The Transit Lounge Shandra Moran

If you've landed in the middle of the year and feel like you haven't made as much progress to start and grow your solo business as you hoped, then this episode is for you!

Starting a solo business after a career can be both exciting and daunting...

After 17 years in retail, corporate roles and a marketing degree, Fiona Anchal is now following her passion for plant based eating and turning it into a growing solo business.

In this interview podcast episode Fiona shares with Shandra:

How she's transitioning from a 'job' to her business
Her earlier attempts to follow her passion that didn't last
How her husband - and business partner reacted to her new idea
The link between water fasting and her business progress
Her biggest fears going 'solo'
The way she 'just got started'
What drives her to get this business really growing next year
What she thinks has helped her be successful already

Fiona is tapping into a passion that overlaps with a growing industry and her approach to transitioning is a great model for you to get insights and ideas to apply to your own moves towards being your own boss.

You can find out more and connect with Fiona here:

www.wholesomebellies.com.au
Instagram and FB - @wholesomebellies

Plus - if you're considering leaving a career to start your own business and want to know what to focus and work on in your first year in business you can download a brand new free eBook 'The Top 4 Priority Focus Areas for a Profitable First Year in Business'.... it's a summary of interviews and conversations with more than 40 successful women in business and what they now know are the most important thing for you to focus on to create a business that gives you the income and lifestyle you're looking for as quickly as possible.
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Feeling like a cog in a wheel was a catalyst for career change...

After 20 years in local government policy and strategy, Tamsin Somerville felt like a cog in a wheel, and an overnight camping trip sparked the beginning of a whole new career chapter...

She is now the CEO and Founder of Vivo Bodywear - a soon to be released range of absorbable underwear.

In this podcast interview episode Tamsin shares with Shandra

How she went from 'relatively happy' to inspired with a new business idea
The first steps she took to start a product based business
What really drove her desire to start her own business
Things that took longer than she thought that she wish she kew earlier
How her family and others responded to her business plans
Her thoughts on the pros and cons of a product business compared to a service business
Three tips for anyone with an idea for their own business

You can connect with and learn more about Tamsin here:

W: vivobodywear.com
Facebook group: Incontinence │ light bladder leakage - tips, support and shared stories

Plus - if you're considering starting your own business and want to know what to focus and work on in your first year in business you can download a brand new free eBook 'The Top 4 Priority Focus Areas for a Profitable First Year in Business'.... it's a summary of interviews and conversations with more than 40 successful women in business and what they now know are the most important things for you to focus on to create a business that gives you the income and lifestyle you're looking for as quickly as possible.
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Can you imagine having a successful role, with equity in a business and then making yourself redundant, after the age of 40?

Frances Pratt has spent 24 years 'selling' - mostly for others, now she does it for herself. The business she has created - Metisan - leverages all her experience and helps businesses set up their Sales systems and teams to be curious and customer centric.

In this podcast interview episode Fran shares with Shandra:

Why she got sick of setting up successful sales systems as an employee
How her Dad helped her bring her MBA to life
The way her sister described her that made her realise one of her 'superpowers'
Why starting her own business after 40 was a good thing
The approach she took to fast track working out what she wanted her business to be and do
Her fascination with Greek mythology
Why getting up at 5am works for her
A rule of thumb to predict your sales

Frances is a sales expert who has channelled all her expereince to create a business that really works for her, and delivers great results for her clients.

You can find out more and connect with her here:

metisan.com.au
https://www.linkedin.com/in/franpratt/


Plus - if you're considering leaving a career to start your own business and want to know what to focus and work on in your first year in business you can download a brand new free eBook 'The Top 4 Priority Focus Areas for a Profitable First Year in Business'.... it's a summary of interviews and conversations with more than 40 successful women in business and what they now know are the most important thing for you to focus on to create a business that gives you the income and lifestyle you're looking for as quickly as possible.
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Create your Vision and plan for 2021

Having a business idea - even a really good one, doesn't make it happen - you need a vision and a plan...

The end of the year is a great time to start to refine or create a compelling vision of what you want your business to become and how you're going to make it happen.

In this podcast episode Shandra shares:

•When is the best time to do planning
•The impact of a plan
•The 5 parts to a good plan
•The first step you can take today to make a start - even if you hate planning

You can use this episode as motivation and a step by step guide to planning your year ahead so you can close out 2020 and get st up and motivated build your business next year.


Plus - if you're considering leaving a career to start your own business and want to know what to focus and work on in your first year in business you can download a brand new free eBook 'The Top 4 Priority Focus Areas for a Profitable First Year in Business'.... it's a summary of interviews and conversations with more than 40 successful women in business and what they now know are the most important thing for you to focus on to create a business that gives you the income and lifestyle you're looking for as quickly as possible.
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A career - with all it's changes can be a bit of a cocktail...

It certainly has been for Emma Rhoades...

With the average time in a role reducing and an increase in the number of women starting businesses the traditional' road is no longer as common, and Emma's road has been anything but 'traditional'.

Her career path has been a mix of business ownership, corporate roles, into project consulting, side gigging and online business creation.

In this podcast interview episode Emma shares with Shandra:
The many different types of businesses she has trialled
Building and extracting from a successful photography business
The inner and outer challenges of starting your own business
The influence of how she see herself as a person
Her approach to networking as an introvert
Great tips and philosophy for others with an inkling of an idea for their own thing

Emma is a great example of modern career development and has some fantastic tips for women wanting to explore the possibility of being their own boss after a successful career.

You can find out more and connect with Emma here:

web: www.hercorporatejourney.net.au
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leadershipdevelopmentandcoach/
Facey: https://www.facebook.com/hercorporatejourneyaus


Plus - if you're considering leaving a career to start your own business and want to know what to focus and work on in your first year in business you can download a brand new free eBook 'The Top 4 Priority Focus Areas for a Profitable First Year in Business'.... it's a summary of interviews and conversations with more than 40 successful women in business and what they now know are the most important thing for you to focus on to create a business that gives you the income and lifestyle you're looking for as quickly as possible.
Get your free copy here



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