Bossing It is currently featured by Apple podcasts in their ‘Inspiring Women’ and ‘New and Noteworthy’ collections.
Great listening to two women reflecting on their experiences of ‘going it alone’. Openly sharing the fears, uncertainties and insecurities which can often plague us when we strike out on new ventures. Go girls.
I really enjoyed listening to the Flourish and Found podcast, they talk real honest womanhood talk which is refreshing and such a great listen 💜
Listened to this during a long drive on the motorway, and despite not being self employed, and not ever likely to be, other than as a consultant, I found this really informative, honest and helpful. Sparked many thoughts for those of us still in the corporate world, a great recommended reading list! The only suggestion I would make is for this list to also be tweeted, as I can’t take notes when driving, which is when I listen to most of my podcasts. Definitely on my subscribe list!
Thank you for hosting Bossing It – both of you share precious advice, tips and moments of consolation for all of us who are trying to ‘boss it’ out there. I also find both your voices quite soothing and easy to listen to. There are many female founders/side hustle/you do you type podcasts out there produced in the US, but I think you two balance better realistic situations and advice to a (probably) more cynical British audience!
EP12 | #HOWSHEDIDIT Self-funding, Expensive Mistakes and Brand Licensing with Laura Lane, Founder of My Icon Story
Our guest this week is Laura Lane, solo founder of My Icon Story. In this episode, Laura shares what’s she’s learned over the last few years, how she secured great press coverage and built her brand, protecting My Icon Story’s online platform and why she has chosen to self-fund until now.
Find out more about My Icon Story
- https://www.myiconstory.com
- https://www.instagram.com/myiconstory/
- https://www.facebook.com/myiconstory
- https://twitter.com/myiconstory
Connect with Laura Lane
Resources
To find out more about this podcast and to nominate a guest visit www.foundflourish.co.uk/podcast.
Join the conversation using #bossingitpod and tagging us @foundflourish on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
More about Found & Flourish
Found & Flourish is a network for kickass female founders, side hustlers
Connect With The Hosts
Frankie Cotton
- https://frankiecotton.com
- https://twitter.com/Frankie__Cotton
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankiecotton/
- https://www.instagram.com/frankie_rose_cotton/
Lara Sheldrake
- https://www.instagram.com/lara_sheldrake/
- https://twitter.com/lara_sheldrake
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/larajanesheldrake
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EP11 | PR Tips, Book Deals, Motherhood & Scaling a Small Business with Lucy Werner
Our guest this week is Lucy Werner, founder of The Wern. Lucy shares her story of launching and scaling her PR agency, discovering she was pregnant and, as a result, pivoting the business strategy. Lucy also shares her top PR tips, how she won her book deal and finding success with her lifestyle business.
Find out more about Lucy Werner
- https://www.thewern.com
- https://twitter.com/wernchat
- https://www.instagram.com/wernchat/
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/wernchat
Resources
To find out more about this podcast and to nominate a guest visit www.foundflourish.co.uk/podcast.
Join the conversation using #bossingitpod and tagging us @foundflourish on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
More about Found & Flourish
Found & Flourish is a network for kickass female founders, side hustlers and aspiring entrepreneurs. Join us by visiting www.foundflourish.co.uk.
Connect With The Hosts
Frankie Cotton
- https://frankiecotton.com
- https://twitter.com/Frankie__Cotton
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankiecotton/
- https://www.instagram.com/frankie_rose_cotton/
Lara Sheldrake
- https://www.instagram.com/lara_sheldrake/
- https://twitter.com/lara_sheldrake
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/larajanesheldrake
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EP10 | Four Steps to Social Media Success
We hope you enjoy!
Resources
To find out more about this podcast and to nominate a guest visit www.foundflourish.co.uk/podcast.
Join the conversation using #bossingitpod and tagging us @foundflourish on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
More about Found & Flourish
Found & Flourish is a network for kickass female founders, side hustlers and aspiring entrepreneurs. Join us by visiting www.foundflourish.co.uk.
Connect With The Hosts
Frankie Cotton
- https://frankiecotton.com
- https://twitter.com/Frankie__Cotton
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankiecotton/
- https://www.instagram.com/frankie_rose_cotton/
Lara Sheldrake
- https://www.instagram.com/lara_sheldrake/
- https://twitter.com/lara_sheldrake
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/larajanesheldrake
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EP09 | How To Make Instagram Work For Your Business
In this episode, we talk about how to have a strategic approach to Instagram, tips and tools for execution and we answer your Instagram conundrums. We also celebrate our feature in Apple podcasts ‘Inspiring Women’ collection and share the insights from our International Women’s Day panel.
We hope you enjoy!
