The Best Networking Events for Women in Business in Yorkshire
If you have ever sat in a networking room feeling like everyone else has it figured out, comparing yourself to the woman across the table with the polished pitch and the confident handshake, I want to tell you something. That feeling? It is the room's fault. Not yours. Too many networking events are built around […]
I Was a Teenage Mum. Here's How It Made Me a Better Business Coach.
I was told I would never amount to anything. Not in a throwaway way. In a deliberate, said-to-my-face way, by people who should have known better. I was a teenage mum, and in the eyes of some, that was the end of my story before it had really begun. I have gone on to speak […]
What Happens When Women in Business Community Support Changes Everything
There is a version of the entrepreneur story that looks like this: lone genius, working late, figuring it all out by herself, building something from nothing through sheer willpower and determination. It is a compelling story. It is also, in my experience, one of the most expensive myths in business. After 13 years of coaching […]
5 Signs You Need a Business Coach (Not Just a Therapist)
Let me say something that might ruffle a few feathers: there is a difference between processing your feelings about your business and actually growing it. Both matter. But they are not the same thing, and confusing the two is one of the reasons so many ambitious women stay stuck for far longer than they need […]
The EMpire Diaries: The Business Podcast for Women in the UK
Most business content online looks the same. The perfectly curated feed. The caption about overnight success that skips the three years of struggle before it. The coach on the yacht is telling you that you, too, can have this lifestyle if you just follow her formula. I got tired of it. And I am willing […]
Why Your Website Is Not Converting (And the 16 Features It Needs)
She had spent over two thousand pounds on her website. It looked beautiful. Professional photography, brand colours, the works. She was proud of it. She shared it everywhere. She sent people to it from Instagram, from networking events, from her email signature. Six months later, it had generated three enquiries. One was a competitor checking […]
Visible and Paid: The Marketing Strategy Programme for Women Who Are Done Guessing
You are good at what you do. You know it. Your clients know it. But your bank account tells a different story. The enquiries are inconsistent. The income is unpredictable. You are working harder than the results justify and watching women in your space, women no more talented than you, charging twice what you charge […]
