Earn More Stress Less with Caro Syson is for self-employed business owners - or anyone thinking about working for themselves - who are ready to find out what they can do to maximise their profits, with the least amount of hassle so they can ultimately take more holidays! Caro gives you real life practical and simple tips that you can put into action straight away and shares the exciting journeys of how other self-employed business owners got started. Each episode with Caro is focused on deli ...
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S2 Ep70: How to Avoid Burnout: Essential Self-Care Tips for Small Business Owners
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In this week's, your hosts Caro Syson and Hayley Hudson dive into the crucial topic of self-care for small business owners in the hair and beauty industry. As self-employed entrepreneurs, it's easy to prioritise business needs over personal well-being, leading to burnout. Discover practical strategies for incorporating self-care into your daily rou…
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S2 Ep69: Unlock the Power of Networking: The Fast Track to Elevating Your Small Business
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In this weeks episode on the Earn More Stress Less podcast, hosts Caro Syson and Hayley Hudson dive into the world of networking for small business owners. As busy solo entrepreneurs, finding time for professional networking can seem daunting, but it’s pivotal for growth, community relationships, and your mental health. Discover practical strategie…
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S2 Ep68: Simplify Your Appointments: Tools and Techniques for Smooth Operations
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This week, Caro and Hayley dive into strategies to simplify appointments and streamline operations in your small business. As self-employed entrepreneurs, leveraging technology and digital tools like cloud-based diaries and online booking systems is essential for smooth operations and increased profitability. Learn about the benefits of using a dig…
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S2 Ep67: Unlock Your Profitability: The Ultimate Guide to Getting Your Prices Right
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On this weeks podcast, hosts Caro Syson and Hayley Hudson dive into the crucial topic of pricing your services for maximum profitability. Learn how to research competitor pricing, calculate costs accurately, and implement value-based pricing strategies to ensure long-term sustainability. Caro and Hayley provide practical tips for balancing learning…
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S2 Ep66: Stay Ahead of the. Pack: Continuous Learning for Hair and Beauty Professionals
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In todays episode, Caro and Hayley are diving into the importance of Keeping Up with Industry Trends and Continuous Learning. As small business owners, staying informed about the latest trends is crucial for staying competitive and providing exceptional service. We'll explore why continuous learning is essential, how to find the time and resources …
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S2 Ep65: Taking a Break Without the Stress: Managing Holidays as a Solo Business Owner
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This week, we're discussing a crucial topic for every solo entrepreneur: Taking Time Off for Holidays and Juggling Your Diary and Clients. Achieving success while maintaining balance is key, and we’re here to share practical strategies to help you enjoy well-deserved breaks without sacrificing your business. Caro and Hayley explore essential tips f…
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S2 Ep64: Set Firm Boundaries and Reduce Stress: Dealing with Tricky Clients Like a Pro
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In this weeks episode we're diving into the juicy topic of Dealing with Tricky Clients and Setting out your Boundaries. As solo business owners, it's essential to establish robust terms and conditions (T&C's) to protect your businesses and minimise aggravation. Caro and Hayley talk about the ways to set your boundaries in a professional manner that…
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S2 Ep63: How to Optimise Your Work Hours: resulting in Boosting your Business and Balance your Home Life
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This week, Caro and Hayley dive into the best practice on How to Set Up the Best Work Hours to suit both your business and lifestyle. Time is your most valuable commodity, and using it wisely is crucial. Tune in for practical tips and examples on how to maximise productivity while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Learn to analyse client pre…
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S2 Ep62: Cut out No-Shows and Boost Profits: The Essential Tips for Every Service Based Business Owner
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This week, Caro and Hayley tackle a critical issue for small business owners: minimising client no-shows and forgotten appointments. Did you know that missed appointments could cost you up to £10,000 annually? Tune in to learn practical tips that can save you from these costly disruptions. Discover the power of Automated Appointment Reminders and h…
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S2 Ep61: Master Your Time: Essential Hacks for the Busy Solo Business Owners
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In this episode, Caro and Hayley reveal powerful strategies to Leverage Your Time when you're the only one running your business and wearing all the hats. Learn how to work smarter and claw back valuable minutes and hours with practical time saving hacks. They cover everything from using appointment scheduling software to streamline bookings, maint…
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S2 Ep60: Understanding the Difference Between Working IN Your Business vs. ON Your Business
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In this episode, Caro and Hayley dive into the crucial difference between working IN your business and working ON your business —an essential concept for any business owner. Discover why balancing day-to-day tasks with strategic planning is key to sustainable growth and success. You'll learn about the importance of hands-on service delivery and cli…
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S2 Ep59: Transform Your Business by Better Planning and Goal Setting as a Self-employed Business Owner
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This week, Caro and Hayley tackle Planning and Goal Setting for both new and established business owners. Discover how to set impactful goals that go beyond finances, focusing on work-life balance, personal fulfilment, and professional growth. Learn to define your vision, set SMART goals, and create a sustainable business model. Tune in for practic…
