Real Women

We’ve got some exciting and scary news about the podcast going forward and what the future is for Sweat Grit & Hustle. Dawn Willock joins Tracy on the show for the second time, and maybe not the last…. Listen in for chat on not just the evolution of the podcast, but of business, and most importantly what gives you joy. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The podcast will be evolving and changing its name with a new dynamic. Yes there will still be all the talk and helpful tips about business, but you’ll also get to hear a lot more real stories of women’s lives behind their business and how the two come together. 
• Everyone who has contributed to the podcast has a business story, but they also have a story behind that. The story of home life and kids and partners and feeling like the world is on top of you one day and that you can tackle any challenge the next. 
• We live in a time where the definition of what is a woman and what is a mum has changed since Tracy and Dawn grew up. It’s so important to be able to come together and talk about those things and really understand how all the pressures on us have changed and how that fits in around business. 
• A lot of women came from a place in time when they had to sacrifice having a career to raise families. Dawn and Tracy believe it’s important to be thankful for those women who raised them and now they have the ability to be their own boss and not be confined to the home. 

BEST MOMENTS
‘I’m really enjoying the prospect of female connection’
‘Sweat, grit and hustle, there are no more words relevant to being a woman’
‘People want to listen to what happens in the gaps between business’ 

EPISODE RESOURCES
Dawn's Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/dawn.willock.98
Link for MAGB www.magb.com

ABOUT THE GUEST 
Dawn Willock has been part of Martial Arts for over 30 years, continuously driving tremendous change in that time. Her experience started when her husband began teaching Karate as a hobby in church halls in the late 1980s. In 1991 she supported his move into teaching full-time, seeing his martial arts club go from belonging to the “old boys' network” to being independent and then opening two full-time martial arts centres that offer a variety of styles with multiple trainers on board.
Using her wealth of business experience and understanding, she embarked on a journey to provide the practical support needed for the Martial Arts industry: Martial Arts GB – or MAGB – was born.

ABOUT THE HOST
With over 25 years of experience in IT Management and Business Consulting and 10 years plus helping hundreds of property investors through training, mentoring and speaking; Tracy founded Witch Property. Tracy is renowned for her knowledge on property & business and her ability to sell, market and grow the property individuals and companies she works with.
With a wealth of experience in business and property, Tracy has a rare capability of mixing her skills in this space with her knowledge of the mind, to ensure a truly rounded experience for growth and development.
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PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast for anyone starting out in business with a willingness to learn from others. Hear stories from guests that have gone from zero to hero in their business and find out what advice they have to share. Tracy will also be bringing you stories from everyday people who are just starting, or are only part way through their own story to success. 

This is one for not just the UK listeners but also my US listeners as Tracy is joined by native New Yorker,  creative strategist and performance mentor, Shari Teigman. She’s on the podcast to tell her remarkable story and how she worked hard to find a balance in business and how there is an island out there for everyone.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Shari had lost her spark and had no idea how to find it again. So she started with what she knew she didn't want and transformed entirely, divorcing and starting her own business as a full time parent. Shari studied for a life coaching certification and did yoga teacher training for a full year of immersion and knew she found her purpose.
• Sahri’s whole business and brand is about being a maverick, an individual person who does it her way. Most entrepreneurs are the ones who wouldn’t be able to get a job for someone else, fitting in someone else's box just was never something she was going to do.
• The biggest challenges as a parent for Shari when she was embarking on her business journey was allowing her children to keep their normality while she was being the dedicated mum who also had to be her business. It was a split and now she knows that she didn’t need to hide any of her personality and journey with them, they could have come along with her.
• One simple tip. Give yourself permission to grow!
• If you start your business by comparing yourself to someone else in terms of clients and income, you need to get off the comparison train. Go back to what YOU want, not what someone else wants. Don’t run towards something you don’t want because it will burn you out.

BEST MOMENTS

‘I needed to figure out who I was before I could figure out what I wanted to do’

‘It’s an accidental love affair with something you didn’t know you were looking for’

‘It’s a dance of staying grounded and going where we want to go’

‘You’re not the mom who brings cakes to school, you’re the one juggling three jobs’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Website www.shariteigman.com

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shariteigman1

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shariteigman/

ABOUT THE GUEST

“Rewind 12 years and I was your standard Stepford wife living a life that looked beautiful from the outside but most certainly was not mine. I had lost my spark and I had no idea how to find it again. So I started with what I knew I didn't want and transformed entirely through a divorce, single mamaing the 2 most amazing boys in the world + navigating rebuilding a Self I knew was meant for much more.

