When you think of the skills that’s needed to run a business, what do YOU think of? Marketing + sales, branding, financial management? These ARE skills that everyone advertises and promotes to those wanting to grow a business.

These, let’s say formal set of skills, are certainly skills we can work on to help our business grow. However, they are not the only areas we should place our entire focus.

And rather than relying heavily on gaining knowledge around these more formal set of skills, there’s a set of skills that one could argue are even more beneficial for regional small business owners because they directly improve the outcome + results you receive. This is what we are chatting about today.

Being consistent is something that we are not. If anything, we creatives are consistent at being inconsistent. That’s our thing. It allows us to get creative, move on to something else quickly, produce ideas, create something magical that others didn’t see, it's our mojo. 

However, and here’s the penny drop moment… consistency is what grows your business. And it’s not consistency overall. But it's being consistent in one area in particular. And today, that’s what we are talking about.

Opening the floor for feedback can be scary. We worry that by asking people their thoughts,  that it will bring about a scurry of emotions, opinions and a harsh reality we aren’t ready to hear. But, here’s the thing. If you don’t do this, you will never know what they’re thinking. And if you don’t do this, you may be pouring your heart and soul into something that people don’t actually want.  So today, we are chatting about how you can seek constructive, useable feedback that doesn’t leave you feeling deflated.

In this episode we are talking about the things in business that actually allow you to stand out and create more meaningful relationships and a deeper impact. I am sharing a real life example of where I witnessed these things in action and how a particular business is creating a unique experience for their clients to talk about! This episode is full of action inspiration, so make sure you have your notes open on your phone or a notepad and pen nearby.

I wonder, how often do you miss opportunities or ideas because they weren’t obvious? Today I am sharing a story with you, something that happened a few years ago, something that was a very unexpected opportunity, and that had an amazing outcome because of it.

Confidence is the emotion that guides you as a business owner in EVERYTHING that you do. It is what allows you to serve, create, nurture, sell, grow, etc… If you don’t feel confident within your self, it shows and will be the thing that stops you in a heart beat.

Today, I share with you honestly how a lack of self confidence stopped me for the past 6 months in my business. Why, how, what and where I am at right now and some insights that I have learnt that will hopefully help you in your journey too!

If you have been going through a tough experience, or feeling a lack of self confidence in your business endeavours, in pursuit of an idea, or if you have just been feeling a lack of confidence with in your self, then here's something you should know.

Yes, we need money to pay the mortgage, the rent, the electricity. Yes, our business needs money to buy new stock, to pay for the subscriptions, to pay for website hosting, etc. BUT, have you found yourself thinking - I’m not in it for the money? Do you shy away from the 10x, or 6 figure promise that is splashed across the internet?

I do too :) And that’s why I invited Louise Holliday from Theodore & George as our guest on the podcast today because her take on what success means to her is something every rural small business owner should hear!

Today we get incredibly real, raw and honest with intuitive brand + web designer, creatress of the amazing small business Raw Confetti and Mumma of one, Keira Gifford!

This episode touches on many different aspects of being a business owner and a Mother; topics that can often be sensitive in nature. I know you will love to hear her story as Keira is so incredibly open + honest. Grab a cuppa and let's get chatting!

The Hidden Creative is about helping those people who need to recognise their talents. To give confidence to those who aren’t yet confident enough to go all in. It’s about helping you bring your dreams to life and share your gift with others, no matter what.

The guest that I’m interviewing today is what the Hidden Creative means to me. He inspires me with his courage and laid back attitude. His depth of emotion that no-one else can see on the outside. He is incredibly talented, and yet will tell you that he just "goes with the flow". He is a true hidden creative and today he shares his passion with us on the podcast!

“Being social” according to Google means you crave companionship, belonging, community.

However, I would strongly argue the point that the Social Media we know today has been named incorrectly. Because even though at first glance it might seem that way, it actually has many differing qualities that would prove otherwise.

Today we are chatting about a new way of using social media in hope to bring about a positive change.

General society shouldn’t dictate what we market for. It shouldn’t tell us what our goals are. It shouldn’t be the reason for our actions. And yet somehow along the way, we forget that WE set the intention of our business.

In today’s episode I chat with one incredible lady about her adventures as an occupational therapist. You will discover that there are more ways than one for creating a rural business that doesn’t want to fit the box. A business that wants to intentionally be different, stand out and create their own pathway forward.

“I think it’s allowed me to be myself a little bit in a way that maybe wouldn’t have been possible if I wasn’t regional. I think regional communities are really just crying out for good people to do good things.” The beautiful words spoken by our incredible guest James O’Hanlon in today’s podcast episode.

Our guest on the podcast has a story that I think will really help you! She has put herself out there in a big way and has grown a successful business in doing so. This platform that she has created has helped her to overcome that fear and has opened up so many opportunities for not only her but for family members, clients and others around her. 

She started her hire business with 4 cars back in 2011 and today she has almost 150 vehicles across 2 different states. She founded her business when her son started kindy and her twin daughters were in their final year of pre school. She created a business that filled a hole in the market and grew a platform that allows her to not only help her staff grow, but give back to her community in incredible ways. And today, she is a guest on the Hidden Creative podcast.

Join me as I chat with Jacinta Mannion from Ultra Fleet about her adventures owning a business, being a Mum and helping her community.

If I were to ask you what you thought makes a person creative, what would your answer be - someone who can draw, someone who can paint? What if I were to tell you that those first thoughts you have of a creative person are only just the beginning to what being a creative is all about, and that up until now - you may not have even thought that YOU are a creative…

Let me enlighten you in today's episode where we chat all about the hidden creative and how you my ambitious listener, can change the world! Let's do this!

You know those conversations you have with a friend that turn into a D&M? The conversations where you go deep into the why, and share openly and honestly. Where you discuss the real, the raw and the honest? Well, welcome to episode 16 of the podcast!

Today we chat with Britt Abraham, the incredible owner and founder behind Unlax Candles, a small business selling soy wax candles from Breeza NSW and spreading a very important message across the globe!

You will definitely want a cozy chair and maybe even the tissues for this one! I hope you enjoy our heart to heart.

From travelling the world in exploration of her creative soul, to settling back home launching what is now known as one of the region's most inspiring magazines, FOUND Regional, Steph Wanless shares her incredible journey so far!

You will want a cuppa for this one, because this magazine founder, writer, mother and wife has a lot to say about creative business, family and everything in between. Join me for a chat with Steph.

There is this wave of busy-ness flooding through the business community and I hear it every day. There is just so much to do and so little time to do it and I feel it’s a trap we have fallen into.

But, there is only so far you can go running in the “busy” direction before something has to give, and as a creative, it’s going to be your creativeness.

In today's episode, I have invited Renee from Life and Business In Alignment onto the podcast to chat about how to “un-busy” your mind so that you are able to direct your focus into more productive areas. So that you can utilise your time in a more mindful way, get all those tasks done without feeling chaotic and busy and in turn operate from that beautiful creative space that this all began from for you in the first place!

Do you lose time wondering how to make your business stand out in your small town? How to do something different and unique? How to set your business apart from the rest?

In today’s episode, we chat with Holli from ZV Fitness in Gunnedah about her journey to helping her clients in a whole new way that not only reflects her brand but allows her business to stand out and make a big impact! Pull up a seat, because this one you won’t want to miss!

Wondering how to grow your business in a small town? In today’s episode, I chat with Andrea from Soul Hair Studio all about her journey moving from the city to country, what is has been like growing a business in a regional town and how very different it is from life in the city.