The CEO Show

My recent month away in the UK was a real pivotal moment for me. I realised that everything I’d been working towards in my business had come to fruition.

Since having kids it’s been my mission to have as much freedom and flexibility as possible. And most importantly, to build sustainable income that allowed for this.

Most people operate within a business model of ‘do the work, get paid’ but this is can create months or even long periods of the year when you’ve got $0 in the bank account.

And yes, the title of this episode is a little clickbaity. Lol. But after seeing the shift in my own business during this trip, I absolutely had to share this topic with you today.

If you’re craving more security in your business. If you want to stop worrying about $$$ when you’re on holiday, or take a random week off, or get sick… you’ll love this episode.

I share exactly how I’ve intentionally restructured my business to create more recurring revenue and passive income [the gold when it comes to sustainable business!] and give you some hot tips for integrating this into your business too.

If you listen to this episode and you realise that maybe your business isn’t sustainable or you’d love some support with building more recurring revenue or passive income in your business this year, flick me a DM on Instagram @lauracanham_ and let’s chat about how to work together and prioritise this for you in 2024.

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It’s officially my birthday month!

So to celebrate what went down during my 35th lap around the sun, I thought I would sit down and do some reflecting.

And whilst i’ll be talking about my life and business, I can guarantee that what i’m sharing will have you nodding along, giving you all those aha moments and allowing you to hopefully witness yourself and your business in 2023 from a different perspective.

I am a huge believer in soaking up the lessons in everything. Because this is truly where the magic lies. Everything in life and business thrown at us by the universe is meant to teach us something.

So here’s 16 of my biggest lessons from the year of being 35. The things that maybe didn’t work out, or I thought would look different, or from challenges, failures, or fuck ups along the way. Enjoy!

If you know you’d love personalised support for your business in 2024, you’re invited to join me in Freedom Empire. This intimate space is a hybrid of 1:1 private coaching and mastermind so you get tailored advice, soul-level community and the tools and resources you need to hit those consistent $10k months. We kick off in February and you can apply now to access a bunch of bonus goodies:

• Apply for Freedom Empire: https://ezvrm5k0ymv.typeform.com/to/PGsRigKs

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I’ve made some really solid, stellar investments in the last two years, but I’ve also wasted a shit load of money on the wrong things too.

These days you’ll find heaps of options when it comes to personal and professional development, and I’ve learned that it’s so easy to get sucked into something that isn’t a good fit or jump on the FOMO bandwagon for the latest shiny thing - and I don’t want that for you.

In this episode, I’ve wrapped up the good, the bad and the ugly for you when it comes to coaching, courses, masterminds and training opportunities. And I’ll be sharing exactly how much I spent on absolutely everything.

So if you are wanting to know where to invest your hard earned dollars in 2024, I highly recommend tuning in.

If you know you’d love personalised support for your business in 2024, you’re invited to join me in Freedom Empire. This intimate space is a hybrid of 1:1 private coaching and mastermind so you get tailored advice, soul-level community and the tools and resources you need to hit those consistent $10k months. We kick off in February and you can apply now to access a bunch of bonus goodies:

• Apply for Freedom Empire: https://ezvrm5k0ymv.typeform.com/to/PGsRigKs

I am also hosting a VIP day in Perth on January 16. If you’d love a full day to work on your business and map out a plan for 2024 with my support, you’ll love this beautiful boujee day retreat.

• Get your ticket here: www.lauracanham.com/next-level-new-year

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If you’re anything like me you probably have a love-hate relationship with IG. I love the connections I can build with amazing people like you, but sometimes it’s just so time consuming and creating content can feel totally overwhelming.

I know that my dream clients are on Instagram, which means it plays a huge role in my marketing plan. So I absolutely have to be on there consistently and show my face often, but sometimes this doesn’t fit into my chaotic #mumlife.

So I’ve spent the past few years trying to find ways to make it heaps more fun and easier for me to create content or engage online, and this is what i’m sharing with you in today’s episode.

I mean, who doesn’t love a few cheeky IG hacks!

Want support to become the CEO of your business in 2024? I’m here to support you every step of the way! Freedom Empire is an intimate space where you get 6 months of personalised 1:1 business coaching and we are opening doors again in February 2024.

Apply now: www.lauracanham.com/freedom-empire

I am also hosting a VIP day in Perth on January 16. If you’d love a full day to work on your business and map out a plan for 2024 with my support, you’ll love this beautiful boujee day retreat.

Join me here: www.lauracanham.com/next-level-new-year

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What should I charge? Should I increase my pricing? These are questions that come up daily for my clients, so I have so much to say on this.

Because pricing creative services is mostly subjective - most people don’t know what to charge. There’s no set rules around pricing in this industry so people just don’t know when  to increase their prices. And because of that - they don’t and then it causes a huge impact on their income, their level of happiness in their work and everything else in the business.

It’s always so great to reflect on your prices towards the end or start of the year, whether that’s the financial year or calendar year. It just feels like a nice clean slate and opportunity for change.

To make it easier to see whether you need a price increase, in this episode i’m sharing 5 ways to know it’s time. So I hope this episode is the permission slip you’ve been looking for to charge what you really want to charge!

Want support to become the CEO of your business in 2024? I’m here to support you every step of the way! Freedom Empire is an intimate space where you get 6 months of personalised 1:1 business coaching and we are opening doors again in February 2024.

