
S128. Spending money to make money, the pressure for entrepreneurs to achieve goals & toxic work culture with Lizzie, founder of B.X.M
03/15/23 โข 39 min
I'm very excited to share todays episode as Lizzie is an ex-client of mine and all the topics we covered in todays coversations we suuuper interesting and tbh unplanned, the conversation took a really interesting turn and we spoke about some topics that we both felt very passionately about, so I'm looking forward to hearing your feedback.
Lizzie and I worked together back in 2021/2022 when she was launching her brand B.X.M. Lizzie had limited experience in the retail world, and she consulted lots of business support services to help her bring her idea to life, so that she didn't waste money or time on the wrong things.
Lizzies business set up journey came with extra challenges due to some personal situations she faced along the way, naturally she wanted to pour her everything in to this business set up, but in reality her head was elsewhere and this did inevitably impact her motivation to show up for her new business launch.
In this episode we have a very candid chat about the pressures founders put on themselves due to toxic work & hustle culture, our opinions on setting yourself business goals, why you have to spend money to make money, what it feels like going in to year one in your business and what happens when LIFE gets in the way of you working on your business.
You can check Lizzie & B.X.M out here: https://www.iambxm.com/
https://www.instagram.com/iamb.x.m/
About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. ๐โโ๏ธ
๐Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
๐ Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
๐Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter
๐ Donโt forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business.
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...I'm very excited to share todays episode as Lizzie is an ex-client of mine and all the topics we covered in todays coversations we suuuper interesting and tbh unplanned, the conversation took a really interesting turn and we spoke about some topics that we both felt very passionately about, so I'm looking forward to hearing your feedback.
Lizzie and I worked together back in 2021/2022 when she was launching her brand B.X.M. Lizzie had limited experience in the retail world, and she consulted lots of business support services to help her bring her idea to life, so that she didn't waste money or time on the wrong things.
Lizzies business set up journey came with extra challenges due to some personal situations she faced along the way, naturally she wanted to pour her everything in to this business set up, but in reality her head was elsewhere and this did inevitably impact her motivation to show up for her new business launch.
In this episode we have a very candid chat about the pressures founders put on themselves due to toxic work & hustle culture, our opinions on setting yourself business goals, why you have to spend money to make money, what it feels like going in to year one in your business and what happens when LIFE gets in the way of you working on your business.
You can check Lizzie & B.X.M out here: https://www.iambxm.com/
https://www.instagram.com/iamb.x.m/
About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. ๐โโ๏ธ
๐Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
๐ Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
๐Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter
๐ Donโt forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business.
๐ Stay Connected:
๐ฅ Follow me on TikTok
๐ฃ๏ธ Connect on LinkedIn
...Previous Episode

S127. How to network to benefit your small business with Clare Alexander
Clare is back for this episode of The Commerce Club podcat & today we are talking about how to network to benefit your product based business...
Clare & I met during the pandemic via a networking group called The Coven and bonded over a shared mission to support small product business owners set up and grow their brands and our mutual love of dessert.
We both joined The Coven because starting a business during lockdown was super lonely, we didnโt have anyone to share our experiences with, hold us accountable or hash out our problems to. We were craving connection, with people that actually understood what we were going through as new service business owners...
& we found that in eachother! Suddenly business didnโt feel so overwhelming and we were constantly sparking ideas off of eachother, so much so that we decided to collaborate and back in September 2021 we hosted our first LIVE networking event which was a special evening brining 50 small product business owners together to chat about their brands, find support in eachother, share learns, and find their business community. So many of the attendees of this event have gone on to collaborate with eachother & find life long business besties - which is something we know you probably want as well, but maybe you donโt have the confidence to approach people or you donโt know how to network...
In this episode we talk you through some of our tips for networking and also invite you to join our product business networking hub - a place for you to connect with other small product business owners who are going through and facing the same challenges, lessons & conversations as you!
If you want to find our more about Clare you can find her at https://www.clare-alexander.co.uk/
About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. ๐โโ๏ธ
๐Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
๐ Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
๐Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter
๐ Donโt forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business.
๐ Stay Connected:
๐ฅ Follow me on TikTok
๐ฃ๏ธ Connect on LinkedIn
...Next Episode

S129. How to manifest success in your business with Kira Matthews (kira the bold)
Todayโs guest Kira Matthews is a manifestation coach, podcast host and all round joy to chat to about all the spirtual woo woo topics I love to chat about.
I met Kira a few years ago as we both lived in the same area of London, so we connected and had a lot of common ground. I wanted to get her on the podcast to chat about a topic Iโve personally been exploring over the past year of so which is Manifestation.
Manifestation is all about emboding the person you want to be or visualizing yourself already having the things you desire.
In this episode we chat about the first time Kira was introduced to manifestation, how it works & how you can start using it to manifest your big business goals in to your life.
You can check Kira out here:
https://www.instagram.com/kirathebold/
About The Remote CEO Podcast:
This podcast is for freedom-seeking online entrepreneurs, offering practical, actionable advice to help you step up into your new role as CEO by building an online business that works for you - not one you work for.
Hosted by Sophie Biggerstaff, an online business mentor, e-commerce founder, mental health advocate, and full-time digital nomad. ๐โโ๏ธ
๐Want to start an online business? Take my quiz to help you get started
๐ Want to achieve more freedom in your life? Find out how you can make it happen in my free masterclass.
๐Need online business advice? Get my best business tips directly in your inbox by signing up to my newsletter
๐ Donโt forget to like, subscribe, and share to hear more conversations about starting and growing an online business.
๐ Stay Connected:
๐ฅ Follow me on TikTok
๐ฃ๏ธ Connect on LinkedIn
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