The Freedom Method Podcast

Sophie Biggerstaff

The Freedom Method Podcast (formerly The Remote CEO Life) is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already made the leap to becoming a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast is designed to help you create a better work life balance by building an online business that is set up for you to achieve your freedom business goals. The Freedom Method Podcast is hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, mentor, and founder of the Freedom Business Model Method - each episode explores how to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for! Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, freedom business inspiration, practical work life balance strategies, and conversations about online business. Freedom isn't just a fantasy - but you do need the right method to create it - this podcast gives you exactly that!

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    How to Reduce Decision Fatigue And Overwhelm As A Female Entrepreneur With Kate Evans

    Is decision fatigue silently draining your energy and causing entrepreneur overwhelm before you have even opened your laptop? In this episode of The Freedom Method Podcast, I sit down with Kate Evans - psychologist, life coach, and author of Ditch Your Sh*t: Decluttering Your Mindset to Declutter Your Home - to get honest about why so many female entrepreneurs are struggling with decision fatigue and how simplifying your life and following a routine for entrepreneurs can finally break that cycle for good. 🧠 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 How Decision Fatigue is Holding Female Entrepreneurs Back 11:41 What Decision Fatigue is Actually Doing to Your Brain 17:18 Why Female Entrepreneurs Face a Heavier Overwhelm Load Than Men 30:08 How Routines and Systems Help You Build a Decision-Making Support System 38:35 The First Steps to Eliminating Female Entrepreneur Overwhelm Today If you are spinning into entrepreneur overwhelm, struggling with decision fatigue and low productivity - it is almost always because you do not have the right systems or supportive routine for entrepreneurs underneath you. In this episode, we discuss: Why decision fatigue is one of the biggest hidden causes of low productivity for female entrepreneurs?How does decluttering your life directly reduce decision fatigue and entrepreneur overwhelm, helping you move forward in your business?Why do female entrepreneurs carry a statistically heavier decision load than men?What does a simple decision-making support system actually look like in practice for a female entrepreneur running an online business?How can building routines and systems help you eliminate overwhelm, beat procrastination and get out of that freeze state for good? If you are a female entrepreneur who constantly feels like you are spinning many plates and getting nowhere - this episode of The Freedom Method Podcast with Kate Evans is exactly what you need. Connect with Kate: Website: www.soulfulspacecoaching.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katesevans.coaching Book - Ditch Your Sh*t: https://www.soulfulspacecoaching.com/ditch-your-shit-book 👉 Ready to eliminate decision fatigue and build an online business with solid foundations - check out The Freedom Model Method Foundations, the programme I built because I burnt out doing it the hard way, and I do not want that for you: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/Freedom-Model-Method Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored By Omnisend Ad | The Episode Is Sponsored By Email Marketing Tool Omnisend - Unlock Your Exclusive Listener Discount Here: https://www.omnisend.com/sophiebiggerstaff/

