Ever felt FOPO (Fear Of Posting Online?), or how about a nagging feeling that you’re in the wrong line of work?

In this episode, Joe McKay shares his journey from “boring” job to creative business owner as a LinkedIn Ghostwriter. In the sharing of his business story with your host Kim Kerton, you’ll hear about:
Breaking out from the box you’ve been put in
Writing as the tool to finding clearer headspace
Being patient with the right time to go all in on a side-hustle
Communicating value over dollar cost
How to market yourself when your work isn’t meant to be seen
And the potential of your presence on LinkedIn

Connect with Joe McKay on LinkedIn (naturally) @joemckay

You can find more show notes and transcripts at unemployedandafraid.com.au/episodes.

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or via unemployedandafraid.com.au

Ever felt FOPO (Fear Of Posting Online?), or how about a nagging feeling that you’re in the wrong line of work?
In this episode, Joe McKay shares his journey from “boring” job to creative business owner as a LinkedIn Ghostwriter. In the sharing of his business story with your host Kim Kerton, you’ll hear about:
<ul>
<li>Breaking out from the box you’ve been put in</li>
<li>Writing as the tool to finding clearer headspace</li>
<li>Being patient with the right time to go all in on a side-hustle</li>
<li>Communicating value over dollar cost</li>
<li>How to market yourself when your work isn’t meant to be seen</li>
<li>And the potential of your presence on LinkedIn</li>
</ul>
Connect with Joe McKay on LinkedIn (naturally) <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmckay89/">@joemckay</a>
You can find more show notes and transcripts at <a href="https://www.unemployedandafraid.com.au/episodes">unemployedandafraid.com.au/episodes.</a>
And don’t forget to follow Unemployed &amp; Afraid on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/unemployedandafraid/?hl=en">IG</a> , <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@unemployedandafraidpod">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/unemployed-afraid">LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/unemployedandafraid">Join our Facebook Group</a>
And show your support for this independent podcast and small business by shouting your host a cuppa at <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod">buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod</a>
You can reach your host on email <a href="mailto:kim@unemployedandafraid.com">kim@unemployedandafraid.com.au</a> on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/goodsideofthebed_/?hl=en">IG</a> on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-kerton/">LinkedIn</a>
or via <a href="https://www.unemployedandafraid.com.au/">unemployedandafraid.com.au</a>

A small business podcast for the brave self-employed.

Growing your own business can be one of the most gratifying, wonderful, life-changing experiences around. It’s also scary as hell. This is a weekly podcast for the ones who have made the brave decision to employ themselves anyway. Join fellow business-builder Kim Kerton as she dives into the realities of starting something from scratch, helping you feel less alone in the lows and reminding you of the highs that make it all worthwhile. Hear real talk and raw feels from people right in the thick of it and feel seen as you listen.

Support this independent podcast and small business by shouting your host a cuppa at buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod

Get in touch at unemployedandafraid.com.au to be part of the show.

A small business podcast for the brave self-employed.
Growing your own business can be one of the most gratifying, wonderful, life-changing experiences around. It’s also scary as hell. This is a weekly podcast for the ones who have made the brave decision to employ themselves anyway. Join fellow business-builder Kim Kerton as she dives into the realities of starting something from scratch, helping you feel less alone in the lows and reminding you of the highs that make it all worthwhile. Hear real talk and raw feels from people right in the thick of it and feel seen as you listen.
Support this independent podcast and small business by shouting your host a cuppa at <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod">buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod</a>
Get in touch at <a href="https://www.unemployedandafraid.com.au/">unemployedandafraid.com.au</a> to be part of the show.

Unemployed & Afraid

A business podcast for the brave self-employed.

Growing your own business can be one of the most gratifying, wonderful, life-changing experiences around. It’s also scary as hell. This is a weekly podcast for the ones who have made the brave decision to employ themselves anyway. Join fellow business-builder Kim Kerton as she dives into the realities of starting something from scratch, helping you feel less alone in the lows and reminding you of the highs that make it all worthwhile. Hear real talk and raw feels from people right in the thick of it and feel seen as you listen.

Your host knows exactly how it feels to be a small-business owner, she is one.

Kim’s building a branded podcast consultancy firm (check it out at Good Side of the Bed) while also growing the Unemployed & Afraid podcast and brand.

On this podcast, Kim brings together business owners from all stages and scales to share the very personal journey of growth that is small business ownership, all to help others find the courage to get started and stick it out.

There’s a lot of successful people out there talking to other successful people about their success, that’s wonderful, but sometimes you need to feel genuinely seen and heard alongside the aspirational stuff.

She’s your business-building equal, creating a safe space for learning from each other so that nobody gets left behind - because this gig is tough.

