In this episode of Speak Your Own Business, we look back at the lessons, mistakes, surprises and “how did we not see that coming?” moments that shaped our business in 2025.

We talk honestly about what we underestimated, what no business book prepared us for, the moments we were genuinely proud of, and the boundaries and mindset shifts that changed everything. Expect real talk, a bit of chaos, and plenty of laughs along the way.

We also share the advice we wish someone had given us earlier, what unexpectedly worked in 2025, and what we will absolutely never do again.

Then we look ahead to 2026 marketing predictions; the shifts small businesses should actually care about, including SEO changes, email marketing, social media strategy, content repurposing, authenticity over curation, and how AI is really changing marketing (without the hype).

Plenty of Stuff Studio is a marketing agency supporting and growing businesses across Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire and the wider UK, specialising in marketing strategy, SEO, email marketing, social media marketing, paid advertising, branding and website support.

If you are a business owner who wants honest insight, real lessons, and marketing advice that comes from doing the work… not just talking about it, this episode is for you.

Real business talk, real mistakes, and marketing lessons learned the hard way. Speak Your Own Business is honest, practical, and refreshingly unfiltered.

Welcome to Speak Your Own Business... and welcome to our very first episode.

This is the “who are these people and how did this even happen?” episode.

We are the co-founders of Plenty of Stuff Studio (Kiana & Tim), and in this conversation we get very honest about who we were before the studio existed, the exact moment we decided to start a marketing agency, what surprised us most about working together, and the stuff you will definitely not find on LinkedIn.

Expect laughs, chaos, strong opinions, friendly disagreements, behind-the-scenes agency life, and more than a few “we had absolutely no idea what we were doing… but somehow it worked” moments. It is relaxed, unfiltered and gives you a real look at how Plenty of Stuff Studio actually runs day to day.

Plenty of Stuff Studio is a marketing agency supporting and growing businesses across Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire and the wider UK, specialising in marketing strategy, SEO, email marketing, social media marketing, paid advertising, branding and website support.

If you want polished business advice, this is not that. If you want real conversations, expert marketing insight, and a “what the heck did I just learn?” kind of episode, you are in the right place.