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Nicole Avery is one of those people who has a whole lot on her plate but balances it all with finesse. She is a professional blogger at Planning with Kids, an author, speaker and marathon runner – on top of being a mother to five kids aged 7 to 17. She is the host of This Family Life podcast, where they talk all things about managing the chaos of family life. Through the podcast series, it is her aim to offer out wisdom, looking at the nitty-gritty of what other families do to make family life easier for them and their kids.

Her blog is a goldmine of tips, advice and lessons on managing family life, from meal planning to ways to fitting in me-time, all with Nic’s trademark practical and approachable style. We chat about her path to professional blogging, how she manages to cook for and feed seven people, and the steep learning curves of parenting.

In this podcast episode we talk about:

* The things that keep Nicole Avery busy.

* What referral marketing means and how Nicole grows her business?

* Nicole on running her own podcast, This Family Life

* What motivates her in podcasting?

* Nicole being part of the podcasting network, jackrabbit.fm.

* What it’s like to run a podcast?

* The biggest challenges faced by Nicole.

* How she finds the right people for her podcast?

* Nicole on making money from her podcast.

* Why she failed previously in running a business and how she learned from it?

* The question as to whether it’s okay to have a bit of ego or not.

* How Nicole defines success?

* Family and freedom as some of the highest values for Nicole

* The story of Nicole before she started her online business.

* What made it easier for her to do blogging?

* Nicole’s views on failure and why it is never as bad as you think.

* What productivity means and how you can achieve it?

* How to allow yourself to have space?

* How setting up deadlines allows you to launch, even with fear?

What would’ve made it easier/What would you have changed?

‘I thought it was a great way to offer people insights into family life and I guess organising the chaos of family life into a different medium. I do also like talking.  So for me, I think I find it pretty easy. So, I thought, okay, this is something I can have a go at.

‘Offering up a podcast is much easier, I think, than doing a video because I don’t have to do my hair or things like that, and the house doesn’t have to be tidy or any of those sorts of things.’

What are the most important things to consider?

‘You need to be putting time into content creation. It needs to amplify through social media but find a process that actually limits the time that you are on there for.’

Where to find Nicole Avery

Resources

About Nicole Avery

This Family Life Podcast

Facebook

Twitter

Nicole Avery is one of those people who has a whole lot on her plate, but balances it all with finesse. She is a professional blogger at Planning with Kids, an author, speaker and marathon runner - on top of being mum to five kids aged seven to 17.

Her blog is a goldmine of tips, advice and lessons on managing family life, from meal planning to ways to fit in me-time, all with Nic's trademark practical and approachable style. We chat about her path to professional blogging, just how she manages to cook for and feed seven people, and the steep learning curves of parenting.

In this episode we talk about:

What are the things that keeps Nicole Avery busy? What does referral marketing mean and how does Nicole grow her business? Nicole is running her own podcast, 'This Family Life'. What motivates her to try podcasting?

Barbara Stevens has lived on the Sunshine Coast for more than 30 years. After nurturing friends and family through trying and difficult break-ups, including her own, she decided to design the 12 Inspirational Step Programme to overcoming your breakup. She also interviewed and compiled a collection of 12 Inspirational Stories from women who have battled and survived their own break-ups.

www.barbarastevens.com.au was developed by Barbara as a platform for people to learn and download free resources, which includes coping mechanisms and advice.

In this episode we talk about:

* How Barbara Stevens finds the energy in making her podcast

* The importance of unloading hardships during separations or breakups

* Why men and women handle breakups differently

* Working on the blame-game situations and dealing with different clients

* Barbara Stevens’ podcasting journey

* From interviewing people to writing her first book

* Barbara’s first podcasting interview issues

* The importance of having a Call-to-Action for your podcast

* Why Barbara prefers learning on her own

* The biggest benefit of starting a podcast

* Things that annoys her about podcasting

* Getting more downloads and engagement through advertising and marketing

What would’ve made it easier?

‘I just thought it was another medium that I could try to get my message across on. I had a book, I had the programs all sorted… I was ready to go. I’ve had some webinars, I had a Facebook presence and I thought the next progression would be to try something different and podcasting just seemed…yeah, that’s what I should do.’

When someone is considering in starting a podcast as a medium, how do they know if it’s for them?

