Thought Leader Chat (TLC)

After over $7m in sales, I've only just got clarity on where I'm heading… I've been spending some time pondering where my personal brand sits. I've built @the.propertystagers to a 7-figure business (and achieved that relatively quickly in under 2 years) I've launched @stagerboss to teach women exactly how I have done that Recently I've been unsure what my next move is regarding my personal brand (after dedicating it to these two brands over 7 years) Don't get me wrong, my personal brand has been vital in building both of those companies, and I wouldn't be where I am with both today had I not leveraged my name and put my face to them And no, this isn't a post to say I've stepped down or sold either company. I very much still have MASSIVE visions for both and I own 100% of both But given I've built these two companies as brands in their own right with me as the leader, why would someone follow me, Liv? I could share just my personal life here but I feel there are TOO many lessons and insights from entrepreneurship + business that would provide massive value Yes, StagerBoss does share these lessons but not everyone here wants to be a Home Stager and my skills and experience lie beyond just home staging And then one day, on my dog walk it all made sense

Andrea McLean is an award-winning TV broadcaster, journalist, radio presenter and CEO and co-founder of the female empowerment site www.thisgirlisonfire.com. Andrea's mission is to empower 100 million women around the world to live, learn and thrive in a life they love. Andrea is also a multiple Number 1 Sunday Times Best-Selling author. Her latest book, This Girl Is On Fire: How To Live, Learn and Thrive in a Life You Love, is her latest book to hit the top of the charts. In Andrea's 26-year career as a broadcaster she has interviewed some of the biggest names in the business, including Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé, Drew Barrymore, Will Smith, Dustin Hoffman and Amy Schumer. Working alongside stellar guest panellists such as Goldie Hawn and Eva Longoria, Andrea has hosted ITV's ratings and multi award-winning live Daytime chat show Loose Women since 2007, bringing her warmth, humour and journalistic skill to the small screen every lunchtime. We discuss leveraging a community to elevate your personal brand, creating raving fans with your brand, top tips for creating limitless opportunity and much more! You can follow Andrea on Instagram at @andreamclean1

Heather Monahan is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, entrepreneur and founder of Boss In Heels. Having successfully climbed the corporate ladder for nearly 20 years, Heather is one of the few women to break the glass ceiling and claim her spot in the C-suite. As a Chief Revenue Officer in Media, Heather is a Glass Ceiling Award winner, named one of the most Influential Women in Radio in 2017 and Thrive Global named her a Limit Breaking Female Founder in 2018. Heather's new book Confidence Creator shot to #1 on Amazon's Business Biographies and Business Motivation lists the first week it debuted onAmazon. Heather is a confidence expert and is currently working with Fortune 500 companies and professional sports to develop confidence in the workplace and on the court. We discuss getting clear on your UVP, confidence creation in public speaking, impacting your ideal audience member and so much more! You can follow Heather on Instagram at @heathermonahan 

Jessica Huie MBE is an entrepreneur and the Author of Bestseller PURPOSE published by Hay House, Find your truth and embrace your calling. Jessica enjoyed a glittering career as a journalist and publicist and has worked with some of the world's biggest stars and business people, including Samuel L. Jackson, Simon Cowell, Kelly Rowland & Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle. Jessica founded and ran influential boutique agency JHPR.co.uk for ten years supporting small business owners, coaches, creatives and consultants in raising their profile authentically. Jessica helps people to share their message, breathe life into their purpose-driven projects and gifts – and share them with the world through transformational visibility. Whether it's embracing being seen to reach more of the audience you wish to serve, creating an event/retreat, launching a campaign or creating a proposal to write that book. Jessica's twenty years of experience working in media as a publicist, speaker, entrepreneur, mother and Author, have culminated in the gift she has to share. We discuss getting clear on your purpose, how to effectively pitch and cut through the noise, top tips for a successful campaign​ and much more. You can follow Jessica on Instagram at @jessica_huie_

Brandon Lucero is the founder of Video 4x effect methodology which fixes and elevates content inside of online brands and companies. He is responsible for millions of views and products sold online by focussing content and messaging on changing beliefs, shifting perspective, and the psychology of engagement, selling, and behaviour. We discuss the concept of building profitable connections when it comes to content creation, why you aren't inspiring engagement, polarisation on social media, top tips for creating content that cuts through the noise and demands attention, and much more! You can follow Brandon on Instagram at @iambrandonlucero

Today's podcast is from an interview Liv done earlier this year with Brittany Krystle from the Beyond Influential Podcast. Liv touches on a range of different topics, as she discusses founding The Property Stagers and scaling it to a £1m brand in her teens, being taken seriously and how she helped people recognise the value of her services, the day-to-day operations inside her business and how her management style has evolved over time, how she leveraged her personal brand to successfully grow her business, her decision to leave school, why you need to have a meaningful purpose to succeed and much more. We highly recommend you check out the Beyond Influential Podcast. Beyond Influential is a deeper look at the power of influence by talking to the thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and creatives who exercise that power. Hosted by personal brand expert Brittany Krystle, we will hear stories from the experts who get us to consumer, both on and offline, and dig into how they do it.  Just search ‘Beyond Influential' wherever you get your podcasts, and you can follow Brittany on social media at @brittanykrystle  

