Unemployed & Afraid

Selling gives the ick to so many of us, but it ends up being the most important skill and role you’ll do in your business - no matter what you’re selling.  To grow your business is to get better at sales. Not just marketing smarter, but selling better, as there will be so many sales emails, pitches and calls you’ll find yourself in - it just makes sense to work on it.  In this episode your host Ki...

No one likes feeling like a newb, and business will have you feeling like that over and over again, but it’s learning to get comfortable with being a learner that creates magic. This chat with Angus O’Loughlin, Creator of Session in Progress is an honest perspective of transitioning from a fulfilling career, one you felt pretty good in, and dropping straight into the deep end of business. You’ll h...

When we become business owners there’s that inevitable moment when you realise you need to get yourself out there - to become the face of your brand, build your personal brand, promote your business etc.  There’s a lot of cultural "stuff", and a lot of inbuilt fear and bias, that will make us not want to put ourselves out there - but we’ve got to block it all out, metaphorically or literally, and...

We left off Part 1 of the chat with Phil Wolfee from Kinex Health talking about the devil on our shoulders when it comes to prioritising wellness as entrepreneurs, the emotion of change that business brings you and some real talk on the financial side of things. If you haven’t heard it yet head back to Part 1, and if you have, let’s get you with into Part 2 where you’ll hear about: The benefits of...

The path to business success is, and should, be different for each of us. If there was an exact path to follow, well, we’d all be doing it. That’s why it’s so important to hear and engage with as many business stories as possible to find the parts that truly work for us, and ultimately carve our own success through a whole stack of trial and error - and you’re about to get an epic story today.   P...

You’ve been doing all the right things, for a long time, but you’re still feeling stuck and a bit out of control and impatient for all the things you want.  Who said entrepreneurialism was a good idea?! In this episode your host Kim Kerton shares an experience of struggle with impatience and procrastination resulting in a lack of motivation, and how she gets through it, all to help you keep going...

When we’re so passionate about our business and working so hard, but not yet reaching those milestones, it can be brutal. But one thing we can’t control is the pace at which our journey moves, we just have to keep showing up. In this episode today you’re going to hear all about setting your own pace from the delightful Suze, Founder and Director of muk mat, as well as: Making a product that solves...

If you’ve ever been backed into a corner in business, there’s a perspective you need to hear. Because the hustle of the entrepreneur who is living on the edge is like nothing else.  In this episode your host Kim Kerton shares her own experience of being backed into a scary revenue place, and the insight gleaned from it, all to help you keep going and growing on your own entrepreneurial path.  If y...

How does it feel to walk away from one business and build another? We left off Part 1 of this episode with Alex Marlow, Director of Gym Challenge Meals in what can only be described as a somewhat unfair end to a beautiful journey. If you have just jumped into this episode and are like Kim WTF are you talking about – head back to the show feed and listen to Part 1 of this episode with Alex. In this...

If you’re a small business owner, you need all the support and encouragement possible. What you do, what we do - it’s brave as hell. Our guest today, and the story he’s about to tell you, personifies this spirit. His name is Alex Marlow and he’s the director of Gym Challenge Meals, and in this conversation he lets us into the deeply personal full circle journey he’s taken, and had to take, across...

What happens when your business is trucking along, and then the opportunity to make a major change in the day to day comes along - what do you do?  In this episode your host Kim Kerton is giving you food for thought around the structure of your business, why you should embrace making a big change to how you work, and why not being afraid of going from self-employed to employed and back again.   If...

Don’t you just wish you could flash forward and know that everything will work out with your business idea? Self-doubt holds back so much potential in the early days, and our business builders in this episode know all about working through the pain. Caroline & Kelly, business partners in Solmates, share all of the things they wish they knew, how they’ve grown to establish a successful business...

