I work for me podcast

13/05/2021

Only 10% of your happiness comes from eternal circumstances.
40% is in your hands. 😎 40% of how happy you are is up to you. 💯

Watch this quick clip 🎥 of VERITY talking about the or hop over to the full episode (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1vi5iDaR46ZOovW0LlO7Wz?si=ufP_V7grRdK_OyRPqKUmJg).

She's a speaker, facilitator, one of the words first crowdfunders and pretty famous for 💡 (and helping others do the same).

🔊 ➡ Hear what she's got to say about gratitude, chasing dreams, the power of being small and more on the .

11/05/2021

"A little bit of , reaching out to her friend, being kind, taking a moment to just breathe and be present: ✨That's the stuff that makes the difference [to the way you feel]✨, and it's certainly been what shifted me as I've struggled in the last year."

VERITY is a speaker, facilitator, songwriter and one of the first online crowd funders in the world. 💥
She's spoken on various stages, has just been crowned the South African Speech Contest Champion 🎉 and on Thursday, she's taking to the podcast 🎙 to talk about chasing dreams, thinking differently and the psychology of . 😁

Grab a cuppa ☕ and perhaps a notebook - there's a powerful story to be heard and some lessons you can takeaway.

06/05/2021

Everyone doubts themselves. It's letting those doubts get in the way of what we want to achieve that's the problem. 💯

In this episode of the podcast, we spoke to Diane Lindemann - business strategist and co-owner of Girl Boss Hustle - about facing ✅ imposter syndrome, ✅ learning to value yourself, ✅ finding your place in the market and more.

Listen to the full episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2RgjIwbhmULjNey0VWQTQQ?si=FS2t8eCUT0qTogyRww_-wA

04/05/2021

"I [deal with ] a lot. It doesn't matter whether you're working for yourself or working for somebody else - we all undervalue ourselves."

Diane Lindemann says pushing past ➡ this ingrained sense of 'I'm not good enough' and seeing yourself/ your business as the solution💥 is key to recognising the value you bring.

Hear more from Diane - Co-owner of Girl Boss Hustle and a for - in her episode of the podcast on Thursday, 6 May '21.

29/04/2021

Fact: You aren't good at everything.
Fact: You don't have to be.

Linda Remke advises that you should, "Spend most of your day doing what you're good at," ⭐ and allow the people around you to do what they're good at too. 💯

🎥 Watch this quick clip to hear about the impact profiling and understanding your natural and play in building a team/ running a business.

🔊 🎙 Here's the full episode to Linda's episode of the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3HR9gAF8msYWZFFtB1vNSj?si=2I5eByeNS7-alTIAf8P5dg

Connect with Linda her businesses via ✅ EVEOLVE, 💬 HelloCoach and 👥 Valueneurs.

27/04/2021

It took burnout and breast cancer for Linda Remke - business owner, and speaker - to take a look at her life and say, 'Something needs to change.' 💯

🎙💬 On Thursday, she shares the lessons she's learnt running multiple 💼 business, how she plans to make ✅ more accessible to all and why you should be prioritising ☺ balance.

22/04/2021

💬 What are the less obvious benefits of ?

"Your clients will never leave you if you can help them solve problems 💡 that aren't relevant to your business," says Andre Willemse.

The key here is to build a network of people you know you can confidently sell the services of. ✅ Doing this adds credibility and value to you and your business.

Watch this quick clip to hear more 🥳 from Andre, an and the executive director of BNI Cape Town North & Winelands - South Africa.
🎙 🔊 Catch the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3HRGR3ZyeuB0z5GKPZbBPY?si=e1a7594b5b1f47f5

20/04/2021

How long is too long to see results? 🤔

Andre Willemse - Owner of House of Vizion 🎥 & Executive Director of 💬 (Northern Cape & Winelands) - believes that people give up on their businesses/ marketing strategies too quickly. 💯

On his episode of the podcast (releasing on 22 April 2021) he shares 💭 insights about how long you should keep at an idea, , diversifying your business and how helping other entrepreneurs helps your too.