After more dark nights of the soul than I can count, lots of dancing + cocktails mixed in for good measure, I found the rabbit hole of personal development and I dove in with all I had. I studied for a life coaching certification + a yoga teacher training for a full year of immersion and KNEW I found my purpose. With a sociology, art therapy and makeup artist background- uncovering what makes people tick melded with creativity runs in my veins. My role in the world is to help people unearth themselves for more success, fulfilment + joy on their terms.”

ABOUT THE HOST

With over 25 years of experience in IT Management and Business Consulting and 10 years plus helping hundreds of property investors through training, mentoring and speaking; Tracy founded Witch Property. Tracy is renowned for her knowledge on property & business and her ability to sell, market and grow the property individuals and companies she works with.

With a wealth of experience in business and property, Tracy has a rare capability of mixing her skills in this space with her knowledge on the mind, to ensure a truly rounded experience for growth and development.

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PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast for anyone starting out in business with a willingness to learn from others. Hear stories from guests that have gone from zero to hero in their business and find out what advice they have to share. Tracy will also be bringing you stories from everyday people who are just starting, or are only part way throug

What happens when you disrupt the "old boy network" in an industry with a little experiment? Dawn Willock has been part of Martial Arts for over 30 years, continuously driving tremendous change in that time. Using her wealth of business experience and understanding, she embarked on a journey to provide the practical support needed for the Martial Arts industry: Martial Arts GB – or MAGB – was born. Dawn joins Tracy on the podcast to talk about her business, as well as having the ability to say “F it”.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Her experience started when her husband began teaching Karate as a hobby in church halls in the late 1980s. In 1991 she supported his move into teaching full-time, seeing his martial arts club go from belonging to the “old boys' network” to being independent and then opening two full-time martial arts centres that offer a variety of styles with multiple trainers on board.
• Dawn is the only female in the UK and possibly Europe doing what she does. They do everything under one roof. The business has evolved over the last few decades from when it was all men. There weren't any women and very few female students back then, let alone instructors or fighters or people that were on the business side of it.
• If you are really satisfied and whole and happy, you know you're on the right track. If you are in conflict if you are feeling overwhelmed, if you’re frustrated, if you are nervous, then stop forcing yourself into doing more of the stuff that clearly isn't working. Stop, and let go of the outcome.
• Owning a business is not anything other than grit. You can guarantee things are going to happen and nothing will go the way you planned. The economic change will happen every few years. Advertising platforms will change. So you need the grit to develop resilience and the grit to tap into your strength. And the grit to be able to stand there in concrete boots in all your glory and your confidence, and give yourself no option for failure.

BEST MOMENTS

‘There was a lot of dick swinging about who had the best syllabus and who did the best style’

‘You've gotta say Fuck it, and you've gotta go, Come on, this is what I can see, an opportunity’

‘You just described my whole customer base , they love kicking and punching’

EPISODE RESOURCES

Dawn's Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/dawn.willock.98

Link for MAGB www.magb.com

ABOUT THE HOST

With over 25 years of experience in IT Management and Business Consulting and 10 years plus helping hundreds of property investors through training, mentoring and speaking; Tracy founded Witch Property. Tracy is renowned for her knowledge on property & business and her ability to sell, market and grow the property individuals and companies she works with.

With a wealth of experience in business and property, Tracy has a rare capability of mixing her skills in this space with her knowledge on the mind, to ensure a truly rounded experience for growth and development.

Tracy on Facebook

Follow Tracy on Instagram

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Witchproperty.com

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast for anyone starting out in business with a willingness to learn from others. Hear stories from guests that have gone from zero to hero in their business and find out what advice they have to share. Tracy will also be bringing you stories from everyday people who are just starting, or are only part way through their own story to success.

It's content week and Tracy has a good one for you this week and it’s possibly even a little controversial. Many of you listening are business owners or wanting to look at getting a business. This week is specifically about an education market in the property industry, but some of the things that get highlighted are things for you to watch for if you go on any other form of education for another bid business or industry. Today's content is based around a blog that's out on Tracy’s property site and it's all the things property educators don't tell you. 
KEY TAKEAWAYS

