Category: Podcasts

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 37 Ever feel like your branding is “fine” but something still doesn’t sit right? This week I’m joined by Vanessa Jennings, founder of Bake Brands, who spent a year building a “neutral” personal brand before realising it was the exact opposite of who she actually is. We talk about ditching the coach…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 36 After 220 episodes, Soul Leaders is coming to an end, and Mills is telling you exactly why. This isn’t a goodbye though. It’s a rebrand. In this personal, unscripted episode, Mills talks through the signs you’ve outgrown your business, why the podcast that started as a lockdown project no longer represents…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 35 If you’ve ever felt stuck rewriting your offer, your messaging, or your entire business model, this episode is for you. Mills unpacks the coaching principle that’s quietly underpinning all of her client work: better questions create better thinking, and better thinking creates better strategy. Using real client examples around imposter syndrome,…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 34 Mills has been quietly analysing her own coaching calls, not to improve her coaching, but to work out what actually makes her different in a crowded industry. What she uncovered wasn’t a framework. It was a philosophy. This episode is for any business owner who has tried to stand out with…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 33 What if your birth chart could explain why certain things in your business feel like pushing water uphill  and show you the exact energy you need to lean into instead? That’s exactly what we’re unpacking in this episode. I’m joined by Charlotte Nixon, evolutionary astrologer and one of my own collaborators…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 32 What does it really cost women to keep climbing? And what happens when you choose to step off the ladder  not because you failed, but because you finally got honest about what you actually want? Mills is joined by Dolly Jones, former editor of British Vogue and author of Leaving the…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 31 Grab your coffee, get comfy, and let’s dive into something that trips up nearly every business owner I work with: the difference between being seen and being trusted. I’m pulling back the curtain on a new marketing experiment I’ve just started, and using it to break down the four things every…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 30 This episode is a little different. No guest, no framework, just me pulling back the curtain on the most stretchy thing I have done in business so far: writing and publishing my first book, The Rebellious Leader. I’m talking about why I did it, how I actually wrote the thing (it…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 29 Mills opens this episode with two client messages that stopped her in her tracks  one casually mentioning her new PA like it was no big deal, another leaving a public comment urging people to book without hesitation. Both came out of Mills’s last in-person day. Both point to the same thing:…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 28 What if the reason your content isn’t converting has nothing to do with how much you’re posting  and everything to do with what you’re saying and who you’re saying it to? Mills sits down with former BBC correspondent, psychological thriller author, and messaging expert Colette McBeth for a conversation that covers…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 27 This one’s a bit of a rant. A necessary one. After nearly two decades running my own businesses, I’m calling out the noise that’s quietly keeping talented, driven business owners stuck, spinning, and comparing themselves to everyone else’s highlight reel. Not to be contrarian – but because someone needs to say…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 26 Have you ever had a day where technically everything’s fine  clients are paying, nothing’s on fire  and yet your body is behaving like you’re moments away from financial ruin? This episode is about that. Mills gets into one of the most honest conversations she’s had on the podcast: why so many…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 25 Are you still the one holding everything together? The founder who checks Slack on holiday, rewrites the work at 10pm, and thinks “it’s quicker if I just do it myself”? This episode is for you. Mills breaks down one of the most common growth ceilings she sees in her clients’ businesses…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 24 Mills sits down with Caroline Copp, Pilates teacher turned online business strategist, who went from running two physical studios to building a membership that actually made money — and now helps other wellness practitioners do the same. This one’s packed with hard-won lessons on why wellness experts resist niching, what “charging…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 23 In this behind-the-scenes episode of Soul Leaders, Mills gets personal. She shares the story behind the front cover reveal of her upcoming book The Rebellious Leader, takes you inside an in-person client day focused on beliefs and behaviour change, and walks you through a practical audit for stepping into the next…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 22 If you know what to do but you’re not doing it, this episode is for you. Mills digs into the subconscious patterns running your business decisions, why high-achieving women keep recreating the same problems no matter how many times they tweak their strategy, and how NLP helps you finally see what’s…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 21 Is your content starting to sound like everyone else’s? In this episode, Mills calls out the uncomfortable truth about AI-generated content, why it’s flattening your marketing, and exactly what to do to make your content unmistakably yours again. What This Episode Covers AI is brilliant. Mills uses it. But handing your…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 20 What if the thing holding you back from more visibility in your business isn’t your strategy — it’s your mindset? This week I’m joined by Pippa Goulden, founder of The PR Set and one of the most no-nonsense voices in the PR space. We get into why PR is one of…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 19 Your clients don’t always need months to say yes. Sometimes they just need the right content, a clear path, and a version of you that’s ready to receive them. In this episode, I’m breaking down exactly how I signed a client to six months of consultancy within two days of her…

PODCAST: Season 7, Episode 18 Mills is back with a short, sharp solo episode that hits differently. Fresh from a live event near Brighton, she shares the moment she declared her most audacious goals in a room of 60 business owners  and the full-body physical reaction that stopped her in her tracks. This one is about…