Resources
- The latest UK social media statistics for 2018
- Contagious by Jonah Berger
- VSCO photo editing tool
- Canva editing tool
- Over editing tool
- Unfold Instagram stories and template app
- Hashtagify
- Wordstream
- The Art of Social Media by Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick
- Preview app
To find out more about this podcast and to nominate a guest visit www.foundflourish.co.uk/podcast.
Join the conversation using #bossingitpod and tagging us @foundflourish on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
More about Found & Flourish
Found & Flourish is a network for kickass female founders, side hustlers and aspiring entrepreneurs. Join us by visiting www.foundflourish.co.uk.
Connect With The Hosts
Frankie Cotton
- https://frankiecotton.com
- https://twitter.com/Frankie__Cotton
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankiecotton/
- https://www.instagram.com/frankie_rose_cotton/
Lara Sheldrake
- https://www.instagram.com/lara_sheldrake/
- https://twitter.com/lara_sheldrake
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/larajanesheldrake
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EP08 | Tools and Techniques to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking
In this episode, we discuss one of the world’s biggest phobias; public speaking. We share our own experiences including the good, the bad and the ugly as well as offer a range of tools and techniques to help overcome your fear.
Resources
- TED Talks: The Official Ted Guide to Public Speaking by Chris Anderson
- How to Fail with Elizabeth Day – Deborah Frances-White
- 15 Fear of Public Speaking Statistics
- Tim Ferriss with Susan Cain – #357 – How to Overcome Fear and Embrace Creativity | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
- The 4-7-8 breathing technique
- The surprising secret to speaking with confidence – Caroline Goyder – voice coach TEDx talks
- Toastmasters for public speaking
To find out more about this podcast and to nominate a guest visit www.foundflourish.co.uk/podcast.
Join the conversation using #bossingitpod and tagging us @foundflourish on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
More about Found & Flourish
Found & Flourish is a network for kickass female founders, side hustlers and aspiring entrepreneurs. Join us by visiting www.foundflourish.co.uk.
Connect With The Hosts
Frankie Cotton
- https://frankiecotton.com
- https://twitter.com/Frankie__Cotton
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankiecotton/
- https://www.instagram.com/frankie_rose_cotton/
Lara Sheldrake
- https://www.instagram.com/lara_sheldrake/
- https://twitter.com/lara_sheldrake
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/larajanesheldrake
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EP07 | How We Set Up Found & Flourish and The Role of Content in Creating a Radically Successful Business
In this episode, we focus on the radically effective business model outlined in ‘Content Inc’ and how you can build large audiences who are deeply connected with your brand. We talk about how we set up Found & Flourish, how we’ve used this approach in other businesses and our experience with community-focused content marketing.
Resources
- Content Inc by Joe Pulizzi
- Content Inc Resources
- Book Review: ‘Content Inc.’ by Joe Pulizzi
- Lost and
Founder by Rand Fishkin, Founder of Moz - Leap becomes
Elpha - Join Elpha
To find out more about this podcast and to nominate a guest visit www.foundflourish.co.uk/podcast.
Join the conversation using #bossingitpod and tagging us @foundflourish on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
More about Found & Flourish
Found & Flourish is a network for kickass female founders, side hustlers
Connect With The Hosts
Frankie Cotton
- https://frankiecotton.com
- https://twitter.com/Frankie__Cotton
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankiecotton/
- https://www.instagram.com/frankie_rose_cotton/
Lara Sheldrake
- https://www.instagram.com/lara_sheldrake/
- https://twitter.com/lara_sheldrake
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/larajanesheldrake
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EP06 | Recognising False Success, Resilience and Tapping Into Your Full Potential with Karen Ruimy
Our guest this week is Karen Ruimy, founder of Kalmar and
Find out more about Karen Ruimy
To find out more about this podcast and to nominate a guest visit www.foundflourish.co.uk/podcast.
Join the conversation using #bossingitpod and tagging us @foundflourish on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
More about Found & Flourish
Found & Flourish is a network for kickass female founders, side hustlers and aspiring entrepreneurs. Join us by visiting www.foundflourish.co.uk.
Connect With The Hosts
Frankie Cotton
- https://frankiecotton.com
- https://twitter.com/Frankie__Cotton
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankiecotton/
- https://www.instagram.com/frankie_rose_cotton/
Lara Sheldrake
- https://www.instagram.com/lara_sheldrake/
- https://twitter.com/lara_sheldrake
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/larajanesheldrake
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EP05 | Competition, Community and the Danger of Marketing Over Substance
This week we highlight some of our
We share our top reads and listens of the week, focusing on the importance of investing and why we should be educating ourselves around money, saving and investments.