Today's podcast is from an interview Liv done recently with Angela Cox from the Mindset Mentor Meets Podcast. Liv touches on a range of different topics, including her top 3 proudest moments, working with her mum, what inspired her to become an entrepreneur, having dinner with the Prime Minister at Downing Street, the lessons she learned from overcoming being bullied, how to boost your social media profile, and her book Too Big For Your Boots. We highly recommend that you check out the Mindset Mentor Meets podcast, hosted by Angela Cox. Angela meets the most inspirational, successful and engaging CEOs, leaders and professionals, defining and unlocking the secrets of success, exploring the ‘make it happen' mindset, resilience, authenticity and courage. Just search ‘The Mindset Mentor Meets' wherever you get your podcasts, and you can follow Angela on Instagram at mindset_mentor_angela_cox. You can also find out more information about Angela at www.Angela-Cox.co.uk   

Jen Casey is a Brain-Based Business Coach™, top industry Speaker and the host of the CEO Psyche Podcast. Through her signature program, Programs that Profit, Jen has helped hundreds of coaches build, sell, and run high-level group programs. Jen's show, the CEO Psyche Podcast, is a top 100 Apple Podcasts show in several categories, across many countries, and was named by Entrepreneur.com as a top 10 show by female Entrepreneurs. We discuss common mistakes that coaches make, client categories and helping them reach their next level, how everyone can be a 'rockstar' and much more. You can follow Jen on Instagram at @ceopysche

Today's podcast is from an interview Liv done recently with Christian Rodwell from the WealthTalk Podcast. Liv touches on a range of different topics, including her journey to £1m business woman by 19, becoming a thought leader, the importance of having a mentor, impostor syndrome, her business inspirations, her secrets to building successful staging business, how the education system can support young entrepreneurs, Liv's ‘why' and her mission to impact 1 million young people over the next year. We highly recommend that you check out the WealthTalk podcast, hosted by Christian Rodwell and Kevin Whelan, the WealthBuilders. The podcast provides a proven step by step process to help their audience create, build and protect their wealth by focussing on growing their assets through education, support and connections. Just search ‘WealthTalk' wherever you get your podcasts, that's all the one word, and you can follow them on instagram at @wealthbuilderstogether. 

Dimitris Skiadas helps busy entrepreneurs to scale their online business to multiple 7 and 8 figures without ever spending a dime on ads. Dimitris runs a 7 figure digital marketing agency, managing millions of dollars per month in FB & Google ads. He travels the world to speak at conferences & events up to 1,000 people at a time, is the host of the ‘Greek Mastermind' and he has helped 10,000+ people to grow and scale their online business. We discuss challenging misconceptions surrounding paid ads, the pros and cons of building an organic audience, the importance of mindset in E-Commerce, Dimitris' top three tips to building an audience organically, and much more! You can follow Dimitris on Instagram over at @dimitris.skiadas

Today's podcast is from an interview Liv done recently with Michelle Hands from the She Who Dares Wins Podcast. Liv touches on a range of different topics, including the challenges of starting a business at age 16, advice for young who wish to start a business of their own, the importance of mentorship on your journey, her most significant failure, what it's like to be a female entrepreneur in a male-dominated industry, advice for women that feel like they don't get the respect they deserve in the workplace, and her book Too Big For Your Boots. We highly recommend that you check out the She Who Dares Wins podcast, hosted by Michelle Hands. Michelle discusses with her guests how they survive and thrive in typically male dominated careers, drawing from her own world of construction to relate to her guests' trials and tribulations. Just search ‘She Who Dares Wins' wherever you get your podcasts, and you can follow Michelle on social media at shewhodareswins_ .  

Laney Schwartz is a recipe developer and the founder of Cook with Confidence and the Life is But A Dish Blog. She teaches busy home cooks how to go with the flow in the kitchen and gain confidence in their cooking without being tied to a recipe. Laney transitioned from a stay-at-home mum to a full-time food blogger after her post attracted millions of views per month and enabled her audience to cook with confidence. We discuss The Importance of Having a Clear Message that Gets Your Audience to Buy In, Strategies for Attracting Traffic and Gaining Traction, Top Tips for Creating a Blog that Stands the Test of Time and much more. You can follow Laney on Instagram at @lifeisbutadish

An entrepreneur from a young age, Stephanie Cartin walked away from her corporate gig to launch Socialfly, a leading social-first digital and influencer agency based in New York City. Within seven years, Socialfly has blossomed to over 30 full-time employees, helping over 200 brands including the Girl Scouts, Samsung SmartThings, Nest Fragrances, 20th Century Fox and Univision. Stephanie is also the Co-Author of Like, Love, Follow: The Entreprenista's Guide to Using Social Media To Grow Your Business and the Co-Host of the Entreprenista Podcast. She has appeared and been featured on Bloomberg, Forbes, entrepreneur.com, Refinery29, and CheddarTV. Stephanie is also a recent recipient of the SmartCEO Brava award, which recognises the top female CEOs in New York and a Stevie Award for Women Run Workplace of the Year. We discuss transitioning from relationship to business partner, overcoming bumps in the road, the no.1 every quality business partner needs and much more. You can follow Stephanie at @stephjillcartin

