29 episodes
Quits and Giggles Lauren Leopold
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If you've ever thought 'There must be more to life than this' you're not alone. With 7.5 million women dreaming of leaving their jobs to start a business, the terms 'side hustle', side gig' and 'side business' are fast becoming the norm.
Join Lauren Leopold, side business coach & corporate escapee as she dishes the dirt on her own employee to entrepreneur journey & interviews other badass women about theirs. Whether you're sitting at work Googling 'How do I start a business' or wondering how to take your side business full time, this is the show for you.
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First 2 paying clients with no social media: Zabrina's story
Getting your first paying client not only feels incredible, it also gives you the belief that you can have a future working for yourself.In this episode I’m joined by my amazing client, Zabrina Chapman, who just 6 months ago was dreaming of pivoting from her corporate job to the world of interior design. But she was drowning in questions, unsure where to start, and really wanted to avoid social media at all costs.She shares how she landed those first paying client and all the challenges...
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Fundraiser to Founder: The road to starting your own not-for-profit consultancy with Helen Patrick
Becoming a badass female entrepreneur doesn’t always mean completely changing careers. You CAN take control of your career by starting a consultancy within your specialism.My guest in this episode is Helen Patrick, who is a little bit different from my usual side hustle clients, because she was already working in the charity sector before building her business supporting the causes she cared about.Helen decided to go back to the drawing board and hire me as a coach. Her business journey...
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How Janey bagged her first 3 paying clients WITHOUT social media
The “You need to use social media to start a business” myth is the biggest one out there.Knowing your market and utilising your real-life network is really all you need to get your business off the ground. I know because that’s how I started mine and because I’ve seen it time and time again with the 70+ badass female entrepreneurs I’ve coached.In this episode my guest Janey tells you just how she did it, so you can too. She shares her experiences of being in my group programme, Side Hustle Wi...
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What you actually need to build and scale a business with Gemma Gilbert
The business cards, the website, the photoshoot…..none of it actually matters when you are starting a business.So, what should you be focusing on?In this episode I’m joined by the incredible Gemma Gilbert, a business coach specialising in all things group programmes. Gemma was the coach who helped me create my group coaching programme Side Hustle without Social, as well as so much more than that.She shares the things she wasted time and money on at the beginning of her business. Her meteoric ...
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Just do it: Teacher to Interior Designer with Nikki Deakin
Transitioning from employee to owning your own business can feel euphoric but is also full of challenges.After the birth of her first child Nikki Deakin left teaching to go full time into her interior design side hustle. Her new life as her own boss enabled her to work on projects she loved, whilst fitting them around family life.However, the entrepreneurial journey isn’t always easy and from your troubles there’s always a lesson. In this inspiring episode, Nikki shares the highs and lows fro...
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Bossing It in Business - Is it really possible?
I was recently joined by 4 of my amazing clients for a LinkedIn Live that we recorded on International Women’s Day and there were so many juicy gems in there, that I wanted to share it with you on this podcast. They got super vulnerable with me and shared their experiences in the early stages of being full-time entrepreneurs - the good, the bad and the ugly.Listen for a no holds barred view of what it's like to make the leap to self-employment and what it really takes to succeed as...