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Published by The Spinners Mill Podcast Studio & Yellow Zest
Is the juice worth the squeeze? Are you built for the daily grind? Let’s get down to business on The Zesty Mill Podcast. The Zesty Mill Podcast is a business podcast celebrating local businesses through honest, behind-the-scenes conversations with entrepreneurs, founders and community leaders. Each episode explores the real story of building a business: the wins, the setbacks, the lessons learned and the grit it takes to keep going. Whether you’re a small business owner, a startup founder, a side hustler or simply curious about what it takes to succeed, you’ll hear practical advice, fresh inspiration and real talk about entrepreneurship, leadership, marketing and growth in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Zesty Mill Podcast is a collaboration between The Spinners Mill Podcast Studio and Yellow Zest Brand & Marketing Agency, recorded inside the Spinners Mill podcast studio. It was founded by Juliana Germinio of Yellow Zest, Morgan Blain-Crehan and Conor Patterson of The Spinners Mill Podcast Studio. Listen to The Zesty Mill Podcast to discover local business stories, entrepreneur insights and the people powering your community’s economy. Follow or subscribe on Acast, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your podcasts, and tell us who we should have on next! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to the first episode of The Zesty Mill Podcast, where Belfast and Northern Ireland founders share their business stories, lessons and the craic behind running a company. For episode one, hosts Juliana from Yellow Zest and Morgan from The Spinners Mill Podcast Studio swap seats and interview each other. They talk about how they started out, burnout, the leap from a 9 to 5 to running your own business, why branding matters and the advice they wish they’d had on day one. Whether you’re a Northern Ireland entrepreneur, a small business owner, a startup founder or thinking about quitting your job to start something of your own, this one’s for you. In this episode: Juliana’s route from civil engineering in Brazil to candles to a digital marketing agency Morgan’s journey from audio engineering to running a podcast studio How to turn one podcast into weeks of marketing content Why you need a six-month financial cushion before quitting your job Why branding is more than a logo The advice we wish we’d had at the start Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome and introductions 04:09 Marketing tip: turn one podcast into weeks of content 06:13 Juliana’s story 10:07 Morgan’s story 20:31 Biggest challenge: balancing a 9 to 5, a business and burnout 24:06 Quitting your job: the six-month cushion 30:26 First major win: why branding matters 37:41 The advice we wish we’d had 49:55 Our recommendations& sign-off Recommendations: TV: From and Widows Bay (Apple TV), recommended by Juliana Podcast: Liz the Music Manager Podcast, recommended by Morgan Album: Off the Wall by Michael Jackson, recommended by Morgan About the hosts: Yellow Zest is a creative digital marketing agency in East Belfast specialising in branding, web design, social media strategy and content creation. The Spinners Mill Podcast Studio is a full-service video and audio podcast studio offering production, editing, DJ sessions and original music production. Be a guest: Are you a founder or business owner anywhere in Northern Ireland? Get in touch to sit in the hot seat on a future episode. Thanks to Conor, who built the studio and works behind the scenes, and to Charlotte Murphy of So What’s the Craic? for the studio upholstery and textiles. Follow, rate and review the podcast, and send us your own business story or recommendations. About The Zesty Mill Podcast We celebrate local businesses through honest conversations with entrepreneurs, founders and community leaders. Recorded at The Spinners Mill Podcast Studio in collaboration with Yellow Zest Brand & Marketing Agency. Website: https://zestymillpodcast.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zesty-mill-podcast/posts/?feedView=all Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zestymillpodcast/ Get in touch: hello@zestymillpodcast.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to The Zesty Mill Podcast! We're your hosts Morgan Blain-Crehan: Co-Founder of The Spinners Mill Podcast Studio and Juliana Germinio: Found of Yellow Zest Branding and Marketing Agency. Are you built for the grind? Is the juice worth the squeeze? We invite founders to discuss their experience running a business in Northern Ireland. The good, the bad and the ugly of it all! Stay tunes for loads of amazing business tips, incredible founders stories and recommendations from ourselves! About The Zesty Mill Podcast We celebrate local businesses through honest conversations with entrepreneurs, founders and community leaders. Recorded at The Spinners Mill Podcast Studio in collaboration with Yellow Zest Brand & Marketing Agency. Website: https://zestymillpodcast.co.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zesty-mill-podcast/posts/?feedView=all Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zestymillpodcast/ Get in touch: hello@zestymillpodcast.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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