Girls Gotta Work

Multi-business owner and freelance social media manager, Ash joins the podcast today to talk about her passion for helping others along their business journey.

You’ll learn about:

• What helps keep Ash motivated and driven

• The biggest challenges Ash has faced in her business

• How Ash manages her clients

• Her advice for people who are thinking of starting a business

Founder of Her Speaker Coach, Annelise McCarthy helps women all over the world with public speaking, communication and how to be more confident. Annelise joins the podcast to talk about the importance of believing in yourself and finding your voice. 

You’ll learn about:

• How Annelise started her business

• The significance of business brand flexibility

• How Annelise helps women to find their confidence and voice

• The importance of believing in yourself

• Dealing with business burnout

Jess Williamson, a business and mindset mentor, speaker and author joins the podcast to talk about shifting mindsets! Jess shares with us how powerful having a positive mindset can be in starting and running your business.

You’ll learn about:

• What role mindset plays in the success of running a business

• How mindset can evolve and change with different businesses

• Why did Jess start her first business in the fashion industry

• How to deal with burnouts while running multiple businesses

In this episode Hayleigh will be joined by Kim, a small business owner and podcast host of Unemployed and Afraid. Kim shares her business journey, the highs and lows and what it really takes to start a business.

You’ll learn about:

• How scary starting the business actually is.

• What it takes to start and run a business.

• How important it is to believe in yourself when things don’t work out.

• Benefits of having a mindset of learning and doing it yourself.

Hayleigh sits down with Ami, the creative powerhouse behind Damn Right. From product packaging to web pages, Ami's expertise spans the digital realm. Ami spills her secrets behind using AI as her creative sidekick to make copywriting magic happen.

You’ll learn about:

• How incorporating AI can impacting business

• Creative ways to use AI in your business

• How to manage work life balance as a business owner

• Managing your time and energy

Online Business Manager, and friend of the show, Cat Dunn joins Hayleigh to talk about how Cat started her biz, and her take on creating a brand.

You’ll learn about:

• The importance of being yourself when creating your brand

• Dealing with imposter syndrome

• Cat’s learnings in her biz journey

• How important it is to have a good support system

Melbourne Interior Designer, Nikki Weedon joins Hayleigh for this weeks episode to talk about choosing flexibility and autonomy in working for herself and the experiences of gatekeeping in the industry. 

You’ll learn about:

• Nikki’s passion for “dopamine design” 

• Pivotal moments that created change in Nikki’s career

• Navigating business realities 

• The role of authenticity in business

2024 is the year of Big Scary Audacious Goals, and in today’s episode I’m walking you through what I’m doing to take bold action on those goals and help you to achieve your goals and make 2024 your best year so far.

You’ll learn about:

• Upcoming TOP SECRET Girls Gotta Work Events

• Creating your yearly goals

• Dealing with the discomfort of pursuing your big goals

• Building resilience and knowing you’re supported

We made it to the end of 2023 Biz Besties. All I can say is WOW! 2023 was a big year, so this episode is sharing my learnings and being thankful for the year that was.

You’ll learn about:

• Why everything isn’t always as it seems

• What’s coming in 2024

• My #1 tip to new business owners

• Why you need to prioritise rest

Today’s guest Beth shares her inspiring journey as the founder of Saint Jack, as well as insights from working with Rihanna's makeup artist. Discover the challenges and triumphs behind the creation and launch of a groundbreaking makeup sanitising spray and navigating the complexities of managing diverse responsibilities.

You’ll learn about:

• How different the experience of business is for everyone

• Choosing your own “hard”

• The challenges of scaling

• Prioritising self care

All I’ve got to say is, how the hell does she do it all. After seeing the transformation of her work with new parents, Jazz was inspired to go into sleep consultancy knowing she could help parents return to work. Now she runs 2 businesses, 2 podcasts, and is thriving in her personal life as a mum and wife. 

You’ll learn about:

• How Jazz manages business and motherhood

• Why “should” isn’t a helpful word

• The evolution of her business(es)

• Setting boundaries and sticking to them

• The momentum of taking action

Georgia's journey from drawing houses to becoming an artist from home and creating her brand agency Soft Launch, proves that success is a blend of luck and relentless effort. She shares insights into her childhood of artistic parents and that her family celebrated weirdness and loudness. Georgia also shares her view on whether the term "imposter syndrome" is overused or not.

