Routine is Revenue is the podcast for business owners who are done grinding harder and ready to build smarter.
Hosted by Ildikó Sealey, The Routine Queen, the show explores one simple truth: your business will only ever be as healthy as you.Through sharp conversations and short solo episodes, we break down how daily routines across time, thinking, resilience, energy, purpose, and emotional regulation directly impact focus, consistency, and results.
This is where personal health becomes business infrastructure.“Build routines. Bank result$.”
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How Flexible Time Blocking Protects Your Energy and Revenue – Ep 50 Toni Eastwood OBE
Episode 50
Thursday, February 5, 2026 • Duration 36:08
This episode marks a fresh chapter - we are transforming from New Business in Later Life to Routine is Revenue, where we treat your daily routines as the real infrastructure behind a healthy life and developing a profitable business.
Today's topic is prioritisation clarity - how you can best utilise your time. It highlights why a lack of effort is not why you are stuck. To discuss this topic, I am joined by the business leader and strategist, Toni Eastwood OBE.
We explore how improved self-trust, something many entrepreneurs struggle with, clarity and intentional choices change the way you use your time.
Listen in, take a screenshot and send it to me, then share it with a business owner who needs it – 3 listeners will win a place on my one-to-one programme, Routine is Power.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Procrastination Often Comes from Self‑Trust Issues – You’re not stuck because you don’t know what to do, but because you don’t trust yourself to choose, so you hide in comfort‑zone tasks.
Confidence Comes From Doing, Not Preparing – Toni’s qualifications didn’t fix her self‑doubt; confidence grew when she took imperfect action.
Flexible Time Blocking Protects Your T.E.M.P.L.E – Use recurring blocks (sales, client work) and inside each block ask “What’s important right now?” then focus on that to protect your energy.
Tiny Plus‑One / Minus‑One Habit Changes Reshape Your Future – Stop one thing that drains you, start one thing that supports the business‑owner you want to be, and let that compound.
BEST MOMENTS
Toni: "That boring and mundane stuff actually does compound, and it means that we get closer to our goals sooner.”
Toni: "Stop doing one tiny thing that's not serving you, just one thing, and start doing one tiny thing that you know is going to help you instead."
Ildikó: "If you make the effort to charge yourself up and refill your cup every single morning. You can actually write your own story."
Toni: "You are where you are today as a result of what you've been doing or haven't been doing."
If you’re building a business on a depleted nervous system and want performance that
actually holds, join me inside Routine is Power, where we use my T.E.M.P.L.E. Method™ to rebuild your health routines as real business infrastructure.
ABOUT THE GUEST
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonieastwoodobe/
HOST BIO
Most capable entrepreneurs are not failing. They are running on depleted personal infrastructure. I work with business owners who are already in motion but quietly heading for burnout. People who know what to do yet feel the strain of carrying everything alone.
I rebuilt my own life and business by fixing my health routines first, not my strategy. That experience became the T.E.M.P.L.E. Method™, a practical framework showing that personal
health is business infrastructure. I am Ildikó Sealey, known as The Routine Queen. I am a Health for Wealth Strategist and leader of the Routine Revolution. Through my work, I help business owners stop leaking time, energy, and momentum, and build performance that actually holds.
My message is simple. Build routines. Bank result$.
https://www.encorepreneurs.club/my-gift-to-you
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
How Tiny Daily Habits Quietly Rewire Your Burnout Brain - Ep49 Dr Melissa Palmer
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 • Duration 35:56
Today, Ildikó explores emotional health from a scientific angle, not coping better, but increasing our capacity to process what life throws at us. Her guest is Dr Melissa Palmer, a former Senior Science teacher with a PhD in neuroplasticity. She understands how our brains are trained by the way we live and the way we work and how to tap into that to greatly improve our quality of life and effectiveness.
If you feel mentally full, emotionally heavy or stuck in constant reaction mode, this conversation will definitely change how you think about your brain, how you think about your emotions and the ability to recover.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Burnout Isn´t Only About Over Work: Many entrepreneurs aren’t exhausted only because of “working too hard” - they’re paying the price for decades of people‑pleasing, perfectionism and harsh inner commentary. That quiet, constant internally generated stress load that trains your nervous system to live in fight‑or‑flight and eventually tips you into burnout.
