Kaya Reader I've been making some decisions about my own business lately, particularly around where I spend my time and energy. I work full-time alongside running my business, and I'm having to be more intentional about what I can realistically sustain and where my efforts will have the greatest impact. It's not always easy to make those decisions when you care deeply about the work you're doing. But I'm learning that being committed to a bigger vision doesn't mean I can do everything at...
6 days ago • 4 min read
Kaya Reader Last week I did something that took me right to the edge of my comfort zone. I publicly announced that I intend to write a book based on the body of work I've been developing around Inclusive Business Leadership. I've been quietly building and refining this work for the past five months, so the announcement wasn't exactly impulsive. But saying it out loud made it feel very real. And suddenly, all the questions arrived. What if I don't finish it? What if I put all this work into it...
25 days ago • 4 min read
Kaya Reader When we talk about power and privilege, we often talk about identity. But there's another layer to consider as a business owner: What does your position allow you to do? Because when you own a business, you have decision-making power. You decide your prices. Your policies. Your working hours. How people access your business. What flexibility exists. How concerns are handled. And your own experience of the world inevitably influences the way you make those decisions. Does this...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Kaya Reader This week, we're turning our attention to something many of us associate with growth and opportunity: Partnerships and collaborations. A joint masterclass.A podcast swap.A referral relationship.A co-created offer.A strategic partnership. Collaboration can create opportunities we couldn't create alone. But there's another question worth asking: What kind of relationship are we actually creating when we collaborate? Because working together doesn't automatically make a collaboration...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Kaya Reader This week, we're turning our attention to something that can feel like a purely practical business decision: Hiring and team culture. But the people we bring into our businesses don't simply perform tasks.They become part of the experiences our businesses create.And that means the way we hire (who we look for, what we value, what we ask people to adapt to, and what we make room for) is also an act of leadership. Especially when we're thinking about creating businesses where people...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Kaya Reader When people think about creating social change, they often imagine something big. A new law.A national campaign.A movement that reaches millions. Because of that, many business owners underestimate the influence they already have. They quietly tell themselves: "I'm only one business." "I'm only one person." "What difference can I really make?" But every day, businesses shape human experiences. Every enquiry. Every onboarding email. Every pricing decision. Every policy. Every piece...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Kaya Reader Have you ever received feedback that immediately made your stomach drop? Perhaps a client told you they felt confused.Disappointed.Excluded.Or maybe they quietly stopped engaging, and you only discovered later that something hadn't felt right. If you're anything like the business owners I work with, your first instinct probably wasn't, "Wonderful! Feedback!" It was more likely, "Oh no... I've let someone down." For values-led business owners, feedback can feel deeply personal. Not...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Kaya Reader Have you ever finished a client call or group session and wondered… "I wish they'd told me they were struggling." Or perhaps you've launched something new, only to discover weeks later that people were confused, but nobody had said anything. As business owners, it's easy to assume silence means everything is going well.But often, silence is telling us something. Not about people's satisfaction.But about their sense of safety. The Pattern One of the biggest misconceptions I see is...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Kaya Reader Have you ever signed up for something with the best of intentions... Only to feel completely overwhelmed? The welcome email arrives. There are six videos to watch. A workbook to download. A Facebook group to join. An app to install. A profile to complete. A calendar to connect. Before you've even started, you're exhausted. Not because you don't want to participate fully. But because life is already feels full. As business owners, it's easy to assume that if people aren't engaging,...
3 months ago • 1 min read