Support this independent podcast and small business by shouting your host a cuppa at buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod

Get in touch at unemployedandafraid.com.au to be part of the show.

A business podcast for the brave self-employed.
Growing your own business can be one of the most gratifying, wonderful, life-changing experiences around. It’s also scary as hell. This is a weekly podcast for the ones who have made the brave decision to employ themselves anyway. Join fellow business-builder Kim Kerton as she dives into the realities of starting something from scratch, helping you feel less alone in the lows and reminding you of the highs that make it all worthwhile. Hear real talk and raw feels from people right in the thick of it and feel seen as you listen.
Your host knows exactly how it feels to be a small-business owner, she is one.
Kim’s building a branded podcast consultancy firm (check it out at <a href="https://goodsideofthebed.com.au/">Good Side of the Bed</a>) while also growing the Unemployed &amp; Afraid podcast and brand.
On this podcast, Kim brings together business owners from all stages and scales to share the very personal journey of growth that is small business ownership, all to help others find the courage to get started and stick it out.
There’s a lot of successful people out there talking to other successful people about their success, that’s wonderful, but sometimes you need to feel genuinely seen and heard alongside the aspirational stuff.
She’s your business-building equal, creating a safe space for learning from each other so that nobody gets left behind - because this gig is tough.
Support this independent podcast and small business by shouting your host a cuppa at <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod">buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod</a>
Get in touch at <a href="https://www.unemployedandafraid.com.au/">unemployedandafraid.com.au</a> to be part of the show.

“No-one ploughed a field by turning it over in their mind,” Joe McKay, LinkedIn Ghostwriter

One day a conversation will change your life and your business. You won’t see it coming, it won’t be anything like what you thought would happen, but it will open a possibility that will be absolute magic. 

In this short episode your host Kim Kerton shares a shift in thinking that can help us get through the days (or months) that can feel like we’re wading through business mud on the path to a future we’ve imagined for ourselves. 

If you’ve ever found yourself over-thinking, over-planning, or just generally feeling like what you’re planning for doesn’t feel possible, this episode is for you. 

Subscribe to the Unemployed & Afraid newsletter at unemployedandafraid.com.au

And don’t forget to follow Unemployed & Afraid on IG ,LinkedIn and TikTik

Join our Facebook Group

And show your support for this independent podcast and small business by shouting your host a cuppa atbuymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod

One day a conversation will change your life and your business. You won’t see it coming, it won’t be anything like what you thought would happen, but it will open a possibility that will be absolute magic. 
In this short episode your host Kim Kerton shares a shift in thinking that can help us get through the days (or months) that can feel like we’re wading through business mud on the path to a future we’ve imagined for ourselves. 
If you’ve ever found yourself over-thinking, over-planning, or just generally feeling like what you’re planning for doesn’t feel possible, this episode is for you. 
Subscribe to the Unemployed &amp; Afraid newsletter at <a href="http://unemployedandafraid.com.au">unemployedandafraid.com.au</a> 
And don’t forget to follow Unemployed &amp; Afraid on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/unemployedandafraid/?hl=en"> IG</a> ,<a href="https://www.threads.net/@unemployedandafraid"> </a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/unemployed-afraid">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@unemployedandafraidpod">TikTik</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/unemployedandafraid">Join our Facebook Group</a>
And show your support for this independent podcast and small business by shouting your host a cuppa at<a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod"> </a><a href="http://buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod">buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod</a>

Stay open to possibilities you can’t see

A portfolio business might not answer the annoyingly quick question of “what do you do?” but it could be the answer to your own personal and professional joy.

My guest today is Marie Vakakis, Director of the mental health services business The Therapy Hub, and she has a powerful perspective on what it takes to balance leveraging an opportunity, with holding site of the bigger picture and the unique why we have behind being in business for ourselves.

In this chat with Marie you’ll hear about:
Developing a portfolio business
Information overload and its effect on imposter syndrome
Navigating new service offerings in a cost-of-living crisis
Managing a personal brand business alongside a traditional business
The impact of mental health care in business ownership
And knowing when to stop scaling up.

You will walk away with a sense of business solidarity and renewed belief in how to move forward in your own business, stories of others keeping it real do that for us.

Listen to Marie’s podcast This Complex Life

Check out the Connected Teens course

Visit The Therapy Hub

You can find more show notes and transcripts at unemployedandafraid.com.au/episodes.

