small business owner and you’re contemplating whether you should also have your own podcast or not, then this episode is for you! In this very quick tip episode, Fiona answers the question, “Should you start a podcast?” Find out her five reasons why you should consider potentially starting one in 2021. Want to start your own podcast? Check out our new online course, How To Start a Podc...

In this interview episode, Fiona talks to Kerryn Moscicski of Radical Yes about starting her own business, together with her partner, Leo,  that offers flat shoe liberation and in their own words, “making flat shoes for modern women who like to move and be moved”. Listen now as Fiona and Kerryn discuss how teaching yoga helps Kerryn personally, the importance of transparency in her business, and h...

If you’re not comfortable about asking for reviews and testimonials, then you don’t want to miss today’s quick tip episode. Fiona shares how they can be very useful for you as a small business owner and why it’s the best time to ask for it from your past clients and customers. Listen now as Fiona shares 4 things you want to get right in order to get your testimonials and make them work for your bu...

When you're in a sort of negative headspace, it can be really easy to look around and see these people in your sector, or just randoms that you seem to follow on social media and think, well, they still managed to do X, Y, and Z. If you find yourself comparing your business with others, then you will love today’s episode. Fiona shares the five questions she highly suggests you ask yourself to alle...

Welcome to another quick tip episode where Fiona shares how using a mini memo board helps her stay focused on the key tasks she has for the day. At the end of this episode, you may end up buying your own memo board as well! Topics discussed in this episode:  Introduction On making plans  Mini memo boards How to use it Quick tip on cleaning one Conclusion   Resources mentioned in this episode:   My...

In this interview episode, Fiona has a chat with Vatsala Murthy from Indian Goods Company . They talk about the challenges she has had to overcome building a business in an industry - retail - that she wasn’t hugely experienced in while sharing stories about contemporary Indian culture and art through their products. Listen now as she talks about why this is so important to do and how she discover...

It’s another quick tip episode today and if you love all things FREE, then listen to Fiona’s tip/recommendation today. Find out why she wants you to check out Google Digital Garage - an online platform that teaches everyone lessons about SEO, digital marketing, content and anything else small business owners may find useful.    Topics discussed in this episode:  Introduction Google Digital Garage...

In this coaching episode with Fiona, she reminds us about how important it is that we always invest in ourselves - by attending training sessions, enrolling in courses and constantly reading helpful materials. Listen now as she shares her insights on setting a training budget and how to allocate it and choosing what kind of training to get to help you with your small business.   Topics discussed i...

For this week’s quick tip episode, you will need to reach out to a couple of people and ask for feedback. If you’re about to start a business or trying to assess how you’re doing as a business owner, Fiona shares how asking your colleagues what you’re good at and which area in your business do you need to improve on will help you be better at what you do. Listen now and get ready for some honesty!...

Fiona catches up with one of her greatest friends - Paul Darragh of Bemodern. In this small business interview, Paul and Fiona discuss how Paul started his career, moving from New Zealand to Australia and eventually travelling to New York and work for a decade before deciding to establish a new career as a painter and artist. Lots of wonderful advice waiting for you in this interview especially if...

It’s time to make more connections with the people you serve. Where? Well, in your DMs! In this quick tip episode, Fiona shares with us a very simple tip she uses on platforms like Instagram to make the connection with her audience more genuine and help strengthen relationships.   Topics discussed in this episode:  Introduction On podcasts and the voice format Instagram voice messages Reasons why...

Are you planning to take a break from work? While it may seem impossible to do these days, you actually can! All you have to do is plan and prepare for it properly. In this coaching episode, Fiona shares with you her eight practical steps (which she applied when she was about to take 3-4 months fully off from her business to focus on her newborn son) to actually get some time off from her busy sch...

If you find yourself going through a content block, then you will find today’s quick tip episode super useful. Fiona shares how she uses AnswerThePublic as a keyword researching tool that enables anyone to find out what sorts of questions and ideas and content your audience might be searching for online related to your product or services. Listen now and learn how you can use it for your content p...

Fiona invites Dinzi Amobi of ULO Australia as this week’s guest. In this longer podcast episode they talk about Dinzi switching careers from being a lawyer to running a small business that sells homewares, children’s and women’s clothing with prints inspired by her African heritage. Listen now as Dinzi shares her thoughts on the challenges of managing a business while raising twin toddlers, how th...

n this very special tip episode, Fiona honors her late father by sharing one of her favorite lessons from him that she still applies to her business today. Get to know a little bit about Fiona’s wise dad and how he has influenced her and the people around him to look at life with more positivity and less worry about things we have no control over. Listen now and we hope you enjoy this special epis...

In every business, a problem comes up every now and then, and in some cases, a lot of these problems are often blamed on the people behind it. But before looking at the people, why not look at the processes involved. In this coaching episode, Fiona guides us through her steps in ensuring that a business’ systems or processes are set up properly.    Interested in starting your own podcast? Check ou...

We’ve all made mistakes in our business but how do you handle it when a client or a customer confronts you about it? Are you someone who quickly owns up to faults? Are you someone who avoids confrontation at all costs? Do you kind of ignore the person and or ignore their emails or ignore the text messages with the person you've argued with until enough time has passed that your mistake is complete...

In this longer interview episode, Fiona talks to her good friend, Genevieve Bailey, the award-winning filmmaker behind award-winning documentaries such as I Am Eleven and Happy Sad Man. Genevieve shares her journey when she started creating her films and her thoughts on the importance of following your gut and speaks on why we all need to be kind not only to other people, but to ourselves as well....

It’s another Tip episode for small business owners and if you need help with marketing, then listen now as Fiona shares three free marketing activities you need to do. These simple activities can help you the next time you make your marketing plan, so go ahead, find out what they are and hopefully, you will apply them in your business. Fiona also announces the winners of her recent contest.    Top...

As a business coach, one of the most asked questions Fiona gets from people who approach her for help is how to get more clients and customers for their businesses. In this coaching episode, she shares her top 10 tips that she recommends every small business owner must do to achieve their goal of consistently gaining new people who would want to avail any of your services or products. Listen now!...

In this quick tip episode with Fiona, she shares a story on making assumptions. In many situations, we find ourselves overthinking without knowing the other side of a story, thus affecting our mindset and how we deal with our circumstances. Fiona gives us three questions to ask ourselves to help us avoid thinking too much.    Topics discussed in this episode:  Introduction [00:54] Contest Reminder...