The Quietly Disruptive Business

You can change your corner of the world, on your own terms and in your own way. Quietly Disruptive® is the business podcast for founders, entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to do business differently, without the performing, the hustling, or the noise. Part business coaching, part honest conversation, it's for the solopreneur or established founder building something that's genuinely theirs. The content alternates week to week. One week, two micro episodes: one to open your mind, with the mindset and identity work behind building differently, and one to show you how, featuring the practical strategy and business growth that makes it real. The next week, a longer conversation with a founder who's built their own way.. Hosted by multi-award-winning business coach and mentor Becky Benfield-Humberstone, it's a podcast for women in business, creative founders, coaches and freelancers building a business that reflects who th

The Quietly Disruptive Business is a business podcast hosted by Becky Benfield-Humberstone, with 75 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Becky Benfield-Humberstone hosts The Quietly Disruptive Business, a business show with 75 episodes published.

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  Episode #60

  Military rations meet toddler mealtimes: a conversation with Ed van der Lande

  Sep 29, 202642 minS2

  What happens when a former army officer stationed in Somalia looks at his freeze-dried military rations and thinks, this technology could solve a problem that every parent in the country is dealing with? That one thought, had thousands of miles from home, turned into More Toddler Meals, a freeze-dried meal company for young children that Ed has spent four years building from a kitchen that doubled as a sauna, with no food industry experience, no blueprint to follow, and a healthy dose of figuring it out as he goes. In this episode, you'll hear: How Ed went from 100 YouTube videos in Somalia to a real product on real shelves, and what that journey actually looked like behind the scenes Why having no industry experience turned out to be the thing that let him see what everyone else had missed His refreshingly honest answer to the question every early-stage founder is asking themselves The moment he connects the small things in his military training to the small things in building a business, and why that matters more than any strategy And where he sees More Toddler Meals in ten years, which is bigger and more purposeful than you might expect The big takeaway? Sometimes the founder who figures it out as they go, stays true to their values, and refuses to take shortcuts is the one who ends up building something that genuinely changes things, even when most days it doesn't feel like it yet. Discover More Toddler Meals: Website: https://www.moretoddlermeals.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/more.toddlermeals Until next time, stay quietly disruptive. ### Ready to go further? Sign the pact and join the Quietly Disruptive movement. It's free and takes seconds. Sign the Pact and every week you'll receive Field Notes, my weekly letter where I share what the Quietly Disruptive path really looks like behind-the-scenes. You'll also receive exclusive invitations to workshops, in-person meetups, and experiences you won't find anywhere else. Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com/signthepact Read my story of how I became a Quietly Disruptive business coach, which involves over twenty-five years of building businesses and model horses (#notatypo). Link : https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com

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  Episode #59

  How to find the lie between your two truths

  Sep 24, 202614 minS2

  What do you do when you find an assumption sandwiched between two truths that both feel real? That's what today's episode is about, as finding the assumption that's been hiding in plain sight is one thing. Knowing what to do with it is another. In this episode, you'll hear: The question I ask founders when they're stuck, and why the answer is almost always the same Why assumptions don't feel like assumptions. That's what makes them so hard to spot Where to find evidence that the assumption is wrong, and why it's easier than you think once you start looking And why sometimes the fastest way to see an assumption is to ask someone on the outside to give you a hand. The big takeaway? Figuring out whether the assumption is true or not can be game-changing, as often it's the thing that is keeping you stuck. Until next time, stay quietly disruptive. ### Ready to go further? Sign the pact and join the Quietly Disruptive movement. It's free and takes seconds. Sign the Pact and every week you'll receive Field Notes, my weekly letter where I share what the Quietly Disruptive path really looks like behind-the-scenes. You'll also receive exclusive invitations to workshops, in-person meetups, and experiences you won't find anywhere else. Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com/signthepact Read my story of how I became a Quietly Disruptive business coach, which involves over twenty-five years of building businesses and model horses (#notatypo). Link : https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com