    51 min
  2. 26 APR

    How to Build a Personal Brand That Survives the AI Era ft. Teresa Heath-Wareing

    Is your online business going to survive the next 3 to 5 years - or are you building something AI is about to make completely irrelevant? Building a personal brand can make sure that doesn’t happen! In this episode of The Freedom Method Podcast, I'm joined by Teresa Heath-Wareing - award-winning online business strategist, TEDx speaker, and host of Your Dream Business Podcast - to talk about personal branding and why building a personal brand is the most important thing you can be doing right now. Teresa has spent over a decade helping female entrepreneurs build a personal brand through visibility, credibility, and real relationships - and with AI now able to write your content, build your offers, and generate entire courses in minutes, she breaks down exactly why the businesses without a strong personal branding strategy are the ones that won't survive. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Why personal branding matters more than ever in the age of AI 06:28 - How Teresa went from single mum to TEDx speaker by building a personal brand 13:07 - The strategy that landed Amy Porterfield and Pat Flynn as her first podcast guests 21:34 - Showing up authentically online when everyone is questioning what's real 34:58 - How to overcome the fear of cancel culture and put yourself out there YOU’LL LEARN: Why is personal branding the deciding factor between an online business that survives the AI era and one that doesn't - and what is the one thing AI can never, ever replace about you?How did Teresa build a personal brand from talking to three mums in a play barn to landing Amy Porterfield and Pat Flynn as her very first podcast guests - and what does this teach us about building genuine connections?What does how to build a personal brand actually look like when you're overwhelmed, scared to be judged online, or have no idea where to start - and where should you actually focus first?Why are personal branding tips about showing up as your real, imperfect self the most powerful strategy you have right now - and why is that more true in the age of AI than it's ever been?How do you build a personal brand social media presence that's genuine and connects with the right people - without the fear of cancel culture shutting you down before you've even started? If you want your online business to still be standing in 3 to 5 years, this conversation with Teresa Heath-Wareing is the wake-up call you need - listen now on The Freedom Method Podcast. Connect with Teresa Heath-Wareing: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teresa_heathwareing/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Teresa_Heath-Wareing Website: https://teresaheathwareing.com Free Toolkit: https://teresaheathwareing.com/toolkit Ready to build a personal brand and launch an online business with real personal branding for entrepreneurs strategies built in from day one? My Freedom Business Foundations programme is designed to help you do exactly that. Click here to find out more! About The Freedom Method Podcast: The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already made the leap to becoming a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast is designed to help you create a better work life balance by building an online business that is set up for you to achieve your freedom business goals. The Freedom Method Podcast is hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, mentor, and founder of the Freedom Business Model Method - each episode explores how to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for! Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, freedom business inspiration, practical work life balance strategies, and conversations about online business. Freedom isn't just a fantasy - but you do need the right method to create it! Find your starting point: 🔍 Want to go from employee to entrepreneur, but stuck on which online business to start? Take the FREE Freedom Seekers Quiz to find out which type of online business model suits your freedom business goals: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz 📖 Ready to quit your 9-5 and start an online business? Grab the Freedom Founders Playbook - the roadmap I wish I'd had when I began my own freedom business journey: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook 🎓 Already a Female Entrepreneur building an online business, but feeling stuck? Explore ways to work with me and create more work life balance: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme Connect With Me: 🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff 💻 Website: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored By Omnisend Ad | The Episode Is Sponsored By Email Marketing Tool Omnisend - Unlock Your Exclusive Listener Discount Here: https://www.omnisend.com/sophiebiggerstaff/

    53 min
  3. 19 APR

    Build a Sustainable Business Model That AI Can't Kill - Steal My Freedom Business Strategy

    Is your online business strategy actually built to last - or are you one AI integration away from it all falling apart? In this episode, I'm getting real about what it actually takes to build a sustainable business model in the age of AI. I'm sharing my honest online business strategy for building a freedom business that doesn't just survive the AI wave - it's built to thrive through it. I cover how to use AI in your business on a much deeper level than most people are thinking about right now, AI integration for small business owners and solopreneurs, and the two other pillars that AI simply cannot touch. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why is a sustainable business model built with AI no longer optional - and why most online business strategy advice from three years ago is becoming obsolete faster than you think?What does real AI integration for small businesses actually look like - and how to use AI in your business beyond surface-level ChatGPT prompting to build a freedom business that works while you sleep?Why is community the freedom business superpower that AI can never replace - and why human connection becomes MORE valuable as the online world gets flooded with generic, faceless content?Why is personal branding for entrepreneurs your most powerful weapon right now - and why your lived experience, story, and perspective are the one thing AI tools for online business can never replicate?What is the three-pillar formula for a sustainable business model that AI can't kill: solopreneur AI integration + community + authentic personal branding for entrepreneurs? If you want to build an online business strategy that's genuinely built on a real freedom business foundation, this episode is for you - tune in. Listen to the next episode Start your freedom business here using AI with my signature programme, The Freedom Business Model Method. Support the show The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for. Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method. Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business. Find Your Starting Point: 🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz 📖 Grab My Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook 🎓 Work With Me: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme Connect: 🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff

    18 min
  4. 12 APR

    AI for Beginners: A Simple Guide On How to Use ChatGPT for Small Business - with Cheyenne Dominguez

    If you’re a small business owner currently avoiding AI because it feels too technical? This episode is a perfect guide on AI for beginners to help you use AI for content creation and integrate ChatGPT for small businesses. In this episode of The Freedom Method Podcast, I sit down with Cheyenne Dominguez, founder of the Mavens Newsletter - helping educate women on using AI for beginners without overwhelm. Cheyenne built her AI knowledge from scratch with zero tech background and now helps female entrepreneurs implement ChatGPT for small business needs and explore other AI tools for entrepreneurs, the smart way. You’ll Learn: Where to start with using AI for beginners? Cheyenne breaks down the three stages most business owners go through and where the biggest opportunity is for solopreneurs.Why does using ChatGPT for a small business keep giving generic responses? AI is designed to tell you what you want to hear. Cheyenne shares the voice note method for getting genuinely personalised output.Which AI tools for entrepreneurs are worth using? ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, Lovable - what each one is actually good for.How to start using AI business automation - anything repeatable, repurposable, or plannable should be handled by AI. Cheyenne walks through exactly where to begin.How to use AI for content creation without sounding robotic - AI cannot replicate your lived experience. Your story is your biggest competitive advantage right now. This is the AI for beginners guide female entrepreneurs actually need. Hit play. Connect with Cheyenne Dominguez: Website: M(AI)VENS Listen to the Next Episode Use AI to build your online business, I teach you how in The Freedom Model Method Foundation - I’ll share my prompts to help you build a simple, scalable online business, set up with the right foundations.  Support the show The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for. Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method. Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business. Find Your Starting Point: 🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz 📖 Grab My Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook 🎓 Work With Me: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme Connect: 🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff

