Focus, Time and Motivation

Tips, advice and examples to help you get your business, work, products and services in front of new audiences to help you grow and scale your business.    Topics covered:  Figuring out who you should be pitching to  How pitching can help you grow your business and increase your reach  Tips for planning your perfect pitch  Outline of a effective pitch email and outreach  Check out our recent masterclass with Squarespace: How to get people to your website on Youtube   Sign up for our upcoming masterclasses on our website   Masterclass #2: How to keep poeple coming back to your website    Download your copy of our pitch email template on our website www.startupcreative.com.au   Follow us on social media @startupcreative

On today's episode I break down the topic of fear, how it shows up as excuses when we set out to start and scale our businesses and share my go-to tips and strategies for overcoming it so as to take action on your goals. I'll list out the 4 major fears that hold us back and give you practical tools and steps you can take to minimise the fear and inspire action.    Follow us on social media @startupcreative Check out the accompanying Substack article with reflection questions and quotes  Get in touch for 1:1 Business Coaching Grab a copy of our Just Start: 5 part Audio Series on our website 

On today's episode I'm joined by a coaching client and friend Chantel who is a photographer and recently viral content creator who is constantly working on new ways to showcase her skills and find new audiences to teach.    She shares how she used Chat GTP to refine her target market and find new angles to promote her business which resulted in her going viral and setting up a very successful passive income stream in her business.    Follow Chantel on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/learnwithchantel/

On today's episode I discuss how focu, time and motivation all play into each other and how you can optimise them all to increase your productivity to help you start and scale your side hustles and businesses.    Grab your copy of our focus and motivation resources on our website: Guide to time management Just Start: 5 part motivational audio series Morning Routine Journal and Meditation   Get in touch for 1:1 Business Coaching - [email protected]    Follow us on Instagram @startupcreative

Reflecting on recent trends and social media changes, I share insights into how you can safeguard your business in 2025. Three key marketing strategies to reach your audience outside of social media and what to be on the lookout for the year ahead.    Get in touch for 1:1 Business Coaching to personalise your strategy and set yourself up for success.    https://www.startupcreative.com.au/coaching

On today's episode I share 5 tips for spring/summer or end of year cleaning of your business. As the year starts to wind down, now is a good time to start to take stock of what you've achieved this year and what you can start to put in place for the new year.    Check out my latest writing on our Substack channel A Year From Now  Join our 2025 Business Coaching Academy  Stay in touch via Instagram 

Join our 1- Day Workshop in Sydney https://www.startupcreative.com.au/workshop   On today's episode I discuss a personal life update and the perspective it's given me on my goals and desires since.    I've been reflecting on why we don't go after our goals and what are the key factors that hold us back from investing time and resources into ourselves.    Tune in to get my practical breakdown of the three + 1 bonus step we take to inspire action towards our dreams and goals. I'll also share questions to consider to help you get clear on your dreams, goals and ideas. 

On today's show I reflect back on the last 10 years of StartUp Creative and take you back to where it all began. I share milestones along the way, lessons learnt and strategies that I used to get the business to where it is today.   Topics:  transition from corporate to self employed  how I grew our audience from 3000-20,000 in the first 2 years our collaboration with Gelato Messina & Uber in their early days  getting our magazine stocked in the Virgin Australia lounges  building my expert status and reputation to gain national recognition and customers  what worked and didn't work  growing the business with very little fiances some of the most important people and contacts I met along the way that helped us grow fast    You can check out my 10 Years of StartUp Creative blog on our Subtstack page for photos that go with the stories.    This episode is Part One and covers the years 2014-2017, more to come.    Follow more of the StartUp Creative story on Instagram    Get in touch to book in a 1:1 Business Coaching session

On today's show I reflect back on the last 10 years of StartUp Creative and take you back to where it all began. I share milestones along the way, lessons learnt and strategies that I used to get the business to where it is today.   Topics:  transition from corporate to self employed  how I grew our audience from 3000-20,000 in the first 2 years our collaboration with Gelato Messina & Uber in their early days  getting our magazine stocked in the Virgin Australia lounges  building my expert status and reputation to gain national recognition and customers  what worked and didn't work  growing the business with very little fiances some of the most important people and contacts I met along the way that helped us grow fast    You can check out my 10 Years of StartUp Creative blog on our Subtstack page for photos that go with the stories.    This episode is Part One and covers the years 2014-2017, more to come.    Follow more of the StartUp Creative story on Instagram    Get in touch to book in a 1:1 Business Coaching session

On today's show I teach you how you can grow your business by adding more options for your customer to buy from you and increase your chances of repeat business from existing customers.   In this episode we'll cover: reviewing your customer journey to find new opportunities  tips for conducting a business audit/health check  reviewing your customer experience and purchasing behaviour to optimise for more sales  market research and competitor analysis  tips for finding new leads  how to better convert interest to paying customers  Get in touch for 1:1 Business Coaching  Buy your copy of The First Aid Kit for Your Business on sale now 50% off