F*ck Around and Find Out: The Women in Business Podcast
Three women in business, shooting the shit on all the ins and outs of running your own business. With a wonderful range of guest speakers joining us to unpack everyones individual experiences in their businesses, including the good, the bad and the ugly to help others wanting to start their own business with tips and advice.
With Christine Longworth, Emily Grover and Rah Gardiner.
Episodes
23 episodes
23: The one about the customer life cycle
Today we're banging on about the whole customer journey thing - you know, from that first "hey girl!" to keeping them coming back for more. We dive into all the bits and pieces that make up solid customer relationships (including our own stuff-...
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13:27
22: The secret weapon for any business - a Graphic Designer!
Today we're joined by graphic designer Elise from Elise Lola Designs. We dive deep into her journey and have a solid chat about the elephant in the room - Canva and its impact on professional design (spoiler alert: it's complicated!). Between f...
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42:31
21: The one about steamlining your processes
Get ready to nerd the fuck out about business systems! Today it's part 1 and we're diving deep into the shit that'll save your sanity - CRMs and automation tools that'll stop you from losing your mind over repetitive tasks.We're spillin...
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32:16
20: Emotional Plumbing
Today we're diving into the wild world of kinesiology with the incredible Alice Bullivant, who's here to explain what the fuck it actually is (because let's be real, most of us have no clue).Alice takes us on her journey from being a to...
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46:30
19: The one about the back-up plan
Holy shit, let's talk about backup plans! Because when life decides to throw you a curveball (or ten), you better have your ass covered. In this episode, we're getting real about the times everything went sideways - from family members landing ...
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42:46
18: From Graphic Designer to Buttercream Queen
Today's guest is Merlyn Hernandez, the creative mind behind Dolce Trio Cakes.Merlyn talks to us about her journey from being a graphic designer in Venezuela to becoming a pastry chef and cake designer in Australia. We talk about her exp...
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42:49
17: The one about tools of the trade: hardware edition
This ep is like Oprah's favourite things, but it's our favourite bits of hardware that we use All The Time. We talk keyboards, mice and compare Chris and Em's beloved reMarkable 2 against Rah's iPad.Number of fucks given in this episode...
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31:44
16: Pink October
A pinch and a punch for our first podcast episode of October! Today we're joined by Leisa Mitchell from Mitchell + Co Hair on Sydney's Northern Beaches. We chat about Leisa's experiences of owning salons vs being employed in one (and which vers...
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15: The one about self-care practices
Today's episode is part 3 of our series about women's mental health for LipTember. And today we're talking about the importance of self-care (it's not just bubble baths). We share our own self-care strategies, including having boundarie...
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42:27
14: Awards Season
Today we're talking to Ellie Hartley, founder of Virtuellie, a multi-award winning Australian virtual assistant agency. Ellie shares her journey of balancing work and family life after transitioning from the traditional 9-5. Big topics include ...
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13: The one about community
Today's episode is part 2 of our series about women's mental health for LipTember. Community is so so important, especially when it can get really isolating when running your own business. We talk about our experiences with network...
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31:10
12: The VA Advocate
Today we're joined by Rosie Shilo from Virtually Yours. Rosie's been running her virtual assistant empire for two fucking decades, and we talk about social media turning everything on its head and mental health in the digital hellscape. We also...
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39:59
11: The one about mental health
We're going deep in today's episode. We're talking about managing our mental health while running our businesses and managing life as mums to kids and furkids. We talk about the ways we try (emphasis on TRY) to manage mental health when we work...
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40:23
10: Let's flip this shit
Today's guest is Emma Wright, graphic designer and face of EM Designs.Look, we're just going to call this early: We LOVE Emma. We love what she shares in this episode about experience in brand marketing and strategy, as well as her thou...
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49:41
09: The one about our most-used apps
Buckle up, team. We're sharing some of our favourite apps that we use the most in our businesses to help us get more shit done and make us look great. It includes social media schedugling, time tracking and fancy-ass autocorrect. We als...
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37:38
08: From Trauma to Charity
Content warning: In this episode we reference family violence. If you need to talk to someone, call 1800RESPECT.In today's episode, we're joined by Kristine Hewitt from the charity Adamus Nexus, aimed at supporting women who have experi...
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37:43
07: The one about outsourcing
Today we're waxing lyrical about outsourcing, which we know can be a scary thing to consider doing in business. We talk through some of the benefits of outsourcing and ways of finding the right people to outsource to. There are a few diversions...
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39:24
06: Journey back to confidence
Today's guest is Melissa Higgins, from Salon Maya in Sydney's Northern Beaches. Mel opens up about her experience with a business partnership that didn't work out, and how she was able to branch out on her own. We talk about client relationship...
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48:53
05: The one about managing teams
Today we're banging on about various aspects of managing people and teams. We have a cathartic rant about personal experiences with different management styles, but also talk about the brilliance of effective onboarding, the impact of toxic wor...
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43:39
04: Being authentic in biz
Today's guest is Sam Ebblewhite, somatic sexologist and intuitive healer. Sam talks generously about her work, including issues like vaginismus and the importance of open s*x education. She also talks about the challenges and rewards of her wor...
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42:56
03: Paying (and being paid) properly
Today we're talking about proper payment for services and understanding the true cost of running a business. We also cover the pitfalls of accepting low rates, the challenges of subcontracting and contracting, and the necessity of accurate fina...
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37:12
02: Let's just fake everything until we make it
Today we're joined by Mary Growth from the Growth Collective Hub. We talk about challenges starting our own businesses like handling uncertainty, imposter syndrome, and that hilarious thing called work/life balance. Mary also talks about her wo...
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