Your Brain Is Not Fixed – It’s Being Rewired by How You Live Today: Neuroplasticity means your brain is always reshaping itself around what you repeat. Particularly, your thoughts, habits, and environment. If you change those things, you change how you act and therefore who you are and become.
Lofty Questions Aim Your Attention at What You Want, Not What You Fear: When you repeatedly ask gentle, positive questions like “How come I’m growing my business a little every day?” you give your brain a new brief. Because it’s wired to answer questions, it quietly starts hunting for evidence, ideas and encouraging actions that make that story true.
Self‑Compassion Switches You Out of Survival Mode: A minute of kind breathing, simply saying to yourself “I’m proud of you for taking this time” may sound stupid – but they signal safety to the nervous system. That shift out of fight‑or‑flight brings the thinking brain back online so you can plan, create, and lead.
Tiny Rituals Teach Your Brain a New Normal: Short, repeatable habits – a daily dog walk, two minutes of stillness, a 10‑minute tidy – are how you “vote” for a different, calmer identity. Done consistently, they tell your brain that you want a blended, sustainable life where business is simply a part of that life and stressed is no longer your normal state.
BEST MOMENTS
Melissa: “The very first part of emotional health is self-compassion."
Melissa: "We have a system in our brain - basically our internal monologue, and it's self-referenced. So, we can change what we're saying to ourselves.”
Melissa: "We can't get rid of that negative self-talk completely, but we can modify it."
Ildikó: "Whatever you tell yourself, your subconscious, your brain, will believe it."
Melissa: "What we're doing is neuroplasticity. We are leveraging the fact that our brain can rewire itself."
GUEST´S INFORMATION
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-palmer-0075b21b6/
HOST BIO
Ildikó Sealey is a Property Professional, Networking Host and Podcast Host serving her local and wider community.
In the property business with her husband since 2019, their core values are revitalising neglected properties so they can provide modern, future-proofed, comfortable homes for people.
Recognising a gap in the local networking scene, Ildikó started co-hosting Property and Business Network in March 2024, bringing together the best in business in Plymouth and surrounding areas in Devon and Cornwall.
With a rich background in administration, social housing, arts and crafts, education, business, and mindset, she is passionate about empowering her fellow 50+ Encorepreneurs on their journey.
Through her business, podcast shows and networking events, she makes an impact, proving that age is no barrier to success in the business world.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media
AI Is No Barrier to Anyone Regardless of Age - Ep 40 Kevin Cope
Episode 40
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 • Duration 43:04
In this episode, Ildikó chats with Kevin Cope about why AI is no barrier to anyone, regardless of age, business sector or size. Kevin is a tech startup specialist, property investor and business coach who helps SME owners achieve predictable growth through clarity, accountability and taking action. At the age of 67, Kevin started another enterprise that provides AI-supported business mentoring.
He explains why using AI is no longer optional. How to overcome your fear of adopting this new technology and how to leverage it for growth – regardless of age or technicalability.
Do you want results quicker and prefer a private deep dive? - I offer one-to-one mentoring. To find out how to work with me personally – just go to
https://www.encorepreneurs.club
KEY TAKEAWAYS
1. AI Is Not Going Away: It will not take over humans, but businesses who don't embrace it will be replaced. Use AI to do the tasks it is good at, then redirect your team’s time and energy into tasks that directly grow and improve your business.
2. You Need AI-Friendly SEO: Search engines now provide AI generated answers for most searches. You need to change your SEO approach to appear in the AI generated search results, so people can easily find you.
3. Don´t Use AI In a Lazy Way: teach your AI about your brand, the way you think and speak and learn to ask the right questions to produce accurate and useful results. Used correctly, AI enables you to think more deeply and broadly.
4. AI Is Very Affordable: you can do a huge amount of work with a very low-cost monthly subscription, e.g. just $20 per month.
5. Don´t Be Daunted : you do not have to be at all tech savvy to start using AI. If you can talk to a human, you can talk to AI. If you are unsure, still sign up and have a go. It´s super easy to find how to AI guides online.
BEST MOMENTS
Kevin: "Look at your business and see where the bottlenecks are, the things that you're struggling with, the things that could be automated."
Kevin: "If you can talk to a human, you can talk to Chat GPT. Don't think of it as a piece of technology. Think about it as your super-intelligent intern."
Ildikó: "Over time, I genuinely feel that it (AI) is helping me shape my business."