Resources
- Femstreet – Sarah Noeckel
- Blooming Founders – Lu Li
Vestpod – Emilie BelletCuckooz Nest – Charlie Rosier and Fabienne O’Neill- Mothers Meeting – Jenny Scott
- WERN PR – Lucy Werner
- How I built this with Guy Raz – Airbnb: Joe Gebbia
AirBnb timeline- Dear Female Founder, curated by Blooming Founders founder Lu Li
- Beating the pros – no one did more for the small investor that Jack Bogle
- The Five Billion Pound Penalty For Female Founders
- The Dropout by Rebecca Jarvis: Elizabeth Holmes’ Alleged Theranos Fraud
- European Innovation Council (EIC)
To find out more about this podcast and to nominate a guest visit www.foundflourish.co.uk/podcast.
Join the conversation using #bossingitpod and tagging us @foundflourish on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
More about Found & Flourish
Found & Flourish is a network for kickass female founders, side hustlers
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EP04 | Debating "Girl Boss", Self-Expression and Feminist Language
This week we debate the term “Girl Boss” and the language we use to describe women in business with opinions from the Found & Flourish community.
We share our top reads and listens of the week, discussing the focus on women’s weight in the media, the expression of anger and emotional competence, and the recent statistics on female founder funding.
Resources
- Funding For Female Founders Stalled at 2.2% of VC Dollars in 2018
- Feminists Don’t Wear Pink: Jameela Jamil
- The power of women’s anger – Soraya Chemaly
- The High Low co-hosted by Pandora Sykes and Dolly Alderton – “Is ‘Hey guys‘ anti-feminist?
- Don’t Stop Us Now! Podcast with Debbie Wosskow, OBE
- FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (Netflix Documentary)
- The Guilty Feminist by Deborah Frances White
To find out more about this podcast and to nominate a guest visit www.foundflourish.co.uk/podcast.
Join the conversation using #bossingitpod and tagging us @foundflourish on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
More about Found & Flourish
Found & Flourish is a network for kickass female founders, side hustlers
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EP03 | The Power of Thought, Giving Less F*cks and Finding Work You Love
In this episode, we talk about how our thinking affects our experience in business, how anyone can make the decision to do the impossible and how to take back control of our time by giving fewer f*cks.
With a peppering of discussion on AI, sleep, being robbed and an athlete’s winning mindset, we share our top reads and listens of the week.
Resources
- Real Business Real Lives 007: How to Keep Your Thoughts From Stopping You In Business with Mara Gleason
- One Thought Changes Everything by Mara Gleason
- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
- How to Make The Decision To Do The Impossible with Siri Lindley
- TED interview with Ray Kurzweil On What The Future Holds
- Content Inc. by Joe Pulizzi: Book Review
- The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving A F**k by Sarah Knight. You can also watch her TEDx talk
- TED Talk: How to Find Work You Love with Scott Dinsmore
Tools
To find out more about this podcast and to nominate a guest visit www.foundflourish.co.uk/podcast.
Join the conversation using #bossingitpod and tagging us @foundflourish on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
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EP02 | Our Dos and Don’ts of Selling B2B Services, Knowing Your Value and Facing Fear
In this episode, we share how we set up our service-based businesses, what we would have done differently and the challenges we faced along the way. We also offer some top tips, the tools we found useful starting out on a shoestring budget and what we’ve been reading and listening to this week.
Resources
- The Multi-Hyphen Method by Emma Gannon
- Ctrl Alt Delete #149 Farah Storr – Find Your Discomfort Zone
- Tony Robbins – Beat Work-Related Stress Forever
- Ctrl Alt Delete #1 Elizabeth Gilbert– Talking Creativity and Finding Your Voice
- Keep your goals to yourself – TED talk by Derek Sivers
Tools
- Squarespace (website hosting & design)
- Over (design tool)
- Crunch(bookkeeping & accounting)
- Xero (bookkeeping)
- Freeagent (bookkeeping)
- Namechk(domain name & social handle search)
- WordPress (website hosting & design)
To find out more about this podcast and to nominate a guest visit www.foundflourish.co.uk/podcast.
Join the conversation using #bossingitpod and tagging us @foundflourish on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
More about Found & Flourish
Found & Flourish is a network for kickass female founders, side hustlers and aspiring entrepreneurs. Join us by visiting www.foundflourish.co.uk.
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EP01 | Meet Your Hosts: Becoming Self-Employed, Working Smart & Saying Goodbye to 2018
Resources
- Work Smarter, Live Better by Cyril Peupion
- EP17: A Reliable and Powerful Orientation For Your Business with Kaye Taylor on Real Business Real Lives with Barbara Patterson
- The Little Black Book by
Otegah Uwagba - #41 Justine Roberts on Starting Mumsnet And Why We Need Better Post-Natal Care on Alison Perry’s Not Another Mummy Podcast
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo
To find out more about this podcast and to nominate a guest visit www.foundflourish.co.uk/podcast.
Join the conversation using #bossingitpod and tagging us @foundflourish on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin.
More about Found & Flourish
Found & Flourish is a network for kickass female founders, side hustlers and aspiring entrepreneurs. Join us by visiting www.foundflourish.co.uk.
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