I was in the car listening to podcasts. (It’s what I like to do.) And on my favourite show Reply All, P.J. and Alex were talking about COVID-19 (episode 159) and interviewing people from around the world.

And it struck me. Why don’t I do a show like that?

I launched the first season of The Kate Toon Podcast when I was publishing my first business book, Confessions of a Misfit Entrepreneur: How to Succeed in Business Despite Yourself.

I’d been planning a second series for my new book. But life got in the way, and it never happened.

So that day in the car I decided to go for it – a daily podcast where I’d talk to friends and business owners about how they were handling COVID-19 and how it was affecting their businesses.

Easy right?
Well, no. It was a totally dumb idea.
(And also a totally brilliant one.)

In this podcast, I’m going to explain how I did it, the challenges I faced, and how it rocked me to my core and ultimately led me to make some seriously tough business decisions.

Let’s get started.

So for my final proper episode of the podcast, I wanted to choose a really special guest.
Someone who I look up to, admire, someone who has guided me through this strange world.
My confidant and best friend.
MY MUM!

My Dad was on the first series of the Kate Toon podcast, and it's one of the most popular episodes so now we’ll talk to my mum.

I’m nervous, I’m sure she’ll say something that will embarrass me but hey, who cares.
We’ll be chatting about motherhood, parental guilt, family ties and also if she ever wishes I had a real job!
This is a super personal episode that I'm a tad nervous to share, but here goes nothing!

Today’s episode of TOON IN DAILY is now live!

TID29: Why we can’t all be entrepreneurs  (Guest Sharon Chisholm)

I see it every day online. 

The entrepreneur dream being packaged, preened and pedalled for the paltry price of a $27 bundle.
You too can be a 7 figure business owner.

You too can work from home in your pants.
You too can have the course, the book, the podcast, the membership.

It’s easy.
But it’s not. 

Not for most of us.
And if we don’t enjoy the struggle, if we don’t have the motivation and the mindset to see it through, trying to have an online business can be soul-destroying and exhausting.

Today I’m talking with Sharon Chisholm about her business journey and about how both of us are getting ever closer to understanding the true “why” behind our business goals.