    47 min
  5. 5 APR

    Online Business Ideas For Beginners (My Personal Online Business Journey)

    Have you ever thought about how to build an online business, but struggled when it comes to finding a sustainable business model that would work for you? In this solo episode of The Freedom Method podcast, I’ll be sharing my personal experiences as a female entrepreneur on how to build an online business and choose the most sustainable business model for you. I’m sharing ALL of the online business models that I have personally tried, from failed ideas to building a sustainable business model that actually gave me freedom. I break down what worked, what didn’t, and how I finally figured out which online business idea for beginners aligned with my skills, passions, and lifestyle. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 How to build an online business that actually fits you 01:51 Why most online business models fail for female entrepreneurs 04:24 My failed online business ideas and what they taught me 14:51 How I built a sustainable business model that gave me freedom 18:02 What happens when I burnt my e-commerce consultancy down to become an online business coach If you’re trying to figure out how to build an online business and want to learn how to choose the most sustainable business model - this episode will help you avoid the mistakes I made as a female entrepreneur. YOU’LL LEARN: How to build an online business using your skills, passions, and market demandWhat female entrepreneurs get wrong when choosing an online business modelHow to identify which online business ideas for beginners will suit you bestWhat it really takes to become an online business coach and build a profitable online businessHow to align your online business with your lifestyle goals 👉 Ready to learn how to build an online business and create your own sustainable business model as a female entrepreneur? Take my Free Quiz to find the best path for you ✨ Listen to Next:  The Freedom Model Method: Build an Online Business in Alignment With Your Life  #howtobuildanonlinebusiness #onlinebusinesscoach #onlinebusiness #femaleentrepreneur #sustainablebusinessmodel #digitalnomadbusiness #freedomlifestyle #startanonlinebusiness Support the show The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for. Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method. Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business. Find Your Starting Point: 🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz 📖 Grab My Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook 🎓 Work With Me: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme Connect: 🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff

    22 min
  6. 30 MAR

    How to Humanize ChatGPT Text So Your Online Business Content Actually Sounds Like You - with Belinda Weaver

    How do you humamize chatgpt text? I bet you’ve googled that more than once since you started using AI to support your online business content strategy. If you've been relying on AI to give you online business copywriting tips, but it’s left your content sounding not very “human”, this episode teaches you how to humanize content once again. In this episode of The Freedom Method Podcast, I sit down with Belinda Weaver, copywriting powerhouse and founder of Copyright Matters. Belinda has 15+ years of experience helping online business owners humanize content and build an online business content strategy that actually connects. Belinda shares copywriting tips on how to humanize chatgpt text and how to write content for a website that actually converts. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to humanize content to make it sound more authentically like you. The answer isn't to stop using ChatGPT text - it's to stop trying to make it perfect by taking out all the quirks that make it sound like you.How to humanize ChatGPT text - by adding more storytelling in business content.How to write content for a website that actually converts, using AI!Copywriting tips to adopt in your online business content strategy that still allows you to use AI in your content, but more strategically. If you want to humanize ChatGPT text and build an online business content strategy that sounds like you AND converts, hit play on this episode now. Connect with Belinda Weaver Website Listen to Next Want to build an online business that gives you freedom like Belinda? Belinda didn't start out as a copywriter - she learned a new skill, built it into a business, and now works from wherever she wants. The Freedom Model Method is my programme designed to help you do the same - make the right decisions and build an online business that works for your life. #HumanizeChatGPTText #HumanizeContent #OnlineBusinessContentStrategy #CopywritingTips #OnlineBusiness Support the show The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for. Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method. Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business. Find Your Starting Point: 🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz 📖 Grab My Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook 🎓 Work With Me: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme Connect: 🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff

