Quietly Disruptive

Becky Benfield-Humberstone
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You can change your corner of the world, on your own terms and in your own way. Quietly Disruptive® is the business podcast for founders, entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to do business differently, without the performing, the hustling, or the noise. Part business coaching, part honest conversation, it's for the solopreneur or established founder building something that's genuinely theirs. The content alternates week to week. One week, two micro episodes: one to open your mind, with the mindset and identity work behind building differently, and one to show you how, featuring the practical strategy and business growth that makes it real. The next week, a longer conversation with a founder who's built their own way.. Hosted by multi-award-winning business coach and mentor Becky Benfield-Humberstone, it's a podcast for women in business, creative founders, coaches and freelancers building a business that reflects who they really are. Expect honest talk on mindset, boundaries, marketing and strategy, and creating impact, wealth and freedom as big as your vision, without becoming a 24/7 hustle machine or someone you're not. Welcome to the Quietly Disruptive® movement.

  1. 11h ago

    How to figure out what's actually standing in your way

    Giving yourself permission sounds simple. Knowing what to do with it afterwards is where most founders get stuck, because the moment you say "I'm doing it," that's exactly when everything you've been avoiding decides to show up at once. That's what today's episode is about, and it's more practical than you might expect. In this episode, you'll hear: What's actually driving the wait, and why getting curious about the root cause reveals things you didn't know were running the showThree examples that show exactly how fear disguises itself as logic, caution, and common senseA simple exercise that will show you whether the things standing in your way are walls or doors, and why most of them aren't what you think they areAnd the question that turns every excuse on its headThe big takeaway? The permission is always yours to give. The only question after that is what you decide to do with it, and most of what you think is in the way will turn out to be a door, not a wall. Until next time, stay quietly disruptive. ### Ready to go further? Sign the pact and join the Quietly Disruptive movement. It's free and takes seconds. Sign the Pact and every week you'll receive Field Notes, my weekly letter where I share what the Quietly Disruptive path really looks like behind-the-scenes. You'll also receive exclusive invitations to workshops, in-person meetups, and experiences you won't find anywhere else. Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com/signthepact Read my story of how I became a Quietly Disruptive business coach, which involves over twenty-five years of building businesses and model horses (#notatypo). Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com

    How to figure out what's actually standing in your way

  2. 2d ago

    If you're waiting for permission to do the thing, this is what you need to hear

    If you've got an idea tucked away in a notebook, a website sitting in drafts, or a version of your business that you've been carrying around for months or even years but haven't done anything with yet, this episode is going to ask you a question you might not be ready for. There's a reason you haven't done it yet, and it's probably not the one you think. In this episode, you'll hear: Why the thing that's been holding you back isn't time, money, experience, or readinessThe image that perfectly captures what happens to most founders between starting out and where they are nowA reframe that sounds so simple you might dismiss it, but once you hear it, you won't be able to unhear itAnd a question at the end that will sit with you long after this episode finishesThe big takeaway? You've been looking for something in all the wrong places. You've had it the entire time. Until next time, stay quietly disruptive. ### Ready to go further? Sign the pact and join the Quietly Disruptive movement. It's free and takes seconds. Sign the Pact and every week you'll receive Field Notes, my weekly letter where I share what the Quietly Disruptive path really looks like behind-the-scenes. You'll also receive exclusive invitations to workshops, in-person meetups, and experiences you won't find anywhere else. Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com/signthepact Read my story of how I became a Quietly Disruptive business coach, which involves over twenty-five years of building businesses and model horses (#notatypo). Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com

    If you're waiting for permission to do the thing, this is what you need to hear

  3. Aug 11

    Changing the world one bottle at a time: a conversation with Louis Watkins

    What happens when a 19-year-old sitting at his dining room table during lockdown, struggling with anxiety he didn't yet have a name for, decides to turn his own mental health journey into a skincare brand that is changing how men think about taking care of themselves? That's Louis Watkins' story, and it's one of those conversations that will make you rethink what it takes to build something meaningful from absolutely nothing. In this episode, you'll hear: How Clear for Men went from a dining room table idea to a real product in 18 months, with no industry experience, no budget, and a logo that cost £300The personal story behind the brand that most founders would never have the courage to share publiclyWhy Louis measures success by how many lives he's positively impacted in a day rather than how many orders came inThe moment he stopped comparing his journey to everyone else's and what changed when he didThe big takeaway? You don't need expertise, a budget, or all the answers before you start. You need a reason that matters, the willingness to figure it out as you go, and the patience to build it one small step at a time. Follow Louis' journey and get involved: Website: https://clearformen.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-watkins-29637126a Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weareclear1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weareclear_ and https://www.instagram.com/louiswxtkins/ Until next time, stay quietly disruptive. ### Ready to go further? Sign the pact and join the Quietly Disruptive movement. It's free and takes seconds. Sign the Pact and every week you'll receive Field Notes, my weekly letter where I share what the Quietly Disruptive path really looks like behind-the-scenes. You'll also receive exclusive invitations to workshops, in-person meetups, and experiences you won't find anywhere else. Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com/signthepact Read my story of how I became a Quietly Disruptive business coach, which involves over twenty-five years of building businesses and model horses (#notatypo). Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com