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S2 Ep58: Being a Client Magnet: 5 Key Strategies to Attract and Keep Your Customers Coming Back
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In this episode, Caro and Hayley share 5 essential strategies to attract and keep your clients coming back to you again and again. They focus on building a strong online presence how to offer special promotions, and what exceptional customer service looks like. The duo share practical tips on optimising your online profile and ways to boost new cli…
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S2 Ep57: Beauty and the Budget: Caro & Hayley's Top Financial Tips when you’re Starting out
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In this weeks episode, Caro and Hayley talk about budgeting strategies for hair and beauty business owners and share simple and easy ways to keep your finances on track. Your hosts explore ways to manage business finances and cash flow ensuring you never run aground in your business because the Magic is always in the Money! Find out why Hayley paid…
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S2 Ep56: Setting up for Success: The Basic Essential ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ for New Businesses Owners
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In this weeks episode, Caro and Hayley talk about the legal requirements for Hair and Beauty professionals in the UK when setting up their business and cover the importance of setting up for success right from the get go. They discuss whether you need to speak with an accountant and how to get started on managing your finances, and the nitty gritty…
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S2 Ep55: Season 2 We’re Back - Find out what’s in store with Caro Syson & her new co-host Hayley Hudson
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The duo discuss how overwhelming running a business can be and they share their personal experiences of being women in business. Caro shares her experience of running her physio practice and her entrepreneurial journey and tells us what led her to develop her software Pocker PA and how she saw her daughter struggling to keep on top of all of day-to…
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S1 Ep54: Sharing Behind the Scenes on my Brand New Business 'Cheer We Go'
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Launching a new business is never easy with so much planning and preparation! On this weeks podcast - the 2nd part of 2 episodes - of a behind the scenes in my business, I chat with marketing coach Sarah Cooke, about my new business called Cheer We Go that I am launching in 2024 after my upcoming Business Book. Its an exciting time and Cheer We Go …
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S1 Ep53: Behind the Scenes for my New Business Book Launch - Caro Syson with Sarah Cooke
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It's been a long journey writing the book - nearly 2 years now - and there have been a lot of ups and downs which I share in this Podcast alongside Sarah Cooke. We cover off the highs and lows around running a business during this cost of living crisis and talk about how the book can really help business owners who want to work more profitably for …
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S1 Ep52: Empowering Women and Building Wealth through Property with Emma Morby
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Emma is the best selling author of Simple Property Investing Strategies and runs courses and training to educate, inspire and help women looking to begin a journey in the property industry. In todays podcast we chat about Emma's obvious passion for empowering other women to achieve true wealth through property. With a wealth of experience and succe…
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S1 Ep51: Bravery & Courage and the story behind the Brave Bird Pants Club with Founder Sarah Oakley
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Finding Your Brave: Inspiring Stories of Resilience and Empowerment with Sarah Oakley, this weeks wonderful guest on the Earn More Stress Less Podcast Designed for those challenging days, Brave Bird Pants are not just clothing; they're a symbol of strength and courage. In our conversation, Sarah shares the inspiration behind The Brave Bird Club and…
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S1 Ep50: Managing debt & personal finances with 'Up The Gains Money' Founder Sammie Ellard-King
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After completing university, Sammie found himself burdened with over £24,000 in debt. However, through sheer determination and self-education, Sammie quickly transformed his financial situation and became debt-free within just 18 months. We talk about the strategy that Sammie used to reach his own financial freedom and reveals how you can use the s…
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S1 Ep49: Dyscalculia 101 - the Impact of Unleashing Your Numeric Potential for your Small Business
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Welcome to a solo episode on this weeks podcast that uncovers the mysteries of dyscalculia and equips you with the tools to overcome its challenges. I'm talking all things around this topic as I'm a passionate advocate for empowering individuals with dyscalculia to conquer their numerical struggles and thrive in their daily lives, including in the …
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S1 Ep48: Beauty Business Expert & #1 Podcast host Adam Chatterley shares some of his insider secrets
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He teaches independent beauty business owners and managers how to have more clients, more bookings, more revenue, more stability, more time . . more results! Adam shares his journey over the past 20+ years where he's worked with some of the leading spas, salons and hotels all over the world. And in that time, along with his own knowledge, he's work…
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S1 Ep47: From Crisis Management to Branding Photographer with Amanda Huthchinson
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Amanda is the face behind the camera at AKP Branding Stories. Her company specialises in branding photography for entrepreneurs and creative business owners. To Amanda, photography is about telling a story (hence the name), which is at the heart of every single image she creates. She believes that pictures can engage, inspire, educate or excite you…
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S1 Ep46: Feel more happy and less crappy with TV actress, Coach & best selling Author Holly Matthews
