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PODCASTS
Marketing and Me
by Lorna Gordon
Small business owners have to wear many hats . There ’ s the bookkeeper , the salesperson , customer service , administrator and one that many people dread , the marketing guru . If this is you , then the podcast we are looking at this month will help .
Leanne Shelton is a local business owner based in the Hills . She specialises in content creation and coaching for health and wellness businesses and last year she started her own podcast , Marketing and Me , to help business owners with their marketing .
While Leanne focuses on health and wellness , the podcasts cover a huge variety of marketing topics which could be taken on board by most small businesses . She mixes things up by covering some of the topics herself , other times she interviews experts in their field .
You can look forward to topics such as relationship marketing with Annelise Worn , engaging digital strategies for business growth with Kym Heffernan or podcasting for brand building with Darren Saul .
If you are interested in starting your own podcast , Leanne even has several episodes on how to do that for your business , passion project .
I found the podcast extremely interesting and thought it was a great resource to share with local business people . You can find all the Marketing and Me Episodes on Leanne ’ s website www . writetimemarketing . com . au / podcast-2 / or on Apple or Spotify .
Leanne shares her marketing expertise on her regular podcast .
GREEN LIVING
Instagram inspiration
by Lorna Gordon
Putting environmentally friendly actions in the ‘ too hard ’ basket happens to a lot of us , probably because we don ’ t feel we are contributing to the bigger picture with the small actions we can take as an individual . If you have been feeling like that , take a look at some Instagram inspiration from day-to-day people who choose to live an environmentally friendly life . @ eco _ granny AKA Rose Rush Rose likes to keep things simple . She has an amazing veggie garden and has been learning how to live a plastic and waste free life . She shares with you her garden , her kitchen and what she is cooking . In her house she is making changes to go plastic free . Her suggestions are straight forward and easy to do yourself and her photos are beautiful .
@ therogueginger AKA Erin Rhoads
If you are looking for some inspiration across the board , then Erin is the woman to follow . Erin is super enthusiastic about making small changes and has even published books about decreasing waste in your life . Her feed is full of clever ideas like using the toy library or your garage roof as a place to grow veggies ! @ cam _ saves _ the _ world AKA Cameron Spooner Cameron is a 12 year old who wears his heart on his sleeve and isn ’ t afraid to do the hard things which are necessary to make a change in his world . Based in Queensland , Cameron started his Instagram account with his mum ’ s help back in 2018 when he was just 9 . He started a local campaign to get cafes to stop single use straws and is now an ambassador for Clean Up Australia , regularly organising clean ups at his local beach .
@ slowhomepod AKA Brooke and Ben McAlary This power couple have been advocating for a slow way of living for a long time . They want you to live simply and have a podcast to help you do it , where they interview other likeminded people .
@ Grannyskills AKA Rebecca Sullivan
Rebecca is all about passing down the skills our grandparents had and making sure these don ’ t disappear . From cleaning with natural products , eating sustainable food and learning crafts , she wants to make sure these valuable skills don ’ t disappear from our lives .
Do you have a favourite environmental Instagram page ? Why not let us know so we can pass the word around ?
14 ISSUE 135 // AUGUST 2021 theindependentmagazine . com . au THE HAWKESBURY INDEPENDENT