‘If you instinctively think it is the right thing to do, don’t be afraid of the technology side. I’m living proof that it can be done.’

What are the most important things to consider?

‘My tip to anybody is to practice a few interviews first before you interview somebody else.’

Where can I find more information on starting a podcast?

‘I just googled how to podcast and I know that there was a free 15-day guide from John Lee Dumas. He’s an entrepreneur on EOFire. I had no knowledge that this guy was big news in the world of podcasting.

‘I downloaded obviously some youtube videos on how to do Audacity so that I can work that out.’

Where to find Barbara Stevens

Resources

About Barbara Stevens

Facebook

Twitter

Barbara Stevens has lived on the Sunshine Coast for more than 30 years. After nurturing friends and family through trying and difficult break-ups, including her own, she decided to design the 12 Inspirational Step Program to overcoming your breakup. She also interviewed and compiled a collection of 12 Inspirational Stories from women who have battled and survived their own break-ups.

www.barbarastevens.com.au was developed by Barbara as a platform for people to learn and download free resources, which includes coping mechanisms and advice.

In this episode we talk about:

How does Barbara Stevens finds energy in making her podcast The importance of unloading hardships during separation or breakups Why men and women handles breakup differently Working on the blame game situations and dealing with different clients Barbara Stevens podcasting journey

Brooke McAlary is a writer, podcaster. She's also the host and creator of the iTunes #1 Health show, Slow Home Podcast and founder of Jackrabbit.FM. Brooke lives with her husband and two kids in the Blue Mountains of Australia and suffers a severe case of wanderlust.

Brooke has been connecting with people online since 2011, when she launched her blog, Slow Your Home. Since then she’s connected with more than 2 million people and her first podcast, The Slow Home Podcast has been downloaded more than 1.3 million times and was voted by iTunes as one of the top new shows of 2015. She also loves shiraz, naps, snowboarding and travel. Always with the travel.

In this episode we talk about:

How Brooke fell in love with podcasting and decided to start her own podcast network How podcasting made her feel connected and engaged to other people Starting a podcast network - from production, editing and distribution The workload and the motivation behind creating a podcast network

Brooke McAlary is a writer and a podcaster. She’s also the host and creator of the iTunes #1 networking podcast health show, Slow Home Podcast and founder of Jackrabbit.FM. Brooke lives with her husband and two kids in the Blue Mountains of Australia and suffers a severe case of wanderlust.

Brooke has been connecting with people online since 2011, when she launched her blog, Slow Your Home. Since then she’s connected with more than two million people and her first networking podcast, The Slow Home Podcast, has been downloaded more than 1.3 million times and was voted by iTunes as one of the top new shows of 2015. She also loves shiraz, naps, snowboarding and travel… always with the travel.

In this episode we talk about:

* How Brooke fell in love with podcasting and decided to start her own podcast network

* How podcasting made her feel connected and engaged with other people

* Starting a podcast network – production, editing and distribution

* The workload and motivation behind creating a podcast network

* Brooke working on growing the network, getting more shows and developing relationships with brands

* Brooke and her husband running a media company

* About Jackrabbit.FM

* Pros, benefits and disadvantages of someone joining and running a podcast network

* The story behind Brooke’s podcasting success

* Brooke’s definition of success

* How she managed depression, getting help and the process of pulling herself out of depression

* How gratefulness and gratitude change your perspective in life

* Choosing and finding the right brand for podcasting

Why is networking podcast considered ‘hot’ right now

What would’ve made networking podcast easier?

‘I have been a podcast fan for a long time. I realised that, after two years of listening, I thought of podcast hosts as friends. I was connected with them, engaged with them. So I tried it and fell in love with podcasting almost immediately.

‘I decided to bring in other people who I know who are really making good content and have a great story to tell and a great message to share.’

How complicated is it to build a networking podcast?

‘The workload is huge. From the very beginning, I was doing all the production. We only launched four shows and now we are up to eight. Also, my husband, who is my co-host, also produces our show because I can’t edit myself. I find it very difficult.

‘It can get complex, particularly if you start to look at bringing in advertisers and sponsorship revenue.’

