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The Business of Reinvention: Why Experimenting is a Superpower

Change is inevitable - this is a big one.

"To move on, you have to move on," Closing Stump & Co with Tegan Brennan

Change Your Business As Often As You Need To!

“Your First Business Isn't Your Forever Business, But Your First Business Teaches You Business,” Kim James Founder of Tangerine Tango

Entrepreneurial Time Blindness

“As Soon As You Start A Business, You Think About It All The Time,” Founder of Nosy HQ Kathryn McGarvey

Can You Build A Business Without Socials?

“What Would Happen If I Backed Myself and Started Something for Me?” Founder of STOKEDNZ, Debs Brockelsby

Avoiding The Purpose Trap

“A Lot of The Growth in My Business Happened When I Got Out of My Own Way,” Phoebe Netto, Founder of Pure Public Relations

“The Business Is a Path to True Self,” Kerryn Moscicki Founder of Radical Yes!

3 Things To Say When Asked “How’s Your Business Going?”

Crushing On Yourself as a Strategy

“There's No Such Thing As A Mistake Unless You Repeat It,” Lisa Jones, Founder and CEO of SHE-com

Getting Less Attached To The Outcome

“It Was Me Or No One,” Andrew, Owner of Mennie Brand

When You’re Not Ready to “Wrap It Up” For The Year

“Stay Curious and Don't Give Up - There's A Whole World Of Possibilities Out There That You Haven't Even Considered Yet,” Marketing Advisor Lisa Greensill

What Happens When Business Is Tumbleweed Quiet?

“The Best Thing I Ever Did For My Business Was To Have A Part Time Job,” Breanna May Founder of The Mind School

When You Want To Give Up Make One New Thing

“Everyone's Going To Want To Tell You This Isn't Going To Work And If You Listen To That It's Not Going To Work,” Jamie Kritharas Founder of Defiant Digital

Bring Your Business Circle In Closer

“I Cannot Just Sit Here And Wait For The Business To Happen To Me,” Som Puri, Speaker and Copywriter.

The Hardest Bit Is Seeing No Reward

Part 2 “There Are Little Steps and There Are Important Signals,” Melissa Reader Founder and CEO of Violet

Part 1 “There Are Little Steps and There Are Important Signals,” Melissa Reader Founder and CEO of Violet

Shitty First Drafts In Business

“You're Not Going To Get It Without A Bit Of Grit,” Kate Toon, Digital Marketing Coach and so much more

Getting In Sight and In Mind

“When It’s Tough, It's Time To Build Brand,” Ryan Kelly, Founder of Creative Natives

Going Back To Being An Employee Is Not A Business Failure

“Being Consistently Happy Is The Currency I'm Going Off At The Moment,” Nathan Soulsby, AKA The Dog Butler

You’re Not Rotting, Just Fermenting

“Momentum Is Something We Underestimate In Business,” Fi Mims, Personal Branding Photographer and Educator

Why Whatever You Start Doesn’t Matter

“Practice Stepping Through Fear Regularly In All Facets Of Your Life,” Nikki Williams, Founder of Mentwell

The Thing About Entering Awards

“For Anyone Who's Thinking About Being a Founder, It Might Be The Biggest Gift That You Ever Give Yourself,” Georgie Holt & Christiana Brenton, Co-Founders of Flight Studio

A Little Story Of F’ing Up

“You've Got to Be Prepared To Give Everything Of Yourself If You're Going To Be Self-Employed,” Lisa O’Neill

Finding Your Wins Amongst The Noise

“When People Drop Their Value, I Think It Speaks More To Their Belief In Their Work,” Raechel Whitchurch, Owner of Sure Thing Agency

Get That “Sit at the Front” Energy

“We Only See The Success, We Don't See The Bit When They're a Nobody,” Lucy Werner, Hype Yourself Founder

The “Taking Time Off” Guilts

“We Need to Serve Our Audience, Not Our Ego,” Andrew Griffiths, Entrepreneurial Futurist