Kevin: "So what it can't do today, it will be able to do tomorrow.”
Kevin: "We can embrace it and use it and stay in control of it."
Were you inspired by this conversation? Well, imagine applying these ideas directly in your own life. That's what we do. In the six-week programme, which you can join here -
https://www.encorepreneurs.club
GUEST´S INFORMATION
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevincope1
HOST BIO
Ildikó Sealey is a Property Professional, Networking Host and Podcast Host serving her local and wider community.
In the property business with her husband since 2019, their core values are revitalising neglected properties so they can provide modern, future-proofed, comfortable homes for people.
Recognising a gap in the local networking scene, Ildikó started co-hosting the Property and Business Network in March 2024, bringing together the best in business in Plymouth and surrounding areas in Devon and Cornwall.
With a rich background in administration, social housing, arts and crafts, education, business and mindset, she is passionate about empowering her fellow 50+ Encorepreneurs on their journey.
Through her business, podcast shows and networking events, she makes an impact, proving that age is no barrier to success in the business world.
HOST LINKS
https://www.encorepreneurs.club
https://www.encorepreneurs.club/my-gift-to-you
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media
https://disruptivemedia.co.uk
Turning Your Trauma Into Treasure – Ep 39 Helen Valentino
Episode 39
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 • Duration 51:07
In this episode, Ildikó chats with Helen Valentino, the founder of Inspired Healing, who started her working life as an army nurse, before growing her first independent start- up to £4M turnover in 3 years. But Helen was also living with trauma: her father sexually abused her and, despite having suspicions, her mother ignored the situation.
Helen went on a personal healing journey that took her through her own trauma and self-sabotage, from cutting, bulimia and alcoholism, to forgiveness and a place where she found peace and the ability to love herself just as she was.
Today, through Inspired Healing, using modalities she has learned along the way, including Shamanism, plant medicines, sound healing, Bach Flowers and more, she helps others to do the same.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
1. Trauma Can Be Turned Into Treasure: Surviving and fully addressing trauma teaches us resilience. It ultimately empowers you.
2. Embrace Authentic Self-Acceptance and Forgiveness: True healing begins when you compassionately accept yourself, acknowledge imperfections, and wholeheartedly forgive both yourself and others. It creates space for growth.
3. Learn to Work With Your Differences: Helen’s experience with ADHD illustrates that accepting neurodiversity, building support systems, and trusting your intuition can turn obstacles into assets in life and business.
4. Let Go Of Bitterness and Anger : When you hold on to resentment, anger and bitterness you are actually damaging yourself.
5. Value Your Accumulated Wisdom: Look at what you have learned as collective wisdom. You can pass it on and use it to help others, whether you acquired it from books, teachers, courses, travel or life experiences.
BEST MOMENTS
Helen: Trauma can be a real challenge… I have a beautiful friend that says she turned her trauma into treasure.
Ildikó: The need for survival is so incredibly strong and I always find it astonishing.
Helen: When you’ve truly forgiven, you know because it stops popping into your head — there’s no more reaction in your body.
Helen: Sometimes we’re so busy trying to get out of our pain that we forget to go through it.
Helen: The universe is conspiring to help us be our best selves, but sometimes we think life is against us, and I know that's not true
GUEST INFORMATION
https://www.inspiredhealing.co.uk
Cacao remote healing session - https://www.inspiredhealing.co.uk/events/sacred-
cacao-ceremony-on-zoom-ezxty-xnnba-kjeky-cnf6l-6dpfk-fk9yw-zpc3b-384sk
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61551922200224
https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-valentino-04a7714
EPISODE RESOURCES
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Women-Who-Love-Too-Much/dp/0099474123https://www.amazon.co.uk/Scattered-Minds-Origins-Attention-Disorder/dp/B0C8PSNV1Rhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Course-Miracles-Workbook-Students-Teachers/dp/0670869759
ADHD UK Benefits - https://www.adhdadult.uk/adhd-and-benefits
HOST BIO
Ildikó Sealey is a Property Professional, Networking Host and Podcast Host serving her local and wider community.
In the property business with her husband since 2019, their core values are revitalising neglected properties so they can provide modern, future-proofed, comfortable homes for people.
Recognising a gap in the local networking scene, Ildikó started co-hosting Property and Business Network in March 2024, bringing together the best in business in Plymouth and surrounding areas in Devon and Cornwall.
