The Lorraine Murphy Show

This week we have another “Dear Lorraine” episode!  I asked my Instagram community what their biggest challenge is right now - and I had a LOT of responses.     Today, I’m speaking to a major issue that came through in those responses: how we move forward with taking a risk.   As I share in this episode, all progress in our lives and business requires some level of risk - and each of us have a dif...

Sharing the story of a business, and crafting its own unique voice, can be a challenge for many business owners - most especially those who don’t identify as natural writers.  This block can really hold a business back, and prevent entrepreneurs reaching the full potential of their marketing.  Luckily for us, this week on the show we have a gold standard expert in brand voice and storytelling!   B...

I asked my Instagram community what their biggest challenge is right now - and I had a LOT of responses!  In this new “Dear Lorraine” occasional episode format, I speak to one of these challenges.   First up is a challenge that keeps a lot of us back from experiencing the growth we want or need to: that icky feeling of being stuck.   In this first “Dear Lorraine” episode, I address this challenge...

This week on the show I’m bringing back one of the people who has been a key guide for me in my personal and business journey.  Helen Jacobs is a psychic and soul coach, and author of three books.     Her third book, Follow Your Heart: Simple Daily Rituals For Honing Your Intuition, was published in May this year, and is a guide to connecting with your intuition (which, as we discuss in our conver...

Ah, a fresh new season just in time for the second half of 2023!  This week I’m sharing my progress on my goals that I set at the beginning of this year - what’s on track, what’s not… and how I’m going to course correct over the next six months.    I LOVE hearing about other peoples’ goals and how they’re tracking with them (probably why I love mentoring so much), and I wanted this episode to be a...

I see burn-out as being THE most critical occupational hazard of running a business - especially for female entrepreneurs (more on why that is soon!).  The responsibility of it can feel huge, with the pressure to perform and serve all the different stakeholders of our business.   The problem is, we want to also live our lives - a core tenet of why I started my Bold Darling membership group!  As I...

Hooray!  This week I get to talk about one of my absolute favourite things… BOOKS. Books have, over the years, been one of the greatest sources of learning for me when it comes to the tools and knowledge required to grow a successful business. I have revisited these ten books many times since starting my first business 11 years ago, and they’re the books I recommend most often to my community. In...

Sales is the lifeblood of any business, however it can also be the most intimidating element of entrepreneurship.  Sales isn’t a skill we’re taught at school or university; so for many business owners, they need to figure a lot out very fast when it comes to bringing the dollars into their business. Thankfully we have experts like Abbie White in the world!  She is one of Australia’s most dynamic s...

I have long been a fan of retreats - since going on my first one in 2013.   Since then, I’ve gone on multiple retreats: guided and self-guided, high budget and low budget.  I’ve also hosted several retreats for my community in Bali, Byron Bay, Noosa and the Central Coast.  Over the last decade, I’ve become something of an expert retreat-er (ha!) and have built up a checklist on what makes the perf...

Speaking is a surefire way to build your business - and even better if you’re getting paid to speak!  My guest this week is a guru on all things speaking. Jaimie Abbott is an award-winning media professional and international keynote speaker and has spent two decades in the industry working as a radio and TV journalist, political media adviser and candidate, Managing Director of her own public spe...

A personal brand business is a superb way to package up your know-how into an infinitely scalable revenue stream… … but (BIG but) - figuring out your offer, and how to sell it, can lead you down endless rabbit holes.   Turns out rabbit holes don’t make you time or money.   Believe me I’ve tried!! My personal brand business now enables me to work with hundreds of entrepreneurs at a time and have ha...

Engaging a VA is one of the most accessible ways to scale your business - and it’s often the first step for business owners as they scale their businesses!  There are wonderful advantages to bringing a VA onto your team, however there are also pitfalls to watch out for.  Kristy Smith is the founder of Virtual Elves, a VA agency she founded in 2009 - AKA long before VAs became mainstream!   In our...

It’s been a while since we had a chat!  So this week I’ve got an informal catch-up episode.   In it I talk frankly about how the transition to life in Spain is going, walk through a topline debrief on my Bold Darling launch, and share a couple of hints on exciting developments coming up in my business. …one of which is the free Masterclass I’m hosting next week!   It’s called “Brand YOU - 5 steps...

