Making Small Business Work

In this episode we are joined by Kylie Smiley, a small business owner with decades of experience providing services and support to small business owners. During our conversation we look back on the rise of the internet and the growth of mobile marketing and we look forward to where Kylie sees the future of small business moving to. There are some absolute pearls of wisdom shared during the conversation, my stand out being about how to share part of the profit before you make it! Feel free to get in contact to share your thoughts about this episode or reach out if you would like to share your business journey with this community.

In this episode we talk with Sarah Conlon, owner of Range of motion fitness and lifestyle. After feeling bored and uninspired in her government job, sarah commenced range of motion, first as a side business, so she could terst the businesses viability while maintaining a full time income. Since then it has grown large enough to be able to support her and is is now solely Range Of Motion. In a market place that is quite saturated, Sarah shares how she has created a successful personal training business, how she differentiates herself, how she intends to continue to grow and how important it is for her to continue to empower other women. Range of Motion also has an impact on both the local community, through Sarah's charity work and the local business community who are benefiting from reciprocal collaborative relationships. If you would like to get involved with the podcast, contact alex@productivitypeople.com.au

In this episode Kel Priest, owner of Lyla Clare, shares a very raw account of the challenges she has experienced owning a small busniess, the lessons she is continuing to learn, the struggle to find work-life balance and how she makes her salon different from the rest by using her business as a platform for things she is passionate about. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram @lylaclare or visit their website to make your next booking at www.lylaclare.com.au. Music Credit: Daylight Savings, David Hilowitz. If you would like to feature on this podcast, please contact Alex@productivitypeople.com.au

In this Part 2 episode we continue our conversation with Annie. Annie talks us through her lessons learnt, her focus on staff management and development, the utilisation of social media and just generally discusses the realities of being a small business owner. Follow us on Facebook @makingsmallbusinesswork or Instagram @alex.n.martindale. If you would like to feature on the podcast, contact alex@productivitypeople.com.au

In this episode we speak with Annie Clarke, Owner of an Elle Bache Franchise in Castle Hill, Sydney. This conversation went longer that expected and as such it has been broken down into two parts. In this first part Annie discusses the start up, staff recruitment, the process of franchise selection and generally what she has learnt about herself along her small business journey. Part two will be released next week, so stay tuned! Music Credit: Daylight Savings by David Hilowitz Follow us on Facebook @makingsmallbusinesswork or INstagram @alex.n.martindale or get in contact through alex@productivitypeople.com.au

In this episode we speak with Tracy, owner of Bayside Brownie Company. Through our conversation, Tracy describes the time they took to plan the start up, the pros & cons of a home based business and highlights the influence that social media has had on her business. Tracy also opens up about the legacy her parents left her and how she is mirroring that with her own children through the ownership of small business. If you would like more information on Bayside Brownie Company check out their website: www.baysidebrowniecompany.com.au or follow them on Facebook and Instagram. If you would like to get involved with the Making Small Business Work podcast contact alex@productivitypeople.com.au

This episode feature YouToucan Coaching, a gym and personal training business. Owner, Will Stodulka is a young Entrepreneur, who has just completed the first 18 months of his business start up.He is therefore able to provide a very raw perspective on the initial stages of business, in an industry where the market place is quite flooded. He dicusses the synergy between his business and training philosophies, how he differentiates himself from competitors, what not to get distracted by in the early start up stages and just generally reflects on his business journey to date. Music Credit: Daylight Savings by David Hilowitz For more information on Will & YouToucan Coaching, check at the website at www.youtoucancoaching.com

Dee White is the co-owner of Cooloola Coast Reality, in the idealic coastal small town of Rainbow Beach. After starting her career in the military and gaining experience working in a large real estate business in Brisbane, Dee with her family of four, made the sea change to Rainbow Beach and bought their real estate. In this episode Dee talks us through what led to the sea change, provides a personal insight into running a small business during the global financial crisis, discusses the challenges of business ownership in a small community and generally shares her lessons learnt from over 10 years of her business journey. If you would like to get involve with the conversation or be featured yourself, please get in contact through social media through Facebook @makingsmallbusinesswork or LinkedIn @alex.martindale. Alex is committed to refocusing owners to be organised & structured to improve productivity. Through her business coaching and mentoring she provides the motivation, accountability and positivity needed to make small business WORK better. So contact alex@productivitypeople.com.au for more information on the services she provides.

Making Small Business Work is a podcast where owners will be interviewed to share their business journey. In this first season there will be conversations with owners of a real estate, a beauty franchise, a hair salon, a personal training company, a brownie shop, a vineyard & a night club, just to name a few. The podcast is designed to allow knowledge sharing amongst small business, to allow owners to learn from one and other. If you would like to get involve with the converstation or be featured yourself, please get in contact through social media @makingsmallbusinesswork or @alexmartindale. ------------------------- Are you feeling like your performance to work ratio poor? Contact alex@productivitypeople.com.au to reach optimal performance.