Tell Me About It

Fully booked… working nonstop… and clients love you. So why does tax time always feel like a crisis - and why does your bank account always feel empty?

If you’re a hairdresser, beauty therapist, barber, salon owner, or creative business owner who is making money but constantly stressed about it - you’re not broke because you don’t earn enough.

In fact, you’re probably earning more than enough

The truth is, you’re broke because you don’t know where your money is going.

In this episode, I’m diving into the overspending epidemic in small businesses - especially in the hair and beauty industry.

I’m also breaking down the exact financial habits that quietly destroy profitable businesses (and what to do about it).

Tune in to discover:

✅ Why earning more money won’t fix your financial stress

✅ How overspending sabotages profitable businesses

✅ The real reason tax time feels like an emergency

✅ How to properly set aside GST, PAYG & income tax (Australia)

✅ The first step to getting out of business debt

✅ How to do a full expense audit (step-by-step)

✅ Why outsourcing bookkeeping doesn’t remove your responsibility

✅ How to stop the debt spiral before it buries you

Key moments:

00:00:00 The Tap and Pray Method
00:03:00 Where Your Money Actually Goes
00:05:20 Hidden Subscriptions and Waste
00:08:40 Tax Debt Destroys Businesses
00:13:40 The Dangerous Debt Spiral
00:17:00 Outsourcing Without Oversight
00:22:00 The Education Gap
00:23:20 Compassion Ends, Accountability Starts
00:24:40 Tactical Steps to Fix It
00:28:00 Invest in Financial Education

If you're a salon owner, stylist, barber, or beauty professional who's tired of working nonstop and still stressing about money - hit play and start sorting your spending today.

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👉Find out more about how we can work together:

https://iconiccoaching.com.au/coaching/

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👉Here’s how to connect:

https://www.instagram.com/tellmeaboutit__podcast
https://iconiccoaching.com.au

What if scaling your business didn’t require more hustle… more hours… or more burnout?

What if the real growth strategy was better leadership, stronger systems, and trusting your intuition in business?

If you’re a female entrepreneur, salon owner, coach, creative, or working mum juggling way too much - you can’t afford to subscribe to the ‘hustle culture’.

In this episode, Cait sits down with Grace Kirk - serial entrepreneur and co-founder of multiple businesses.

Together, they discuss what it really takes to build six and seven-figure businesses without burning your life to the ground.

From tax debt in her early 20s to leading almost 40 staff across three companies, Grace shares the honest lessons behind scaling sustainably, trusting your intuition in business, and why your self-worth directly impacts your net worth.

Tune in to hear about:

✅ What no one tells you about building multiple businesses from scratch

✅ The curious link between self-worth and income (is this capping your earning potential?)

✅ Subtle signs your workplace culture is quietly killing your growth

✅ Why hiring slowly and firing quickly protects your profit, your peace, and your team

✅ The truth about running a business with your husband (and how to not let it destroy your relationship)

✅ How to balance motherhood and entrepreneurship without chasing the myth of “perfect balance”

✅ When to trust your intuition over spreadsheets… and why data alone can stall your growth

✅ The gut health and energy optimisation habits high-performing female entrepreneurs swear by

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:04:07 Grace Kirk's Empire
00:09:01 Money as an Ick
00:13:40 Self-Worth Meets Pricing
00:17:35 The Hot Mess Era
00:20:46 Business Partnerships Done Right
00:25:23 Apprentice to Salon Owner
00:35:20 Walking Away on Principle
00:41:56 Clients Found Her
00:51:47 The Carpet Cleaner Connection
00:53:15 Starting Traffic Management
00:59:06 Self-Worth Equals Net Worth
01:04:17 Taking Radical Responsibility
01:07:02 Gut Health and Workplace Performance
01:19:22 Intuition Over Spreadsheets
01:23:08 When Fun Stops, Pivot

If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, or career-driven person who feels like you're holding it together on the outside but drowning behind the scenes - this conversation will give you permission to do things differently.

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👉Connect With Grace Kirk:

https://www.instagram.com/gracekirk
https://www.gracekirk.com.au/

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👉Find out more about how we can work together:

https://iconiccoaching.com.au/coaching/

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👉Here’s how to connect:

https://www.instagram.com/tellmeaboutit__podcast
https://iconiccoaching.com.au

Success is lonely. Entrepreneurship is isolating. And no one warns you that building a business will cost you relationships.

As you grow, your circle gets smaller - and the emotional cost of success can hit harder than you expect

In this episode, I’m sharing why entrepreneurship feels lonely, why you outgrow people as you evolve, and how to stop performing for people who were never your audience in the first place.

Tune in to hear about:

✅How building a business changes your relationships

✅Why some friends don’t support your business (and what that really means)

✅The emotional cost of entrepreneurship that very few admit

✅How to stop exhausting yourself trying to be understood

✅The sacrifices required to build something meaningful

✅What real support for business owners actually looks like

✅Practical ways to support a friend who is starting or growing a business

Key moments:

00:00:45 The Lonely Side of Success
00:02:25 The Hardest Part
00:05:25 Why Business Demands Evolution
00:07:25 You Can't Explain Vision to the Unhungry
00:09:05 Spotting Unsupportive People
00:10:45 Benefits Of A Smaller Circle
00:13:05 Stop Making Everyone Understand
00:17:25 How to Support a Friend in Business
00:22:45 The Sacrifices Nobody Warns You About
00:27:05 Business Is a Sport, Not a Hobby

Hit play now if you've ever felt unseen, misunderstood, or alone in your business journey.

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👉Find out more about how we can work together:

https://iconiccoaching.com.au/coaching/

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👉Here’s how to connect:

https://www.instagram.com/tellmeaboutit__podcast
https://iconiccoaching.com.au