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Small Business Made Simple Podcast

Jenn Donovan: Marketer and Social Media Expert

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Small Business Made Simple Podcast - for small business owners who want to reach their goals, need accountability and bite size marketing and social media tips and tricks. Hear from Small Business owners just like you or our host Jenn, who has been in the trenches of small business and is now here to help you achieve those goals. You've GOT THIS!
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Get nervous and lose your words in meetings? Think aloud or ramble? Tune in for practical tips on how you can speak with confidence, authority, authenticity and impact. Your host is Cat Matson of Impactful Presenters. Companion Facebook group where you can have your questions answered is at https://www.facebook.com/groups/speakingconfidence
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Australia Podcast Syndicate

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This is the Main feed : Australia's Independent Podcast Network are composed of Australia's SME's united in one mission to stay connected locally and to let the world know what’s going on in Australia.
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Lindsay Guentzel was almost 35 years old when she was diagnosed with ADHD. It turned out to be the answer she didn't know she was looking for. The journalist and mental health advocate has teamed up with ADHD Online to explore the often misunderstood world of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Discover tools and mindset shifts to help you start living your best life. Those old, outdated assumptions about ADHD? Refocused with Lindsay Guentzel is changing that narrative. Those stigmas h ...
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10 things to do today to Future Proof your business. That’s the topic for today because we are in an economic crisis and small business is suffering, so what can we do? Today, I have you 10 tips or 10 nudges! You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/30…
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Today we are again talking about websites, but this time we are looking at how we can be more “green” when it comes to our websites. Ray from True Green Hosting talks us through what our carbon footprint for our website looks like and gives us tips on how we can be better. You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can find the sho…
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Websites – we spend so much time building them, driving traffic to them and worrying about them … we forget to maintain them with great marketing! On this podcast episode, I go through 5 Things to Change on Your Website Today. You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandm…
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Connection, Curiosity and Community – the three BIG C’s in marketing in 2024. Join Jenn Donovan, your host, and Kerryn Powell from Your Time Matters as we talk through the three c’s and how they are simply keys to more business. You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaan…
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300 episodes BABY! Yep, today we celebrate 300 episodes with some behind the scenes content, some “Jenn” thoughts on the marketing world back then and now and lots of bits and pieces to make your business life simpler in one episode! You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialme…
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How’s your life going? Not your business life – your ACTUAL life? My guest this week Sammi Jaeger is talking to us about having a Fuelled up Life and what that might look for. She walks us through the 8 Tanks we need to be thinking about to have a Fuelled Up Life. You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can find the show notes a…
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Want to be a person of Influence? Not an “Influencer” but a person of influence in your industry? Of course, you do – believe me you really do! And my Guest this week, Jules Brooke is the perfect person to let you see why and set you on the path to becoming one. This is a fabulous business strategy episode. You need this as a Small Business Owner –…
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Georgie Smith is an expert in getting things done in the public sector, is the Founder of Upsides Training and the author of the book, The Formula for Impact, the young public servant’s guide to doing well while doing good. In this juicy and fun conversation, Georgie and I share our respective experiences in the public sector and how influencing de…
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Let’s give LinkedIn another look! Using LinkedIn as a business tool rather than just as another social media platform could transform your leads, funnels, business and profitability. This week I am helping you reset your LinkedIn profile and set it up as the expert you are. This is a fabulous business strategy episode. You need this as a Small Busi…
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Learning to speak with confidence to establish authority in your industry is a journey – one that requires showing up, speaking up, being authentic and seeking help from mentors. And it’s just that journey that I’m discussing in this episode with Michelle Pritchard, founder of Aligned Business Consulting, who helps dental professionals who are wear…
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This week on the podcast we are discussing if your business goals and strategy are aligned. My guest is Laetitia Andrac from the Essential Shift Co and Laetitia is all about ensuring the business you have built is aligned with you. This is a fabulous business strategy episode. You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can find the…
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As an accountant and an engineer earning “good money”, Jodi and her husband thought they were doing well with traditional models of household budgeting and saving. of what we were told worked in relation to household budgeting. It turned out, they could be doing a whole lot better. Jodi Porteous is a Money Management Coach who works with couples wo…
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Instagram! Yikes! Instagram creators have thrown a lot of changes at us in the past couple of weeks, so in this episode I go through them and explain what’s happening, how it affects you and your account and how to be found (and still great) on Instagram. You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can find the show notes and in lis…
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Rebecca Taylor is a leading personal branding photographer and visibility mentor, renowned for her ability to capture the authentic essence of top-tier executives, industry experts and entrepreneurs. She is also the creator of the Leadership Visibility Breakthrough coaching program, empowering trailblazing women to confidently command the spotlight…
