Mums With Hustle Podcast

In this episode I chat to Lisa Grech. Lisa is a part-time teacher. She’s a Mum and she has two of her own businesses!

She the entrepreneurial mind behind Brindi and the creative maker behind her business, Urban Charms, making her very well known amongst Canberra’s market-teers, handmaidens and mumpreneurs. It was a pleasure having Lisa on the podcast to share her experiences of having two businesses, both very different from each other.

 

Building an email list

We talk about so much good business stuff in this episode but here are the highlights that are sure to help you in your hustle, whether that be in the products you sell, the service your provide or the content you create! We really deep dive into understanding why starting and building an email list is super important, why you need it, and what to send?

In this podcast:

Why having an email list is a must for your business?

Why start your social media BEFORE you launch?

Know your audience really really well - how to find them and serve them well.

How to find your voice - on social media, through your emails or as a blogger.

In this episode, Lisa refers to Mailchimp, an email service provider to help build an email list. You can check it out here.

www.mailchimp.com

At MWH we use ConvertKit. It’s more advanced in it’s features and in my opinion, much easier to use. If that’s what you require. You can check it out here.

www.convertkit.com

 

Learn more about Lisa here:

Website - http://www.brindie.com.au

Facebook - BrindieCan

Instagram - @brindiecan

 

Mums With Hustle Biz Kit

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In this episode I chat to Lisa Grech. Lisa is a part-time teacher. She’s a Mum and she has two of her own businesses!She the entrepreneurial mind behind Brindi and the creative maker behind her business, Urban Charms, making her very well known amongst Canberra’s market-teers, handmaidens and mumpreneurs. It was a pleasure having Lisa on the podcast to share her experiences of having two businesses, both very different from each other. We talk about so much good business stuff in this episode but here are the highlights that are sure to help you in your hustle, whether that be in the products you sell, the service your provide or the content you create! We really deep dive into understanding why starting and growing your email list is super important, why you need it, and what to send?In this podcast:Why having an email list is a must for your business?Why start your social media BEFORE you launch?Know your audience really really well - how to find them and serve them well.How to find your voice - on social media, through your emails or as a blogger.In this episode, Lisa refers to Mailchimp, an email service provider. You can check it out here. www.mailchimp.comAt MWH we use ConvertKit. It’s more advanced in it’s features and in my opinion, much easier to use. If that’s what you require. You can check it out here.www.convertkit.com----Check out our free monthly Biz Kit here - www.mumswithhustle.com/bizkitSubscribe and receive a new surprise each month to help you with your business and hustle.

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Defining and understanding your WHY is the topic of this week’s podcast. Every single decision you make about your business should ALWAYS come back to your WHY - think of it like your business compass.

At it’s simplest, your why reminds you why you get out of bed to do what you do (so important when you’re a mum and your energy and focus is being pulled into 100 different directions). Your why will help you make decisions that are right for YOU: if it just doesn’t feel right, more often than not, that’s because it doesn’t align with your why.

This is a cracker of an episode to kick off the new working year. To make the most out this week’s podcast, I have shared a video with you HERE. It’s Simon Sinek’s TED Talk and it’s all about the WHY! Check it out, then when you have a spare moment, pop the podcast on and get ready to be blown away. Let’s get into it!

Topics discussed within this episode:

Defining and understanding your WHY

Monetisation - when you don’t sell a physical product

Purposeful collaboration

Challenges of motherhood

The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

Ani and I discussed this book in some detail on the call. It comes highly recommended from MumLife Australia and can be found in both audio and physical form here:

AUDIO VERSION (AUDIBLE) 

HARD COPY (DYMOCKS)

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Defining and understanding your WHY is the topic of this week’s podcast. Every single decision you make about your business should ALWAYS come back to your WHY - think of it like your business compass.At it's simplest, your why reminds you why you get out of bed to do what you do (so important when you're a mum and your energy and focus is being pulled into 100 different directions). Your why will help you make decisions that are right for YOU: if it just doesn't feel right, more often than not, that’s because it doesn't align with your why.This is a cracker of an episode to kick off the new working year. To make the most out this week’s podcast, I have shared a video with you It’s Simon Sinek’s TED Talk and it’s all about the WHY! Check it out, then when you have a spare moment, pop the podcast on and get ready to be blown away. Let’s get into it!https://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action?language=enTopics discussed within this episode:* Defining and understanding your WHY* Monetisation - when you don’t sell a physical product* Purposeful collaboration* Challenges of motherhoodFind out more at www.mumswithhustle.com

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This podcast is brought to you by Tracy Harris. Explore our offerings to elevate your business:

1. Freedom Filled Business
   Freedom Filled Business is the most transformative and supported way to create, launch, and scale a course or membership that’s aligned with your life and values.
   It turns scattered, stuck entrepreneurs into confident CEOs with sustainable, scalable offers, a crystal-clear business strategy, and the freedom to live and lead with intention. Apply Now.
2. Freedom Filled® Mastermind
   The Freedom Filled® Mastermind is exclusively for a maximum of 20 female entrepreneurs that are committed to intentional leadership and advanced digital business strategy, that transforms teams, fuels revenue, and sets the foundation for lasting freedom. It’s about unlocking the freedom to be uniquely you in how you grow your business and do life. Find out more here.
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Strategies to help with self doubt

Happy New Year mamas and welcome back to another year of awesome podcasts! Kicking things off in 2016 is yours truly, with my first solo podcast, on a topic that an overwhelming amount of you voted for via social media. You asked and I’m delivering so here it goes. My strategies to help with doubt!

