A podcast that genuinely helps you start & scale your creative small business
This twice-weekly podcast aims to help small business owners with everything they need to start, grow and scale sustainably their own creative small business. Below you can listen to every episode of the My Daily Business podcast.
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Episode 265: Loom for sharing video
In today's episode, Fiona shares a helpful tool for sharing information through video. If you are a business owner, you can use it to share tutorial videos, courses, and so much more. Tune in!
Episode 264: Examples of GREAT marketing
This is crucial if you're trying to increase your sales. In today’s episode, Fiona talks about the five key stages of marketing and examples of brands that are doing great. Open your mind to what's possible when it comes to marketing for your small business in the different stages of the buyer cycle. Tune in!
Episode 263: Do you know other people's boundaries?
In today's episode, Fiona highlights one point that you can discover and uncover about the people that you work with, whether it is your staff or it's a business partner, a supplier, a manufacturer, or anyone within the realm of your small business. Tune in!
Episode 262: Providing access to great design in small spaces with Ryan McCormack, co-founder of Base Cabin
As a business owner, do you get anxious about something that is out of your control? In today's episode, Fiona chats with Ryan McCormack, co-founder of Base Cabin. They talk about how the business started, their business journey, and so much more. Tune in!
Episode 261: Are you sprinting or running a marathon?
Are you somebody who likes to work in short, sharp bursts of time? Or are you somebody who needs to know that you've got a whole day in front of you? In today's episode, Fiona shares a quick and important business tactic. Tune in!
Episode 260: How I take off 6 weeks in my business each year
A lot of time, people start their own businesses to give themselves freedom. In today's episode, Fiona shares how she manages to take 6 weeks off her business every year. Tune in!
Episode 259: How to have better meetings on Zoom
During zoom calls, are you guilty of holding your phone up to our camera to try and show what you are seeing? In today's episode, Fiona shares a quick tip to avoid this. Tune in!
Episode 258: Making knitting & crochet fun & accessible with Cat Bloxsom and Morgan Collins, the founders of Cardigang
Are you starting with the long term in mind? In today's episode, Fiona talks to Cat Bloxsom and Morgan Collins, the founders of Cardigang, about their journey in filling a gap in the market, working with a friend and so much more. They also talk about momentum over perfection. Tune in!
Episode 257: Why would someone date your brand?
Why should they fall in love with your brand? Are you bringing your brand attributes regularly in your communications so that people can fall in love with your business? In today's episode, Fiona celebrates her wedding anniversary by sharing an abstract but meaningful question. Tune in!
Episode 256: Being clear and transparent with your customers and looking into our own heritage with Sumana Jayanth of Damn Gina
How has your upbringing influenced your life now? In today's episode, Fiona talks to Sumana Jayanth of Damn Gina about so many tips and insights from tech tools to battling self-awareness and self-worth kind of issues. Tune in!
Episode 255: Who has access to your data?
Do you work with a lot of people? Or have you had lots of people come in and out of your business? In today's episode, Fiona shares a quick tip on how you can make sure that the right people have access to your data. Tune in!
Episode 254: Improving the relationships in your life as a business owner with Jill Dzadey of Freedom Couple Counselling
It's not a problem until it becomes a problem. In today's episode, Fiona chats with Jill Dzadey of Freedom Couple Counselling. They talk about how can we improve the relationships in our lives as small business owners - romantic relationships, business partners, & so much more. Tune in!
Episode 253: How to de-clutter your downloads
Digital file clutter is something that so many people deal with. In today's episode, Fiona shares a quick tip on how you can declutter all your digital files and have more control over where are things saved, and be able to find them again. Tune in!
Episode 252: 4 Principles of Marketing in action
Marketing can be a really overwhelming element of business. In today's episode, Fiona shares a framework that she teaches her clients who are starting a business or transitioning into business. Tune in!
Episode 251: Stolen Focus
We are all getting more scattered, and more distracted. In today's episode, Fiona shares tips that everyone could benefit from reading this book, particularly small business owners. Tune in!
Episode 250: Trusting your analytical mind and intuition to come up with a Unique Selling Point with Roxy Ryan of Hardie Grant Books
The best relationship and the best books come from proper collaborations between the authors and the publishers. In today's episode, Fiona chats with Roxy Ryan, the managing director of Melbourne at Hardie Grant Books, which is part of Hardie Grant Publishing. Tune in!
Episode 249: Why you should enter an award for your business
Awards. How do we feel about them? In today's episode, Fiona talks about looking at what awards are out there, and having a look at what might be relevant for you, particularly in 2023. Tune in!
Episode 248: What should you work on first?
How do you write or create your goals? In today's episode, Fiona shares an important tip, especially for those who depend on the last quarter of the year kicking in and giving them a huge amount of their total revenue for the year in their business. Tune in!
Episode 247: Who else is involved?
An organizational chart is not created to look at who's at the top, but to understand where you are going as a company. In today’s episode, Fiona talks about the importance of having an organizational chart. Tune in!
Episode 246: Reflecting your most authentic self with Boris Kezic, Founder of Metcon Creative and FridaysOff
People want transparency and honesty. In today's episode, Fiona chats with Boris Kezic, Founder of Metcon Creative and FridaysOff. They talk about the importance of authenticity, taking the spotlight off ourselves and always looking at the audience and thinking, “What do they need? What is most going to help them right now?”. Tune in!