And don’t forget to follow Unemployed & Afraid on IG , TikTok and LinkedIn

Join our Facebook Group

And show your support for this independent podcast and small business by shouting your host a cuppa at buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod

You can reach your host on email kim@unemployedandafraid.com.au on IG on LinkedIn

or via unemployedandafraid.com.au

A portfolio business might not answer the annoyingly quick question of “what do you do?” but it could be the answer to your own personal and professional joy.
My guest today is Marie Vakakis, Director of the mental health services business The Therapy Hub, and she has a powerful perspective on what it takes to balance leveraging an opportunity, with holding site of the bigger picture and the unique why we have behind being in business for ourselves.
In this chat with Marie you’ll hear about:
<ul>
<li>Developing a portfolio business</li>
<li>Information overload and its effect on imposter syndrome</li>
<li>Navigating new service offerings in a cost-of-living crisis</li>
<li>Managing a personal brand business alongside a traditional business</li>
<li>The impact of mental health care in business ownership</li>
<li>And knowing when to stop scaling up.</li>
</ul>
You will walk away with a sense of business solidarity and renewed belief in how to move forward in your own business, stories of others keeping it real do that for us.
Listen to Marie’s podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/this-complex-life/id1459084811">This Complex Life</a>
Check out the <a href="https://marievakakis.com.au/courses/connected-teens/">Connected Teens</a> course
Visit <a href="https://thetherapyhub.com.au/">The Therapy Hub</a>
You can find more show notes and transcripts at <a href="https://www.unemployedandafraid.com.au/episodes">unemployedandafraid.com.au/episodes.</a>
And don’t forget to follow Unemployed &amp; Afraid on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/unemployedandafraid/?hl=en">IG</a> , <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@unemployedandafraidpod">TikTok</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/unemployed-afraid">LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/unemployedandafraid">Join our Facebook Group</a>
And show your support for this independent podcast and small business by shouting your host a cuppa at <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod">buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod</a>
You can reach your host on email <a href="mailto:kim@unemployedandafraid.com">kim@unemployedandafraid.com.au</a> on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/goodsideofthebed_/?hl=en">IG</a> on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-kerton/">LinkedIn</a>
or via <a href="https://www.unemployedandafraid.com.au/">unemployedandafraid.com.au</a>

“Sometimes it's not just thinking about expansion, it's ‘What's the model that works for me,’” Director of The Therapy Hub, Marie Vakakis

Feeling a “wobble” in business? You might be closer than you think. 

In this episode your host Kim Kerton shares some insights from the depth of a business wobble, how it feels, how normal it is, and what you need to remember in order to move through it. 

Feeling unsure about our path in business is all part of it. We will doubt our direction, desperately want to stop sometimes, and feel out of control a lot of the time - that’s exactly why this podcast exists. We’re a group of business owners learning from each other on a mission to start and stay in business, knowing that the experience is more universal than we think. 

Listen to this week’s episode with Jaz aka Your Pricing Queen and get inspired on Spotify, Apple or wherever else you're listening. 

Subscribe to the Unemployed & Afraid newsletter at unemployedandafraid.com.au

And don’t forget to follow Unemployed & Afraid on IG ,LinkedIn and TikTik

Join our Facebook Group

And show your support for this independent podcast and small business by shouting your host a cuppa atbuymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod

Feeling a “wobble” in business? You might be closer than you think. 
In this episode your host Kim Kerton shares some insights from the depth of a business wobble, how it feels, how normal it is, and what you need to remember in order to move through it. 
Feeling unsure about our path in business is all part of it. We will doubt our direction, desperately want to stop sometimes, and feel out of control a lot of the time - that’s exactly why this podcast exists. We’re a group of business owners learning from each other on a mission to start and stay in business, knowing that the experience is more universal than we think. 
Listen to this week’s episode with Jaz aka Your Pricing Queen and get inspired on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4AVWGulYPILoTdVrm2V5Gz?si=ba78812361244ce3">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/i-believe-that-the-best-teachers-are-only-two-steps/id1598847931?i=1000654599468">Apple </a>or wherever else you're listening. 
Subscribe to the Unemployed &amp; Afraid newsletter at <a href="http://unemployedandafraid.com.au">unemployedandafraid.com.au</a> 
And don’t forget to follow Unemployed &amp; Afraid on<a href="https://www.instagram.com/unemployedandafraid/?hl=en"> IG</a> ,<a href="https://www.threads.net/@unemployedandafraid"> </a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/unemployed-afraid">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@unemployedandafraidpod">TikTik</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/unemployedandafraid">Join our Facebook Group</a>
And show your support for this independent podcast and small business by shouting your host a cuppa at<a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod"> </a><a href="http://buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod">buymeacoffee.com/unemployedpod</a>

“No-one ploughed a field by turning it over in their mind,” Joe McKay, LinkedIn Ghostwriter

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