Where to find Brooke McAlary

Resources

About Brooke McAlary

Slow your Home

Jack Rabbit.FM

Brooke on Istagram

Twitter

Tanja Turner

Tanja Turner is a Digital Consultant and podcaster who supports individuals and small businesses in using Technology.

She is co-host of the Aussie Bloggers Podcast and hosts her own radio show once a week at Coach on Fire Radio Network.

Amanda Hoffmann

After years of bookkeeping for her husband and his mates, Amanda made her big step in 2008 when she opened her own bookkeeping business. Amanda Hoffmann studied finance and completed her Cert IV in Bookkeeping and registered as a BAS Agent.

She is more than a bookkeeper, her passion is real estate investing, social media and blogging. She loves to teach and that is why Amanda can set you up in Xero, QBO or Myob Essentials and show you how to complete your own day to day bookkeeping.

In this episode we talk about:

Highlights of Tanja and Amanda podcasting journey Starting point of Tanja and Amanda Their thoughts of doing a podcast together What they have learned from podcasting

Kristie Melling is an interesting woman. She is an expert massage therapist who can name all the weird bones and muscles in your body but has the bonus ability to make it easy-going and entertaining at the same time. She has had experience working with all types of client conditions, from chronic lower back complaints to shoulder issues.

Additionally, Kristie Melling is your host of the Rubbed the Wrong Way podcast. She is just like you a working massage therapist who simply has a passion for talking to our peers. She has been in this biz for a little while now, and she still loves every second, but just like you she knows that you are facing challenges and hurdles.

In this episode we talk about:

Kristie Melling Rubbed the Wrong Way Podcast Kristie’s podcasting journey Responsibility of doing the show Giving people an insight of what you are doing How Kristie helped other massage therapist and leverage things

Glen Carlson is an award winning entrepreneur, speaker and co-founder of the "Key Person of Influence program".

“One of the top personal branding conferences in the world”. INC.com "The worlds leading business accelerator." Entrepreneur.com

In less than 4 years Glen has built his own business into the 9th fastest growing company in Australia (SmartCompany 2014).

Key Person of Influence is a Global Small Business with a team of 25 in 10 timezones and is best known for their 40 Week Business Accelerator that helps the founders of traditional businesses (Financial Planners, Personal Trainers, Designers etc) to do their best work and get known at scale.

In this episode we talk about:

2-year podcast journey of Glen Carlson About Dent and Key Person of Influence The struggle and stress of growth for business

Founder of The Dent Podcast, Glen Carlson is an award-winning entrepreneur.

He is the co-founder of Dent Global and the Key Person of Influence Accelerator.

“One of the top personal branding conferences in the world”. INC.com

“The worlds leading business accelerator.” Entrepreneur.com

In less than 4 years Glen has built his own business into the 9th fastest growing company in Australia.

Key Person of Influence is a Global Small Business with a team of 25 in 10 timezones. It is best known for their 40 Week Business Accelerator.

It helps the founders of traditional  businesses(Financial Planners, Personal Trainers, Designers etc).

In this podcast episode we talk about:

* 2-year podcast journey of Glen Carlson

* About Dent and Key Person of Influence

* The struggle and stress of growth for business

* The deepest fear Glen Carlson

* Glen sense of responsibility for business growth and the people he created

* How listening to podcasts inspire entrepreneurs and businesses

* Why and how do sales become evil

* Podcast as a powerful tool in educating people to know more about you and what you do

* What motivates him to do a podcast

* Why video production didn’t work for Glen Carlson

* How he wanted to be remembered

* Glen Carlson family

* The reason Glen attended Ronsley Vaz 2015 conference

* The story of Glen Carlson when he started from scratch launching KPI

* Glen being immune to rejection

* Key success of the entrepreneurship

* Dent Podcast 

 

What would’ve made it easier?

“I really wasn’t expecting much, Ronsley. It was far more just about me being able to get in people heads.

At the same time knowing that at least it would create some good content.

Contents that I could kind of re-purpose and it would be an efficient way for me to do it”

“I like talking and it’s the thing that comes most natural to me”

What are the most important things to consider?

“Consider the crowd of marketplace”

“I don’t think it is about being able to always do what you love”

Where to find Glen Carlson

Resources

Website: http://www.keypersonofinfluence.com/author/glencarlson/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/glencarlson

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glencarlson