Rachel Luna is a Certified Master Coach, International Speaker, Forbes Rated Top 11 Inspiring Female Entrepreneurs to Follow on Instagram (@GirlConfident) and Chief Confidence Creator at RachelLuna.Biz. Rachel helps remarkable individuals just like you get clear, confident and taking consistent action, so you can do that big thing you were born to do. She's helped thousands of people around the world through her book, weekly emails, speaking tours, workshops and digital courses. She's been invited to speak all around the globe from Good Morning America's Tory Johnson Spark & Hustle tour and Princeton University to as far away as Germany and Japan. We discuss leveraging and ultimately building your confidence as an entrepreneur, how to build resilience, crafting your own narrative and remaining authentic throughout your journey, the power of perseverance, and much more! You can follow Rachel on Instagram over at @girlconfident

Lucy Fleming is the founder of the Chicken Little Method and Brine & Dandy Catering. Having worked in the hospitality industry her whole life, Lucy started her own catering company in order to prove her doubters wrong after developing an illness (fibromyalgia) and being told her condition meant she was no longer suitable for the industry. Before long, she had turned her dream for Brine & Dandy Catering into a profitable reality. Lucy was eventually diagnosed with ADHD after struggling from burnout, she had been living with a difficulty to focus her whole life. Nonetheless, Lucy turned her life around after overcoming fibromyalgia and embracing her ADHD to develop her mindset and realise that the sky wasn't falling after all. Lucy is obsessed with helping people with huge ambition but feel stressed trying to ‘do it all', go from the sky is falling, to THE SKY IS THE LIMIT. She created the Chicken Little Method to show you how to find your pause button and design your ideal life through various techniques (NLP, Hypnotherapy etc) and strategies she has developed over years. With the Chicken Little Method, you can have the success and peace of mind quiet you've always wanted. Lucy has excelled as a member of my Prolific Mastermind and has been fantastic to work with, and I am so excited to share her with you. You can follow Lucy on Instagram at @lucyhelenfleming

Currently sourcing around 50 property deals per year throughout the UK for herself and other investors. What makes her unique, aside from her stellar reputation in her field, is that Carly triumphed through a condition that resulted in her being unemployed and on benefits to now building a 6 figure Property Sourcing Business and helping others to do the same. Determined and tenacious to her core, she decided enough was enough she joined a gym and found a job in a local cafe. As luck would have it, she stumbled across a Facebook ad that was marketing a free property training seminar, Carly attended and knew immediately that property was the vehicle that could give her back a life of freedom, doing something she loved & getting paid for it. Having no funds to invest in property, Carly creatively bought her first property, an empty, dated, run-down 3-bedroom house that soon became the perfect family home for someone. She bought it without using a penny of her own money. Instead, she enrolled an investor who was fed up with the poor returns from the bank & successfully delivered her great returns! It comes as little surprise that she began sourcing for other people when they noticed how active she was and asked for her expertise to help them build their portfolio. She hasn't looked back since. Having transformed her life in the space of a few years, she continues to inspire those who have full time careers or shattered dreams to start their own property sourcing businesses & blaze their own trail with her “The Property Sourcer Method.” Beyond continued business growth, Carly's goal is simple – to raise awareness that even if you face great adversity & your dreams seem impossible to achieve, anything is possible with hard work and determination. Carly has excelled as a member of my Prolific Mastermind and has been fantastic to work with, and I am so excited to share her with you. You can follow Carly on Instagram at @carly_freemont

You wouldn't expect your car to travel anywhere without fuel, so why would you expect your business to thrive without a social media strategy? This episode dives into all you need to know about creating a successful social media strategy that will convert your loyal audience into customers. I discuss Creating a Successful Social Strategy, The Power of Offline and Putting Social Into Social.

Gosia Zurowska is the Founder and Lead Stager at Styling Touch. Having climbed the corporate marketing ladder in her native Poland and London's Canary Wharf, Gosia switched lanes and is now conquering the property ladder in England's North West.  Alongside her husband, Gosia entered into the property world with the goal of providing a legacy for her 3 children, however, unexpectedly Gosia noticed a gap which wasn't being currently fulfilled in her area and knew she was the one to fulfil it. Gosia founded Styling Touch Home Staging by Gosia with the mission to help property investors and homeowners achieve the best possible results when selling or leasing their properties.  Gosia is obsessed with enabling property investors and homeowners to maximise their profits by lending her keen eye for design to their properties. As a property investor herself, she knows how important it is to make every pound work hard for you, to help you achieve your goals faster and spend time on what you really love! Gosia has excelled as a member of my Prolific Mastermind and has been fantastic to work with, and I am so excited to share her with you. You can follow Gosia on Instagram at @styling.touch

There's one thing that sets successful entrepreneurs apart from the rest of the pack. Drumroll... they're PROLIFIC! What does that mean? Well why don't you tune into this week's episode to find out. I discuss What Sets Successful Entrepreneurs Apart and The Prolific Mastermind.

