Fireside
Kayte Ferris
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07/20/18 • 58 min
This week's episode isn’t a traditional interview, but a coaching call where we dig into some real life business and marketing problems and find solutions to them. My guest is Kara Leigh Ford, a ceramicist and potter based just outside of Bath in Somerset. Kara started pottery as a hobby 14 years ago, becoming hooked after taking an evening pottery class and rushing home from work every evening to pot late into the night. In 2015 Kara gave up her day job to follow her dream to be a full time potter. She designs and hand-makes everything from her garden shed, making modern rustic table and homeware inspired by the textures and colours of her favourite childhood beaches.
In our conversation we cover so much, from tactics for dealing with comparison, creating an effective work routine, all things email marketing, and creating content when writing doesn’t come easily. I know that not only will you love Kara, but that you will relate to so much of what we talk about on this episode.
Here's what we talk about in this episode:
- Kara's story of becoming a full time potter
- Comparison as a marker of how far you've come
- Using comparison to inspire action to improve your business
- Being a scatterbrain when working for yourself
- Themed days and budgeting time to help you stay organised
- Struggles with writing blog posts and email newsletters
- Ways to create content without writing
- Finding ways to provide value
- Marketing your email list
- Marketing in-person experiences
Find links to the resources we discuss in the full show notes.
01/19/24 • 20 min
Hello, and welcome to Season 2 of Fireside. I’m back a little earlier than expected due to a very interesting January-themed question that I received, and it’s all to do with goal setting - or the lack thereof! In this episode I talk why I personally enjoy goal setting, why you may NOT feel the need to set goals (or not in the New Year sense, anyway) and about getting curious about what you actually need and feel.
- How the goals I’ve set have changed over the years
- Why I enjoy goal setting
- Interrogating our emotions - namely, guilt
- Alternatives to aims and goals depending on how you feel
- Embracing the magic of the questions
- My One True Want workbook, available for free to download
For links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
02/16/24 • 22 min
Hello and welcome back to Fireside. Today I’m going to be talking about something that has stirred a lot of thinking in me: secret sauce. What I mean by this is the ‘thing’ that makes us successful online, and particularly on that app we can’t help but love-hate: Instagram.
- The ways in which Instagram has changed, and what it’s meant for ‘growth’
- The beauty in the absence of strategy
- Embracing creation, and showing up, and infectious joy
For links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
03/27/20 • 16 min
Ordinarily, I’d be sharing an interview or coaching episode with you this week, but this isn’t an ordinary week. I have decided to keep the podcast going to give you a little support, direction and normalcy week to week, but with a few changes. For at least the next four weeks, I will only be publishing solo shows. I thought I'd do a series on staying the course. One particularly apt for our current times, but not so peculiar to them that you can’t revisit these episodes when we’re on the other side of this thing and need to stay the course for another reason.
In today’s episode, I’m talking about wiping the slate, re-evaluating and getting mentally ready to stay the course. I’ve also put together an email support series for the next four weeks if you’d like to get more active in this topic. After the podcast goes out each Friday, I’ll send you an email with a worksheet to help you go deeper and enact the themes discussed in the episode. There’s no pressure, of course, to be doing anything if you’re not feeling up for it (productivity is not the measure of how well you’re dealing with things), but if you’d like these extra resources and feel at a bit of a loose end at the moment, you can sign up to my list at simpleandseason.com/stayingthecourse to get the email series.
Here's what we talk about in this episode:
- How to stay the course
- Reassessing your goals
- Setting new goals
- Working out your milestones
- Choosing happiness
For links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
09/08/23 • 25 min
Welcome back to Fireside. In today’s episode, I’m introducing my new feature: blog omnibuses, where I share with you some of the recent blog posts that I’ve put out into the world. Today I talk about embracing my own magic within my business, what happened when my to do list was blown all the way off course, and seeing what’s possible when it comes to marrying my craft with making money.
