The One That Works For You Martha Barnard-Rae + Liv Steigrad

Zoe shares the power of her advocacy work—in her life and business as well as in the disability community. She shares how she manages business ownership with a dynamic disability. Learn Zoe’s tips for prioritising your health while you manage the juggle. 

Zoe Simmons is an award-winning journalist, copywriter, and disability advocate.


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Zoe shares the safeguards she puts in place as a business owner with dynamic disabilities


She shares what she loves about being an advocate, writer, speaker


Zoe makes the most of her varying energy levels by combining her interests with her job


Zoe shares tips for people with dynamic disabilities


Medical misogyny and the burden of navigating the health system when you’re sick (esp when you have a reduced capacity to earn an income) 


How advocacy helped her deal with her rage about how society treats disabled people 


How identifying as disabled helped Zoe create an intentional, joyous life 








Zoe Simmons’ website

Zoe’s LinkedIn

Zoe’s Instagram



Martha’s website

Martha’s HyperFocus Week services

Martha’s LinkedIn and Instagram



Liv’s website

Liv’s LinkedIn

Maintenance Phase podcast



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Amy Posner shares four questions to ask yourself if you want to work out what’s YOURS to do—so you can wake up each day and do what makes you excited. Amy opens up about her personal experiences with burnout and the pivotal life changes that led her to a period of ‘unproductivity’. Learn Amy’s tips to prepare your business for life’s inevitable transitions. Amy Posner is a serial entrepreneur who helps other people discover what's "theirs to do" and teaches them the business skills to make it their reality.






Amy explores the process of recovering from burnout when you’re really attached to your work


Amy shares how it feels to work on finding what she actually likes to do after a big life change  


How do we work out what we actually like to do? 


How do we shift from go-go-go to accepting a period of unproductivity?


Amy’s first question for business coaching clients will help you find the essence of your business 


Learn how Amy knows she’s had a successful day during a period of change


How do we know when to ‘call it’ when the ‘productive’ day isn’t happening 


Challenging the idea that work should be hard


Amy challenges the idea that work should be hard—and shares her superpower


Get the four questions to ask yourself if you want to work out what’s YOURS to do—so you can wake up each day and do what makes you excited


The myth of your ‘Why’ (and how it’s OK to want to make money!)


Amy’s tips for preparing your business for a period of illness or transition 




We also mentioned these people/things:

Amy Posner’s website

Amy’s LinkedIn

Martha’s website

Martha’s HyperFocus Week services

Martha’s LinkedIn and Instagram

Liv’s website

Liv’s LinkedIn



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Running a family business with his romantic partner and his brother in law (across time zones, no less!) is a wild ride. Nick generously shared some of the highlights and challenges—and got real about how the business is scaffolded by family support. 

Nick Akkanen heads up the graphic design stream of Pink Dog Studio, a retail branding agency based in Sydney and Santiago, Chile.   

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Nick shares the story of how Pink Dog Studio niched down (and why you should niche down immediately) 


Is it Smell-o-vision or Scent Branding? We’re still not sure


Learn how much time Nick *aims* to spend each week on his brand


Nick shares how he crafts a business plan that allows him to stay nimble


Five minute jobs vs. eating the frog: Nick shares how he gets sh!t done on the daily


Find out how Nick knew it was time to quit his 9-5 and jump in with both feet (and the essential nature of family support)


Nick shares some of the highs and lows of business ownership between romantic partners


…and gives some tips for couples thinking of going into business together



We also mentioned these people/things:



Pink Dog Studio

Nick’s LinkedIn

Pink Dog on Instagram

Pink Dog on TikTok

Grab a 30-minute brand consultation with Pink Dog Studio

Martha’s website

Martha’s HyperFocus Week services

Martha’s LinkedIn and Instagram

Liv’s website

Liv’s LinkedIn



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Kirsty Fanton shares the end-of-life psychotherapy lessons that inform her business. Listen up for practical tips for balancing your business and a chronic illness, and how to create a daily check-in practice to manage overwhelm. Kirsty is a coach, ex-psychotherapist, and a great question-asker. She provides copy, coaching, and strategy for online business owners.

