Today we are joined by Rachel Green, an SEO website copywriter who serves brands that are big on purpose. Rachel shares how she ended up in such a specific niche and the ways niching is a powerful way to stand out. Rachel does business her own way - in a manner that is purpose-driven, sustainable and brings her joy.

Over the years since starting my business, I’ve been at both the unhealthy and healthy end of the comparison spectrum. Now I’ve landed in a good place when it comes to dealing with this issue and in today’s episode, I share my tips for dealing with comparison.

In the episode today we run through the indicators that help me understand the health of the business, including the reports that help me piece together the sum total of business’ health.

On the podcast today I interview Elana Robertson. Elana is an award-winning performance and developmental coach and the founder and Director of foundher, dedicated to reformatting habits and behaviours that lead to sustainable success. In our conversation, Elana does some myth-busting for us around productivity and performance. We discuss how sustainable pace is the new high performance and the distinction and power of distinguishing between being and doing. Elana shares three things you can do today to move into being overdoing.

In this episode I give you some examples of what imperfect action looks like in my life and how taking action and doing the thing is the only way you’ll learn what needs to be done next. I’m proud of my scrappy action and I truly credit it with taking me to new and big places in my business and life.

I want to let you in on a secret. Savvy business owners are never taken aback by their tax returns or business activity statement. They understand what makes up these documents, and they put money aside in preparation for when their tax liabilities fall due. In this episode I take you through the practical steps you can take to be a savvy business owner.

Fran Dargaville is a functional nutritionist with a Masters degree in Human Nutrition. Fran’s zone of genius is gut health. In this episode we run through the symptoms that might indicate your gut is out of balance, the main factors that impact gut health and why entrepreneurs are often the worst offenders when it comes to health.

My main advice for anyone in small business is that they should have a budget and keep a close eye on their finances. So, it might surprise you to learn that I spend a whole lot of my business cash on all sorts of expenses - from the best-of-the-best systems, contractors, staff, insurance, and more. In this episode, I’ll take you through the decision making process I run whenever I decide to invest in a new expense.

Bookkeeping, like so many other services, is not something you should skimp on - it’s not something you want to entrust to just anyone. I share the five things you need to look for when choosing a bookkeeper and the controls you need to have in place when you have a bookkeeper helping you with your business.

In this episode I’m talking to the amazing Riz McDonald from Foundd Legal, is on the show to share all of her expertise and experience. Our conversation explores the legal steps that every business needs to take in the start-up phase, business structures, necessary legal documents, legal templates, employee contracts, copyright protection, trademarks and hiring a team.

How do you know when you’re ready to take on paid employees? Depending on your business situation, you will be considering either an employee or a contractor, or even a mix of both within your team. There are several decisions you’ll need to make when choosing which path to take but don’t worry I’m here to help! In this episode, I’ll cover the important questions surrounding hiring a contractor or an employee and how to decide the right time to bring someone on board.

In this episode, I’m taking you through a high-level overview of what payroll is (including superannuation and PAYG information), important notes you need to think about, and, finally, I’ll walk you through 15 points you need to tick off to ensure you’ve got your payroll covered.

It’s the start of a fresh financial year and today I’m going to be talking about why NOW is a good time to increase your prices if you haven’t already. I’ll be sharing from an objective, accounting perspective, not from a money mindset point of view. Price increase conversations are never easy but I hope this episode helps you become clear on why your prices need to increase. Being profitable means knowing your numbers and knowing when to increase prices to cover your expenses.

This episode is perfect for you if you’re struggling to get clients in your service based business. You can use all of these tips and tools to start showing up in your business, send your hopes and dreams out into the universe and, most importantly, start signing clients.

In this episode, I’m going to run you through 5 things I’m doing in my business before 30 June 2022. Your business profit or loss spans the 1st of July to the 30th of June with the tax being calculated on the final position your business is at on the 30th of June. The 5 things I’ll run you through will give you an idea of what you can be doing to prepare for this busy time of year in your business.

This week I'm bringing you word-nerd, marketing expert and digital product mentor, Carinda Gosling. In this episode, Carinda is here to explore how to build a digital product empire. Digital products set you up for a snowball effect in your business down the road where your clients will be searching for more ways to work with you.

In this episode I review the book Profit First by Mike Michalowicz. This is because I know how many entreprenuers love this book. But I believe there is information in this book that needs to be considered with a grain of salt.

My guest today is Diana Todd. Diana is a registered tax agent and the owner of Balance Tax Accountants. In this episode, we’re talking about everything to do with small business tax to help you get ready for the 30th of June. Diana is sharing all of the things that you can do to show up for your taxes, get prepared and breeze through your tax return.

Today I’m talking about merchant fees (bank fees) and whether you should pass these on to your customers or not. This is just my opinion and I want to bring you this episode to give you a chance to reflect.

I have a very special guest joining me today as I discuss building a sustainable business with my coach and friend, Kristy Robinson.
Kristy has helped me through so many business challenges over the last year and a half and I’m excited to share her insights and expertise with you today.