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School Hours or Less: The Podcast for Mums & Moms Building Profitable Businesses Around Family Life

School Hours or Less: The Podcast for Mums & Moms Building Profitable Businesses Around Family Life

Written by: Kirsty Knight: Business & Life Coach for Mums & Moms
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If you are currently juggling the job of raising little humans while also trying to grow and scale your business… and you're finding it challenging to fit it all in, then this is the podcast for you. Hosted by Master Certified Coach and Melissa Tiers trained Hypnotist Kirsty Knight, this show delivers the productivity-boosting and time-leveraging strategies, sales and business growth insights, time management tips, and mindset shifts you need to grow and scale a profitable business in school hours or less, without sacrificing time with your kids and without burnout. Having coached hundreds of women over the past five years, and as a serial entrepreneur and a mum herself, Kirsty knows all too well the time and productivity challenges most mums face. She brings that expertise, along with the revenue, marketing, and business growth strategies she teaches her clients, into this show so you can build a business that actually works around family life. This podcast is part of Kirsty's wider mission to help 1,000 mums build profitable businesses in school hours or less, proving that women should never have to choose between ambition and the motherhood they want. No matter what stage of business you are in, and whether you call yourself a mum or a mom, this is the podcast for you if you are an entrepreneur, solopreneur, small business owner, coach, consultant, or an online service provider with a big heart and big ambition. Because why on earth should women have to choose? If you're looking for the answers to problems and questions like... I want a 6-figure business during School Hours Only but I'm struggling to fit it all in. I want to only be working during School Hours but want to be making more money. I can't put my baby down for even five minutes. How am I going to get any work done? I actually had the whole day free, because I had childcare for once, and I wasted the whole day. Why isn't time-blocking working for me? How can it possibly work for mums? How am I supposed to work on my business, when my kids are home sick? How do I overcome my perfectionism? I know it is slowing me down and making me procrastinate. Why can't I make myself take action? Even when I know what I should be doing, I don't do it. I feel like I'm not good enough yet to raise my prices but I'm not earning enough and I don't have more hours to work. I'm snowed under so think I need to hire a VA, but I had a bad experience once and my income also isn't consistent, what should I do? How can I stop procrastinating? I think I'm self-sabotaging my business success. What can I do? I'm worried about my kid at school, which means I can't focus on work. I feel like I'm always on my phone for my business — and my kids are seeing me on it all the time. Even when I say I will stop working to play with the kids, I find myself squeezing one more task in. I always feel behind. Even when I have a productive day, I still feel like I haven't done enough. I get such bad mum-guilt if I have to work on my business instead of being fully available for my kids. I am terrible at managing my time. I waste so much time on my emails and social media, even though I don't have time to waste. How do I stop? I want to be earning more, but I don't have any more hours to work. What can I do? I know my work-life balance isn't good. I'm always having to tell my kids no. I only work when the kids are at school but I am not making the money I want to be making with those hours. What can I do? I find it so hard to stay motivated and accountable to what I said I would do working for myself. I hate planning but know that I am more productive when I do. How can I overcome the resistance to planning my week? I can't stop saying yes, even though I don't have time for it. There just aren't enough hours in the day. Should I be getting up at 4am? How do other mums juggle it all? I can't get anything done when the kids are home — they interrupt me constantly. If you're ready to learn ninja-level skills for managing your business, mind and time, so you can make the money you want in your business whilst still having time with your little ones, this podcast is your next must-listen. New episodes share practical strategies to help mums increase revenue, reduce working hours, and build profitable businesses around family life.Kirsty Knight Coaching Ltd 2025 Economics Leadership Management Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • 188 - Why People Aren't Buying From You (And the Simple Fix That Could Increase Sales Without More Marketing)
    May 25 2026

    If people are already in your world but still aren't buying from you, the problem might not be your marketing. It might be the barriers you're unintentionally putting in front of the sale.

    In this episode of School Hours or Less, I'm talking about the small things that quietly stop potential clients and customers from taking action — confusing offers, complicated pricing, unclear messaging, long-winded funnels, hidden information, awkward booking systems, and making people jump through hoops just to understand how you can help them.

    Because the truth is: sometimes you do not need more followers, more content, or more hours spent selling. Sometimes you just need to make it easier for the people already paying attention to buy from you.

    I share real examples from business and coaching, including how overcomplicated systems, unclear offers, inconsistent visibility, and "book a call for more info" culture can lose sales that should have been simple.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Why confusing offers reduce conversions
    • How complicated pricing creates hesitation
    • The hidden sales cost of inconsistent visibility
    • Why people should not have to dig for information
    • When funnels become too long and unnecessary
    • How to make your business easier to buy from
    • Creating clarity around who your offer is for and what people actually get
    • Simple tweaks that can increase sales without increasing your workload

    This episode is for women and mums building businesses in limited hours who want to make more money without constantly adding more marketing, more content, or more hustle.

    If you want to build a more profitable business in school hours or less, this one is for you.

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    21 mins
  • Episode 187 Your money scarcity mindset is costing you money and time
    May 11 2026

    If you're a mum in business trying to grow a profitable business in school hours or less, your pricing matters more than you think — and a money scarcity mindset could be the thing holding you back.

    In this episode, I'm breaking down why so many women undercharge for their services and how fear, assumptions, and external noise (like the economy or what others are doing) are influencing your pricing decisions without you even realising it.

    We talk about:

    • Why "people won't pay that" is often just projection
    • Why your location doesn't automatically determine your pricing
    • Why you shouldn't base your prices on what you can afford
    • How value is always contextual to the buyer
    • And why undercharging simply doesn't work if you have limited time to build your business

    If you want to make more money in less time, and you aren't able to fit in low prices and high volume, then you need to check the math of what you are offering to make it make sense.

    This episode will help you start thinking differently about your pricing, your value, and what it actually takes to build a sustainable, profitable business that fits your life.

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    17 mins
  • Episode 186 - How to Build a Profitable Business in School Hours or Less Without Sacrificing Your Life
    Apr 27 2026

    If you're a mum in business trying to build a profitable business in school hours or less, this episode is for you. I'm talking about the difference between building a business that fits your life and squeezing your life around a business that keeps taking more and more of your time, energy, and headspace.

    We'll look at how to notice where your business is creeping into everything, why you always feel behind, and how to decide what kind of work-life balance or work-life blend you actually want. I'm also sharing why the real shift is not asking "how do I find more time?" but asking "how do I make my business work in the time I've got?"

    If you want to make more money in less time, build a business around motherhood, and create a business model that works in school hours or less, this episode will help you rethink how your business fits into your real life right now.

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    21 mins
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