If business already feels chaotic, the last thing you need is the internet (and the world) pretending things are “fine” when they’re clearly… not.

In the first Rebellious Business Show of 2026, we covered three things that every rebel entrepreneur will recognise and probably want to scream about. In a friendly way. Mostly. 😅

📌 Topic #1: The “13-Cent Breakthrough” (and what content actually gets attention)Turns out a totally random story (yes, a pregnancy + driving test moment) brought in the biggest bar tab spike we’ve seen. We’re unpacking what that means for content, visibility, and why “polished” isn’t always what performs. 💸

📌 Topic #2: Shrinkflation = size gaslightingChocolate bars getting smaller. Crisps shrinking. Prices going up anyway. We’re calling out the sneaky “make it smaller and hope no one notices” nonsense because rebels do notice. 🍫😤

📌 Topic #3: When “kindness content” feels… ickyWe talked about the line between sharing real life vs. filming intimate moments (or staged good deeds) for clicks and why it can feel less like care and more like performance. 🎥🚫

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If your business brain won’t switch off for Christmas, welcome to the club. 🎄😅

This Christmas Special is a proper behind-the-scenes vibe: two business partners, a live audience, and a ChatGPT “agent” attempting to pick hypothetical Christmas presents with mixed results (and absolutely zero chill).

Expect festive chaos, laugh-out-loud stories, and a little year-end wrap-up of what’s still happening inside the Rebel universe.

📌 Topic #1: The ChatGPT Christmas Present Experiment (Swipe Left / Swipe Right edition).
We fed ChatGPT a prompt, tested the gift ideas live, and rated what we’d actually keep vs. bin (Freudian slippers, a Leo necklace, a “go away” mug and yes, a perpetual disappointment diary).

📌 Topic #2: The unexpected chaos that always shows up when we go off-script.
From app mix-ups (Bumble BFF vs dating 😭) to peak-hour sauna survival stories (sparkling water was a bad choice), it’s festive, unfiltered, and painfully relatable.

📌 Topic #3: End-of-year Rebel updates (and what’s still running over the holidays).
A quick wrap on what’s happening next, including community lives, networking, and why the Marketing Strategy Show is still rolling because we’re apparently incapable of resting. 😉

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If you’re exhausted from doing all the things and still not getting consistent clients… this episode is the reality check your business has been begging for. 😅
We’re calling out the fake lifestyle marketing, the manipulative “copy tricks”, and the industry theatre that makes smart entrepreneurs doubt themselves, then showing you what actually moves the needle.

📌 Topic #1: The “Fake Expert” Epidemic (and why it’s killing your confidence)
We unpack why glittery promises, bloated “value stacks,” and “buy my lifestyle” marketing are basically glitter on a 💩 and what to focus on instead: real value, real results, real relationships.

📌 Topic #2: Red Carpets, Rented Lambos & the theatre of online business
We get into the performance culture (and why it still converts), the consumerism trap, and how to stop getting played by shiny tactics that look impressive but don’t build stability.

📌 Topic #3: The Networking Level-Up (consistent clients without feeling salesy)
We share what actually turns warm connections into reliable, predictable client momentum, plus details on our invite-only webinar beta happening today.

✨ Got a Question? A Dilemma? A Hot Take?
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If your brand feels a bit “WTF are we doing?”, your Facebook profile still says you’re a bartender from 2012, and AI both intrigues and terrifies you, this one’s for you.

In this episode of The Rebellious Business Show, Cordelia and Caroline go full behind-the-scenes on what it actually looks like to evolve a brand in public, pick one platform instead of trying to be everywhere, and let AI help you instead of overwhelm you. It’s messy, honest, slightly chaotic (as always) and very, very useful.