You’ll learn about:

• The difference between working in and on your business

• Challenges with delegating

• Georgia’s advice for when there’s bumps in the road

• Building a thriving community

If you joined us for the Girls Gotta Work live event in Melbourne earlier this year, you will know of our beautiful guest, Amy. If you didn’t, you will absolutely love today’s episode. Amy from Content Queen Planner joins me today to talk about the journey of starting a business, the stress and overwhelm we put on ourselves and how she stays up to date with Ecommerce trends and technology.

You’ll learn about:

• Finding the balance

• Actual degree vs google degree

• Surrounding yourself with the right mentors

• The power of referrals 

Nicole Smith is the perfect person to join me on the podcast today to talk about all things process and systems. Nicole in her daily life, helps fabulous business owners to create space for creativity and freedom.

You’ll learn:

• Making business management a breeze with the right systems

• How holistic systems can help your business 

• Setting up a central location for information in your business 

• Using a project management tool that works for you

• Unexpectedly juicy productivity tips

After working together at an agency, friends turned into co-founders as Hayley and Katy created Oh My Digital. A Brisbane based digital agency that helps brands become best friends with their marketing.

You’ll learn:

• How their digital agency got started

• How OMD run their business as co-founders

• Balancing friendship and business life

• Evolving the brand and aligning to their true selves

Lexy McDonald is the energetic, incredible Founder and CEO of mental health app HerHelp who turned her experience of being bullied in high school into a place where she’s helping other people having a tough time to connect. Lexy joins me today in one of my favourite episodes to talk about creating the app straight out of high school and how she was able to turn her vulnerability into a positive experience for others.

You’ll learn:

• Creating conversations around mental health

• Being vulnerable with your audience if it aligns

• The importance of a community to lean on

• Daily practices for your mental health

If you came to our live event, you’ll know this incredible woman, Michelle from Aussie Biz Chick. Michelle started her subscription box for female entrepreneurs back in 2020 after 2 other businesses didn’t work out. 

You’ll learn:

• Why you shouldn’t compare yourself to other business owners
• When to outsource little luxuries
• Michelle’s biggest learnings 
• When and who to invest in when it comes to coaching

As a business owner, getting control of your mindset, boosting your confidence, and showing up when it’s hard, are things most of us face. So this week, I bought in the big guns with Suz Chadwick to (fan girl) talk to her about all of these topics as well as her speciality, in creating magnetic brands.

You’ll learn:

• Why the worst they can say is no
• Detaching yourself from the business
• Your brain is doing its job by keeping you safe
• Flipping the script on intrusive thoughts
• Are you willing to be courageous?

Being a multi passionate female founder is something that this community will find SUPER relevant. And joining me (to fangirl) today to talk about timeblocking, being kind to yourself, having adhd and being in it for the girlies, is Ellen from Baby Pink Gin. Ellen is also the director of Flaunt Marketing Agency and the Female Founders Festival.

You’ll learn:

• Why you should strike while the iron is hot
• How Baby Pink Gin was born
• Dealing with imposter syndrome
• Being a woman in a male dominated industry

In today’s episode, I am joined by Dietician, Yoga Teacher, Podcast Host and my friend, Emily Rault from One for the Honey Podcast. Em shares so many valuable tips about burnout, mindfulness and prioritising self care.

You’ll learn:

• Lowering burnout as much as possible
• Finding enjoyment in food
• Mindfulness practices to include in our day
• Em's Shake it out method

Welcome to the Girls gotta Work podcast, I’m Hayleigh, a recovering awkward person, a multi-passionate entrepreneur and I LOVE talking about business.

Every other Wednesday I’ll be chatting to the best babes in business about the rad, the bad and the mad reality of what it’s like to work for yourself - sprinkled with a bit of education and a lot of inspo to help get you through those tough days. 

Think of us as your new biz bestie, but in your pocket to hang out with anytime here on the podcast.

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In today’s episode, Jordan and Hayleigh share their hot take on outsourcing. They dive into their insights into the resistance to outsourcing and how to know if and when it’s the right time to do it. Hayleigh also reveals her late arrival to a very well known tv show (that has been off air for 4 years) - can you guess which one?

You’ll learn:

• Why businesses owners shouldn’t try to do it all
• The reasons why people outsource
• Outsourcing isn’t just a luxury
• Creating space to grow
• Limitations on outsourcing

These Girls really know how to Work, but do they know how to rest? With multiple businesses, side hustles and full time work, Jordan and Hayleigh share how they rest (even if they aren’t great at it).

