The Remote CEO Life Podcast

Sophie Biggerstaff

The Remote CEO Life is the podcast for freedom-seeking entrepreneurs ready to build online businesses that create more income, impact, and independence - without burnout.Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, speaker, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad - this show shares practical strategies, mindset shifts, and real-life lessons to help you escape the 9–5 and design a business (and life) on your own terms.From entrepreneurship and self-development to online business tips and digital nomad living, Sophie and her guests bring you inspiring conversations and actionable advice to support your journey to becoming the CEO of your own freedom-first business.👉 If you’re ready to create a business that gives you true freedom, this podcast is for you! Subscribe and save so you never miss an episode.

  1. MAR 2

    Is This The SECRET To Financial Freedom For Female Entrepreneurs? With Beth Mazza

    Is your business actually set up to give you real financial freedom, or are you accidentally building a business as a female entrepreneur that never will? 🤔 In this episode, I sit down with Beth Mazza, a 3x female entrepreneur, 2x business exiter and mum of four, to get into the real conversation around financial freedom, business exit strategy and what it actually takes to build a business worth selling. Beth is the co-founder of Female Mavericks and has spent her career scaling and building exit strategies to sell her seven-figure consulting businesses to achieve financial freedom.  TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - Why most female entrepreneurs are missing the key to financial freedom 17:44 - Female entrepreneurship, motherhood and how to achieve financial freedom  48:17 - The seven-figure exit strategy that turns your business into real financial freedom So many female entrepreneurs are building businesses in the moment without ever thinking about the long game. If financial freedom is your goal, the way you set up your business today, matters more than you think.  Why most female entrepreneurs never achieve true financial freedom, and how to achieve financial freedom by building it rightWhat an exit strategy actually means, why every female entrepreneur needs oneThe financial freedom sales approach that builds real relationships and gets clients coming back.If you are a female entrepreneur who wants to know how to achieve financial freedom and build a business with a real future, this conversation is exactly what you need to hear. 🎧 Connect with Beth: Website Get Beth's Entrepreneur Like a Mother Course - use code RCEO for 25% off 👉Ready to create financial freedom by setting up your own online business and setting it up with an exit strategy in mind from day one? Check out the Freedom Founder Playbook to get started. Support the show About The Remote CEO Podcast: This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for. Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋‍♀️ 👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started 👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass. 👆Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter 👍 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business. 🔗 Stay Connected: 📸 Follow me on Instagram 🎥 Follow me on TikTok 🗣️ Connect on LinkedIn ...

    53 min
  2. FEB 23

    Human Design Explained: How To Use Human Design For Business With Stefanie Carlstedt

    Are you ready for human design explained in a way that actually helps you build a business and entrepreneurship model that feels fully aligned to you? In this episode, I’m joined by Stefanie Carlstedt, a Human Design & Business Coach, to break down human design explained through the lens of using your human design for business alignment. If you’ve ever Googled what is my human design or how can I use human design for business alignment? and still felt confused, this conversation is going to help you gain clarity. By the end of this episode, you’ll have your human design explained - what it is, why it matters, and how to use human design for business and life decisions ✨ TIMESTAMPS: 14:19 Human design explained for business (and why it’s not just a personality test) 16:57 The 5 energy types and what human design for business looks like for each 25:18 Live reading: How can I use human design for business decisions Together we dive into: Human design explained: what is my human design? Am I a Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector or Reflector?How do I read my human design chart?How do I use human design for business? (especially if you’re an emotional authority)?Which entrepreneurship models align best with my human design?If you’ve been craving human design explained in a practical way, this episode will help you use human design for business to make clearer decisions, market more authentically, and stop building your business around what you “should” do. Connect With Stefanie Carlstedt: Website: stefcarlstedt.com Free Human Design Report: stefcarlstedt.com/hdreport 👉 Ready to design an online business that supports your lifestyle? Watch my Free Masterclass and learn how to build an online business that works for you (using your own freedom-aligned entrepreneurship models) Support the show About The Remote CEO Podcast: This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for. Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋‍♀️ 👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started 👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass. 👆Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter 👍 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business. 🔗 Stay Connected: 📸 Follow me on Instagram 🎥 Follow me on TikTok 🗣️ Connect on LinkedIn ...

