Sparkle and Thrive Joy Foster

If saying the word bookkeeping is enough to have you diving back under the duvet, or letters like P&L and HMRC bring you out in a cold sweat, you need Emma Middleton in your life.

An an accountant and bookkeeper, she’s a number cruncher – she eats numbers for breakfast and finds finances fun (we know! 😂). But Emma knows that not everyone feels the same, so she’s on a mission to make it super easy for women to tackle this essential element of their business. 🙏🏽

Here’s why you should tune in
Discover a top tip for keeping track of your receipts and the two pieces of software Emma can’t live without. Hear why financial reporting is so much more than simply popping in some numbers and what the reports can tell you, and learn about the monthly financial checklist you’ll want to download asap. 

Here’s what to listen out for:

[01:15] Emma pivots from full-time employment.

[05:56] Top tips for managing your business finances.

[08:15] The 2 pieces of software Emma recommends.

[09:34] What regular reporting can tell you about your business.

[14:59] What TechPixies has done for Emma.

[20:24] Helping neurodiverse women with ADHD.

So, if you’d love to become friends with your finances, this is the podcast episode you need to plug into.

👉🏼 Download Emma’s super helpful monthly financial checklist HERE.

And if you’re neurodiverse or simply need support with your finances, Emma is offering 1:1 sessions offering help and support. Ping her a DM to learn more.

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“If the sign of success is the number of failures you have, I’m well on my way to success.”
- Joy Foster

Every good business owner is like one of those Weebles. However hard you try and knock them down, they’ll always spring back up.

And if you’ve ever wondered what it takes to set up and run a successful business, strap yourselves in! This is undoubtedly the most raw and open episode Joy Foster has ever recorded.

In fact, it’s the story of how she almost killed TechPixies, her £1 million social media company, overnight and what it took to hit the reset button to rebuild it.   

Here’s why you should tune in
Hear the mistakes Joy made early on and how self-sabotage got in the way of her success. Discover the one thing, despite all the ups and downs, that has ensured that TechPixies has been able to ride out the bumpy bits. And find out more about the programme Joy did that changed everything as you get the lowdown on the five lessons Joy learned from her mentor, Amy Porterfield.

Here’s what to listen out for:

[03:46] Tony Robbins, Jeff Walker, Amy Porterfield and me.

[10:56] How my first online course launch went.

[15:38] Celebrating 100 students.

[18:41] You can’t outperform your self-image.

[21:10] How I nearly killed my business overnight.

[27:14] What I did to rebuild TechPixies.

[41:21] The 5 lessons I’ve learned from Amy Porterfield.

So, for a no-holds-barred look at a business journey from an entrepreneur who has been through it all (and isn’t afraid to open up about the messy bits), this episode is packed full of lessons you’ll love.

It’s also a reminder that you can survive anything as long as you have a good product/course/service that serves people in place.

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Cassie O’Hanlon is the queen of the pivot. 🔄

A major health scare and the death of her father initially proved to Cassie that her future as an English teacher no longer lay in the classroom.

But when the third strike – the pandemic – arrived to disrupt her 1:1 tutoring business, she knew she needed to pivot online.

It’s a move that opened the door to a world of possibilities and had Cassie asking, ‘Why serve just one kid at a time when you can serve many?’

Her search for the answer has led her on an exciting journey into online course creation and has given her business and bank balance a well-deserved boost. 💰

Here’s why you should tune in
You’ll love hearing how Cassie’s creative writing course came to be and how she is inspiring kids with the help of her awesome teaching skills and a toy Ninja! If you’re a teacher, you’ll nod as Cassie talks about her experiences in school. And if you’re a parent with a son who might need their creative spark reignited, you’ll be keen to know how you can work with this talented teacher. 🔥

Here’s what to listen out for:

[04:32] How a major health scare impacted Cassie’s outlook on life.

[08:06] How our Social Media Superhero Bootcamp helped Cassie get confident online.

[13:03] Discover why Joy is such a fan of Amy Porterfield’s Digital Course Academy.

[14:41] How doing DCA helped Cassie flesh out her online course.

[20:11] Why we make our own luck.

[24:48] Why an online course brings in the £££.

[28:32] What finding TechPixies means to Cassie.

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Being a parent isn’t always plain sailing. 🚣🏽‍♀️

Some kids will be rushing back to school to coo over how many bottles of PRIME they’ve been able to snag over the summer hols or show off their new air up water bottle (anyone else been pestered for this yet?), while others will be pulling the duvet over their heads wishing school wasn’t a thing. 🛌🏽

And if you’re on the receiving end of a child who struggles with “big emotions, power struggles or challenging behaviours”, don’t miss this episode with Dayna Abraham.

