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 – Why “White Space” is the Secret to Getting Unstuck in Business

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Hosted by HerBusiness

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16 October 2025

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Ever notice how a bit of white space makes everything feel clearer? Designers use it to make things pop. Our brains love it. Yet, as women business owners, we often overlook the importance of white space in our businesses and our lives.

So in this episode of the HerBusiness podcast, we’re talking about why white space is not a luxury — but a complete necessity if you want to grow a business that feels aligned and fulfilling.

Here’s What You’ll Discover in This Episode: 

  • How white space fuels your creativity, innovation, and clarity in business
  • Discover the massive breakthroughs I personally had when I decided to take just one weekend of white space (and how it made me $2 million!)
  • The devastating cost of staying stuck in constant movement and succumbing to hustle culture
  • Why creating space to think can help you refine your strategy, reconnect to your “why”, and reignite your passion
  • The systems you need (from planning to delegation to boundaries) to actually create and protect that white space

When your calendar is filled to the brim and your brain feels scattered, you get stuck in “go mode”. You leave no time for creativity, for growth, for vision. White space is what allows you to reconnect with those goals and actually see the steps that will get you there.

 

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Mentioned in This Episode:

The HerBusiness Network

Episode 319 – Create a Team That Loves Your Business Like It’s Their Own with Kristy Smith

Episode 323 – Want More Sales? Do These 3 Things Every Month – with Susan Bradley 

Episode 307 – Easy Time-Saving Business Automation Tips with Mandy Brasser

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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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