What I talk about in this episode
- The different business models that I found myself torn between
- Doing business that’s expressive as well as safe
- Leaning into chaos
- How July didn’t exactly go to plan
- Returning to the work
- Fusing art and business; continuing to write whilst also making a living
For links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
02/23/24 • 16 min
Hello and welcome back to Fireside. Today I’m beginning to share what it’s like to work within my Finish With Confidence programme, and in these episodes I’ll take a deeper dive into some of the things asked by the last cohort, and, of course, my responses. Today we’re covering those unhelpful patterns and cycles you begin to notice within yourself that hold you up, or hold you back.
- Interrogating the pattern and cycle
- Observing parts of the cycle neutrally
- Actively anticipating patterns and cycles
For links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
Today is a coaching episode with Rosie Harriott, a textile designer who has worked across fashion and homewares both in-house and as a freelancer, and who is now shifting from being freelance to a business. Rosie has also had a personal journey of wellness and awakening over the last few years which is the reason for the business shift - but she’s worried about how to communicate this in her content without looking like she’s jumped on the bandwagon. In this episode we talk about starting to talk about your business across your channels, maintaining community when you start talking about what you do, making sure your why reads as authentic and approaching a personal tone of voice.
Here's what I talk about in this episode:
- Background into Rosie
- Changing the context of your work and business
- Using social media to engage with your audience
- Building excitement with a launch or reveal
- Distilling your messaging with repetition
- Knowing the difference between the truth and your truth
For links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
End Of Year Thoughts 2020
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12/20/20 • 24 min
For the last three years I have published an End Of Year Review. They have always been some of my favourite things to read and my favourite things to write – a chance to share everything that happened behind the scenes that made up the whole year. This year, however, is a little different. This year there are too many untied loose ends, too many still misplaced hopes and too much not processed that it just isn’t the right time to share my usual warts and all review. I did think, though, that I would share some end of year thoughts for 2020 that are arising as I reflect on the changes that I have been making – and I actually think this has worked out better than usual.
Here's what I talk about in this episode:
- Reflections on my word of the year for 2020
- Moving away from marketing in my work
- Writing a book and how that's going
- Realising I was prioritising comfort over joy
- The relief of surrendering to a clean slate and a new life
- The experience of moving from One-To-One to One-To-Many
You can find the full blog post here.
03/08/19 • 52 min
Today is a Q&A episode where I'm going to be answering the questions you asked me on Instagram, all about starting and running a business. Thank you for sending in such a big variety of questions, this means that we're gong to be covering topics as widespread as money and Instagram, competition and motivation
Here's what we talk about in this episode:
- How I decided on the name Simple & Season rather than using my own name
- What I think is the biggest thing that holds back freshly started businesses
- Is there a surge of entrepreneurs because of Instagram and how to deal with a saturated market
- How to best spend your time when starting out
- How to get the courage to talk about your idea
- How to motivate yourself when you know what you need to do but you’re scared
- How to maintain momentum in a new business
- How to properly convey your why into your work
- How to choose a business idea when you have two conflicting passions
- What goals I have for my business this year
- Tips for avoiding that bare look when first starting out on Instagram
- Should you use your current Instagram and pivot the content, or start afresh, when just starting out in business
- Have I always had as many likes and comments as I do now, on my Instagram since day one
- The best way to build a mailing list for new businesses
- Is local marketing important for online businesses who don’t have a location open to the public
- When customers have unrealistic expectations and complaints, how to handle the emotions that come with this
- Where to start with Financial Planning and Business Models
- How long it took me to match my earnings from my previous job
- Spending before you have the income.
For links and resources discussed in the show, see the full show notes.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Fireside have?
Fireside currently has 181 episodes available.
What topics does Fireside cover?
The podcast is about Creative Business, Marketing, Business Coaching, Podcasts, Business and Coaching.
What is the most popular episode on Fireside?
The episode title 'Transitioning & Simplifying My Business Model' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Fireside?
The average episode length on Fireside is 35 minutes.
How often are episodes of Fireside released?
Episodes of Fireside are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Fireside?
The first episode of Fireside was released on Jun 27, 2018.
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