15/04/2021

"We have a rule in my house: no work gets done until the sunsets." ☀

From the time Astrid Gillwald gets 🏡 home in the afternoon until after she's watched the sunset with her family, she doesn't touch work.

It may seem like a simple ritual, but it's ensured balance for this master juggler.

Watch this clip for more about Astrids 🕰 tips and catch the full episode 🔊 (here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2OFGTUJ6GZvAJfom1R6r80?si=76f856304cd24a8e) for insights on 💭 building a , understanding that you can't do it everything alone and more!

13/04/2021

"You just need to be the conductor. 🎶 You don't need to play 🎷 all 🥁 the 🎺 instruments."

This week, we're sitting down to talk 🎙 to Astrid Gillwald - , speaker, consultant, employee and chair of a nonprofit organisation, Vheneka, - to talk about how she manages her time 🕰 (because seriously, how is she involved in so much?); her interesting rules around ☀ sunsets; the impact of consistency 🧨 and power of building a 👥 .

Going live on 15 April 2021.

09/04/2021

Do you know we have a newsletter? 🤔 (Join the fun - http://bit.ly/IWFM_Newsletter​.)

This week we're sharing:

🎙 Juanene Frydman's episode about showing up, being kind to yourself and what made her decide to escape the .

✅ Athila Mbete on the role passion plays in making work feel effortless.

💯 The number one thing Nikki Caromba believes entrepreneurs should do (before they start their business). It's expensive, time consuming and horrible. She still thinks you should do it.

🔍 Give it a read: https://mailchi.mp/b897706c8fa8/i-work-for-me-4865622.

08/04/2021

"Last year, the world stopped for me. 🌍 I looked around and saw, 'Oh, Pam has pivoted. Jack has pivoted!' and the more people changed, I felt like I was drowning. I didn't know what to do. 💭 I kept telling myself, 'Come on Juanene, get up! Do something!'"

There wasn't a big ah-ha moment that got Juanene Frydman - and - out of her 2020 rut. She just woke up one day and knew, "If I don't change my state today, I will die."

🎥 Watch this powerful clip from her interview and catch the full episode: https://open.spotify.com/show/7uy17ktALGajFh3bZrT77i?si=Co21LnwxRl-ysVO0BAHVsQ

06/04/2021

"You can’t give yourself a 'get out of jail free card' everyday," says Juanene Frydman. In order to see results, you have to show up and do what needs to be done. ✅

📅 On 8 April 2021, Juanene - a coach and self-proclaimed agitator and stirrer-upper of outdated inner stories - will be sharing:
✨ Why it's important to remain kind to yourself
💼 Why she left the corporate world and
🗻 The mountains she's had to conquer to make it as an .

01/04/2021

"There is no room for an 8 - 5 mentality when you're an ." - Mbete

In this quick clip, Athi talks about what it took for her to transition from the mindset 💭 of an employee to an employer ✔ (spoiler: it's not always easy) and the importance of disciplne, momentum and integrity. 💥

🔊 Have a listen to the full episode and let us know what you think: https://open.spotify.com/show/7uy17ktALGajFh3bZrT77i?si=0bgcn09GQPm2ZYDTVjccDg

30/03/2021

Strap yourself in, you're boarding a rollercoaster for the brave. 🎢

That's what Athila Mbete tells anyone starting their own business. (We can't say we disagree!)

Athi - , people connector, , & workshop facilitator - joined us to discuss the importance of seizing 💥 opportunities, 💬 networking, the role passion plays in making work feel effortless 😌 and more in her episode of the .

Tune in on 1 April 2021. 🎧

29/03/2021

"Understand, up front, it’s difficult. Financially, you have to be stable; you’ll experience many long nights; it’s stressful — and you carry that stress alone if you’re an ."

In episode 51 of the Nikki Caromba explained that coming back to why she started Ontarget Interiors is essential when nights are long and stress levels are high.

Read more on the website: https://iworkforme.co.za/interview-nikki-caromba/
Or, catch the full interview: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6p5lbE0OtetBzxweei8uRt?si=ed94c2dd7b7c42f9

27/03/2021

It's been a year.
A year since 🇿🇦 went into lockdown for the first time; a year since we realised: Oh, this is going to change everything.

