Secrets of Successful Business Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Over the last eighteen months there’s been a sea-change around personal finance, especially for women. Perhaps it’s in part thanks to the influence of the “Finfluencers”, but I’d like to think it’s because we’ve decided to put on our big girl pants, become better educated around money and create our own independent and successful financial future. Today’s guest has been at the for...

Send us Fan Mail Like the ex that broke your heart, the frenemy that just seems to always turn up at the same events as you or the schmoozing uncle from Bridget Jones Diary you'd rather avoid, we've been dancing around the R word, the Recession we might have to have, for the last few months. Considered an unavoidable part of the business cycle, it seems that Australia has gone through a...

Send us Fan Mail Award winning author, culinary correspondent, radio host and creator of digital food education program Phenomenom, today’s guest is also known as Australia’s friendliest voice in food. Known for her vegetable forward recipes, Alice Zaslavsky started her food journey in 2014 as the Adventurer-in-Residence for the Prahran Markets. And with her new book The Joy of Better Cooking , Al...

Send us Fan Mail One of the things I love most about being in business is the kick-arse women I get to work with every day. Today’s guest, Emma Blomfield is right at the top of that list.  Emma was on the podcast back in episode four when we spoke about all things business, but we’ve been working together for around almost three years now. During that time I’ve watched Emma go from strength to str...

Send us Fan Mail Do you use Pinterest for business? Unlike other social media platforms, Pinterest is a search engine and while it's popular for business internationally, here in Australia, it's business benefits remain untapped. Today’s guest Gina Ciancio founder and owner of Style Curator, started her business eight years ago and attributes her success in large part to the power of Pin...

Send us Fan Mail Are you limping to the finish line of 2022? Wondering why you started your business and if that vision of success will ever come true? Have you spent more time this year working in your business and need some time working on the business? If that's you, or you've thought about engaging a business consultant or strategist at some time, in this episode, I'm sharing ex...

Send us Fan Mail Do you pay yourself a wage?  It’s a question I ask every business owner I work with and the most common answer is a resounding NO, particularly for those female lead businesses.  There seem to be a lot of reasons why business owners don’t pay themselves a wage, and I’ve heard them all. From the business can’t afford it or I withdraw cash from the business account when I need it, t...

Send us Fan Mail Emelia Jackson has been a passionate baker for most of her life, then she competed in MasterChef and her life changed forever. Now a published author of First Cream the Butter and the Sugar , in this episode Emelia shares her story and how consistent hard work can pay off in a big way.  In this episode, we talk about:  What it takes to turn a passion into a successful business;  W...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that of the 7.6 million tonnes of food we waste in Australia every year around 70% of that is edible? 7.6 million tonnes, it equates to about 312kg of food wastage per person. I mean wow, but we’ve all been there, it’s the end of the week, tomorrow is bin day and you’ve got a fridge full of food you meant to use. But one thing led to another and it would be so much ea...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to part two of my chat with author, writer and keynote speaker Summer Land. Today we're talking about sleep and who doesn't need more of that, or in my case better sleep. Before Summer moved to Australia, she'd always been a great sleeper. But the move and inevitable stress of such a huge life event soon found Summer struggling to sleep and when she did, the...

Send us Fan Mail Summer Land is an author, writer and keynote speaker and when I first approached her to appear on the podcast our plan was to chat about the art of ghostwriting. I soon learned that Summer is also an expert on sleep, so what started out as one episode has turned into a two-parter. In part one of my chat with Summer, we talk about Summer's love of story telling, writing essays...

Send us Fan Mail When it comes to an offer, an event or an invitation, how do you respond?  Are you the person who says yes immediately, is up for anything and never regrets the decision, or are you the person who says yes and then goes into panic mode. Your anxiety levels dial up a gear and you waste a whole chunk of time and energy trying to work out how to get out of the event or the situation...

Send us Fan Mail Taking that leap and starting your own business is a huge decision. It begins with an idea, one that's aligned with your purpose and your values, then comes the research. Who is your ideal customer? Is your idea viable, what problem are you solving, what transformation can you offer? How will you position yourself in what might be a crowded market? What’s your brand all about...

