The Virtual Lounge

In this weeks episode, I want you to take a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate your journey so far in business and your personal life. It's easy to get caught up in the daily grind of life and lose sight of how far you've come. This is your gentle reminder to acknowledge your growth and the challenges you've overcome along the way.

Conversations have the power to transform connections into leads, leads into opportunities, and opportunities into sales. You need to be starting new conversations EVERY DAY in your business if you are in the growth phase and wanting more clients/sales in your business! In this episode I share with you some simple ways you can start having conversations in your business today! These are all things that you can implement straight away that will make an impact in your results!

In this weeks episode I am joined by Kim Kent, Perth's leading Money Mindset and Financial Coach. Kim shares her story of healing her relationship with money, becoming an entrepreneur and turning her pain into passion through coaching other women to become Wealth as F*ck! We talk about reprograming your beliefs around money and simple hacks you can implement in your life to shift out of scarcity and into financial freedom! Kim has shared her FREE Training - Money in the Bank which you can access HERE If you are intersted in working with Kim you can book in a FREE 30 Minute Savings Strategy Call and if you quote The Virtual Lounge Podcast you will receive a $1000 voucher towards your coaching package with Kim! You can also connect with Kim on instagram @kimkent__

If you asked me what my 1 piece of advice would be for business owners, I would struggle to choose but I definitely think that working on your Self Belief would be up there with my top 3! Self-belief is having the confidence in your abilities and your potential for success! No one else is going to give this to you and this is going to be the DRIVER in your business! It is all about trusting yourself, overcoming self-doubt, and having a positive and growth mindset! This is what will support you to take risks, pursue your goals and navigating all of the challenges in business with resilience! In this episode I share a few practical ways that you can build your self belief in business!

This is a very special episode for me because I am joined by a beautiful woman who is not only a mentor of mine but a leader in the mindset space and she is on a mission to change the world with her Certification The Mind School Method. In this episode we talk about the power of mindset and how you are in complete control of the results in your life! As Bre says "It's all your fault" Bre's next intake for the Mind School Method is open for enrollment for Perth and Brisbane! This certification teaches Mindset and NLP, Shadow Work and Emotional Embodiment, Influence and Rapport. I completed this Certification in April this year and it completely changed my life in ways that I was not even expecting when I joined. Reach out to Bre on Instagram @iambreannamay Or check out The Mind School Method

In this episode I share a little bit about the 'Identity Crisis' I am currently going through in my business and where this has stemmed from and how I am working through it! Then we dive into my thoughts around how we create our identity and how that effects the world around us. This is an opportunity for you to recreate a new identity for yourself and I would love to hear from you which 'hat' you are getting rid of! Reach out to me on instagram and let me know!

In today's episode I have a beautiful guest who is a long term friend, client and mentor of mine! Sammi Johnson is a Transformational coach and she works with women to identify their patterns and limitations that are holding them back and guides them to create new beliefs and make new choices so that they can be free. In this episode Sammi shares her motherhood journey with so much vulnerability and love. Coming out of the school holidays we talk about releasing guilt, prioritising yourself and taking responsibility. Sammi talks about how a big focus for her in life is being open to all of the possibilities. If you want to connect with Sammi or share what you got out of this episode, you can reach out to her on instagram @sammi_johnson_

In this weeks episode I am joined by the beautiful Cassie Skinner from @nourishwith.cass Cass is a Women's Health Nutritionist and specialises in supporting women and mums to nourish their body , mind and spirit through understanding the foundations of nutrition and re-writing their relationship with food and their bodies! There was soooo much value in this episode and Cass shared lots of knowledge that is so supportive for women and mums, juggling all of the hats in life and business! We discussed: Finding the balance in a busy world Changing your mindset and cutting the cycle of self-sacrificing Blocking out all of the noise around dieting and coming back to the basics of Nutrition Self care practices to nourish your mind because health starts from within It was such a pleasure to have Cass on The Virtual Lounge and I am so excited to be participating in her Winter Wellbeing Series, which starts next week! You can connect with Cass over on Instagram at @nourishwith.cass or if you want to join the Winter Wellbeing Series you can register HERE

In this episode we chat all about Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). This topic is following on from last weeks episode about Outsourcing and I share why it is important to have SOPs in place before you hire team OR consider bringing on a specialist to write your SOPs for you! I share with you the importance of SOPs and also some practical steps for you to follow in your business to start creating, improving and implementing your procedures!

