Real-Life Business
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -If you’re in business and are looking for a show that helps you balance running it AND making sense of this crazy thing we call “life” then this is the place for you! Each week I’ll be chatting to real-life people, sharing their real-life stories about the real-life stuff that goes on behind the scenes of running their business…things we don’t always talk about, but things we all go through!
Join me, Claire Markwick for laughter and learning, inspiration and adventure as we unpack real-life business…
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Ep25 - 7 traits successful business owners share
September 14, 2021 14:05 - 32 minutes - 24.5 MBWe mark the end of season one of the Real-Life Business podcast with a reflection on the key themes that have come through the conversations so far. Join me, Claire Markwick as we go through the 7 traits successful business owners share. I am a firm believer that to grow a successful business, we need to grow ourselves as business owners as well; and I am thrilled that this belief has been substantiated through season one of the Real-Life Business podcast. This is the season one fin...
Ep24 - Madhu Jeyakumaran: Leadership starts with self
September 07, 2021 14:05 - 55 minutes - 33 MBWe could be forgiven for thinking the leadership is a corporate term, only relevant to large organisations; but that couldn’t be further from the truth. How we show up, how we operate and the standards we set for ourselves are just as, if not more important when we work for ourselves. This week I am chatting to Madhu Jeyakumaran, leadership expert and the Director and Principal Consultant at Think Stride Coaching and Consulting. Madhu talks about her own internal leadership evolution an...
Ep23 - Brie Jones - What do I want my business to be for me?
August 31, 2021 14:05 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBThere are many things we think about when we go into business or think about expanding; but perhaps one of the most important questions we should be asking, is one that can quite easily be overlooked. This week I am chatting to Brie Jones, a certified intuitive coach who is passionate about teaching women to Awaken their Intuition so they can embrace their Wild Self! Brie lives with her husband and 4 (soon to be 5) kids, on a farm in the Upper Murry in regional Victoria. She chats ...
Ep22 - Claudine Charles: Faith, resilience & opportunity in business
August 24, 2021 14:05 - 1 hour - 37.5 MBIn business there are many tools and systems that we can use to expand and grow. Perhaps some of the most powerful are those we hold within us, and through times of adversity, we can find ourselves needing to call on them more than ever. Business is a roller coaster and my guest this week knows that better than anyone. Claudine Charles, who’s located in the UK has spent the past 18 years working with large global corporates leading and designing their employee training programmes.She l...
Ep21 - Melissa Guller: Reducing the pressure of business
August 17, 2021 14:05 - 51 minutes - 31.6 MBBeing in business for ourselves can be a wonderful thing; but there can also be a tremendous weight on our shoulders that can become overbearing if we’re not careful, which is why it is imperative to set ourselves up for success. In this week’s episode of Real-Life Business, I am chatting with Melissa Guller, the CEO of Wit & Wire and we talk about the importance of a support network around us; setting realistic expectations and having systems in place (that we use) to help manage our ti...
Ep20 - Joanne Holbrook: Building our capacity for business
August 10, 2021 14:05 - 56 minutes - 33.9 MBWhen Joanne started writing, her intention was to capture stories for her kids to look back on later in life; never did she believe she would be a published author across the globe, have an Audible edition of her book and be the facilitator of an accompanying online course. The last 2 years has been a whirlwind for Joanne, where she has had to continually stretch and reinvent herself into the businesswoman she is today; and amid it all, as if publishing a book and launching an online cou...
Ep19 - Bite-sized with Claire Markwick: how thoughts & beliefs affect our business
August 03, 2021 14:05 - 17 minutes - 13.6 MBJoin Real-Life Business host, Claire Markwick for part 2 of this mini bite sized edition of the show where she talks focus…this week, how our thoughts and beliefs affect what is possible for our business. This week we’re following on with part 2 of our chat about focus and how it affects our business (check out part 1 HERE). Its important to have a plan to ensure we are doing things that move us in the direction of our goals; but it is even more important to ensure we have a healthy bel...
Ep18 - Bite-sized with Claire Markwick: where focus goes, energy flows
July 27, 2021 14:05 - 18 minutes - 14.1 MBJoin Real-Life Business host, Claire Markwick in this mini bite sized edition of the show where she talks focus…what it is, how we find it and how we keep it! You may have seen the title of this week’s episode quoted about the place and it is so true!! What we choose to focus on, is what we will get more of; and that goes not only for what we are physically doing, but also for how we are thinking and what we are choosing to believe. Follow the tips in this week’s episode to make sur...
