The Emily Osmond Show

Do you struggle to know what financial goals to set for yourself? Or if you do set them, find that you just never meet them? Today, I’m joined by Fairien Azeem - a Financial Educator, Wealth and Business Coach. She helps women learn how to overcome their money fears, release their money blocks and build businesses and lives they love. Having operated a multi award winning mortgage broking and financial advice business for the past 2 decades Fairien has helped thousands of people achieve their financial and business goals. In this episode Fairien shares her top tips and strategies for achieving financial success - whatever that looks like for you. But first if you haven’t already, make sure you enter my first podcast birthday giveaway for a chance to win a year’s membership to my online program and coaching group The Modern Marketing Collective and a beautiful ‘Entrepreneurial Pick me Up’ goodie box. Simply leave a written review on this podcast in Apple Podcasts by 27th July to be in the running. Connect with Fairien Azeem at fairienazeem.com.au and instagram.com/fairienazee Connect with me at emilyosmond.com and instagram.com/emilyosmond

It’s our first podcast birthday which means it’s time for a listener giveaway!! And I want to say a huge thank you for listening, supporting, telling your friends, sharing, rating and reviewing. So I’m giving away: A 12 month membership to The Modern Marketing Collective valued at AU$2k, which is my online program and global community where you’ll learn how to turn social media into your business superpower, create content that connects with your ideal customers, sell more of your amazing creations and ultimately make more money doing the work you love. A beautiful ‘Entrepreneurial Pick me Up’ goodie box filled with all my favourite pampering treats and delicious sweets from Afternoon Pick Me Up. To enter, all you need to do is write a written review on The Emily Osmond Show on Apple Podcasts. If you have already done this, you’re automatically in the draw! To leave a review: Search The Emily Osmond Show in Apple Podcasts Scroll down on the episode feed until you see “Ratings and Reviews” Click “write a review” And make sure you include your business name and/or IG handle so we can find you if you win! AND if you are in a country outside of Australia and leave a review, make sure you screenshot your review and tag me on Instagram at @emilyosmond as I can only see Aus reviews on Apple Podcasts. This competition is running until midnight AEST 27th July 2020 and the winner will be randomly selected and announced on this podcast and on social media on the 28th July 2020 plus notified via their website or social media. GOOD LUCK!  

I’ve been having lots of discussions with my community recently about investing in accounting software, and whether it’s an expense they can afford. This often comes after they share the all too familiar stories about staying up to the early hours to sort out their books and not really knowing how profitable their business actually is. After regularly spruiking the tool that I’ve used from day one in business, I knew I wanted to ask someone from the company to come onto the podcast and do the talking. Xero is small business accounting software born out of New Zealand in 2006, now with 2 million users across 180 countries. It allows us to be on top of our numbers at any given time, helping to inform our business decisions, saving us time and stress, and ultimately thrive. Joining me on this episode is Angus Capel, the Small Business Advocate at Xero. We chat about how freelancers, brick and mortar stores, ecommerce businesses and more can leverage accounting software to excel in their businesses, the biggest trends and opportunities he is seeing across the board right now, and his top accounting tips for small business owners. Did you love this episode? Take a screenshot and tag us on Instagram @emilyosmond and @xero. We’d love to see!  

Today I’m sharing the five mindset shifts that have really guided me on my business journey and played a huge role in getting me to where I am now. Because as you may have learnt by now, learning business and marketing strategies is just one part of the puzzle. If you don’t work on your mindset, you will find it hard to grow, struggle to feel satisfied and continually wonder why things just aren’t working out for you. Did you love this episode? Take a screenshot and tag me on Instagram @emilyosmond. I’d love to see!  

Lisa Messenger is the vibrant, game-changing founder and CEO of Collective Hub, an international speaker, best-selling author, and an authority on disruption. She launched Collective Hub as a print magazine in 2013, with no experience in an industry that people said was either dead or dying. Within 18 months that print mag was in 37 countries. Five years and 54 issues into the print magazine Lisa made the courageous move to “break” the very thing that she started, enabling her to iterate and pivot into something far more sustainable and vast reaching. Collective Hub has since grown into an international multimedia business and lifestyle platform with multiple verticals across print, digital, events and education – all of which serve to ignite human potential. Lisa has also authored and co-authored 28 books, including in more recent years, the real-time, raw and candid documentation of her life and business as it unfolded. Lisa’s books and magazines were pivotal to me in realising there was a thing called ‘entrepreneurship’, and that you didn’t have to have it all figured out to start. We speak about Lisa being unable to scale in the first iteration of her business, the incredible growth of Collective Hub and what she puts down to its success, what it felt like when she realised it was time to let go of her staff, big office and the print magazine to make sure Collective Hub survived, her ego, mental health, and what she wants to be remembered for when she’s gone. Collectivehub.com is the best place to go to find Lisa’s books and masterclasses, you’ll find Lisa on Instagram @lisamessenger, and search “Hear me Raw” (RAW) on your favourite podcast app to subscribe to Lisa’s new podcast. Did you love this episode? Take a screenshot and tag me on Instagram @emilyosmond. I’d love to see!  

