In life and in business a valuable lesson to learn is that, sometimes, people are dicks. It’s not always a fairy tale, and in this episode, Katherine shares her perspective on how to handle the trickier relationships in business.

One little spoken about reality of being an entrepreneur is that, no matter what is going on in your personal life, you still have to show up to work. It seems obvious, but when you’re just starting out in business, the buck stops with you, so what happens if you’re sick? In this episode, Katherine shares what she wishes she’d known from the start.

If you love what you do and you’re fantastic at what you do, for many the natural next step is to specialise and start your own business. In this episode, Katherine shares the realities of turning a job you love into a business and, crucially, how your job will change as your business grows.

The customer is always right... Except for when they’re wrong. But how do you handle this as a business, especially if you offer advice or services? Katherine draws upon her experience in business to share what she does in this situation and how to manage those tricky conversations with clients.

If you’re launching a new business, the one thing you can guarantee is that you’ll be offered a barrage of advice. But not all advice is equal, as Katherine explains. In this episode, she shares the merits of starting small, investing in yourself and scaling up as you grow.

The pressure to achieve that elusive work/life balance is one that all business owners will recognise. In this episode, Katherine shares how she combats this mythical idea with a more realistic work/life integration, and how it doesn’t have to be all work and no play as an entrepreneur.

Ensuring you are getting paid by clients can become a massive issue for small businesses – it's difficult to maintain positive client relationships when chasing payments. Katherine shares her advice and the key, but very simple tactic that helped her master this problem as a growing business.

Who is Katherine George, and why has she created the Running in the Dark podcast? Katherine has been an entrepreneur since 2014 and over the years, through the highs and lows, she has learned that running a business is, well, actually really hard. But no-one talks about it. Katherine is here to drop the bravado and will be talking about all of the things you should be told before you start a business, as well as sharing her advice along the way.