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You guys know that I’m obsessed with change research and theories, and recently I came across a research article from Stanford University that does a deep dive into how people make changes in their life and stick to them. The paper theorizes the different ways we can implement change and what it really takes to set and achieve a dream or goal in our lives-self-belief. It doesn’t matter what’s going on in your business right now. If you can have a level of self-belief that you can and will bring your new reality to life, that’s the most important thing you can take into your business today. It’ll ensure that no matter what you come up against, you will have the ability to persist and self-reflect on what needs to change and keep finding a way to move forward. I end this episode with 3 of my own tips on self-belief and a friendly reminder that you can do this if you continue to visualise that future, cultivate it every single day and go after it. Find the article here. Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of

I’m so very excited to share this podcast guest with you today, they’re an author, creative coach, consultant, and legendary content creator, Jerico. I absolutely love the content they put out and was so excited to immerse myself in their honest and raw story about tackling limiting beliefs, imposter syndrome and their hot take on ‘purpose’. Jerico, an OG at Girlboss recalls a time when they were working their butt off, pouring every ounce of creativity into projects that weren’t their own and only at a point of physical exhaustion and illness, realised that they had to start taking themselves as seriously as they took their job. Jerico makes some real points about designing your career around your personal values and beliefs and not being steered by your mouldings of the past. We chat about that funny little lie we’re sold in society, that you go to work, work hard and do what needs to be done to pay the bills until you ask yourself, what is this all for? But it’s not until you truly envision what's possible

Burnt out. Uninspired. Resentful and Bored. Whether you’re there now or have been there in the past, we’ve all felt it. Today I want to talk to you about zooming out and why it’s so important to work on your business and not in it and get you feeling motivated and inspired again. We all have that ideology implanted in our heads that if we aren’t hustling, we aren’t being productive enough. But as important as it is to hustle, it’s just as important to pump the breaks, sit down, bouncearound ideas and generate creative input. We must learn to zoom out of our analytical mind while we’re wearing the many hats within our business and step into our creative dreaming space of innovation and collaboration. This episode provides tips on how you can input your brain with creative inspiration and resources outside of your industry, learning to be okay with your never-ending to-do list and how to tell when it’s the right time to zoom out of your business

This week I am so honoured to have the very first Queen to grace the Startup Creative soundwaves, the talented and wonderful Timberlina. My conversation with Timberlina was so insightful and hilarious, from chatting about her first experience on stage in NYC doing the splits in the middle of a dance-off, getting wigs delivered to the work office on a construction site to using a little bit of liquid courage to email pubs and clubs in small rural towns to hireher bingo show. We chat about how she was never really a part of the gay scene, but started to connect and learn moreabout the community once she took on the glamorous persona of Timberlina. Her story is a beautiful example of flowing into your natural qualities and truly hustling and not letting ‘no’ get in the way of your dreams. She is breaking down barriers in small-town communities and educating people about the drag community by being inclusive, having a good laugh, and a lot of fun. Timberlina shares some really epic business advice on how to start

This episode is a little pep talk to get you out of that funk you’re in. Don’t worry, you’re not the only one. Did you know that 92% of people don’t achieve their new year's goals? It’s really not a surprise, because implementing change and new habits is hard and most people who set out to achieve something don’t achieve it on their first go. You’ve probably been sitting there dreaming up these incredible plans and writing out your goals yet you struggle to push it over the line. Today I chat about the 5 steps of change and provide you with some hacks to overcome your limited beliefs and how you can continue visualising your end goal to get you to where you want to be. Remember to keep riding the momentum of those dreams and goals that make you feel good.

I’m honoured to have a fellow Kaylene on the podcast this week to chat about her journey and the story behind the incredible start-up, WAH WAH Australia.  Kaylene is truly a woman of many talents and is the creative mind behind the niche knitwear brand that strongly reflects her passions and personal ethos. Her brand collaborates with artists, musicians, and the likes creating sustainable and high-quality knitwear made to order.  Kaylene shares her journey through Fashion School and how she gently shifted towards starting WAH WAH, chipping away and taking small steps to ensure her brand was completely in alignment with her beliefs and lifestyle.  The story of WAH WAH is an incredible start-up story and is filled with such wisdom and insight. I’m really excited to share it with you guys, enjoy!

If you’re looking for a mini motivation masterclass, you’ve come to the right place. I’ll start by saying that it’s totally normal to struggle with motivation for your business! Just like your business ebbs and flows, so does your drive to kick those goals or knockdown daily tasks. Today I chat about Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose and how these 3 words will guide you to check-in with yourself, re-activate your motivation and come back to a sense of purpose.

This podcast has been in the making for a long time and it's a bit of a free therapy session. Dr. Marion is a creativity coach and copywriter who is obsessed with exploring what it means to live a truly creative life and I’m really excited to share her wisdom and experience with you today. Dr. Marion is incredibly passionate about research and creativity, and towards the end of her academic journey she honed in on her interest towards Spiralling Up and the concept of Post Traumatic Growth. We discuss how daily creativity engagement can assist in bolstering against life’s adversities, the 5 areas in life where Post Traumatic Growth shows up and how to activate the strategies when you notice your stressors arise. This episode is followed by a free downloadable workbook with journal prompts for you to delve deep into your own business glow up.

What are you feeding your brain? Right now, we’re living in a time of turbulence and uncertainty. It feels as though everyday there’s a new opinion to digest as though we’re stuck in a circulating door of thoughts and emotions. This episode is a friendly reminder to check in with your energy field, what are you allowing to be omitted into your frequency and how are you shaping your reality? During these moments where we feel as though we don’t have much control over anything, it’s important to check in with what’s real to you, and take back control of your own universe.

