Episode Twelve: Jenny Mapstone - Miss Mollee Designs @missmolleedesigns

Today I am speaking with Jenny Mapstone who owns Miss Mollee Designs.

Jenny is passionate, creative, friendly and down to Earth. I knew immediately when I started talking with Jenny she was a country girl with a big heart.

Jenny is a Mum of two and is based with her family in Narrabri, NSW, Australia.

Miss Mollee Designs is Jenny's side gig and passion project and when she's not in the studio working on her colourful creations you'll, find her at her part-time job in Agriculture retailing.

Jenny creates cotton rope homewares and polymer clay jewellery and has been in business now for 12 years.

Miss Mollee Designs has evolved over the years with the mediums being used in Jenny's handmade creations. We discuss the importance of putting things on the back burner if you need to within your business and keeping things within reach if you want to pick your business back up again. It's okay to take a break.

Jenny has a beautiful story of connection to her upbringing using nostalgic mediums within her business and the connection to her family farm.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Jenny for jumping on board The WOW Pod and being a part of inspiring others to be passionate and purposeful within their business.

I really enjoyed catching up with Jenny and hearing so much more about what she does.

Thank you for joining in on this week's episode.

I'd LOVE if you jumped on over to @the_wow_pod on instagram or The WOW Pod on Facebook and let us know your thoughts on Jenny's episode.

Have a wonderful week everyone,

Sig xx

EPISODE ELEVEN: Ange Elliot

Owner of Yass Health Clinic and Boorowa Wellness Clinic and Author and owner of Farming Friends.

This woman is not only a sparkly star, she's a wife, a Mum, hilarious, a mood lifter and brings an energy with her wherever she goes... she's also my all time best mate! I'm pretty darn lucky.

I've known Ange now for 32 years and I've been able to witness every step she has taken to achieve her dreams.

Ange is originally from Cobar, far west of NSW, but now resides in Binalong NSW on the family farm with her husband and 3 children.

I knew I had to get her on this podcast to talk about all the things she does, it was just all about timing for us as I really wanted to get her on in person, over the phone wasn't going to cut it. I needed to see my bestie.

Tune in to hear Ange's story!

I hope you enjoy this episode, we laughed so much we may have forgotten we were recording at some point.

Thank you for tuning in to another episode!

I truly appreciate it.

Head on over to @the_wow_pod on Instagram and leave us a comment on today's episode.

It would mean the world to me.

Sig xx

Episode Ten: Opinions, whether you ask for them or not, people love to share their opinions on your business, products/ service. How we can overcome negative & obstructive criticism and use constructive criticism to our advantage.

Welcome back, to another episode of The WOW Pod!

I can't believe we are at episode 10!

Thats 10 weeks of successfully posting a podcast a week - woohoo!

In this topic of conversation episode, you'll hear Sig talk about receiving opinions when you're in business - the good, the bad and the importance of working out which opinions matter and which ones don't.

We've been taught as children, that opinions don't matter and we shouldn't take it on board.

But, in adulthood and within business - I believe opinions have the ability for self growth and are valuable in making your business better!

What I mean by that is this.

Some opinions matter - and some don’t. 

It’s the working out of which ones matter and which ones don’t that you need to remember.

It all comes down to these 4 words...

Why do I care?

Find out in this episode how you can decipher opinions to use them for your own gain within business and in life.

Thank you for tuning in to another episode here on The WOW Pod, have an amazing week.

Sig xx

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EPISODE NINE: JESS ARNOLD | JESSICA LINDSAY HANDMADE @jessicalindsayhandmade

Jessica Lindsay handmade is a creative business which has come from a place of passion for handmade, hand beaded jewellery and accessories.

Jess is based in the far west of NSW, Australia with her husband and 3 sons.

Jess’ designs within her business are highly detailed, delicately beautiful and intricate. Jess uses glass beads of various sizes, colours and shapes to create jewellery for many occasions.

Jess creates statement earrings, earrings you can wear everyday, to beautiful pieces you can wear on your wedding day. This includes bespoke bridal hair pieces whilst also creating necklaces and bracelets within her collections.

Jess finds time during her day to work on her creative business and original designs in between all that life encompasses with motherhood.

Jess would say her full time job is being at home with her boys and Jessica Lindsay Handmade is her side hustle which brings her so much joy in using her hands.

A HUGE thank you to Jess for sharing her story and insights into Jessica Lindsay Handmade.

I am so grateful to you for jumping on board, I really enjoyed speaking with you.

Check out Jess' amazing work over on instagram @jessicalindsayhandmade - she is truly so clever and extremely talented.

If you enjoyed anything from our chat with Jess today - let us know.

Head on over to @the_wow_pod and share your comments on this episode - I love hearing your feedback.

Have a wonderful week,

Sig xx

EPISODE EIGHT:

In this episode, I speak with the beautiful (inside and out) Mel Singh who owns Sundara Massage & Yoga | @sundaramassage_yoga | which is based in the far west of NSW and also the mid-north coast of eastern NSW, Australia.

Mel has 15 years experience using a holistic approach to health.

Treating clients with personalised massage treatments that focus on pain and injury management, remedial relief, relaxation, sports massage, pre and post surgery care and pregnancy massage all here in rural Australia.