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Learn how Kirsty focuses each day on moving her business one tiny step closer to her vision and how she wants it to be serve and support her 


Prioritisation vs. freedom and flow


As a former psychotherapist, Kirsty shares how her expertise in grief and coping with long term illness informs her business now


Learn what that work taught Kirsty about hindsight and regret—and the three key themes she took away from providing end-of-life therapy


How informed consent can help you manage your business alongside a chronic illness (and how much you can/should share with clients)


How boundaries can help you create the conditions you need to do your best work


Martha shares how she creates buffers to accommodate for her ADHD—without making it her clients’ problem


Legacy feels yucky to Liv because she’s self actualised AF


Get Kirsty’s two key tips for identifying (and managing!) your capacity


Identifying the capacity cost of certain tasks vs. the number of tasks


Kirsty shares the three questions she asks herself during twice-daily check-ins and how to incorporate them into a daily practice 



We also mentioned these people/things:

Kirsty’s Reflective Practice Club

Kirsty’s Instagram

Kirsty’s LinkedIn

The Business Badassery Podcast

Martha’s website

Martha’s HyperFocus Week services

Martha’s LinkedIn and Instagram

Liv’s website

Liv’s LinkedIn

Lanae Carmichael

Verity Byth—Business Strategist

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A social media crisis (and a global recession) sparked a re-evaluation of Cassandra's business and personal values. Find out where she’s landed and learn her tips for identifying and living your own values.

Cassandra is the founder of the Quirky Pineapple Studio, a brand visibility strategist for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and feminist-run brands.  

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The social media crisis that forced Cassandra to find a creative outlet for herself


Liv shares how her creative outlet helped her connect with other multi-racial Jews of colour—and the importance of finding (or creating) like-minded communities


Cassandra shares how she came to running her business in a values-aligned way


It took bravery to share her true mission online because there is push back


Cassandra shares some of the reactions she’s had from *snowflakes* online


…and if you’re looking to shift your business into better alignment with your values, Cassandra’s got four tips


Cassandra gets real about the recession’s effect on her business (and how she balances the pressure to earn money with her desire to enjoy her work)


Cassandra tried time blocking and it didn’t work for her either—find out what she does now 


Get the straight dope on project management tools from the woman who’s tried them all


Cassandra is in a different time zone than her clients—find out how she prioritises demands from all over the world


Liv shares how she seeks out play and joyfulness—and the importance of finding fun each day



We also mentioned these people/things:

The Quirky Pineapple Studio

Cassandra’s LinkedIn



Martha’s website

Martha’s HyperFocus Week services

Martha’s LinkedIn and Instagram



Liv’s website

Liv’s LinkedIn



Lanae Carmichael

Verity Byth—Business Strategist


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Belinda Weaver shares the tweak she made that 10x-ed her motivation: she made her business about Belinda. Find out how this micro change helped her forge a big, bold new path. Belinda Weaver helps copywriters supercharge their income, create financial stability, and avoid career burnout.

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Why your business should be better than the job you left 


How to deprogram yourself from the 9-5 ideology 


Forget your ‘Why?’ and focus on what your business will help you do in life


Belinda shares the rituals that help her switch off at the end of the day


Belinda doesn’t get up at 5am either, guys


You heard it here first: a morning of tranquillity is possible without being in an ice bath


What do I want to do? The power of choice in business ownership


Four key questions Belinda asks when she needs clarity on a business decision 


The personal development perks of running your own business


Belinda shares the pattern she’s noticed when she’s about to do something BIG and how she interrupts it (and stops getting in her own way!)


How the pandemic helped Belinda go slower and do less by taking control of microdecisions 




We also mentioned these people/things:

Belinda’s QUIZ: What is your copy biz shortcut?

Belinda’s website

Linda Perry, Mindset Coach



Martha’s website

Martha’s HyperFocus Week services

Martha’s LinkedIn and Instagram



Liv’s website

Liv’s LinkedIn



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