We're taking it one day at a time and focusing on the good that's come from this.
💥 New opportunities
🧼 Cleaner hands
⏳ More time at home with our children (and pets)
🚗 Less traffic

What do you have to add?

25/03/2021

What do you do when the couch you ordered for a client doesn't fit through the door? 🤔🛋

Nikki Caromba shared this story about one of the mistakes she made while her company, Ontarget Interiors, was still pretty small. 'The Couch Incident' resulted in:
1. A very expensive (like, more-than-their-rent expensive 💰) couch in their office
2. An important lesson about FOCUS.

🎙 Watch this quick clip or, dive right into the full episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6p5lbE0OtetBzxweei8uRt?si=d517810ef83d43c5 🎉

23/03/2021

Nikki Caromba - athlete, co-owner and new business manager of Ontarget Interiors 🎯 - believes that authenticity, credibility and integrity are the cornerstones of successful business. 💯

In her episode of the , Nikki talks about maintaining balance, how she's built her and fit-out company 🛋 in the commercial industry and the value of hiring phenomenal employees.
🎧 Listen in on 25 March 2021.

Ontarget Interiors: https://ontargetinteriors.co.za/

22/03/2021

"You don’t have to know everything – what you do need are people around you who do know." - Mishje Cooper

🗣 Hear more gems like this from Mishje's interview on the : https://open.spotify.com/episode/29suxbrEFA6niO3hkzUIl6?si=bkJSjopATeuzLvILe_XVKw

20/03/2021

☕️ Sipping on my morning cup of coffee and thinking about progress...

No matter how fast 🏎 or far or slow 🐌 you go: progress is progress.

Give yourself credit for the work you've put in, instead of beating yourself up for what still needs to be done.

18/03/2021

Why do you run your business? 🤔 Why do you have the job you have?

When we sat down with Mishje Cooper - serial , strategic project director & mom of two - she shared how she found her passion 💥 & turned it into a in the space of two months.🏆

🔊 Tune into the full episode (https://open.spotify.com/episode/29suxbrEFA6niO3hkzUIl6?si=badNxuc-TZSSXn4S3D4nSA) to hear her talk about from experience rather than textbooks & why you need to understand all facets of your business in order to succeed.

16/03/2021

Mishje Cooper is a serial 💼 and (in our opinion) a masterful juggler.

She's the owner of both Zoozooland Educare schools in , co-owner of Paarl Doves funeral home and works as a strategic project director for a UK-based company. 🌍

How does she manage it all?
Tune into the on 18 March 2021 to hear from her. 💬

15/03/2021

, curtesy of Melina Lewis Author.

🎙 Here's the link to her episode of the : https://open.spotify.com/show/7uy17ktALGajFh3bZrT77i?si=ZCeuKNs1R5Sfw0gD-m9lAw

13/03/2021

If you aren't looking after yourself, you can't look after your business.

✨ Take a breath. ✨

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11/03/2021

Spoiler alert: Melina Lewis Author is passing along the podcast host baton. 😱🎙

Before she bids farewell, we sat down with her to learn why she started the pod, what she'll get up to next and what she's learnt from interviewing 🗣 over 45 entrepreneurs in 10 months.

Here's a clip from Melina's interview - where she urges entrepreneurs everywhere to, "Go out there and do sh*t! Make it happen!" 💥

Listen to the full episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/43LMzHhfWzXBKTNgmkvR5K?si=Wy-RJtyaTTul3MXx-UKyKg
Connect with Melina: https://melinalewis.com/

09/03/2021

📢 BIG NEWS! 📢

This week on the I Work For Me 🎙 podcast, none other than Melina Lewis Author is being interviewed.

Tune in on Thursday, 11 March 2021, 📅 to find out why Melina - marketer, author, mother and podcast host - is in the hot seat this week.

👀 This is one episode you don't want to miss.

04/03/2021

In this clip from the 'I work for me' podcast, Claudia explains what a hypnotherapist does, and why someone would want to seek out the assistance of a hypnotherapist – really insightful stuff! Definitely worth a quick listen, but the real value is in the full podcast, available on Apple, Google or Spotify or my Youtube Channel (Melina Lewis).

