What happens when your phone never stops ringing, you’re working 24/7, and you secretly wonder if burning the whole business down would be easier?

That was Stacey M’s reality.

Stacey, founder of Great Southern Stay in Albany, Western Australia, shares her journey from chaos to content, from “answering calls straight out of surgery” to finally paying herself a proper salary and building a business that works with her life, not against it.

Together, we dive into:

✔️ What it’s really like to manage 40+ holiday properties AND a family

✔️ The moment Stacey wanted to walk away from it all, business, marriage, everything

✔️ How she realised “bigger isn’t better” and let go of the magical 50-property target

✔️ The systems, boundaries, and “after-hours” team that gave her her sanity back

✔️ Why saying no (without guilt) changed her life at home and at work

✔️ The massive win of paying herself a six-figure salary after years of paying herself nothing

This is not a glossy Instagram version of success. This is the messy, real, and transformational story of a woman who built a business, nearly lost herself, and then rebuilt on her own terms.

If you’ve ever cried in your car after eight phone calls, felt guilty for wanting time away from your family, or thought you had to choose between being a good mum and a profitable business owner, Stacey’s story will hit home. (Wanna watch her journey over on Instagram join her and her team here.)

✨ Your next steps:

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👉 Come hang with me on Instagram and Facebook share your “aha!” moments or DM me “76” and I’ll send you the direct link.

👉 Got a burning question? DM me and it might feature in a future episode.

Because you don’t need to burn it all down. You can take what you already have and build a business that pays you properly and gives you the freedom to be present at home too.

Stay Moxie,

Sarah

If your to-do list feels endless but your bank account isn’t reflecting the results, then this one is for YOU. It’s not that you need to do more, it's that you’re focusing on the wrong things.

We’re talking about why being “busy” isn’t the same as being profitable and how to stop mistaking action for progress. After 20 years in business (and the list of lessons learned that comes from that), I’ll show you how to ditch the dopamine hit of ticking off meaningless tasks and instead focus on your Critical Success Factors the few, powerful actions that actually grow revenue, free up your time, and get you paid what you’re worth.

Here’s what you’ll learn in today’s episode:

✔ Why your to-do list is sabotaging your business growth

✔ The difference between busy work and needle-moving work

✔ How to identify your three Critical Success Factors that drive income, impact, and sustainability

✔ A simple audit exercise you can do THIS WEEK to reclaim your focus

✔ How to build a business that doesn’t just survive, but thrives without you chained to every task

Because I don’t want you collapsing into bed each night after completing 30 tasks of a to-do list, still feeling like nothing’s moving forward. I want you building a business that pays you a six-figure salary, gives you weekends off, and lets you be truly present with your family ❤️

✨ Your next steps:

👉 Love this episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss the real talk + strategies.

👉 Come hang with me on Instagram and Facebook where you can share your biggest “aha!”

👉 Got a burning question you’d love answered on the podcast? Slide into my DMs on IG or FB. I'd love to bring it onto a future episode!

Let’s stop being sp productive at the wrong things and start being profitable in the right ones. 💪

Stay Moxie,

Sarah

What happens when you fall in love with someone who has no idea what it means to be married to a woman chasing big business dreams?

In this episode, I sit down with my husband Jonny for the first in a series that gets into the messy, magical, and sometimes maddening reality of building a business and a life together.

From meeting on a beach in Thailand (yep, more than 20 years ago!) to navigating the very different worlds we each came from, Jonny and I chat:

• How we went from adventure buddies to business partners

• What it’s really like for him to be the “supportive partner” while I lead our businesses

• The moments we’ve had to stop, re-align, and choose our next chapter together

• Why freedom means something different to both of us (and how we make that work)

• The surprising ways perimenopause has challenged not just me, but us as a couple and business partners

We get real about the fact that this hasn’t always been smooth sailing. We’ve had seasons of feeling stuck, of almost walking away, and of rediscovering how to intentionally build a business that supports the life we want, not the other way around.

If you’ve ever wondered how to bring your partner along for this business ownership ride or how to keep your marriage and business thriving without losing yourself this conversation is for you.

💡 What You’ll Take Away

• Why your partner doesn’t need to “come from your world” to thrive in it with you
• The 3 things that have made our relationship work in business and in life
• How to create intentional check-ins that keep your goals, values, and dreams aligned
• What supportive partnership really looks like beyond the Instagram highlight reel

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📲 Let’s Keep This Conversation Going

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Because the truth is you don’t have to choose between being a great partner, a great mum, and a successful business owner. You just need a little moxie…and maybe a Jonny.

🎧 Listen now and let’s redefine what success looks like together.