This week we welcome Laurie Barkman to the podcast.

Laurie, the business transition sherpa, is the former CEO of a $100 million revenue company that was sold to a Fortune 50. As a mergers and acquisitions advisor, Laurie provides a structured process for business owners to plan successful transitions of their companies. Laurie is the author of "The Business Transition Handbook: How to Avoid Succession Pitfalls and Create Valuable Exit Options."

She is an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University, and hosts the award- winning podcast 'Succession Stories', where she speaks with hundreds of entrepreneurs who have shared their journeys through succession.

Laurie brings an interesting new perspective on entrepreneurship, and shares how your business legacy can be continued long beyond your ownership.

If you want to find our more about Laurie and the amazing work she does you can find her at thebusinesstransitionsherpa.com

This week we are joined by Dr. Laurel Mellin the Founder of Emotional Brain Training and a 2x New York Times Bestselling Author.

We explore Emotional Brain Training in more detail to understand how it can help you in all aspects of life, and truly change your reality. Laurel is the author of the new book 1-2-3 JOY!: Easy, Natural Weight Loss that is Scientific, Proven, Drug-Free & Fun and has an amazing app that enables you to have more control over your life. 

You can find out more about Laurel, EBT & Laurel’s books at ebtconnect.net 

This week we are joined by Leadership and Mindset Coach Josi Dumont. Josi shares with us her journey of re-discovering her passions after a career in what she thought was her dream industry. 

Josi’s determination and open minded nature has enabled her to achieve amazing things, both in her corporate days, and even more so now she has decided to go all in and build her own business. 

If you want to find out more you can find Josi on IG @josi_dumont or us on IG @igniteyourspark.podcast

On this weeks episode we had the pleasure of chatting with our first male guest, Mike Roberts, the founder of Making Digital Real.

The internet is booming with online businesses which is incredible, but we know it can be challenging learning to stand out from the crowd, especially for those new to business in the online space.

With a sprinkle of creativity and a dash of tech-savvy, Mike has helped over 800 business owners supercharge their growth using LinkedIn strategies, tools, and workflows, so it’s safe to say that Mike is the No.1 go to expert if you’re looking to get noticed in your industry.

Make sure you give this one a listen to as Mike shares so many golden nuggets about how you can get your business seen through the power of digital marketing.

If you want to find out more you can find Mike on LinkedIn at Making Digital Real.

This week we are joined by the fitness industry powerhouse Emma Sills. Emma has been in the fitness industry for over 20 years, achieving a professional status as a figure athlete in bodybuilding, and over 7 figures in revenue launching and scaling a well-known brand of gyms, from the grass roots up.

For years Emma juggled a full-time role as a senior manager at KPMG while simultaneously growing her freelance fitness business. She now has a thriving business in the fitness industry and helps others to create the same for themselves.

As mentioned in the episode Emma is holding a free summit this week, head to Emma's IG @emmasillsfitnessmentor to find out more and get signed up!

On this week’s episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with our very own Becs to explore her life journey. 

Over the months you’ve heard snippets of Bec’s story, and how she got to where she is today. But in this episode we go all in, no stone unturned! You’ll hear how Becs has overcome countless challenges throughout the years, but continues to take them in her stride and evolve as a person. 

Trust me when I say, this episode will show you that anything is possible for you. 

You know I’m obsessed with her already and after listening to this, I know you will be too! 

To find out more you can find Becs on IG @rlcoachinguk or us on IG @igniteyourspark.podcast

On this weeks episode, I got to chat with my incredibly courageous and inspiring Business Partner Lisa, the Co Host of IYS Podcast. It goes without saying that I have the utmost respect for Lisa and how she has passion, determination and bravery to go after her dreams and never give up on herself.

Lisa openly shares her experience and challenges of depression during her teenage years, and how her world changed for the better when she decided to take a 6 month sabbatical, leave her home town and go solo travelling!

We explore lots of defining moments throughout Lisa's life and how everything changed one day from one DM.

If you want to find out more about Lisa you can find her on IG @asteria.va.solutions or us on IG @igniteyourspark.podcast.

On this weeks episode, we had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Kim Rahir, Health Coach for middle aged women.

After receiving life changing news 10 years ago of being diagnosed with MS, Kim did not allow this condition to stop her from achieving some incredible goals.

Kim went on to win a European Masters Weightlifting Championship at the age of 60 last year!! Kim literally muscled her way out of her illness and now helps other midlife women with similar health symptoms.

Kim is a prime example of strength, resilience and is a huge inspiration to many and in her own word’s “It’s never too late”.

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did, as Kim shares her passion for life through the love of weight training, and we know you’ll agree she is a huge inspiration and is creating such positive impact in this world.

If you want to find out more you can find Kim on IG @Kim.Rahir or us on IG @igniteyourspark.podcast

Join us this week as we speak with Anna Rumbold.

Anna is an award-winning business and marketing mentor, who specialises in helping coaches, mentors and service providers to create predictable, secure 10k+ months in their businesses, by deepening their delivery, their messaging and their leadership to attract the clients who are in the best position to win them.

If you want to find out more you can find Anna on IG @annarumbold.co or us on IG @igniteyourspark.podcast

In this weeks episode we had the absolute pleasure of chatting with our guest Kerry… where she openly shared the struggles she experienced in the early stages of motherhood.

Kerry shared her personal challenges as a parent but how she overcame that part of her life, worked on her own past trauma, and now has a happy healthy relationship with herself and her daughter.

If you want to find out more you can find Kerry at kerryjane.uk or us on IG @igniteyourspark.podcast

CONTENT WARNING - Topics of a sensitive nature are discussed throughout.