Robin Waite: Embracing fear and scaling your dream business
Robin Waite is a successful business coach, author, and keynote speaker known for his practical, no-nonsense approach to helping entrepreneurs, freelancers, and consultants grow profitable businesses.With over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience - including building and selling a design agency - he founded Fearless Business, a coaching program that has doubled his clients’ income in as little as 90 days.In this invaluable episode, Robin discusses the importance of being fearless in business, increasing your prices if you want to scale, money mindset, building a business you actually love, and more.He covers:- Where his drive for success originated from- The importance of pricing high and delivering a premium service- How to package your services to attract more clients, at higher price points- How he freed up time on his calendar and built more freedom into his business- His entry into the coaching industry, and how he aggressively got his name out there to create opportunities for himselfIf you want to build a profitable business that you're excited to wake up to every morning, this episode is a must listen.This episode is brought to you by our Sponsors: Constant Contact.Constant Contact is the all-in-one marketing platform for small businesses. Create professional email and social campaigns in minutes with AI, automation and intuitive templates.Try it now free – https://www.constantcontact.com/uk?utm_source=ost-atomic&utm_medium=sponsored-content&utm_campaign=uk_p_aw_di_so_bt_ost-atomic-q32025&cc=clk_uk_p_aw_di_so_bt_ost-atomic-q32025TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro02:08 What AI Doesn’t Know about Robin04:41 Robin’s Journey07:53 Growing Up Around Scarcity10:45 From Employee to Business Owner13:56 Constant Contact15:08 Was Robin Always Fearless?18:18 Robin’s Big Domino Moments20:48 Increasing Your Prices33:12 Agency Owner to Coach39:31 Signs You’re Close to a Breakthrough45:13 This is Holding You Back49:29 Letting Go of People Who Don’t Believe in Your Vision54:53 The Power of Asking for Opportunities 1:03:33 Helping Others1:07:32 Partnership with Ali Abdaal1:12:57 Grabbing Life by the Horns1:20:47 Final Words of Wisdom1:25:02 Outro#BusinessTips #DontWorkHarderPodcast #smallbusiness
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Linda Plant: From Market Stall to Multi-Million Pound Empire
Linda Plant is a self-made British entrepreneur and one of Alan Sugar’s fierce interviewers on BBC’s The Apprentice since 2015.She began her career at just 15, selling women’s fashion on market stalls in Yorkshire.Over time, she grew the business into 14 retail outlets before launching a knitwear brand called Honeysuckle and becoming one of the first women to float a fashion company on the London Stock ExchangeAfter retiring from the fashion world, Linda pivoted into property and interior design, founding a successful development firm and designing high-end homes.She’s also the founder of the Linda Plant Academy, where she mentors entrepreneurs and provides business training.On this very special episode of Don’t Work Harder, she tells us the inspirational story of how she came through nothing and overcame personal challenges to become extremely successful In business.In this conversation, Linda shares:Her rise from “coming from nothing” to international business successHow to manage your emotions while building a businessWhy you must be both commercial and passion-drivenHer philosophy on hard work, self-belief, and decision-making under pressurePlus, she even gives us some behind the scenes secrets behind BBC’s The Apprentice that most of the public don’t know!If you’re an entrepreneur, this episode is a must – it’s packed full of inspiring stories and actionable tips from a massively successful business career.This episode is brought to you by our Sponsors:Constant Contact is the all-in-one marketing platform for small businesses. Create professional email and social campaigns in minutes with AI, automation and intuitive templates.Try it now free – https://www.constantcontact.com/uk?utm_source=ost-atomic&utm_medium=sponsored-content&utm_campaign=uk_p_aw_di_so_bt_ost-atomic-q32025&cc=clk_uk_p_aw_di_so_bt_ost-atomic-q32025
Don’t Work Harder is a show about taking bolder, braver moves in your small business.
Made by ATOMIC, and hosted by Suman Randhawa, Don’t Work Harder is the show for business owners who are done playing small and know that just working harder isn’t the answer.
Each week, you’ll hear a pivotal strategy from incredible guests that sparked a bold leap to their next level of growth.
These are the breakthroughs that came from thinking bigger, acting braver, and doing things differently.
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