📌 Topic #1: What Is This Show Even For? Redefining the Rebellious Business Show
We get brutally honest about trying to make one show do all the things and realising that doesn’t work. Caroline talks about NAC’s relaunch, Cordelia shares the birth of her new live show and community (hello, The Marketing Strategy Show), and together they unpack how to separate the Rebellious Business brand from their personal brands. It’s the messy middle of figuring out: What is this show for? Why do people tune in? And how do we stay fun, human, and actually helpful?

📌 Topic #2: Facebook Glow-Ups, Personal Brand Clean-Up, and Picking One Platform
From “bartender in Canterbury” and “University of Stupid” to credible, authority-building profiles, we go deep into why one platform is enough when you take it seriously. Cordelia and Caroline talk about doubling down on Facebook, turning your personal profile into a funnel, and why showing up as you (not a beige LinkedIn robot) is the real growth strategy. We also touch on sobriety, teen drinking culture vs TikTok, and the very real tension between being a whole human and being “on-brand.”

📌 Topic #3: NotebookLM, Gamma, Agents & Co, The AI Stack We’re Actually Using
This is where it gets juicy for the systems nerds. We walk through how we’re using:

• NotebookLM to turn past content (podcasts, docs, YouTube, lives) into outlines, SOPs, and even a fake podcast that pitches NAB-A-CLIENT back to us.

• Gamma to create on-brand slide decks with almost insulting levels of ease.

• Zapier’s AI chatbot + ChatGPT Agent Mode to build workflows, write webinar pitches, and yes… even do Christmas shopping based on a spoken brief.
  It’s not “AI will replace you” it’s “AI can finally do the boring bits so you can focus on the human stuff.”

✨ Got a Question? A Dilemma? A Hot Take?
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If you’re tired of throwing content at the internet, getting paid in literal cents, and wondering how the hell you’re supposed to grow and rest without everything collapsing… this episode is basically group therapy for your business brain. 😅

Cordelia and Caroline pull back the curtain on Facebook monetisation, tiny audiences, real client-getting strategies, and how to build something that doesn’t fall apart the second life happens.

📌 Topic #1: The “Bar Tab” Facebook Monetisation, 3¢ Weeks & What the Numbers REALLY Mean
The rebels reveal exactly what they’re earning from Facebook’s content monetisation (spoiler: we’re in copper coin territory, not private island money).
They walk through:

• Why percentages like “up 200000%” and “down 150000%” are absolutely unhinged without context.

• How the show is finally showing up in Facebook’s top content metrics.

• The idea of turning this “bar tab” income into something meaningful – like funding charity projects, cataract ops, or entrepreneurship programmes for women around the world, instead of just buying themselves a drink.
  It’s part money-nerd, part heart-led plotting, and very, very on-brand rebellious.

📌 Topic #2: Tiny Audience, Big Results The NAVA Client Challenge, Black Friday Revolt & Twixmas Mop-Up
Then we get into the stuff that actually makes you money.
The rebels break down how to turn a small but mighty audience into real clients using the NAVA Client Challenge membership and its plug-and-play strategies:

• The Anti–Discovery Call Challenge that helped one client accidentally book 30 calls and birth a group programme.

• The Black Friday Revolt, a no-discount, anti–race-to-the-bottom promo one client implemented in a day and turned into £7k cash.

• The upcoming Twixmas Mop-Up strategy: using that quiet “between Christmas and New Year” window to sweep up low-hanging fruit and start the year with cash in the bank.
  All using simple, organic tactics, no fancy funnels, no big ad spend, just clear offers, focused promotions and repeatable client-getting engines.

📌 Topic #3: Hank the Question Bank, Selling Without Being a Goblin & Keeping the Business Alive When You Can’t
Enter Hank the Question Bank, the show’s AI troublemaker built on Base 44, spitting out wildcard questions live.
Hank prompts a juicy chat on:

• How to turn warm, chatty community members into paying clients without doing a hard swerve into “Selling Town”.

• Why covert, manipulative, “twist-the-knife” tactics are out – and transparent, bespoke offers are in.

