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Taking action on your business dreams is bound to bring up some self-doubt, but there is a way through it, and the role that hearing the perspective of others who actually get the feels is a big part of getting through it – that’s exactly what you’ll get in this episode.
Som Puri is an impressive keynote speaker and copywriter creating her own unique business embedded in stories, and in the sharing of Som’s story you’ll hear about:
· Starting over in a new country
· Starting over again from redundancy
· Treating a freelance offering as a business from day one
· Speaking on stages
· Shifting from paralysis and into action
· Building a savings account of trust and reliability with yourself over time
· The deadlines that push you forward
· And the brutal creative process of building a keynote
Connect with Som on LinkedIn
Visit her Website
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It’s in the hardest days, those spent working for no return, that an entrepreneur is built. This episode shines a light on the hardest bit of what you’re building - the bit when you’re getting no reward.
In this episode your host, Kim Kerton, shares a perspective on this important phase of business building to help you through it, because this part sucks and you deserve to be celebrated for working through it.
If you need a lift through the hard bits, this is for you.
This podcast shows up every week to help you build your own business by bringing you the stories, insights and learnings of those of us in the thick of it and highlighting that crazy old intersection of entrepreneurship and personal growth - what we do is hard and we’re better and stronger together.
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There’s no doubting that the experience of building your own business changes you, but there are some businesses that really are built to change the world too. The business you’re about to hear Part 2 of the journey of is one of them.
Melissa Reader is building Violet, a company that is transforming the last stage of life by enabling us all to be a little better prepared for the experience of it.
This conversation is in two parts for you so you can hear it all, as it’s so powerful, in a time that suits you (‘cause I get it, you’re building a business and you’re busy!). They’re both available for you on the feed now so, there’s no waiting in-between.
In the second part of the conversation, you’ll hear about:
· The big shift away from service-based revenue
· The process of finding product market fit
· Reshaping a professional identity
· Taking an active role in PR
· Giving yourself permission to be an authority
· And exploring the extremes of our emotions
Check out Violet at meetviolet.ai
Or on IG @violet.org.au
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There’s no doubting that the experience of building your own business changes you, but there are some businesses that really are built to change the world too. The business you’re about to hear the journey of is one of them.
Melissa Reader is building Violet, a company that is transforming the last stage of life by enabling us all to be a little better prepared for the experience of it.
This conversation is in two parts for you so you can hear it all, as it’s so powerful, in a time that suits you (‘cause I get it, you’re building a business and you’re busy!). They’re both available for you on the feed now so, there’s no waiting in-between.
· In the first part of the conversation, you’ll hear about:
· Pivoting from one business to another
· The pressures of creating a new concept and product
· The experience of raising capital
· Approaches to risk
· Finding meaning in business
· And the signals to look out for
Check out Violet at meetviolet.ai
Or on IG @violet.org.au
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If you have a new business or business extension idea that you’re spinning your wheels on for fear of it not being right or perfect - this is the time to get out of your own way.
In this episode your host, Kim Kerton, shares her shitty first business and the versions of this very show that she’d rather you not hear to remind us how we get in our own way, and how to get out of it.
It really will inspire you to get moving on your ideas.
This podcast is here for you, showing up every week to help you build your own business by bringing you the stories, insights and learnings of those of us in the thick of it and highlighting that crazy old intersection of entrepreneurship and personal growth - what we do is hard and we’re better and stronger together.
Listen to the episode with Kate Toon on Spotify, Apple or YouTube.
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From doing your marketing while learning how to market, selling while learning how to sell and leading while learning to lead, developing a business is a weird experience, and so finding authentic and valuable voices is paramount – which is exactly what you’ll find in this episode.
Kate Toon is absolutely an authentic voice. And don’t let the name of her book, 6-figures While You Sleep, fool you – she’s a realist that’s all about getting us out of our own way.
You will love every minute of this chat and be left feeling confident to push forward in your business no matter the stage you’re at.
You’ll hear about:
· Prioritising your financial security
· Reframing how we view our early work
· The state of the online product and courses nation
· An argument for ignoring your engagement data
· The best approach to getting content out of your brain and into the world
· The financial return of publishing a book
· And how to do business your way
Check out all Kate’s work at Katetoon.com
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If you want to grow your business and your brand - you have to stay visible. And if you live outside of a major market for your industry, that’s twice as important.
In this episode your host, Kim Kerton, shares some insight and actions on how she’s staying visible and growing her personal brand, business contacts and opportunities despite living regionally.
This podcast is here for you, showing up every week to help you build your own business by bringing you the stories, insights and learnings of those of us in the thick of it and highlighting that crazy old intersection of entrepreneurship and personal growth - what we do is hard and we’re better and stronger together.
Listen to the episode with Ryan Kelly from Creative Natives on Spotify, Apple or YouTube.