• One of the first things Tracy discovered when she started working for one of the property educators is that they're trying not to teach you a lot. They want to teach you enough to get interested, but not so much that you don't want to buy their higher course. There's nothing wrong with that because you are there, that company's there to sell you a service.
• Most of the property educators in the UK work with budding investors to make them more efficient, and they do that by giving them some knowledge and providing access to useful property investment tools and resources, knowledge that you wouldn't necessarily have. But these days it is obtainable from other places and there's often some gaps in the knowledge they dispense and not all of what they share is aimed at smoothing the path to the property investment for the newcomer. 
• Something that many property educators do is introduce the students to a challenge where the student is asked to approach their credit card provider by phone to either get them to decrease their rate or increase their limit, anything basically that alters the facilities available to them as a borrower. Negotiating with lenders is a really good skill to develop and understanding how to work with the process is really important, however, if as part of the learning process you load your card uses to over 50% of your taxable salary, then that may impact you when it comes to being offered the mortgage, you may need to buy your investment property. 
• Another property slogan with property educators is Money in, Money Out, or mimo. The concept of this being is to release some or all of the capital back out at the end of the project. It's a strategy for an experienced investor. But also good for a new one because it involves identifying a realistically finished value of the property. When you're doing your education, you might believe that money and money out projects are actually everywhere, all over the place, and they're not.
• Some property educators will suggest that investing in property can be passive income . The truth is, of course, you're going to have admin, you're going to have legwork, you're going to have to go to your viewing area, and all of that stuff is what's gonna help you be successful. But it's all time consuming work, so it isn't truly passive income. When you get your portfolio, it's still not passive because you've got to deal with your letting agents, deal with your estate agents and sometimes deal with your tenants. 

BEST MOMENTS
‘It’s all about opening your eyes so that you go in and make an informed decision’
‘What they don't tell you is that entire game is aimed at getting you to get more money on your credit card’
‘Money in, money out is not as easy as they make it sound’
‘If you're in a job and considering property as your way, as a side hustle to get you extra income, then in the early days it can be time consuming’
EPISODE RESOURCES
www.witchproperty.com
www.facebook.com/groups/witchproperty
ABOUT THE HOST
With over 25 years of experience in IT Management and Business Consulting and 10 years plus helping hundreds of property investors through training, mentoring and speaking; Tracy founded Witch Property. Tracy is renowned for her knowledge on property & business and her ability to sell, market and grow the property individuals and companies she works with. 
With a wealth of experience in business and property, Tracy has a rare capability of mixing her skills in this space with her knowledge of the mind, to ensure a truly rounded experience for growth and development.
Tracy on Facebook
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Witchproperty.com
PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast for anyone starting out in business with a willingness to learn from others. Hear stories from guests that have gone from zero to hero in their business and find out what advice they have to share. Tracy will also be bringing you stories from everyday people who are just starting, or are only part way through their own story to success.

Most people follow the rules. Some people break the rules. But the truth is most rules don't even exist. That’s the quote on today’s guest, Robbie Swale’s about me section on his website and it sums up why Tracy was so delighted to have him on the podcast. Robbie Swale is a leadership coach and author of The 12-Minute Method series, he’s here to share some wonderful golden nuggets of inspiration and wisdom.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• One of the biggest challenges Robbie faced was when he started school at 9 years old. He entered a restrictive school environment, with sets of rules he didn’t understand, and people who didn’t understand him. Robbie entered a world where there were spoken and unspoken rules and customs to which he was an outsider.
• One of the most significant moments in Robbie’s young life was when, aged 11, he was offered the lead part in a school play. This was the catalyst for a passion for acting which would carry through the next 14 years of his life.
• The 12-Minute Method is for you if you know what it’s like to be stuck in creative hell. It’s for you if you have seen great ideas pass you by and you want to draw a line in the sand. It’s for you if you want to stop making excuses and start doing work that matters. It’s for you if you want to stop wasting time and start having time on your side. It’s for you if you want to stop wasting your potential and start fulfilling it.
• The 12-Minute Method started when Robbie realised that he could write one article on his 12-minute train ride where he would overcome a fear and share information about himself online. No time to get in his own way. Just time to write and share. Even after he stopped taking that train ride, he would set a 12-minute timer and write.
• If you start something and do it regularly, even for only 12 minutes each week and keep doing it, after a few years you’ll have something and it might be something magical.
• To make something you’re really proud of and that will last you need to do four things. 1. Start. 2. Keep Going. 3. Create conditions for great work. And 4. Share.