Mel is passionate about all aspects of an individual's wellbeing, infusing healing energy into each treatment for your emotional, mental, physical and spiritual needs which enhances the communities she lives/ works in.

Mel speaks about her experience within the health and healing profession in rural Australia. Mel discusses her passion for what she does, challenges she has faced within business and the importance of understanding that the mind and body are connected in any healing journey.

Being in Mels presence is always a pleasure. She is caring, compassionate, a wealth of knowledge and truly inspiring.

Thank you Mel for sharing your story with us - I truly appreciate your time and energy within this episode.

*I hope you enjoy this episode and if you do - let us know!

Jump on over to @the_wow_pod on instagram and leave us a comment.

Thank you for tuning into this episode,

Sig xx

Episode Seven

The WOW Pod welcomes Ellie Dunlevy from Ellie Dunlevy Design. (@elliedunlevydesign)

I was so excited to pick Ellie's brains on this episode, as she is SUPER creative and highly passionate about what she does.

Ellie Dunlevy Design is a branding agency and works within the social media marketing world for regionally-based business.

Ellie is a brand designer, social media manager and marketer.

Ellie shares insights into her business - how it all began - what drives her - why she is an advocate about your postcode not being a barrier to success - her passions and how she keeps structure within her day whilst running a business and being a Mum.

Ellie discusses some of the challenges she has faced when promoting the importance of making regionally-based business look cohesive and professional and that living rurally shouldn't mean we can't look as shiny and professional as our city cousins.

Through her business and in her work, Ellie has managed to educate others and market her business to have success within regional areas.

Creative business can be undervalued in regional areas due to not understanding the importance of where they can fit and what they can offer.

Creatives like Ellie are paving the way for more creative businesses to exist in regional areas and I'm so proud of this episode putting a focus on this topic.

A HUGE thank you to Ellie for jumping on The WOW Pod and sharing your thoughts and insights into business life and Ellie Dunlevy Design.

I really enjoyed speaking with Ellie; her honesty and sharing her knowledge within this episode made me smile.

I hope you enjoy this episode and if you did - share it amongst your friends, family and colleagues!

It helps this rural gal continue on pursuing her passion projects and find more listeners who may enjoy what The WOW Pod has to offer.

Have a wonderful week,

Sig xx

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Episode Six: Eden Coughlin | Copper City Dance Centre

Let me introduce you all to Eden.

Eden is a rural Australian business owner who provides students with dance classes 5 days a week within her community, teaching many different styles of dance. Eden is passionate, community minded and extremely creative.

Eden dives into what her favourite thing is about business, lessons she has learnt along the way and her focus to continue to provide her rural community with creative arts experiences.

Join us to hear Eden's rural biz story.

I want to thank Eden for her time and for stepping outside her comfort zone to share insights into Copper City Dance Centre.

Enjoy,

Sig xx

Welcome back to Episode Five of The WOW Pod.

This week we hear from qualified Chef Haylee Prince from Classique Catering.

Haylee owns a mobile catering business in rural Australia which provides custom catering for events such as outback weddings, birthday parties, race meets and any event that requires feeding a large group of people - Haylee does it all.

Haylee has owned her business now for 11 years and shares her insights into designing her own custom kitchen on wheels, how she operates in a rural area and the importance of doing things YOUR way and standing out in the crowd.

Haylee is real, super talented in her field and is such an asset to rural communities in rural NSW.

You can find Haylee on:

Instagram: @classiquecateringcobar

Facebook: Classique Catering

Let us know your thoughts on Haylee's story - anything that resonates with you, anything you enjoyed or found interesting. Head over to:

Instagram:@the_wow_pod or Facebook: The WOW Pod

Thank you for tuning in to this week's episode.

I'm so grateful for your time and support.

Sig - The WOW Pod xx

WELCOME BACK to EPISODE FOUR!

THANK YOU for coming back here to join us in celebrating RURAL WOMEN in RURAL BUSINESS.

We have Catherine Quintal in the studio to discuss all things beauty bases business in a rural community.

Cath discusses her reasons why she started her own beauty salon, her doubts and fears before she started, the pros and cons to small business in a rural community and her tips to starting your own business.

Cath has worked in the beauty industry for many years and has been running her own business now for 9 years. Cath has been able to grow her family, have flexibility and take her business to new heights in adding on services within her business over time.

A HUGE thank you to Cath for jumping behind The WOW Pod mic.

I'm so grateful for your time, your honesty and your ability to share your insights perfectly.

If you tune in - let us know your thoughts!

Let us know what you enjoyed about Cath's story so far and any key take-aways you had throughout this episode. Thank you for joining in and I hope you enjoyed this weeks rural woman in rural business.

Hello and welcome to Episode Three of The WOW Pod.

I'm so grateful that you've decided to tune in.

In this episode we discuss the importance of rejection in business, within our careers and our personal lives.

My hopes for this episode is that it provides you with a moment to take five to reflect on a few of your own rejection moments and experiences and see them as positives. Rejection is a chance for redirection.

I hope you enjoy Episode Three, jump on over the @the_wow_pod and let me know your thoughts on this topic. Maybe you would like to share a rejection experience with us and let us know how it positively impacted your business or career.

I'll see you next week on Monday 27th March 2023, to introduce to you our next rural woman in business.

Sig