103 episodes
Friends with Business Benefits Charlie Swift & Franky Shanahan: Creative business owners
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5.0 • 32 Ratings
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Friends with Business Benefits hosted by Charlie Swift and Franky Shanahan is a podcast for creatives who crave connection, understanding and support.
Hello, we are Charlie and Franky, two self-employed business owners living in Bristol in the southwest of England.
Franky runs a copywriting business called Love Audrey, helping brands and creative businesses find their voice and tell their story online. As a business mentor to creative mamas, Charlie supports women to build their businesses alongside raising a family.
For the last 5 years, we’ve been meeting for regular co-mentoring sessions. Working for yourself can be lonely at times, but through our monthly meet-ups, we’ve found the support and accountability we were craving in our working lives.
Through our podcast, we hope to continue these conversations, share what we’re learning and also learn from you, our listeners.
Business Mentoring for Creative Mamas: https://charlieswift.com
Copywriting for Creatives: https://www.love-audrey.com
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Q1 Reflection, Q2 Intentions (2024)
In this chatty episode, we’re looking back on the first three months of the year and ahead to Quarter 2. Find out what felt good, what didn’t and what we’ve learned in the process.
We discuss how Franky has been showing up on Instagram and her brush with having a Reel go viral, and also talk through Charlie's relationship with consistency in content creation in this season.
We also chat about our words of the year and how they’ve been showing up for us so far, plus we dig into our plans for Q2 and discuss what we’re both hoping to achieve before the end of June.
Links and Further Reading:
www.instagram.com/rachaelrenae
Work With Us:
Book an Instagram Audit with Charlie
charlieswift.com
love-audrey.com
Find Us On Instagram
@loveaudrey83
@_charlieswift
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102. How to Sneak More Creativity Into Your Daily Life
In this mini episode, we’re sharing ideas and inspiration to help you sneak more creativity into your daily life, especially if you’re short on time and/or caring for small children.
From finding the magic in the mundane to portable crafts you can do in front of the TV, there’s a mix of practical advice and gentle encouragement, all based on personal experience and our belief that creativity can be a powerful form of self-care.
Work With Us
charlieswift.com
love-audrey.com
Find Us On Instagram
@loveaudrey83
@_charlieswift
Franky’s Mailing List
Charlie’s Mailing List
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101. How We Are Showing Up on Substack This Year
This week we're revisiting the topic of Substack. We disscuss whether or not the platform is a part of our content plans in this season, and what we're feeling called to consume and create there.
Charlie shares how she is showing up on Substack this year and Franky touches on creating for the platform as a copywriter.
We also breakdown the differnt ways you may engage with Substack content as a reader and talk about the various features and models the platform has to offer.
Charlie's Substack: 'Intentonal Creatives'
Sparkle on Substack resources and membership -
100. Our 100th Episode Content Q&A LIVE on Instagram
We celebrated 100 episodes of Friends With Business Benefits and five whole years of podcasting by going live on Instagram to record this episode.
Having hit such a big content creation milestone, we made that the focus, answering listener questions about creating and sharing content for your business. We cover podcasting, productivity, brainstorming ideas and more! Whether you’re an OG listener or a newbie, thanks for supporting our podcast!
Links and Further Reading
Watch the live episode here
Our most downloaded episode
Trello
Work With Us
charlieswift.com
love-audrey.com
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99. 24 for 2024
Inspired by Gretchen Rubin, we’ve both adopted the habit of compiling a list of aims at the start of a new year. There’s no right or wrong way to do it, but for us it’s never a business-focussed list. Instead, we both include fun, playful things we want to prioritise. We’ve found it’s a great way to identify what we want the year to hold. In this episode, we’re sharing our ‘24 for 2024’ lists in the hope that it will make you want to compile your own.
Links and Further Reading
Gretchen Rubin’s 24 for 2024 Trifecta
Work With Us
charlieswift.com
love-audrey.com
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98. Our Planner Plans for 2024
It’s time for our annual ‘planner meeting’ where we review the previous year's planners and journals and discuss what we’ll be using for the year ahead.
As well as sharing the notebooks and diaries we’ve invested in this year, we explain how we’ll be using them to stay organised at work and at home. It’s a must-listen for stationery fans and those who prefer pen and paper-based productivity tools!
Links and Further Reading
Lunar Moon Diary
The 6-Minute Success Journal
LSW Morning Notes
Habit Daily App
The Circle Planner
The Ultimate Daily Notebook
The Five Minute Journal
Leuchtturm1917
Customer Reviews
Keep coming back to it!
I always enjoy tuning back into this podcast - it’s given me ideas for my own business, and continues to be a friendly voice in my ears whilst working. The episode on co-mentoring has been super valuable! Thank you Franky and Charlie!
Perfect!
Such an honest and also atmospheric podcast. I listen to it for the boost it gives, but also for its authenticity and the diversity of the voices. This is a fantastic podcast.
The perfect work partner!
Franky and Charlie’s honest and open conversations are the perfect accompaniment to a working from home day when I fancy a bit of company! Having two perspectives is really beneficial when it comes to sharing a balanced view of life as a business owner as no two stories are ever the same. Now to find my own friend with business benefits
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