Ashleigh Togher and Tom Berwick are the founders of The CBD Co.    Most businesses are born out of frustration & The CBD Co is no different. After ending up jobless from a physical natured career in care, due to back pain, Ashleigh was at her wits end, spending 6 months on the sofa in severe pain and the only remedy being prescription medication, or so she thought. With no solution in sight, Ashleigh was open to trying cannabis oil. In 3 months time, Ashleighs pain had been reduced, CBD was the answer.   With Ashleigh's innate calling to help others she knew that she had to share this message with the world and could think of no better partner than her life partner Tom. As a trained electrical engineer, and with vast expertise in manufacturing, combining both of their skills, Tom and Ashleigh founded The CBD Co. from their very own kitchen table and were able to create products that actually work. From selling products in their own store in Edinburgh, to now producing in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in their native Scotland, The CBD Co. deliver top quality designed, UK and EU compliant, tested, branded CBD products that customers can rely on.   The CBD Co. products have high volumes of CBD, a full array of cannabinoids and are all completely organic. They are guaranteed to feed your endocannabinoid system and alleviate any symptoms associated. You can try all the CBD products on earth, but without the perfect combination of cannabinoids and essential oils required to make a difference, you won't get the results you're looking for!   You can follow Ashleigh and Tom on Instagram at @TheCBDmanufacturingCo

A High-Level Mastermind will catapult you and your business into the STRATOSPHERE. I have been coached by some of the greatest minds in the entrepreneurial space and the impact it has had on my personal brand has been absolutely priceless. Here's an insight into why you need this to level up and some information on The Prolific Mastermind. I discuss Benefits of a Blended Mastermind, The Power of a Supportive Community and The Prolific Mastermind.

Celinne Da Costa is a certified mindset coach, brand story expert, published writer, and speaker for high-profile entrepreneurs. She helps her clients step into their power and become confident leaders with captivating stories, influential brands, international media coverage, and thousands of raving fans.Since leaving corporate America to design life on her own terms, Celinne has visited 60+ countries and now travels full-time while running her business. She leads a community of 70,000+ dreamers who follow her adventures around the world. Celinne's work has been featured in major international publications, including Forbes, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, and TEDx. We discuss the impact that sharing your story can have on both your business and your personal brand, common mistakes when writing your brand bio, how people can tap into their authenticity and use it to magnetise more clients, visibility and income, top tips for writing your brand bio, and much more! You can follow Celinne on Instagram over at @celinnedacosta

Natalie Barbu, Founder of WeBloom Social, has built a sizeable following through the implementation of her social media and influencer marketing strategy, which led her to become a successful business owner, content creator, and host of the Real Reel Podcast.Over the years, Natalie has developed a strong, organic relationship with her 287K+ subscribers and followers.She is excited to connect with you through her social media agency and pass on the seeds of knowledge that she's gained over the course of her successful career in social media and marketing. We discuss why you don't need paid ads to grow your audience, getting brand deals when you have a small, but engaged, audience, top tips for building an organic audience today, and much more! You can follow Natalie on Instagram at @nataliebarbu

Jen Morilla is also known as The Social Girl Traveller. Jen worked for a New York City corporate agency when she decided that she wanted to impact the world. She left her cubical behind for flight miles to become an impact travel blogger. Over the past four years, Jen has been to 44 countries, 6 continents and impacted the lives of over 13,500 people by dispensing clean water filters. Not just your average blogger, Jen is trying to make a difference in the world. She works with social, sustainable, and eco-conscious brands. Jen also works with other entrepreneurs as a global online educator teaching others how to build a brand and business online to create the life they want. Her mission is to transform lives so that they have impact, purpose and courage. We discuss online community building, tips for serving others at a higher level, how to monetise your blog and so much more. You can follow Jen on Instagram at @jenmorilla

Andy Graham is the co-founder of Smart Property. Smart Property work with landlords to develop their properties into brilliant shared houses which tenants are proud to call their home. Smart Property recognise that investing in HMOs is not a passive career and they help investors to live handsfree from their investments. Andy has been investing in property since 2009, and is a passionate property investor, landlord, mentor and trainer, having built up an extensive portfolio of stunning student and professional houses across the UK. He coaches other property entrepreneurs how to replicate the same success via The HMO Podcast & training community The HMO Roadmap. We discuss coaching others on building success in your own industry, niching down and levelling up, the importance of a podcast in growing your own company and much more. You can follow Andy on Instagram at @andygraham.hmo

Lindsay Mitrosilis is a LinkedIn for Sales Expert and a hiring, sales and organisational strategist. She prides herself on empowering female CEOs to find, build, and cultivate their distributed dream team. We discuss why an entrepreneur should be on LinkedIn, how to avoid coming across like a spammer, locating and engaging with your ideal client, cultivating and nurturing relationships, and much more! You can follow Lindsay on Instagram over at @lindsay.mitrosilis

Today's podcast is from an interview Liv done recently with Rob Smallbone from the The Property Nomads Podcast. Liv touches on a range of different topics, including how Ssharing your story catches peoples attention and drives your brand forward, how aligning yourself with successful people inspires you, that mentorship is key to propelling yourself forward, how being yourself and recognising your abilities automatically leads to you being noticed and respected, and one of women's biggest fears is being judged by other women. We highly recommend that you check out the Property Nomads Podcast, hosted by Rob Smallbone. The Property Nomads Podcast deep dives into property, mindset and travel. From how to buy your first buy to let to exploring historical building and the impact they've had on civilisations, there's something there for everyone. Just search ‘The Property Nomads' wherever you get your podcasts, and you can follow them on Instagram at @thepropertynomadspodcast. You can also follow Rob on Instagram at @robert_smallbone_1988.