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Holly is a qualified Life Coach, NLP practitioner, hypnotherapist and award winning author and her debut book The Happy Me Project is a no nonsense guide to self development. It won Health and Wellbeing Magazines best wellbeing book of 2022 and hit number 1 on Amazon the day it released. Holly's relatable and raw approach to self development has he…
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S1 Ep45: How to Price things in your Small Business with Lauren Todd, the Zesty Boss
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Lauren shares today how she works less than 20 hours a week around being a stay-at-home mum to two children. Alongside running her own businesses, she shows other small business owners how to do work on their terms and make their family the priority whilst still earning a great income We talk about her affordable membership club and how she approac…
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S1 Ep44: How Life Coaching can support you in changing your direction with Lindsey Roberts
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On this Podcast Lindsey shares how she discovered her values when she had a breakdown in her corporate job which led her to find her purpose helping others live the life of their dreams. She explains how she helps people to live a life they love, without feeling overwhelmed and on the way to burnout, so they can hopefully avoid some of the mistakes…
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S1 Ep43: Why turning down a Hen do is financially savvy advice with Victoria Nabarro
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Victoria Nabarro is a charismatic Chartered Financial Planner helping individuals and families to gain greater financial security, confidence and freedom and she's passionate about helping people to manage their money in a way that aligns with what is most important to them, so that they can live life on their own terms Our chat today covers a wide…
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S1 Ep42: How to embrace the dark times to shine a light on getting through it - with Megan and Renee
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Following on from our Podcast Episode 31, where we spoke about helping women go from burned-out to hopeful and motivated, through healing their relationships with themselves, others and business through in-person sessions, online courses and membership, in-person workshops and international retreats. We chat today about a life changing event for Re…
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S1 Ep41: Why your business numbers are crucial and why they don't need to be scary - with Clare Tebbett
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In todays Podcast Clare talks about how she has returned to her love of marketing and now helps entrepreneurs achieve their goals by creating powerful marketing strategies, using marketing metrics, so that they can achieve their goals quickly and effectively. We cover Clare’s own journey into self employment when her children were young and she cha…
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40: The importance of networking in your local community - with St Albans Premier Connection Queen Sue Wybrow
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Sue is the business connections 'go-to' lady of St Albans who really knows how to get things done. Her squiggly line into self-employment led to her first business of Popdance, which itself is now a global phenomena on multiple continents. Off the back of that, she is the founder of The Business Community in St Albans, bringing literally thousands …
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39: Fully empowering yourself around your finances with This Girl Talks Money founder Ellie Austin-Williams
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Today we demystify the topic of money and finances and make it safe to talk about in every day conversations. We also talk about personal and business finances and the importance of separating the 2 out, and around whether or not to have joint bank accounts with a partner. With an online community of over 25,000 people, Ellie provides knowledge, in…
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38: The legal steps to protect your business from copycats, with solicitor Jo Fisher
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With years behind her in corporate life, Jo knew something was missing. She wasn't getting fulfilment in the way she wanted and she knew something had to change. Listen to her story in Episode 7 and also to her talk about recovering monies owed from clients in Episode 16. It wasn't always easy switching from the boardroom to her own business but Jo…
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37: FAQ's around Autism and how self-employment and ASD can be a great combination
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Today I talk about FAQ's that I am often asked and also talk about how Autism can be a great fit for small business owners when they want to become self-employed. Understanding more around Autism means that this sort of education and learning can break down barriers and myths of the unknowns around this condition so that those with ASD can live in …
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36: Getting an Autism diagnosis - my personal journey as shared with Kim Raine - ADHD business coach
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As its World Autism Acceptance Week from 27th March 2023 - 2nd April 2023 I wanted to continue on shining a light on this neurodiverse condition to make it more widely spoken about and understood. Autism is often misunderstood and given an unnecessary stigma when in fact it really gives a wonderful richness to a persons character. I talk today abou…
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35: World Autism Acceptance Week - speaking all things around Autism in small business with Heather Tingle
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Heather is Autistic and has ADD so knows all about how neurodiversity links to clutter. She is an expert in working with families that live in chaos, and all the challenges that brings. Today we talk about what Autism means for both of us day to day and we demystify some of the common misconceptions around it and how it's impacted us in our own bus…
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34: Growth marketing tactics to help your small business to thrive - with Laura Bull
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Today we talk about Lauras work as a growth marketing mentor, helping business owners make more money by doing less work and removing uncertainty and overwhelm from their marketing She's worked in marketing for 6 years, for both big and small businesses and has won awards for national marketing campaigns. She has created courses and mentorship prog…
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33: Starting your self-employed business straight out of school, with Chantelle Davison
