Are you a small business owner feeling stressed?
I can help.
Hello,
I’m Dr Leanne Faulkner, a small business growth and resilience expert. I’m so passionate about teaching business owners how they can overcome the stress that comes with success, I spent five years doing an extensive research project on it for my PhD. I understand how our experience as business owners and entrepreneurs is different, and what’s needed to cope when business is challenging.
I’m not your average coach or consultant. I bring both personal business development experience and academic research to work with my clients. I have spent years learning about how to reduce stress at work when you are a small business owner, and that’s what makes my approach so different. It’s not guesswork, it’s years of experience working with business owners underpinned by academic research rigour.
I’ve got a unique, strategic framework I’ve developed as a result of my PhD research. It’s a combination of interpersonal skills, strategy and practical applications to deliver business growth that doesn’t come at the cost of your mental health.
I’m also an engaging, entertaining and informative keynote speaker. I speak about real experience and understanding of small business whilst knowing my topics draw on the very latest research about small business.
There are many ways you can work with me, and I’m thrilled to welcome you to Fortitude at Work.
Small business owners who thrive at work have developed both a growth and resilience strategy.
When you own or work in a small business, time is precious. Moments get real very quickly. There’s no human resource department to call on, and often you are your own boss. When you own the business, often you are the business. My research and years of experience tells me that when a small business owner feels stress, it’s probably because they’re at a decision point in their business growth.
That’s where I can help. I work with small business, micro-business owners and sole-traders to develop business growth strategies that won’t keep them awake at night.
Small business growth doesn’t have to be stressful, or lonely.
Leanne was our Small Business Mental Health Ambassador because she knows how to identify and represent the mental health needs of small business owners. Her advocacy work in this area has helped to put small business mental health needs on the national agenda.
Peter Strong
Former CEO, Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA)