You’ll learn:

• The difference between mental & physical rest
• Why rest is so important and how to actually rest
• The 7 types of rest you need
• If you need to crash and burn to learn how to beat the burnout

Where branding came from and that it’s now so much more than just logos & colour palettes in the modern business world, and we’ve got the pro, Darby Lyndon here to tell us all about it. 

You’ll learn:

• How to infusing your branding through your messaging
• Why branding is so much more than the logo, it’s the feel and the vibe
• If procrasti-branding actually a vibe
• About getting clear on your Brand DNA and target audience
• What people are missing in branding

Holy crap, girl gang, it has been a whole year since we started talking about the rad, the bad and the mad realities of running a business in Girls Gotta Work. Can you believe it? Today we’re reflecting on the year that was.

We dive into:

• Dreaming big and now even bigger
• The challenges we faced 
• The beautiful community we’ve created
• What our goals are for the next year of GGW

Jords and Hayleigh chat about our first ever live panel event, which was a HUGE freaking success, Jords shares her experience about going back to work from her business as well as having her business now be a “side hustle”hire.

We dive into:

• Debriefing our event
• If the grass is greener on the other side
• What the differences are in working for a company
• Can you really do it all?

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Today we’re wrapping up our female themed month with one of our biz besties, and Founder of Sunday Best Digital, a Boutique SEO Agency, the gorgeous Remi Audette. Remi joins us to talk about the difference between masculine and feminine energy in business and workplaces and how we can use our feminine energy to our advantage.

We dive into:

• Masculine energy in SEO agencies
• The experience in business is what really counts
• Stereotypes women face in business
• Women's leadership and creating more than just families

We are back for another episode to talk through mentors. What they are, how they can help your business and whether we’re into them or not at all.

We dive into:

• Asking someone to be your mentor
• The difference between a coach and a mentor
• How we mentor and be mentored
• Reframing mentorship

We have one of the Founder of Good Chat Media, and one of our biz besties, Cass, here to talk about women supporting women and what that means for us.

We dive into:

• What women supporting women means to us
• Community over competition
• Asking for help
• Advice for women in business
• Finding people that bring out the best in you

The Girls are back with their first solo episode of 2023, and they kick it off with some big news in Jordan’s world and Hayleigh’s challenge before she is thirty, flirty and thriving!

We dive into:

• Our first ever event!!!
• Setting lifestyle and milestone goals
• Reverse engineering your goals from someone you aspire to be
• Rewards and habit stacking
• Calling out the self sabotage

We are back for the Girls Gotta Work podcast, Happy 2023! Today we’re joined by a very special guest Iolanthe Gabrie. We talk about trusting your intuition, setting up for success and why worrying in your business is normal.

We dive into:

• Followers don’t equal profit
• How to care less and grow more
• Bravery in business
• There is enough business for everyone

In the last episode of 2022, Jordan and Hayleigh reflect on the year that was, 2022. Tune in to find out if the girls stuck to their “intention word” of the year.

We dive into:

• How the girls prepare for the Summer/Christmas closure
• Working through busy periods in eCommerce
• The evolution of our podcast
• If New Years Resolutions will make the cut
• And a VERY special announcement

We’ll be back in your ears on the first Wednesday of February 2023, have a fantastic break whatever you’re doing and we can’t wait to chat in the New Year!

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In today’s episode, Jordan and Hayleigh talk about their personality traits and differences and how they use these as their super powers.

We dive into:

• Representation is KEY!
• Having a anxiety as a business owner
• Understanding how to make introversion work for you
• Working through our differences to embrace them

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In today’s episode, Jordan and Hayleigh talk about how they set themselves up for success in business, by first diving into exactly what success looks like to them.

We dive into:

• What we do in our personal lives to keep us on track in our biz lives
• Why the Steve Jobs’ of the world wear a ‘uniform’ everyday
• Mindset practices that are SO important to us
• Time management practices and tools to show you how long things *actually* take
• Tips for productivity in your business

After bonding over a past-project-trauma, Hayleigh and Jordan are joined by the lovely Liv Wilson from Vi. Liv shares how she got started with her business and not knowing what the F to do with GST, because who tells you these things, right?

We dive into:

• Your whole body smiling talking about business
• Not knowing about SO many things.
• Finding the right support in your biz
• The huge amount of personal growth in owning a business

This week on Girls Gotta Work, Jordan shares some super exciting news, and Hayleigh shares about the huge milestone she ticked off #kickinggoals. Jordan and Hayleigh share what the benefits and disadvantages niching brings and if niching is the secret sauce for scaling your business.

