She Means Business Show

Sometimes life throws you a curveball bigger than you could ever imagine and even just holding on, let alone thriving, seems impossible. In this episode I’m joined by the truly inspirational and incredible Christine Tylee, who is a seven figure entrepreneur and has built multiple successful businesses. Christine is the founder of Direct Sales Inspiration, which provides knowledge, inspiration and training for members of the direct sales industry all around the world. Her wildly successful has been running for 17 years and has been a multi-million dollar business for 10 of those years. Over the past few years Christine has had to deal with two potentially terminal health scares, one involving her daughter (who was diagnosed with acute leukemia but is now thankfully in remission!) and another scare involving herself. Through both these horrific experiences, Christine’s unbelievable positivity, mindset, strength and desire to share her stories and knowledge with the world has helped her get through this unimaginable hardship and come out having built a meaningful and wildly successful business! You’ll love her story of how she worked her way through every single masterclass in the Members’ Club while sitting at her daughter’s bedside in hospital and how her business was the beacon of positivity she needed to make it through.   She is truly an inspiration and this episode will give you a completely different perspective on things and a huge dose of gratitude! You’re going to love it! In this podcast, Christine and I discuss: How she got started in the direct sales industry with the Body Shop at Home, to running a multi-million dollar direct sales business and building a community to train others in the same field. Her journey from starting out slow to creating so much success after she realised what was possible and stopped looking at it as a side-income and hobby. The biggest things she did when she started out that helped her make so much progress, including not being afraid of hearing the word “no” and getting rejected. Her ethical and collaborative approach to business and how this helped set her apart in her industry. The tragic diagnosis her daughter received a few years ago and how Christine maintained a six-figure income throughout the entire ordeal, while witnessing other parents in the same situation having to quit their job and dealing with financial disaster. How this made her realise that she wanted to share her expertise and message on a much bigger scale, make a difference to more people and establish her second business to train others. How she turned that horrible time into a positive and made the most of her time spent in the hospital, by working her way through every single masterclass in the Members’ Club while sitting at her daughter’s bedside. She says focusing on building a second meaningful business became her positive outlet among the distress she was facing. The opportunity to be noticed that she identified on Pinterest and how she grew her account and has made it her most valuable traffic source after working through the Become A Pinterest All-Star Masterclass. The importance of working on her mindset to grow her businesses, especially while her daughter Sophie was unwell, including the little things she did to stay positive and strong. Her more recent health scare and how all her mindset practices helped her get through another ordeal all over again.

Sometimes even a job you once loved is no longer the right fit. This is exactly what happened to Louise Luton, who, after 20 years of teaching art and drama, started struggling with the pressure she was facing and having to deal with crippling anxiety. She decided she had to make a change, and despite the common misconception that you can’t make money as an artist, Louise was an artist at heart and decided she would figure out how to make it work, so she set out to build her business, Louise Luton Art. Louise started seeing a return and her business going from strength to strength within six months. She later decided she needed to uplevel her business again and that’s when she read She Means Business and eventually joined the Members’ Club. Saldy, the tragic loss of her father stopped her in her tracks and she went through a period where she felt she couldn’t go on growing the business. This is where Louise says the community and support she received from the members of the Members’ Club was indispensable, helping her realise that she was strong enough to keep going, step by step, growing the business and honouring her father through her art. In this podcast, Louise and I chat about: Her beautiful art and how she has created multiple sources of revenue through her website, art galleries and by visiting art fairs. How being a successful artist means you also have to manage the business aspect. Louise shares how she managed to make it work when she first started and the important part that the Members’ Club has played in keeping her going and growing. The crisis of confidence and the mindset struggles she faced when she first started, being scared to approach galleries and charging too much for her art. The three essential aspects of her business and how she manages each one. The struggle she faced to continue working on her business after the loss of her father and how the support of other members from inside the Members’ Club helped her make it through. How she adapted the traditional business plan for her own needs and how she uses the Members’ Club monthly Goal Setting and Planning workshops to review and plan ahead. A recent business award she won, which has continued to increase her confidence and encourage her to grow the business further. Her exciting plans for the year ahead, including an inspirational trip to Kenya and being featured in galleries in major cities in the UK and US. Louise’s top tips for success are: No matter what you’re facing, remember the importance of working on your business “little and often” - accept that you can’t do everything today, but you can do SOMETHING today so just keep chipping away at your idea until you get there Once your business is up and running, make sure you’re reviewing your results from month to month. Identify the patterns in your own business and use them to make better decisions and create more success. When you’re just starting out, focus on one social media platform rather than trying to be on multiple platforms all at once. If you have an idea you love, the timing will never be right so you just have to take the plunge and give it a try now! Join a community that can give you the support you need now - you don’t have to wait until you’re on top, join when you really need the help!

