Coffee catch ups for creative businesses

Wouldn’t it be nice to share a casual coffee with an upbeat human who was part storyteller, marketing strategist and cheerleader? Someone who understands the pressure you feel to connect with your audience in exciting and meaningful ways.

STORYTELLING + STRATEGY COACHING

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Perhaps you’re looking for this person too?

Each catch up is driven by you, but is an opportunity to seek advice and bounce ideas. Together we’ll take a look at that way you connect with your audience, before uncovering storytelling ideas and thrilling ways to share them. Because let’s face it, features and benefits are a thing of the past, and storytelling is the way to winning hearts (oh, and making sales).

These casual ‘coffee’ catch ups provide creatives and upbeat small business owners a generous serving of storytelling coaching and personalised marketing advice in a short time frame.

Lara Hornby with a social media client

Storytelling + strategy coaching

  • Upbeat business owners who are already showing up online but have lost their spark. Who appreciate the value of quality content and marketing investment. But want to explore connecting with their audience through storytelling.

  • ✿ An initial questionnaire – To determine key support areas

    ✿ 60 minute Zoom session

    ✿ One follow up email with your personalised storytelling ideas and actionable suggestions.

  • Each coffee catch up is driven by you, but often covers:

    ✿ Finding the untold stories of your business

    ✿ How to tell stories online that change minds and win hearts

    ✿ Developing your tone of voice

    ✿ Your social media strategy challenges

    ✿ Selling online without sounding like a salesman

    ✿ Planning and scheduling content

    ✿ Determining your daily, weekly and monthly marketing tasks

    ✿ Connecting you with top-notch photographers + graphic designers and advert specialists

  • ✿ Written content creation or social media management

    ✿ Initial social media training, page setup and diagnostic support

Lara Hornby's hands with a coffee

INVESTMENT:

  • 1 hour via Zoom
    $240

    1 hour in person (Hawke’s Bay)

    $260

  • Prepaid
    $670 (Via Zoom)

    $730 (In person, Hawke’s Bay)

  • Good word by Katie & Amy

    “Lara is a whirlwind of energy (dressed in floral dungarees) who sparks moments of inspiration that somehow all link together into a cohesive plan of action! A wordsmith with incredible insight into how to clearly convey our story and brand with oodles of our personality. She is worth her weight in gold and is a joy to work with.”

    Metal METcALfe Artists

  • Good word by Caitlyn Frost

    “This was the best money I’ve spent! Our catch up was filled with amazing information and ideas that were directly tailored to my business and marketing. The knowledge Lara shared was fantastic, it has given me the much needed inspiration to work on my marketing and business. I will definitely be booking this again and would highly recommend to all!”

    Middlelyns Florist

  • Good word by Mollie Howard

    “Loved having a coffee catch-up with Lara, perfect casual setting to just realign what I wanted to achieve with my marketing. I highly recommend having a coffee with her to discuss ways you could be telling more stories for your own business.”

    Artist

  • Good word by Allyson Collings

    “I had a lot on the agenda to cover and Lara covered it all plus more. I received extra premium fruitful advice and recommendations. A valuable hour invested in my business. I want to acknowledge and give credence to Lara’s leadership in helping other storytellers carve their unique path. I look forward to our next catch up.”

    Copywriter

Lara Hornby laughing with her laptop and a client

The secret to telling good stories.

Storytelling isn't about writing the next Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 

It doesn't require you to be witty or funny. You do not need to sound smart. It's simply about providing an opportunity for someone to say “Uh-huh that's me too" And that's it.