    Changing the world one bottle at a time: a conversation with Louis Watkins

  4. Aug 6

    What happens when it does work: a guided visualisation

    What if you could visit the version of your life where everything you've been holding back from has already worked, walk around inside it, notice every detail, and come back knowing exactly what you're building towards? That's what this episode does. It's one that is meant to be experienced, not just heard. (and top tip: save this one for a moment when you can be fully in it, because it works best when you're not half distracted). In this episode, you'll experience: A guided visualisation unlike anything I've done on this podcast beforeA practice that Olympic athletes have used for decades to prepare for the biggest moments of their careers, applied to founders and the businesses they want to buildA few minutes that might show you something about your life and your business that you haven't let yourself see yetAnd a reason to never answer that question the same way againThe big takeaway? Once you've been there, the question "what if it doesn't work" loses its grip, as now you have something far more powerful to answer it with. You know what the future can look like. Until next time, stay quietly disruptive. ### Ready to go further? Sign the pact and join the Quietly Disruptive movement. It's free and takes seconds. Sign the Pact and every week you'll receive Field Notes, my weekly letter where I share what the Quietly Disruptive path really looks like behind-the-scenes. You'll also receive exclusive invitations to workshops, in-person meetups, and experiences you won't find anywhere else. Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com/signthepact Read my story of how I became a Quietly Disruptive business coach, which involves over twenty-five years of building businesses and model horses (#notatypo). Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com

    What happens when it does work: a guided visualisation

  5. Aug 4

    What If It Does Work? The Question Every Founder Needs to Ask

    Every founder knows the question: What if it doesn't work? It arrives uninvited, feels heavy, and has a way of closing things down before they've even had a chance to start. But what if there's a different question, one that opens everything up instead? In this episode, you'll hear: A personal story about the moment this question nearly stopped me from stepping into coaching, and why it was more unsettling than I expectedThe fascinating reason our brains are wired to ask the negative version first, and why it's not a flaw but a survival mechanism that's long past its usefulnessThe simple practice I now use every time that question arrives, and why it worksAnd the follow-up question that naturally shows up once you make the flip, the one that changes everythingThe big takeaway? There are two questions that, asked in the right order, will always take you somewhere more useful and more expansive than the one you started with. Until next time, stay quietly disruptive. ### Ready to go further? Sign the pact and join the Quietly Disruptive movement. It's free and takes seconds. Sign the Pact and every week you'll receive Field Notes, my weekly letter where I share what the Quietly Disruptive path really looks like behind-the-scenes. You'll also receive exclusive invitations to workshops, in-person meetups, and experiences you won't find anywhere else. Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com/signthepact Read my story of how I became a Quietly Disruptive business coach, which involves over twenty-five years of building businesses and model horses (#notatypo). Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com

    What If It Does Work? The Question Every Founder Needs to Ask

  6. Jul 28

    Joy, ink, and doing things your own way: a conversation with Lu at ToodlePip

    Some conversations make you want to unleash your inner artist. This one will. Lu started ToodlePip in lockdown as a hobby that was only ever supposed to pay for her nails and eyebrows. What it became is something else entirely, and her vision for the future gave me actual goosebumps. In this episode, you'll hear: How ToodlePip started, what it's named after, and the moment Lu decided to go all in under circumstances most people would consider terrible timingWhy she runs two businesses that feed each other rather than choosing between them, and how she's made that workA story about wooden lanyards that perfectly captures what doing things differently actually looks like in practiceAnd a big vision for the future that you'll be thinking about long after this episode endsThe big takeaway? If your gut and your heart are where it's at, your head will follow, and sometimes the best thing you can do is stop trying to go at everyone else's speed and just do one thing a little bit differently. Until next time, stay quietly disruptive. ### Discover Lu's world: Lu is the founder of ToodlePip, a brand designer and artist bringing joy, ink, and analogue creativity to everything she touches. ToodlePip Designs (art shop): https://www.toodle-pip-designs.com/ ToodlePip Does Design (branding): https://toodlepip-does-design.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toodlepip.does.design/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-underwood-design/ ### Ready to go further? Sign the pact and join the Quietly Disruptive movement. It's free and takes seconds. Sign the Pact and every week you'll receive Field Notes, my weekly letter where I share what the Quietly Disruptive path really looks like behind-the-scenes. You'll also receive exclusive invitations to workshops, in-person meetups, and experiences you won't find anywhere else. Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com/signthepact Read my story of how I became a Quietly Disruptive business coach, which involves over twenty-five years of building businesses and model horses (#notatypo). Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com

