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HerBusiness
by HerBusiness (Host: Suzi Dafnis)
Your Business. Your Rules. You didn't start your business to work around the clock, burn out, or follow someone else's rules.This podcast is for WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS ready to step out of the grind and build businesses that deliver FREEDOM, FULFILMENT and FINANCIAL SUCCESS — ON YOUR TERMS.Welcome to the path that has already helped tens of thousands of women break free from hustle culture and create profitable, sustainable businesses THEIR way.Welcome to the HerBusiness Podcast!I'm Suzi Dafnis, CEO at HerBusiness — the most COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY for women growing SIX AND SEVEN-FIGURE BUSINESSES in ways that feel ALIGNED with what they truly want.Each week, I'll share how to stop "winging it" and ditch the traditional rulebook, so you can finally design your ideal business — one that delivers consistent income and the lifestyle you love. Every. Single. Day.You'll also hear inspiring conversations with world-class entrepreneurs, speakers, and authors — including Amy Porterfield,
Episodes
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382: ASK SUZI - How to Work with Your Husband, Wife, or Partner in Business (Without Conflict)
When you're in business with the person you love, you're not separated by a commute and two different offices. The business comes to your dinner plans. It climbs into bed at the end of the day. It sits down in the middle of family time, invited or not. This week's episode is an Ask Suzi edition,...
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381: 5 Science-Backed Ways to Regulate Your Nervous System as a Business Owner (The Inner Game of Business) — with Pauline Nguyen
5 Science-Backed Ways to Regulate Your Nervous System as a Business Owner (The Inner Game of Business) — with Pauline Nguyen Have you ever chased after a target or goal in your business, only to hit it and… feel nothing? That's where this week's conversation with Pauline Nguyen starts. For...
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380: Stop Holding It All Together: The Leadership Power of Letting Things Wobble, with Jen Randle
Some women are so good at holding everything together — business, life, visibility, relationships, responsibilities — that no one around them realises just how much they're carrying. You see the problem before anyone else does. You smooth the tension in the room. You fill in the gaps that no one...
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379: How to Love Your Business Again, Not Just Run It
What if you got to love your business, not just run it? For the majority of established women business owners, that question almost feels silly to ask… as if loving your business and your work is a reqard you only earn once you've proven yourself enough to deserve it. In this episode, Suzi Dafnis...
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378: Sell Your Business or Rebuild It? What Every Established Woman Entrepreneur Eventually Asks
Should you sell your business, rebuild it, or just burn it all down? This is a common fork almost every established business owner reaches, often without warning. Suzi Dafnis unpacks why the question of whether to sell your business tends to show up around year eight, nine, or ten of running a...
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377: ASK SUZI - What If You Treated Your Next Business Move Like a Rehearsal?
What if your next business move didn't have to be performance-perfect? What if, instead, you started treating that next business move like a rehearsal? In this episode of the HerBusiness Podcast, Suzi Dafnis answers a listener question that almost every experienced business owner asks eventually:...
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376: The Hardest Promotion in Business Is the One Nobody Gives You as a Business Owner
In every other career path, promotions and raises are the status quo. But promotion in business — in your own business — is entirely up to you. The shift from doer to leader is something you have to notice, and then choose, for yourself. In this episode of the HerBusiness podcast, Suzi Dafnis is...
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375: How to Get Clear on What You Really Want in Business and Life, with Bonnie Wan
Get clear on what you really want in business and life, with Bonnie Wan. Most of us are never taught, as business owners, to define what "success" really means. We hear other people's interpretations. We see examples before us. We're trained to just chase the next milestone, to meet everyone…
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374: ASK SUZI - I'm Feeling Tired and Overwhelmed. How Do I Stay Connected to My Business?
I'm Feeling Tired and Overwhelmed. How Do I Stay Connected to My Business? How to stay connected to business... even when you're feeling overwhelmed. In this Ask Suzi episode of the HerBusiness Podcast, Suzi Dafnis answers a very common listener question: "I'm so tired and overwhelmed from events...
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373: How to Know Your Customers (and Why Most Founders Stop Listening) with Michele Hansen
Ready to know how to know your customers so deeply your business never loses touch as it grows? In this episode, Suzi Dafnis talks with Michele Hansen, who bootstrapped Geocodio into a multimillion-dollar business (without outside funding!), about why understanding your customers is the real...