Joe Gregory is a director and founder of Rethink Press. RETHINK PRESS work with entrepreneurs, business owners, coaches, consultants and intrapreneurs to write and publish high quality books that increase your income, impact and influence.Over the years, Joe has helped publish hundreds of business and self-help books. A central part of his work is helping authors to create a unique, well-packaged and well-positioned book that will endow them with the star quality in their industry and will also get them noticed. We discuss how you begin the planning process of writing your first book, strategies for writing your book, how to get publishers to say 'yes,' publishing in a digital age, and much more. You can follow Joe on Instagram over at @realjoegregory

Jordan Bone is a certified Life Coach, Public Speaker, Mindfulness Practitioner, Spiritual Adviser and Self Love enthusiast. After being paralysed aged fifteen following a road traffic accident, Jordan decided to get out in the world and share her story, encouraging young people to aim high  and chase down their dream. Through the years she has used her voice to help inspire, motivate and raise awareness across various media platforms. Jordan began a YouTube channel in 2010 discussing positivity and spirituality, while she also created beauty and lifestyle videos. One video which combined beauty and positivity titled 'My Beautiful Struggle' went viral, and led her to work with brands such as L'Oreal, Urban Decay, Pretty Little Thing and The Prince's Trust. Jordan has an incredible personal brand and is a best selling author, while she has amassed over 200k followers on instagram and over 180k subscribers on YouTube. We discuss How to Overcome Adversity and Develop An Indestructible Mindset, The Importance of Having the Right Coach, Building and Cultivating Relationships with Global Brands, Educating Your Audience and Taking Them with You on Your Journey and so much more. 

Angela Cox is multi-award winning Executive Life-Coach, best-selling author, wife & mum of two.After reaching the highest levels in corporate transformation roles, Angela pivoted her career at the age of 40 and has built a successful coaching business. She is now on a mission to help people know their worth, and she is attracting thousands of clients worldwide. We discuss what is holding you back, defining the term 'limiting beliefs', the differences between fear of failure and fear of success, top tips for overcoming limiting beliefs and reaching your full potential, and much more. You can follow Angela on Instagram over at @mindset_mentor_angela_cox

Author and business coach, Akemi Sue Fisher, has helped thousands of Amazon sellers scale and grow their businesses to six, seven and eight figures. Akemi has quickly become one of the most trusted and sought after E-commerce consultants in the world. In only three years, her agency, Love & Launch, has helped her clients achieve over two billion dollars in sales through Amazon, Ebay and other e-commerce platforms. Her entrepreneurial spirit and direct approach continues to help elevate not only her success, but the success of her clients which range from startups to fortune 500 companies. Since 2011, Akemi has been a trailblazer within the influencer and social media marketing niche. She continues to create new and innovative models and proprietary softwares to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of online marketing. In 2018, Akemi started the series called "Meet the Women of the C-Suite" that profiles the lessons of high profile female executives. We discuss Achieving Over 2 Billion Dollars in Sales on Amazon, 'Just Because Everyone is Doing It, Doesn't Mean It's Right,' Building and Cultivating A Community is Better Than High Ad Spend and so much more. 

Ally Pintucci is a Freelance Commercial Photographer, Consultant and Community & Social Media Manager, and passion fuelled adventure seeker whose goal is to creatively tell stories about what motivates her to continue to seek new adventures and live a full life. She dives in to work with brands to develop creative and innovative strategies that authentically pushes their vision and ideas out to the world through incredible content. Ally is also the owner and creative director of Agency-ish, a new type of creative agency for freelancers. Through her personal work on her social channels, Ally’s goal is to get people outside their comfort zone by inspiring curiosity and showing empathy via storytelling and photography. We discuss How to Go From Bad to Expert, Why Doing the Work is the Shortcut, How to Set Boundaries as an Entrepreneur, Why Following Your Gut is Everything and so much more. 

Christina Nicholson is a speaker, writer, TV & podcast host and the founder of boutique PR agency ‘Media Maven.’ Christina refers to herself as an ‘accidental entrepreneur.’ Christina was a TV reporter and anchor before pivoting to start her own business to give business owners the publicity to position themselves and promote their products. After seeing countless bad pitches in her career, she decided to create an agency to help business owners grow by earning media coverage without spending a lot on advertising. We discuss attention grabbing content, polarising your audience, how you can become visible, what PR agencies are looking for, and so much more. You can follow Christina on Instagram @christinaallday

  Today’s podcast is from an interview Liv done recently with Shannan Monson from the CEO School Podcast. Liv touches on a range of different topics, including her journey of declining the traditional route of university and choosing her own path, the challenges rapid growth brought to her business and how she navigated them, her biggest 3 pieces of advice for any entrepreneur working towards a 1 million dollar year, and what’d next for her on her entrepreneurial journey. We highly recommend that you check out the CEO School podcast, hosted by Shannan Monson and Suneera Madhani. Less than 2% of female founders ever break 1m in revenue, and CEO School are on a mission to change that. Each week, you’ll learn from the incredible mentors who made it to the 2% club as well as from women who are on their way. Just search ‘CEO School’ wherever you get your podcasts, and you can follow them on Instagram at @ceoschool. You can also follow Shannan on Instagram at @shannanmonson.

