Simplifying Self-Employment with Business Mentor Sue Richards

You are brilliant at what you do. So why does the business side feel so hard? In this refreshingly practical episode of The True You Podcast, host Paula Burns sits down with Sue Richards — business mentor, host of the Pepp Talks podcast, and the woman who has made it her mission to help self-employed women stop drowning in the business they built to set themselves free — for a conversation about clarity, simplicity, and building a business that actually works around your full life. Sue's clients are passion-led service providers — coaches, healers, consultants, and practitioners — who came to self-employment through a genuine desire to make a difference in the world, not through a love of systems and strategy. They are doing the work. The results are real. The transformation they create for their clients is genuine. But the business around that work? It isn't holding up its end of the deal. That gap — between brilliant work and a business that reflects it — is exactly where Sue lives. And through her programme Success Simplified, she helps women cut through the noise, focus on the actions that actually move the needle, and build a business that grows at a pace they can sustain without burning out or sacrificing the things that matter most. She also hosts the Clarity and Calm Journaling Circle — a weekly online space for self-employed women to slow down, get quiet, and reconnect with what they are actually building and why. In this episode, we explore: — Why so many brilliant, passionate women find the business side of self-employment overwhelming — and why it is not a reflection of their ability or commitment — What Success Simplified is, how it works, and how Sue helps women focus on the actions that genuinely matter rather than staying busy doing everything — How to build a business that grows sustainably — without burnout, without sacrificing your life, and without losing the passion that started it all — What it truly means to run a business around a full life — and why that is not a compromise, it is a design choice — Sue's direct, warm, no-nonsense approach and why it resonates so deeply with women who are tired of overcomplicated business advice If you are a self-employed woman — a coach, healer, consultant, or practitioner — who knows her work is good but feels like the business is not keeping up, this episode will feel like someone finally turned the lights on. Connect with Sue: Website: https://suerichardscoaching.co.uk/ Instagram:   / suerichards.coaching   Free weekly Clarity and Calm Journaling Circle: https://suerichardscoaching.co.uk/cla... 💖Loved this episode? Subscribe to The True You Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 💖Ready to start your own journey? Grab The True You Journey Journal by clicking here https://www.paulaburns.net/product/tr... 💖Follow me on Facebook   / paula.burns.3150   @paulaburnsmentoring 💖Follow me on Instagram @paulaburnsmentoring 💖Take a look at the resources on my mentoring page here https://www.paulaburns.net/business-m...