The Money Story - Knowing Yours Could Change The Game

“When There's No Plan-B, You Just Have to Do It,” Kerri-Ann Hooper, Director of Carnelian Projects

Embrace Your Inner Salesperson: Tips To Nail The Sell

“Your Ego Gets Crushed When You Recognize How Bad You Are at Business,” Angus O’Loughlin, Creator of Session in Progress

Tall Poppy Syndrome Be Damned - Build Your Brand

PART 2 “If An Entrepreneur Says They Wouldn't Do Anything Differently, They Were Either Extraordinarily Lucky or They're Lying,” Phil Wolfee Director of Kinex Health

PART 1 “If An Entrepreneur Says They Wouldn't Do Anything Differently, They Were Either Extraordinarily Lucky or They're Lying,” Phil Wolfee Director of Kinex Health

Making Motivation Where There Is None

“If It's a Three-Year Plan or a 10 Year Plan, It's Got To Suit The Owner,” Suzanne Horton, Founder and Director of muk mat

You Can (and will) Create Business Miracles

PART 2 “If Your Business Isn't Serving You Emotionally, Physically, Financially, There's No Harm And There's No Shame In Stepping Back,” Alex Marlow, Director of Gym Challenge Meals

PART 1 “If Your Business Isn't Serving You Emotionally, Physically, Financially, There's No Harm And There's No Shame In Stepping Back,” Alex Marlow, Director of Gym Challenge Meals

Everything is a season - why you shouldn’t be afraid to make a change

“If you don't know, you can learn,” Founders of Solmates Caroline & Kelly

What it really means to put you and your business in the room

“It's the mental chatter that we need to control and let go of,” Maritza Barone, Founder of Guide Your Light Network

“The best business models reflect the business owner, in all shapes and forms,” Dr Marion Piper

“I'm taking everything I've learned in this day job, and I'm going to use it in this business that I can create for myself,” Jen Bishop Founder of Interiors Addict

Stay open to possibilities you can’t see

“Sometimes it's not just thinking about expansion, it's ‘What's the model that works for me,’” Director of The Therapy Hub, Marie Vakakis

Don’t quit before the magic happens

PART 2 “I believe that the best teachers are only two steps in front of you,” Jasmine Parasram aka Jasmine Designs & Your Pricing Queen

“I believe that the best teachers are only two steps in front of you,” Jasmine Parasram aka Jasmine Designs & Your Pricing Queen

5 hard-earned tips for raising your profile on LinkedIn

“No-one ploughed a field by turning it over in their mind,” Joe McKay, LinkedIn Ghostwriter

The solution to procrastination in business? Getting messy.

PART 2 “Self-employment is actually quite radical!” Brook McCarthy, Hustle & Heart

“Self-employment is actually quite radical!” Brook McCarthy, Hustle & Heart

How can we become our own inspiration in business?

“You have to experiment your way to working out your path,” Penny Locaso, Founder of Hacking Happy Co.

Learning or procrastinating? Our vulnerability to masterclass overload in business.

“I decided I wasn't going to listen to that crappy inner voice anymore,” Cherie Donnellan, founder of Hella Mallow

“There’re so many things I didn't think I could have learned, until it was happening right in front of me,” Hayleigh Watson, Founder of Hali Helper

Pivoting in public sucks for everyone

“Ask the question, and don't be shy about it if you don't understand,” Michelle Cox, multi-passionate entrepreneur.