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372: How to Simplify Your Business and Put Down the Weight You're Carrying
On Episode 372, we're talking about how to simplify your business and finally put down the weight you've been carrying. Because that's the reality for so many women business owners, isn't it? The business, no matter HOW successful, or how big of a team, or how many years we've been 'in it' for…...
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371: Can Your Business Run Without You? Signs You're the Bottleneck & Systems That Fix It – with Kristin Skinner
Can your business run without you? Discover the signs that you're the bottleneck of your business with organisational systems expert, Kristin Skinner. Every business owner eventually asks themselves one question: Why does everything still come back to me? Every task. Every decision. Every…
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370: How to Delegate Without Losing Control of Your Business (Even the Work You Think Only You Can Do)
How to Delegate Without Losing Control of Your Business Most women business owners are doers. We take pride in being the one who can be handed any challenge and get it done. But that identity has a cost: when everything runs through you, you become the bottleneck, and your growth is capped no...
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369: ASK SUZI - I've Built a Successful Business, So Why Do I Want More?
Have you ever looked at your business—the one you've worked so hard to build—and wondered, "Is this it?" You've built a successful business but want more. It's a surprisingly common question among experienced business owners, yet it's one that many women hesitate to say out loud. Why? Because it...
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368: Strong Like Water: The Leadership Shift That Strengthens Your Business Foundations – with Laila Tarraf
Every successful business owner is resilient. Capable. Driven. But what if the traits that got you here are quietly preventing you from scaling? That's the question at the heart of this conversation — and it's one that Laila Tarraf has spent decades living, learning, and ultimately writing about…
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367: How Being More Visible Makes It Easier for Customers to Choose You
Many business owners assume they have a sales problem when what they really have is a visibility problem. In this episode, Suzi Dafnis explores a challenge she sees time and again among talented women business owners: doing exceptional work but not getting the growth, referrals or opportunities...
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366: Dare to Be Wealthy — The Leadership Shift from Revenue Growth to Real Wealth – with Melissa Browne
Your business is doing well. Revenue is growing. Clients are coming. You've built something real. But here's the question almost nobody is asking you: Are you actually building wealth? Not business revenue. Not cash flow. Personal, lasting, choice-creating wealth — the kind that means you get to...
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365: What Number Do You Need to Hit to Finally Feel Free?
This is one of the most common questions women in business carry… but rarely talk about. We think: "Once I hit this point, I can finally slow down." But the goalpost will always move, there will always be a new milestone to hit, and the time for freedom keeps getting pushed. In this #AskSuzi...
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364: What's Your Freedom Number? Building a Business Around Your Life with Sam White
What's your freedom number? It's a simple question — but one that has the power to completely change how you build your business. In this episode, Suzi Dafnis speaks with entrepreneur and Stella Insurance founder Sam White about creating a business that supports not only financial success, but…
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363: You Built the Business for Freedom — So Why Aren't You Living It?
What if the freedom you've worked so hard for is already available to you… but you've stopped allowing yourself to experience it? In this episode, Suzi Dafnis reflects on a recent trip to Mexico and the unexpected mindset shift it sparked around freedom, leadership, and the invisible rules many...
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362: AI Visibility: Why Your Business Isn't Showing Up in AI Search (And What to Fix) with Loren Bartley
There's a quiet but powerful shift happening in how people find experts. And all the SEO work in the world won't help if you aren't being discovered in AI searches. In this episode, Suzi Dafnis is joined by AI strategist Loren Bartley to discuss what this means for your visibility, your…
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361: What Tech Does Your Small Business Actually Need? (And What's Just a Distraction?)
Technology is evolving faster than ever — especially AI — and for many business owners, it's creating more overwhelm than opportunity. In this #AskSuzi episode, Suzi Dafnis explores one of the biggest challenges women business owners are facing right now: knowing which technology actually matters...
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360: How You Get Your Business Recommended by AI with Jenna Hannon
AI is changing how your customers find you—and faster than most businesses realise. In this episode, we explore the shift from traditional SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) to AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation), and what it really means for your visibility in tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and...
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359: How to Communicate Your Vision to Your Team (So They Actually Deliver)
You delegate something to your team, or explain a new project, and then… watch as it lands right back on your desk. Learning how to communicate your vision (for the business, a project or even a simple task) to your team (and have them take OWNERSHIP of it!) is one of the most common challenges...
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358: Your Brand Walks Into the Room Before You Do — What Is It Saying?