We dive into:

• Why we do, or don’t niche in our businesses
• Being across multiple industries
• Different ways to niche in your business
• Niching in service based vs product based businesses

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Every week Jordan and Hayleigh jump on a Zoom call to chat about their weeks accompanied with a beverage of choice. This week, you’re invited in as the Girls Gotta Work shares their Wine & Whinge session with you.

We dive into:

• Impacts of being a basic bitch aka watching too many crime shows
• Our morning routines, or lack thereof
• Emotional support water bottles
• Entering awards
• Hitting 1,000 downloads!!!

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This week on Girls Gotta Work, Jordan shares some super exciting biz news and then gets her turn to put Hayleigh in the hot seat!

We dive into:

• Being a multi-passionate entrepreneur
• What Hayleigh’s “genie in a bottle” 3 wishes for her business are
• Taking control of our mindset
• Things in our biz we did NOT expect to enjoy so much

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This week on Girls Gotta Work, Hayleigh and Jordan talk about how they celebrate (or need to improve celebrating) their wins in business.

We dive into:

• Different categories of wins
• What you value for your celebratory-worth wins
• The feeling of dancing in your kitchen
• Suggestions from our wonderful community

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When you think about networking, what do you think of? We want to redefine networking, where it’s no longer old dudes in suits handing out business cards (or even worse, putting them in a bowl), feeling transactional at a total snorefest. In today’s episode, we talk about our experience with networking events, the good, the bad and the mad.

We dive into:

• Icky networking events
• Are business cards still a thing?
• The ways of networking we love
• Stories from our community about networking events

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This week on the Girls Gotta Work Podcast, Hayleigh puts Jordan in the hot seat with some not-so-rapid fire questions and she has no idea what’s coming!

We dive into:

• How transparent should you really be in business
• Non-negotiables for setting up for success
• What we’re reading right now
• Business advice we wish we were told in our first year

Your fave gals are back for another episode of chaos chatting all about what it looks like to work in your business vs on your business.

We dive into:

• What it looks like to have a CEO Day in our businesses
• Differences between our maintenance and growth phases
• Working on your business looks different to what you might think
• What works for you is what’s best for you

Hayleigh’s Book Recommendation: Power by Kemi Nekvapil

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After both being unwell and having a massive dose of the CBFs, we are bringing you a very different episode. We want to make it known that it’s okay to have average days every now and then and to let yourself feel the feels. This episode is our mid-year check-in to chat about all things biz related.

We dive into:

• Letting yourself have average days
• Learning to be comfortable with the unknown
• Trial and error in business
• Our business plans for the next 6 months

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Unfortunately in business, having a shitty client is a right of passage. In this episode, we are chatting about our businesses' rad, bad and mad stories.

We dive into:

• Red flags we try to die pink
• Clients ghosting after weird communication
• Amazing clients setting the standard
• Strange requests from customers

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In this episode we are asking the hard-hitting question, are you born with a business mindset or is it developed over time?

We dive into:

• How we work on our business mindsets
• Dealing with imposter syndrome
• Mindset challenges we face
• Being resilient in business

In this episode, we talk about what we’re saying thanks, but no thanks to in 2022.

We dive into:

• Setting strict boundaries
• It’s not a competition
• No more saying sorry
• Erasing the word ‘just’ from our vocabs
• No longer minimising ourselves

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In this episode we chat about mastering that inner mean girl (aka Karen from finance) that lives in your head, rent free telling you that you’re not good enough.

We share:

• Naming that inner mean girl
• Dealing with imposter syndrome
• Identify the worst that can happen
• Tips for reframing your mean girl

We chat about the upsides of being a biz owner like the no commute, no makeup, track pants lifestyle, but also how it can be lonely.

In this episode we share:

• Scariness of business growth
• How we started our businesses
• What we struggle with being a biz owner
• How we started the podcast

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Welcome to the first episode of Girls Gotta Work with Jordan & Hayleigh. We’re a couple of biz besties that have teamed up to share the rad, the bad and the mind-blowing reality of running a biz. We understand that running a biz can get only and as the title suggests, the girls who get it, get it - and we get it.

In this episode we share:

• Bugging our loved ones with never ending biz ideas
• The disconnect between business owners and non business owners
• Hating “little business” minimisation
• Misconceptions about being a business owner

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