313: What If You Followed That Hunch? The Power of Pursuing Curiosity in Business with Valerie Khoo
Release Date: 06/18/2025
326: When You’ve Outgrown Your Business: How to Reignite Your Spark in Midlife
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Have you ever woken up, looked at your calendar, and thought… “I should be excited about this, but I’m just tired?” You don’t HATE your business. In fact, things are working well. On the outside, you look successful. But inside, you’re feeling disconnected (and maybe even a little resentful). This is the midlife shift so many women business owners go through, even though it is RARELY talked about. In this episode, we’re talking about what it looks (and feels) like when your spark begins to fade, why it happens after years in business, and how you can bring the joy, desire, and...
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325: Why Putting Yourself Last is Holding Back Your Business — and How to Put Your Highest Self in Charge with Cherie Healey
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Too many women business owners find themselves stuck in business burnout… this cycle of hustling harder, putting themselves last, and wondering why it still doesn’t feel like the freedom they wanted. We are taught that the answer is doing more — when really, it’s about giving ourselves the conditions to create the energy, clarity, and self-compassion we need to lead. In this episode of the HerBusiness Podcast, I am joined by incredible leadership coach and my dear friend, founder of Siren, Cherie Healey, to talk about what it really looks like to lead from the inside out. We’re...
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324: 5 Practical Ways to Grow Your Confidence
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Do you ever look at another woman in business and think, “How the heck is she so confident?” The truth is, confidence is NOT something you’re born with. It is a skill you can build… as long as you build it through ACTION. In this episode of the HerBusiness Podcast, I’m walking you through 5 practical ways to grow your confidence in business. Now is the time to STOP holding back, overcome your self doubt, and finally show up as the leader your business needs. All by taking action before you feel 100% ready and start building real confidence. Here’s What You’ll Learn in the Episode...
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323: Want More Sales? Do These 3 Things Every Month - with Susan Bradley
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Are you pouring your heart into your products or services… but not seeing the consistent sales you want month-to-month? If you don’t know why sales aren’t coming in consistently (or you don’t know how to create a steady stream of customers), this episode is for you. Today, I’m joined by Susan Bradley, founder of the Social Sales Girls, who has helped thousands of small business owners grow their business sales and get more customers. And she is revealing the 3 things you need to do every single month to boost sales and make more money, no matter what stage of business you’re...
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322: Why Your Message Isn’t Landing with Ideal Clients (and How to Start Speaking Your Dream Client’s Language)
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Do you ever feel like you’re putting so much effort into your marketing, but your messaging just isn’t connecting with your ideal clients? You’re continuing to show up. Posting daily. Creating great offers. Doing all of the “right” things. But instead of attracting your ideal clients (the ones who value your work and ready to invest)... you’re hearing crickets. In this episode of the HerBusiness Podcast, we’re breaking down exactly why your message isn’t landing and how to start speaking in your dream client’s language so you can consistently attract aligned clients without...
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321: Stories That Stir (and How to Use Them in Your Marketing!) with Monica Rosenfeld
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This week, Monica Rosenfeld of Stories That Stir joins us to dive into the power of stories, and how you can use your story to cut through the noise – be it in your emails, your social media, or out on the stage. With years of experience as a storyteller, business owner, and speaker, Monica shares exactly how women business owners can use storytelling as their most powerful marketing tool. We’re talking about using stories to attract your ideal clients, show up more confidently, and rewrite your internal narrative on this week’s episode – because YOUR story is worth telling. Here’s...
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320: Marketing Burnout and How to Get OFF the Content Treadmill
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Marketing your small business can (if you’re not careful) become a full-time job. Creating posts, tweaking funnels, showing up online, trying every strategy you hear about – the pressure to be “on” 24/7… It’s exhausting. In this episode, we are talking about marketing burnout, and how constant content production can slowly consume all your time. But, I’ll also walk you through how to shift from doing MORE to doing what is RIGHT, and how I made that shift myself. Here’s What You’ll Discover in the Episode: Why more marketing does NOT mean better marketing (and why getting...
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319: Create a Team That Loves Your Business Like It’s Their Own with Kristy Smith
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No successful business owner reached their goals alone. We are supported not just by our external communities and networks – but our TEAMS. And our guest today is a trailblazer when it comes to building smart, rock-solid teams. But how can you create a high-functioning, loyal team of people around you who care about the success of your business as much as you do? Kristy Smith of Virtual Elves knows exactly how – as she has provided hundreds of clients with outsourced, highly skilled VAs. She is an expert on creating a loyal and supportive team culture and has so much to share with you...
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318: The First Five Hires (Even If You’ve Gotten It Wrong Before): Who You Really Need to Grow Your Business
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You deserve a team that FREES your time — which means hiring the right people at the right time. But, many business owners struggle with hiring and managing their people – causing higher staff turnover, less commitment, and more work landing on your plate. Because let’s be honest… most of us were never taught how to hire, delegate, lead, or let people go. In this episode, I’ll walk you through the five most essential hires you need to make your business profitable AND sustainable – EVEN IF you’ve hired before and it didn’t work out. Here’s What You’ll Discover in This...
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317: How to Lead with Emotional Awareness and Build a Valuable (and VALUED) Team with Karine Rayson
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What does the superyachting industry have to do with your leadership style? Turns out, a whole lot. In this episode, I’m joined by Karine Rayson, an expert in leadership and mental health within the superyacht industry – where teams are required to live and work together 24/7 out at sea. And in that intense environment… leadership matters. And it’s no different for your business. These leadership and communication skills are foundational for any business, even if you’re on dry land. Here’s What You’ll Discover in This Episode: The metric that sets high-performing...
info_outlineIn business, we are so often told to stick to a pre-designed path – to stay focused, stick to the formula, and ignore the distractions. But what if curiosity is actually the key to creating a business that both puts money in your pocket and brings fulfilment to your life?
That’s what our guest, CEO and Founder of the Australian Writers’ Centre, Valerie Khoo, is all about. She believes that following your curiosity and leaning into your creativity can actually lead you somewhere you never imagined yourself – to the benefit of your business and personal life.
Here’s What You’ll Learn in the Episode:
-> How following your curiosity leads to incredible breakthroughs in your business – boosting both your bottom line and your attitude.
-> Why embracing a culture of curiosity is essential for both your business and soul (and how to cultivate one!)
-> What curiosity really looks like in business, and why following strict formulas and structures might mute the internal voice that guides you.
-> The risks of blindly following strategies that don’t align with you – and how to spot when it’s time to reorient yourself.
-> How to distinguish between a “bright shiny object” and a curiosity thread that is worth exploring (and why sometimes, it’s OKAY to go down the “rabbit hole”).
-> The major discoveries Valarie has made when she decided to embrace curiosity and see where stray interests could lead her.
-> How a week at the gym inspired Valerie to scale the Australian Writers’ Centre all across Australia.
-> Why getting out of your bubble and learning from people outside your industry can lead to extraordinary ideas and new inspiration.
-> How a reality TV show ended up inspiring a course that has changed the lives of veterans and first responders – one of Valerie's most successful courses to this day.
-> Why we think of change in binary terms: stay OR pivot. And how you can embrace the in-between space rather than choosing between the two.
-> How to begin building a Curiosity Culture – and why it starts with giving yourself permission FIRST.
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HerBusiness Network
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HerBusiness Trailblazers Retreat - Crete, Greece
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EP301 - Resilience, Burnout, and the Power of Self-Compassion – Olivia Ong
https://herbusiness.com/podcast/resilience-burnout-and-the-power-of-self-compassion-with-dr-olivia-ong/