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The Marketing Basics – that’s the theme on the Podcast. Let’s get the marketing basics right, except today we are talking foundational bricks with Tamara Simon. Whether you’ve been in business five minutes or fifteen years, going back to basics for the month will, I promise, help move your business forward. You need this as a Small Business Owner –…
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Chenae Carey is an Intuitive Business Mentor bridging the gap between practical strategy and intuitive guidance for her clients. In this episode we have a frank and honest conversation about being authentic, the perils and ‘ick-factor’ of ‘bro-marketing’ and how to use intuition and practical strategy to create a business (or career) you love. List…
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The Marketing Basics – that’s the theme for April on the Podcast. Let’s get the marketing basics right, except today we are talking systems and processes with the guy who literally wrote the book on it – David Jenyns. Whether you’ve been in business five minutes or fifteen years, going back to basics for the month will, I promise, help move your bu…
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Rosie Shilo is the Virtual Assistant Advocate. She coaches, teaches and supports Australian Virtual Assistants while teaching other business owners about the reality of outsourcing. Rosie owns and runs ‘Virtually Yours’, a network which has supported thousands of Australian Virtual Assistants since in 2004. She is Australia's loudest VA advocate br…
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The Marketing Basics – that’s the theme for April on the Podcast. Let’s get the marketing basics right, except today we are getting the SALES BASICS right with Frances Pratt who is as passionate about sales as I am about marketing (amazing, right? I know!). Whether you’ve been in business five minutes or fifteen years, going back to basics for the …
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How do you impact 100,000 small business owners from a farm in regional NSW? That’s the question that drove Jenn Donovan of Social Media & Marketing to start speaking, first through her podcast and then from stages. Now she’s working towards impacting one million small business owners through her no-nonsense, fluff-free marketing advice. In this co…
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The Marketing Basics – that’s the theme for April on the Podcast. Let’s get the marketing basics right, and build the business on good foundations. Whether you’ve been in business five minutes or fifteen years, going back to basics for the month will, I promise, help move your business forward. Today I am sharing answers from your peers who have th…
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In the midst of our little rest-n-relaxation break we’ve been taking the last couple of month, we somehow found ourselves diving into another project that we can’t wait to share with you soon! While we iron out those details, enjoy another incredible conversation we had back in 2022 during ADHD Awareness Month. Today’s guest is a name we know you’l…
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The Marketing Basics – that’s the theme for April on the Podcast. Let’s get the marketing basics right, and build the business on good foundations. Whether you’ve been in business five minutes or fifteen years, going back to basics for the month will, I promise, help move your business forward. Today we start with three most important questions – W…
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Would you like to successfully secure grant funding for your business or community group? Have you ever wondered what makes for a successful grant application? Liz Fleming, from The Grants Club is a grant expert and is so passionate about supporting people to access money to help them make a bigger impact. Listen in to hear How to get ‘grant ready’…
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The Refocused team is getting some much needed R&R and while we do that, we’re replaying some of the incredible conversations we had during our very first Refocused, Together in 2022. Today, we’re going back to our conversation with Sarah Dimeo. Sarah was diagnosed with ADHD when she was 37 and happened years before the pandemic started. There’s so…
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Katrina McCarter, the marketing with no money lady, is on the podcast this week to talk about her niche – Partnerships and Collaborations. If you want to grow, find the people who have your audience but are not your direct competition and do something together! A partnership or a collaboration. I promise it’s one of the fastest way to grow and mark…
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The Refocused team is getting some much needed R&R and while we do that, we’re replaying some of the incredible conversations we had during our very first Refocused, Together in 2022. Today, we’re going back to our conversation with Bryan Le – the food scientist with a PhD. whose later-in-life ADHD diagnosis has helped him find his path as a consul…
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Sam Hicks, superstar local marketer and community generator is my guest this week and I am stoked to have her on for this great local marketing conversation. During March the podcast will cover many different ways to amplify your business, and today’s episode covers local marketing. You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can fi…
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Do you have a fear of being ‘seen’? Are you tired of ‘playing small?’ This has been a common theme across many conversations I’ve been having lately … and when I realised I was bumping into myself I wanted to share with you my process for understanding and then managing my fear of being seen. Listen in to hear How the fear of being seen is closely …
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Andrew Griffiths, amazing author and keynote speaker, is my guest today and we chat about using speaking and writing books in business to amplify your voice, your message, your brand and you in business in 2024. During March the podcast will cover many different ways to amplify your business, and today’s episode covers speaking, storytelling and au…
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It’s my birthday and I missed you guys – and the podcast – so over a cup of coffee, I hit record bright and early this morning and shared some of the icky stuff I’ve been carrying around for way too many years. LISTEN: Lindsay shares her story for Rare Disease Day on WCCO Radio Follow Refocused on Social Media: Instagram: @lindsayguentzel @refocuse…
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Kirsten Diprose from Rural Podcasting Co is my guest today and we chat about how to use podcasting to amplify your voice, your message, your brand and you in business in 2024. During March the podcast will cover many different ways to amplify your business, and today’s episode covers Podcasting. You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen i…
