I Nearly Went Back to Employment (And Here's Why I Didn't)
Season 6 Episode 12 · Aug 20, 06:00 AM
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We're three months into the podcast (five if you count the planning), and I wanted to do something different for this one: an unfiltered chat with my producer Stefan.
In this episode, we get into:
- Why I chose Mollie's over a studio, and the branding lesson I took from watching Steven Bartlett build a recognisable set from his own flat
- The advice from Heather Elkington that changed how I thought about building "Katy" into a business (and gave me permission to spend a year just f***ing around first)
- What impact actually means to me when I'm choosing podcast guests, and why I want more "number twos" on the show, not just founders
- The realities nobody talks about when you go solo: paying your own tax, your VAT, your mortgage, and still trying to live a life while you do it
- Why I nearly walked back into employment, and what stopped me
- Business as choosing your own kind of hard, and why the "risk vs reward" conversation misses the point
- Why every business owner needs their cheerleaders, and what Karen Blackett taught me about the loneliness of leadership
- My "boost folder" method for using imposter syndrome as fuel instead of letting it flatten you
This one's less about the milestones and more about the messy middle. If you've ever built something on your own and quietly wondered if it's worth it, this episode is for you.