Welcome to Balance Sheet Banter, where we cut through the financial jargon to have honest conversations about what it really takes to build and grow a business, especially as a woman.

This week, Tara Askham is joined by Lea Turner, founder of The HoLT and the woman who burst onto LinkedIn in 2019 and quickly built a global training brand through witty, relatable, refreshingly real content.

Lea shares why leaning into personality (instead of trying to sound “corporate”) became her biggest business asset, and how she handled the pushback that came with showing up as her full self online.

They also talk about the reality of financial confidence including Lea’s take on outsourcing, what she doesn’t enjoy and how her relationship with money has been shaped by growing up frugal and navigating solo parenthood.

Lea opens up about making a bold business pivot: walking away from corporate training to focus on building a community-first model with The HoLT, plus the difference between The HoLT and The Vault, and how she’s designed the business to be flexible, scalable, and family-friendly.

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Connect with Lea:

Website: https://www.the-holt.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lea-turner/

Connect with Tara:

Website: https://tkafinancetraining.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-askham/