She's in Business

Branding is a cornerstone of your business, and now more than ever humans want to buy from humans. So that means they want to get to know the person behind the business, that my friend is YOU! 

Through connection marketing Melissa J Scott is rocking the industry with what she does, Melissa teaches her clients how to tell the story behind the story, build authority, create trust and share social proof to build their personal brand and connect authentically to their ideal clients and customers. 

Key Takeaways:

• Melissa explains the concept of connection marketing

• We chat about how customer behaviour has changed, and how as a business owner you need to evolve with it

• We discuss personal brand and how to create one for yourself
• Melissa shares the importance of knowing your core values, why you are in business and how to speak this through your marketing message

Want to learn more about Melissa

Website; www.melisajscott.com 

Podcast; Connected 

Instagram; www.instagram.com/melissa_j_scott/ 

Want to learn more about Donna and the programs available?

Join my free facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/sibwithdonnahann

Website - www.donnahann.com

Ready to Rise course info - www.donnahann.com/rise

Find me on instagram - donnahann_coach

Find me on facebook - @DonnaHannAUS

So much about being a business owner is about mindset. You can have all the technical business skills but when faced with a challenge or when you are levelling up through a growth phase, if you haven’t got mindset tools to work with, you can completely unravel or freeze. 

My guest is Nadine Champion, and yes she actually is a champion in more ways than one, which you’ll learn about as you listen to this episode! Nadine is a professional speaker & mindset coach with 35 years of lived experience in martial arts, with a huge passion for teaching people how to create the mental edge for competitive success in business and life. Nadine was catapulted into the spotlight with her Tedx talk ‘10 Seconds of Courage’ in 2015, sharing her story and mindset after recovering from cancer.

In this episode, Nadine and I chat about courage, resilience, the importance of having mentors & how women can be in each other's corners! 

Key Takeaways

• Nadine shares her story of courage and resilience
• We chat about the concept of 10 Seconds of Courage
• Embracing change and knowing how to seize life-changing moments!
• Practising resilience in life and in business
• Finding your Mr Miagi’s in the world and surround yourself with people who are in your corner
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Links mentioned in the show

Nadine’s Website - www.nadinechampion.com

Find Nadine on Facebook - Nadinechampion

Find Nadine on Instagram - nadinechampion_

Want to learn more about Donna and the programs available?

Join my free facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/sibwithdonnahann

Website - www.donnahann.com

Ready to Rise course info - www.donnahann.com/rise

Find me on instagram - donnahann_coach

Find me on facebook - @DonnaHannAUS

My goals will always grow bigger and I’ll always be working on growing my skills and my mindset to take those goals and turn them into reality! If you're a regular listener, I reckon you have that same tenacious ambition too! And it’s a good thing! 

When I look back over my business journey thus far, I know that it has all come from having business strategies and a can-do mindset.

At the time of recording this podcast, there are 152 days left of this year to make an impact! What impact will you make?!

Key Takeaways

• Achieving your business goals 
• Using ambition, drive, determination and self belief and knowing you can do it
• Getting really strategic about what will get you closer to your goals
• Working on your mindset
• Figuring out what works for you 

Links mentioned in the show

Get the FREE Ultimate Productivity Planner >> www.donnahann.com/freeplanner 

Join the Ready to Rise waitlist >> www.donnahann.com/coursewaitlist

Want to learn more about Donna and the programs available?

Join my free facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/sibwithdonnahann

Website - www.donnahann.com

Ready to Rise course info - www.donnahann.com/rise

Find me on instagram - donnahann_coach

Find me on facebook - @DonnaHannAUS

Public speaking, love it or hate it - is something that you can only avoid up to a point as a business owner. As the face of your business, speaking to the public to market your business, network and to let the world know what it is that you offer is really important. 

Regardless of if you are comfortable or not speaking in front of audiences, be it on a stage, in a networking space or even on social media in the form of video,this podcast episode with Jaimie Abbott will be inspiring for you!

Key Takeaways

• Jaimie shares her business journey
• Is being a good public speaker something you can learn or are you just born with it?
• Speaking on on social media
• Tips for nerves
• Shaking off the fear
• Getting paid to speak
• Speaking for free 

Links mentioned in the show

https://www.facebook.com/JaimieAbbott/ 

https://www.jaimieabbott.com.au 

https://www.instagram.com/jaimieabbott/  

Join the Ready to Rise Waitlist www.donnahann.com/coursewaitlist 

Want to learn more about Donna and the programs available?

Join my free facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/sibwithdonnahann

Website - www.donnahann.com

Ready to Rise course info - www.donnahann.com/rise

Find me on instagram - donnahann_coach

Find me on facebook - @DonnaHannAUS

This episode marks the 50th show of the She’s in Business podcast! 

AND I feel like that deserves a little celebration! I’m always encouraging my clients to celebrate the wins which got me thinking about all the small steps that lead to big goals, and how important it is not to underestimate the compounding results of those small steps! 

In this episode, my aim is to inspire you to take more small steps to achieve those big goals!

