Unemployed & Afraid

Set-backs, heartbreaks and times where you have your head in your hands repeating WTF over and over again while trying to solve a problem – if you’re in business, you know the feels. Small Business really is a journey of resilience and innovation that my guest today knows all about. Mea Campbell is the trailblazing founder and CEO of Connected Au, an organization committed to combating loneliness...

You’re about to hit play on Part 3 of the Business Within Your Business Unemployed & Afraid Mini-Series, and join your host side by side in the creation of an online course - an idea that could work fantastically well for your business too... In this Mini-Series with Squarespace, we’re exploring all the questions and tackling the very real challenges along the way, so that YOU feel more empowe...

This chat you’re about to hear, with the wonderful Mal Chia, e-com expert and managing director of marketing agency Ecom Nation, reminds me of something so magical that happens in business. Backing yourself into one opportunity opens the door to many more you might never have imagined; you just have to trust yourself to take one step in the right direction. In the sharing of Mal’s business story,...

You’re about to hit play on Part 2 of the Business Within Your Business Unemployed & Afraid Mini-Series, and join your host side by side in the creation of an online course - an idea that could work fantastically well for your business too... I’m willing to bet that, if you’ve thought about building an online course, you’ve gotten overwhelmed by what to do next. SAME! So in this episode I’m ch...

If you’re in the thick of business-building chaos right now, I have a feeling this episode has come to you at exactly the right time. Anthony Noud, Co-Director of Awakened Lifestyles, has an incredibly powerful origin story to be the business owner he is today, but that’s not where we spend the bulk of our time. In true Unemployed & Afraid style, we talk about all the personal undoing’s that h...

You’re about to hit play on Part 1 of the Business Within Your Business Unemployed & Afraid Mini-Series, and join your host side by side in the creation of an online course - an idea that could work fantastically well for your business too... In this Mini-Series with Squarespace, we’re exploring all the questions and tackling the very real challenges along the way, so that YOU feel more empowe...

You’re about to hit play on an absolute ripper of an episode here because my guest today is exactly the breath of fresh, confident, empowering air that we all need in business, and there is just so much to take away from the sharing of her story. Alexandra Senter, CEO of Big Smoke Media Group shares a refreshing take on backing yourself and innately embodying the confidence of knowing where you’re...

If you, like me, are someone who left a corporate career to jump into business ownership you’ll relate to the feeling of reminiscing over the good old days of regular salary and knowing which means you can live within [and you have probably also scrolled the LinkedIn jobs section when the day is particularly tough!]. It’s a cloud that hangs around us for a number of reasons, and it’s something tha...

I couldn’t have found a more wonderful guest for this 100th episode of Unemployed & Afraid - she gets us, she is us. Alyce Greer, Director of Bossy Copy, is someone who has built a business around trusting the uniqueness of her voice and backing herself to create an offering and a business that’s exactly right for her and her customers. She’s here for trusting your own business ideas, putting...

We need real chats and honest inspo when it comes to creating and scaling your business, because there’s a lot about building a business that’s thankless and lonely - yet somehow once we get started, it’s kinda hard to stop at one. Marie Dowling is CEO of Newsary and EzyCom and is so incredibly real about this journey, just the kind of business builder we love here on Unemployed & Afraid. In t...

Getting yourself PR, growing through new ideas, bringing on other people to help you build – every stage of business is about growth, and so much of it is scary. But when you’re passionate about building a business with impact, you find a way through it – lucky for us we get to hear how other business owners are learning through it. This chat is absolutely packed with relatable business-building a...

There are so many hurdles and smaller successes along the way in business that we have to work through, well before [and during] those big headline grabbing success stories, and feeling seen through those moments, knowing that what we experience is normal and all part of the process, is in our opinion the way more of us will get to the big dreams we aspire to. Big dreams alongside focused action,...

Putting yourself out there for opportunity, or rejection, is something every business owner faces – and it’s not easy. For those of us in creative fields it’s imperative for the building of our businesses – and it’s something today’s guest, Interiors and Lifestyle Photographer Hannah Puechmarin, knows all about. In this chat you’ll hear all about: Following your heart back to an industry you may h...