There's a moment in leadership that no one really prepares you for. You've grown. You've evolved. You're carrying more responsibility than ever. And yet — something feels slightly off. Your leadership presence doesn't feel as powerful as it used to. You're still capable. Still accomplished. But…
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357: How to Use Podcasting to Grow Your Network, Visibility and Influence
What if your most powerful growth strategy was about having meaningful conversations and building connections? In this episode, Suzi chats with Jules Brooke, founder of She's the Boss, who shares how podcasting became her most effective tool for building influence, connection, and opportunity —...
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356: Is Your Marketing Strategy Flopping… Or Does It Just Need More Time?
Marketing often feels like a chaotic trial-and-error — jumping between strategies, trying everything, starting things and stopping things and wondering why nothing seems to stick. If that's how you've been feeling, this is a must-listen episode. In this #AskSuzi episode, I'm answering one of the...
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355: When Your Business Has Grown—But Your Message Hasn't
If you've ever felt like your message no longer quite fits your business—even though everything looks "successful" on the outside—this episode will resonate deeply. In this conversation, Patrice Poltzer, creator of My Story Pro, explores a subtle but critical shift that happens as businesses…
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354: From Operator to Leader: Close the Gap Holding You Back
If your business looks successful on paper—but feels anything but freeing—this episode will land close to home. In this powerful episode, Suzi Dafnis introduces the concept of the Identity Gap™— the space between the business owner you've been and the leader you need to become to reach your next...
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353: The "I'll Just Do It Myself" Trap and How to Get Out of It
"I can't rely on anyone else in my business. It's easier if I just do it myself." In this #AskSuzi episode, we are tackling one of the most common (and most misunderstood!) challenges women business owners face: feeling like you're the only person you can truly rely on in your business. It seems...
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352: The Leadership Skill Most Business Owners Are Missing (And How to Learn It)
If you started your business because you're brilliant at what you do — you're not alone. Most business owners don't begin their journey dreaming of managing a team. They start because they're passionate about their craft, their expertise, or the impact they want to make. But eventually, something...
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351: Soaring One Week, Stuck the Next? The Natural Cycles of Business Growth
In business, there are seasons when everything seems to flow effortlessly. Ideas land. Clients say yes. Momentum builds. And then there are the other seasons. The ones where you feel like you're doing all the things… yet somehow getting nowhere. If you've ever found yourself staring at your…
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350: The Invisible Work Trap That Keeps You Busy but Not Profitable
So many smart, capable women in business are working hard — but not seeing the profit to match. They're busy. They're delivering. They care deeply about their clients. And yet they're exhausted, stretched and under-earning. In this episode, Suzi unpacks the Invisible Work Trap — the work that…
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349: What Your Brand Is Saying About You (Before You Say a Word)
Is Your Brand Supporting Your Growth — or Slowing It Down? As your business grows, your brand needs to grow with it. But many small businesses operate under a brand created in the early days — when they were charging less, serving different clients, or still figuring out their positioning. And…
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348: Is It Time to Simplify Your Products and Services — Without Starting Over?
You've built the business. But if your products and services feel more complicated than they need to be, it may be time to simplify — without throwing everything out and starting again. In this episode of the HerBusiness Podcast, Suzi talks about why simplifying your offers is often the fastest...
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347: How to Use LinkedIn to Sell Without Being Salesy - Jo Saunders (LinkedIn)
If LinkedIn has felt like something you should use but don't quite know how, or you've been posting without much traction, this episode is for you. My guest today is Jo Saunders, known as Australia's LinkedIn Demystifier. Jo is a LinkedIn strategist who helps service-based business owners turn...
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346: How to Market Multiple Offers Without Overwhelming Your Audience (or Yourself)
If you've ever found yourself stuck in what feels like perpetual promotion mode, feeling like you're shouting, "Buy my thing. Buy my thing." This episode is for you. In this special "Ask Suzi" episode, Suzi Dafnis shares a question from one of our members, and one that so many women business…
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345: The Secrets to Speaking with Impact, Confidence, and Presence as a Small Business Owner with Anne Maree Wilshire
No matter your level of expertise, years in your industry, or depth of knowledge — if you're not able to present that content with confidence and PRESENCE… you're quietly holding your business back. How we present ourselves and our businesses is just as important as the actual value we provide.…
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344: Marketing That Makes Money: Make Every Dollar Count
Everyone knows that marketing is an investment… but when you don't have clarity about the money behind your marketing, it can quickly start to feel like a financial black hole. So in this episode of the HerBusiness Podcast, we're talking about the financial side of marketing – not just how to get...