Send us Fan Mail How changing your mindset can change your life and business for the better.  In this episode you will learn:  How our subconscious mind impacts the way we approach our business  How to connect and align with our higher selves to achieve success  The five things that are standing in our way when it comes to achieving our biggest months in business We also chatting about how to get...

Send us Fan Mail As entrepreneurs we all want success. Often we want what ' they've ' got; the business, product, idea or success that we perceive the business owner we admire, or the one we see on social media has achieved. But I'm here to tell you that not all businesses are not created equal. While I'm the first one to give credit to those business owners who make it al...

Send us Fan Mail You're asked to organise an event; what's your reaction? Do you immediately look for volunteers or wholeheartedly embrace the task at hand? Today’s guest Jodie McLean, has been curating and running events for over a decade. Her business JEM events has worked with some of the biggest names in the country and typically brings to life over 50 events every year. So, when I w...

Send us Fan Mail Confidence is a skillset, and it’s something today’s guest, qualified specialist in human behavioural performance, Mel Schilling, says can be learned. For those of us who weren’t born with natural confidence, yep I’m talking to my fellow introverts out there, or anyone listening who finds imposter syndrome creeping into the way you conduct your business or life, the idea that we c...

Send us Fan Mail In May 2015, today’s guest Chelsea Pottenger, found herself suicidal and in a mental hospital. For Chelsea, a self-confessed high achiever and Type A personality, it was the last thing she expected to happen when she gave birth to her first child. But rather than wondering why this had happened to her, Chelsea viewed her predicament as an opportunity. As part of her recovery she s...

Send us Fan Mail What’s a lead magnet, should you be using them as a tool to grow your business, and are they really worth the time and effort?  Personally, I love a great lead magnet. It’s a way of providing your ideal client a valuable tool to help them in their life or business, and in return you get the email address of a warm lead that you can nurture and turn into a raving fan.  Lead magnets...

Send us Fan Mail How good would it be if we started a business and the clients just appeared, no effort required. Arguably, one of the easiest ways to market your business is via one to one connection with your ideal customer and once upon a time, with a new networking event to attend every other week, it was possible to share your business with prospective clients easily. However, the pandemic pu...

Send us Fan Mail Hustle culture! If you’re a regular listener you’ll know how much I dislike the concept. But not buying into it, is one of those things I have to actively work at every single day because it’s so easy for me to say yes to everyone and everything and before I know it I’m booked out, stressed out and the hustle almost does me in. I’m wishing the weeks away to get beyond the latest w...

Send us Fan Mail When it comes to promoting your business, sharing your voice and influence with the world, does it energise you, or leave you a trembling puddle of nerves? Whether you’re an introvert, an extrovert or somewhere in between, the ability to communicate with your peers in the workplace or your customers as a business owner is key in today’s digital age. But there’s an absolute art to...

Send us Fan Mail What would it take for you to quit your job and start your own business? More money, more courage, a push in the way of a redundancy or a toxic work environment, or would you need a sure-fire guarantee that you’d succeed? Today’s guest, ex-diplomat, author of the Joyful Startup guide and podcast host Serina Bird, although you might know her as The Joyful Frugalista, took her leap...

Send us Fan Mail Like the ex that broke your heart, the frenemy that just seems to always turn up at the same events as you or the schmoozing uncle from Bridget Jones Diary you’d rather avoid, we’ve been dancing around the R word, the Recession we might have to have, for the last few months. Considered an unavoidable part of the business cycle, it seems that Australia has gone through a recession...

Send us Fan Mail If you had the opportunity to follow your passion and turn it into a business, would you be brave enough to take the chance? Well that’s exactly what today’s guest did and I can’t wait for her to share her story. Brydie Stewart is a teacher turned internationally recognized fibre artist and textile designer, turned entreprenuer. Her business Mary Maker Studio was born out of her l...