How you display grit and perseverance, everyday

“I was expecting it to take three months, it landed up taking two years,” Lauren Yehezkel, Founder of Lydy

“All the networks you need are probably already around you, you're just not capitalizing on them,” Lauren Karan, Founder of Karan & Co

“50 small steps later you end up in a completely different place,” Mike Halligan, Co-Founder of Scratch

“Maybe we should just give this little seed a chance to grow,” Natalia Tapia, Co-Founder of Graduated

“Sometimes the secret is there is no secret, you've just got to go and do it,” Viv Conway, Co-Founder of Girls Get Off

“The business owners who look like they've got it all going on online… there are things that those founders could never share,” Cherie Clonan, CEO of The Digital Picnic

“I had decades of thinking I'm a creative who is not good at organizing things and turns out, that's not true,” Eric Mirbach, CEO of Very Good Looking

“When you're the face of your business, but you're a shy person - it's so hard to reconcile those two things,” Rachel Smith, Founder of Rachel’s List

“It's probably something I would have mulled over forever and kicked myself at the end if I didn't do it,” Heidi Warren, Director of Law by Design

“Launching your own business is a deeply human endeavour,” Camey O’Keefe, Director of Gambol Creative

“There are obvious things that you miss, and that there's some huge learning curves,” Teresa Wojcik, Founder of Your Season

“Even if you're doing all the right things, sometimes you just don't feel confident,” Kim Kerton, Host of Unemployed & Afraid

“I still have to learn not to judge my work off the opinions of others,” Monique Fedor, Artist

“Take the tools and ingredients you've got and see what new things you can make with them,” Ali Killaly, Founder of Workpants

“If you've tested it and there's momentum there, if you can, just jump, and don't torture yourself first,” Lisa Booth, Founder of Booken Blend

The Business within your Business // Building an online course Part 4 [Getting it out there]

“Resilience is something that's an awesome by-product of business, you've got to be super resilient, persistent and motivated,” Mea Campbell, CEO of Connected au

The Business within your Business // Building an online course Part 3 [Making it Real]

“If you can't back yourself, how can you expect anyone else to back you?” Mal Chia, Managing Director Ecom Nation

The Business within your Business // Building an online course Part 2 [Advice from an expert]

“Business is also a pathway to real self-mastery, it’s going to bring up all your sh*t,” Anthony Noud, Co-Director of Awakened Lifestyles

The Business within your Business // Building an online course Part 1 [Getting Started]

“It never really gets better, it just gets different and you have a better capacity to deal with it,” Alexandra Senter, CEO of Big Smoke Media Group

“You've just got to get in and try to get things done, as quickly as you can, if you want to get somewhere,” Dale Pearce, COO of Platinum Outsourcing

“There's always something that you can bring that nobody else can do,” Alyce Greer, Director of Bossy.Copy

“Being in business is one of the loneliest things you can do,” Marie Dowling, CEO of Newsary and EzyCom

“How beautiful a thing that you get to do opportunities that you don't quite feel ready for,” Declan Edwards, Founder of BU Happiness College

“One person will resonate with something that you're talking about. Any more than one is a bonus.” Ange Dion, Director of Ange Dion Consulting

“You'll eventually work out what you're drawn to most naturally,” Interior & Lifestyle Photographer Hannah Puechmarin

“We cannot know it all. And we need to accept that so that we can get on with doing what we are there to do,” Lesley Magill, Owner of Little Shove Mentoring.

“Although the vision board elements might not all be ticked yet, the value is more than I could have expected,” Kim Kerton, Creator of Unemployed & Afraid

“If you're doing things in the right way and the authentic way, the money does come,” Luke Cook, Founder of Cuppa.tv

“Everything happens at its own time, at its own pace and how your budgets are,” Radhika Mayani, Founder of Left-handesign

“Why does it have to be a dream? Why can't it happen?” Boushra Nicola, Director of Learn with Miss B

“You don’t know the risks you can take until you leave a job, with that security and that money, and try and start your own business,” Leigh Kuhlmann, Founder of DC Cartel

“I was tired of chalking up wins for other people's businesses and I'd always had that desire to do something for myself,” Amy Parfett, Co-Founder of Wedshed & Give With Gravy

“Just put things out there, then tidy up and improve over time,” Founder of Odette & Co and Co-Founder of Launchpad Australia Odette Barry

“I just felt that I needed to take that chance and see how it works,” Alex Mills, Creator of Alex Mills Social

“Even if I was to try and fail, I think that still would've been the best thing for me,” Eugenie Hows, Owner of Plant Vibes Café and Co-Owner of KYN Official

“Once you shut a door on something that is not gonna work, you open the doors to the things that do work,” Claire Thomas and Annie Haines, co-founders of Bixby & Co.