With a rich background in administration, social housing, arts and crafts, education, business and mindset, she is passionate about empowering her fellow 50+ Encorepreneurs on their journey.
Through her business, podcast shows and networking events, she makes an impact, proving that age is no barrier to success in the business world.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media
https://disruptivemedia.co.uk
Transforming Adversity Into Thriving Businesses - Ep 38 Jackie Gammage
Episode 38
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 • Duration 01:03:25
In this episode, Ildikó chats with Jackie Gammage. After overcoming mental health issues, Jackie, grew fast and became a senior HR professional responsible for regions across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The sad loss of her brother prompted Jackie to reevaluate her life, identify her mission and become a late-in-life entrepreneur. She quickly built a thriving property and coaching businesses and achieved true financial and time freedom. She shares candid insights into leaving corporate life, building confidence, embracing routines and developing a powerful mindset.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
1. It’s Never Too Late to Reinvent Yourself: Launching a business in later life is deeply rewarding and possible for anyone who is prepared to learn, draw on their life experience and take consistent action.
2. Cultivate a Powerful Mindset: Your mind is far more powerful than you realise. What you consistently think and believe shapes what you achieve. Overcome self-doubt with positive affirmations, surround yourself with supportive people, and truly believe in your ability to succeed.
3. Confidence Grows Through Action: Regularly step outside your comfort zone, believe in your abilities, and you'll build the self-assurance needed to succeed.
4. Define Your Vision &Stay Focused: Clarify your goals and your why. Staying emotionally invested in your journey is what will enable you to successfully navigate challenges.
5. Set Up Efficient Systems: Whether managing properties or any business, clear processes, strong customer screening, hiring well and empowering others will help you achieve steady results while freeing up your time.
BEST MOMENTS
Jackie: My mission is to inspire as many people as possible to lead fulfilled lives. So, I found a mentor who could help me do that.
Jackie: My property business is actually about cash flow, so I don't own the properties. It's called rent to rent HMO.
Ildikó: Don't just believe people who put you down, whether they are professionals or not, it's so much more important to believe in yourself absolutely.
Jackie: Now, I truly believe, if I haven't got it at the moment, I know it´s coming true.
Jackie: Our physical body is just a shell. We are our minds. That's what we are.”
GUEST´S INFORMATION
https://www.facebook.com/jackie.gammage.9
https://www.instagram.com/jackiegammage
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiegammage
HOST BIO
Ildikó Sealey is a Property Professional, Networking Host and Podcast Host serving her local and wider community.
In the property business with her husband since 2019, their core values are revitalising neglected properties so they can provide modern, future-proofed, comfortable homes for people.
Recognising a gap in the local networking scene, Ildikó started co-hosting Property and Business Network in March 2024, bringing together the best in business in Plymouth and surrounding areas in Devon and Cornwall.
With a rich background in administration, social housing, arts and crafts, education, business and mindset, she is passionate about empowering her fellow 50+ Encorepreneurs on their journey. Through her business, podcast shows and networking events, she makes an impact, proving that age is no barrier to success in the business world.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media
https://disruptivemedia.co.uk
Turning Your Struggles Into Strength - Ep 37 Lisa Negus
Episode 37
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 • Duration 01:01:17
In this episode, Ildikó chats with Lisa Negus, who was inspired to start her new business, Unfrazzled, at the age of 60. Being involved in a life-altering accident, experiencing personal loss, and a late ADHD diagnosis led her to review her life and reinvent herself.
Her new business Unfrazzled is dedicated to helping others find calm amid chaos. Discover how struggles can spark new beginnings and be inspired by Lisa’s journey from adversity to empowerment.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
1. Anyone´s Life Can Change Within Seconds: You genuinely need to treasure and make the most of what you have while you have it.
2. Don´t Give Up On Healing: The right therapy can help you to heal, and to tackle the issues that are holding you back. But you may need to be patient and try several therapies before you find the right one for you.
3. Writing It Down Is Powerful: Journaling is particularly powerful. Establishing routines, self-reflection, and learning are also effective at helping you to regain balance and purpose, in particular after major life changes.
4. It´s Never Too Late: It is never too late to learn and reinvent yourself. In fact, age and experience are powerful assets for entrepreneurs.