Alexa Carlin is a nationally-recognised professional speaker and Founder & CEO of Women Empower X. Inspired by her own entrepreneurial pursuits, Alexa founded WEX with the mission to help more women pursue their passions and get to the next level in their career and life. This entrepreneurial spirit led her to starting a blog in college, Hello Perfect, which served the purpose of helping young women gain confidence in themselves and attracted the likes of Mark Cuban, Shaquille O’Neal, Steve Madden, Marc Jacobs and other influential celebrities. In college, only months before graduation, Alexa found herself in a coma with a 1% chance of living. This near-death experience led to a number of health issues but today, Alexa sees this experience as something to be grateful for as it has been her prime motivation and inspiration to share her story authentically with audiences all over the world. Alexa was featured on the cover of Meetings & Conventions Magazine as 1 of 15 “Young Millennial Go-Getters To Watch” and named one of the "Most Powerful Women In Fort Lauderdale" by Gold Coast's Fort Lauderdale Daily. She has also been featured on Cheddar TV, FOX, ABC, CBS, OWN and in Entrepreneur, Glamour Magazine, Mashable, and TEDx among others. With a following that reaches over 75,000 people on and offline, Alexa’s mission is to make a difference in at least one persons life every day. We discuss shifting mindset around experiences, asking yourself the right questions, how to run stadium events with no budget, how to go viral on TikTok, how to ask for what you want (even from the Worlds Biggest Celebrities) and so much more. 

Kelsey Formost is an actress and copywriting expert helping entrepreneurs find their 'magic words' to attract and KEEP their dream clients. From being appearing on an Emmy-nominated show to writing with an Oscar-winning writer, Kelsey has studied how words connect with audiences her entire career. Whether you’re writing for your website, your email list, or even your social media captions, Kelsey helps you break it all down into actionable steps, demystifying the sometimes-overwhelming task of writing for your business. Kelsey’s mission is to help her student feels deeply seen and heard in the echo chamber of the internet. Kelsey also jhas a YouTube series called “Find Your Magic” where she talks to other successful women entrepreneurs about the behind the scenes of what it’s really like to do what you love. We discuss You're Leaving Money on the Table if You Aren't Nurturing Your Existing Clients, Email Lists > Social Media, Why You Need to Forget About Learning the Science of Copywriting and so much more. 

Suneera Madhani, Fattmerchant’s Founder & Chief Executive Officer, is a payments and technology innovator who has catapulted her business idea from startup to processing over 5 Billion in payments — disrupting the payments ecosystem as the “Netflix” of credit card processing (Fast Company). Suneera’s inspirational startup story and her success in raising 20 million in venture capital as a minority woman - has been featured in high profile publications such as Forbes, Fast Company, Yahoo Business, Tech Crunch, Huffington Post, and the countless others. Suneera is a regular contributing writer for Forbes, Fortune and INC Magazine as well as a key note speaker for conferences such as Money2020, Collision and Tedx to name a few. She’s been recognized as 2018’s The Most Influential Woman in Payments (Payment Source), CEO of the Year (Business Journal), Top 40 Under 40 (Business Journal), Entrepreneur of the Year (Business Leaders Award), Women to Watch (Entrepreneur) and Ernst and Young’s winning women of 2019. We discuss Fattmerchant and the 'Netflix of Credit Card Processing,' Using Rejection as a Spur to International Success, CEO School Podcast and the 2% Club, How to Run a Business with a Social Enterprise at it's Heart and so much more. 

Allie Reeves is a social media strategist and digital course creator whose passion is educating other women on how to show up effectively online in order to grow their businesses, influence and income! Allie is the Queen of Personal Branding and I am so excited to be joined by her on today’s podcast. We discuss following your gut instinct, always showing up with your ideal client avatar in mind, choosing the right direction for you when you are at a cross roads, fighting through business growing pains, being unapologetically confident
, showing up as your future self and so much more. 

Brittany Krystle is a personal branding and growth expert with almost a decade of experience in personal brand development and content strategy. Brittany has worked with some of the heaviest hitters in the online space to grow their businesses through personal branding such as Gary Vaynerchuk, Marie Forleo & Tom Bilyeu. Since then, she has taught countless entrepreneurs at all levels to do it for themselves. Brittany is also the host of the top-rated Beyond Influential Podcast, where she has in-depth, “no fluff” conversations with the experts and industry influencers who get us to consume both on and offline, so the listener can get actionable takeaways they can use to grow their own influence. We discuss working with the world's largest personal brands such as Gary Vaynerchuk, Marie Forleo and Tom Bilyeu, 'You already have a personal brand, but are you working it?,' identifying your personal brand's voice in a sea of others, making your mark in your niche, committing to a 90 Day Content Plan and much more. 

