Your Truth Shared

#58 Design Your Own Success with Finola Howard and Lucy O'Reilly Are you ready to get to the next level faster? In today's competitive business landscape, entrepreneurs often seek new strategies to attract the right customers and achieve better results. This week, Lucy and Finola come together to share their insights on the power of branding and collaboration and announce their highly anticipated...

Are you ready to learn the secret sauce to success and hear why podcasts are the only fair medium for storytelling? This week's special guest, Jason Allan Scott, is here to share his fascinating entrepreneurial journey, from selling smiley face t-shirts to securing a significant deal in South Africa and launching his own successful podcast. Jason also delves into personal struggles, including...

Are you eager to stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving marketing world? If so, this four-way conversation is for you! Marketing experts Frank Prendergast, Kami Huyse and Joeri Billast join Finola to discuss the exciting future of marketing, exploring the power of a collaborative community and how new technologies like VR and AI will revolutionise the industry.  Frank, Kami and Joeri de...

There’s so much talk about Menopause that sometimes it’s difficult to know where to start. In this episode of Your Truth Shared, Host Finola Howard speaks with Wellness Warrior Catherine O’Keefe about her experience of being ambushed by perimenopause both personally and professionally.  Since then she has made it her mission to empower women with the knowledge they need to navigate the unique...

How well do you know your customers? Have you spent time leaning in and listening to yours? Did you stop at demographics or did you go deeper? That’s where the magic lies.. this deeper insight into who your customers are and how they feel.  Too often customers are kept at an arms length when the reality is the closer they are the greater your business can be.  Tune in to hear Finola talk...

It's never too late to take the plunge and live a committed life, and here to remind us just that is special guest Leslie Riley. This week, communication expert and facilitator Leslie Riley joins Finola to share her inspiring story of overcoming gender barriers in the military and finding success by embracing her femininity. Through her experiences at West Point and as a helicopter pilot,  Le...

Can your clothes determine how the world communicates with you? Can showing up and dressing well lead to success? Here to unpack dressing for success in business and beyond is special guest Aoife Dunican. Aoife is a motivational speaker, image consultant and personal stylist empowering men and women to exude confidence and make a lasting impression through their image and style. Hear Aoife's uniqu...

Has your business stayed at the same level for a while? Do you want to know what it takes to go to the next level? In this weeks final episode of the three part series Finola shares the 10 Key Objectives that you need to address in order to create space for more in your business.  Tune in to hear Finola address key objectives around Finances, Brand, Customers, Product, Systems, Team Building,...

Have you ever been sneered at for your creative ideas? Don't let that discourage you! We all carry our own unique stories, and this week, we hear the inspirational journey of business strategist and founder of The Biscuit Factory, Tara Prendergast. From an art school dropout to becoming a successful entrepreneur, we learn how she managed to turn her creative passion into a thriving business. ...

Welcome to the second of a three part special where we join Finola Howard, as she explores how an effective positioning strategy can level up your business and unlock powerful growth. Defining your Positioning strategy is a crucial aspect of building a brand, as it sets a company apart from its competitors and establishes an identity in the market. Effective positioning is based on a deep understa...

Everybody has something to offer, and with the right mindset, everyone can be the star of the show. Joining Finola to delve into this further is inspirational guest and founder of You Are The Media , Mark Masters. In this episode, Mark explores the power of connection and creativity by sharing his innovative approach to community building and events organisation. Mark shares the secret to creating...

Welcome to a reflection special with Finola Howard. In this solo episode, Finola reflects on why Purpose, Mission and Vision matter and how they hold the secret to unlocking 10% growth in your business.  She shares research from Ernst & Young and Harvard Business Review that reveals that companies that are purpose driven have a greater potential for growth than those that don't.  Fin...

Are you aware of the magic that can unravel when you open your mind to possibilities? Here's your reminder that you don't have to wait until the end to be happy. It's time to embrace your magnificence today. Joining Finola this week is an experienced mindset coach and NLP trainer Julie Silfverberg who has over 25 years of experience helping execs, entrepreneurs and coaches find delight in their pr...

