Mums In Biz Podcast

Welcome to Episode number 19 of the mums in biz podcast! This week I have interviewed Sepideh Moussavi, the founder of Prime Institute and we talked all about how to build bridges between different cultures and how to work and live together peacefully. Prime Institute offers consulting, coaching and training on cross-cultural topics such as cross-cultural etiquette, communication, diversity and much more. This is such a relevant topic not only in Dubai where so many different nationalities live together peacefully but also in the whole world which is becoming smaller by the day. I always love talking to Sepideh whenever I meet her at events, she has so many interesting stories to share, she is so active in so many communities and honestly just has a super interesting life and personal story. Sepideh is originally from Iran, she has lived a big part of her life in England and I have met her here in Dubai. We talked a little bit about her personal story and how she got to where she is today and of course she sh

Welcome to Episode 18 of the Mums in Biz podcast. Kyla and Emilia can’t wait for you to get into this episode. It’s super exciting…one of Emilia's favourite topics of course - It’s all you need to know about website design for your business. A website is a must for all business owners but it doesn’t have to be scary or overwhelming. If you are starting out, if you have been stressing about your website for some time, if you know you need to update your website but also if you’ve had a website for a long time - this podcast is for you! You will learn: - Why your business needs a website - The importance of knowing the goal of your website - Where to start - Squarespace or Wordpress - What every great website must have - Mistakes to avoid when creating your website - and Top Tips for a great website We hope this will inspire you to you learn, create or update your website. And please let us know your feedback, if you have any questions and tell us about any new topics you want us to discuss. Enjoy the listening

Welcome in this is Episode Number 17, Kyla is your host today and she has an amazing interview for you all with the straight talking, no BS Nicky Thomas, Leadership & Life Coach and the Founder of We Are Kick-Ass Warrior Women Events. Both in the military and now as the Worrier to Warrior Coach, Nicky has the innate ability to teach women how to cut out all the battle noise, listen to their inner strength and step up into the Warrior. Kyla interviews Nicky on exactly what we need to do right now to achieve this and how she ignites the inner Warrior for herself and her clients because according to Nicky, “when Women put themselves first, the world wins”. You will love their in depth chat about the following: - How Nicky transitioned from the Australian Army into Coaching and where this mission of supporting women build their confidence truly originated from. - How she felt becoming a mum for the first time and how this impacted her c career in the Army - Her biggest challenge when becoming a mother and the

In this week’s podcast Emilia interviews Kyla all about her strategy for Linkedin and connecting with potential clients in an authentic way. For more than a decade Kyla has been using this platform to build her career and also her business and it has proved to be so valuable in growing her network steadily and consistently making good business sense. With 260 million monthly active users, LinkedIn may seem like your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Who wouldn’t want the opportunity to sell their product or services to 260 million people? However, if you think blasting LinkedIn users with connection requests is the way to go, put the brakes on your plans and rethink your strategy. Since you’re not approaching LinkedIn with a sales approach mindset, you need to make every aspect of this platform work to your advantage in order to both attract prospective clients and then convince them that you are the expert they’ve been searching for. One way to achieve this is by showcasing your expertise in a natural,

In this week’s Episode Emilia interviews the lovely Lucia Csobonyei, an image consultant and personal shopper and the Founder of Your Unique Image in Dubai. They first met online through the Mums in Biz community and then in person at their kids school and of course connected over conversations about design, styling and personal branding. In this week's episode they talked about the following: - All about personal styling - What a personal stylist and image consulting is - How Lucia got to be a stylist and an image consultant - Her tips on image and confidence as well as personal branding - Her tips for color analysis - And of course her tips on starting and running a business as a mom. Before the recording Lucia gave Emilia a taster of her services and they also talk about their shopping trip together and Lucia's analysis of Emilia's style. Find out more about Lucia and her business as well as lots of styling advice here: https://www.your-uniqueimage.com/ Check her out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/youruniqu