“It's hard to remember, when you're in the middle of it, that you are making progress,” Rachel Gerds, Co-Creator of Mountain Path Meadows

“I didn't get to this point to not finish it,” Amy Bett, Founder of Lady Without Limits and Melo

“Starting a business became the self-development journey that I didn't ask for,” Reioni Douglas, Upholsterer and Creator of Culture Cush

“Trust your hard work - it's unlocking doors that you can't see yet,” Founder of Botanicals by Luxe, Bec Connolly

“Small business is personal - you create something from nothing, and you do it all yourself,” Owner of Hazelclean, Emily Bedford

“Embrace the idea of total and utter failure, because until you get comfortable with that idea I really don't think that you can get comfortable succeeding,” CEO of Hosting With Heart & Heartful, Jen Clark

“If you seek perfection, it's never going to come,” Tommy Murphy, Founder & Managing Director of A1 Connect

“I never negotiated my price; I negotiated my services,” Founder of Food & Hospitality Consultancy, JT Consultancy, Jacqui Toumbas

“The path I was following was not really me, it was a path that I created when I was 12 that I thought I should follow,” Owner of Eudaimonia Tasmanian Cycling Tours, Sofia Tsamassiros

“If you want to progress in any way in your business, you're going to have to feel uncomfortable, and that's just a part of it,” Co-Founders of Read & Hall, Emma Read & Sarah Hall

“I've had to pivot and change direction so many times,” Owner of Nicole Viney Jewellery, Nicole Viney

“The answers are there, you just have to look for them and be obsessed,” Owner of Shoku Iku, Yoko Inoue

“You always think that everybody is doing better than you,” Food Creative, Naomi Sherman

“If you can look at the foundations of what the business is and what it stands for, then the future outcome will take care of itself,” Founder of Willis Commercial, Ben Willis

“It's about how you can become comfortable in the uncomfortable,” Kylie Wallace, CEO (and Chief Gardener) of Seedling Giving

“I wanted to be the master of my own destiny, and for better or worse,” Co-Founder of Amplify, Tom Maynard

“There will be an idea every now and then that won’t leave you, you'll think about it endlessly and realize that you're solving a real pain point,” Pleasant State Co-Founders Ami Bateman and Sian Murray

“I had a feeling that I had more to offer, I just wasn't sure when I'd get the opportunity to explore that.” Founder of Copywriting Studio Hunter & I Amber Hunter

“It's about the people you have around you," Founders of PPHH Store Chris and Carlan Pickings,

“No one creates a brand which is perfect from the start… you just need to do it. You learn on the go, and yeah it is stressful,” Founder of Wet Dog & Co. Nelly Pytlak

“To reinvent and build something from nothing is hard. No matter how much experience you've had,” Director of Mediafitz, Mike Fitzpatrick

“Growing up I was scared to take any risks, I always followed the rules, and now there’s no rules for me to follow,” Founder of Studio Eclectics Yan Lim

“What's the worst that can happen? It doesn't work and we go to something else, we pivot,” Co-Founder of Joyrolla Marissa Mills

“When I first started, I thought I was going to be 25 years ahead of where I am now, because we over anticipate what we can do in a year and then under anticipate what we can do in 10 years,” Tara Hurster Founder of The TARA Clinic

“If you think in your gut that what you are doing solves a problem or a pain point for someone, or adds value to someone's life, then I really think that you have a business to work with,” Founder and CEO of Adorn Cosmetics

“It can no longer be about purely capitalism and making money to the detriment of other people, we need to flip the thinking to what positive impact can I have while still making some money for myself,” Founder of Volta Consulting Narelle Wilson

“When you want to make a living out of something you do it's scary to give everything you’ve got for free, but that's how you find clients,” Co-Founders of Smoozitive Gal & Mayaan