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343: #AskSuzi – How to Turn Cold Leads into Warm Leads Without Feeling Salesy
It's time to #AskSuzi! To start off this brand-new series, I'll be answering a question I get from women business owners all the time. "How can I turn cold leads into warm leads… without feeling like a used car salesman??" It's something the majority of new (and even established) business owners...
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342: How Amanda Farmer Built a Marketing System That Attracts, Converts, and Keeps Ideal Clients
Marketing should operate like a well-oiled machine. One offer leading into the next. But — that is FAR from what business owners actually do. Marketing instead feels ad hoc, based on seasons of busyness or launches. So, in this episode of the HerBusiness Podcast, I'm talking to Amanda Farmer of...
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341: The 6 Marketing Trends Shaping 2026 — Predictions from Leading Marketers
To kick off 2026 as The Year of Leverage, I'm sharing the six marketing trends that will shape how successful businesses grow this year. And to do that — I've tapped into my network and asked world-renowned marketers and entrepreneurs for their 2026 predicted trends. This episode is a goldmine of...
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340: Why I Walked Away From a Top Money-Making Program in My Business… On Purpose
I recently walked away from one of my top money-making programs. Not because it didn't work. Not because it wasn't valuable. But because I felt it was no longer fully aligned with my business and personal goals. So in this episode, I'm revealing exactly how and why I made the decision to step…
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339: What It Really Takes to Scale Your Business Beyond the Micropreneur Stage
Every business owner trying to scale beyond the solopreneur or micropreneur stage reaches this point. A ceiling (maybe a revenue plateau, maybe a leadership problem, maybe a team or leadership skill gap) that prevents getting to that next level. Good thing we have Chantel Gilbert, our 2025...
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338: Letting Go of the Perfect Businesswoman Myth to Build the Business You Actually Want
There is a version of success that women in business are quietly handed… a script we're meant to follow without question. The perfect businesswoman is polished, confident, always composed, and constantly pushing for more. She is dedicated, but not intimidating. Feminine but not weak. Ambitious…
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337: How ChatGPT Can Revolutionise Your Project Planning in 2026 with Belinda Weaver
What if EVERY client project, business building campaign, or idea automatically appeared in your calendar… so you could sit down at your desk, ready to work? That's not the reality for most of us as business owners. A huge chunk of time goes to project planning. But Belinda Weaver, copywriter,...
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336: Reflect Now, Relax Later: How to End 2025 Strong and Step into 2026 with Intention
As we step into December, MOST of the world begins to slow down. But for business owners… the end-of-the-year season can be one of the most stressful and hectic times. Maybe you want to rest and take a couple of weeks off — but you know that an entire new year of business is just around the…
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335: How to Build a Business Plan for 2026 That Doesn't Burn You Out
I see so many business owners entering each new year already exhausted. That exhaustion? It originates from months before. Now is the time not just to plan out your 2026 — but it is the time to truly sit with your goals, and understand how you can accomplish them this next year. In this episode…
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334: Why Striving for "Enough" Could Be the Most Exciting Shift You Make in 2026
Doing "more" is the default setting for most women business owners. We strive for more revenue. More clients. More milestones. More targets. But what happens when we stop reaching for the moving target of "more"... and instead strive for "enough"? What happens if we prioritise balance, freedom…
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333: How to Beat Burnout and Have Sustainable Success in 2026 with Melinda Cohan
Burnout does NOT just come from doing too much… it comes from doing business in a way that isn't aligned with who you ARE. In this week's HerBusiness Podcast, I sat down with Melinda Cohan, author of Sustainable Success: Thriving in Business and Performing at High Levels Without Burnout. Melinda…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Your Business. Your Rules. You didn't start your business to work around the clock, burn out, or follow someone else's rules.This podcast is for WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS ready to step out of the grind and build businesses that deliver FREEDOM, FULFILMENT and FINANCIAL SUCCESS — ON YOUR TERMS.Welcome to the path that has already helped tens of thousands of women break free from hustle culture and create profitable, sustainable businesses THEIR way.Welcome to the HerBusiness Podcast!I'm Suzi Dafnis, CEO at HerBusiness — the most COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY for women growing SIX AND SEVEN-FIGURE BUSINESSES in ways that feel ALIGNED with what they truly want.Each week, I'll share how to stop "winging it" and ditch the traditional rulebook, so you can finally design your ideal business — one that delivers consistent income and the lifestyle you love. Every. Single. Day.You'll also hear inspiring conversations with world-class entrepreneurs, speakers, and authors — including Amy Porterfield,
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