• The reality of burnout, maternity leave, illness and “life happening” and what actually keeps a business ticking over when you can’t be front and centre.
  Think recurring revenue, customer-support-first team roles, and offers that don’t rely solely on you white-knuckling your way through every week.

It’s rebellious, honest, a bit chaotic, and weirdly grounding.

✨ Got a Question? A Dilemma? A Hot Take?
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If you’re exhausted from shouting into the social media void, secretly burnt out from “showing up” everywhere, and still wondering why your content isn’t turning into clients or cash… this one’s your wake-up call. 💌

Cordelia and Caroline are diving into the real levers that move your business: smarter visibility, simpler selling, and using data (and a bit of AI chaos) to actually support your energy instead of draining it.

📌 Topic #1: Why Your Email List Will Outperform Social Media Every. Single. Time.
We talk about Kennedy from Email Marketing Heroes and the 1:00 PM webinar where he’s breaking down how he turned his email newsletter into an automated sales machine (yep, from £27k to over £541k on one product).
Cordelia rants (lovingly) about why she wants to shake anyone who’s relying only on social media, and Caroline drops the best analogy:
Social media = a tatty flyer on a community noticeboard.
Email = a message in the letterbox of someone who actually asked for it.
We cover open rates vs reach, segmentation, why email visibility is 5–50x more powerful, and how you can finally stop gambling your business on the algorithm.

📌 Topic #2: The “Bar Tab” Turning Facebook Pennies into Real-World Impact
The Rebellious Business Show is now officially earning from Facebook’s content monetisation (not just stars) and the show itself is appearing in their top content metrics for the first time. 🎉
Cue: the Bar Tab.
Cordelia and Caroline pull back the curtain on:

• How much the show has actually made so far (spoiler: we’re not buying a yacht).

• Why percentages can be hilariously misleading (“up 200000%”… and then “down 150000%”).

• The idea of turning this “small but growing” pot into something bigger than a round of drinks like funding charity projects, cataract surgeries, or helping women around the world gain skills to start their own businesses.
  It’s part metrics nerd-out, part heart-led brainstorm about using content money to do something that actually matters.

📌 Topic #3: Hank the Question Bank, Burnout, and Showing Up as a Human (Not a Robot)
Meet Hank the Question Bank, the show’s new AI helper that spits out wildcard questions live on air.
We test-drive Hank, talk about how to:

• Turn warm, chatty community members into clients without doing a sleazy sales ambush.

• Make bespoke offers that actually fit people, rather than forcing everyone through the same funnel.

• Handle burnout honestly (sometimes the most rebellious move is, go have a nap, not another “visibility sprint”).
  Along the way, there’s real talk about nicknames, live-video imperfection, trolling, “digital stoning”, and why we refuse to pretend this online business thing is polished or perfect. It’s messy, human, and very, very Rebellious.

✨ Got a Question? A Dilemma? A Hot Take?
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Solo ride with Cordelia today, no Caroline, no safety net, just the good stuff.

We peeked behind the curtain of our monetization experiments (hello, Rebel’s Bar Tab 🍹), stress-tested a brand-new AI-powered blog machine that writes and ships posts on autopilot, and unleashed Hank the Question Bank to grill us on the real gap between visibility and sales. Expect practical, non-sleazy, do-this-now advice (plus a few laughs).

📌 Topic #1: The Rebel’s Bar Tab (Content → Coins)

How our weekly show, posts, and even a cover photo earned actual pennies and why we may funnel it to charity. Meta takeaways: what Facebook is rewarding right now, why “small signals” still matter, and how to track tiny wins without losing the plot.

📌 Topic #2: Behind the Scenes, The AI Blog Build

Cordelia’s automation stack (keyword research → outlines → full posts → images → WordPress publish) finally clicked. We talked SEO logic, affiliate angles, syndication next steps, and how to test fast before you go evergreen.