Welcome in to Episode Number 14! Emilia and Kyla are back together again talking about personal branding! Whether you have a product or service based business, whether you are a business owner or are employed, even as a mom, creating your own personal is essential these days. Personal branding is a word widely used at the moment and many people don't really know what it actually means, how to create a brand and how to use it. That is why Kyla and Emilia recorded this Episode for you. They talked all about how to show up with intention - in person and online. What personal branding actually means. Why personal branding is so important these days. How you can create a personal brand by defining your values, your passion and interviewing other people about how they are perceiving you as well as so much more. This episode will surely help you and give you some food for thought and hopefully help you make use of a brand that actually already exists. Enjoy the listen and please share it with your friends and co ent

Welcome in to Episode Number 13! Emilia and Kyla are back together again talking about networking for your business. Whether you have a product or service based business at the core of everything they are both are about connecting and adding value to people's lives. During this episode Kyla and Emilia dive deep into the following points and answers some of those difficult but common questions. - What we really should be focusing on when we go to networking - With the online connections we can have without leaving the house, is it really worth it getting out there and networking in person - How to find networking events and what to do if you live in a small community - Some common things that could be holding you back from getting out to networking events - How to overcome some of these challenges and some quick tips you can implement right now This episode will surely ignite some inspiration and hopefully support you to get yourself out there and be seen. Enjoy the listen and please make sure you drop a note

In this episode Kyla and Emilia talk about the fun challenge they held in their online Mums in Biz Facebook Group last month. They had such fun jumping on daily “lives” within the group to take them through a five step process to get their members to rethink their business, re-energise and motivate them. Defining or Redefining Your Business in 5 Days is the perfect way to increase clarity within your business, have a clear direction, tap into your WHY and really map out what the rest of 2019 is going to look like for you. We tend to get so focused on working “in” our businesses and rarely step back and work on how we want to show up in the world as entrepreneurs. This challenge was perfect to uncover some aspects maybe you haven't thought of before or properly defined. The steps covered were: Your Vision Statement Your Ideal Customer Your Onliness Statement The Business Essentials Your Mission Statement Grab a pen, your journal and a quiet space and take notes and challenge yourself to get clear on your busin

In this episode Emilia interviewed Helen McGuire, the Co-founder and MD of Hopscotch. Helen launched Hopscotch in March 2016 whilst seven months pregnant with a mission to enable professional women to play a part in the workplace, no matter what their personal commitments. The company now employs a strong team across its offices in Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong; has grown a community of over 75k women and works with multinationals to SMEs in order to secure jobs, initiatives, skills sessions, events and training for women and companies. Helen is a lead member of the UN Women’s Empowerment Taskforce in the UAE, speaks regularly at Forums regionally and internationally, and is a mum of three little ones. In our interview we talked about her very inspiring story of how and why she started Hopscotch, how she grew so quickly, the importance of press, how she moved from Dubai to Singapore and started Hopscotch there and of course how she managed doing all this while being pregnant and now having three little ones

Welcome in everyone, Emilia and Kyla have just returned from their whirlwind adventure in the USA where they attended the RISE Conference with Rachel Hollis in Minnesota and my goodness they had an amazing time. It’s been nearly nine months since they both made the decision with eyes wide open and booked their tickets to go despite all the changes which have happened (i.e. Kyla moving to Australia) and the craziness in their lives. They made the commitment to go and they followed through making it one of the best decisions they have made both for their business and personally so far for 2019. In this episode of the Mums in Biz Podcast they really wanted to share with you some specific takeaway, key learnings during their trip and the conference as requested by many members of their amazing communities. Now let’s breakdown exactly what you will expect to hear in this episode. They uncover how the RISE Conference came about and WHY they decided to go The vibe of the conference and why they couldn't share every