If you’ve ever had nerves about showing up to a conference, a networking event, or any business event - this story is for you.  In this episode your host Kim Kerton shares a personal experience of attending an industry conference, on the other side or the world, as a solo business operator - and the surprising outcome.  Feeling nervous and pushing ourselves into spaces before we’re ready in busine...

What does it mean to find your unique voice in business? And how does looking at your competitors get you further away? Maritza Barone, Founder of the Guide Your Light podcast network, is building her business, her way. In the sharing of her story you’re going to hear about: Exploring the curiosities that call to you Responding to the business opportunity that’s naturally there Moving through the...

Trust me when I say this business building story will be exactly what you need. Dr Marion Piper (aka Dr Maz) understands the importance of building a business that fits you – no matter how that looks and whatever needs to happen as it evolves. In the sharing of her story you’ll hear about: The process of rebuilding yourself through business Exploring newly understood neurodivergence Managing the c...

Everyone will tell you that when business is challenging you need to diversify, but what does that actually look like in the day to day? Adding new services, shifting pricing models, putting yourself out there in new ways, getting to the other side of imposter syndrome, these are all the things we do for nothing else but the sake of our business being able to continue. If that’s where your head is...

One day a conversation will change your life and your business. You won’t see it coming, it won’t be anything like what you thought would happen, but it will open a possibility that will be absolute magic.  In this short episode your host Kim Kerton shares a shift in thinking that can help us get through the days (or months) that can feel like we’re wading through business mud on the path to a fut...

A portfolio business might not answer the annoyingly quick question of “what do you do?” but it could be the answer to your own personal and professional joy. My guest today is Marie Vakakis, Director of the mental health services business The Therapy Hub, and she has a powerful perspective on what it takes to balance leveraging an opportunity, with holding site of the bigger picture and the uniqu...

Feeling a “wobble” in business? You might be closer than you think.  In this episode your host Kim Kerton shares some insights from the depth of a business wobble, how it feels, how normal it is, and what you need to remember in order to move through it.  Feeling unsure about our path in business is all part of it. We will doubt our direction, desperately want to stop sometimes, and feel out of co...

You don’t need a huge audience to make a huge impact - this episode will share insights into marketing multiple work streams, trading in value and dealing with tough clients, well. We left off Part 1 of this epic chat with Jaz hearing about the mindset shift to start charging what you’re worth – but this part is all about your making your business the best it can be, for you – and that’s all about...

If you feel like you’re undervaluing your business in the price you assign for customers – you need to hear this business building story. Jasmine Parasram, aka Jasmine Design, aka The Pricing Queen, has been through it all when it comes to creating a successful journey in entrepreneurship. In this chat you’ll hear about: Feeling uninspired by the traditional career path Making a safe exit into ent...

If your personal brand and profile plays a part in your business, then it’s worth considering how you show up on LinkedIn.  In this episode your host Kim Kerton shares some hard-earned lessons and perspective shifters for finding professional success (without all the heartache of endlessly posting) on LinkedIn, and how you can use it to support your business-building journey and grow your knowledg...

Ever felt FOPO (Fear Of Posting Online?), or how about a nagging feeling that you’re in the wrong line of work? In this episode, Joe McKay shares his journey from “boring” job to creative business owner as a LinkedIn Ghostwriter. In the sharing of his business story with your host Kim Kerton, you’ll hear about: Breaking out from the box you’ve been put in Writing as the tool to finding clearer hea...

If you’re experiencing analysis paralysis, or straight up procrastination on the things that could make you money in your business, it might be time to make a big old mess.  In this episode your host Kim Kerton shares some game-shifting insight from an unlikely source about how to trust in our potential, and an approach to getting you out of your own way and into revenue raising action.  Subscribe...

Making money in your business doesn’t have to be hard, and this episode will share insights into the mindset of trusting our ability to make bank.  We left off Part 1 of this epic chat with Brook McCarthy hearing about prioritisation, why it’s ok to figure it all out as you go and what we take into business from other roles – but this part is all about money – clearly one of the most important top...