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It’s so easy to get caught up in the bigger picture of what we’re working towards in business. To struggle with finding the north star in the moment that keeps you focused, feeling valuable and like you’re building something. Especially when the environment around us feels noisy, unpredictable and a little scary.
What we can control is how we show up for ourselves, and those around us.
Ryan Kelly is Founder of Creative Natives and what you’ll get from this conversation is an insightful, generous and practical look into the inside of a flourishing business that, like we all are, is still figuring it all out.
You’ll hear about:
· Getting started with whatever you’ve got right in front of you
· Balancing brand and revenue building in the beginning
· The power of just being valuable
· A lesson in LinkedIn
· Becoming a leader
· And what to do when the market gets unpredictable
Ryan has a passion for dishing out value, even in the last seconds of our chat he leaves us with something really insightful to takeaway for our own worlds.
Check out Creative Natives
Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn
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If you’ve been running your business but an employee role has caught your interest - there is no failure in changing things.
In this episode your host, Kim Kerton, shares some insight gained from people doing just that, and why the rules of how you structure the business you do are infinitely flexible.
This podcast is here for you, to support you with your business building dreams by keeping it real, inspiring you often and ensuring your experience is validated so that you can keep on going - what we do is hard and we’re better and stronger together.
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It’s the most random of personal sacrifices we make to build brands and businesses that doesn’t get nearly enough light in business conversations.
In the dream of revenue growth, and often in the selling of the dream, it’s the true personal growth and sacrifice that gets pushed under the rug – but not on this podcast.
You simply cannot separate entrepreneurship and personal work - and this episode will fill your heart with joy at what growing a business can do for us as humans.
Nathan Soulsby, AKA The Dog Butler, shares his personal business building story here and in it you’ll hear about:
- Moving through redundancy
- Allowing your business idea to take you on a mental health care journey
- The power of friendship
- Re-introducing yourself to your network as an entirely new professional
- The magic in starting small
- Breaking up with the corporate wage
- And prioritising long-term health over short term wealth
Connect with Nathan on IG @thedogbutleraus
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What happens when your body and mind is screaming at you to stop working on your business? To not do anything, make anything, pitch anything, just stop - but your income depends on it?
Well sometimes you just sink into a big old hole and have to work your way out of it.
In this episode your host, Kim Kerton, lets you into her recent experience with a business rot in all its glory, and the perspective shift that shook her out of it.
This podcast is here for you, to support you with your business building dreams by keeping it real, inspiring you often and ensuring your experience is validated so that you can keep on going - what we do is hard and we’re better and stronger together.
Listen to the episode with the inspiring Fi Mims on Apple or Spotify (or just one episode back in the feed wherever you’re listening)
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Imagine letting the thought that you’re not creative / analytical / organised enough stop you from creating your own business structure that makes you feel stoked to get out of bed every day.
Fi Mims, she’s a personal branding Photographer and Educator who you’ll hear all about in this episode, told herself one of these stories a long time ago – thankfully she wrote a new one.
In Fi’s story of building a business she loves you’ll hear about:
- Overcoming the belief that you’re not creative enough for something
- Getting over the fear of being-seen
- Refocusing from a desired outcome to the momentum we’re creating
- Why never to settle, regardless of age
- How and why to keep showing up
- And an argument for taking your interesting connections to dinner
Business and entrepreneurship is as much about personal growth and belief as it is anything else. We’re here for the real human stories inspiring you to keep at it every day.
Connect with Fi on IG or LinkedIn
Check out her website fimimsphotography.com.au
You can find more show notes and transcripts at unemployedandafraid.com.au/episodes.
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Would the you of four years ago recognise you today? What about the you who you might be four years from now?
In this episode your host, Kim Kerton, shares with you a reflection triggered by a photo taken over four yeas ago, and what she would say to that person now.
If you’re sitting on the fence about starting that idea you have, you need to hear this.
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Developing a business of any scale all comes down to personal growth.
It will teach you things about yourself you needed to learn, break you down, build you back up, then get you doing it all over again – because what business owner doesn’t have another two or three ideas kicking around.
Nikki Williams is sharing her business building story with you today, she’s the Founder of Mentwell which is a really interesting and important business.
In this chat you’ll hear about:
Business development as a coping mechanism How long it can take to get a yes Why not to be afraid of someone stealing your idea Figuring out your sell as you sell it The value in building with your potential customers The journey of seeking finance and the frustrating realities for socially led businesses And why to prioritise your own wellness for the sake of your businessIt will leave you feeling like you can do anything, because you can.
Check out Mentwell Online
Follow them on IG @Mentwellau
And connect with Nikki on LinkedIn
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If you’ve ever thought about entering your business for an award, but felt the ick, he fear, the “I don’t know what I’m doing here and probably won’t win” feels - this episode is for you.