We are six months into one of the most unpredictable years, with new challenges, but also new opportunities. Let’s take stock, pause, reset and check in on how we are tracking, our purpose and vision, and set ourselves up for an incredible second half of the year. Listening to this episode?   Take a screenshot and tag me on Instagram @emilyosmond. I’d love to see!

Denise Duffield-Thomas describes herself as a lazy introvert and an unbusy mother of 3. She is also a millionaire. You may have heard of Denise before. She is a money mentor for the new wave of online entrepreneurs who want to make money and change the world. She specifically helps women charge premium prices, release the fear of money and create First Class lives. Earlier this year, I joined Denise and six other women at Denise’s business retreat on her rose farm in NSW, because I believe that you need to invest in opportunities to learn from the people who’ve already achieved what you are aiming for. So it was a delight to catch up with Denise to record this episode and discuss what being a ‘chillpreneur’ actually looks like, how her business makes money, and how much each year, plus the actual breakdowns between revenue streams, her advice for others to overcome money challenges and sabotages and what she considers to be the key ingredients to being a chilled millionaire. Connect with Denise at denisedt.com and instagram.com/deniseDT/. Connect with me at emilyosmond.com and instagram.com/emilyosmond

What if you had a clear SIMPLE strategy to follow so you no longer felt lost or overwhelmed about your marketing? Knew how ensure your CONTENT really CONNECTS with your ideal customers? AND were finally CONVERTING your marketing efforts into sales? We cover how in this episode, using Instagram! REMINDER: The current (bargain!) investment to enrol in the Collective is going up on 1st July. Enrol in The Modern Marketing Collective before the price rise instagram.com/emilyosmond

You may not recognise the name of our guest today, but chances are you have heard of #buyfromthebush. It is arguably one of the most successful  marketing campaigns here in Australia in recent times. And in today’s episode, I want you to get to know the smart, humble, hard working and very inspiring woman behind this campaign. Grace Brennan lives on a sheep and cropping farm in Warren, NSW with her husband Jack and their four children. In October 2019 Grace founded the #buyfromthebush social media campaign to support rural communities facing drought. calling on people in the city to invest in bush business as a means of ensuring the survival  of rural communities in to the future. Also a reminder that if you have been thinking about joining my marketing coaching group The Modern Marketing Collective - do so now before prices double on July 1st! Click here to enrol. Consider The Modern Marketing Collective as your go-to small business tool kit, with practical self-paced lessons that cover the “what’s working now” and proven strategies for Instagram, Email Marketing, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Collaborations, Sales, Productivity, Blogging, SEO, Money Management and more! Enrol in The Modern Marketing Collective to save 50% instagram.com/emilyosmond buyfromthebush.com.au instagram.com/buyfromthebush stayinthebush.com.au instagram.com/stayinthebush

One of the questions I’m asked the most about Instagram is “where do I start”? And I get it. It can feel intimidating, overwhelming and just plain confusing when you’re starting out on a new social media platform. And even more so when you’re working out how to use it effectively for your business.Today, I’m sharing how I would grow my Instagram if I were starting from scratch - including what I’d focus on and forget - some of these might surprise you!Before I get into the episode, have you heard, prices to my marketing coaching group The Modern Marketing Collective are doubling on July 1st. Click here to enrol.Consider The Modern Marketing Collective as your go-to small business tool kit, with practical self-paced lessons that cover the “what’s working now” and proven strategies for Instagram, Email Marketing, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Collaborations, Sales, Productivity, Blogging, SEO, Money Management and more!Plus, join our monthly coaching calls, and NEW Masterclasses each month for support, feedback and new learnings to guide you in your business growth. And of course, you’ll become part of *the* most (if I say so myself!) supportive and collaborative global community of female entrepreneurs.But get in quick because the price is doubling on 1st July 2020! Click here to enrol.