BEST MOMENTS

‘I was proud of the things we were making happen, but I didn’t like the work that much’

‘It’s hard to remember that some people hate the things I love doing and love doing the things I hate’

‘If you don’t start your project, it will never happen’

‘We have to compare ourselves to how we were yesterday, not how someone else is today’

EPISODE RESOURCES

https://www.robbieswale.com

ABOUT THE GUEST

“Most people follow the rules. Some people break the rules. But the truth is most rules don't even exist… I'm Robbie Swale.

People usually know me through my career: as a director, a trustee, a manager, an administrator, a leader and a coach. I've run organisations, festivals and events. I've worked in the private sector, the public sector and the charity sector.

What most people don't know about me is that my biggest gifts are a result of my deepest fears, my struggles and my secret desires.

My third book – written using the 12-Minute Method – is out now! It’s about how to create habits, mindsets and relationships that will help you thrive. This book is full of lessons I learned in my own quest to fulfil my potential and make the contribution I am capable of. We can’t know for sure what will help us do our best work, but this book is here to help you focus on doing what you can to enable great things to happen.”

ABOUT THE HOST

With over 25 years of experience in IT Management and Business Consulting and 10 years plus helping hundreds of property investors through training, mentoring and speaking; Tracy founded Witch Property. Tracy is renowned for her knowledge on property & business and her ability to sell, market and grow the property individuals and companies she works with.

With a wealth of experience in business and property, Tracy has a rare capability of mixing her skills in this space with her knowledge on the mind, to ensure a truly rounded experience for growth and development.

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Witchproperty.com

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast for anyone starting out in business with a willingness to learn from others. Hear stories from guests that have gone from zero to hero in their business and find out what advice they have to share. Tracy will also be bringing you stories from everyday people who are just starting, or are only part way through their own story to success.

This week it's all about connecting with people as Tracy shares with you the recording of a webinar she made about a year ago with her women in property group. Don't panic though the ideas and thoughts relate to any business not just property. Listen in as Tracy shares a summary on some of the concepts from the book ‘How to make people like you in 90 seconds’ by Nicholas Boothman.
KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The 90 second time frame is just a building block to work from, you can’t build a long lasting relationship in 90 seconds, but you can kick things off on the right foot. 
• If people like you they are more likely to give you their attention and to open up with you. 
• When you’re first meeting someone there is a set of skills you can use. 1. Be open, greet them with an open attitude of mind and body. 2. Look them in the eyes. 3. Take the lead, identify yourself, and try and say their name three times. 4. Smile at them. 5. Lean into them a little as you shake their hand. 
• Know what you want beforehand. Find out what you’re getting. If you’re not getting what you want, change what you’re doing until you do get the outcome you want. 
• The key, according to Nicholas Boothman and his plan for face-to-face communication, is simple: the way to make a person like you is to make yourself be like that person, if only for the 90 seconds or less it takes to establish rapport.

BEST MOMENTS
‘If you connect with people you’ll find that it brings you infinite rewards’
‘Their body language is showing they’re confident, secure, easy going, and ready to connect’
‘Your attitude is everything’
‘If you want your face and body to portray happiness, then your mind will need to do that too’ 
EPISODE RESOURCES
www.witchproperty.com
www.facebook.com/groups/witchproperty
ABOUT THE HOST
With over 25 years of experience in IT Management and Business Consulting and 10 years plus helping hundreds of property investors through training, mentoring and speaking; Tracy founded Witch Property. Tracy is renowned for her knowledge on property & business and her ability to sell, market and grow the property individuals and companies she works with. 
With a wealth of experience in business and property, Tracy has a rare capability of mixing her skills in this space with her knowledge of the mind, to ensure a truly rounded experience for growth and development.
Tracy on Facebook
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Witchproperty.com
PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast for anyone starting out in business with a willingness to learn from others. Hear stories from guests that have gone from zero to hero in their business and find out what advice they have to share. Tracy will also be bringing you stories from everyday people who are just starting, or are only part way through their own story to success.

From Business to Dragons and back again with a delightful local businesswoman full of character and a desire to succeed. Karrina is one of the few to have turned down the Dragon's offer in the Den but she didn’t turn down the offer to be on this week's Sweat, Grit & Hustle to tell her amazing story.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• In 2012 Karrina hit our screens on the TV show Dragon’s Den. She was supposed to start recording at 12, but was kept in a green room until 6pm so she spent that 6 hours pacing the room learning her pitch to a tee. In the end she got an offer from a Dragon but had the conviction to turn down a deal that wasn’t good enough for her.
• After a bad experience with a client, Karrina now uses stage payments and contracts for large jobs. You need to dot the i’s and cross the t’s otherwise people will try and take advantage of you.
• Before going into the travel business, Karrina was organising a trip to Australia but her husband said he didn’t want to fly for more than 8 hours at a time. She ended up booking 15 different flights and absolutely loved it.
• Karrina is a mixture of sweat, grit and hustle. You have to have the grit to do it, and that makes you sweat, and if you don’t hustle then you get nothing.

