Today's episode is an interview with Ruth Tsui. Ruth is a Certified Business Strategist and Accredited coach on a mission to empower female coaches, consultants and experts to grow a thriving, sustainable business. With Ruth's approach, it's time to get off the Cashflow Coaster, craft your sell out offers and create consistent cashflow! Every business and every founder is unique which is reflected in Ruth's personalised approach to developing your business strategy. Combined with coaching, Ruth helps her clients to create a simplified, balanced strategy tailored to their life and business. "It's your business, your way!" When Ruth isn't working, she can be found tramping through the countryside, running around after her two young children, on the climbing wall or drinking coffee! I spoke to Ruth about some of the challenges that she has faced juggling business and Motherhood, and she shared some insights with me as to how she has worked through these challenges. And of course some book recommendations (see list below). Here are some of the key takeaways from this episode: Ruth's journey navigating different businesses. Different business structures including the challenges of working as part of a franchise. Launching a face to face business as a pandemic starts. Pivoting to an online strategy. Losing your passion for the career you have had for so long. The underlying desire to be available more for family. Balance between business & Family is like a seesaw. The importance of a morning routine & self care, and how this has become a non-negotiable habit. The best time of the day. Start before you are ready. How falling teaches you to put your hands out next time. Airtable - Like a spreadsheet on steroids Fitting together the pieces of your own puzzle. Find the show notes and the links to recommended tools and books here.

In today's episode, Kate talks about being consistently visible, and how it does pay off, with patience... Including a recent anecdote.

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Today's episode is an interview with Laura Cruise, in which she tells us about coaching yourself to success. Laura is the Dream Transition Mentor, she mainly works with women to build the confident mindset they need to believe and progress into the dream life and business that they've always wanted.

Here are some of the key takeaways from this episode:

• Realising you can work for yourself.
• Turning your confidence around.
• Working through self coaching.
• Growing your business in a way that suits you.
• Unlearning what you've been told in childhood.

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In today's episode, Kate talks all about the overwhelm that so many of us (probably all) as Mums in Business face on a regular basis. Here are some of the key takeaways:

• Coping with overwhelm.
• How overwhelm presents itself.
• Business and home-life overwhelm.
• Recognising overwhelm.
• Seeking help/support with overwhelm.

In todays episode I interview Claire Winlow. Claire runs the website Red Kite Days, which is an incredible resource for Mums, full of reviews and recommendations for family friendly days out.

Here are some of the key takeaways from this episode:

• The challenges of going back to a full time job after having children.
• Google Analytics and the amazing insights that it can give to help you grow your business. Learning new skills as you go.
• Replicating your business model to cover new geographical areas.
• Building your team.
• Taking on a new and very different business alongside an existing one.
• The differences between running a business as a sole trader and a Ltd Company.

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In this episode Kate talks about the importance of vulnerability in Business, and how this and connections that you make, are what make you unique as a business owner.

In this episode we cover, we look at vulnerability and connection as important values, and how these feed into business.

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In todays episode I interview Lorna Taylor. Lorna is an Instagram Teacher and Content Strategist helping entrepreneurs and business owners get more visible online.

Here are some of the key takeaways from this episode:

Wanting something more after becoming a Mother

Finding your community and social media

Turning an interest into a business

How you can use Instagram to showcase your business

Keeping it simple on social media

The power of automation within your business

Managing your time effectively

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