Ep17 - Stephanie Menere: Creating space in business
July 20, 2021 22:00 - 55 minutes - 32.2 MBAs a business owner, we very often have a million and one things going round in our mind at any one time. In this conversation, we chat about our success and growth being linked to our ability to quieten the noise and create some space. I’m chatting with Stephanie Menere, Chartered Accountant, cash specialist and founder of Penny School. Stephanie knows from personal experience that the journey from employee to entrepreneur doesn’t always go to plan and she talks freely about getting ...
Ep16 - Suzanne Chadwick: Being BOLD in Business
July 13, 2021 22:00 - 48 minutes - 29.2 MBThe success of our business essentially comes down to something remarkably simple… what we choose to say YES to and what we choose to say NO to.Join me for an inspiring conversation this week as we discover how to BOLDLY move our business forward without burning out in the process. Suz Chadwick is a BOLD Business, Branding & Speaker Coach, who works with her clients, taking their brand from basic biscuits to delectable ‘got to have' goodness. With over 10 years as a brand consultant wor...
Ep15 - Julia Woods: Managing Madness
July 06, 2021 22:00 - 52 minutes - 30.6 MBWhen our business grows exponentially, we can be fooled into thinking we need a system to manage our clients; but what if what we actually need, is a system to manage ourselves… In this week’s episode, I am chatting with Julia Woods. Lesbian – digital nomad – business consultant and writing sidekick. With the big 5-0 fast approaching, Julia and her partner decided to sell up, pack up and hit the open road. What was meant to be a period of freedom, quickly became a bit of a headache, w...
Ep14 - Annabel Gonifas: Act as if you're already there
June 29, 2021 22:00 - 54 minutes - 33.6 MBIn life and in business, we have a choice. We can sit back and react to whatever “happens” complaining that we’re not where we want to be; or we can proactively decide what we want and steer ourselves in the direction to achieve it. In this week’s episode, I am chatting with Annabel Gonifas, the founder of DizzleSky Kitchen Club Membership and Coaching in the UK. Growing up surrounded by great food, she fell in love with cooking and the idea of making it her career yet had no idea how ...
Ep13 - Bite Sized with Claire Markwick - top 5 tips for managing our mindset
June 22, 2021 21:00 - 24 minutes - 19.4 MBJoin Real-Life Business host, Claire Markwick in this special bite sized edition of the show where she shares her top 5 tips for managing our mindset to get through tough times without going crazy in the process! Over the last 12 weeks, Real-Life Business has bought you amazing stories from business owners across the globe sharing their real-life insights into how they manage themselves and their business amid this crazy thing we call life. This week, host Claire Markwick flies solo in ...
Ep12 - Melissa Judd: The mess of life IS life!
June 15, 2021 22:00 - 54 minutes - 31.5 MBThere’s a common misconception that if we hustle hard enough, we will reach a point in our business where everything will suddenly fall into place, and we will reach that Zen state of calm enlightenment… this week’s guest calls BS total on that!! Melissa Judd is a qualified Life Coach, Cognitive Behavioural Coach (CBT), Solution-based Counsellor and Trauma Practitioner who works one-on-one with clients to identify and eliminate behaviours and attitudes that are holding them back from bec...
Ep11 - Emma Moss: Just prove them wrong
June 08, 2021 22:00 - 52 minutes - 32.2 MBIt can take tremendous courage to back out of a decision that everyone around you was so proud you made; and when that means switching from attending law school to serving coffee from a Kombi, that’s when pure stubborn determination kicks in to prove the naysayers wrong… Emma is the owner of Lucid Kombi Cafe and Lucid Coffee Bar. She started her business journey at age 18 with a priority to align her values of community and creativity to her work. She realised just in the nick of time th...
Ep10 - Rachel Torrealba: From breakdown to breakthrough
June 01, 2021 22:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBWe all know the importance of looking after our wellbeing, yet there is a marked difference between knowing about it and actually doing it. It took a breakdown for this weeks’ guest to learn that lesson and she bares all with us in this conversation. Rachel was a full-time language teacher for 15 years, but in 2009, following a difficult separation from her first husband, she found herself struggling with depression and isolation from her daughters. Returning to full-time work did not ...
Ep9 - Nicole Dennis: Doing business on my terms
May 25, 2021 22:00 - 55 minutes - 32.4 MBIn an era where hustling till we drop can be seen as the norm, it takes a strong mind to go against the grain and that is exactly what this week’s guest has done. Creating a business and a lifestyle on HER terms… Nicole Dennis is a Mum-preneur on a mission to empower strong, focused women and men to unleash their deepest potential and fall wildly in love with their lives every day! With two decades of business experience as the youngest woman in management at a high-profile corpora...