BEST MOMENTS

‘You’re going to places where you don’t even speak the language and you’re winning negotiations’

‘You wouldn’t expect to pay £1 a month for chicken’

‘To become a travel agent with some companies it can cost up to £12,000’

EPISODE RESOURCES

[email protected]

https://linktr.ee/koldale

linkedin.com/in/karrina-oldale-431963204

karrinaoldale.inteletravel.uk

ABOUT THE HOST

With over 25 years of experience in IT Management and Business Consulting and 10 years plus helping hundreds of property investors through training, mentoring and speaking; Tracy founded Witch Property. Tracy is renowned for her knowledge on property & business and her ability to sell, market and grow the property individuals and companies she works with.

With a wealth of experience in business and property, Tracy has a rare capability of mixing her skills in this space with her knowledge on the mind, to ensure a truly rounded experience for growth and development.

Tracy on Facebook

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Witchproperty.com

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast for anyone starting out in business with a willingness to learn from others. Hear stories from guests that have gone from zero to hero in their business and find out what advice they have to share. Tracy will also be bringing you stories from everyday people who are just starting, or are only part way through their own story to success.

This week is a summary on one of the chapters of a book Tracy was re-reading whilst on holiday, Nigel Botterill's "The Entrepreneurs Marketing and Sales System". Nigel's chapter on The Foundations explores 11 fundamental blocks of marketing for any business and it’s those that are going to be the subject of today’s episode. 

11 FUNDAMENTAL BLOCKS OF MARKETING

1. Review all of your marketing assets. Is the objective clear and not boring? Is it relatable and personal? Is there a clear call to action?
2. Are you on the Google ‘My Business’ Listing. 
3. What is your follow up process? Do you have one?
4. Remarketing and pixel tracking. This is when you put code on your website for Google and Facebook that helps to get your name in front of people. 
5. Your price reviews. Prices don’t always stay in the same place for long.
6. Systemising your review process. 
7. Your marketing calendar. This outlines for the year what your marketing campaigns are, are you planning in advance?
8. Your knowledge centre. Passionately educate your audience with one piece of content per week. 
9. Your neighbourhood cards. If you visit clients at home or in the workplace you should be popping your business card through the doors of the places nearby. 
10. Your use of LinkedIn. If you are a business to business person then it is becoming so important. 
11. Answer your phone. 

BEST MOMENTS

‘Only 2 or 3% of the traffic you get is from people who are ready to buy right now’ 

‘Property owners should be reviewing their rents annually’ 

‘Make your FAQs a little less boring’ 

EPISODE RESOURCES

Here's the link to the authors site

ABOUT THE HOST

With over 25 years of experience in IT Management and Business Consulting and 10 years plus helping hundreds of property investors through training, mentoring and speaking; Tracy founded Witch Property. Tracy is renowned for her knowledge on property & business and her ability to sell, market and grow the property individuals and companies she works with. 

With a wealth of experience in business and property, Tracy has a rare capability of mixing her skills in this space with her knowledge of the mind, to ensure a truly rounded experience for growth and development.

Tracy on Facebook

Follow Tracy on Instagram

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Witchproperty.com

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast for anyone starting out in business with a willingness to learn from others. Hear stories from guests that have gone from zero to hero in their business and find out what advice they have to share. Tracy will also be bringing you stories from everyday people who are just starting, or are only part way through their own story to success.

What do you do when your professional sporting career is drawing to a close? Tracy's guest this week found the perfect solution, do what many Rugby players do and turn to drink! Today Tom is a full time director of Bach95... the solution to a problem that has also turned three Rugby passionate mates into the owners of a brewing business!

KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• During his professional rugby career and a fair few beers along the way, an idea was born in a conversation between Tom and two fellow players. They liked drinking to socialise or unwind in the evening but didn't really want to feel guilty for it. Why can’t anyone have a couple of beers in the evening after a hard day's work without consuming needless calories? Likewise they still wanted to let their hair down on the odd weekend but at least feel a bit better about the amount of calories they'd consumed.
• Tom scoured the market.... and found nothing, nothing that satisfied their taste buds, delivered on ABV and nothing that did both of these with a calorie count of well under 100 kcals. Until they decided to brew it themselves!
• BACH 95’s name came from two of the founders growing up in Sandbach, Cheshire, locally known as the Bach. 9 is Will and Jesse’s playing number, 5 is Holmes' playing number. Then when you put the 9 and the 5 together that’s the calorie count of the beer. 

