This week on Mum Means Business, I’m joined by my marvellous coach Teresa Heath-Wareing - an international award-winning TEDx speaker, business strategist and host of the #1 rated Your Dream Business podcast.

Teresa is widely known as the go-to expert for launching and scaling online businesses, specialising in practical growth strategies for course creators, membership owners and coaches. With a degree in marketing and over a decade of experience, she began her business in 2013 as a single mum to her four-year-old daughter.

Since then, Teresa’s business - and life - have evolved dramatically. Alongside growing a globally recognised online brand, she has navigated divorce, solo parenting and a profound shift in her relationship with alcohol, a journey she shares openly on her health podcast Losing Part of Me. Today, her daughter is a teenager, she’s gained two grown-up stepchildren and a “handsome husband”.

In 2024, Teresa launched her signature programme 'Grow Launch Sell', bringing together her depth of experience to help entrepreneurs build profitable online businesses in a way that feels aligned, sustainable and human - moving away from one-size-fits-all solutions and towards thoughtful, supported growth.

In this open and generous conversation, we explore:
✨ Teresa’s journey from single parent to building a globally recognised online business
✨ Navigating divorce, motherhood and entrepreneurship at the same time
✨ What it really means to “burn the boats” and fully commit to your business
✨ Why success must be defined personally, not dictated by the online space
✨ Balancing ambition, wellbeing and family life
✨ The power of community, honesty and bespoke support in business growth

About Teresa Heath-Wareing:
Teresa Heath-Wareing is a business strategist, TEDx speaker and podcast host specialising in online business growth for course creators, coaches and membership owners. Having started her business as a single mum, Teresa is passionate about helping entrepreneurs grow in ways that feel aligned with their values, lives and energy.

She is the host of Your Dream Business podcast and creator of the Grow Launch Sell programme, supporting business owners to build sustainable success without sacrificing themselves in the process.

You can find Teresa via her website, YouTube channel and on Instagram @teresa_heathwareing.

About The Host:
I'm Victoria Phipps – a Mum of two, family photographer, charity co-founder, marketing person and now podcaster! 🎙️

I was raised by a nurturing Mother and an entrepreneurial Father and have inherited traits from both, so the tension between ambition and motherhood is one I grapple with on a daily basis!

I’m fascinated to hear the stories of other women on a similar path, who are striving to build thriving businesses whilst being present for their children. It's a tough juggle, but I hope the conversations shared on this podcast help Mums in business feel less alone and inspired to keep going in pursuit of their dreams.

Head to the Mum Means Business Podcast website for full show notes.

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