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The Refocused team is getting some much needed R&R and while we do that, we’re replaying some of the incredible conversations we had during our very first Refocused, Together in 2022. Today, we’re going back to our conversation with Linda Yi, the neurodiverse talent behind Panda Cub Stories, a webcomic series that intricately blends Chinese culture…
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Happy International Women's Day 2024. It's time to celebrate all things women on this special day in the calendar year. This year, the UN theme was Count Her In - Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress. So I reached out to my community and invited them onto my podcast to answer the question: In your industry, what would help accelerate progress for w…
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How do you use Social Media to Amplify your business, your story, your message? During March the podcast will cover many different ways to amplify your business, and today’s episode covers Social Media. You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/285 Take…
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The Refocused team is getting some much needed R&R and while we do that, we’re replaying some of the incredible conversations we had during our very first Refocused, Together in 2022. Today, we’re listening back to our chat with Men’s ADHD Support Group founder and president Marc Almodovar. Marc was diagnosed when he was 16 and since then, he’s mad…
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Marketing in 2024 is going to look a little different. Stop building your audience, take note of what’s REALLY working when it comes to TikTok and Reels and for goodness sake, start making marketing easier for yourself – think repurposing and retargeting. You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can find the show notes and in lis…
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We're taking a much-needed breather and will be back with brand-new episodes in April. In the meantime, we're going to get reacquainted with some of the incredible people we met during our first Refocused, Together back in 2022. For a lot of you, today's guest Jenn Schaal will take relatable to the next level. Diagnosed later in life? Check. In the…
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Are you looking after yourself? Looking after your wellbeing? That’s today’s podcast question and one that my guest, Katrina Myers, loves to talk about. Looking after yourself is essential for us small business owners, and Katrina has some outside-the-box advice for us. You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can find the show n…
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Are you making this speaking mistake? In this special episode where I share part 1 of my recent 3-part Speaking with Impact workshop, I share one of the biggest mistakes people make when speaking. Chances are you, you’re making it too! Listen in to hear: Why speaking powerfully is a key to professional success The number one mistake people make whe…
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We're taking a much-needed breather and will be back with brand-new episodes in April. In the meantime, we're going to get reacquainted with some of the incredible people we met during our first Refocused, Together back in 2022. On today's show? ADHD advocate and social media funny man Jesse J. Anderson, who shares how his best friend’s journey to …
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Purchase a copy of my new marketing book - Small Town Big Impact here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au Is social media your best “marketing” bet in 2024? Is social media really where your buyers are and is it really working? And by working I mean is it having a positive effect on your bottom line? Tune in and let’s discuss the use of social medi…
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Where does confidence come from? Confidence generally comes from experience, training, results … but when you’re a service-based professional, our results are ephemeral. It’s not like we can see our work hanging on the walls like art, or a beautiful, bountiful garden. In the absence of ‘tangible evidence’, confidence comes from the stories we tell …
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We're taking a much-needed breather and will be back with brand-new episodes in April. In the meantime, we're going to get reacquainted with some of the incredible people we met during our first Refocused, Together back in 2022. On today's show? Author Jaclyn Paul, who shares with us what life was like before her diagnosis and how writing helps her…
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What’s the difference between a Landing Page and a normal Website Page? What’s the purpose of a Landing Page? What goes on a Landing Page, Jenn? Tune in and all will be revealed! You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/281 Take a listen to episode 281…
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Tracy Harris, aka Mums with Hustle on Instagram, has created a multi-million dollar business using Instagram as her primary audience building tool. In this episode, we explore the power of short-form video content to build an audience of your soulmate customers and HOW to speak impactfully in 30, 60 and 90 second reels. Listen in to hear: Tracy’s m…
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Today’s episode is the final in our series on ADHD and Time Blindness, diving into the ways it can show up in life by sharing real life stories from people with ADHD. If you haven’t listened to Part 1 and Part 2 of our conversation on Time Blindness with Dr. Ari Tuckman, we highly recommend taking a listen to both of those episodes before getting s…
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Lead Magnets? How many do you need in your business? Do they really work in 2024? If I have one, where do I market it, Jenn? The three most popular questions from my community answered on episode 280 all about lead magnets. Tune in and all will be revealed! You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can find the show notes and in l…
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In this episode I chat with sales expert Frances Pratt, about overcoming the discomfort associated sales. We explore the importance of mindset and understanding the process of selling. Frances encourages me, and listeners to be ourselves and how to get over our fear of rejection and we discuss how authentic selling is a selfless act, focused on pro…
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What does your Product Architecture look like in 2024? Will the Product Architecture you have today help you reach your 2024 goals? What is a Product Architecture anyway? Tune in and all will be revealed! You need this as a Small Business Owner – so listen in! You can find the show notes and in listen here: www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/279 Ta…
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