    44 min
  7. 23 MAR

    The Freedom Model Method: Build an Online Business in Alignment With Your Life

    Are you trying to build an online business that gives you real freedom - or have you accidentally created yourself “a freedom business” that is actually just another job? If your online business strategy still has you feeling stuck, burnt out, or like something just isn't clicking. You might have noticed a big change… Turn in to hear the full story behind the rebrand of the podcast from The Remote CEO Life to The Freedom Method Podcast, why that change was necessary after six years in business, and the exact freedom business framework I use with every single one of my clients who are building an online business from the ground up. In today's episode, I am sharing with you my Freedom Model Method - the online business strategy you need to build your online business around your dream freedom life, instead of someone else's version of success. Because if you have quit your 9-5, or you are planning to, so you can build an online business for yourself, the last thing you want is to create yourself another job. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Why I rebranded from The Remote CEO Life to The Freedom Method Podcast 04:48 - What the Freedom Model Method is and how to build an online business using this online business strategy 08:58 - Clarity - why building an online business around your lifestyle goals 14:57 - Alignment - create online business alignment, and stop copying other people's online business strategy 20:51 - Aligned action - how to quit your 9-5 thinking and finally move forward YOU’LL LEARN: The real reason so many people who quit their 9-5 end up building another job instead of a freedom businessWhy business alignment and freedom are not buzzwordsThe three-stage Freedom Model Method - clarity, business alignment, and aligned action - and how to use them to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for. If you are ready to stop copying everyone else's version of success or freedom business blueprint and finally build an online business that gives you time, location, and financial freedom, this episode of The Freedom Method Podcast is your starting point! Support the show The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for. Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method. Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business. Find Your Starting Point: 🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz 📖 Grab My Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook 🎓 Work With Me: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme Connect: 🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff

    26 min
  8. 15 MAR

    How to Think Like a CEO: Why Your Cognitive Skills Are Killing Your Productivity as an ADHD Business Owner (And How to Fix It) With ST Rappaport

    Are your cognitive skills working against your productivity as an ADHD Business Owner - or have you just never been taught how to use your brain properly? In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m exploring how you can use your brain and cognitive skills to think like a CEO and increase your productivity as an entrepreneur with brain engineer ST Rappaport. She shares the cognitive skills that sit behind everything ADHD Business Owners do and why the way you’re using your brain may be making you feel like your productivity levels need support. ST shares her framework of 28 thinking skills - the mental functions that determine how you handle overwhelm, procrastination, and productivity as an ADHD Business Owner. Timestamps: 17:53 - What are cognitive skills, and why do cognitive skills matter so much for ADHD business owners and entrepreneurs 22:18 - The cognitive skill that is silently destroying your productivity - and the simple fix to think like a CEO 36:35 - The single cognitive skill that will save you time in your business Key Takeaways: Your brain is built from 28 cognitive skills, and the weaker ones are the exact reason you procrastinate, lose productivity and struggle to think like a CEO .ST's practical productivity method for ADHD business owners: do a full brain dump, then compare every task one by one until your entire list is in true priority order. Listening to this episode will give you a completely new way to think about productivity, cognitive skills and what it actually means to think like a CEO in your online business - hit play now on The Remote CEO Life Podcast. Connect with ST Rappaport: Website LinkedIn Are you ready to think like a CEO and build an online business that works around the way YOUR brain works? Check out the Freedom Founder Playbook to start today (PSSST: This link gives you 10% off) Support the show The Freedom Method Podcast is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're in a 9-5 or you're already a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast helps you build an online business that works for you, not one you work for. Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, and founder of the Freedom Model Method. Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, practical strategies, and conversations about building an online business. Find Your Starting Point: 🔍 Take My FREE Quiz: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-seekers-quiz 📖 Grab My Playbook: https://onlinebusinessschool.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/freedom-founder-playbook 🎓 Work With Me: https://www.itssophiebiggerstaff.com/#workwithme Connect: 🗣️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-biggerstaff-business-coach/ 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/itssophiebiggerstaff

    45 min

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The Freedom Method Podcast (formerly The Remote CEO Life) is for women on a journey to find freedom through online business. Whether you're still stuck in a corporate 9-5, wondering how you can navigate the transition from employee to entrepreneur, or you've already made the leap to becoming a female entrepreneur, but your business is feeling anything but free - this podcast is designed to help you create a better work life balance by building an online business that is set up for you to achieve your freedom business goals. The Freedom Method Podcast is hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, strategist, mentor, and founder of the Freedom Business Model Method - each episode explores how to build an online business that works for you, not one you work for! Subscribe for real female entrepreneur stories, freedom business inspiration, practical work life balance strategies, and conversations about online business. Freedom isn't just a fantasy - but you do need the right method to create it - this podcast gives you exactly that!