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Episode 38: The Business of Wellbeing: Mindset, Focus, and Sustainable Success with Leanne Faulkner



When it comes to running a business, wellbeing isn't just about yoga classes, lavender oil, or taking a day off on your birthday; it's about empowering yourself, taking control, and creating systems that actually reduce stress.


In this episode, Dr Leanne Faulkner, founder of Fortitude at Work, joins us to explore the reality of business wellbeing; how financial strain, lack of boundaries, and dependency on clients or staff can quietly erode both your business and your mental health. Leanne also shares her Fortitude Framework to help practice owners regain power, take control, strengthen their connections, and design businesses that support sustainable success.


Whether you're an optometry practice owner or any small business leader, this conversation will leave you with fresh knowledge, perspectives, and maybe even the motivation to find your very own "Goose."


About the Guest:


Dr Leanne Faulkner is a small business advocate and founder of Billie Goat Soap. Leanne shares her powerful journey from building a multimillion-dollar business to facing depression, and how that experience set her on a path to advocate for the mental health of small business owners.


Key Topics with Timestamps:

1:21 - Leanne Faulkner's background

5:31 - What does well-being in business mean?

8:15 - Why traditional self-care fall flat for small businesses

9:55 - Business health mirrors the owner's mental health

13:33 - Relevance of mental health to optometry practice

17:41 - The importance of power and control

20:52 - The negative connotation of power and control

23:04 - Red flag of losing control

24:55 - Seeking wellbeing support for business owners

27:38 - Fortitude framework

31:14 - Finding your "Goose"

36:51 - Building support structure

38:54 - Risk factors that keep business owners awake at night

41:34 - Dependency on business wellbeing

46:37 - The power of community connection

49:15 - Networking vs. Connecting

51:18 - First step towards better wellbeing

54:45 - Book recommendation for small business owners


Join us on the bigger, sharper, and more connected Optipro Roadshow ever!


All the other links and resources mentioned in this episode can be found at



Mentioned Resources:

Fortitude at Work

Billie Goat Soap

Lifeline Australia

NewAccess for Small Business Owners by Beyond the Blue


Mentioned Books:

The E-myth Revisited by Michael Gerber

Who Not How by Michael Sullivan

 Become a Business Money Magnet by Justine Mclean

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks



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