Collaborations are a great way to promote your brand and grow your audience, and there are LOADS of ways that you can collaborate with brands, whether you are one or if you're an influencer. 

In this episode of the podcast, I chat through five ways to collaborate with brands, to ensure everyone benefits and you achieve your goal for the collaboration- whatever that is.

Making money while you sleep aka passive income isn't just a dream, in fact, many people can use their skills and knowledge to provide education and services in automated ways, as Lucy Griffiths, online entrepreneur and author of Make Money While You Sleep explains.

But Lucy didn't just decide to launch into the online world on a whim, and it was actually some pretty harrowing events and a traumatic birth that led her to a complete career change, from globe-trotting journalist to online course creator. 

This is a really brilliant interview and shows the journey Lucy has taken to get to where she is- using her experiences to shape her next step and not letting health challenges stop her, but more cause a pivot in how she spreads her message. She also used a particular event she was told about as a foundation to want to do more good, which I find particularly inspiring.

Do be warned though- this podcast is labelled as explicit for good reason and I would advise you to skip the first four minutes or so if you're triggered by acts of violence against women or if you're around young/sensitive people as an incident is described in graphic detail. 

Membership groups have continued to grow in popularity over recent years, and it's easy to see why. In addition to getting valuable training, the right memberships can also provide members with supportive communities, opportunities, and the possibility of business (and maybe even life) enhancing connections too.

But not all memberships are created equal. Having run the Small & Supercharged Membership group for a few years now, and seen many others in action, I have packed this episode with tips to help you find the right membership group for you- that is, if you're interested in them at all. 

And, of course, if you'd like to find out more about the Small & Supercharged Mastermind group, you can do that here https://www.rheafreemanpr.co.uk/small-supercharged-mastermind/

Aztec Diamond is a young brand that has made a huge impact on the equestrian industry since it launched in 2014, thanks to founder, Jordan McCabe, and her team.

Jordan talks about growing her brand and how it has evolved to the provide riders with quality essentials in very wearable colours. We also chat about the really innovative side of what Aztec Diamond does in creating products that are very different to what's available when they hit the market.

Of course, no journey is without its bumps, and Jordan shares these too.

From the striking show stands to advent calendars, working with influencers to listening and developing around customer feedback, it's a really great listen.

What does success look like to you? Is it all about the money, or is it about something else? In this episode of the Small & Supercharged Podcast, I talk about finding out what matters to you, not letting someone else's definition of success dictate your actions, and that all important profit vs. turnover discussion. 

This podcast isn't saying it's right or wrong to have big money goals, far from it. It's more about looking at those numbers to make sure it's a true number not a vanity metric, not comparing yourself to someone's else's definition of success, and making sure that what you do makes you happy. However that looks. 

What do you take for granted in your equestrian life? Being able to see your horse when you like? Being able to get off your horse whenever you like? Or how about in normal life? Being able to cope with loud noises or even read at speed when needed? Probably all of these and more. But that isn't the case for everyone. As Zoe Squirrell, International Para Rider explains on today's episode.

Zoe was born prematurely and suffered a brain haemorrhage that caused the disabilities she has today. She found riding as a form of therapy, rode at school as part of her PE GCSE, and then went on to start her para rider journey with some amazing horses.

Of course, there have been many ups and downs, including huge trips to ride, lame horses, taking a break, and doing amazing things at National Championships.

Zoe shares her journey, the trials and tribulations she has faced, and also the importance of accessibility. 

Tune in, enjoy, and learn. Zoe is incredibly inspiring and passionate about education. 

When you say 'no', how does it make you feel? For many of us, saying no to opportunities, to work, can fill us with fear from all sorts of angles, and can make what should be a 'no', a resounding 'yes!'. But is that a good thing? I don't think it is.

Of course, the reason you want to say no has a huge bearing on this, but if you're saying yes because you feel you should, then this one is for you.

We all have 24 hours in a day, and it's important we use our time well. Not just for work, but for all the other bits that make life brilliant for us. Each time we say 'yes' to something, we're saying 'no' to something else, because part of our time for the day, week or month has been eaten. Which makes it all the more important that our ability to say no really is as good as it can be, so we leave space for the game-changing amazing stuff, politely decline the things that don't light us up, and push forward towards our goals.

Wow- that two letter word really does have a lot of power, doesn't it?!

It's been a while since I recorded an interview with someone in person, but on today's episode I'm joined by my video and podcast editor (who's also my husband, but you'll probably get quite quickly!), Laurence Freeman.

We all know that the popularity of video continues to surge on social media- but how can we take better videos? How can what we capture make editing easier and faster? And does sound really matter if we're looking at the moving pictures?!

On this episode, Laurence shares the knowledge he's gathered from editing videos for me and many other brands over the years, as well as some great tips to make your videos better, and make them a whole lot easier to edit- whether you do it yourself or someone else does!

Video is here, and it's growing... you can't avoid it any longer!

I don't know about you, but I feel like 2021 has been a long learning experience, do you feel like that? It's taught me a lot- and I'm very grateful for it- and I wanted to share these points in the first podcast of 2022.

From what three months of homeschooling taught me (more than what a vertices is!) to simple pleasures, the things that really matter to asking for what you want. I've been schooled. And I'm ready to take all this learning forward into 2022. Whatever that has in store...

But it isn't just about me, I would love to know what 2021 taught you- the good, the bad and the ugly. Comment over on my Instagram post all about this podcast- I'm @rheafreemanpr over there!

Ohhh- this is a bit different, but I am excited to share this with you! Today, I'm talking you through how to create an Instagram promotion in five easy steps- and the training is provided by me (obviously!) but using one of the amazing #SheMeansBusiness trainings that are provided by Facebook themselves. As a #SheMeansBusiness accredited trainer, I provide lots of training through my groups, workshops, and Enterprise Nation, and this one translates well to podcast.

On this podcast, I'm going to share, step-by-step, how to promote a post on Instagram. This can be great for high performing posts that you want to reach more people, with a call to action that you want (so you might want people to visit your website or message you, for example), at a budget and duration to suit you. 

For more information on #SheMeansBusiness, see https://www.enterprisenation.com/campaigns/she-means-business/