WĀ-HINE

Welcome to WĀ-HINE, a podcast for wāhine in business 🌺.

In Te Reo Māori, WĀ speaks to time, space, and presence ⏳.

HINE honours the feminine essence. The wāhine who walk this path with strength, softness, and sovereignty 👣🌙.

Together, WĀ-HINE is about so much more than business. It’s about her business, her time, her truth, her legacy 🌀👑.

I want WĀ-HINE to be a space where business meets whakapapa, and where leadership is grounded...

This episode explores how to thrive in business when menopause hits by embracing physical & emotional changes, gaining knowledge, & redesigning your business & lifestyle to support long-term wellbeing.

Let’s have a heart-to-heart ❤️

If you're a middle-aged woman in business who’s suddenly finding it all… a lot harder, you’re not imagining it. You're not broken. You're not lazy. And no, you haven't lost...

If your workload is overflowing, your team is maxed out, and your pipeline’s heating up, it’s probably time to hire. With the right plan, it doesn’t have to be scary.

You know that feeling. Business has been ramping up. You’re doing well, but it’s also getting “a bit much”. You’re wondering if maybe, just maybe, it’s time to hire someone. 👀

But then your brain chimes in with, “Whoa there… are we sure about this? What if we jump too ...

💰 Making money while you sleep sounds like the ultimate business dream, right?!

We’ve all heard the success stories: people selling templates, courses, or e-books and supposedly raking in cash while they’re out surfing 🏄‍♀️, sipping cocktails🍹, or living their best laptop-free life.

But is it really that simple? 🤔

Not quite.

Megan Elliott (also known as Megan Taylor), who runs a business selling both DIY copy templates ✍️ and fully...

Scaling your business isn’t about piling more onto your already full plate. It’s about stepping into your role as a leader; bringing in the right people and empowering them to take ownership.

But making that shift? Easier said than done.

Why Is It So Hard to Move from Doing to Leading?
Ever feel like you’re the glue holding everything together? You’re making every decision, overseeing every detail, and keeping the wheels turning....

Karen King, founder of Gold Star Pro, shares her journey of building a business while embracing the digital nomad family lifestyle.

Meet Karen King, the adventurous entrepreneur behind Gold Star Pro! 

An Aussie, a mum of two, and a full-time traveller for nearly a decade, Karen traded the 9-to-5 grind for a business that lets her work from anywhere. 🏝️ 

The spark that ignited her digital nomad family lifestyle were the words “locatio...

We explore 4 easy ways to strengthen your proposals by avoiding some key project proposal mistakes that confuse clients and delay decisions.

Ever sent a proposal bid and heard … nothing? Or maybe you got a response, but it was full of questions instead of a clear yes? Or how about the “I’ll think about it”?

If that sounds familiar, your proposal might be creating doubt instead of confidence.

There’s a real art and also a bit of a scie...

Clunky business processes create chaos, waste time, and cause missed opportunities. In this episode, I will explain how to streamline your business in simple steps.

Is your business paddling smoothly—or are you splashing around?

Running a business is like paddling a waka (canoe). When your team is in sync, you move forward with speed and purpose. But if everyone is paddling at their own leisure—or worse, if you don’t even have a padd...

In this episode, we'll explore essential business tools with AI integration and how they can help you in your business. You'll also get practical advice on how to choose the right tools, ensuring they meet your needs, integrate seamlessly, and grow with you.

There is no denying that AI is shaking up the business world.

Increasingly, AI is integrated into our favourite tools, promising to save time, helping us make more insi...

The Main Takeaway

Quarterly business plans are the bridge between your annual goals and daily tasks. They turn intentions into actionable steps that drive meaningful progress.

Ready to Make 2025 Your Best Year? Let’s Talk PLANNING 🚀

Planning isn’t tedious—it’s your secret weapon for achieving the “impossible.” Years ago, I avoided planning, consumed by client demands. Everything changed when I embraced structured planning. Now, I bre...

The Main Takeaway Of This Episode: We discuss the five key ingredients that will help you plan for your best year in business yet. Each ingredient is a building block for success, and when combined, they create a solid foundation for scaling your business and enriching your life.

This time of the year, many of us have business growth on the brain.

But before we dive headfirst into goal-setting and planning for the year ahead, let’s h...

The holiday season can be a lot for us business owners—full of joy, stress, excitement, worry and all the feels in between. In this episode, I share how I’ve learned to thrive on the wild, emotional rollercoaster of it all. 🎢💪

Here’s what we cover in this episode:

🌗  The Duality of Life:  We explored how opposites—like light and dark, tapu and noa, day and night—teach us about balance and finding meaning in our experiences.

💔💖  T...

Be honest, how often do we juggle work and life responsibilities, especially during the holiday season 🎄✨, and how easy it is to feel torn between the two? (Trust me, I’ve been there.) That’s why this week’s podcast and blog episode, Your Guide To Work-Life Balance During The Holiday Season, is so close to my heart. 💖

This episode dives into how we can remain on top of things in both our professional and personal lives—without bur...

Growing your business should be exciting, not exhausting. 💥
Unfortunately, the reality is often different. 😩

BUT you don’t have to feel like you’re burning the candle at both ends. 🕯️
Believe me, I’ve been there. And I also worked very hard on ways to avoid it.

In this podcast episode, I share simple yet powerful tips so you can maximise your efforts and make your business more efficient and manageable. 🎧💡

The goal? To se...

It’s not exactly a secret that complexity creeps in as our business grows - more tools, more processes, higher client demands - until suddenly, it feels like your business is running you!

BUT WHAT IF IT DIDN’T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?

I’m sharing three actionable strategies to help you streamline, reduce the overwhelm, and focus on what truly fuels growth. 🌱💼

Imagine a workday where:

• Tasks are clear, priorities aligned, and distracti...

Natasya Jones is the co-founder and Managing Director of Divergent Thinking and the guest on this podcast.

After the podcast episode with Katie Brown where we talk about what it’s like to run a business when you have ADHD (you can find it here https://sandrajulian.co/business-owner-with-adhd/), I REALLY wanted to build on this during my kōrero with Natasya.

And WOW, was this an eye-opener for me. 👀💡

It doesn’t matter if you’re…

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Just recently, I helped a client who was struggling with her business.

She did really well in growing the business to a certain point. Then… EVERYTHING STALLED, despite long hours and lots of efforts. She was ready to throw in the towel and contacted me in a last resort effort.

Once I had a closer look at her business and offered some solutions, SHE FREED UP HOURS EVERY WEEK. She even increased her client capacity by 20%. 🎉 And best...

Sometimes, things don’t quite go as planned. And that’s exactly what happened with this podcast episode! 🤯

I had everything set up perfectly—research done, questions ready, and a clear vision of where the interview with Katie Brown would go. But shortly after we had the introductions out of the way, our conversation took an unexpected turn.

Turns out, Katie is juggling not one, not two, but THREE businesses! Just listening to it had...