Declan & Jono grew up as neighbours in Byron Bay, living and breathing the surf/skate lifestyle from their early years. Their love for fashion and design had kickstarted when they began screen-printing tee’s for bands in the early days of the Byron Bay hardcore music scene. Today, Afends is known as one of Australia’s most loved clothing brands and are leading the way for the future of the sustainable fashion industry. At the beginning of 2021, they chose to make the shift to using 100% certified fibres in all of their garments and have just recently bought 100 acres NSW to begin the process of growing their own hemp, with the dream of one day manufacturing their garments locally in Australia. Today we chat about their first conversations about their brand and developing the Afends name, their ethos, the financial process of begging and borrowing in the early years, to launching their first retail store to tie in their business with their lifestyle. Declan & Jono live and breath their passion for su

What it's really like to leave your 9-5 and leap into your own business? On today's episode I caught up with a good friend of mine and recent freelancer, Daisy Clementine who has just launched her own business, Relate & Meditate.    Daisy shares her career journey from high school to working for herself, the real-life feelings of leaving the comfort of her job and starting her own business and shares practical tips, tricks and advice on how to transition from a job to working for herself. 

One of the most important steps in starting and growing your business is deeply understanding who your target market is and what they need. In this episode I will teach you why it is so important to understand your target market  what information you need to know  where you can find it  how it will help to inform your business decisions  As the business world becomes more and more saturated it is vital that business owners are able to refine who exactly they are wanting to sell to and figure out the best way to align themselves with their audience's values in order to effortlessly start and grow your audience.    A practical business coaching session on one of the most important topics you will need to cover when starting out and revisit as you continue to grow and scale your business. 

In today’s episode, I got to chat with Ellen, an incredible artist and has worked with clients like Adidas, Disney, Facebook, Instagram, Nike, and so much more. She’s so humble and generous for sharing her story with us today.    For those of you wondering, can I make money out of this? Whether being an artist or designer or anything. Ellen shares an honest story of what it took to get her into a full-time artist position with incredible clients. This is an amazing example of someone who’s gone before us and done it and gives us hope that other people can do it. Ellen will tell us what she did and how she got to where she is today. She gave lots of amazing tips but I think what stood out for me in this episode is somebody who had this dream and had a goal and went after it.    Turning passion into a viable business 4:47 Ellen’s story 6:30 Sacrificing and taking risks in order for dreams to become realities 20:00 Creating balance 22:40 Ellen’s tips on burnout and lack of inspiration 29:20 Her coaches and mento

Today I have Amie McNee on the podcast again. We will get real about the human side of being a creative and running a business and running a business where people expect a lot from you.   Being of service to yourself and others Creating boundaries within ourselves Getting back into the healthy boundaries and relationships Being your authentic self Comparison as a roadmap and as a struggle Give yourself grace

I’ve got to interview a practitioner that I’ve been working with and her name is Leah Simmons. She has just recently created her own healing modality/beautiful practice that I have been attending called Kaaiaa. Leah is going to tell us the story and a little bit of insight into the power of this class because it means all the people around the world will be able to access it soon. What I love about Leah’s story is the combination of all of her life experiences from being a DJ in London to going on a spiritual journey. Leah’s a mom and recently designed this Kaaiaa practice which for me is like a game-changer, it’s a mix of the ultimate morning routine. It’s an hour-long class, it’s a mix of breath work, disintegration technique, and meditation. She has designed this beautiful practice and I love this because it’s a sign of somebody who has channeled and tuned in and found their purpose and their passion and design something that’s unique and different. It’s been amazing to see her class flourish as somebody w

In today’s episode, I have a brilliant chat with a brilliant business mind and her name is Steph Taylor. Steph and I worked together in a coaching capacity a few years back now. She’s been on the podcast when she was doing more social media in her business, coaching, and training.  Steph has recently pivoted her business to do launches, online courses, and teaching people how to make passive income through that business. Steph is brilliant at this, she’s a really hard worker, she has carved out her perfect business model. We share really good insights into boundaries in business. Steph has incredible insights and tips on how to say no and charge what you’re worth and stand behind what value you’re offering your clients. She shares some insights into how much to give for free, how to do an online course, I quiz her on some of the FAQs I get when people come to me and ask me in setting up passive income and she shares what it takes to get that set up in your business. She shares honest and beautiful insights in

This topic I’ve been wanting to share for a while because it is something that I am passionate about in my business. I’m actually doing a talk coming up with One Roof, an online coworking membership program based in Melbourne. If you are interested in having an online community of networking and coworking and talks, you can check out One Roof and use the discount code: startupcreative and you’ll get 50% off on membership for a lifetime. I’ll do a teaser content for you called How to 10x Your Business. Why I love this topic is because it can be relevant no matter what stage of your business you’re at. 

In today’s episode, we have a familiar voice, a friend of Startup Creative, and her name is Jess. Jess runs Collabosaurus. We are always doing things together. Jess is the queen of collaboration and she’s going to give us a bit of a masterclass.  Today’s episode is about how Jess and I met, collaborations and their benefits to the business, examples of good ones, step by step execution, and some pitching tips, and how to use the Collabosaurus platform.

In today’s episode, I’m going to cover one of the most popular topics, one of the most relevant topics to business but also one of the most emotional and touchy subjects in business which is money and money mindset and charging inside your business. I’m going to cover some common myths around money and charging in your business and share with you some of the frequently asked questions that I get from coaching clients around earning more in their business.