It’s very small-business full circle to be able to invite Lesley Magill, Owner of Little Shove Mentoring & Moving, onto the show for a chat about her experience growing her small business, as she was one of the first listeners of this show when it launched back in December 2021. She really understands what it’s like to be exploring what your business might be, as well as how it can be built, a...

It’s me, your host Kim Kerton, here to share with you a business journey update of my own in a solo chat. In this episode today I’m sharing my thoughts with you on: How this came to be my 6th business (so far) The value in seeing yourself through the eyes of others Rebuilding from disappointments  An insight into the world of building podcasts How self-sabotage sneaks up on you And the business ev...

Your first business probably won’t be your last, and every piece of the puzzle will reveal more of your personal bigger picture. Luke Cook [aka Cookie] is Founder of Cuppa.tv - a brilliant business based all around important and soul enriching conversations - and he’s beautifully honest about what building a business means to the person behind it, the personal challenges, heartaches and rollercoas...

Hands up if, as a small business owner, you give yourself a bit of a break when you’re not being as productive as you’d like… my hand is definitely not up! If that’s you, you’re clearly not alone – and like me you will have so much to learn from our amazing guest today. In this chat with the wonderful Radhika Mayani Founder of Left-handesign, you’ll hear about building a business that’s sustainabl...

We’re so lucky to be able to explore the inner workings of the brave humans building their businesses, at all levels of the journey and in so many amazing industries, and of course hear about all of the chaos that comes with figuring it all out – this episode is no exception. My guest today, Boushra Nicola AKA Miss B, Director of Learn with Miss B, left me feeling super inspired to crack on with i...

Leaving any long-term career and entering entrepreneurship is, well, pretty damn scary – but there’s one thing that can feel scarier, the thought of never trying. My guest today is Leigh Kuhlmann, the man behind the chilli oil of DC Cartel – and he was in the same industry as me, so you know I feel his pain, but the lessons he’s about to share make sense for any major change and to the building of...

If you’re a business owner (or aspiring business owner) I bet you have a head full of ideas for different business ventures. So how do you know which is the right one to pursue, and which is best left in the desk research phase? My guest today is the insanely inspiring Amy Parfett, Co-Founder of two awesome businesses Wedshed & Give With Gravy, and in the sharing of her story you’re about to h...

Fighting the temptation to make everything in your business perfect before making a move isn’t easy – this episode will convince you why getting out of your own way and going for it before you’re ready is absolutely worth it. Odette Barry, Founder of Odette & Co and Co-Founder of Launchpad Australia is all about hitting the courage button in business, and encouraging everyone else to do the sa...

Building your own business comes in so many forms, and today we get to hear about the incredible business of freelancing with my guest Alex, of Alex Mills Social, chatting about the breadth of unique challenges and learnings the world of social media and strategy consulting brings. Because when you are your business, and responsible for keeping that pipeline building while doing the do – there’s a...

Small business is so personal, such an expression of you, even if you didn’t intend to design it that way. I believe that comes about when you truly lose yourself to the undoing and learning process that is being in business for yourself, just like today’s wonderful guest, Eugenie Hows, who is the Owner of Plant Vibes Café and Co-Owner of KYN Official vegan handbags. In the sharing of her story, y...

When I learnt about today’s guests, the mother and daughter duo behind Bixby & Co, it came with a little story - see Annie, the daughter in the duo, had been listening to this very podcast while considering her next step. She was listening to the stories of business builders and simply thought “why aren’t I doing that?” And now here we are, hearing about her incredible business. Which has achi...

How do you know when a business idea is worth pursuing? Sometimes just choosing one and going for it, for as long as it feels right, comes with months (or years!) of turning it over again and again in your head – then again, sometimes we just go for it and figure the rest out later. Our guest today is the fabulous Rachel Gerds, who together with her partner dove two feet in to an incredible new bu...