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Own It! For Entrepreneurs. Talking Digital Marketing, Small Business, Being Digital Nomads and Success Thinking

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Own It! is a weekly podcast for aspiring entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and small business owners everywhere. With years of business experience, great friends and ex-business partners Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan share – in their trademark straight talking, humorous way - what they’ve been up to that week; what’s inspired, impressed and infuriated them, business book recommendations, the marketing and money tips, tools and techniques they use themselves. They mix up deeply practical business “how to” with the psychology of success and clients challenges and success stories. As your business depends on you 100% and you need some sort of work/life balance they don’t neglect how to combine being a successful entrepreneur with being a partner, parent, sibling and child of ageing parents. Nicola and Judith are living the entrepreneurial and digital nomad life themselves every single day, so who better to learn from in this down to earth, funny, quirky podcast? Visit the website at https://OwnItThePodcast.com, LIKE us at https://www.facebook.com/OwnItThePodcast/ and ask your questions in the free Private Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/OwnItThePodcast/

Location:

United Kingdom

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Own It! is a weekly podcast for aspiring entrepreneurs, solopreneurs and small business owners everywhere. With years of business experience, great friends and ex-business partners Nicola Cairncross and Judith Morgan share – in their trademark straight talking, humorous way - what they’ve been up to that week; what’s inspired, impressed and infuriated them, business book recommendations, the marketing and money tips, tools and techniques they use themselves. They mix up deeply practical business “how to” with the psychology of success and clients challenges and success stories. As your business depends on you 100% and you need some sort of work/life balance they don’t neglect how to combine being a successful entrepreneur with being a partner, parent, sibling and child of ageing parents. Nicola and Judith are living the entrepreneurial and digital nomad life themselves every single day, so who better to learn from in this down to earth, funny, quirky podcast? Visit the website at https://OwnItThePodcast.com, LIKE us at https://www.facebook.com/OwnItThePodcast/ and ask your questions in the free Private Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/OwnItThePodcast/

Language:

English


Episodes

Own It! 289 | Young Entrepreneurs

8/28/2020
Nicola tackles Brenda’s challenge about engaging teenagers and young people to develop and business and digital skills... In The Show Nicola and Judith have received a rave review from a listener in the Caribbean and Brenda supplies today’s Focus too, about entrepreneurial skills for young people. Phoebe is tackling the last design project chez Cairncross – Irving’s bookshelves – and Judith’s taken up her coloured pencils again for some holiday adult colouring. #entrepreneurs...

Duration:00:41:45

Own It! 288 | Being Brave in Business

8/21/2020
Sarah Johnston says: ““Being brave. Getting in your own way by being scared to be out there! Twitter / other platforms can be hostile, lots of people following to unfollow - tactics and approaches that make me want to go more into myself..." In The Show Nicola and Judith discuss a question from a listener about being brave, especially on social media platforms which can feel hostile. Nicola and her family have enjoyed a family BBQ at her Dad’s to celebrate her niece’s birthday and given...

Duration:00:41:48

Own It! 287 | Time Off Is Never Wasted

8/14/2020
Sea Painter Jo Payne invites Judith and Nicola to talk about the importance of self-care. Jo describes herself as “now religiously fitting in yoga, Pilates, meditation, breathing exercises, walking outside, lying on prickly mats listening to gongs into my daily life, it’s a wonder I have time to actually paint..." In The Show Judith and Nicola answer a question from a listener about investing in time off from work and feeling good about it as opposed to guilty as if you were caught...

Duration:00:42:31

Own It! 286 | Knowing Your Worth

8/7/2020
Confident and successful Aussie listener and former listener guest, Kerryn, asked J&N to address this age-old challenge, and it brought up selling your stuff for the right price, giving away only what you want to and more. In The Show Judith and Nicola answer a question from a listener who considers she still struggles with knowing her worth. Nicola and her sisters have been to visit their Dad who has announced his intention to return to New Zealand; she’s got a new iPhone 11+ Pro and...

Duration:00:51:41

Own It! 285 | Saying Yes to Everything

7/31/2020
Artist Helen Elliott says “There’s something about being self-employed and always being very, very tempted to say yes to everything, mainly because of the excitement of new projects, but also because of the need to constantly build and have income. In The Show Judith and Nicola answer a question from a listener who wants to say yes to everything and yet earn a great living and enjoy some work life balance. Nicola’s son Nelson has astro turfed their roof and Facebook closed down her ad...