“It's okay to start something little, it doesn't have to be this big thing to begin with,” Co-founder of #GoKindly, Laura McConnell Conti

“You never feel like it’s enough, so relax and enjoy the ride.” Social Stories: The Hardest Lessons

“We had to either completely stop because we couldn't keep up, or we needed to take that leap and do it together,” Co-Founders of The Little Potion Co. Jacinta and Alicia

“Invest, re-invest, and get real about what you need,” Social Stories: Financing your business

“What am I gonna regret at the end of my life? I'm not gonna regret starting my own business, I'm gonna regret not starting and wishing I had,” Shelley Johnson, Author, Podcaster and HR Consultant

"Ask everyone and get really excited about rejection," Social Stories: Making that first sale

“If we don't do it now, then we won't do it at all,” Co-owners of The Proposal Guru, Carly & Aaron Hall

“A lot of times, what you want in life means that you have to take a step back from what you've worked hard to achieve already,” Owner of Stump & Co. Tegan Brennan

“It's f*ing terrifying, but I do it, and it's always beautiful,” Director of Maven Press, Laura Elizabeth

“I literally had days in my business where I was like, I'm done,” Alice Varney, Owner of luxury Day Spa, The Sanctuary

“Business breaks you so much that you almost need to have no shame,” CEO of The Peers Project, Michelle Akhidenor

“Sometimes people bet the farm on doing their own thing, and the reality is, it's just another evolution of you,” Founder of The Ideas Business Wade Kingsley

“Just by starting, you create more information than you could have ever logically planned for,” Your host, Kim Kerton

“The bee doesn't know what its purpose is… it’s just staying in motion and following the nectar,” SuperFeast CEO Mason Taylor

“If I had my time again, I would've invested a lot more into my business, I would've done things and taken those risks a lot quicker,” Founder of DIPD Nails, Nadia Stamp

“Let's be the moms that our kids can be proud of and show them the way, take chances, take risks, follow your happiness,” Phoenix + River Co-Founder Jaclyn Shaw

“If I put the same energy (of) applying for jobs I don't want, into my own business, what will happen then?" Artist Tessa Marie Bartholomew

“You don't realize how much you need to talk to people who run a business until you talk to people who don't run a business,” The Productivity Queen, Leah Selfe

“Let not my little goals, prevent a magnificence that I don't even have comprehension of, from coming through me,” Author, CEO & Transformational leader Mary C Dwyer

“I feel like I could have quit at least five times by now, but there's a voice in my head that's just like, nope, you're not, you'll fix it and you'll get back up,” Designer and Founder of Summi Summi Ashleigh Vallis

“It's not going to come overnight and it's not gonna come with 10,000 followers. It'll come with 10,000 hours,” Founders of Grafton Create, Georgie Woskett and Elliot Grafton

“It's just this constant cycle of stepping out of the comfort zone and feeling really scared,” Director of The Social Impact Alisha Marfatia

“My biggest fear is not committing and making this happen, and playing it too safe,” Founder of Radical Self Store Leah Musch

“You don't have to have the perfect thing. If you're interested in something, you can just roll with it,” Digital Artist, Poet and Photographer Stefanie Neal

“To put something out there you're basically opening yourself up and saying, take your best swing,” Creator of SABI Stays Jessica Eggleston

“I've never had a plan. But I do think pulling at that curiosity thread is what's got me to where I am right now,” Radio and TV Journalist Michelle Stephenson

“You just have to go through that process of letting it go and knowing that there is going to be something after it,” Content Creator, Stylist, Storyteller Belinda Neame

“I always felt paralyzed by the anxiety of making the wrong decision,” Jeweler and Founder of MLR Jewels Marie-Lauren Romano

“Everyone's afraid when they start, and no one knows what they're doing,” Bianca Lambert, Director of Capra Designs

“You really do just have to start wherever you are, with whatever you’ve got,” An update with your host, Kim Kerton

“People don’t care, don’t react to the short-term, and find like-minded souls,” Consumer Psychologist and Founder of ad agency Thinkerbell, Adam Ferrier

