This week Bec's chatting with Candice from Footloose Studios in Hornsby, and honestly… if you've ever felt like a shy little mouse in a room full of "real business owners" (same), you're going to feel VERY seen.

Candice shares her journey from teaching at 15, opening a studio in a church hall with 12 students, and hitting that "something's gotta give" moment at 40 students… to investing in business coaching and growing to 160 in one year. Yep. A year.

But the real magic of this episode isn't just the numbers - it's the confidence shift, the imposter syndrome truth bomb, and how systems can genuinely give you your life back… especially when you're juggling kids, staff, and the never-ending admin pile.

Episode Highlights:

• Starting small is normal: church halls, 12 students, and figuring it out as you go.
• Why investing in support can be the thing that changes everything (even when you "can't afford it").
• The imposter syndrome moment at the first Studio Growth Club event that flipped Candice's confidence switch.
• "Growth doesn't sit in comfort" - and why leadership starts with you.
• The power of an all-in-one CRM to simplify marketing, enrolments, workshops, invoicing and comms.
• A genius extra income + feeder strategy: running school dance groups (before/after school) for $100/term.
• Staff training that actually motivates (not the drill sergeant version).
• The real talk on motherhood + studio life: sometimes the goal isn't "more growth"… it's sustainability.

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