    44 min
  3. FEB 16

    Out With The Old In With The New: How To Improve Your Business This Year Of The Horse With Alka Martine

    Are you going through an identity shift and wondering if it’s time to be out with the old in with the new so you can improve your business? It’s the year of the horse - it’s time to go full speed ahead!🌱 If you’re in the middle of an identity shift, craving out with the old in with the new energy, or asking yourself how to improve your business without burning it all down, this conversation will hit. I sit down with Alka Martine, a recovered eating disorder survivor turned Buddhist psychologist and holistic wellness business mentor, to talk about identity shifts, shedding old versions of ourselves, limiting beliefs and how to improve your business by doing less, not more. TIMESTAMPS: 12:17 Limiting beliefs, how they are blocking you from improving your business 19:31 Out with the old, in with the new - letting go of outdated identities 26:51 How to improve your business without burning out 34:43 The year of the horse energy and taking aligned action This episode is everything you need to hear as we transition away from the year of the snake, in to year of the horse energy! Together we dive into: Why an identity shift is required before you can truly improve your businessHow out with the old, in with the new applies to your habits, beliefs and business modelThe link between limiting beliefs, self-worth and how to improve your business sustainablyWhy the year of the horse energy is about movement, not hustle 🐎Ready for your own out with the old in with the new energy in this year of the horse? Learn how to start your own online business using my signature programme, The Freedom Model Method Foundations. Find out more about it here! Connect with Alka: Website Instagram Offer Support the show About The Remote CEO Podcast: This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for. Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋‍♀️ 👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started 👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass. 👆Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter 👍 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business. 🔗 Stay Connected: 📸 Follow me on Instagram 🎥 Follow me on TikTok 🗣️ Connect on LinkedIn ...

    43 min
  4. FEB 12

    Should I Quit My Job, Move Abroad & Start an Online Business? With Alex Kennedy

    Should I quit my job and move abroad to start an online business for a better quality of life? 💭This is the question so many high-achieving freedom-seeking women are asking. In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m sharing a real-life expansion story from my guest Alex Kennedy, a solopreneur, mindset coach and shuffle dance teacher who quit her job and started an online business so she could move abroad to thrive in life in Costa Rica. We talk all about choosing yourself and why that’s the most powerful thing you can do if you’re dreaming of creating a freedom-filled lifestyle for yourself. We get into the reality of what it takes to actually quit your job, move abroad and start an online business without burning out. Even inspiring her parents to move abroad and start a business themselves!! Alex’s story is proof that when you’re brave enough to choose yourself and start an online business - “everything is figure-out-able.” Wondering, should I quit my job? How do I start an online business? This episode is here to inspire you towards your life of freedom! We talk about: How to know when it’s time to quit your job and go all in on your dreamsWhy choosing yourself is key to building a freedom lifestyleThe mindset shifts you’ll need to move abroad and start an online businessConnect with Alex Kennedy: Instagram: @alexnicolekennedy Shuffle Dance Account: @shuffleshred Website: shuffleshred.com 👉 Want to quit your job and start an online business? Download my Freedom Founder Playbook to guide your transition out of 9-5 into entrepreneurship. You’ll learn practical mindset tips, financial planning advice, and solid action steps to get you moving closer to your Freedom-filled life. Support the show About The Remote CEO Podcast: This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for. Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋‍♀️ 👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started 👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass. 👆Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter 👍 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business. 🔗 Stay Connected: 📸 Follow me on Instagram 🎥 Follow me on TikTok 🗣️ Connect on LinkedIn ...

