Focus on the Fun Stuff
Welcome to "Focus on the Fun Stuff" the podcast where we dive into what it takes to focus on the things you love in your business and enjoy the journey.
We'll explore how to get more of those days where you're in the flow, loving what you're doing and using your unique abilities and passions.
Many business owners find themselves down in the weeds, overwhelmed, stuck at a certain revenue level, limited by team size, or constantly time-poor.
Often, it's a combination of all these challenges.
If you’ve ever looked at another successful, ambitious happy business owner and wondered ‘How did they do that?’
I’ve totally done the same thing.
And Focus on the fun Stuff explores how they did it.
Episodes
78 episodes
How to Have the Hard Conversations You Keep Avoiding
The hard conversations you keep avoiding are costing you more than money. In this solo episode of Focus on the Fun Stuff, I unpack why business owners avoid difficult conversations - with team members, clients, and ourselves - and the four-step...
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Everyone Told Him Not To Do It. He Built a Global Empire Anyway
Sacha Lord is the founder of Parklife Festival and The Warehouse Project — two of the UK's most successful live event brands, built over 30 years from a market stall in Liverpool.He served as Greater Manchester's Night-Time Economy Advis...
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How to Win the Week: A Guide to Weekly Planning and Goal Setting
Feeling like your weeks are slipping by without real progress? That’s where I was for 10 years. Another Friday, another week of fighting fires at MiPA, no closer to my big picture goals, no longer enjoying the business I was runni...
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If You Hire Smart People, They'll Find Their Way
Neil Walton is the founder and Managing Director behind The HMO Guys, Manchester's fastest-growing independent co-living specialist.From a back bedroom to a Salford HQ employing nine people, Neil has built a team that now manages ...
What Three Things Should I Delegate To A Virtual Assistant First To Actually Save Time And Money.
Most business owners know they need help.But the real challenge isn’t finding a virtual assistant it’s learning how to let go.In this episode, Emma Mills explores why delegation feels so uncomfortable, the psychological reasons we...
He Left A Six-Figure Job, Sold His House And Bought A One-Way Ticket
What does it take to walk away from a six-figure salary, sell your house, and buy a one-way ticket to Dubai?For Freddie Pullen, the answer was a head-on car crash. On May 12, 2022, Freddie and his wife Antonia flipped their car and lande...
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How to Remove Yourself As The Bottleneck In Your Business
What would it mean to protect your mornings completely?In this episode, Emma Mills shares the real story of a business owner who was checking his emails at 10pm every night. His doctor had told him to stop. And yet he couldn't beca...
I Was £24,000 In Debt: This Is How I Cleared It In 18 Months
What would you do if you found out you were £24,000 in debt — and on track to spend the next 7 years digging yourself out?That's the reality Sammy Elard King faced at 25, sitting on a beach in Vietnam. One conversation with a frie...
Why 95% Of Your Inbox Is Someone Else's Agenda, Not Yours
Someone sent Emma Mills a DM that stopped her in her tracks: "I hate email with a passion. How do I get rid of it so I never see another email again?"This solo episode is the full, honest answer.Emma — founder of Mi-PA an...
I Built a 7 Figure Business - Here's Every Mistake I Made Along the Way
From a one-woman operation to a 7 Figure business 18 years of building, breaking, and rebuilding Mi-PA. What does it actually take to scale a business past £1 million and stay sane on the other side?In this episode, Emma sits down with ...
Why Most Business Owners Quit Right Before Their Breakthrough
What if the moment you most want to quit is the moment you're actually closest to a breakthrough?In this solo episode, Emma Mills delivers one of her most p...
The AI Rule Every Business Owner Must Know Before Spending Another Penny
What does it really take to build a business that doesn’t rely on you?In Episode 67, Emma Mills sits down with
5 Signs You're Still Your Own Assistant (And AI Isn't Fixing It)
Everyone is talking about AI.But no one is talking about the time it's quietly stealing.Right now, business owners are in what Emma calls "magpie mode" distracted by shiny new AI tools while still doing everyt...
From Care Homes to Raising £120 Million: How He's Building Britain's Own AI
What happens when everything you've built disappears overnight, not because you failed, but because of a political decision you had no control over?In this episode, I sit down with Christopher Kenna, entrepreneur, military veteran, and ...
You Can’t Think Like a CEO When You’re Thinking Like an Assistant
Most business owners think their biggest problem is time.But what if the real problem isn’t time at all?In this solo episode of Focus on the Fun Stuff, Emma talks about the headspace problem, the invisible mental load e...
From Council Estate to £80M Exit in 12 Years: The Founder Story of Andrew Hulbert
What does it really take to build and sell a business - twice?Emma sits down with Andrew Hulbert, founder of Pareto, who went from growing up on a council estate to building an £80 million recruitment business and exiting it not once, b...
The 6-Step Reset I Use When My Business Feels Stuck
If you’ve ever finished a week exhausted, busy, and frustrated because you’ve done so many things but don’t actually feel any further forwards - this episode is for you.In this solo episode of Focus on the Fun St...
Why Trading Time for Money Is Breaking Founders
What happens when one client call makes you question your entire business?In this episode, Emma sits down with Mike Morrison, founder of Membership Geeks, to unpack the reality of trading time for money and why it so often leads to burn...
Why Founders Don’t Need More Staff: They Need a Second Brain to Leverage Their Business
Most founders think they need more staff.More hands. More capacity. More output.But what if the real problem isn’t workload at all?In this episode of Focus on the Fun Stuff, Emma breaks down the hiring mistake that keeps fou...
The Guide Every Business Owner Needs Before Selling Their Company with Dominic Baldwin
What if financial planning wasn’t about chasing more money - but about creating confidence, clarity, and a life that actually feels good?In this episode of Focus on the Fun Stuff, Emma sits down with Dominic Baldwin, founder of Xentum, ...
From Living in a Garage to a Multi-Million Pound Exit: Neil Sweeney on Mindset, EOS & Scaling Without Burnout
In this episode of Focus on the Fun Stuff, I sit down with Neil Sweeney - entrepreneur, investor, EOS implementer and founder who went from living in a garage with his young family… to scaling two businesses and exited for multi...
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From 9–5 Survival to to Financial Freedom: Aaron Knightley on Mindset, Money & Breaking Free
In this episode of Focus on the Fun Stuff, I sit down with Aaron Knightley - entrepreneur, investor, educator and one of the fastest-growing voices on TikTok, YouTube, and financial freedom content in the UK...
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From Rock Bottom to £2 Million a Month: Roger Line on Focus, Delegation & Building a Business That’s Actually Fun
In this episode of Focus on the Fun Stuff, I’m joined by Roger Line, founder of Structural Repairs - a UK-based engineering business now generating over £2 million a month.Roger’s journey is anything but typ...
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He Built the UK’s Largest Visiting GP Service: Ben Paglia of Akea Life on Healthcare, Investment, Burnout & Real Growth
What happens when your idea seems too complex, too ambitious - or too early?In this episode, Emma sits down with Ben Paglia, founder of Akea Life, the UK’s largest on-call private GP service, and co-founder of Alphagenix...
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From Boxing Rings to Boardrooms: Ric Moylan on High Performance, Discipline & the Power of Standards
Ric Moylan has coached some of the world’s best athletes - from Team Hatton, Tony Bellew, and Scott Quigg to professional tennis players like Liam Broady - and now brings his high-performance frameworks...
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