Your host, Kim Kerton, shares with you her experience entering awards and some surprising upsides, and lowside, that came with it, which might just help you win your own.
This podcast is here for you, to support you with your business building dreams by keeping it real, inspiring you often and ensuring your experience is validated so that you can keep on going.
If you love listening, please consider voting for Unemployed & Afraid in the Australian Podcast Awards People’s Choice Vote by following This Link.
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The potential of what we can create when we just get moving is a factor of business building that never ceases to amaze with just the sheer possibilities of it all - this business story is exactly that.
It's just what you need to feel more confident in taking a risk to start and keep backing yourself into whatever comes next.
My guests today are onto their second business together in Podcasting, an industry that holds far more potential than meets the eye, and this one began from a somewhat simple email to Steven Bartlett.
Christiana Brenton and Georgie Holt, Co-Founders of Flight Studio share with us:
The personal and professional impact of duos Why the story of you matters The most important skill in founding a company Why to tell everyone what you’re doing A perspective on the pressure of opportunity The transformative gift of allowing yourself to try The practical application of failure And what can only be described as a masterclass in leadership thinkingIf you listened to this short solo episode you’ll know this conversation nearly didn’t see the light of day thanks to your host accidentally mucking up her own audio settings – but rather than shy away from it she owned it, learnt some new skills along the way, discovered the extraordinary generosity of business friends and trusted that although the audio isn’t quite as perfect as you would normally hear, you’ll forgive, because the content is just that great.
If you want to build an industry defining business and be the kind of leader that truly supports others to grow – you’re going to love this.
Learn more about Flight Studio Online, on LinkedIn and on Instagram
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I’m sure you’ve had it - that moment where something that you’ve done in your business that’s so important to you, goes wrong, and your heart just sinks.
It doesn’t matter how long we’ve been working on our business and what we’re passionate about, or how well we know the thing we’re working on, it’s unavoidable that occasionally, something f’s up - here’s one of mine for you.
Your host, Kim Kerton, shares with you in this episode a heart sinking moment that happened with this podcast - which is one half of her business endeavours (the other is her Podcast Consultancy for Brands who want to make podcast shows or networks) - which very well could have resulted in global podcast industry embarrassment.
If you’d like a little insight into the journey of creating this show for you and some practical positivity around the experience of building a business, this episode is for you.
Check out the incredible team at Earsay and connect with Dom on LinkedIn
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If there’s one thing we simply cannot sacrifice in building our businesses, it’s energy. Lisa O’Neill will blow you away with hers and her approach to prioritising it - unsurprising as she’s built her own business around the concept of harnessing energy, but her insights far from end there.
She has an approach to and way of talking about self-employment that will have you nodding your head, or shake you out of any misgivings you might have about the experience of it.
Just some of what Lisa shares with you today includes:
The power of entrepreneurs Getting comfortable with being both the leaf and the wind An honest look at facing the financial strain of building a business The role of your energy in, everything The fundamental difference between being employed and self-employed Why money isn’t the only currency to trade in How to make your ideas real The wisdom in letting go of worrying and what you can’t control And why you have to let people experience youSee what I mean – bumper episode!
If you need a serious hit of inspo to keep growing your own business, you’re in the right place.
Learn more about Lisa via her website lisaoneill.co.nz
Sign up for The Energy Club
Buy her book Energy
Connect with her on IG @lisao.nz
Listen to the U&A episode on Time Off Guilts on Apple or Spotify
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Not all days are roses in business, far from it, and if you’re finding it harder than usual to find the wins in the day to day - this episode is for you.
Your host, Kim Kerton, shares how she very nearly didn’t get an episode here for you at all. How the current state of play has taken a toll but how a very simple reframe can help make these moments feel more manageable, and teach you a little something about how far you’ve come, even if you still want to go much further.
If you need a little practical positivity and to feel seen and heard in your experience of building your business, this episode is for you.
Listen to the episode with Raechel Whitchurch from Sure Thing Agency on YouTube, Spotify or Apple
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A refreshing and honest chat about building a small business, regionally, and all the chaos you experience along the way. This one has it all.
The engaging Raechel Whitchurch, Owner and Head Booking Agent of Sure Thing Agency, is bringing you her business building story in this episode.
In it she shares all about:
Aligning work to family needs Knowing you want to work for yourself before knowing what you’ll be doing Finding a niche by just getting started Backing in your own value Measuring success beyond financials A view on our inbuilt fear of appearing “flaky” for pivoting Paying later for our flexibility in business And the concept of future faking we do as entrepreneurs – that one hits homeIf you want real stories of building the business of your dreams, you’re in the right spot.
Check out Sure Thing Agency online at surethingagency.com
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