Quits and Giggles

It’s OK if your business empire isn’t built overnight with Laura Walker

January 29, 2024 Lauren Leopold Episode 19
It’s OK if your business empire isn’t built overnight with Laura Walker
Quits and Giggles
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Quits and Giggles
It’s OK if your business empire isn’t built overnight with Laura Walker
Jan 29, 2024 Episode 19
Lauren Leopold

There are many reasons to make the change from a corporate career to starting your own business.

After a long IVF journey, my guest in this episode, Laura Walker, decided she wanted to be more present for her children. This couldn’t happen in her corporate role, so she chose to retrain and follow her dream of running her own business.

So she trained to be a reflexologist on the side of her job and - like many new business owners - the road wasn’t always smooth.

In this inspiring episode, Laura talks about her experiences with infertility and reflexology that led her down this path, her struggles with self-doubt and dealing with the uncertainty of getting paid irregularly. She also shares why she started coaching with me and the impacts it has had on her business.

“Starting a business is one big learning curve” – Laura Walker

You'll hear about:

02:06 - How Laura felt in her corporate role
05:24 – What made Laura start coaching with me
06:16 – How Laura got her first paying clients
08:45 – How Laura grew her client base
14:44 – The struggles Laura has faced
18:48 – The future for Laura and her business
24:28 – 3 tips for aspiring female entrepreneurs

Laura’s Resources:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reflexionsbylaura/ 

Threads - https://www.threads.net/@reflexionsbylaura 

Reflexions by Laura - https://www.reflexionsbylaura.com/ 


My resources:

Join my Side Hustle Success Facebook group (https://bit.ly/SideHustleSuccessGroup) A community for badass women running (or wanting to run) service-based businesses on the side of their 9-5.

Sign up to my Biz Bites News Letter (https://bit.ly/BizBitesNewsletter) To hear about the highs, lows (& all the shiz in between) of running your own business. Think tips, tricks, inspiration & a dose of gentle arse-kicking.

Get your free guide to start your online side business without social media- https://bit.ly/StepbyStepGuideBizWoSocial

Before you go, don’t forget to leave a comment and review if you got something out of this episode!

Show Notes Chapter Markers

There are many reasons to make the change from a corporate career to starting your own business.

After a long IVF journey, my guest in this episode, Laura Walker, decided she wanted to be more present for her children. This couldn’t happen in her corporate role, so she chose to retrain and follow her dream of running her own business.

So she trained to be a reflexologist on the side of her job and - like many new business owners - the road wasn’t always smooth.

In this inspiring episode, Laura talks about her experiences with infertility and reflexology that led her down this path, her struggles with self-doubt and dealing with the uncertainty of getting paid irregularly. She also shares why she started coaching with me and the impacts it has had on her business.

“Starting a business is one big learning curve” – Laura Walker

You'll hear about:

02:06 - How Laura felt in her corporate role
05:24 – What made Laura start coaching with me
06:16 – How Laura got her first paying clients
08:45 – How Laura grew her client base
14:44 – The struggles Laura has faced
18:48 – The future for Laura and her business
24:28 – 3 tips for aspiring female entrepreneurs

Laura’s Resources:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/reflexionsbylaura/ 

Threads - https://www.threads.net/@reflexionsbylaura 

Reflexions by Laura - https://www.reflexionsbylaura.com/ 


My resources:

Join my Side Hustle Success Facebook group (https://bit.ly/SideHustleSuccessGroup) A community for badass women running (or wanting to run) service-based businesses on the side of their 9-5.

Sign up to my Biz Bites News Letter (https://bit.ly/BizBitesNewsletter) To hear about the highs, lows (& all the shiz in between) of running your own business. Think tips, tricks, inspiration & a dose of gentle arse-kicking.

Get your free guide to start your online side business without social media- https://bit.ly/StepbyStepGuideBizWoSocial

Before you go, don’t forget to leave a comment and review if you got something out of this episode!

How Laura felt in her corporate role
What made Laura start coaching with me
How Laura got her first paying clients
How Laura grew her client base
The struggles Laura has faced
The future for Laura and her business
3 tips for aspiring female entrepreneurs