Belles and Business

Understanding who we are outside of our business, families, relationships, and hobbies has been something COVID has challenged in so many ways. Women seem to be more focused on being a super mum or career woman, but when we do not understand our true selves, it shows up in a plethora of unhealthy ways. We chat to Deborah De Jong about her journey to understanding her identity and how she helps other women do so.

This is a big topic, and one our host, mother of 4 mixed-race children has taken her time to compile a panel of experts to have an important conversation about what this movement actually means and just being 'not racist' is not the answer. We dive into what social bias is, how they show up in our lives and what we need to do about it in this real and raw conversation with Mini Biti a diversity and inclusion practitioner and African woman living in Australia, Amy Kate Isaacs, Psychologist and owner of the Mindful Collective and Bronte Ramm, Councellor and Indigenous Australian.This changed my thinking forever and I cannot wait to share it with you all.

Branka is the Co-founder of GigSuper (Belle's Bestie) and joins Jess to talk openly and honestly about her journey to where she is now. She shares authentically about the driving factors within her career and the way GigSuper uniquely breaks the barriers of stale, professional jargon and invites the self-employed to take control of their superannuation.

We talk through how to identify the right growth trajectory for your business, how to work through what is holding you back, identify when you are ready by working through a formula of numbers, then the steps to do a trajectory and put a plan into motion to make it happen. We often treat growth as a reactive action when the business lands in our lap, or as an accident with a lack of intentionality, but that can only get us so far. Imagine if we had a plan, a goal and an understanding of what to do? This is a big poddy filled with so much brain juice so grab a pen and a cuppa, and get into it!

Aoife owns a boutique beauty salon in St Lucia and openly shares her struggle with building a presence and point of difference, having positive relationships, battling imposter syndrome and dating as she grows her business to be hugely successful. The secret lies in the balance of staying in your own lane but having your finger on the pulse of your competition and industry all while having the resilience to tackle gaslighting, dating, and life at the same time!

So this is one of those big fat scary topics, so I asked single women, married women, newlyweds and men to aim to get some of the cold hard facts about being in a relationship with an Entrepreneur and why they can appear unsupportive. Plus I share my own journey of tackling this. It is not an easy topic to talk about, but someone has to do it!

Melanie Loy is a freelancing internal communications coach & trainer who is killing the freelancing and consulting world. But nothing makes her blood boyle more than the misconceptions around what they should charge or be worth. So her and Jess explore the contributing factors and formulas on how to calculate what you should be charging and having the courage to charge it!

The juggle is real, but it also often very very wrong. I share my 8 myths about the mum juggle, how to prepare for it and how to make it a little easier for yourself. 4 kids later, I wish I knew some of these in the beginning and saved myself some heartache. I would love to know your findings on some of these topics, so listen in and then drop me an Insta message and let me know!

Rudi is well known here in Brisbane as a serial event attendee and one of the kindest humans we have ever met. Rudi identifies as non-binary and courageously shares the story of resilience in life, career and business that we can all learn a lot from.

This is my first solo podcast, but I could not share the things we learnt when Kate Carnall joined us at our January event. She is the Small Business Ombudsman and had the most amazing career as a Pharmacy owner, Premier of ACT, CEO of multiple companies and sitting on significant Australian boards. We haven't stopped obsessing over her at Belle and had to share her amazing pockets of wisdom. She is an inspiring woman who shows us what, authentic, brave and empowering leadership is with a no-fluff approach.

Rachael went for a quick family trip that turned into over 7 months overseas due to the pandemic, but what it taught her and how she transformed her business is something we can all learn from. This incredible woman covers everything from a healthy routine to practising gratefulness as she tells her unbelievable story!

This incredible serial entrepreneur shares Jess' love for productivity and educating people that it is a skill that you need to learn and with the correct tools and systems you can simply get more done. Tune in as Jo Burgess shares how she manages a family and two incredible tech businesses and everything that comes in between with her productivity formula. This is game-changing!

Cherie Gregory is the founder of Thumsters App and Co-director of Koben digital. Not being formally trained in the tech or IT space, she tackles this world with her husband and team and has developed some incredible strategies for dealing with imposter syndrome and building relationships that see her soar! You are going to love her incredible story!

We talk about cup filling all the time but many of us do not know we have 5 cups, and will have a dominant one and a small one, and learning to fill each is crucial to our mental wellbeing and success, particularly as women in business. So tune in to hear this incredible business owner tell her story of how she created the Phoenix Cups framework with Psychological Science to change the world.

Hayley Van de Ven owns Remax Results and is known for pioneering the real estate space with her unique approach to leadership and doing business in heels. In this episode we get to know Hayley's story, from moving from New Zealand at 17, to building her successful business and learning about payroll tax the hard way. This woman is real and flopping achieving big things.