25/02/2021

In this clip from the 'I work for me' podcast, Fiona shares her thoughts on why marketing is so important and gives us a tip on how to pitch your business in 3 on-point sentences! Definitely worth a quick listen, but the real value is in the full podcast, available on Apple, Google or Spotify or my Youtube Channel (Melina Lewis). Fiona Fitzpatrick - Sure Fitz

25/02/2021

In this clip from the 'I work for me' podcast, Fiona shares her thoughts on why marketing is so important and gives us a tip on how to pitch your business in 3 on-point sentences! Definitely worth a quick listen, but the real value is in the full podcast, available on Apple, Google or Spotify or my Youtube Channel (Melina Lewis).

18/02/2021

In this clip from the 'I work for me' podcast, Gill talks about setting up her business, and what she could have done differently. She also talks about how to choose and work with a PA. Definitely worth a quick listen, but the real value is in the full podcast, available on Apple, Google or Spotify or my Youtube Channel (Melina Lewis).


Gill Jorgenson

11/02/2021

In this interview with Lisa we talk about her move from insurance business owner to digital marketer and writer, fulfilling her need to bring creativity into her everyday work life. We talk a little about the books Lisa writes, and her dream of becoming a full-time writer, and we also unpack how networking through business organisations has significantly helped Lisa’s business take off. Definitely worth listening in to Lisa as she shares her insights on building her online business, so grab that cuppa and put on your earphones!

Lisa Bell

Thanks to Pam at Amplifylife for connecting Lisa with us: https://www.facebook.com/AmplifyLifeSA

04/02/2021

In this interview with Liza we talk about how her and I met on Zoom in lockdown last year, and how that lead to us developing a completely new business that we hope, will help other’s to work on themselves and maybe even start a new business! We hope you’re going to be inspired to start something of your own, and be open to connecting with opportunity.

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27/01/2021

In this clip from the 'I work for me' podcast, Kate talks about remote working, and choosing the best path for you! Definitely worth a quick listen, but the real value is in the full podcast, available on Apple, Google or Spotify or my Youtube Channel (Melina Lewis).

Kate Emmerson

26/01/2021

So excited to share that this Thursday’s podcast is with Kate Emmerson ! She has sneakily let me know that she is running a promo on her latest book on Amazon! Here is the link to an exceptional book that is so inspiring https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08P7FQ94G Look out for our interview on Thursday! It’s also fab 😆

10 Lessons for Living : An insider’s guide to living and working anywhere and everywhere

21/01/2021

In this interview with Debi and Roger we talk about creating an audiobook during hard lockdown. We unpack how their talents and skills helped them create something completely new despite the dire situation we all found ourselves in. This is great interview if you are curious about how audiobooks are created, how to morph your skills and keep on keeping, despite the situation.

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19/01/2021

Wow! This is what we achieved last year on the ‘I work for me podcast’. 40 interviews with incredible entrepreneurs and business people, loads of inspirational content to help you start your dream business or keep at your current one and loads of connections to real people! So exciting and motivating for me to keep at it. Thank you to everyone who listens to these interviews! They mean the world to me and the people I interview 😘 #2021 is going to be just as fab, if not more, got some new ideas and looking forward to sharing some of my personal journey with you too. Stay tuned, we kick off with the this Thursday!

24/12/2020

I decided to share this interview on the 'I Work for Me Podcast' platform as it hopefully gives you some insight into me, as well as other South Africans who are doing it for themselves in the USA. I really thought that this could help inspire South Africans to think big about what they can offer the world - not just SA!
This is also the last interview for this year! So wishing you a very Merry Xmas and happy New year to all who celebrate and we will chat soon in the new year! Have a great festive season. Here is the link to listen on youtube: https://youtu.be/-YhV9QBp-ns or otherwise jump onto your favourite podcast platform and listen there ###

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Thanks to Dena-Marie for allowing me to use a copy of her show. Dena can be found on: http://www.dena-marie.com/