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  Episode #58

  The one about when two truths pull you in opposite directions

  Sep 22, 202613 minS2

  What do you do when you have two things at odds with each other? That to have one, you have to sacrifice the other? For example, you want to get clients, but don’t want to sell. You want to raise your prices, but don’t want to be rejected. This is the pattern I call, two truths and a lie. It’s where you hold two things that feel true, but they almost cancel each other out, and so you get stuck in the middle, not fully committing to either, just spinning. The thing that’s driving this pattern is the unquestioned assumption. That belief, story, or plain ol’ assumption that there is only one way, and that there is no other choice. Today’s episode is the lightbulb where you’ll hear: Why the pattern I see in founders always has the same shape How to spot the assumption hiding between your two truths, the one that's been masquerading as a fact for so long you stopped questioning it And the question to sit with that might change how you see everything you've been stuck on The big takeaway? You're holding two truths and a lie. And when you find the lie, the tension doesn't ask you to choose anymore but instead shows you that you had all the options, all along. Until next time, stay quietly disruptive. ### Ready to go further? Sign the pact and join the Quietly Disruptive movement. It's free and takes seconds. Sign the Pact and every week you'll receive Field Notes, my weekly letter where I share what the Quietly Disruptive path really looks like behind-the-scenes. You'll also receive exclusive invitations to workshops, in-person meetups, and experiences you won't find anywhere else. Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com/signthepact Read my story of how I became a Quietly Disruptive business coach, which involves over twenty-five years of building businesses and model horses (#notatypo). Link : https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com

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  Episode #56

  You already have the answer: hearing it in a noisy world

  Sep 15, 202613 minS2

  September arrived like a tsunami. The inbox filled up, the to-do list doubled, and suddenly it feels like everyone has a plan except you. When everything gets loud, the instinct is to consume more and reach outward for someone else's certainty as it feels safer than sitting with your own uncertainty. But what if that instinct is the exact opposite of what you actually need right now? In this episode, you'll hear: Why consuming more advice, strategies, and frameworks when you're overwhelmed often creates more questions rather than answers The hard lesson I learned when I outsourced my thinking to AI and nearly lost my own spark entirely The line between gathering information to inform a decision and gathering information to avoid making one, and why it's much thinner than you think And a question to ponder that sounds almost too simple but might be the most important one you ask yourself this week The big takeaway? You already have the answer you need. It's within you. Until next time, stay quietly disruptive. ### Ready to go further? Sign the pact and join the Quietly Disruptive movement. It's free and takes seconds. Sign the Pact and every week you'll receive Field Notes, my weekly letter where I share what the Quietly Disruptive path really looks like behind-the-scenes. You'll also receive exclusive invitations to workshops, in-person meetups, and experiences you won't find anywhere else. Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com/signthepact Read my story of how I became a Quietly Disruptive business coach, which involves over twenty-five years of building businesses and model horses (#notatypo). Link : https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com

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  Episode #55

  3 ways to measure the progress you can't see

  Sep 10, 202618 minS2

  If you've been showing up, doing the work, having the conversations, and it still feels like nothing is moving, this episode might change what you're looking at. The problem when you're in the marvellous middle isn't the work but how to know whether it's working. Most founders are tracking the wrong things, and it's making the silence feel worse than it needs to. In this episode, you'll hear: The context that changes everything about how you measure progress, and why it has nothing to do with platforms or content and everything to do with people Three practical shifts that will help you see the progress that's actually there, even when it feels invisible Why more conversations will always move you forward faster than more content, especially if you're newer in business The simple way to tell whether you're in the marvellous middle or whether something genuinely needs to change And a line about the speed of trust that I think will stay with you The big takeaway? If you've been measuring likes, reach, and followers and wondering why it feels like nothing is happening, you've been looking in the wrong place. The progress is in the people. Until next time, stay Quietly Disruptive. ### Ready to go further? Sign the pact and join the Quietly Disruptive movement. It's free and takes seconds. Sign the Pact and every week you'll receive Field Notes, my weekly letter where I share what the Quietly Disruptive path really looks like behind-the-scenes. You'll also receive exclusive invitations to workshops, in-person meetups, and experiences you won't find anywhere else. Link: https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com/signthepact Read my story of how I became a Quietly Disruptive business coach, which involves over twenty-five years of building businesses and model horses (#notatypo). Link : https://www.beckybenfieldhumberstone.com

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