Duration:00:55:14

Own It! 284 | Overwhelmed Doing Everything Yourself

7/24/2020
Globetrotting Google and FB Ads Expert, Hannah G. Wiley, is on the cusp of growing her business and wonders if her overwhelm experienced by doing it all herself would be best alleviated by outsourcing, by hiring a VA, or taking on a business partner. In The Show Judith and Nicola answer a question from a listener who feels overwhelmed and wonders if her solution is to outsource, to hire a VA, or find a business partner. Nicola’s invested in precious metals inspired by Alasdair Macleod...

Duration:00:51:36

Own It! 283 | Business Momentum In Lockdown

7/17/2020
Artist listener Gwynne provided J&N with this fabulous question which they both attempt to answer and bring some inspiration and comfort in response. In The Show Judith and Nicola answer a question from a listener who feels she may have lost momentum in her young art business during lockdown. Nicola’s interested in Kanye West’s bid to become POTUS in 2020. And Judith’s moved house to East Sheen where she’s very comfortable and putting down roots for a couple of months. #Momentum...

Duration:00:44:32

Own It! 282 | 12 Steps to Simplicity

7/10/2020
Judith shared a meme by her fave guru Wayne Dyer RIP, and Nicola thought it would make a good focus for the podcast. They whiz through the list of 12... In The Show Judith and Nicola discuss Wayne Dyer’s 12 Steps to Simplicity and each pick their favourite three. Nicola’s week has involved sadness about the loss of 360 elephants in Botswana, and Judith has been to recce her new house sit and seen several of her family and friends which she has loved. At last! #12Steps #BretWeinstein...

Duration:00:45:14

Own It! 281 | Lockdown Emotions

7/3/2020
Judith shares a long list of all the emotions which thirty confident businesswomen contribute to her Facebook post on the topic of the lockdown exhaustion... In The Show Nicola’s been out and about this week having supper with old friend Kim and coffee with sister Heather in the graveyard! And Judith’s moved back to her old neighbourhood in S.W. London for two weeks where she’s house-sitting her niece’s flat. #Polarity #BretWeinstein #5DayChallenge #Staged #Luminaries #Monaco #Intuition...

Duration:00:47:03

Own It! 280 | Creating Through Vibration

6/26/2020
Irene is a member of Judith’s I Love My Life group and every day she shares her gratitudes and a meme from Abraham Hicks... In The Show Nicola’s been enjoying her new bedroom, Cardinal, home-made scones and banana bread too. Judith’s been out to dinner, moved house and nearly got a haircut. #Vibration #BigPhilHarrison #5DayChallenge #ViralVideo #Cardinal #Schengen #SalisburyPoisonings #KimJones #HardWork #Wellbeing What's Fuelled Their Fire? Judith tells a story of how an artist...

Duration:00:54:59

Own It! 279 | Using Your Platform

6/19/2020
In the wake of the virus and also recent global civil unrest and Black Lives Matter, Judith asks Nicola some hard questions about how business leaders... In The Show Nicola’s been improving her home environment, she’s been out for tea and banana cake and stayed at home for poker and pizza. Judith updates Nicola with her moving plans and her abundance incoming, plus she also enjoys a little rant. #Platform #blm #Dunelm #Abundance #Cardinal #Virtues #BritishPodcastAwards #JordanPeterson...

Duration:00:54:20

Own It! 278 | Creating Your Manifesto

6/12/2020
Nicola has been inspired to create a manifesto for her business and she runs Judith through a list of the twelve points under the headings Money, Mindset... In The Show Nicola’s been enjoying some paid consults with warm prospects including a mother and son, separately not together. Judith’s observes the dramatic change in lockdown weather, a small but satisfying and surprising PPI win and she tells Nicola she’s on the move again during June. #Manifesto #StoryGrid #BigIdea #Loom #Ozark...