In this week’s Episode Kyla Interviews the lovely Lousie Brogan, Founder of The Social Bee NI. They met when Kyla was on Louise’s Podcast The Social Bee last year and connected over their conversation about networking and building a supportive community. Now Louise is a guest on the Mums in Biz Podcast we couldn’t be more thrilled. In this Episode Kyla asks Louise about the following: How Louise built her business, transitioning within her career and how she got her first client The challenges she faced along the way and what she learnt to focus on when first starting out especially when it comes to Social Media How she built The Social Bee and also about her Community She Means Business on Facebook What we all should be focusing on when it comes to Social Media How to connect authentically to get your message heard Her BIG goal for 2019 And so much more….. There are definitely nuggets of wisdom you can take away and immediately implement within your business especially if you have a presence on any social pl

Welcome to the Mums in Biz Podcast Episode 8! In this week’s episode Kyla and Emilia connect from opposite sides of the world. If you have been following us for a while you will know that over the last six weeks Kyla has moved not only her family but also her business “location” to Australia. This online space gives us an incredible way to do business in 2019, freedom to move and live anywhere in the world, flexibility and amazing opportunities but transition is not always smooth sailing. Emilia asks Kyla some in-depth and somewhat personal questions around the following: - How did she move her business, and has this affected her clients - What challenges has she faced and how she has dealt with them - The elements of her business she feeling called to focus on for the rest of 2019 - Tips on what to focus on if you are in the middle of a transition not only a physical move but also when pivots or changes are happening within your business. - Tools to support with self-doubt (yes we all have it!) - How to supp

In this weeks episode Emilia has interviewed Janine Bensouda, a double business owner, single mother, long distance triathlete and just a true power woman. Janine has been an entrepreneur for 12 years. She is the owner of Bensouda Management Consulting in the UAE, she is also the co-founder of 2Women a movement to inspire women and men alike to become the person they want to be through masterclasses and workshops. Janine is also a single mother and competes in long distance triathlons. In this episode they talked about Janine's story as a business owner and mother. In particular how to improve time management as a mother and entrepreneur and pursue a hobby. Janine shared her wisdom on how to do everything we truly want to do, how to follow our dreams, how to see the positive in life, how to have the right mindset and how to inspire. You can connect with Janine here: http://2women.ae/ http://www.bensoudaconsulting.com/ Instagram: @janinebensouda ------------------------------------- Kyla Neill Business Coach +

Welcome to the Mums in Biz Podcast Episode 6! This week Kyla interviews Alison Teare the Owner/Director of Simply Marketing Limited and Social Jungle Limited who has worked with hundreds of individuals, organisations and businesses to assist their transition into the world of marketing. Alison has been an entrepreneur from the age of 21, building businesses to suit her family and lifestyle. She is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and a qualified marketer. Thirty years after starting her first business, Alison now mentors’ others to market and grow their own businesses; teaching them the essential skills they require and to build a business that they love. Kyla takes a deep dive into her business journey and defining what Marketing really is and how to create a simple strategy when you are just starting out. The most important things to focus on are not necessarily the “shiny object” ones. She lends insight into how to limit the overwhelm when it comes to marketing, how to spot

In this weeks episode, tying into Episode number 3 (5 Steps to start your business) Kyla and Emilia are talking about all about branding and its essentials. They are talking about what the word branding means, what the different between personal branding and business branding is, what is most important in branding, what you should concentrate on in the beginning when starting your business and so much more. In future episode they will talk more specifically on the different parts of branding so stay tuned. ------------------ Kyla Neill Business Coach + Mentor Website: www.succeedinginheels.com Instagram: www.instagram/succeedinginheels Facebook: www.facebook.com/succeedinginheels ________________________________________________________________________ Emilia Ohrtmann Website Designer & Consultant Website: www.emiliaohrtmann.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/emiliaohrtmann Facebook: www.facebook.com/mnfldesign Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCfo4H-IQ91K7WrjbOwn34ig Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/emiliaohrtm