    40 min
  5. JAN 12

    Rewire Your Brain and Release The Limiting Beliefs That Are Holding You Back From Success In Business With Jess Pinili

    👉 Ready to break free of your limiting beliefs and create success by starting your own online business - check out this FREE Masterclass to get you started. Are limiting beliefs secretly holding you back from success in business? You might be doing everything right - showing up, creating offers, taking action - but nothing’s actually shifting. If you feel stuck at 5K months or can’t seem to break through to the next level, it’s probably not your strategy holding you back. It’s your subconscious and your limiting beliefs. In which case, it’s time to rewire your brain to get unstuck! Listen to this episode to find out how. In this episode, I’m joined by Jess Pinili, a business strategist and subconscious mentor who specialises in helping women rewire their brains for success. We talk about how limiting beliefs shape your business mindset, the internal resistance that sabotages your growth, and why your nervous system plays a bigger role than you might think when it comes to creating and sustaining success in business. Together we dive into: - Why action alone doesn’t create success in business (especially if you’re stuck at 5K, 10K or 50K months) - How limiting beliefs and your subconscious are ruling your success in business, and what to do about it - What happens when your nervous system isn’t regulated enough to receive the success in business you desire - How to stop capping your income by rewiring your brain - Rewiring your brain and reprogramming your limiting beliefs to start a business, no matter how much money you have If you’re ready to actually release your limiting beliefs and stop repeating the same patterns, this is your reminder that it’s not about doing more - it’s about healing and rewiring the brain and limiting beliefs that are keeping you stuck. Connect with Jess: Instagram Woman Mastery HQ Membership The Jessica Pinili Podcast #limitingbeliefs #successinbusiness #rewireyourbrain #personaldevelopment #entrepreneurship #mindset #mindsetwork #subconsciousreprogramming #growthmindset Support the show About The Remote CEO Podcast: This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for. Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋‍♀️ 👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started 👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass. 👆Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter 👍 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business. 🔗 Stay Connected: 📸 Follow me on Instagram 🎥 Follow me on TikTok 🗣️ Connect on LinkedIn ...

    1 hr
  6. JAN 4

    Make 2026 Your Best Year Yet With These New Year Glow Up Journal Prompts

    👉Join The Freedom Model Method Foundations NOW to start an online business that gives you financial freedom in 2026! Ready for a real new year glow up that actually changes how you live, work and feel in 2026? In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I walk you through my personal new year glow-up reflection process and how I’m using it to intentionally shape my 2026 goals. I share how reviewing 2025 through the lens of mental health, energy, business and simplicity has completely changed how I approach growth, success and self-improvement. You’ll learn: My exact year-in-review process and how to do your own new year glow-up reflectionWhy life is short and how that realisation should shape your 2026 goalsHow simplifying your business, finances and relationships leads to better resultsThe importance of nervous system regulation when it comes to success and growthHow to spot what drains your energy vs what fuels your motivationWhy goal setting needs to work with your lifestyle, not against itHow personal development and mental health directly impact entrepreneurship and financial freedomIf you want a calmer, more intentional 2026 new year glow up that supports your 2026 goals, mental health and lifestyle, this episode will help you reflect, reset and move forward with clarity - listen now to The Remote CEO Life Podcast. #newyearglowup #2026goals #newyearplanning #selfimprovement #personaldevelopment #mentalhealth #financialfreedom #entrepreneurship Support the show About The Remote CEO Podcast: This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for. Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋‍♀️ 👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started 👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass. 👆Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter 👍 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business. 🔗 Stay Connected: 📸 Follow me on Instagram 🎥 Follow me on TikTok 🗣️ Connect on LinkedIn ...

