Conversations for a Complete Life

There are so many things to learn when you are in business but some aren't as obvious as others.

In this episode I share with you seven essential lessons I've learned along the way, through personal experience, research and interviews with other successful #SHEs.

Tanya Winfield has created an incredibly successful business that helps thousands of women every year.

Additive Free Pantry started from humble beginnings, from a desire of Tanya's to share the information she had learned about additives in food and the potential effects they can have.

This wide-ranging interview goes into all the lessons she has learned along the way and shows how to build a successful business step-by-step.

As the saying goes, work for a cause, not applause. Alexx Stuart has built a business helping people switch to a low-tox life, so not only is she changing the world but also earning her income in the process. She shares how she does it, including her success with e-courses.

In this episode you will meet Angela Ponsford, one half of Dotti Media, as we delve into specific ways you can grow your Instagram following and the reasons why you might want to.

Angela covers a lot of ground with us – the best things you can do to grow your audience, as well as the traps to avoid. She goes into hashtags, how to connect with influencers, and even sets a challenge for us to see the difference these tips can make.

Just a few short years ago, making money from a blog was thought to be either not likely or piecemeal - certainly not lucrative. But that has certainly changed and brands are now far more interested in working with influencers - that is, bloggers who have built a following and have influence with their fans.

In this episode we talk to one of them - Kayte Murphy who is better known as Mrs Woog, from the incredibly popular Woogsworld blog. As one of Australia’s first professional bloggers, she continues to lead the way and mentor other bloggers. In this episode, she shares valuable tips for catching the eye of brands and how to maintain your integrity when being paid to write.

Are you struggling with the balance between getting things done and having time out? Kelly Exeter joins us this week to talk about this exact topics, and share with us how she manages a business, a job, a blog, writing books, exercising, having two kids, a husband, a household – and balancing all of it!

When you’re trying to build a business and attract both an audience and clients, it’s easy to get caught up in a ‘chase’ mentality and feel like you’re running around everywhere vying for people’s attention. In this episode Karen Gunton explains her lighthouse revolution – how to share a message and beam a light, to attract the right people to you instead of chasing them.

We hear it all the time: be yourself and do what you love and success will follow. Alisha Lynch from Naught Naturopath Mum is an example of exactly that. She shares with us how she went from simply having a Facebook page and giving her much-loved products away to family and friends, to now being an award-winning Mumpreneur with a devoted fan-base. She’s such a delight to chat with and listen to.

How often do you base your decisions for your business on your intuition? If you’d love to be able to trust your instincts more in your business, then listen to what Jasmin Kechel has to say about the way she has developed her gorgeous brand Lemon Canary. She doesn’t follow any standard marketing advice but simply tunes in to what her inner voice says.

If you’re following the entrepreneurial path because you felt called to create something new, go in a different direction or start afresh in some way, in this episode we talk about that exact process of reinvention. Business coach Angela Raspass, who I worked with last year, takes us through topics including underestimating yourself; perfectionism and procrastination; and fear of failure. She has some great suggestions on how you can overcome them and create what she calls a Next Chapter business.