RE: The Podcast

In the words of High School Musical 2: Summer, summer, summer, summer... As we prep to go on our summer break, we thought we'd talk about how to prepare to take some time off (whether over the summer or any other time). Wishing you some rest and relaxation over August, and we'll see you back in September! 

Finally, her ears were burning enough to have her back on! Fashion & Textiles Brand Consultant Elizabeth Stiles is the queen of "selling through the silence": both as an established business owner herself and as a specialist who helps her clients sell and scale. We talked about how to keep showing up and showing out for your business even when sales are slow to non-existent.

TODAY we're sending you a little reminder through the airwaves, a pep talk on the joys of being self-employed! We're also giving you a challenge: can you do something every day that you wouldn’t be able to do in traditional employment? This episode was sponsored by Hobbycraft Plus . 

As we're both currently going through Glow Up phases on our websites (shout out to Emma from Beautie for that phrasing!) we thought we'd chat through what we're loving, what we're not loving, and what we wish we knew. Head to the website for the full show notes and all our reccs! 

Today we're talking about the importance of flow, and the flow state - what it is, why it's important, and how you can find more of it in your life, both in work and outside of work. When are you in flow? We'd love to know!

As we near the halfway point of the year, it's a good time to down tools and reflect on how it's going so far. (Tbf i's always a good time to do some reflection, but essentially when we're somehow speeding through June!) We're sharing one of our favourite exercises to go through that's super simple, but super helpful: stop, start, continue. 

Have you ever considered affiliate marketing in your business before? Whether you're thinking of using it to sell your offers or promote other people's, we're chatting through them today.

Today's episode is an absolute corker of a convo -- with the brilliant Selina Barker. Life design and careers coach, author of "Burnt Out" and founder of Project You, Selina has dedicated the past 17 years of her life to helping people love the life they live - and a huge part of this is in managing burnout, dealing with stress, and managing your energy. We delve into all of this with Selina's tot...

If visuals feel like a sticking point in your business - whether that's colours, photos, video or more - this is the episode for you: a whole new way to think about them, and make sure they work for you (and how to make them fun along the way, too!) Sign up for Be The Art Director Of Your Brand here . 

We love you!!! And we'll be back soon!!! And this is the first time I've ever been able to confidently mark an episode as "clean" rather than "explicit"!!!

How do you feel when someone asks you what you do? Do you clam up? Mumble? Try and climb out of the nearest window? Today we're talking about the importance of finding your 'red thread' -- that is, the thing that explains what you do, and helps you explain what you do in turn. Ellie's new focus (as Eleanor Mollie) is on this red thread idea, so you also get a sneak peek into what she's working on!...

INTRODUCING: The Business Proposal Bundle , over £700s worth of brilliant business offerings for JUST £29! We've spent the month off putting together this bundle, with the help of our wonderful previous guests. Here we chat about what's in it (and why you should get it), as well as what else we got up to on our time away.  p.s. we have a new intro - do you like?!

Today we chat about your marketing priorities: looking at all of your channels (not just instagram!) and seeing where you want to focus on for the next period of time. Rachel also chats funnels, because she loves funnels. 

Pals, buckle up: today's guest is Katie Tucker from Product Jungle, and she's about to blow your mind. She specialises in market research for small businesses, teaching us how to find out exactly what our customers want - which means deeper connections, even happier customers, and more orders. Ever wondered how to approach your customers? What questions to ask? When it's even appropriate? She answ...

In this week's episode we interview the ray of sunshine that is Ghenet Randall - or as you might know her, Ghenet Actually. Ghenet is a brilliantly talented content creator who uses those exact same skills to help small businesses with their digital marketing. We talked about her love of storytelling, the importance of boundaries, and so much more around how to navigate selling online as an indie...

Happy birthday/anniversary (we haven't quite figured out which one yet, answers on a postcard) to us! To celebrate our fourth birthday, we took a trip down memory lane - with some of our favourite lessons, episodes, and memories. Plus for some reason, Rachel requests a live reenactment of the Original Email. She doesn't know why, either.

Accountability is key in business - because if you're not accountable to yourself or anything else, then nothing gets done. Simple, but sad! But turn that frown upside down — today we chat different ways that you can keep yourself accountable (as ever, without any nauseating hustle culture or hacks!!!) 

For 2023's first guest episode, we chatted to the lovely Rachel from Rachilli. We talked about all sorts over her 10 years in business - including how she prioritises values in her business, having a magpie brain, working with the seasons, and running a business with a chronic illness too.  Enjoy!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! And in the spirit of the new year - we're chatting about our words of the year and our intentions for 2023. We discuss what they are, how we came to them, and what we think they're going to mean this year. We check in with how we got on with last year's too!  p.s. if you're not feeling the new year new energy then don't worry: this podcast isn't a guilt trip or something to be...

For 2022's end of year episode, we wanted to give you a permission slip: to end the year however you want. At the end of every year there's a real focus on ending the year strong (and stable) but if you're running on fumes, that can feel like a bit of a tall order - so here's 10 alternatives instead. Have a wonderful Christmas, and see you in 2023! 

Today, we're tackling the dreaded L word...LinkedIn.  We've got Phoebe Dodds from Buro 155 to not only tell us how to use LinkedIn as a small business owner, but how you can even make it fun. We know, we know - we were sceptical too! But Phoebe presented us with such a pressure-free way of using the platform, that we have to say...we've been won round.

Today we're chatting about routines - but not in the way you might think. Routines are super useful, but they can feel harsh and unforgiving. So we wanted to talk about the other side of routines - the ones that actually help us run our small businesses, and aren't sticks to beat ourselves up with!  VOTE FOR ELLIE in the Holly & Co Independent Awards ! 

Today we're chatting to the lovely Beth from SPK-TRM, all about the importance of creative play. With a creative background, Beth spent years being told how important it was to 'find a style' and, once found, stick to it - but for her, the best thing about creativity is the variety & experimentation. We chatted to her about how creative play slots into her life, and how she recommends small busine...

With so many wonderful courses, products, and services on offer, we could be learning new stuff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. But sadly, we don't have that amount of spare time! So how do we prioritise and decide where to spend our well-earnt money and time next? That's what we discuss in today's episode.

Today we focus on one of our true loves: learning. Whether you like to learn new stuff for your small business or outside of it, the world is FULL of so much goodness to wrap your brain around! We chat about what we're currently learning, and what we'd like to learn in the future - and we'd love to hear yours, too. (This episode is basically a permission slip to invest in yourself and your learnin...