    23 min
  7. 12/14/2025

    How to Stop Overthinking and Build a Business That Feels Aligned As A Female Entrepreneur With Michele Sennesael

    What if the reason you feel stuck isn't because you're failing, but because you're overthinking everything and living out of alignment? In this episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast, I’m  joined by coach and Belgium born photographer Michèle Sennesael to talk about what it really means to stop second-guessing yourself, rebuild your self-belief, and create a business and life that feels aligned - on your own terms. After walking away from burnout in the fast-paced world of journalism, Michèle rebuilt her life through creativity, coaching and deep personal growth. Today, she helps female entrepreneurs transform self-doubt into presence, clarity and confidence. This is an episode for anyone tired of performing, pleasing or pushing - and ready to start trusting themselves again. In this episode we discuss: - Why so many entrepreneurs leave 9–5 jobs only to recreate burnout - The power of alignment over approval - How to stop overthinking and trust your decisions - Tools to rebuild self-belief when you feel stuck - How sensitivity and intuition can become business strengths - What true freedom looks like as a female entrepreneur This conversation is your reminder to slow down, get present, and come back to yourself. Learn how to stop overthinking and start building a life and business that feels truly aligned on The Remote CEO Life Podcast. 👥 Connect with Michèle Sennesael: 🌐 Website 📸 Instagram 💼 LinkedIn #howtostopoverthinking #selfbelief #alignment #femaleentrepreneur #burnoutrecovery #authenticbusiness #freedomlifestyle #remotelife Support the show About The Remote CEO Podcast: This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for. Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋‍♀️ 👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started 👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass. 👆Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter 👍 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business. 🔗 Stay Connected: 📸 Follow me on Instagram 🎥 Follow me on TikTok 🗣️ Connect on LinkedIn ...

    38 min
  8. 12/07/2025

    How To Build Wealth By Investing To Unlock Financial Freedom As An Entrepreneur With Hannah Mayfield

    Scared of investing, but know it could be the key to you unlocking your own personal version of wealth and financial freedom? This episode of The Remote CEO Life Podcast will help you debunk and change your mindset on investing and identify if building wealth and financial freedom through an investment portfolio could be something for you. To walk us through this hot topic, I’m joined by Hannah Mayfield - a qualified financial adviser and founder of What Is Wealth - to talk all things investing, financial freedom and building wealth, specifically when you’re self-employed. Hannah shares her personal journey into finance, breaks down common money mindset blocks, and reveals practical steps for how to start investing - even if you're new, overwhelmed or afraid of taking risks. Please note: This episode is for inspirational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Always consult a qualified financial adviser before making any investment decisions. What we cover in this episode: - What true wealth really means (and why it’s more than just money) - Why investing is the ultimate cheat code to freedom - The mindset shift to help you stop seeing money as a risk - How compound interest can change your future (even with small amounts) - Simple ways to get started if you’re new to investing - Why building wealth is an emotional and practical journey - How your business income can support long-term freedom through smart investing If you’ve been stuck in fear or waiting for the “right time” to start investing - this conversation is for you. Learn how investing can be a powerful tool to build financial freedom and create a life where you can afford to take time off when it matters most. Connect with Hannah Mayfield: 📸 Instagram: @hannahwhatiswealth 🎁 Freebie: 5-day email course on index investing basics:  www.whatiswealth.io/learn #investing #financialfreedom #compoundinterest #buildingwealth #moneytips #entrepreneurmindset #femalefounders #remotelife Support the show About The Remote CEO Podcast: This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for. Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. 🙋‍♀️ 👆Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started 👆 Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass. 👆Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter 👍 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business. 🔗 Stay Connected: 📸 Follow me on Instagram 🎥 Follow me on TikTok 🗣️ Connect on LinkedIn ...

    42 min

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The Remote CEO Life is the podcast for freedom-seeking entrepreneurs ready to build online businesses that create more income, impact, and independence - without burnout.Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff - online business coach, speaker, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad - this show shares practical strategies, mindset shifts, and real-life lessons to help you escape the 9–5 and design a business (and life) on your own terms.From entrepreneurship and self-development to online business tips and digital nomad living, Sophie and her guests bring you inspiring conversations and actionable advice to support your journey to becoming the CEO of your own freedom-first business.👉 If you’re ready to create a business that gives you true freedom, this podcast is for you! Subscribe and save so you never miss an episode.