Human Design has become quite the trendy topic over recent years, and maybe - like me! - you’ve wondered “WTF is this all about?”.  I had dabbled in the space a couple of years ago, then decided I wanted to get a solid understanding of human design.  I turned to Human Design Guide Billie Routledge to give me (and you!) the “101” on what it’s all about. Billie read my human design chart and gave me...

This episode is brought to you by my Bold Darling Mentoring Program.  It provides SUPPORT, STRUCTURE and STRATEGY in order to help you grow a successful business… without sacrificing yourself in the process.   Doors only open twice a year - and they’re open right now!  Until midnight AEST Tuesday 4th April to be precise.  Go to bolddarling.com to find out more and sign up.  As I love you podcast l...

As I love you podcast listeners so much, I’m treating your ears (and brains!) to three bonus episodes over the next three days. This week, I hosted the SHOWUP - aka a 3-day personal brand journey to help business owners amplify their personal brand in order to grow their businesses. Day 2 was all about CONTENT.  Content, fundamentally, is how you bring your personal brand to life.  How, when and w...

As I love you podcast listeners so much, I’m treating your ears (and brains!) to three bonus episodes over the next three days. This week, I hosted the SHOWUP - aka a 3-day personal brand journey to help business owners amplify their personal brand in order to grow their businesses. Today I’m sharing the Day 1 session, which focused on STRATEGY.  It’s critical to be clear on where you want to be,...

I feel like a mum marvelling at how quickly her kids grow up…  My Bold Darling Mentoring Program is about to turn one year old -  I can’t believe it! I created Bold Darling as I could see far too many stressed-out, burnt-out, unfulfilled business owners in my community. The program immediately caught fire (in a good way), with the number of new members far surpassing what I had even hoped for from...

Finance - especially for business owners - can be THE most stressful part of the entrepreneurial journey… I know I’ve had my fair share of 2am panics about cash flow, mounting invoices and revenue pipelines!! My guest on the show this week knows that finance angst well - having struggled with the financial management of her business for many years, even not paying herself for 14 years.  After navi...

This week on the show, I get to share with you a conversation I had with a true-blue industry trailblazer - Kendall SummerHawk.   Kendall is a pioneer in the women’s entrepreneurial movement who began working as a coach in 2002 - aka a VERY different business landscape to coaches starting out today!  Her mission is to put the power of making money into every woman’s hands.  She is the creator of t...

When I started my first business 11 years ago, I had zero profile, zero marketing budget… and zero business experience.  The one thing I did have was me - so I set about building my brand in order to build the brand of the business.   Thankfully, my plan worked.  Focusing on my personal brand for the last decade has changed my life.  That focus enabled me to build an awardwinning first business (w...

As I recorded this episode, we are 2.5 weeks into our new life in Spain.  Recently on Instagram, I asked for all your questions on this move - and gosh, did I get a lot! In this solo episode, I share my As to all those Qs… and more. I cover: The reasons for this move The key steps we took to research the move How we decided what to offload or keep  How we found our home in Spain The cost of living...

Video is increasingly becoming a “must do” rather than a “should do” in business - and (understandably) it’s a scary area for many entrepreneurs.  This week on the show, I have a true blue expert to help allay your video concerns, and help you build confidence in the space with solid, actionable advice. Described by her clients as a “video ninja”, Rebecca Saunders is a sought after video expert wh...

Building a business from your personal brand is the strategy of choice for many entrepreneurs - and can be a wildly successful one.  Having a personal relationship with your community enables you to build incredible trust and rapport with them, which smoothes the way for easeful sales and marketing. However the flipside of a personal brand business is not often discussed - and my guest on the show...

This week’s episode features a conversation with Bold Darling member Georgie Dent.   Georgie is a writer, author, former lawyer and prominent advocate for women, gender equality, children and families. She is the executive director of The Parenthood , a not-for-profit parent advocacy group that campaigns for paid parental leave and access to quality early childhood education and care.  Georgie is...