Duration:00:51:14

Own It! 277 | Bigger Than Yourself

6/5/2020
Nicola has been listening to former mentor Rich Schefren again, and Tracy Goss, and thinking about leadership, creativity, her USP and a cause... In The Show Nicola has been in a funk, realising she’s not ready to retire or limit herself only to introvert activities. Judith’s enjoyed a lovely peaceful bank holiday week although her infestation difficulties persist. #LiveStreaming #Restreamio #EcammLive #Streamyard #RichSchefren #DollyParton #Dave #Dollywood #JonRichardson #UKTVPlay What's...

Duration:00:55:52

Own It! 276 | Origin Stories

5/29/2020
Nicola explains what Origin Stories are and how and why to create one for the About page on your website and other marketing uses... In The Show Nicola has received her grant from the government, been inspired by TUT.com and censored by Facebook (again!). Judith’s talked hair appointments with all of her friends, retrieved her summer clothes from storage and helped a FB friend get back into giving tarot readings. #TUT #Facebook #Self-Employed #Grant #Transformation #Tarot #OracleGirl...

Duration:01:06:00

Own It! 275 | What It Takes to Be Self-Employed

5/22/2020
Inspired by an employee who is working from home during lockdown who doesn’t think she has what it takes to be self-employed... In The Show Nicola speaks of bitcoin, poker, scones with sister Heather, sourcing faster broadband to share with daughter Phoebe, and a close relative taking a Covid-19 test and finding it negative. Judith has lots on in her role as chatelaine and does some thinking aloud about Own It! the Podcast and whether it is or should be just about business. #Bitcoin...

Duration:00:50:56

Own It! 274 | My Younger Self At 25

5/15/2020
Feeling wistful at Phoebe’s 25, Nicola suggests to Judith that the two of them might come up with and share some thoughts and tips about things... In The Show Nicola’s week has been about daughter Phoebe’s 25 birthday, a new bed, an electric screwdriver and a pasta-making machine. Judith’s enjoyed a wonderful sunny week in which she busted domestic tolerations, and completed her business accounts for the year. #Birthdays #Tolerations #Accounts #25Again #Lockdown #Wisdom What's Fuelled...

Duration:00:50:15

Own It! 273 | Who Can You Trust?

5/8/2020
Since all the sources of information are confusing and conflicting and nobody agrees on anything and everyone has an opinion, who can we trust... In The Show Nicola is organising virtual poker nights on Wednesdays with friend Pete, and this week sees daughter Phoebe’s 25 birthday. Judith’s lost her two neighbours and is now back in lockdown on her own, just in time for her 65 birthday. #Birthdays #Screenwriting #PokerStars #Bitcoin #Lockdown #Trust What's Fuelled Their Fire? Judith...

Duration:00:59:07

Own It! 272 | Why Do People Hate the Rich

5/1/2020
Nicola and Judith debate whether the hatred of the rich Nicola is seeing expressed on Twitter is justified. Conversation turns to Victoria Beckham... In The Show Nicola is using her podcasts and webinars to give a shape to her week, and she has a new addiction to primitive tech videos on YouTube. Judith’s had her first outing in the car in seven weeks, and been to dinner next door with her two young lockdown buddies. #PrimitiveTech #Vitamins #SilverLinings #Neom #Lockdown...

Duration:00:50:32

Own It! 271 | Reinventing Yourself

4/24/2020
Nicola and Judith talks about Reinventing Yourself. Does this break from normality provide a unique opportunity to reinvent yourself? In The Show Nicola has been moved by stories from Gary Vee and Capt Tom, and Judith had four tunes played for her on Radio CamFM after sharing on Facebook the story of her school trip to Italy at Easter 1971. #GaryVee #CaptTom #GlamRock #FacebookFriends #CamFM #Reinvention #Coop What's Fuelled Their Fire? Nicola discovered Laurie Santos on Sam Harris’...

Duration:00:54:39

Own It! 270 | Life After Lockdown

4/17/2020
Nicola and Judith talks about Life After Lockdown. Could we have prepared for this situation better? How can we be better prepared for something similar... In The Show Nicola helps Thomas Power with a webinar on using Zoom for business, and she and her children are enjoying sun-downers on the roof of their building while listening to music. Judith finally gets rewarded for being a client of Ocado for twenty years with a guaranteed weekly delivery slot which sets her mind at ease, and...

Duration:01:01:31