Let me tell you I have had a lot of experience with outsourcing so I feel like I could talk about this topic for hours! This episode is for business owners who are thinking they might be ready to outsource but aren't sure where to start OR you are outsourcing and don't feel like you are getting it right! I share my thoughts on: Misconceptions about Outsourcing Benefits of Outsourcing Signs that its TIME for you to Outsource What you can Outsource (personal/business) How to onboard team The challenges that can arise and some personal success stories My intention for this episode is for you to realise that you don't have to do it all alone and there are so many options out there for you to receive help in your business! So its time to release control and start outsourcing! If you are still feeling stuck or if you want any recommendations from me, please feel free to reach out to me on Instagram @theadminmum

In today's episode we have the beautiful Deija Waller on The Virtual Lounge! Deija is a Branding Coach, she supports business owners to uplevel and create their dream brand through strategy, aesthetics and energetics. I worked with Deija on my own branding when I rebranded to my iconic brand colour that I am very much known by - Orange! Today we dive into sooo many topics about Branding: Your brand voice and feeling aligned with your verbiage The main pillars of creating a personal brand Using story telling and vulnerability in your branding and sooo much more! It was so great chatting with Deija on the podcast, you can connect with her on instagram or click the link below to receive a special discount for my listeners on her Billionaire Brand Membership! @thedivine.design Billionaire Brand Membership

I often hear people talking about how they think they wont be successful in business because "the industry is flooded" and I completely disagree! You will be successful because you are YOU! In this episode I talk about the 4 main things that I have implemented over the years that have had the biggest impact for me to stand out from the crowd! Being Authentic Finding your Unique Selling Point (USP) Building a strong Personal Brand Delivering Exceptional Value to your customers After listening to this episode I want you to CHOOSE ONE THING you are going to focus on working on and implementing straight away and tell me what it is!

In this episode I talk about the process of finding your niche. I believe I have a very different opinion to most people on this topic and my intention for this episode is if you are in the early stages of business I would love for you to take the pressure off and allow yourself time of this to land for you.

Today we have our first GUEST on The Virtual Lounge, the incredible Rhi Thistlethwaite. In this episode I talk with Rhi about her journey to become a multi six figure, mindset and business coach. Rhi shares some of the vulnerable moments along the way and how she has had to pivot to stay in alignment with her mission. Rhi shares insight around building a legacy business and some tangible tasks you can focus on to realign with your long term vision. You can connect with Rhi on Instagram HERE

In today's episode I talk about comparing yourself to others and how this is stopping your growth. I give some actionable steps you can take to actively choose to minimise your own comparison cycles and focus your energy on yourself instead. If you enjoyed this episode it would mean the world if you could follow/rate the podcast, or if you want to share your takeaways with me, I would love that!

In today's episode I talk about the idea of 'balance' as a mum and a business owner and the meaning we attach to it. I don't believe there is a specific thing or a number of things that change the game on this journey but I share here a few things that really helped me along the way AND also some of the things that I am still figuring out or haven't really got 'right' yet.

In this episode, I share with you the process I went through to start this podcast, more about the brand The Virtual Lounge and what I will be offering in this space and everything that came up for me throughout the process. I also share my reasons for doing this podcast for my community and why I am doing it for me!

Welcome to The Virtual Lounge Podcast! I'm your host Tina and in this episode I introduce myself and give a brief backstory into my business journey so far. From starting a candle business, growing that to 5 figure months and completely burning myself out. To then start my Virtual Assistant business, pivot into coaching and finding my passion as a Business Coach supporting women to start and grow their own business.