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Chantelle Davison is a talented Copywriter and Copy Coach who helps online business owners make more money by writing words that attracts dream clients and sells their services. Listen to her story in Episode 10. Everything you read online has been carefully crafted to make you feel a certain way! It's an art that often determines whether or not yo…
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32: High performance business coaching to help you achieve more - with Charlotte Carter
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She does this through conscious and subconscious reprogramming of the mind, beliefs and stories so that leaders can stop feeling stuck and stagnant and ditch the limits and step into their best life yet. Today we talk about what Coaching is and how it might help you to achieve more in your own business and we also discuss the differences between co…
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31: How to move on from Burn-out & Overwhelm with Megan & Renee - experts in self-saboatage
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They focus specifically on helping women go from burned-out to hopeful and motivated, through healing their relationships with themselves, others and business through in-person sessions, online courses and membership, in-person workshops and international retreats. We chat today about a life changing event for Renee that brought them together in a …
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30: Understanding how taxes work (without the jargon!) - with Jess Walker from Bare Naked
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Jessamy sees so many self-employed people who are all looking after their own clients amazingly, but not always themselves in the same way. Her niche is therefore business owners, who are a little bit out of the initial crazy setup period, and starting to find their way and she helps them to understand how to work on their own money mindset. Today …
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29: How to become a Self-employed Virtual Assistant - with Holly Partridge the CEO of the APVA
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Holly is the CEO of the Association of Professional Virtual Assistants (APVA) who are all self-employed business owners. The APVA is a not-for-profit organisation aimed at changing the face of the VA industry, and supports the global VA industry as it grows and help VAs work to professional standards to be the business owners they want to be. The A…
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28: How to find Clarity Communication & Connection in your business with Lucy Rennie
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Lucy Rennie is a communication and marketing expert, a business strategist and mentor and no 1 bestselling author of her book, Clarity, Communication and Connection, Three clear steps to Future-Proof your Business. Lucy partners with small business owners to help them grow, develop and future-proof their business in a way that works and, importantl…
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27: How to manage your business with ADHD with Kim Raine - ADHD coach
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Kim is also the author of Square Pegs - A Book Of Self Discovery For Women With ADHD, the founder of ADHD Brains In Business, a vibrant community of high flyers ready to lean into and celebrate their neurodiversity and the proud owner of a late ADHD diagnosis. We chat about how far things have come in recognising and supporting more people with ADH…
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26: The importance of delivering diverse trainings because no one way of learning fits all - with Jane Shipley founder of ELSA
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Jane’s interest in the business world began in France and then she joined hypermarket company Savacentre Ltd before becoming the youngest store manager ever appointed by high street chain Argos. After a nine-year break to have a family, Jane was asked to teach Business Studies, Retail Management, Customer Service, Hospitality and Life Skills at Nor…
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25: Making £1million in 1 hour - talking with Lisa Johnson Passive income supremo
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She has earned £1million in 1 hour of sales during one launch, with continued success in 2022 when she made £2.2m in another single week. Her business has made over £10m in the first 5 years and thats why she's been my coach and mentor for the last year! Today I talk with Lisa about her journey into self-employment, after a tough childhood spent in…
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24: Why Taxes dont have to be Taxing with Taxd Accountant Arj Kumar
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Arj is one of the original founders at Taxd. Having trained up as an accountant within tax and technology at PwC, Arj launched Taxd to make taxes easier & enabling anyone to afford exceptional accounting quality for a fraction of the price. Listen to the end to hear the special offer that Arj gives you as a listener of this episode of the Earn More…
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23: How to safely get out of your comfort zone and get more visibility for your business - with PR expert Nicola J Rowley
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If you thought PR was only for the 'big boys' then think again! Nicola previously shared her own story in Episode 4 on how you can grab a bit of the action for your own business. Nicola explains and shares huge insight into the world of PR to help you understand that it doesn't need to be scary! Nicola has more than 25 years’ experience in the medi…
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22: How to have way more fun in your business with Instagram expert Ige Hunter
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Inge Hunter is a digital marketing strategist and entrepreneur, founder of The Agency, Huddle and My Planner and today we talk with her about how to have way more fun in your business. This follows on from her last podcast (episode 3) where she shared her incredible story of how she went from being homeless at 17, selling cocktails on the street to…
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21: Why Self Care isn't Selfish with Matt Boyles, PT to the LBGTQ stars
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Today Matt talks about the importance of Self Care and why it isn't selfish to put yourself first and how it is a vital cornerstone for any self-employed business owner to focus on. Matt believes everyone has the right to feel better, fitter, stronger, healthier and more confident and has worked with more than 1,300 clients over the last four years…
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