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The Business Fondle

The Business Fondle

Professional Babe 177 Episodes Sep 22, 2026

Welcome to The Business Fondle, a bold business podcast for entrepreneurs and business owners, hosted by Peta Serras, also known as the Professional Babe. The show takes a relaxed, conversational approach to getting your business going, encouraging listeners to pour a drink and get comfortable while diving into practical business advice. With a cheeky, unapologetic style, it aims to make business topics more accessible and enjoyable for independent operators.

Episodes

181. GET OVER IT, BITCH: REMINDERS ON CLIENTS, PRICING, AND YOUR IMPACT
181. GET OVER IT, BITCH: REMINDERS ON CLIENTS, PRICING, AND YOUR IMPACT Sep 22, 2026 1578 What if the thing that annoys you most about your clients is actually the exact thing they're paying you for?In this episode, I breaks down three reminders every service provider needs: how to recognise when you've outgrown your current client base, why your next price increase is less about deliverables and more about identity, and why you'll only ever see 2% of the real impact you
180. THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE WITH CHLOE FORD
180. THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE WITH CHLOE FORD Sep 15, 2026 4261 Why are you taking life advice from the friend who's never had to live in your body?I sits down with health, fitness and business strategist Chloe Ford for an unfiltered chat about raising your standards, why "enabling friends" keep you stuck, and the difference between reading about personal development and actually doing it. They get into discipline versus hustle culture, why B-pl
179. GIVE YOURSELF EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER WANTED
179. GIVE YOURSELF EVERYTHING YOU'VE EVER WANTED Sep 8, 2026 1763 You don't become a new person the day the money hits your account — you become more of who you already were, one purchase and one decision at a time.In this episode I unpack why entrepreneurship really is the ultimate personal development tool — because it gives you the funds, time and safety to finally become the person you were always meant to be. I trace it back to my teenage self reading
178. SELF-BELIEF IS THE REAL GROWTH STRATEGY (I CRIED RECORDING THIS)
178. SELF-BELIEF IS THE REAL GROWTH STRATEGY (I CRIED RECORDING THIS) Sep 1, 2026 1992 In this deeply personal birthday episode, I get real about the last five years of Professional Babe — the same hotel room where I shot my original branding photos, the financial milestones, and the mindset work that got me here and why self-belief is the real constant behind every result I've had.Key Topics Covered:Why self-belief is the real growth strategyThe money mindset shift behind payi
177. GREAT WORK NEEDS CLIENTS GOOD ENOUGH TO SHOW IT OFF (CONTROVERSIAL AND I'M GOING THERE)
177. GREAT WORK NEEDS CLIENTS GOOD ENOUGH TO SHOW IT OFF (CONTROVERSIAL AND I'M GOING THERE) Aug 25, 2026 1982 You can be the best in the room and still look average — if the people you're working with won't rise to meet you.This episode is about the client calibre problem nobody wants to name. If you're an expert who feels flat, uninspired, or like you're dragging people across the line, the issue probably isn't your skill — it's that your work can't be expressed in its
176. HOW TO SELL EXPENSIVE THINGS
176. HOW TO SELL EXPENSIVE THINGS Aug 17, 2026 2212 The strategy and the mindset behind selling premium offers — and why being called expensive should be a compliment.Most people lead with their cheapest offer and wonder why high-ticket sales feel impossible. This episode breaks down exactly how to build, position and sell expensive offers — from restructuring your offer suite and making your premium service the hero product, to the mindset work th
175. WE STARTED OUR BUSINESS TO BE OURSELVES
175. WE STARTED OUR BUSINESS TO BE OURSELVES Aug 3, 2026 1936 We started our business to be ourselves — so why do so many of us still design the business we think we should have?In this episode of The Business Fondle, Peta unpacks what really happens when entrepreneurs get the freedom to build a business their way, but keep shrinking back into who they think they need to be. Sparked by a client's comment after Peta got called out for "looking too g
174. HOW TO BE CONFIDENT AS FUQ
174. HOW TO BE CONFIDENT AS FUQ Jul 27, 2026 1049 Confidence isn't something you're born with — it's evidence you've collected. And you already have more of it than you think.This episode is the pep talk I gave a friend who couldn't see himself the way everyone else sees him. We're unpacking why imposter syndrome, not pitching, not selling and not showing up are all the same problem wearing different outfits — and th
173. PLAN YOUR MILLION DOLLAR YEAR LIKE YOU'VE ALREADY MADE IT
173. PLAN YOUR MILLION DOLLAR YEAR LIKE YOU'VE ALREADY MADE IT Jul 21, 2026 2489 You could hit a million dollars and still hate how you made it. Here's the process that stops that from happening.I'm walking you through Million Dollar You — the exact three-day immersion I just ran with my Business Bang clients — and the seven areas that have to be a 10/10 for your million-dollar year to actually feel good, not just look good on paper. Think of it like a tent: if one s
172. SORRY I GHOSTED — I WAS BUSY PLANNING MY MILLION DOLLAR YEAR
172. SORRY I GHOSTED — I WAS BUSY PLANNING MY MILLION DOLLAR YEAR Jul 13, 2026 2563 I'm making a million dollars this year — and it started with realising my goal was embarrassingly small.After 18 years in business, I'm declaring my million dollar year and taking you inside everything that shifted to get here. From scrapping a program format within two hours of a dead call, raising my prices across the board, and deciding clients basically need to audition to work with
171. GO GET REJECTED 100 TIMES
171. GO GET REJECTED 100 TIMES Jul 6, 2026 897 What if getting rejected 100 times was the fastest way to grow your business?In this episode I break down the 100 No's Challenge — the exercise I gave my clients that had one of them calling it "fucking impossible." Inspired by Brooke Castillo's urge-resisting jar, I've adapted it for entrepreneurs: go out and collect 100 genuine no's from bold, stretchy, salesy asks,
170. BUILDING A MILLION DOLLAR AI BUSINESS WITH BROOKE WRIGHT FROM WRIGHT MODE
170. BUILDING A MILLION DOLLAR AI BUSINESS WITH BROOKE WRIGHT FROM WRIGHT MODE Jun 17, 2026 4186 She turned a failed launch and a screen recording for one client into $40K — and that was just the beginning.Brooke Wright is back on the podcast, and this time the numbers are very different. When she was last here, she'd just hit her first $100K year. Now she's tracking $100K quarters, her membership has grown from 10 to 150 people, major global brands are sliding into her DMs, and she

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