From Makeup Biz in Australia to SELLING Her Tech Company | with Cliq Co-Founder Nicola Gunby

Ever wondered how a makeup artist built and SOLD a tech company with NO tech experience? 🚀 In this episode, Nicola Gunby, Co-Founder of Cliq, reveals her journey from makeup artist in Australia to successfully exiting her beauty tech platform and launching and raising half a million for her new community app CLIQ. 🔥 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 03:37 - From makeup artist to tech founder 08:15 - The power of following your gut 15:23 - How travel changed everything 21:45 - Successfully raising £500K for her startup 28:52 - The truth about acquisitions 35:16 - Building community-focused products 42:30 - The loneliness epidemic solution 💡 KEY TAKEAWAYS: -Why following your intuition leads to success -How to crowdfund and attract angel investors -The REAL reason behind selling her first company -Why community is the future of social media -The power of asking for help and taking risks 🎯 Connect with Nicola: Instagram: @findyourcliq LinkedIn: Nicola Gunby #StartupSuccess #FemaleFounders #TechStartup #BusinessJourney #WomenInTech #StartupLife #Entrepreneurship #CommunityBuilding #BusinessPodcast #BubblingOut

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welcome to bubbling out—the podcast for business owners, founders, and leaders who want to grow a business that makes real money and actually feels good to run.we’re not like other business podcasts—and we’re definitely not a boring leadership podcast.we don’t just talk about building teams, improving decision-making skills, work-life balance, or burnout.but we do focus on the real reason all of those things feel harder than they should: your nervous system, stress habits, and trauma biology—the invisible forces secretly running your business (and sometimes running you, into the ground).every episode hands you the exact tools, stories & rituals you need to:→ stop micromanaging—not because some leadership book said so, but because your body finally knows it’s safe to let go→ make decisions fast—not because you hacked productivity, but because your brain isn’t fried from overthinking every damn thing→ trust your team—without secretly rewriting their work at midnight→ feel clear-headed walking into every meeting—not because you prepped for hours, but because your nervous system isn’t dragging last week’s stress into today’s call→ actually taste your coffee—because your body isn’t already bracing for something to break→ protect your energy—not with bubble baths, but by rewiring how your body holds pressure in real time→ stop thinking you have to choose between biz growth and feeling good—because your business grows at the speed your nervous system can holdbusiness leadership isn’t what you know—it’s how you show up.and the way you show up bubbles out into every decision, every deadline, every conversation, and every result.if you want a business that moves fast and feels good to lead—hit subscribe.business success starts in your body,because it’s not the strategy, it’s your nervous system.Ready to pop in?