Download the free 28 Day Business Blueprint here! https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.lpages.co/smb-free-audio/ A single decision can change your entire life. I realised 10 years ago that I had to create change in my life. I was feeling so stuck and low and needed to find my purpose again.  10 years on, I have built a wildly successful business which serves female entrepreneurs all over the world, just like me. And it all started with me making a few simple decisions. Remember that the choice is always yours; the choice to decide to take that bold leap and move your life in the direction that you want, or to stay stuck in a place you don't want to be. So make it your mission to make hard decisions every day, even if they scare you, to start moving towards your dreams.

If you’ve gone from business idea to business idea and still struggling to make it work, then this podcast episode will give you all the motivation you need to hang in there and keep persevering. In it I chat with Kc Rossi, one of our amazing FEA members, who worked her way through an incredible nine different business ideas in four years, only for the 10th idea to finally take off! Kc is a business coach who helps female entrepreneurs (mostly in the Holistic field) create online courses so they can have a bigger impact and make more income, as well as building a business around their life so they can avoid burning out. She started her entrepreneurial journey at just 19 years old, when, along with her business partner, she tried everything from jewellery to house painting. After almost giving up, she decided to give it one final go, starting a handmade confections company, which took off and grew beyond her wildest dreams to hit seven figures. Kc joined the FEA Members’ Club in order to be part of an engaging community of thriving women who truly support one another. She says she has made amazing connections and loves using the accountability partner feature to meet women with the same mindset, that get as excited as her when it comes to chatting about conversion rates and lead magnets! Sold it in 2011 and she started looking at other businesses in interests she likes. She became a certified aromatherapist and a certification for mind-body eating. In those realms she noticed that there were wonderful people that were going from a corporate job into a passion project. They would graduate from these certification courses without any business skills and land into a “now what?” phase.   In this podcast, Kc and I discuss: Her journey through nine different business ideas before she managed to make the 10th one work and what happened when it all took off. The importance of giving your ideas and projects time to grow and gain momentum. How she found a gap in the market for her next idea after selling her first successful company, that revolved around her passion. The fear she had to deal with when transitioning from being behind the scenes of a brand and part of a partnership to being the solo face of her business. How this helped her break out of her shell and drop the “introvert” label, which she had hidden behind for so long. Kc shares the personal and spiritual work she had to do to get out of her own way and how she dealt with the fear of “Going Live” every day. Overcoming that internal tug-of-war when you discover your potential but can’t seem to do anything about it and you’re standing in your own way. How struggle is simply an inevitable part of the process for most solopreneurs and how it helps us develop empathy, clarity and gratitude. One of her biggest wins with recently landing a dream client. How to respect the hustle at the beginning of building a business and the need to then look at ways of reducing the workload to avoid burning out. Find out more or connect with Kc Website: www.kcrossi.com

The New Year is nearly here, and one of the things I most love to do before I start a new year is to create a mantra for the year!  It's so helpful to have a go-to saying for the year that you can keep coming back to when things get difficult and you're struggling to remember the purpose behind what you're doing.  The idea is to centre your thoughts around one phrase that can help you to keep pushing forward in order to create the success that you want over the course of the year, but it can also just be a lot of fun to play around with creating your own mantra!  I'd really encourage you to give this a go yourself - think about what's been most bothering you or holding you back in 2019 and have a go at creating a mantra in response to that problem. And if you're struggling with the exact wording, feel free to pinch one of the mantras that I've given here!   Download the free 28 Day Business Blueprint here! https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.lpages.co/smb-free-audio/

