How To Start Up by FF&M

How to start a business & stay healthy, Rhian Stephenson, Artah

Rhian Stephenson is a nutritionist, naturopath and founder of ARTAH, the practitioner-led supplement brand built around a core belief: performance starts with your health. In this episode, Rhian shares the realities of building a company in the wellness space, how to stay healthy while navigating the pressures of entrepreneurship & why understanding your physiology is one of the most powerful business tools you have. We cover:  * Think of yourself as your business’s most important asset * Your performance will affect the whole team * Your health is vital: try keeping a one-month food/energy log * Know that protein is fuel * Understand your needs and proactively manage your mind/food/exercise * Prioritise and be disciplined about doing what you can in these areas * Try having a mentor, like a sports coach, to help you keep improving * Being self-employed is both the hardest the most rewarding way of working * Fibre (we should all be having 30 gm a day) affects mood, energy and immune systems * Female founders have to accept they are cyclical, and that ageing affects oestrogen levels * If in any doubt have your hormone levels checked * Magnesium aids good sleep * Try to speak to other founders * Know that constant comparison via social media is simply destructive - try breaks from it Rhian has seen first-hand, both in clinical practice and as a founder herself, how many people push themselves to the point of burnout while building businesses. Her mission with ARTAH is not only to create targeted, science-backed supplements but also to empower people, especially entrepreneurs, to protect their minds and bodies as they grow their careers. FF&M enables you to own your own PR & produces podcasts. Recorded, edited & published by Juliet Fallowfield, 2024 MD & Founder of PR & Communications consultancy for startups Fallow, Field & Mason [https://www.fallowfieldmason.com/].  Email us at hello@fallowfieldmason.com or DM us on instagram @fallowfieldmason.  FF&M recommends:  * LastPass [https://lastpass.wo8g.net/AzkdN] the password-keeping site that syncs between devices. * Google Workspace [https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-100234523-14343091]is brilliant for small businesses * Buzzsprout podcast 'how to' & hosting directory [https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1251284] * Canva [https://partner.canva.com/WjQeJ] has proved invaluable for creating all the social media assets and audio bites. MUSIC CREDIT Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod.  Link [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3787-funk-game-loop%20%20] &  Licence [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Text us your questions for future founders. Plus we'd love to get your feedback, text in via Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1288742/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1288742/support]

How To Start With No Experience, Andy Varley, Insanity Group

Andy Varley started Insanity at just 17 years old & has since grown it into a multifaceted business spanning artist management, brand partnerships, music publishing and content production. Stay tuned to hear Andy’s journey from teenage entrepreneur to leading one of the UK’s most respected entertainment companies. We talk about how to find support when you’re starting out & the lessons he’s learned about staying relevant in an ever-changing media and cultural landscape. Andy's advice: * Start building networks as early as you can.  Meet as many people as possible in your chosen field to make contacts * Find your gap in the market, but most of all love what you do * Entrepreneurship can be lonely; ideally have someone to share the decision-making process with * Try to surround yourself with with advisors (accountants, lawyers perhaps) who can act as mentors * There are many mentorship programmes available * BCorp is a force for good and will be a guiding influence on your employees * Kindness and sympathy are vital leadership qualities * Lead in a way your team will respect * Understand you can’t do everything yourself! Trust your employees FF&M enables you to own your own PR & produces podcasts. Recorded, edited & published by Juliet Fallowfield, 2026, MD & Founder of PR & Communications consultancy for startups Fallow, Field & Mason [https://www.fallowfieldmason.com/].   Email us at hello@fallowfieldmason.com or DM us on instagram @fallowfieldmason.  MUSIC CREDIT Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod.  Link [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3787-funk-game-loop%20%20] &  Licence [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Text us your questions for future founders. Plus we'd love to get your feedback, text in via Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1288742/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1288742/support]

12 How to be more productive & less stressed, Emily Austen

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy found [https://www.bacp.co.uk/news/news-from-bacp/2021/4-november-worrying-data-about-business-owners-struggles-with-mental-health-revealed/] that 96% of UK entrepreneurs admit to ‘bottling up’ the stress of running their business.  So, I wanted to hear from a founder who has cracked the code of productivity. Emily Austen [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/emily-m-austen-01529b2a] is the founder of leading PR agency EMERGE [https://www.emergelimited.com/] and the author of SMARTER [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smarter-lessons-more-productive-less-stressed/dp/0349443734]: 10 lessons for a more productive and less-stressed life, publishing this autumn. Having founded EMERGE in 2012, Emily has navigated entrepreneurship and discovered a tried and tested formula for avoiding unproductive busyness.  Keep listening to hear Emily’s advice on how founders can avoid becoming busy yet unproductive and why tracking your energy rather than your time can help unlock your productivity.  FF&M enables you to own your own PR & produces podcasts. Recorded, edited & published by Juliet Fallowfield, 2024 Fallow, Field & Mason [https://www.fallowfieldmason.com/].  Email us at hello@fallowfieldmason.com or DM us on instagram @fallowfieldmason.  MUSIC CREDIT Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod.  Link [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3787-funk-game-loop%20%20] &  Licence [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Text us your questions for future founders. Plus we'd love to get your feedback, text in via Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1288742/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1288742/support]

11 How to harness your cycle, Le'Nise Brothers

Le’Nise Brothers [https://www.instagram.com/eatlovemove/] is a leading nutritionist & yoga teacher specialising in women’s health, hormones and the menstrual cycle. Le’Nise’s first book, You Can Have A Better Period [https://www.amazon.co.uk/You-Can-Have-Better-Period/dp/1786785609], was released in March 2022 and she also hosts the Period Story podcast, breaking taboos around menstrual health, hormones, perimenopause, menopause and beyond.  In today’s episode, Le’Nise shares her advice on working to the rhythms of your body and harnessing the power of the four stages of the menstrual cycle to benefit you both professionally and personally. FF&M enables you to own your own PR & produces podcasts. Recorded, edited & published by Juliet Fallowfield, 2024 Fallow, Field & Mason [https://www.fallowfieldmason.com/].  Email us at hello@fallowfieldmason.com or DM us on instagram @fallowfieldmason.  MUSIC CREDIT Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod.  Link [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3787-funk-game-loop%20%20] &  Licence [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Text us your questions for future founders. Plus we'd love to get your feedback, text in via Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1288742/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1288742/support]

10 How to love your business finances, Rachel Harris, Accountant She

Rachel Harris [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-harris-a3192372/] is passionate about financial well-being & running values-led businesses. Rachel has created a modern, cloud‑focused accountancy & tax advisory firm for both businesses and individuals alongside a platform for business owners to find accessible, consumable, financial education.  Stay tuned to hear Rachel’s advice on the highs and lows of running a business. Why loneliness is something that you should not ignore, what you should ask an accountant when you are vetting your first one, how they can become your business partner, how to manage people within the business...& so much more. FF&M enables you to own your own PR & produces podcasts. Recorded, edited & published by Juliet Fallowfield, 2024 Fallow, Field & Mason [https://www.fallowfieldmason.com/].  Email us at hello@fallowfieldmason.com or DM us on instagram @fallowfieldmason.  MUSIC CREDIT Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod.  Link [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3787-funk-game-loop%20%20] &  Licence [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/] Text us your questions for future founders. Plus we'd love to get your feedback, text in via Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1288742/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1288742/support]