5. Use Your Struggles as Fuel: Your struggles can become your greatest source of strength. For Lisa, receiving an ADHD diagnosis later in life brought clarity and self-acceptance, inspiring her to channel her experiences into helping others through her business, Unfrazzled.
BEST MOMENTS
Lisa: I was literally driving along the road one minute and my whole life changed within seconds.
Lisa: My subscription box is very much built around people who have messy minds … it's very clean, lots of white space, where you can just start to manage and organise your life in the way that suits your brain.
lldikó : You asked the universe, and it delivered.
Lisa: Take advantage of your body´s natural rhythms.
Lisa: Starting out on a new business, certainly at my age, can be a really
freeing experience. None of us are really over the hill.
GUEST´S INFORMATION
https://unfrazzled.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/unfrazzleduk
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575068972235
EPISODE RESOURCES
https://www.healthassured.org/employee-assistance-programmes
HOST BIO
Ildikó Sealey is a Property Professional, Networking Host and Podcast Host serving her local and wider community. In the property business with her husband since 2019, their core values are revitalising neglected properties so they can provide modern, future-proofed, comfortable homes for people.
Recognising a gap in the local networking scene, Ildikó started co-hosting Property and Business Network in March 2024, bringing together the best in business in Plymouth and surrounding areas in Devon and Cornwall.
With a rich background in administration, social housing, arts and crafts, education, business and mindset, she is passionate about empowering her fellow 50+ Encorepreneurs on their journey.
Through her business, podcast shows and networking events, she makes an impact, proving that age is no barrier to success in the business world.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media
https://disruptivemedia.co.uk
Entrepreneurship and Tax Wins After 50 - Ep36 Claudia Sheena
Episode 36
Tuesday, October 7, 2025 • Duration 58:17
In this episode, Ildikó chats with Claudia Sheena,
an accountant who made the leap from a long corporate career to
entrepreneurship in her 50s and founded Creative Studio Accountants. She is now on a mission to help ambitious marketing and creative professionals move from freelancers to thriving agency owners.
Claudia shares her journey of building confidence, embracing technology, mapping her processes, prioritising health and finding new purpose as a business owner in later life. Claudia has a knack for turning financial confusion into clarity, so during this episode, she busts several tax
myths and shares tax allowances you've probably never heard of.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
1. Don´t be Afraid: Nobody enjoys stepping outside their comfort
zone, but it is worth it. Claudia used a gradual approach to build up the
confidence and skills to take the leap from corporate to self-employed.
2. Expert Tax Advice Pays Off : DIY finances can cost more than the
accountancy fees saved. For example, Claudia restructured a client’s business to save more than £1 million in tax each year.
3. Embrace Technology: Don´t be afraid that tech will replace you.
Instead, use it to free up your time, provide a better service and grow your
business.
4. Build Strong Processes: Claudia’s firm kept thriving when she took several weeks off after a family bereavement. This was only possible because she had already put in place strong processes, systems and team members.
5. Prioritise Health and Wellbeing: Claudia shares how routines, diet
changes, and creative hobbies healed her and now help her stay balanced and energised enough to run a demanding business.
BEST MOMENTS
Claudia: "So, when I treated it (his hobby) as a business, he got some tax relief and created £2million."
Claudia: "If you want to do it, do it, grab the opportunity.”."
Ildikó : “You´ve got to start somewhere and back yourself.”
Ildikó : “You put systems in place for work, you need to put those systems in place in your own life to make sure that you manage your health, no matter what.”
GUEST´S INFORMATION
https://cs-accountants.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/claudia.sheena
https://www.instagram.com/creative_studio_accountants
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cs-as
https://www.tiktok.com/@claudiasheena
HOST BIO
Ildikó Sealey is a Property Professional, Networking Host and Podcast Host serving her local and wider community.
In the property business with her husband since 2019, their core values are revitalising neglected properties so they can provide modern, future-proofed, comfortable homes for people.
Recognising a gap in the local networking scene, Ildikó started co-hosting Property and Business Network in March 2024, bringing together the best in business in Plymouth and surrounding areas in Devon and Cornwall.
With a rich background in administration, social housing, arts and crafts, education, business and mindset, she is passionate about empowering her fellow 50+ Encorepreneurs on their journey.
