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 – Get Your Spark Back, Overcome Burnout, and Grow Your Business

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Hosted by HerBusiness

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18 February 2025

For years, I believed that the harder I worked, the more successful I’d be. Hustle, grind, push through — that’s what I thought business was all about. I was running three businesses, flying across continents, working crazy hours, and I thought, “This is success, right?”

Then, burnout hit me like a freight train.

And what I learned completely changed how I run my business and my life.

I discovered the power of stepping away in order to grow.

In this episode, you’ll learn: 

  • How to overcome burnout and grow your business YOUR way.
  • How burnout forced me to reevaluate what I really wanted, and why it changed everything for me.
  • Why stepping back actually creates more clarity and direction, aligning you with where you want to go.
  • How taking a break boosts productivity, creativity, and innovation… and how it might show some stark truths about your business.
  • The one thing that connects Steve Jobs, Paul McCartney, Isaac Newton, Archimedes, and YOU.
  • The real reason your business should be able to function without you, and how to transition away from doing it all

And, if you’re ready to step away and give yourself that clarity in an inspiring, once-in-a-lifetime way, I’ve got an incredible opportunity for you — our upcoming Business Trailblazers Hike in Crete, Greece!

This is more than just a hike. It’s a reset. An opportunity to get outside your normal routine, connect with other amazing women business owners, and step into the bigger vision for your business and life.

Join me, and 14 women ready to reclaim their spark, at Business Trailblazers: CRETE COASTLINES & CANYONS, 15 – 22 October 2025.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW!

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About the host

Suzi Dafnis

Hi there. I’m Suzi Dafnis, CEO at HerBusiness. My BIG passion is helping women business owners to grow and scale their business, so that they can create their ideal lifestyle and make a difference in the world. Every day I am inspired by the more than 30,000 amazing women (and men!) in our community and I love finding the best education, mentors, and resources from around the globe, to help them get the skills, knowledge, and support they need to succeed. It’s been my privilege to lead HerBusiness (formerly The Australian Businesswomen’s Network) for the past 23 years (two+ decades – WOW!) because, whilst I’ve enjoyed success in business, I’ve also experienced the highs and the lows – sometimes you can feel on top of the world and in control and other times you can feel isolated, exhausted and stuck. What has made the biggest difference for me has always been having great people around me and having a lifelong commitment to learning. That’s why I am so passionate about the work we do here at HerBusiness – providing a Connection Network for women in business to get the mentors, contacts, referrals, knowledge, and skills they need to grow their confidence, make more money, build their businesses, expand their network and create the lives they love. My entrepreneurial journey started in the spare room of my Sydney apartment in 1994 when my business partner and I started a boutique events company that represented speakers and authors from the USA, here in Australia. Over the years I’ve grown multiple multi-million dollar businesses in the events, publishing and education niches – with teams in Australia, New Zealand, and the USA. Not everything has worked and there has been a degree of trial and error, and a lot of bumps in the road. But I have always had a strong commitment to always surrounding myself with great mentors and like-minded peers – a Connection Network that I can depend on and who can depend on me to be there for them too. I truly do what I love, every day.  

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