Key Takeaways:

• Recognising why the goal is important for you.
• Reflecting on your past failures and ideas to overcome those challenges.
• Scheduling the small steps in your calendar
• The path to success is not a straight line. There will be setbacks and challenges.

Links mentioned in the show 

Download free 8 Step guide to Optimise your time & Accelerate your business goals www.donnahann.com/8steps

Join the Ready to Rise Waitlist www.donnahann.com/coursewaitlist 

Want to learn more about Donna and the programs available?

Join my free facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/sibwithdonnahann

Website - www.donnahann.com

Ready to Rise course info - www.donnahann.com/rise

Find me on instagram - donnahann_coach

Find me on facebook - @DonnaHannAUS

For small business owners in Australia, right now we are leaning into awards season! 

If you have never entered or been nominated into a business award, then this is going to be a really powerful episode for you! It’s also for you if you want to optimise your chances of winning. In this episode I'm chatting about the benefits of entering into business awards programs (even if you don’t win) and give you some suggestions on how to attract the eye of the judges and make the most of the publicity that comes from being a nominee, finalist or winner!

Key Takeaways

• The benefits of entering into awards, even if you don’t win!
• Incorporating business awards programs into your marketing strategy to amplify your credibility
• Attracting new customers and team members with your nominations and wins
• Tips for catching the eye of the judges
• Download checklist for optimising your chances of winning awards

Links mentioned in the show

Get my free Checklist for winning Business Awards https://www.donnahann.com/winner 

Want to learn more about Donna and the programs available?

Join my free facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/sibwithdonnahann

Website - www.donnahann.com

Ready to Rise course info - www.donnahann.com/rise

Find me on instagram - donnahann_coach

Find me on facebook - @DonnaHannAUS

This week's guest is Angela Lockwood, who has superpowers when it comes to understanding kids and supporting teachers and parents to ensure that our kids are nurtured and happy humans! 

Although the topic isn’t specifically business related, raising kids is of course, a major part of life as a mumma and it's always helpful to have a few extra tools in the toolbox when it comes to parenting.

Ange’s purpose is to help kids have the best start in life -  today we chat about how we, as parents, can support our kids on that journey!

Key takeaways

• Ways to support kids to make sense of the world and their place in it
• Navigating friendships
• Challenges in the classroom
• Being a working Mum and the benefits to our kids

Learn more about Angela Lockwood

​​Website - www.angelalockwood.com

Find Ange on Instagram - @angelalockwood_

Find Ange on Facebook - AngelaLockwood 

Email - [email protected]

Want to learn more about Donna and the programs available?

Join my free facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/sibwithdonnahann

Website - www.donnahann.com

Ready to Rise course info - www.donnahann.com/rise

Find me on instagram - donnahann_coach

Find me on facebook - @DonnaHannAUS

Media pitching is one of the best ways to entice journalists to tell your business’ story, and there are ways to get your story in publications for free!! In today’s episode, I want to share with you a few things that I’ve come to learn throughout my journey of business that have helped my business to grow and become well known. 

Key Takeaways

• My golden rules for crafting a great pitch for free media coverage
• Reasons why they might say no
• What to do when they say no
• Building relationships with journalists 

Want to learn more about Donna and the programs available?

• Join my free facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/sibwithdonnahann
• Website - www.donnahann.com

• Ready to Rise course info - www.donnahann.com/rise

•  Find me on instagram - donnahann_coach

• Find me on facebook - @DonnaHannAUS

If you've been considering using marketing partnerships to position your business, get in front of your ideal customers and generate new and ongoing leads without having a huge advertising budget. Then this episode with partnership strategist Katrina McCarter, is going to fill your head with ideas and hopefully see you taking action.

Key takeaways

• What to look for in a marketing partnership
• Avoiding mistakes
• How to approach another business to become a partner
• What to do after the partnership has ended

Links mentioned in the show

• Find out more about Katrina - www.marketingtomums.com.au
• Facebook - marketingtomums 

Want to learn more about Donna and the programs available?

• Join my free facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/sibwithdonnahann
• Website - www.donnahann.com

• Ready to Rise course info - www.donnahann.com/rise

•  Find me on instagram - donnahann_coach

• Find me on facebook - @DonnaHannAUS

As we move closer to the end of this financial year and into the next, I thought it would be great to dive into the topic of money! 

With 20 years working in the accounting and finance industry, today I’m joined by money coach Alpha Schulte who is the founder of Money Made Simple. In this episode Alpha and I discuss connecting your core values to your journey with money, understanding and letting go of your money story, and why it can sometimes feel hard to invest in ourselves and our business even though we know it will be super beneficial

Key Takeaways

• Why is it important to explore your core values when understanding more about money
• What is a money story and how can you build a new one? 
• How our money story affects our self worth and 
• Why investing money into personal/business development is vital 

Learn more about Alpha

Website - www.money-madesimple.com.au

Instagram - @alphamoneymadesimple

Alpha’s Podcast - Money with Alpha

Want to learn more about Donna and the programs available?

Join my free facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/sibwithdonnahann

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Find me on instagram - donnahann_coach

Find me on facebook - @DonnaHannAUS