Episode 213: Leadership Starts Inside: How Propel 2Gether Helps Owners Breathe Again

“You bring yourself to work every day. You bring yourself to work as a leader.” – Nikki McGoohan

In this episode of AIBF Business Talk, AIBF Co-CEO Elaine Carroll sits down with Nikki McGoohan, founder of Propel 2Gether and Business All-Star Master Practitioner Business Services 2025.

Nikki is a mentor, coach, trainer, and emotional intelligence specialist.

She supports micro and small business owners who are doing ten jobs at once.

This is a practical, honest chat about leadership, culture, and why overwhelm is often a signal, not a flaw.

Highlights:

• How micro businesses get stuck “in the business” and lose time to think.

• Why many owners feel embarrassed about accounts, and why they should not.

• Emotional intelligence as a business tool, not a buzzword.

• Self awareness and communication, and how “noise” shows up in every conversation.

• Delegation and outsourcing, without guilt, and without chaos.

• Humour at work, and why it builds trust faster than a fancy title.

• Values in action, and why teams define “honesty” differently.

• A calm way to get unstuck: breathe, name the fear, take one step.

If you have ever thought, “I didn’t start my business to do everything else,” this one will land.