BEST MOMENTS

‘You don’t get the wage that footballers get but it’s better than working on a building site’ 

‘The focus was to get the ball over that line’ 

‘You can’t be afraid to get stuck in and get your hands dirty’ 

EPISODE RESOURCES

https://bach95.com

ABOUT THE GUEST 

“Tom Holmes is one of The Bach95 co-founders and emulates everything Bach95 is about. Born in Sandbach, his rugby career has taken him to other locations, but his hometown has always been close to his heart. Having played rugby for various clubs, he picked up some great memories both on and off the pitch. Recreating that feeling is something that he looks to offer everyone who has a Bach95, no matter your background, age or situation – this beer will take you back to those memories. And maybe help you make some more!!

By being aware of the calories and content of the beer, but not compromising on the taste, strength and quality means we can be proud of a product that represents our interests and ourselves.

Starting this journey with Will and Jesse is one he has found exciting as he looks forward to building something special.”

ABOUT THE HOST

With over 25 years of experience in IT Management and Business Consulting and 10 years plus helping hundreds of property investors through training, mentoring and speaking; Tracy founded Witch Property. Tracy is renowned for her knowledge on property & business and her ability to sell, market and grow the property individuals and companies she works with. 

With a wealth of experience in business and property, Tracy has a rare capability of mixing her skills in this space with her knowledge of the mind, to ensure a truly rounded experience for growth and development.

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PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast for anyone starting out in business with a willingness to learn from others. Hear stories from guests that have gone from zero to hero in their business and find out what advice they have to share. Tracy will also be bringing you stories from everyday people who are just starting, or are only part way through their own story to success.

This week's guest is Sharon Swift of The HR Experts. Sharon has spent most of her working career in the area of Human Resources but has not always been in business for herself. Join Tracy and Sharon as they share some brilliant HR tips for you to use as well as discovering more about Sharon’s life and career. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• Like many females a corporate career can often be interrupted when the life desire of raising a family becomes a reality, as was the case for Sharon.
• Having paused her career to raise her beautiful daughters, when the time came for them to both be in school, Sharon wanted to go back into work in such a way that she could still follow her heart and be with her family especially when the children were off school.
• The solution, create your own business doing what you know and love so that Sharon could have a flexible work life balance, especially as a parent... and so Sharon's 3rd child "The HR Experts" was born and grown 16 years on into a flourishing business that is going from strength to strength.
• One of Sharon’s proudest moments as part of The HR Experts was when they worked with a business and grew with them. They grew to the point where the HR expert who was working with them ended up spending 95% of her time with that client, because Sharon always puts the client first she proposed that the client took on that expert full time. 
• You will always build up a far better client base if you build connections with people first. Networking can be so much more impactful than advertising your services. 
• A great induction is so important when you have a new starter. Having a really detailed plan for inducting new employees will stop them from being put off and will make sure they know what’s coming up and what is expected of them in the coming days and weeks. 
• One key piece of advice from Sharon, keep detailed notes. You’ll always have these to look back on and refer to. 

BEST MOMENTS

‘Travelling around for your job was exciting’ 

‘Putting the client first, a lot of people say it, but they don’t do’ 

‘Quite naive I set up the business and sat there waiting for the phone to ring’ 

‘Don’t settle for second best, it’s too costly’

‘Give your new staff time to learn how to do things’ 

‘You can’t just think it’s going to be an easy ride’

EPISODE RESOURCES

https://thehrexperts.co.uk

ABOUT THE HOST

With over 25 years of experience in IT Management and Business Consulting and 10 years plus helping hundreds of property investors through training, mentoring and speaking; Tracy founded Witch Property. Tracy is renowned for her knowledge on property & business and her ability to sell, market and grow the property individuals and companies she works with. 

With a wealth of experience in business and property, Tracy has a rare capability of mixing her skills in this space with her knowledge of the mind, to ensure a truly rounded experience for growth and development.

Tracy on Facebook

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Witchproperty.com

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast for anyone starting out in business with a willingness to learn from others. Hear stories from guests that have gone from zero to hero in their business and find out what advice they have to share. Tracy will also be bringing you stories from everyday people who are just starting, or are only part way through their own story to success.