Through her business, podcast shows and networking events, she makes an impact, proving that age is no barrier to success in the business world.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media https://disruptivemedia.co.uk
Menopause Myth Busting – Thriving in Later Life - ep35 - Alison Theaker
Episode 35
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 • Duration 52:47
DESCRIPTION
In this episode, Ildikó chats with Alison Theaker, a globe-trotting entrepreneur, artist, author, and menopause myth-buster who proves it’s never too late to reinvent yourself. From learning to ski and belly dance in her 40s to launching art exhibitions with her husband in her 50s and publishing PR textbooks. Alison’s story is all about embracing new chapters.
She shares her journey from academia to empowering women (and men!) to navigate menopause with confidence. Discover practical tips, creative inspiration, and why Alison believes everyone should understand this important life transition.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Embrace Lifelong Reinvention: Alison’s journey, from learning to ski and belly dance in her 40s to launching art exhibitions and starting a PhD at 59, demonstrates that it’s never too late to embrace new passions.
Society Benefits From Menopause Education: Educating women, men, and organizations about menopause empowers individuals to make informed decisions, challenge outdated narratives and help women uncover the therapies and lifestyle changes that work for them.
Don’t Settle for “Nothing Can Be Done”: When doctors say nothing can be done about your menopausal symptoms, explore other solutions until you find what works for you.
Aging Is a Time of Opportunity: Alison’s mentoring of young entrepreneurs highlights the value of sharing wisdom across age groups, fostering growth for both mentors and mentees. Share your knowledge.
Entrepreneurial Education Needs Rethinking: UK entrepreneurs are taught to focus on rapid scaling and selling. Yet, 84% of UK businesses are happy staying the size they are, most with fewer than 10 employees. Education to change to reflect the real goals and challenges of small business owners.
BEST MOMENTS
Alison: "Be an elder, not elderly. Grow into that wisdom."
Alison : "When you talk to women, when they set up their own business, it's often about them. So, their business is quite personal."
Alison: "We have that wonderful time when we’re not [fertile] when we actually have that benefit to move into that fantastic third phase and be the wise women that the world needs us to be and start a new business in later life."
Ildikó: "Don't just give up after one or two or three different things. Keep going until you find what works."
GUEST´S INFORMATION
https://www.livelifeforme.org
https://www.facebook.com/livelife4me
https://www.linkedin.com/company/live-life-for-me
https://www.youtube.com/@wisdomformenopause
Course for women - https://www.udemy.com/course/live-life-for-me-menopause/?referralCode=9565A6448C2B67FC532C
Course for men - https://www.udemy.com/course/live-life-for-me-menopause/?referralCode=9565A6448C2B67FC532C
HOST BIO
Ildikó Sealey is a Property Professional, Networking Host and Podcast Host serving her local and wider community.
In the property business with her husband since 2019, their core values are revitalising neglected properties so they can provide modern, future-proofed, comfortable homes for people.
Recognising a gap in the local networking scene, Ildikó started co-hosting Property and Business Network in March 2024, bringing together the best in business in Plymouth and surrounding areas in Devon and Cornwall.
With a rich background in administration, social housing, arts and crafts, education, business and mindset, she is passionate about empowering her fellow 50+ Encorepreneurs on their journey.
Through her business, podcast shows and networking events, she makes an impact, proving that age is no barrier to success in the business world.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media https://disruptivemedia.co.uk
Turning Sad Houses into Showstoppers - ep 34 – Fiona McBride
Episode 34
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 • Duration 56:20
DESCRIPTION
In this episode, Ildikó chats with Fiona McBride, founder of the property staging firm Fuchsia Design. Fiona started her business in her 60s as a way of leveraging her decades of experience in interiors. From refreshing tired rentals to elevating multi-million-pound estates, Fiona brings creativity, colour, and a perfectionist’s eye to making any property shine and sell fast, even in a sluggish market.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Staging Really Does Sell: Regardless of the market you are working in, staging sells. That is the case whether the market is sluggish or moving fast. But how you stage it needs to evolve as tastes change, the market moves and what region you work in.
Selling is About Emotion: Staging is about guiding the eye through the room. Doing so helps draw buyers in and picture themselves living there. When that happens, they build an emotional connection with the property.
Work Should Be Fun: When you enjoy what you do, you are automatically enthusiastic and do your best for every client. Work energises Fiona. She thrives on transforming sad, unloved homes into places that “smile” again.
