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On today's podcast I caught up with a good friend and new business owner, Alex Neilson the founder of Out of Office. Alex's new business helps people to find more satisfaction in their careers and teaches the skills to help make it a reality. 
We talk about how she strategically crafted her dream career, managed unproductive work environments and bad management, the story of how she was recently made redundant and the pivotal moments that lead her to going all in on her own business. 
Alex shares tips for people who are looking to improve their circumstance in their current workplace— asking for pay rises, boundaries with bosses as well as the very first steps she took to build her side hustle while in her job to make the transition successful. 
 
 
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Struggling with taking action on your goals even though you have a plan? In this episode I share habits and hacks for taking action even when you don't feel like it. 
 
I share my personal story of losing momentum and strategies I use to overcome procrastination so as to form lasting habits that achieve real success. 
 
Check out my latest blog post on Business Coaching with an example of a client who I recently helped - check out her business Mini Marketa
 
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On today's episode I caught up with past coaching client Nicole Lawrence, an incredible furniture maker who has built a reputable brand in the design space. Nicole's work has been featured in many incredible publications, and noticed by influential people and her business model has taken many forms along the way. She shares her insights into building her brand, the people who believed in her along the way and what it takes to stay sane while working for yourself. 
 
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https://www.nicolelawrence.online

On today's episode I caught up with Avril Treasure, Editor at Timeout Sydney to talk about her career journey from freelance writer to her dream job as Editor of the Timeout publication. 
 
Avril shares so many incredible insights on how she hustled her way through multiple jobs and opportunities to get to where she is today and the people who helped her to achieve her career dream as an editor. 
 
https://www.instagram.com/avriltreasure/

On today's episode I catch up with my sis Jade Goodwin, a fellow First Nations creative who has turned her love for creativity into a viable business. Jade's worked with publishers as an illustrator and is coming up on 30 books in total. 
She shares her creativity practice, how she got started, advice for pricing and pitching, taking on feedback and juggling creativity and running a business. 
Check out Jades website & instagram
 
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