The Flaming Super Business Chat Show
By Sheena Whyatt - KAPOW! & Amanda Roulstone - Dragon VA
The Flaming Super Business Chat ShowSep 14, 2022
Series Three, Episode Three - Are you hustling for the sake of hustling?
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk equipment, software, insurance and everything you might need to get started. And maybe a few things you don’t need…
In this episode we discuss the notion of being busy for the sake of being busy and how productive or unproductive that can be.
Series Three, Episode Two - Don't stay on the sinking ship just because you bought a ticket
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk equipment, software, insurance and everything you might need to get started. And maybe a few things you don’t need…
In this episode we talk about why it's not always best to see things through to the bitter end, and when it's time to evaluate if the thing you're doing is still serving your business well.
Series Three, Episode One - Do or do not...
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk equipment, software, insurance and everything you might need to get started. And maybe a few things you don’t need…
In this episode we kick off series three with a few well places Star Wars references, and manage to tie them into business lessons, plus some slightly hilarious out of sync audio between the two parties as the respective party's rural broadbands struggle to keep up!
Series Two, Episode Seven - Rise of the Machine
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk equipment, software, insurance and everything you might need to get started. And maybe a few things you don’t need…
In this episode we talk about the rise of AI, whether you're rise of the machine or rage against the machine, AI is here and it's good to know how to harness it to do your will...
Series Two, Episode Six - I know someone that can help with that.
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk equipment, software, insurance and everything you might need to get started. And maybe a few things you don’t need…
In this episode we talk about how networking has helped us to grow our contacts and give us a pretty good list of people who can help - whatever the issue...
Series Two, Episode Five - It's not your pocket money yet!
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow! your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk equipment, software, insurance and everything you might need to get started. And maybe a few things you don’t need…
In this episode we have a big grown up discussion about managing your business finances, and not rushing out to spend your income and sweets and comics straight away!
Have fun!
Series Two, Episode Four What does business growth mean to you?
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow! your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk equipment, software, insurance and everything you might need to get started. And maybe a few things you don’t need…
In this episode we talk about using your existing knowledge to grow your business.
If you'd like to know more about the products we mention in this episode then head over to our respective websites where you'll find the links to all of them.
Have fun!
Series Two, Episode Three Be the Boss of your Business
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk equipment, software, insurance and everything you might need to get started. And maybe a few things you don’t need…
In this episode we talk about being the boss of your own business, Boaty McBoatface, Boris the cat and have a bit of an internet crisis!
It's always fun.
Series Two, Episode Two - If it doesn't work, why are you still doing it?
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk equipment, software, insurance and everything you might need to get started. And maybe a few things you don’t need…
In this episode we talk about being the boss of your own business, Boaty McBoatface, Boris the cat and have a bit of an internet crisis!
It's always fun.
Series Two, Episode One - Never Say Never Again
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk equipment, software, insurance and everything you might need to get started. And maybe a few things you don’t need…
In this episode we talk about going back to do things you said you'd never do again, why it's always good to keep an open mind and announce the brand new face to face networking meeting that will be taking place in the Lincolnshire region.
If you'd like to attend Newark Brunch on the 18th January at 10am you can book on here: 4N Meeting - Newark Brunch - Jan 18, 2023 10:00 am (networkcentral.biz)
Episode Eight: Making Mistakes is Good for you
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk equipment, software, insurance and everything you might need to get started. And maybe a few things you don’t need…
In this episode we talk about the mistakes we've made and what we learnt from them, and why it's a good thing to make mistakes as long as you are learning from them and not repeating them.
If you want to know more about The Web Guys, who are mentioned in the episode then you can find them at Home - The Web Guys
If you'd like to check out Sheena's masterclasses you can head to The Kapow Coaching Hub
Episode Seven: Is it too good to be true?
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk equipment, software, insurance and everything you might need to get started. And maybe a few things you don’t need…
This week join Sheena on a flaming super rant about something that really trips her trigger...
Episode Six: What do you need to get started?
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk equipment, software, insurance and everything you might need to get started. And maybe a few things you don’t need…
To keep Amanda topped up with chocolate bees, take a look at Policy Bee for your insurance needs using her affliate link. You'll also get £20 back on your policy.
The Information Commissioners Self-Assessment checklist can be found here - this will help you decide if you need to register or not.
Finally another affliiate link, this is Amanda's link for Mailerlite, take a look at this as a way to get a simple low cost website to get you started. https://www.mailerlite.com/invite/22fd3d4ce79f5
Episode Five: Is it time to do a customer audit?
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.”
What do you do with the customers that drive you crazy? How do you make sure that you've got the right clients to grow your business? Sheena and Amanda talk about doing a customer audit (aka sacking off the clients that drive you mad).
Sheena's FREE customer audit plan is available here. Or sign up for her mini course here.
Episode Four: Don’t undersell yourself
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda discuss the importance of pricing your products and services to keep a steady flow of customers without under or over charging.
Episode Three: Marketing for Free
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda discuss how to get started marketing a new business when you’ve not got much of a budget.
If you'd like to know more about The Web Guys and their low cost marketing options then click here.
For more information and mini courses based around email marketing, lead magnets and landing pages head to the Dragon Marketing Academy.
To grab a free tip sheet on creating Lead Magnets click here.
Episode Two: You need a plan!
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk about the importance of planning for long range and short term goals.
If you want to know more about Sheena's Productivity Pack you can find it here
For teeny, tiny A6 to do today pads head over here
Episode One: In the beginning...
With over 30 years in business between them join Sheena Whyatt of Kapow!, your Super Business Coach and Amanda Roulstone from Dragon Virtual Assistants, flaming good marketing support as they chat about the what, where, how and why of running your own business, the highs and lows, pitfalls and blessings and all the bits in between.
Sheena and Amanda talk about how they started out in business for themselves and what they have learnt over the years.