Hustle Like Hannah Podcast

This week's episode is one that Hannah can relate to a LOT. Hannah is joined by Lauren Manning from Up in Lights Dance Academy & Happy Dance UK! Having danced since early childhood, Lauren knew that she wanted to dance to play a key part in her life one way or another. Whilst assisting with some dance classes alongside her studies at university, Lauren soon realised that this was what she wanted to do in life so set up her very own classes. Starting with just 3 children, Lauren has built up her business over the years and now has around 450 pupils attending her dance school! In recent times, she has also set up 'Happy Dance' which is made up of a podcast, social media platforms, and helpful class supplies to not only help dance teachers, but to learn from and unite dance teachers with the vision of making the world a happier place through dance. Lauren is full of positivity and helpful advice for anyone looking to turn their creative passion into a business...

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**Trigger Warning** The following subjects are spoken about during this interview: mental health, attempted suicide, and eating orders (with specific mention of bulimia). If you need to reach out for help with anything mental health-related, go to:

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and Hannah is joined by Leigh Telford, the founder of My Wellbeing Pal. Leigh's story may be triggering for some, but it's a truly inspiring story of how you can use a difficult situation to completely transform your life for the better. Working as a marketing manager for several years in the highly stressful environment of a fat-moving corporate goods company, Leigh had found herself in a place where she felt like she had hit rock bottom physically, mentally and emotionally. Sadly, in 2007, Leigh attempted to take her own life when she decided that enough was enough, but fortunately, she survived and realised that it wasn't her time to go yet... but it was definitely time for a change! Whilst recovering from her suicide attempt, and waiting what was feeling like an eternity for some help, Leigh turned her attention to holistic healing solutions and soon began to see that this could be so much more than just part of her recovery. Holistic healing solutions led to a change in lifestyle and becoming trained as a holistic nutritionist, a yoga teacher & a reiki healer, which allowed Leigh to close the chapter on her fast-paced corporate working life for good and embark on a rewarding career doing what she was passionate about. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic hitting her business pretty hard, Leigh has used previous experiences to help her stay focused and adapt her business in a way that will allow her to expand the business even further. The conversation gets quite deep, but Leigh is full of experience and advice for anybody looking to pursue something they are passionate about...

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Hannah is joined by Michael Winter from Litebulb Media on this week's episode. Michael always had a passion for writing, but he kept this as a hobby whilst building a career in the construction industry. After a decade in the construction industry, he realised it just wasn't giving him the job satisfaction he craved! After doing some casual work for a lifestyle magazine, which included a once-in-a-lifetime trip to drive a Bentley in Manchester (!), Michael was reminded of his love of writing and decided to embark on creating his own business! He wasn't too sure how to drive people to a website, so he decided to invest his time into learning all about digital marketing, before arriving at the idea of starting Litebulb Media. Today, Michael no longer works in construction. He now runs Litebulb Media full time, teaching people who are just getting started – particularly those who are bootstrapping their start-up – how to do the marketing for themselves and get past the dreaded zeroes (zero visitors, zero leads, zero sales) with his "Zero to 1k" 30-day challenge. It's definitely a conversation full of experience and useful advice for those looking to break out of employment into a creative venture...

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This week, Hannah is joined by Michelle Adams from Chatty Cats Care! Coming from a theatre background, Michelle has always been a passionate and artistic soul. She's performed with some top theatre companies, performed at many events, and even starred in an award-winning short film at just 16 years old! But Michelle has another lifelong love... a love of cats! When Michelle was at university, she wanted to find a flexible way of earning some income. She came across a job listing for a cat sitter, which sounded purrfect... It wasn't long until Michelle realised she could make some decent money doing this, especially if she cut out the middle man and ran the service as her own business. So that's exactly what she did, and 3 years later she has 14 employees and over 100 London-based clients! It's quite the success story to say the least; what more motivation do you need than a story like this?!

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This week, Hannah is joined by Frank Porco from Against The Grain Tattoo Collective! Frank was always creative in his youth with a passion for art. Later in life, much to the disagreement and concern of others, he turned this love of art into a career as a tattoo artist, which led to him & a friend of his joining forces to start their very own tattoo shop in Canada during the 2020 pandemic! He's got plenty of advice on how to turn your passion into a business, as well as how to get a business off the ground even during the most turbulent of times!

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On this week's episode of Hustle Like Hannah, Hannah is joined by Jaime & John Caponetta from Pawsome University. Pawsome University was created from Jaime & John's joint love of dogs, and their passion for helping save and rehabilitate dogs in order to prevent them being given up or surrendered from their homes. Having both worked for the Monmouth County SPCA, they aren't afraid of challenges (business or dog-wise!) and they have learnt so much already since setting up just a few years ago. It's a tale of how passion, determination, and taking a risk can all pay off! Truly inspiring and helpful for any budding creative entrepreneurs out there... 

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Happy Easter, Hustlers! Whilst you're snacking on your gifts from the Easter Bunny, feast your ears on this week's episode... This week, Hannah is joined by the inspirational Lauren Saunders (LCS Inc.)! Having always been an artistic soul, Lauren began her creative journey working as an art teacher by day and running her own lash business as a side hustle. Pretty soon, the lash business took off and became Lauren's full-time job, meaning she switched her teaching job for a life as an entrepreneur. LCS quickly became a lash coaching business, helping other lash artists make it on their own, before turning into a coaching business for budding entrepreneurs in all different industries! Today, Lauren lives a life full of travel, freedom and passion, just like she always wanted, and she helps many ambitious and heart-driven business owners achieve their potential by teaching them to implement the 3 Ms: mindset, marketing & manifestation! You don't want to miss out on Lauren's motivational tips & tricks, so get listening...

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Hannah is joined by Rachel Allen, Principal of Bolt from the Blue Copywriting, in this week's episode. Rachel's passion for writing began at a young age and has always been a key part of her life; so much so that her schooling led onto graduating with a degree in journalism. Like many graduates, finding a job was hard for Rachel, so after working a job where she was just unpacking boxes all day long, she set herself a mission to work for herself WHILST travelling the world! One regular day, Rachel came across the term "copywriting" and knew right away that THIS was how she was going to use her passion to make money and create a successful business. And the rest, as they say, is history! Rachel's story is full of lessons and tips, so you're in for a treat...

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In this week's episode, Hannah is joined from across the pond by Stacy Juba, who turned her love of writing into a career as an author, online course provider & freelance developmental book editor. In 2019, Stacy also founded the "Shortcuts for Writers" group which now has over 1500 members, with new members joining daily! Stacy has a lot of advice for anyone looking to turn their hobby into a business, with tips for everyone (not just writers!) - so be sure to listen in!

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This week, Hannah has an exciting announcement to share... she's going to be on the radio, featuring on BBC Radio Sheffield's Upload Show! Check it out on BBC Sounds or BBC Radio Sheffield on Thursday 18th March 9pm-10pm (GMT). 

Hannah is also joined by another guest this week; a fellow dancer and entrepreneur! Tara Huddless from Tara Huddless Coaching & My Mentor Finder is joining the show this week to chat about how she turned a lifelong passion for dance and fitness into a business in the early '00s, which grew into having a hen party branch for a number of years and has now further evolved into a successful coaching business. This then somewhat led onto her SECOND venture called My Mentor Finder, a platform helping to connect mentees and mentors online, which launched in July 2020... and Tara has created and ran both of these businesses alongside establishing a successful corporate career! So whatever stage you're at with your creative business journey, Tara's got the experience and advice for you!

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