Apply now: www.lauracanham.com/freedom-empire

I am also hosting a VIP day in Perth on January 16. If you’d love a full day to work on your business and map out a plan for 2024 with my support, you’ll love this beautiful boujee day retreat.

Join me here: www.lauracanham.com/next-level-new-year

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• Join Laura’s FREE weekly newsletter
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• Instagram: @lauracanham_
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After 2 big years of growth, I could have very easily hit burnout. So one of the best decisions I made in 2023 was to implement a ‘CEO day’.

So many business owners are spending far too much time as the worker bee in their business rather than the CEO, and this is why so many entrepreneurs tap out after a few years - because they end up a frazzled mess.

It’s so important to create time and space for you to step out of working in your business and actually work on your business. This allows you to get creative and strategic - all the things you need to make sure things are on track AND you’re loving your biz!

There’s so many risks to not creating time to be the CEO, including wasting time on the wrong things or leaving money on the table by not being across your finances.

In this episode I’m going to share a bit about why I started implementing a CEO day in my business this year, how I structure it and what happened as a result so you can see if this is something you want to prioritise in 2024.

Want support to become the CEO of your business in 2024? I’m here to support you every step of the way! Freedom Empire is an intimate space where you get 6 months of personalised 1:1 business coaching and we are opening doors again in February 2024.

Apply now: www.lauracanham.com/freedom-empire

I am also hosting a VIP day in Perth on January 16. If you’d love a full day to work on your business and map out a plan for 2024 with my support, you’ll love this beautiful boujee day retreat.

Join me here: www.lauracanham.com/next-level-new-year

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• Join Laura’s FREE weekly newsletter
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Connect with Laura:

• Instagram: @lauracanham_
• Work with Laura

Learn more about the Wedding CEO Program

Not every year is going to be your ‘biggest ever’.

And I know this is hard truth, and can be a bitter pill to swallow but that’s what happens in business. You cannot be in a growth phase 24/7. Some years will be more about alignment, consolidation and refinement than the biggest income months.

Because people’s primary business goal tends to be money related, we link our success to the amount of income we’ve generated that month or year. But what about all the other epic, non-financial related stuff you’ve done?

In Freedom Empire, we specifically focus on lifestyle freedom and creative freedom, instead of just financial freedom because all three of these aspects are equally as important.

I wanted to record this episode to share what’s been happening for me in business throughout this year and also let you know that you’re not alone if this hasn’t been your biggest year yet. I encourage you to think about all the other things you’ve accomplished, big and small, that don’t have anything to do with money, but all to do with your growth and happiness.

In need of a pep talk, and wanting to put this whole biz-malarkey back into perspective? Make sure you tune in!

I’d love to hear what you’re celebrating this year. Let me know in the DMs.

Want support with growing your business in 2024? I’m here to support you every step of the way! Freedom Empire is an intimate space where you get 6 months of personalised 1:1 business coaching and we are opening doors again in February 2024!

Apply now.

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Connect with Laura:

• Instagram: @lauracanham_
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Learn more about the Wedding CEO Program

Ever wished you could just take a break from your business and fully switch off?

Yep, you and every other business owner.

Despite this, I can almost guarantee that you probably didn’t yourself much of a break this year. 

So in this episode i’ll be sharing my top tips to ensure you give yourself some well deserved down time this festive season (without your business falling apart in the process!). And this method will also apply anytime you’re wanting a guilt-free break from your business so you can plan ahead for next year.

We cover:

• The mindset behind ‘switching off’
• How to communicate your plan with your team
• Ensuring your clients still feel supported
• How to ensure your sales are impacted
• Preventing the chance of you getting sucked back into work mode

Ready to close out the year with a bang before you wrap things up? Join my 7 day interactive workshop ‘Idea to Income’ where you’ll design your offer ready for launch so you can head into the Chrissy break feeling prepped AF.

Register for Idea to Income here.

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We got in the charts! How crazy is that??

So to celebrate, here’s a cheeky impromptu episode for you. I really wanted to capture this moment live while i’m riding this high so you can share in all my emotions, but I also thought it would be a good opportunity to take you behind the scenes into this launch.

I love launching new things but I realised that not everyone knows how to do it, or do it well. So in this episode, i’ll be sharing about my launch plan for this podcast [spoiler alert - I didn’t have a podcast team or pay anyone to help!]

So this is a chance for you to get the inside scoop on what I did in my messy, solo podcast launch, step-by-step, and how that led to us landing #8 in the Apple Podcast charts!

All of the stuff I share will apply to absolutely any launch, so if you’re planning on dropping a new offer anytime soon - you’ll love my brand new program that kicks off on 28 November.

Register for Idea to Income here

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If you’ve already started the mantra of ‘I’ll do that next year’ - this episode is for you.

Now is not the time to throw in the towel! There’s still 7 weeks left of this year so you can absolutely still do all of the things on your to-do list and vision board.

Committing to closing out the year strong not only brings in more income to the business now, but also allows you to really set everything up for success in the new year.

I hear so much BS that no-one buys this time of year but it’s lies!

In this episode, I share 3 of the things I do every single year to make Q4 my biggest income month. And as always, they are super simple and easy to do.

So if you want to level up your sales over the next 2 months, you’ll love this episode.

Don’t forget that my FREE masterclass is happening on 14 November.

In this session I’ll be sharing the secret to creating droolworthy offers that sell out on repeat [which is the perfect thing to dive into after this episode!]

Register here

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