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Many http://www.getitdonemum.com/e029/a small biz started out as a hobby that blossomed into full-pledge businesses. We've seen this time and time again with the mumpreneurs that we know. And our guest for today is no exception. She has built not one, not two, but three highly profitable businesses out of a hobby: home staging. Naomi Findlay, PhD. was the second person in her country to receive a doctoral in her field and at the pea k of hercareer in medical science when she decided to leave it all behind and pursue her passion for home staging.  It was a relatively new field back then and she initially considered it as a hobby. But when the big bucks started coming in, Naomi transformed her little hobby into thriving business as Silk Home Staging and Styling, helping property owners transform their homes so they can sell it easily. Her next venture, the International Institute of Home Staging, was another hit and is the only provider of online home staging course in Australia. Her latest business, NaomiFindl

Would you like to see your product featured in a magazine or newspaper? How about guesting on a TV or radio show as an expert? Being featured in the media can do wonders for your business but it's almost impossible to do if you don't know anyone in the press, right? Wrong! This is just one of the myths about PR that our guest debunks in this podcast episode. Meet Jules Brook, the amazing woman behind Handle Your Own PR, DIY PR service for all businesses. With her free tools and coaching services, she has helped hundreds of small businesses and startups that don't have big bucks to spend on advertising get FREE publicity for their businesses through media and editorial coverage. Her success stories, some of which she shared in this interview, are truly inspiring and makes DIY PR seem totally doable. A point in fact: she has inspired us be more proactive around PR (resulting in an interview with Carly Flynn from Radio Live, click here to listen in!). A truly fantastic interview well worth the 45 minutes or so t

As mums in business, we often operate out of our homes. This eventually leads to feelings of isolation and lack of support. Our guest for today, Alli Price felt these herself and capitalised on it. She started  Businessmums' Networking Lunch in 2006 whilst still in the UK and provided a venue for mums to network  and attend workshops that will give them the knowledge and skills to run their businesses. She did this for four years until she gave birth to her second daughter and decided to move back to her hometown in Melbourne, Australia. There she founded Motivating Mum, "a business that helps mumpreneurs achieve their dreams as happily as possible." Now, Motivating Mum oversees 19 business mum clubs in Australia, majority of which are in Melbourne. Alli personally manages around 7 of these clubs and is actively involved in engaging with the members and organising meetups both online and offline. She's also mentoring other mums in biz and accepts speaking engagements around the country. She still remains invo

I bet we had you at 'hello' with that podcast title didn't we? I mean what Mama doesn't want to find out how to add 5 or 10 hours, let alone 30 hours, to their month! Surely that's not really possible right? Well we thought the same thing but after talking with Kate and hearing about the frame-work she has developed for herself and her clients, we can see that every Mum, no matter how time-efficient she thinks she is, can probably get something out of Kate's approach to managing time. Listen in to hear Kate's awesome tips around managing business and family life in a more time-effective way AND discover what Kate has learnt about business strategy along the way (this Mama has not just one but two profitable online businesses).

We all know that we need a kick-ass lead magnet to build our online community, but few could say that while aiming to get 50 email addresses from their first ever freebie, they got more than four thousand! That's exactly what happened to Wick Nixon from Wicked Wellbeing when she launched in early 2015 - and her business has continued to grow from there. In this episode of the Get It Done Mum podcast, Wick tells the story of how she has turned her passion for cooking into a successful business in less than 12 months, and spills the beans on how she managed to grow her list to 4500 in just a month. Wick has tons of passion for her business and has lots of great ideas to share, not only from her own experience in business, but also on her area of expertise which is all about taking the stress out of making healthy meals for your family! Listen in to hear Wick's top tips for managing your kitchen and growing your business. To access the show notes and additional resources, please visit http://www.getitdonemum.com

If you are starting out and struggling to get the money flowing in your business, or you've been in biz for a while but are still having cashflow issues then you are going to be super-inspired by this interview with the Numbers Whisperer Nicole Fende. We recorded this interview back in 2014 as part of our Midas Touch Mama online summit and it was our most viewed and most popular interview, so we couldn't resist sharing it again here on the podcast. It's the money thing right!!! We know that this topic is HUGE for most, if not all, the Mums that we work with yet it is not often talked about so in this interview we dive straight in and talk about all things MONEY. Too many Mums in biz shy away from this topic, crossing their fingers and hoping that the money will just flow. We have certainly been guilty of this ourselves in the past! In this interview we talk openly and honestly about those money fears we all share, and we seek Nicole's advice about how to effectively kick-start your business even if you have v