The incredible Kim Hope has been a financial adviser for almost a decade and is passionate about educating women and getting rid of the "don't worry your pretty little head" mentality around taking control of our finances and making educated decisions. A important lesson all female Entrepreneurs need to learn and this lady is on a mission to help us not have to do it the hard way. She also has an incredible story of pursuing her passion fearlessly to become the leader she is today. You are going to love Kim as much as I do.

This incredible woman shares how building her new business, Movemetica alongside her personal brand has triggered some big things from a fear of failure and what she is doing to overcome them. Her vulnerability, bravery and resilience will inspire you!

Jacki Ashpole is the owner and creator of The Bar Health and Fitness and has an incredible story of overcoming mental health issues, the challenges of a regional town and the mum juggle to see her business thrive through the pandemic. This powerhouse shares her struggles, as well as all the tools that pulled her through to be the pillar in the fitness community she is today. You will be confronted and inspired in this episode!

In this episode we explore why women treat each other the way they do in the small business space. Bravely, the incredible Bec Miller, creator of the hugely successful Health with Bec program, tells her story of building her business to be the world wide phenomenon it is becoming and how her business besties and business bitches influenced that. We aim to take the shame out of this topic with some real and raw talk!

A tough conversation but an important one for all women about the legalities of how to set up your business. This is something statistically we grossly overlook, especially when in a relationship living out our forever after. But Amy Sanders- Robbins is the owner of Bespoke Family Lawyers and is here to tell us what happens when we don't.... and it is terrifying. Even if disaster doesn't strike for you, there are many risks and benefits of having your business legally set up properly from the get go. Now before you get your knickers in a knot thinking we are being pretentious... listen to this!

Katy Smith's leap into business just looked too easy. After almost a decade of working in film and media, she decided to start Grizzly Bear Media and it boomed..even through a pandemic. It triggered me like mental watching it, so I wanted to ask all about it and I got the good, the bad and the real about why she made the leap, what made it successful, who supported it, what it is like working with your hubby and what happens when you understand your super power. Plus, this babes infectious laugh the whole way through! You are gonna love it!

This story can teach us all a thing or two about how we should treat each other as women in business, even when it is not easy. This busy Brisbane mum of two has three incredible businesses, including working alongside her hubby in male dominated industries and a marketing company. Not only does she share all the highs and lows of her journey but we share how we met, and how Alicia changing her inner narrative in a competitive environment that changed my trajectory in a massive way.

Rebekah Strachan is the founder of Raw By Bek, Australia's first HIIT to the beat workout. She tells her story of imposter syndrome, confidence and legal battles to find her true calling and pursue it fearlessly with a passionate team and community of women to see growth beyond expectations, even through a pandemic!

Now as an 18 year old and an owner of a thriving business, Kaoi the Label, Taylor reflects on how her education and society impacted her journey and what we can all learn from her mindset. There is something to be said about 'the truth comes form the mouths of babes here' as Taylor's outlook on business is astounding and something that has changed my thinking forever.

Copywriter, dog lover, wife, business owner and the expert on attracting your ideal clients, talks us through her mindset shift and implementing an evergreen funnel which creates a balanced life as well as grows her business so that she can stop living the laptop life!

We cover everything to the most inappropriate questions we get asked as women to being a feminist in a corporate space and creating positive relations and teams not the stereotypical bitchy environment groups of women wear. Kirsty Visman is the managing director of Superdream, a full service marketing agency who are fantastically unique in their attire, decor and ethos. Join us for this confronting and powerful discussion to learn more.

Larissa Drazic has had quite the journey in learning how to price her services.When working in a service-based business managing client expectations, creating systems that allow you to scale and be profitable is a massive challenge. This superstar and owner of the incredibly successful LD Imagery drops absolute nuggets of gold about how she developed this. If you work in a service-based business, do not miss this one!

It was not easy for my husband and I to share our story of being an entrepreneurial couple, a family of 6 with blurred gender roles and an interracial couple, but we aim to tell the raw truth about the good, the bad and the things we learnt the hard way.

Psychologist Amy Kate from The Mindful Collective will blow your mind talking about the triggers of being a business owner on your mental health. Her insight on why our mental health is affected as female entrepreneurs, what our inner narrative has to do with being a woman in business and black lives matter movement and how much our brain hates uncertainty, will change your thinking forever on this not to be missed episode. Also, Amy Kate is a

There is no one better to start this journey by chatting to the woman that I started my biz journey with.But make no mistake, it has not all been smooth sailing. We have had so many wins but some incredibly rough times.This superstar biz co-owner of Olive Louise Social, Sherstin Luppi, drops the truth on what it is like working with your bestie, having a fertility struggle in amongst running a business and the tools on how we overcome our mindset struggles daily. Also, there may or may not be a small human walking through the end. Lucky she is cute!

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