(Originally released on Thought Leader Chat Podcast) Ziad Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of JUV Consulting, a purpose-driven Generation Z consultancy that works with clients to help them reach young people, and is an American-Muslim student activist, entrepreneur and speaker. A 21 year old junior at Yale University, Ziad has immersed himself deeply into the work of youth change-making. In the summer of 2013, Ziad founded Redefy, an organisations seeking to further equality. His work has been commended by the likes of President Barack Obama personally, PBS and the Washington Post, while MTV named him one of the Top 9 Teens Changing the World. Ziad has given four TEDxTalks and written for publications such as Teen Vogue. For his work with JUV, he was named to Forbes 30Under30 at the age of just 19 in the Marketing/Advertising category, and he has spoken everywhere from American Express to the Council on Foreign Relations. We discuss how to launch a wildly successful company in your teens, revolutionising how Generation Z are marketed to, the pros and cons of being a young person in business, The Forbes 30 Under 30 and meeting Barack Obama and much more.

Suhit Amin is a 19 Year Old Young Entrepreneur and Founder of Saulderson Media. In February 2018, aged 16, he was diagnosed with Stage 2A Hodgkin Lymphoma, a cancer that attacks the lymph nodes. In between rounds of aggressive chemotherapy and being Deputy Head Boy at Hutchesons’ Grammar School in Glasgow, he achieved six grade As in his Scottish Highers. In July 2018 he launched Saulderson Media, a premium talent management and influencer marketing agency based in Scotland. They are exclusively managing a roster of high profile social influencers who are responsible for millions of monthly impressions. Alongside this they work with endemic and non-endemic, brands on creative campaigns, to boost their presence utilising an extensive list of influencers for activation. Saulderson Media has a specific focus on the gaming and esports industry but is also heavily involved with tech and entertainment influencers. The fledgeling firm has become very successful in a short time – becoming a 6 figure agency in less than 6 months of startup. We discuss Why You Should Focus on Value Over Age, The Benefits and Challenges of Being a Young Entrepreneur, Using Adversity as Your Driving Force and so much more. 

Elliott Rayne is a 20 year old, serial entrepreneur, who was voted the UK's number 1 Next Generation Entrepreneur of 2019 by Enterprise Nation. Elliott is the founder and head of investments of Planet Crypto. Based in Leeds, Planet Crypto is a dynamic online Cryptocurrency trading and strategic investment coaching platform founded by experts with experience of over 5 years in the emerging Cryptocurrency market and 20 years of collective trading and investing experience across all financial sectors. Elliott also works alongside his business partner Joe Taylor (also 19), running events company, EJ Events. We discuss Thriving As A Young Entrepreneur in An Older Industry, Switching Lanes and The Mindset Required, Ignoring the Noise and Remaining True to Your Audience, The Future of Bitcoin and so much more.

Lauren Tickner became an online fitness coach at the age of 19. Before dropping out of the UK’s top ranked business degrees, she sold thousands of e-books and low-ticket products and built an audience of over 200,000 across social media. Now aged 23, Lauren is the CEO of Impact School, a coaching business that transforms the companies, mindsets, and ultimately lives of impact driven entrepreneurs. Lauren was quoted by Forbes, Business Insider and London Stock Exchange as one of the top 20 entrepreneurs and loves helping business owners work online doing what they enjoy so they have freedom and fulfilment. We discuss Low End vs High End Ticket, Navigating the World of Young Entrepreneurship, Number of Followers Not Equating to Wealth, Overcoming Shiny Object Syndrome and so much more. 

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Rachel Geicke grew up in an international business hub. She started her first business in the entertainment industry at age 16, turning a profit and leveraging this experience to gain roles with Pepsi China, the Peninsula Hotel in Shanghai, and the Hilton Queenstown. As a previous member of the Hong Kong National Field Hockey team and the Boston University Rowing team, Rachel truly understands the power of food as functional fuel. At the age of 20 she was diagnosed with Celiac disease along with several food allergies which drove her to explore alternative diets and primal ingredients. Rachel graduated from Boston University’s School of Hospitality Administration, where she first created Snow Monkey in her college apartment. As the steward of Snow Monkey’s vision, brand and sales, Rachel has led Snow Monkey to secure a spot in the prestigious Chobani Food Incubator and expand distribution from 0 to 1,200 retail locations in only 2 years, rightfully landing her a spot on the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Equally comfortable pitching to venture capitalists as she is stocking Snow Monkey pints on retail shelves, Rachel is invigorated by work that breaks barriers and paves the way for societal advancements. We discuss being a female owned company in a male dominated industry, how to start a food start-up, enrolling your team in the mission, applying Economies of Scale in your product based business and so much more.

I am super excited to announce the rebrand of the Thought Leader Chat Podcast to the Too Big For Your Boots Podcast! Tune into this announcement podcast as I reveal all about the rebrand and what our plans are moving forward. You can pre-order my debut book, Too Big For Your Boots, over at Amazon NOW! https://tinyurl.com/632pebv8

Brandon Leibel co-founded Sand Cloud in 2014 with his friends Steven and Bruno, and currently serves as the company’s CEO. Centred around beach towels and sustainable products, Sand Cloud is inspired by the beach lifestyle and the marine life that inhabits our oceans. Their mission is to create amazing sustainable products that serve as a tool to raise awareness for marine conservation, while Sand Cloud donates a portion of each sale to non-profit marine conservation organisations. Sand Cloud has logged in over $20 million in sales over the past 5 years while Brandon was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 List in the social entrepreneur category of “impact-driven leaders” who combine “purpose and profit.” What is more incredible about Brandon and Sand Cloud’s success is that Brandon, Steven and Bruno quit their jobs to move in together, maxing out their credit cards to while surviving on rice and beans to make ends meet and get the business off the ground. We discuss spotting a gap in an industry and how to create the solution, creating a relationship with your first 10k followers, hiring an A-team to carry out your vision, the value in pivoting with your products and market and so much more.