Have you lost your mojo when it comes to writing great copy for your newsletter / blog / website? Are you a service-based business dying to hear how to create products to grow your income in less time? This interview with Kris Emery - who does editing 'but a little bit sexier' - covers it all. She shares her top tips for women in business to get back into flow so you can not only enjoy the process of writing for your business, but feel great about what you put out in the world. She also talks about her own business journey from freelancer to entrepreneur and opens up about her business model to demonstrate how she doubled her income in a service-based business within a year. To access show notes and resources, please visit http://www.getitdonemum.com/e023/

Do you realise that prolonged periods of stress can be catastrophic to your health? If you have a pattern of overworking and pushing yourself too hard, or you suspect you are getting close to burn out then stop what you are doing right now and listen in to this interview with Angela Counsel. She debunks myths about stress and gives you concrete tools for minimising the effects that stress can have on your long-term health and wellbeing. Full show notes and resources are available at http://www.getitdonemum.com/e022/.

Are you passionate about making a difference and having an impact on the world? This interview with Kathy Wong inspired me to think more seriously about how Jo and I might be able to have wider social impact through our work here at Get It Done Mum and I'm willing to bet it will get you thinking too. Kathy's story is fascinating from start to finish as she shares her journey, including how she achieved her goal to retire at 45 but at a cost, how that experience transformed her view on life and how it all led to the creation of Moeloco, an inspirational social enterprise that combines the sale of funky and inspirational flip flops (or jandals as we call them here in NZ) with making a serious difference in the lives of others.

Negative thoughts….we all have them. Whether it’s hourly, daily or a couple of times a week, negative thoughts creep in and can have a big impact on our motivation and ability to get things done and feel good about ourselves. So what should we do about them? Popular culture tells us that negative thoughts are bad and we must get out of that headspace as quickly as possible and ‘think positively’ but today’s guest Rachel Amanda has a different take. Listen to this episode to discover why Rachel doesn’t  buy into the myth of positive thinking and how she chooses to approach negative thoughts for herself and with her coaching clients.  To access the full show notes and resources, please visit http://getitdonemum.com/e020

If you have an online store but are struggling to hit your sales targets then today's interview with Helle Warming from Lucas Loves Cars is a must listen! In this interview we pick Helle's brain about how she has grown her online business, how it is that she has managed to hit her sales targets every month and her tips for getting your online store up and running and making a tidy profit. Helle makes no bones of the fact that she is still has plenty of room for growth in her own business, but as you'll see she has already accumulated an incredible amount of knowledge about succeeding online and her biz is rocking - which is why she was acknowledged with an emerging entrepreneurs award at the 2015 AusMumpreneurs Business Awards. Listen in to learn from Helle's experiences - she has learned a lot on her journey from it's beginnings to where Lucas Loves Cars is today and shares some gems in terms of both her successes and her 'learning opportunities'. For the full show notes and resources, visit  http://www.geti

If there was one thing that the Mums who come to us are struggling with the most, it would have to be marketing their business in a way that gets them clients and makes sales. For many of you, marketing is not an intuitive process. It certainly wasn’t for us when we started out! That’s why we’re so excited to bring you today’s guests Nicole Lombardo and Lindsey Richardson from the Marketing Co-Op. These wonderful women are going to share some of their key tips for simplifying your marketing strategy so you feel less overwhelmed and can achieve more, in less time. This interview is packed with great marketing tips for product and service-based businesses, so don't miss out! To access the show notes and additional resources, check out http://www.getitdonemum.com/e017.

Have you ever had a bright idea or had a great plan that would really help develop your business and send you catapulting into the next level of business but just not had the funds to implement it? Is there one area of your business that could take your business forward, if only you had the money? Well today’s guest, Anna Guenther, has developed PledgeMe - a powerful crowdfunding tool to raise funds for a specific project. But PledgeMe is about more than just money, it is also a great way to market yourself or your business, to test your idea and gain feedback on what you are doing, and create connections with your supporters who can turn into brand ambassadors. Listen in to find out how you can use PledgeMe to develop your business and grow your dreams. To access the show notes and additional resources, check out http://www.getitdonemum.com/e016.

Money can cause a lot of angst and fear even without children and trying to start up your own business! Finances can be a constant struggle with feelings of overwhelm and doubt especially when trying to make money doing what you love. Well, today’s guest, Vangile Makwakwa, has been through it all including starting her business with a $60,000 debt! Now Vangile loves being able to live what she preaches and do what she loves and what she feels is right including being happy and smiling every day. Listen in to find out more about how you can use emotional intelligence for financial success to get rid of debt, create investment portfolios so you can live the life you love. Find better results by confronting your money fears and holistically deal with money. To access full show notes and additional resources, visit http://www.getitdonemum.com/e015/. 

