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The Solopreneur Reality
What it really takes to build businesses without a large team, investment machine or conventional roadmap — and why resourcefulness can become a founder's greatest advantage.
Speaking
Speaking about the ideas shaping how we live and work.
I speak from lived experience rather than theory alone. Nearly three decades launching businesses, publishing independent media, working across communications and housing, interviewing entrepreneurs and investigating the changing wellbeing industry.
Not just available — original
Talks that combine practical insight, personal stories and provocative questions designed to start conversations that continue after the event has ended.
Suggested topics
Six talks currently in the repertoire.
02
Founder Visibility in the Age of AI
Why founders need a credible body of ideas, stories and published evidence if they want to remain discoverable and trusted as search and media change.
03
Using AI Without Losing the Human Story
How wellness businesses and independent founders can use artificial intelligence to expand their capabilities without producing empty, indistinguishable content.
04
Why Wellbeing Begins Where We Live
A thought-provoking examination of how homes, streets, nature, community and adaptable design influence our physical and emotional health.
05
The Accidental Publisher
How curiosity became a magazine, and what nearly three decades in publishing has taught me about attention, trust and reinvention.
06
Building Businesses That Begin With a Story
Why the strongest brands are built around a meaningful human idea rather than a collection of products and marketing claims.
Kind words
“I worked with Rachel on a national campaign. She is a real team player and a skilled, creative communications professional. Rachel's leadership and vision were crucial, along with her technical skills in building a multi-channel campaign.”
“Rachel is incredibly creative and innovative, and passionate about people development.”
“Rachel has been a dynamic force promoting the best of natural health care for many years. Her enthusiasm and drive have benefited many practitioners and therapists in countless ways.”
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