In this episode Emilia has interviewed Danielle Sallam, the owner and founder of The Salad Jar. They talked about how Danielle got started, what her biggest struggle was and is, about her future plans, how to start and grow a food business, how The Salad Jar gives back to the community, about her daily routine and how she makes sure she spends time with her kids and looks after herself in her very busy life. The Salad Jar delivers salads in a jar right to your doorsteps, 6 days a week and you can order just one salad or pre-order for the whole week for your whole office. This is a great episode and it shows again that all successful entrepreneurs and mums have a super strict schedule, have big dreams and just go for it. Enjoy listening and let us know your thoughts! ----- This is where you can find The Salad Jar: www.thesaladjar.me www.instagram.com/thesaladjar.me ------- Kyla Neill 
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We have a juicy episode for you this week. If you are looking to start your own business, re-branding or just need to refine what you are already doing this is for you. This week Emilia interviews Kyla on five key things to look at to ensure sustainability in your business. It was adapted from a seminar Kyla did at the Global HR Summit in Dubai, November 2018. Here’s what was discussed: - Clarity, know why you want to start your business and how to get it. - Commitment, plan and strategy, money, how much time can you give your business - Understanding your audience and finding your ‘genius zone” - How to get seen and make an impact - How mindset play a HUGE factor in your success as a business owner and what you can do right now to strengthen that. Some books which were recommended reading and were discussed in the interview where: The Big Leap – Gay Henricks Crush It – Gary Vaynderchuk High Performance Habits – Brendon Burchard Also, Kyla mentioned a Sales Summit she is currently doing with Tiffany Peterson,

Welcome to the Mums in Biz Podcast. In today’s episode. It’s a great one. Do you feel like you’ve lost some of your business mojo? You know that fire inside you that was lit when you had your very first business idea. If the answer is YES, then don’t worry. You are not alone. In fact, it’s totally normal to feel like this throughout the different phases of your business journey. We have narrowed down six tangible tips for you to take away and implement to get your business back on track. 1. Anchoring into the ‘WHY’ of your business vision 2. Letting go of what went wrong and focusing on what can go right 3. Refining and elevating your goals for motivational impact 4. Celebrate your success! 5. Partnering with like-minded individuals or groups, or engaging a coach or mentor to introduce accountability 6. Getting inspired! With so many little nuggets of wisdom to be had, we hope this episode inspires and motivates you to change things up and provides you with some clarity as we head into March. We hope you love

Welcome to the Mums in Biz Podcast. On today’s podcast we interview each other! Even though we have known each over for a little over a year now, there was still so much we didn’t know, especially about our past journeys. We explore what it was like growing a business along with a growing family, the challenges we faced, and how it forced us to be even more focused than ever! Here’s some of the stuff we discuss in this episode: 1. Our respective career journeys so far and how we got to where we are today 2. Challenges we faced along the way 3. Our greatest achievement in businesses or career so far (you might be surprised at the answers!) 4. What ‘success’ means to us 5. Our morning routines… the little things we do to ensure a positive start to the day 6. The best advice we’d give to new mamas (or anyone) looking to start a business today Lastly, we answer some ‘getting to know you’ questions for a bit of fun. We hope you love this episode. We certainly loved recording it for you and had a lot of laughs doin

Welcome to the Mums in Biz Podcast. This is an introduction episode to our Mums in Biz Podcast. If you are new here, then welcome. We are Kyla Neill and Emilia Ohrtmann two mums who run successful businesses. Kyla is a Business Coach and Mentor, and Emilia a Website Designer and Consultant. Their vision and mission are the same: to support women in starting and growing their businesses so as to make an impact in this world. Kyla and Emilia met at a networking event that Kyla had organised in January 2017 for mums who were feeling a little lonely and craving a connection with other mums who were blending business and babies. Kyla and Emilia hit it off as soon as they met. More than a year after the initial meet up, the Mums In Biz group has grown into monthly events and workshops where guest speakers share valuable information on topics including marketing, sales, social media, communications, branding and website design. Mums In Biz also comprises a Facebook Group of 300 women and continues to grow and suppor