If you’ve ever dreamed of starting an online business so that you could live and work from a remote, tropical island heaven, then this episode will give you some serious inspiration! In it I catch up with an incredible member from the Members’ Club, Sophie Le Brozec! Sophie and her husband decided to leave London in search of sunnier climes, and with the knowledge that they could run their online businesses from anywhere in the world, they moved to the gorgeous island of Mauritius. Sophie is the founder of Life Reboot Camp, an online program and community that helps women get the most and the best out of their life. When she was 17, Sophie would joke that her dream was to live on a French-speaking tropical island. Fast forward to the present day, and she now lives that exact dream! With a little help from her husband, who was always interested in entrepreneurship, Sophie shed her mindset that a traditional, “stable” job is best and that building your own business is “dangerous”. She started with a mummy blog during her pregnancy in 2012 and from there, discovered the limitless opportunities of the online world. That’s when she joined the Members’ Club, which Sophie says helped her stumble upon her current business idea, which had always been the missing piece of the puzzle. She launched her business two months after joining and has since created amazing success!   In this podcast, Sophie and I discuss: Her journey from living in the South of France, on to London and then to running an online business from Mauritius. The epiphany she had a month after joining FEA and how she launched her business idea only a month after that. How she surrendered control before she had clarity around her business and simply trusted that the information she needed would come to her. The fears she had to overcome as she started putting herself and her business out there and being really vulnerable with what she was sharing. The incredible way her business has grown since launching in February 2018 and how she has since written a book and hosted a retreat in the UK. The reaction and self-assurance she had after the first sale from someone she didn’t know! The internal work she had to do on herself when all she wanted to do was run and hide shortly after launching her business as she feared being judged. Why having an online community of like-minded women is so important to her. Her incredible journey to writing her book: How To Be Happy...No Matter What Sh!t Life Throws At You, which talks about all the difficult experiences she’s gone through and the tools she learnt to overcome unhappiness. Sophie’s top tips for success are: Anything bad that happens is there for a reason - it’s a learning experience or something that you need to go through to experience something better. When you’re trying to figure out what the next step is, don’t get too consumed with what other people have done and what the “right” thing is - think about what YOU want and how you’re going to make it happen.  Don’t listen too much to other people’s thoughts, many times they are simply projecting their own insecurities onto you. Don’t accept “societal norms” if you are unhappy. Life is not about sitting up and putting up, because that’s “just the way it is”. You have complete control of your life and your happiness so decide what will make you happy and do it.   Website: www.sophielebrozec.com

So with 2020 around the corner and as I was planning and visualising what I’d like the next 10 years to look like, it got me thinking about where I was 10 years ago and everything I’ve actually accomplished over the past decade. If you’re thinking about the year ahead and want to have a ridiculously amazing 2020, then check out our upcoming Epic 2020 Success Plan Challenge! Click here to find out more and get an exclusive invitation to the Epic 2020 Success Plan Challenge! With a new 10 year cycle just ahead of us, this is such a great time to get more intentional about what you want the next 10 years to look like and how you're going to make it the best decade ever! So I wanted to share with you a timeline of the last 10 years of my life. I want to show you how radically different your life can become when you commit your heart and soul to fulfilling your dreams. So here we go...   Download the free 28 Day Business Blueprint here! https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.lpages.co/smb-free-audio/

