Delve into the business aspect of facilitators and trainers. Featuring interviews with professionals discussing topics such as finances, pricing, scaling, marketing, and client management. New episodes fortnightly.
Ep. 42 – Websites and SEO – What Every Freelancer and Facilitator Needs to Know
In this episode, I’m joined by Barb Davids, a website and SEO strategist who helps business owners grow their organic traffic and make their websites work harder (without all the tech overwhelm). Together, we dive into why your website still matters – even in the age of social media – and what simple changes you can make to boost your online presence.
Navigating the Legal Side of Business
In this episode, we dive into all things legal – what it is we need in our businesses as solopreneurs, through to partnerships or big entities. Trust me when I recommend you get the legal side of your business in order early on.
Ep. 40 – Me, my business and Neurodiversity
Kirsty and Hayley explore Hayley’s journey into neuro-inclusion consulting, discussing the challenges and triumphs of running a business as a neurodivergent individual.
Balancing Being Yourself and Business
Em Stroud is a comic coach, professional clown, facilitator and entrepreneur, who shares her journey through the world of business and creativity. She discusses her dual identity as a performer and business owner, the importance of practicing one’s craft, and the lessons learned from both successes and failures in entrepreneurship. Her insights provide a roadmap for aspiring entrepreneurs and highlight the significance of following one’s passion.
The Importance of Streamlining Operations and Processes in a Small Business
Sneha Morjaria is the founder of The Growth Chain and School of Operations. She helps founders stop doing it all ie she shows us how to operationalise our businesses so that we have time and space to do the work we love – facilitate, train or coach.
SOFest 2025 April Update
Join me, Kirsty, as I share insights into the planning and financial aspects of SoFest.
I share the exact costs of running the festival, how much money we have raised to date (4th April 2025) and how much of a financial hole there is.
Common Challenges Faced by Entrepreneurs & The Importance of Community
As business owners there are many common challenges we encounter, such as time management, financial planning, and the importance of having a clear vision and strategy. Working these out on our own can be lonely and quite frankly boring, with little fun.
Saying No, Finding Balance after Burnout & Redefining Success in our Business
As facilitators, trainers, and business owners, we often find ourselves saying “yes” too much, overworking, and stretching our own boundaries—sometimes to the point of burnout. In this episode, I sit down with Beth Cougler Blom, learning designer, facilitator, and podcast host, to have an honest conversation about what it means to run a business without running ourselves into the ground.
Strategy, Facilitation & Finding Clients
This episode is a live getting to know you session. Faris and I didn’t meet until I hit record and this is very much a raw conversation as we talk about our businesses, the challenges of loneliness in facilitation, the impact of social media, and the importance of emotional intelligence in business.
Money is Sexy: The Pricing Conversation
This episode is all about money and pricing. Listen if you want to stretch your thinking!Laura Payne-Stanley is a Success Management Consultant and a Coach. She works with private individuals as well as corporates and small businesses to enable them to create and live the life they want.In this conversation, Kirsty and Laura delve into…