By Annelise Worn
The podcast currently has 87 episodes available.
How to know if you’re ready for an agency model?
If you’re a solo service provider who’s maxed out on hours and STILL not getting the income you dreamed of. This one’s for you.
Find out what an agency model actually means, and how to
Hire that first team member
Work less without giving up income
Stop chasing your tail in your business
Provide the same level of excellence to your clients as you scale
Want to work from home, be your own boss and take control of your earning capacity?
This episode of the Mumstyle Business Podcast is for you.
Now more than ever, working from home as your own boss - with freedom and flexibility is what so many of us want. And now more than ever, it’s easier than ever to make it happen.
The perfect storm of a remote workforce, technological availability and incredible women who have gone before. One of those such women is Ingrid Bayer, Founder of VA Institute.
Ingrid Bayer is a thought leader, transformational thinker, and one of the brightest minds in the Virtual Assistant Industry today.
With a background that spans over 30 years in administration roles across many industries, and over 13 years spent running a highly successful Virtual Assistant business from her home office in regional NSW, Australia, Ingrid now devotes her time to working strategically in the growing Virtual Assistant Industry through VA Institute, a business which she founded and launched in 2017.
With a strong focus and passion on building and advocating for an industry founded on the core principles of excellence, authenticity and sustainability, since 2017 Ingrid has helped over 500 EAs, PAs and Admin professionals successfully transition into their own Virtual Assistant businesses through her VA Startup Program.
A published author of three books, Ingrid transforms and inspires the VA Industry and its stakeholders to be the best, expect the best, and deliver the best beyond mere technical skills.
You can connect with Ingrid through:
In this week’s episode of the Mumstyle Business Podcast, I had the honor of having an in depth conversation with Ingrid.
We cover topics like
Ingrid is a Queen in the VA industry and I know you’re going to get so much value from this conversation.
Let’s talk PLANNING.
I’m a planner. I love mapping things out. Being organised. Getting excited about what’s to come.
So today we’re talking about Business Planning for 2022.
Yes, we’re still focused on finishing strong for 2021. But by looking forward now, we’re making sure we’re not wasting the first 2 months of the year in planning and et up. We can start with a BANG. If that’s your plan ;)
I take you through my Simple 3 Step process for mapping out your year, your next 12 weeks, and maximising your days. So - let’s do this.
Tune in on your fav podcast platform mumma!
A xx
In this episode I interviewed the incredible Shannah Kennedy. You may have her name, or read one of her books. Shannah is a renowned life coach who focuses on helping people have a plan for their life, and prioritise themselves while going after what it is they most want.
Shannah Kennedy is one of Australia’s foremost strategic life coaches, consistently ranked as one of Australia’s top 10 business coaches as featured in the Australian Financial Review, Huffington Post, The Sydney Morning Herald and Thrive Global. She works to transform her clients’ work, wellbeing and life. She specialises in executive strategy, transition, values, vision and life planning. Her proven expertise enables clients to gain control of their lives in order to achieve their visions and goals.
She coaches individuals and teams, in person and virtually taking them through a methodology she has developed over the past 20 years of coaching. She offers a range of Executive and Transition Coaching Packages. “We work to discover who you really are without the title.” Shannah is currently working with a mix of C-suite executives, clients in transition (and/or suffering from burn out), business owners and high-potential staff. She coaches the gap between where you are today and where you aspire to be in the future. She also supports people who feel exhausted and “need a new map”. She is bestselling author of The Life Plan (Penguin) and is represented by ICMI, Saxtons and Book Speakers Direct for her engaging talks.
She is also the author of Simplify, Structure, Succeed and the co-author of Chaos to Calm, Ignite, Restore and Shine through her collaboration with Lyndall Mitchell for The Essentialists. Together they deliver life changing workshops including the Masterclass of Wellness to a range of major businesses across the Asia-Pacific region.
Shannah’s expertise is sought after in the media. Recent coverage includes the Today Show, The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, Business Day, BRW, Marie Claire, Herald Sun, Women’s Health, Coach, Management Today, The Australian Financial Review and Sunday Life. Shannah has been an ambassador for the award-winning wellness retreat Kamalaya, Koh Samui since 2018.
You can connect with Shannah through:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shannahkennedy/
Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/ShannahKennedyCoaching/
Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannah-kennedy-8a898b1/?originalSubdomain=au
Website - https://shannahkennedy.com/
I was so excited when this interview came across my desk and Shannah did not disappoint.
This episode is perfect for this time of year when we’re closing off 2021 and looking towards 2022 and planning what they might look like.
We spoke about:
Please enjoy my conversation with Shannah Kennedy.
Today on the show I'm talking about hard decisions.
As the CEO of your business, it's all on you.
The decisions you make (or don't make), the clients you take on, the staff you hire, the software, the sales ... the everything. It's all on you. And what I've learnt is - that sometimes you need to get rid of a good things to make room for a great thing. Sometimes you have to make the decision that costs you. Sometimes you get really far down the wrong road, and you have to be ok with stepping backwards to leap forward.
But how do you know?
What's step one?
What's the filter we need in place to ensure there's bumpers on the bowling lane?
Listen in and let me know - what's the hardest decision you've had to make in your business so far?
If you can't think of one - it's ok - you'll be well prepared when it does.
A x
Today on the podcast I’m joined by Sonja Leon to discuss finding your inner purpose.
Too many people just ‘do’ social media to ‘do social media'.
We think we ‘have to’ do IG or FB or reels, but the truth is, we don’t. Then once we do, ‘do it’ we wonder why we aren’t getting flocks of clients banging down our door to work with us.
So let’s take a moment to step back and discover why we should do social media at all, and how we can more than just ‘do it’ but leverage it.
In this episode, we spoke about empowering women, impact-driven business models, sharing your vision, and spreading your light in the world.
We discussed true and genuine connection, and how that is what is at the heart of really great business. And life.
We also talked about expectations. Expectations of our businesses of others, and of ourselves.
It was a complete joy to spend time with this absolute powerhouse of a woman who is so generous with her time, her wisdom, and her gifts.
You can learn more about and get in touch with Lynda via www.lyndacormier.com
In this episode, we spoke about Lynda’s story and the work she’s done throughout her career, as well as now in her non-profit.
We dove into how women can really find their voice, use their voice, most importantly, trust their voice. About how we can, and should open our mouths and hearts at the same time. And about providing value, and how if we do, then money never needs to be the focus.
We also explored confidence, decision-making, passion, and purpose.
Lynda embodies the epitome of running and living an Impact Business, and I cannot wait for you to hear her story and be inspired.
You can learn more about and get in touch with Lynda via www.lyndacormier.com
More is not the answer.
Why?
It’s difficult to scale a business that’s bulky and complex.
If you’re looking to move your business to the next level, it’s probably time to simplify.
Start with looking at each stage of your business.
How do you get in front of people?
How do you nurture them and let them get to know you?
How do you sell? How do your onboard and deliver - without a lot of friction and stress?
And how do you get active referrals?
Each of these areas needs to be streamlined. Founded in strategy, and built with systems.
Let’s dive into how to make that happen, so you have the agility to take your business wherever you want it to go!
The podcast currently has 87 episodes available.