When brand and web designer; Lucy O’Reilly starts working with her clients, she embarks on a journey to guide entrepreneurs through the power and purpose of crafting a unique brand identity with stunning visuals, only to find that many still underestimate the value of professional photography.   "Look at the brands who do it well. I mean, it's like product photography. The top brands, th...

Marketing futurist Mark Schaefer shares his insights on building successful communities and leading the future of marketing. With his 10 bestselling books and acclaimed work with brands such as Dell, Microsoft, and Adidas, Mark unveils the power of community - why it's the last great marketing strategy, how small to medium sized companies can lead the future, and why the most human company wins.&n...

James Hennessy is the founder and director of the National Reptile Zoo, an inspiring example of someone who followed their passion and created a social enterprise that has made an impact around the world. His story of following his curiosity and problem solving skills to build a successful business is an inspiring example of how to make your dreams a reality. James Hennessy was encouraged by famil...

Welcome to a reflection special with your host Finola Howard. In this solo episode, Finola reflects on the recurring theme of the importance of values in so many of the conversations we’ve been having on the podcast.  Yet many company leaders don’t even know what the mission or the values of the company are. Throughout this episode, Finola shares why values do not always ring true in organisa...

In this Your Truth Shared special, listen back to a compilation of amazing stories and insights shared by a selection of guests who have appeared on the podcast over the past year. With a library of forty episodes, it’s difficult to select just ten moments, but this collection is a mix of advice, techniques and real-life stories that hopefully provides inspiration for you to build your own success...

Traumatic experiences can remain trapped in our bodies and psyches, but do we have the power to free ourselves of riddling anxiety? Here to help lighten our loads is sleep and anxiety expert Deirdre O'Connor, who will unpack the trauma and prevalence of anxiety in today's world. Deirdre has over 30 years of experience studying the connection between our bodies, thoughts and feelings and joins us t...

Showing up as someone you're not can quickly lead to a path of exhaustion. This week, Finola is joined by not one but two special guests, Frank and Marci, a powerhouse duo with introvert and extrovert personality traits that share their authentic approach to designing your best life and achieving a harmonious workflow.  Frank and Marci help their clients rise above the blah with unforgettable...

Joining Finola this week is author, publisher and writing coach Debbie Jenkins to share valuable advice on everything you need to know about writing content for the modern reader.  Throughout the discussion, Debbie shares her professional footpath from engineering to marketing to setting up her own business. Debbie candidly opens up about how a pretty brilliant midlife crisis changed the cour...

Do you constantly wonder how to best market your start-up!? Rand Fishkin, best known as Moz founder and current co-founder and CEO of SparkToro and Inbound.org , joins Finola this week to discuss each step of the start-up journey and scaling for success.  Rand's professional life is dedicated to helping others excel and market to their best ability through his writing, videos and speaker sess...

Welcome to a reflection special with your host Finola Howard. In this solo episode, Finola reflects on the year that has been and invites you to do the same with a series of prompts that will highlight your accomplishments and endgame goals.  Throughout the episode, Finola opens up about her learnings and accomplishments, hints at future plans and reminds us to look through our lens of purpos...

As we approach the festive season and near the end of 2022, integrated nutritional health coach Heather McGuire is here to discuss the mindset around food, taking your power back as a consumer and how a balanced diet can greatly benefit your lifestyle. Heather's tagline, "I do health, I don't do guilt ", shines throughout as Heather reminds us that food is not our enemy. Instead, it is one of the...

Finola brings you a sales 101 session this week with special guest, co-founder and chief revenue officer of Graphite-Notes , Vinnie Lynch. If you are on a mission to improve your sales skills, look no further, as Vinnie is the bearer of the secret sauce to selling and is ready to serve it all out on the table! Amongst the many golden nuggets throughout, Vinnie unwraps the science of selling along...