“Just start doing what interests you without any intention of where that might lead,” Iconic Teacher, Stylist, Scientist & Author, Sarah Andrews

“What we are doing is too vulnerable, too scary to not have someone on your side, and it needs to be you,” Author, Podcaster, Creative Coach, Amie McNee AKA Inspired to Write

“You never know who is watching… you just have to be yourself,” Influential Artist Jenna Hutchison, AKA Love Ludie

“It's okay, you can start incrementally,” Founder of Wobble Yoga and Director of Scream Pretty Australia Polly Teller

“Sometimes what your soul guides you to do, doesn't always make sense to your mind, and it's not always convenient,” Transformational teacher and Author, Kute Blackson

“Sometimes it felt a little hard to say the truth {in business partnership}, like we were being polite,” Cat, Jade & Andrina, Psychotherapists and Co-Business Owners at Insight & Wellness

“We didn't spend any money on marketing or advertising because we didn't have any money to put behind it, it was just like, okay, let's just start,” Hype Gym Co-Founders Beck Burns and Lou Robertson

“I really wanted to start heading towards making change, but I didn't know how,” Equine Assisted Learning Coach and founder of Equine Angels, Lainie Bracher Towner

“The fear of remaining where I was, was greater than the fear of taking that risk and making the leap,” Potter, Kara Leigh Ford

"It's constant learning, constant trying, constant frustration, But it's balanced with success and with recognition," Yogi Peace Club Founder, Emma Barr

“You have to clean out the Garage before you can get something new,” Career Sabbaticalist, Kimberly Turner Eng

“Drawing on the experience that you have, you'll surprise yourself, how well you can do by just simply knowing what's worked for you in your corporate career and then applying that into your own business,” Restaurateur, Peter Burr

“If we’re curious, and we're willing to learn and we're resilient - you can achieve anything,” CEO & Creative Director of YCL Jewels Fabienne Costa

"When we can look at the pursuit of something new, and what we achieve in that pursuit, not as the goal but the pursuit itself as being the thing of value, something magical happens," Adaptability Coach and Mentor Stephen Gibb

“When you are starting out and stepping away from that corporate sector and you soon realize that there's just so many ways to move forward,” Whale Song Shack Creator and Artist Ingrid Daniell

“I definitely had a lot of imposter syndrome early on, even in my Instagram bio, for years after I started getting photography work I would still only ever have food blogger in my bio!” Photographer and Stylist, Dearna Bond

“I did absolutely everything and just sat on it for ages and I was like, when's gonna be the right time? which, you know what? There isn't a right time,”Perfectly Queer Founder and Entertainer, Aza/Della Katessen

“I just cannot describe the feeling of finally deciding to go out on your own and do something, I had no idea that I would one day be selling fish homewares!”Bobby Seaford & Skipjack Maps Co-Founder Skye Hamilton

“If you have something that you really want to start, just go and do it. Just go and do it on the weekends, do it after hours, and then just see what happens,” This is Incense (Gentle Habits) Founder, Sophie Marshall

“I don’t know what the hell I’m going to do financially, but I’m not doing this anymore,” Tasmanian Shacklife creator Naomi Hume

“I firmly believe that everything we do in our lives sets us up for the next thing, even if those skills don't necessarily feel transferable in the moment,” Author and Health Journalist Casey Beros

“You've really got to dig deep and think do I want to live my life like that? Or am I prepared to be a bit counterculture and choose different things?” Creator of The Lazy Prospector and multi-hyphenate, Melissa Hobbs

“It does feel daunting to relaunch, but you can literally be anything you want,” Abstract artist Sophie Le Couteur

“It was a real leap of faith that I had to take, if you're doing what you love, then keep doing it,” Kids Nutritionist Lucy Stewart

"Everything you've known for 20 years is now officially gone, what on earth do you do?” Spokesperson and PR Specialist Mel Greig

“Sometimes you need a little help to find yourself,” Your host Kim Kerton