Ever wondered what it's actually like to build a fitness business from the ground up? Meet Rosie and Leila, two Pilates instructors who crossed paths at a London studio and discovered a shared vision that was too powerful to ignore. This podcast—Sticky Notes—is our real-time chronicle of building something from nothing. We're relatively new teachers stepping into entrepreneurship, balancing Rosie's big-picture dreaming with Leila's pragmatic planning. We're challenging fitness industry norms ...
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What's That Thing Called? Breaking Down Pilates Equipment for Beginners (Ep. 11)
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52:59Ever looked at a Pilates studio and wondered what all those strange contraptions are called? You're not alone! In this comprehensive equipment guide, we demystify the classical Pilates apparatus that intimidates newcomers and even confuses some regular practitioners. The reformer typically gets all the Instagram glory, but there's so much more to e…
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Adapting to Change: Time Zones, Transitions, and Taking Leaps (Ep. 10)
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51:11Celebrating our milestone 10th episode with candid conversations about personal victories and professional evolutions! We've grown from having just our moms as listeners to approaching 300 downloads – proof that consistency truly pays off when building something meaningful. Leila shares her exhilarating experience completing her first 10K race at W…
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When Your Bank Says Your Business Is About To Disappear (Ep. 9)
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22:21Ever had that moment when your carefully constructed business plans come crashing down with a single notification? That's exactly what happened when we woke up to an email from our bank informing us that our company, Honeycomb and Co-Collective Limited, was "due to be dissolved." Talk about a startling way to begin your day! This episode takes you …
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Transitions, Haircuts, and New Beginnings: Navigating Life's Next Chapters (Ep. 8)
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1:16:34When physical changes mirror inner transformations, what emerges? Leila's new bob haircut becomes a powerful symbol of personal evolution – not just a practical choice for a Pilates instructor, but a declaration that her outer appearance now aligns with her inner self after two years of significant change. Meanwhile, the challenges of relocating ac…
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Beyond the Scale: Our Personal Fitness Evolutions (Ep. 7)
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1:10:55What if our biggest limitations are the stories we tell ourselves? "If I say I'm not a runner, I'm not a runner. But if I say I'm a runner, I damn well am a runner." This transformative mindset shift lies at the heart of Rosie and Leila's deeply personal conversation about their fitness journeys. From drastically different starting points – Rosie a…
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The Power of Showing Up: Fitness and Business Journeys (Ep. 6)
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32:46What do fitness and building a business have in common? More than you’d think. There’s a through line of one simple, powerful principle: just keep showing up. In this honest and reflective episode, we talk about the surprising overlap between training your body and growing a brand. We’ve come a long way from recording with a badly propped-up iPhone…
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Virtual Connection: Building a Brand Across Continents (Ep. 5)
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54:20Recording remotely for the first time dropped us into a whole new reality—Rosie joining from Brest, France while Leila stayed back in London. Virtual podcasting brought its own mix of tech hiccups and surprising upsides, reminding us just how strange and wonderful virtual connection can be. Besides the virtual podcasting, technology played both her…
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Classical Pilates: Lineage, Interpretation & Finding Your Studio (Ep. 4)
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1:01:21We’re diving into the heart of classical Pilates in this episode—what it really means to practice and teach within the classical tradition. We kick things off by sharing some excitement about our growing podcast and a few fun tech upgrades, then take a deeper turn into the history and philosophy behind the work we love. With Rose getting ready to m…
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The Art of Juggling Business, Banking, and Bad Camera Angles (Ep. 3)
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53:44Ever wondered what it really takes to launch not just one business, but three at the same time? In this honest, behind-the-scenes episode, we’re sharing the unfiltered reality of starting from scratch—the good, the bad, and everything in between. We kick things off with a confession: we’ve been using the wrong camera this whole time! A small but cl…
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We're figuring out how to build two websites while recording a podcast on £10 Amazon mics (Ep. 2)
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55:18The journey of building a business (or a few!) from scratch involves what feels like endless decisions, unexpected hurdles, and the constant excitement of creating something new. In this conversation, Rosie and Leila dive into the trials and errors of launching their first podcast episode, and the ongoing development of their dual-platform Pilates …
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Starting from Scratch: Building a Pilates Business (Ep. 1)
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51:09Ever wondered what it's actually like to build a fitness business from the ground up? Meet Rosie and Leila, two Classical Pilates instructors who crossed paths at a London studio and discovered a shared vision that was too powerful to ignore. In this first episode, we pull back the curtain on our backgrounds and the serendipitous journeys that brou…
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