If you’re building a product-based business and want to create more meaningful products that reflect your personality and encourage a movement around shared values, then this episode is for you! In this episode I’m joined by one of our amazing members from the Members’ Club, Roseanna Croft,  who is the founder of Roseanna Croft Jewellery, a fine jewellery brand that designs bespoke and one of a kind pieces, to tell your story and capture memories. After blagging her way into her first job as a goldsmith and working in the jewellery industry in Australia, Roseanna decided to boldly move back to the UK to start her own business. She declined a number of job opportunities and, with some help from her uncle, an established jewellery designer, she set up her own shop, up levelled her skills and slowly grew an amazing customer base. Roseanna realised that building a business was a lonely journey, so she decided to join the Members’ Club. She says it has not only helped her learn all about social media and building websites, but also gave her access to an incredible community and the opportunity to find answers, inspiration, support and even friends! Roseanna shared how, after following an Annual Goal Setting And Planning Workshop, she went on to surpass the revenue goal she set for herself, doubling her turnover within a couple of years.   In this podcast, Roseanna and I discuss: How she not only moved countries, but also decided to take the plunge and open her own shop, even without any business experience. The fear she had to overcome when approaching banks for a business loan and the organisations she joined to learn all about business and being an entrepreneur. The early phases of her business and how she worked with her experienced uncle to learn for him, up level her skills and slowly build her own client base. The product-creation process, from idea stage to building entire product lines that get people talking. How she overcame her tendency to constantly question whether she’s doing the right thing and found the courage to put herself, her products and her business out there. Her biggest wins and how she has managed to get industry and regional press coverage as well as being recognized as a “Rising Star” by an industry magazine. How she went from a low point in her life to embarking on a personal development journey and making self-care, her mind and her values a priority. The process behind her new product (which has been 4 years in the making) and how she injected storytelling and meaning into it, that has now grown into a movement and attracted significant press attention. The importance of having the end destination in mind and accepting that the path might change, but if you keep working and moving forward, you’ll get to where you want to go. Roseanna’s top tips for success are: Make self-care and living by your values a priority. Always make time to take care of your mind and body. Learn how your mind works and develop self-awareness - Recognize when you’re falling into a negative mindset and try to get yourself back on track, because there’s nothing like the power of positivity. Believe in yourself and when you see other people’s success, remember that you can do it too and that anything is possible! Find out more or connect with Roseanna Website: www.roseannacroftjewellery.com Instagram: @roseannacroftjewellery Facebook: @roseannacroftjewellery

If you’re ready to get started implementing these tips so that you can create your game plan for 2020, click here to download a free copy of the 2020 Game Plan Worksheet - https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.com/planning-for-success/   The New Year is nearly upon us and with it being the start of a new decade, it’s definitely a great year to create the success you’ve been dreaming of!  Now is the perfect time to start thinking about your plans, what you want to make happen and how you want to feel so that you can approach the year with a lot more clarity and intention. So here’s a few fun things you can start doing as of today that will help make sure you set yourself up to create so much success next year!   1. Pick your word for the year. 2. Connect with yourself and let your intuition guide you. 3. Break your goals down into four quarters.   Download the free 28 Day Business Blueprint here! https://femaleentrepreneurassociation.lpages.co/smb-free-audio/

If change has been happening all around you and you’ve been struggling or scared to pivot your business to keep up and grow, then you’re absolutely going to love this episode! In it I chat with one of our amazing members from the Members’ Club, Jane Middlehurst! Jane is the co-founder of HomeNotes, an online community that helps and supports people through their home renovation process. Along with her business partner Amy, Jane has been running her own architectural practice for over seven years. But after both founders having children and with Amy deciding to relocate to another country, they realised they needed to shake up the business model to fit their family lives and the fact that they were now going to run the business from different countries. That’s when Jane joined the Members’ Club, which she says opened her eyes to all sorts of learning and business strategies she never thought of before. Jane wanted to build a business that would make an impact, allow them to scale and share their message and services on a bigger scale, and that’s exactly what they are achieving with HomeNotes. In this podcast, Jane and I chat all about: How Jane and Amy took the leap and started an architectural practice together seven years ago. How they have both juggled a thriving business, a growing family and unexpected changes. How the idea for HomeNotes came about and how they transitioned from having a traditional architectural practice to building an online business, a social media following and a membership site. The challenges they have faced throughout their journey over the past 18 months to build this online business, which they are launching very soon. The key social media platforms they have been focusing on to grow their audience and the way they’re using social media to develop their message and their strategy. How partnerships and collaborations have been playing a key part. Jane’s top tip for success is: The importance of self-belief, which she says is what will get you through all the hurdles, the ups and downs, and those times when you feel totally stuck. Having the belief that it’s possible for you is what keeps you going! Find out more or connect with Jane Website: www.homenotes.co Instagram: @wearehomenotes