    Joy, ink, and doing things your own way: a conversation with Lu at ToodlePip

  7. Jul 23

    How to know the difference between patience and avoidance in your outreach

    If you've ever sent a message, had a brilliant conversation, and genuinely believed something good was coming from it.....and then heard absolutely nothing back, this episode is for you, because I've been there more times than I can count. What I've learned from getting it wrong is honestly some of the most useful feedback I've ever had. Following on from our last episode about why most outreach doesn't work, today I'm answering the question I know every founder is sitting with: how do I actually know whether I'm being patient or just avoiding the fact that something isn't working? In this episode, you'll hear: A confession about my first proper ghosting, and what shifted somewhere around the fourth and fifth time that changed how I see rejection entirelyWhy "I don't want to bother people" sounds considerate but is actually something else wearing a very convincing costumeThe three questions to ask yourself when you genuinely can't tell whether to trust the timing or change the approachAnd why the signals most founders are tracking to measure whether their outreach is working are almost entirely the wrong onesThe big takeaway? Curious outreach, given enough time and done in a way that's genuinely yours, will always find its people BUT the hard part is learning to tell the difference between continuing and hiding, and that's exactly what this episode helps you figure out. Until next time, stay quietly disruptive. ### Ready to go further? Sign the pact and join the Quietly Disruptive movement. It's free and takes seconds. Sign the Pact and every week you'll receive Field Notes, my weekly letter where I share what the Quietly Disruptive path really looks like behind-the-scenes. You'll also receive exclusive invitations to workshops, in-person meetups, and experiences you won't find anywhere else. Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com/signthepact Read my story of how I became a Quietly Disruptive business coach, which involves over twenty-five years of building businesses and model horses (#notatypo). Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com

    How to know the difference between patience and avoidance in your outreach

  8. Jul 21

    Outreach for founders who hate outreach

    If the word outreach makes you flinch or you've been avoiding it because it feels pushy, salesy, or like you'd have to become someone you're not to do it, this episode might change how you think about it entirely. Outreach doesn't have to look like the spammy LinkedIn message that arrives 30 seconds after a connection is accepted. There is another way. In this episode, I share something that happened this week that shows exactly what outreach looks like when it's done with curiosity and patience rather than pressure, and why the results of that approach sometimes take months to show up but when they do, they're worth every moment of the wait. In this episode, you'll hear: Why content and outreach are two arms of the same thing and why most founders are only using oneWhat curious outreach actually looks and feels like in practice, and why the people on the receiving end are genuinely glad to hear from youThe most common reason outreach fails, and it's got nothing to do with the platform, the message, or the volumeAnd why separating the method from the reputation changes everythingThe big takeaway? When you swap the pitch for curiosity and the pressure for patience, outreach stops being the thing you dread and starts being the thing that actually builds your business. Until next time, stay Quietly Disruptive. ### Ready to go further? Sign the pact and join the Quietly Disruptive movement. It's free and takes seconds. Sign the Pact and every week you'll receive Field Notes, my weekly letter where I share what the Quietly Disruptive path really looks like behind-the-scenes. You'll also receive exclusive invitations to workshops, in-person meetups, and experiences you won't find anywhere else. Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com/signthepact Read my story of how I became a Quietly Disruptive business coach, which involves over twenty-five years of building businesses and model horses (#notatypo). Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com

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You can change your corner of the world, on your own terms and in your own way. Quietly Disruptive® is the business podcast for founders, entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to do business differently, without the performing, the hustling, or the noise. Part business coaching, part honest conversation, it's for the solopreneur or established founder building something that's genuinely theirs. The content alternates week to week. One week, two micro episodes: one to open your mind, with the mindset and identity work behind building differently, and one to show you how, featuring the practical strategy and business growth that makes it real. The next week, a longer conversation with a founder who's built their own way.. Hosted by multi-award-winning business coach and mentor Becky Benfield-Humberstone, it's a podcast for women in business, creative founders, coaches and freelancers building a business that reflects who they really are. Expect honest talk on mindset, boundaries, marketing and strategy, and creating impact, wealth and freedom as big as your vision, without becoming a 24/7 hustle machine or someone you're not. Welcome to the Quietly Disruptive® movement.

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  • Creator
    Becky Benfield-Humberstone
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    66
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Quietly Disruptive®
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