📌 Topic #3: Hank’s Hot Seat, Connection > Content (and How to Convert It)

Live > lurking: go live, answer real questions, and make a specific offer (think: Anti-Discovery Call) instead of “book a call.” We covered promo cadence, rotating conversion plays, and turning engaging audiences into paying clients without cringe tactics.

✨ Got a Question? A Dilemma? A Hot Take? We love featuring rebel stories, questions, and spicy statements on the show. Drop yours here: 👉 https://rebelliousbusiness.com/spill-it (anonymous is welcome—ridiculous names encouraged)

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Tired of discounting your worth and winging your marketing? This episode shows you how to revolt against the Black Friday race-to-the-bottom, build a monthly promo rhythm you can actually keep, and plug into a community that warms your audience before you ever make an offer. ⚡️

🔥 What Went Down?
📌 Topic #1: The Black Friday Revolt: Why slashing prices isn’t a strategy, and how to ride the seasonal buzz without cheapening your brand. (When they zig, we zag.)
📌 Topic #2: Rhythm > Rigid Plans: Our pop-up strategy approach to monthly promotions: simple, repeatable, and designed to build momentum even if you don’t have ads or a giant list.
📌 Topic #3: Community Over Audience: Turning your network into a warm, responsive crowd: real examples from inside the Rebellious Business Network, plus a women-in-business journaling circle that builds clarity (and friendships).

✨ Got a Question? A Dilemma? A Hot Take?
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If your marketing feels like plate-spinning while the algorithm throws tomatoes, you don’t need more hacks, you need connection, consistency, and a reality check on what actually converts. 🤹‍♀️🍅

We get into the messy middle of running a real business online: showing up weekly (even when you’re not in the mood), weaving human connection into your funnel so sales stop feeling uphill, and calling BS on creator monetisation fairytales. It’s candid, useful, a bit chaotic and very us.

📌 Topic #1 Connection Beats Automation:
Why trying to scale by stripping out the human is killing your conversion rate, and how a connection-first funnel (community, conversations, presence) warms your audience and lifts sales without the bro tactics.

📌 Topic #2 Consistency Without Burnout:
The routine that keeps us marketing no matter what (hello, weekly live), plus SOPs and handing social to a VA so your output doesn’t die every time life gets loud.

📌 Topic #3 Monetisation Reality Check (and TikTok & Faceless Content):
We open the books on our Facebook payouts (lol/ouch), debate faceless content vs personal brand, and talk about when each actually works for service businesses.

✨ Got a Question? A Dilemma? A Hot Take?
We love featuring rebel stories, questions, and spicy statements on the show. Drop yours here:
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Think you’re shouting into the void? You’re not, you’re just measuring the wrong things. 🙃
This week, we’re blowing up the myth that likes equal success and diving into what actually moves the needle when you’re building a rebellious online business.

📌 Topic #1: Engagement Isn’t What You Think
We tackled the big one, why “no comments” doesn’t mean “no one’s watching.” From invisible engagement (clicks, watch time, DMs) to the real metrics that matter, we’re redefining what success looks like on social.

📌 Topic #2: Going Live Without Losing Your Mind
We spilled our behind-the-scenes strategy for The Rebellious Business Show, why consistency beats virality every time, how to get more people to show up, and why replay viewers might secretly be your best audience.

📌 Topic #3: The Comparison Trap (and How to Opt Out)
From six-figure coaches to online highlight reels, we went all in on the toxicity of “success theatre.” This one’s for the entrepreneurs tired of playing the numbers game and ready to play the long game instead.

✨ Got a Question? A Dilemma? A Hot Take?
We love featuring rebel stories, questions, and spicy statements on the show. Drop yours here:
👉 https://rebelliousbusiness.com/spill-it
(You can even stay anonymous and make up a ridiculous name, we’re here for it!)

📅 Join Us Live!
Catch the next Rebellious Business Show every Wednesday at 10:30 AM UK time inside The Rebellious Business Network:
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