Ep8 - Philippa Menere: Finding our flow in business
May 18, 2021 22:00 - 54 minutes - 30.9 MBThere is no one size fits all approach to business, yet society creates these unwritten rules and definitions that we can feel bound by; or we judge ourselves against and that can lead us to feeling like a fraud. In this episode we talk about this and how to get around it to find our own, natural flow. Philippa is an Intuitive Healer.She combines her nursing background with a wealth of learned skills as a healer to guide her clients to finding the form of healing their body needs. She...
Ep7 - Ashley Hughes: Comfortable being uncomfortable
May 11, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 37.6 MBWhen we have been doing something for so long, we only need to put 20% effort into achieving it, it could be a sign it’s time for a new challenge; but starting something new can leave us feeling like an imposter. We discuss this and more in this week’s episode. It doesn’t matter who we are and what we’ve done, when we are put in a position of doing something for the first time, we can feel like an imposter. It is how we choose to handle these moments that will ultimately make or break ...
Ep6 - Renee Lindley: A few courageous decisions
May 05, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBThe only limitation to what we can achieve, is what we choose to believe; and if we agree with that, then it follows that our success is 100% in our hands. This realisation was the turning point in Renee’s business journey, and she shares it with us in this episode. Renee Lindley is the owner of Wren Store & Styling in Gundagai NSW – a cosy and affordable women's clothing and accessories store that also offers a range of personal styling services. No longer dazzled by the bright lights ...
Ep5 - Amanda Kate: Making time for what's important
May 04, 2021 22:00 - 46 minutes - 27.1 MBWe all have the same 24 hours in our day and how well we manage that time to get all that we need to done; depends on many things. Amanda fights fires, rescues people at sea, cares for animals, lives on a farm, runs a business AND is mum to a toddler…find out how this pro fits it all in in this week’s episode… Amanda Kate is the founder of Design Lingo, a business creating functional home and workspaces through conceptual designs and consultations. On top of that, Amanda volunteers with...
Ep4 - Dave Clare: Become more to be more
April 28, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBLiving in a basement apartment under a tanning salon, with the building’s main toilet waste pipe running through his office, Dave was close to giving up on the business dream, until one simple question popped in his head. From that moment he has always challenged himself to evolve. To expand his thinking in order to become more, enabling him to be more. Dave is the CEO and Founder of Circle Leadership; the Pacific Region Ambassador of the Global Company Culture Association; author of the...
Ep 3 - Nicole McHenry: If not now, when?
April 27, 2021 22:00 - 57 minutes - 33.6 MBWe cannot predict what life has in store for us and Nicole has been dealt her fair share of challenge and loss; but instead of that holding her back, she now uses it as her fuel to propel both herself and her clients forward. Far from your average number crunching accountant, Nicole is passionate about using her rich bag of life experiences to her advantage. An advocate of lifelong learning, Nicole has post grads in business, higher education, management, and project management; and furthe...
Ep2 - Wes Alan: Following your passion and finding purpose
April 20, 2021 23:00 - 43 minutes - 28.5 MBWes’s passion for his craft has allowed him to weather many storms from failed businesses to global pandemics and even a week in a South African prison! He is a firm believer in working hard at our craft and when we learn to do that on our own terms, that is when the magic truly happens. In this episode Wes shares how he discovered his passion quite early on in life, but it has taken many years and a few false starts to get to where he is right now. Business is never easy, and we don’t ge...
Ep1 - Jessica Keller: Growing a business one step at a time
April 20, 2021 22:00 - 53 minutes - 29.8 MBJessica’s first business “successfully failed” but instead of giving up, she has used those lessons to fuel an even bigger dream.Jess is the perfect example of how we don’t have to be restricted by our past and even with very little behind us, if we have the passion and the energy, we can move mountains. In this episode Jess shares her story of how having to close the doors on her first business, fuelled her ambition to open the doors on a new chapter. She shares how she manages her mental...
Bonus Preview: About Real-Life Business
April 01, 2021 01:18 - 16 minutes - 13 MBWelcome to the Real-Life Business podcast! This bonus preview episode gives you a sneak peak of what you can expect from Real-Life Business. Find out who this show is for and who it is not for and find out a bit more about me - your host, Claire Markwick! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is not your average small business podcast. If you're looking for advice on the latest marketing strategies or social media trends, then this is probably not the show for you. If on the other hand you value hearing peo...
Real-Life Business Trailer
March 31, 2021 05:15 - 1 minute - 1.16 MBWelcome to the Real-Life Business podcast! This is not your average small business podcast. If you're looking for advice on the latest marketing strategies or social media trends, then this is probably not the show for you. If on the other hand you value hearing people's stories and take inspiration from their journey...read on... Each week I'll be interviewing real-life people, sharing their real-life stories about the real-life stuff that goes on behind the scenes of running a business...