Sarah Orchard is an award-winning marketing strategist, #1 best-selling author and glamping business owner, who helps fellow hosts confidently move from being invisible online to maximum visibility to increase their direct bookings.

I also have to thank Sarah for being one of the interviews that inspired me to finally launch the podcast. I actually recorded this interview a few months ago as a zoom and at the end, I commented that it might actually be my first podcast. But procrastination and that confidence gremlin telling me I couldn’t be a podcaster crept in…

I then went on to interview Gemma at Gattertop Drinks and again, considered that the interview would make a good podcast, but this time, I finally actually did something about it and stumbled my way through working out how to publish a podcast.

And here we are…

Now as Sarah launches her own podcast (details below), it’s time to put our interview out into the world. I really enjoyed our chat, as a fellow corporate escapee, I totally empathised with feeling that need to make a change - but being full of trepidation about actually doing it!

Sarah talks us through making the jumping from corporate life into becoming a hospitality owner, what brought that about and how she and her husband then went on to launch an award-winning treehouse hospitality business.

Sarah’s marketing background ensured that they achieved some fabulous coverage, including Sandi Toskvig’s

In turn, this inspired her to subsequently set up Get Fully Booked, helping other owners to market and achieve direct bookings for their hospitality business.

Podcast timeline -

0:30 Sarah and her story 

6:12 Coping with hospitality in a pandemic 

9:15 Shifting from corporate to self-employed 

17:05 Sarah’s switch off

20:20 Some final thoughts with Sarah

Find Sarah in these places -

Hudnall’s Hideout Instagram

Get Fully Booked Instagram

Hudnall’s Hideout website

Get Fully Booked Website

Get Fully Booked Podcast

Find Sarah on LinkedIn

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