Ben Hickman

Reflective Rebels Podcast Season 2 Episode 11 Greg Johnston's favourite day of the week is Friday. Fish and chips, a film with the girls, easing into the weekend. The kind of simple, ordinary joy that doesn't need explaining. It took a lot to get there. Greg and his wife Jill lost their daughter Evie in September 2015. She was six months old. In those six months she faced more than most of us will face in a lifetime, seventeen operations, a complex combination of cardiac and other conditions,...

Starting a business often begins with a dream of freedom: freedom to create, freedom to choose your hours, freedom to build something meaningful. Yet, many entrepreneurs find themselves trapped instead. The business that was supposed to set them free becomes a source of constant pressure. They are physically present every day, emotionally burdened by every decision, and mentally unable to switch off. This post explores why calm must come before strategy to break free from this cycle and...

Three weeks before Christmas, Lisa Jackson lost her job. No savings, no plan, no idea she was about to start a business. Fifteen years later, Acorn Marketing is still going, she's written a children's book called Dr. April and the Rainbow Farts, and she's finally doing the creative work she was always meant for.