Dayna is on a mission to help families create a dynamic that feels more connected and empowered, and Calm the Chaos is her roadmap for dealing with the stress and overwhelm that can come with parenting.
 
And she's here to drop a few nuggets from the framework in this week’s episode.

Here’s why you should tune in
Hear how Dayna’s new book came to be and how the roadmap within its pages can help you, especially if you have a child who’s neurodiverse. Be inspired by the stories of the families she’s helped and the women she’s encouraged to pursue their dreams and sit tight for the awesome tale of how Dayna’s dream of owning a school came true.

Here’s what to listen out for:

[02:18] How do you calm the chaos of parenting? 

[07:17] This is a roadmap for dealing with even the most challenging behaviour.

[12:43] How did you build your business?

[21:25] How the framework saved a child from heading to a military academy.

[26:15] Why you should apply the framework to your own life.

[31:40] Get uncomfortable and be part of the messy process.

[34:16] Fulfilling a dream of building a school.

One dollar from the sale of every book is being donated to Dayna’s Early Childhood Centre in Kenya, so flash the cash and get hold of your copy as you hit the play button to learn more. ▶️▶️▶️

And don’t forget! If you want to follow the system Joy and Dayna use to launch online and get your mitts on the must-have bonuses TechPixies is offering as part of our affiliate partnership with Jeff Walker’s Product Launch Formula®, check this out.

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How do you differentiate yourself in a crowded market? And how do you ensure your potential customer understands who you are and what you stand for?

For book coach Ann Sheybani, one of the best ways to tell your customers more about you (and get them to open their wallets to you) is in the pages of your own business book. 📘

But before you get too excited as you remember the rush of seeing your name in one of those personalised books that were all the rage when you were a kid, you need to step away from writing page after page of your life story.

Yep, it’s not quite time to bust out the theme tune to This is Your Life because a business book is a very different animal from a memoir. In fact, the best business books not only make your ideal customers say, ‘Oh, wow! She’s talking about me’, they open doors to new sources of revenue. 💰

Here’s why you should tune in
If you want to discover why a book is a vital cog in your sales process and how you can maximise this, and if you’d love to know what you should be writing to ensure your ideal customers pick you over your competitors, this episode will talk you through the formula you need to follow.

Here’s what to listen out for:
[02:19] How writing a book can help you.

[07:47] Getting speaking gigs and podcast guest slots.

[18:51] Attracting the right audience.

[22:55] How to use Product Launch Formula® to launch a book.

[34:58] How TechPixies applies Product Launch Formula®.

[40:44] What we can learn from Taylor Swift’s tour.

[46:35] Are you writing a business book or a memoir?

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And don’t forget! If you want to follow the system Joy and Ann use to launch online and get your mitts on the awesome bonuses TechPixies is offering as part of our affiliate partnership with Jeff Walker’s Product Launch Formula®, check this out.

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You take time out to fulfil the dream of becoming a parent and love it. 💕

But in the time you’ve been dashing about becoming pals with Peppa Pig, the world moves on, and suddenly, the route back to work feels like climbing Everest in your flip-flops.

For Ella Hoyos, a seven-year career break left her confidence, self-esteem and sense of worth in the gutter, replaced instead by a major case of ANTs (automatic negative thoughts).

She was telling herself:

⛰️ I can’t get a job because I can’t do the commute.

⛰️ There’s no childcare in my village and my husband’s at work all day.

⛰️ I can’t afford a childminder.

⛰️ Yikes! Tech has moved on so much.

“All these things were preventing me from even getting started. So it was little wonder that I’d struggled so much to get back into work,” says Ella in this week’s episode of the Sparkle and Thrive Podcast.

But after upskilling in social media and squashing her ANTs through our life coaching, Ella began to see the possibilities before her.

She began to ask, ‘Why not’?’

Why not a career in copywriting? Why not launch a podcast? Why not write a book, do a TED Talk, or create a course?

Here’s why you should tune in
Discover how upskilling in social media and a spot of ANT squashing helped Ella identify a career she could fit around her family that would give her the financial independence she craved. You’ll love hearing how Ella snagged her first client and the MAJOR wins she achieved, and check out how collaborating with a fellow TechPixie on a podcast is now opening doors.

Here’s what to listen out for:

[01:29] Ella opens up about returning to work after having kids.

[06:47] Do any of these limiting beliefs sound familiar?

[09:24] Financial independence provides a focus.

[11:14] Ella discovers her niche.

[15:06] Achieving major wins for her first client.

[25:38] The benefits of launching a podcast.

[36:46] Where Ella will be three years from now and what financial independence means to her.

Check out TechPixies.com/yes to follow in Ella’s footsteps.

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