Looking after yourself can be hard going when you have your own business, kids as well as relationships, family and friends. By the time you have woken up early, got the kids off to school, you rush to get into your business before having to pick up the kids, cook dinner then all you want to do is go to bed, sound familiar? What about exercise or looking after you? Well… Today’s guest, Nicola Smith of Forever Fit makes looking after yourself affordable and easy! Nicola makes exercise far less daunting and much more fitting into YOUR lifestyle. Nicola is also a great example of someone who has taken what was traditionally a one-to-one offline service and successfully turned it into a leveraged, business delivered using an model. Listen in to find out more about how Nicola took the gym online and how she helps time-strapped people bring health and fitness into their day. To  access the show notes and additional resources, check out http://www.getitdonemum.com/e014/

Working from home or in a small business can be tough going, it can take time to get to where you want to be or to figure out how to navigate through challenges. Maintaining motivation is tricky on the difficult days and work from home can be isolating at times. With the realisation that there was no opportunity for support and getting out of the house was hard with an online business and young kids, today’s guest, Heather Douglas created her own support network. Bizz Buzz is a huge online community of New Zealanders in small business supporting each other Listen in to find out more about this online community of over 35,000 businesses and how they gain support, information, resources, tools and real connections. Alongside this sits the David awards which really promotes the achievements and wonderful work of small businesses. Do you think your business could be worthy of an award? Listen in to find out more!   To listen to her full interview and access the show notes and additional resources, check out http:

If we told you that it's possible to have a family, run a profitable business, home-school your kids, AND travel the world all at the same time - you'd probably think we're crazy. After all, it's easy to feel that one of the downsides of being successful in business, or raising your family, is that you can't travel for extended periods, and you must stay in one place. That is why today’s guest, Rachel Denning, is so interesting! Not only are she and her husband both running successful businesses, they have taken a different approach to education by World Schooling their family of six kids at the same time as travelling the world. Together the family have been to 17 countries, they love to travel and experience things and her kids have developed a wonderful love of learning. Listen in to find out how Rachel and her husband Greg started out on their World School, traveling journey, and how they successfully run their businesses and take care of their kids' education while moving to a new country every couple of

Maintaining the passion and energy you had when you started out in your business can be harder than you think. In the beginning the excitement of following your passion and doing what you love far outweighs the challenges. As time goes on, if you aren't getting the results you had hoped for reality can start to sink in and you begin to realise that this journey may not be as straightforward as you thought. Welcome to the ups and downs of entrepreneurship! In fact when it comes to being in business, change and uncertainty are a constant companion which is what makes it both exciting and scary at the same time. And of course, staying motivated during the tough times can become a real mindset struggle. With two kids at home, an average marriage and not feeling valued at work, today’s guest, Catherine Newton certainly understands lifes ups and downs. After finding herself thinking "there has got to be more to life than this" she listened to her inner genius and focused in on doing what she loves and now has a six

Work, family and running a home can rule your life and leave you with little time left for you and the things you want to do and achieve in your life. That’s why today’s guest, Natalie Sisson is so inspiring! Nat knows how to create great content for your business so you can really attract people to your tribe by putting fantastic content out in a timely way. Nat has really hit the nail on the head with her content to reach the specific clients she wants to work with. Listen in to find out how Nat is helping people to find freedom in business while building profits and monetising themselves. Nat is hugely into helping individuals to design the lifestyle they have always dreamed of so they can begin working towards it today!  For show notes and links to resources, please visit http://getitdonemum.com/e010/ [Main Link in bio]

We all know we should be doing social media, right? But how do we know that the time and energy that we bring to it are worth it? The somewhat addictive nature of social media and the overwhelming array of options out there makes it difficult to figure out how to get real results using social media for business. So if you are seeking tips for getting better results in less time with social media, then you're going to love our interview today with social mediamaven, Natalie Cutler-Welsh, of Go To Girl's social media and networking. Listen in to find out about social media and what it can do to both grow your business and have a bigger impact in the world. Nat is a living, breathing example proving the power of social media through growing her business really fast over the past couple of years. Find out the best tips for getting results for social media in the least possible amount of time. So, what works and what doesn't work when you're after quick results and you only have a few hours a week to spend on soci