Today’s podcast is about self-doubt and I plan on sharing with you some advice that has helped me, and continues to help me, manage myself and my mindset, when doubt creeps in.

So, self doubt has massive effect on our ability to thrive. It can be really damaging on our capacity to be creative, expand, challenge, grow, rethink and act as mums in business.

I’m going to go through 4 things in this podcast:

What is doubt?

What is making you doubtful? and What are you doubting?

Is doubt a bad thing?

My advice dealing with doubt

My doubt crushing strategy

Overarching these next few bits of advice is that you need to accept accept self doubt as a reality. You will doubt everything and this is a natural thing!

This is my process to help overcome my self doubt:

Don’t fall into the trap of comparing yourself to others - Looking at what others do will only hold you back. Assess your own situation and remind yourself why you started and courage to move forward.

Remind yourself of why you started - By doing this, you will realise your purpose again and regain confidence in yourself.

What would your advice be if it was happening to your best friend - Remove yourself from the situation and pretend it was happening to your best friend. What advice would you give them? In most cases, you will be supportive and honest.

Surround yourself with people that support and challenge you - Find that person you feel always works their way though self doubt in a way you feel inspires you.

Ask yourself these important questions to ground yourself and make more logical decisions and not emotional ones.

What are you doubting?

What is preventing you from taking action? Be specific.

What would it look like if you did it and it failed

What would your life look like if you didn't do it at all

Which one would you fear more?

What would it look like if it succeeded, your best case scenario? Visualize it.

Fearful about something? Check out my blog post on embracing fear here

http://mumswithhustle.com/blog/businessidea-embrace-fear/

Happy New Year mamas and welcome back to another year of awesome podcasts! Kicking things off in 2016 is yours truly with my first solo podcast on a topic that an overwhelming amount of you voted for via social media. You asked and I’m delivering!Today’s podcast is about self-doubt and I plan on sharing with you some advice that has helped me, and continues to help me, manage myself and my mindset, when doubt creeps in. So, self doubt has massive effect on our ability to thrive. It can be really damaging on our capacity to be creative, expand, challenge, grow, rethink and act as mums in business.I’m going to go through 4 things in this podcast: - What is doubt? - What is making you doubtful? and What are you doubting? - Is doubt a bad thing? - My advice dealing with doubtCheck out more at www.mumswithhustle.com

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This podcast is brought to you by Tracy Harris. Explore our offerings to elevate your business:

1. Freedom Filled Business
   Freedom Filled Business is the most transformative and supported way to create, launch, and scale a course or membership that’s aligned with your life and values.
   It turns scattered, stuck entrepreneurs into confident CEOs with sustainable, scalable offers, a crystal-clear business strategy, and the freedom to live and lead with intention. Apply Now.
2. Freedom Filled® Mastermind
   The Freedom Filled® Mastermind is exclusively for a maximum of 20 female entrepreneurs that are committed to intentional leadership and advanced digital business strategy, that transforms teams, fuels revenue, and sets the foundation for lasting freedom. It’s about unlocking the freedom to be uniquely you in how you grow your business and do life. Find out more here.
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Fear can make us do crazy things and hold us back from so much opportunity. Unclear of where you are heading in your biz? Afraid of really narrowing down exactly what you do, or who you serve? Are you taking on too much because you are afraid of being “unsuccessful”, by missing out on potential business, clients, customers, readers, income… you need to listen to this podcast with a mummy who has experienced just that!Kylie Anderson, from Be Your Radiant Self, is a coach, personal trainer, writer & blogger. Her whole business is centred around inspiring and supporting mama's everywhere on their journey to coming back home to themselves and reclaiming their identity after having a baby. A mother herself, Kylie talks to us about overcoming her own fears in business and provides actionable advice for how you can do the same in order to smash those goals.By narrowing down the thing you fear, you will be able to address it - if you choose to. Reclaim your identity and start setting your goals that will lift you up to the next level.I hope you enjoy this podcast as much as I do.- The paralysing effects of fear on your business- Identifying your ideal client- How to stand out as a blogger- Coming up with a great opt-in/email series- Strategies for having a successful blog- Holistic wellness for mothers- Strategies for dealing with stress and anxiety as a mumFind out more at www.mumswithhustle.com

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This podcast is brought to you by Tracy Harris. Explore our offerings to elevate your business:

1. Freedom Filled Business
   Freedom Filled Business is the most transformative and supported way to create, launch, and scale a course or membership that’s aligned with your life and values.
   It turns scattered, stuck entrepreneurs into confident CEOs with sustainable, scalable offers, a crystal-clear business strategy, and the freedom to live and lead with intention. Apply Now.
2. Freedom Filled® Mastermind
   The Freedom Filled® Mastermind is exclusively for a maximum of 20 female entrepreneurs that are committed to intentional leadership and advanced digital business strategy, that transforms teams, fuels revenue, and sets the foundation for lasting freedom. It’s about unlocking the freedom to be uniquely you in how you grow your business and do life. Find out more here.
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Focus on doing one thing, really, really well

This week we have the privilege of chatting to Heather Rowland from Kippins. The lady that has put a laser focus on doing one thing and doing it well - cotton comforters.

How exciting! Heather and her husband run this thriving business that was born out of Heather’s crazy pregnancy dreams and fears of “never being able to sleep well again” once baby number one arrived. Well, it’s safe to say that Heather’s creative dreams have helped many children (and their parents) get their much-needed rest with the help of her organic, on trend, comforter friends - the Kippins. From the get go, Heather was in it for the long haul. That meant, not rushing any part of the process, especially in those beginning stages. If you’ve ever wondered about how to successfully launch a product with the intention of wholesaling and entering the overseas market, then be prepared to slow down and put the ground work in. Heather’s philosophy is to focus in on doing one thing, and doing it well. That focus will ensure that you don’t become distracted along the way.

Sometimes it’s best to say no and do one thing exceptionally well, making you the go-to brand for that item and the authority in that space. Single attention and attention to detail are some of the keys to success and is a re-occurring theme throughout this podcast. We talk a lot about branding, particularly the limitations of branding purely on platforms such as Instagram.

 

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This week we have the privilege of chatting to Heather Rowland from Kippins. The lady that has put a laser focus on doing one thing and doing it well - cotton comforters.How exciting! Heather and her husband run this thriving business that was born out of Heather’s crazy pregnancy dreams and fears of “never being able to sleep well again” once baby number one arrived. Well, it’s safe to say that Heather’s creative dreams have helped many children (and their parents) get their much-needed rest with the help of her organic, on trend, comforter friends - the Kippins. From the get go, Heather was in it for the long haul. That meant, not rushing any part of the process, especially in those beginning stages. If you’ve ever wondered about how to successfully launch a product with the intention of wholesaling and entering the overseas market, then be prepared to slow down and put the ground work in. Heather’s philosophy is to focus in on doing one thing, and doing it well. That focus will ensure that you don’t become distracted along the way.Sometimes it’s best to say no and do one thing exceptionally well, making you the go-to brand for that item and the authority in that space. Single attention and attention to detail are some of the keys to success and is a re-occurring theme throughout this podcast. We talk a lot about branding, particularly the limitations of branding purely on platforms such as Instagram.Find out more at www.mumswithhustle.com or join the community at www.mumswithhustle.com/join

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This podcast is brought to you by Tracy Harris. Explore our offerings to elevate your business:

1. Freedom Filled Business
   Freedom Filled Business is the most transformative and supported way to create, launch, and scale a course or membership that’s aligned with your life and values.
   It turns scattered, stuck entrepreneurs into confident CEOs with sustainable, scalable offers, a crystal-clear business strategy, and the freedom to live and lead with intention. Apply Now.
2. Freedom Filled® Mastermind
   The Freedom Filled® Mastermind is exclusively for a maximum of 20 female entrepreneurs that are committed to intentional leadership and advanced digital business strategy, that transforms teams, fuels revenue, and sets the foundation for lasting freedom. It’s about unlocking the freedom to be uniquely you in how you grow your business and do life. Find out more here.
3. Reels for Business Course
   Master the art of creating engaging reels that convert viewers into customers. This do-in-your-own-time course will equip you with the skills to leverage short-form video for your brand on Instagram. Sign up here.
4. FREE Instagram Bio Checklist
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This week on the podcast I am joined by Jess, a Mum of 2 and owner of Bespoke Moments; a boutique design brand specialising in custom prints and events stationary. Jess’ business story is one that grew naturally when she combined her skills and interest with a need. Product pricing is another area Jess quickly identified as a something she had to adjust. If you’ve wondered about your product pricing, then listen in for some great insights into what you need to consider when pricing your products. Jess is a pro at running market stalls but only after encountering a few bumps along the way, which she gladly shares with us too. Join us as we talk honestly about her approach for attracting the right followers on social media and turning them into customers, strategies for continuing the conversation with customers she meets at the markets and her tips for being ‘found’ online (even when you’re in a crowded niche).

 

Product pricing - why it’s so important

SEO - outsourcing it if necessary!

Collaborating with local businesses

The benefits of having a brand rep

Social media learnings

 

Resourses metioned in the podcast

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Jess will be offering 15% off in the new year. We will keep you updated!