Shannan Monson is the co-founder of CEO School, as well as a top 100 podcast host. With her businesses, Shannan is on a mission to help entrepreneurs, whether they’re just starting out or are established and attempting to scale, join the 2% Club of female founders who hit $1M in revenue. Shannan's work has influenced thousands of women and has been featured online and in print for brands such as Athleta, Style Me Pretty, Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine, Motherly, Fox News Magazine, and many others. She's passionate about sharing content that enriches and changes lives and infuses innovation, authenticity, and unparalleled creativity into every detail of her work, while she was nicknamed "The Queen of Passive Income" by BossBabe. We discuss 'If It's Working, Work It Harder,' The Secret to Instagram Reels, Polarisation on Social Media and How You Can Use it to Create An Unbreakable Bond With Your Audience, CEO School and Sharing As You Learn, Breaking The 2% Barrier and so much more.

Harriet Minter is a journalist, broadcaster, personal coach and business consultant, specialising in female leadership. She founded and edited the Guardian's Women in Leadership section, which focused on women in the workplace and was the first of its kind in UK Journalism. She is also a columnist for Psychologies magazine and hosts The Badass Women's Hour on TalkRadio. She's written for publications including The Times, Huffington Post and The Pool. Harriet is a regular speaker on women's rights, the future of work, and digital media. She's given two TED Talks, the first on the importance of learning to fail, and the second on yoga, which have had tens of thousands of views. Through her work, Harriet has interviewed a range of leading women from MPs to entrepreneurs and celebrities, including Sheryl Sandberg, Arianna Huffington and Tamara Mellon, and can adeptly entertain an audience with brilliant anecdotes from her vast career. We discuss the media's attitude towards women, the simple method to discovering your audience's need, why you should do it anyway and ask for permission later, how to build a successful uncurated personal brand and so much more.

Matt Aitchison co-founded the Aitchison & Adams Real Estate Group, which sold 500+ residential properties and over $250+ million in real estate sales in just 4 years. A&A was ranked in the Wall Street Journal Top 1000 real estate teams nationwide 2 years in a row. In 2011, Matt purchased his first rental property and shifted his focus to full time real estate investments and wealth building assets. He went on to found Vault Investment Properties which has purchased, rehabbed, and sold over 150+ single family properties, all of which earned profitable returns for both his business and investors. In addition to flipping houses, Matt has built his own passive income portfolio which is currently comprised of single family homes, commercial retail centres, and a hotel in Lake Tahoe. Matt runs his own business accelerator and mentorship program called The Rich Life Academy, while he is also the host of the Millionaire Mindcast, a top 100 iTunes Entrepreneur podcast. We discuss how Matt made $106,000 using others peoples money, why Real Estate is the most powerful wealth creation model, what to look for in life changing mentors, highly successful habits and mindset work required to make it to the top, the secrets to likability and network building and much more.

Allee Williams is an entrepreneur, branding expert and digital strategist who specialises in marketing, social media and PR. She is the founder of Leia Rising, Co-Founder of Female Founders Co, the owner of Malibu Social, the owner of Bloombabe Flower Truck and the host of Right Up Your Allee Podcast. After working as a brand ambassador and marketing intern at Coca Cola and serving as the lead ambassador for both her alma mater (University of Kentucky) and its respective sports team, she entered in to the world of entrepreneurship. Allee is on a mission to empower female entrepreneurs and inspire other women to create change. We discuss lessons learned from working for Coca Cola, how one piece of paper and a vision resulted in 100,000 eyes, levelling the playing field for women with digital marketing, how messy action can be the pinnacle of your success, how to turn twinkly eye moments into a wildly successful personal brand and much more.

Ziad Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of JUV Consulting, a purpose-driven Generation Z consultancy that works with clients to help them reach young people, and is an American-Muslim student activist, entrepreneur and speaker. A 21 year old junior at Yale University, Ziad has immersed himself deeply into the work of youth change-making. In the summer of 2013, Ziad founded Redefy, an organisations seeking to further equality. His work has been commended by the likes of President Barack Obama personally, PBS and the Washington Post, while MTV named him one of the Top 9 Teens Changing the World. Ziad has given four TEDxTalks and written for publications such as Teen Vogue. For his work with JUV, he was named to Forbes 30Under30 at the age of just 19 in the Marketing/Advertising category, and he has spoken everywhere from American Express to the Council on Foreign Relations. We discuss how to launch a wildly successful company in your teens, revolutionising how Generation Z are marketed to, the pros and cons of being a young person in business, The Forbes 30 Under 30 and meeting Barack Obama and much more.