Know Yourself and Respect Others: Being older and having managed people in various contexts allows for better communication, conflict resolution, and the ability to adapt. Knowing yourself well helps you to do this more effectively.
Lean on Your Life Experience: Fiona has not taken formal courses to learn her trade, instead she leans on her experience. It's an approach that works and brings her a lot of repeat business.
BEST MOMENTS
Fiona: "It’s about maximising the appeal to potential buyers, but minimising the investment."
Fiona: "Then their house starts to shine again. You can almost hear the house going, “I can breathe.” Suddenly there is space… and the house starts to smile
Ildikó: " Your face lights up every moment you speak about your business. That is absolutely beautiful."
Fiona "Your perfectionist is reflected in your work. So, you want your social media posts to be exactly the story you want to tell - not “it's close”."
Fiona: "Why should a lower end property look like a low-end property? You still want it to look like a high-end property."
again."
GUEST´S INFORMATION
https://fushiadesign.com
HOST BIO
Ildikó Sealey is a Property Professional, Networking Host and Podcast Host serving her local and wider community.
In the property business with her husband since 2019, their core values are revitalising neglected properties so they can provide modern, future-proofed, comfortable homes for people.
Recognising a gap in the local networking scene, Ildikó started co-hosting Property and Business Network in March 2024, bringing together the best in business in Plymouth and surrounding areas in Devon and Cornwall.
With a rich background in administration, social housing, arts and crafts, education, business and mindset, she is passionate about empowering her fellow 50+ Encorepreneurs on their journey.
Through her business, podcast shows and networking events, she makes an impact, proving that age is no barrier to success in the business world.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media https://disruptivemedia.co.uk
Actionable Advice for Entrepreneurs in Later Life - Ep33 John Hirniak
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 • Duration 01:05:23
In this episode, Ildikó chats with John Hirniak a passionate Rapid Transformational Therapist (RTT) who trained in person with Marisa Peer, the developer of the technique. Initially doing so as a way to tackle his own anxiety issues. John is a serial entrepreneur who has never gone bust. He started selling aged 6, so it is fair to say that his latest new business, which he started aged 60, is not his first rodeo. He is also a qualified Transformational Coach who continues to use Paul Mott as his own personal coach.
John shares his inspiring journey from humble beginnings to building multiple businesses. He reveals the mindset shifts, daily habits, and practical strategies that help him, and his clients to overcome adversity and achieve lasting success.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Invest in Coaching : The most successful businesspeople and athletes use coaches. With the right coach by your side, you always make much faster and sustainable progress.
Positive Habits Are Powerful : It only takes a month for a new habit to become your norm. Developing good habits does not have to be hard, with the right help and technique, you can even pick them up subconsciously.
Do What You Enjoy : Do something that you feel passionate about and truly enjoy. This is particularly important in later life.
Address Your Issues: Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) can address deep-rooted issues quickly, often in just a few sessions, by working with the subconscious mind. It´s never too late to address the issues that have accumulated during life.
Financial Discipline Matters: Understand the difference between good and bad debt, so your business grows sustainably. Bad financial decisions today can put your business at risk in a few years’ time.
BEST MOMENTS
John: ""If you talk to any neuroscientist, they'll tell you that the most powerful way to change your mindset is through journaling."
John: "Be kind to yourself. Every word you say to yourself, you believe more than anything."
John: "Questions are the steering wheel of the mind."
John: "If you want to change, you have to change, because if you don't change, nothing will change."
GUEST´S INFORMATION
https://www.tiktok.com/@johnhirniakcoaching
https://www.instagram.com/johnhirniakcoaching
HOST BIO
Ildikó Sealey is a Property Professional, Networking Host and Podcast Host serving her local and wider community.
In the property business with her husband since 2019, their core values are revitalising neglected properties so they can provide modern, future-proofed, comfortable homes for people.
Recognising a gap in the local networking scene, Ildikó started co-hosting Property and Business Network in March 2024, bringing together the best in business in Plymouth and surrounding areas in Devon and Cornwall.
With a rich background in administration, social housing, arts and crafts, education, business and mindset, she is passionate about empowering her fellow 50+ Encorepreneurs on their journey.
Through her business, podcast shows and networking events, she makes an impact, proving that age is no barrier to success in the business world.
This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media https://disruptivemedia.co.uk
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