Hannah's Fruitful Founder Story
Fruitful Founder™️ Story: Hannah Porteous-Butler
From feeling lost and unaligned to completely confident with a clear offer, ideal clients and £120k in proposals.
Name: Hannah Portis Butler, Parental Support Coach
Business: The People Practice Group
Website: https://www.thepeoplepracticegroup.co.uk/
Where I was: I had clients, but it felt random and they weren’t always the ideal fit. I felt lost, demotivated and unsure if I was on the right path to grow my business. I wasn’t clear on my offer and lacked confidence in marketing myself.
Where I am now: I have a clear offer, feel more confident in my messaging, and am delivering workshops I never thought I could. I’ve put out proposals over £120k, had a £5k month, and know bigger months are coming!
“I learned a lot from the brilliant community you’ve created. It was really valuable to support each other, feel supported and learn from others. I always felt safe, respected and significant. I think that’s important to create a community and a container where those things are key. Now my business is more 'me-shaped’ and I feel more confident in SO many areas.”
Before joining Fruitful Founder™️…
I had a pretty good client base before but it was more luck than anything targeted and they weren’t always my ideal client. I was busy but I wasn’t making the progress I wanted. I didn’t know if I was doing the right things.
I was feeling demotivated and a bit lost about how to move forward. Even though I’d been a business owner in the past, this was different because I was selling myself and my personality and I wanted to feel confident in what I was offering and how to sell it. I didn’t have the confidence or the belief to do anything and wanted to learn from someone who knew what they were talking about!
My hesitations were…
Getting a return on investment! I didn’t have much money to start with so I was worried whether I’d see the results I wanted.
What made me say YES…
It was a recommendation at first but I realised you were what I needed at that point in my journey and more my 'style'.
My biggest takeaway from the programme…
The key thing was learning about authentic marketing, which is really important for me. I avoided it before - it felt hard and really personal. Once I learned how to market myself in a way that was more aligned with my personality and strengths, it became much easier and more enjoyable. I didn’t have to do what everyone else was doing. And I started to get results!
The BEST thing about working together…
The support! Being able to get your honest, expert feedback and feeling like it was all genuine. I learned a lot from the brilliant community you’ve created too. It was really valuable to support each other, feel supported and learn from others. I still really appreciate being able to drop in and ask for help or get people’s opinions with the lifetime access. They have been great cheerleaders for me and were such a supportive and positive energy every time we met.
After working with Sarah…
There is WAY MORE activity going on than ever before and now I feel like my business is, in your words, more 'me-shaped’. I feel more confident in SO many areas, my messaging for sure, I now have a clear offer that people have bought and I’ve delivered workshops that I didn’t have the confidence or self-belief to do before.
I was able to put out proposals totalling over £120k, and although they didn’t all come through, I’ve already had a £5k month and I’m confident of a few £10k ones later this year.
I still experience the roller coaster but I have more belief that I can do this! Having you as a cheerleader was always really helpful.
What I’m looking forward to next…
More of a steady income but I’m really looking forward to working with my next clients because I know they’re the people that will genuinely align with me and they’re going to benefit the most from what I have to offer.
I’d recommend Fruitful Founder™️ to…
Any founder who needs a little push, to be held, or improved self-belief without any of the attitude, jargon or bullshit. Anyone who wants to understand themselves better or their business will get this and a whole lot more by working with you and being part of a wonderful community.
The most important thing you should know about working with Sarah is…
What you see is what you get - there’s no bullshit! What you get is expert, genuine, trustworthy, helpful, kind and fun!
I felt really safe, respected and significant and I think that’s really important to create a community and a container where those are key. You and the rest of the cohort (but mainly you!) were just an amazing cheerleader who felt like they always believed in me and I really valued our interactions and the support you gave me.
